August - The Dockline

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From the Managing Editor
Baytown & Mont Belvieu
table of
I Love Water!
CONTENTS
AUGUST 2014
Hello readers! My friend Kai wanted to write
another article this month for you. Don’t forget, if your
pet would like to wirte something for our readers, send
it in and I’ll be sure they are in the spot light for that
month. Send your pets article to: Lindsey@thedockline.
com.
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Buster
Now that summer is here, it’s important to keep a
close eye on your pets, especially if they spend a good
portion of their time outdoors. Pets have the same needs
as people. They need food, water, shade from the sun
and shelter from the wind and rain. It’s easy to forget
in the spring and fall when the weather is comfortable
that animals depend on us to provide for their needs.
Summers here can be brutal and we all need to take
steps to ensure our outdoor pets have what they need.
Most importantly, they need clean, fresh water.
My family makes a point to change out the water in our
dog’s bowl every day. This ensures mosquito larvae, dirt
and other contaminants don’t get into our dog’s system.
Likewise, we have a dog house on the back porch
to provide a comfortable place for me to sleep that is out
of the wind and rain. Fortunately, our house and yard
are built in such a way that there is always a shade spot
in the yard where I can lie down and stay out of the sun.
Also don’t forget about heartworms, you need
to have your dog on a heartworm preventative year
round. Both dogs and cats need to be on a flea and
tick preventative as well - not only for their health and
wellbeing, but also for your family. An outdoor pet that
comes in even for a short period of time can unload
these pests in your home and lead to an infestation.
Lastly, and certainly not least, your pet needs love and
attention. Take time every
day to play with your pet
and show him or her
some love. After all, they
are part of your family.
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Goose Creek Proud
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Community Corner
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Eye Spy
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San Jacinto River Authority Kids Page
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Straight Talk
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Focus on Finances
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Learn The Law
26 Foot Facts
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Texas Parks and Wildlife
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The View From The Hill
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Capture The Moment
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Beach City
Massage
Photos by Professional Photographer Kelley Humbird of Beloved Creations Photography
Feeling the stress of everyday life or from
one’s job, or having a constant pain that won’t go
away can be a strain on both the body and mind.
There’s a solution: Beach City Massage Therapy
Group.
The Group is comprised of licensed therapists
who specialize in pain relief and emotional release. Karen Pace-Sullivan, the CEO and founder
of Beach City Massage Therapy Group, explains,
“Frequently, our high stress lifestyles and intense
pressure to succeed in both work and play create
tension that settles in our muscles. If left untreated, the tension leads to inflammation in the system
that, if not resolved, causes a myriad of health issues.”
Pain is something that Karen knows about.
Prior to this, she and her husband, Jim Sullivan,
CEO of Trinity Bay Tactical, were herbalists. “We
specialized in the formulation of natural topical
pain relief products.”
Karen is also a Natural Products Manufacturer, gaining her certification from the American
College of Healthcare Sciences in Oregon. “I have
seen pain presented in so many ways. We began to
provide products to massage therapists. The products, along with the application of massage techniques, were providing
incredible results where
clients might have been
at a standstill with their
pain. They were seeing
relief,” Karen states, then
adds, “The relief that clients felt causes me to have
relief too. That is when I
decided that I wanted to
help in another way. I was
finally able to go to massage school. Now I use
the products that we make
and the knowledge that
I gained early on to help
people. I can’t stand to see
people in pain. Pain is a
great equalizer. It doesn’t matter how much money you have, or how smart you are. Pain brings
everybody down.”
During massage school Karen met other therapists with similar feelings about helping people.
The idea formed to open a wellness clinic to provide treatment in a peaceful, secure environment
where the clients don’t feel rushed or herded in like
cattle and herded out to pay. Not only is pain a
problem but skin issues cause emotional pain, as
well as physical pain. Karen teamed with Martha
Guevara, an expert esthetician who also attended
massage school at the same time. Martha’s ability to treat skin and relax muscles was a perfect fit
for the wellness center. Being from Mont Belvieu,
Karen saw an area that offered no services of this
kind around.
Karen Sullivan, LMT,
Certified Natural Products Manufacturer
Karen’s Massage Room
“The area we are in is perfect,” Karen attests.
“We love Beach City and would like to put it on a
map by offering the totally unexpected here. It is
also a plus that we are close to so many people’s
homes.”
Karen opened the massage center last year.
She’s a local girl who graduated from Barber’s Hill
High School in 1980.
Now that the clinic is open, they are developing their identity as a high-end, clinic/spa that
caters to clients in pain with their muscles, skin or
emotions. “We will take each client as the individual they are,” she states. “We take time to speak
with clients; we want to know their expectations
and their goals. We operate under the philosophy
that every treatment will be different and individualized. Each treatment is a work of art on its own;
hence our motto, “The Artistry of Professional
Therapeutic Bodywork.”
Karen explains further, “As a therapist we have
many tools we can utilize. We have the knowledge
in our brains, the strength in our bodies, essential
oils, bamboo tools, hot stones, marble, plus a lot
more. The client presents as the canvas. You may
come in with a big issue and we have a therapist
that’s not busy, then you may get two therapists.
That’s like getting a two-hour massage for an hour.
We don’t charge extra for that. For all of us, the
most important thing is the client and getting
them out of pain and whatever they’re suffering
from. Massage is good for emotional issues, anxiety, blood pressure. It’s not just for physical pain.
Frequently, the mental pain
or anguish translates into
physical and it gets stuck in
your system. You can come
in here and expect to feel
like you belong here.”
Facial Therapist Martha Guevara is proud to offer treatments that not only
treat the skin but the client
as a whole person. “The client is the most important
thing to me. The experience
they have here should leave
them feeling refreshed and
relaxed.” She customizes
every treatment which consists of a consultation that
determines skin deficiency,
examines client concerns
and skin needs and develop
a plan to achieve skincare goals.
“For the most part, I use Decleor products.
They are beautiful products that nourish the skin
without adding unnatural chemicals.” Decleor
products are well studied and, according to Martha, “leave the skin glowing.”
Martha believes everyone can use a facial
regularly. “The skin needs to be free of congestion
and able to handle the stresses our lives place on it.
I treat children, men and women.”
Martha also provides excellent waxing services for both men and women. Karen elaborates,
“It’s all natural, so it goes along with our idea of
using natural, essential oils and natural product for
your skin and for massage.”
Kristin Franzino, Jack O’Neal and Yoshieko
Dunnam are the other members of the wellness
team at the clinic.
“What makes us different from other spas
is that our sessions are 60 minutes from the time
we put our hands [on our clients],” Jack states. “A
lot of places, if you start at 3:05, you’re already five
minutes behind. You’re done by 4. This way, we
have some room in between each clients, so that
if they come in late or if you need to give them
an extra 10 minutes because we need to try this
technique or that type of technique in trying to figure out what will work, and eventually you’ll find
something that will make the muscles relax. You
may have spent 20 minutes on one muscle group
at one side of the back. You don’t want to rush
L to R
Yosheiko Dunnam, Holistic Arts; Kristin Franzino, LMT; Brooke Soto, Office Manager;
Jack O’Neal, LMT, Deep Tissue Specialist, Karen Sullivan, LMT,
Certified Natural Products Manufacturer, Martha Guevara, Cosmetologist, Skin Therapist.
through the other 40 minutes. We just take our
time.”
Kristin agrees. “My favorite massages are
two hour time frames. I am able to spend time on
problem areas and it is very rewarding to see the
body respond.”
Yoshieko Dunnam is a reflexologist, specializing in holistic health. She practices different types
of Holistic modalities. “Many of my techniques
are ancient practices which have been forgotten
over time,” Yoshieko states. “Holistic work deals
with the whole person and not simply one issue.
I also utilize magnetic treatments, energy work,
birth totem analysis and nervous system work.”
Yoshi is a well traveled therapist that is fairly new
to Texas, but has been practicing for over 30 years
all over the world.
Obviously, a client who feels that he or she
needs treatment would not necessarily know what
sort of treatment they may require. Yoshi consults
with the client to determine which therapy would
be best. “Most people come in for reflexology,
which I work with massage techniques on your
hands and feet. You have 7,000 nerve endings and
those are connected to your organs and systems
in your body. So I work on those. Everything in
your body is reflected in your hands and feet, so
the nerve endings show the byproducts of how we
live.”
Beach City Massage Therapy Group was
happy to welcome Marian Sparks, the sky diving
diva to the team of healers lately. Marian does
silk nails, manicures and pedicures and her treatments don’t damage the nails. She specializes in
people who have nail issues. “Marian rounds out
our team,” Karen says. “When your feet and hands
look and feel good, so do you. Marian works outside of our scheduled hours because she is independent, but here she is still family.”
Beach City Massage Therapy Group is located next door to Trinity Bay Tactical in Beach
City. Business hours are 10AM to 7 PM Tuesdays
through Thursdays; 10 AM to 6 PM Fridays and
Saturdays. The address is 15838 FM 2354, Suite
C, Beach City, Texas, 77523. The phone number
is 281-573-4200. Look for specials in-house. A
client can book an appointment through facebook,
Beachcitymassagetherapy/app, or email them at
www.beachcitymassage.com.
Beach City Massage Therapy Group puts their
motto to work every day: “The Artistry of Professional Therapeutic Bodywork.” Get rid of your
stress and pain by becoming their work of art. u
Facial Room
We have the
momentum!
The Lake Houston Sports and Recreation
Foundation (LHSRF) was just selected by
the Houston- Galveston Area Counsel to help
implement a plan to control bacteria levels in
Lake Houston.
The LHSRF also helped secure funds from the
Texas Department of Wildlife and the City of
Houston of almost $220,000 to help control
and knockout the exploding water hyacinth
problem on the Lake.
This spring the LHSRF will stock another
100,000 Florida Hybrid Largemouth Bass
bringing our total to 210,000 in the last three
years.
The LHSRF has completed our vegetation
nursery to introduce beneficial vegetation that
will help improve water clarity and improve
wildlife on Lake Houston.
Our motto “Lake Houston is a valuable asset
worth protecting”
Please help us make a difference. Join
today!
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Pecan Pie Caramel
Cheesecake
FOR THE CRUST:
3 cups Graham Cracker Crumbs
½ cups Butter, Melted
½ cups Granulated Sugar
FOR THE FILLING:
3 packages (8 Oz. Package) Cream Cheese,
Softened
¾ cups Granulated Sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
2 whole Large Eggs
½ cups All-purpose Flour
¾ teaspoons Cinnamon
¼ teaspoons Nutmeg
FOR THE TOPPING:
1-½ cup Pecan, Halves, Lightly Toasted*
2 cups Good Quality Caramel Syrup (homemade Is Best)
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
In a large bowl, mix together all ingredients
for the crust until moist. Press into a 10-inch
springform pan and set aside.
For the filling, in a stand mixer, whip cream
cheese and sugar together until smooth. With
the mixer on low, stir in vanilla and eggs, one
at a time. Scrape the sides and bottom of the
bowl and stir again. Whip in flour, cinnamon
and nutmeg. Scrape sides and stir again if
necessary. Pour filling into prepared crust and
smooth the top. Bake for 40-45 minutes until
cheesecake is set and hardly jiggles, if at all,
when moved. Remove from the oven and
cool completely to room temperature.
Arrange pecan halves on top of the entire
cheesecake in concentric circles. Cover with
plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to
serve.
Once ready to serve, run a knife around the
edges of the cheesecake and remove the
sides of the springform pan.
To serve you can either drizzle 1 cup of caramel syrup over the entire cheesecake and cut
(with extra syrup to serve along with) or cut
first and drizzle individual pieces.
Side note: I prefer to warm my caramel syrup
to have a delicious contrast of hot and cold
for this dessert. Totally optional!
Enjoy!
How to Clean Dirty Tile and Grout
Have you ever noticed a difference in the
grout color between tiles next to baseboards and
in the middle of the kitchen? Have you ever asked
yourself how to clean those nasty looking lines
between tiles? If you did, you probably also asked
yourself how did it happen so quickly and what
you should do to get it clean?
What you can do depends on how well you
want it to be cleaned and how much time you want
to spend on the cleaning? There are a few methods to clean grout. Some you can do yourself and
some require special grout cleaning equipment
and a professional to do it.
Tile and grout cleaning methods:
1. Traditional – Hand brushing and scrubbing:
Tools that will be needed are: 2 buckets, 2
mops or rags, scrub brush, old tooth brush, alkaline cleaner, towels.
Mix alkaline cleaner with water in one bucket, pour clean, hot water into the second. Spread
soapy water over the tiles and grout that you want
to clean. Do it in sections when the area is large.
Scrub all tiles and grout lines with the scrub brush,
use tooth brush for detailing next to baseboards
and kick plates. Pick up dirty water with well rang
“soap” mop or rug. Rinse floor with clean, hot water (remember to change that water often to assure
good rinsing). Dry tiles with towels.
This method obviously is very labor-intensive
and will provide limited results because without
proper extraction most of the contaminants and
bacteria may still be left inside the crevices and
grout lines. Nevertheless it is very good for regular
upkeep or maintenance tile and grout cleaning.
Note: test your alkaline cleaner in inconspicuous area before starting. For details on how
to clean marble or other natural stone floors as
well as where to purchase alkaline based cleaners,
please contact me directly.
2. Mechanical scrubbing:
This method is commonly used by janitorial
companies to clean tiles and grout over large areas
and replaces manual scrubbing described above
with a floor buffer equipped with a grout cleaning brush.
In this method, detail work in the corners
and next to baseboards or kick plates still need to
be done manually. I would not recommend this
method to the average home owner because the
difficulty to control buffers and practicality of us-
ing it in small areas.
This method is a more abrasive method and
also without the ability to reach deep into grout
line and into voids and crevices of the tiles. Often
it is used with strong, acidic chemicals, which can
weaken the grout and make the grout prone to
cracking. Lack of dirty water extraction may leave
grout looking ‘spotty.’
3. Steam cleaning (don’t confuse it with hot
water extractors):
Steam grout and tile cleaning is very effective
with killing bacteria and microorganisms but time
consuming and labor intensive. It is an excellent
way to sanitize tile and grout, but again, without
a good way to extract or remove dirty water it is
just another maintenance tile and grout cleaning
method. However I found steamers to be very
good for cleaning granite countertops, shower
doors and mirrors.
Note: Steamers available to regular consumers often produce very little steam with no significant steam pressure to effectively clean grout and
may be pricey.
4. Hot water with extraction:
Hot water extraction is the newest and most
technologically advanced tile and grout cleaning
method. It uses hot water (not steam) under pressure and powerful vacuum to flush out and extract
dirt and bacteria from grout lines. It is an extremely effective way to remove soil and contaminants
from deep grout lines and from all the voids and
crevices of tiles.
This is the best and most effective method to
clean tiles with texture, such as tumbled or brushed
travertine or limestone. The hot water provides the
best way to dissolve grease and oils and sanitize
the floor. This is also a good way to clean tiles and
grout and extract mildew from inside showers.
This method uses water temperatures of 190-230
degrees along with proper degreasers made for ceramic tile or natural stone floors. Most important
though is the full rinsing of floor before any grout
sealers or grout re-coloring is applied. Sealers / recoloring will not stick to dirt or grease.
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Beloved Musical Classic, “Oliver!,” Next Up at BLT
Baytown Little Theatre is proud to present the musical, “Oliver!,” an adaptation
of Charles Dickens’ famous novel, “Oliver
Twist.” The music, lyrics, and book adaptation were written by Lionel Bart.
Kim Martin, the director, states, “This
beloved musical adaptation of Dickens’ classic novel is maybe one of the most popular
family musicals of all time. It continues to
be performed regularly by professional community theatres across the globe. We have
an excellent cast lined up and are so excited
to bring it back to Baytown in an elaborately
executed production.”
The musical follows closely the plot of
Charles Dickens’ novel, “Oliver Twist,” which
was based partly on Dickens’ own experiences as a young impoverish boy in Nineteenth
century England. Like Oliver, he knew the
plight of small boys who must fend for themselves on the rough streets of London. When
his father was imprisoned for debt when
Dickens was 10 years old, Dickens had to
leave school and begin work in a shoe-blacking factory. All his life, Dickens called upon
this and other experiences to create enduring
stories of children in poverty, forced while
young into difficult jobs working long hours
and preyed upon by unscrupulous people.
These stories highlighted the injustices and
abuses of the age and led to important changes in the laws of the country, especially those
involving the oppressed classes.
The story begins with Oliver, a young
boy, living in a workhouse with other orphaned boys. When Oliver disrupts a meal
by asking for more food, he is sold to a local
undertaker and his family. Treated horribly,
Oliver has to sleep under the coffins. He finally escapes and runs off to Paddington Green,
where he quickly befriends another young
boy, the Artful Dodger. Dodger takes him to
his home, an academy for orphans who learn
how to be pick-pockets by a kind, but slightly
sinister old gentleman, named Fagin. Oliver
is also introduced to Nancy, a lovable young
woman, and Bet, her best friend. When Oliver goes on his first pick-pocketing job, he is
caught by the police. The man from whom
Oliver attempted to rob, Mr. Brownlow,
learns of Oliver’s sad past and brings him into
his own home. Meanwhile, the villainous Bill
Sykes fears that Oliver will tell Mr. Brownlow
and the police where the thieves live. He forces Nancy and Bet to snatch Oliver from Mr.
Brownlow’s home and take him back to Fagin’s. Nancy pretends to do everything Sykes
tells her but secretly plans to take Oliver back
to Mr. Brownlow. This causes myriad conflicts that lead to a dramatic conclusion.
The cast includes Tanner Files as Oliver Twist; Jim Wadzinski as Fagin; Michael
Tuneberg as Mr. Bumble, the Beadle; Hunter
Hall as the Artful Dodger; Ryan Martin as
Bill Sykes; and Maegan Megginson as Nancy.
The talented cast includes 50 talented actors,
adults and children, and more than 20 individuals working behind the scenes.
The production team includes the following: Kim Martin, director; Mary Lou
Martin, assistant director; Jenny Johnson,
choreographer; Derek Gutierrez, technical
director; Beth Darby, stage manager; Sterling
Wadzinski, assistant stage manager; Sam Estrada, production manager; and Jan HerringSeeley, costume chair.
Directed by Kim Martin, the musical,
“Oliver,” opens August 1, with additional performances on August 2, 3, 8, 9, and 10. Graciously underwritten by Lee College, the City
of Baytown, and Community Toyota Honda
KIA, the musical features a live orchestra conducted by Dennis Eichler. Tickets can be purchased online at either www.baytownlittletheater.org or https//www.leecollegeonline.
com/secure/pac/ or by calling the Lee College
Box Office at 281.425.6255 Monday through
Thursday from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Fridays from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
Audition notice: Auditions for “Other
Desert Places,” written by Jon Robin Baitz
and directed by Christine Jones, will be held
August 3 and 4 at 7:00 p.m. at Baytown Little
Theatre, 4328 Hugh Echols Blvd, Baytown,
Texas. The show opens September 19. u
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H IGHLIGHTS
For This Month
Photos by: Carrie Pryor-Newman & Susan Passmore
GCCISD Education Foundation Grant Surprise Patrol
Jay Langlois (middle), teacher at Robert E. Lee High
School, surrounded by Lee cheerleaders, receives a
check in the amount of $917.15 for his grant, “Interact
With World History,” from Jim Wadzinski (right), vice
president of development of the Goose Creek CISD
Education
With all the fanfare of a holiday parade, the
Goose Creek CISD Education Foundation Grant
Surprise Patrol traveled across the District recently
awarding innovative teaching grants to 55 teachers. Education Foundation members, community
members, District administrators, cheerleaders
and a drum line exited yellow school buses, marching down hallways to the delight of the students,
and stopping to surprise the winning teachers.
Since 2009, the Education Foundation has
awarded more than $460,000 in grants. This year,
more than $111,000 in grants was presented to
teachers to enhance classroom instruction. Many
creative ideas have become realities with the assistance of the Education Foundation, and the members love to see the grants in action. Although the
teachers receive the grants, it is the students who
reap the benefits.
Diane Joaquin at Alamo Elementary School,
who teaches the Structured Integrated Learning
Class, accepted her grant through tears of joy in
front of a gym full of students who were watching a
talent show. Her grant, “Project SILC Communication: Give Us a Voice,” for $1,000 is for two iPads
for her special needs students.
“This will help our students have a voice,” she
said, emotionally thanking the Foundation members.
Education Foundation President Gilbert Santana is always ready to parade through schools,
“high-five” students down the hallways, and surprise deserving teachers with oversized checks
representing the amounts of the grants they are
receiving. This is the culmination of a year of hard
work by the group to raise money for the teacher
grants, and it is worth all the effort to see the excitement on their faces when they realize that the
dreams they have for their students will come true,
thanks to the Foundation.
“For those of us who don’t spend our days
within the school buildings, it’s like seeing a whole
new world that is happening right here every day.
The fact that we get to go in and do things most
kids get in trouble for is great!” said Santana. “We
are literally knocking the dust off the ceiling tiles
as we parade through the schools looking for the
grant winners and letting the children see that we
are excited about their future. I would say that it is
the highlight of my Education Foundation service,
and I look forward to the Grant Surprise Patrol every year.”
Most of the materials purchased by the grants
will be used by teachers and their students beginning in the fall of 2014, but the Goose Creek CISD
Education Foundation will already be hard at work
raising funds for the next grants to be awarded in
May of 2015. To donate to the Goose Creek CISD
Education Foundation, please visit the Goose
Creek CISD website at www.gccisd.net and click
on Education Foundation.u
Diana Joaquin (middle), teacher at Alamo Elementary School, accepts a check from the Goose Creek CISD Education
Foundation for $1,000 for her grant, “Project SILC Communication: Give Us a Voice,” much to the delight of Alamo
students. Pictured are (left) Albert Luna of Shine Dental and (right) Gilbert Santana, president of the Education
Foundation.
Goose Creek CISD Continues to Triumph at National History Day
IMPACT Early College High School’s Matthew Broussard (left) talks with Kenneth Behring
after Broussard performed at the National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring
Center. Broussard won first place in the nation
for his performance at National History Day for
the third year. Also pictured is his mother, Bonnie
Broussard.
Continuing the tradition of excellence
in History Day competitions established by
Goose Creek CISD students more than 22
years ago, ten students from the District recently advanced to the 2014 Kenneth Behring
National History Day competition. With an
entourage of more than 45 students, teachers
and family members, they made their way to
College Park, Maryland, proudly representing Goose Creek.
Matthew Broussard from IMPACT Early
College High School placed first in the nation
for the third year with his Individual Perfor-
mance, “Writs, Rights, and Responsibilities:
Franklin on the Origins of the Fourth.” He
also received the Magna Carta award from
the National History Day judges. Matthew
was under the direction of Steve Koester. After his performance, he was asked to perform
for Kenneth Behring, real estate developer,
philanthropist, and former owner of the Seattle Seahawks. The contest is named for Behring in recognition of his support of National
History Day.
“He blew the crowd away as he performed at a private reception for Behring
at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of
American History in the Kenneth E. Behring
Center,” said Taunya Breaux, coordinator of
social studies.
Kyleigh Fanning and Logan Fanning
from Ross S. Sterling High School placed
6th in the nation with their Group Documentary, “When Fear Was Stronger than
Freedom.” They were under the direction of
Arlene Hastings-Hill and Amy Maddie. Utkarsh Sharma from Goose Creek Memorial
High School, under the direction of Stephanie Schrull, placed 11th in the nation in the
Individual Website category with “Satyagraha The Right to Protest: The Responsibility
to Resist Violence.” Jonathan Garcia from
Sterling High School, under the direction of
Molly Fridley, placed 6th in his competition
row for his Senior Individual Exhibit, “John
Peter Zenger: Rights of the Press.”
Baytown Junior School’s Peyton Nerf,
Christopher Cerino and Christopher Ibarra, under the direction of Peter Cushman,
placed 3rd in their competition room with
their Group Documentary, “Rights of People With Disabilities,” and Cedar Bayou
Junior School’s Seth Franco and Dylan Gill
placed 3rd in their competition room for
their Group Exhibit, “The Day the Gridiron Turned Pink.” They were under the
direction of Carrie Kinnaman and Brandy
Pherris.
Each year nearly 3,000 students and
their parents and teachers gather at the
University of Maryland, College Park for
the week-long event. These groups come
from all over the United States, Guam,
American Samoa, Department of Defense
Schools in Europe, and affiliates in China,
Korea, and Jakarta.
Goose Creek’s success in the History
Day competitions has not gone unnoticed.
Goose Creek CISD was one of 12 school
districts featured for successful programs
in the 2013-2014 issue of Bragging Rights,
published by Texas School Business Magazine. The article detailed Goose Creek
students’ history of success in the local,
regional, state and national History Day
competitions for more than 22 years as well
as the support they have had from faculty,
staff and administrators throughout the
District.
“I am proud that our Goose Creek students continue to represent our District at
all levels of the History Day competitions,”
said Dr. Salvador Cavazos, Goose Creek
CISD superintendent. “This program has
been successful as a result of the hard work
and effort of our students, teachers and
administrators.”u
Tila Guerrero Tours Bañuelos
Tila Guerrero (middle), daughter of Dr. Antonio Bañuelos, listens to details about the construction of the elementary school named in honor of her
father presented by (left) Aaron Kiser of Marshall Construction Company,
Ltd. and (right) Randal O’Brien, deputy superintendent of administrative
services. Guerrero recently traveled from her home in California to tour the
school and to thank the Goose Creek CISD Board of Trustees members for
approving the name of the new school as Dr. Antonio Bañuelos Elementary
School.u
lems per 100 vehicles. This design takes a
comprehensive look at vehicle ownership,
with problems spread over the following
eight categories:
•Exterior
•Interior
•Seats
•Engine/Transmission
Honors for the Kia Sportage and Kia Cadenza in
this year’s Initial Quality StudySM by J.D. Power
•Features/Controls/Displays
• Heating, Ventilation and Air
Conditioning
•Audio/Communication/Entertainment/Navigation
•
Driving Experience
The focus of the study is model-level
performance and comparison of individual models to similar models in respective segments, which helps manufacturers
worldwide to design and produce higherquality vehicles that exceed owners’ expectations
Stop by Community KIA today and
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Kia has been on a bit of a roll lately and
The IQS is designed to quantify the ex-
continues to pile on the awards. The most
perience that new vehicle owners have, by ex-
est number of problems per 100 vehicles among large cars
recent is the recognition from the J.D. Pow-
amining problems they experience within the
and small SUV’s (tie), respectively, in the proprietary J.D.
er 2014 Initial Quality Study (IQS) with the
first ninety days of ownership. In order to de-
sponses from 86,118 new-vehicle owners, measuring 239
Sportage awarded “Highest Ranked Small
termine rankings, J.D. Power looks at 233 key
models and measures opinions after 90 days of ownership.
SUV in Initial Quality in a Tie” and Cadenza
problem areas and then calculates the prob-
ceptions of owners surveyed in February-May 2014. Your
as the “Highest Ranked Large Car in Initial
Quality”.
“The results of the J.D. Power Initial
Quality Study demonstrate Kia’s long-term
strategy to concentrate on quality, strengthen our brand and elevate the ownership experience,” said John Crowe, vice president,
service & after sale operations, Kia Motors
America. “The Sportage and the Cadenza
are two prime examples of how far the entire
Kia model line-up has progressed in the way
of design, performance, sophistication and
value.”
*The Kia Cadenza and Kia Sportage received the low-
Power 2014 Initial Quality StudySM. Study based on re-
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Dock Line Magazine - Baytown & Mont Belvieu Area Edition July 2014 15
THE IMPORTANCE OF YEARLY EYE EXAMS
Most people think of the eye exam as
a necessity for changing or updating their
glasses or contact lens prescription. While
this is true, there is much more to the eye
exam than checking the refractive error and
changing the power on your glasses or contact
lenses. During a comprehensive eye exam,
your eye doctor will check your eyes for common eye diseases, assess how your eyes work
together as a team, and evaluate your eyes as
an indicator of your overall health.
Who Should Get Their Eyes Examined?
Eye examinations are an important part
of health maintenance for everyone. Adults
should have their eyes tested to keep their
prescription current and to check for the early signs of eye disease. Eye exams for children
play an important role in ensuring normal vision development and academic achievement
of all kids.
Vision is closely linked to the learning
process. Children who have trouble seeing
or interpreting what they see will often have
trouble with their schoolwork. Many times,
children will not complain of vision problems simply because they don’t know what
“normal” vision looks like.
If your child performs poorly at school
or exhibits a reading or learning disability, be
sure to have their eyes examined by an eye
doctor who specializes in children’s vision to
rule out an underlying visual cause.
What Is The Eye Doctor Checking For?
In addition to evaluating your eyes for
glasses and contacts, your eye doctor will
check your eyes for eye diseases and other
problems that could lead to vision loss. Here
are some examples of the conditions that
your eye doctor will be looking for:
• Refractive error. This refers to your
prescription, including nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. Refractive er-
ror is corrected with eyeglasses, contacts or
refractive surgery.
• Amblyopia. This occurs when the eyes
are turned or when one eye has a much different prescription than the other eye. The
brain will “shut off ” the image from the
turned or blurry eye. Left untreated, amblyopia can stunt the visual development of the
affected eye, resulting in permanent vision
impairment. Amblyopia is often treated by
patching the stronger eye for periods of time.
• Strabismus. Strabismus is defined as
crossed or turned eyes. The examiner will
check your eyes’ alignment to be sure that
they are working together. Strabismus causes
problems with depth perception and can lead
to amblyopia.
• Eye Teaming Problems. Even if your
eyes appear to be properly aligned, it is possible they do not work together efficiently as
a team. Such binocular vision problems can
cause headaches, eyestrain and other problems that can affect reading and other near
vision tasks.
• Focusing Problems. These problems
can range from incompletely developed focusing skills in children to normal age-related declines in focusing ability (presbyopia)
among older adults.
• Eye Diseases. Many eye diseases, such
as glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy, have
NO SYMPTOMS in their early stages. Your
eye doctor will check the health of your eyes
inside and out for signs of early problems.
In most cases, early detection and treatment
of eye diseases can help reduce your risk for
permanent vision loss.
• Other diseases. Eye doctors can detect
early signs of some conditions and diseases
by looking at your eyes blood vessels, retina
and so forth. Your eye doctor may be able
to tell you if you are developing high blood
pressure, high cholesterol or other problems.
For example, diabetes can cause small blood
vessel leaks or bleeding in the eye, as well as
swelling of the macula, which can lead to vision loss. Your eye doctor will likely detect
this during a complete eye exam. It is estimated that one-third of Americans who have
diabetes don’t know it; your eye doctor may
detect the disease before your primary care
physician does, especially if you’re overdue
for a physical.
Why Vision Screenings Are No Substitute For A Complete Eye Exam
Vision screenings are limited eye tests
that may help identify people who are at risk
for vision problems. These are brief vision
tests performed by the school nurse, a pediatrician, other health care providers or volunteers. The eye test that you take when you get
your driver’s license renewed is an example of
a vision screening.
Depending on who is performing the
test and where the test is given, vision screenings may include tests for blur, muscle coordination and/or common eye diseases. A vision screening can indicate that you need to
get your eyes checked, but does not serve as a
substitute for a comprehensive eye exam.
A comprehensive eye examination is performed by an eye doctor and includes careful
testing of all aspects of your vision. Based on
the results of your exam, your eye doctor will
then recommend a treatment plan for your
individual needs.
Remember, only an eye doctor can provide a comprehensive eye exam – family physicians and pediatricians are not fully trained
to do this, and studies have shown that they
can miss important vision problems that require treatment.
Treatment Plans After Your Eye Exam
Treatment plans following your eye exam
can include a prescription for glasses or contact lenses to correct refractive errors, vision
therapy or strabismus surgery for binocular
vision problems, medical treatment for eye
diseases or simply a recommendation that
you have your eyes examined again within
a specific time frame. Your eye doctor also
may recommend that you take eye vitamins
or vision supplements to maintain good eye
health or help alleviate specific problems like
dry eyes.
No matter who you are, yearly eye exams
are important for seeing more clearly, learning more easily and preserving your vision
for life!u
The Feral Hog Problem
By: H-GAC Water Quality Staff
Feral hogs aren’t the pink, potbellied
variety from your kiddo’s favorite bedtime
story. This non-native species has wreaked
havoc throughout Texas, threatening livestock, destroying natural habitats and water
bodies, and costing an estimated $52 million
dollars in damage to Texas agriculture annually.
What is a Feral Hog?
According to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, feral hogs in Texas are a
cross between European hogs brought by
settlers more than 300 years ago and exotic wild Russian boars. Similar in size and
weight to domestic hogs, feral hogs have a
thick outer hide, four tusks and coarse, bristled hair covering their bodies.
But you’re more likely to see the signs
they leave on your property than the actual
hog. Feral hogs prefer to hunt and breed at
night, creating wallows in muddy, vegetative
areas and rooting around crops.
Further complicating the issue is their
prolific breeding. Feral hogs reach maturity
by eight months old and are capable of having two litters of up to ten young per year.
Destruction of Habitat.
The nearly 2 million feral hogs in Texas
cost crop farmers millions of dollars in damage and loss annually due to trampling, wallowing, and eating crops. Landowners also
spend an additional $7 million annually in
swine control efforts and damage repair. In
fact, while short-term damage can be costly,
the impact of feral hogs can damage root
systems and pasture land significantly over
time.
As omnivores, feral hogs occasionally
prey on livestock, primarily newborn lambs
Trapped feral hogs.
and calves, as well as ground-nesting birds
and fawns.
And according to Texas A&M AgriLife
Extension Service, a single herd of feral hogs,
called a sounder, can disrupt the vegetative
community in wetlands and other delicate
ecosystems through consumption and wallowing. This, combined with E.Coli bacteria found in feral hog scat that runs off in to
water bodies, also negatively impacts water
quality in our region.
Open Season.
Feral hogs do have a few natural predators, including the American alligator, hawks,
and coyotes; however, these predators are not
able to keep the population of this invasive
species in check and often only prey on young
feral hogs.
Currently, there is no season or limits for
hunting feral hogs in Texas. In fact, landowners are allowed to hunt feral hogs on their
own property without a hunting license if
feral hogs are causing property damage. If
landowners trap or snare hogs, they must
have a valid Texas hunting license.
To hunt or trap on property that is not
your own, you will need a valid hunting license and the permission of the landowner
where you’re hunting. Feral hog meat is safe
for human consumption, provided that cooking temperatures align with federal recommendations for cooking wild pork and game.
Additional means for population control are currently being explored, including
the strategic placement of sodium nitrate in
feeders.
Learn More.
There are resources, informational and
monetary, available to help landowners control feral hog populations
Texas Department of Agriculture and
AgriLife Extension currently offer the Feral
Hog Grant Program, a one-year grant to implement long-term statewide feral hog abatement strategies.
https://www.texasagriculture.gov/
GrantsServices/TradeandBusinessDevelopment/FeralHogGrantProgram
AgriLife Extension provides comprehensive information on the damage feral hogs
can do, signs you have feral hogs on your
Female feral hog grazing.
property, and trapping techniques for landowners.
http://feralhogs.tamu.edu/
http://feralhogs.tamu.edu/
files/2010/05/L-1925-Controlling-FeralHog-Damage.pdf
http://feralhogs.tamu.edu/frequentlyasked-questions-wild-pigs/
Get involved.
We are all responsible for ensuring
that our water bodies are safe and healthy.
Contact the Houston-Galveston Area
Council’s Water Resources Program to
learn more about our ongoing water quality projects, and how you can get involved:
[email protected].
The Houston-Galveston Area Council
Water Resources Program works with local
communities, other agencies and the public
to monitor water quality and develop activities to improve and protect water quality in
the 13-county Houston-Galveston region.
For more information about H-GAC’s program, visit www.H-GAC.com/community/
water.u
Sounder of feral hogs captured by motion-activated camera.
investing, you will be less likely to make moves
such as selling quality investments merely because their price is temporarily down.
• Don’t try to “time” the market. You may
be tempted to “take advantage” of volatility
by looking for opportunities to “buy low and
sell high.” In theory, this is a fine idea — but,
unfortunately, no one can really predict market highs or lows. You’ll probably be better off
by consistently investing the same amount of
money into the same investments. Over time,
Protect Your Retirement against Market Volatility
As an investor, you’re well aware that, over
Nonetheless, you can help improve your outlook
the short term, the financial markets always move
by owning quality investments. So when investing
up and down. During your working years, you
n stocks, choose those that have actual earnings
may feel that you have time to overcome this vola-
and a track record of earnings growth. If you in-
tility. And you’d be basing these feelings on actual
vest in fixed-income vehicles, pick those that are
evidence: the longer the investment period, the
considered “investment grade.”
greater the tendency of the markets to “smooth
• Don’t make emotional decisions. At vari-
out” their performance. But what happens when
ous times during your retirement, you will, in all
you retire? Won’t you be more susceptible to mar-
likelihood, witness some sharp drops in the mar-
ket movements?
ket. Try to avoid overreacting to these downturns,
You may not be as vulnerable as you might
which will probably just be normal market “cor-
think. In the first place, given our growing aware-
rections.” If you can keep your emotions out of
ness of healthier lifestyles, you could easily spend
this method of investing may result in lower
per-share costs. However, as is the case with
diversification, this type of “systematic” investing won’t guarantee a profit or protect against
loss, and you’ll need to be willing to keep investing when share prices are declining.
It’s probably natural to get somewhat
more apprehensive about market volatility
during your retirement years. But taking the
steps described above can help you navigate
the sometimes-choppy waters of the financial
world.
This article was written by Edward Jones
for use by your local Edward Jones Financial
Advisor. u
two, or even three, decades in retirement — so
your investment time frame isn’t necessarily going to be that compressed.
Nonetheless, it’s still true that time may well
be a more important consideration to you during your retirement years, so you may want to
be particularly vigilant about taking steps to help
smooth out the effects of market volatility. Toward
that end, here are a few suggestions:
• Allocate your investments among a variety
of asset classes. Of course, proper asset allocation
is a good investment move at any age, but when
you’re retired, you want to be especially careful
that you don’t “over-concentrate” your investment dollars among just a few assets. Spreading
your money among a range of vehicles — stocks,
bonds, certificates of deposit, government securities and so on —can help you avoid taking the full
brunt of a downturn that may primarily hit just
one type of investment. (Keep in mind, though,
that while diversification can help reduce the effects of volatility, it can’t assure a profit or protect
against loss.)
• Choose investments that have demonstrated solid performance across many market cycles.
As you’ve probably heard, “past performance is
no guarantee of future results,” and this is true.
the ward and to establish the ward’s legal domicile;
(2) the duty to provide care, supervision, and
protection for the ward;
(3) the duty to provide the ward with clothing, food, medical care, and shelter;
(4) the power to consent to medical, psychiatric, and surgical treatment other than the inpatient psychiatric commitment of the ward;
(5) on application to and order of the court,
the power to establish a trust in accordance with
By: Weston Cotten
42 U.S.C. Section 1396p(d)(4)(B) and direct that
But, first of all, Do No Harm
A client came in today with this dilemma:
“I took my sick son to the Emergency Room.
I have a Guardianship, but the Emergency Room
doctor says I have to have a Medical Power of Attorney.” A brief search of the Probate Code (now
Estates Code, indicates the ER doc was just plain
WRONG, in this case.
There are two kinds of guardianship:
1)
guardian of the estate and 2) guardian of the person. We are dealing with the guardianship of the
person.
A guardianship in Texas is a legal relationship between a “guardian” and a “ward.” In the
simplest terms, the relationship is kind of like the
guardian has the same kind of legal authority a
parent has over her child. The guardian has the legal ability to make decisions on behalf of the ward,
and the ward loses the legal authority to make decisions in those areas the guardian has authority.
So, for example, if a Texas Probate Court approves
an application for a “guardianship of the person,”
the guardian will have the legal authority to deal
with doctors, health care providers, pharmacists,
schools, day care facilities and anyone who deals
with the “person”, rather than their property or
finances, and the ward will no longer have that
authority. If you have a guardianship, remember
this information when you present your Letters of
Guardianship to your health care provider. If that
health care provider does not wish to comply, call
your attorney and ask him to explain why the doctor should comply with your instructions. If the
provider refuses to comply, the least that might
happen is the health care provider being “asked”
to explain to a judge why the provider refused to
honor the order of the court; at most, there may
be damages due to failure to diagnose or treat,
which results in injury, exacerbation of a condition, grievous injury or death.
ESTATES CODE:
CHAPTER 1151. RIGHTS, POWERS, AND
DUTIES UNDER GUARDIANSHIP
SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES
OF GUARDIANS RELATING TO CARE OF
WARD
Sec. 1151.051. GENERAL POWERS AND
DUTIES OF GUARDIANS OF THE PERSON.
(a) The guardian of the person of a ward is
entitled to take charge of the person of the ward.
(b) The duties of the guardian of the person
correspond with the rights of the guardian.
© A guardian of the person has:
(1) the right to have physical possession of
the income of the ward as defined by that section
be paid directly to the trust, solely for the purpose
of the ward’s eligibility for medical assistance under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code; and
(6) the power to sign documents necessary or
appropriate to facilitate employment of the ward
if:
(A) the guardian was appointed with full authority over the person of the ward under Section
1101.151; or
(B) the power is specified in the court order
appointing the guardian with limited powers over
the person of the ward under Section 1101.152.
(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (c)(4), a
guardian of the person of a ward has the power
to personally transport the ward or to direct the
ward’s transport by emergency medical services or
other means to an inpatient mental health facility
for a preliminary examination in accordance with
Subchapters A and C, Chapter 573, Health and
Safety Code.
Sec. 1151.053. COMMITMENT OF WARD.
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or
©, a guardian may not voluntarily admit a ward
to a public or private inpatient psychiatric facility operated by the Department of State Health
Services for care and treatment or to a residential
facility operated by the Department of Aging and
Disability Services for care and treatment.
Now, let me point out some of the main differences between a Guardianship and a Power of
Attorney:
(a) broadly speaking, the guardianship is
much more extensive and involved
(b) a power of attorney is cheaper, easier, and
much faster to create
© guardianships require interaction and a
hearing with a Texas Probate Court (in front of a
judge)
(d) a power of attorney can be revoked at any
time by the Principal (a guardianship cannot be
revoked by the ward)
(e) the principal in a power of attorney does
not lose his/her ability to make legal decisions, the
ward in a guardianship does lose many (or all) authority to make legal and/or medical decisions
This case from a Texas Appeals Court indicates the holdings of the Court(s) regarding the
powers of a guardian and the general condition of
the Law, even today.
576 S.W.2d 493 (1979)
Anne LITTLE, NCM, Appellant,
v.
Margaret LITTLE, Appellee.
No. 16226.
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.
February 7, 1979.
*495 The general rule in this State is that a
minor cannot consent to medical or surgical treatment. See Tex.Fam.Code Ann. § 35.03 (Vernon
1975). Persons adjudged to be mentally incompetent share the same disability to consent to medical or surgical treatment. See 45 Tex.Jur.2d, Physicians and Other Healers § 101 (1963). Parents
whose parental rights have not been terminated
and managing conservators of minors are authorized to consent to medical and surgical treatment of minors. Tex.Fam.Code Ann. §§ 12.04(6),
14.02(b)(5). The guardian of a mentally incompetent person has the same powers and duties as
does the managing conservator of a minor. In re
Guardianship of Henson, 551 S.W.2d 136 (Tex.
Civ.App.—Corpus Christi 1977, writ ref ’d n. r. e.).
Even ascribing to the word “treatment” its broadest definition, it is, nevertheless, limited to “the
steps taken to effect a cure of an injury or disease
... including examination and diagnosis as well as
application of remedies.” Black’s Law Dictionary
1673 (rev. 4th ed. 1968).
THIS ARTICLE IS FOR INFORMATION
ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON
AS LEGAL ADVICE. This does not constitute the
establishment of an attorney client relationship between you and this lawyer. Most information is of
a very general nature and cannot attempt to cover
all fact situations. Nothing contained in this article
should be construed to constitute a recommendation of any product, service, or web site.
Weston Cotten is admitted to practice in all
Texas Courts, all Federal District Courts in Texas,
and the U. S. Tax Court, though not certified as to
any legal specialization. He is a member of the College of the State Bar of Texas.
Please visit his website at com,www.westoncotten.com, or call at 281-421-5774. Principal (and
only) office is located at 5223 Garth Road, Baytown
77521.u
By: Jason C. Miller, DPM, FACFAS, FASPS
Bunions and Great Toe Joint Pain
Bunion deformities and painful great
toe joints are very common and can be quite
painful. The term “bunion” is a generic name
given to any enlargement of the big toe joint.
Bunions become painful due to pressure from
shoes, from misalignment of the joint, or
from damage from within the great toe joint
itself. A bunion can be caused from abnormal position or drift of the bones of the foot,
or can be a result of an arthritic or metabolic
processes. Many bunions are hereditary and
others form due to faulty foot function and/
or shoe choices and influences. Not all “bunions” are treated the same way.
Initially, “bunions” are treated conservatively with larger/wider shoes, splinting/
padding, anti-inflammatories, or orthotics
(custom made arch supports). Eventually,
most painful and large bunions require more
definitive treatment, often times requiring
day surgery. Early diagnosis and treatment
may prevent surgical treatment of bunions,
especially in the cases of very flexible feet,
arthritis, and metabolic causes. The longer
a “bunion” is present, the more the cartilage
and joint is damaged, often times making surgery the only option. Also, bunions and bad
great toe joint function often cause pain and
problems in other areas of the foot.
Bunion surgery is usually relatively easy,
predictable, and most often without general
anesthesia in a day surgery center or outpatient hospital. Most patients are allowed to
walk on their surgical foot the same day of
surgery. Early treatment of great toe deformities is the single most important way to prevent end-stage great toe joint arthritis. Most
end-stage great toe joint arthritis can lead to
significant disability, and often necessitates
great toe joint replacement surgery or great
toe joint fusion surgeries.
If you have a painful or enlarged great
toe joint, don’t hesitate, get your feet evaluated today!
Houston Foot and Ankle
Jason C. Miller, DPM, FACFAS, FASPS
Daren M. Guertin DPM, FACFAS
Laura Woodcox, DPM
Elizabeth Fernandez-Arias, DPM
Offices in Kingwood, Atascocita,
and Baytown • 281-348-2166
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4 Cheese Hot Roasted Red
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Ingredients
2 roasted red peppers, diced
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
4 ounces cream cheese, room
temperature
1 cup manchego, shredded
1/2 cup parmigiano reggiano
(parmesan), shredded
1 cup mozzarella, shredded
pepper to taste
Directions
Mix everything, place in baking dish and bake at 350F until
golden brown on top and
bubbling on the sides, about
20-30 minutes.
Serve hot and enjoy!
Slow Cooker: Mix everything,
place it in the slow cooker and
cook until the cheese is nice
and melted about 1-2 hours
on high or 2-4 hours on low.
Enjoy!
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CLEAN, DRAIN, and DRY:
New Law Enacted to Slow Zebra Mussel Threat
By: Mike Gore, Fisheries Technician
Zebra mussels originated from Eastern
Europe in the Balkans, Poland, and Former
Soviet Union Regions. The freshwater mussels can grow up to 1.5” long, and have a life
span of 2-4 years. The zebra mussel is a prolific breeder, with one female capable of producing 1 million larvae per year. Every year they
cause several thousands of dollars in damages
to things such as boat docks, outboard motors, and water treatment plants. They can
grow in large clusters, which can clog important pipelines from water treatment facilities,
or water intakes and discharges on a boat
motor. The larvae stage of the zebra mussels,
known as veligers, are microscopic, and float
in a water system until they come in contact
with a hard surface. Once they find a hard
surface, they will
become attached to
that surface to colonize,
and grow. If a lake becomes
infested with the mussels, there are no
current methods of eradication known at this
time. Zebra mussels are located in 6 Texas
lakes: Lake Bridgeport, Lake Texoma, Lake
Lavon, Lewisville Lake, Lake Ray Roberts,
and Lake Belton.
On July 1, 2014, a new law was enacted
stating that all boats, which include other
watercraft, such as jet skis, canoes, and kayaks, shall be drained of all water. Also, bilge
pumps, livewells, or any piece of equipment
that holds water
shall be emptied
of water while
at the lake. Everyone going to
a lake needs to
remember three
simple words
to help slow
the spread of
the zebra mussel.
CLEAN,
DRAIN,
and
DRY.
Clean- Re-
move any debris, trash or vegetation, from
your vessel, and trailer.
Drain- Remove the plug from the
vessel allowing all the water to drain out
while at the lake. Make sure that livewells,
bilge pumps, and any areas holding water
are drained.
Dry- Allow your marine equipment
or anything that touched the water to dry
7-10 days before taking your equipment
to another lake. Zebra mussels have been
known to live 7 days out of the water, so, the
longer your equipment is allowed to dry, the
better the chances that the mussels will have
died before you use your equipment again.
If you are not able to allow your equipment
to dry before going out to another waterbody then, cleaning your equipment with a
pressure washer that is able to spray water
heated to 140 degrees is what is needed in
order to destroy zebra mussel larvae.
The fine for not following this law is a
class C misdemeanor, and up to a $500 fine
for the first offense. Repeat offenses are
considered class B misdemeanors with up
to a $ 2,000 fine, 180 days in jail, or both.
Any questions or comments may be
sent to Mark Webb, [email protected] or call (979) 272-1430.
Statewide Boat-draining Rule
Takes Effect July 1
Media Contact: Ken Kurzawski, (512) 389-4591,
[email protected]
Beginning July 1, boaters must drain all water
from their boat and on-board receptacles before
leaving or approaching a body of fresh water anywhere in Texas.
The new Texas Parks and Wildlife Department regulation is designed to help combat the
further spread of zebra mussels and other invasive
species. It applies to all types and sizes of boats
whether powered or not: personal watercraft, sailboats, kayaks/canoes, or any other vessel used on
public waters.
The regulation requires the draining of
livewells, bilges, motors, and any other receptacles
or water-intake systems coming into contact with
public waters.
Live fish, including personally caught live
bait, cannot be transported from the water body
where the fish were caught in or aboard a vessel
in water from the water body where the fish were
caught. Personally caught live bait can be used in
the water body where it was caught.
Anglers are allowed to transport and use
commercially purchased live bait if they have a
receipt that identifies the source of the bait. Any
live bait purchased from a location on or adjacent
to a public water body that is transported in water
from that water body can only be used as bait on
that same water body.
Anglers participating in a fishing tournament
confined to one water body may transport live fish
in water from that single water body to an identified off-site weigh-in location, but all water must
be drained and properly disposed of before leaving that location. Anglers are required to possess
documentation provided by tournament organizers that identify them as participants in the tournament.
Movement from one access point to another
on the same lake during the same day does not require draining, and there is an exception for governmental activities and emergencies. Marine sanitary systems are not covered by these regulations.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and
a coalition of partners are working to slow the
spread of zebra mussels by reminding boaters to
Clean, Drain and Dry their vessels before traveling from one lake to another. The partners in this
effort include: North Texas Municipal Water District, Tarrant Regional Water District, City of
Dallas Water Utilities Department, Trinity River
Authority, San Jacinto River Authority, Sabine River Authority, Brazos River Authority, GuadalupeBlanco River Authority, Lower Colorado River
Authority, Upper Trinity Regional Water District,
Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, City
of Grapevine, Water Oriented Recreation District
of Comal County, and the Lady Bird Johnson
Wildflower Center.
More information is online at www.texasinvasives.org/zebramussels.u
Life is hard. High school is ROUGH and
senior year is certainly no joke. Why shouldn’t
they be rewarded? No matter what you decide to do for your senior year, treat yourself
with a portrait experience worth remembering. Make this more than just another part
of senior year but the BEST highlight of your
senior year. Trust that the photographer you
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Another School Year
Can you believe another school year is
right around the corner? Every year brings
in a new crop of those taking their first steps
into a school and the seniors anxiously walking the halls for their last year officially required school. Twelve long years of tears and
growth coming to an abrupt halt when you
walk across a stage that seems to take forever
to get to but too short to cross. Even if you
spend the next eight years in college, there is
no denying life is about to change for these
kids and their families.
you are provided quality products that will
are on the inside. They take your personality
and your dreams and make them come alive.
So what is your ideal senior portrait? Are
you in band or do you play baseball? Do you
want to remember your glory days on the
football fields or on the steps of your school?
Maybe school really isn’t your thing but your
first truck and fishing with your friends is or
the majestic look of an empty beach at sunrise
and the seagulls in the background, a field of
flowers or looking tough in our exclusive rain
room.
last through your many class reunions and
have tissues available for the moments you
realize your baby is no longer a baby.
Your senior portrait experience will not
only be amazing memories you make while
preserving the memories but will help parents
cope as their children move to the next phase
of their lives. Because after you get that little
piece of paper, on graduation night nothing
will ever be the same again.
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Think back to your high school years
- what were you like and who were your
friends. Sometimes these memories can become a little foggy. Fortunately for this generation, memorializing these prime years has
become much easier with social media, especially Instagram, a favorite among the young-
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show everything you are and everything you
have become?
Little snap chats aren’t meant to last more
than a moment and people forget what you
put on Facebook two weeks ago. It is easy to
get caught into this habit but do not short
change yourself!
Senior portraits at Affinity Photography
aren’t just your regular, “Hey, I am graduating so let’s take my picture kind of portraits.”
We have made an “experience” out of it to remember this time in your life you can never
get back. Senior portraits are about the things
that make you different. Not just what you
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MOM, I’M BORED….
How many of us hear this on a regular basis. It’s summertime and we all
want something to do. There are many resources in Baytown and the surrounding
area that we can have a “staycation” this year. The Chamber office has lots of brochures
of surrounding areas and there is great information on our website (www.baytownchamber.com)
entitled Tourism. “Baytown Plus 50” means there are things to see and do within a 50 mile radius. We
have tried to list all kinds of outings that are less the 50 miles away. This way you can plan out your week
and not spend all that money staying in another community. The City’s website (www.baytown.org) also has a
tourism area with information. We are 30 miles from Houston and 45 miles from Galveston.
Discover Baytown. Hidden from the big city hustle and bustle, Baytown is one of the Texas Gulf Coast’s best kept secrets.
We are steeped in history with sites like the San Jacinto Monument (the birth place of Texas) just a ferry ride away (and the ferry
itself is a fun addition to the adventure). While at the monument, you can also experience the Battleship Texas. We spent many
Sundays at the San Jacinto Monument as children and always loved going. For even more history, the David G. Burnett Park in
Lynchburg is a fun and educational place to go. This is a Harris County Park which is very well done. The Port of Houston offers
a boat tour of the port area aboard the Sam Houston.
Our city is home to an abundance of wildlife and lush vegetation including over 300 species of birds. Some of these can be seen
on an outing to the Baytown Nature Center located on Bayway Drive. There is much for youngsters and adults alike to see at the
Wetlands Center on Market Street across from Robert E. Lee High School. Check with their websites as there are also week long
camps for kids.
For water fun, Pirates Bay Water Park has added new features this year and even has a “water movie” once a week. For a smaller
water park, you might consider Calypso Cove near City Hall. Malibu Water Park in Highlands offers family enjoyment also. There
is also the wave pool in Mont Belvieu at Eagle Pointe. If all of this is of not interest, then head on down to Galveston for a day in
the sun and the sand or visit Schlitterbahn Water Park.
Plan a picnic or look up family events at the beautiful and relaxing Yepez Vineyard (12739 FM2354). It is a beautiful place to
spend some peaceful time. They also feature events that are fun for the whole family.
There are so many things to do and see in the Baytown area. We hope that you will sample some
of these before school starts again. We don’t always have to pack up and go on a long car ride or
an airplane to find fun things to do. So with what’s left of the summer, let’s “Discover Baytown”.
If you have questions about any of these place, just call our office and we will try to help you.
Tracey S. Wheeler, IOM
President & CEO
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