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A KING-SIZE VIEWVol. XVI No. 160 Printed in God We Trust February 2014 www.kingsizeview.com “While Others Pretend...The King Delivers” [email protected]
NAME THIS CAR
Bishop Joe Simon And Wells Fargo (Pages 10-13)
LA TONYA PIERREBARBARA JORDAN
(PAGE 4)
STUDENTOF THE WEEK
Lady Mavs Of Manvel Wins Region III Title (Page 17)
Chevrolet SS Sedan (Page 2) A Rising Star (Page 22)
MONTRAEL SCOTTPV
(Page 22)
ATHLETEOF THE WEEK
TSU-PV (Pages 14-16)
Rosewood Tigers (Page 24)
Dallas, Texas-Man oh Man here
we go again taking a stroll down
Memory Lane. As Minnie
Rippleton use to sing this is truly
a trip ‘back down Memory
Lane’. We test drove the
Chevrolet SS Sedan the first
Chevy V8 rear-wheel perform-
ance Sedan since 1996. Going
back to the big Caprice LTZ man
it seems like such a long time
ago. But without a doubt the
new SS Sedan got the attention
of American all over the
Country. It was very hard to be
going down the streets and not
punch it. Equipped with a LS3
6.2 Liter V8 engine that pro-
duces 415 horses and 415
pounds per foot of torque. Man
this baby scats from 0-6 in about
5 seconds and that bass exhausts
sound coming from those
chrome tips duals out the back
takes you back to the 60s and
70s when the Impala SS Ruled
the road. The new SS get a 14
miles per gallon in the city and
21 on the highway, owner will
be assessed a gas guzzler tax of
1,300 dollars along with the
price tag of more than 46 grand
on our test vehicle.
We must applaud Chevrolet
Motor Division for making this
product line available again.
There’s no way you can pass on
going to the local Chevy dealer
and taking a look at this well
build stylist sport performance
sedan.
The new Chevy SS is built in
Elizabeth, South Australia and
has 61 per cent of its part from
Australia and only 16 per cent
from Mexico and 7 per cent
from the United States and
Canada. Fact is both the engine
and transmission a Hydra 6L80
six-speed automatic with
Tapshift are built in Mexico.
An aluminum hood and deck lid
are 30 per cent lighter than tradi-
tional steel panels. With a race-
car like stance the new SS looks
the part and certainly lives up to
it. Power rolls to the pavement
on Forged aluminum wheels
wrapped with high performance
Bridestone tires with 19 X 8.5-
inch wheels with 245/40R19
tires in front and19X9 inch
wheels with 275/35ZR19 tires in
the rear. Throw in electric
power steering.
Once you are inside the new SS
you know right away because of
the SS badges on the back of the
front bucket seats and on the
right front side of the dashboard.
An Memory 8-way power
adjustable driver seat with 8-way
power adjustable front passenger
seat with power lumbar. Both
driver and front passenger seats
are heated and ventilated. The
vehicle is equipped with rear
pass-through center armrest and
leather wrapped steering wheel
and shifter.
Sounds from Chevrolet Mylink
with navigation and Bluetooth
streaming audio and music.
Warranties are 5-year/100,000
mile power train and 2
year/24,000 miles scheduled
maintenance oil and filter, please
see Dealer for more details.
Safety also comes in a high stan-
dard for the new SS with 4-
wheel disc anti-locking brakes
and dual-stage frontal thorax
side-impact air bags and knee
driver and front passenger air
bags as well as head curtain
side-impact.
So do yourself a favor and visit
you local Chevy Dealer and go
for a test in the new Chevy SS.
We know you will be glad you
did !
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BehindThe WheelWith THE KING
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CHEVROLET SS SEDAN
1422 Saddle Rock DriveHouston, Texas 77088-1844
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The 2014 Chevrolet SS Sedan puts you in automobile heaven
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South Houston, Texas-It’s good
to see a home grown vehicle
reach 30 years of productions.
That’s the case with the 2014
Dodge Caravan SXT as we test
drive it the other week. Our test
vehicle and all its features came
in handy as we assisted Bishop
Joe Simon’s Community
Outreach Programs meeting with
Well Fargo. The meet was the
discuss the foreclosure proper-
ties the Giant Home Mortgage
Lender is making available
through Churches and Non-prof-
it Organizations for low to mod-
erate income families.
A new stylist grille greats you
on the new Caravan and the
overall sleek look and outstand-
ing interior layout makes you
forget you are in a Mini-van.
Power for this vehicle is a 3.6
Liter V6 24-valve VVT engine
and it’s mated to a 6-speed auto-
matic transmission.
Economically speaking the new
Caravan offers 18 miles per gal-
lon in the city and 26 miles per
gallon on the highway, and
offers a 20-gallon fuel tank.
The good thing is we had the
opportunity to put six full adults
plus all the production equip-
ment and we still had a firm ride
and good pickup as we went to
and from the Church where the
meeting was held to eat before
going to a Church of the Lord
and Savior, where George
Foreman is the pastor later in the
evening.
Let me say the Dodge Caravan
has came a very long ways over
the years. Now it would have to
be one of the industry’s leaders
when it comes to quality for the
price. Fact is fully equipped our
test vehicle came in at 32, 475.
That wonderful to say the least.
Standard features includes power
liftgate, both left and right
power sliding doors making for
easy access in and out of the
vehicle. They also have safety
features in the event you bump it
and the door re-opens automati-
cally. A full compliments of air
bags for this van as well as such
features a 4-wheel disc brakes
and all the safety features you
expect to find on Sports Touring
Sedans.
Inside the new Caravan you are
greeted to a comfortable layout
with pass-through center console
and clear and easy to read
instrument cluster and big driver
friendly gauges. The four buck-
et seats a leather trimmed and
armrests for them with the sec-
ond row fold in floor seats.
Steering wheel mounted con-
trols help make the steering give
off a more expensive look. The
way the front seats are con-
toured it makes you get that
racecar like feeling!
Sounds are provided by a 430
CD/DVD/MP3/HDD with 40
GB Hard drive and28 GB avail-
able and navigation plus Sirius
Satellite radio to go along with
it.
The smooth ride is enhanced by
17-inch polished aluminum
wheel with Satin Carbon
Pockets.
With an overall 4-star score
from the NHTSA with five stars
for both front and rear passen-
gers in side crashes being its
high point.
Dodge had confidence in this
vehicle by offering a 5-
year/100,000 mile power train
warranty along with 5-year or
100,000 miles Roadside assis-
tance but restrictions do apply.
Please ask your local Dealer for
details.
In closing please allow me to
add the Leather Suede Buckets
seats with Black/light gray stone
interior went well with the
Granite Crystal Metallic clear
coat exterior finish.
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DODGE CARAVAN CELEBRATES 30TH YEARBy King Arthur Prayther
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The 2014 Dodge Caravan SXT 30th Anniversary Edition
Missouri City, Texas- For the
2014 model year the new Jeep
Patriot Latitude 4 X 4 is pushing
its way into the crowded small
SUV market place. Value is
high and the price is very com-
petitive and those are two of the
items required to make a dent in
a big market. With a base price
of just under 24 grand and our
test vehicle max out at just over
27 Grand we consider it a good
solid buy.
With brand new overall styling
the new Patriot 4 X 4 has an
aggressive looking grille and big
round head lights that reminds
you of the 70s. A big vertical
grille goes well with the new
wider stance and aggressive side
panels.
One thing about the Patriot it is
68 per cent from the United
States and Canada with the final
assembly point being Belvidere,
Illinois. The engine is built in
the U S while the transmission is
built in Mexico.
Our test vehicle came in Dark
Blue Pearl Coat Exterior paint
with a Dark Slate Gray time
and seat colors. Needless to say
we were impressed with the
color schemes of this model and
people at work took notice as
well.
Power plant is a 2.4 liter In-line
4-cylinder DOHC 16 valve VVT
engine mated to a continuously
variable transmission with off-
road crawl ratio.
Among the standard features are
supplemental side-curtain front
and rear airbags.
Just to show how much Jeep
stands with this vehicle it has a
5-year/100,000 miles power
train limited Warranty and 3-
year or 36,000 mile basic limited
warranty along with 5-year or
100,000 miles roadside assis-
tance.
Such features in Hill start Assist
and 4-wheel disc anti-locking
brakes with Brake assist and
speed control. The safety list is
strong with advanced multi-
stage front air bags along with
side-curtain front and rear air
bags and front seat mounted side
air bags along with active head-
rest restraints. A tire pressure
monitoring and stability control
with electronic roll Mitigation to
round it all out.
Inside the new Jeep has a 6.5
inch touch screen display and a
40 GB Hard Drive with 28 GB
available. Uconnect 430
CD/DVD/MP3/HDD with
remote USB port, Sirius XM
Satellite radio with voice com-
mand Bluetooth.
In closing please allow me to
add the new Patriot also has
folding flat load floor storage
and full-length floor console.
The Jeep Patriot Latitude 4 X 4
JEEP PATRIOT 4 X4 FINDING A PLACE IN THE MARKETBy King Arthur Prayther
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I don’t get surprised anymore by
the columns I write I submit to
the part, but I was somewhat
caught off guard when a fan
came up to me and said I was
right about the attendace at the
girls playoff games. Manvel 5A
Region III Champion on 2014
deserved more support from all
of us.
I’m goin to Austin March 1,
2014 to watch Manvel play for
the state title if they win their
state semi-final on Friday 2-28-
14. I’m to keep writing about
this because these young female
athletes deserve the support! I’m
glad to know that my columns
are reachin the public in such
way that people see things dif-
ferently.
As I entered the M.O. Campbell
Center in the Aldine
Independant School District to
attend the Region II 5A and 4A
Girls Basketball tournament, I
noticed the same sight I’ve
observed for the last twelve
months. Where were the fams? I
kid you not dear readers...where
were the fans!?
They were not outside the arena,
nor was there a big crowd on the
freeways going north to get to
the site. Yes this was the annual
rodeo parade for Saturday 02/22,
but that was completed by noon.
Their was plenty of time for fans
to load everyone up in the car,
SUV or truck to make the trip to
Campbell to support these young
athletes. But sadly few did. I
have thought about this issue for
years but never sat down at my
computer to type a column about
it. This time I had to because it
is painful and an outright shame
of all of us. These young ladies
very hard to play sports. They
are not only competing against
each other but sadly a mindset
that should be out of our minds
years ago. There seems to a dead
idea that still hangs on that
women should not play sports.
Yes I know that sounds stupid to
print this but yes there are many
of us walking around muttering
this idiotic thought. Some of us
won’t support young women
playing sports even if we are
related to them. I watched
talented athletic young ladies
play their hearts out to have the
chance to advance to Austin
Texas to play for a state
championship. Many have
worked for this moment for
years. They just DESERVE the
support of family and close
friends to enjoy this special
moment. I sat there in the arena
and watched the joy of
League City Clear Springs cele-
brating their 2013 Region III
basketball title, They won it and
had a blast doing so. It’s just a
outright shame that they did it
with so few fans in the arena.
Katy Seven Lakes High School,
Clear Springs’ opponent, wasn’t
any better regarding fan atten-
dance. I understand that we all
have a ton of things to do in 48-
hour weekend. Families are
loaded with children activites,
errands and sometimes (we
know “sometimes” always
means “most times”) activities
that just wears everyone out and
then Sunday is upon us and its
time for the 40-hour grind
beginning Monday all over
again. I get that. But can’t we
squeeze in a couple of hours for
these young ladies; our daugh-
ters, neices, cousins and friends?
Don’t we understand that those
little girls sitting in the stands
with those big eyes are watching
those young ladies on the court
and thinking to themselves that
soon very soon when they reach
thier teenage years they too can
play basketball!? Can we just
think of them sometime? No I
guess not, because the attend-
naxe will continue to be small
and we will always question as
to why.
We have people wasting gas and
attempting to crash phony
alleged stars and ‘their’ parties
just to gossip about who was
there at the event, what they
were wearing and more impor-
tantly who they were seen with.
The more times change, the
more things never seem to
change. That’s just the way I see
it!
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SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE
As we continue our journey of
covering some of the States’
finest students we made a trip to
the Gardens area. There while
covering the Tigers Annual
Football Banquet we ran into La
Tonya Pierre. She’s a lovely and
talented freshman at Barbara
Jordan high school and is mak-
ing outstanding grades. La
Tonya is the daughter of Tamica
and Oliver Pierre and says she
likes Math best in the classroom.
“It has always been my favorite
and I’ve always done well in it”.
But he goals in life is to grow up
and learn to be a Family Court
Lawyer and own a Hair saloon
because she feels there is a good
living in Hair Care. “I love
Cosmopolitan and just think it
was be an excellent field to go
into as an adult.
In her spare time LaTonya is a
basketball junior coach and has
a sister who is great in track and
field. “I love being around
Athletics and my parents were
athletes so it a nature love for
me”.
On Sundays you’ll find the
Pierre family over at Faith
Temple Church and La Tonya
says it a big part of her life.
On the subject of school changes
La Tonya says if she were in
charge she would not force stu-
dents to wear uniforms and she
would increase the lunch period
back to one hour instead of the
30 minutes it now is. “Our
lunch period use to be an hour
and every since they changed it
to 30 minutes it’s just simply is
Not enough time to sit and relax
and enjoy your lunch period”.
When asked if she would change
anything if she could live her
life over again? LaTonya said
not a thing because she feels
gotten the most out of her life so
far.
In closing La Tonya praised her
parents and especially her moth-
er on being her most driving
force in life. “She stays on us
and follows up on all our class
work and make sure we get it
done!
Please allow me to add we
spoke briefly with Tamica and
she expressed to us she know
what pitfalls are out there and
makes sure her children avoid
them in life. Currently working
and going to school to become a
Registered Nurse, Tamica is
leading by example for her chil-
dren to follow!
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“G-SPOT MINISTRIES” (#63) “GLORIOUS 25”
The one thing that is missing
more so than anything else these
days is inspiration. The inspira-
tion that led Stevie Wonder to
make the song "Love's in Need
of Love Today," What made Dr.
King have "A Dream" and that
made John F. Kennedy speak the
words "My fellow Americans
ask not what your country can
do for you, ask what can you
can do for your country".
Too often we think that to
inspire we have to be seen as
some type of famous public fig-
ure. This has been the gate keep-
er to the possibilities that have
the potential to raise the hopes
and dreams of youth all over the
world, starting in our own
homes. The best of the best is
inside of all of us, but lack of
inspiration has given us a reason
to look to others for what can be
done within ourselves. The rea-
son public figures get so much
attention (Good or Bad) is
because we have resigned our
power to influence our children
over to them.
Have you ever notice that people
today are more engaged in their
smart phones and tablets than
they are in other human beings?
The only thing that seems to
spark a real conversation
between two human beings face
to face these days is bad news or
unfounded rumors. With that
said how can we ever get back
to inspiring one another?
Could fear be stronger than the
promise of a better tomorrow,
could the thought of failure be a
deterrent to even trying to make
a difference, I think not.
Perceive what you will, but get
to know me and you will find
the spirit of a champion willing
to give my experiences to all
who will listen. I will be the
Stevie, the Dr. King, and the J.
F. K. of my day in my own way.
I hope you too can be the per-
sons that we will talk about as
difference makers, world chang-
ers, and role models that the
world is in desperate need of.
Be inspired, if not for you, for
your future, my future, and the
future of the young men and
women whom are wondering if
they can make it in this world of
ours. No radio station, television
station, or famous personality
can stand up to one person who
decides to make themselves a
positive influence. Your job
doesn't matter nor does your
position in life, what matters is
that you are willing to share
what you have accumulated over
your lifetime that can be of
some use to someone. The time
is now, the place is here, and the
who is you . . .
Be Inspired
Be Inspired
Not by what you have done
But what you can accomplish
Be Inspired
Not with what you have
But what you are worth
Be Inspired
Not with memories
But with hopes and dreams
Be Inspired
Not by the love you receive
But the love you give
Be Inspired
BY GOD, BY LIFE, BY FAITH
BE INSPIRED
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Just when you think you've seen
it all then you realize you
haven't. Just when you think
you've reached an age when you
think you've got people and
things figured out "surprise" you
don't.
It's not that you
don't have wisdom from your
trials, tribulations or from past
mistakes and new successes. But
it often happens right when you
sink your toes into the carpet
and really begin to relax that
someone will jolt you back into
reality.
When you have taken years of
building friendships and rela-
tionships and you think people
know you and you know them
they can often show you a side
of themselves that you have
never seen before. Once the
immediate shock wears off you
can choose either to maintain a
close relationship with new
boundaries set in place or walk
away quietly.
People that often say they want
the best for you but have not
even achieved the best for them-
selves should be viewed without
rose colored glasses and seen for
who they really are. Maybe a
wolf in sheeps clothing. If you
are able to take their negative
comments and continue on your
journey with the stride of a
beautiful Clydesdale then you
know you are on your way.
You have to two options
1.address them or 2. pretend that
nothing has happen. Both should
be approached with care and
caution. You can have a conver-
sation and set those boundaries
or you can know in your heart
that what really matters is the
confidence you have in yourself
is sufficient and keep it moving.
Either way stay true to yourself
and continue to live your life.
Although it feels like it would
be most satisfying to point out
all the wrongs in their lives trust
me in the end it doesn't make
you feel better. What feels best
is to live YOUR best life.
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recently, both for business and
pleasure. What got me interested
in the background of this town is
a large sheet metal sculpture at
the intersection if I-45 and
Emmitt Lowery Expressway, but
more on that later.
Texas City is the third largest
port in Texas, behind Houston
and Galveston and is the
eleventh largest port in the
United States. The city was
founded by three brothers in
1981. They were in the area
hunting ducks and saw the
potential for a deep water port.
Two years later the Federal
Government gave the Texas City
Improvement Company permis-
sion to dredge the port to eight
feet. The Company also con-
structed a four mile rail line to
connect the port to Galveston,
Harrisburg, Houston and eventu-
ally the entire national rail net-
work making this port a real
force in international trade.
Over the years the channel was
dredged to forty feet and the
port extended for one and a half
miles. In 1900 dredging was
halted during the hurricane that
devastated Galveston. However,
the port remained open and no
ship traffic was diverted from
Texas. This put Texas City in the
spotlight as a serious deep water
port.
In 1905 the Texas City Refining
Company was established to
handle the Texas crude produced
as a result of the Spindletop dis-
covery. For years this was the
only refinery to manufacture
was and lubricating oils.
During the Mexican Revolution
in 1913 the United Stated posi-
tioned the Second Division in
Texas City to fight off the threat
from the Mexican Army. This
involved over 14,000 troops and
3,000 animals. The deployment
overwhelmed the city and
increased the population almost
tenfold. The hurricane of 1915
hit Texas City hard and
destroyed the encampment cost-
ing nine soldiers their lives. The
troops were moved to San
Antonio to continue the battle.
Texas City continued to prosper
until 1947 when the French Ship
Grandchamp loaded with ammo-
nium phosphate fertilizer mixed
with diesel fuel from a leaking
tank exploded. (This is very sim-
ilar to the materials used to
make the Oklahoma City bomb.)
The explosion killed 576 people
and injured over 4000. The dam-
age from the blast was estimated
to exceed $67 million. This is
considered the worst industrial
disaster in the history of our
country.
In 1988 The Emmett F. Lowery
Expressway was dedicated to the
memory of the Mayor of Texas
City who served from 1964 to
1987. Lowery was instrumental
in bringing the expressway that
links downtown Texas City to I-
45. At 10 feet above sea level,
the city is vulnerable to flooding
due to hurricanes. However,
when Hurricane Ike, which dev-
astated Galveston in 2008, left
Texas City mostly unharmed.
The main reason for this was the
17 mile long dyke that protected
much of the city. However a 12
foot storm surge ran over the
dyke and destroyed most of the
buildings and structures but the
dyke itself was unharmed. It was
closed for three years while the
buildings were rebuilt and
reopened in 2011.
History aside, what interested
me in the area was the abun-
dance of art. At the intersection
of I-45 and Emmett F. Lowery
Expressway are The Longhorns
by David Govedare. Dedicated
in 2000, the sculpture depicts
several longhorn steer and a
solar powered windmill.
Govedare has also created two
other pieces on display in the
city. They are Runners in the
Park at the Convention Center
and Somewhere on the Trail at
the Bay Street Park. All of these
works are in sheet metals.
Another prolific artist is Jane
DeDecker. She has at least seven
sculptures around town. Two of
my favorites are Like Grandpa
with a young boy pushing a
wheelbarrow located at the
Nessler Center and Safe Haven
in Rainbow Park depicting a
young girl seeking shelter in her
mother’s skirt. These works are
in bronze as are most of her
sculptures.
The third artist whose work I
enjoy is Gary Price. Price also
works in bronze and Family
Outing depicting a family on a
bicycle ride located in Central
Parkway is a very active and
lively work. I also very much
enjoy Synergy which is in front
of City Hall. Here five hands are
linked at the wrist. To me it
shows the strength and unity of
people joining together.
Finally the works of Scott
Schaffer really caught my eye.
Port Authority and Port
Authority II, both located at the
convention Center represent two
of the most prevalent birds along
the gulf coast, the brown pelican
and the seagull.
These are just a few of the
dozens of pieces of unique art
that are all around Texas City. If
you are interested in viewing
more of these sculptures you can
view this brochure at:
http://www.texas-city-
tx.org/RecTour/RecTourdocs/scu
lptures_brochure.pdf.
Information about Texas City in
general may be found at:
http://www.texas-city-tx.org/. A
day trip to Texas City to enjoy
the dyke and view the art is a
very worthwhile trip for children
and adults alike.
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TEXAS CITY
Out and About
with John Engel
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Discounted and donated properties are transferred with all taxes paid current and liens satisfied. Properties not sold through the first look program or donation are typically repaired and marketed to owner occupants to further stabilize communities.
The National Community Stabilization Trust (NCST), a nonprofit partner of PAS, conducts all organizational vetting, on boarding, and provides tools for the acquisition process. After an organization is approved, they work in conjunction with the NCST and Wells Fargo to acquire properties via the donation program or the NCST First Look Program.
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The Community Outreach
Program of Bishop Joe Simon
teamed up with Wells Fargo for
a big successful meeting at
Bethel Institutional Missionary
Baptist Church. Pastor Dr.
Murphy D. Simon Jr. a Worthing
High School Graduate was hon-
ored to host the meeting. “King
I tell you the Lord was in the
House and the Bethel Church
Family want to thank Wells
Fargo and Bishop Joe Simon for
selecting us for the meeting site
and we are looking forward to
continuing forward and building
this program.
Bishop Joe Simon said with a
smile on his face we got the
people feeling good and that’s
fantastic, the Lord is Good”.
Wells Fargo Senior Vice
President Russ Cross said before
heading back to the Airport he
was very pleased with the enthu-
siasm people showed. “King I
feel the people are ready to
rebuild this community and we
at Wells Fargo want to do what
we can to help”.
Let me say the REO program as
well as the Donation programs
are being looked over from all
kinds of companies with 501(C)
3 including Churches and other
Non-profit companies. We have
made the information available
in A King-size View and
www.kingsizeview.com. By the
time you read this column more
information will be available so
companies will know how to
access more information on how
to get involved in this program!
In addition to working with
Bethel Church Bishop Joe
Simon got a chance to take in a
basketball game at TSU. The
Bishop also held many meeting
all over the City spreading the
word about the good deeds of
Wells Fargo and information
about his Community Outreach
Program.
Among the things Simon did
was visit SHAPE Center and
found it to be very interesting to
say the least. He shopped at
Fiesta on South Main and was
very pleased with the service he
received during his visit. A
lunch with Keith Jacobsen of
Fiesta warmed Simon heart as
the two talked about working for
our Lord and Savior. He also
visited with Skipper Lee Frazier
at his home and on the phone
with Travis Gardner formally of
KCOH. Visiting with Michael
Harris who produced a photo of
two of them from the late 80s.
Look at the Hair in those pho-
tos!
Finally when the day was done
we took him to Church once
again, this time it was where
Two-Time World Heavy-weight
Champion George Foreman
delivers the Word. What a way
to close out his visit to Houston!
Let me say many thanks goes
out to Lary “Chatta Box” Hale
of KTSU 90.9 FM Sports, Don
Samuel of KCOH Memory and
More on KCOH AM 1230, and
Latisha Jackson of KWWJ
1360AM radio for helping us get
the word out. Plus C Allen
Productions worked hand in
hand with Bishop Simon
Community Outreach Program
as well as many others.
Please continue to read A King-
Size View for more news about
this great news!
By King Arthur Prayther
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Former Houston Oiler Ronnie Coleman with Sandra Hines
Dr. Murphy D. Simon Jr. Pastor at Bethel
Ms. J. Galindo smiles while tak-ing photo at meeting at Bethel
Cross addressing the meeting - All photos by Dr. Victor Keys
The King with Russ Cross of Wells Fargo
Kaye Fully Love formally ofKKDA Soul 73 in Dallas andnow with Simon Community
Outreach Program
Darlene Brown signing inat meeting
Bishop Joe Simon
BISHOP JOE SIMON AND WELLS FARGO TEAMMED UP FOR SPIRITED MEETING ON FORECLOSED PROPERTIES
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Crowd at Bethel gathering
Bethel Church Choir getting people into the mood
Russ Cross senior VPCommunity Outreach Manager
of Wells Fargo
Bishop Joe Simon and Cynthia Allen
Bishop Joe Simon and The King at TSU-Jackson Statebasketball game at H and P E Arena
Russ Cross, King Arthur, Bishop Joe Simon, Dr. Murphy Simon Jr.
King Arthur with 1st Lady Mrs. April Simon
Michael Harris and then R & B Legend Joe Simon-photo from Harris personal library
BISHOP JOE SIMON AND WELLS FARGO TEAMMED UP FOR SPIRITED MEETING ON FORECLOSED PROPERTIES
Crowd singing and praising God - All photos by Dr. Victor Keys
Bishop Simon Sandra Hines, King Arthur and Cynthia Allen
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State Representative Boris Miles Speaking to crowd assembled at Bethel MBC
Bishop Joe Simon Chats with Lary “Chatta Box’ Haleat half-time of TSU-Jackson State game.
George Foreman Bishop Joe Simonand the lovely talented �atalie Foreman
Bishop Simon Cynthia Allen and Russ CrossMs. Cynthia Allen of C Allen
Production at work
Russ Cross withSandra Massey Hines
King Arthur and Sandra Hines
King Arthur and Ronnie Coleman share a moment before taping
Russ Cross of Wells Fargoaddressing the audience
George Foreman, Bishop Simon,and Radio announcer Michael Harris
The King interviews Russ Cross
Fiesta Store Manager Curtis Thompson visits with Bishop Joe Simonafter he grabs a few things from the South Main Store
BISHOP JOE SIMON AND WELLS FARGO TEAMMED UP FOR SPIRITED MEETING ON FORECLOSED PROPERTIES
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Prairie View, Texas-There’s a
Thrill upon the Hill at Prairie
View when the Tigers of TSU
come to town each year. The
annual basketball match-up
between the two SWAC Schools
was the talk of the town. The
William J. Nicks center was full
before half time of the Women
game. TSU had won the first
meeting in triple overtime and
the Panthers wanted to get back
at them. With the Panthers got
off to a great start but TSU
fought back to close to within
47-41 at the half. It was more of
the same in the second half as
TSU caught out and went out
front by a good margin only to
have the Panthers close the gap
and take the lead for good. The
scored was tied 5 times and the
lead changed 15 times in the
barn burner. Demondre
Chapman had a big game with
23 points 3 boards and a steal.
“I had heard a lot about this
Murray guy (Aaric 6’10”) the
first time I went against him I
just tried to play defense on him
but tonight our coaches told me
to attack him and make him
work on defense”. Chapman
was able to get the line making
5 of 9 free throws and he felt
good about Rasi Jenkins gave
them some great minutes in the
win. “Jenkins has worked his
butt off and he is willing to help
us win by doing the dirty work
like taking charges blocking
shots and so forth I love the way
he is playing for us”. In closing
Chapman said the Panthers
played smart football down the
stretch by not rushing and work-
ing the clock and taking good
shots.
In the women game the Lady
Tigers of TSU edged P V 63-60
after leading 33-31 at the half.
The Lady Panthers received
their SWAC Championship rings
at the half time of the game.
TSU rode the hot hand of
Brianna Sidney who led the way
with 23 points while Jazzmin
Parker added 11 and Sarah
Williams chipped in 10 as the
won for the 9th time in 10 con-
ference games. First year coach
Johnetta Hayes-Perry has got the
Lady Tigers rolling!
The photos tell the story about
the Thrill Upon The Hill!
By King Arthur Prayther
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P.V. President Dr. George Wright and Family
Guard John Brisco (12)
PV SWAC champs get their ring for 2013 - All photos by Dr. Victor Keys
PV mascot
P V post playerDemondre Chapman (32)
P V women head coachDawn Brown
TSU game high scorerBrianna Sidney(1)
LeReahn Washington (0) of PV
P.V. SID Ryan McGinty
PRAIRIE VIEWS BEATS TSU IN THE THRILL UPON THE HILL
WWW.TSUBALL.COM
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The P.V. Cheerleaders of 2014
TSU fans upon the Hill
TSU Cheerleader and Mascot - All photos by Dr. Victor Keys
PRAIRIE VIEWS BEATS TSU IN THE THRILL UPON THE HILL
TSU women coachJohnetta Hayes-Perry
PV Assistant golf coachJames SherrodCoach Dawn Brown of
PV Women
Former PV coach now atBaylor Toyelle Wilson
The King visits with Lary “Chatta Box” Hale of KTSU 90.9 FM
Leonard Moon interviews Demondre Chapman on KPVU
Louis Monks P V guard (3)
Line-up
Those guys singing �ational Anthem
Coach Barbara Jacket along with Gwen B. JohnsonDevelopment and Promotions Specialist
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The PV Athletic Club presenting 25 Grand Check at half time
Alpha Phi Alpha
Zeta - All photos by Dr. Victor Keys
PRAIRIE VIEWS BEATS TSU IN THE THRILL UPON THE HILL
PV sing school songThe Tiger jamming
Beta and Kappa
TSU head Women coach working courtside at PV
Sigma Gramma
Everyone felt all along it was
the Lady Mavericks of Manvel
the favorite to win the girls class
5A region III basketball title. It
just so happen with Brianna
Turner leading the way they did
just that as they ran away from
Cy Woods 58-42. Leading by as
many as 20 points at 46-26 the
Lady Mavs lived up to their
billing having now beaten all 28
Houston area opponents they
faced. Their 36-2 mark is truly
impressive when you consider
the two losses came to
Nationally ranked teams includ-
ing two-time Defending State
Champs Duncanville. But coach
Bryan Harris don’t want to look
past Plano West, the school they
face on Friday night in order to
face the Duncanville game win-
ner. With most of their team
returning from last year’s
regional quarter finalist, they set
their sights on going to the big
dance and they are headed to
Austin.
The McDonald’s All-American
Turner says it’s been rough with
of Houston really going after
them game after game. She led a
three year run that netted an
average of 34 wins a season.
Beating a good but young Cy
Woods team, the Lady Mavs
have their work cut out for them
in Austin. We certainly want to
wish them the best of luck!
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THIS WEEK IN BASKETBALL: LADY MAVS OF MANVEL WINS REGION III TITLE
Prairie View, Texas-In his 8th
year in charge of the Men’s
Program at Prairie View Byron
Rimm II is holding his own.
The 99 graduate of Cal State-
Los Angeles and his staff of
Ansar Al-ameen, Byron Smith,
Randy Washington and Jethro
Hillman are working hard to get
the Panthers to play consistence
basketball. “We felt we had to
get this win going against our
cross-town Rival. The Panthers
came into the TSU game at 4-
5in Conference play and won it
85-77. “Our guys played hard
and it was by any means neces-
sary tonight and I’m proud of
the intensity our guys showed on
the court tonight. A packed
House at the William J. Nicks
Baby Dome witness the Panthers
hard fought victory over TSU.
Using a good balance scoring
attack the Panthers won it when
it counted most. “ Yes Montrael
Scott (26 Points), Demondre
Chapman (23 Points) and John
Brisco (16 points) all shot the
ball well tonight, plus it was the
little things that made the differ-
ence”.
With the game on the line
Reggis Onwukamuche drew the
charge that put it out of reach for
TSU. Plus the big block by Rasi
Jenkins who had 5 points and 7
boards and two big blocks. “
The big block by Rasi was great
he’s only 6 feet 6 but he has
long arms and it came hand,
plus Reggis stepped in and drew
the charge we got the plays
when we needed them.
Rimm was glad to get out of the
game with a 5-5 Conference
mark when the dust settled.
“You know TSU got some great
kids on their squad probably two
or three guys who are going to
play pro so that 3 overtime game
back in Houston gave us confi-
dence we could play with these
guys”.
In closing Luis Monks lay-up
gave the Panthers the lead for
good. “Yes you know Luis
came up big and went down the
middle I actually thought he was
going to dunk the ball but he
made a smooth lay-up”.
COACH OF THE WEEK: BYRON RIMM II-P.V.By King Arthur Prayther
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Coach Byron Rimm II of P.V.-photo by Dr. Victor Keys
By King Arthur Prayther
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The Manvel Lady Mavericks are region III champs - Photo by Dr. Victor Keys
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Brianna Turner led the way andnow has her bagspacked for Austin
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Please Get your Bibles andFollow this Study! Is theObservance of Easter, by theChurch or anyone else,authorized by God throughJesus Christ and his Apostles?
We ask this question because,those of us that proclaim to beChristians, have been given acommandment by the words ofthe apostles of our Lord andSavour Jesus Christ; “1Thes5:21 Prove all things; hold fastthat which is good.” But first,bear with us as we be scriptural-ly reminded of the order ofthings, if you will, “The Chainof Command” in the belief ofGOD. Jesus DEFINES those thatare and those that are NOT ofGod, please read; “John 8:47He that is of God hearethGod’s words: ye therefore hearthem not, because ye are not ofGod.” God made it clear in HisWord, that we MUST hear JesusChrist His beloved son, and inverse 8, him ONLY; “Matt.17:4Then answered Peter, and saidunto Jesus, Lord, it is good forus to be here: if thou wilt, let usmake here three tabernacles;one for thee, and one for Moses,and one for Elias. 5 While heyet spake, behold, a bright cloudovershadowed them: and beholda voice out of the cloud, whichsaid, This is my beloved Son,in whom I am well pleased;hear ye him. 6 And when thedisciples heard it, they fell ontheir face, and were sore afraid.7And Jesus came and touchedthem, and said, Arise, and be notafraid. 8 And when they had lift-ed up their eyes, they saw noman, save Jesus only.” John12:48 He that rejecteth me, andreceiveth not my words, hathone that judgeth him: the wordthat I have spoken, the sameshall judge him in the last day.49 For I have not spoken ofmyself; but the Father whichsent me, he gave me a com-mandment, what I should say,and what I should speak.
Jesus, the only one that God hascommanded us to hear, tells ushow we must believe on him;“John 17:17 Sanctify themthrough thy truth: thy word istruth.18 As thou hast sent meinto the world, even so have Ialso sent them into the world.19And for their sakes I sanctifymyself, that they also might besanctified through the truth.20�either pray I for these alone,but for them also which shallbelieve on me through theirword; 21 That they all may beone; as thou, Father, art in me,and I in thee, that they also maybe one in us: that the world maybelieve that thou hast sent me.”We must believe on Christ onlyin the manner he has stated,through his Apostle’s word, sim-ply because he said so; being thehead of every man; “1 Cor 11:1Be ye followers of me, even as Ialso am of Christ. 2 Now Ipraise you, brethren, that yeremember me in all things, andkeep the ordinances, as I deliv-ered them to you. 3 But I would
have you know, that the headof every man is Christ; and thehead of the woman is the man;and the head of Christ is God.”
Before Jesus ascended back intoheaven, he left instructions withhis apostles; “Matt 28:16 Thenthe eleven disciples went awayinto Galilee, into a mountainwhere Jesus had appointed them.17 And when they saw him, theyworshipped him: but somedoubted. 18 And Jesus cameand spake unto them, saying,All power is given unto me inheaven and in earth. 19 Go yetherefore, and teach all nations,baptizing them in the name ofthe Father, and of the Son, andof the Holy Ghost: 20 Teachingthem to observe all thingswhatsoever I have commandedyou: and, lo, I am with youalway, even unto the end of theworld. Amen.” These instruc-tions are for the one church thatJesus is building; “Matt 16:16And Simon Peter answered andsaid, Thou art the Christ, theSon of the living God. 17 AndJesus answered and said untohim, Blessed art thou, SimonBarjona: for flesh and bloodhath not revealed it unto thee,but my Father which is in heav-en. 18 And I say also unto thee,That thou art Peter, and uponthis rock I will build mychurch; and the gates of hellshall not prevail against it.”Upon what rock; Christ for he isthe Head of the church? “Eph1:21 Far above all principality,and power, and might, anddominion, and every name thatis named, not only in this world,but also in that which is tocome: 22 And hath put all thingsunder his feet, and gave him tobe the head over all things tothe church, 23 Which is hisbody, the fulness of him that fil-leth all in all.”(See Eph. 4:14-16, 5:23-24)Jesus gave instructions to hisApostles, the ones that God gavehim, on how to run HIS church,as they were guided by TheHoly Ghost. No one else wasgiven this authority. Rememberhe told them in verses 16 thru18 of Matt. 28th chapter, thatall power had been given him,by his Father in heaven and inearth. Jesus also told them inverses 19&20 to go and teachall nations, and to baptize. Healso made it clear by whatnames baptism was to be doneand what things they were toteach to be observed, and thosewere the things Jesus had com-manded them. There were alsothings that he had yet to tell hisapostles, after ascending backinto heaven. According to scrip-ture this was to be done by TheHoly Ghost “The Comforter”,The Spirit of Truth, please read;“John 16:7 Nevertheless I tellyou the truth; It is expedient foryou that I go away: for if I gonot away, the Comforter will notcome unto you; but if I depart, Iwill send him unto you. 8 Andwhen he is come, he willreprove the world of sin, and ofrighteousness, and of judgment:
9 Of sin, because they believenot on me; 10 Of righteousness,because I go to my Father, andye see me no more; 11 Of judg-ment, because the prince of thisworld is judged. 12 I have yetmany things to say unto you, butye cannot bear them now. 13Howbeit when he, the Spirit oftruth, is come, he will guideyou into all truth: for he shallnot speak of himself; but what-soever he shall hear, that shall hespeak: and he will shew youthings to come. 14 He shall glo-rify me: for he shall receive ofmine, and shall shew it untoyou. 15 All things that theFather hath are mine: thereforesaid I, that he shall take of mine,and shall shew it unto you.”
How then MUST we believe andhear Jesus? According to Jesus,it is NOT through some voicethat comes to us, but ratherthrough his APOSTLES wordsas THEY were guided by TheHoly Ghost; the things that areWRITTEN. Please read; “John17:16 They are not of the world,even as I am not of the world.17 Sanctify them through thytruth: thy word is truth. 18 Asthou hast sent me into the world,even so have I also sent theminto the world. 19 And for theirsakes I sanctify myself, that theyalso might be sanctified throughthe truth. 20 Neither pray I forthese alone, but for them alsowhich shall believe on methrough their word; 21 Thatthey all may be one; as thou,Father, art in me, and I in thee,that they also may be one in us:that the world may believe thatthou hast sent me.“Eph 3:1 Forthis cause I Paul, the prisoner ofJesus Christ for you Gentiles, 2If ye have heard of the dispensa-tion of the grace of God whichis given me to you-ward: 3 Howthat by revelation he madeknown unto me the mystery; (asI wrote afore in few words, 4Whereby, when ye read, yemay understand my knowl-edge in the mystery of Christ)5 Which in other ages was notmade known unto the sons ofmen, as it is now revealed untohis holy apostles and prophetsby the Spirit;”. “I Jn 4:5 Theyare of the world: therefore speakthey of the world, and the worldheareth them.6 We are of God:he that knoweth God hearethus; he that is not of Godheareth not us. Hereby knowwe the spirit of truth, and thespirit of error.”
We MUST remember theChurch by Christ (see Eph.3:20-21), the one he is building, andis the Head of, has been com-manded not to follow traditionsand commandments of men (seeMatt. 15:8-10; Col.2:8-12; 18-23; Titus1:13-14), but to followthe traditions and command-ments of the apostles which isfound in New Testament scrip-ture (Acts 2:41-42; 1Cor.11:1-2; Philp.4:9; 2Thes.2:13-15;3:6). It is true; Jesus and hisApostles did observed thePassover, before his death. Jesus
was born under the Law(seeGal.4:4), and so was hisApostles. After his cruel deathon the cross; the NewTestament, which was in hisblood (see1Cor.11:25), and afterHis resurrection, we find noscriptural evidence of himobserving such. Neither do wefind any instructions in the apos-tles’ doctrine and or word, forthe Church that Christ is build-ing, (Acts 2:47) to observe such.We believe that we are SAFEand COMPLETE ONLY inChrist Jesus, NOT in Moses,Elias or anyone else, note whatthe apostle Paul admonished theChurch in Colosse to do; “Col2:5 For though I be absent inthe flesh, yet am I with you inthe spirit, joying and beholdingyour order, and the stedfastnessof your faith in Christ. 6 As yehave therefore received ChristJesus the Lord, so walk ye inhim: 7 Rooted and built up inhim, and stablished in the faith,as ye have been taught, abound-ing therein with thanksgiving. 8Beware lest any man spoil youthrough philosophy and vaindeceit, after the tradition ofmen, after the rudiments of theworld, and not after Christ. 9For in him dwelleth all the ful-ness of the Godhead bodily. 10And ye are complete in him,which is the head of all princi-pality and power: 11 In whomalso ye are circumcised with thecircumcision made withouthands, in putting off the body ofthe sins of the flesh by the cir-cumcision of Christ: 12 Buriedwith him in baptism, whereinalso ye are risen with himthrough the faith of the opera-tion of God, who hath raisedhim from the dead.”
Remember Christ left the apos-tles and only them instructions,and or commands on the thingsthat ARE to be OBSERVED (seeMatt.28:16-20), by the Churchthat he is the head of ; “Col 1:12Giving thanks unto the Father,which hath made us meet to bepartakers of the inheritance ofthe saints in light: 13 Who hathdelivered us from the power ofdarkness, and hath translated usinto the kingdom of his dearSon: 14 In whom we haveredemption through his blood,even the forgiveness of sins: 15Who is the image of the invisi-ble God, the firstborn of everycreature: 16 For by him were allthings created, that are in heav-en, and that are in earth, visibleand invisible, whether they bethrones, or dominions, or princi-palities, or powers: all thingswere created by him, and forhim: 17 And he is before allthings, and by him all thingsconsist. 18 And he is the headof the body, the church: who isthe beginning, the firstborn fromthe dead; that in all things hemight have the (1)preeminence.19 For it pleased the Father thatin him should all fulness dwell;
Definition: (1)preeminence-4409 proteuo (prote-yoo’-o);from 4413; to be first, to holdthe first place (in rank or influ-
ence): KJV— have the preemi-nence.
We must also remember thatJesus Christ, the only begottenof God was and is perfect, andso is The Holy Spirit. They didnot forget anything, so that evenbefore the deaths of all theapostles, there were offices putin place for the overseeing of theChurch by Christ, the one thathe is building (see Matt.16:16-18; Acts20:16-17, 26-31,Philp.1:1; 1Tim.3:1-12; 5:17;Titus1:5-11; Heb.13:17-18).They, as well as all those thatprofesses to be Christians, mustfollow the traditions and com-mandments of the apostles asthey were guided by the HolySpirit, until The Chief Shepherdshall appear; “1 Pet 5:1 Theelders which are among you Iexhort, who am also an elder,and a witness of the sufferingsof Christ, and also a partaker ofthe glory that shall be revealed:2 Feed the flock of God which isamong you, taking the oversightthereof, not by constraint, butwillingly; (1)not for filthylucre, but of a ready mind; 3Neither as being lords overGod’s heritage, but being ensam-ples to the flock. 4 And whenthe chief Shepherd shallappear, ye shall receive a crownof glory that fadeth not away. 5Likewise, ye younger, submityourselves unto the elder. Yea,all of you be subject one toanother, and be clothed withhumility: for God resisteth theproud, and giveth grace to thehumble. 6 Humble yourselvestherefore under the mighty handof God, that he may exalt you indue time:” “2Pet 3:1 This sec-ond epistle, beloved, I now writeunto you; in both which I stir upyour pure minds by way ofremembrance: 2 That ye may bemindful of the words whichwere spoken before by the holyprophets, and of the command-ment of us the apostles of theLord and Saviour:”
Definition: (1)not for filthylucre-147 aischrokerdos (ahee-skhrok-er-doce’); adverb from146; sordidly: KJV— for filthylucre’s sake, eagerness for basegain; 146 aischrokerdes-eagerfor base gain, greedy for money
I hope we are clear on the orderof things (chain of command)according to New Testamentscripture. Now let us begin toanswer the question; “Is theObservance of Easter, by theChurch or anyone else,authorized by God throughJesus Christ and hisApostles?” Let us start with thetwo origins and there traditions.Now let us by scripture, proveEaster #1. Easter, which meansPassover, was given by Mosesfrom God to be OBSERVED bythe children of Israel accordingto the law. It was never given tothe Church by Christ, to beobserved by Christians accord-ing to the Apostle’s doctrine andor word. Christ is the end of theLaw (see John 1:17, Rom.10:1-5).
WHAT IS TRUTH? Is the Observance of Easter, authorized by God through Jesus Christ and his Apostles?
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Notice the difference in the twoEasters, the first one we can findscripture for the customs, tradi-tions and sacrifices that was setin place. Again this was given toMoses by God, for the Israelitesand for a specific reason. Thepreparation of the foods thatthey were to partake of wasspecified by God throughMoses, Please read;
Definition: Easter 3957 pascha(pas’-khah); of Aramaic origin[compare 6453]; the Passover(the meal, the day, the festival orthe special sacrifices connectedwith it); 1) the paschal sacrifice(which was accustomed to beoffered for the people’s deliver-ance of old from Egypt) 2) thepaschal lamb, that is, the lambthe Israelites were accustomedto kill and eat on the 14th dayof the month of Nisan (the firstmonth of their year) in memoryof the day on which theirfathers, preparing to depart fromEgypt, were bidden by God toslay and eat a lamb, and tosprinkle their door posts with itsblood, that the destroying angel,seeing the blood, might passover their dwellings; the paschalfeast, the feast of the Passover,extending from the 14th to the20th day of the month Nisan:KJV— Easter, Passover.
Exod 12:1 And the LORDspake unto Moses and Aaronin the land of Egypt, saying, 2This month shall be unto you thebeginning of months: it shall bethe first month of the year toyou. 3 Speak ye unto all thecongregation of Israel, saying,In the tenth day of this monththey shall take to them everyman a lamb, according to thehouse of their fathers, a lamb foran house: 4 And if the house-hold be too little for the lamb,let him and his neighbour nextunto his house take it accordingto the number of the souls; everyman according to his eating shallmake your count for the lamb. 5Your lamb shall be withoutblemish, a male of the first year:ye shall take it out from thesheep, or from the goats: 6 Andye shall keep it up until the four-teenth day of the same month:and the whole assembly of thecongregation of Israel shall killit in the evening. 7 And theyshall take of the blood, andstrike it on the two side postsand on the upper door post ofthe houses, wherein they shalleat it. 8 And they shall eat theflesh in that night, roast withfire, and unleavened bread; andwith bitter herbs they shall eat it.9 Eat not of it raw, nor soddenat all with water, but roast withfire; his head with his legs, andwith the (1)purtenance thereof.10 And ye shall let nothing of itremain until the morning; andthat which remaineth of it untilthe morning ye shall burn withfire. 11 And thus shall ye eat it;with your loins girded, yourshoes on your feet, and yourstaff in your hand; and ye shalleat it in haste: it is the LORD’spassover. 12 For I will passthrough the land of Egypt this
night, and will smite all the first-born in the land of Egypt, bothman and beast; and against allthe gods of Egypt I will executejudgment: I am the LORD. 13And the blood shall be to youfor a token upon the houseswhere ye are: and when I see theblood, I will pass over you, andthe plague shall not be upon youto destroy you, when I smite theland of Egypt. 14 And this dayshall be unto you for a memo-rial; and ye shall keep it a feastto the LORD throughout yourgenerations; ye shall keep it afeast by an ordinance for ever.15 Seven days shall ye eatunleavened bread; even the firstday ye shall put away leaven outof your houses: for whosoevereateth leavened bread from thefirst day until the seventh day,that soul shall be cut off fromIsrael.
Definition: (1)purtenancethereof-7130 qereb; midst,among, the inner part, the mid-dle a) the inward part: c)entrails (used of sacrificial ani-mals)
Exod 12:47 All the congrega-tion of Israel shall keep it. Thefirst Easter “Passover” wasauthorized by God throughMoses, to Israel and is of thetruth. The instructions of obser-vance and the dates were set, byGod, and it was much earlierthan A.D. 325. If Christians areunder the Old Law “The Law ofMoses”, which we are notaccording to the apostle’s doc-trine, then all of the instructionsof observance including theSACRIFICES and the datesgiven, must be followed circum-spect, to be right “righteous”with God. There were no fables,nor Greek gods or goddesses, init. We must remember ChristiansMUST follow Christ through hisApostles, not Moses. Christ isthe end of the Law (see John1:17, Rom. 10:1-5). Now let usby scripture disprove Easter #2.
EASTER: “Bill Petro, yourfriendly neighborhood historianwww.billpetro.com/holidayhisto-ry”
“The most joyous of Christianfestivals, and one of the firstcelebrated by the Christians,commemorates the resurrectionof Jesus Christ, on the firstSunday after the full moon fol-lowing the vernal equinox. TheEnglish word “Easter” corre-sponding to the German “Oster”,reveals the association of manyEaster customs with those ofthe Teutonic tribes of centralEurope. When Christianityreached these people it incorpo-rated many of their heathenrites into the great Christianfeast day. Easter month, corre-sponding to our April, was dedi-cated to Eostre, or Ostara,goddess of the spring. Therewas in common the time ofspring and the triumph of lifeover death. The practice of eat-ing eggs on Easter Sunday andgiving them as gifts to friendsand children probably arose
because, in the earlier days ofthe church, eggs were forbiddenfood during Lent (the 40 daysbefore Easter) and were there-fore always eaten on EasterSunday. But the custom of col-oring eggs goes back to theancient Egyptians andPersians, who practiced thiscustom during their spring festi-val.
The Easter hare, or bunny,comes from antiquity as well.The hare is associated with themoon in the legends of ancientEgypt. It belongs to the nightwhen it comes out to feed. It isborn with its eyes opened and,like the moon, is “the open-eyedwatcher of the skies”. Throughthe fact that the Egyptian wordfor hare, “un”, means also“open” and “period”, the harebecame associated with the ideaof periodicity, both lunar andhuman, and so became a symbolof fertility and of the renewal oflife. As such, the hare becamelinked with the Easter, orpaschal, eggs. In the U.S. theEaster rabbit is fabled to laythe eggs in the nests preparedfor it or to hide them for thechildren to find.
Although Easter was celebratedvery early in the church, its datewas not established until A.D.325 when Constantine convenedthe council at Nicea, where itwas decided that it should beobserved on the first Sundayafter the full moon following thevernal equinox, to be fixed eachyear at Alexandria, then the cen-ter of astronomical science. Thedate is an approximation, andmay vary. This means that itsdate may vary as much as 35days!” Bill Petro, your friendlyneighborhood historianwww.billpetro.com/holidayhisto-ry
The second Easter has beendisproved simply because, notone scripture was given for theinstructions and dates of obser-vance. Not one of the traditionalobservance given, matched anyof the ones given by God. It isalso stated that “Easter” is aChristian festival, ACCORDINGTO SCRIPTURE this isERROR, which is FALSEDOCTRI�E! We must remem-ber “Christian” and“Christianity” are not just words,but are lifestyles! Using theapostle’s doctrine as a reference,as the Church of and by Christhas been commanded to do,Christian and Christianity arethe two MOST misused wordson earth. Christians MUST fol-low Christ through his Apostle’sword (John17:20-23). The truthis, the only Easter/ Passoverauthorized by God was given byGod through Moses, to the chil-dren of Israel “those under theOld Law”. The second one wasgiven to man by man in A.D.325 MUCH too late to be ofGod or Christ for that matter,and it has not one custom or tra-dition given by God, Christ orhis Apostles; thereby it is not ofthe truth. It’s full of customsand traditions of men; men suchas “heathens and Greek goddess-
es”. It also consists of Fables,which are lies; such as egg lay-ing rabbits. Not only does rab-bits lay eggs according to the liethat children are told, but theylay hard-boiled, colored ones.This lie is passed on from gener-ation to generation. Childrenshould be taught the truthbecause the scriptures teach thatall liars will have their part, seeRev.21:8. We all may fall shortand lie at some point in ourlives, but to practice, to observeand to look forward to lying,makes us LIARS.
The scriptures teach that Jesus’resurrection was early on thefirst day of the week, at the endof the Sabbath, �OT on EasterSunday or Christian Sabbath.“Mark 16:1 And when thesabbath was past, MaryMagdalene, and Mary the moth-er of James, and Salome, hadbought sweet spices, that theymight come and anoint him. 2And very early in the morningthe first day of the week, theycame unto the sepulchre at therising of the sun.” “Mark 16:9Now when Jesus was risen earlythe first day of the week, heappeared first to MaryMagdalene, out of whom he hadcast seven devils.” (seeMatt.28:1; Luke24:1) ChristianSabbath, according to scriptureis a contradiction, in that accord-ing to the apostles’ doctrine thedisciples, which were calledChristians, came together on thefirst day of the week, “Acts11:26 And when he had foundhim, he brought him untoAntioch. And it came to pass,that a whole year they assem-bled themselves with the church,and taught much people. And thedisciples were called Christiansfirst in Antioch.” “Acts 20:6And we sailed away fromPhilippi after the days ofunleavened bread, and cameunto them to Troas in five days;where we abode seven days. 7And upon the first day of theweek, when the disciples cametogether to (1)break bread, Paulpreached unto them, ready todepart on the morrow; and con-tinued his speech until mid-night.”….Definition: (1)breakbread 2806 klao-to break usedin the New Testament of thebreaking of bread (communion).
The (1)Sabbath on the otherhand, ended the Passover, whichwas the seventh day of theweek; (Definition: (1)Sabbath4521 sabbaton (sab’-bat-on); ofHebrew origin [7676]; theSabbath (i.e. Shabbath), or dayof weekly repose from secularavocations (also the observanceor institution itself); 1) the sev-enth day of each week whichwas a sacred festival on whichthe Israelites were required toabstain from all work a) theinstitution of the sabbath, thelaw for keeping holy every sev-enth day of the week: KJV—sabbath.) All must believe thetruth to be right with God,please read; “II Th 2:8 Andthen shall that Wicked berevealed, whom the Lord shallconsume with the spirit of hismouth, and shall destroy with
the brightness of his coming: 9Even him, whose coming is afterthe working of Satan with allpower and signs and lying won-ders, 10 And with all deceiv-ableness of unrighteousness inthem that perish; because theyreceived not the love of thetruth, that they might be saved.11 And for this cause God shallsend them strong delusion, thatthey should believe a lie: 12That they all might be damnedwho believed not the truth, buthad (1)pleasure in (2)unright-eousness.”
Definitions: (1)pleasure-2106eudokeo (yoo-dok-eh’-o); 1) itseems good to one, is one’s goodpleasure a) to think it good, tochoose, to determine, to decideb) to do willingly c) to be readyto, to prefer, to choose rather 2)to be well pleased with, to takepleasure in, to be favorablyinclined toward one: KJV—think good, (be well) please (-d),be the good (have, take) pleas-ure, be willing.(2)in unright-eousness-93 adikia (ad-ee-kee’-ah); from 94; (legal) injustice(properly, the quality, by impli-cation, the act); morally, wrong-fulness (of character, life or act)3) a deed violating law and jus-tice, act of unrighteousness:KJV— iniquity, unjust, unright-eousness, wrong.
Now let us set by NewTestament Scriptures the founda-tion of belief. But first let uslook at the only place the word“Easter” is found in the bibleand it’s of Aramaic origin; itwas used to define the feast ofthe Passover. According to Acts12:1-4, these Jews were not ofthe body, the Church thatChrist was building (Col.1:18-20; Matt.16:17-18), because itpleased them that king Herodstretched forth his hand to vexcertain of the Church. The scrip-tures then go on to name thoseof the Church that King Herodvexed, killing James, the brotherof John with the sword, and put-ting Peter in prison. Acts 12:1Now about that time Herod theking stretched forth his hands tovex certain of the church. 2And he killed James the brotherof John with the sword. 3 Andbecause he saw it pleased theJews, he proceeded further totake Peter also. (Then were thedays of unleavened bread.) 4And when he had apprehendedhim, he put him in prison, anddelivered him to four quater-nions of soldiers to keep him;intending after Easter to bringhim forth to the people (KJV)Acts 12:1 Now about that timeHerod the king stretched forthhis hands to vex certain of thechurch. 2 And he killed Jamesthe brother of John with thesword. 3 And because he saw itpleased the Jews, he proceededfurther to take Peter also. (Thenwere the days of unleavenedbread.) 4 And when he hadapprehended him, he put him inprison, and delivered him to fourquaternions of soldiers to keephim; intending after Easter tobring him forth to the people(KJV)
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We must remember All FLESHincluding GENERATIONS endsin Christ; we are neither Jew norGreek in Christ, according toscripture we MUST becomeNEW SPIRITUAL creatures,Please read;
Exod 12:14 And this day shallbe unto you for a memorial;and ye shall keep it a feast to theLORD throughout your genera-tions; ye shall keep it a feast byan ordinance for ever.
2 Cor 5:16 Wherefore hence-forth know we no man after theflesh: yea, though we haveknown Christ after the flesh, yetnow henceforth know we him nomore. 17 Therefore if any manbe in Christ, he is a new crea-ture: old things are passed away;behold, all things are becomenew.(KJV)
Gal 3:27 For as many of you ashave been baptized into Christhave put on Christ. 28 There isneither Jew nor Greek, there isneither bond nor free, there isneither male nor female: for yeare all one in Christ Jesus. 29And if ye be Christ’s, then areye Abraham’s seed, and heirsaccording to the promise.
Eph 2:15 Having abolished inhis flesh the enmity, even thelaw of commandments containedin ordinances; for to make inhimself of twain one new man,so making peace; (KJV)
Eph 4:20 But ye have not solearned Christ; 21 If so be thatye have heard him, and havebeen taught by him, as the truthis in Jesus: 22 That ye put offconcerning the former conversa-tion the old man, which is cor-rupt according to the deceitfullusts; 23 And be renewed in thespirit of your mind; 24 And thatye put on the new man, whichafter God is created in righteous-ness and true holiness. (KJV)
Col 3:10 And have put on thenew man, which is renewed inknowledge after the image ofhim that created him: 11 Wherethere is neither Greek nor Jew,circumcision nor uncircumci-sion, Barbarian, Scythian, bondnor free: but Christ is all, and inall. (KJV)
All must believe on Christthrough the apostle’s word, andafter baptism must continuesteadfastly in the Apostle’s doc-trine. This doctrine is found onlyin New Testament scriptures.Those Jews that believedaccording to Christ were his dis-ciples and those that did not,were not of him, Please read;
John 8:31 Then said Jesus tothose Jews which believed onhim, If ye continue in my word,then are ye my disciples indeed;32 And ye shall know the truth,and the truth shall make youfree. (KJV)
Acts 2:41 Then they that gladlyreceived his word were baptized:and the same day there wereadded unto them about threethousand souls. 42 And theycontinued stedfastly in the apos-tles’ doctrine and fellowship,and in breaking of bread, and in
prayers. see also verses 36-41
Acts 14:1 And it came to passin Iconium, that they went bothtogether into the synagogue ofthe Jews, and so spake, that agreat multitude both of the Jewsand also of the Greeks believed.2 But the unbelieving Jewsstirred up the Gentiles, and madetheir minds evil affected againstthe brethren.(KJV)
Gal 6:15 For in Christ Jesusneither circumcision availethany thing, nor uncircumcision,but a new creature. 16 And asmany as walk according to thisrule, peace be on them, andmercy, and upon the Israel ofGod. (KJV)
We must remember according toscripture, Christians cannot bebelievers and hearers of theword only, but must suffer to bedoers, of the Apostle’s Doctrine,Please read; Matt.16:24:
Acts 14:22 22 Confirmingthe souls of the disciples, andexhorting them to continue inthe faith, and that we MUSTthrough much tribulation enterinto the kingdom of God. (Seealso; John12:25-26; Rom.8:16-18; 1Thes.3:1-8; 2Tim.2:11-12;3:12; 1Pet.4:1-2&18)
Phil 1:29 For unto you it isgiven in the behalf of Christ, notonly to believe on him, but alsoto suffer for his sake; 30 Havingthe same conflict which ye sawin me, and now hear to be inme.(KJV)
James 1:21 Wherefore lay apartall filthiness and superfluity ofnaughtiness, and receive withmeekness the engrafted word,which is able to save your souls.22 But be ye doers of theword, and not hearers only,deceiving your own selves.(KJV)
James 2:18 Yea, a man maysay, Thou hast faith, and I haveworks: shew me thy faith with-out thy works, and I will shewthee my faith by my works. 19Thou believest that there is oneGod; thou doest well: the devilsalso believe, and tremble. 20But wilt thou know, O vain man,that faith without works is dead?(KJV)
The Apostle’s Doctrine as theywere guided by The Holy Spirit,instruct those of Christ, in howthey are to remember him,please read.
1 Cor 10:16 The cup of bless-ing which we bless, is it not thecommunion of the blood ofChrist? The (1)bread which webreak, is it not the communionof the body of Christ? 17 Forwe being many are one bread,and one body: for we are all par-takers of that one bread. (KJV)
1 Cor 11:23 For I have receivedof the Lord that which also Idelivered unto you, That theLord Jesus the same night inwhich he was betrayed took(1)bread: 24 And when he hadgiven thanks, he brake it, andsaid, Take, eat: this is my body,which is broken for you: this doin remembrance of me. 25
After the same manner also hetook the cup, when he hadsupped, saying, This cup is thenew testament in my blood: thisdo ye, as oft as ye drink it, inremembrance of me. 26 For asoften as ye eat this bread, anddrink this cup, ye do shew theLord’s death till he come.(KJV)
Definition: (1)bread-740 artos(ar’-tos); from 142; bread (asraised) or a loaf: KJV— (shew-)bread, loaf.
We have been looking but, wehave not been able to find in theApostle’s word, Lent, PalmSunday, Good Friday or evenEaster Sunday, which againwould be a CONTRADICTIONand CONFUSION(1 Cor14:33), thereby making themtraditions of men. According toscripture, true followers ofChrist “Christians” cannot,MUST not, be followers of tra-ditions and customs, not author-ized by Christ through hisApostles. Because if we are,then there is a command givenby the apostles, for such ones,please read; II Th 3:3 But theLord is faithful, who shall stab-lish you, and keep you fromevil. 4 And we have confidencein the Lord touching you, that yeboth do and will do the thingswhich we command you. 5And the Lord direct your heartsinto the love of God, and intothe patient waiting for Christ. 6�ow we command you,brethren, in the name of ourLord Jesus Christ, that (1)yewithdraw yourselves fromevery brother that (2)walkethdisorderly, and not after the tra-dition which he received of us.
Definitions: (1)ye withdrawyourselves-4724 stello (stel’-lo); probably strengthened fromthe base of 2476; properly, to setfast (“stall”), i.e. (figuratively) torepress (reflexively, abstain fromassociating with): KJV— avoid,withdrawself. (2)walketh 4043peripateo-to walk: b) Hebrewfor, to live 1) to regulate one’slife 2) to conduct oneself 3) topass one’s life
We were able to find Easter“Passover”, not as the Churchobserving it, but the Jews,before being converted to Christ.There is no need for Jews oranyone else to observeEaster/Passover any more.Remember Christ is the end ofthe Law and there is neither Jewnor Greek in Christ Jesus (seeJohn 1:17, Rom.10:1-5). Wemust not frustrate the Grace ofGod, by observing the things ofthe law (seeGal.2:14-21, 3:1-5).We are all one in Christ, if allhear and obey the law of God’sonly begotten Son(seeJames1:22, Rom.3:27,Gal.6:2), to be right with Himaccording to scriptures, pleaseread.
John 1:17 For the law wasgiven by Moses, but grace andtruth came by JesusChrist.(KJV)
Rom 10:1 Brethren, my heart’sdesire and prayer to God forIsrael is, that they might besaved.2 For I bear them record that
they have a zeal of God, but notaccording to knowledge. 3 Forthey being ignorant of God’srighteousness, and going aboutto establish their own righteous-ness, have not submitted them-selves unto the righteousness ofGod. 4 For Christ is the end ofthe law for righteousness toevery one that believeth. 5 ForMoses describeth the righteous-ness which is of the law, Thatthe man which doeth thosethings shall live by them.(KJV)
Gal 2:20 I am crucified withChrist: nevertheless I live; yetnot I, but Christ liveth in me:and the life which I now live inthe flesh I live by the faith of theSon of God, who loved me, andgave himself for me. 21 I do notfrustrate the grace of God: forif righteousness come by thelaw, then Christ is dead invain.(KJV)
Those that has been baptizedinto the one Body which is theone Church by the one LordJesus Christ, must know andbelieve according to scripture,there is only one Holy Fatherand He is not on earth John17:11-13. The belief and obedi-ence of Eph 4:4-5 would makeall have the one Spirit of the oneFaith striving to be followers ofChrist “Christians”, after the oneBaptism.
Eph 4:4 There is one body, andone Spirit, even as ye are calledin one hope of your calling;5 One Lord, one faith, onebaptism,(KJV)
Col 1:18 And he is the head ofthe body, the church: who isthe beginning, the firstborn fromthe dead; that in all things hemight have the preeminence.19For it pleased the Father that inhim should all fulness dwell; 20And, having made peace throughthe blood of his cross, by him toreconcile all things unto himself;by him, I say, whether they bethings in earth, or things inheaven.
John 17:11 And now I am nomore in the world, but these arein the world, and I come tothee. Holy Father, keep throughthine own name those whomthou hast given me, that theymay be one, as we are.(KJV)
1 Tim 2:5 For there is one God,and (1)one mediator betweenGod and men, the man ChristJesus; Definition: (1)onemediator-3316 mesites (mes-ee’-tace);from 3319; a go-between, i.e. (simply) an inter-nunciator, or (by implication) areconciler (intercessor): KJV—mediator.1) one who intervenesbetween two, either in order tomake or restore peace andfriendship, or to form a compact,or for ratifying a covenant 2) amedium of communication, aarbitratorWe hope it is scripturally clearon the One Mediator betweenGod and man. There is no oneelse that man can appeal to as amedium of communication, or tomake or restore peace andfriendship, but Christ, Christ,Christ, Christ, Christ. If there isa mediator, between man andChrist, then that would be two
mediators between God andman. According to God, Christand his Apostles, there is onlyONE MEDIATOR. If anythingelse is taught, it is not of thetruth and is false Doctrine!
Now to answer the question thatwas asked at the start of thisstudy. “Is The Observance ofEaster, by the Church or anyoneelse, authorized by God (the oneand only Holy Father which isin heaven, through Jesus Christ),the one and only mediatorbetween God and man and HisApostles?” The SCRIPTURALanswer is, ABSOLUTELY�OT! If anything else is taught,it is not of the truth and is falseDoctrine!
Dear reader, remember the pur-pose of these articles is to seekthe TRUTH according to THEWORD, thereby exposingERROR, which is false doctrine,for the purpose of saving oursouls. We believe this is bestdone by definitions and thePREPONDERANCE OFSCRIPTURES; which is havingsuperior weight, force, impor-tance, or influence of SCRIP-TURE. Again we believe thisallows SCRIPTURE to INTER-PRET SCRIPTURE, therebyallowing a better understandingon that topic. Thanks again foryour interest in the WORD ofTRUTH; GRACE and SALVA-TION; John 17:17-21; Acts20:29-32; James1:21-25. Afterall it is our MAP to HEAVEN,and away from HELL, and thecontinuance in it, is the O�LYthing that allows the man of Godto be perfect, 2Tim.3:12-17!
2 Cor 13:5 (1)Examine your-selves, whether ye be in thefaith; prove your own selves.Know ye not your own selves,how that Jesus Christ is in you,except ye be (2)reprobates? 6But I trust that ye shall knowthat we are not reprobates.(KJV)
Definitions: (1)Examine your-selves-3985 peirazo (pi-rad’-zo); from 3984; to test (objec-tively), i.e. endeavor, scrutinize,discipline: KJV— assay, exam-ine, go about, prove. (2)repro-bates-96 adokimos (ad-ok’-ee-mos); unapproved, i.e.rejected; by implication, worth-less (literally or morally):KJV— castaway, reprobate.
2 Tim 3:12 Yea, and all that willlive godly in Christ Jesus shallsuffer persecution. 13 But evilmen and seducers shall waxworse and worse, deceiving, andbeing deceived. 14 But continuethou in the things which thouhast learned and hast beenassured of, knowing of whomthou hast learned them; 15 Andthat from a child thou hastknown the holy scriptures,which are able to make theewise unto salvation throughfaith which is in Christ Jesus.16 All scripture is given byinspiration of God, and is prof-itable for doctrine, for reproof,for correction, for instruction inrighteousness: 17 That the manof God may be perfect,throughly furnished unto allgood works. (KJV)
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PRECIOUS is Time. Therefore while you have
time, use it to learn and do Gods Commandments
for at the end of life is pay time and your pay will
be according as your work has been. You will find
in 2 Corinthians 5:10 the following: “For we must
all appear before the judgement seat of Christ,
that everyone may recive the things done in his
body according to that he hath done, whether it
be good or evil.” You will find in John 15:14. “Ye
are my friends if ye do whatsoever I command
you.” Solomon said in Proverbs 1:5 “A wise man
will hear and will increase learning, and a man of
understanding will attain unto wise counsel.”
How shall we escape if we neglect to great
Salvation: Hebrew 2:1-3 Salvation is to be worked
out. It will not work itself out; God will not work
it out for us. �o one can work it out for us. It is
the duty of man to work out his own salvation.
How! With fear and trembling. Phil. 2:12. Pray
fervently, attend the Lord’s Day Worship, Be on
time, Take active part in Singing, Teaching of God
Word, Giving as we prosper and taking the
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One of the treasures of covering
little league sports is you get a
chance to see stars in the mak-
ing. While covering the Tigers
Athletic and Education football
organization annual banquet we
were introduced to Jordan
Lewis. The outstanding 4th
grader at Appleton Elementary
school says his team worked
very hard trying to get to the
Super Bowl. Even though they
didn’t make it he feels they will
in 2014.
One of his better games came
when they played the Mustangs
this year and Lewis will move
up to J V in 2014.
In the classroom at Appleton
Elementary Lewis likes
Language Arts best. He went on
to say he feels he could very
well win The Spelling Bee
Championship in the future.
In closing we enjoyed our little
chat with Jordan and he is on
the right track both in the class-
room and on the field!
A RISING STARJORDAN LEWIS-APPLETON
Jordan Lewis of AppletonElementary playing well for theTigers-photo by Dr. Victor Keys
By King Arthur Prayther
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Prairie View, Texas-Oh yes there
was a Thrill Upon The Hill as
TSU paid a visit to the Panthers
of P V. With both scratching
their way to the SWAC post sea-
son tournament at Toyota Center
March 11th-15th. It was
Montrael Scott a 6 feet 3 inch
guard junior from Dallas
Madison High School who led
the way with 26 points. The
sharp shooter connected on 4 of
7 attempts from 3 point land and
added two assists, one steal and
5 rebounds. He was also 4 of 5
from the foul line and TSU sim-
ple had no one to stop him.
The flow of the game was hot
and heavy all game long. “We
had lost 3 games in a row and
that’s bad so we had been prac-
ticing very hard and we were
ready for this game” Scott went
on to add they were not going
to lose at home anymore. He
also credited Luis Monks who
hit a big lay-up to give the
Panthers a little breathing room.
“Yes sir Louis didn’t play last
year because of broken ankle but
he is getting back to his form
and he going to really help us
win games”. With his team
counting on him to hit the open
shots in order for them to win.
“Yes sir I was coming off a cou-
ple of poor shooting games but
our coaching staff told me to just
shot the ball and that’s what I
did”.
Not wanting to let his teammates
down Scott was almost guiding
the ball through the hoop and
had and excellent follow through
in his first few shots making 9
of 17 overall.
Having lost to TSU in triple
overtime back in January was
still on Scott’s mind. “ We don’t
lose to TSU because that our
rival and no way we were going
to lose to TSU at home”
Scott and the rest of the
Panthers seems to be very
focused as the game went on
and time and time again they
turned back TSU runs!
MONTRAEL SCOTT: PVATHLETE OF THE WEEK
The sharp-shooting MontraelScott (31) hit 26 on TSU in the
Thrill Upon The Hill 2014- photo by Dr. Victor Keys
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL,THE DRIVE FOR MARCH
Did February leave us with any
surprises, no. All it told us was
that UCONN is #1 and every-
body else is playing to get
Nashville and get their shot at
trying to knock them out. Yes,
word is their old Notre Dame
can push them to the edge. And,
that maybe true. Can they beat
the juggernaut. This is a team
that has been playing short
handed all season long.
Sometimes playing with as
many as 7 healthy players.
Depth has carried them this far,
and it will continue to do so,
along with determination, and
tradition. #1 UCONN Lady
Huskies is the GOLD standard
NOW. The way LaTech,
Tennessee, Texas, and USC were
the GOLD standard during the
growth period of women's col-
lege basketball. From the AIAW
days to the acceptance of NCAA
inclusion. Only Tennessee was
able to sustain over a long peri-
od. 8 Championships (TENN),
UCONN is tied, and is vying for
number 9. Can it happen, will it
happen, questions, questions.
Nashville is the end of the road
for four teams out of 64.
While there is a drop off after
the top 25 in women's college
basketball. 68 teams, play-in
games, anything can happen,
and it has. Their just isn't a clear
cut definite stand out, get hot,
dominate Men's team out there
right now. Syracuse #1(25-2)
lost their second game of the
year. Back to back, (BC, DUKE)
in the ACC. San Diego St #6
(23-3) still not sure of them-
selves, recently losing 2 confer-
ence games on the road. Which
leaves Wichita St (29-0) #3,
playing in The Valley.
Conference tournaments start in
less than 2 weeks. Some Mid-
Major (non-BCS schools) could
blow up and there goes a
favorite, a top liner. Conference
tournaments gives each team
another shot at glory. 4 games,
win and move on. Arlington
awaits 4 teams, any team, that
can get 6 wins.
Houston will be hosting two col-
lege basketball tournaments this
year. The Southland (March 12-
16), Merrell Center, Katy, TX.
The SWAC (March 11-15),
Toyota Center, Houston, TX.
LADY COUGARS WERENO MATCH FOR #1
UCONN
Not since the days of the old
SWC has a women's basketball
team (60-55, Texas) #1 come to
Hofheinz. Has there been an
anticipated look at the new stan-
dard in women's college basket-
ball. For the 1500+ in atten-
dance, you got a chance to see
what big girl basketball looks
like up close. Welcome to The
American Athletic Conference.
Can't have long scoring
droughts.(2-3 mins tops)
Defensive lapses are a no-no,
unforced turnovers, huge mis-
takes. Especially against a team
of UCONN's caliper. It is what
they thrive on. You, to make the
mistake. You, to wear down
against game pressure. And it is
only a matter of time when it
happens. And when it does, you
see the first run. Then the sec-
ond usually happens towards the
last 4-5 mins of 1st period. If
nothing more than to give you
something to think about while
in the locker room.
Well after scratching and claw-
ing their way to within 6 points.
(13-19, 9:32,1st hlf), an 18-3 run
by UCONN the rest of the way
was all it took to put everything
in perspective. 40-16 halftime
lead, think about it. Ironically,
neither teams bench scored in
the 1st half. UH could only get
as close as 25(18-43,19:04).
Then it was all UCONN the rest
of the way. 92-41 final and UH
has 2 regular season games left
and the conference tournament.
Hopefully, the UH Women's
Basketball family will take this
whole season in perspective and
emerge better prepared for the
up coming future. Because even
though Louisville(ACC) and
Rutgers(BIG10) are leaving after
this season. UCONN will still be
the train on the track running
over whoever is in their way.
UCONN 2nd hlf: 32pts in paint;
18pts/T/O; 16F/B pts; 12 pts of
bench. UH: 12pts I/Pant; 1pt
T/O; 4pts bench.
THE COLLEGESPORTS REPORT
Jerry Woodley
http://aksvthecsr.blogspot.com
Our King-Size Mover and
Shaker for the month of
February is Raven Towns. She is
a junior and a three year varsity
starter, on the George Ranch
HS Longhorns Girls’ Soccer
team. There, she is a standout
defender who was named
George Ranch HS “Defensive
Player of the Year” for the
2013 soccer season.
Raven is also a National Honor
Society member and is one of
the top flute players in the
George Ranch Longhorn
Marching and Concert Band.
She has made the all A Honor
Roll and the A/B Honor Rolls
since her freshman year.
Additionally, she’s won a total
of 5 medals for her flute playing
ability in UIL competitions.
Raven is also a good steward,
she volunteers regularly at
school, church, and at communi-
ty functions.
Raven’s parents are extremely
proud of her. Her father Mr.
Morris Towns, former Houston
Oiler stated that “she gives 100
percent every day and strives to
be the best person she can be”.
According to her mother Mrs.
Bridgette Towns, “Raven is a
very hard worker and a great
role model for her peers”. When
queried about her future goals,
Raven stated that “she would
like to pursue a soccer scholar-
ship and major in the medical
field to become a pediatric phys-
ical therapist”.
King-Size Mover and Shaker: Raven Towns
A KING-SIZE MOVER AND SHAKER: RAVEN TOWNS By Dr. Victor Keys
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Formerly the Rosewood Tigers
the new Tigers Athletics and
Education organization held
their Annual Banquet at the
Campbell Center. League
President Walter Penrice Jr.
Spoke with us about the Tigers
future. “King it’s time we put
more emphasis on education and
sure we plan to have the same
hard hitting football team but
my Vice President (Alvina
Reynolds) and the rest of our
organizations are going get more
involved with our kids educa-
tion”. Walter is the son of
Studewood Cobra President the
legendary Walter Penrice went
on to say he is please with the
way their organization has
grown over the years and the
Cobras are an excellent model to
follow.
During his playing days Walter
was and outstanding football and
track star at Aldine-Eisenhower
high school and went on to
Kansas where he also participat-
ed in the same two sports.
“King you known me for a long
time and all I’m trying to do is
help these kids so they can have
a productive life after football”.
That’s the reason Walter is look-
ing more into the classroom of
some of these kids today. “Let’s
face it King if they break their
leg and can’t play anymore
What are they going to do?’
Once again we want to com-
mend Shawanica Batiste, the
Secretary, Vice President Alvina
Reynolds and Athletic Director
Carl Shields for help Walter
build this organization into a
wonderful community group!
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Tigers Varsity squad of 2013
Tigers flag squad 2013
Lady Tigers Moms and supporters - All photos by Dr. Victor Keys
TIGERS ATHLETIC AND EDUCATION ORGANIZATION HOLDS BANQUET
Alvina ReynoldsVP of Tigers
Coach Penrice, Ms Barbara Phillips and Phillip Ross
Tigers JV squad 2013
Jerome Henderson andMark Shields
Mark Shields, Alvina Reynolds, Shatekia Thierryand Coach Walter Penrice Jr.
Tigers freshman squad of 2013
The Tigers Cheerleaders celebrating banquet
By King Arthur Prayther
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Duan Hanks, Coach Penrice,William McElrath,and Davuan Hanks