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P2 | THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2019 | BAY AREA OBSERVER
THE BAY AREA OBSERVER Vol. 10, Issue 28, JULY 11, 2019 is published weekly for $30 per year by The Bay Area Observer, 316 W. Main St., La Porte, Texas 77571 Periodicals Postage Permit USPS 11650 at La Porte, TX., and additional mailing of-fices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to THE BAY AREA OBSERVER, P.O. Box 82, La Porte, Texas 77572.
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Apollo 11 at 50: The Legacy of ‘One Small Step’ at La Porte Library
Come celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first walk of a human being on the moon with this special program at La Porte Com-munity Library, 600 S. Broadway, on Saturday, July 20 at 11 am! Walter Kiefer of the Lunar and Planetary Institute will give this talk about the first moonwalk that occurred exactly 50 years ago on July 20, 1969. All ages are welcome! Dr. Kiefer is both an expert about the moon and a down-to-earth speaker who relates to both adults and children. Come re-live the moment or learn about it for the first time! Free. No registration required.
Harris County Hurricane HarveyRecovery Program
The Harris County Hurricane Harvey Recovery Program has funding available to distribute aid to people whose homes were damaged during Hurricane Harvey. The program is funded by the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development. Since this is a new program, it doesn’t matter if you were turned away by FEMA, or whether you had insurance or not. This program is in-tended to help folks still struggling with their homes as a result of Harvey. Because this is funded through the federal government, 70% of those helped by this must be low-to-moderate income.Some of the Hurricane Harvey Recovery Program options in-clude: Home Rehabilitation Assistance, Home Reconstruction Assistance, Elevation Assistance, Homeowner Reimbursement Assistance, Residential Buyout, Acquisition and Down Payment Assistance If you or someone you know has had their home dam-aged by Harvey, please fill out a pre-application form. To get started, go to www.harrisrecovery.org and click the box that best describes you. If you have any questions or need any help, call 832-927-4961.
Bread of Life Food Pantry July
July distribution for the Bread of Life Food Pantry at First Bap-tist La Porte, 310 S. Broadway, will be held on Saturday, July 27th from 10-1. This distribution is for Red dot and new clients only. Registration forms are available on the food pantry door and must be submitted on or before July 20th. Phone # 281-471-0338 or 210-269-8737
Bayshore Baptist Church Food PantryBayshore Baptist Church Food Pantry is located at 11315 Spen-cer Hwy. in La Porte. Families in need of food assistance can shop for groceries on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of each month from 4 - 6 pm. Clients must be a resident of La Porte, Shoreacres, Morgan’s Point, Deer Park, Kemah or Seabrook. Bring your I.D. plus proof of residence, a bill in your name at your address. I am the director of the food pantry, Laura Rubach, 281-236-8349.
Rape Aggression Defense coursesbeing offered by LPPD Starting August 5th, 2019
The La Porte Police Department would like to announce to area residents, beginning August 5th, 2019, the agency will offer an-other Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) training courses at its facility, located at 3001 North 23rd. For those unfamiliar with the RAD System, it is, in essence, a program of realistic, self-defense tactics and techniques. RAD is a comprehensive course that begins with awareness, preven-tion, risk reduction, and avoidance while progressing toward the basics of actual hands-on defense training. It is important, how-ever, that participants understand that RAD is not a martial arts program. The class, taught by LPPD’s certified RAD Instructors, begins with a classroom-based orientation where workbooks and reference manuals lay the course foundation. During this initial phase, the entire physical defense program is outlined for both personal reference and continuous individual growth. Later, the physical techniques are discussed, and eventually encompass a series of comprehensive hands-on exercises. Four, 3-hour, days of RAD coursework are scheduled for two weeks in a row, on August 5th, 7th, 12th and 14th. All classes run from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m., with each daily class building on the former. The course days are intentionally spread out, as the pro-gram is both physically and mentally intensive. Nevertheless, LPPD’s RAD instructors are committed to making the course dates fun and enjoyable, as well as genuinely educational. The RAD training is open solely to women ages 13 and up; younger ladies under the age of 18 must attend class with their mother or female legal guardian. A growing and wide-spread acceptance of the system has been observed as a result of the ease, simplicity, and effectiveness of its tactics, combined with its supportive research, legal defensibility, and unique teaching methodology. Essentially, La Porte’s RAD program is dedicated to teaching women defensive concepts and techniques against various types of assault, by utilizing easy, effective, and proven self-defense tactics. This system of realistic defense will provide women with the knowledge to make an educated decision about resistance. The August RAD course will be open to a total of 15 students, and registration will be on a first come basis. The 4-Day program is free, and all manuals and documents will be provided to the students. For more information on the RAD program, including registration information, please contact La Porte Officer Mat-thew Parsons at 281-604-6687, via email at [email protected] FaceBook @LaPortePoliceDepartment or http://lapor-tetx.gov/514/Rape-Aggression-Defense-Courses-RAD
Movie in the Park - Apollo 13Saturday, July 20, 2019Seabrook is one of many Bay Area Houston cities to host a spe-cial event in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 blastoff! Bring your lawn chair and meet us at Meador Park on July 20th for a special showing of Apollo 13 and listen closely for a special message from an astronaut currently stationed on the space station! There will be a bounce house for the kids plus popcorn and refreshments for all. Want to know more about other area events surrounding this celebration? Visit www.vis-itbayareahouston.comJuly 20, 2019 • 7:30 PMRex L. Meador Park • 2400 Hammer Street • SeabrookCost: FREE
City-Wide Bird CountSaturday, August 3, 2019
Please join us on the first Saturday of each month for a City-Wide Bird Count! What is a bird count? Hosted by the Open Space and Trails Committee and the Houston Audubon this monthly bird count is a free and fun even that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of bird populations in Seabrook. Event is subject to change and may be canceled without advance notice.August 3, 2019 • 9:00 AM - 11:30 AMPine Gully Park • 605 Pine Gully Road • SeabrookCost: Free
BY THE BAYCOMMUNITY
LA PORTE
SEABROOK
By Pat Chandler
Last week’s trip to the Holocaust Museum was cancelled because the museum was closed. Silver Saints made a quick change and visited the Funeral Home Museum. It was very well received by those who went. We are looking forward to our upcoming trip with Birds of a Feather to Houston Baptist University’s Museums. Next planned trip is Friday, July 26 to Columbus, Texas. This will be guided tour of historical sights in Columbus. More infor-mation is available at the senior center.
Local resident and Senior Center member Jeanie Phil-lips celebrated her birthday with friends and a wonder-ful lunch at New Orleans Seafood Kitchen on Main Street in La Porte. Shown to the left are Jeanie Phillips, Frances Zahn, Ma-rie Gibney, Linda Goines, Robbie Ladd and Pat Chan-dler.
HappyBirthday Jeanie!
Active La Porte Seniors Are Always on The Go
