Vol. 15, No. 99 Sunday, October 28, 2018 USPS 9400 / Cost .75 ¢ CONGRATS TO THE 2018 CCISD ATHLETIC HALL OF HONORS Clear Creek ISD congratulates the 2018 Class of the CCISD Athletic Hall of Honor. This elite group of athletes was inducted into the Hall during a special ceremony before the Clear Lake High School/Clear Creek High School football game on October 19. The honorees were chosen through an extensive nomination and selection process for bring- ing distinction, honor and excellence to themselves, their alma mater schools and community. The Athletic Hall of Honor was established in 2016 and each year encompasses a specific era, folding in CCISD high schools as they were created. “I love all things about CCISD and personally believe the establishment of this event and its profile represent one of the most important recognition efforts in the recent history of the Dis- trict,” said Ralph Parr. The following coaches, athletes and Clear Creek High School and Clear Lake High School alumni were introduced as the newest members of the CCISD Athletic Hall of Honor: Coach Anid de la Garza built a dynasty in cross country. During her 29 years at Clear Lake High School, she brought her Track and Field teams five District Varsity Championships, 28 Regional appearances, 13 State appearances and three individual State Champions. Her 24- year record in Cross Country included 21 State appearances that included five State Champi- onships. Last year, Coach Anid was the first woman inducted into the Texas High School Cross MEMBERS OF CLEAR CREEK'S 1972 BOYS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP CROSS COUNTRY Country Association Hall of Fame. TEAM WERE AMONG THOSE HONORED AT THE RECENT CCISD ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME A living legend in the Clear Creek Independent School District, the state of Texas and even EVENT. PICTURED ARE (FROM LEFT): BRUCE ROACH, JOHN MATLOCK, RALPH BETAN- COURT, DAVID HALLECK AND BRUCE WINSTANLEY. THE TEAM WAS COACHED BY MAX nationwide, Coach Bill Krueger took his team to 14 District championships, three trips to the BLANSIT, WHO ALSO COACHED THE 1971 TEAM TO A STATE TITLE. state finals and a win at the State Championship in 1989. Coach Krueger is the nation’s all-time winningest high school boys’ basketball coach with 1,096 victories in 38 years. Clear Creek High School basketball player James Wesley Davis was UIL All-State First Team in 1957 and averaged 18.1 points per game. Davis started in the first two State Tournaments in CCISD history and played for Rice University on a basketball scholarship. Davis passed away last year and his wife, Nancy Guthrie, and his children accepted the award on his behalf. DIG IN Paul Russell Timmins II was a three-year starter under the legendary George Carlisle. Aver- aging 16.1 points his senior year, Timmins’ ball handling and defense were the best of his era. He started on Varsity for three years and went to the State tournament his junior and senior years. Earning a basketball scholarship, Timmins played two years on the Texas A&M University basketball team. Clear Creek basketball and football player Jimmie Dale Lenox was also a two-sport champion for Clear Creek High School and is the fourth member of the Lenox family to be inducted into the Hall of Honor. Lenox was All-State First Team and the high scorer in the 1963 UIL State Championship game for the victorious Wildcats, led by Coach Henry Bauerschlag. Lenox was an All District quarterback in his senior year. Clear Creek basketball player Sharon Casaday Wilkening was the leader, along with fellow Hall of Honor member, Robbie Hanson, on the girls’ basketball team under Coach Virginia Butler. She was All-District and All-State First Team. Led by Wilkening, the Wildcat team was the runners-up in the UIL State Tournament. Wilkening went on to play for Sam Houston State University and taught for Clear Creek ISD for 22 years. A 1969 Clear Creek High School graduate, William A. “Bart” Goforth was a two-year letterman By Bridget Buffa in football and an All-District player. He earned a full scholarship to play for Rice University and was named the team’s Most Valuable Offensive Lineman in 1972. Goforth played in the North/ As our Fall season begins, many of us are buying our pumpkins. We South College All-Star Game and later played with the Houston/Shreveport franchise in the use them at Halloween, to carve, decorate and as a Thanksgiving World Football League. staple. Pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread or anything you want…you can Clear Creek High School alum Dr. Charles H. Machell won the State Championship in diving incorporate “pumpkin” into the “mix”. I love PUMPKINS! in both his junior and senior years and went on to the University of Texas on a full diving scholar- If you are a Starbucks Fan, then you know that Pumpkin spice lattes ship where he continued to win championships. Dr. Machell has been a cardiologist for 38 years dominate the season, but the actual pumpkin has been on earth for a and continues to compete in marathons and Iron Man competitions. whopping 5,000 years. There's so much more to it than Starbucks, in- cluding its honorable contributions to the pie universe. Here are some CONTINUED ON PG 6 interesting tidbits about fall's favorite food: *The word "pumpkin" showed up for the first time in the fairy tale Cinderella. *The original jack-o'-lanterns were made with turnips and potatoes by the Irish. In England, they used large beets and lit them with em- bers to ward off evil spirits. Irish immigrants brought their customs to TCISD MEETING TO STOP THREATS America, but found that pumpkins were much easier to carve. Parents encouraged to help STOP threats on campus on Oct. 29 *Over 1.5 billion pounds of pumpkin are produced each year in the With an increase in the number of threats to area schools, Texas City ISD wants to share de- United States. The top pumpkin-producing states are Illinois, Indiana, tailed information with parents to help them in their discussions with their children. On Oct. 29 Ohio, Pennsylvania, and California. at 6:00pm at Blocker Middle School, Texas City ISD will present Safety Tips for our Parents to *Morton, Ill., calls itself the "Pumpkin Capital of the World." Accord- help STOP school threats. There will be information shared on what is considered a threat and ing to the University of Illinois, 95% of the pumpkins grown in the U.S. the consequences of those threats. are harvested in Illinois soil. Morton is allegedly responsible for 80% In addition, there will be information shared on the what TCISD is doing new this year regard- of the world's canned pumpkin production. ing mental health, the social and emotional learning programs for all students, and what else *The world's heaviest pumpkin weighed over 2,600 pounds. It was will be put in place for securing the school buildings. Blocker is located at 1800 Ninth Avenue N. grown in Ludwigsburg, Germany in October 2016. Someone from the District Attorney’s office will be present as well. The largest pumpkin pie ever was baked in New Bremen, Ohio and weighed 3,699 pounds. *Pumpkin pie originated in the colonies, just not as we know it today. Colonists would cut the tops of pumpkins off, remove the seeds, fill the pumpkins with milk, spices, and honey and then bake them in hot ashes. *What do you do with those pumpkins after the holidays are over? Here is what I have been doing for the past couple of years. I hate to just throw them away, so I put them in the back corner of my backyard. They actually stay looking nice for quite a while. But as time passes, they eventually start decomposing. Guess what happens next? The seeds germinate and you have a Pumpkin Patch. It’s a great activity for kids…they can get outside and check on the pumpkins each day! *The Texas City Garden Club was fortunate to have one of its own members give us a presentation this past month. Ruth Tobey dis- cussed Garden Gadgets ~ Tips for Turning Helpers into Hardworking Garden Heroes! *The tools of gardening and growing and reaping the fruits of the gardeners' labor, does not have to be expensive. In fact, in the aver- age home kitchen are treasures to help the gardener achieve the look they want for their yard and vegetable / flower beds and no added expense. Using Jerry Baker's book "Supermarket Super Gardens" as a guide, Ruth did a show-and-tell session for the Garden Club members. She helped us think outside the box! Who knew aluminum foil, turkey basters, chopsticks, bubble wrap, broom handles, egg cartons, news- papers, flour sifters, barbecue mitts and duct tape to name a few, are great tools and great for the garden? And, good gardening will increase the value of the property and provide exercise as a health benefit. Thank you, Ruth for a great presentation! 2 Sunday, October 28, 2018 www.thepostnewspaper.net THE POST PETER PAN SCHEDULED TO FLY INTO BAY AREA HARBOUR PLAYHOUSE “Peter Pan,” the fictional, free-spirited and mischie- student assistant. vous young boy who can fly and never grow up, will Alissa Alvarado will portray Peter, and Johanna come to life at the Bay Area Harbour Playhouse on Nolder is Tinkerbell, the fairy who helps Peter en- two upcoming Saturdays, Nov. 10 and 17 at 3 p.m. joy his adventurous life in Neverland. Valerie Torres, Students of the Fine Arts Academy at the theatre Amanda Churney, and Cynana Spells play the other will portray Peter and his Lost Boys as seen through fairies.