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While many were happy to see that the recent reports of potentially widespread flooding on Monday with the arrival of Tropical Storm Bill turned out to be a tad bit underwhelming, residents still had to mop up a bit more when Wednesday arrived. While excessive flooding was not reported on highways close to The Leader area, others had to deal with downed tree lines and more concentrated areas of flooding on neighborhood streets. According to the Harris County Flood Control District, rainfall levels across the country remained fairly low as the storm moved farther inland with less than two inches of rain in the past 24 hours. While high tides caused water to rise in Galveston Bay, all other bayous and creeks are within banks. Officials also said rainfall rates were ex-

pected to be 4 to 8 inches as the storm continued its move across the region which were fortunately not as damaging as many outlets had been originally reporting, sending many in the area to local grocery stores for supplies. Fireman Jared Reeves was getting a 3-day supply of food and water on Monday when news of the storm continued to spread. “Station 13 called me to come in and they always tell us to get a three day supply,” he said. The overstocking on essential supplies might not be a bad thing for some as Johnny Rojas said on the Oak Forest Homeowners Association Facebook page. “We dodged a bullet by 50 miles west,” Rojas said. “Let’s just say Tropical Storm Bill was a full dress rehearsal for Houston. Now that we all have our supplies, store them. Hurricane season is officially from June to November here in the Gulf area.”

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Deputy Michael Colunga always knew what he was going to be growing up. His father, Chief Assistant Deputy Sonny Colunga of the Harris County Precinct One Constable’s Office, never had any doubt in his mind that his son wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps. During Sonny’s time working within SWAT, Michael would often stumble around their home while wearing some of his father’s equipment. Almost all of Sonny Colunga’s friends were police officers, and although it can be worrisome from time to time, growing up in an environment surrounded by police has done wonders for his 23-year-old son’s career and his attitude. These days Michael can be found patrolling around the Leader area in the Heights. “It’s really exciting to be able to work in the same department as my father,” Michael said. “Not a lot of people in this world get to do that. You’ve got different families at different departments but I was lucky enough to end up in a great department with my father.” “Working in the same department is any father’s dream, I would imagine,” Sonny said. “Getting a chance to share the same uniform and participate in community events and banquets together makes it truly special.” Sonny Colunga started working for the Constable’s Office in 2013 and before that he worked with the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office since 200. He currently has over 30 years of law enforcement experience. Even when Michael was young, Sonny said he could tell his son had police work in his blood. “Every time I went to go work the fair grounds at Fort Bend he would go with me,” Sonny said. Unsurprisingly, Sonny said he first got into law enforcement when he was 14 and living in Corpus Christi. “I started as a Police Explorer, which is like a Boy Scouts program with the police department there in Corpus Christi,” Sonny said. “My godfather was the assistant chief at the

Contributed Photos (Top) Chief Assistant Deputy Sonny Colunga (left) and son Michael Colunga (right) say they enjoy their time working in the same department and Michael calls it an honor to wear the same uniform as his father. (Below) The two embrace after Sonny pinned his son’s badge following the completion of police academy in 2013.

time so he got me involved.” Like Father, Like Son Sonny said his son Michael chose the profession entirely on his own. “Growing up, I saw him going out every day and it was my dream to follow in his footsteps,” Michael said. “I was born and bred into this.” Perhaps one of the biggest honors was Michael’s graduation from the police academy in June 2013, where his father had the honor of pinning his badge. “That’s a memory that really stands out,” Michael said. Sharing the same line of work might cause some worry here and there, as most parents do, but Sonny said Michael See Father-Son, P. 5A

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If you were one of the many people who submitted a $150 fee with an essay on why you should be the owner of the Wachs’ family home at 213 East 23rd St., you might be getting that money back soon. On the Heights 150 House website, Mark Wachs reports that he and his wife did not receive enough offers to sell their home. While he indicated he wanted to extend the offer period, it wouldn’t be possible as the family is hoping to move at the end of the summer. Applicants should receive their refund by July 8. “A lot of people sent essays, but only about [50 percent] of those applicants submitted the accompanying offer fee,” Wachs said on the website. “As the website explains, it is a twopart process.” Wachs said the process was difficult, particularly due to the many heartfelt stories the family had received from people who deeply wanted the home. On their website, Wachs said he felt “honored” that so many people entrusted their personal stories to two strangers. “Reading the essays, the possibilities are endless,” Wachs said. “Over the last thirty days, we have received the most honest, heartfelt, and thoughtful stories. Some funny ones, too. With each new essay we read, one of us would inevitably say, ‘This is the one.’ From the start, the process was much more difficult than we anticipated because we empathized with so many of you.” The Leader previously reported the Wachs had received a little more than 2,000 essays from all over the Houston area and beyond, running about three and a half essays for every one with an application fee. Harris County Appraisal District lists the home’s value at about $400,000. To recoup that, Wachs would have needed about 2,700 essays with application fees. In a question and answer section of the wesbite, Wachs also denies the initiative was a marketing effort to promote the home for a later sale. “We think this method has real worth and can work with a longer timeframe,” Wachs said. “People may have inferred I hired a marketing company because there was a logo and the website looked clean. I do all of my own marketing: I went to school for design and worked for years in advertising.”

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a.m. and upon return home at approximately 2 p.m. he found that he had left his garage door open and three bicycles were missing from his garage. The complainant described the bicycles as a Fuji Roubaix ACR 3.0, estimated value $1000, serial #1F00401558, a Trek 1200SL, estimated value $300 displaying two MS150 stickers from 2014 & 2015 and a Schwinn Hybrid with an estimated value of $375. A report was taken and will be forwarded to the Houston Police Department for investigation.

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Armond Gayland Landreneau, 71, born Jan. 27, 1944, died June 8. Landreneau grew up in the historic Heights district and attended St. Pius X High School. He was a proud member of the Boy Scouts of America, and volunteered at the Veterans Affairs hospital. He served his country in the United States Navy. Following his military service, he continued his work with the United States Postal Service for 45 years, retiring in 2009. Landreneau is survived by his children Gabrielle and Sebastien Matringe, Mary Notzon, Timothy Notzon and Lisa Tsai, siblings Harold Landreneau Jr., Michael Landreneau and Kathy Schilhab, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation.

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past couple of years have taught me anything, it’s that I had no idea how much our children need strong, loving fathers in their lives. If you’ll allow, I’d like to share what I’ve learned. My son needs attention, and that doesn’t mean watching TV with him. He needs my face close to his, my hands working his puzzles, my eyes on his books and my mouth on his food. I’ve learned my son needs to learn how to do things on his own, but not until after I’ve shown him how. My son needs affirmation, and that doesn’t just mean giving him a high-five or a pat on the rear. He needs me involved in his projects, however meaningless they seem. He needs my smile when he figures something out, my concern when he can’t and my confirmation to keep trying over and over again. The joy on my son’s face when he hears an atta-boy from me is more valuable than a pound of gold. My son needs discipline, and that doesn’t just mean a time out or a pop on the rear. He needs my stern voice, my firm hands and my steeled

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more time soldering in Texas than in the Confederate Army. Then there are Albert Sidney Johnston, Dick Dowling, Ashbel Smith, John Reagan, John Bell Hood, and Sul Ross, great president of Texas A&M. The Aggies even have a big statue of him prominently displayed on campus. Uh, but that is General Sul Ross, formerly of the Confederate Army. And what do we do about Sul Ross University? The list of Texans who wore gray is long, mainly because we sent a higher percentage of our men off to war than did any other state, north and south. But we must not stop here. Sam Houston beat the Mexican Army. Perhaps that is unsettling to some whose ancestors fought for Santa Anna. Mirabeau B. Lamar hated Indians and had as many killed as he could. Scratch Lamar University. Scratch Fort Hood. Ditto for Dowling Street. There are more than 1,000 sites in the state that memorialize the Confederacy. Actually, just to play it safe, we may wind up naming our cities after vegetables and our schools after rocks. Six flags flew over Texas. All six, like the statue of Jefferson Davis, stand on the UT campus and not just among the trees on the South Mall. Check out the Longhorns’ football stadium. Six seals of six governments are on the floor of the Capitol rotunda. Forget the blue chalk. We need a jackhammer. One of those flags and seals represents the France of Louis XIV. He was a despot, a tyrant, who lived in opulence while his people starved. Remembering him does not mean we like him. Another flag, another seal, is that of Spain. The Spanish flag flew over Texas longer than all the others combined. It was the Spain of Torquemada. Are we to say this means we approved of the Inquisition? Mexico’s flag marched with Santa Anna as he butchered his way across Texas. Should it come down? And there is the Lone Star flag. The Republic of Texas had monumental problems. We are still working on them. Getting back to Jefferson Davis, when the Confederacy collapsed in the spring of 1865, Davis sought to escape across the South and into – guess where? -- Texas. However, he was captured, imprisoned and kept in leg irons, so getting your pedestal marked in blue chalk doesn’t seem so bad. After Reconstruction, a movement was launched in Dallas to purchase a homestead for Davis and invite him to move to Texas. He actually did visit Texas

tion. He doesn’t need side hugs or handshakes or a rub of the head. He needs a kiss on the lips, bear hugs and all kinds of “I love yous.” He needs them when he wakes up, when he makes me laugh, when he makes me angry and when he finishes his dinner. He needs them when he obeys, when he disobeys. He needs them after discipline and after destruction. And he definitely needs them when he lays his head to sleep. To me, being a father – especially to a son – isn’t just about raising another tough guy. It’s about raising a son who feels safe under my arm, raising a young man who wants to return the same affection I’ve given him. Sure, the stereotypical father – off to work early, home late, lectures and bourbon at dinner – have long passed. But in an age where fathers are still missing from homes, and where too many boys don’t have a chance to become a man because they never knew one, I’ve found the greatest reward on Father’s Day is that I get to be one. Email jonathan@theleadernews.com

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Texas history and a ‘statue’ of limitations If we could change history, I probably would have picked Poland over Germany and given Custer the edge. Alas, we must make do with what we have. That is why students at The University of Texas at Austin -- henceforth known as The (The is part of the name) University or UT -- should leave poor Jefferson Davis where he is, or at least keep him on campus. After all, if it weren’t for Davis, UT would be trying to catch up to Texas A&M instead of the other way around. In case you missed it, there is a movement by some Longhorns to remove a statue of Davis from the South Mall of the Forty Acres. Indeed, an overwhelming majority of the Student Government adopted a resolution in March supporting his ouster. Someone using blue chalk wrote “chump” on the statue’s base with an arrow pointing up to Davis. Then a few weeks ago someone wrote. “Davis must fall” and “Emancipate UT.” Students, keep rewriting history: drain Littlefield Fountain. George Littlefield gave more money than any other single individual to the university, including funds for the fountain and Littlefield Dorm. Years before, he was a member of Company I, Eighth Texas Cavalry, Confederate Army. The midnight graffiti artists probably would not have been so bold dealing with the original. Davis was a West Point graduate, spent more than eight years as an officer in the army and was cited for bravery in a saber fight during the Mexican-American War. He had come through Texas during that conflict and kept an admiration for Texans. Years later, at the start of the Civil War, when the first companies of Texas soldiers reached Richmond, Va., by-thenConfederate President Davis greeted them by declaring, “Texans! The troops of other states have their reputations to gain, but the sons of the defenders of the Alamo have theirs to maintain.” This is not the first time there was a movement to oust Davis. In 1991 a bill was introduced in the Texas Legislature by Rep. Sam Hudson to remove Davis’ statue from the UT campus. Hudson wanted the statue either destroyed or put in storage. Hudson, an African-American, said the statue “is an abrasive reference to slavery.” The Legislators didn’t have to walk those blocks to the UT campus to see reminders of the Confederacy. They could look out their office windows. The Capitol grounds have more monuments to Texas’ role in the War Between the States than to anything else. Let’s rename Jeff Davis County, the Davis Mountains, several hospitals and vast numbers of schools. If we remove Davis from our thoughts and history, we had better do the same to Robert E. Lee, who spent

eyes to explain that his actions have consequences. If I care enough to discipline him with conviction and not anger, I’m quite certain he will grow to be a man of those same convictions. My son needs engineering, and that doesn’t mean visiting a museum and watching robots open glass jars. He needs me to build block houses with him, show him how to put all his plastic animals under a Lincoln Log roof, teach him how to wind up a miniature monster truck. At one point, I thought buying blocks and toys and trucks were simply meant to entertain my son. Now I’m pretty sure they were meant to be the conduit between my son and me. My son needs destruction, because he should learn that when he sweeps his arm across the block house or that Lincoln Log roof, the sounds are loud and entertaining. He also needs to learn that anytime something is broken, he either has to pick up the blocks or rebuild the house himself. Seems like a pretty fair life lesson. But more than anything else, from a father, my son needs affec-

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with his wife and spent the night in Houston on May 10, 1875, after being greeted by a huge crowd of his old soldiers. Apparently the Davises took a train ride to College Station to look it over, and on June 14, 1875, Davis was offered the presidency of the newly established Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. When he declined the appointment on July 8, 1875, he wrote of his hopes of revisiting Texas. What if Davis had taken the job? He knew how to lead, organize and make a lot out of a little. A&M may have long surpassed that upstart in Austin – A&M is our oldest public university. Maybe Davis could have started an Aggie tradition to keep Johnny Football sober: leg irons. Ashby is statuesque at ashby2 @comcast.net

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Fisher Homes plans to take local complex down ‘to the studs’ According to Julien, the existing complex on Rosslyn is right on the property line. Since the city’s setback is 25 feet from the street, a developer has to seek a variance to invalidate a setback line. The Oak Forest Place Apartments, built in the 1960s, predated the restrictions imposed by Chapter 42 of the Code of Building Ordinances. So any new work on the complex is subject to the Chapter 42 mandates. There are 27 units in the existing building and 20 of them are two-bedroom. Julien said that they plan to add 100 more square feet per apartment and raise the height of the second story to 10 feet, capped off by a new gable roof. Free standing townhomes were also considered but Julien said that there were restrictions that precluded building them. First Vice-President of the Oak Forest Homeowners Association Troy Johnson said that the complex falls within Oak Forest Section 8 and is therefore subject to their

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isn’t afraid to ask for advice here and there and share experiences with one another. “The police academy can teach you all the skills you want, but it’s the experience I try to help him out with when he’s out here on the streets,” Sonny said. “Sometimes he talks about certain troublesome calls, but when he explains how he handles it it makes me feel better. He’s been around it and he’s seen this kind of work for a pretty long time now.” While there might be pressure to follow in his father’s footsteps, Michael maintains that his work speaks for him-

self. “When I showed up to the department, I stuck my head down and I worked hard and I proved myself to a lot of people,” Michael said. “People don’t label me as ‘chief’s son,’ they label me as Deputy Colunga.” Other times, their relationship has been lighthearted, though perhaps not in the most predictable ways. Sonny recalled being part of SWAT and assisting San Antonio Police Department with apprehending a man wanted for capital murder when Michael was about 8 years old “When we got there, we

found [the suspect] and I reached abck to grab my cuffs and pulled them, only to see they were toy cuffs,” Sonny said with a laugh. “[Michael] had taken my real cuffs and replaced them with his toy cuffs. I had to ask the officer behind me to hand me his instead.” “I don’t remember that at all,” Michael said. With Father’s Day around the corner, Sonny said he is just hoping for a peaceful day to spend some time with his son. “That’s better than any gift I could get,” Sonny said. “I don’t want any gifts – his time is a gift enough.”

When Fisher Homes purchased the former Oak Forest Place apartments, 4300 Rosslyn Rd., in February of last year, Property Manager Katrina Gore said that they were just looking to upgrade the current complex and to plan for the future and that they would have a plan in about six months. It appears that plan is now in place. A Notice for Variance Request Sign is up at 4300 Rosslyn with the purpose of the request stated as “building line and special line area requirements.” The proposed land use is “multi-family.” Fisher Homes’ Andre Julien is listed as the contact. “We want to do a total makeover and gut it to the studs,” he said, “but we’re not changing the footprint.” That might be a relief to nearby neighbors who are aware of Fisher Estates at Oak Forest, 3515 Oak Forest Drive, 3-story townhomes which are being sold in the mid-$400,000 range.

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The Forum: Sharing advice on stormy weather, criminals Welcome to The Forum! This new weekly feature will be the go-to collection of some of our neighborhoods’ best posts on social media networks. Whether it’s funny, informative, interesting or all three, it might very well end up in The Leader! Pat and Frank Schisser captured some great photos of red tailed hawks in the backyard of their Garden Oaks residence several weeks ago. Thanks for the photos, Pat and Frank! Stephanie Dubroff Acosta made sure residents kept in mind how to remain kind for other shoppers and employees during the busy hours preceding Tuesday’s stormy weather: “Hi Neighbors! It is already crazy at the store! So remember these easy and kind tips: 1. it is not the cashiers fault. 2. if there is not a sacker, please bag your own groceries. 3. if there is someone who may need assistance (in bagging or otherwise, and you are able) please help them. My daughter and I both bagged groceries for 2 separate cashiers on our way out. 4. please grab a cart from the parking lot on your way in. 5. please return your cart as close to the door as you can possibly get it (inside is of course the best place!) Remember that we are all neighbors and we look out for each other!” Some were quick to share their stories of anonymous kindness to one another, like Cathy Davis Turner: “Me and the 2 little kiddos had a super nice couple help my 5 year son push one of our carts to the car for us this am (while i was pushing the other one with other little) and had multiple people before that offer to help us! THANK YOU for the nice folks looking out for their neighbors.” Sandi Gardner also offered her two cents on offering help for nearby senior citizens. “If you’re going to the grocery store for provisions, ask your elderly neighbors if you can get them anything. A lot of the congestion seems to be from elderly shoppers who aren’t used to the big crowds inside or in the parking lot. Before I get jumped on for bashing our seniors, you should know that I [am] one.” Clint William Croley also had a different, but still useful, line of advice for young couples out there preparing for the storm. (Perhaps a testament to our readers, this post

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received over 60 likes.) “Lots of babies happen 9 months from a major storm, make sure y’all have proper BC (birth control).” Shady Acres Jeff Svatek put to bed some rumors about the ongoing work at Wright Bembry Park. “So I’ve heard this rumor that the funding for the Wright Bembry Park renovation fell through... This is NOT true. I talked with the Parks Department Project Manager last week who gave me an update. There is an abandoned underground sewer that is apparently causing a delay with the construction as they have to plan on how to handle it. First, construction was scheduled for May. There was a delay in the bidding process which pushed to mid-August. There will probably be further delay until the sewer issue is mitigated. I’m going to call the Project Manager back Monday and try and get more info. Either way, the project is still fully funded. Please spread the word that the planned renovation is still alive and well. On a positive note, with the delay, we may get to celebrate another great National Night Out at the park in October since it might not be under construction.” Shepherd Park Plaza Jenn Chu had a word of caution regarding a white pick up truck in the area. “Hi! I wanted yall to be on alert. I was walking my dogs just now on Martin street, close to the school and there is a white pick up truck with what looks like pool supplies in the back that has been driving very slowly in the area. He exposed himself to me while in

his car. I unfortunately did not get his plate numbers. Please keep an eye out for him.” Timbergrove Manor Darlene Wayt says some of the money needed to fund Port-O-Potty units at Jaycee Park have been covered from pledges made in the community. “The $3,217.42 needed by the TMCC to fund the portopotty units for 2016 is down to $1,892.42 thanks to three reliable pledges that were made this past week in addition to the donations already made by DeWalch Technologies on Seamist and Jeff & Darlene Wayt. If you were one of the many Timbergrove residents that wanted these units for our park, please help with the funding.” Chris Ochterbeck said the portable units were made possible courtesy of a one-time donation from Silver Eagle; however the units have been at risk of being removed.

43rd, I got a look at the driver and he was actually laughing about the whole thing! This infuriated me considering the danger his recklessness was posing to our neighborhood, especially with kids being out of school and playing in the rain, people out walking their dogs, etc. So, I reached for my phone to report the guy to the police, but realized that I had left my phone at home. I then continued to run my errands at the shopping center at 43rd and Ella. Afterwards, I headed back down 43rd toward Rosslyn. Sure enough, there had been an accident in

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SPJST Lodge unites locals through storied history, and events By Kim Hogstrom For The Leader For 50 years, SPJST Lodge 88 located at 1435 Beall St. in the Heights has been one of the centers of activity, and entertainment for the community. Originally launched in 1911 by immigrants from Czechoslovakia, today, all are welcome to join Lodge 88’s warm and welcoming family. Nearly 5,000 people in the Heights and surrounding areas have chosen to do just that. “We call ourselves the Alphabet Lodge,” said Patricia Bruce, President of SPJST Lodge 88, explaining the awkward name jokingly. “The letters are from words in Slavic.

They mean ‘The Benevolent Order of Czechoslovakians in Texas,’ but don’t ask me to how to say it.” Lodge members have provided the community with many events over the years – the annual Czech Day Festival, dances, sock-hops, bar-b-ques, and of course its infamous Bingo Night every Thursday. While not all events at the lodge are open to the public, many are and Bingo Night is one of them. Bingo Night alone attracts an average of 700 attendees. “We are the biggest bingo group in the state of Texas,” Bruce said. “In fact, we’re so large that when we first started reporting to the Texas Lottery

Commission, the commission sent the reports back and said that there must be a mistake. They could not believe we are that big. As a nonprofit organization, we have contributed considerable sums of money to local charities from the proceeds of our bingo games.” With the sort of popularity Lodge 88 enjoys, its a good thing the property is so large. The complex sits on 12.5 acres of land (including the three acres located directly across the street). Its assets include a 1,000-seat ballroom, a commercial kitchen, an Olympicsized swimming pool, a playground, tennis court, basketball court and gazebo. The size of this contiguous property located in desirable Houston’s Heights has not escape the notice of the real estate developers. In 2014, a town home developer approached lodge members to buy the land in a package. Bruce also said the lodge sits on one largest remaining individual lots in the Heights. While some of the lodge’s dances may be just one polkastep shy of The Lawrence Welk Show - featuring bands with names such as the “Grateful Geezers” (50s, 60s, and blues), “The Moonglow Orchestra” (big band), and the “Dujka Brothers” (polka and variety) there are plenty of activities for youth. Family events include sock-hops, musical and dance groups, picnics, tournaments, and summer camps. There are also youth-oriented community service projects such as food drives, and assisting in hospitals, nursing homes, and police departments. How does one become a member of Lodge 88? All can join simply by purchasing life insurance. Through a wide range of insurance and annuity plans, “SPJST offers its members peace of mind,” they say. (There are annual dues of $9). Additionally, the lodge rents its facilities for all sorts of private events. Several weeks

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