NORTH CHANNEL ✯STAR Your News, Your Newspaper Serving all of the North Shore -- Channelview, Sheldon, Galena Park, Jacinto City VOLUME 6, NO. 43 (#247) THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2018 www.northchannelstar.com Undefeated Mustangs crush West Brook in 55-7 win By Allan Jamail Friday, October 26, 2018 – Houston, TX- Galena Park ISD Stadium the un- defeated number one state ranked Northshore Mus- tangs scored eight touch- downs against the visiting Beaumont West Brook Bruins, ending in another lopsided victory with a score of 55 to 7. The Mustangs stingy defense kept the Bruins scoreless until late in the game when Coach Jon Kay pulled his starting defense players from the game, the Bruins lone touchdown came with 40 seconds re- Photo by Allan Jamail See Undefeated Mustang junior running back Zach Evans races 74 yards for his first of three touch downs in the game’s first score as he outruns Mustangs, Page 8 the West Brook Bruin’s defensive team. A close win 58-54 for Channelview Nathan Frazier, new vs. C.E. King in Homecoming game Jacinto City Officer By Allan Jamail the Mustangs’ stadium Friday, November 9th at 7 PM. The Mustangs have Channelview, TX. – On already played and shut- Friday, October 26th time out C. E. King 58-0. Coach ran-out on the hosting Jon Kay’s undefeated Mus- Channelview Falcons as tangs ranked number one the visiting C. E. King in the state is averaging 55 Panthers squeaked out a points per game. victory 58 to 54. High school football In the back-and-forth brings communities to- scoring contest both teams gether in a healthy way accumulated 1,109 offen- with family members and sive yards and 16 touch- friends many times rooting downs scoring together opposite each other as fans 112 points to provide the of their favorite team. fans of the two neighbor- Players learn valuable les- ing communities lot’s of ex- Photo By Allan Jamail sons of life in losing and citement. wining in sports and other The close-call victory Left to right: Jacinto City Police Chief Joe Ayala contests. gives King 6 wins and 2 N C Star writer says, with newest police officer Nathan Frazier. losses with 2 games re- ‘No one can win every con- maining in their regular test whether in sports or a Certification from the season schedule. Channel- By Allan Jamail political campaign, what Texas Commission of view moves to 3 wins and really matters is how one Law Enforcement 5 losses with 2 games re- Jacinto City, TX. reacts after an emotional maining. Standards. He’s a loss. It’s important to get Thursday, October 25, The Panthers host the resident of Houston back-up after a loss and 2018 the Jacinto City Baytown Sterling Rangers and a 1980 graduate of dust yourself off and be Council approved City Friday, November 2nd at Stephen F. Austin proud you competed and Manager Lon Squyres’ 7 PM. The Falcons will gave it your best. As the and Police Chief Joe High School. He host the La Porte Bulldogs old saying goes, if at first completed his police Friday, November 2nd at Ayala’s recommenda- you don’t succeed try and certification education 7 PM. tion to hire Nathan R. try again.” Photo submitted by CHANNELVIEW ISD and training from Channelview will end Frazier as a patrolman. North Harris Mont- their regular season play- Channelview High School named its Homecoming King and Queen during the halftime of the football game against C. E. King at Ray Officer Frazier has gomery College Sys- ing in the IH-10 Show- an Advance Police down against their See Channelview Maddry Memorial Stadium. Julian Sanchez was named tem. Homecoming King and Hailey Walker was selected as Homecoming arch-rival Northshore at Spirit, Page 8 Queen. CIP Tour examines workings of TranStar HARRIS COUNTY – The Galena Park CIP orga- nization (Community In- dustry Partnership) held their monthly meeting at the TranStar building last month, and were given a VIP tour of the facilities. Tour guide Ben Gillis, assisted by David Wade and Misty Gunn, showed the 30 members of the group all the control rooms, monitoring sta- tions, and other equipment that the facility has. Houston TRANSTAR was established in 1993, and is a formal partner- ship with transportation and emergency manage- ment agencies in Harris TranStar facility includes two control rooms. The one above is for normal County. CIP Facilitator Diane Sheridan, center, and others of the CIP group listen to These include TxDOT, Ben Gillis, tour guide for TransStar, as he explains the functions and facilities traffic. On the left are monitors and operators for the Metro bus system, METRO, Harris County, in the TransStar building on old Washington Road near I-10. In the and the light rail network. On the right, are operators controlling the traffic and the City of Houston. background are live television monitors, showing traffic throughout the signs throughout the greater Houston area, and in the lower right are The goals of the trans- area. dispatchers to help in emergencies or traffic jams. See photos of the other portation part of TranStar control room on Page 8. are to save drivers time, gency Management part of that one per year. These include hurri- increase driving speed and TranStar are to save lives canes, floods, and other natural and man- people, 34 cities, 56 fire departments, and The CIP group was giv- minimize delays, and and provide help to those made incidents, and manage public safety 125 law enforcement agencies. The pur- en a complete tour of the through those activities in distressed situations. at major public events such as the Super pose of TranStar is to facilitate communi- 3 story building and its save money and help the Since 1979, there have Bowl LI at NRG Stadium and the World cation and coordination between these various departments, with environment. been 46 federally declared Series at Minute Maid Park. entities, according to OEM head, Judge Ed The goals of the Emer- disasters, averaging more In Harris County, there are 4.7 million Emmett. See TranStar, Page 8 Page 2 NORTH CHANNEL✯STAR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2018 COMMUNITY NEWS Chamber hosts a Night at the Races Crosby Cougars fall The Crosby Huffman Chamber of Commerce hosted a Night At The Races at the Crawfish Shack to Barbers Hill 49-30 Oct. 20 as a fundraiser to bolster operations. The event was like the Derby comes to Crosby. scoring the Cougars 20- By Allan Jamail 6 with a 49-30 final score. Last year Barbers Crosby, TX. – Friday, Hill led at halftime but October 26, 2018 the Crosby outscored them home team Cougars fell in the second half to win behind the Eagles 9 the game. points within the first Crosby’s record of 5 two minutes of the open- wins and 3 losses has a ing kickoff. Crosby district game against Newly elected board fought back and gained the Nederland Bulldogs members of the Crosby- the lead 14 to 9 before the Friday, November 2nd Huffman Chamber of end of the first quarter. 7:30 PM at the Neder- Commerce from the last Both teams swapped land ISD Stadium. election luncheon. the lead in the first half The Cougars final Pastor Keenan Smith of several times, the Eagles regular season game is Crosby Church, Eric led at halftime by 5 a district home game Jennings of Doc points, 29-24. against the 3-5 Baytown Resources and Brittany Barbers Hill took the Lee Ganders Friday, Samprey of Community game away from Crosby November 9th at 7:30 Resources Credit Union in the second half out- PM. and two from Huffman. “Battleship TEXAS GCM Pinks out WWI Commemoration” with Pink Ribbon Join Texas Parks and hibits are free with paid In addition to Satur- Wildlife in commemorat- general admission. day’s activities, the gener- ing the 100th Anniversary Saturday, November al admission to Battleship of World War I armistice 10th, at 6:30 p.m., in the TEXAS will be free on Sun- aboard Battleship TEXAS, San Jacinto Monument day, November 11th in- Goose Creek the last remaining Theater, Texas Parks and honor of Veterans Day and U.S.battleship to have Wildlife, First Texas Vol- the continuing WWI Cen- Memorial High served in World War I and unteers, and the Universi- tennial Commemoration. School students the largest remaining ar- ty ofSheffield will offer a On Sunday, the 11th, there tifact from World War I in free screening of “The Bat- will be a public commemo- and staff “Pink the State of Texas. tle of the Somme.” This ration ceremony from 10 Out” for Breast On Saturday, November film is an iconic British a.m. to 12 p.m. on the 10, 2018, from 11 a.m. to 3 World War I documentary ship’s bow that will include Cancer Awareness p.m., visitors may partici- and war propaganda film a presentation by San Ja- Month in honor of pate in a number of fami- that captures the first day cinto College’s Webb His- ly-friendly activities that of the Somme Offensive on tory Club. faculty members commemorate the World July 1, 1916. Be aware Battleship TEXAS is and friends who War I Centennial, includ- that this movie may not be owned and operated by ing special guided tours, a appropriate for children— Texas Parks and Wildlife have had breast community “Flanders viewer discretion is ad- Department. The Battle- cancer. Field” poppy mural, and a vised. Admission with ship TEXAS is permanent- presentation by Universi- tickets only—tickets avail- ly moored adjacent to the ty of Sheffield (England) able at San Jacinto Monument, Photo by Carrie Pryor- professor Dr.