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Life does not often occur on our timetable, and there is never a good time for strife.

However, the greatest trials can often produce the greatest triumphs, and one Heights institution is a living example.

On Sunday, July 9 at 4 p.m., Heights Presbyterian Church will celebrate 114 years in the Houston Heights in conjunction with the re-dedication of its sanctuary following its recovery from an electrical fire by kicking off a year-long campaign called 114 Acts of Service.

The story On March 26, 2014, a devastating electrical fire destroyed Heights Presbyterian’s beloved educational wing and heavily damaged the church sanctuary, which sustained smoke and water damage, striking an enormous blow to the oldest continuous church in the Heights community.

“It had so much history, and you hate to see it go up like that,” Joe Lamb, a member of Heights Presbyterian for more than 75 years, said of the education building.

“It was still a very emotional moment to

Photo supplied Shown here is a rendering of the Neumann Oaks planned community duplexes at N.Shepherd Dr. at Lehman Road.

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Photo supplied Firefighters gather to fight the electrical fire at Heights Presbyterian Church on March 26, 2014. The fire detroyed the educational building and damaged the sanctuary.

see that happening. It’s devastating even though you know that God is in control,” added Suzy Cisne while reminiscing about memories of playing de facto games of hide and seek in the building’s labyrinth of rooms.

As of several months ago, the sanctuary has been completely rebuilt and is once again the center of Heights Presbyterian’s worship services every Sunday at 11 a.m. “[God] has brought us through that fire.

We’re still here, and we

had the opportunity to renovate our sanctuary, which really needed it,” Cisne said.

Additionally, a seeming nuisance might have been what saved the sanctuary from further damage.

“We used to have several firewalls (made of cinderblock), and people would question why we had to keep [those doors] closed,” said Margie Ford, who has been a member since 1980. “Well, if it hadn’t been for those firewalls, we might have lost everything in the

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sanctuary.”

Blessings from triais While the fire remains a mind-numbingly painful experience for all, the church’s small – but dedicated — congregation still believes God created people to live life fully with all the joy, grace and love possible, and is good, even when life is challenging. In fact, many said the fulfillment of such a belief has been increasingly evident in the years since the devastating blaze took down a part of the beloved building.

“It’s been a great time of hope for this community, and it’s a feeling they want to share — that God is good. If he can do this with a building, then what can’t he do in our lives?” Rev. Lindsay Hatch said.

“The fire was on a Wednesday, we did not miss a Sunday, even though (as I recall) we didn’t have electricity — we were in our fellowship hall having our worship service. I think it drew us closer together,” Terry Myers added.

A long road Much like life, how-

Photo supplied Members of the Heights Presbyterian congregation file in for a service. Many say the spirit of the church persevered even in the midst of rebuilding from the devastating fire.

Many real estate developers had approached local artist and personality, Kiki Neumann, in an attempt to purchase her 2-acre lot in Garden Oaks/Oak Forest over the years but, when the Friendswood Development Co. stepped up, the stars aligned. A new, planned community will occupy the 2-acre tract located at Lehman Road at North Shepherd Drive.

FDC is planning its third urban community in Houston on the parcel. The company will offer 10, two-story duplexes and 2, single-family homes in the 22-unit development which will include a pond with a community green space and a 100-year-old Oak tree at it center. Each home will have its own driveway and backyard, and most will start in the low $300,000s.

“I was not seeking to sell,” Neumann explained. “I’ve enjoyed the property for 20 years, but it simply became too difficult for me to take care of it. My family has ties to Friendswood Development so I already knew they are good citizens and good people. It was the right time for me to sell, but it was also a great choice for the local area.”

The Neumann family goes way back with FDC. Both of Kiki Neumann’s parents were professors with the University of Houston and held six degrees between them. Her father, Alfred Neumann, was the first chancellor of UHClearlake. Today, the library on its campus is named in his honor.

When Kiki’s dad lead the launch of UHClearlake as its first chancellor in the 1970s, FDC donated 480 acres for the university’s campus due to his work. Friendswood Development decided to name its Oak Forest/Garden Oaks community, “Neumann Oaks” to honor the entire Neumann family.

Always ahead of her time, Kiki Neumann tended a 1,000-square-foot garden on her land, raised goats and chickens, rescued homeless pets and created lots of one-of-a kind art. She has earned a following for her artwork crafted from reclaimed items such as old city fencing, yardsticks, and license plates.

What will happen to Neumann now?

The artist was introduced to another type of planned community. Avenue CDC is a Heightsbased nonprofit agency dedicated to building affordable homes - a rare commodity in the near north. The organization’s mission includes

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Five-story midrise planned for Heights area

By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com Before many set down roots (even temporarily), a living space must work on several fronts, providing the best of several worlds in order to be the right fit. Now, Heights residents (or those desiring the Heights life) could have such a space in the coming years, evidenced by some recent stirring.

Right along the south side of the 610 Loop next to the Boy Scouts of America

Cockrell Scout Center, the Allen Harrison Company’s planned site for a five-story, 293-unit midrise apartment complex has showed some signs of stirring, though Associate Evan McAnulty said it remains too early in the city permitting process for a definitive timeline to be released on the project.

When Allen Harrison Company purchased the 3acre site tucked between the Citadel Plaza office building and the Scout center near the Shady Acres neighbor-

hood little less than a year ago, McAnulty said the selective group was immediately drawn to the access provided to both the Heights’ numerous amenities as well as one of Houston’s busiest thoroughfares.

“In the last several years the Heights has really seen a huge buy-in, and it has a good culture and a cool vibe to it,” he said. “We’re offering future residents the ability to be in close proximity See Midrise P. 4A

Photo by Landan Kuhlmann Right along the 610 Loop next to the Boy Scouts of America Cockrell Scout Center, fencing has sprung up for a five-story midrise arriving to the greater Heights in coming years.

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Sinclair student wins Nell Baham Achievement Award For The Leader

Ava Bella Windham, a fifth grade student in Karen Drexler’s class at Sinclair Elementary received the Nell Baham Achievement Award on the last day of school. She is the daughter of Leticia Martinez and Paul Windham.

Ava has attended Sinclair since Pre-K, is an honor roll student, and received nine medals in addition to the Baham award. The Sinclair PTA rewarded Ava for a job well done by awarding her with a $50 check. Ava will attend Lanier Middle School in the fall. Mrs. Baham is pleased that this award established in 1999, in her honor, and congratulated Ava as the l8th recipient.

The PTA honored Nell Baham

with this award when she retired from public school for her dedication to the education of young children for over three decades.

Students who are winners of this prestigious award must exhibit good citizenship traits, excel in academics, make worthy contributions to Sinclair and within the community.

Ava has exceeded this criteria states Ms. Drexler who presented her more awards for a job well done, including commended achievement in Math and Science, earning a 100 in both. Baham is the 2008 Leader of the Year recipient. This award is presented annually by the newspaper to someone in the community who makes a difference in the lives of others. She is still very

involved and dedicated to the education of children and she continues to use her time and talent volunteering in neighborhood schools.

She is an active member of St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church and makes many contributions there as well. She also continues to teach seniors at the University of Houston who plan to become teachers and Mrs. Drexler was one of her students.

She considers the Baham Achievement Award a great honor and puts it at the top of the list of the many awards she has received during the past 54 years as an educator.

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Help us find our area’s top young leaders A mong the many criticisms of newspapers, the one that always rings out to me is that our industry is stuck somewhere in the mid-1990s and we refuse to escape.

If you consider how far our world has moved away from ink-on-paper, that seems a fair assessment.

Remember when we all sat around waiting for faxes to spit out of those obnoxious machines? (And why wasn’t there a federal investigation into the phone company executive who created the shrieking noise a completed fax emitted?) Faxes have been replaced by computer scans stored as PDFs. The bank checks we once wrote have been converted into about 37 other options for payment – debit cards, credit cards, gift cards, Apple Pay, Bitcoin, if you wear tinfoil on your head.

Even schools are removing the need for paper. Books are read on iPads, students take notes on laptops. A detention slip probably comes in the form of a text message (I don’t know that for certain, but the emojis would be priceless.)

And then there’s the email I received a few months ago from a former recipient of The Leader.

“Dear Sir, please do not deliver your newspaper to [address redacted]. I am running a completely paperless home,” the note said.

I had neither the desire nor

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the intestinal fortitude to ask this fellow what he now places on the roller next to his commode, so I just wished the planet saver well in his endeavors and promised we would no longer deliver him a newspaper.

I’ve told this story before, but when I was a junior in college, the dean of my journalism school told me I should spend all of my free time learning how to write code for the internet. He bluntly said printed newspapers wouldn’t be around in five years, and that was 23 years ago.

In 2007, when the Great Recession crept up on our country and seemingly demolished the major newspaper industry, a whole host of experts and consultants said there was no way newspapers would survive another five years. That was 10 years ago.

I don’t know that newspapers are as resilient as they seem, but I have discovered something about our industry that, somehow, has kept us alive a lot longer than the morticians

projected. If we can find a way to remain relevant in your lives, you – the readers – will find a place for us in your homes.

We have some really cool things happening at The Leader in the next few months, and as I have now spent the last 400 words telling you why people want to see print disappear, let me spend the next 400 telling you why having a strong, community newspaper still seems to make sense in neighborhoods like ours.

This Monday, The Leader will host its inaugural Media Camp, designed to teach children between the ages of 9-14 about the workings of this industry. They’re going to learn about print, web, radio, TV and social media. When our company decided to put on this camp, we hoped there would be 15-20 kids who would have enough interest in attending that they (their parents) would pay for the cost of the camp.

When the registrations surpassed 40 students, we realized that maybe there’s something valuable to teaching young people about the role media should play in our lives.

What’s better, the success of this year’s camp means we’ll be able to do it for years to come and we’ll be able to expand it into other parts of the city.

There’s something else we’re doing at The Leader that has me as excited as I’ve been in a while about providing information about our

community.

We spend a lot of time in the Heights, Garden Oaks, Oak Forest, Timbergrove and the rest of our neighborhoods talking about the things that have changed over the years. We talk about how things used to be (see our “Those Were the Days” section, which publishes at the end of this month.) We also talk about new developments and new grocery stores and new alcohol laws.

But we need to do a better job telling the stories of the new people who call our neighborhoods home.

Young people across this region have decided to move their budding families to our community, and with the influx of young people, we are building a future for our neighborhoods that has the chance to sustain itself for generations to come.

On Sept. 9, The Leader is going to publish an entire edition devoted to the young people who are quickly growing into the leaders of our community. We aren’t going to be too fancy with the title: The Top 30 Under 40.

You’ve seen these sections across the city before, but it’s never been done in solely in our neighborhoods.

And in order to do it well, we need our readers to help.

If you’re a business that has one or two or three employees under the age of 40, and they are quickly becoming leaders in your business, we want you to tell us about them.

Vault-zing across Texas THE BANK – To paraphrase Capital One, what’s in your safe deposit box? You probably haven’t dumped everything out and gone through the contents since Y2K. Those Confederate war bonds might not be worth much, but that bundle of Microsoft stock your drunk uncle left you could be worth looking into. I am checking to see if my gold bars are still here. They were liberated by my grandfather, Sgt. “Sticky Fingers” Ashby, from a mine shaft in Germany in 1945. His motto was, “To the victors belong the spoils,” although the U.S. Army didn’t see it that way, and, except for visiting hours, we didn’t see Sticky Fingers for 10 years.

The reason I am counting my bars is that the State of Texas is going to build its own vault to hold its gold – not CDs, bonds, paper currency or IOUs, but real gold bars. There may even be room for private citizens and other states to rent space in the vault, thus turning a buck instead of spending it. Let me back up. The state has between $661 million and $1 billion in gold bars stashed in a vault in New York City, and we pay $600,000 a year to some company to keep it.

If we build our own big, fat safe deposit box, we can save that $600,000, which is almost enough to fund another special session of the Legislature.

After two years of intense investigating and negotiating, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar selected Lone Star Tangible Assets to hold the bars, then build and operate the Texas Bullion Depository -- the nation’s first and only state-administered gold bullion depository. The company’s current depository will be refitted to hold our gold temporarily, while a new Fort Knox “will be located in the Austin area.” Maybe they don’t want us to know exactly where the vault will be built, which makes sense.

The temporary lock box may be ready in January 2018, the permanent facility by December 2018.

This brings us to the Unclaimed Property Program.

You see, Texas requires institutions, businesses (mostly banks) and local governments to report to the state any personal property that has been abandoned or unclaimed, usually for up to five years.

The Texas Comptroller currently holds, and is trying to get rid of, about $4 billion in unclaimed funds from all sorts of sources: forgotten utility deposits or refunds, insurance proceeds, payroll checks, cashier’s checks,

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dividends, mineral royalties, dormant bank accounts and abandoned safe deposit box contents. The office used to put the lists in big, fat sections in major newspapers around the state, which cost a bunch.

Now the names and businesses are online.

Last fiscal year, there were more than 300,000 claims, and the comptroller returned $270 million in unclaimed property to rightful owners. Each year the amount gets bigger. In 2015 it returned $248 million, at that time a record, easily breaking the $205 million in unclaimed property returns in fiscal 2014. Currently, the largest single unclaimed property is $2.8 million, and it’s located in Houston. So you may own several acres across the street from the Galleria and not know it, but someone owns it. The largest claim approved this year: $772,000.

The largest payment ever approved was $12.5 million, mostly in stock. The winner was a nameless Houstonian – unlike Lotto winners, property recipients can remain anonymous.

There are also safe deposit boxes. According to the comptroller’s office, when a customer loses contact with his or her bank and misses payment for a safe deposit box rental, the box is eventually drilled and the contents are stored in a secure location by the bank. Once five years have passed from the first missed payment or last contact with the owner, the contents are reported as unclaimed property and sent to the comptroller’s office. As I wrote long ago, over the years, the staff has recovered lots of interesting things including: a bloody glass eye, dried deer legs, a brick, mercury, ashes, Apollo 15 postal stamp covers, 16th century receipt for wool written by Michelangelo’s namesake great nephew, a 4.22 carat diamond ring and a stock certificate Number 1 from Dr Pepper Co. in Waco signed by the inventor of Dr Pepper.

OK, all this time you have been wondering, greedily, “How do I get my hands on my share of that $4 billion?”

Simple. Just go to the comptroller’s unclaimed property website at ClaimItTexas.org or

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call 1-800-654-FIND (3463).

If you go to the website, there is a line reading: Search Unclaimed Property. Click on it and up pops a couple of blanks to fill in: Last name, first name or your business and a vow: “I am not a robot.”

Then you are asked a picture question, I guess to prevent computers from combing the site. Hope you can handle the grilling. Amounts $25 or less or not listed, but you can make a claim. True story: A few years ago I followed the above procedure and found a check for $1,200 owed me. It’s a long story, but ransoms pay very well.

Here’s an interesting point: Among the current wouldbe and missing recipients are The University of Texas with 44 funds or quarterbacks or whatever waiting to be claimed. Texas A&M has

23 (including $86.87 owed to the Aggies by Panda restaurants). Baylor has 755, which might cover its legal bills. UH has 40. For some unknown reason, Sam Houston has 49.

Exxon comes in with 922 and Shell may be the leader with 2,121 unclaimed funds or contents of its safe deposit boxes (which probably hold more gold bars than those of the State of Texas). This raises two questions: Does the comptroller try very hard to find these potential recipients, and why don’t these multi-billion dollar operations hire a few minimum-pay interns to follow up on the awaiting fortunes? Might be worth their effort. Now it’s time for me to get a bigger safe deposit box.

Ashby is fortune hunting at ashby2@comcast.net

If you’re a husband of a wife who has an astounding career (kind of like I do), and your wife is under the age of 40, we want to know about her.

If your best friend is helping lead a budding industry in our community, we want to know about him or her.

And if you know someone who is just a special person, maybe through her volunteer work at a local school or his time coaching youth baseball, we want to know about that person.

Our only idea for this section on Sept. 9 is to honor the young people who have committed to making our community better. If it’s a professional who deserves recognition, our only requirement is that he or she live in one of our neighborhoods.

They can work on the Energy Corridor or in The Woodlands, for all we care. And if they live in our area and work at one of our local businesses, all the better.

All we need is for you to send us an email at 30under40@theleadernews.com and give us a name and a brief description about the person.

You can also vist our website, www. theleadernews.com, and click the 30Under40 button on the right to nominate someone.

I look forward to hearing from you.

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So long to local friend

The Houston Heights lost one of its cornerstone personalities on June 18, when Yvette “Bitsy” Hornak, 59, unexpectedly passed away.

Bitsy graduated from Harvard Elementary, Hamilton Junior High, and Reagan High School -- and, as she once declared, “You just don’t get any more Heights than that.” Bitsy was sweet, tough, hilarious and direct -- she didn’t take any... well, let’s simply say Bitsy didn’t tolerate any nonsense from anybody... even as she enjoyed life immensely and was always a loyal, loyal friend. Heights folk knew her from the old Studewood Food Market (later Fiesta, at 14th Street), from Jimmy’s Ice House, and from the Big Kroger in Merchant’s Park.

Bitsy’s sad passing merely propels the Houston Heights another notch forward in the ongoing dilution of our neighborhood’s uniqueness. I am certain I will never know anyone else like her.

J. Reynolds

Local legend, ‘boot-maker to the stars’ passes away Dear Editor: I attended high school with Rocky’s sister-in-law my husband With Rocky brother. We also attended church with his Mom and the both of them. My prayers go out to the family. Oak Forest will truly miss him. Best of luck to Micheal as he has boots to fill. I’m sure he can.

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What is the dog flu and should The Obituaries. you be concerned about it?

Joyce Lee (Beiersdorfer) Barta, 87, born Aug. 4, 1929

Dear Tabby, I’ve been reading about Canine Influenza and it worries me. What are the symptoms and how can I prevent my dogs from getting it?

Worried about the Dog Flu in Garden Oaks Dear Worried about Dog Flu, As of June, Canine Influenza has made its way to Texas and veterinarians have a lot to say on the subject. Luckily, the “dog flu” isn’t usually life-threatening when treated and isn’t transmissible to humans.

“The most common symptoms of canine flu include coughing and lethargy, as well as decreased appetite and fever,” said Dr. Stacy Eckman, clinical assistant professor at Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine.

“In some cases, the infection can progress to pneumonia, especially when the flu is complicated by other respiratory bacteria or viruses.”

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If you are worried your pet is experiencing symptoms of the canine flu, contact your veterinarian before going into their office. This allows the veterinarian to prepare for the visit and potentially decrease exposure to other pets. If you live in an area where the canine flu has been reported, consider keeping your dog away from other dogs by staying clear of the dog park or dog kennels.

Canine influenza is a relatively new virus in dogs, but there are vaccines available to help protect your pet. The vaccine does not prevent your pet from getting infected or spreading the virus, but it may reduce your pet’s symptoms.

“The vaccine is recommended for pets that go to dog shows, including hunting and agility; are kenneled or boarded; visit grooming salons or doggie day cares regularly; or are around a high number of dogs that visit these areas,” Eckman said.

If your pet becomes infected with the canine flu, a veterinarian can provide supportive care and medications to make the pet feel better.

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ever, the rebuilding process did not Heights Presbyterian happen without facing some major History decisions. Members spent months and • 1903 - Church Established as The First Presbyseveral congregaterian Church tional meetings at• 1906 - First Sanctuary known as “The Little Brick tempting to assess Church” Erected what made sense to • 1908 - First Christian Education Building conits current congrestructed gation and its vision • 1919 - HPC charters boy scout troop, Troop #24 for the future, such (today Troop #924) as rebuilding and • 1950 - Current Sanctuary and Christian Educaif it even made for tion wing built Heights Presbyte• 1960s - Pastor Jim initiated a project to provide rian to remain in its housing for low income Heights citizens which current dwellings became the Heights Tower, and later Pastors or move on someworked to establish the Heights House in 1980 where else. and Independent Heights Apartments in 2003 As it turns out, • 1968 - Scout House built by church members however, the deci• 1973 - Fellowship Hall, offices, and CE addision was a simple tion constructed one.

• March 26, 2014- electrical fire destroys educa“We all decided tional building and damages sanctuary that this community • July 9, 2017- Sanctuary to be re-dedicated is where we wanted to be, that we could still serve this comgratitude through service. This is our munity,” Cisne said.

“We also decided that with the size ‘thank you,’ and [an example that] God of the congregation we have, it didn’t is still good and still working in this make sense to build another wing, and community.”

Hatch was not alone in echoing such instead put that [money] towards renoa sentiment. vating something we hadn’t been able “We are trying to make an impact to keep up with for a long time.” in this community so it will come “We’ve put all that insurance money back into the building, because we’ve and worship with us and sustain this been here 114 years, and we want to church,” Myers said. “And even if that be here another 114 years at least,” doesn’t happen we’ve still got a wonderful facility for maybe some other Myers added. group to come in and make the sort of impact we want to make.”

Show of thanks As the church and community have Sunday’s proceedings, however, are about much more than celebrating taken time to heal, a bevy of emotions the church’s recovery. Hatch said the has flooded through every member of 114 Acts of Service manifested out of the congregation, and the July 9 celethankfulness for the Heights communi- bration is simply an outward culminaty’s help in the recovery from the fire tion of unwavering faith and a desire and to celebrate its 114th anniversary to serve and persevere.

“We’re here to serve God, and in the Heights by leading and contributing 114 acts of community service through the fire, if we can now concentrate on these acts of service to over the next year.

“We wanted to show our gratitude our community, it doesn’t matter if we to the community for being able to have an education building there —as carry on, rise from the ashes and get long as we can serve God and show back on our feet,” she said. “We are the love in Christ here, we’re alright,” grateful and are expressing love and Cisne said.

to the Heights and its amenities therein, but also jump on 610 and get to work and the Galleria.”

McAnulty said Allen Harrison is a fan of the greater Heights area and its neighborhood feel – from a park just east of the planned complex to the restaurant rows — and said the company hopes to reflect that image itself upon completion.

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From a prime fitness center to other amenities not yet finalized, McAnulty and Allen Harrison Company hope their attention to detail brings a resident experience just outside the Heights (but still close enough) unlike any other.

in Oqin, Texas, died July 3. She married George A. Barta Jr. Feb. 3, 1951. Barta was also a member of the board of directors of CatholicLife, and had a passion for dancing. Survivors include her daughter Joy Caka, sons Tim Barta and Chris Barta, seven grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren.

Elva (Leija) Duncan, 86, born Feb. 11, 1931, died June 25. She attended Sam Houston High School and was a Drum Sargent in the Black Battalion Women’s Drill Squad. She joined the Woman’s Army Corps (WAC) in 1950. Duncan was employed many years at Garden Oaks Elementary School as a cashier where she helped the needy children who couldn’t afford to pay for their lunch. She is survived by her children Linda Marie Schulze, and Richard Alan Hale, brother Roy Leija, three stepchildren, four grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to The American Legion Garden Oaks Post 560, 3720 Alba Rd., Houston, Texas or any Veterans Organization.

Mildred K. Gillespie, 97, born March 30, 1920, died June 28.

James Donovan Park Jr.,

65, born July 7, 1952, died June 30.

Mary A. Wardford, 89, born Aug. 13, 1927, died June 29.

“We poured through the plans for each amenity and each personal space so that we could figure out what the residents will want, and consulted with our project managers to gauge what they’ve seen on projects in the past,” he said.

“There’s a great connection between those two facets of our company that I think will end up with a great end product for the future residents.”

Neumann from P. 1A enhancing the quality of life of locals while promoting healthy, vibrant, diverse neighborhoods.

With most of its development located north of downtown, Avenue CDC also operates affordable rental housing, preserves historic structures, and uses green building techniques to ensure energy efficiency.

Following the sale of her property, Neumann says it took her all of five minutes to decide to buy a home in CDC’s new “Avenue Place” located at Irvington Boulevard and Weiss Street.

“The community has a walking trail, green space and a park.

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The best part is that every home costs less than $300,000. Where else am I going to find that around here?” she asked.

Avenue CDC also offers help to low income buyers. Down payment assistance is available up to $46,000 for income-eligible folks and families who earn 120 percent or less of the area’s median income.

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And why not? The community is sufficiently attractive to buck the stereotype of “affordable housing,” while remaining affordable.

“I really appreciate the feeling of unity there,” added Neumann.” We have all kinds of people - professionals, young families, educators, entrepreneurs, retirees, and artists. There is also mix of religions, ethnici-

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BOOK SIGNING The Book Scene Local authors Donna Grant and Lily Blackwood will be signing their books Saturday, July 8, from 1-3 p.m. at The Book Scene, 1820 W. 43rd St. There will be food, fun and prizes. Information: 713869-6117.

JULY GARDEN TOUR Heights Garden Club Richard and Carolyn Hall have lived in their home since 1981.

Over the years they have tried to manage their landscape in keeping with their love of gardening and animals/wildlife. They are long time believers in composting and rainwater collection. They also have a very limited range of livestock - hens! Come out and tour this garden at 10 a.m. July 8, 519 Bayland. Information: heightsgardenclub.com.

FAMILY HISTORY WRITING WORKSHOP Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research The Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research, 5300 Caroline St., will hold a three part series of workshops on writing family stories with guest speaker Devon Noel Lee. Class size is limited. Reservations are required.

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CUDDLY CRITTER DRIVE Northwest Chiropractic Clinic Northwest Chiropractic Clinic, 11500 Northwest Frwy. Ste. 201, will hold their 13th annual Cuddly Critter Drive for the Houston Police Department on July 11.

Free adjustments for established patients and free exams and two x-rays for all new patients will be offered with a donation of a new medium to large Cuddly Critter.

Call to make an appointment with Dr. George Junkin today at 713-686-0828 or visit www. drjunkin.com.

LINKS TO UNITY RockStar Gallery Links to Unity, Vena Ashley’s Solo Art Show, will be on view from July 9 through Sept. 3, with the opening reception from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday July 12. Piola Houston is located at 3201 Louisiana St., Suite 103, 77006. There will be wine and italian hors d’oeuvres for all the guests, provided by Piola. All are welcome to come meet Vena and see her newest works. All of the pieces will also be for sale. Information: 832-868-0242.

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United Methodist Women meet at St. Stephen’s The United Methodist Women will meet this Sunday, July 9, following the 11 a.m. worship service in the fellowship hall. Please bring a sack lunch. Ladies of all ages are welcome.

The Children’s and Music Ministries will host a Fine Arts Camp from 5-7:30 p.m. Aug. 6-10. The camp will include classes in art, dance, music and drama. Children entering kindergarten through sixth grade are eligible to attend.

The cost for the week (which includes dinner) is $100 for the first child and $75 for the second with a family cap of $250.

For information, contact Mary Gossett, Director of Student Ministries, or Rev. Lindsay Smith, Music Minister.

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

St. Ambrose seeking donations for garage sale St. Ambrose Catholic Church, 4213 Mangum Rd., will begin accepting garage sale donations every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, starting July 7. The donation drop off times are after July 7, from 5-8 p.m., and from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday. Donations will be collected in the gymnasium. Volunteers are needed to help organize on drop off days.

Call 713-686-3497 or visit stambrosehouston.org for information.

Arise Baptist Church to host First Responder cookout A First Responder free

cookout will be held at 10 a.m.

July 9. All law enforcement, fire and medical emergency personnel and their families are welcome.

The community is welcome to attend worship services at Arise Baptist Church, 803 Curtin St. Worship service times are 10 a.m. Sundays.

Bible study is 6 p.m. Sunday evenings. Wednesday evening prayer service and ABC Kids Club is 7 p.m.

For information, call 713659-9697 or visit www.arisebaptistchurch.org.

Vacation Bible School at St. Matthew’s St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church welcomes the community to attend Vacation Bible School from 5:30-8:30 p.m. July 24-26. There will be classes for all ages, including adults. Those planning to attend must register.This year’s VBS theme will be Super Heroes. Come and join the fun.

St. Matthew’s UMC is located at 4300 N. Shepherd Dr. Visit the Facebook page, website at www.stmatthewsmethodist.org or call 713-6970671 for information.

Kidz Health Fair at Greater First Baptist Greater First Baptist Church, 4441 Haygood St. 77022, will hold a Kidz Health Fair from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. July 29.

Call 713-695-7061 for information.

Men’s Scripture Sharing Group meets at the YMCA The Men’s Scripture Sharing Group meets at 7 a.m. every Thursday at the Harriet and Joe Foster YMCA, 1234 W. 34th St. There will be music, Bible study and fellowship.

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The event will be from 5:30-7:30 p.m. July 12. The cost is $35 per person through July 11, $40 per person the day of the event.

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40TH CLASS REUNION Scarborough High School class of 1977 The G. C. Scarborough class of 1977 will have their 40th reunion at 7 p.m. Oct. 7, at The Spot Club located at 1732 W. 18th St. Please join the facebook page G C Scarborough High school class of 1977 or email Roger Souders at rsouders@nstaroffshore.com.

STEAK NIGHT American Legion Post 560 Come by the American Legion Post 560, 3720 Alba Rd., for a delicious steak dinner and entertainment, July 21 (third Friday of each month). Steaks will be served from 6 p.m. until sold out.

The cost is $15 per plate. Information: 713-682-9287, facebook. com/AmLegionPost560/, www. txlegion560.org.

FARMERS AND ARTISAN MARKET Eleanora’s Market Eleanora’s Market, 2120 Ella Blvd., will be open from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. every Saturday starting June 3. There will be local growers, makers, designers, artisans and food producers. Information: eleanorasmarket.com.

ACADEMY FOR LIFELONG LEARNING OPEN HOUSE Lone Star College Victory Center The Academy for Lifelong Learning Open House will be from 1-3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24, at Lone Star College Victory Center, 4141 Victory Dr. Come meet the instructors and speakers, visit with fellow members, get catalogs and parking permits, and register for membership and classes. The Academy for Lifelong

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MANNA - DONATIONS AND VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Your neighborhood thrift store appreciates any and all donations. We can arrange pickup for large items or large donations. Call 713-686-6440 or donate at 1806 W. 43rd St. Thank you. (TF)

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eanette Black is an inside sales executive starting her 7th year here at The Leader Newspaper. Jeanette is a native Houstonian, was born in Heights Hospital, grew up in Garden Oaks, is a Waltrip alumni and currently resides in Forest West. Her off time is devoted to her family: Daughter Jackie Black attends grad school at the U of H Main Campus and daughter Jennifer Black Graham, husband Zane, and 2 beautiful grandchildren “Lizzie� and “Tripp� also reside in Houston. “ My grandchildren are our little miracles and we are more grateful every day that we have them to brighten our lives!� Jeanette is an avid garage sale shopper and a HUGE animal lover who has rescued many fur babies and given them forever homes.

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Most of us that bring you The Leader live right here in your community and we appreciate you reading it every week. Thanks.

You simply can’t find a better advertising value than The Leader.

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THE PURPLE CAT RESALE AND GARAGE SALE: Tuesday 11-3, WednesdaySaturday 11-4. 2126 W. 34th St. Benefiting Animal Rescue. (TF)

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Furniture, appliances, stackable W/D, tools, lots of glassware, home decor and more.

3-1-1, $325,000. Well taken care of and still owned by the original owner. MLS#23759173

The Leader means “community� in every sense of the word. I have met many people at our front desk, some who are advertisers and have become friends, some I have known since high school and haven’t seen for 40 years! Our neighbors come by sometimes just to comment on something that we have run in the paper. Even though they may not always agree with us, when they comment we know they are reading us so we must be doing something right!

I do know one thing about living in this neighborhood for almost 60 years: neighbors may move away during the course of their lives for various reasons but a really high percentage move back. I think it has something to do with a love for our community.

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Calendar Semi-Annual Tent Sale

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Saturday, July 8 19th Street between Shepherd and Yale Join 19th Street for their semi-annual tent sale. Shop their biggest sale of the summer with deep discounts from your favorite shops! Run, don’t walk, to snag these steals while they last!

Caturday Morning Cartoons

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Saturday, July 8 El Gato Coffeehouse Cat Cafe - 508 Pecore St. Join for a lazy Caturday Morning watching the best cat cartoons from the 90’s.

Whether you want to stroll down memory lane back to a simple time when Saturday morning cat cartoons defined your weekend, or you want to introduce your kiddo to old school cartoons, you’ll be starting your day off right with the Houston Humane Society resident cats at El Gato Coffeehouse Cat Cafe.

Passes are for 50 minutes and additional hours can be added for $5/hour/person.

Pass also includes coffee.

Adult pass - $14/ hr Student pass - $12/ hr (with valid school ID) Child pass - $10 (under 18)

Soul Creatures, Dillon Trimm and Gabe Bravo & More

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Ticket Prices: $10 Advance $12 Day of Show $13 Day Of Box Office

Sideout Volleybar a new addition to Near Northside A typical Wednesday night has recently started to look something like: hurry home, walk the Kit Kat dog, feed said dog, feed self, and walk over to Sideout Volleybar to meet friends for a game of volleyball, laughs and drinks.

Living walking distance from the newly opened volleyball bar, located at 2623 Keene St., I stumbled across Sideout while on a walk. After learning of what was to come, I sent notes to friends to see who I could rally to play in the Wednesday night co-ed Grown

Christina Martinez Managing Editor

Photos by Grown Up Sports Christina Martinez and her 4 vs 4 co-ed Grown Up Sports team at Sideout Volleybar. From the left, Christina Martinez, Allison and Jake Junco, John Kriescher, Miranda Garcia and Victor Galvez.

Up Sports league. So far, our

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Nonetheless, we’ve had a fantastic time with the league and the staff at Sideout has been part of that factor.

The bar has three sand volleyball courts, sitting on three

acres of land, and is equipped with an 18 tap system of Texas beers, 65 craft can beer options, a full bar, frozen machine, giant game sets of Connect Four, Chess and Jenga.

The venue is also very dog friendly!

The staff at Sideout makes it a point to get to know your name - a small and minor detail that doesn’t go unnoticed.

Grab friends, bring the dog and check out Houston’s newest and best kept secret. I see big things coming for this volleybar.

Art Valet: Communities collide through art

Communities have been the focus lately in everything I do. They’re everywhere I look and as I considered what to cover this week, on July 4 no less, I noticed several of my communities converging like the great big melting pot our country is.

Last week, the iconic and long-lived Jimmy’s Ice House closed forever. It wasn’t for a lack of business, that is certain, but sometimes it’s just time.

One of the first establishments I visited when I moved to the Heights in the early 90’s, Jimmy’s always seemed like the “anchor� to the past as I watched this neighborhood evolve. I liked the place from the start and even learned to play dominos on that first visit by a transplanted New Yorker.

I was an infrequent visitor but I always compared it to the hit TV series Northern Exposure in my head. Probably inspired by a visit once with a disheveled gentleman who turned out to be a very successful professional instead of whatever my presumption was.

That’s how it was at Jimmy’s, everybody was

Mitch Cohen Art Columnist

Contributed photo A recent commission of Jimmy’s Ice House, which closed after 75 years on June 30, by local artist Kathryne Lieser. You can meet Lieser and more at this month’s The Market at Sawyer Yards on Saturday, July 8.

on equal ground; a nice friendly community of neighbors. I think the part that hurts for everyone there the most, is how to regroup when their common home is gone? That remains to be seen.

A few months before closing, commemorative posters of a painting depicting Jimmy’s Ice House became available at the bar by artist

Photo by Jonathan McElvy After 75 years of business, Jimmy’s Ice House closed doors on Friday, June 30 at 2803 White Oak Dr.

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Kathryne Lieser. Lieser happens to be a participant in my new show The Market at Sawyer Yards.

World’s collide!

The painting was a commission by her brother-in-law, a regular at Jimmy’s. Imagine my surprise when I saw that.

After retiring two years ago and taking up art again, Lieser found me through her brother and good friend Phil Brayton. Brayton is a regular visitor to First Saturday Arts Market, and visits events all over Houston, always dressed for the season by color in his signature sports coat or in cosplay outfits that expose his shirtless muscled and tanned chest. His grin is as wide as he is tall, and at 6 foot 5, in costume, he has made many friends

and inspired many impromptu photos.

Very new to the scene, I encouraged Lieser to get started at The Market at Sawyer Yards where she has become a regular. She told me recently that she took her first painting commission at just 13 years old, later minored in art at Seton Hall University and was a freelance graphic artist for the U.S. Navy while stationed at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. She set art aside for work and family but now is back after a 30-year break.

Lieser will be joining over three dozen other exhibitors at The Market at Sawyer Yards this Saturday evening, 6 - 10 p.m. 1502 Sawyer St. The outdoor event features art, craft, food and a new community of artists and friends.

Get all the details on the website SawyerStreetMarket.com Cohen is an artist and founder of First Saturday Arts Market and the new Market at Sawyer Yards, find him at ArtValet.com

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Winner gets a three pack of Crowlers to take home and savor their 64 bit victory.

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