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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Sunday ninety nine point one, Houston's Best Variety of the eighties,
nineties and Today with Dana in the Morning and producer
Anthony and the Three Things You Need to Know to
get your Tuesday, February twenty fifth started thousands of jobs
coming to town in twenty twenty six, YEP, thanks to
Apple's new advanced manufacturing facility. It's a five hundred million
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dollar plan to invest in the US and we're getting
a big chunk of it here in Houston. Two hundred
and fifty thousand square foot facility construction begins later this year.
Speaker 2 (00:32):
Well, good news out.
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Of the big airport new upgrades before spring break crowds.
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Terminal E opened yesterday.
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Also ten TSA lanes and renewed access to the drop
off lane at Terminal E. It should ease the traffic congestion.
And the Rodeo barbecue cookoff it begins on Thursday.
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Trail riders making their way to town.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
We've got your cookoff entry tickets a four pack at
ten forty this morning. You want to listening for details
and the rodeo tickets. They're in high demand, so Rodeo
officials are saying beware of ticket scams. Make sure you
protect yourself by buying tickets only at Rodeohuston dot com
or AXS dot com. This is sure verification that the
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tickets are legit. Well, your weather today starting out with
that dense fog advisory again where it's gonna go on
until ten this morning. Then it's gonna start clearing up
partly sunny. We'll go up to seventy one today. It's
fifty one now in uptown and you're up to date
on Sunday ninety nine point one. Tell me something good
brought to us by our friends at Goodwill Houston. Her
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name Melina Jones. She is a Klein Oak High School wrestler.
Extraordinary and one of the reasons she's so extraordinary, well,
I mean, she's phenomenal as a wrestler, but when you
look at what she's been through, it makes it even
more compelling. She's spent eight years in foster care, bounce
between ten.
Speaker 2 (01:59):
Days different homes.
Speaker 1 (02:01):
She worked through all that adversity and finally found stability
in an adoptive home owned by a Lande Nichols. Now
Molena says her adoptive family changed her life. She finally
felt like she belonged. I mean Anthony High School's hard enough?
Speaker 2 (02:20):
Is it hard enough as it is? Right? And dealing
with it and then to be dealing with that anyway.
Speaker 1 (02:25):
The family helped boost her confidence and she eventually decided
to join the wrestling team.
Speaker 2 (02:32):
She was a little bit.
Speaker 1 (02:33):
Afraid at first, she lacked confidence, but three years late,
overcoming fear and the struggle, she is nailing it in wrestling,
and she says wrestling has helped her she was able
to rely on her resilience to be a superstar wrestler.
She's got the medals, she's got the rankings, but most importantly,
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she says, she has a family. Oh and she's also
described as a really good friend.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
Isn't that great?
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Producer Anthony Dane. This is really cool. The party is
happening on the island right now. It's Marty Gronk Galveston,
and there's an art teacher helping people create the flair
for the celebration. Her name is Megan Mayberry. She's actually
a full time art teacher at a high school near Spring,
but in her off time she's designing one of a
kind headpieces. She's the owner of Hurricane Headdress and helps
create beautiful headwear and accessories that you can wear. She
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says that the headdress adds a lot of whimsy and
it's a great conversation piece. On the weekend, she also
leads workshops across Galveston teaching others how to create their
own wearable art. If you'd like to find availability to
create your own whimsical piece, check her website Hurricane Headdress
dot com and see her beautiful pieces on her insta
page at Hurricane Headdress.
Speaker 2 (03:43):
Check that out. That's amazing beautiful.
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Speaking of celebratory headdresses, we need to celebrate the Rice
University Owls Ladies Swim team. They claim their first Double
A Conference championship title since twenty fourteen.
Speaker 2 (04:00):
Been on Saturday.
Speaker 1 (04:01):
Yep, they beat their Florida rivals and after years of
just missing the mark gone their winning margin point two
or second. Coach Seth Hustin says that they had exactly
what they needed to succeed and they did. Can you
imagine wow, razor thin margin and they are now the
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Superstar Champions. So congratulations Rice University Owl's Ladies Swim team. Hey,
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Sunday ninety nine Houston Sunday ninety nine point one, Houston's
Best Variety the eighties, nineties, and Today Dana in the
Morning and producer Anthony talking about being below average with
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our cell phone usage. Average person uses their phone four
hours a day. And we're asking you, teachers, parents, how
do you deal with it? And do you kind of
use the same advice that you give your kids practice
show you preached exactly And we've got Eva, a teacher
from Northwest Houston. Now you teach the little ones at
first Baptist shirt do what what it's?
Speaker 2 (05:09):
What's it for you with your phone?
Speaker 4 (05:10):
Oh? Yes, man, we cannot be on our phones when
we're supervising children. Okay, we'll have to wait until lunchtime,
run to the bathroom. Just things like that. I mean,
that's just the way it is. They're they're supervision is
all about the children with no phones.
Speaker 1 (05:25):
No phones all right now, lamb, what if you are
kind of addicted to your phone or or is this
being away from your phone really kind of helping you out?
Like do you get anxious to check your phone all day.
Speaker 4 (05:36):
I do. I'm not gonna lie I do, but it's
I got to control myself and say, oh, nikay, you can't.
The camera's watching you.
Speaker 2 (05:44):
Camera that right right?
Speaker 1 (05:49):
If like at work, if we had a camera in
the studio like over us to see what we're really
are we really researching for the show or are.
Speaker 2 (05:58):
We buying your hands going for the phone again that even.
Speaker 1 (06:01):
What are your thoughts on cell phones you as a teacher, like,
how do you think?
Speaker 2 (06:06):
Are they good? Are they bad? What's your opinion?
Speaker 4 (06:09):
I think they're kind of they're not good because right
now there's so much on social media that's not good
for these young ones that the little minds are really
bluing themselves to them. I've seen that for firsthand, so
it's not I think it's not good. I really do.
Sometimes we go back to pages where it's only emergency
calls exactly.
Speaker 1 (06:27):
I know. Do you ever have conversations with parents maybe
that the kids are spending too much time on a screen,
you know, and less time actually interacting with family.
Speaker 4 (06:38):
Yes, yes I do, because I do babysit on the side,
and they're like, no bug, no kiv bugs, no phone bugs.
No iPad bugs, strictly interaction crafts.
Speaker 1 (06:47):
I'm telling you, you know, they become such a convenient
babysitter that we tend to you know, we get tired, right,
And good for you for keeping up that discipline to
try to stay focused on the kids and true interaction right.
Speaker 2 (07:02):
Yes, Yes, how long have you been a teacher? Eva?
Speaker 4 (07:05):
Thirty five years?
Speaker 2 (07:06):
Whoa good for you.
Speaker 4 (07:08):
I started with my oldest daughter when she was a baby,
so I've been ever since then. Then I went to
First Baptist. I've been there for twenty two years.
Speaker 2 (07:15):
That's amazing. Oh, I bet so many kids my job.
Speaker 1 (07:19):
When we ask the kids, you know, remember your favorite teacher,
I bet so many, say Eva from First Baptists.
Speaker 4 (07:26):
Yes, we have a clap out every year. They're going
to college and they come through and I'm like, oh mg,
you remember me. They're like, yeah, you used to give
it a donut hose.
Speaker 2 (07:33):
I'm like, oh, my donut.
Speaker 4 (07:38):
Donut hose when they were two years old, one years old.
Speaker 1 (07:41):
You're the best. Oh, I'm so glad you listen. Thank
you for sharing a little bit about your life.
Speaker 4 (07:46):
Yeah, thank you.
Speaker 2 (07:47):
Kids are blessed.
Speaker 4 (07:48):
Thank you. You have a blessed