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Saturday, September 27, 2014 • Vol. 60 • No. 47

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By Jonathan Garris jgarris@theleadernews.com

Pictured are renderings of proposed design plans for Memorial Park. The north and south end of the park are planned to connect without disrupting existing ecology.

Take a walk through park history below.

Memorial Park may end up looking vastly different over the next several years should Houston City Council adopt a proposed master plan which would dramatically overhaul the design of the park.

Among the planning partners working on the initiative include the Memorial Park Conservancy, the Houston Parks and Recreation Department and the Uptown TIRZ, which will be funding, developing and implementing the Memorial Park Master Plan. The architecture firm Nelson Byrd Woltz is leading the development stage of this plan, according to officials.

Landscape Architect Thomas Woltz explained some of the design process and emphasized the plan’s focus on preserving much of the ecology and historical sites in the park. He pointed to the various early uses of the land by the Karankawas, a Native American tribe, for logging and agriculture and the much later established Camp Logan, a military base where soldiers trained during World War I. “We really believe every piece of land is like a family album where there are layers and layers of stories inside of the land,” Woltz said. “Memo-

The “Mother of Texas” Jane Long’s diary recounts camping with a group of travelers headed to San Antonio in the “pinery” that is now the area of Memorial Park.

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Northwest Mall gets listed

Officials with the Northwest Mall confirmed its 800,000square-foot building is officially up for sale. Representatives revealed little of the mall’s listing and the mall is home to a variety of tenants including Thompson’s Antique Center. According to previous reports in The Leader, the mall and its stores have been adversely affected by the prolonged construction along both the 290 and 610 freeways.

Banners have since been placed on the side of the mall, facing the freeway, to let shoppers know that the mall is, indeed, still open and merchants are hoping to weather the storm, according to previous reports.

The mall also attracted negative attention from Timbergrove and Spring Branch residents over the nightclub Chela’s and its mixed beverage permit in mid-2013.

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The United States enters the First World War, and the War Department leases 7,600 acres of forested land on Buffalo Bayou to establish a training base named Camp Logan. Nearly 1,000 Camp Logan soldiers lose their lives during the war and over 6,200 are wounded.

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The Works Progress Administration puts over 500 men to work on building the golf course. Landscape Architect John Bredemus called it “my greatest golf course ever.” The adjacent clubhouse becomes a place to see and be seen. Green fees were 35 cents on weekdays and 50 cents on weekends.

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Houston City Council approves the annexation of Memorial Park into the boundaries of the Uptown TIRZ #16, resulting in a significant funding stream for the park. A LongRange Master Plan process is embarked upon.

U.S. Postal Service mulls relocation of Heights Post Office to new area

By Jonathan Garris jgarris@theleadernews.com The U.S. Postal Service is looking into potentially relocating its post office at 1050 Yale Street in the Heights.

The organization held a public meeting Sept. 22 at Houston City Hall where residents could learn about the potential move and how it might affect them. U.S.P.S Public Affairs Representative Dionne Montague said customers would see no change to PO Box numbers or ZIP Codes, however PO Box and retail services would be moved about three miles away to the T.W. House Carrier Annex located at 1300 W. 19th Street.

Following Monday’s meeting, residents will be able to provide input during a 15 day public comment period, Montague said. Following the public comment period, the U.S. Postal Service would evaluate residents’ input and make an initial decision whether or not to proceed with the project. According to officials, anyone can appeal that decision during a 30-day window and if no appeal is made or the final decision is to proceed, then the process will move to determining a relocation site.

Montague said officials will perform a feasibility study for the Yale Street facility and the potential impact to the area should its retail services be moved to the T.W. House Carrier Annex.

“They look at everything as part of this study,” Montague said. “They will examine the footprint of the office in the community, how big the old location and the new location is, how many people currently use the post office, is it being used to its capacity and do we have a nearby location that can serve the community.”

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AT&T: N. Shepherd delays may continue into October

By Jonathan Garris jgarris@theleadernews.com

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A devastating drought arrives. More than half of the trees in Memorial Park are irrevocably damaged.

A reforestation plan is put into motion.

Photo by Jonathan Garris The Heights Post Office is considering relocating. A public hearing was held Monday evening and an additional public hearing date is pending. The potential move would not affect PO Box numbers or ZIP codes.

Commuters who are frustrated with the morning construction traffic in the southbound lanes of North Shepherd Drive north of West Crosstimbers Road might have to wait a little longer for relief.

Road work in the southbound lanes is currently being carried out by AT&T, and a company spokesperson said the project is expected to run through the end of October.

Photo by Jonathan Garris Looking southbound at traffic along North Shepherd Drive.

“To provide AT&T customers in Northwest Houston with the best possible network experience, AT&T is laying infrastruc-

ture, allowing for future network enhancements,” a company spokesperson stated.

A representative could not

be reached before press time to clarify the infrastructure projects or the network enhancements, however the work might be part of the company’s initiative to bring its new fiber optic network to the city. AT&T confirmed in early August that it will expand its GigaPower network to the city of Houston, a service which features “symmetrical upload and download broadband speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second” and its UVerse TV services, according to an earlier press release.

AT&T first announced a major initiative to expand its GigaPower fiber network in April, with Houston named as one of the main “candidate cities” for potential fiber roll out.

GigaPower is currently available in Austin and the group also announced the service would be available in Dallas.

According to its website, AT&T has invested more than $6.55 billion in its Texas wireless and wireline networks between 2011 and 2013.

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HISD launches new health and wellness program with Sonima Foundation

By Christina Martinez Christina@theleadernews.com

This school year, Houston students and a couple Leader Area schools will have the chance to participate in a new health and wellness program.

The non-profit organization, Sonima Foundation, has brought health and wellness practices to schools and communities in California, New York, Florida and, now, Texas – with Houston Independent School District being the first Texas school district and the largest participating district in the country.

The program launched with an opening event at Oak Forest Elementary Tuesday morning, which showcased 25 students – who actively participate in the yoga program – and what they have learned thus far in four weeks. Along with the showcase, HISD Superintendent Teddy Grier spoke to the kids, parents, faculty and staff about the possibilities this program has for HISD. “HISD is committed to bringing innovative education programs to our classrooms,” HISD Superintendent Teddy Grier said. “The skills that students will learn through Sonima’s health and wellness practices will not only affect their academic studies, but will also impact student conduct and at-

Photo by Christina Martinez HISD launched the start of their new health and wellness program Tuesday morning at Oak Forest Elementary. Here, students perform the Downward Dog pose that they learned in class.

tendance.”

Sonima started in a California school in 2011, with about 500 children. The starting school was given a grant to develop a K-5 curriculum.

Within a year, the program saw large results and surrounding schools also wanted the program implemented.

“With a very small district in California, we were very successful from a research project attached to the wellness program,” Sonima Foundation Executive Director, Jean Ruffin said. “We had about 5,800 children go through this program, and thus far, the facts are: attendance and academic performance is up, and bullying is down.”

Sonima has partnered with the University of Houston to continue researching the program. The program will study behavioral and academic performances in and out of the classroom, in conjunction with the wellness program.

“What we learn hear in Houston, we will apply to 30 other districts who have asked us to bring the program to them,” Ruffin said. “It will always be a learning experience, and the program will evolve and change, and that’s a great thing.”

The program in Houston will reach more than 6,500 students in K-12 grades across Crockett, Elmore, Hilliard, McNamara,

Woodlands Heights serial defecator arrested again Officials with the Harris County Precinct 1 Constable’s Office say they have once again arrested the The Woodland Heights serial defecator – 53-year-old Jessie Hernandez - and have charged him with criminal trespassing.

According to a report, deputies responded to the 3400

block of Northwood regarding a suspicious man in the backyard of a residence caught on video surveillance on Sunday.

The man was seen allegedly carrying a pair of bolt cutters, however no entry was made at the residence.

Hernandez is the same individual previously caught on

video surveillance allegedly defecating in the yards of area residences and was taken into custody in May. According to a previous article in The Leader, he wasn’t charged with any crimes because he suffers from mental health issues, according to the Harris County Precinct 1 Constables Office.

Oak Forest, Oates, Stevens, Shadydale, Thurgood Marshall and, Whittier Elementary Schools, Forest Brook Middle School and North Forest High School this year.

Ruffin says that physical education is on the back burner and Sonima is presenting another option.

“We would like to bring focus on mind and body experiences,” Ruffin said. “These experiences serve as the platform to education and all the subjects. If a child isn’t healthy and happy, it’s hard to learn.”

These are the kinds of ideals Oak Forest Elementary Instructor Ret Paccasassi has seen after four weeks of implementing the program.

“They have already become more attentive and focused in my class,” Paccasassi said.

Oak Forest, Stevens and Crockett Elementary are three Leader Area schools that have received this program.

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FOOD, DRINK & ART Saturday, September 27, 2014 • Page 3A

Cottontoberfest, easy pick Thirsty Explorer On Saturday, Sept. 27 starting at 2 p.m. Cottonwood will hold the second annual Cottontoberfest. There will be live music, traditional German food and tasty Karbach beer and glassware giveaways.

Bands will include Polish Pete and the Polka? I Hardly Know Her Band, Jeremy O’Bannon Band, Grifters and Shills and Thirsty Journey Agents.

The bandExplorer lineup is subject to change and the glassware giveaway will run while supplies last. Cottonwood is located at 3422 N. Shepherd Drive. For more information, visit www. cottonwoodhouston.com or find them on Facebook.

Out of The Blue: All Blue VIP Charity Event Out of The Blue: All Blue VIP Charity Event will present a dazzling evening of entertainment, socializing, and philanthropy at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27 at The De Gaulle at 2811 Washington Ave. There will be a posh guest list, a swanky venue along with a growing list of sponsors, set to make this the most memorable Out of the Blue event to

date. The exciting evening of entertainment and philanthropy will include a red carpet arrival, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, a silent auction that will feature various products from one of a kind jewelry, spa packages, premium tickets to your favorite sporting event, an all-inclusive vacation package for two and much more. Party for a cause and receive a gift bag provided

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Out of The Blue is an annual all-blue VIP charity event that raises awareness and funds for nonprofit organizations with a mission to help provide solutions for water crises around the world. Launched in 2011, the all Blue VIP event has become an ideal venue for a substantial and sophisticated audience to meet and mingle and its philanthropic reach is growing annually.

Water is at the heart of daily crisis faced by billions of the world’s most vulnerable people. Their goal is to create and support the installation and repair of water systems, which will make a life-changing impact on more than 1 million people.

The event is free to attend but donations are strongly suggested. If you cannot attend the event you can still participate by donating for the

cause at http://pjwfglobal. org/donate.

All donations make a substantial contribution to the efforts of The Phillip J. Waldrup Foundation Water for Life Project and are eligible for a tax receipt. The Phillip J. Waldrup Foundation is a Houston Based 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to working with children, families, and communities worldwide by tackling the root causes of poverty. For more information, visit http:// pjwfglobal.org.

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Orange and White Sangria at Solaro On Saturday, Sept. 27, Solaro Urban Winery will be offering orange and white sangria. Bring your friends to the Texas Winery of the Year, as designated by the New York International Wine Competition. There will be Texas wines, football and food all day at both Solaro Urban Winery at 330 TC Jester Blvd. and at Solaro Estate in Dripping Springs. For more information, visit www.solaroestate.com

Art a la Carte: One night, three buildings, 180 artists Winter Street, Spring Street come, a photograph of Chadand Silver Street Studios host wick, sometimes unrecogniztheir fall Bi-Annual art opening able as a human form, with in the heart of the Washing- an elaborate, detailed painting ton Avenue Arts District this covering a portion of his body.

Saturday evening from 6 - 10 A preview of this process can p.m. Over 180 artbe viewed by visiting www.youtube. ists will open their doors and invite the com/paintnaked. public inside to view Amazing detail. new work, shop and Start at any of become collectors. the studios, SatThe opening is free urday from 6-10 and guests will be p.m. 2101 Winter treated to compliSt., 1824 Spring St. mentary valet, light and 1824 Spring bites and beverages.

St., Houston 77007.

Pedi-cab shuttles Details on the web Mitch Cohen between all three Arts Columnist winterstreetstudios. buildings will also be info. Did I mention available. this is all free? It’s Each building will have a all free! special series or installation on Thursday exhibit during the event.

I think it’s fitting that the Audrey Omenson will largest collection of studio be live painting alongside spaces, has the smallest ex- other Houston based spoken hibit space at Spring Street in word poets and musicians the Tank Project Space. It’s a for an event hosted by The 9x12x10 high experimental Shout. The event is from 7gallery room with an interior 9 p.m. at The Studio above window. Artist Bennie Flores Tout Suite, 2001 Commerce.

Ansell will show her latest theshouthouston.com. piece entitled “Migration Swarm.” The installation will Friday be made up of the intricate CraftTexas 2014 5:30-8 placement of film sprocket p.m. Center for Contempoholes on pins creating an en- rary Craft, 4848 Main St.. The vironment of movement and eighth in a series of biennial depth. juried exhibitions featuring 49 Winter Street will feature works by 44 Texas artists, innew works from “Museum cluding Terry Fromm, a metal Anatomy,” a unique series sculptor and jewelry designer from Chadwick Gray and Laura featured at First Saturday Spector, known as Chadwick & Arts Market. The exhibit runs Spector. Museum Anatomy is through Dec. 24. a collection of hidden, stolen Mexican Iconography, and destroyed paintings recre- 6-10 p.m. A one night show ated in paint onto the human at East End Studio Gallery, body (Chadwick’s). The source 708 Telephone Road, Suite material originates from mu- C, Houston 77023. Mexican seum storage facilities around Icons, cultural and traditions the world. The artwork goes themed art. through a significant process Sojourn Studio Resiuntil reaching the final out- dency Exhibition, 6-9 p.m.

Leader Nibbles Oak Forest’s very own sugar fairy, Fluff Bake Bar’s Rebecca Masson Oak Forest resident Rebecca Masson has a lot to celebrate.

The owner and pastry chef of the Fluff Bake Bar, Masson will open a brick and mortar shop at 314 Gray St. by the end of the year. She’s also been invited, along with Reef’s Ryan Lachaine, to participate in Austin restaurant Foreign & Domestic’s Indie Chefs Week pop-up on the road event Oct. 16-18 in Orange County, Calif.

About 25 chefs from around the country were invited to participate to “cook, collaborate and inspire” each other. Tickets to the three dinners offered can be purchased at http://indiechefsweek.com/social/.

“It’s harder and harder to find opportunities to learn,” Masson said. “I like to learn different ways of doing things, and experiment as well.” She plans to make a Milk chocolate

cremeux, or pudding, the first night and a Bakewell tart the next, which is a sugar dough pastry, with some seasonal fruit, caramelized whey, and candied Marcona Almonds.

After training and work in France and New York, Masson came to Houston in 2006 at the invitation of Chef Ryan Pera at 17 Restaurant. She’s been on her own for the last four years and sells her goods at various spots around town, including Revival Market, 550 Heights Blvd., which was her first wholesale account. Masson also makes an exclusive cookie for Fat Cat Creamery called – wait for it - Unicorn Bait. “If you are going to catch a unicorn this is the cookie to do it,” said Masson.

The Boot expands its offerings Owner Christopher “Chico” Ramirez tells The Leader that The Boot, 1206 W. 20th St.,

1834½ Westheimer Road.

Opening of the Sojourn Studio Residency Exhibition featuring works from Audrey Omenson, Katie Mulholland & Ack!, and Stacy Kuropata. All of the artists have created unique work for this show. The Sojourn Studio Residency is located in the Heights.

Tribulation: Eugene Hughes solo show, 7-10 p.m.

JoMar Visions, 1707 Nance St. New Abstracts with evolving themes. Hughes is an amazing abstract artist.

Suchu Dance Presents Nebria: Opening performance 8 p.m. Suchu Dance 3480 Ella.

Nebria is an evening length dance work for two dancers.

Nebria is a genus of ground beetle native to the Paleoarctic, the Near East and North Africa. Upcoming dates and to purchase tickets at suchudance.org for $20.

Saturday Sausagefest 2014, noon-4 p.m. Odd Fellows Lodge #225, 115 E. 14th St. The sixth or seventh annual celebration of sausage, no can remember.

I would be remiss in my duties if I did not tell you about this event. Plates are $10 and include sausage, potato salad, sauerkraut and soft drink or water.

El Corazon del East End Artz Market, 6 p.m. Tres. 726 Telephone Rd. Art vendors plus a performance by Sister Sister y Los Misters. This little shopping plaza in the east end is getting quite popular. Worth it just to hear Sister Sister — a women led Latino jazz band.

Mitch Cohen is the founder and manager of First Saturday Arts Market. Contact him at ArtValet@gmail.com or visit him on the web at ArtValet.com.

has a new menu. “When we first opened in March, we were just crawfish, boiled shrimp, gumbo and étouffée. We also had the full bar,” he said. Now they have a full range of poboys, fried catfish and oysters, and red beans and rice among other options. They also have lighted washer courts and tournaments. Tigers and Saints fans – The Boot “proudly features all LSU and New Orleans Saints games on our TVs.” Who dat!

Piatto Ristorante launches a new lunch menu The Heights location of Piatto Ristorante, 1111 Studewood, recently posted a fall menu on their Facebook page. Check out their selection of paninis, served with salad, or maybe you’re hankering for the Piatto Chicken with goat cheese and sun dried tomatoes.

Have a restaurant tip? E-mail betsy@theleadernews.com.

or find them on Facebook or Twitter @solarowines.

Untapped Fest Due to weather, Untapped Fest has been rescheduled to be at Discovery Green on Saturday, Oct. 11. There are 65 breweries that are slotted to be at Untapped Fest with a beer list too expansive to list. Live music will include the Toadies, Bad Books, Robert Ellis, The Bright Light Social Hour, Owen Pallett, The Suffers, Featherface and BLSHS. There will also be excellent beer!

The Hay Merchant kitchen will be bringing a number of their hallmark items for Untapped Fest. The savory treats they plan to bring include pretzels, beef jerky, cheddar dogs, smoked beef sandwiches and Soba noodle salads. Tickets start at $30. For more information, visit untapped-festival. com.

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THE TOPICS. Saturday, September 27, 2014 • Page 4A

We’re trying to improve despite some mistakes

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ere’s what happened, as far as I can tell: Last week, I spent six days with my Dad and two brothers on a long-planned and long-anticipated trip out West. It was one of those family experiences none of us will ever forget.

That meant I was away from the office and the folks here were left to fend for themselves. Whether most of you know it or not, I could disappear from work for a year and I don’t believe the quality of The Leader would decrease at all.

When I got back, though, I found the following letter in my inbox: “Come on. I don’t even read the paper cover to cover and this week I find a typo in page one story “Food Truck Robbed…”; a typo page 5 caption on the picture of the N Shepherd rail bridge; and my favorite, page 7a “Perperation begins for fall harvest…” I think they mean “Preparation begins for Fall harvest…” How is this in any way acceptable?”

Anyone who reads this paper somewhat consistently knows I love it when we get a good ribbing. It keeps us humble and, most important, fair to all sides of an issue.

Letters that disagree or take us to task are some of the most important pieces of content we publish every week.

JONATHAN MCELVY Publisher

Of course, you know I can’t publish this letter without returning a little good-natured ribbing of my own. Wouldn’t it make you chuckle if someone sent you a letter calling you out for typos and their very letter is riddled with them? If we’re going to be picky about such things as the English language, the letter should have read something like this: “Come on. I don’t even read the paper cover-to-cover and this week I find a typo in a Page 1 story, “Food Truck Robbed…;” a typo in the Page 5 caption on the picture of the N. Shepherd rail bridge; and my favorite on Page 7, “Preperation begins for fall harvest…”

But let’s not digress too much.

The point of the writer’s letter was spot-on and we shouldn’t have made some of the silly errors we made in last week’s edition. Then again, we

didn’t know Noah’s Ark was going to collide with one of the transformers off East T.C. Jester as we began the process of proofing our newspaper.

Apparently, while I was in the dry heat of Yosemite National Park, you all experienced a rain event that knocked power out at The Leader and elsewhere at the exact time we were trying to make corrections to the paper. And because we have a tight press schedule with our printer (we were an hour late, as it happened), we either had to send a paper or skip a week of publishing. We opted for the former and, thus, you found some errors in The Leader that we normally try to eradicate through the process of actually reading what we publish.

If you’ll accept our apology for that, I found some silver in the rain clouds we had in Houston, and it seemed like a good time to remind our staff here that, despite our transgressions, I am wholeheartedly proud of the product we produce every week and the role we have in this community.

We were reminded of that recently when the city of Houston decided that, after months of stories in The Leader, Mayor Annise Parker and members of Houston’s Planning Commission finally conceded that there were problems with the city’s

historic ordinance. With every effort at humility, The Leader was the only media in the entire city that covered the historic ordinance issue and, through that reporting, we were able to help change a process that is not fair to homeowners.

I reminded our new editor and managing editor that a story they worked about an unfair tax assessment on one resident directly led to that elderly resident receiving a refund on her property tax bill.

I reminded our staff that as soon as The Leader began making calls on some of the overgrown intersections in our community, the city and TXDOT sent work crews and lawn mowers to those intersections to clean them.

Nobody knows the mistakes we make at The Leader more than I do – I’m responsible for all of them.

But I also am so appreciative of the staff and supporters we have at this little, local newspaper because I truly believe we make a difference in the lives of our readers every single week.

Help us with a section On a similar note, I’d like to personally ask our readers to help us with a project that will publish in a couple of weeks. On Oct. 11, we will print our annual – and very special

– Breast Cancer Awareness edition of The Leader. This year, we’re working hard to improve that important edition, and we’re looking for readers who would like to honor loved ones who have battled this atrocious disease.

In a couple of weeks, we’d like to publish two special pages in our BCA edition – one page of memorials for those who have lost their battles, and one page of celebration for those who have survived breast cancer.

This section will be completely free to those who would like to send a picture and a short write-up (20-to 25-words). All we need you to do is send us a picture you’d like to have published.

A couple of the businesses in our community have generously agreed to sponsor those pages, but we need you all to honor loved ones who have faced breast cancer head-on.

You can email your pictures directly to me, if you’d like, or see our ad on Page 2A for more information.

Despite our mistakes, I’m so proud of the people who work every week to produce a great, local newspaper. And I’m so appreciative of the readers who take time to respond to our strengths and weaknesses.

Email jonathan@theleadernews.com

THE READER. Nightmare Traffic

Dear Editor: I love what you’ve done with the Leader. And I feel like it is a place where I could send this message: Everybody knows the traffic has gotten crazy around the Heights. But it doesn’t have to be as ugly an experience as it has become.

Rush hour is a cacophony of honks. Would anybody notice if a driver honked to actually warn about safety issue? We all wish bad things on texting drivers who don’t notice the light has changed, but these days honking seems to be for saying “I’m in a hurry and you’re in front of me.”

Cars pass where there is no passing lane. The center lane on 20th is a turn lane, and

using it for passing is inviting a head-on collision. Heights Blvd. is not a two-lane street each way. The bike path and parking spots there are not for passing drivers who are failing to exceed the speed limit sufficiently!

Running red lights? – sure, why not – hey, you can even get honked at for failing to run them!

Hamilton Middle School and the school zone on Heights have always been there, so commuters shouldn’t be so shocked and surprised when it gets busy at the beginning and the end of the school day.

All the honking and vrooming and screechy braking don’t change a thing about the clogged traffic--except to make it unpleasant to walk, jog, or

drive in our community.

-Lora Wildenthal

NSABA, cleaner entrances

That is wonderful! Too bad it doesn’t include the bus stop on the west side of N Shepherd in front of the little strip center at W 34th and N Shepherd. Waiting for the bus at this METRO bus stop is like waiting in an overgrown jungle. Someone recently did a little cutting, but it appears that it has been years since someone edged the sidewalk or pulled weeds. Very unsightly and a little dangerous too!

-Winnie McNamara

History hard sell

made into a sardine can; stuffed to the edges. The enormous apartment complexes going up on Yale and 6th are eating up open space, are ugly, and are going to make traffic unbearable. I’ve lived here for 12 years and while I see neighborhood improvement with properly scaled new homes that at least attempt to reflect the local architecture, I also see the opposite. Another ruined neighborhood in my opinion is West University which used to be lined with beautiful homes and cottage but is now McMansionville. We are the last neighborhood in Houston that has the charm that is “Heights” -Catherine C.

I certainly agree with the writer. The Heights is being

The wealth of notions My last get-rich scheme didn’t work out too well. I bet the Texans and Cowboys would play in the Super Bowl.

But I heard that organic foods were the current fad, so I invested heavily in them, and went broke because no one would buy my organic foods, not even my organic transplants. “Organic is so last year,” I was told. “Today everyone is into gluten-free foods. I sold my left kidney and bought a gluten company. It went bankrupt. Only then did I learn that gluten is so yesterday. Now the trendy foodies are into cantaloupe seeds.

Perhaps the food industry should be approached from a different direction. I opened a little French café, Le Choque & Puque. It was invaded by the German biergarten next door.

I tried to start a Tex-Mex cantina, but the Texas Militia shot my customers. The leader explained, “They looked like Salvadoran child terrorists.”

That gave me an idea and I opened a veggie pub for the Texas National Guard on the border called Beets on the Ground. Too late I found out they hadn’t been paid and I couldn’t accept bandoliers in exchange.

Something was wrong with my finances, then I saw a news story that explained my problem. The Federal Reserve said in a new report on consumer finances that the richest 10 percent of Americans were the only group whose median incomes rose in the past three years. And they voted against Obama? The Fed said that incomes declined for every other group from 2010 to 2013, widening the gap between the richest Americans and everyone else. The report found median incomes, adjusted for inflation, for the top 10 percent rose 2 percent, to $223,200 from $217,900. So if you’re in the top 10 percent, you are getting even richer. But for the middle 20 percent, incomes dropped 6 percent, to $48,700 from $51,800. For those at the bottom of the economic ladder – hobos, school teachers and journalists -- average incomes dropped from $15,800 to $15,200.

It was my job to go from that

LYNN ASHBY Columnist

bottom 10 percent to the top 10 percent. Of course, my first job was to get a job. I served (briefly) as campaign manager for Eric Cantor’s primary election. I had explained to the House majority whip how I had boosted Congress’s approval rating from 4 percent to almost 5 percent, plus or minus 6 percent. When I applied to Rupert Murdoch for a job, he threw me out of his office when he remembered how I had transformed his News of the World into a household name – a name I can’t repeat. Murdoch had said “fracking” and I thought he said “hacking.” Easy mistake to make.

I purchased the Planned Parenthood franchise in the Vatican.

Big error. I finally got a spot at the Dick Cheney Charm School until he found out I had been in charge of the rollout plan for Obamacare. My success operating the college student loan program collapsed after a few Congressional hearings and a multi-trillion debt, but the experience landed me a position as organizational planner for the UT System leadership. That collapsed after several lawsuits, legislative investigations and career-endings for both the UT chancellor and the UT-Austin president. The regents clearly forgot how my consulting had helped Mack Brown last season, not to mention my social advice to the Travis County DA. (Party, party, party – Rick Perry doesn’t care).

Why wasn’t my effort to move upward economically, not to mention socially, residentially and metaphorically, succeeding? My cash cow had been roped, branded and undergone a humiliating operation. Then I discovered why. That same Federal Reserve report said that the top 3 percent of families collected 30.5 percent of all income in 2013, up from 27.7 percent in

2010, and the concentration of wealth continued without interruption. Checking to see just who these top 3 percenters were, I discovered many were professional athletes and CEOs of energy firms, but most were running hedge funds. That was the ticket. I entered that profession only to find nobody was buying hedges, not even bushes.

So I sought out my financial adviser. He had said he had an office near the freeway and would be wearing an orange vest. I found him easily because there was a big sign near his office reading: “Drive slow – clean-up crew.” He put down his pointed pole and trash bag and listened to my lament.

“These days the real money is in self-help lectures, so get in on the gold.” I rented a hall and put out ads: “You too can get rich – learn how. Just $10!” When the time came, the auditorium was packed. I addressed the crowd which had greed in its eyes.

“What you do is rent a hall and charge ten dollars for people to get in. I made a fortune tonight.”

The audience was somewhat displeased, but the doctor said I would be up and around in a few weeks.

As I look back on my career -advising Coke to change its formula, there was that Edsel deal at Ford, and maybe I should not have advised Anthony Weiner about photographs. Then I saw a big headline: “BP To Pay Billions!” Before you can say “extortion,” I made my pitch to the oil spill arbitrator. “This is the last picture of my 200-foot yacht, Tax Dodge. It went down with all hands, and feet, too.” He peered at the picture. “That’s the USS Benedict Arnold.” I quickly brought out a second photo.

“This was my beach house. Cost four million, and it’s all gone – the eight-bedroom house, two swimming pools, gatehouse, indoor polo rink or diamond or whatever they call it.” He turned the photo over and read: “Stay at the lovely Hawaiian Hilton.”

My financial adviser recommended I hold a sale on hedges, at least I think that’s what he said. It’s hard to hear though those glass walls in the visiting room.

Ashby is greedy at ashby2@comcast.net

Improving public schools

As a former Travis teacher and Heights homeowner, I am so excited to hear about this!

For years I watched my students’ parents fret over the middle school decision and even had parents ask me for letters of recommendation. And I was a Third grade teacher! I always found it incredibly frustrating that we were 5 minutes from Hogg and yet people were driving 20-30 minutes to schools in other neighborhoods.

It takes a dedicated staff and most importantly a passionate community to turn a school around. Looks like it’s finally happening! Let me know if I can be of service!

-Kristin Platt

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Shellye Arnold, executive director with the Memorial Park Conservancy, said the design and testing process will likely continue for several more months with updates for residents and hopes to meet the public’s needs.

“There has been a mix of excitement and trepidation,” Arnold said. “Everyone sees the opportunity for dramatic improvements to the park but everyone fears change.”

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Over time, however, that land has been subdivided by much of the development the city has seen over the years. Woltz said the vision for Memorial Park must concentrate on bridging the park, both literally and philosophically, into one coherent park.

“That approach will yield a set of initiatives that will help us rebuild the infrastructure of the park in a way that allows park users to be first and foremost, not necessarily how quickly you can get through the park,” Woltz said.

The master plan would also offer “cohesive park programs and experiences,” like horse back riding, cycling, bird watching, and other activities designed to appeal to nature lovers and sports enthusiasts alike, Woltz said.

Some of this cohesiveness would come from redistributing certain park elements so they can share parking, water and other aspects in previously impacted areas rather than undeveloped or underdeveloped areas.

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an 800-foot-long land bridge over Memorial Drive which would connect the park’s north and south sides, Woltz said.

Much of the design process has been guided by public input, the master plan has been bolstered by input from research partners of up to 70 Houstonians, including archelogists, historians, plant biologists and wildlife biologists among others. John Jacobs, a professor at Texas A&M, is currently serving as a private consultant for the development of the master plan. Jacobs participated in much of the field work and analysis of the park and its land and said maintenance like the removal of brush will be one of the biggest challenges in revamping the park. Jacobs envisions an opportunity to restore a healthier forest and savannah landscape to the park through this ongoing maintenance.

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Dear Tabby, I’ve got a new “special someone” in my life and things are going swimmingly. Here’s the catch: he’s allergic to cats. I have a beloved cat who’s like my child. How can I keep both my boyfriend and my cat happy?

– Torn between two lovers in Lazybrook Dear Torn, Well, my knee-jerk reaction here is to say, “Simple: ditch your dude,” but, I realize that this isn’t necessarily realistic.

So, how about we instead discuss ways to lessen the impact of your cat’s allergens on your boyfriend?

According to Dr. Jean Hofve, DVM, approximately 5 to 10 percent of the human population has some sensitivity to cats. Contrary to popular belief, people who are allergic to

cats aren’t allergic to their hair.

They’re allergic to proteins in their saliva, which are released when the cat grooms her fur.

Aside from never allowing your boyfriend to come to your home, the next best option is to eliminate the allergens from your cat as best you can. A good option is to vacuum with a vacuum that has a microfiltration device, (like a HEPA filter) which can actually stop something as small as feline allergens. The pesky proteins can settle not only in drapes and furniture, but also on shelving and walls – so make sure that the vacuum has an assortment of hand attachments and get into all the corners.

Some recommend bathing your cat daily or weekly. While this might help slightly, the stress on your cat alone would be enough to make this idea a clunker. However, brushing your cat daily can help keep the allergens in check, as well as provide some good quality bonding time with your kitty, who might be feeling the effects of your increased attention elsewhere.

Aside from these basic housekeeping ideas, checking to see if your new friend might consider a dose of allergy medication before he comes over might not be out of the question. And, (not to be presumptuous here) laun-

dering your bed linens often and, obviously not letting your cat sleep in your bed would be beneficial as well.

Scientists advise that diligent hand-washing greatly helps control the amount of allergens from cats. So, if your boyfriend pets or snuggles with your cat, make sure that he washes his hands well before touching his eyes, mouth or nose. Additionally, make sure that you wash your hands thoroughly after petting your cat and before coming into contact with your mister.

The good news is that many allergy-sufferers have figured out ways to peacefully cohabitate with cats. However, if you’re unable to figure out a way to make everyone happy, I’d like to implore you to consider the commitment that you made to your cat before taking drastic measures. Millions of cats end up dumped outside to fend for themselves or in shelters every year due to pet owners who aren’t willing to honor their commitments. I’m sure that your new man is great and all, but you won’t find loyalty like that of your cat just anywhere, you know...just sayin’.

St. Matthews United Methodist Church, 4300 N. Shepherd Dr., is having a 40th Anniversary celebration for their Mother’s Day Out program Sept. 28. It is a park dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony with lunch following the ceremony. The ceremony will start after the 9:30 a.m. worship service.

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Senior activity day at St. Stephen’s Adults age 50+ are welcome to attend Senior Activities Day, Oct. 1, in the fellowship hall.

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Sept. 27. Buy a pre-sale ticket for $5. Proceeds benefit childhood diabetes. Signature Smiles is located at 3800 N. Shepherd Dr. Visit the facebook page for information or to donate.

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VOTER REGISTRATION Deputy voter registrars Avoid the trip to the DPS and register to vote or update address or name change at non-partisan voter registration drives being held from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept.

28, outside All Saints Catholic Church, 215 E. 10th St., and outside Fiesta Grocery Store, at 2300 North Shepherd Drive from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Deputy voter registrars trained by Harris County will be volunteering.

AUTHENTIC MANHOOD SERIES YMCA Men’s Scripture Sharing Come join the men’s scripture sharing group through a journey to Authentic Manhood. This sixweek series lead by YMCA Chaplain Jamie Clark, is from 7-8 a.m. through Oct. 2, in the multipurpose room at the Foster YMCA, 1234 W. 34th St. Information: alex.valdez@ymcahouston.org, www.authenticmanhood.com.

BIRTH FAIR United Way Center Get the latest information about vaccines, birthing options, breastfeeding, babywearing, VBACs, and more. There will be overstuffed goody bags, and activities for children. The Birth Fair will be held from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 4, at the United Way Center, 50 Waugh Dr. The event is free and open to all ages.

Information: www.houbirth.org, 832-499-6029.

BICYCLE RALLY AND SCAVENGER HUNT Houston Heights Association The rally begins at 8 a.m. Oct. 5. Entrants can choose between a 20-mile course through the Heights and near-by neighborhoods, or a shorter 5-mile ride designed for kids and their adult companions - or do both.

Participants can celebrate at Marmion Park for the Post Ride Party and Awards Ceremony. Visit the website for cost. Information: www.houstonheights.org, 713861-4002, opt. 6.

tunity for residents to meet their neighbors and to develop a safer environment for their families.

The event will be 6 p.m. Oct. 7.

Residents can donate fixings or side dishes for the fajita dinner.

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10 a.m. Oct. 11, at 636 E. 12th St. Experimenting to find plants which will bloom in the many different types of shade created by a two-century old live oak which is on the Harris County tree registry of exceptional trees. Information: www.heightsgardenclub.com.

SENIOR FUN FEST St. Dominic Village This free event held from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 9, is sponsored

by St. Dominic Village, a senior care community, 2401 Holcombe Blvd., and features arts and crafts, food and music. There is free table registration. Information: 713-822-5419, 713-4403417, eponte@stdominicvillage. org.

CZECH SOUP TASTING Czech Heritage Society of Texas The Czech Heritage Society of Texas, Harris County Chapter, will host its annual soup tasting from 2-6 p.m. Oct. 12, at the SPJST Lodge #88, 1435 Beall St. The event will include five varieties of soups to taste, all you can eat, for $7 for adults and $3.50 for children under 10 years of age. There will be kolaches, cookies and cakes for sale. Proceeds will benefit the Czech Genealogy Library located at 4117 Willowbend Blvd.

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LEGIONNAIRES BARBECUE American Legion Post 560 Come out for a good meal and support the Legionnaires.

Barbecue dinners will be served from noon until sold out Oct. 11.

The Post is located at 3720 Alba Rd. Information: 713-682-9287, www.americanlegionpost560.org.

HEIGHTS GARDEN CLUB MEETS Eskelson Residence The Heights Garden Club will have their monthly meeting at

Reunions REAGAN HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1964 The John H. Reagan Class of 1964 Reunion is scheduled for the weekend of Oct. 17. Registration for the reunion is due by

Sept. 25. Events include a mixer at Pappasito’s Cantina Memorial City on Friday night, tour of Reagan High School on Saturday morning, and a dinner celebration at Red Oak Ballroom/CityCentre on Saturday night. Information: www.classreport.org/usa/tx/houston/rhs/1964/ WALTRIP HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1979 The Waltrip Class of 1979 will celebrate their 35th reunion at 7 p.m. Oct. 18, at the Cadillac Bar party room, 1802 Shepherd Dr. The party room entrance is on the side (Nolda St.). Free admission includes hot appetizers, Karaoke, and dancing. There will be a cash bar. Casual attire. Other Waltrip classes are welcome to attend.

RSVP by emai. Information: 713-417-4407, 281-620-9603, waltriprams79@yahoo.com.

WALTRIP HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1969 The reunion will be at 7 p.m.

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Neighbors: Fall celebrations abound as October approaches

By Elizabeth Villarreal

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The Shepherd Forest Civic Club held its annual Fall Picnic this past weekend at Stonecrest Park and a very pleasant time was had by all. Neighbors made new friends, adopted animals at an adoption event held by Oak Forest Animal Advocates, enjoyed a petting zoo, and clowned around with actual HLS&R rodeo clowns.

Picnic food was the order of the day with hot dogs, chips, and ice cream donated by HEB. SFCC would like to extend sincere thanks to all of the sponsors and neighbors who made the event possible: Dr. Gleem, HEB Pantry Foods, Roznovsky’s Hamburgers, Doyle’s Restaurant, HPD, HFD, and the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Speakers Bureau. A few of the neighbors on hand were Dell and Gene Hightower, Bid Nutt, David and Candace Hille, Delinda Holland, the Evanicky family, Mary Lamb, Mark Landress, John and Mollie Weber, Janette Ward, Kay Adams, Jason Syrinek, Kitty Spence and Delores and Clyde Muske.

Jonathan Simmons’ parents, Phil and Shawn Simmons, would like to send

Shepherd Forest is holding a neighborhood Scarecrow Contest this fall. Create your scarecrow and make it scary or make it silly! Neighbors are to put out their scarecrows in October and judging will occur the first weekend in Nov. For questions, contact Jan Hughes, Beautification Committee Chair, at Janhughes06@yahoo.com.

Contributed Photo Dell and Gene Hightower and past Shepherd Forest Civic Club President Bid Nutt share a moment at the club’s annual fall picnic this past weekend at Stonecrest Park.

a proud shout out and congratulate him on his recent achievements. Jonathan is an Oak Forest resident who formerly was a sophomore IB student at Lamar High School, but transferred to the magnet program at Waltrip High School in his Junior year. He rode the bus for two years to attend Lamar which was a journey which took well over 1 hour each way. Like many of our neighborhood students are beginning to discover, Waltrip is changing to meet the needs of our community, and losing 2 to 3 hours a day on the

bus traveling across the city is not always the best option.

With its new principal leading the way, Jonathan is the type of student Waltrip would like to keep in the neighborhood.

He is a member of the National Honor Society as well as a member of the Mayor’s Youth Council of the City of Houston. Jonathan is also a Board Member of the Souper Bowl of Caring National Youth Advisory Board which, for those of you who may not be aware, is a Board comprised of 16 outstanding youth from across the nation, charged

with leading their generation to help transform Super Bowl weekend into the nation’s largest youth-led weekend of giving and serving. Jonathan ranked in the top 10 percentile of those taking the PSAT at Lamar and received an SAT scholarship to take the Testmasters SAT training held this summer at Carnegie High. He is a member of Houston First Baptist Church and is very active in their HUB ministry. As if that isn’t enough, Jonathan obtained his Life Guard certification this year and works part-time at the YMCA of

Shepherd Park Plaza Civic Club is holding its Fall Festival at Durham Elementary this Saturday, Sept. 27, from 4:30 – 10:00 pm. There will be an auction with a variety of items including sports and music memorabilia, a wine dinner, a pool party, and a local brewery tour. Fun for all ages, activities for kiddos, and a special dinner will be served

by Zierau Fine Foods at 6:30 pm. Durham Elem. is located at 4803 Brinkman.

National Night Out is around the corner on Tuesday, Oct. 7th. NNO is celebrated throughout America as an annual “Give neighborhood crime and drugs a going away party.” This is the perfect opportunity to meet your neigh-

bors and promote unity in the fight against crime in our community. Fill a cooler with cold drinks, make a snack to share (or not!), grab your insect repellant and a lawn chair, turn on your porch light from 6 – 9 pm, and go join your neighbors!

This is your chance to compare grilling skills and sangria recipes. All of the neighborhoods in our community are planning various gatherings, so ask your neighbor, check your neighborhood newsletter, website or Facebook page, and join in the fun.

Oak Forest Homeowners’ Association Board President Laurie Christensen would like to extend a warm invitation to neighbors to attend the next OFHA meeting at Candlelight Park Community Center on Oct. 13 at 7:00 pm.

The Oak Forest Women’s Group had its monthly social at Cottonwood recently and held its Wine Raffle Drawing which raised almost $2,000 for HFD’s Fire Station No. 13. The OFWG would like to thank everyone who purchased a ticket or donated. Now for the fun part ... the raffle winners are Angela Earl and Billy Hartman. Congratulations!

Waltrip High School Junior hopes to attend medical conference

By Christina Martinez chirstina@theleadernews.com

Jordan Selio, a junior at Waltrip High School, is celebrating receiving a scholarship to attend the Congress of Future Medical Scientists in Washington D.C. next month.

In order to qualify for the scholarship, the student had to have a 3.5 grade point average, be a recognized junior and to have interest to pursue medicine.

One of Jordan’s teachers, Mary Gibson, nominated him for the scholarship last year as one of her health science students. Gibson says she

couldn’t think of another person that was more qualified for the scholarship.

“Jordan is an exceptional young man,” Gibson said. “He is a polite, respectful, academically strong student who aspires to become a surgeon.

He met all of the criteria for the scholarship, and I can’t think of anyone more deserving than him. I hope that he will be the recipient of the full-ride scholarship to medical school that the conference offers because he has all of the potential to become an excellent physician.”

Along with maintaining his grades, Jordan is involved on

campus with Health Occupations Students of America, is enrolled in Advanced Preparation courses, works at the YMCA of Greater Houston and his spare time plays basketball.

Jordan plans on attending Baylor University for their medical program and aspires to become an orthopedic surgeon.

“I’m very interested in the learning part of the medical field and how the body works,” Jordan said. “I want to help other people.”

The conference will give Jordan the chance to listen to Nobel Peace Prize Winners

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and their stories and, also, meet other aspiring orthopedic surgeons and medical field interested students.

Next month Jordan and his teacher, Mary Gibson, will travel to Washington D.C. for the conference, if circumstances allow the two to attend. The scholarship gave Jordan $985, but Jordan still needs to raise $2,000 to travel up north.

In hopes of raising money, Jordan has created a GoFundMe website for donations to help him and his teacher get there. For fundraising info, visit www.gofundme.com/ e4eqfs.

Photo by Christina Martinez Jordan Selio holds up a letter inviting him to attend the Congress of Future Medical Scientists in Washington D.C. in October.

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