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Tuesday, April 9, 2019
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ry on Sunday. The Torah scrolls were
also restored in Florida and were re-
turned Sunday with the ceremonial
Parade of Torahs.
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power lines. In addition, downed
trees were reported in Crosby.
The Highlands Sports Complex
had to be closed Sunday.
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complex were downed and fences
were also damaged. “The trees have
been cut to manageable sizes, and
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British pound
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Canadian dollar
and Mexican
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these samples is simple and
painless.
Det. Danny Cruz with
the Harris County Miss-
ing Person’s Unit, gave a
demonstration of how the
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give voters a choice on hav-
ing a community college
there.
Eissler had previously
worked on the other bills to
enable BHISD get a com-
munity college. Poole said
Eissler was able to figure
out a way to attempt to ob-
tain a community college
in BHISD. Each entity was
contacted, and the ball be-
gan to roll and bills filed.
Poole said Monday that
the bills give Barbers Hill
a choice.
“Choice granted to tax-
payers on how their tax
monies are allocated is al-
ways a good thing,” Poole
said. “This bill does not ne-
gate Barbers Hill’s ability
to utilize Lee College in the
future. It simply allows for
competition to better ensure
a positive outcome for our
school district. Barbers Hill
is one of the fastest growing
districts percentage-wise in
the Houston area and has
had one of the largest in-
dustrial bases in the state.
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President Donald
Trump has called the
U.S.-Mexico-Canada
Agreement he
negotiated last year “a
great deal” for all three
countries. But the pact
faces serious hurdles getting
ratified by Congress.
The agreement replaces the
North American Free Trade
Agreement. Trump and other
U.S. critics opposed NAFTA
because it encouraged
manufacturers to close U.S.
factories, shift them to low-wage
Mexico and then ship products back to the United
States duty free. Trump’s USMCA includes provisions,
meant to appeal to Democrats and labor unions, that
would coax manufacturing back to America.
11 am - 2 pm & 4 - 7 pm
3132 N. FM 565, Mont Belvieu
Proceeds benefit scholarship fund for local students
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Our district will soon sur-
pass Goose Creek’s total
taxable value, and our com-
munity deserves a college
with a physical presence to
serve the needs of taxpay-
ers, students and industry.”
Poole said Barbers Hill
has never said no to Lee
College.
“Lee College has been in
existence since 1934 and
never attempted a tax initia-
tive to help ensure a phys-
ical presence in our com-
munity,” Poole said. “Their
tax rate of $.25 is one of the
largest in the state and like-
ly the reason none of the 14
school districts in the Lee
College service area have
ever voted to be in Lee Col-
lege’s taxing jurisdiction.”
Lone Star College’s 2018
property tax rate is $.1071
per $100 valuation.
Poole said it is not Bar-
bers Hill’s job to service
Lee College.
“It is Lee College’s job
to serve us, and their ex-
cessive tax rate has forced
us to be open to an alterna-
tive for our taxpayers. Lone
Star College, for example,
has a tax rate of 10.7, and
current tax rate which is al-
most $.15 below Lee Col-
lege’s tax rate,” Poole said.
“A number of variables
could cause the tax conse-
quence to be minimal if not
nonexistent.”
Poole added the real cul-
prit in this situation is what
he called an “antiquated
dysfunctional arrangement
of how colleges provide
services and the level of
those services to areas not
in their taxing jurisdiction.”
“Dennis Brown himself
admits the system is bro-
ken,” Poole said. “I respect
the Lee College leadership
and board and would ex-
pect them to make deci-
sions in the best interest
of their organization. Bar-
bers Hill ISD and its board
members are doing like-
wise, and choice of where
our tax monies go is in our
community’s best interest.”
most have been removed and the
fence is scheduled to be repaired,”
she said. “In fact, the fence repair-
man has arrived already.”
The park was re-opened at 11:30
a.m. Monday. Despite tree and fence
damage, there were no reports of
electrical lines being down near the
complex. Villalobos added the com-
plex being closed did not affect little
league players, who use the complex.
The National Weather Service
But USMCA is getting criticism
from both political parties.
Republicans complain
that Trump is keeping
taxes on imported
Canadian and Mexican steel
and aluminum - which raises
costs for metals-consuming
American companies. They want
the tariffs removed. Democrats
want the deal reworked to do more
to encourage Mexican workers to
form unions and bargain for higher
wages and better working
conditions. They also dislike the way
USMCA protects super-expensive
biologic drugs from copycat competitors
called biosimilars.
The stakes are huge. U.S. trade with Canada and
Mexico totaled nearly $1.4 trillion last year.
much-needed help.
Because Congregation K'Nesseth
Israel has a small membership, the
restoration needs for the synagogue
and neighboring community build-
ing were more than the membership
could take on, so they launched a
“Save Our Synagogue” fundraising
campaign.
Spearheading the campaign was
Shana Bauman, CKI Treasurer, and
Denise Havenar, project manager for
the restoration project.
“Both of these ladies spent the bet-
ter part of [almost] two years volun-
teering their time and energy to the
restoration project. Their families
may get them back now,” Linares
said. “Denise handled every aspect
of the project and Shana was instru-
mental in fundraising and accounting
for all money spent to the penny.”
“If I went into to detail of every-
thing they did we would be here
another 90 years,” Linares jokingly
added. “Suffice it to say, we are for-
ever grateful to Denise and Shana for
their dedication to CKI.”
After a long road of fundraising,
restoration began in the early part of
last October and was recently com-
pleted in time for the 90th anniversa-
DIV PE LAST CHG
of bringing us together, it’s also
meant to be a reminder that God is
present in this place,” Kessler said.
“And we are in a building that rep-
resents that. But this ram’s horn is
also a thank you to those of you that
worked so hard to maintain the con-
gregation.”
Moments later, Leah Abbate blew
the shofar (ram’s horn) in celebration
of its anniversary and a newly reno-
vated sanctuary. Sunday was the first
time since before Hurricane Harvey
the Baytown Jewish community was
able to worship inside.
“It felt wonderful,” CKI President
Joan Linares said of worshiping in-
side the synagogue. “It really meant
a lot to us to be back in there again.”
Water damage to the synagogue,
its Torah Scrolls and parts of the
community center forced the congre-
gation to worship elsewhere.
Due to tremendous flooding
throughout Baytown, contractors
were scarce and congregation leaders
felt it more important that individu-
als who lost their homes to flooding
should have priority in getting the
confirmed an EF-1 tornado touched
down in Pasadena after a round of
severe stonns on Sunday afternoon.
The tornado first touched down at doing all we can to find
a business complex at Shaver St. and the names of these people
Edgebrook Dr. near South Houston so their friends and family
High School, where it took out eight can find peace and closure,
to 10 power poles and ripped off the In order to do that, we need
back side of a vacant business. In ad- DNA samples from their
dition, the stonn caused more than surviving relatives.”
375 flights in and out of Dallas to be Gonzalez said taking
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their chancellor has stated
that tax rate will likely de-
crease in die future,” Poole
said.
Poole said he and Brown
have had sporadic conver-
sations about Lee College
and the higher education
needs of the Barbers Hill
and Mont Belvieu area, but
nothing recent.
Poole also responded to
Brown’s assertion the con-
sequences would be nega-
tive for Lee College if the
bills were to pass.
“I do not understand how
competition is catastroph-
ic for Lee College unless
they are conceding that
they cannot provide the
same services as Lone Star
College in a cost-effective
manner,” Poole said. “If
they cannot provide superi-
or services in a cost-efiec-
tive manner why shouldn’t
Barbers Hill be allowed to
choose a higher education
option that is best for our
taxpayers, industry and stu-
dents?”
Poole also spoke about
what if the legislation was
enacted and what kind of
tax hit would the Barbers
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The history of the Congregation DNA sample would be
K’Nesseth Israel began at the start taken, and emphasized it
of the Goose Creek oil field boom will not involve needles or
in 1917. The population in the area, drawing blood.
now known as Baytown, was about First, there is some pa-
2,000 people who had come from all perwork to fill out. This
parts of the country seeking work in is. information about the
the oil fields. Of these, only two fam- missing person as well as
ilies were of the Jewish faith. the one donating the DNA
By 1920, there had been consider- and a consent form, Cruz
able growth in the area, Goose Creek said the process is basical-
and Pelly had been incorporated, and ly us taking four swabs
the Humble Oil and Refining Co. had like extra large Q-tips, and
begun operation of the Baytown re- swabbing them inside the
finer cheeks several times. Then,
n- . , j it will be shipped off to the
The Jewish population had ex- TT . HPT 21 _
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panded to 12 families. Realizing the 1 J . .
M .c 1 e 1 . °1 where the missing person s
necessity for a place of worship, they MNI A , . 1 • 1 41
, 11. j, iii- DNA database is located,
rented a building and began holding Then, the DNA is entered
services on Friday nights and Satur- into state and federal da-
day mornings. On Nov. 3, 1928, the tabases After checking
congregation was incorporated, with the it then
20 incorporating members. Property through the DNA, and it is
was purchased for erection of a syn- verified every two weeks *
agogue. The synagogue was com- Cruz said it is an effec-
pleted in 1930 and was designated a tive tool and can bring
Texas State Historical Landmark in closure to the families of
1992. missing people. In addi-
---------------------------------- tion, Cruz made certain
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Hill community absorb. anyone wishing to donate
“It would be speculative a DNA sample does not
to address specifics until have to worry about being
the legislation is passed and arrested.
Lone Star College evalu- “Us gathering this DNA
ates what the addition of evidence has nothing to do
our 1 O-plus billion dollar with criminal activity,” he
tax base would do to their said. “We do not want any-
out. We are not interested
in your legal status, and
we are not going to ask
any questions about where
you came from. We just
want your DNA to match
up with your missing loved
one.”
JoAnn Lowitzer, whose
daughter, Ali, disappeared
on April 26, 2010, while
going to pick up her check
in Spring, was in atten-
dance for the announce-
ment.
“This event is not all
about the families,” she
said. “It is more about cap-
turing the DNA and trying
to see if they can make a
match.”
Lowitzer said an event
like this could help her or
someone else find their
missing loved one.
“It’s been nine years,
and if (Ali) is still alive out
there and if she is arrested
or goes to the hospital, then
they can look in the data-
base and hopefully get a
match,” Lowitzer said.
Ali Lowitzer was 16
when she went missing and
would be 25 years old to-
day.
Anyone planning to at-
tend the Missing Harris
County Day event should
know it is free, and all in-
formation is entered into
the National Missing and
Unidentified Persons Sys-
tem. They should be pre-
pared to bring a photo
identification, photos of the
missing person with identi-
fying features, any other
records such as X-rays,
dental records or medical
records. Also, if possible,
bring two biological rela-
tives of the missing person.
For more infonnation,
visit http://centerforthe-
missing.org/missing-in-
harris-county-day.
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The yield on the
10-year Treasury
note rose to
2.52% on
Monday. Yields
affect rates on
mortgages and
other consumer
loans.
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