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SATURDAY | January 12, 2013 | Vol. 59 | No. | www.theleadernews.com | @heightsleader sponsored by Inside Today: Rodriguez driving LHN on the court • Page 7A 8A 5A THE INDEX. Public Safety 2A Hipstrict 3A Topics 4A Obituaries Coupons Puzzles 8A Sports 7A Classifieds 9A www.preproperties.com Your Neighborhood Full Service Real Estate Office 713-686-5454 PREMIER PROPERTIES THE EVENT. THE BRIEF. sponsored by 3401 W. T.C. Jester 713-957-1100 M-F 11am-9pm Sat 11am-5pm Grilled Chicken Sandwich, Sweet Potato Fries & Drink $ 8 65 only �� ����� �� �� � � � ���� 10570 NW Frwy • 713-680-2350 Darlene’s ���������� ��������������� ���� Savings Galore The deadline is quickly approaching. If you believe you have one of the cutest pets in the neighborhood, you only have a few days left to send in your nomination. Along with the pride of having one of the five Leader Loveables, you also have the chance to win an amazing set of gifts from businesses all across the area, including food, free pet-sitting, free walkers, a photo session and enough perks that your pet will literally be disappointed if you don’t nominate him or her. Here’s what you do: Go to our website at www.theleadernews.com and click on the Leader Loveables button at the right. There, you can either print out a submission form or you can do everything online, including pay- ing the small price of $10 for nominations. If you can’t use the nomination form on our website, feel free to call our office at (713) 686-8494 and we’ll make sure you get a copy. Once nominations are accepted, voting will begin with the publication of the Jan. 19 edition of The Leader. Local businesses providing prizes for the five Leader Loveables are: Gretchen & Ivy’s Pet Sitting Bone Voyage Pet Sitting PetPals Pet Sitting Haute Dawgs Mobile Pet Spa Puddy Cuts Darlene’s Flowers and Gifts Scoop le Poop Pet Waste Removal Service Royalty Pet Center Longhorn Feed & Seed Harmony Electric Co. Arne’s Warehouse Store The Critter Sitter Fairbanks Animal Clinic Big Dog & Ms. Kitti’s Pet Sitting Services Smart Dog Training Center Tara Wikoff, Realtor Time is running out: Nominate your pet LEADER LOVEABLES The venerable old supermarket at Studewood and 14th Street saw its last day in business as Fiesta on Dec. 30, but it will have one final moment in the spotlight – make that candlelight – be- fore being torn down to make way for a state-of-the-art seniors living facility. Jim Gray, president and founder of Bridgewood Properties, said he de- layed the launch of construction, which would have started in March, so that the Houston Heights Association could hold its annual Candlelight Dinner & Auction inside the now abandoned market on April 5. The event, consid- ered by many to be the Heights’ pre- mier social function each year, is held in conjunction with the Heights Spring Home & Garden Show. After that, the wrecking ball will bring down the store, which for six decades served as a neighborhood su- permarket. “Allowing the event really didn’t delay us too much, and it seemed like the right thing to do,” said Gray. Bridgewood has filed for the neces- sary city permits to get started, said Gray, and has plans ready to go for a 103-unit facility that will offer a range of seniors’ living options from inde- pendent to assisted living and memory care. A link to a rudimentary sketch on the company’s website of a four-story facil- ity, named Village of the Heights, was widely circulated recently in Heights social media and caused some concern The problem is always here, but homeless- ness seems more painful this time of year as its victims battle not only their bad fortune and inner demons but the elements. Just as graphically as street signs, there are telltale markers that the homeless are near – shopping carts, large cardboard boxes, blankets and debris, visible near freeways, bridges and railroad tracks. The most recent homeless “census” showed that at any time, about 8,700 people in Hous- ton are without a roof over their heads. Longtime observers decry one tenacious colony beneath the area near the Yale Street Bridge near I-10, whose members return just as quickly as they are dispersed by agencies which try to place them for assistance. Recently The Leader heard fresh concerns from readers regarding a group of home- less people occupying the space beneath the 610 overpass at Ella. Most of the concerns centered around safety – for the homeless, drivers and the workers associated with the construction taking place in the area. While there had been no reports to Hous- ton police, once the location was reported to the Texas Department of Transportation, ac- tion was taken to ensure the safety of those around the construction. A spokesperson for TxDOT told The Leader the area was cleared the morning of New Year’s Eve. So, where did these homeless people go? Gary Grier, director of community engage- ment at the Coalition for the Homeless, said they were most likely moved to a shelter or transitional housing, based on each person’s circumstances. The Coalition for the Homeless of Hous- Neighborhood market no more by Charlotte Aguilar [email protected] Customers came by for one last purchase – and were handed $25 discount coupons to continue shopping at nearby Fiesta locations. (Photo by Charlotte Aguilar) see Fiesta • Page 12A Handling the Homeless Methods for help vary with each case Leader readers noticed a recent increase in panhandling and what appeared to be a group of homeless people under and around the 610 and Ella. (Photo by Ivee Sauls) by Ivee Sauls [email protected] see Homeless • Page 12A First spruce-up day set at Stevens ES Volunteers are needed for a beau- tification day starting at 8:30 a.m. Jan. 19 at Stevens Elementary School, 1910 Lamonte Lane. The date was originally planned for Jan. 12, but a murky weather forecast caused organizers to delay for a week and hope for better conditions. The project will include basic power-washing, painting and garden- ing, and Girl Scouts will supervise the installation of a small garden on the Saxon side of the school as part of a Gold Award project. Those participating are encouraged –– but not required –– to bring sup- plies, such as painting gear, ladders, outdoor extension cords and garden- ing tools and hoses, and to label them for easy identification. Another beautification project is set for Feb. 23. For information, email [email protected] WHAT: Heights urban animals – two- and four-legged varieties – will be welcome at this unique Houston Heights Association monthly general meeting offering socializing, fun and education about controlling animal overpopulation and ending abuse and neglect. WHEN: 6:30 p.m., Jan. 14 WHERE: Old Heights City Hall & Fire Station, 107 W. 12th St. at Yale HOW MUCH: Free, including food and refreshments, treats and giveaways. LEARN MORE: www.houstonheights.org EDITOR’S TAKE: Nice chance to take your socialized, vaccinated and leashed canine to a community event to wolf down goodies, visit booths from local businesses and animal welfare-rescue groups. Slobber- ing permitted. Come. Sit. Shake hands/paws. Depending on whom you talk to, Houston ISD’s multimillion dollar re- construction project at Waltrip High School has a.) stalled or b.) been stopped completely. But one thing is clear: Work is behind schedule and the project may be moving forward with a new contractor. The current contractor, Fort Bend Mechanical, was fired from a project at HISD’s Jane Long Middle School last year, and was fired by the Fort Bend ISD last year. FBM is being sued – along with HISD trustee Larry Mar- shall – in federal court by another contractor who claims FBM was given preferential treatment after it paid $25,000 in kickbacks to Marshall, who did not report the money. HISD spokesman Jason Spencer confirmed to The Leader that the district has “met with Fort Bend Me- chanical to discuss concerns, but no action has been taken at this point.” He said the beleaguered firm, based in Stafford, has completed about half the work on offices and classrooms, authorized in a 2007 bond election. But sources at Waltrip tell The Lead- er that no work is being done, that all the contractor’s equipment is gone from the school, and that staff and parents are being told by administra- tors that “the contractor was fired.” Calls to the school and to Fort Bend Mechanical were not returned by The Leader’s deadline. One teacher, who was scheduled to change classrooms after the winter Is there chaos in work at Waltrip? by Charlotte Aguilar [email protected] see Waltrip • Page 12A

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SATURDAY | January 12, 2013 | Vol. 59 | No. | www.theleadernews.com | @heightsleader

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The deadline is quickly approaching. If you believe you have one of the cutest pets in the neighborhood, you only have a few days left to send in your nomination.

Along with the pride of having one of the five Leader Loveables, you also have the chance to win an amazing set of gifts from businesses all across the area, including food, free pet-sitting, free walkers, a photo session and enough perks that your pet will literally be disappointed if you don’t nominate him or her.

Here’s what you do: Go to our website at www.theleadernews.com and click on the

Leader Loveables button at the right. There, you can either print out a submission form or you can do everything online, including pay-ing the small price of $10 for nominations.

If you can’t use the nomination form on our website, feel free to call our office at (713) 686-8494 and we’ll make sure you get a copy.

Once nominations are accepted, voting will begin with the publication of the Jan. 19 edition of The Leader.

Local businesses providing prizes for the five Leader Loveables are:

Gretchen & Ivy’s Pet SittingBone Voyage Pet Sitting

PetPals Pet SittingHaute Dawgs Mobile Pet SpaPuddy CutsDarlene’s Flowers and Gifts Scoop le Poop Pet Waste Removal ServiceRoyalty Pet CenterLonghorn Feed & SeedHarmony Electric Co.Arne’s Warehouse StoreThe Critter SitterFairbanks Animal ClinicBig Dog & Ms. Kitti’s Pet Sitting ServicesSmart Dog Training CenterTara Wikoff, Realtor

Time is running out: Nominate your pet

LEADERLOVEABLES

The venerable old supermarket at Studewood and 14th Street saw its last day in business as Fiesta on Dec. 30, but it will have one final moment in the spotlight – make that candlelight – be-fore being torn down to make way for a state-of-the-art seniors living facility.

Jim Gray, president and founder of Bridgewood Properties, said he de-layed the launch of construction, which would have started in March, so that

the Houston Heights Association could hold its annual Candlelight Dinner & Auction inside the now abandoned market on April 5. The event, consid-ered by many to be the Heights’ pre-mier social function each year, is held in conjunction with the Heights Spring Home & Garden Show.

After that, the wrecking ball will bring down the store, which for six decades served as a neighborhood su-permarket. “Allowing the event really didn’t delay us too much, and it seemed like the right thing to do,” said Gray.

Bridgewood has filed for the neces-sary city permits to get started, said Gray, and has plans ready to go for a 103-unit facility that will offer a range of seniors’ living options from inde-pendent to assisted living and memory care.

A link to a rudimentary sketch on the company’s website of a four-story facil-ity, named Village of the Heights, was widely circulated recently in Heights social media and caused some concern

The problem is always here, but homeless-ness seems more painful this time of year as its victims battle not only their bad fortune and inner demons but the elements.

Just as graphically as street signs, there are telltale markers that the homeless are near – shopping carts, large cardboard boxes, blankets and debris, visible near freeways, bridges and railroad tracks.

The most recent homeless “census” showed that at any time, about 8,700 people in Hous-ton are without a roof over their heads.

Longtime observers decry one tenacious colony beneath the area near the Yale Street Bridge near I-10, whose members return just as quickly as they are dispersed by agencies

which try to place them for assistance.Recently The Leader heard fresh concerns

from readers regarding a group of home-less people occupying the space beneath the 610 overpass at Ella. Most of the concerns

centered around safety – for the homeless, drivers and the workers associated with the construction taking place in the area.

While there had been no reports to Hous-ton police, once the location was reported to the Texas Department of Transportation, ac-tion was taken to ensure the safety of those around the construction. A spokesperson for TxDOT told The Leader the area was cleared the morning of New Year’s Eve.

So, where did these homeless people go?Gary Grier, director of community engage-

ment at the Coalition for the Homeless, said they were most likely moved to a shelter or transitional housing, based on each person’s circumstances.

The Coalition for the Homeless of Hous-

Neighborhood market no moreby Charlotte Aguilar

[email protected]

Customers came by for one last purchase – and were handed $25 discount coupons to continue shopping at nearby Fiesta locations. (Photo by Charlotte Aguilar) see Fiesta • Page 12A

Handling the Homeless

Methods for help vary with each case

Leader readers noticed a recent increase in panhandling and what appeared to be a group of homeless people under and around the 610 and Ella. (Photo by Ivee Sauls)

by Ivee [email protected]

see Homeless • Page 12A

First spruce-up dayset at Stevens ES

Volunteers are needed for a beau-tification day starting at 8:30 a.m. Jan. 19 at Stevens Elementary School, 1910 Lamonte Lane.

The date was originally planned for Jan. 12, but a murky weather forecast caused organizers to delay for a week and hope for better conditions.

The project will include basic power-washing, painting and garden-ing, and Girl Scouts will supervise the installation of a small garden on the Saxon side of the school as part of a Gold Award project.

Those participating are encouraged –– but not required –– to bring sup-plies, such as painting gear, ladders, outdoor extension cords and garden-ing tools and hoses, and to label them for easy identification.

Another beautification project is set for Feb. 23.

For information, email [email protected]

WHAT: Heights urban animals – two- and four-legged varieties – will be welcome at this unique Houston Heights Association monthly general meeting offering socializing, fun and education about controlling animal overpopulation and ending abuse and neglect.

WHEN: 6:30 p.m., Jan. 14WHERE: Old Heights City Hall & Fire

Station, 107 W. 12th St. at YaleHOW MUCH: Free, including

food and refreshments, treats and giveaways.

LEARN MORE: www.houstonheights.orgEDITOR’S TAKE: Nice chance to

take your socialized, vaccinated and leashed canine to a community event to wolf down goodies, visit booths from local businesses and animal welfare-rescue groups. Slobber-ing permitted. Come. Sit. Shake hands/paws.

Depending on whom you talk to, Houston ISD’s multimillion dollar re-construction project at Waltrip High School has a.) stalled or b.) been stopped completely. But one thing is clear: Work is behind schedule and the project may be moving forward with a new contractor.

The current contractor, Fort Bend Mechanical, was fired from a project at HISD’s Jane Long Middle School last year, and was fired by the Fort Bend ISD last year. FBM is being sued – along with HISD trustee Larry Mar-shall – in federal court by another contractor who claims FBM was given preferential treatment after it paid $25,000 in kickbacks to Marshall, who did not report the money.

HISD spokesman Jason Spencer confirmed to The Leader that the district has “met with Fort Bend Me-chanical to discuss concerns, but no action has been taken at this point.” He said the beleaguered firm, based in Stafford, has completed about half the work on offices and classrooms, authorized in a 2007 bond election.

But sources at Waltrip tell The Lead-er that no work is being done, that all the contractor’s equipment is gone from the school, and that staff and parents are being told by administra-tors that “the contractor was fired.”

Calls to the school and to Fort Bend Mechanical were not returned by The Leader’s deadline.

One teacher, who was scheduled to change classrooms after the winter

Is therechaos inwork at Waltrip?

by Charlotte [email protected]

see Waltrip • Page 12A

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They’re categorized as “petty” crimes, but if they happen to you, they’re anything but.

Two Oak Forest businesses were victimized by small time – but apparently ruthless – thieves over the holiday season.

Shawn Salyers, owner of the Baskin-Robbins on 43rd Street, reported a young man and wom-an – he termed them “Bonnie and Clyde” on the shop’s Facebook page – ordered and bought ice cream, then the man made off with the tip jar.

“There was only about 10 dollars in there,” he said. “And he wasn’t stealing from the business

– he was stealing from the employees.”Salyers posted the surveillance photos on the

Facebook page.And an employee at the Edible Arrangements

store only about a half-block away had a similar Facebook story to tell.

“I cannot believe that…someone came in our store…and just walked out with an arrange-ment,” she wrote. The store sells artful arrange-ments of fresh fruit.

She said the person was captured on video surveillance, and that the police had been con-tacted. An employee who answered the phone at the location Tuesday said no suspects had been identified.

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HERD DRTheft 03:45 PM 4100-4199 SHEPHERD

DRAssault 05:00 PM 100-199 YALETheft 03:30 PM 1100-1199 PATTERSONTheft 08:00 PM 4600-4699 CENTER STTheft 06:00 PM 100-199 HEIGHTS BLVDAssault 10:00 AM 4800-4899 SHEPHERD

DRTheft 10:50 AM 400-499 HEIGHTS BLVDRobbery 07:46 PM 5400-5499 SHEP-

HERD DRTheft 01:00 PM 3700-3799 DACOMA STTheft 12:00 AM 1400-1499 HEWITT

DEC. 28 Theft 04:00 PM 900-999 STUDEWOOD Burglary 01:30 PM 800-899 NASHUAAssault 06:15 AM 5300-5399 PETTYTheft 01:00 AM 4400-4499 KOEHLERAssault 03:00 PM 2800-2899 WASHING-

TON AVEBurglary 12:30 AM 3500-3599 OAK

FOREST DR Burglary 05:20 PM 4700-4799 ELLA

BLVDTheft 11:45 AM 500-599 NORTHWEST

MALLTheft 10:00 PM 4000-4099 FEAGAN ST Theft 06:11 PM 2400-2499 JUDIWAYBurglary 08:00 AM 800-899 SARA ROSE

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DRBurglary 03:24 AM 900-999 RUTLANDTheft 08:30 PM 4900-4999 SHEPHERD

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TON AVETheft 02:00 AM 5600-5699 SHEPHERD

DRTheft 12:04 AM 3000-3099 HAVELBurglary 06:30 PM 2200-2299 ALTHEA

DRTheft 06:00 PM 11000-11099 NORTH-

WEST FWY SERAssault 03:10 AM 1700-1799 SEASPRAY

CTTheft 11:30 PM 5500-5599 ALLEN STAssault 11:10 PM 1700-1799 SHEPHERD

DRTheft 12:00 AM 600-699 27TH STTheft 10:30 PM 1000-1099 ROYTheft 10:30 AM 1800-1899 DART ST

DEC. 30Theft 02:10 PM 1900-1999 YALE Theft 04:10 PM 1000-1099 SHEPHERD

DRTheft 09:15 PM 1200-1299 17TH STBurglary 09:20 AM 100-199 39TH STTheft 07:00 PM 4300-4399 CENTER ST Theft 04:30 PM 1200-1299 W. 43RDTheft 01:00 PM 2600-2699 CENTER STTheft 11:00 PM 2600-2699 WASHING-

TON AVETheft 07:00 PM 1200-1299 RICHELIEU

LNTheft 03:30 PM 5400-5499 BOOTS RDTheft 02:00 AM 4300-4399 ROSSLYN RDTheft 02:00 AM 4600-4699 DACOMA ST Theft 11:30 PM 1000-1099 22ND STTheft 07:10 PM 5200-5299 LARKINTheft 10:30 PM 5300-5399 ALLEN STTheft 10:00 PM 4500-4599 WASHING-

TON AVETheft 10:00 PM 5000-5099 LILLIANTheft 07:00 PM 6000-6099 YALEBurglary 10:00 PM 10800-10899

NORTHWEST FWYBurglary 07:00 PM 300-399 TRUMAN

DEC. 31Theft 02:00 AM 500-599 10TH STTheft 10:00 AM 1400-1499 18TH STTheft 01:15 AM 1100-1199 11TH STBurglary 08:23 AM 1300-1399 NORTH

LP SERTheft 10:15 AM 1600-1699 NORTH LP WTheft 01:00 PM 4400-4499 WASHING-

TON AVETheft 07:30 PM 4600-4699 LILLIANBurglary 04:30 PM 4300-4399 GIBSONTheft 10:41 AM 4900-4999 SHEPHERD

DRBurglary 05:00 PM 400-499 DELZ STTheft 03:15 PM 1300-1399 43RD STAssault 08:45 AM 4400-4499 SHER-

WOOD LNBurglary 11:00 PM 1200-1299 WEST

34THTheft 07:00 PM 1800-1899 SHEPHERD

DRTheft 07:00 PM 4400-4499 SPENCERTheft 10:00 AM 1500-1599 NORTH LP

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JAN. 1Burglary 07:30 AM 1100-1199 GROVE-

WOOD LNTheft 02:00 AM 1200-1299 34TH STAssault 04:00 AM 5400-5499 KATY FWY

SERTheft 12:40 AM 1100-1199 BONNER STTheft 02:00 AM 4700-4799 WASHING-

TON AVETheft 01:00 PM 400-499 HEIGHTS BLVDTheft 09:00 AM 800-899 34TH ST Theft 11:30 PM 4400-4499 YALETheft 01:30 PM 1400-1499 STUDEMONT Theft 12:00 AM 5100-5199 WASHING-

TON AVETheft 02:00 AM 4700-4799 NETT

JAN. 2Theft 01:00 PM 200-299 19TH STBurglary 04:34 AM 200-299 24TH STRobbery 08:00 PM 200-299 32ND STBurglary 01:15 AM 3400-3499 SHEP-

HERD DRBurglary 03:00 PM 4200-4299 ELI STTheft 03:31 PM 100-199 YALETheft 01:00 AM 4700-4799 NETTTheft 02:00 AM 4700-4799 NETTBurglary 10:00 AM 5000-5099 YALETheft 03:20 PM 6900-6999 OVERMEYER

DRTheft 03:45 PM 2400-2499 JUDIWAYBurglary 08:30 AM 900-999 CROSS-

TIMBERSAssault 02:49 PM 3500-3599 ELLA BLVDTheft 06:00 PM 2400-2499 WASHING-

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2008 when the annual average was $3.13.

Last week, the statewide average for a gallon of regular unleaded in Texas increased six cents to $3.13, with Houston posting an 8-cent hike, to an average of $3.14 a gallon. Still, the average price for fuel in the Lone Star State is 16 cents less than the national average of $3.29.

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Video surveillance at the Baskin Robbins in Oak Forest captured these images of the young people who owner Shawn Salyers said stole a tip jar containing $10 on New Year’s Day.

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Everyone should have a place like Fratelli’s in their restaurant rota-tion. When the temperature drops into mandatory winter jacket ter-ritory (like we’ve been experienc-ing lately), the fridge needs refi ll-ing after being out for the holidays (as was the case for Leader Eater recently) and your body is craving culinary consolation, you should have a relaxing restaurant that comes quickly to mind.

Leader Eater found just the place at this genuine Italian restaurant in the corner space of a strip mall south of 34th Street along US 290. Sure the meteoric rise of American Comfort Food options in this city – coming mostly from Houston’s overly-ironic restaurateuring in-telligentsia – provides you ample opportunity to get large plates of soothing Southern-inspired grub at nearly every turn.

But when the belly is rumbling and you are in the mood for a solid meal that will have you sitting back and sighing, “That just hit the spot,” then cucina Italiana has little com-petition. (Before I go any further, here is a quick service announce-ment on the location: This is not the restaurant of the same name on Wirt Road in Spring Branch that is coincidentally only three miles away.)

The weather was biting on the evening that I stopped by Fratelli’s with the Winnebago-driving Par-

ents and The Bomber (my 4-year-old going on 14). The place was nearly empty when we arrived, but the spacious dining room backed with its bar, open-air kitchen and brick oven was just the laid back yet sophisticated restaurant we were looking for. Fratelli’s fl aunts its Italian sincerity right away with a basket of its warm and fresh-made bread in front of you before you have a chance to browse the antipastis (we went with the crab-stuffed mushrooms).

With The Bomber in tow, we quickly found out that Fratelli’s doesn’t have a formal kid’s menu, but they will prepare anything on their sprawling menu at a smaller portion.

The young’un got an introduc-tion to Fettuccine Alfredo and was quickly mesmerized by the buttery and creamy concoction infused into the thick pasta. (“I’m going to order one thousand of these,” The Bomber claimed in delight.) The extremely hospitable service staff also rushed out a plate of steamed broccoli for the little one at no charge.

While I’m on the topic of Fratel-li’s noodles, their fresh pasta is where they can claim some brag-ging rights. I was drawn to the sea-food assortment in the Tagliatelle ai Frutti di Mare. Their fruits of sea included shrimp, calamari and baby clams. The shrimp were

tails-on, and the clams still in their shells, providing the assurance of the seafood’s freshness, which was also underscored in the great taste. The supporting fl avors of calamari, black olives, green onions and the restrained taste of the garlic and olive oil sauce fully rounded out the entrée. (Don’t be afraid to include a glass of Campari on the rocks to your meal for another true Italian taste on the table.)

However, it’s Fratelli’s handmade

pasta (that my crew also experi-enced in the straight-up spaghetti and meatballs and on the side of the Vitello Marsala) that puts this Italian eatery in a league of its own. The uneven and robust texture of the Tagliatelle (the trimmer friend of Fettuccine) showcased its rustic production process and gave the dish an extra punch of authentic-ity; a culinary recollection that will keep Fratelli’s fi rst in line for my next craving of full fl avoredness.

Fratelli’s10989 Northwest Freewaywww.fratellishouston.com

Antipasti: $3-$11.95Pizza & Pasta: $9.95-$17.95

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little one = happy nightLE’s Favorite:

Tagliatelle ai Frutti di Mare

A farmer’s market with a rugged attitudeThe weather’s been challenging for local growers and for farmer’s markets

that rely on them -- but not for the Farm Stand at Petrol Station, 985 Wakefi eld Dr. in Oak Forest, which stays true to its “rain or shine” promise on its signs and Facebook page and opens from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. every Saturday. Patrons have been bundling up and taking advantage of lots of fresh dark greens, such as kale, squash, herbs, farm fresh eggs, and honey and olive oil from Texas producers. And Mickey Morales, organizer of the market, is behind his little propane stove each Saturday, turning out breakfast tacos, omelets and French-pressed coff ee.

Union Kitchen scouting diff erent siteThe Leader has learned that the Union Kitchen, scheduled to be the fi rst

commercial tenant at the 1111 Studewood mixed retail-commercial space, is now looking an alternative sites. “It could still happen at 1111,” said an em-ployee of the restaurant, which currently has locations in the West University and Memorial areas, “but we’re defi nitely look at other sites.” No details were available, and a call to the commercial leasing offi ce at the property wasn’t returned by deadline.

No more lunch at Kiran’sKiran’s upscale Indian restaurant at 4100 Westheimer Road has stopped

serving lunch, as of Jan. 2. The restaurant said it’s still open for dinner daily, as well as happy hour from 5-7 p.m. Monday-Friday at the bar, patio and ve-randa, and that it will continue its afternoon tea from 3-5 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month. For more, visit www.kiranshouston.com

– Charlotte Aguilar

The Thirsty Explorer thought it would be nice to include this pet friendly event at Boneyard Drink-ery – a novel concept combining a 7,000 square foot fenced dog park with a bar – to go along with The Leader Loveable search for the fi ve cutest pets from Leader neighbor-hoods.

The fi rst Boneyard Bash of 2013 will be from 6-9 p.m. Jan. 17 at Boneyard Drinkery, 8150 Washing-ton Ave. There will be free giveaways for those who arrive to the event the earliest. There will also be $20 microchipping for pet identifi ca-tion, which includes basic lifetime registration, and $5 dog nail trims courtesy of Angel Pets Houston, as well as a silent auction and a raffl e. Tickets for the raffl e are available in advance for $2 each, and winners don’t have to be present to claim prizes.

The event benefi ts Scout’s Honor Rescue, Inc. – a 501(c)(3) nonprof-it, foster-based organization that rescues animals from city pounds and the streets of Houston and sur-rounding areas. For more info, visit www.scoutshonor.org.

It’s also part of a series of monthly Boneyard Bashes hosted by Boneyard Drinkery on the third Thursday of every month. Each of the events will benefi t a local ani-

mal-focused nonprofi t organiza-tion.

To get involved in the next Bone-yard Bash, call or text 832-661-3348 or email [email protected] for more information.

Boneyard Drinkery is proud of its great selection of beer and wine, which includes local and Texas brews. There are eight craft beers on tap and a rotation of favorites available.

Boneyard Drinkery has strict policies to ensure the safety of all pups and owners during their visit. So before you go, be sure to visit the website at www.boneyardhouston.com or call 832-494-1600.

Crazy J’s, 5022 Pinemont, is hosting a Playoff Fiesta starting at 4 p.m. Sunday for patrons to share in the Houston Texans-New England Patriots showdown with a solid for-tifi cation of tacos, tamales and beer. For more, call 832-767-0085 or visit www.crazysjsicehouse.com

– Ivee Sauls

Mickey Morales cooks up a breakfast taco to order – fi re-toasted fl our tortilla, farm fresh eggs, just picked cilantro and peppers – at the Farm Stand at Petrol Station last Saturday. The market is open 9 a.m.-1 p.m. every week, rain, shine, hot or cold.

(Photo byCharlotte Aguilar)

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The First Saturday Arts Market’s inaugural event of 2013 was rained out last week after a valiant effort by organizers and artists to get it up and running.

But the artists and fi ve bands are set for another try from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Jan. 12 in the 500 block of West 19th Street, between Wind Water Gallery and Gen’s Antiques.

As of the Leader deadline, a food vendor hadn’t been confi rmed, but organizer Mitch Cohen promised one, along with an appearance by Vintner’s Own Winery and the same fi ve musical acts booked originally – Joe Holmesly, Ken Gaines, Cow-Jazz, Wild Rabbit Salad and Spring-fi eld Creamery.

Among the artists displaying their works are woodcarver Ron Collins, metal artist Jefferson Wood-ruff and painter Caroline Truong.

Featured nonprofi t is Harley’s Angels–Cruzin to Cure, a group of women motorcycle enthusiasts dedicated to promoting breast can-cer awareness, research and educa-tion.

Bottom’s up at the fi rst ‘Boneyard Bash’ of 2013

The works of Caroline Truong will be among those displayed at the First Sat-urday Arts Market of the year on 19th Street in the Heights. (Submitted photo)

Let’s try this again: Arts Market gives it another go this weekend

TO GOFirst Saturday Arts Market

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NEATTWEETS

THE READER.

Another year, another crazy waste of time on sports

get involved on this page!If you want to send us a letter, we might edit it a little, and we

won’t let you personally attack your pesky neighbor. But we’ll pub-lish as many letters as our readers choose to write. (One a month

from a specific author.)

Send to [email protected]

And if you’re one of those who gets your kicks from making other people laugh with creative Tweets, we’re happy to publish those in

our selected Neat Tweets section. @heightsleader

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Honesty, it seems, is an important quality for someone who writes a column. We deliver about 34,000

newspapers every week, and while most people probably don’t care about my drivel, there are enough of you who will call me on a lie.

So I’ve got to be honest about today’s column: I am in absolutely no condition to write it. We have new deadlines for most of our stories at The Leader, thanks to chang-ing our publication schedule a little, and my deadline for this column was supposed to be Monday.

I did not meet my deadline.You see, I was not born in Houston. I am

from Tuscaloosa, Ala., a nice little town of about 100,000 people, where the Black Warrior River splits the pine trees and rubs the northern edge of the city’s largest employer: The University of Alabama.

In a sense, I grew up on that campus. From the day I can first remember, I was always around the Capstone, as we call it. And in the fall, I was religiously there every Saturday that my beloved Crimson

Tide played a football game.Many of you still may not realize why

that’s significant, but on Monday night, my football team won its third national championship in the past four years. Try-ing to put a tally on how many titles we’ve actually won is a matter of controversy (ask my Auburn friends, of which I have few). The school claims 15. Others say we have 10, but now we’re just being boastful.

The history of Alabama football is as ridiculous as any story you’ve ever heard. My parents, as God-fearing a couple as you’ll ever meet, were introduced to my then-girlfriend (now wife) only when I

could match the trip with an Alabama-Florida game a couple of years ago. As we were preparing to leave for the game that Saturday morning, my Dad literally told my wife that she was about to attend a worship service of 100,000 people.

Here’s my point: After faith and family, I’m not sure anything has as much con-sequence in an Alabama native’s life than college football games. And because we played (and won) the national champion-ship on Monday, I’ve had no inclination to write this column.

So our editor, Charlotte Aguilar, sug-gested I just be honest with you: Tell the readers that your mind is singly preoc-cupied with this football game. So that’s what I’m doing.

It’s really quite brainless, if you think about it. I’m supposed to be a grown man who owns a business, and the only thing I worried with the past week was whether or not Barrett Jones would be able to handle Louis Nix III so Chance Warmack could focus on blocking Manti Te’o, thus allowing Eddie Lacy to find a few running

lanes. (Don’t worry, there’s not a quiz later.)

To those who don’t care about football, this literally sounds like the dumbest, most meaningless waste of time for a human being. Playing sports is one thing – that’s where real discipline is learned, in my opinion. But a man who spends too much time worrying about the perfor-mance of some 18-22 year olds sounds foolish.

In a sense, it is. Then again, I’m not so sure.

Houston is a sports-crazy city. Drive through one of our neighborhoods, and you’ll find University of Texas, Texas A&M or Houston Texans flags draping off the front of homes and trees. On football Saturdays in College Station or Austin, or Sundays outside of Reliant Stadium, regular people like me put on expensive jerseys (even though they’ve never put a foot inside the chalk of a football field) just because they care about their teams.

Why do people do this? Why has it virtually eliminated one week of my pro-

ductivity, when my concern over a game means absolutely nothing to the people playing?

Here’s why: Athletic loyalty is more than just love of a jersey. For me, it’s an opportunity to have friends over every Saturday. It’s a chance to stay in touch with people I would likely never call if I couldn’t talk to them about “the team.” It’s a reason to save my money, hop on a plane and go visit family and friends. It’s a reason for my Dad to call me at 11 p.m. on a random Monday night when there was no other reason to talk.

Ultimately, being a sports fan isn’t just about rooting for a team. It’s about rooting for a team with people you know and love. It’s about cooking ribs, drinking a beer and talking to your friends about every-thing except the big game.

I know it sounds crazy, but is it really? I’m not so sure, especially when it gives me and Dad a reason to chat. That can’t happen enough.

Email [email protected]

JONATHANMCELVY

Publisher

@BlueHeronFarmTXAccording to my FB feed, I am the only college-educated, middle-aged

woman that is not watching Downton Abbey. I am wearing Carpenter Jeans.

Jenai Hamilton (@JenaiHam) We’ve entered the season of the Girl Scout cookie. Also known as the

downfall of weight-related New Years resolutions.

Brett Dolan (@Brettdolan24)Twitter was invented for fun and snarky comments during blowouts of

big games

John Askins (@AskinsOnline)Al-Qaida operative and Notre Dame offense believed among those killed

in U.S. drone attack

On New Year’s commandmentsfor our area

Dear Editor:“I’d suggest we do everything we can to get our

new neighbors involved in our public schools.”I couldn’t agree more. But getting a community

involved takes three steps. First, a school must earn our trust; we must see a clean, safe environment, good academics, teachers & leaders, and a range of physical and artistic outlets. Second, a wave of parents & students must choose the budding school and that’s tough, for it means saying no to excellent schools elsewhere. Third, those zoned to the school (with younger kids or no kids at all) can quickly move to support the growth, helping the turn-around accelerate and cementing success.

Why should Leader parents choose their own schools over excellent schools elsewhere in Houston? I’d argue that a well-tested educational ride and opportunity overload beyond I-10 does not neces-sarily make the best school choice. In fact, there are unique benefits for children in a turnaround local school: sense of place (our neighborhoods are the BEST!), innovation and grit being among them.

I’d like to see the Leader area offer numerous and various enough school options to keep our children close to home in some of the most formative years of their life. But, as our Editor has pointed out, we all have to help make that happen.

Janet OrfieldPTO President, Frank Black Middle SchoolZoned to Black or want to help the school? Go to

GiveToFBMS.org.

On Jonathan McElvy’s column about ‘community journalism’

Dear Editor:Well put, Mr. McElvy. There are thousands of us

that appreciate that you cover our LOCAL news. Keep up the great work!

Tonia Whitney

Dear Editor:They can get plenty of terrible news from FOX.Eric Ochoa

Dear Editor:Loved the column; but, I still think you voted for

_________.Dennis Woodward

Dear Editor:I wish to receive a publication that has no politics!Mary Wolter Makowski

On the closing of Studewood Fiesta

Dear Editor:Absolutely loved having Fiesta as my next door

neighbor and I’ve always questioned selling my house but am SO GLAD I did now. I would HATE hav-ing a 4 story building staring down in my back yard.

Melanie Long

On Jayne Maltbie feature about her photography through real life

Dear Editor:Jayne and Kari did a shoot with my daughter

and the photos are among my very favorites of her. They are so precious and make me think of Jayne and her lovely family every time I look at them – a double blessing! How fortunate we are to have such a talented photographer and generous spirit in our neighborhood.

Amy Shaughnessy

On Leader of the Year:R.G. Musgrove

Dear Editor:Great man and an inspiration to all of us. I am

happy to be one of his friends.Charlie Thorp

On Torchy’s and General Store

Dear Editor:Great news. This development will take off in that

location. The Heights is ready.Holden Shannon Dear Editor:Beyond excited for this to be in walking distance.Ian

It looks like the Mayans were wrong and the year of 2013 has arrived right on time. This is certainly going to be an inter-esting time, since it lasts 365 days. At the beginning of each year, as America’s lead-ing soothsayer, I always say the sooth. Clip and save. Ready? A great person will die, there will be war in the Middle East and a blizzard will hit North Dakotans, who will blame the press.

January – The last of 58 college bowl games is over. No one cares. The Koch brothers put out a bounty on Karl Rove, demanding their $400 million back. US Census Bureau says, due to growing demo-graphics and new customers, some Texas restaurants should change their menu to Mex-Tex. Pat Robertson blames the Ma-yans’ “sacrifices of perfectly good virgins” for the world not coming to an end. The stealth US senator from Texas, Ted Cruz, appears in public but is not recognized.

February – The Texas Legislature votes to make itself the official state joke.

Fox News wins Pulitzer Prize for best fiction writing. TV weatherman learns the difference in “further” and “farther” and is promptly fired. TxDOT announces it will build a high-speed “bullet train” in Aus-tin from East 4th Street to East 6th Street.

“We’ve got to start somewhere,” a TxDOT official says. NRA chief Wayne LaPierre fires back, “Bullet trains don’t kill people. The black plague kills people,” adding: “And I don’t ‘fire back.’ If did, you’d be dead, you Godless commie.”

March – Showing his talent as a master politician, Tom DeLay redistricts his cell-block. When asked what advice he has for those who stand in the snow for two days to pay $1,200 for a pair of his sneakers, Kobe Bryant, answers, “Get a life.” Russian Presi-dent Vladimir Putin vetoes law to block adoptions of Russian babies by Americans after discovering that he was born Billy Bob Tumbleweed in Pampa, Texas.

April – NRA says our schools would be safe if all the kids were carrying AK-

47s. Sen. Ted Cruz authors a bill to outlaw global warming, rising tides and evolution, then falls off the fiscal cliff. David Petraeus returns as head of CIA. President Obama cites “his exhaustive undercover work.” Gov. Rick Perry says he doesn’t understand the connection between cutting off funds to Planned Parenthood and the sudden spike in pregnancies among poor teen-aged girls.

May – Texas’ State Board of Education approves printing new school books “so long as the quills last.” Karl Rove forms a new PAC, “Give Me Another Chance – And a Hundred Million.” There are reported sightings of the Loch Ness Monster, Sas-quatch and a Texas Democrat. A Texas State Board of Education member moves that schoolgirls no longer be required to wear a burka. It dies for lack of a second.

June – President Obama is honored by the Association of Late Night Comedy Hosts as “the dullest president since Calvin Coolidge” and begs him to have an affair with an intern “or at least start a needless war.” With advent of hurricane season, New Yorkers suddenly show interest in storm patterns, evacuations and FEMA. “We al-ways worry about the Bolivar Peninsula, and Sandy had nutten to do wit it,” Mayor

Bloomberg says. July – Anti-NRA protesters picket open-

ing night of “Annie Get Your Gun.” The Longhorn Network finally explains why no one can receive it on TV: “We’re a radio network, dummy.” Shopping malls begin putting up Christmas decorations. The Mayans, looking for a virgin, sacrifice Pat Robertson.

August – Gov. Rick Perry orders all Texas courthouses to display a copy of the Nine Commandments. President Obama, feeling chest pains, orders Joe Biden to dial 911. “Right,” says Biden. “What’s the number?” A dark cloud appears over Cuba and New Yorkers demand that FEMA stop looking for Miami and rush to NYC.

September – Mitt Romney announces he is going “peasant hunting.” A guide ex-plains to Romney that he actually means “pheasant hunting.” Romney bags 46 peas-ants, one under his 47 percent limit. In a special election to fill the vacancy for US senator after Ted Cruz’s demise over the cliff, Texas Democrats nominate Sasquatch for the vacancy.

October – The Dallas Tea Party demands Texas secede from the Union, noting: “Tex-ans are opposed to unions.” However, the Anti-Secessionist Party changes its name

to Santa Anna so it can go around saying, “Read my lips, no new Texas!” MSNBC hires Grover Norquist – as a test pattern. House Speaker John Boehner reveals that he does not frequent tanning salons but, like Barack Obama, is half black. Noting that the fiscal cliff was avoided, Ted Cruz wants his old job back, but is rejected by the GOP as “too liberal.”

November – Southeastern Conference members demand recount in admitting Texas A&M, explaining, “Their Texans keep beating our Texans.” In an effort to make amends to the Gulf Coast, BP under-writes the Biloxi production of “Grease.” Fox News’ Chris Wallace reveals that Barak Obama spelled backwards is “Kenyan ter-rorist” – “with some minor adjustments.”

December – The first of 120 college bowl games begins. No one cares. FEMA ar-rives in New York City. Texas State Board of Education bans any school holiday skit that uses the lyrics, “Don we now our gay apparel.” Bill O’Reilly declares “the war on Christmas” has been called off in favor of “the peace with Ramadan.” Sasquatch loses the special election, blames the press.

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Here are some fearless, if not ridiculous, predictions for 2013ASHBYATLARGE

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Church GuideMESSAGE OF THE WEEK

“The Heart of the Heights”1245 Heights Blvd.

Sunday School . . . . . . . 9:30 AMSunday Worship . . . . . 10:45 AM

Nursery ProvidedReverend Hill Johnson, Pastor

Grace UnitedMethodist Church

713 862-8883Food Pantry, Thurs. 2-4:30 PM

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Preschool Program • Mon. - Fri. 9-2 p.m.www.gethsemanelutheran.org

4040 Watonga • 713-688-5227

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GETHSEMANE LUTHERAN CHURCH

Reverend John Cain, Pastor

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ACKNOWLEDGE GOD

One way that we show respect to others is to acknowledge them. Ignoring someone is a fundamental sign of disrespect. It should not

be surprising that the First Commandment requires us to acknowledge God: “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me.” (Deuteronomy 5: 6-7) Are we ignoring God, or perhaps worshipping other gods? It is easy to forget about God in the hustle of our everyday lives, and we may be worshipping false gods without knowing it. Many of us fall prey to idol-worship by focusing our whole life on our career, or making money, or becoming famous. Our culture worships money, fame and success in all its forms, so we should think hard before we dismiss the notion that we may be worshipping idols. Many people’s lives are consumed by the unending accumulation of money, power or fame. So how should we acknowledge God in our lives? Perhaps Jesus’s response to the Pharisee who asked which was the greatest commandment is the simplest answer.

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“Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with your entire

mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment.”

Matthew 22: 37-38

St. Giles closes after more than50 years in community

After 51 years in the northwest area of Houston, St. Giles Presbyterian church at 5900 Pinemont Dr. will be dissolving, effective Sunday, Jan. 20. The worship ser-vice of Jan. 13 will be the last official St. Giles service. On Jan. 20, there will be a joint service of St. Giles and Pathway Presbyterian Church.

Pathway under the pastorate of the Rev. Shawn Kang will then assume the ministry at the Pinemont loca-tion. Many in the neighborhood have been a part of the St. Giles ministry, perhaps even remembering its be-ginning services held at Katherine Smith Elementary School back in 1961. Many of the programs started by St. Giles, such as the Food Pantry and Prime Timers will still continue.

Prime Timers will meet at noon Saturday, Jan. 12. Entertainment for the day will be gospel singer and keyboard player Donald Frazier. Bring a dish to share for the potluck luncheon. All senior citizens of the community are welcome.

The St. Giles Food Pantry is open from 10 a.m. to noon Monday, Tuesday and Friday. In addition to peanut butter, items especially needed are boxes of cornbread mixes and macaroni and cheese. With cold weather continuing, socks for the homeless are always needed. Call 713-680-9976 to reach the pantry.

The community is encouraged to recycle newspa-pers and magazines in the recycle bin at the back of the church parking lot. No cardboard boxes please. For information, call 713-681-0515.

St. Rose of Lima Catholic to host men’s retreat at Holy Name Retreat Center

For many years, the men of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church have joined other men from the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston for the annual weekend retreat held at the Holy Name Retreat Center on Bunker Hill Road. The Holy Name Retreat which hosts numerous retreats for the Archdiocese, features more than 10 beautiful acres and 80 rooms that can accommodate groups of men and women separately, as well as mar-ried couples.

Several of the parishioners have attended many retreats together. One man will be attending his 51st annual consecutive retreat, others as many as 20 to 25. One of the goals is to have as many father and sons and grandsons spend a weekend together at this retreat.

Father Clint Ressler sees the retreats as another ex-ample of how the community life at St. Rose of Lima parish and school is growing and strengthening. Fa-ther Clint’s vision is to fill the 80 rooms for a weekend retreat each and every year made up completely of men from St. Rose of Lima.

This year’s retreat will be held Jan. 18-20. There are still spaces available. Call Walter Shepherd at 713-686-0251 or the parish office at 713-692-9123 for informa-tion.

Don’t miss Family Movie Nightat St. Stephen’s UMC

St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church welcomes all to Family Movie Night, Friday, Jan. 11, at 6:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall. Admission is free and the movie is approved for all ages.

Tables are available for those who wish to bring din-ner with them. The church will provide popcorn and lemonade. Bring blankets and pillows for the little ones.

The Loving Hands Sewing Circle welcomes all who would like to join them sewing for others Monday, Jan. 14, at 10 a.m. in the fellowship hall. Bring a sewing ma-chine and help construct a pre-planned project. Loving Hands meets once a month on the second Monday.

All seniors who enjoy card and domino games are welcome each Wednesday at 9:15 a.m. for Senior Games Day in the fellowship hall and Holy Grounds Café. Bring a sack lunch and plan to stay after the games for fellowship. Those who wish to just come and visit are welcome, too.

St. Stephen’s UMC is located at 2003 W. 43rd St., be-tween T.C. Jester Boulevard and Donna Bell. For infor-mation, call 713-686-8241, or visit www.stsumc.org.

Tom Scott and Robin Eubanks headline 12th Annual Trinity Jazz Festival

The 12th Annual Trinity Jazz Festival, Jan. 25-27, will feature jazz icon saxophonist Tom Scott and the Downbeat’s five-time Trombonist of the Year, Robin Eubanks. Set in the acoustically excellent sanctuary of the historic Trinity Church, 1015 Holman at Main, the festival has drawn enthusiastic crowds throughout its twelve year history.

Each evening will include a reception with various culinary delights and libations included in the ticket price.

The multi-talented Tom Scott headlines on Friday night, preceded by vocalist Kim Prevost and guitarist Bill Solley at 8 p.m. and the 7 p.m. performance of the Jefferson Davis High School Jazz Band.

Saturday night features the versatile master of the trombone, Robin Eubanks, with opening performanc-es by drummer extraordinaire Sebastian Whittaker at 8 p.m. and the 7 p.m. performance of the Pasadena High School Jazz Band.

There will be a very special presentation on both nights by COTS Jazz Crew, an ensemble of talented lo-cal musicians.

A spectacular after-festival Jam Session will occur on both nights in the Lobby Bar of the Renaissance Hotel, 6 Greenway Plaza.

The festival culminates on Sunday morning with two services of the annual Trinity Jazz Festival Jazz Mass at 10:30 a.m. and at 12:30 p.m. featuring a full choir and a jazz ensemble that will celebrate the mu-sic and life of Louis Armstrong with musical arrange-ments by Paul English.

Tickets for the Friday and Saturday concerts are available online through the festival website: www.trinityjazzfestival.org. The Sunday mass is free and open to the community.

St. Matthew’s UMC finished 2012with increases in membership

St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church finished 2012 with a number of new members and baptisms, exceeding those in many years past. Many young couples have found the church meeting all their ex-pectations of their’s and their children’s needs. The Children’s Church and Sunday School have played an important role in the growth of the church, each sup-ported by loving, devoted teachers.

Sunday morning worship and Children’s Church starts at 9:30 a.m., followed by 10:30 a.m. Sunday School. There will be a 6:30 p.m. Wednesday evening Prayer and Praise Service with communion.

This new year will bring more changes as the church welcomes a new church secretary, Debbie Burr. Also, the Lydia Circle will change leaders. Instead of one chairperson, each month will allow two different lead-ers to be in charge of the circle, bringing some new and exciting experiences. The Lydia Circle’s first meeting will be noon Jan. 10.

The Garden Club will resume their monthly meet-ings at 9:30 a.m. Jan. 17. Members will have a fellow-ship and refreshment time before the regular meeting gets under way. Visitors are welcome to attend all ac-tivities.

St. Matthew’s is located at 4300 N. Shepherd Dr. at Crosstimbers. For information please visit the web site at www.stmatthewsmethodist.org or call the church office at 713-697-0671.

TALC to hold Spring RegistrationThird Age Learning Center senior program will hold

its 2013 Spring Semester Registration from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday Jan. 25. The registration will be held in the parish hall of All Saints Church, located at 215 E. 10th St. in the Heights. Classes begin Monday Feb. 4 and registration will continue the first week of the se-mester.

TALC offers a variety of activities for seniors 50+ in the community such as classes in computer, bridge, line dancing, hula, stain glass, scrapbooking, chair dancing exercise, quilting, lifelong learning continuing education, woodworking and much more. Each semes-ter offers seminars, special monthly parties, birthday celebrations and day trips.

Seniors can enjoy a full course hot lunch, cooked on-site Monday through Friday during the semester for a nominal fee of $3. Seniors previously registered with TALC will be receiving semester information in the mail after Jan. 15. For lunch reservations beginning in February or TALC program information, call 713-248-1277.

Oak Forest resident Marcie Baker Turrin is co-chairing the Hadassah’s Women of Courage Award event, where world-renown child advocate and ab-duction survivor Elizabeth Smart will be the keynote speaker. In its ninth year, this award recognizes ex-traordinary women who have focused on important issues and gone the extra mile to make a difference in the lives of others. This year’s honorees are Women of Courage Founder Debbie Levine, Hadassah’s National President Marcie Natan, and Elizabeth Smart.

Turrin is making it a family affair by teaming up with her mom Golda Baker and sister Ann Baker Ronn to co-chair the event, which is scheduled for Feb. 10, with the Silent Auction beginning at 10:30am and the luncheon at noon. It will be held at the Bayou City Event Center, 9401 Knight Road, and the cost is $118 per ticket.

Register online at www.houston.hadassah.org/womenofcourage2013 . To sponsor tables or donate auction items, contact [email protected] or call 713-661-1022.

Marcie has been an active member of the Jewish community throughout her life, beginning with her education at The Hebrew Academy (now Beren Acad-emy) and regular attendance at Camp Young Judaea and Tel Yehuda. Later, with both Golda and Ann, she Co-Chaired Hadassah’s annual Associates Event three times. She also served the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) as Associate Director in charge of Dallas for several years.

Participating in the Women of Courage event is a tradition for Marcie, as she has regularly served as Silent Auction Vice-Chair. Marcie has visited Israel seven times and is an alum of the Wexner Heritage Program, a two year course of study designed to strengthen Jewish community leadership. Marcie is also a member of the Jewish Federation’s Business and Professional II group, has served on its board, and co-chaired the Federation’s Shalom Baby pro-gram.

Ten years ago, Marcie founded Ship Shape Houston Professional Organizing, Home Staging and Interior Redecorating. She is Houston’s only Certified Profes-sional Organizer® who is also an Interior Redecora-tor® and expert Home Stager. She is a member of the Interior Redecorators Network and a Golden Circle member of the National Association of Professional Organizers.

Hadassah, a 2005 Nobel Peace Prize nominee, is the largest volunteer women’s organization in the U.S., including nearly 5,000 in the Houston area.

Oak Forest’s Turrinto lead Hadassah lunch

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Give Lutheran High North sopho-more point guard Scarlet Rodriguez an inch, and she’ll drive to the hoop or sink a 3-pointer.

“I’m 4-foot-11,” Rodriguez said. “On (our team’s maxpreps.com page), we say 5-feet. It makes it seem better.”

The 15-year-old sophomore led the Lady Lions in scoring (18 points per game) and was the Team MVP last season.

“In my opinion, she’s the little en-gine that makes us go. She’s added a lot to her game this year,” Lutheran North second-year head coach John Slomcheck said of Rodriguez, a resi-dent of The Heights who lives down the street from Reagan High.

Rodriguez said she hasn’t faced any players shorter than her, but being the smallest player on the court is an ad-vantage.

“With my height, people underesti-mate me once I get on the court,” Ro-driguez said. “I show them what I’ve got, and they seem a little shocked. They don’t expect that of me at all.”

Rodriguez scored 13 points and finished with three assists in the Lady Lions’ 39-31 loss to St. John’s on Jan. 4 in the Houston Area New Year’s Tipoff Tournament at The Village School. Lutheran North (12-8) will host dis-trict opponent, Emery-Weiner, at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 14.

When she was 5 years old, Rodri-guez began playing for a basketball team at the YMCA.

“Now, (basketball) is all I ever do,” she said.

However, she did join the Lutheran North cross country team as a fresh-man to condition for basketball, and it’s paid off. She’s competed at the TAPPS Division II State Cross Coun-try Meet twice.

Growing up, she attended Rice Uni-versity Women’s Basketball camps

where she got the idea to wear jersey No. 4, because that was the number worn by former Rice star Kadie Riv-erin, who later became a member of the Canadian Women’s National Team.

Rodriguez attended middle school at St. Ambrose and expected to go to high school at St. Pius X. She’s glad that she chose Lutheran North be-cause it gave her the opportunity to

play varsity quickly. The Lady Lions, who lost to Second

Baptist in the second round of the district tournament last season, start four sophomores and a freshman this season.

Rodriguez hopes to attend the Uni-versity of Southern California and study broadcasting/communications, with plans of becoming a sports re-porter.

Tournaments prepare Lady Bulldogsto resume 4A-21 competition

The Reagan High girls basketball team benefited from playing in a pair of tournaments during the holiday break.

The Lady Bulldogs (7-11, 4-2) competed in the Livingston Tournament, losing three hard-fought games, and the Hous-ton Area New Year’s Tipoff, hosted by The Village School. They defeated Waltrip, 66-36, in that tournament last week.

“The more basketball you play, the better you get at it,” longtime RHS girls basketball coach Kerrick Arrington said. “You’ll see more situations. That was the goal of the tourna-ments.”

Although Wheatley and North Forest are the clear 4A-21 leaders, defending district champion Reagan has a great chance to return to the postseason. They’ll host North Forest at 11 a.m. Saturday at Delmar-Tusa Fieldhouse.

Sponsors sought forReagan scholarship golf tourney

The 22nd annual John H. Reagan Golf Tournament for Scholarships will be held on April 22 at the Jersey Meadows Golf Course on Hwy. 290 and Jones in Northwest Houston.

The tournament, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, raises money to award scholarships to Reagan students. According to Tournament President Stephen Marmion (RHS Class of ’59), the Tournament hopes to award five $10,000 scholar-ships to five “academically skilled and financially qualified seniors.”

Over the course of its history, the tournament has awarded 54 scholarships for $215,025.

The Hole-In-One sponsorship is $10,000 and includes logo/name on printed material, dinner for 16, four golf teams of four, 32 mulligans and three hole sponsorships. The Double Eagle sponsorship is $8,000 and includes logo/name on printed material, dinner for 12, three golf teams of four, 24 mulligans and two hole sponsorships.

The Eagle sponsorship is $6,000 with name on printed material, dinner for eight, two golf teams of four, 16 mul-ligans and one hole sponsorship. The Birdie Sponsor is $3,000 with dinner for four, one team, eight mulligans and one hole sponsorship.

Individual golf with dinner, two mulligans and prizes/eli-gibility is $110. Former Reagan head football coach Joe Tusa, former Reagan principal Joel Sturdivant and RHS Hall of Fame chair Joe Paul Wright are the honorary chairs for this year’s tournament.

Donations can be made in memory of an individual, but the deadline to be included in the program is March 31. For more information, contact Marmion at 713-823-1025 or [email protected].

Mark leads Northwesternto historic bowl victory

Until Jan. 1, the Northwestern University football team hadn’t won a bowl game since Harry Truman was president. Wildcats junior running back Venric Mark, a 2010 St. Pius X graduate, rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown to help lead NU to a 34-20 win over Mississippi State in the Gator Bowl – its first bowl win in 64 years.

Mark, an All-American selection as a return specialist, was the Big Ten Conference’s all-purpose yards leader. Northwest-ern (10-3) finished with double digit victories for the first time since its 1995 Rose Bowl season.

Ware enjoys ESPN All-Star experienceSt. Pius X head football coach Blake Ware coached the

defensive ends for Team Highlight, which won the ESPN Under-Armour All-Star Game, 16-3 on Jan. 4 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla.

“It was great, it was unbelievable,” Ware said. “I coached the No. 1 player in the nation, Robert Nkemdiche (of Logan-ville, Ga.). We had all four (of the top defensive ends) on the field toward the end of the game. The greatest thing about it is the stories I’ll bring back to the kids at St. Pius X. These athletes were great but what made them special is their commitment to always get better.”

According to rivals.com, Nkemdiche’s top choices are Alabama, Clemson and Mississippi.

Highlight was coached by former New York Jets/Kansas City Chiefs head coach Herm Edwards. The opponent was led by former San Francisco 49ers/Detroit Lions head coach Steve Mariucci.

“Both teams had a lot of talent,” Ware said. “The difference between our team and their team is Herm Edwards was into it. We had extra meetings, met earlier and met after practice. He wanted to win that game. That’s how he approached it. He was awesome.”

SPX senior quarterback Kohl Stewart was selected to the game, becoming the first person to ever be selected to the ESPN UA baseball and football games. He was injured and didn’t make the trip to Florida for the game.

Basketball SchedulesJan. 12GIRLS BASKETBALL

Washington at Scarborough (Delmar-Tusa), 10 a.m.North Forest at Reagan (Delmar-Tusa), 11 a.m.

Jan. 14GIRLS BASKETBALL

Lutheran North vs. Emery-Weiner, 5:30 p.m.Wheatley at Reagan (Delmar-Tusa), 6 p.m.

BOYS BASKETBALLLutheran North vs. Emery-Weiner, 7 p.m.Reagan at Davis (Delmar-Tusa), 7:30 p.m.

St. Pius X junior point guard Cam Coleman wanted to turn the momentum around during the first half of the Panthers’ game against The Woodlands John Cooper School on Jan. 5 in the Texas Lone Star Private School Challenge.

Coleman, a transfer from UIL Class 5A Klein Oak, stole the ball, and teammate John Griffin put the ball in the hoop for a 27-26 halftime advantage.

“That was psychological right there,” Coleman said. “Going up by one at the half was a big energizer.”

The Panthers cruised to a 59-47 win with Coleman scoring 16 points in the game.

“We have to play hard-nosed defense and let defense turn into offense,” Cole-man said. “When we shut teams down, it will get our offense going.”

Coleman, who lives in Spring, was the starting point guard for Klein Oak as a freshman and sophomore, respec-tively.

He transfered to SPX this year and will lead the Panthers into Saturday’s home game vs. Baytown Christian.

“UIL is more half-court, and TAPPS (is more about) getting out on the breaks,” Coleman said. “I have to lead the team, distribute and get their game going.”

Coleman plays AAU basketball for the Texas Cagers, and his hobbies include video games, spending time with friends and ballhandling.

That’s right. His ballhandling practice doesn’t end when he leaves the gymnasium.

The 5-foot-10 floor general said he’s learned a great deal about the game from his father, Rudy, who played against NBA Hall of Famers in high school, in northern Louisiana.

Coleman said he’d like to play college basketball and study Aerospace Engineering or Petroleum Engineer-ing.

Katrina Edwards has always loved basket-ball, but she hadn’t been officially involved in the sport since she played point guard for Palestine High, in East Texas, from 1989-92.

Edwards, an English teacher for the past 11 years at Waltrip High and the school’s Teacher of the Year in 2011-12, decided to join the basketball staff last fall.

“It’s challenging but it’s definitely great working with the girls and helping them get better,” Edwards said.

Little did she know she’d become the in-terim head coach last November.

Waltrip athletic coor-dinator Darcy Ruffino, who coaches the Lady Rams’ volleyball and softball teams, was filling in as the WHS head coach until she could find a replacement. Ruffino is still working with the Waltrip girls basketball team but the season overlaps with the start of softball practice.

Waltrip graduated four players from a team that reached the second round of the Class 4A playoffs and lost to Friendswood.

The lone returning starter is senior guard Lanajha Porter, who scored 20 of the Lady Rams’ 36 points in a 66-36 loss to Redemp-tion Christian Homeschool Academy on Jan. 4 in the Houston Area New Year’s Tipoff at The Village School.

“She’s a very promising athlete and the team captain,” Edwards said. “She’ll prob-ably do well at the next level. She’s a great ballhandler and shooter. She’s taken a lead-ership role and has molded the young play-ers.”

Porter said it’s been a great opportunity to step up as a leader.

“It’s been challenging, but it’s made me learn a lot about myself, my patience and encouraging people to work together,” Por-ter said.

Waltrip is 2-4 in Class 4A-District 21 com-petition and will visit playoff contender Aus-tin at 6 p.m. Jan. 16 at Barnett Fieldhouse.

“We have to continue to work together and stay focused,” Edwards said.

Her younger son, Decory, is a sophomore for the WHS boys basketball team, and her older son, Sean (a 2012 WHS graduate) is a freshman point guard at University of St. Thomas in Houston.

Houston marathon runners will hit the streets Sunday in Greater Heights neighborhoods

A record field of 25,000 runners will variously speed and trudge through the eastern Heights and a slice of Washington/Sawyer Heights neighborhoods Sunday as part of the 41st Chevron Houston Marathon and Half Marathon. The race, which features an interna-tional field of runners all the way down to neighborhood amateurs, will launch at 7 a.m. from down-town.

Residents are expected to line the streets through the largely residen-tial neighborhoods off White Oak to cheer on the runners in the early stage of their races, which combine urban scenery with neighborhoods on a largely flat course.

A number of streets, listed below, will be closed for upwards of seven hours, to allow for preparation, the races themselves, and cleanup.

The Chevron Houston Marathon pumps more than $50 million into the local economy each year, and another $2 million for local causes. is raised through the event’s Run for a Reason charity program.

Runners are expected to reach

the first location, at White Oak Drive and Houston Avenue, at about 7:15 a.m. Street closings, oc-curring roughly from 6 a.m.-1:20 p.m. Some of those streets include:

White Oak Drive Houston Avenue White Oak Drive Wrightwood Street White Oak Drive Morrison Street White Oak Drive Beauchamp Street White Oak Drive North Sabine Street White Oak Drive Gladys Street White Oak Drive Thelma Drive White Oak Drive Greenleaf Street White Oak Drive Watson Street White Oak Drive Taylor Street White Oak Drive Usener Street White Oak Drive Micheaux Street Micheaux Street East 6 1/2 Street/Ridge

Street Micheaux Street Teetshorn Street Micheaux Street East 7th Street Micheaux Street Byrne Street Key Street Norhill Boulevard Key Street Studewood Street Studewood Street East 11th Street Studewood Street East 10 1/2 Street Studewood Street East 10th Street Studewood Street Merrill Street Studewood Street Omar Street Studewood Street Highland Street Studewood Street Euclid Street Studewood Street East 7 1/2 Street Studewood Street East 7th Street Studewood Street East 6 1/2 Street Studewood Street White Oak Drive Studewood Street Usener Street Studewood Street Voight Street

Reagan High senior forward Sarah Alcoser, left, and the Lady Bulldogs defeated Mount Carmel Academy in the The Village School Tournament on Jan. 4. (Photo by Kevin B. Long/GulfCoastShots.com)

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Lutheran North sophomore point guard Scarlet Rodriguez was the Lady Lions’ Team MVP as a freshman last season. (Photo by Kevin B. Long/GulfCoastShots.com)

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Chevron Marathon runners racing through Heights

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OBITUARIESPage 8A • The Leader • January 12, 2013 • @heightsleader

LaNelle Lawson, 92, died peacefully on Christmas Eve morning. She was born Jan. 7, 1920 in Marietta, OK to Ben and Lura McKay.

LaNelle was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Woodrow Lawson. She is survived by her four children: Mary (John) Ratcliff, Ben Lawson, Betty Franklin and Carole (Ken) Corey; numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren; one sister and two brothers in Oklahoma; and many nieces and nephews.

LaNelle was a longtime resident of the Heights area and a member of Heights First Baptist Church. She served as officer in the Houston Heights Woman’s Club and enjoyed riding on their float in the Heights Parade.

She touched many lives and will be dearly missed.

Vicki Carolyn Higerd, 58, died Dec. 31. She was born Sept. 13, 1954 in Elkart, Kansas to Edwin Eugene Higerd and Sara Jo Armstrong. Vicki was a 1972 graduate of Reagan High School. In the mid 80s, she was co-owner of Ashland Flowers in the Heights and more recently an administrative assistant of Children’s Montessori School on Sherwood. Vicki was a member of Temple Oaks Baptist Church where she was director of VBS for 2012 and a Sunday School teacher. Services were held Jan. 5. She was survived by her mother Sara Jo Armstrong; sisters Kathy Jo Higerd and Laura Lou Hruska (husband Allen); and brother David Marcus Edwards; nieces Heather Armstrong and Sarah Hruska; nephews Jason Marcus Edwards, Jeremy Michael Edwards; great niece Sarai Callahan and great nephew Landen Mueller. She will be greatly missed.

Patricia Ann Adams, 75, died Jan. 5. She was born July 16, 1937 to Henry and Lena Vance in Houston. Patricia was preceded in death by her parents, her beloved husband, Luke Adams, and a great-granddaughter, Falyn Elizabeth. She is survived by sons, Doyle Sr., Andrew, and Michael and wife, DiAnna; grandchildren, Doyle Jr., Meagan, Aubrie, Seth, Hannah, Ashley, and Carrie; great-grandson, Colby, and numerous other family and friends.

Mimi devoted her life to her children and grandchildren. Their happiness was her main concern. She was fiercely proud of her Italian/Catholic heritage, and cooking for family and friends brought her the greatest joy. She was truly a funny, feisty little lady who was one of a kind.

Marilyn S. Biehle, 76, died Jan. 5. Visitation with the family will be held Friday, Jan. 11, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Pat H. Foley funeral home located at 1200 W. 34th St. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, at Our Savior Lutheran Church located at 5000 W. Tidwell Road.

Juanita “Marie” Caton, 83, died Jan. 2. She was born Jan. 3, 1930 to H. C. and Velma Acker in Jacksonville, Texas. Marie was preceded in death by her parents and siblings, Leon, Woodrow, Truman, Grady, Colonel, and L. E. Acker, Robert Boyd, and Ruth Wornick, and by her beloved husband, Thomas James Caton. She is survived by brother, Alvin Moody Acker; son, Frederick Graham Caton and wife, Mary Ann; daughter, B. Colleen Symmank and husband, Allan; granddaughters, Angelea Marie and Lauren Lee Caton, Amanda Colleen Symmank and significant other, Dale Snead, and Tiffany Corinne Vaughn and husband, Daniel; great-grandson, Marshal Allan Vaughn; numerous nieces, nephews, other family and friends.

Juanita loved her family and enjoyed cooking, sewing, and gardening. She was particularly noted for her holiday baking, but was best known for her deep, abiding faith.

Joyce Marie Evans, 80, died Dec. 30. She was preceded in death by her husband, Daniel L. Evans and is survived by her children: Judy (Phil) Faterkowski, Brenda Mohr, Linda (Greg) Bohac and Danny Evans; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Edward Gladkowski, Jr., 67, died Dec. 29. He was born March 27, 1945 to Edward and Helen Gladkowski in Elmhurst, Long Island, New York. He is survived by his loving sister, Eleanor DiFranco and her husband, Vic, and by his “best friend” Pixie the dog.

During the Vietnam era, from December 1965 thru September 1969, Edward served his country proudly in the Navy aboard the USS Wedderburn as a mechanic in the Engi-neering Plant, and was honorably discharged with commendations from the Reserves on Dec. 6, 1971. He then moved to Deans, New Jersey where he became the head machinist in the maintenance department for Rutgers University. He retired to the Heights in Houston in the year 2000 to be with his family.

Richard Joseph Frank, 61, died Dec. 10. He was born Dec. 23, 1950. He at-tended St. Rose of Lima Church and School and graduated from Waltrip High School. Richard worked many years as a Sign Erector and Service Electrician in and around the Gulf Coast Area and was a member of Knights of Columbus 2917 and IBEW Union 716 of Houston, Texas. In his early years, he spent many Saturday nights at the drag strip where he did what he loved; drag racing. After starting his family he took on safer sports of hunting and fishing. He lived for that next trip to Colorado and shooting “The Big One.” As many of us know, he lived and breathed all there was about Clint Eastwood. His hero, like Richard was for us. He too, was a very good shot till the end. Richard beat the cancer, but lost the battle from complications after surgery. He will surely be missed by all.

Richard was preceded in death by his parents, Ely and Mary Frank and his brother, Norman W. Frank. He is survived by his brother, Joseph R. Frank of Bellville, Texas; two daughters: Sheri L. Blankenship and husband, Kyle; Charlotte S. Russ and husband, Jimmy along with their mother, Martha Woods-Caudle.

Richard was blessed with five grandchildren: Corylee Melanson, Bethany Plunkett and husband, Dillon, Taryn Loveday, Shelby Varner and August “Jake” Kovach; two precious great-grandchildren; Bradlee Melanson and Kyleigh Melanson.

Annie Lee (Ryan) Johnson, 83, died Dec. 26. She was born June 15, 1929. An-nie passed away peacefully early morning, the day after Christmas. She was the mother of Terry Johnson Jr., Donald Johnson and Dianne Coley.

Frederick Paul Kallina, 77, died Dec. 30. He was born Oct. 1, 1935. He is survived by his loving wife of 49 years Bevilly, sons Frederick Paul, Jr. and John Lester, and grandchildren Cameron Edward and Reagan Ashlee. He also leaves behind many brothers and sisters.

Services were held at Oak Forest Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions be made to the Methodist J.C. Walter, Jr. Transplant Center, 6550 Fannin, Smith Tower Suite 1201, Houston, TX 77030.

Ronnie Lee Kay, 68, died Jan. 4, after a very courageous battle with cancer. He was born June 25, 1944 at Heights Hospital in Houston, Texas to parents Jesse Willard Kay, Sr., “Bill” and Elizabeth “Jackie” Griswold. He and his two brothers, native Heights boys; Doyle and Jesse “Buddy” grew up in the area of the Heights with their parents. He attended school in the Heights area. Ronnie initially started working as a 2nd generation “Ice Man” by delivering ice with his father to homes where block ice was placed in “ice boxes.” Ronnie initiated a service, now known as the “Hot Shot” ice business in town, which made deliveries on call, 24 hours a day.

He is survived by his children, Debra Applekamp, Donna Kay, Ronnie “Bubba” Kay Jr., Richard Kay, Robert Phillips, Randy Kay, Katherine Kay, “Little” Ronnie Kay, Renai Baxter, Brandie Kay, Brian Kay, Jason Kay, Kristie Kay, Kerry Kay, Tiffany Forester, and stepchildren, Brenda Phillips and Carlton Dickinson. He is also survived by twenty-nine grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. He is also survived by his brothers, Doyle and “Buddy” Kay and half-brother, Gary Kay. He was pre-

ceded in death by his parents, Jesse Willard Kay, Sr., “Bill” and Elizabeth “Jackie” Griswold, half-brother, Martin Kay, Sr. and his daughter, Laura Lee Kay.

Joe Miles, 89, died Jan. 2. This journey has reunited him with his wife of 52 years, Jean Miles. Joe was born in Egypt, Texas Dec. 2, 1923 to Emma and Don Miles.

Joe was a WWII veteran of the Army where he fought in the South Pacific. Joe was a resident of Houston, Texas. He was an avid golfer and a member of Inwood Forest Golf and Country Club. He retired from Wilson Down Hole and had worked in the oil field machine shop and rental tool business for 35 years.

He was preceded in death by his mother and father and two brothers, Alvin and Vick Miles. He is survived by his two sisters, Zera Cowart and Gertrude Clayton; daughter Kay Majewski; son Gary Miles; three grandchildren; a great granddaughter and Geraldine Romaine, his second wife.

Marion F. Sloan, 89 was born on August 29, 1923 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She entered into eternal life on December 31, 2012 in Houston, Texas. Visitation will be Wednesday, January 2, 2013 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Pat H. Foley & Company, 1200 W. 34th St. Marion’s life will be celebrated on Thursday, January 3, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. at Gethsemane Lutheran Church, 4040 Watonga Blvd. She will be laid to rest at Memorial Oaks Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Gethsemane Lutheran Church.

Marguerite Altimore Smith, 90, died Dec. 30. She was born Nov. 8, 1922 to Annie and Pete Altimore of Needville, Texas. She leaves many nieces, nephews and friends to mourn her death.

Florence L. Theiss, 88, died Jan. 3. She was born Aug. 8, 1924 to Fred and Flossie Sanders in Rock Island, Illinois. Florence was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Allen Theiss. She is survived by sons, Timothy Theiss and wife, Debbie; William Theiss and wife, Katja; Thomas Theiss and wife, Gina; and Steven Theiss; eleven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; step-children, Clyde Theiss and wife, Charlcye, and Beverly Enyart and husband, Larry; sister, Frieda Brandt, and numerous other relatives and friends.

Florence faithfully served the Lord and everyone around her all her life.The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18, at Heights

Funeral Home. The funeral service will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013 at Messiah Lutheran Church, 816 Roy Street, Houston, Texas 77007. Interment will follow in Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, Texas.

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NOTICE OF SEIZURE AND INTENT TO FORFEITNotice is hereby given that the United States Department of the Interior is here-by commencing a forfeiture proceeding against the following items of wildlife or wildlife products, which were seized in the Irving area of Texas on the date indicated because they were involved in one or more violations of any of the fol-lowing laws: Endangered Species Act, l6 U.S.C. Sec. 1538 (d)(3) and 16 U.S.C. 1538(e) and Lacey Act Amendments of 1981, 16 U.S.C. 3372 (b). These items are subject to forfeiture to the United States under Title l6, U.S.C. Sec. l540(e), 16 U.S.C. Sec. 1377, or l6 U.S.C. Sec. 3374 and Title 50, Code of Federal Regula-tions, Section l4.91(a) and 14.61. Any person with an ownership or financial inter-est in said items who desires to claim them must file a claim with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Law Enforcement office, 1639 West 23rd Street, P.O. Box 610069, DFW Airport, Texas 75261. Such claim must be received by the above office by March 27, 2013. The claim will be transmitted to the U.S. Attor-ney for institution of a forfeiture action in U.S. District Court. If a proper claim is not received by the above office by such date, the items will be declared forfeited to the United States and disposed of according to law. Any person who has an interest in the items may also file with the above office a petition for remission of forfeiture in accordance with Title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, and Section 12.24, which petition must be received in such office before disposition of the items. Storage costs may also be assessed.

File No. Seizure Value Item2012205743 10/11/2012 $2501.00 Three (3) Coats with Brushtail Pos- sum trim; Five (5) skin pieces of Brushtail Possum.

NOTICE OF SEIZURE AND INTENT TO FORFEITNotice is hereby given that the United States Department of the Interior is hereby commencing a forfeiture proceeding against the following items of wildlife or wild-life products, which were seized in the Irving area of Texas on the date indicated because they were involved in one or more violations of any of the following laws: Endangered Species Act, l6 U.S.C. Sec. 1538 (c)(1) and 16 U.S.C. 1538 (e) and 16 U.S.C. 1538 (f). These items are subject to forfeiture to the United States under Title l6, U.S.C. Sec. l540(e), 16 U.S.C. Sec. 1377, or l6 U.S.C. Sec. 3374 and Title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, Section l4.91(a) and 14.61. Any person with an ownership or financial interest in said items who desires to claim them must file a claim with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Law Enforcement office, 16639 W. Hardy, Houston, TX. 77060-6230. Such claim must be received by the above office by March 27, 2013. The claim will be transmitted to the U.S. Attor-ney for institution of a forfeiture action in U.S. District Court. If a proper claim is not received by the above office by such date, the items will be declared forfeited to the United States and disposed of according to law. Any person who has an interest in the items may also file with the above office a petition for remission of forfeiture in accordance with Title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, and Section 12.24, which petition must be received in such office before disposition of the items. Storage costs may also be assessed.

File No. Seizure Value Item2012206336 11/07/2012 $136,890 3,784 Red Coral (Corallium japoni- cum) Jewelry 779 Red Coral (Cor- allium konjoi) Jewelry

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Due to the holidays, there are shortages of platelets and blood across the country. One of our neighbors, Jennifer Marie Christie, is in need of platelets at M.D. Anderson and the hos-pital is in need of blood and platelet donors. Jennifer’s treatment options depend on her abil-ity to raise platelets. If you can donate for M.D. Anderson, please contact (713) 792-7777 to find out how to go about it. Platelet donation takes about an hour-and-a-half of your time and will help to save a young mom’s life. For more infor-mation regarding blood and platelet donation, see http://www.mdanderson.org/how-you-can-help/donate-blood/faqs/index.html.

The Citizens Patrol which patrols through Oak Forest is a member-supported organization that receives a portion of its funding through the Oak Forest Homeowners Association. The CP members patrol Oak Forest for a minimum of one hour per week.

Monthly meetings are held on the second Thursday of every month. The CP is currently in need of new members in order to maintain

its accreditation with Houston police. Contact Kurby Hackenmack at 713-686-3945 for more information. To enroll in CP, you will need a cell phone in order to report any suspicious behav-ior observed. Magnetic car/truck decals are pro-vided.

Happy 63rd birthday to sisters Karen Doyle and Kathy Allen. We all love you and we want you to have a great birthday. From: Leon Fater-kowski, Patricia Doyle and Wendy Doyle. And happy belated birthday to Karen Becerra of Candlelight Oaks. Karen celebrated her special day on Jan. 1st with friends and family.

Let’s all send a get well soon shout out to our neighbors Micayla Moore Hernandez (Lazy-brook) and Liz Mauzy (Candlelight). Feel better soon.

Way to go to the Kapalski family of Oak For-est! About 10 weeks ago a rabbit came into their yard, and fearing it would be run over, they kept it on their patio for a couple of months and even-tually turned it over to Bunny Rescue. Yes, they say there is a Bunny Rescue operation here in Houston.

Several other neighbors reported seeing three groups of 4 to 15 rabbits in Oak Forest, both east

and west of White Oak Bayou. I myself have seen up to 5 rabbits munching grass two blocks from my house. One night some months ago, Ariel came home from work at midnight telling me she saw rabbits out in someone’s front yard.

She wanted me to help her rescue the bunnies because she was afraid a hungry predator would find them and she couldn’t bear the thought of some child waking up to find his or her bunnies lost.

When I saw they were full grown rabbits, I started laughing – because I knew I wasn’t go-ing to be picking any of those rabbits up … they have terrifically strong back legs, and their little bunny feet have sharp claws that will shred whatever body part they come into contact with. After monitoring them, we discovered the rab-bits seem to be freely roaming through yards along an entire block.

This past week, I noticed two hawks hunting over my neighborhood – wonder if they’ve seen the bunnies?

Lots of buzz about the new La Hacienda res-taurant behind Lowe’s – much of it surrounding the free margaritas, offered with a meal until the restaurant gets its liquor license.

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SEMI-ANNUAL STREETWIDETENT SALE10 a.m.-6 p.m., Jan. 12Shop Heights 19th Street

Look like a Diva without spending your dollars. Shop our semi-annual clearance sale. Stores will have tents and racks set up outside their stores with huge savings on fall and holiday clearance items. Bring a friend and share the savings. Participating stores include: Jubilee, Erica Delgardo Jew-elry Designs, Thread, Replay on 19th, Langford Market, Roundtable Goods, The Lift, Style-Cycle-Resale, Wind Water Gallery and Casa Ramirez.

SONS OF LEGIONNAIRES STEAK NIGHT6 p.m. Jan. 183720 Alba Rd.713-682-9287

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OAKS DADS CLUB BBQ COOK OFF8 a.m.-6 p.m. Jan. 25-26713-449-8617, 713-302-7565www.odcsports.com

The Oaks Dads Club will host a barbecue cookoff to raise funds for the ODC Spring Baseball/Softball season. Plates will be $8, which includes two meats and sides. Gates will open at 8 a.m. and stay open until 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26. There will be live music by Bow & Arrow, activities for the kids, vendors and great food and fun. Admission is $3 for adults, kids 15 and under get in free.

The cookoff is open to teams enter-ing in six categories: Beans, Brisket, Chef’s Choice, Chicken, Chili and Ribs. Please visit the website for informa-tion and entry form.

BRUNO GROENING DOCUMENTARY3 p.m. Jan. 13, Feb. 27, April 28Central MarketCommunity Room, 2nd Floor3815 Westheimer Rd. 713-386-1700

The Bruno Groening Circle of Friends will present a documentary on the teachings and life of Bruno Groen-ing, a gifted healer of the early and mid 1900’s. Learn the basics that will enable you to absorb the “Heilstrom.” (This is what Bruno called the spiritual force that causes healing). All show-ings will be 3 p.m. with two 30-min-ute intermissions.

OPEN MIKE POETRY 6 p.m. Jan. 16Heights Library1302 Heights Blvd.832-393-1810

Read your own original poetry at the Heights Open Mike Poetry read-ings.

AWSCPA MONTHLY MEETING5:30-7 p.m. Jan. 17Sheraton Brookhollow3000 N. Loop Westwww.awscpa

This month’s American Women’s Society of CPA’s meeting will feature the Deloitte LLP Tax Team as guest speaker. The topic will be “The Annual Tax Update.”

Registration and networking will begin at 5:30 p.m.; dinner at 6 p.m.; followed at 7 p.m. with guest speaker. By 5 p.m. Jan. 11, the cost is $30 for members; $40 for non-members; $25 for students; after 5 p.m. Jan. 11, add $10 to the stated registration fee.

There are no refunds after 5 p.m. Jan. 11. Visit website for registration and information.

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Fun4Seniors, a nonprofit organiza-tion through Harris County Precinct

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the Shade Trees. This program is supported by Lone Star College-Tom-ball. Actors and volunteers are needed for a presentation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, which will be per-formed at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 12, at the Performing Arts Center at Lone Star College-Tomball located at 30555 Tomball Parkway #102, 77375.

Auditions for acting positions will be held Saturday, Jan. 12 at St. Pius X High School, 811 West Donavan Street from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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needed. Contact producer Judy Frow for information. For information regarding Shakespeare in the Shade Trees, please call 281-893-3726 or visit www.hcp4.net/senioradult/shakespeare.

HOUSTON HEIGHTS MEET AND GREET10 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 2Miniature Schnauzer Rescue of Houston811 Yale St.713-513-7811www.msrh.org

The Houston Heights Meet and Greet will be at the Miniature Schnau-zer Rescue of Houston Feb. 2 and will meet monthly every first Saturday. To register to adopt in advance please call or visit the website.

OPERA IN THE HEIGHTS’MACBETH’Jan. 31-Feb. 10Lambert Hall1703 Heights Blvd. 713-861-5303

www.operaintheheights.orgOpera in the Heights will be

presenting “Macbeth” in February. Performance dates are as follows: Jan. 31, Feb. 1, 2, 7:30 p.m.; Feb. 7, 8, 9, 7:30 p.m.; and 2 p.m. Feb. 10. Visit the website for ticket information.

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because of its institutional appear-ance that didn’t match the “Crafts-man style” that Gray had promised in interviews.

“That’s a rough drawing and very premature,” he said Monday. “It shouldn’t have been posted.” He said the design had not yet been completed and will indeed be a “historic, Craftsman style that will blend with the neighborhood.”

Gray said a leasing office will be placed at the site as soon as con-struction commences, but that the facility won’t be ready to occupy for about 16 months – likely the sum-mer of 2014.

Meantime, after saying their goodbyes at year’s end, workers at the Fiesta Mart and customers have had to adjust to the store’s absence.

Employees were offered other po-sitions at the Fiesta locations near Moody Park and at 2300 Shepherd Drive. Customers on the final day were handed $25 discount coupons to continue to shop at one of those Fiestas. That was understandable when current patrons were asked by The Leader where they plan to shop now: two replied the Kroger

on 20th Street, one the new Kroger on Studemont.

“It’s the end of an era in the Heights,” muttered one man sadly, as he walked away with his last pur-chase.

The market really began to flour-ish when Melvalene Cohen and her late husband, Carl, took it over in 1950. The Studewood Market, which they ran for more than 20 years, offered 15,000 square feet of groceries, plus a pharmacy, a check cashing business and hot prepared foods – all standard features now but unusual for grocery stores in those days. As the Cohens enlarged it and pioneered new concepts,

managing more than 100 employ-ees, it was thought at one time to be the largest independent grocer in the U.S.

On its last day, the produce bins and other shelves and coolers were

nearly bare, the steam table and pharmacy were closed – and cus-tomers seemed to be coming by as much for sentimental reasons as to fill their shopping carts.

The four female checkers on the morning shift had more than 40 years of combined service at the store, and they fought back tears as they exchanged goodbyes with and even hugged some longtime customers. Other workers tended stock and cleaned, seemingly doing business as usual.

The closing was no surprise. In August, Weingarten Realty sold the 2.09-acre parcel to Bridgewood, which calls itself a “boutique senior living developer.”

ton/Harris County is a private, nonprofit organization whose mis-sion is to lead in the development and implementation of commu-nity strategies to prevent and end homelessness.

Grier said that the public shouldn’t confuse panhandling with homelessness. “Unfortu-nately, sometimes folks are doing that to try to just get some extra spare change or money,” he said. “It doesn’t always mean that they’re homeless.”

Should a passerby give money to those people panhandling in the streets?

Grier said there are more produc-tive alternatives, and that – again – safety is a consideration.

“We’ve got to understand that a person may have mental ill-ness. There is a high prevalence of folks who have mental illness that are homeless,” Grier said. “A gen-eral citizen needs to be concerned about their personal safety. One thing I typically do is carry a nutri-tion bar or something like that and if someone is asking for food or

help, I might give them a nutrition bar and information about how to access services on the help card.”

The Help Card is a resource guide for homeless individuals and families on the street, provided by the Coalition for the Homeless. The

coalition works with a number of specialized outreach groups, which are listed on the Help Card. Grier said a concerned citizen can call 2-1-1 or direct the homeless person in need to call this number to reach a United Way referral line.

Grier said the Houston Police Department also has a homeless outreach team.

“If there’s a safety issue, they can be deployed. They work very close-ly with the homeless persons to see what their needs are,” he said.

The Coalition for the Homeless is conducting a Homeless Count on Jan. 22 and 29 and is seeking volun-teers to begin training Jan. 15.

And some of the volunteers are proof that homelessness doesn’t have to be a permanent condition. “We have people who have been homeless or that are homeless that go out and act as guides. They participate in a big way during the count to try to be part of the solu-tion,” he said.

The Homeless Count will help determine how many people are homeless in Houston, Harris and

Fort Bend Counties, as well as as-sist in establishing important de-mographic data such as how many are veterans, families and children.

“We’re going to have our spe-cialized outreach teams and com-munity volunteers go in all areas to take an inventory, find out who’s homeless, and get a little bit of de-mographic information, so that we can strategize how to help differ-ent people exit homelessness,” said Grier.

This information helps provide the basis for federal, state and local funding to address the issue and, more importantly, helps the Coali-tion for the Homeless to analyze the region’s needs and develop and implement strategies to prevent and end homelessness.

The coalition has created 10,000 backpack personal hygiene kits with information about how to access services to give out to the homeless during the count.

To volunteer for the count, con-tact Grier at 832-531-6006. For in-formation about the coalition, visit www.homelesshouston.org.

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break to enable construction, told The Leader that move didn’t happen “because work was being stopped until a new contractor could be brought in.”

Trustee Anna Eastman, whose district includes Waltrip, said she planned to meet with district offi-cials for an update Thursday, past The Leader’s print deadline.

She and other trustees have expressed concerns about Fort Bend Mechanical after its highly publicized problems and chronic complaints about the company not meeting construction deadlines and performing poor quality work.

Yet even after its contract at Long MS was ended, FBM picked up another lucrative job at HISD’s Worthing High School – in Trustee Marshall’s district – after it came in with the lowest bid.

(HISD’s Spencer has told The Leader that in future construction projects, quality of work will be factored into contract awards and

not just lowest bids.)In addition, a parade of workers

and subcontractors has appeared at school board meetings for months, claiming that FBM is not paying them in a timely manner and ask-ing the board to intervene.

Those on the Waltrip campus in-volved in oversight of the construc-tion project have told The Leader that problems with Fort Bend Me-chanical have been ongoing and that the district came close to re-moving the company over the sum-mer until arrangements were made to have the campus ready for the next phase of construction when classes resumed in August.

A second renovation project for the 54-year-old Waltrip campus, to-taling $30.1 million, was approved by voters as part of HISD’s $1.9 bil-lion bond program in November.

Planning and design is sched-uled to begin on that phase early this year with actual construction not starting until the third or fourth quarters of 2014.

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*As part of the Memorial Hermann Health System: Northwest, Southeast, Southwest and The Woodlands Hospitals.

Legaciesare earned

For more than 45 years, we’ve delivered innovative care to The Heights community.At Memorial Hermann Northwest Hospital, we’ve established a local reputation for world-class healthcare.

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• The area’s only accredited Level III Trauma Center

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• Supported by 500 physicians locally and 4,000 physicians throughout

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The concept of coming full circle is a very familiar one to Roger Igo, CEO of The Bell Tower on 34th Street in Garden Oaks.

In the first decade of the century, Igo was a project manager for the custom home business, in addition to doing some home remodeling and commercial work. One of his projects was the wedding facility Tuscany Gardens and Villa – erect-ed on the grounds of the former Bill Mraz Dance hall – which after Hurricane Ike was scrapped along with the closing of its sister venue Bella Terraza. The owners filed for bankruptcy in October of 2008 and Igo, along with 700 plus creditors, took an enormous financial hit.

That the story doesn’t end there is a testament to Igo’s determina-tion and vision. He approached the new owners and became the tenant of the Italian villa that he had built. Along with vice-presi-dent (and wife) Angela Igo and co-founder Jesus Terrazas, Igo further transformed the site into a wed-ding and special event venue that, in the past five years, has earned high marks and online raves from the public.

Although Igo had never orches-trated weddings before, the self-described “serial entrepreneur” had plenty of business experience. He worked in the music enter-tainment industry for a number of years in his 20s and also ran a publishing company. In his pres-ent role, it’s not unheard of for him to guide up to 150 staffers spread out across three or four different events on the same night.

“I describe it as managed chaos,” he said. “I thrive on the excitement. I really like the mix of it all when it’s happening.”

Igo says that the first and third quarters of the year are heavy sign-up months, while the second and fourth quarters are more focused on event delivery.

Roughly 40 percent of Bell Tower clients do not have a Houston ad-dress, and about 25 percent of the events are non-bridal in nature. There are anniversary and birth-day celebrations, political events, and numerous nonprofit gather-ings, such as the Houston Sympho-ny conductor’s dinner.

Corporate events are well rep-resented, too. Recent high profile attendees include country singer Sara Evans and Texas A&M’s gold-en boy, Heisman winner Johnny Manziel.

It’s also important to Igo that he contributes to the neighborhood. When the facility first opened, he invited the Garden Oaks Ho-meowners Association to hold a meeting at The Bell Tower. He has also hosted other neighborhood events, such as the Garden Oaks Wine Walk Auction and Dinner.

Of course, the main business of The Bell Tower is weddings and they do quite a few. “It’s rare we just do a reception nowadays,” Igo said. “The ceremony and reception are under the same roof the majority of the time.”

The Bell Tower has a number of areas where a bride and groom

might tie the knot, each with its own appeal. Ballrooms or balco-nies, courtyard or catwalk – an event producer walks each poten-tial bride or groom through all the options and packages. If the couple books The Bell Tower, this same person works with them up until the big day.

For Liz Kincaid, who married at The Bell Tower last year, once she and her fiancé toured the venue, they didn’t shop around anywhere else. Five days after they got en-gaged, they signed a contract.

“We really wanted a Saturday wedding as it is more traditional, but they were booked up already for most of 2011,” said Kincaid. “We ultimately went with a Friday and were able to rent all the rooms at the Bell Tower that we wanted. We utilized the Water Wall for the cer-emony, the Chapel for the cocktail hour and the Carillion Ballroom for dinner and dancing.”

Kincaid said that the atmo-sphere The Bell Tower offered was its biggest selling point. “After all the planning, the night flew by, but

it was the best night of my life.”Igo may get sentimental about

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He notes that at almost every event, the Tower bells are rung to “serve as a notification to all that the start of something new and important has begun at The Bell Tower on 34th.”

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A 90-year-plus tradition started again last Sat-urday when area Girl Scouts put on their sashes or vests and hit the streets in the hopes that a winning smile and a good sales pitch would weaken the resolve of people who are already on their last belt notch by now.

Let me say for the record – I love the Girl Scout Cookie Sale. This is partly because I used to work for the Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council, so I know how important the sale is for funding the Girl Scout Program, but it’s mainly because I was once a Brownie myself, obsessed with earn-ing my patch.

So in the spirit of nostalgia, I followed 8-year old Girl Scout Brownie Lindsey Watson around as she went door to door last weekend. I knew she’d be selling because for the past two years she’s shown up like clockwork at my door. This year the nasty weather delayed her on our street until Sunday, although she did hit up her grand-parents (and guaranteed customers) the day before.

Some things are different now. In the early 1980s, seatbelts weren’t mandatory, and people smoked on airplanes – so it’s not too surpris-ing that my mom ushered me out the door and wished me good luck. I canvassed our neigh-borhood by myself, moving ever farther out in search of another “yes.” Most of the people I so-licited were strangers. I thought nothing of go-ing inside an unfamiliar house while a potential customer perused an order form.

Today, of course, there are safety rules in place. Watson’s dad accompanied her as she worked her way down the street. The pitch was much the same, though. Everybody still gets a thank-you.

The cookies haven’t changed too much either. Old favorites like Thin Mints, Caramel DeLites and Peanut Butter Patties will probably be on the order form a hundred years from now.

Then there are the more recent recruits. Lem-onades came on the scene in our area a while back. They sold well, so they stayed. This year the new kid on the block is the Mango Crème. The order form described them with a trademarked word called NutriFusion. I asked Lindsey what this meant, and ever the good salesperson, she told me that while she didn’t know exactly, one of the moms brought a box to her troop’s holiday party and that they were tasty.

I stuck with the tried-and-true while my

neighbor was intrigued by the Mango Crèmes. Other neighbors weren’t home, but Watson said she’d be back. She’s also not fazed when people tell her that they are on a diet or just plain “no.”

“It’s not a big deal,” she told me. “There are a lot of people who will at least buy one box.”

Watson’s troop does not do booth sales, as many troops will come February. The 250 boxes she sells each year come from friends and fam-ily. She also counts herself lucky that one aunt buys in bulk and then gives the cookies out to the best customers at her consignment store.

She also has stories of the ones who got away, like the person a couple years ago who told her that they just bought 60 boxes of cookies from the previous Girl Scout.

Still, she says selling cookies is her favorite part of being a Girl Scout. I like hearing that be-cause it was mine, too.

I don’t think I ever sold more than 50 boxes, but those were 50 hard earned boxes. I wore my patch proudly. When Girl Scouts tout the Cookie Sale as a leadership development program, I know it’s true. You are going to hear no a lot in your life and you might as well get used to it at eight. And then go ring another doorbell.

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One council’s Tagalongs are another’s Peanut Butter Patties. There are two licensed bakers for Girl Scouts of the USA. Depending on the com-pany used by the local council, the name of the cookie might be different although it’s much the same cookie. Thin Mints have the same name no matter the council.

Their Own Cookie Drive: It was the nice kind of surprise for firefighters in Station 13 on 43rd Street when third-grade Cub Scouts from Oak Forest Elementary Troop 648 stopped by. The Cubs delivered four giant trays of homemade cookies they had decorated to thank the crew for keeping the neighborhood safe. (Submitted photo)

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Girl Scout Brownie Lindsey Watson helps customer Sam Salvato with his cookie order. (Photo by Betsy Denson)

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Deserts around the world are known to be places devoid of veg-etation and with little to no chance to produce any. Deserts of another sort have been identified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture throughout the nation — food des-erts, or places where people don’t have access to grocery stores with affordable, healthy food choices.

Several food deserts have been found in Houston, but the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is matching their expertise in gar-dening and human health with residents in those areas in hopes of obliterating the food deserts. Three of those projects are being con-ducted at schools in Leader neigh-borhoods

“More than 440,000 residents live in Houston communities where in-stead of grocery stores there are an abundance of fast-food restaurants and convenience stores,” said Skip Richter, AgriLife Extension horti-culturist in Harris County. “Plus, stores in these low-income areas stock fewer healthy foods, and pub-lic transportation to supermarkets is often lacking.”

Food insecurity and the result-ing health-related issues are det-rimental both to the individuals affected by the situation and to the state economy, AgriLife Extension officials said.

A team of AgriLife Extension agents are helping to solve the prob-lem with a variety of free programs in the affected neighborhoods, ac-cording to Linda Williams-Willis, AgriLife Extension Harris County director.

“Our nutrition programs pro-vide people with an understanding of how to make lifestyle changes,” Williams-Willis said. “They learn how to use more fruits and veg-etables in their diet, and that will reduce or hopefully prevent obesity and other diet-related diseases.”

She pointed to the agency’s Bet-ter Living for Texans program that teaches low-income people how to stretch their food dollars while still

opting for nutritious foods; the Do Well, Be Well program that helps those with diabetes learn basic nu-trition and self-care management; and the Expanded Food and Nutri-tion Education program that helps families and children learn skills to help develop nutritionally sound diets.

Coupled with the need for knowledge on nutrition choices, however, is the issue of affordable fresh produce. To overcome the problem of access to healthy fruits and vegetables, AgriLife Extension experts are showing residents in the food deserts how to affordably grow food at their homes.

Some of these efforts have in-

cluded schools where children grew vegetables in containers, then sampled the produce, learned to cook with the produce they grew and participated in taste tests and the ranking of recipes, which were sent home to their families. Wil-liams-Willis said this helps include the children in decision making and leadership in making healthy choices.

In other areas, Richter noted, soil was piled over an unused parking lot to create a small urban farm.

The AgriLife Extension special-ists train people to become Master Gardeners who in turn volunteer to teach residents gardening skills for home production, he noted.

St. John’s School in River Oaks – one of Houston’s most elite pri-vate institutions – announced last week that it’s increased its campus size by about a third by purchasing a 13-acre tract of land on Buffalo Speedway, across from the existing South Campus where its lower and middle school, fine arts center and athletic center and football field are located. The announcement said the school, which was founded in 1946, would get to work this month on a new long-range master plan and had already retained a firm to facilitate that process.

In a written statement, Head-master Mark Desjardins and board chair Ann Stern said they were “de-lighted” with the purchase, which they said would enable the school “to grow and evolve without the constraints that many city cam-puses face.”

The K-12 school does sprawl piecemeal across properties on several blocks, straddling Wes-

theimer Road, with athletic fields two blocks to the south of the main campus. Despite its location and elite standing, St. John’s draws stu-dents from across Houston because of a need-blind admissions policy and generous financial aid. About one-half of the 1,200 students have what the school calls “legacy con-nections,” meaning they have par-ents or grandparents who attended the school, or other close connec-

tions. Among the prominent family names with St. John’s associations: Hobby, Connally, Fondren, Farish and Elkins.

St. John’s is known for its rigor-ous, college prep curriculum, fine arts and athletic programs. Fa-mous alumni include the late col-umnist Molly Ivins and filmmaker Wes Anderson, who immortalized the school in his 1998 film, “Rush-more,” shot partially on campus.

Even though the flu season took off earlier than expected, it is not too late to get vaccinated against the influenza virus, according to an expert at the Influenza Research Center at Baylor College of Medi-cine.

According to Dr. Pedro Piedra, professor of molecular virology and microbiology and pediatrics at BCM, the influenza A, H3N2 strain is the dominant virus in circulation this winter.

“In most years when influenza

A, H3N2 is the predominant virus, there are a very high number of deaths from influenza, in particu-lar, in older adults,” said Piedra.

Most at-riskPiedra also emphasizes that ev-

ery year can be a bad influenza year for children, who are more likely to get sick from the virus than any other group in the community. School-aged children are also likely to spread the virus to their class-mates and to their family at home.

Influenza can be prevented, and the best way to do so is annual vac-cination against the virus. Every-one six months of age and older are recommended to get the vaccine, which helps provide direct benefit to the vaccinated person as well as indirect benefit to the community by reducing the spread of the virus.

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A&M targets ‘food deserts’ at 3 local schools

Not too late to get flu vaccine, expert advises

St. John’s to expand campus by a third

St. John’s School will expand its campus by one-third after purchasing an additional 13 acres on Buffalo Speedway in River Oaks. This is the upper school on Westheimer Road. (File photo)

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Cylinder and container gardens, like this one, are being planted with the aid of Texas A&M AgriLife specialists to help provide healthy fruits and vegetables where ‘food deserts’ have been identified. Three are at Leader-area campuses. (Photo from Texas A&M AgriLife)

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The Greater Heights Area Cham-ber of Commerce will present Dr. Robert W. (Bill) Gilmer at its 11:30a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Economic Forecast Luncheon on Jan. 24 at the Sheraton Brookhollow Hotel, 3000 N. Loop West. Want a heads-up on Houston’s economy? Want to know about the energy environment? What’s the overall outlook for com-merce? Dr. Gilmer will provide all these answers plus many more. His presentation will cover:

• The economic outlook for the Houston economy – risks and op-portunities

• The Federal deficit and tax policy

• Impact of slowing economies in China and Europe on the United States

Dr. Gilmer is Director of the In-stitute for Regional Forecasting at the University of Houston’s Bauer College of Business. The Institute monitors the Gulf Coast busi-ness cycle, including the influence of the national economy, energy and global expansion on Houston area growth. Prior to joining the Institute, Gilmer served the Fed-eral Reserve Bank of Dallas for 23 years, retiring from the bank as a Senior Economist and Vice Presi-dent. Gilmer’s work on the Texas economy has been recognized by such publications as the Wall Street Journal, The Economist, and Forbes. He holds an M.A. and a Ph.

D. in Economics from the Univer-sity of Texas at Austin.

Sponsorships for this luncheon are available at:

• Platinum sponsorships - $2,500

• Gold sponsorship - $700• Silver sponsorship - $500All sponsorships include a table

of eight. • Individual tickets are $65.In addition to the luncheon, a

number of Chamber members will host display tables in the lobby next to the ballroom, and four 30-minute informative sessions will be con-ducted on relevant business top-ics. The displays and informational sessions are open to the public.

Prices increase after Jan. 11, so reservations for sponsorships and the luncheon are suggested early. Reservations may be made online, by calling 713-861-6735, or email-ing to [email protected].

From the Greater Heights Area Chamber of Commerce

WARM UP TO BLACK AND WHITE (A TRIBUTE TO PICASSO)Jan. 21-Feb. 8Opening Jan. 19, 6-9 p.m.The Lyric Centre440 Louisiana St.

Come join in the opening of The Group Art Show “Warm Up To Black And White,” featuring artists David Adickes, Kelley Devine, Kimberly Gremillion, Keith Hollingsworth and Marcus Mann. Paintings, sculpture, photography and works on paper dealing with the monochromatic palette will be presented, which reveal striking contemporary interpretations.

6TH INTERNATIONAL TEXAS TEAPOT TOURNAMENTJan. 12-Jan. 27Opening Jan. 12, 6-9 p.m.18 Hands Gallery 249 W. 19th St.713-869-3099www.18handsgallery.com

18 Hands Gallery is proud to jointly sponsor this exciting exhibition, along with Clay Arts Museum and Educational Organization (C.A.M.E.O), a non-profit organization devoted to promoting ceramics and emerging ceramic artists. Pushing the boundaries of the concept of teapot, come view more than 80 teapots by an international cast of clay artists. Come by for a relaxing evening, light refreshments and meet the artists.

STAGED - NEW WORKS BY LEIGH MERRILL AND ANA FERNANDEZJan. 5-Jan. 27G Gallery301 E. 11th St.713-869-4770www.ggalleryhouston.com

Staged, featuring work by artists Ana Fernandez (San Antonio) and Leigh Merrill (Dallas), presents viewers with an oddly familiar yet undeniably off-kilter view of the Texas landscape. Both artists construct strangely discordant, alternate visual realities by recombining, re-contextualizing, and reimagining the mundane, innocuous sights and structures that clutter everyday life.

IAN HAMILTON FINLAY PRINTED WORKSJan. 12-Feb. 23Opening Jan. 12, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.Hiram Butler Gallery4520 Blossom St.713-863-7097www.hirambutler.com

Come view printed works by Ian Hamilton Finlay, which includes a piece called “Neoclassicism Needs You” 1983.

FULL CIRCLE EXHIBITIONJan. 19-June 2Art Car Museum 140 Heights Blvd. 713-861-5526www.artcarmuseum.com

The Art Car Museum is closed until Jan. 19, when a new exhibit will be opened. Full circle is a collage and assemblage exhibition of five artists whose works involve the appropriation and repurposing of materials. The exhibit examines social responsibility, purpose and intent of objects. For information visit the website.

MARCI CRAWFORD HARNDEN ‘IMAGINE’Jan. 12-Feb. 2Opening Jan. 12, 6-9 p.m.D.M. Allison Gallery2709 Colquitt832-607-4378www.dmallisonart.com

Born in Columbia, Missouri, raised in a family with three brothers, and a wildlife biologist father and artist mother, Marci Crawford Harnden embraced her childhood living next to a deep wooded acreage and a secluded rock quarry lake turned recreational hideaway in the center of a university town. Please note new gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and by appointment.

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