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* ing screening during childhood, unless medical reasons exist. Many hearing
X health providers suggest that you obtain a reevaluation every two years,
unless a change is noticed. If a problem were to develop, having a baseline test from
which to compare is important
Unfortunately, we usually don't see you in our office until well after the damage is
done. Once noise-induced hearing loss, for example, occurs, it's after a long period of
abuse. Prevention of further deterioration then becomes key. v
Ask yourself the following questions. Do you ever notice a ringing in your ears? Do
you turn the TV volume up louder than normal? Do you ask people to repeat them-
sehes? Do your ears ever feel stuffy? Does sound ever hurt your ears? Can you under-
stand speech in a crowd? Do you use hearing protection? A “yes” to these questions
means that you may suffer along with the millions of other Americans experiencing
hearing loss.
Call Texas Professional Hearing Center al 281 -420-8033 for a free hearing screening. We are located in old
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' swimming pool Do you have any suggestions for
keeping the “Fall Out” under control?
A ■ There are two or three things that will help control the
leaf problem.
You are doing the right thing to get leaves out
promptly. Otherwise, they will cause stains from tannic
acid they produce. Leaves can also quickly fill the
skimmer basket and block the flow of water to the pump
which can cause damage to the pump.
If you have a severe-problem, a leaf net cover or solid
cover can be a way to keep the leaves out. However if you enjoy viewing your
pool without a coveg this may not be a good option.
An automatic pool cleaner is a great help because it is constantly removing
leaves and debris before they can build up. The least expensive tool for leaf
removal is a “leaf eater”. This tool rolls very easily across the pool and pushes
leaves into a very large leaf bag (instead of your plumbing lines).
If you have any additional questions, please call Cryer Pools at 281-420-POOL.
CRYER
Pools Spas
Gulf Coast Hospital, 2800 Garth Road, Suite Q.
“Providing Hearing Health Care with a gentle approach.”
Texas Professional Hearing Center
Located inside the old Gulf Coast Hospital,
Suite Q on Garth Road, Baytown, TX,
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' developed it will eventually get worse. Eliminating the leak is your best bet.
: Some leaks are repairable especially if they occur in areas of exposed copper. If
the leak is not repairable then it is time to consider replacing the equipment that
is leaking. w
Allowing a leak to continue can be very costly. Not only are you incurring the
cost for a repair technician to keep coming out and adding refrigerant, but you
are also increasing your electric bills because the unit is working much harden
The added strain on your condenser can damage the unit.
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history and down payment.
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has no 1 st ratio and only bases its computation on'a'
loans vary from 45% to 55% based on the 2nd ratio only, depend
credit history. AU loans can have even higher ratios based on your c
information and/or
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According to the Texas Association of Realtors' 2002 Profile
of Home Buyers and Selters, Texans who purchased a home
in 2001 had the following characteristics.
• Thirty-seven percent of home buyers in Texas purchased a
home for the first time in 2001.
• The typical homebuyer household consisted of a married
couple aged 40-years-old with a household income of $74,200.
• The most important reason for purchasing a home was the
“desire to own a home”.
• The typical home purchased was an existing single-family detached house
located in the suburbs.
• The typical home search took seven weeks.
• Sixty-nine percent of homebuyers in Texas used a real estate agent and/or
broker to complete the home purchase transaction.
• Seventy-three percent of homebuyers said they would definitely use the same
agent again in a future transaction.
RED CARPET
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Today in History -
Today is Monday, Sept. 1, the 244th day of 2003. There are 121
days left in the year. This is Labor Day.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Sept. 1, 1939, World War II began as Nazi Germany invad-
ed Poland.
On this date:
In 1807, former Vice President Aaron Burr was found innocent
of treason.
In 1878, Emma M. Nutt became the first female telephone
operator in the United States, for the Telephone Despatch Co. of
Boston.
In 1905, Alberta and Saskatchewan became the eighth and
ninth provinces Of Canada.
In 1923, the Japanese cities of Tokyo and Yokohama were dev-
astated by an earthquake that claimed some 150,000 lives.
In 1932, New York City Mayor James J. “Gentleman Jimmy” >
Walker resigned following charges of graft and corruption in his ' j
administration.
In 1951, the United States, Australia and New Zealand signed
a mutualliefense pact, the ANZUS treaty.
In 1961, the Soviet Union ended a moratorium on atomic test-
ing with an aboveground nuclear explosion in central Asia.
In 1972, American Bobby Fischer won the international chess
crown in Reykjavik, Iceland, defeating Boris Spassky of the
Soviet Union.
In 1983, 269 people were killed when a Korean Air Lines
Boeing 747 was shot down by a Soviet jet fighter after the airlin-
er entered Soviet airspace.
In 1995, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held for the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. .
Ten years ago: The Pentagon unveiled a five-year defense plan
to further shrink the U S. military in favor of a lean, high-tech
force. Louis Freeh was sworn in as director of the FBI.
The Associated Press
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( | a “My wife and I are getting ready to buy a new house. We keep
• hearingabout “ratios”. What are these and how do they effect
our chances of getting our loan?”
ZX • The ratios you keep hearing about are your income to debt
x . * ratios. In order to make a decision to make the loan the
■mortgage company’s .underwriter must determine that you are
not over-extending yourself to a point which would cause a possible
* f '■ >n your loan.
and other secondary market loan purchasers have set a ratio
r your debts not to exceed. These ratios are based on your Gross Pay
efore any deductions) and take into consideration withholding
., aome payment will be.
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on your new house payment PLUS all other
_zn credit cards payments. This ratio is
justed up slightly based upon your credit
r—— - ailes are VA, Sub-Prime and “Automated
Underwriting” loans. VA has no 1 st ratio and only bases its computation on'a 2nd ratio of 41 %.
“B” loans vary from 45% to 55% based on the 2nd ratio only, depending on down payment
and credit history. AU loans can have even higher ratios based on your credit history and credit
scores.
For more information and/or a free initial consultation on Mortgage Loans (Purchase,
Refinance, Construction or Home Improvement), call our office at (281) 428-2268.
AMERICA’S HOME MORTGAGE
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( ) • My unit is low on freon, do I need a new unit?
A e Many consumers believe that refrigerant or freon is
71 • used during normal operation like a car uses oil. It
is not. The refrigerant circuit in an air conditioner
is a sealed circuit. If your unit has been determined to be
low on refrigerant, by a professional technician then you
most likely have developed a leak. A leak search will
confirm the presence of a leak and pinpoint its location.
Leaks can occur anywhere in the refrigerant circuit and for
Thought for Today
“Labor is the great producer of wealth; it moves all other
causes.” — Daniel Webster, American statesman (1782-1852)
h My dealer is recommending that I char"*
• ’ car's antifreeze. The car is four years c._,
only has about 40,000 miles on it. Since
. only a minimum of freezing weather arot
here, why do I need to change it?
Al You are correct that antifreeze never stops
protecting you from a frozen cooling system. The
ethylene glycol base forming the nucleus of
automotive coolant, when combined with water
in a 50/50 mixture, does not freeze until 34
degrees below zero! Your coolant does FAR more
>tect against freezing, however. The chemicals it contains keep
.Is in your engine from losing and gaining molecules from one
your engine heats and cools. In addition, there is a small
wjical current present at all times in your coolant that accelerates this
—ll ion transfer and your "antifreeze" is the only thing keeping this
om happening. Unfortunately, these chemicals are used up in the
zrformance of their jobs. There are "long life" antifreezes in the newest
but, generally speaking, anticorrosion additives in green antifreeze
sed up in under tliree years. If you wish to avoid some serious
.lush your cooling system right away and
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Sunrise — 6:57 a.m.
Sunset — 7:42 p.m.
Low tide — 6:21 a.m.
High tide —12:58 p.m.
— Tides for Point Barrow, Trinity Bay
Tomorrow
Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent
chance of showers and thunder-
storms. Highs around 90. South
winds around 10 mph.
Sunrise — 6:57 a.m.
Sunset — 7:41 p.m.
Low tide — 7:09 a.m.
High tide —1^:41 p.m.
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Today’s Obituaries
For obituaries and funeral service
information, see Page 6B
Obituaries: Geraldine Ogden Dittfurth, Jesse Audrey
Fudge, Genoveva Hernandez.
that excessive rain for the next
12 up to 48 hours is going to
cause flooding,” Read said.
Cpl. C. Langdon with the
sheriffs office in Liberty
about 5 mph after it gets into
south central Texas,” Read said.
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said. Radar estimates showed es of rain possible by Monday. Read said. “One of the toughest ously been falling for more than
' ' *" ’ ” Officials in several coastal things to forecast is whether it
counties, including Brazoria, will develop an eye. In this case,
, it never got that organized ...
wet. Tuesday looks less wet.
Wednesday looks less wet.
Maybe by Thursday, we’ll start
to see more sun than clouds.”
On Sunday, Bolivar Peninsula totals in portions of Harris and about 25 miles southeast Qf
residents seemed to get the Galveston counties were as high College Station.
brunt of the storm, Roeseler as 6 inches with another 9 inch- "It never got fully oiganized,” ' County, where rain had continu-
six hours Sunday, said deputies
were more concerned with
falling trees blocking roadways
than street flooding.
“Everything is running pretty
smooth right now,” he said. “\Afe
had a couple of trees down and
had them cleared of the road-
way. We are open — for now.’ (!
v strengthen and pack a 65 mph
“The ground is pretty satu- wind punch when it came
rated,” he said. “With a slow ashore.
“That’s when you really start to moving system, such as this, “We’re still very concerned
worry about the same areas get- you can still get heavy rain for that for a large chunk of Texas
ting rained on. over and over several days around the circula-
tion system.”
The circulation center was
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Galveston County Emergency were recommending voluntary That’s the primary reason it
Management spokesman John evacuations. never gained any more
Simsen. “It is not causing any “It was looking pretty good strength.”
flooding now, but it will be an earlier this morning as this thing
issue tomorrow and the next day Was starting to break up and not casters were concerned the fast
I guarantee.” showing any sort of organiza- developing storm might
Rain from Grace began tion,” Simsen said. “The prob-
falling across parts of Texas and lem is the center reformed over
southwestern Louisiana Houston and we have a very
Saturday night and storm clouds horrible dirty side of the storm
lingered over much of southeast moving over Bolivar
and East Tex^s Sunday. Peninsula.”
Meteorologist Bill Read said Roeseler said forecasters
the storm could dump as much were concerned that the storm
as 12 inches of rain as it contin- might dump quite a bit of rain
ued its movement to the north-
west at 10 mph.
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AFTERSCHOOL
Bible Verse
— Psalm 119:1
Madeline Crespo
Blessed are they whose ways are blameless, who walk accord-
ing,to the law of the Lord.
GARY
CLEMMONS
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: such as meetings, luncheons, or socials.
L.A. CRESPO
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
6123 Gftrth Rodd (Formertv Sterilruz White Chanel) 281 ~839“’0700
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tJ JWlty do people gather after a funeral and share a
meal?
«Most funerals formally come to an end when the mourners
^^■gather together to share a meal and have a period of
fellowship. This custom has been a part of the funeral experience for
centuries, with its history rooted in ancient times. Regardless of a
person's culture, gathering together and sharing a meal is a healing
and necessary ritual for the primary mourners. This is also when the
family 's support system can step in to provide comfort and care.
When words of sympathy are inadequate, we bake a casserole or
pie, or make potato salad. It's simply what’s done, and it's a good
thing. Food and fellowship are universal symbols of love, care, and
comfort. And gatherings allow for the 'telling of the story' of the
death. It helps families begin their transition from death back to life
We believe so strongly in this ritual that we have created “The Family Center" within our
funeral home - an attractive, comfortable dlnlng/meetlng space that is perfect for
gatherings either during visitation hours or following the ceremony. .We can accommodate
everything from light refreshments, to covered dish dinners to full catered meals, with no
preparation or clean-up required on the family’s part. It works well.
The Family Center is open daily. Stop in aiC * ° **
It's also available for non-fuqeral related
INVESTMENTS
Question: Mr. Clemmons, can you tell me what questions I
* should ask when I am considering a financial advisor?
A • Answer: 1. Ask them, "how are you paid for your advice?" Are you
+ * * receiving a commission, a fee, or both? This is very important. Require
them to fully explain to your satisfaction. The last thing you want to
find out is that you're stuck in an investment you don't warn Mutual funds pay
brokers in several different ways - front end loads, back end loads’and a
continuous fee. Stay way from the back end loads. If the investment is a
variable annuity, watch out. These investments can provide huge commissions
and have years of large back end charges. Both mutual funds and variable
annuities are available at no-load. If the broker is offering individual stocks
and bonds lust make sure you understand the commission schedule.
Remember, “full disclosure”.
2. Show me your dierite'hiwsunent returns over the last three years. By
doing this, you will have a dear understanding of the advisor's capability
during not only good times, but bad times also. As we have found out, Dad
markets do happen.
3. Ask for referrals. This could be the most important Make sure the
referrals are of clients that have |oined the broker within the last three years.
4. Ask what kind of management they will be offering, passive or active.
Passive refers io a buy and hold approach, while active refers to moving in or
out of the market as market trends change. Active is often referred to as “risk managementDo
understand die word “management” can mean many different things. You may be thinking the advisor
will get you out of the market when things get bad, but their meaning is to buy and hold come hell or
high waler.
5. Ask what is the basis of their recommendation? Do they believe every day is a great day to invest?
6. Ask them if they ever bad to call a client and tell them to reduce their monthly income check?
Texas Brokerage Asset Management
281-427-8000 407 ML Bakar Road
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Classified Advertising Manager
Angie Pagel
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Production Manager
Dwayne Huckaby
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Editor & Publisher
Wanda Gamer Cash
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Business Manager
Dee Anne Navarre
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