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Covering the Heights, Garden Oaks, Oak Forest & the neighborhoods of North Houston
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Heights runs for funCompetitive runners and
those who just want to take a nice morning stroll down Heights Blvd. enjoyed the an-nual Heights Fun Run event last Saturday.
The top two runners in the event were visiting the Heights from the southern suburbs – Maximo Mendoza of Pearland was the top male runner with a time of 15:07, while Kaytlynn Welch of Alvin was the top female runner in
18:44.2.Other winners were Laura
Bennett (Female Masters), Luis Armenteros (Male Mas-ters), Female 14 and Under (Heather Welsch), Male 14 and Under (Pierce Ederle), Female 15 to 19 (Kelsey Clayton), Male 15 to 19 (Chris Rodri-guez), Female 20 to 24 (Grace Howard), Male 20 to 24 (Co-lin Slattery), Female 25 to 29 (Pacharee Chaitonosri), Male 25 to 29 (Zach Cater-Cyker),
Female 30 to 34 (Christin Heghes), Male 30 to 34 (Omar Moore), Female 35 to 39 (Kath-erine Marshall), Male 35 to 39 (Joe Oviedo), Female 40 to 44 (Cathleen Equale), Male 40 to 44 (Carlo Deason), Female 45 to 49 (Juka Smits), Male 45 to 49 (Jacobo Behar), Female 50 to 54 (Melissa Hurta-Crites), Male 50 to 54 (Sim Chevas), Female 55 to 59 (Suzy See- A young athlete celebrated as he crossed the fi nish line last Saturday
at the annual Heights Fun Run. (Photo by Michael Sudhalter)
Garden Oaks residents are hoping that the city makes some adjustments to the intersection at W. 43rd St. and Alba. (Photo by Michael Sudhalter)
Residents push city for changes at 43rd and Alba
The intersection of W. 43rd St. and Alba has been a site of several accidents over the last year.
“People blatantly run that light often,” said lo-cal resident Christopher Maricano. “If I am on Alba, and I have a green light, I wait until I see cars slow down.”
Local resident Stella Stevens said she’s seen her fellow motorists drive as fast as 40 miles over the speed limit, headed toward Shepherd Dr.
“43rd curves right there as you are heading east bound, so people don’t always notice the light,” Stevens said. “Also, it is not yellow long enough, and people want to make the light, so they speed up, which is easy to do since they were speeding to begin with.”
Luckily, there haven’t been any fatal accidents at the intersection, but Terry Jeanes and Martin Parr of the Garden Oaks Civic Club hope the city of Houston acts on some requests they’ve sub-mitted before the problem gets worse.
“We need to do this before someone gets in-jured or hurt,” Jeanes said.
Jeanes has requested a fl ashing warning light due to the curve at 43rd and Alba. The speed limit is 30 mph but cars are often traveling much faster than that.
Colin Lupold of the city’s Traffi c Operations division responded to the request by saying it “determined warning lights are not warranted based on the observatory sight distance.”
“We have investigated the intersection in ques-tion and have found the current sight distances of the signalized intersection both meet and ex-ceed minimum requirements,” Lupold wrote in an e-mail to Parr. “The evaluation takes into con-sideration both intersection and road geometry, obstructions and posted speed limits.”
However, Alvin Wright, spokesperson for
By Michael [email protected]
In search of the perfect backyard...Even though Spring has said
“so long” to Houston, that doesn’t mean we all stay inside waiting for the daytime mercury to dip below 80.
Houstonians are a resilient breed, and we fi nd ways to get out of the dim fl uorescent lights and enjoy the outdoors while managing the oppressive heat. And many of us go to ridiculous lengths to trans-form our backyards into sanctuar-ies suitable for the weather.
It’s about time we took a look behind the fences of our neighbors,
don’t you think?Beginning today, The Leader is
launching the Best Backyard con-test, and we’re totally dependent on you – our readers – to take a cam-era out the back door and show us what you’ve got.
The rules are pretty easy and the prizes will be worth the effort:
From today until Monday, June 23, send us at least one (and prefer-ably three) pictures of your back-yard. One of those pictures needs to be a general picture of the yard, encompassing as many details as
possible. The other two pictures can be of specifi c details or “accou-trements” that make your backyard unique.
We’ve actually decided to have two categories for this contest. Cat-egory 1 will be of yards with a pool; Category 2 will be of yards without a pool.
If you have a yard that you’d love to show the rest of the neighbor-
Angelica Schaefer wanted a chance to get familiar with the Brooke Smith neighborhood that she and her husband, Zac, moved into last year.
After attending the neighbor-hood’s Montie Beach Civic Club meeting, she quickly decided to turn her interest into action.
“I was drawn in by my neigh-bors and wanted to do something that would benefi t the neighbors and benefi t my family,” Schaefer said. “You keep the neighborhood safe if you know who’s living in the homes around you.”
Schaefer, a 26-year-old sales professional, was elected vice president of the Montie Beach Civic Club and has organized monthly social events for the club.
Schaefer is one of several civic club or homeowners association board members who are in their 20s and 30s.
Many people from Generation Y and the Millennial Generation have the perception that neighbor-hood government is boring and tedious.
“It’s our job to make it exciting and fun, and that’s what we’re try-ing to do,” Schaefer said.
As she became acclimated to the civic club, Schaefer started getting involved in Chapter 42, which al-lows residents to gather signatures from neighbors to restrict lot sizes and maintain the character of the neighborhood.
“She has already become a pres-ence downtown and the neighbors
are beginning to take her up on her mission to preserve the look and feel of our neighborhood,” Mon-tie Beach president Marcus Jasso said.
Schaefer said it’s the collabora-tion between the new, young resi-dents and longtime neighborhood leaders that equals a successful formula.
“They understand what works and what hasn’t worked,” Schae-fer said. “They have the passion about this area that gets you going. Both (old and new residents) want to foster growth, but preserve the area.”
Just a few miles to the north-west, fellow 26-year-old Campbell Sasser is the treasurer of the Tim-bergrove Manor Civic Associa-tion.
Sasser and his wife, Virginia, bought a home in Timbergrove, last year. He decided to put his in-terest in politics and his business skills to use.
Sasser works full-time for a pri-vate equity Oil & Gas fi rm, in a job that can mean long hours and working on the weekends.
Sasser enjoys contributing to the civic club, even if it means sac-
Finding Voice
Brooke Smith resident Angelica Schaefer, left, and her husband, Zac, moved into the neighborhood last year and they quickly became active in the neighborhood’s Montie Beach Civic Club. Mrs. Schaefer, 26, is the civic club’s vice president. (Photo by Michael Sudhalter)
Young homeowners get involved in civic clubs, HOAs
Fatherhood isn’t the only new thing in Timbergrove resident Campbell Sasser Sr.’s life. The 26-year-old, pictured holding his 2-month old son, Campbell Jr. as his wife, Virginia, looks on, was recently elected treasurer of the Timber-grove Manor Civic Club. (Photo by Michael Sudhalter)
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July 4 is a relaxing day for most Americans, whether it’s enjoying a barbecue, watching fi reworks and taking in a base-ball game. But the reason we continue to live in a free country is due to the eff orts and sacrifi ce of the brave men and women of the United States military.
The Leader is honoring our active duty military personnel with photos and biographical in-formation for the July 4 edition. We will run all of the personnel submitted, provided they have some type of connection to The Leader area.
Please e-mail all of this information to [email protected].
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The Houston Police Department arrested Cohran Phillip Rodgers at 5 p.m. on June 3 in the 5600 block of Kansas and charged him with sexual assault.
Rodgers, 35, alleg-edly sexually assaulted a 21-year-woman who was known to him.
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A 68-year-old male was robbed at gunpoint at midnight on June 4 in the 1800 block of Airline by
two unknown males. The victim was taken to Heights Hospital where he was treated for minor injuries.
Nashua robberyTwo females, ages 72 and 55,
respectively, were robbed in their driveway at 11 a.m. on June 5 in the 1100 block of Nashua.
The victims were on their way home from the grocery store. HPD’s robbery division will inves-tigate the crime.
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Two females were involved in a dispute at 11:50 p.m. on June 3 in
the 1100 block of Homer. One of the women struck the other with a crow bar and took some of her belongings. No arrests have been made, nor have any charges been fi led at this point. HPD’s robbery division is investigating the case.
Sexual assault on WeberA 27-year-old female called
police at 6:30 a.m. on June 7 from the 1700 block of Weber to re-port a sexual assault by a known suspect, at a residence. The victim requested to be taken to the hospital for a sexual assault kit. HPD’s special victims unit will investigate the case.
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light Park last week, the Oak Forest Homeowners Assoca-tion (OFHA) outlined plans to “adopt” Oak Forest Park in partnership with the Houston Parks and Recreation Depart-ment (HPARD) and the Hous-ton Parks Board (HPB).
First Vice-President Troy Johnson and OFHA Beautifi -cation Chair Marie Kallus out-lined the history of the park and the pathway to improve-ments. Acquired in 1951, the park was graded “Fair to Good” by City in 2014.
But while the present park has some nice amenities, resi-dents have their own wish lists for enhancements. The current proposal is for Oak Forest Park
to be adopted by OFHA from June 1, 2014 through June 1, 2018. Approval for the adop-tion was given by the HPARD.
One park committee mem-ber, Justin Gordon, already plans to continue his tree planting in the park in con-junction with Trees for Hous-ton and the city.
HPB’s Trent Rondot was on hand at the meeting to explain their role. A 501(c)(3), the HPB helps facilitate both the fund-raising and construction of the project. Rondot explains that once a community has completed a certain measure of fundraising – which is tax-deductible – the HPB can then approach foundations and oth-er entities for additional funds.
Decisions about specifi c improvements as well as the
architects and contractors to carry them out are commu-nity driven. Attendees at the forum received a ballot where they ranked the importance of the following features in the spruced up park: Basketball Pavilion, Splash Pad, Enhance-ments to Existing Facilities (pool, tennis courts, and picnic areas), Multi-use Sports Field, Art Installation, Walking/Run-ning Trail, Sensory Garden, Boundless Playground, Grassy Berm, Exercise Stations, Sand Volleyball Court and Covered Pavilion.
Marie Kallus said that the OFHA is in the process of up-dating Survey Monkey with the latest feedback they re-ceived from the Community Forum. It will be released on all of their social media soon.
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THE TOPICS.Saturday, June 14, 2014 • Page 3A
A few weeks ago, my son learned a new trick. We all learned it at some point in our
life; few of us knew its gravity.Now nine months old, Master
Hank has graduated from restless, helpless infant to budding, befud-dling puppeteer of his parents. In his new trick, whether seated on the floor, rolling in a crib or snaking across the carpet, Hank lifts both arms – hands wide open – and extends them toward me.
The first time he made the move, I smiled larger than my face al-lowed. The boy finally knew what a touchdown was, and it only took nine months. Actually, my smile was the result of an emotion rooted deep in the burning stomach of every new parent: Is this child going to love me?
Over the course of my writing career, I have used this week to pay homage to the men who make Father’s Day special to me. I lost a wonderful father to cancer when I was almost five years old, and though I barely knew him, his legacy of grace and Godliness will never die. I was blessed with a second father when my mother remarried, and blood has no bearing on the love
and admiration I have for him today. He has fulfilled the duties of a dad beyond measure, and my gratitude will never repay his gift.
This year, this week, I join the ranks of “honoree,” whatever that means. Hank has no idea it’s Father’s Day, and I highly doubt he’ll have the disposable income to buy me a tie for the next 25 or 26 years, assum-ing his mother and I can get him through geometry (good luck with that, Mom).
Yes, my son will be oblivious to
any sort of celebration this weekend, and to be honest, I think that may be the best Father’s Day gift I’ll ever re-ceive. This year, more than any other my son and I will spend together, I get to be the father whose only expectation is to extend my hands back when my son reaches with his.
Sounds crazy, doesn’t it? Bear with me for a moment.
One of the greatest gifts we receive from our children is a heightened sense of observation. We watch – no, we stare. We stare at our children as they learn about the world around them.
Will Hank ever learn how to use all 10 fingers? He still thinks he can pick up a ball with his thumb and in-dex finger, and the poor kid is trying to figure out the other eight.
Will Hank ever realize that if he pushes with his knees, instead of kicking with his feet, he’ll move so much quicker across the room?
Will Hank ever learn that gravity – not his suction – is what makes water flow from his cup?
We know the answers to those questions, but staring at this miracle of a child as he learns the smallest of realities is a gift I’ve never been given.
There’s more we learn as new parents. I have learned that Hank’s mother and his father are completely
different people with wildly different instincts as parents.
A mother is a nurturer. When Hank cries, his mother soothes. When Hank sniffles, his mother treats. When Hank hurts himself, his mother loves.
Mothers have an emotional con-nection to their children that exceeds any other sort of human interaction on this planet. This is a love that supersedes attraction, and it cannot be broken, no matter how splintered or severed a relationship becomes.
A father, well that’s another story. Yes, we nurture. We hug our chil-dren, we kiss their cheeks because that’s the only explicable use for cheeks that plump. But we are some-thing far different to our children.
When Hank cries, his father wants to know what hurts. When Hank sniffles, his father hands his son a Kleenex to see what he’ll do with it. When Hank hurts himself, his father puts him right back on the floor to see if he has learned not to bump his head on the table.
I must admit my understanding of Father’s Day has changed dramati-cally over the past nine months. For me, celebrating dad always meant buying a card, maybe a gift, and say-ing a gracious “thank you.”
This year, being a father for the first time, I kind of think I had it all
wrong. Father’s Day has nothing to do with the gifts we buy or the cards we write – at least not for me. No, Father’s Day has become a culmina-tion for me, the father, of all the gifts my son has given me.
It’s the chuckle and scream when I lift my son over my head and tickle his stomach.
It’s the trusting look in his eyes when I wake him in the morning.
It’s those few moments at the end of a long day or the beginning of a new one when my son rests his head on my shoulder and holds on tight.
It’s the look on his face when I walk in the room and his bottom teeth stick out and his face turns brighter than a concert spotlight.
It’s the first time he imitates me when I shake my head and make a funny noise.
It’s the first time he raises his arms in the air because he saw his Dad’s arms reach for him.
Sometimes we think of Father’s Day as an obligation, an errand that must be run in the midst of a busy life. As a father, I think I’ve learned that my son will never buy a gift as precious as the one he gives every day: I know he loves me.
We should all be so lucky to receive that gift. We should all be so grateful to give it.
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THE LINE – It snakes back and forth like those security rows at the airport, with ropes keeping us in order. The line goes out the door and down the hall. There must be 150 to 200 patient people here, each clutching papers. This office is either the ICE citizenship ap-plication department or a VA hospital’s out-patient clinic for today’s heart attack victims. This scene reminds me – and, no doubt you, too – of bodice rippers. More, later. Actually, this is the local office of the Texas Dept. of Motor Vehicles where we go to change vehicle ownership registration, get a 150,000-mile checkup or ob-tain new license plates since the DPS is looking for your old set, something about an armored car robbery.
I am here to change my car’s registration title, but knowing how bad the wait would be, I brought along some read-ing materials (Hustler slipped into a Gideon Bible), dinner, a bedroll and a calendar. But something is wrong here. Af-ter a long period of waiting, I notice that the line has not moved. Not an inch. I shall be here until they finish the Florida presidential recount. Probably this problem is be-cause there are 45 windows and four clerks working. Fi-nally, they wear me down and I get ready to leave. Maybe if I come back some day when business is slower. Like Christ-mas. Then again, there are so many state holidays (147) Bob Cratchit will probably close up shop mid-November. The guy in front of me says, “There’s a shorter line I know of. Only used car dealers go there to change registrations.” Great, I say. Where is it and I’ll go there? “El Paso.”
I won’t ask if this has hap-pened to you, because it has. Every Texan has had to deal with car registrations papers, new plates, DWIs. Even if you can afford to pay someone to stand in for you, that doesn’t help with driver’s licenses. Incidentally, not knowing just which state agency to deal with, I accidentally went to the closer DPS’s driver’s license bureau. There were people
waiting in the parking lot to get in the lobby so they could wait in line. The next day, upon finding the correct state build-ing almost in my time zone, I came here and got in a line, only it was the wrong line. That one was for people paying off misdemeanor fines for viola-tions such as disrespecting ho-bos, standing your ground or voting Democratic. There was an express line for those with six violations or less.
It seems there are long lines at every state agency, bureau and pay toilet. At the Walls unit in Huntsville, do convicts on Death Row have to wait for their turn with the needle? You’d think our state leaders, like the gov and lite gov, would have dealt with this problem, as they’ve been in office since Sam Houston retired. All these people want to pay off fines or buy license plates or complete some other way of paying the state money. So wouldn’t you think Texas would make this process as painless and quick as possible, even by phone or mail, email or carrier pigeon?
This obviously brings us to bodice rippers. I knew you’d wait. It is the year 2000, and I receive a registered letter from a small East Texas town I’ll call Small East Texas town or SETT. Inside the envelope is a large yellow form. Across the top in bold letters is: “Small East Texas Town.” Below is: “Public Works Department.” The rest is fill-in-the-blanks and goes like this: In the inter-est of the Health, Safety and Welfare of the people, I have 10 days to throw myself on the mercy of the court “to avoid prosecution by this depart-ment. If this condition is not corrected within the allotted time given, a complaint will be filed against you in Municipal Court. A fine may be levied
against you as authorized by City Ordinance.” Huh? I am about to be fined by a town I’ve never visited? Should I pay property taxes on no prop-erty?
I call up SETT’s law people and a deputy explains that a car registered to me was found in a vacant lot. He describes it as a gray ’92 Buick. I had a car of that description, but got rid of it three years earlier. Yet, unbeknownst to me, since that time my old car has been rid-ing the streets and highways of Texas and wherever else. Clearly no one ever changed the registration. But don’t you have to show the state your ownership papers or a DNA sample to get tags and stickers and all the authentication the State of Texas requires? Obvi-ously not. In how many bank robberies has the Gray Ghost been the getaway car? Should the deputy check the trunk for bodies? Mine was a trade-in on a new car. The dealer was supposedly reputable. The salesman had told me, “We wholesale these off the lot.” Meantime, the State of Texas lost all those state fees, li-censes and inspection costs because our lawmakers make it so hard to follow the law.
Here is where the bodice rips: The deputy, who sounded big, tough and not the kind of guy you’d mess with, was quite nice. We got to talking about my job, and he finally confessed: “I write, too, ro-mance novels, under a differ-ent name, of course.” He even joined the Romance Writers of America and went to their annual convention in Dallas. “I was the only male there.” He didn’t give me a ticket and I didn’t tell his colleagues Of-ficer Bubba McMean was also Miss Olivia de Quincy Feath-erstone. (The Romance Writ-ers of America is headquar-tered in that hotbed of racy literature, Houston, Texas.) Wait, the line is moving. “This may go even faster than the El Paso line,” I say to my fellow waiter. He replies: “This IS the El Paso line.”
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Oak Forest sidewalks From the leadernews.comWe have lived in the area for over 12
years. We have watched our street, since it intersects with Ella and makes a pretty much straight shot through to Shepherd, become a racetrack. Speed bumps notwithstanding. I don’t agree with the belief sidewalks will improve this aspect of the overall situation. To the contrary, I think wider streets, sidewalks or not, will turn the neighborhood into the Indy Speedway all year long. Not just Memo-rial Day!! And by the way, we are attached to our ditches vs sidewalks.
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Growth and its victimsDear Editor:In response to Monstermash [last week],
I don’t believe that many of us long time residents of Oak Forest view ourselves as victims. However, the neighborhood is chang-ing and those changes are affecting not only our property values and taxes but our quality of life as well. How is the quality of my life benefited when, probably within five years, I am surrounded by huge multistory pseudo mansions blocking the light and views. Plus they will likely have second story windows overlooking at what is now my very private garden. There’s not much I can do about it, but don’t expect me to like it.
As for the sound investment part of the comment: my house cost about 50K thirty one years ago and, according to HCAD, its market value is now about 300K. Sounds good, right? However, I have spent approxi-mately 100K on improvements, maintenance, etc., reducing my profit to 150K. That also sounds good except that doubling your money after thirty years is nothing to brag about. It might be a sound investment, but it’s not a great one. Some of us place more value on the quality of our lives than the increasing value of our investments.
John Cox
Tutoring helpsFrom theleadernews.comI definitely agree with the statement that
every child learns differently and at a different pace. It is important to find an approach that will help students retain important informa-tion and be able to apply it.
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Flood insurance affects residents in the Heights and Oak Forest areas, so the Su-per Neighborhoods from both areas have decided to co-host an informational meeting on the topic, along with U.S. Con-gresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee’s offi ce.
The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 17 at the Heights Firehouse, 107 W. 12th St.
The Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act, spon-sored by Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL) and Rep. Maxine Waters
(D-CA), went to the House of Representatives shortly af-ter Superstorm Sandy caused more than $50 billion in dam-age in New Jersey and New York, in the fall of 2012.
Opponents argued the orig-inal bill could cause fl ood in-surance rates to skyrocket.
“People may not know about it until they get those rate increases,” said Nancy Wilcox of the Greater Heights Super Neighborhood Council, who is helping to coordinate the meeting.
In March, Congress re-sponded to those concerns by passing the Homeowner
Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014, which repeals some parts and modifi es other parts of the original Biggert-Waters Bill.
Wilcox said each home-owner’s situation may be dif-ferent but said there are some notable improvements in the new legislation.
“The biggest improvement is the ability for the homeown-er to sell the property with the current fl ood insurance rate,” Wilcox said. “The original Big-gert-Waters Act didn’t allow any grandfathering. (Under the original B-W Act), the current homeowner may have had a
reasonable rate, but a buyer would pay the new rate, which is several thousand dollars.”
The purpose of the meeting is to discuss how the amended legislation will affect hom-eowners. Diana Herrera, fl ood plain specialist for FEMA, will be the keynote speaker at the meeting.
The Flood Insurance Re-form Act of 2012 required homes built before 1980 to pay the same fl ood insurance rates as those built before it. Previously, those homes were grandfathered in and not af-fected by fl ood insurance rates, but now, they could be.
A typical home facing that situation may have paid $400 per year in fl ood insurance but would now be charged $1,600.
Local insurance agent Vick-ie McClain told The Leader earlier this year that the easi-
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Flood Insurance Meeting7 p.m. Tuesday, June 17
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RESISTANCEBacterial infections, cancer cells, and pests all have
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GARDEN DESTINATIONS WITHIN DRIVING DISTANCEThe Houston Rose Society
Garden Destinations within Driv-ing Distance will be the topic of the Houston Rose Society meeting at 7:30 p.m. June 12, in the parish hall of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 1819 Heights Blvd. The speaker, Debra Bagley, will show pictures of gardens “off the beaten path.” Free admission. Informa-tion: www.houstonrose.org.
FLAG DAY CELEBRATIONForest West Community Center
There will be a flag raising and flag retirement ceremony, Sea Scout Ship 24 (Jolly Roger). Hamburgers and hot dogs will be provided by Forest West Civic Committee and residents. The event will be at 5 p.m. June 14, at 5353 Lost Forest. Information: 832-473-5817.
HEIGHTS GARDEN CLUB Lyke/Killinger residence
Robert Lyke and Douglas Killinger will be hosting the free monthly garden club tour at 10 a.m. June 14, at 1648 Columbia. The no turf front yard was designed by the owners to compliment their new Arts and Crafts style home and gives a contemporary twist to the cottage garden. The meeting is
free and open to the community. Information: www.heightsgarden-club.com.
LE TOUR DE OAK FOREST BIKE RIDEOak Forest Homeowners Association
The second annual “Le Tour de Oak Forest” bike ride is scheduled for 8 a.m. June 14. The ride begins at the Oak Forest Chill, 3542 Oak Forest Dr. Registration will be June 10-13, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Oak Forest Chill. Pre-registration is $20 and event registration is $25 (adults only, children are free to participate). Proceeds will go to the OFHA Security Program. Information: [email protected].
LEGIONAIRES STEAK NIGHT American Legion Post 560
Come by The American Legion Post 560, 3720 Alba, for a good meal and entertainment while supporting a good cause. Steak meals will be served from 6 p.m. until sold out, June 20.
KINDRED SPIRIT EXHIBITIONArt Car Museum
The opening event will be from 7-10 p.m. June 21 and will fea-ture music from Johnny Boy. The exhibition, which will continue through Oct. 26, focuses on heri-
tage and spirituality as expressed by Texas-based artists working in a folk aesthetic. The Art Car Museum is located at 140 Heights Blvd. Information: 713-861-5526, www.artcarmuseum.com.
HYPO JUNE MEETINGWarehouse Bar & Chill
The Heights Young Profession-als Organization will meet from 5-8 p.m. June 26, at Warehouse Bar & Chill, 3333 W. 11th St. In-formation: 713-861-6735, www.heightschamber.com/hypo.
TOWN HALL MEETINGHeights Woman’s Club
The Heights Area Parents Net-work welcomes the community to a townhall meeting with HISD Trustee Anna Eastman who will address questions about the public school enrollment process. Learn about options and what HISD schools have to offer. The meeting will be at 2:30-4 p.m. June 28, at Heights Woman’s Club, 1846 Harvard St. Space is limited. Please RSVP. Information: www.houstonhapn.com.
SUMMER READING AND WRITING CONTESTHeights Candy Bar
A summer reading and writing contest, sponsored by Heights Candy Bar, will run through Aug.
5. Winners will be announced at noon Aug. 15. Depending on age, contestants will read 5-15 books and write a candy-related poem or short story inspired by one of the books. All entries must be received by 5 p.m. Aug. 5. Infor-mation: http://heightscandybar.com/summer-reading--writing-contest.html.
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The All Saints Youth Group will be having a tostada fund-raiser, June 15, after all Masses at All Saints Catholic Church, 215 E. 10th St. Sunday Masses are held at 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. (Spanish).
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Donuts with Dad at St. Stephen’s
Children and fathers are welcome to celebrate Father’s Day at “Donuts with Dad,” at 10 a.m. June 15, in the fellow-ship hall. Children can make a craft with Dad also.
Three-year-olds (potty-trained) through fifth-graders are welcome to attend the Jungle Safari Vacation Bible School, Monday though Fri-day, from 8:30 a.m. to noon, June 16 through June 20. Registration is $15 for the first child, and $10 for each sibling.
St. Stephen’s United Meth-odist Church is located at 2003 W. 43rd St. For informa-tion, call 713-686-8241 or visit www.stsumc.org.
Retirement celebration at Gethsemane Lutheran
Clarice Schneider has kept Gethsemane Lutheran Church sparkling clean for more than 30 years. She is retiring as custodian. Her many years of service will be celebrated at 9:15 a.m. June 22, in the life center.
Schneider plans to remain a member of Gethsemane, and will continue to work part-time in the office with various administrative duties.
Gethsemane Lutheran Church is located at 4040 Wa-tonga Blvd. Call 713-688-5227 or visit gethsemanelutheran.org for information.
Saying ‘Farewell’ and ‘Welcome’ to pastors of Grace United Methodist
Members and friends of
Grace United Methodist Church, 1245 Heights Blvd., will be saying farewell to Rev. Hill Johnson, and welcome to Rev. Collin B. Taylor during the month of June. Both pastors have accepted new church ap-pointments beginning July 1.
After having served as pas-tor for Grace United Method-ist Church for 8.5 years, Rev. Johnson will become the pas-tor for First United Methodist Church in Pittsburg, Texas. Rev. Johnson’s wife, Rev. Cra-mer Johnson, who has also served as a United Methodist pastor for 28 years, is retiring this year. Their son, Eric, is teaching English as a Foreign Language to middle school age students in Iwaki, Japan.
Rev. Taylor will become pastor for Grace United Meth-odist Church. Rev. Taylor has served as an Associate Pastor for both Plano United Method-ist Church, and most recently, at Memorial Drive United Methodist Church. Rev. Tay-lor’s wife, Abby Taylor, is the principal of Sinclair Elemen-tary School. They have two young daughters, Riley Grace and Waverly Paige.
Grace United Methodist Church will host a farewell lun-cheon for Rev. Johnson follow-ing his final worship service on June 22. A welcome luncheon will be hosted for Rev. Taylor following worship service on July 13. Sunday School is 9:30 a.m. and worship service is at 10:45 a.m.
For information, call 713-862-8883 or visit www.gra-ceintheheights.org or on Face-book.
Faith and film at Oaks Presbyterian
Oaks Presbyterian Church, 1576 Chantilly Ln., will be showing various Disney/Pixar films with a Christian theme for the Wednesday Bible Study. Rev. Noelie Day will give a brief introduction. A discus-sion will follow the presenta-tion. The meetings for the summer schedule will be the
second and fourth Wednes-days of the month at noon. The schedule for the summer will be as follows: June 25, Beauty and the Beast; July 9, The Little Mermaid; July 23, The Lego Movie; Aug. 13, Finding Nemo; and Aug. 27, The Incredibles.
Call 713-682-2556 or visit www.oakspresbyterian.org for information.
Amazing Desert Journey at Our Redeemer
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 215 Rittenhouse, is welcoming children and fami-lies to participate in a free Va-cation Bible School program. Themed Amazing Desert Journey, the classes will be from 9:30 a.m.-noon, July 7 through July 11. Activities in-clude group gatherings, Bible stories, arts and crafts, mission projects, music and singing, and snacks.
For information, call 713-694-7433 or register online at www.ourredeemerhouston.org.
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THE OBITUARIES.Varas Elmo Baker, 84, born
Feb. 24, 1930, in Southerland Springs, Texas, died June 6. Baker moved to Houston as a teenager when his father began a 23 year pastorate of the Shady Acres Baptist Church. He attended and graduated from Reagan High School. Following graduation, Elmo served in the United States Army in the volatile Korean theatre, manning an antiaircraft gun. After he returned from his service in the United States Army, Baker and his brother T.H. opened Baker Brothers Used Cars in San Antonio. In 1957 he returned to Houston. His keen business insight was applied in various fi elds over the years. He was successful as a Real Estate developer and builder of homes, apartments and warehouses. He is survived by his brother, Thomas Houston; sons Jerry, Jimmy, Johnny, Jack and Elmo Baker; daughters Victoria Flores and Becky Galeanna; 17 grand-children, and 23 great-grandchil-dren.
Doris May Collins, 90, born Nov. 16, 1923 in Vineland, N.J., died May 29. Collins loved to travel, was fascinated by pho-
tography and ceramics and loved her family. She was also a legal secretary for many years. She is survived by her son, Barry L. Col-lins, and fi ve grandchildren.
Maria Isabel Franco, 90, born July 8, 1923 in Veta Grande, Zacatecas, Mexico, died June 3. Franco was a devout believer in the Catholic faith and was a devoted member of St. Cecilia Catholic Church for 20 years. She had a love for family, cooking and crocheting. She is survived by her sons Margarito, Miguel, Salvador and Juan Lopez; daughters Maria de Los Angeles Lopez Oquendo, Hortencia Torres, Maria Luisa Lopez and Maria Del Rosario; 34 grandchildren, 61 great-grand-children, and 28 great-great-grandchildren.
Mary Janoscko, 91, born Nov. 20, 1922, died June 6.
Evelyn Franz Jolet, 93, born Feb. 3, 1921 in Houston, died June 7. On Sept. 16, 1949, Jolet united in marriage with Joe Jolet until his passing in 1996. She was a lifelong member of Terrace United Methodist Church. She was a very big bridge player and
loved cooking and baking. She is survived by her daughters Judy Beard and Ginger Orr.
Eugenia “Jen” Maria Kirby, 74, born Oct. 22, 1939, died May 31.
John William Massie, 92, born May 17, 1922 in Golden, Texas, died June 1. Massie was a longtime member of Holy Cross Lutheran Church. He was also a member of the American Legion Posts 291 in San Leon and 324 in Jersey Village and the Southern Pacifi c Retirees Club of Houston. He was a veteran of WWII with service in the Army Air Corps for 37 months. He was employed by Southern Pacifi c Railroad for 37 years and retired in 1982. He had a long career in the Operating and Labor Relations Departments throughout Texas and Louisiana. He is survived by daughters Ge-organne Muse, Robbie Morrow, son Paul Massie, brother James Massie, fi ve grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Raymond Dennis Pampell, 62, born Oct. 18, 1951, died June 4. Pampell is survived by his father, Louis Pampell; and sisters Debera
rifi cing some of his precious free time with his wife, and 2-month-old son, Campbell Jr.
“I believe in local govern-ment,” Sasser said. “You have a vote on the board, and the board plays a big role in deci-sion making...we’re trying to help out and make the com-munity a little bit better.”
Sasser said many of his friends were surprised that he decided to join the civic club board at such a young age.
“A lot of them sort of laugh whenever I tell them about it,” Sasser said. “Most of my bud-dies are doing what 25 and 26 year olds do.”
Just on the other side of Loop 610, Kristi Grizzle, 35, is the treasurer of the Shepherd Forest Civic Club.
“As a homeowner, I am in-vested in this community and concerned about the value,” Grizzle said. “Shepherd Forest is a hidden gem and I wanted to help keep it an amazing place to live for many years. With no kids or dogs, I am rarely outside, so I wanted a
way to meet my neighbors. A mile or so to the north,
Angel Smith, 36, was recently elected president of the Man-gum Manor Civic Club – less than two years after moving to the neighborhood.
“I saw I could be a change,” Smith said. “I wanted to make sure the neighborhood was what we wanted it to be. I didn’t want town homes built. I got involved to make sure deed restrictions say what we want it to say.”
Megan Lapari Rasmussen, 39, of Candlelight Plaza, said she’s seen a trend of young homeowners becoming more involved.
“I have neighbors who were, at one time, very active in the civic club, but I suppose they’ve had their fi ll like many others,” Rasmussen said. “The 30-somethings who are mov-ing in, often with one kid and one on the way, are excited about their new home and new neighborhood and are ready to get involved.” the city’s Public Works Engi-
neering (PWE) said reviews from local residents for signal maintenance, sign mainte-nance and a left turn provision are currently under review as more information is being gathered.
PWE came out and cut tree limbs that were impairing motorists’ view of the stop-light, traveling eastbound on
W. 43rd St. Jeanes said more trimming needs to be done.
Jeanes also said the street signs hanging from wires somewhat impair motorists’ view when driving east on W. 43rd. She hopes the city can move or shift those signs.
–Betsy Denson contributed to this story
hood, pick your category and then send your pictures (along with no more than 150 words) to [email protected]. If you don’t want to email the pictures, you’re al-ways welcome to bring the photos by our offi ce (address at the top right of this page). The only limitation is that you must live in The Leader’s dis-tribution area. Sorry, no back-yards from Conroe.
After all submissions are compiled (remember, deadline is June 23), we’ll run all the photos in the June 28 edition of The Leader, when readers
will be asked to vote on the Best Backyards in the com-munity.
Voting will last until July 13, and we’ll announce the two winners in the July 19 edition of The Leader.
The contest is new, but we think this will be fun during the dog days of summer. Busi-nesses are lining up to support the contest, and before the deadline for submissions, we’ll announce the array of prizes for the winners – stay tuned.
For questions, email us at [email protected]. Now go take a few pictures.
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Kenneth C. Vance, 58, born Nov. 17, 1955, died June 7. Vance was an electrician for HISD for more than 26 years. He and his wife were involved in animal rescue and fos-tered many dogs through the years. He loved each and every one as if they were his own. Survivors include his wife of more than 29 years, Barbara Vance; brothers Larry, Terry, Jerry and David Vance; and sister Janice Sipe.
Voting for The Leader’s backyard contest runs through July 13.(File photo)
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Fredrich), Female 60 to 64 (Camille Fitzsimmons), Male 60 to 64 (Peter Mullin),Female 65 to 69 (Sabra Harvey), Male
65 to 69 (John Emmons), Fe-male 70+ (Pamela Willmon), Male 70+ (Merrill Hiscock)
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