From the compiled files of the North Channel Star
JANUARY
— Sylvester Turner sworn in as new Houston Mayor
— Sheldon ISD named King Davis as new Superintendent
— El Franco Lee, Harris County Pct. 1 dies
— Dog Park opened in Galena Park
— New Gateway Monument planned for Galena Park
FEBRUARY
— North Channel Chamber hosts annual Gala
— North Shore Mustangs honored as State Champions Division I – 6A
— San Jacinto River Coalition explored ways to spend $10 million settlement funds
— Galena Park FFA raises over $65,000 at livestock auction
— San Jacinto College hosts groundbreaking of new Center for Industrial Technology
MARCH
— Sheldon ISD calls for $285 Million bond election
— Candidates file for Galena Park Municipal election
— Lawsuit filed to contest Constable election
— Work continues on San Jacinto Waste Pits to repair cap
— A child dies after SUV crashes at day care on Uvalde
— Jacinto City emergency crew recognized for rescuing child
APRIL
— Pct 1 will spend $1.75 million on street repairs, sidewalks and curbs
— Jacinto City sees main drainage blockage repaired in Turkey Run Gully
— Tax Assessor-Collector gives talk at Highlands Rotary club luncheon
— Major fire occurs at Pasadena Refinery
— Sheldon FFA completes successful Livestock Show
— North Channel Chamber hears of Super Bowl LI
— Community Profile on Charlotte Jackson
— Candidates for Galena Park election profiled
— Community leader Dickie Woods dies
— Man dies when tugboat in San Jacinto River flips over
— Parade kicks off Channelview FFA show
— San Jacinto Battle re-enacted
— North Shore Rotary plans car raffle and Fish Fry in May
MAY
— Channelview FFA auction highlights successful show
— Galena Park ISD has $290 bond issue on ballot
— North Channel “Relay for Life” raises $136,000
— Channelview FFA pictures from Livestock sale
— Galena Park puts new fire truck into service
— Election Results: Galena Park has 4 new Council members; Jacinto City 2 cent tax measure passes; Galena Park ISD bond issue passes
— Galena Park/Jacinto City Rotary awards $15,000 in scholarships to 25 students
— Run-off election required for Constable Pct. 3 and Pct. 2, Sheriff, and State Representative
— North Shore Rotary holds successful 41st annual Fish Fry at the Rotary Pavilion
— Galena Park and Jacinto City swear in new officials
— Run-off election results in winners: Chris Diaz, Sherman Eagleton, Ed Gonzalez, and Briscoe Cain
— Mosquito problem, and Zika virus, attacked in Jacinto City and Houston
JUNE
— Over 50 rescued from San Jacinto River floods
— Channelview ISD announces “Top Ten” graduates
— San Jacinto Pilot Club awards $10,000 in scholarships to 14 students
— North Shore Rotary club distributes books to elementary students
— Jamails visit with Hillary Clinton
— San Jacinto North reopens Lehr Library in new building
— Houston Symphony plays concert in North Shore High School
— Galena Park hires new city attorney
— Galena Park completes Gateway Monument
— GP/JC Rotary installs new officers
— Jacinto City closes swimming pool for repairs
— Man drowns in North Shore pond
— $10 million in Waste Pits grants announced
— Gene Green’s Chemical Safety Act signed by Obama
— 4th of July celebrations planned in Galena Park and Jacinto City
JULY
— Some residents warned not to drink their well water due to possible contamination
— Two die in San Jacinto River drownings
— Dr. Angi Williams named Region 4 Superintendent of the Year
— North Channel Chamber hears heart doctor Rozo
— Large crowd attends Waste Pits meeting to discuss their well water
— Rep. Green calls for clean-up and removal of toxic wastes in river, at session of Congress
— Jacinto City receives federal grants for Ambulance and Police body cameras
— Galena Park residents advised to “shelter in place” due to a chemical release at the Pasadena Refining plant
AUGUST
— Two suspects sought in armed robbery of store on Clinton Drive in Galena Park
— Father killed on Kenny Street, in front of son, in drive-by shooting
— Chamber hears about SETRAC organization
— LULAC awards scholarships to seven students
— Well owners told its okay to drink water after tests
— Cell Phone store on Market Street, Jacinto City, robbed
— North Shore Rotary donates $8000 to Channelview EF
— Congressman Green hosts annual Immunization Day
— Deputies arrest three in Channelview for drugs, weapons
SEPTEMBER
— North Shore Rotary hears from 3 school Superintendents
— Walgreens institutes Drug disposal program
— Chamber hears of Port of Houston activities
— LyondellBasell employees help community with Gloval Care Day
— Galena Park ISD recognizes media persons, Cathy Hernandez and Gilbert Hoffman
— Shots fired at East Houston Hospital parking lot
— Jacinto City officer Castaneda receives Star of Texas Award from Texas Governor
— John Painter honored by “Helping a Hero”
— Furr High School awards $10 million by XQ Institute
— EPA plan for Waste Pits includes complete removal
— New Police Station planned for Jacinto City
— Chamber challenges membership drive with “Forty for Forty in Four” by Dr. Charles Grant
— Assistance Ministries opens new building
OCTOBER
— National Night Out observed by area communities
— JC Police make felny drug raid
— North Shore HS holds Homecoming
— Chamber hears from 3 school Superintendents
— Pilot Club holds successful Spaghetti Dinner & Auction
— Judge Mike Parrott honored at Pct. 2 ball, announces retirement
— PineForest Jewelry suffers massive robbery
— New Call Center for five ESDs announced at groundbreaking
— North Shore Rotary dedicates Veterans Memorial Wall
— Community Meeting tells EPA to completely remove Waste Pits
— C.E. King HS holds Homecoming
NOVEMBER
— Furr HS celebrates receipt of $10 million grant
— San Jacinto Chancellor Hellyer roasted by LULAC
— Galena Park HS holds Homecoming
— Groundbreaking helds for Channelview FD new Station #3
— Chamber holds annual “Salute to Veterans”
— Nov. 8 Election results in upsets, Democratic wins in Harris County
— San Jacinto College plans to cut 4 athletics programs
— NS Mustangs headed for the Play-offs
— Mike Parrott retirement party well attended at courthouse
DECEMBER
— Frost Bank opens Branch in North Channel
— NS Mustangs lose Play-off game in Overtime
— Jacinto City replacing aging water system
— Four bodies found in burned car in Channelview
— Holiday Season observed with parades, celebrations in GP and JC
— NS Rotary distributes 300 Food Baskets to needy families
— President Obama signs Green’s 21st Century Cures Act