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Saturday, June 21, 2014 • Vol. 60 • No.33

Do you have the best backyard?

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One week’s in the books and you’ve only got a few days left to enter the most important contest around (well, besides PowerBall).

The Leader is in search of the best backyards in the area, and while we’ve got plenty of pictures already in the system, we don’t want anyone who has invested elbow grease and a few bucks to miss out on showcasing the paradise behind your fence.

If you have that perfect tree house, or an outdoor kitchen that makes your buddies envious, or a garden found only in a picture-book, then a whole bunch of people want to take a look.

The rules for this contest are pretty easy and the prizes will be worth the effort: From today until Monday, June 23, send us at least one (and preferably three) pictures of your backyard.

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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 specific details or “accoutrements” that make your backyard unique.

There are two categories for this contest. Category 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 neighborhood, pick your category and then send your pictures (along with no more than 150 words) to contest@theleadernews. com. If you don’t want to email the pictures, you’re always welcome to bring the photos by our office (address at the top right of this page).

The only limitation is that you must live in The Leader’s distribution area.

Sorry, no backyards from Clear Lake.

After all submissions are compiled (remember, deadline is June 23), we’ll run all the photos in the June 28 edition of The Leader. Readers will be asked to vote on the Best Backyards in the community. Voting will last until July 13, and we’ll announce the two winners in the July 19 edition of The Leader.

For questions, email us at contest@theleadernews.com.

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Those who have defend our freedoms July 4 is a relaxing day for most Americans, whether it’s enjoying a barbecue, watching fireworks or taking in a baseball game. But the reason we continue to live in a free country is due to the efforts and sacrifices of the brave men and women of the United States military.

The Leader is honoring our active duty military personnel with photos and biographical information 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 michael@theleadernews.com.

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A City of Houston Public Works & Engineering (PWE) employee pumps a sewer line at W. 43rd St. and Curtin to keep it from overflowing. The city sends PWE employees to pump the line seven days per week because the city hasn’t moved forward on a permanent solution yet. (Photo by Michael Sudhalter)

Residents hope Public Works moves forward with more permanent solution

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Oak Forest resident Marsha Carter won’t soon forget the first Friday in December last year when raw sewage from an outdated sewer line flooded portions of her home.

“I had to throw everything away in my bathroom,” Carter said.

Carter, who has lived at W. 43rd St. and Curtin since 1963, was pleased with the city’s response – to a point.

Every day, City of Houston Public Works & Engineering employees visit Carter’s home and pump the sewer line.

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The Greater Heights group needs a new approach Let’s be honest – only the most dedicated among us enjoy spending their precious free time at community meetings.

When very little is being accomplished at those meetings, even the folks representing neighborhoods start to question why they’re talking in circles and missing time with their families, or watching prime time television.

Hence, the reason why the Greater Heights Super Neighborhood Council (GHSNC – Super Neighborhood 15) is in danger of dissolving when its delegates meet on July 16 at the Heights Firehouse.

In theory, GHSNC is comprised of 12 Heights area civic clubs and homeowner’s associations, but only half of them have representation on the council.

At its May meeting, only three MICHAEL delegates showed up, and there were SUDHALTER three other folks Editor at the meeting – a city representative obliged to be there, a Houston police officer who reads a crime report and a relative of one of the delegates.

While it seems like the current state of GHSNC is screaming “go dormant or dissolve!”, the real solution is a restructuring strategy.

You see, a Super Neighborhood, can prove to be a mighty squeaky wheel when the circumstances call for it.

In the Greater Heights, the Super Neighborhood has been an on-again, off-again operation for a number of years, but it re-activated five years ago when a crime wave created problems in the area.

U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Houston) wanted to engage with the area’s Super Neighborhood to help solve the problem, but it didn’t exist.

The premise was that it’s easier for politicians to address leaders at once from 12 neighborhood associations, rather than speaking to 12 separate HOAs. The Super Neighborhood concept in Houston came from Mayor Lee Brown in the late 1990s.

A group like the Houston Heights Association is well-known and may have more connections than a smaller civic club that few people could find on a map.

And the GHSNC is able to organize event’s such as last Tuesday’s Flood Insurance summit, in which it partnered with another Super Neighborhood and Jackson Lee’s office, to address citizens’ concerns about a very real issue.

GHSNC interim president Mary Abshier said the increase in technology and communications have often made See GREATER HEIGHTS , P. 4A

Hill & Cramer Johnson bid farewell to Houston

By Michael Sudhalter michael@theleadernews.com

THE INDEX.

Raw sewage in a backyard near W. 43rd St. and Curtin has become cause for concerns for neighbors. (Photo by Michael Sudhalter)

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Hill and Rev. Cramer Johnson were instrumental in the leadership of their respective United Methodist Church congregations in the Heights and North Houston, respectively.

The Heights-based couple is currently preparing for the next step in their faith journey – Hill has been named the new pastor at First United Methodist Church in Pittsburg – an East Texas town of 4,500

residents.

Cramer is retiring from her position at Fairbanks United Methodist Church at 290 and Tidwell in North Houston – to focus on being “a pastor’s wife.”

As the minister of Grace United Methodist Church on Heights Blvd. for the past 8.5 years, Hill was the longest tenured pastor at the 108-yearold church.

Long tenures are uncommon for Methodist minister, and Hill said he felt fortunate

to serve the congregation for nearly a decade. The regional Methodist Convention’s Bishop appoints ministers to different churches.

“I’ll remember how gracious the people have been and what a dynamic ministry this church has been,” Hill said.

During his time with the church, Grace UMC built two Habitat for Humanity houses and strengthened the Food See CHURCH, P. 4A

Rev. Cramer Johnson of Fairbanks Methodist Church, left, and Rev. Hill Johnson of Grace United Methodist Church, will be leaving the Heights for Pittsburg, Texas next month. (Photo

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THE PUBLIC. Saturday, June 21, 2014 • Page 2A

Thieves on surveillance video clean out Oak Forest home Brett Detamore has some remodeling to do after thieves cleaned out his Oak Forest home, according to our news partner, KHOU.com The brazen burglars, who were captured on surveillance video, removed two flat screen TVs, vacuum cleaners and other electronics along with something you might not expect.

“You’ll see the washer and dryer are gone,” said Detamore as he gestured into

the wash room.

Surveillance video shows the thieves carrying the washer and dryer out the front door. If any of the Detamore’s neighbors saw something, no one reported it.

“For the most part, nobody saw anything,” said Detamore. “Nobody heard anything.”

The home does have a burglar alarm but it had been disabled in recent days.

The Detamores and their two small kids have been staying away during some much needed home repairs.

“So we had contractors coming in and contractors going out,” said Detamore.

Apparently, the suspects thought it was the perfect time to strike. The video shows one of them casing the place and checking the back door. They made hree trips in just over two hours.

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Robbery on Shepherd

A male and female victim were robbed at 5:10 a.m. on June 9 at a METRO bus stop in the 2000 block of N. Shepherd.

The victims were approached by a male who wore a bandana and was heavily tattooed. A second suspect was waiting behind the bus stop in a gold Toyota Tundra pickup truck.

The first suspect approached the two

victims and demanded their money and wallets. One of the victims gave the suspect his money, but the other didn’t have any.

The suspect then returned to the pickup truck and fled north on N. Shepherd.

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Mysterious Century Cactus in Shepherd Park Terrace will soon die

By Kim Hogstrom For The Leader

On the sleepy streets of Shepherd Park Terrace, a piece of history is alive and well — for now. A Century Cactus on Brian Haven St. has reached the height of nearly 30 feet, and it’s still growing.

The beautiful Aloe Americana, or the Century Cactus, is native to Texas, but a mystery to the botanical world. The plant grows very slowly over the course of 30 to 50 years.

Then, all of a sudden, the cactus sends up a stalk from the center of its gray-green, leafy base. At the top of the stalk, yellowish white flowers bloom,

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then the cactus dies.

The owners of this cactus could offer no history of the

plant, but the Harris County Appraisal District confirms that the home was built in 1976. The plant is, in all likelihood, 35-plus years old.

It is not possible to predict the bloom. Conditions must be just right, as determined by the cactus itself. Botanists have had little luck controlling or provoking the growth.

And part of the wonder is this: when the nearly dormant Century Cactus decides to bloom, the stalk grows at half-an-inchto an inch-an hour.

It’s a good thing no one was standing over it when this one sprouted. It might have taken out an eye.

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THE TOPICS. Saturday, June 21, 2014 • Page 3A

Do you view Houston as a city with no limits?

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he next time you turn on the TV, I’ve got a game for you to play. The game is called “Watch the Commercials.”

I know that sounds like a ludicrous idea because why would anyone watch a commercial? That’s kind of like not clicking the “X” box on the annoying ads that creep across web pages.

Once you watch the commercials, try to identify which business is actually paying for the ad. Then – and this is where we’ll count points in our game – try to figure out what the business is trying to tell you about its brand.

If you can figure this out, then you have an insider’s look at the world of marketing, where highly trained executives make millions in annual salaries to think up creative and completely asinine campaigns.

Every business that runs an advertisement, whether in The Leader or on NBC, is trying to present an image to you. Let’s take McDonald’s, for example. Many, many years ago, McDonald’s commercials featured a clown and Happy Meals. For five points, can you guess what image they were trying to present to consumers? For an extra five points, name their target audience.

Eventually, Michael Jordan and Larry Bird replaced Ronald McDonald, shaping our opinion that a Big

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Mac was the preferred nutritional choice for the best athletes in the world (if Larry Bird could be considered an athlete).

Fast forward to today: McDonald’s now brands itself as a chic little restaurant with clean tables, great coffee and fruity salads to supplement the 2,000-calorie burger-and-fry combo. They still make their money on special sauce, lettuce, cheese, but when you see a McDonald’s commercial, you are being conditioned to think that the restaurant isn’t the same company that Super-Sized all of our children.

Why am I giving you a lesson in marketing? Great question. A couple of weeks ago, June 3 to be exact, a group called the Greater Houston Partnership held a fancy kick-off party to announce the re-branding of Houston.

If you didn’t hear about this, there are a few plausible reasons. For

starters, we haven’t written about it in The Leader yet, and I know this is probably the only place you get your news. Second (and more seriously), the campaign hasn’t gotten the wide acclaim I’m sure organizers had hoped to receive when they made the announcement. And last, there are a lot more questions about the re-branding effort than there are answers at this point.

Here are the basics, in case you don’t know: The Greater Houston Partnership is an incredibly worthwhile organization that brings together the best and wealthiest to promote and improve the Houston metro area. Unfortunately, The Leader is not a member of this partnership because the cost for a general partner is somewhere between $30,000 and $60,000, and we just can’t justify raising our subscription price any more than we already charge you.

GHP has a fantastic reputation in and around Houston because they devote resources to improving quality of life, transportation and business growth, to name just a few.

And I am left to assume that GHP has endeavored to improve all those things by re-branding our fair city in an effort to market us to the rest of the world.

So on June 3, GHP announced a new “community image campaign”

Dear Editor: HOPE Episcopal Church at 1613 W. 43rd St. in Oak Forest has been in the North Houston community for over 40 years. Formerly Saint Michael’s, HOPE merged with another congregation in 2009 or 2010.

However, many of their parishioners have moved from the neighborhood. Service is hosted on Sundays at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

However, the last couple of weeks the service has been held in the parishioners hall. The AC went out earlier this month and they have not had the funds to fix the problem nor able to find the parts since the condenser unit is old.

In the past the church has had a wonderful day school open to all members of the community.

Children were required to be potty trained, We sent our daughter Sofia to this school and really enjoyed the education she received. However, the facility closed as the buildings were quite old. They need renovation.

My hope for HOPE is that some of the community that may not belong to a church will attend Sunday, this coming or in the future and beyond, and grow to love this community of faith so they may start

building this community within our community of Oak Forest yet again. Reverend Bobbie Knowles is a Jamaican priest with a huge heart and ready to share her house of God with us all. If you are seeking a place to worship, please join us this Sunday at HOPE Episcopal Church and celebrate life.

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Changes at 43rd/Alba intersection

From Facebook.com I swear the timer has been changed to make the green light forAlba even shorter this morning. If I wait a second to make sure the approaching cars are stopping, it means even fewer cars can get through.

Then thy end up running the light and the vicious cycle continues.

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cations. So no gunfight at the Golden Corral. No lock, stock and Cracker Barrel. Target is thinking of making the same request. I’d think any store named Target, whose logo is a big red and white target out front, would be first in line.

The over the mall gang also demonstrated in front of the Alamo. Hey, gun totters, you’re 178 years too late. Where were you when Travis needed you?

But the story gets confusing. The NRA, of all groups, issued a statement saying these demonstrations by Open Carry Texas were “hijinx” and said the practice “defies common sense.” “Let’s not mince words, not only is it rare, it’s downright weird and certainly not a practical way to go normally about your business while being prepared to defend yourself,” the NRA statement read. “To those who are not acquainted with the dubious practice of using public displays of firearms as a means to draw attention to oneself or one’s cause, it can be downright scary.” C.J. Grisham of Temple, founder of Open Carry Texas, was outraged at the NRA’s outrage. He said his group has no plans to halt demonstrations and said he was determined “to prove to the Legislature that we’re not yahoos or weird or anything like that.” He also said his group had stopped those public demonstrations, so it must be another group. Huh? Then he cut up his NRA card.

Wouldn’t you think he’d toss the card into the air and drill it with his AR-15? To add to the confusion, in the midst of this rebellion the NRA said the press release was not quite right, “a mistake” was the term. We might assume the clueless low-ranking “staffer” in the NRA who wrote it was given a last cigarette.

Those NRA wussies are too

liberal for us all-weather night fighters. The organization is probably in cahoots with that known radical former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her retired astronaut husband – astronaut? get a real man’s job – Mark Kelly.

They have released a poll of Texas voters showing strong support for tougher laws to bar potentially violent people from possessing firearms.

Giffords may not be thinking clearly since she was shot in the head by a looney. We can’t trust their poll, or a poll sponsored by Americans for Responsible Solutions of 1,000 likely Texas voters: 85 percent of those questioned supported background checks on gun sales and 79 percent favored denying convicted domestic abusers access to guns. Sixtyone percent favored requiring subjects of restraining orders to forfeit their firearms. Those are hardly majorities.

The Second Amendment guarantees me the right to bear arms because, as the Founding Fathers specified: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” When I was in the militia – a group of pacifists known as the U.S. Marine Corps – they even issued me a gun. Actually, it was a 105 howitzer. After I kept trying to put a bayonet on the muzzle, I was transferred to the infantry.

This guarantee is why I like to take my weapons to church, the voting booth and the neighborhood pool. Of course, the two ammo belts are a bit heavy in the deep end. One neighbor objected to my carrying my semiautomatic A-45 Hippie Shredder. It is also why I went out to the Nevada desert with my blasting buddies to support a rancher who owed more than a million bucks in fees for grazing rights, but who doesn’t? OK, so he turned out to be a knuckle-dragging racist, I found his views on guns and government most interesting, and so did his main supporter, Sean Hannity. Need I say more? Strange. My fingers are feeling cold and dead.

Ashby is disarming at ashby2@comccast.net.

people, which means we basically keep adding cities the size of Waco or Killeen (137,000) every year.

I’m just a lone opinion here, but I don’t believe Houston is in any position to “brand” itself as a city with no limits just yet. Our transportation is horrendous, and I’m not even talking about two major roadways (59 and 288) that merge into ONE lane to enter Interstate 45. I’m talking about public transportation, where we can’t figure out how to lay a few extra light rail tracks.

We have other limits, such as a city government that cannot handle the basic needs of our constituents.

(I wrote about this once, but City Council Member Ellen Cohen – who represents most of us – has a district the size of Orlando, Fla.) If you believe our city is in position to handle more people and bigger industries, talk to the lady on W. 43rd St. who can’t get her sewer line fixed. Talk to the builders (the good ones) who can’t, for the life of them, get an inspector to grant them a permit.

As much as I like the idea of promoting Houston to the rest of the world, I can’t help but wonder if we shouldn’t spend a little more time actually addressing our limits than telling the “top young professionals” that we have none.

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THE RESTAURANT – What’s on the menu today?

Roast beef, shrimp, calves’ liver. You can’t beat calves’ liver except maybe with rhino toes or hummingbird lips.

Odd. That woman over there is pushing her kids under their table while her husband throws himself in front of them. A waitress is screaming and the bartender is reaching under the bar for something. Haven’t they ever seen an AK-47 before? Or a M67 hand grenade?

Maybe it’s my 81 mm high explosive mortar that’s spooking them. Don’t worry, folks. I’m a good shot – usually.

This walking armory is my way of ensuring my Second Amendment rights, and they’ll get my F-35 jet fighter when they pry it from my cold, dead fingers. I am not alone in this battle for freedom, liberty and the American Way of Fright, because there is a movement to revise Texas gun laws. Right now, with a permit, in Texas you can carry a pistol concealed under your coat, football shoulder pads or flak jacket, but you can’t just let it hang there in a hip holster like Wyatt Earp for all to see. On the other hand (I guess if you’re left-handed), you can carry a long-barrel rifle in plain sight – over your shoulder, in both hands, in your teeth. That’s right: it’s illegal to show your pistol but OK to openly display your shotgun. These laws were given to us by the same genius Texas legislators who ruled you have to wear a crash helmet if you ride a bicycle but you don’t have to wear one on a motorcycle when weaving through freeway traffic at 80 mph. Only in Texas.

To right this gun-toting wrong, a group called the Open Carry Texas wants the pistol law changed so wannabe gunslingers can openly carry their pistols. To make their point, some Texans have been carrying their long rifles to eateries such as Sonic, Chili’s, Starbucks, Chipotle and Jack in the Box. Owners, no doubt a bunch of food stamp collectors, are urging customers not to bring firearms to their restaurants after armed demonstrators frightened customers at two San Antonio lo-

designed to highlight the “vibrancy of the Houston region and its position as a great place to live and build a career.”

With that in mind, and what’s really important here, is the new slogan created for this city. Without further ado, we are now known as “Houston: The City with No Limits.”

Boom. Kind of hits you right in the gut, doesn’t it? I don’t know, it kind of makes sense. If you get in your car somewhere in the Heights and try to drive out U.S. 290 toward Austin, that trip literally has no limits. It could take days, years, depending on whether or not a crane is parked in the middle of the road.

I understand what GHP is trying to do, and I’m actually in complete support of the idea of branding Houston to the rest of the world.

But a city with no limits? Besides geography, which seems limitless (eventually, San Antonio will be a suburb of Katy), it kind of feels like we have all sorts of limits that need to be addressed before we go marching to the rest of the world to recruit more industry and “attract top young professional talent to the region,” which GHP said in a press release.

For starters, the U.S. Census says we added 137,458 new residents to the metro area last year. To put that in perspective, Waco has 129,000

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“The way it was done in the 20th Century is not the way it will be done in the 21st century,” Abshier said. “People said they wanted us to be more pro-active, but when we asked for that, we didn’t see it.”

Former president Blake Master said Super Neighborhoods are great when there’s a smoldering hot issue that civic clubs and HOAs want to rally around and get the attention of city hall – and beyond.

“Things have waned a little bit,” Masters said. “Petty crime and overdevelopment are the worst things to worry about (right now).”

Masters resigned the presidency after a year and a half, because he owns/operates a company and recently became a father. He’s remained a delegate with the Super Neighborhood Council.

He doesn’t want to see the GHSNC dissolve, and for good reason.

What happens when another extremely important issues arises? The council will be playing catch-up and trying to assemble the way it did in 2009.

Masters has an excellent idea that could address the current woes as well as potential community issues.

He’d like to see the delegates meet once per year, and stay in touch throughout the other 364 days, so they can mobilize the community, if necessary.

“We’re all great people, and we’re all busy,” Masters said. “If there’s not a pressing public issue going on, what are we doing? The important thing is to maintain the lines of communication.”

Most of the delegates know that it’s only a matter of when, not if, a major community is-

sue will arise.

Masters said he’d return to the presidency if that scenario were enacted by the council.

Abshier, who accepted the interim presidency with understanding that a new president would be voted in next month, said the council’s representatives have largely remained the same since 2009.

The president becomes the secretary, and the treasurer becomes the vice president, but new voices are rarely heard.

Civic involvement isn’t the issue. Masters said the Montie Beach Civic Club has several members who are young professionals that recently purchased their first home.

The phenomenon is so impressive that The Leader featured a centerpiece package on it last week.

So, how can the GHSNC harness even a small percentage of that civic involvement

into its own ranks? By giving ownership of the GHSNC to the residents and their concerns for serious issues.

With so much change in the Greater Heights area, the GHSNC is an important and necessary institution.

The GHSNC is an all volunteer organization, and volunteers need to feel like they’re part of something worthwhile, Abshier said.

“I don’t want a meeting where three people show up – it’s waste of people’s time and energy,” Abshier said. “I don’t think any of us are quitters, but you can’t be a visionary all by yourself.”

It’s time for the GHSNC members to re-evaluate the way it operates, include as many stakeholders as possible and to come up with a new plan for the future.

Abandoning ship shouldn’t be anywhere in those plans.

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filled with debris or grease, are among the reasons why it’s not working, according to Wright.

Wright didn’t specify when the construction would start but noted that a “pipe-burst” must be done to the old sewer line, before a new line is installed. He said residents will be notified before the procedure begins.

Wright said it’s not uncommon for PWE to pump sewer lines throughout the city, which is fine with sending crews until the long term solution can be achieved – even if the temporary fix is a cost for the city.

It takes about 90 minutes each day for PWE to properly

pump the sewer line, which runs west to Thornton and east to Oak Forest.

“Rehab is a matter of health and quality of life, not cost related,” Wright said. “The bottom line is that portion of the line needs to be replaced.”

However, some residents, such as Carter’s neighbor, Gary Robertson, are concerned that things could go awry before the permanent fix is achieved.

“I live in fear that it will get out of control,” Robertson said.

Charles Valley, the PWE employee who usually pumps the sewer line in front of Carter’s home, said nothing will stop

him from helping the residents in Carter’s neighborhood.

“I’ll come out with rain, snow or sleet,” Valley said.

“She shouldn’t have to suffer because they have a bad line.”

In addition, someone – presumably plumbers – dug a hole in the backyard of a newly constructed home next door to Carter’s property. There’s a rank smell of raw sewage within the hole. The house is uninhabited at the moment, and efforts to contact those homeowners were unsuccessful.

lived in Shepherd Park Plaza, and their son, Eric, who’s now a 23-year-old ESL teacher in Japan, grew up there.

“It was a blessing – it was wonderful,” Cramer said.

“They helped me raise my son.

He was in fourth grade when I went to St. Stephen’s.”

Both Hill and Cramer said they joined the ministry as a calling from God. They met while studying at Duke University Divinity School in Dur-

ham, N.C. Cramer is a North Carolina native, but she chose to move back to Hill’s home state of Texas. He grew up just east of Houston in Liberty.

With 380 congregants, the Pittsburg church is similar in size to Grace UMC. Hill said he won’t miss the Houston traffic, but he “will miss the eclectic nature of the Heights. It’s a great place to live. We loved living in Shep-

herd Park Plaza, too.”

The new pastor at Grace UMC will be Collin Taylor, who’s currently the associate minister for Young Adults, Evangelism and Missions at Memorial Drive UMC. Hill has been helping Taylor to get acclimated to the new church, but Grace and Memorial currently work together in ministry and policy, so the transition will be a smooth one.

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Hill will minister his final service at Grace UMC at 10:45 a.m. on Sunday, June 22.

Meanwhile, Cramer will minister her final service at Fairbanks UMC, also at 10:45 a.m.

Before spending the last two years at Fairbanks UMC, Cramer was the minister at St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church in Oak Forest for 12 years.

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The city understands that, too, and is working toward achieving a permanent fix on the sewer line.

“Research shows that the line has multiple repairs and is in need of rehabilitation,” said Alvin Wright, spokesperson for PWE. “Our crews will be monitoring and pumping the system as necessary until repairs are completed, which should start soon. (Right now), as long as its not getting back into people’s houses, that’s the goal.”

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This weekend has lots of career as a circus set designer fun events I want to share has inspired his award winwith you starting Thursday ning mixed-media work. “You evening at the Rothko Cha- can see the circus in everypel. Friday night and Satur- thing I paint.” day might be a good time to practice the art of “gallery The Normal Corporahopping.” tion, Suchu Dance, 3480 Thursday Ella Blvd, Houston. Runs Summer Sounds on the June 20, 21, 23, 27, 28. $17 Plaza: Sara Hickman and advance, $20 at door, June Family 7 p.m. Rothko Cha- 23 Pay What You Want. Chopel, 3900 Yupon St, Houston. reography by Jennifer Wood.

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Hardy & Nance Studios 3rd Saturday Open Friday Studios, 902 Hardy Street, Zarate x Zen 6 - 10:00 http://www.hardyandnanp.m. The Hardy & Nance cestudios.com Street Studios, 902 Hardy St. Jewelry Trunk Show at Collaborative and Individual works of art by Houston art- Archway Gallery, Saturday ists, Julie Zarate and Zen Full. 10 a.m. - 6pm Sunday 10 a.m.

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AndyRoo and the AndyRooniverse Color Your World Preview Party at Sharespace Houston 11 a.m.-noon, Sharespace, 2201 Preston St, Houston. The show is free! Please donate to the Indiegogo campaign: http://www.bit.ly/andyroo.

Coloring contest! (this one is for the kiddos) The Pig and The Goose 12:00 p.m. Cedar Creek Bar & Grill 1034 W 20th St, Houston. Roasted Whole PIg & Goose Island Beer. Gatiln’s BBQ is coming over and roasting pigs while we drink cold beer and listen to three live bands. Free admission.

Just buy yourself a few beers and of course your pig plate.

3rd Annual Summer Street Arts Festival 2 p.m. – 2 a.m. Summer Street Studios, 2500 Summer St, Houston.

Art Market, Fashion Show, Visual & Performance Art, Live Painting, open studios tour, and Music! Admission: $15 at the door (cash only). Beverages are complimentary.

Show It, Don’t Say It! 2 - 6 p.m. JoMar Visions, 902 Hardy St, Houston. Interactive show with guests. Details when you arrive.

Kindred Spirit - a Folk Art Aesthetic 7 -10 p.m. Art Car Museum, 140 Heights Blvd., Houston.

Discovery Green Flea at Night - 6-10 p.m. Discovery Green, 1500 McKinney, Houston.

Chris Magisano created this Purpley Agate ring. Magisano will be one of the artists featured at the Jewelry Trunk Show at Archway Gallery this weekend.

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THE CALENDAR. SONS OF 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.

JAZZ NIGHT ON 19TH 200, 300 and 500 blocks of 19th St. There will be live jazz performances from 6-9 p.m. June 20. The musicians featured are Thomas Helton Quartet, Madd Maude and the Hatters, Harry Sheppard Group, Bandera Trio, DJ Allan (KTRU.org Funk and Soul) and more. Information: www. vinaledge.com, chuck@vinaledge. com, 832-618-1129.

KINDRED SPIRIT EXHIBITION Art Car Museum The opening event will be from 7-10 p.m. June 21 and will feature music from Johnny Boy. The exhibition, which will continue through Oct. 26, focuses on heritage 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.

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PETALS AND PIZZA The Posh Petal Fun for the whole family with shopping, Doyle’s pizza, cold drinks, door prizes and music from the Waltrip Jazz Band.

Proceeds from the raffle go to the Waltrip Band. The event will be from 5:30-8 p.m. June 25 at The Posh Petal, 2126 W. 34th St. Information: 713-686-8808.

HYPO JUNE MEETING Warehouse Bar & Chill The Heights Young Professionals Organization will meet from 5-8 p.m. June 26, at Warehouse Bar & Chill, 3333 W. 11th St. Information: 713-861-6735, www. heightschamber.com/hypo.

FIELD DAY WEEKEND Oak Forest Amateur Radio Club Amateur radio operators from the Oak Forest Amateur Radio Club will join with thousands of Amateur Radio (ìhamî) operators across the country from 9 a.m.

June 28, who will be showing off their emergency communication capabilities during the annual Field Day event. Field Day runs for two days and the Oak Forest Amateur Radio Club Station KE5TRB will set up at the Oak Forest Masonic Lodge, 4721 Watonga.

Information: www.emergencyradio.org, www.ofarc.org.

FROM THE PEWS. ‘Abraham’ series at St. Matthew’s The Rev. Frank Coats will start a three week series on Abraham, June 22.

Plans are being finalized for Vacation Bible School, July 28-Aug. 1. Children in the community are welcome. The VBS theme this year is “Gangway to Galilee: Amazing Grace Adventures.” Call the church office for information.

The Youth have started their summer projects. Younger children in the Big House group are working in Coldspring, Texas, helping to make repairs on homes of those who cannot do it themselves.

The older youth, UM Army, will travel to Jacksonville for a week later this summer to make similar repairs.

Sunday morning worship and Children’s Church starts at 9:30 a.m., followed by Sunday School at 10:30 a.m. A Wednesday evening Prayer and Praise service with Holy Communion starts at 6:30 p.m.

Methodist Youth meet at 6 p.m. every Sunday.

St. Matthew’s UMC is located at 4300 N. Shepherd. Call 713-697-0671 or visit www. stmatthewsmethodist.org for information.

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 parttime in the office with various administrative duties.

Gethsemane Lutheran Church is located at 4040 Watonga Blvd. Call 713-688-5227 or visit gethsemanelutheran. org for information.

Children’s Story Time at St. Stephen’s Children in the community are welcome to attend Children’s Story Time this summer on the second and fourth Thursday of the month from 10-11 a.m. in the church library. The next Story Time will be June 26.

St. Stephenís will kick off Independence Day week with an All American Hot Dog Lunch and Apple Pie Baking Contest on June 29, following the 11 a.m. worship service.

St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church is located at 2003 W. 43rd St. For information, call 713-686-8241 or visit www.stsumc.org.

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 discussion will follow the presentation. The meetings for the summer schedule will be the second and fourth Wednesdays 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 families to participate in a free Vacation Bible School program.

Themed Amazing Desert Journey, the classes will be from 9:30 a.m.-noon, July 7

TOWN HALL MEETING Heights Woman’s Club The Heights Area Parents Network 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.

TOP GUN BENEFIT U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association Texas Gulf Coast Chapter The benefit is being held at 3 p.m. July 12, at Wakefield Crowbar, 954 Wakefield. All proceeds will go to Team Red White and Blue and the Houston USO. Information: https://m.facebook. com/TopGunBenefit.

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YOGA IN THE PARK T.C. Jester Park Yoga Athletex presents the Hot & Stretchy Summer Series Yoga in the Park from 7-8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays in June, July and August. A single class is $10, three months is $125, two months is $95 and one month is $65. Information: YogaAthletex. com, info@YogaAthletex.com.

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OAK FOREST RUNNING CLUB Oak Forest Chill This free social running club, part of the Oak Forest Homeowners Association, meets at 3542 Oak Forest Drive at 6 p.m. each Tuesday. Brother’s Pizzeria provided post-run food. Information: 281-685-9929.

through July 11. Activities include group gatherings, Bible stories, arts and crafts, mission projects, music and singing, and snacks.

For information, call 713694-7433 or online at www. ourredeemerhouston.org.

Donations needed at Pathways Food Pantry The Pathways Food Pantry is open from 10 a.m.-noon Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays. Food donations are always welcome. Present needs are peanut butter and muffin mixes.

Pathways Presbyterian Church is located at 5900 Pinemont Dr. Call 281-3005129 or visit www.pathwayshouston.org for information.

Interface-Samaritan Counseling Centers at St. Stephen’s Interface-Samaritan Counseling Centers is pleased to announce the opening of its newest location on the campus of St. Stephens United Methodist Church, 2003 W. 43rd St. A 501(c)(3) non-profit agency, Interface treats the whole person and offers faith-sensitive behavioral health services to adults, adolescents, and children, regardless of their ability to pay.

Some of the issues that Interface treats include: anxiety, depression, family issues, relationship conflict, substance abuse, and grief issues.

Call 713-626-7990 or visit www.interface-samaritan.org for information or an appointment.

Free meal program for seniors at NAM Northwest Assistance Ministries welcomes seniors for a free hot meal and fun. Meals are served on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at 15555 Kuykendahl.

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Neighbors: APEX Taekwondo congratulates new black belts arts. Kerr’s scholarship was provided by the HSPVA Art Guild. Fernell Hogan from North Houston received a $1,000 scholarship for theatre studies provided by The Dr. R. Scott Allen Scholarship Fund, as well as a $500 scholarship from The Ed and Birdie Dawley Educational Trust. And lastly, Sofia Michaelides of the Heights received a $500 scholarship for visual arts.

Michaelides’ scholarship was provided by the HSPVA Art Guild.

students. Call Master Portal at 713-290-1911 or check out the school’s website at www. apextaekwondo.net for more information.

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APEX Taekwondo would like to congratulate its newest group of black belts. The following students received their black belts in a ceremony this week: 2nd Dan - Emily Fox, Helle Johnson, and Isabell Ramirez; Black Belts - Denise Fox, Miles Woodward, Jacob Carl, Russell Wong, Will Mallin, and Emily Mallin. “Dan” is the Korean word for “degree,” which means the higher the degree of Black Belt, the longer the student has trained and is accordingly more proficient. White Belt to 1 Dan average time progression is 2 to 2.5 years with consistent training and attendance, and 1 Dan to 2 Dan averages between 18 to 24 months. Through professional martial arts instruction, APEX students learn practical selfdefense methods and develop lifelong fitness habits. APEX has several Leader community families with multiple family members learning together – how neat is that? Apex is always glad to welcome new

Local HSPVA students receive scholarships Several area Leader area students who attend HISD’s High School For Performing and Visual Arts in Montrose are spending the summer advancing their artistic skills with the help of a generous $17,000 in scholarship funding given out by HSPVA Friends. Emily Wolfe, a resident of Garden Oaks, received a $1,000 scholarship from The Ed and Birdie Dawley Educational Trust.

Wolfe will study vocal music at the Vocal Academy for High School Students at Oberlin Conservatory in Oberlin and Cleveland, Ohio. Audrey Griffin of the Heights received a $1,000 scholarship from The Ed and Birdie Dawley Educational Trust. Griffin will study creative writing at the Iowa Summer Writing Workshop in Iowa City, Iowa. Emma Kerr, also from the Heights,received a $500 scholarship for visual

Gerard graduates from the Naval Academy Lutheran High North graduate Caleb Gerard graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland and was commissioned to the rank of Ensign.

Gerard was one of 1,068 Midshipmen who graduated from the Naval Academy this spring. Gerard graduated from LHN in 2010. His father, Dana Gerard, coaches football and track & field at the school.

The Gerard family attended the annual Army-Navy football game last December.

Pena, a senior at Waltrip, has cause for celebration and excitement – she filmed a terrific mini-documentary for Clean & Clear’s “See The Real Me” Campaign. The series is about young ladies expressing themselves, finding the courage to stretch their limits, finding something they are passionate about doing, or just simply feeling valuable and worthy. The short intro to Pena’s video reads as follows: Pena loves being a journalist, and she’s enjoyed writing for The Leader.

Pena said interviews can be nerve-wracking, and talking on the phone makes her feel anxious. It’s challenging for Pena to put herself out there, but she still does it. She hopes that the people she interviews will see her passion, and she lets go of her fear because she loves what she does. Writing is how she expresses her true self.

Way to go, Julia! Pena’s mother, Susan Cooke Pena, and her sister, Angelina Pena, are very proud of her.

numbers show end-of-course exams demonstrated huge growth in just one year. Just a small example of improved scores: Algebra I scores are up approximately 42%, English I is up approximately 25%, and Biology is up approximately 26%. Waltrip’s Class of 2014’s college scholarship awards were up a stunning 135% from last year’s numbers. The Class of 2014 will be attending Amherst College, University of Virginia, Oklahoma State University, Norwich University, Baylor University, St. John’s University, University of North Texas, University of Texas Pan American, University of Texas (Arlington, San Antonio, Austin), University of Houston, University of Houston Downtown, Texas State University, Prairie View A&M University, Texas Tech, Texas A&M (Corpus, Galveston, Kingsville, and College Station), Texas Southern, Houston Baptist, MaryHardin Baylor, Schreiner University, and Sam Houston State, to name a few.

Congrats to top SPX students St. Pius X valedictorian Miranda Michelle Turner will attend the University of Texas at Dallas in the fall and plans to study business administration or economics.

Turner wants to become a lawyer and start a family once she gets older. Her hopes and dreams for the SPX Class of 2014 are “that all of us succeed in what means the most to us and that we’re not frustrated by obstacles, but allow them to enrich us.”

SPX salutatorian Schuyler Spencer Link will attend Tufts University near Boston in the fall and plans to study biomedical engineering. Link plans to work in biomedical engineering because it is a field that addresses medical issues and essentially tries to solve them.

Waltrip grads headed to college Waltrip High School principal Andria Schur asked if we could share a little bit of Waltrip’s good news with our neighbors. Preliminary

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Festival of Chariots at Discovery Green On Saturday, June 28, Jagannath Rath Yatra or “Festival of Chariots,” which originated thousands of years ago in Puri, India, will be celebrated at Discovery Green beginning at 6 p.m. The festival begins with classical Indian dance performances by various renowned artists and dance schools in the Greater Houston area, followed by a traditional East Indian chariot parade and multicultural entertainment.

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by Masala Radio, the parade will spotlight three authentic hand-pulled wooden chariots that were crafted in India under the direction of Dr. Surya Sahoo of SKAI Foundation.

After the grand success of the event last year, the festival will again be celebrated on a grand scale in Houston as it is traditionally done in India with

three chariots. Festival-goers can help pull the chariots, get henna designs, enjoy cultural programs, vegetarian food and participate in open air Dandia Raas. The event is free and open to the community.

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Sinclair student receives Nell Baham Achievement Award Kristin Railsback, a fifth grader at Sinclair Elementary is the 2014 recipient of the Nell Baham Achievement Award where Nell Baham was the guest motivational speaker at the awards program on the last day of school and presented this award to Railsback.

The award was established by the Sinclair PTA in 1999 in honor of Baham, who taught for 35 years and currently works in the University of Houston’s Education Department.

Railsback is an honor roll student and is actively involved in many school, church and community activities. She’s an active Girl Scout, helping her troop earn the Bronze Star Award. She helped raise nearly $500 for Be The Match Foundation for leukemia research.

Railsback also volunteers at MANNA Food Pantry, Vacation Bible School and serves as an acolyte and communion steward at St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church.

Sinclair Elementary fifth-grader Kristin Railsback, left, and Nell Baham. (Submitted photo)

Donations needed for Sinclair’s ‘Love Our Library’ program Neighborhood school, Sinclair Elementary’s PTA is thrilled to announce that they are embarking on an exciting “Love Our Library” fundraising campaign this summer to raise $32,000 to renovate Sinclair’s library, and they are seeking community support.

The Astros Foundation and Bank of Texas kicked off the school’s fundraising efforts

with a generous $5,000 donation, and students are participating in a Read-a-Thon to help contribute funds.

Sinclair was originally built without a library. The library was literally pieced together using donated items from other schools, and 40+ years later that same furniture is what the children use today.

The renovation will include all new shelving that makes additional space for more computers and new technology.

“I think access for students to the books is the key point of the new design,” School Principal Abigail Taylor said. “We’ll be able to have lower shelving for some picture books for our pre-k and kinder students, so they will be able to walk up and see the titles.”

For information on how one can make a donation, please contact Erin Hasbrouck, PTA Vice President, Sinclair Elementary at sinclair.pta. vicepresident@gmail.com or 713-898-8367.

THE OBITUARIES. Thomas “Tommy” Wayne Craft, 69, born Oct. 14, 1944 in

Bremond, Texas, died June 5 following a four month battle with a virus that attacked his heart.

Craft was a longtime Timbergrove resident. He was a 1963 Galena Park High School graduate and a University of Houston graduate.

He was remembered as the quintessential salesman ñ he never met a stranger. He sold Vita Craft cookware most of his life and was a realtor for the last 10 years.

Craft was an active member at St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church, where he helped start the church softball team, ushered and taught high school Sunday School for many years. He later began volunteering for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and was a Life Member of the Show and on the Carnival Ticket Sales Committee for the past 14 years.

Survivors include his wife of 38 years, Nancie; sons Mark and Bryan Craft; daughter Mandie Leigh Craft Eichenlaub; sister Geneva Carter; brothers Fred and Estel Craft; one granddaughter and two step-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. June 20, at St. Stephen’s UMC, 2003 W. 43rd St., Houston 77018, with a reception to follow in the fellowship hall. He will be buried in Pearl, Texas July 26. Memorial contributions may be made to the William L. Jordan IV Memorial Endowment in memory of Tommy Craft at Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, attn: Jill Clement, P.O. Box 20070, Houston 77225-0070.

Gladys “Pauline” Swayze McCorvey, 88, born Jan. 11,

1926, in North Little Rock, Ark., died June 12. She married the love of her life, Raymond S. McCorvey, Dec. 1, 1951. McCorvey was employed at Gonzales Warm Springs Rehabilitation Hospital in Gonzales, Texas where she worked primarily with polio patients. She was a member of Second Baptist Church. McCorvey is survived by her son, Tony and daughter Carla Craig, sister Mary Grass, 11 grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.

Irene Alma Marie Meyer Heine, 88, born July 24, 1925

in Cypress, died June 9. She was a faithful member of Messiah Lutheran Church, where she served on the Altar Guild, other committees and also sang in the church choir. Irene worked in the banking industry at Houston National Bank during World War II and retired in 1982 from First Interstate Bank after 25 years of service.

Heine is survived by her sons, Clinton Heine, Jr. and Darryl W. Heine, sisters Della Allen, Gladys Juergen and Evelyn Kleb, two grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and five step great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to Messiah Lutheran Church, 816 Roy St., Houston, TX 77007, Houston Lutheran Corale, P.O. Box 2107, Houston, TX 77252-2107 or Hospice Brazos Valley, 1600 Joseph Dr., Bryan, TX 77802.

Juan Raul Munoz, 60, born March 17, 1954 in McAllen, died June 13. In 1959, the family moved to Houston where Munoz

attended Helms Elementary, Black Junior High, and Waltrip Senior High, graduating in 1972.

He went on to the University of Houston to study Business and Spanish. By age 17, he was a sales associate with Foley’s of Houston, rising to Senior Buyer and remaining with the store for 20 years. He would have a long and distinguished career in retail and merchandizing and served also as a buyer for Rite Aid, Target, Office Depot and Office Max. In 2006, he returned to Houston and moved to Garden Oaks near his mother’s home. At the time of his diagnosis with cancer, he was employed by the Micro Center of Houston. He is survived by his wife, Laurie Shields Munoz; his mother, Maria Olivia Munoz; and his sister, Patricia Anne Rivera.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.

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