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COVERING THE BIRTHPLACE OF TEXAS FOR 100 YEARS

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Port Freeport will be main import/export site for facility

Wealth

By SHANNON DAUGHTRY

■ See PORT, Page 10A

Tenaris’ new Bay City plant will benefit Brazoria County

$1 MILLION

— Debbie Pennington, Alliance vice president

By MICHAEL FREEMAN

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new port revenue

“This is huge for Brazoria County.”

1,800

indirect jobs

avg. plant salary $66,000 construction jobs1,500

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Alliance wants plant’s workers to call Brazoria County home

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FREEPORT — While it would have been a major coup for Brazoria County to have landed the $1.3 billion to $1.5 billion Tenaris manufacturing facility instead of Bay City, the company still is expected to prove a valuable neighbor. And Port Freeport expects to get a big slice of the pie. Executive Port Director/CEO Glenn Carlson said he saw the “tremendous potential” of the project when he joined Port Freeport in November. The port since has finalized a contract with the international steel-pipe manufacturing company to be its main import facility.

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LAKE JACKSON — Giving cash to a steel pipe manufacturer didn’t sit well with City Council, but council members weren’t against providing the company some sort of incentive. The Economic Development Alliance for Brazoria County presented a proposal Monday to Lake Jackson City Council that asked the city to transfer $121,000 to Tenaris, a Luxembourg-based company that intends to build a $1.5 billion seamless pipemill in Matagorda County near Bay City. The money was meant to entice the facility’s employees to live in Lake Jackson. “The request was for pure, raw

“We’re making an investment in future growth.” — Robert Worley, Alliance president

■ See INCENTIVES, Page 10A

Utility plan part of broader LJ vision

BREAK TIME

Running water lines to serve airport, prison could open area for business development. By MICHAEL FREEMAN michael.freeman@thefacts.com

SURFSIDE BEACH — Village officials believe better control of beach access could help prevent the conditions that ultimately led to a shooting death a year ago. An estimated 15,000 to 20,000 people filled the beach and streets of Surfside last April 7, encouraged to drive to the village by an unauthorized beach party announced through social media. The flood of people caught law enforcement unprepared and created mayhem in the normally family friendly-village. Even though that size crowd is not expected during spring break this week, Surfside officials plan to strictly regulate traffic on the beach and roads.

LAKE JACKSON — For years, the city has wanted to help construct a local business park that would spur development near Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport, and installing water and sewer lines there might galvanize that prospect, city officials ■ Lake said. Jackson The city is proposwould spend ing running water and $5.5 million sewer lines to the airto run water port, which is in Lake and sewer Jackson’s extraterritorlines to the airport ial jurisdiction, but ■ Bill pending just outside city limits. in the Texas The project would last House asks three years and cost prison system about $5.5 million. to sell 332 “I think it’s a great acres near idea,” Councilman the airport to Jon “J.B.” Baker said. the county Businesses in manu■ County facturing, warehouses would extend and light industry road to then could build access the around the 8- and 12property inch utility lines. ■ The end City Council did result is an not act on the proposarea suitable al Monday as it waits for private for the city to strike investment agreements support■ All these ing the project with proposals still the state and county. are prelimiState Rep. Dennis nary as talks Bonnen, R-Angleton, continue with state and filed a bill last week county offithat would allow the cials state to sell some land near the airport to Brazoria County at fair market value. Agreements to support the project include the county’s willingness to

■ See CROWDS, Page 10A

■ See UTILITIES, Page 3A

MOVING PIECES

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Employees with the Village of Surfside prepare to place a tiki picnic bench into the sand Thursday as they prepare for spring break at Surfside Beach. From left are Pete Garcia, David Trevino, David Perdew and Oscar Ledesma. By ANDY PACKARD andy.packard.thefacts.com

pring break is a time for Surfside Beach to rake in the visitors and village businesses to rake in their tourism dollars. And this year, the village will be able to more safely rake up what those vacationers leave behind on the beach harming the environment. The village recently received its $53,000 Beach Rake, a tractorpulled device that BEDWARD cleans the beach of seaweed and trash without removing any sand, which helps protect against erosion. It will not take a break from its daily cleaning routine during spring break. “We’re raking the beach to make sure it is in pristine

■ See BEACHES, Page 2A

SPRING FORWARD WHAT’S INSIDE

THEY’RE

READY Beach communities expect strong spring break crowds

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Signs restricting where visitors to Surfside Beach can drive are posted at beach entrances as a means of controlling crowds. The amount of driveable beach also is lessened by a recent renourishment project.

Surfside prepared to control access By SHANNON DAUGHTRY shannon.daughtry@thefacts.com

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OBITUARIES

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Obituaries are a paid feature of The Facts. • Deadline for submissions is 3:30 p.m. Sunday-Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday.

Daniel Thomas Penvose

Daniel Thomas Penvose entered into the loving arms of his Savior on Friday, March 8, 2013. Danny was born at Dow Hospital on April 9, 1951, and was a lifelong resident of Freeport. Danny is survived by his mother, Virginia Penvose; daughter, Julie Penvose Farmer; brother, David Penvose of Freeport; brother, John Penvose and wife, Sandy and their children Eric, Stephen and Susan of Tampa, Florida and cousin, Tom Penvose and wife, Ann of Lake Jackson. He is preceded in death by his father William “Bill” Penvose. Danny was a #1 sales-

Horace Edwin Biggers

Horace Edwin Biggers, 52, of Longview, formerly of Lake Jackson, passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2013. He graduated from Brazoswood with honors and obtained a B.S. Degree in Geology from Texas A&M at Kingsville. Eddie was a member of the Baptist Church. He is survived by his parents, John Alex and Esther Marjorie Biggers; one brother, John Biggers Jr. of Clear Lake;

James Cecil Andrews Jr. February 23, 1949 – March 8, 2013 James Cecil Andrews Jr. passed away March 8, 2013, at College Station Medical Center. Jim was born February 23, 1949, in West Columbia, Texas. He graduated from Texas A&M in 1971 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and was a member of the Ross Volunteers. Upon graduation, he was commissioned into the U.S. Army and served until 1980. Mr. Andrews

man in various auto dealerships in the area, a postal carrier, a Dow operator, and was on the staff of Teen Challenge. Danny loved rock concerts, sporting events, and bowling-but most of all he loved the Lord, and was an avid prayer warrior.

Pallbearers will be Deke Grosvenor, Ed Gonzales, Mark Warny, Corky Parker, Ralph David and John Galvan. Special thanks to the nurses at A*Med Hospice, and the nurses and staff of Lake Jackson Healthcare. Viewing will be Monday, March 11, 2013, at noon at Lakewood Funeral Chapel, Lake Jackson. Services will follow immediately at 2:00 p.m. with Pastor Craig Taylor of Family Life Church officiating. Arrangements by the Turner Family at the Lakewood Funeral Chapel. Online condolences may be made at www.lakewoodfuneral chapel.com.

Smith and husband, David L. Smith, of Lake Jackson. The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, at Lakewood Chapel. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 12 2013, at Lakewood Chapel with Dr. David L. Smith and the Rev. Chad Alexander officiating. Arrangements by the Turner family. Online two sisters, Barbara Jean condolences may be Krenek and husband, Ron made to lakewood of Bahrain, Deborah Ann funeralchapel.com was also employed at Dow Chemical Company for 33 years. He then went to work for Chevron and retired from there in 2011. At the time of his death, he was a Safety Consultant with Evironment. Jim’s greatest loves were his family, his Lord Jesus Christ, his lab, Jake and the game of golf. He was a good and faithful man to all of these loves. Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Jacque; a son, Jason and a daughter, Katie and her husband, J.T. McCorkle; mother, Eleanor

Andrews; sisters, Anna Malone (Buddy) and Nanc y Johnson (Addison). Mr. Andrews was preceded in death by a daughter, Kristen and his father, J.C. Andrews. “And a new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” — John 13:34-35 Condolences may be made at www.memorial funeralchapel.com.

David Wesley Greene II In Loving Memory of David Wesley Greene II September 30, 1954 January 23, 2012 Wes passed away peacefully in his sleep on January 23, 2013, at the age of 58. He was born to Patricia Beasley Greene and David W. Greene at the Dow Hospital in Freeport, TX. Wesley grew up attending Lake Jackson Jr. High, Brazoswood High School, and Texas State College. Wes was welcomed into Heaven by his mother and step-father, Patricia and Chuck W. Cruce; his father and step-mother, David W. and Jackie Greene; and his ver y dear friend, Tommy Haralson. He is survived by his life partner, Donna Buckley; his children, Nathan Greene and wife, Whitney, Summer and husband, Ross Patton, Jonathan Greene and Kendall Greene; siblings and in-

Woman indicted in bleach incident From Facts staff reports

ALVIN — A woman faces third-degree felony injury to a child and injury to an elderly person charges after police said she threw bleach at her uncle and his nephew at an Alvin home. A Brazoria County grand jury last week indicted Victoria Maldonado, 53, of Alvin, who remained in the Brazoria County jail Saturday afternoon on bonds totaling $20,000, according to online jail records. An indictment is not a finding of guilt, but a determination that enough evidence exists to proceed to trial. Maldonado is accused of angrily throwing furniture around at a home in the 100 block of Avenue H on Jan. 27. Her 66-year-old uncle and his 13-year-old nephew retreated into a bedroom, but Maldonado followed them and threw bleach at them, according to police reports. Maldonado was arrested, and the uncle and nephew were taken to the hospital for treatment, reports state.

Cody Williams

Rex Bailey

Funeral services are pending with Palms Funeral Home for Rex Bailey, 85, of Angleton He passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2013 in Angleton.

In Loving Memory of

Cody Williams

laws include Dianne and Mike Gleason, Debbie and Rick Barrera, Lisa and John Lothrop, Chuck and Christina Rudolphy, Patty Millspaugh, and Lou Fitzsimmons; grandchildren include, Aiden, Weston, Penelope, Saylor and Royal. He is also survived by lifelong friends, Roger Perk, Greg Pricket and Richard Stoffel. Wes loved growing up in Lake Jackson and he became a successful business man, entrepreneur and an accomplished photographer. His inter-

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condition,” Surfside Mayor James Bedward said “The beach will be fluffy and clean for visitors.” Trying to make it maintain easier access on Surfside Beach, Bedward said parking won’t be the same as in previous years. “We’re going to try dune-side parking,” he said. “It will mean less people on the beach but it will be more accessible for everyone, including emergency vehicles.” Traffic isn’t flowing too well on the beach due to soft sand and large sand piles created by a renourishment project, but everything should be ready for spring break, he said. Bedward said Surfside has about 20,000 spring break visitors each year, with 9,000 people staying in rental properties. He is expecting about the same this year.

BRYAN BEACH Freeport’s stretch of coastline is ready all year long and little is needed to prepare, City Manager Jeff Pynes said. “Our parks are always kept clean and beautiful for everyone to enjoy, and we will increase patrols for police and fire on and near beaches so people can have fun,” he said. Pynes said Freeport typically doesn’t see much trouble during spring break, but he wants people to be safe anyway. He stressed water safety and

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are Karen Mariam Black and Elsie Rae Bryan Christensen. All requests for information, lot purchases, sales/transfer of ownership, donations, and payment on accounts should be directed in writing to: Gulf Prairie Cemetery Association, P. O. Box 98, Brazoria, Tx 77422 or by phone to Elsie Rae at 713-805-6261 or Karen at 979-236-9057

TODAY: 69 Cloudy with an 80 percent chance of thunderstorms. HIGHS/LOWS Yesterday: 75/62

TONIGHT: 46 Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms. Averages: 70/53 Records: 84 (2006)/31 (1996)

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Sunrise: 7:37 a.m. Sunset: 7:27 p.m.

Today: South winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Tonight: North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A chance of evening showers.

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Moonrise: 6:35 a.m. Moonset: 6:37 p.m. Phases: New: Mar 11 First: Mar 19 Full: Mar 27 Last: Apr 2

TIDES AT FREEPORT High: 1:24 a.m. (1.25 feet) 4:10 p.m. (1.25) Low: 9:32 a.m. (-0.03 feet) 9:59 p.m. (0.6)

said if people see anything out of the ordinary, they need to report it immediately. “I always tell people to be cautious and ask anyone to be responsible when out on the water,” Pynes said. “Be aware of other people, especially kids.” Parents should keep track of their children and keep them at an arm’s length no matter where they are, he said. Pynes said the city is expecting a nice turnout of visitors, but many local residents will be enjoying the area as well. “We’ve been seeing an increase in people staying home and taking advantage of the beaches,” he said “We’re expecting a large crowd.”

QUINTANA BEACH Quintana isn’t expecting anything big, and that isn’t a bad thing, Town Councilman Harold Doty said. “That’s one of the beauties of it,” he said. “We have a real nice beach that doesn’t get very crowded.” Doty said the town has things pretty well in hand and everything is ready to go. He said the beaches are nice and clean and the town didn’t have to do much other than move trash cans closer because of the increased size of the beach. “There have been some good tides come in recently that have helped clean up the beaches.” Doty said. Doty said one of the perks of Quintana is people still can drive on the beach without paying admission. “A family can drive down, pick a spot on the beach and have a picnic or whatever they do at the beach.” Doty said the town hasn’t done anything different from previous years to prepare for spring break. “There’s not much you have to do to get the beach ready,” said Doty. “Just go out and have some fun in the sun.” Andy Packard is a reporter for The Facts. Contact him at 979-237-0155.

MONDAY: 62/41 Mostly sunny and breezy. North wind 15 to 20 mph.

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ests included sailing, cooking, music (especially singing), and spending time at the beach. He loved to tell stories, especially about his grandparents, George and Anne Greene and their planning of Lake Jackson with Alden Dow. No one Wes came into contact with remained a stranger for long, as he was a true friend to everyone he knew. Wes loved to quote a family friend who said; “you Greene kids just aren’t conventional.” Wes was anything but conventional…and that’s why we loved him so. Until we meet again dear friend….until we meet again. A memorial celebration is planned in Surfside at the Pirate's Alley Cafe and Tiki Bar on March 23, 2013, beginning at 2:00 p.m. A bonfire on the beach will take place at sunset.

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Submachine gun, rifles missing A man reported several guns, including an MP-40 submachine gun, missing Thursday from his home in the 10000 block of CR 400, according to sheriff’s reports. The man told investigators three rifles, a shotgun, a submachine gun, a 50-inch television and a jewelry box were stolen, reports state. He found a front window broken out and the front door open, reports state. The total value of the missing property is more than $3,700. Investigators have a suspect, but no arrests had been made Friday.

CLUTE

Rings reported stolen A woman living in the first block of Davidson Street called police at 9 a.m. Monday to report her and her husband’s wedding rings had been stolen. She told the responding officer her ring was valued at $999 and his was $75. Also taken were three computer tablets, each valued at $70. Police say there was no forced entry, and are still investigating the case.

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build a road near the proposed business park and the prison system’s agreement to become a sewer customer of Lake Jackson. Talks on all of those components are ongoing. “It’s just a wonderful synergy that’s building,” City Manager Bill Yenne said. “I’ve been looking for that opening, and this is what we came up with.” The project would be built in two phases, potentially starting later this year. During the first year, the city would build a vault on two acres near the airport to take in Brazosport Water Authority water from a main line just west of Highway 288. The vault would store water and pump it to the airport, according to the proposal. Water lines also would be installed from the Wayne Scott Prison Unit on CR 290 across the Alden Lake subdivision property and connect them with the airport. In the following two years, sewer lines would be installed and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice would become a customer of the city’s for sewer service, city officials said. Currently, the countyowned airport is running on a well and septic system. “‘Adequate’ is the best word to use,” airport director Jeff Bilyeu said of the current system. Municipalities provide most county facilities with utilities, said Pct. 4

MARCH 10, 2013

POLICE BEAT From Facts staff reports

COMPUTER TABLET STOLEN: A woman called police at 7 p.m. Monday after learning from her son that his computer tablet, a Kindle Fire, had been taken from the front porch of their house in 400 block of Short Street, where he had left it. The tablet was valued at $159. TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO CHARGES: Officers said they found a glass pipe and a packet of foil containing crystal methamphetamine in a baby seat during a traffic stop which led to felony charges against a passenger about 9:45 a.m. Wednesday. After spotting a passenger in a car not wearing a seat belt, an officer made a traffic stop on Sycamore Street near Plantation Drive. The passenger, Sooner Pond, 30, had active warrants from Jones Creek, and the driver, a 34-year old man, admitted to having a bag of marijuana on him and handed it over, Officer Tony Standley said. A relative then was called to pick up a toddler who was in the vehicle, he said. During a vehicle inven-

tory, an officer found a pipe and crystal meth in the baby seat, Standley said. Police said Pond claimed the items belonged to her, leading to charges of tampering with evidence, a Class A misdemeanor, and possession of less than a gram of a controlled substance in a drug-free zone, a thirddegree felony. The man was charged with possession of marijuana in a drug-free zone, a Class A misdemeanor, and also tampering with evidence. Both were in the Brazoria County jail Saturday, with Pond’s bond set at $30,000, and the man’s at $17,500. ATTEMPTED BREAK-IN REPORTED: A resident of the 200 block of Riley Road called police just before 11 a.m. Thursday, after seeing damage to his garage door that indicated someone had tried to pry it open. The attempt to get inside appeared to have been unsuccessful, he said. The man didn’t have a damage estimate on the door. SUGAR FOUND IN GAS TANK: Leaving his apartment in the 200 block of Dixie

Drive for work Thursday morning, a man instantly noticed his car was running badly, parked it and got a ride to work with a friend, he told police. When he came home about 5 p.m., he began looking for what the problem might be, and he found little white granules in his gas tank well he decided must be sugar. He told police it would cost $3,000 to fix his car, according to an estimate. COUNTERFEIT BILL DISCOVERED: After a man paid a traffic ticket at the Clute Municipal Court late Thursday afternoon then left the building, the clerk handling the money took a second look at a $100 bill he used and determined it to be counterfeit. The man wasn’t arrested, but the case remains open, Officer Tony Standley said. “The guy came in to pay the fine with it, but that doesn’t mean he didn’t get it from someone else who passed it to him,” he said.

County Commissioner Larry Stanley. Having city-supplied water allows for more reliable service and greater capacity, which opens the door for bigger developments, he said. “That’s the exact reason we’re interested in it,” Stanley said. “We don’t want to be in the water business. The biggest benefit for the county and the airport is the availability of good, potable water.” Buildings that are 12,000 square feet or larger must have a sprinkler system, Stanley said. The airport’s well system currently is not powerful enough to supply the water needed for a sprinkler system should such a large building be built, he said. Funds to pay for the utility project would come from the city selling a $1 million revenue bond and using $4.5 million in its half-cent economic development sales tax, Yenne said. The sales tax is expected to generate almost $2.5 million this fiscal year, according to the city’s budget. No reserve funds will be dipped into to pay for the project, Yenne said. However, the diversion of half-cent tax money would delay the fourth phase of the downtown revitalization construction for a couple of years, he said. The current phase of renovating South Parking Place would be completed. City leaders hope the state will sell 332 acres east and south of the airport to Brazoria County. Stanley did not know

how much the land would cost or when it would become available, but said county officials should have a better idea on that information later this month. If the state sells the land, Lake Jackson then would facilitate the business park by putting in utilities to support that economic development. “Lake Jackson is not going to run the business park,” Yenne said. Developers would be the ones building the

business park, he said, and there is considerable potential. The county also would be asked to extend a road off CR 220A to allow traffic through the area. The proposal was introduced to City Council on Monday and is still in the early stages of development. “It’ll be good,” Bilyeu said. “I’m excited.”

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W.E. Burns, M.D. is please to announce the addition of Amber Stanford, PA-C to his practice. Amber is a graduate of UTMB and is very excited to serve the healthcare needs of Lake Jackson.

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City men on aggravated robbery charges in connection with the Feb. 17 robbery of a Van Vleck convenience store. Aaron Nowell, 21, was arrested Feb. 25, and Terrell Blackwell, 23, was arrested March 1. One of the men is accused of brandishing a 9 mm pistol during the robbery, but nothing was stolen because a clerk

wielding a baseball bat chased the men from the store, said Matagorda Sheriff’s Sgt. Charlotte Brown. Both men were held in the Matagorda County jail, with bond set at $50,000 for Nowell and $35,000 for Blackwell. Eight additional charges of theft of a firearm from a separate incident also have been filed on Nowell, with bond relating to those charges set at $200,000.

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Bosie Boswell’s birding column appears today instead of in its usual Thursday slot because of space constraints.

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hree old friends returned this week. Every year we welcome back a number of birds to our backyard feeders, but the American goldfinch, the slate-colored junco and the cedar waxwings are among the first to show up about this time. I even bought a fresh bag of thistle seed for the little birds that love to dine at my “glow in the dark” sun-powered feeder my son gave me. I’m not sure the purpose for the glowing, but at night it does put out a light, even though the birds eat in the daytime. I also saw a huge flock of cedar waxwings overhead. Their color is so distinctive I was certain they were waxwings. Then Sunday, Helen Johnson, who lives across the street from me, told me they landed in her yard and ate all the berries off of the bushes. The big surprise of the week, however, was an email from Monte Schram with a picture of a bird he took at the No. 4 city lake in Greenville. It was a very good picture of a junco, but the question was, what kind of junco? The dark-eyed junco family consists of a number of birds that include the Oregon, the pinksided, the white-winged, the slate-colored, the redbacked, the gray-headed and the yellow-eyed. By the process of elimination, the yellow-eyed is a Mexican bird and has been seen in Texas only in the Big Bend. The redbacked and the grayheaded also unlikely to be seen in Texas and look

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nothing like Monte’s bird. The Oregon is seen in the winter in West Texas; it has been seen a few times in the east, and that also is true of the pink-sided. That would narrow it down to the whitewinged or the slate-colored, except the whitewinged is not seen in Texas. However, there is a slate-colored variant that has two faint wing bars but it only occurs in 1 out of 200 birds. The bird Monte took a picture of had no wing bars and looked for all the world like the little slate-colored bird seen all over Texas in winter. Wrong! The bird at the lake had a very distinct black head and breast and a white belly. The slate-colored birds in the Canadian Rockies approaches the Oregon in appearance and is indistinguishable from the Oregon in this integrated population. In other words, their is a little hanky-panky going on in them thar hills! The bird has only been reported in Northeast Texas about a half-dozen times. Jackie said it was a cute little bird, ignoring the 30 minutes I took studying juncos so I could write this column. Come to think of it, it is a cute little bird, even if I’m wrong. E.M. “Bosie” Boswell is a member of the American Birding Association and the Audubon Society. Contact him at 6413 Stonewall, Greenville, TX 75402, or email bosieb@ geusnet.com.

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WILD PEACH — Students at Wild Peach Elementary jumped all over heart disease and stroke by participating in Jump Rope For Heart event on Feb. 13. The students raised $2,811 for the American Heart Association, which funds research, programs and education to fight heart disease and stroke, the nation’s No. 1 and No. 4 killers. “I’m so pleased with the success of this year’s event,” said Hollie Nail, Jump Rope For Heart coordinator. “We all had a lot of fun, and the kids enjoyed learning about the importance of physical activity and how they can play a role in saving lives.” Jump Rope For Heart is a program that promotes physical activity and heart health through jumping rope. It is co-sponsored by the American Heart Association and the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. To make a donation or to find out more about Jump Rope For Heart, call the American Heart Association office at 713610-5074 or call 1-800242-8721, or visit online at heart.org/jump.

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Wild Peach Elementary students who participated in Jump Rope For Heart included: back from left, Courtny Blackstock, Tatum Thomas-Piel, Rockey Gibson, Ashley Groom, Hollie Nail, Spencer Pharris, Sam Gant, Annie Alaniz and Jonathan Brown; middle, Briana Yanez, McKenzie Lincecum, Ashley Wilkinson, Jorden Randall, Michaela Caldwell, Cody Bowen, Randy Argo, Ross Courts, Cori Renick, Kaden Davis and Michael Purcell; front, Jayden King, Sadi Lee, Cody Holesovsky, Wyatt Wilkinson, Clayton Bowen, Corey Blackstock, Esmi Albarado, Thomas Rich and Virginia Carpenter.

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Brother and sister, Jay and Brooke Lindley, Jorden Randall was a top fundraiser, collect- were the top fundraisers for the Jump for Heart ing $260. event, bringing in $173 each for a $346 total.

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Today Bandanna Together fundraiser: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Armadillo Ballroom, 37310 FM 521, Brazoria. 3-ball pool tournament, silent auction and more. Barbecue plates $6 and $8. Proceeds go to Larry Beal’s liver transplant fund. Contact Mandi Wallace Johnson at 979922-4963 or Mandi.johnson33 @gmail.com.

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ANGLETON — A Brazoria County grand jury recently indicted two Freeport men accused of robbing a convenience store last month. Nicolas Ramiro Aluizo, 19, and Jose Fernando Cardenas, 17, face firstdegree felony aggravated robbery charges. If they are convicted, they face up to 99 years in prison. An indictment is not a finding of guilt, but a determination enough

evidence exists to proceed to trial. Cardenas remained in the Brazoria County jail Saturday on ALUIZO a $75,000 bond; Aluizo bonded out of jail Feb. 16, according to online jail records. Both men are accused of taking about $150 from the store in the first block of Oak Drive on Feb. 10, said Lake Jackson Lt. Rick Park. One of

them men is accused of pointing an airsoft gun at a store clerk that had been painted to like a CARDENAS look real gun, Park said. After taking the money, police say the men left in a black Ford Mustang, turning onto the 100 block of Oyster Creek Drive. “They were caught within a few minutes,” Park said. “They drove up

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Alvin college leaders unwise to reject Ascend abatement lvin Community College trustees did not think of the big picture when they failed to pass a tax abatement for a $1.2 billion facility proposed for Chocolate Bayou, and they need to act fast to reconsider. Ascend Performance Materials Operations sought a 10-year tax abatement from the college, which for ACC would have meant $18.39 million in revenue the college would not receive over the life of the abatement. College officials figured that was money they couldn’t turn away, and that their denial of the Ascend abatement was such a small part of the project’s overall price tag it wouldn’t sway the company’s decision about whether to locate in Brazoria County or in Louisiana. The motion died on a 4-4 vote.

Basically, Alvin Community College officials took a gamble that the project was so far down the road, with abatements from county commissioners, a state enterprise grant and support from Angleton ISD, that Ascend wouldn’t turn back. It might work, sure. The Houston-based petrochemical company might bring its propane dehydrogenation facility to Chocolate Bayou anyway, and ACC will have dug in its heels and be $18 million richer for it. But what about the ill will they would have created surrounding the project? Will Ascend ever partner with the college to bolster its process technology department? Brazosport College has benefited greatly from partnerships with Dow and BASF that helped lead to new facilities, specialized training and a four-year degree program in process tech-

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nology. What’s worse than ill will though, is if ACC’s denial provides the push company officials need to pick up their ball and head to Louisiana, or if it prevents the next company with big plans from considering the Alvin area. That $18 million windfall ACC couldn’t pass up will be gone, and so will the millions and millions of tax dollars generated by Ascend years after the abatement would have expired. Brazoria County will have lost 100 permanent jobs with an average salary of $75,000, which would have brought more tax revenue, more patrons

for local businesses, more people needing housing. That’s to say nothing of the 1,500 construction jobs from now until 2015. How might Angleton ISD, which stands to see its tax base grow by 50 percent if Ascend locates here, feel if ACC’s arrogance costs the county the project? It might be difficult for even the most fair-minded school administrator to resist trying to sway its students to look more closely at starting college in Lake Jackson instead of up the road in Alvin. After all, the Ascend deal is expected to cut the tax rate by as much as 17 cents per $100 in value and allow Angleton ISD to hire 12 more teachers to boot. Ascend, if it comes to the area, will bring far more to Alvin and Brazoria County than ACC’s $18 million, and ACC regents have time to consider that, reverse course and send

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ran into Grant and Olive Scoggins one morning last week. They’re always two of the most cheerful people you will ever meet. We ad attended the same funeral service several days earlier and we began to talk about it. I thought the fact I had been to four funerals in three weeks was noteworthy, but they topped me with six. We certainly have seen sad times this past month and the recent obituary pages of The Facts can attest to such. Thankfully, Grant will have another birthday with a nine in front of it next week, and he’ll be sharing it with a few well-known local buddies with birthdays as well. We hope to mark the occasion in a later edition of the newspaper. As we talked, little did the Scoggins know the funeral services we had been attending had helped me make a decision. Just prior to our conversation I had made up my mind, filled out the paperwork and written a check. I was in the process of delivering that check when I ran into them. I believe the sweetest gift we can leave behind to our loved ones is a specific set of instructions concerning what to do with our remains. Without that guidance, the grieving process is like a walk through a dense thicket. There is no clear path, emotions run high, decisions have to be made and there is no definitive peace at the end of the journey. By chance, I at least had the opportunity to cover that ground with my 61-year-old father when I had to tell him he only had weeks to live — emphysema had taken its toll. Sad as that moment was, it at least gave me the opportunity to talk with him about his last wishes. I know this will sound strange, but it also was the last time I saw him laugh. He wanted his ashes strewn on a hill in Austin overlooking downtown. I told him I would be happy to do it, but asked him if he still was afraid of water. (As a boy, my father almost drowned in the French Broad River near Asheville, N.C.) He said, “Yes. Why?” I said, “Because I will have to pour your ashes into someone’s pool.” He didn’t realize Austin had

March 10, 1913, former slave, abolitionist and Underground Railroad “conductor” Harriet Tubman died in Auburn, N.Y.; she was in her 90s.

Edward, the Prince of Wales (and future King Edward VII), married Princess Alexandra of Denmark at Windsor Castle.

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another message. Ascend plans to make a decision on where to build by the second quarter of this year and start construction by October. If ACC regents can’t get behind the 10-year deal proposed, they should consider the seven-year deal on the table when they voted 4-4, or something different. They should talk to company officials about what kind of a deal they could support, and make it happen. As ACC regent Bel Sanchez said when she was on the “yes” side of the 4-4 vote on the abatement, the college needs to “think bigger and think about the future.” The Ascend project would be a big financial win for this area. Giving up some revenue now will pay off big in the end.

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Conservatives and citizenship eb Bush’s recent backtracking on the question of whether we should grant legal residency but withhold citizenship to the 11 million illegal immigrants living in the country today is far less Draconian than some advocates for legalization are claiming. It is an idea that has been floated by others who support legalization, including scholar Peter Skerry of Boston College. As Skerry points out in a recent article for National Affairs, not all immigrants — and certainly not all of those who came here illeLINDA gally — want to become citizens. In 1986, COMMENTARY when Congress granted legal status to approximately three million illegal immigrants living in the country at the time, only 41 percent eventually decided to naturalize. Nonetheless, I think Bush is wrong — and not because his position is too conservative, but because it is not conservative enough. Conservatives should not want a country in which substantial numbers of those who reside here will eschew participating in the civic life of the country, with its obligations as well as its rights. Living here and enjoying the fruits of all this country offers should impose certain duties. We all should know the history of this nation, understand our republican form of government, and be active and knowledgeable participants in choosing our leaders. Clearly, these characteristics do not apply even to everyone who was born here — but we should be even more concerned that those we invite to live here, protected by our laws, should have the responsibility of participating in our civic life. It is not in our interest to have a twotiered society in which a substantial number of those who have made their permanent homes in the United States are excluded from citizenship. This policy of exclusion has been followed by other nations, with poor results. Germany, for example, for decades took in guest workers, who were denied eligibility for citizenship, along with their German-born children, until the early 1990s when Germany changed its laws. As a result, Germany became saddled with

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a large population of unassimilated, often embittered residents who had no allegiance to the nation in which they lived. Conservatives are the champions of American exceptionalism, the notion that we are different from other nations. We are a nation whose people are bound by the Constitution. We are not a people bound by blood and soil, but rather, in Abraham Lincoln’s words, “a nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal,” and built by men and women who trace their origins to every part of the globe. We have successfully integrated millions of illiterate peasants from southern and eastern Europe, German and Scandinavian farmers, destitute Irish cottiers, and Asian laborers and fishermen, most of whom in their early migration came from largely feudal societies. These earlier immigrants came to America much like the illegal immigrants of the past few decades. Early immigrants made dangerous and difficult trips and simply showed up on our shores — or crossed the land border from Mexico or Canada. There were no laws regulating much less barring entry until late in our history. Why should we doubt that we could accomplish the same thing with Hispanic immigrants, including the undocumented who gain legal status? Instead of standing athwart history and yelling stop, conservatives should be at the forefront of helping those who gain legal status to become fully American. Conservatives should be doing everything they can to teach these newcomers English, to help them learn American history and civics, to imbue them with a sense of love for and devotion to their new country. Bush should be a leader in efforts to persuade his fellow conservatives to adopt this as their special mission. If conservatives shun these 11 million people instead of helping them fully Americanize and embrace their civic obligations, we will cede their allegiance to liberals for generations to come. As a conservative (with the battle scars to prove it), I believe this would be a great tragedy, not only for the conservative movement and the Republican Party, but also for the future of America.

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changed and the vacant hilltop he was talking about had been occupied by million-dollar homes. We had a good laugh and thankfully settled on a spot that didn’t involve water or my potential incarceration. My mother has been a different situation and I’ve struggled with what to do with her ashes for almost a year-and-ahalf now. She was a diehard Texas Longhorn and Dallas Cowboy fan. Our standing joke was she wanted her ashes sprinkled on the 50yard line of either stadium. Unfortunately, that joke was all I had to go on when dementia quickly overtook her. It was at Lawrence Packard’s funeral a few weeks ago at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Lake Jackson when I felt I had found the answer. As a lifelong Episcopalian, my mother loved the church. Thankfully, more than a year ago, Lake Jackson city fathers approved St. Timothy’s request to build a cinerarium — a secure place of rest for the cremated remains of a loved one. This would be the place to rest my mother. It was a solution that had been in front of me all along. While writing this column I received word my dear friend, Orren Gaspard, had lost his mother. Executive director of the Center for Arts and Sciences, Orren and his wife Margaret did an exceptional job caring for his mother during her final days. From experience, I know they won’t feel that way. This has been a sad month. Spring can’t come quickly enough. Funerals, services and the involved trappings have never been about the deceased. As far as we know — to date we have heard no complaints from the beyond. But, from personal experience, death of a loved one sparks an emotional journey. The most precious gift we can leave behind is a map. Bill Cornwell is editor and publisher of The Facts. Contact him at 979-237-0100 or bcornwell@ thefacts.com.

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MARCH 10, 2013

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WEEKLY CATTLE MARKET REPORTS Navasota Livestock Auction 03/03/13 Steers Heifers Under 200 200 to 300 lbs 300 to 400 lbs 400 to 500 lbs 500 to 600 lbs 600 to 700 lbs Over 700 lbs Slaughter Bulls: Slaughter Cows: Stocker Pairs: Stocker Cows: Receipts:

1.50 to 2.70 1.50 to 2.07 1.25 to 2.00 1.20 to 1.725 1.15 to 1.47

El Campo Livestock Co. 03/05/13 Steers Heifers 2.40 to 2.55 1.90 to 2.30 2.09 to 2.45 1.94 to 2.25 1.87 to 2.02 1.60 to 1.95 1.67 to 1.97 1.54 to 1.90 1.58 to 1.87 1.40 to 1.58 1.41 to 1.61 1.25 to 1.37

1.35 to 2.60 1.30 to 1.85 1.20 to 1.80 1.15 to 1.57 1.15 to 1.47

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Council to consider beer permit request City Council will host a public hearing on whether to award an onpremise beer license when it meets at 6 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall, 201 S. Main St. The request is coming from Johnny Wayne Autry, owner of Ronnie’s Ice House at 1405 N. Brooks St. A decision on the request is expected to follow the hearing. Council also will consider awarding a bid for a generator for the water pump station. For information, call City Hall at 979-798-2489.

Edna Livestock Auction 03/04/13 Steers Heifers

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2.03 to 3.00 1.83 to 2.00 1.67 to 1.86 1.47 to 1.72 1.33 to 1.45 1.00 to 1.40

1.97 to 2.90 1.80 to 2.21 1.59 to 1.85 1.44 to 1.73 1.35 to 1.47 1.11 to 1.39

1.82 to 2.32 1.75 to 2.57 1.52 to 1.70 1.38 to 1.61 1.30 to 1.59

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March 27 “What is a Business Really Worth?”: 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Brazosport College Small Business Development Corporate Learning Center, 500 College Drive. $25 fee. Online registration required at www.brazosport.edu/sbdc. Learn the in’s and out’s of buying and selling a business. For information, call 979-2303380.

April 28 Taste of the Town: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Brazos Mall, 100 Highway 332, Lake Jackson. Cost $15. Call 979285-2501.

Ongoing Lake Jackson Business Association monthly meeting:

Noon the second Wednesday of each month at the Wurst Haus, 102 This Way. Lunch free for first-time attendees. Open to public. Call 979-237-3003.

American Business Women’s Association, Alvin Daytimer Chapter: 2 p.m. fourth Mondays each month, Alvin Senior Citizen Center, 309 W. Sealy. Call 281-585-4973 or 281-585-6419.

Alvin Area Achiever Chapter of American Business Women’s Association: Meets 6 p.m. every third Tuesdays at Parks Restaurant, 2422 S. Gordon, Alvin, back meeting room. Guests welcome. No reservations needed. Call President Anna Kettler at 281559-2038, akettler@ghg.net or P.O. Box 9, Alvin, TX 77512.

Angleton Toastmasters: Meets 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

1.91 to 2.30 1.65 to 2.30 1.52 to 1.74 1.37 to 1.57 1.27 to 1.39 1.08 to 1.17

Tuesdays, St. John Lutheran Church, 2227 N. Downing Ave., Angleton. Improve communication and leadership skills and gain confidence by joining Toastmasters. No RSVP necessary, but on rare occasions a meeting might be canceled or moved. Call club President Kay Smitherman at 979-849-4413; or visit http://angleton. freetoasthost.us.

Brazosport Toastmasters: 6 p.m. Wednesdays at the Lake Jackson Library community room. Call Kerry Magee at 979-964-3236.

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That should translate to in excess of $1 million a year and create almost 30 jobs once the plant is fully operational, expected to be in 2016, Carlson said. “We won’t see any significant revenue increases until we see the project cargo start coming in,” Carlson said. But even while being in Matagorda County, the project has been described as a “home run” for Brazoria County by members of the Economic Development Alliance. “They’re not only going to be using our port, but I’m sure we’re going to get some residential and a lot of employees for the new facility will be from here,” Debbie Pennington, vice president of operations for the Alliance. “This is huge for Brazoria County — it’s a

real economic plus for us.” Alliance President Robert Worley told Lake Jackson City Council last week the organization projects 1,800 indirect jobs to be created in Brazoria County because of the Tenaris plant.

DONE DEAL Finalizing a deal with Tenaris means significant inbound and outbound shipping for Tenaris, Carlson said. “It would mean the importation of 600,000 tons of billets through Freeport a year,” he said. “That’s our biggest volume.” The 40-foot long billets — which will arrive by vessel and moved to Bay City from Brazoria County — will be blown up into pipe at the facility in Matagorda County, Carlson said. “Their desire is to move by rail to Bay City, but they have options to

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move by barge or truck, too,” he said. “They’re saying we could see multiple vessel calls a week. Their intent is to get it off the ship and moved quickly — we’ll definitely be staying busy.” In order to move by rail, the primary objective is for Tenaris to work out an agreement with Union Pacific Railroad, Carlson said. “Right now we have a significant amount of cargo that’s especially transported by rail for banana carriers,” he said. “But this would be a significant increase in rail volume for the port.” The state-of the-art manufacturing facility is projected to employee 600 direct manufacturing jobs with an average salary of $66,000. At Port Freeport, between 20 and 25 people will be employed to handle the vessels and about four others will be brought on to handle the rail cars, Carlson said.

PICKING A SPOT

Incentives

But the city already pays the Alliance more than $10,000 a year to market the city, Yenne said. The Alliance asked several cities to contribute money in attracting Tenaris employees, but the Lake Jackson request was the largest at $121,000. “Honestly, that’s a large number,” Councilwoman Heather Melass said. “I’d be open to other incentives.” Other cities have not decided whether to contribute to the effort, but local chambers of commerce are open to providing Tenaris employees with free memberships and local school districts could offer season passes to sports games as possible enticements, Worley said. Some council members were wary about providing any incentives to a company that is building

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cash,” City Manager Bill Yenne said. “You may not use public funds for a private purpose. It’s not legal under the state Constitution.” City Council rejected the proposal because of its illegality, but Alliance President Robert Worley said the funds instead could be used for an Alliance marketing campaign aimed at Tenaris employees. The facility is projected to create 600 new jobs with an average salary of $66,000. If those employees choose to live in Brazoria County, it could boost local sales and property tax revenue, local officials said. “We’re making an investment in future growth,” Worley said of the proposal.

Originally, Freeport was in the running to be considered for the new site, along with locations in Louisiana, but was denied the project because of the county’s environmental nonattainment designation. Tenaris officials have said Bay City’s proximity to Houston, along with its availability of a skilled workforce were among the deciding factors to being awarded the project. “The president of the company also stated a proximity to a deep water port was critical in site selection,” Carlson said. Port officials originally set a November target date to have the deal finished, he said. Initial discussions began while former executive port director/CEO Pete Reixach was still on board. But it took time to understand the company’s needs, Port Commissioner Ravi

Singhania said. “Tenaris is a group of very community-minded people,” Singhania said. “It will be a great benefit to have people like Tenaris utilizing our port.” Tenaris consists of a network of manufacturing facilities, service yards and commercial offices that span across the globe, according to its website. “We have a more than 40-year contract in place — one that has a very strong support from commissioners,” Carlson said. This will be a great addition to Port Freeport, Singhania said. “We can be proud of our board, the county and the state of Texas for this,” Singhania said. “This is another great benefit to our community to have a company like Tenaris.” Shannon Daughtry covers Port Freeport for The Facts. Contact her at 979-237-0152.

in another county. “That’s a lot to deal with,” Councilwoman Glenda Mendoza Rose said. “As a taxpayer, I don’t know if I’d be happy.” Others wanted to provide the company incentives if it would benefit the city. City Attorney Sherri Russell said the city is allowed to offer incentives for a company if it has measurable statistics which show the local benefits. “I’m not against business,” Councilman Will Brooks said. “We have to have business to survive. There are things we’ve got to balance out.” The new facility is expected to begin operating in 2016. Worley said he would draft a marketing campaign contract for the city to review. “We would have to look at it carefully,” Russell said.

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“We’re only going to allow cars to park ‘one deep,’” Mayor James Bedward said. “That means we’ll only allow for one car to be parked ahead of the dunes.” In order to help control the traffic, there will be signage at each beach entrance indicating whether there is any parking available, Surfside Beach Police Chief Gary Phillips said. “The sign will direct people to go to the next entrance or say the beach is full,” Phillips said. “When it gets to a certain amount, we’ll shut that entrance down and we’ll turn them around to go to another beach.” The number of people allowed on the beach ultimately will depend on beach conditions that day, Phillips said. During the unauthorized party last year, the beach was so congested ambulances were unable to drive onto the beach to reach the three shooting victims who had to be carried to the road to be taken to the hospital. A Houston man died and two other people were wounded that night. “We won’t allow them to fill up the streets or block any access points for emergency vehicles,” Phillips said. “We can’t have that.” Officials plan to increase patrols and distribute the manpower across the village’s beaches in order to monitor how many people are there. “We’re going to plan for a big crowd, but if it’s not that big, we’d rather be more prepared,” he said. Shannon Daughtry covers Surfside Beach for The Facts. Contact her at 979237-0152.

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Down to the wire Lady Bulldogs claim Reid Relays crown From Facts staff reports

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Columbia’s KeAiria Fields participates in the long jump event Friday at the Doug Reid Relays in Sweeny.

SWEENY — It came down to the final race Friday night. The Sweeny girls track and field team held a 143-136 lead over Needville entering the 1,600-meter relay. Although the Lady Jays won the race with a time of 4 minutes, 20 seconds, the Lady Bulldogs took second, 4:25.34, to secure a narrow 159-156 victory in the team standings in the 51st annual Doug Reid Relays at Bulldog Stadium in

meters, 27.22, and Miah Wright in the triple jump, 34-01⁄2. Third-place finishers for the Lady Bulldogs were Wright, long jump, 15-7, Shadawn Bryant, shot put, 30-6, Ce’Raven Ceaser, triple jump, 326 1⁄ 2; fourth place: Candace Lewis, 200 meters, 28 seconds, Morgan Saenz, 400 meters, 1:08.28, Lindsey Williams, 100 meters, 13:20, Allison White, high jump, 4-8, Crystal Griggs, shot put, 30-51⁄2, Brittany Horton, long jump, 15-21⁄2, and triple

Sweeny. Sweeny scored points in 13 of the 17 events, including five first-place finishes. The 400 and 800 relay teams, 52.46; 1:49.03, respectively, Brittany Higgins in the 100 meters, 12.59, Urshel Tims in the discus, 103 feet, 1 inch, and Jessie Webb in the high jump, 4-10, won their events for the Lady Bulldogs. In addition to its second place in the 1,600 relay, Sweeny also had runner-up finishes from Higgins in the 200

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Number of points that separated first-place Sweeny from second-place Needville in the girls team standings of the 51st Annual Doug Reid Relays.

jump, 32-6; fifth place: Griggs, discus, 85-8, Tiffany Stratton, 100 hurdles, 17.34, Lewis,

■ See REID, Page 2B

Bankhead going back to state From Facts staff reports

George Bankhead was the favorite in the 114-pound weight class going into Saturday’s Region IV Meet. The Brazosport senior lived up to his seeding by lifting 950 total pounds to clinch the Region IV championship in his weight class at Alief Taylor High School. Bankhead also will return to the Division I state powerlifting meet March 23 in Abilene. “George had a really strong meet,” Brazosport coach Bradley Nelson said. “He’s going into state looking strong and he has a chance to make it in the top three.” Bankhead qualified for state with a 345-pound squat, 195-pound bench press and a 410-pound deadlift. He beat weight-class runner-up Cecilio Hernandez of Dickinson by 155 pounds. Bankhead is the only area lifter who qualified for the state meet, but four other Exporters competed on Saturday as well. Mike Alvair finished fourth in the 242-pound

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Nick Cesarini smiles as he looks through old photos and newspaper clippings while trying to find information from years ago when he started the Lake Jackson Soccer Club. Cesarini moved to Clute from Italy when he was 19 years old and later started the club after he was approached by area residents.

For the love of the game Pioneer of Lake Jackson Soccer Club still enjoys the sport By JASON CHLAPEK jason.chlapek@thefacts.com

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Gator Gallop registration underway Special to The Facts

LAKE JACKSON — The Brazosport College Gator Gallop fun run is back for its 33rd year, slated for March 23 on the campus of Brazosport College, will consist of a 5K run, a BASF 600meter Kid’s Run and a onemile walk/run. The entry fee for either the 5K or 1-mile run is $17 if the application is received by March 18. Participation in both races is $22 if registered early. Raceday registration is $20 for each race or $25 for both. The price for the BASF Kids Run is an optional $1. Race-day registration and packet pick-up begins at 6:30 a.m. March 23, with the 1-mile race/walk beginning at 7:30 a.m., followed by the BASF Kids Run at 7:45 a.m. and the 5K Gallop at 8 a.m. Participants can register at www.thedriven.net for the 1-mile and 5K races, and at www.brazosport.edu/ce for the BASF Kid’s run. For information, call 979230-3600.

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Nick Cesarini holds on to photos from years ago when he coached a team in the Lake Jackson Soccer Club. Cesarini, shown in the top center of the photo, founded the club.

ick Cesarini always had a love for the game of soccer. In many countries around the world, including Cesarini’s native Italy, soccer is by far the most popular sport. In 1974, Cesarini became a pioneer in Brazoria County when he began the Lake Jackson Soccer Club. “There wasn’t a soccer league in the area, and it was the idea of Bob and Jewel Somich to start one,” Cesarini said. “They approached me about starting the league and the response was fantastic.” In the first year of the Lake Jackson Soccer Club, more

YOUTH SOCCER BRAZOSPORT YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION WHAT: Lake Jackson Soccer Club

WHEN: 8:30 a.m. Saturday, March 23

WHERE: 8-under at Hospital fields, 10under at Dunbar fields, 12-under at MacLean Park fields.

than 300 young athletes participated and there were 22 teams. The club still caters to young athletes between the

■ See CESARINI, Page 2B

Wade’s 14 lead Arkansas past Texas A&M By KURT VOIGT AP Sports Writer

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas coach Mike Anderson felt the need to shake things up following a season-worst loss at Missouri earlier in the week. Anderson’s decision to take his top two leading scorers, BJ Young and Marshawn Powell, out of the starting lineup paid off Saturday. Mardracus Wade scored 14 points to lead five players in double figures as the Razorbacks secured their first unbeaten run through the Southeastern Conference at home since the 1997-98 season with a 73-62 win over Texas A&M. The Razorbacks (19-12, 10-8) also

secured their first overall winning mark in the SEC since the last time the school reached the NCAA tournament, five years ago. Arkansas closed out the regular season 18-1 at home, with its only loss coming to then-No. 6 Syracuse on Nov. 30. The loss was the fourth in five games for Texas A&M (17-14, 7-11), which played without leading scorer Elston Turner because of a hand injury. Fabyon Harris led the Aggies with 16 points, while Jordan Green had 14 and Kourtney Roberson 13. After trailing by as many as 18 points in the first half, Texas A&M closed the Arkansas lead to 38-35 early in the second half after a 3APRIL L. BROWN/Associated Press pointer by J’Mychal Reese. The basket capped a 15-2 run for the Texas A&M’s Jordan Green, center, has his shot blocked by Aggies, who trailed 31-13 in the Arkansas’ Hunter Mickelson, right, and Arkansas’ Anthlon Bell first half. during the first half of their game Saturday in Fayetteville, Ark.

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Tuesday West Brazos Youth Golf Camp: 9 to 11 a.m. at West Brazos Golf Center, 4199 CR 507 for ages 7 to 17 years old. Skills taught, putting, chipping, full irons driving and rules. Fee $80 per camper and get $5 off if bring a friend. Call 979-798-4653.

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B’port sweeps El Campo in soccer SOCCER The Brazosport Exporters beat El Campo 3-2 on Friday at Hopper Field. Omar Serrano scored twice and Gabriel Padilla once as the Ships improved to 7-0-2 in District 47 and 9-11-2 overall. Angleton visits the Ships in a battle for first place Tuesday. LADY SHIPS WIN: The Brazosport Lady Ships blanked El Campo at Hopper Field, 20 on Friday. Angye Loya and Dulce Rosario scored Brazosport’s goals, with Frankie Garcia getting an assist. Brazosport travels to Angleton on Tuesday.

hit and two RBIs; Whitney Walton had two hits and an RBI; and Breah Whitten posted a hit and two RBIs. The Lady Bucs visit Clear Springs at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. DANBURY ROCKS BOLING: Kaylee Garner surrendered one run on one hit Friday and the Danbury Lady Panthers beat host Boling, 7-1. Garner struck out 10 batters, and also went 2-for-3 at the plate. Danbury (3-0, 15-6 overall) also had good nights at the plate from Bailea Plander (3-for-4) and Abbie Box (2-for-4). The Lady Panthers visit Wallis Brazos at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

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Kennedi Fisher threw her first no-hitter of the season and Brazoswood scored 11 runs in the fourth and fifth innings to runrule Clear Brook, 11-0, Friday at Clear Brook High School. Fisher allowed just three base runners on the night, on two walks and a hit batsman. She also struck out nine Lady Wolverines. The game remained scoreless until the top of the fourth inning when the Lady Bucs plated five runs. They added six in the top of the fifth before ending the game after five due to the 10-run rule. Kellye Kincannon led Brazoswood (2-0 District 24-5A, 18-5 overall) with two hits and three RBIs. Sarah DeCarlois recorded a

The Angleton junior varsity Wildcats nohit the Brazoswood sophomores, but were also no-hit by Santa Fe. In the win, they blanked the Bucs 14-0 behind Ty Martinez’s no-hitter. Jaret Tolbert and Trenton Shoulders combined for six hits and six RBI. Against Santa Fe, the Wildcats were blanked, 14-0. Angleton’s JV is now 7-3 overall.

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100 meters, 13.24, Bree Williams, 400 meters, 1:08.57, Jessica Jones, long jump, 1511⁄2; sixth place: Caylie Wleczyk, 1,600 meters, 6:09.20. Although it did not field a relay team, Brazosport finished fourth with 59 points. Jasmyne Harris highlighted the Lady Ships with a pair of firstplace finishes in the long jump, 17-6, and triple jump, 36-2, and a third-place finish in the 100 meters, 13.08. Columbia finished fifth with 43 points. The Lady ’Necks were highlighted by firstplace finishes from Journey Hartung in the 3,200 meters, 11:46, and Krystal

TRACK AND FIELD

Angleton sweeps meet The Angleton track and field teams swept team honors at the Alvin Yellowjacket

Davis in the 100 hur- Fields in the 100 dles, 16.24. meters, 10.84. The Bulldogs also claimed a quartet of secondBOYS place finishes, two In an unofficial prethird-place finishes, a view of the District 243A meet, La Marque, pair of fourth-place Sweeny and Columbia finishes, three fifth— all members of the place finishes and four district — finished sixth-place finishes. Columbia’s points first, second and third, were highlighted by a respectively, in the pair of first-place finReid Relays. La Marque claimed ishes from Floyd Bess. the team champi- He claimed gold onship with 142 medals in 3the long points, while Sweeny jump, 20-10 ⁄4, and 200 was second with 119 meters, 22.59, and the and Columbia third Roughnecks’ 800 relay with 951⁄2. La Marque team also took home won the 400 and gold with a time of 1,600 relays to 1:32.58. Brazosport finished account for 40 of its fifth with 60 points. 142 points. Sweeny kept things The Ships’ highlights close with first-place were a second-place finishes from Dylan finish in the 1,600 Jammer in the discus, relay and a third-place by Ricky 138-71⁄2, Joel Higgins in finish the 110 hurdles, Gallardo in the pole 14.57, and Dorland vault, 11-6.

Relays on March 1. The Wildcats scored 113 points to outdistance Cinco Ranch, which had 98. 1 Meanwhile, the Ladycats’ 131 ⁄2 points bested Manvel, which finished second with 119. Top-six finishers for the Wildcats: first place, 1,600 relay, Deyshawn Franklin, Gerard Scott, Josh Battle, Joshawa West (3:26.45), Scott, long jump (21 feet, 2 inches) and triple jump (44-10); second place, Battle, 400 (51.55), 800 relay, Dezmond Holman, Robert Jackson, West, Scott (1:31.08), Rawlstan Decoteau, discus (1429); third place, Javon Alexander, 110 hurdles (15.52), Justin Bell, shot put (44-2 3/4); fourth place, Alexander, 300 hurdles (46.27), 400 relay, Holman, Jackson, West, Scott (43.49); fifth place, West, triple jump 1 (41-4) and long jump (20-4 ⁄2. The Ladycats’ top-six finishers were: first place, Shaquita Gibbs, 100 dash (12.30), 400 relay, Kenisha Minor, Gibbs, Ashley Lee, Kelly Randall (48.91), 800 relay, Randall, Brittany Lee, Minor, Gibbs (1:44.99), Ashley Lee, long jump (17-9 1/2), Tamela Young, shot put (37-4 3/4), Randall, triple jump (35-10); second place, Ashley Lee, triple jump (35-3 1/2), Gibbs, long jump (16-6), 1600 relay, Deanna Johnson, Tamera Jackson, Ashley Lee, Randall (4:08.87), Ashley Lee, 100 dash (12.50); third place, Minor, 200 (26.96); fifth place, Jackson, 400 (1:03.91); sixth place, Leighanna Lewis, 300 hurdles (56.62), Jackson, 100 hurdles (18.28).

Terry upends defending champ, wins 4A title By the Associated Press

AUSTIN — Derrick Griffin had a dominating performance with 26 points and 14 rebounds, leading Rosenberg Terry over two-time defending champion Dallas Kimball 55-47 Saturday for the Class 4A state title. Terry (31-9) trailed 23-7 in the first quarter, then roared back behind Griffin, who out-dueled Kimball’s Keith Frazier, who scored 24 points. Griffin was 11 of 20 shooting, with no basket bigger than his rebound and reverse layup after a missed free throw that gave Terry a 52-47 lead with 58 seconds left. Terry closed out the win behind three

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ages of 4 and 18 years old, and is now part of the Brazosport Youth Soccer Association, which also has clubs in Angleton, Bay City, Clute/Richwood, Freeport and West Brazos. Cesarini served as a coach in the club for 15 or 16 years, and helped out in clinics after he stopped coaching. He had one goal in mind when the club began. “My goal was to have soccer here and to have it flourish,” Cesarini said. Cesarini, 79, was born near Florence, Italy, and experienced World War II as a youth. While he and his family were forced to evacuate their home during fighting in Italy, there were a pair of occurrences that ended up changing Cesarini’s life. “When I would get scared, my mother would wrap me in her arms and remind me that God would take care of us,” he said. “The other thing that happened was my older sister, Leuciana, met an American soldier, David “D.J.” Farrar, and they got married.” Leuciana and David were married in 1945, and the couple moved to David’s hometown of Lake Jackson. It wasn’t until 1953 that Cesarini decided to move to the U.S. and seek citizenship. “I arrived in the U.S. at age 19 and did what you were supposed to do — register for the draft,” he said. “I was then stationed in Germany and Lebanon before going back home in July 1959.” Before Cesarini moved from Italy to the U.S. in 1953, he met a woman named Elena. The two instantly fell in love, but it wasn’t until 1959 that the two became married. “I was at a soccer match with some friends and they introduced me to Elena,” Cesarini said. “We fell in love and were

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An old newspaper clipping from The Facts shows Nick Cesarini as he coaches a soccer team. Cesarini is the founder of the Lake Jackson Soccer Club.

engaged shortly before I left for the U.S. We were reacquainted when I came back to Italy for a visit.” Nick and Elena moved to Lake Jackson after they were married and had three children together, James, Janet and Julie. Nick worked at Dow for 34 years before he retired. James and Janet both graduated from Texas A&M, while Julie graduated from the University of Houston, and is

now a co-owner of the Medicine Shoppe in Lake Jackson. Cesarini also was named the United Way of Brazoria County’s Volunteer of the Year in 1996 and the Brazosport Chamber of Commerce’s Man of the Year in 2002. While he no longer is involved in the operations of the Lake Jackson Soccer Club, Cesarini still is very supportive. He attends meetings when he

free throws from Eugene Wright and Dimetri Amerson. Terry went 15 of 28 from the line. Kimball (23-10) took just four free throws the entire game and didn’t score over the final 3 minutes, 45 seconds. Frazier didn’t score in the final six minutes. Wright finished with 10 points for Terry, which won its first state title in its first state tournament. Griffin scored six of Terry’s first eight points after halftime and Terry led 37-35 to start the fourth. Kimball led 47-42 before Terry’s Drake James made a 3-pointer, his only basket of the game, and Wright tied it with two free throws.

can, but one thing he hopes to accomplish in the near future is to attend a Brazoswood High School boys or girls soccer match. “I haven’t been to a Brazoswood match this year,” Cesarini said. “Between church and meetings, I haven’t found the time.” Cesarini also has four grandchildren — two in League City and two in Lake Jackson — who have him involved as well. While he wasn’t the brainchild behind Brazoswood and Brazosport High Schools adding soccer programs, Cesarini was very supportive of the movement. “Mike Tracy was responsible for getting soccer in the high schools,” Cesarini said. “I was just part of the support group.” Cesarini might have spent a lot of time teaching soccer to the youth of Brazoria County, but they also taught him a thing or two. “The children taught me that everyone is involved in soccer,” he said. “They told me that in football, the quarterback gets all the glory, and in baseball, the pitcher and catcher are pretty much the only ones that touch the ball, but in soccer, everyone’s a quarterback.” In June 2014, soccer’s biggest stage — the World Cup — will kick off. Cesarini is a fan of Italy, which won World Cup championships in 1934, 1938, 1982 and 2006. “The World Cup is something special,” he said. “You have 32 teams competing to be the best soccer team in the world.” Thanks to expanded cable programming and satellite TV, Cesarini now has access to watch soccer anytime he wants — when he has the time to do so. “It’s great to have 10,000 channels so I can watch soccer whenever I want,” he said. He still loves the game. Jason Chlapek is a sports writer for The Facts. Contact him at 979-2370161.

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Sugary doughnuts disguise temptation ttention has been paid over the last few weeks in this little corner of the paper to presidents, kings, and popes. So today, let’s focus on something really important: doughnuts. Let me begin by stating that I’ve had a long and rocky relationship with them. I’ve sworn off them for a year now in an attempt to lose the doughnut around my middle that had become substantial. On my new diet I had to take a good many things off the table — literally and figuratively — and doughnuts were in the first cuts, along with pizza, fast foods and Cheetos. I do dearly love Cheetos — the big puffy ones that leave orange residue everywhere — but I could never be content with a handful. A three-pound bag was doomed if it was near me. But let me get back to doughnuts, which I did too often in my old life. I used to make an appearance at the drive-through window of a bakery every Wednesday morning on my way to the cleaners. Now I wonder if they miss me popping up every week like clockwork. They might think I took my business elsewhere, or maybe they figure I finally ate too many of their offerings and dropped dead with glaze on my chin and crumbs on my shirt. Probably they assume I went on a diet and jilted them. Which, of course, would be correct. Countless folks have surely left that little bakery in their rear view mirror for what they planned to be the last time, feeling righteous and healthy, only to come back again to answer the siren’s call of their sugary confections. So far I haven’t crawled back to the window with my tail between my legs to face their knowing smiles and the little sparkle in their eyes that says they’ve been expecting me. But the temptations have been there, and plenty of them. You’ve probably seen the commercial for an energy company with Matthew McConaughey’s mellow voice explaining how an extra month of electricity is like a baker’s dozen: 13 pastries instead of 12. They lay it on

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Jared Paul Wilson talks Thursday about one of his drawings, on display at the A.P. Beutel Building at Dow Texas Operations in Freeport.

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Jared Paul Wilson looks through the pages of his book “Shoe Fly, Don’t Bother Me,” with his daughter, Lily, on Thursday.

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FREEPORT hen Jared Paul Wilson began to write his first children’s book, about a fly trying to find a new place to live, he didn’t have to look far for inspiration. “When I started writing my children’s book,” said Wilson, “I found myself homeless.” The experience of living out of a van informed his writing, Wilson said. “There’s a lot of me within that story. I was trying to figure things out for myself.” Since then, it seems Wilson’s fortunes have changed. Now his book, “Shoe Fly,

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Jared Paul Wilson looks through the pages of his book “Shoe Fly, Don’t Bother Me,” with his daughter, Lily, on Thursday.

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Alvin garden tour to benefit restored historic cottage Special to The Facts

ALVIN — The 13th Annual Alvin Area Garden Tour, sponsored by Alvin Museum Society, is set for April 20. The yearly event benefits the Marguerite Rogers House Museum at 113 E. Dumble St. in Alvin. Left to Alvin Museum Society by Mrs. Emaline Longnecker, a longtime city worker in Alvin, the Victorian

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cottage was built by Alvinite John G. Slover with lumber salvaged from the 1900 storm. The cottage has been restored with many of the original belongings of the Slover family. The tour will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Alvin Museum Society’s plant sale out of the museum’s garage will begin at 9 a.m. when the outdoor ticket table opens. An additional feature this year is Alvin 4C

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Garden Club’s annual Flower Show, which will open after the judging of show entries ends at l:30 p.m. Tickets will be available at each of the featured sites for $8.00 each. Advance tickets with directions to the sites and flyers with maps are available for $7 through April 19 at several Alvin locations: Alvin-Manvel Area Chamber of Commerce, DaVinci

Salon, Helen’s Flowers and the Alvin Historical Museum and Marguerite Rogers House Museum. The ticket price, which covers admission to all of the sites, is a tax-deductible donation to Alvin Museum Society. There will be no charge for children younger than 12. Admission to the plant sale and flower Show is free.

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ey Gin, Ever walk into a room with some purpose in mind, only to completely forget what that purpose was? Turns out, doors themselves are to blame for these strange memory lapses. Psychologists at the University of Notre Dame have discovered that passing through a doorway triggers what’s known as an “event boundary” in the mind, separating one set of thoughts and memories from the next. Your brain files away the thoughts you had in the previous room and prepares a blank slate for the new locale. Thank goodness for studies like this. It’s not our age, it’s that darn door. Did I send this to you already?

Nancy Crone, Texas Hill Country Okay Nancy, That explains walking through the door into another room, but what is it called when you haven’t left the room and you still can’t remember what you went to the refrigerator for? Maybe an “eventless boundary?” The psychologists at Notre Dame could have a field day with my brain. Seems I don’t accept old age as a reason for anything I do that might be considered a little strange. I figure for me it’s normal. Now take someone who is very close to me, and I love her like the very sweet sister-in-law she is. And I’m even standing beside her cheering her on as she tries hard to open a bottle of wine with an ice pick, a knife and a bottle opener only to have my very smart daughter Cheryl walk over and say sweetly, “You dumb women (plural because I was sorta helping, remember?), it’s a screw-on cap.” And, in our defense it was not real bright in that part of the kitchen and we couldn’t see it didn’t have a cork. That’s my story anyway. Wonder what the psychologists would make out of that one. All I know is, we are still laughing about that funny boo-boo, and I have the mangled cap to remind me of it just in case I were ever to forget how funny it was. With that screwup (no pun intended) we added

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Sea Center Texas honors service of its volunteers Special to The Facts

The annual Sea Center Texas Volunteer Recognition Banquet took place recently at the Lake Jackson Civic Center and was sponsored by BASF. During the banquet, individuals were recognized for participation in special programs as well as hours of service. Recognized for participating in the site’s hatchery guide education program were Lou Golish and Bill McMillian. Volunteers are required to be at least 17 years of age or accompanied by an adult. Anyone interested in becoming a volunteer can call Connie Stolte at 979292-0100, Ext. 23, or email seacenter @tpwd.state.tx.us for information.

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Gold and silver awards for extraordinary service were presented to Sea Center Texas volunteers by partner representatives. From left, front row are: Jerry Eppner, Mary Helen Israel, Val Willingham, Johnnie Bedrich and Tom Morris; back, John Blaha of the Coastal Conservation Authority, James Glover, Scott Boruff of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Kerry Magee and Trish Thompson of Dow Chemical. Not pictured are Sam Salvo, Roy Morgan, and Bill Logsdon.

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Those recognized for 40 hours of service at Sea Center Texas were, front, from left, Amy Williams, John Williams, Nicole Earnest, Stanislav Yarovikov and Erica Palasios; back , John Blaha of the Coastal Conservation Authority, Kathy Speights, Scott Boruff of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Patrick Haney, Ron Poggemoeller and Trish Thompson of Dow Chemical. Not pictured are Melanie Bryant, Jennifer Nolan, Ally Nolan, Diane Nunez, Nathan Olachia, Katie Staff and Tressa Williams.

Pictured with awards for more than 100 hours of service are Sea Center Texas volunteers, Sea Center Texas partner representatives. Front, from left, are Candace Novak, Leo O’Gorman, Rosie Poitevint, John Redden, Delphia Jackson and Brittany Dahse. Back row: John Blaha of the Coastal Conservation Authority, Anthony Romero, Clyde Ferguson, Diane Rinn, Scott Boruff of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Mark Lostraco, John Redden and Trish Thompson of Dow Chemical. Not pictured are Mary Blais, Michael Gooris and Caitlin Westjohn.

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Sea Center Texas volunteers being congratulated for more than 500 hours of service by Sea Center Texas partner representatives. Front, from left, are Sandra Clarke, Jen Kimball, Mary Helen Israel, Val Willingham and Mary Lou Christie; back, Tom Morris, John Blaha with the Coastal Conservation Authority, Mick McKinney, Scott Boruff with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Dick Huntington, Jerry Johnson, Trish Thompson with Dow Chemical, Rod Reed, Bob Race and Dax Watkins. Not pictured are Ty Westjohn, Sam Salvo and Andy Smith.

Sea Center Texas partner representatives presented awards to volunteers for five, 10 and 15 years of service. Front, from left, are Ramah O’Gorman, Rainbo Johnson, Ashlyn Watkins, Myra Brown and Cookie Pepper; back, John Blaha of the Coastal Conservation Authority, Candace Novak, Jerry Johnson, Dick Huntington, Bill Clarke, Scott Boruff of the Texas Parks and Wildlife department, Jim Snyder, John Boettiger and Rod Reed. Not pictured are Roger Wright, Arthur Cunningham, Phyllis Gerdes, Bill Logsdon and Steve Stoops.

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“I try to evoke an emotional connection,” Wilson said. “I’m an author and an illustrator, so there’s usually a subtle narrative to the art as well.” The standalone art outside Wilson’s children’s books has made quite an impression on the community, as well. “It’s very unique,” said Brazosport Art League President Linda Matheson. “Prismacolor is not your standard elementary school colored

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Don’t Bother Me,” has been published and is up for a Moonbeam Children’s Book Award, his wildlife artwork has gained a wide audience and he teaches art at Brazosport High School. Wilson has also been profiled by the Hill Country Sun magazine and has been interviewed for the Texas Wildlife radio show.

Yet Wilson remains humble, reminded of the hard work and struggle necessary for his success. “It took about four or five years before I got a ‘yes’ from a publisher,” Wilson said. “Between publishers and agents, there were about 1,000 rejections. I’ve found myself to be a better author, illustrator and, above all, storyteller from the process.” Wilson’s distinctive art style colors the book, which follows a “shoe

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fly” displaced from her home, a pair of cowboy boots at a shoe store. She is taken to a farm, where she asks the other animals if they can provide her a place to live. Each time, the animals refuse, saying “shoe fly, don’t bother me!” The illustrations are done in Prismacolor, a professional-grade colored pencil, and Wilson says this allows for a method of drawing not quite as photorealistic as others.

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pencils.” “His technique makes the images just beautiful,” Matheson said. “I hope his audience will go beyond the community.” Wilson credits his wife for keeping him on the right track and supporting him through thick and thin. “She handles the business side of things,” Wilson said. “She’s my best critic. None of this would be possible without her.”

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Motivation for Wilson’s artwork comes from a deep and passionate love for Texas and its vast, diverse landscapes, Wilson said. “What I’m trying to do, my purpose when I go out there, is to find what I believe to be truly Texan at heart and share it,” Wilson said. “I feel alive when I’m surrounded by nature.” “Shoe Fly, Don’t Bother Me” is available now at Barnes and Noble, Amazon.com and most major book retailers nationwide. Autographed copies from the author are available at Wilson’s website, www.jaredpaulwilson .com. A display of Wilson’s artwork is running through April at Dow Chemical’s A.P. Beutel Building, 2301 N. Brazosport Blvd. in Freeport, from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Ian Goodrum is features coordinator for The Facts. Contact him at 979-237-0159.

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Q: David Robert Jones is the birth name of David Bowie. His birth name seems appropriate for a teenage heartthrob. Why did he change it?

— E.N., Plano

A: David Bowie changed his name in 1966 since there was already a famous guy named Davy Jones -— the lead singer of the Monkees. Bowie’s name is an homage to Jim Bowie, the frontiersman and creator of the bowie knife.

Q: What is the medical term for a black eye?

— C.D., Fremont, Calif.

A: In medical speak, a black eye is called a “periorbital hematoma.”

Q: I took a self-guided tour of ancient Greek artifacts. The recording was excellent in describing selected objects. There were several figurines with gold and ivory inlays. This type of statue has a special name, but I could not understand the word to write it down. Do you know what the word is?

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of their ride. In 1905, construction finished on the present-day store. When it was completed, the street level was used as the store, and the top four floors were used as lavish apartments. In 1959, the House of Fraser acquired the store, and in 1985 the Fayed family acquired the House of Fraser. Q: Who wrote, “What mighty contests rise from trivial things"?

— O.H., Easton, Pa. A: That is a line from “The Rape of the Lock” by Alexander Pope (1688-1744). Pope also wrote the following wellknown line: “Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.”

DID YOU KNOW? You will find Cannes, the sunny summer playground of the rich, located on — V.G.L, Flagstaff, Ariz. France’s southern Mediterranean coast. On A: Statues or figurines the same latitude as made of gold and ivory are called “chryselephan- Cannes is Milwaukee. While the average high tines.” Ivory is often temperature in Cannes used for flesh, and gold in the winter is in the is incorporated for gar50s, Milwaukee citizens ments, hair and other endure winters with details. This form of sculpture was popular on average highs in the 20s. a small scale in Egypt, Q: As a teenager, we Mesopotamia and Crete. had a favorite hamburger The Greeks used this and milkshake diner. form on enormous statOne of the first things ues such as Athena and Zeus in the sixth century we did was put coins in the Rock-Ola jukebox. I B.C. understand the first part of the name “Rock,” but Q: What is the history what does “Ola” mean? of Harrods department — C.B., Lynn, Mass. store in London? A: Although the name — I.J.F., Stowe, Vt. implies rock ’n’ roll, it A: In 1834, Charles actually comes from the Henry Harrod set up a grocery store specializing founder of the jukebox manufacturing company, in tea. In 1849, he David C. Rockola. moved to a single-room Rockola learned to repair store at the current coin-operated devices as store’s location in a youngster in Canada. Knightsbridge, London. By the mid-1920s, he The store did well. owned a company that Disaster struck in manufactured coin-operDecember 1883 when ated scales. His company the store burnt to the later entered into pinball ground. Harrod managed manufacturing and then to fulfill all Christmas the manufacturing of orders and made a record jukeboxes in 1927, many profit that year. A new years before rock ’n’ roll and larger store was became popular. built. Harrods claims to have Send your questions to Mr. installed the first escalaKnow-It-All at AskMrKIA@ tor in the world in 1898. gmail.com or c/o Universal Nervous customers were Uclick, 1130 Walnut St., served brandy at the end Kansas City, MO 64106.

Listings for clubs, civic organizations and associations run in Brazos Living as space permits. To have meeting notices published regularly, come by the office at 720 S. Main in Clute, or send the following information to Club Calendar, P.O. Box 549, Clute, TX 77531: club name; date, time and location of meetings; and a phone number readers can call for information. Information also can be sent by fax at 979265-9052 or emailed to bliving@thefacts.com. For information, call 979-237-0159.

ASSOCIATIONS The National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers: For chemists, engineers and others in the technical community. Call 979-2387830 or 979-238-2801.

SUNDAY Brazosport Daylily Society: 2:30 p.m. second Sundays, Lake Jackson Civic Center. Brazosport Eagles Aerie 3111 bingo: Doors open 11 a.m.; card sales start at noon; bingo from 1 to 5 p.m., 6818 Highway 332 E. Portion of proceeds goes to charity. Call 979-239-2582. Greenwood Gun Club Shotgunners: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Greenwood Gun Club shotgun range, 3 miles east of Highway 523 on FM 2004. Call Jim Cutshall at 979-297-6143. American Legion Auxiliary Charles Dixon Post 241: Organizational meeting second Sundays at 2 p.m. at post home, 1021 S. Highway 288-B, Angleton. Call 979-849-9774. Sons of Legion Squadron: Second Sundays at American Legion Post 241, 1021 S. Highway 288-B. Call 979-8499774.

MONDAY American Business Women’s Association, Alvin Daytimer Chapter: 2 p.m. fourth Mondays, Alvin Senior Citizen Center, 309 W. Sealy. Call 281-5854973 or 281-585-6419. Angleton Citizens Police Academy Alumni: 6 p.m. second Mondays, Angleton Police Department. Call 979-849-2383. Brazosport Art League Paint-In Group: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, Art League Studio, The Center for the Arts and Sciences, 400 College Blvd., Clute.

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LAKE JACKSON — Brazosport College’s Adult Life and Learning Program (ALLP) is known for providing fun and fellowship, and more of the same is expected during the spring 2013 semester. ALLP, which is for adults 50 and older, will begin its new schedule of classes March 26. The classes run weekly for six weeks and end May 2. Nineteen courses are offered during the spring semester, including clay sculpting, learning Spanish and computer courses. All classes offered under the ALLP program have a one-semester fee of $45, or enroll with a friend and receive a $5 discount. Participants can choose up to eight classes for a single fee. ALLP is offering three new classes this semester: Basic Excel Spreadsheets, Cooking Well with Diabetes and Unusual Bible Stories. The classes are at the Brazosport College main campus Tuesdays and

Thursdays. A minimum of six participants is required for most classes to run, and others have limited space. The class registration fee provides participants other benefits, including use of the Brazosport College library and computers in the learning services area, free admission to all drama programs at the college, a 15 percent discount on lunch in the BC commons during ALLP and admission to the BC art gallery. Popular classes include: Baubles, Bangles and Beads, Clay Sculpting, Easy Gardening for the Gulf Coast, Tai Chi for Seniors and Birds: How to Find and Identify Local Avifauna. Brochures are available at the Brazosport College main desk or at local libraries. Pay by credit card by calling 979-230-3600 or visit the new Community Education registration office on the Brazosport College main campus at 500 College Drive, Lake Jackson.

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TUESDAY Brazosport Birders: 7 p.m. fourth Mondays of January, March, May, September and November at the Brazosport Museum of Natural Science at The Center for Arts and Sciences, 400 College Blvd., Clute. Field trips in February, April, October and December. Contact Tom Taroni at 979297-5563 or email taronitom @gmail.com. Clute Improvement Commission: Volunteer citizens group for general improvement and environmental issues, 7 p.m. third Mondays. Call 979-265-2541. Damon Mound Extension Education Club: 10 a.m. first and third Mondays, First Baptist Church of Damon. Call 979742-3667 or 979-742-3181. Diamond Toastmasters: 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Mondays, B120, room 205, Dow Texas Operations, Freeport. Opportunity to improve public speaking skills, listen to others and make presentations. Visitors welcome. Contact Yushan Hu, at 979-238-9868 or Yhu1@dow.com. Fort Velasco Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution: 9:30 a.m. third Mondays at the home of a member. Call Janet Jackson Ellis at 979-265-0697. Beta Gamma Lambda: Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi meets first and third Mondays. Call Denise Fuqua at 979-849-3532 or 979297-3118. Kappa Delta: Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi meets second and fourth Mondays. Call Sherry Patton at 979-709-7371. LJFAT — Lake Jackson/Freeport Area Triathletes: 6:30 p.m. first Mondays at the Lake Jackson Public Library. Call 979-2850266. Lake Jackson American Legion Auxiliary Unit 306: 6 p.m. first Mondays at The Picket Fence, 107 West Way, Suite 7, Lake Jackson. Call 979-297-1157. Marine Corps League: Regular membership meeting at 6 p.m. second Monday of the month. Detachment Planning Meeting (all members invited) fourth Mondays at the American Legion, 1221 S. Highway 288B, Angleton.Call Jorge Buenrostro at 979-549-1551. Seniors Third Monday: 10 a.m. to noon third Mondays, Velasco Community House, 110 Skinner

St., Freeport. For ages 55 and older. Call the Freeport Visitors Center at 979-233-3306. Stephen F. Austin Statue meeting: 6 p.m. third MOndays at the statue, 25655 Highway 288, Angleton. Call Roddie Buchanan at 979-849-0876. TOPS — Take Off Pounds Sensibly: 6 p.m. Mondays on the fourth floor of Brazosport Regional Health System in Lake Jackson. Fees $4 monthly, plus $25 annually. Call 979-2855477 or 979-482-1009. Velasco Chapter 220, Order of the Eastern Star: 7:30 p.m. second Mondays, Velasco Lodge Hall, 1210 N. Avenue O, Freeport. Call 979-265-1720 VFW Post 8551: Post and auxiliary meetings 6:30 p.m. first Mondays at post home, Highway 35 and FM 1459, Sweeny. Call 979-345-4409. WestBAGOTOS: Brazoria actors guild meets 6:30 p.m. third Mondays, auditorium of the Brazoria Civic Center, 201 Smith St. Bring the whole family; 45-minute play-acting session for children concurrent with meeting. Call Meeka Thomas at 979-798-3636 or visit www.wbag.org. XICHINU: Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi meets 7 p.m. second and fourth Mondays. Call Carol Gerault at 979-798-2798 or 979-417-3521. Marine Corps League: 6:30 p.m. second Mondays at American

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Alvin Area Achiever Chapter, American Business Women’s Association: 6 p.m. third Tuesdays at Parks Restaurant, 2422 S. Gordon, Alvin, in back meeting room. Guests welcome. Contact President Anna Kettler at 281-559-2038, akettler@ghg.net or P.O. Box 9, Alvin, TX 77512. Amateur Radio Club: 7:30 p.m. third Tuesdays, First Baptist Church of Clute. Visit www.qsl. net/kd5cmn/index.html. Angleton Toastmasters: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, St. John Lutheran Church, 2227 N. Downing Ave., Angleton. Improve communication and leadership skills and gain confidence. No RSVP necessary, but on rare occasions a meeting might be canceled or moved. Contact club President Kay Smitherman at 979-849-4413; or visit http://angleton. freetoasthost. us. Brazoria County Campaign for Liberty Meetup: 7 p.m. Tuesdays at China Town in Lake Jackson. Open to anyone concerned with state of affairs in local and federal government. Call 979-2977336. Brazosport Archaeological Society: 7:30 p.m. second Tuesdays, Brazosport Museum of Natural Science, The Center for the Arts and Sciences, 400 College Blvd., Clute. Laboratory sessions, field trips, excavations and surveys.

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Brazosport College students earn honors Special to The Facts

LAKE JACKSON — Brazosport College registrar’s office has released the names of students who have earned scholastic honors on the Dean’s List for fall semester 2012. To achieve this recognition, students must take a minimum 12 semester hours of college-level work (excluding physical education), pass all their courses and earn a grade point average of 3.60. Students carrying more than eight, but fewer than 12 semester hours of college-level work may receive scholastic honors by earning a grade-point average of 3.75 and passing all their courses. The following Brazosport College students qualified for scholastic honors based on their performance in the fall 2012 semester. ALVIN: Neal Stanton Jr., Joshua Whitlock and Patrick Winget ANGLETON: Darrell Adell Jr., Brittney Armstrong, Diana Aviles, Josephine Baladez, Carlos Bosquez, Manuel Carrillo, Sean Carroll, Joel Castillo, Jose Chavez II, Jason Cleere, William Clifton Jr, James Cooper, Nichole Correia, Marcia Davidson, Regina Davis, Hollis Deloach, Peter Echartea, Penney Ford, Cade Gamble, Joshua Ganze, Miasara Garza Anderson, Jarred Glidden, Victor Gonzalez Jr, Angeline Green, Edna Houston, Shenise Howington, Skyllar Jones, Brandon Kasinger, Chanie Long, Nadia Lopez, Daniel Marks, Mary McDaniel, Jessica Mcleister, Dustin Mercado, Scott Miller, Kelvin Monroe, Alex Moorhead, Viviana Morales, Jamie Myers, Jessica Neill, Rachael Oliver, Pablo Ordonez Jr, Jacky Pena, Robert Ramirez Jr., Steven Ramirez, Kevin Snedecor, Stephanie Toth, Ulysses Velez, Raul Villarreal and Clarence Wade III BAY CITY: Leticia Johnson, Cody Klaus, Megan Kubecka and Edward Leissner BLESSING: Rachael Hailey BRAZORIA: James Anderson, Sean Bates, Corey Braden, Audra Bree, Raymond Cuevas, Alise Driggers, Zachary Fink, Steven Flores, Chelsey Floyd, Hanniel Gordon, Maryian Grear, Jordan Hagen, Tia Harris, Aaron Hoot, Kristen Huggins, Patricia Jahns, Andrew Keith, Joshua Kestler, Sadie Lewis, Andrea Logan, Brittany Manley, Fernando Montes, Shelby Moody, Christian Morin, Chad Pessarra, Donna Phillips, Josh Summers, John Warneke and Sierra Westjohn

CEDAR LANE: Canon McCulley CLUTE: Oscar Alanis, Heriberto Alejo, Amber Berrones, William Brantley, Katrina Bull, Melanie Cauthorn, Reed Clayton, Kristin Dial, Stephanie Dowst, Michael Freking, Adalberto Galaviz, John Herbst, Joy Huber, Holly Hundl, Patricia Jeffreys, Thomas Jurecka, Aaron Kirk, Philip Koziol, Leanne Laferney, Sheila Mathews, Michael Mathis, Cory Neuert, Suzanne Paramore, Jonishcia Patterson, Sonia Perez, Stacia Ray, Carol Rodgers, Denisse Romero, Emily Saragoza, Jermaine Shorter, Heather Smith, Typhany Smithey, Melissa Soliz, Donna Spiller, Daniel Springston, Brandon Taylor, Lacy Valenzuela, Alexis Vielma and Regina Washington DANBURY: Daniel Dickson, Waylon Edens, Philomena Jaquay and Molly Wilson DICKINSON: Christopher Tuggle FREEPORT: Miguel Amador Jr., Richard Bickle, John Buegeler, Alexandra Caro, James Evans, Saul Garces, Chelsea Garza, Jeanelle Goins, Juan Guevara, Jennifer Hein, Michelle Heredia, Joshua Hernandez, Alan Herrell, Michelle Jiminez, Stephanie Kozak, Felicia Leyva, Pablo Lopez, Eduardo Martinez, Lizeth Martinez, Justin Music, Tin Nguyen, Van Nguyen, Patricia Olvera, Ashley Phillips, Bradley Phillips, John Philp, Nicole Powers, David Reames II, Jorge Salinas, Benjamin Sanchez, Scott South, Stephanie Thirtle, Imelda Velez, Sarah Whitton, Jenifer Zak and Maria Zavala HITCHCOCK: Gabby Orta HOUSTON: Oscar Mosqueda and Daniel Nguyen JONES CREEK: Riley Waldrip LAKE JACKSON: Jose Aguilar Jr., Mary Aleman, Isador Aparicio, Justin Armstrong, Rebecca Barber, Renee, Barrett, Neil Bateman, Heather Baxter, Brent Bergen, Brian Bilodeau, Lacey Blanding, Anthony Blount, Arley Bonin, Amanda Brumley, Brielle Byrd, Samantha Byrd Jose Cantu, Terry Carter, Ryan Cartmill, Joseph Castro, Herman Charles, Noor Chashmawala, Dillon Coale, Haley Condit, Evan Cooper, Gabriela Cortez, Matthew Davis, Alejandro DeLeon, David Delgado, Matthew Delong, Jeremy Dennington, Erika Desimone, Michael Douillard, Jenna Dulaveris, John Dulaveris, Eric Foger, Patricia Franklin, Ammar Habib, Robin Harms, Haley Heathcock, Gina Hobson, Jessica Holik, Danae Hughes, Alp Icsezen, Kayli, Jarosz, Daniel Johnson Sr., Steven Johnson, Jessa Knox, Mary Koziol, Michael

Koziol, Cooper Langham, Michael Lindner, Joshua Lowery, Karla Martinez, Michelle Massey, Emily McQueen, Ash Leigh McQuoid, Colton Mikes, Tina Milani, John Moore III, Mallory Mourot, Cassandra Navarrete, Sterling Noe, Justin Novosad, Allison O’Brien, Ginger O’Connor, Kimberly O’Quinn, Nicole Patrick, Michael Pearce, Rosa Pilataxi, Meredith Pyle, Crystal Ramirez, Maddison Reid, Catherine Roachell, Suzanne Salinas, Shelby Sanchez, Mario Scalf, Jacob Schumacher, Travis Sheppard, Marc Smyth, Jeronimo Sotoj Jr., Justin Sprague, Bailey Stephenson, Jaime Valdez, Stephen Veach, Sebastian Velasco, Ricardo Vergara, Benjamin Waldrep, Paulene Weilnau, Jena Welch, Amber Wiley, Tabitha Wiley, Charles Willard Jr., Henry Willard, Michelle Willis, David Wilson, Natalie Wood, Courtney Wright, Sabra Wright and Mary York LEAGUE CITY: Jon Koerber and William Love Sr. NEEDVILLE: Robert Case OAK CREEK: Steven Hafeman OYSTER CREEK: Heather Hughes, Dylan Potter and Kelly Rasmussen PASADENA:Jeffrey Wardlaw PEARLAND: Darryl Davis, Zebulon Myers and Stacy Richardson RICHMOND: Ingrid Baptiste RICHWOOD:Kevin Barber, Cody Baumann, Chyna Bond, Bernardo Carrizales, Jorge Davila, Carolina Hernandez, Raymond Kliatchko Brandi Leal, Ashlyn Morton, Corinna Richardson, Jasea Stansel, Anthony Valdez and Morgan Ware ROSHARON: Carlos Acuna Sr. and Jonathan Lebato SANTA FE: Michael Kaufhold, Cameron Ott and Steven Rehm SUGAR LAND: Chad Rutherford SWEENY: Paige Achten, Kaylor Chafin, Misty Gant, Dustin Gee, Kristen Hebert, Caleb Holley,Jessa-Le Hoot, Brittany Horton, Dylan Jammer, Joycelyn Myles, Amber Norton, Jacob Pitts, Jake Rayburn, Joshua Richers, Scott Swift, Sydney Westbrook and Rashad Williams Sr. TEXAS CITY: Roger Hayes WEST COLUMBIA: Sarah Baker, Amber Broderick, Daniel Bullington, Lowell Dunning, Brittney Foster, Collin Golightly, Amberly Griffith, Annie Hankins, Tracy Holtz, Lori Hutchings, Kaylan Johnson, Evaristo Martinez Jr., Sonia Martinez, Richard Palat, April Sahagun, Gregory Taylor, Tiffany Vanbeber and Heather Vaughn WHARTON: Ignacio Valades Jr.

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confusion about your sexual orientation, I recommend you talk frankly with some of your female and male friends and ask what it is about you that has created this impression. Obviously there is something about the way you present yourself that’s causing it, and the quickest way to find out what it is would be to ask direct questions of the people who know you best. DEAR ABBY: My dear friend, God rest her soul, had a saying I think everyone could benefit from: “You are the master of the unspoken word. Once it is spoken, it is your master forever.” Comments, Abby?

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Singletary-Knox Susan Singletary of Freeport and the late DeWayne Singletary announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Courtney Singletary of Jones Creek, Texas, to L.D. Knox of Jones Creek, Texas. L.D. is the son of Craig and Jerri Lee Knox of Jones Creek. The wedding is planned for 4 p.m. Saturday, April 6, 2013, at Jones Creek Baptist Church in Jones Creek, Texas. Courtney is the granddaughter of Sue Neal of Clute, Texas. L.D. is the grandson of L.D. and Dolores Knox of Freeport and the great grandson of Harry St. Clair Freeport. The bride-to-be is a 2008 graduate of Brazosport High School in Freeport, Texas. She received her Certification as a Pharmacy Tech in 2012. The groom-to-be is a 2011 graduate of Brazosport High School in Freeport, Texas, and is currently employed as an operator with Dow Chemical in Freeport. Invitations are extended through the press.

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30 years ago Ma Bell’s got your number and she’s going to give it to you Saturday. It’s 409. Area code 409 will replace 713 as the telephone code for 16 communities in Brazoria County on Saturday. Phone bills that Southwestern Bell is sending to its customers currently contain selfadhesive labels bearing the 409 code. Those who wish can place them right over the soon-to-be outdated 713 code displayed on their phones. The 409 code will go into effect in Lake Jackson, Clute, Richwood, Freeport, Oyster Creek, Jones Creek, Surfside, Angleton, Danbury, Bailey’s Prairie, Brazoria, Churchill, West Columbia, Sweeney, Old Ocean , and Damon. All other communities in the county will keep the 713 code, as will Houston and 30 nearby towns. All customers in both the 713 code and 400 areas will keep their same seven digit local number. “For 90 days after March 19, callers dialing 713 for a number in the 409 area coded will be automatically transferred to the correct number,” said Genevieve Wilcox, manager of Bell’s Lake Jackson office. And for an additional three months, those dialing the old area code will reach a recording instructing them to dial 409.

50 years ago A proposal for closing a street in Freeport was tabled by the City Council on Monday after opposition was expressed by petition and more than a dozen persons attending a public hearing. The request for tabling came from Richard Hillenburg, president of Brazosport Machine Works, who had made the request. Both Hillenburg and Thad Davis, attorney for the opposition, agreed to a new hearing March 18. The request had been to close South fifth St. (now renamed Britt Bailey Street) between

Gulf Blvd. and Ave. F. Hillenburg said he needed to expand into lots across the street. Opponents, most of them residents of the immediate area, said they opposed the closing principally because they need access. They said after rains Velasco Blvd. is impassible and limits their access to Gulf Blvd. to South fifth and South sixth. Closing South fifth and South sixth would leave a single access street during rainy periods. The street is also used, they said, for children going to Lanier School, and by pedestrian traffic to nearby stores. Hillenburg contended that the limited facilities caused the need for round-the-clock work. Expansion might result in being able to eliminate the night shift, he said.

70 years ago A table tennis exhibition featuring Douglas Cartland and Harry Cook, champions of the sport, will be given at 10:30 on Friday at Freeport High School for the entertainment of the junior and senior schools. Sponsored by the Student Committee, the teams come as a service of the Southern School Assemblies, president Louis Rieves announced. Harry Cook is the Canadian National Singles Champion and Cartland is the Southern States Champion. This team has played exhibition matches all over the country for the past year and a half. Mr. Cartland is a great enthusiast for individual sports which can be played, but after one gets out of school. He will discuss these various games as part of the program to be presented. The Cartland and Cook Exhibition Team has just finished a four month tour of schools, colleges and clubs in the Middle West. They were received with great enthusiasm by every audience, many rating it the best program of the year from both the entertainment and educational angle.

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Book offers new perspective on law enforcement pioneer Ranger John B. Jones Rick Miller University of North Texas $29.95 hardcover

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Miller’s account of John B. Jones and his Frontier Battalion, covering the period from 1874-1881, is the first to be written specifically about Jones. In 1874, the Texas legislature created the Frontier Battalion, which was the first formal, budgeted organization as an arm of state government. JONES Texas’ overall law enforcement had previously been composed of periodic groups loosely referred to as Texas Rangers. The Frontier Battalion was originally created to combat the menace of repeated raids by Indians from the north and from Mexico into Texas’ frontier counties. The selection of Jones as its leader was a somewhat surprising choice, the author says, describing him as a frail, humorless Confederate veteran from Navarro County. Under his leadership the Battalion moved from Indian fighting to capturing Texas’ outlaws, such as John Wesley Hardin and Sam Bass. Established during the Reconstruction era, the Rangers filled a void in local law enforcement until local sheriffs and marshals returned to duty in their counties. Miller’s story of the Frontier Battalion is presented through Jones’ eyes during his administration. It relates both good and bad, chronologically and both in depth and in context. Repeated budget and funding problems, the development of standards of conduct, the personalities and interaction of the individuals involved, and the focus on missions and strategies against Indian war parties and outlaws are all covered, as are the

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methods of coping with politics and bureaucracy. Information about Jones’ personal life and his role in shaping the Battalion’s activities is also included. Miller’s book is based largely on primary documents, especially the correspondence generated by those involved in the Battalion’s drama.

First Timers and Old Timers Edited by Kenneth L. Untiedt University of North Texas $41.95 hardcover

Regarding this book, which is subtitled “The Texas Folklore Society Fire Burns On,” Untiedt points out the Society “has been alive and kicking for over one hundred years,” with very little mystery concerning what keeps it strong. “The secret to our longevity is simply the constant replenishment of our body of contributors,” he says. “We are especially fortunate in recent years to have had papers given at our annual meetings by new members – young members, many of whom are college or even high school students.” These presentations often are given alongside those of long-time members who are finally taking the opportunity to present their research, “fulfilling the mission of the TFS: to collect, preserve, and present the lore of Texas and the Southwest,” Untiedt says. Sections in the Society’s newest book include “Back in the Day: Reflections on Times Passed,” “Texas Music,” “Legends in Their Time — and Ours Still,” and “Everything but the Kitchen Sink: Ghosts, Legends, Language, and Other Lore.” One of the articles I particularly enjoyed, probably because it

reminded me of some of the Czech residents in our area, was Lori Majvar’s “A Czech Way of Business.” Although it was actually written about a mid20th century Lavaca County grocery store which was run and coowned by her aunts and uncle, second-generation Czechs, it was reminiscent of years past when some Danbury residents were allowing the rest of us a glimpse into the foods and language and customs of the lands of their origin or that of their parents. Another of my favorites was Francis Edward Abernethy’s “Songs of the Depression,” containing the observation, “There are several advantages to living a long time, one of which is that you become historical. “You begin to find the commonplace times of your life in history books. The Depression was a distinct part of my life, and I talked to my father about these years and it was even more distinctly a part of his.” Noting that every generation is the product of its parents, the author describes the Depression as “the offspring of the Roaring Twenties,” and quotes Will Rogers as having said we were “the first nation in the history of the world to go to the poor house in an automobile.” The songs included in this section evoke the times: “Beans, Bacon and Gravy” in which the writer had been hungry and cold, but the worst he had seen was 1932. Another song, “Wanderin’,” notes the writer had filled jobs from the army to working on a farm, “And all I’ve got to show for it is the muscle in my arm.” It’s a reminder that what we consider bad times, could be worse — and have been, in Texas’ and the country’s past.

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Sunday, March 10, 2013

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — It all depends upon what you value more — if you believe that material success is much better than social triumph, you should be pleased with what transpires today. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — If you get a chance to implement something that you’ve long thought about, don’t hesitate for one minute. Someone could eventually spot what you see and beat you to it. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Proceed very slowly when it comes to something that can get quite costly if it’s not handled properly. Acting impulsively could bruise you financially. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — It’s never smart to disregard the opinions of your associates, unless you have good justification for doing so. In that case, you must have absolute proof that you are right and they are wrong. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Try to accurately gauge the

Unless someone has something great to offer you in the year ahead, a partnership arrangement might not be your cup of tea. You might be more fortunate in an independent endeavor. intent of a friend who asks for your opinion. She or he might merely want your endorsement and not a hard, honest analysis. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — There’s a chance you could become involved in an endeavor that has great promise but is presented in a manner that disguises much of its true worth. Carefully check things out. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — An important decision should be made with a view of its long-range benefits and not merely on the immediate possibilities. Keep your eyes on the long game. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Although your ideas should

prove to be good when carried out, don’t deceive yourself into thinking they are much grander than they actually are. Be a realist. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Provided you don’t take any undue risks, your commercial affairs should go rather well. It’ll pay to operate along traditional lines, instead of taking big gambles. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — If you are too difficult to please, your colleagues might lose heart and stop trying. It’s important for you to properly acknowledge their efforts. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You’re a creative thinker, and what you conceive will have excellent chances for success. Conversely, you’re also a good talker and you could replace productivity with copious chatter. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Although Lady Luck tends to favor most of your involvements, when it comes to financial matters, she may still insist that you earn everything you get.

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• Trouble sleeping or sleeping too much

• Feeling helpless, hopeless, or worthless

• Moving slower than usual • Loss of energy

• Trouble sitting still

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thick in that ad, with the camera moving ever so slowly over an assortment of colorful doughnuts. The icing sparkles; the multicolored sprinkles glisten. I get darned worked up when I see it, and a little peeved at that energy company for putting me to the test. Then I think of those people in the little window at the bakery. They’re saying, “Well, what’s stopping you? We’re right here, five minutes away. We just dipped a fresh tray in all that bubbling glaze. A few of them have your name on them.” That’s when the words of a hymn we sang — every week I think — at the Methodist Church up in Oakwood when I was a boy come wandering into my mind: “Yield not to temptation.”

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So far it’s worked. Then there’s the occasional box of fresh doughnuts on the workroom table. I know if I touch it, it will be warm. I know if I open it and gently move the wax paper away they’ll be in there — buttery, yeasty and moist. We’re the only ones in the room, that little box and me. I could just eat half of one. But that would mean the other half would still be there, touched by my hands that are probably contaminated with any number of germs — it’s a schoolhouse, after all, which is just a giant incubator — so I’d have to throw the other half away. Which would be wasteful. My mother’s accusing voice would pipe up out of the past and tell me there are children starving in China. Somebody paid for those doughnuts, and who am I to just throw half of one in the trash can? So I’d have to eat a whole one. And if I ate one, then why not another?

1. Two walls considered their predicament. The quicker wall quipped to the other, “Look dummy, I’ll meet you at the corner!” 2. I wondered why the baseball seemed to be slowly getting bigger and bigger. And then it hit me! 3. The professional-looking rehab center had an encouraging black and white sign on the lawn outside. It said “Keep off the grass!” 4. A popular daycare center was calling in the police as one of the little guys refused food and was resisting a rest!

Then, what the hell. Why not have myself a splurge day and get it over with? I’ll get back on track tomorrow. I back away from the evil box. I hum a bit of “Yield not to temptation.” I get my coffee and go to my classroom and eat a fat-free Greek yogurt. I’ve managed not to tumble into the abyss one more time. But it’s a struggle. It’s a war. The people are still at the window at the bakery, expecting me to show up. The evil box is occasionally on the workroom table, waiting to lure me in. All of this has made me hungry. If you’ll excuse me, I have to hum a couple of stanzas of an old song. Award-winning author Ron Rozelle has written eight books. He teaches creative writing at Brazoswood High School. He can be reached at ronrozelle108@comcast.net. © 2013 Ron Rozelle

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10 years to our lives — because of the laughing. Ah yes, 10 extra years of aching bones, walking through doors and losing any conscious thought we might have had, and not remembering whether we just ate or not. I think psychologists call that time of your life “the golden years!” So thanks Nancy for reminding me of that wonderful visit we had with the prettiest girl in Alaska, Cheryl Bailey. Not that I need reminding. ■■■

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Charlotte Prouty sent in these useful hints for you. Some hints you might have heard before, but then some you might not, and never will again. ■ Use magnets to find nails and studs in your walls. ■ Cut a pool noodle in half, lengthwise, and

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WEST COLUMBIA — Early registration for pre-4 and kindergarten is now open for the 2013-14 school year at West Columbia Charter School, 725 W. Brazos in West Columbia. Students may be a resident of Brazoria, Matagorda, Wharton or Fort Bend counties. Pre-4 will be limited enrollment and based on interest and actual enrollment. Kindergarten enrollment is open to all children 5 years of age on or before Sept. 1, 2013, and Pre-K4 children must be 4 years of age on or before Sept. 1, 2013. The following documents are required of parents or

attach to your garage wall to save your doors from banging the walls. (Gin here: I am going to put a tennis ball on a string and hang it from the ceiling in our garage so I will know when I have pulled into the exact spot my Sweetie wants me to. See, when I have reached that perfect spot the tennis ball will touch the windshield of my little car. I will then know to slam on the brakes.) ■ When heating leftovers in the nuker, make a circle in the middle of the food (Gin here: Hmmm, I wonder how you make a circle in soup.) and it will heat more evenly. Thanks Charlotte for sending those hints. ■■■ Now we have some hints sent in by Bobbie Montue. ■ Reynolds Wrap has lock-in tabs on the ends of the carton to hold the roll in place. (Gin here: I

guardians to pre-register their children: official birth certificate, up-to-date immunization record, Social Security card and identification of person registering the child. Parents are reminded West Columbia Charter School is a public school and does not charge tuition. West Columbia Charter School offers a strong academic program, small class sizes, individual attention and state of the art classroom technology. For information, contact the school office at 979-345-2434, go to www.west columbiacharterschool.com or “Like” West Columbia Charter School on Facebook.

didn’t know that. I will certainly use them because I can’t count how many times the whole roll has fallen out. And that would be because of Murphy’s Law. And yes, it is a lot of trouble to put it back in the carton. When it falls out, my hands are all grubby and I have to stop the important work I’m doing, reroll it and place it back in the box.) ■ You can divide and store ground meat in a Ziploc bag. Just break off how much you need, and keep the rest in the freezer for later. So much easier than dividing and individually wrapping each pound or half-pound. What you do is place the ground meat in the baggie, even it out and take a dowel or a wooden spoon handle and score the meat into the amounts you want to break off, then take out of the bag after it is frozen. ■ You can dye plastic buttons. Just place the buttons in a muffin tin and you can dye the but-

tons different colors. ■ Store your opened chunks of cheese in aluminum foil. It will stay fresh much longer and not mold. But you can scrape off any mold and still eat the cheese without changes in flavor. ■ Peppers with three bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating. Peppers with four bumps on the bottom are firmer and stronger flavored. ■ Add a teaspoon of water when frying ground beef. It will help pull the grease away from the meat while cooking. (Gin: Works for me these days!) I’ll leave you with this thought for the day. It’s playing on the radio right now. “God is great! Beer is good! And people are crazy!” I’ll drink to that. If you have recipes or tips to share, or a request, please send to: Conversations with Gin, P.O. Box 334, Clute, TX. 77531, or e-mail to: ginscolumn@hotmail .com.

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