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 Curves La Porte collected 600 pounds of food from the Curves Lady. The food was delivered to Bay View /Oakview apartments in La Porte on April 8th. The provisions will be placed in the pantry for the residents to help supplement their income. Pictured are Jacqueline Trevino (Curves representative), Members of the Bay View/Oak View Hospitality Committee from L-R: Joyce Cerny, Dorothy Brown, Joan Rosembalm, Linda Appleby, Patricia Akins, Dixie Smith, Norma Smith and Belinda Trevino (manager of Curves). Not pictured is Carol Spruiell (owner of Curves La Porte). Boys &
Girls Harbor
Boys & Girls Harbor, in Morgan’s Point, just completed their FY2012 audit without any exceptions in the audit which was conducted by one of the top CPA firms in Houston for nonprofits. They also finished remodeling three of the original girl’s cottage and donations have been collected from outside sources to remodel the multi-purpose building, which includes the cafeteria. Since 2011 there has been a stronger cash flow into the Harbor with 80% of the budget, or over $2.0 Million, being spent in the La Porte area. There are plans for new summer programs including soccer, painting, music, and computer graphics. Boys & Girls Harbor has maintained a strong presence in the Morgan’s Point and La Porte area for over 65 years as they provide residential care for children who are victims of abuse, neglect, abandonment, or family hardship.  More than History Descendants of Col. Morgan Left to Right: Mr. and Mrs. John Seekamp, Mr. and Mrs.
Braly, Lisa Morgan Braly, Mr. and Mrs. Rodriguez, Joshua Rodriguez, Mr. and Mrs. Cowan and not pictured Mr. and Mrs. Karl
Pullin
Col. James Morgan Bronze Memorial Medallion Dedication Ceremony at Morgan’s Point Cemetery On a pleasant April 14th Sunday afternoon, descendants of Texan Patriot Col. James Morgan joined Morgan’s Point residents and guests to unveil a bronze memorial medallion at his newly renovated gravesite within the historic Morgan’s Point Cemetery. The ceremony was conducted by The Daughters of the Republic of Texas assisted by Volunteers from the Texas Navy to commemorate the contribution of Col. Morgan during the Texan Revolution and to the Republic of Texas. Attendees included Harris County Judge Ed Emmett, Col. Len Waterworth, Executive Director for the Port of Houston and Roger Guenther, Deputy Executive Director of Operations for the Port of Houston, in addition to city officials. Afterward, a reception was held at the Morgan’s Point Community Center and Museum on Barbour’s Cut Boulevard.
May 2013 La
Porte Community Library Schedule Harris County Public Library - www.hcpl.net “Preschool Story Time with Mr. D” On Tuesday Mornings at 10:15 am“Baby Time with Miss Mandy” On Tuesday Mornings at 11:00 am “Toddler Time with Miss Mandy” On Thursday Mornings at 10:15 & 11:00 am
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Beach Day Winners
Parade Winners Best of Show: Shriners-Dancers Most Creative: Strawberry Festival Judges’ Award: Diamond Diva’s Softball Team Best Commercial Entry: Good Eats Delivery Chairman’s Award: Beacon Federal Credit Union Cook Off Winners Beans: Reason to Cook Drinkers Chicken: Wild Child Cookers Ribs- Smoke Shack Cookers Brisket: Wild Child Cookers Chefs Choice: 4 Hookers and a Cooker Miss Sylvan Beach Winners 2013 Miss Sylvan Beach Lyndzie West Miss Brock Entertainment Agency 1st Runner up Haley Green Miss Compton’s Florist 2nd Runner up Tana Fuentes Miss Beth Brady Insurance Agency 3rd Runner up Alexandra Chaplin Miss Zemanek Marine Services 4th Runner up Peyton Shipwash Miss Gringo’s Miss Congeniality: Claudia Pool Miss La Porte Rotary Contestants Choice: Haley Green Miss Compton’s Florist Directors Choice: Savannah Riggenbach Miss Moser Electric Miss Photogenic: Alexis Ormsbee City of La Porte Holds Trash Bash
By Journatic News Service The City of La Porte held its annual Trash Bash on Saturday, April 6. According to a City of La Porte press release, "More than 70 volunteers from the La Porte Bayshore community, along with various representatives from local government and industry, pitched in to make the city's annual Trash Bash a success. In addition, this year welcomed an expansion to the event by way of a historical cemetery clean-up at the Cedarhurst Cemetery and a hazardous waste drop-off at the city's Equipment Services facility. In the end, the festivities proved extremely productive for beautifying and preserving the La Porte landscape." For more information, call 281-470-7275 or visit www.ci.la-porte.tx.us. La Porte Smoking Ordinance Passes In a follow-up to our February article concerning the new anti-smoking ordinance, La Porte City Council on April 8th voted unanimously to prohibit smoking in all enclosed places of employment, seating areas and covered concourses of all outdoor sports arenas, stadiums and amphitheaters and covered transportation facilities.Places exempted include private residences, except when used as a childcare, adult day care or health care facility, and hotel and motel rooms designated as smoking rooms (no more than 35 percent of rooms can be designated), retail tobacco stores, tobacco bars in operation before May 1, and private functions and clubs, and stage areas if smoking is an "integral part of a theatrical performance". Bars that generate at least 60 percent of annual gross revenues from on-premise consumption of alcohol are also exempted. The ordinance takes effect in 14 days, but will not be enforced for 60 days. To review the smoking ordinance, go to http://www.ci.la-porte.tx.us/gov/fm/smoking_ordinance.asp  |
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 La Porte High School senior Raigan Garcia was among the many La Porte ISD students who showed animals they had raised during the 37th Annual La Porte Livestock Show held April 7 through 11 at the Lomax Arena. DeWalt Raffles
2 Golf Carts
The DeWalt High School will be raffling off 2 golf carts at Lynn’s Barbershop and Tutti frutti on Saturday June 1, after 5:30 pm. Golf carts are legal to drive on the roads of La Porte and all over the US! Through the purchase of a ticket to win you will be supporting the following programs and activities: cross-curricular, real-world, practical lessons: activities involving problem-solving skills, cap-and-gown funding for graduates in need: class field trips and a yearly incentive party. Winners do not have to be present and will be notified during the raffle.  LA PORTE, AND LOCAL CITY RACES ELECTION RESULTS
La Porte ISD Board Trustee Position 1 Lois Rogerson 403 64.79% Eva Brown 219 35.21% La Porte Propositions All propositions passed: 29 of them with over 80% in favor and Proposition 11 (doubling of Mayor and Council salary) passed with 57% in favor. Morgan's Point City Council Position 3 Michel Bechtel 90 56.25% Craig Holland 70 43.75% Shore Acres Alderman (Top 3 are Winners) Rick Moses 157 23.47% Nancy Schnell 137 20.48% Bo Bunker 108 16.14% Richard Adams 74 11.06% Dana Woodruff 71 10.61% D. Gamble-Bays 51 7.62% Mike Clark 36 5.38% Charlotte Wells 19 2.84% Ron Hoskins 16 2.39% Shore Acres Prop 1 (reauthorization of sales tax) FOR 195 80.58% AGAINST 47 19.42% March Housing Data Shows
La Porte Housing Prices Up
According to data released by the Houston Association of Realtors, the housing market remained strong in the Houston area in March as single-family home sales increased for the 22nd straight month, which has resulted in keeping the available housing inventory level to 3.5 months.In the La Porte-Morgan’s Point-Shore Acres housing market, March home sales totaled 30, unchanged from March 2012. The average price of homes sold rose 22.3 percent (from $111,156 in March 2012 to $135,944 in March 2013) and the median price for homes sold in the 77571 zip code increased by 6.2 percent, from $108,238 a year ago to $114,900 now. La Porte Jobless Rate Steady in March By David Lee Janda, Jr.The unemployment rate for La Porte was steady at 6.3 percent in March, according to data released by the Texas Workforce Commission on Friday, April 19. At this point in time last year, La Porte’s unemployment rate was at 7.6 percent. The annual unemployment rate for La Porte in 2012 was 7.5 percent. The U.S. unemployment rate for March 2013 is 7.6 percent while Texas’ rate was 6.4 percent. Rotary Crawfish Boil Right Around the Corner
Members of the La Porte Rotary Club Crawfish Boil Committee prepare to sell tickets for the annual event, which is planned for Saturday, May 11, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the City of La Porte Special Programs Center, 1302 S. Broadway. Tickets are available in advance from any Rotarian or Interact member, but also are available at the door. Crawfish plates are $15, and hot dog plates are $5. Proceeds from the event benefit the Rotary International’s “Polio Plus” program, a global effort to eradicate the disease. Cedarhurst
Cemetery Gets a Face Lift
Saturday April 6, was the day chosen to clean up the historical Cedarhurst Cemetery on South 4th Street in La Porte. Cedarhurst Cemetery, the final place of rest for several of La Porte’s original residents, has been in dire need of restoration for decades. Over 60 La Porte public service entities and volunteer groups joined forces not only to clean up their community, but also to protect a frail La Porte historical cemetery which had remained relatively unknown to most area residents. The weather was pleasant, the comradeship was great and fellow La Portians, consisting of the La Porte’s Masonic Lodge, Rotary Club, Lions Club, Citizen’s Police Academy Alumni Association, City government, along with several local businesses and citizens had the site cleared from the heavy brush, trees, and erosion that had overtaken the area. The City of La Porte co-sponsored the event in an effort to add to their ongoing local beautification and preservation efforts. Cedarhurst was La Porte’s first burial site, established in 1901, but unfortunately had become a virtually unrecognized area with a significant amount of natural overgrowth and trash accumulation. This collage of pictures from the event shows only a small portion of the people who put on their gloves, and gave up their Saturday to be a part of something good.
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