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North Channel Area Chamber of CommerceTHE NAVIGATORVol. XXXII No. 4www.northchannelarea.comMay 2011A Recipe for Disaster . Not!Imagine if you will aroom that comfortablyholds 200 for banquets.Imagine that same roomwith 225 seventeen tonineteen year-old highschool students seated fora luncheon program. Asyour mind conjures up apicture, the scene is mostlikely one that rangessomewhere between a minor disruption and a majorcatastrophe. If you’re superstitious, you can alsofactor in that the date ofthe event is Friday the 13th.Everything is in place tographically illustrate thetheory of Murphy’s Law.Welcome to the annualNorth Channel Chamber ofCommerce Senior HonorInside this issue:Board of Directors2New Members2Renewals2-3Port of Houston3Ribbon Cuttings4-5Calendar of Events4Recognition Photo5Luncheon!North Shore High Schoolgraduate Eric Barajas entertained and inspired thehonorees. He spoke of theimportance of “backwardplanning” where you decided where you wanted toend up and each previousstep you needed to take toget there. He also talkedabout the importance offinding a mentor. MarkKramer of ChannelviewISD served as event Chairman and Mike Rockwoodof Sheldon ISD providedphotography. The Chamberand area ISD’s are gratefulfor the support given to theSenior Honor Luncheon.Below is a list of sponsorsand other special thanksare included in this issue ofthe Navigator.Since 1991, the Chamber, with the help of supportive sponsors hassought to recognize the top10 percent of studentsfrom CE King, Channelview, Galena Park andNorth Shore High Schools.As our districts havegrown, the number of students to be honored hasrisen as well. Sponsors areasked to support but notattend. School district personnel are limited to Superintendents and chaperones.The main menu is chickenfried chicken but the appetizers are anxiety mixedwith apprehension. However, what could be reasonably described as a recipe for disaster has alwaysbeen served up as diningexcellence.This year’s A & I FlooringBaccigalopi, Francesevent was no exception.Bartel, BobHere’s the real deal. Bowman, Dr. JoanThe young people were Capital Bankwell-behaved.The food Carter Funeral Homewas great. The few obsta- CenterPoint Energycles that were encountered Clowers, Marlene, Office ofwere overcome by Cham- Congressman Gene Greenber staff and culinary, me- Coastal Reportingdia, and set-up folks from Community Bank of TexasSan Jacinto College North. Creative Corner, on behalfEvery student was spon- of former CC studentssored. In short, the event Edward Miller Appraisalwas an overwhelming suc- ServiceEspinosa, Henrycess.Friery, GaryChannel 13 Anchor and Galena Park ISDGarcia, SylviaGarza, RamonGeorge, AbrahamGiles, Dr. VickeyGPISD Dept of EducationalSupportGrant, Dr. CharlesGrowing In GracesHarper, MarnaHarris, Dr. AllatiaHarris, June of HaloBranded SolutionsHavard Welding SupplyHelgesen, LarryJohn EnnisLacobie’s Income Tax Svc.Lalor, ElizabethLB Marketing SolutionsLong, MyraMarak, Kim & TracyMiller, JeffMinarjes, XochilaMister Car WashNull, Michael & LyndaPalko, Bill & DebbieParrott, Judge MikePerdue BrandonPlatinum CopiersRockwood, MikeSalinas, BonnieSan Jacinto College NorthSherrard, LindaSmesny, DeniseSouth Lake Houston EMSSpies, DonStaples – Amber GintherSterlingwood ChurchTexas Bay Area Credit UnionUnited Community CreditUnionContinued on page 5
T HE NA V I G A T O RPAGE 22011 Board of DirectorsMatt Davis – Chairman,CommunityBank of TexasDr. Vickey Giles– Chair-elect, SheldonISDWilfred Broussard Jr.—1st Vice Chair,Broussard’s Real EstateV O L. X X X I I NO . 4NEW MEMBERSAutomated Valve and Control8000 Market St., Suite 240Houston, TX 77029(713) 747-1500Bill Curtis, Gina SimonIndustrial AutomationStone Park Apartments6160 E. Sam Houston Pkwy. N.Houston, TX 77049(281) 454-5777Misty TeakellApartmentsKross Enterprises, Inc. dba TireSolutionsP.O. Box 389Whaton, TX 77488Albert John Kross, Jr., TreyHoffmanTransportationVilla Sierra Apartment Homes550 NormandyHouston, TX 77015(713) 451-2142Marisa Guzman, Jesse MirandaApartmentsShalonda Dawkins – Secretary, UnitedCommunity Credit UnionBill Chote – Treasurer, CommunityBankof TexasKim Marak— Immediate Past Chair,Arkema, Inc.Bob Bartel, IndividualDon Bobo, CenterPoint EnergyMarlene Clowers, Congressman Gene GreenDr. Shirley Ellisor, Holy Trinity EpiscopalSchoolMike Fortner, Fortner FinancialRamon Garza, Farmers InsuranceJohnny Gonzalez, Houston CommunityNewspapersKimberly Gonzalez, Platinum CopiersDr. Charles Grant, Harris Co. Pct. 2Dr. Allatia Harris, San Jacinto College N.June Harris, Halo Branded SolutionsDean Hofmann, LyondellBasellDavid Hopkins, Galena Park ISDCarrie Hulsey, Texas Bay Area Credit UnionDale Jones, Sterling Wood ChurchErika Koehler, Wendel D. Ley YTerry Loving, Advantage Howard GlendaleEdward Miller, Edward Miller Appraisal Svs.Greg Ollis, Channelview ISDLarry Pfeifer, Sheldon ISDMike Roussos, East Houston Reg. MedicalCenterBrian Wilhelm, State Farm InsuranceJay Woodall, East Houston Reg. Med. CenterStaffWayne Oquin, President & CEOwayneoq@flash.netMargie Buentello, Membership Assistantmargielb@flash.netNorth Channel Area Chamber ofCommerce, P.O. Box 9759, Houston,Texas, 77213, (713) 450-3600Commissioner Jack Morman1001 Preston, Suite 950Houston, TX 77002(713) 755-6220County GovernmentStill caring.by renewingtheir membershipA special thank you to the following members who have shown their dedicated supportof the Chamber and the community by renewing their membership investment.11-13 YearsFarmers Insurance, Stuart NunleyDrs. Kemp & Peterson, OptometristsPineforest Jewelry, Inc.Albright & Lumpkin, P.C.Rev. Joe GranberryNorth Channel Auto Sales, Inc.Westwind PropertiesLyondell/BasellSign CenterScott Stephens & AssociatesSan Jacinto College NorthSlocomb Insurance Agency, Inc.Rite-way Janitorial ServiceAT&T.East Loop Chiropractic ClinicVikas Chaphekar31 years30 years25 years25 years24 years24 years24 years23 years21 years20 years19 years19 years17 years17 years15 years17 yearsContinued on page 3
V O L. X X X I I NO . 4T HE NA V I G A T O REd WarkenKwik Kopy (East Side)Perdue, Brandon, Fielder, Collins &Mott, LLP14 years14 years12 years6-10 YearsTransmaticCity of Jacinto CityWallisville Boat StorageRNA MechanicalBates Custom & CollisionMurff’s Turf FarmPaul DrexlerSenator Mario GallegosEnterprise Crude Pipeline LLCJacinto City HealthcareAdvantage Howard-GlendaleCoastal ReportingBeltway Plaza10 years10 years9 years8 years8 years8 years8 years8 years8 years7 years7 years7 years6 years1-5 YearsState Rep. Ana Hernandez LunaTutor Security, Inc.Dr. B.J. WestbrookHarris Co. FWSD #6V & M StarAgri American Stevedores5 years5 years5 years4 years4 years4 yearsPAGE 3Armenta’s Mexican RestaurantLa Quinta Inn & SuitesFarmers Ins., Ramon GarzaCindy HenryGreg OllisCafé EspanolDavid Stauffer Pipe Services, Inc.Greens Bayou Corridor CoalitionBill PalkoSilver Star AcademyGrace Worship CenterNancy WebsterUribe SteelIbrahim S. Abou-awdiEveritt Industrial SupplyC & H Pipe Services, Inc.Mike BallBoatman FloorsStogner’s Air ConditioningEl Palacio Real Reception HallVicki JohnsonJay WoodallISTC2 years2 years2 years2 years2 years2 years2 years2 years2 years2 years2 years2 years2 years2 years2 years2 years2 years2 years1 year1 year1 year1 year1 yearPORT BRIEFS100 Already? Aniversary of aHistoric MilestoneOnce Congress approved funding thedredging of a deepwater channel to linkHouston with the Gulf of Mexico, Houston had to hold up its end of the bargain.U. S. Representative Tom Ball’s proposal for Houston to share the cost ofthe project with Congress had sealed thedeal. It was time to pony up.The voters approved the creation fothe Harris County Houston Ship ChannelNavigation District and 1.25 million inbonds to pay for the District’s share ofthe channel. On April 24, 1911, theNavigation and Canal Commissioners ofthe District met. All three were present:Charles Dilingham, Ross Sterling andC.G. Pillot. They voted unanimously tohave the bonds issued by Harris CountyCommissioners Court on behalf of theDistrict.Now came the hard part: selling thebonds. According to Marilyn Sibley’shistory of the Port of Houston, “.they(the bonds) were indifferently receivedby the buying public. Most buyers hadnever heard of navigation bonds, andbankers and brokers hesitated to handlethem because of the small commissionsreceived and because the law providedthey could not be sold for less than parand accrued interest.”Businessman and civic leader extraordinaire Jesse Holman Jones came tothe rescue as he would throughout hisproductive life, earning him the nickname“Mr. Houston.” Jones met with thepresidents of the city’s largest banks andasked them to take the bonds in proportion to their capital and surplus.In less than 24 hours, Jones convincedthe bankers to accept the bond. In onesegment of Ball’s history of the portprinted in the Houston Chronicle onAugust 23, 1936, he reported, “The nextmorning Mr. Jones reported that everybank in the city would buy its share ofbonds, which they did, and this ‘troubleknot’ was cut.”Once again, Houston’s civic and business leaders showed that if they wantedsomething, they always found a way toget it done.
PAGE 4NORTH CHANNEL AREACHAMBER OF COMMERCET HE NA V I G A T O RV O L. X X X I I NO . 4RIBBON CUTTINGSP.O. Box 9759Houston, TX 7721313301 I-10 East, Suite 100Houston, TX 77015Phone: 450-3600Fax: 713-450-0700www.northchannelarea.comUpcoming EventsThursday, May 25Ribbon CuttingVilla Sierra550 Normandy4 pmMonday, May 30Memorial DayChamber Office closedFriday, June 3Monthly Luncheon11:30 am @ SJCN Student Center,Monument Room5800 Uvalde Rd.Speaker—Judge Ed EmmettTuesday, June 14Ambassadors BreakfastTBD—8 amMonday, June 20Chamber Golf Tournament8 am @ Tour 18Tuesday, June 21Chamber Board Meeting11:30 am @ Sheldon ISDNOTE: The Chamber office willbe closed on Fridays from June10—July 29.Did you know you can putyour calendar events on ourwebsite? Go towww.northchannelarea.comclick on view all events andthen click on submit anevent. Also, like us out onFacebook—North ChannelArea Chamber of Commerce.ABOVE: A Ribbon Cutting was held at Images of the SohlPhotography on April 15. They are located at 12655 Woodforest #415.BELOW: A Ribbon Cutting was held at Essential Therapy &Wellness on April 28. They are located at 12655 Woodforest,#411.
V O L. X X X I I NO . 4T HE NA V I G A T O RPAGE 5RIGHT: A Ribbon Cuttingwas held at the newly renovated Armenta’s. They arelocated at 823 Sheldon Rd.,Channelview.BELOW: A Ribbon Cuttingwas held at Wellcare FamilyMedical Clinic. They are located at 1520 Holland Ave.,Jacinto City.OUR MEMBERSOur chamber thrives on membership. Helpus out with the names of new businessesopening in our area.You show your support for the North Channel community when you purchase goodsor services from businesses that display thechamber membership decal.When in doubt, contact the chamber officefor a list of businesses at 713-450-3600 orgo online to www.northchannelarea.comContinued from page 1V & M StarVoelka, CarlaWallisville Dental AssociatesWebster, JamesMedicalWellcare Family ClinicWilliams, Dr. AngiWoodforest National Bank
PAGE 6T HE NA V I G A T O RV O L. X X X I I NO . 4APRIL STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS OF THE MONTHLEFT: Pictured arethe April Chamber Students and of theMonth: (left to right)Candace Martinez, C.E.King HS; Ryan Perez,North Shore SeniorHS; and Gabriela Luna,Channelview HS.Pictured are the April ChamberEducators of the Month:RIGHT: Bonnie Marcet, De Zavala Elementary in Channelview.BELOW: Margaret Offill fromC.E. King MS in Sheldon.
Dr. Shirley Ellisor, Holy Trinity Episcopal School Mike Fortner, Fortner Financial Ramon Garza, Farmers Insurance . Wallisville Dental Associates Webster, JamesMedical Wellcare Family Clinic Williams,
