Region One Flash – Volume 3, No. 4 - April, 2005
Texas Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association – Region One
Charles Billingsley, Houston, Editor and Publisher (713-729-1546)
President – Carroll Bagley, Liberty County (936-334-3398)
Vice President – Tom Lane, Houston (713-771-0016)
Secretary – Jeanne Canales – Sugar Land (281-530-2733)
Treasurer – Joyce Beeson – Lake Jackson (979-297-5909)
Directors – Leo Waltz, Webster (281-316-2255); Delores Gant (281-997-1015); Pearland; Billie Richey, Houston (713-991-5390)
The April Region One meeting will be in Angleton on Saturday, April 9, 2005 at 10:00 A.M at the Angleton Police Department, 104 Cannan Drive. Take Highway 288 South to the first Angleton exit (288-B). Coming into Angleton you will see Wal-Mart on the right and Kroger on the left. That light is Cannan. Turn left on Cannan and the Police Department is on the right next to the post office. The phone number is 979-849-4661. Come early for refreshments and fellowship.
The May Region One meeting will be in Dickinson on May 14, 2005. Mark your calendar and make your plans.
We would like to increase our attendance and show our appreciation to the sponsoring CPA’s. Please try to have at least one member from your Alumni at Region One each month. Keep in mind that the meetings have been changed to 10:00 A.M. to allow for late risers to attend.
Members in good standing in 2005 as of February 28, 2005 are Alvin, Angleton, Brenham, Dickinson, Galveston Sheriff, Houston, Kemah, Lake Jackson, League City, Liberty County, Montgomery County, Pasadena, Pearland, Richmond, Sugar Land, Tomball, Webster and Amelia Collins, Individual. If you have not paid your Region One dues for 2005 of $30.00, you may pay at the April meeting or mail to Joyce Beeson, 413 Huckleberry Drive, Lake Jackson, Texas 77566-4318.
Schedule for 2005:
January 8 - Webster
February 12 – Lake Jackson
March 12 – Houston
April 9 – Angleton
May 14 - Dickinson
June 11 – Liberty
July 9 – League City
August 13 – Brenham
September 10 – Montgomery County
October 8 – Pearland
November 12– Texas City
December 10 -
Treasurer’s Report (submitted by Joyce Beeson):
Balance 1-31-05 $1,625.61
Receipts:
Dues 240.00
Disbursements
None
Balance 2-28-05 $1,865.61
Balance in Scholarship Fund at 12-31-04 $882.27
Don’t forget to register for the 2005 TCPAAA Convention in Waco on July 27-30, 2005. The web site with all the info is www.tcpaaconvention.org and the mailing address is 2005 TCPAA Convention, P.O. Box 1385, Waco, Texas 76703-1385. It would be wise to make your reservations now and you can call the Hilton Waco at 254-754-8484. Mention TCPAA and the special room rate is $89.00 per night. The hotel will be full and stragglers will have to stay at an alternate hotel. See you in Waco!!
The National Citizens Police Academy Alumni Convention will be May 11-14, 2005 in Decatur, Alabama. Decatur is near the Huntsville Rocket Center. This is an excellent convention and two of our state convention friends – Joe Munoz of the Austin Police Department and Dorris Murdoch of the Arlington CPAAA are on the Board of Directors. For further information, the web site is www.nationalcpaa.org/conference2005 and the mailing address is NCPAA, P.O. Box 531, Wheeling, Illinois 60090-0531.
MARCH MEETING
On March 12, 2005 we were welcomed to Houston by Sergeant John Chomiak of the Houston Police Department.. An excellent and informative program about the tasers used by Houston was presented by the two instructors from the Houston Police Academy who teach the cadets about the use of the tasers. Some Region One members got the chance to fire the tasers. There were 42 Alumni members present representing nine Associations including 25 members from Houston.
The following bylaws amendment was presented at the February meeting and the required 30 days notice was given in the March “Flash”. It will be discussed and voted on at the April Meeting.
PROPOSED BYLAWS AMENDMENT
Due to the changes being made at a state level for Texas CPAAAs, the area of Region One will be pretty much “carved in stone” as counties in Texas Department of Public Safety Region 2. It is necessary that we amend our bylaws to reflect the actual area of Region One. This will also correct the spelling of San Augustine County and remove the paragraph relating to changes in area in Article 1. This is to also establish an appendix showing the counties in Region One.
Deletions are strikeovers; additions are in bold print.
ARTICLE 1 – DEFINITION AND PURPOSE
Definition
1.1.
The Texas Citizen Police Academy Alumni
Association Region One is composed of CPA Alumni Associations in the follow
counties in the Upper Texas Gulf Coast Region: but not limited to:
Angelina, Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Calhoun, Chambers, Colorado,
Fayette, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Hardin, Harris, Jasper, Jefferson,
Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Nacogdoches, Newton, Orange, Polk, Sabine, St.
Augustine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Trinity, Tyler, Victoria,
Walker, Waller, Washington and Wharton. This area is further defined as Texas
Department of Public Safety Region Two (2A, 2B, 2C). This is a list
of counties making up the Region One area at the time of adoption of these bylaws. The
area may be expanded or contracted by the action of TCPAAA Region One without
amending these bylaws.
ARTICLE 14 – APPENDICES
14.1 Appendix A – TCPAAA Region One Area
(Appendix map will be available at Region One Meetings)
ALUMNI NEWS – Taken from minutes of March 12, 2005 meeting.
Houston. Started CPA class February 17th; Press Conference with Chief Hurtt at Academy at start up of Spanish Speaking Class 35; Press Conference at 1200 Travis, March on Crime/Chief Hurtt; April Alumni Meeting, April 7th; Lynne Clooney Award. Alumni presents an “Officer of the Year” plaque; We will be issued new badges by March 31st; Alumni is still doing security at 1200 Travis; Search Team has been reorganized; Monthly meeting is 1st Thursday. Submitted by Billie Richey
League City. Class 7 started; New CPA Officer K. Williamson; New CPA alumni Officer O. Pena; 1st Advanced Class graduated; League City Lions Club Village Fair, May 6th, 7th, & 8th-Booth-Drunk Drive Simulation; they will be hosting the July meeting. Submitted by Michaela Sute
Pearland. Class 20 meeting every Thursday at 7PM at PD; Fund Run rescheduled for May 14th at 7AM at Independence Park; Craft Show has been cancelled; Garage Sale, April 23rd, Saturday at Dixie Farm and 518, Wal-Mart; Roy Castillo visited our meeting from Pearland; Have fliers for 2005 Golf Tournament on April 18th at Country Place on South Hwy. 288 Submitted by Delores Gant
Sugar Land. CPA Class #35 continues/Graduation will be mid-April; Adopt-A-Park-Clean up of local park; Reviving volunteer activities among our membership-some new opportunities in the PD office areas; Please provide us with information on your handicapped parking program. Submitted by Deb Smith
FRUSTRATION….I read a quote the other day and it said that “Life must be lived forward – unfortunately it can only be understood backward”. In other words, sometimes our clearest understanding of life’s events comes into better focus when we see those events through a rear view mirror. Looking back, I can see that the disciplines and challenges of my college years were an important training ground for the many years I spent in the workplace – often in ways I never would have imagined. Likewise, as I reflect on the joys and heartaches or work experience, I can now see that God was laying a foundation for what I’m doing today. Life often comes into better focus when we have a chance to see it through that rearview mirror. Tom Lane, Vice President
For those who are going to present activities for your Alumni at the April and future meetings, please prepare your write up in advance and give the secretary a hard copy and a disc so she won’t have to retype. If you do not submit a written report, it will not be included in the Flash.
As the member CPA’s have their elections or have other changes to the information in the directory, be sure to notify Charles Billingsley at CharlBill@AOL.com or 5942 Sanford, Houston, Texas 77096-5837 or fax 713-729-7858. It is up to each member association to keep their info up to date and current. THE NEW DIRECTORY WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE SPRING OF 2005 AND, ABSENT A NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES, WILL CONTAIN THE SAME INFORMATION AS THE CURRENT DIRECTORY. As a refresher, the directory contains the following information: Name and address of the Alumni Organization; Names of Officers and Directors; Name of Liaison Officer; Contact person including address, phone number(s) and e-mail; and Meeting info. See the questionnaire that was attached to the March “Flash”.
We need news of CPAAA activities and upcoming events!! If you have any news or comments that you would like to appear in the news “Flash”, send to the above. If you have a fund raiser or other event coming up that you would like publicized in the “Flash” or in the Houston newsletter, send to the above.
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