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Senior Living: Aging in place is just around the corner by Cynthia Lescalleet For The Leader The ﬂoor plans available at The Village of the Heights don’t have footprints –– they have names. “The White Oak” is a studio space, for example. “The Courtlandt” is has a one-bedroom layout. By naming the options after landmarks and streets in the market area, the facility by Bridgewood Property Co. is sending a strong neighborly message to older residents here: When it’s time to move toward a more assisted lifestyle, it’ll be more possible to stay

in the area they’ve called home for decades, said Lynn Wallace, Bridgewood’s marketing manager of new development. Think of it an as extended version of “aging in place,” she said. Senior residents can maintain their friendships, ties to the community, healthcare connections and interests while “having the peace of mind that support is there.” “Senior housing is driven by people wanting something in their neighborhood,” Wallace said. Bridgewood Property, a privately held Houstonbased company, has been tending that market, devel-

oping communities that deliver various levels of assisted living and memory care as well as independent living. Its latest project, The Village of the Heights, broke ground earlier this spring on Studewood at Algregg. The two-acre site was formerly home to a Fiesta Mart. Construction of the estimated $10 million project will wrap up a year from now, Wallace said; however, state licensing inspections thereafter will determine occupancy, perhaps by September 2014.

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wood, the 109-unit Heights project will not have any independent living housing, something early accounts about the project included. Wallace said the market for the Heights area project appears to be more skewed to demand for some level of assisted living. That mirrors another national trend for the senior care industry, she said, as people delay moving from their homes until they must. Contributing factors cited by Senior Housing

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Oak Forest’s Kat Creech A ﬂair for making events truly special by Betsy Denson betsy@theleadernews.com

Discover Gymnastics coach Costela Mihaiuc works with Sophia Butler, 9, on the balance beam. (Photo by Michael Sudhalter). by Michael Sudhalter michael@theleadernews.com Discover Gymnastics, the largest gymnastics facility in Greater Houston, has expanded to include children’s fitness program and programs for children with special needs, said Discover Executive Director Carly Markesich. The 22,000 square foot gym located at 747 North Shepherd, Suite 400, hosts several competitive gymnastics teams. Markesich started the gym 14 years ago at I-10 and Silber, and it moved to its current location 11 years ago. “This is a much better site and facility,” said Markesich, a University of St. Thomas graduate. “We have 2,000 families per week at the gym,” The gym is open to children, from six months old through 18 years. Markesich said not all kids want to compete on teams, but fitness is important. And there aren’t many workout facilities for kids. She said the program will have “high energy games,” and of course, a trampoline. “Every kid likes the trampoline,” she said. A few years ago, Discover started a charity called the Discover Fitness Foundation that provides scholarships for local gymnasts. On Sept. 14-15, they’ll host a Fitness Fair with Olympic Gold Medalist Mary Lou Retton at the George R. Brown Convention Center. The Texas Classic gymnastics competition will go on at the convention center at the same time as the fitness fair. Retton will be at a pre-event breakfast and will attend the opening ceremonies at 10 a.m. on Sept. 14. She’ll be at the event, which is open to the public, to meet attendees for autograph and photo opportunities Joining Retton will be three-time Olympic gymnast Svetlana Boguinskaia and Houston Dynamo players Bobby Boswell and Brian Ching. There will be several fitness activities, as well as nutritional information and a health screening. Saturday’s hours will be 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday’s, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. For more information, log on to www.discoverfitnessfoundation. org.

Discovery Gymnastics coach Costela Mihaiuc works with Taylor Nunes, 9. (Photo by Michael Sudhalter)

Even as a child in charge of family dinner, local event planner Kat Creech didn’t cut corners on presentation. “While the menu only consisted of hot dogs, peanut butter sandwiches, and hamburgers with cookies for dessert, the table was set, the napkin was folded with a menu card placed on top, the candles were lit, and the lights were dimmed,” she said. “I remember making my little brother be the maitre d’ as I anxiously waited for [my parents] to come home from work.” In her adult life, Creech’s ongoing commitment to getting every detail right has paid off. Head of Kat Creech Events in Oak Forest since 2010, she was recently named the National Event Planner of the Year by the 4,000 member National Association of Catering and Events during its annual conference in Chicago. “To be selected [for] top honors among your peers is always exciting, but to be the National Event Planner of the Year is beyond words, and I am so thrilled with this prestigious honor,” said Creech. “Philanthropy is a component of receiving the award which also means a lot to me.” Creech grew up in Wharton, about an hour from Houston. “When I was old enough to drive, my girlfriends and I were always shopping Kat Creech shows oﬀ her award as at the thrift stores in the Heights and Montrose National Event Planner of the Year. (Photo by D. Jones Photography) area,” she said. A graduate of the University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton College, Creech’s career aspirations were always focused on the hospitality industry. She worked her way into restaurant management after taking an entry-level service position with the Landry’s corporation and later moved to the Hard Rock Café. At Hard Rock Houston, she was a service manager, but more importantly got her ﬁrst taste of planning events after the special events manager resigned. By 2004, she was working full time doing events. “I joined association boards and put a lot of effort into participating in the industry community,” said Creech. During her four-year tenure in special events management, Creech grew the department from $150,000 in annual revenue to more than $1.2 million. She received the Meeting Professional International Rising Star Award in 2007, while the Houston chapter of the National Association of Catering and Events elected her to a director of marketing position from 2005-2007 as well as Member of the Year in 2007. As vice president of education for Houston NACE, Creech helped create the very popular wedding Trends event.

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Partnership receives grant for jobs The Greater Houston Partnership has received a $3 million grant from global technology company – and major local employer – GE to support GHP’s Opportunity Houston 2.0 campaign. Opportunity Houston 2.0 is a six-year, $40 million initiative that will begin in 2014 as a continuation of the Opportunity Houston program. It will assist the region in creating an additional 450,000 jobs, generating $45 billion in capital investment between 2014 and 2020, attracting talent, growing our regional workforce, and enhancing Houston’s image. The campaign, which was launched in December, 2012, has now raised more than $18 million. Drayton McLane, Jr., chairman of the Opportunity Houston 2.0 campaign and founding chairman of the original Opportunity Houston program, noted the signiﬁcance of GE’s continued commitment to creating jobs and ensuring future prosperity for Houston. “GE’s contribution is the largest investment in Opportunity Houston 2.0 to date,” said McLane, chairman of The McLane Group, a holding company that includes distribution, logistics and technology in its corporate portfolio. “GE has been a leader in jobs and improving the quality of life for Houstonians for a very long time. This latest investment is further evidence of the company’s ongoing commitment to encouraging economic growth and job creation in the Houston region.” Houston is home to 6,000 GE employees and seven of the company’s business units, including Oil & Gas, Healthcare and Capital. Across the state, GE employs nearly 10,000 individuals, which represents one of the company’s

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region in creating more than 487,000 jobs and attracting $36.2 billion in capital investment since 2005. “Opportunity Houston 2.0 will continue the momentum of the original program and further position the region as a place for dynamic growth, robust capital investment, and endless opportunity,” said GHP President and CEO Bob Harvey. Harvey added, “The Greater Houston Partnership is elated at GE’s contribution to building a better future for the Houston region. GE has been a great corporate citizen and a vital catalyst in building Houston’s reputation as an important global force. There is no question that Houston is the ‘Energy Capital of the World’ and a great place to grow a business of any scale; GE’s announcement underscores this fact.” For a complete list of investors or more information on Opportunity Houston 2.0, visit www.opportunityhouston.org.

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HCC partnering for effective job training “Maybe, if we make the purpose of education to be the preparation of all individuals, every citizen, for productive employment. This has to be based on the much closer relationship between the employer and the community and education, but I think this is what we’re seeing here,” said Reddy. The Greater Houston Partnership lists Houston as the number one manufacturing city in the country. Houston has the jobs, but local industry needs a welltrained, skilled workforce. As a leader in workforce training, HCC is meeting Houston-area employer needs, emphasizing job preparedness training and the use

of “skill standards” for students, and through this partnership will expand its National Association of Manufacturing endorsed certifications by adding the level one Certified Production Technology Certificate. HCC has been developing an enhanced workforce instruction model for the past 18 months with a focus on the high demand for skilled employees in manufacturing. Students will have the opportunity to quickly learn the skills and knowledge for a certificate or degree in their target industry. HCC currently offers two MSSC certifications in Logistics, and the new partnership will include the

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Creech • from Page 1B her role as director of fundraisers, Creech started the Golden Noodle Mac and Cheese competition to support scholarships. Next, Creech managed events at House of Blues where she was ranked number three in event sales nationally. But there were bigger dreams ahead. “Ten years after graduating, working in the trenches of the operations world, sponging up the lessons of corporate America on what works and what doesn’t, with a dozen clients that would follow me anywhere, I launched the company I dreamed of,” she said. Kat Creech Events operates as a small boutique ﬁrm which handles corporate and social events as well as weddings, both in Houston and beyond. As a business owner, Creech says she has the freedom to really customize and personalize an event for clients. She is also able to honor her own ideals.

“In my personal life I strive to live as sustainable as possible by recycling, shopping local, eating organic, and supporting local farmers,” she said. “I knew that events could be big and bold, but still leave a lower carbon footprint.” One of the many ways Creech pays it forward is by repurposing centerpieces to local hospitals and nursing homes. Giving back is important to her. Creech serves as a mentor and lecturer at her alma mater and offers summer internship programs. She partnered with the Houston Construction Industry Auto Show in supporting U.S. VETS by updating a 55 year old kitchen into a state-of-the-art facility for veterans. At Durham Elementary, Creech headed up the Second Chance Prom gala to fund technology initiatives. The ability to expect the unexpected and to be ﬂexible are traits that have served Creech well over

the years. When one bride and groom wanted to release 200 wish lanterns during their departure, Creech thought about the nearby airport. In order not to panic some unsuspecting pilot, she got on the horn and secured permission from the FAA. Now her contact is on speed dial in case any future clients want to do the same. “In order to do extraordinary things, you have to run the logistics and semantics over and over,” said Creech. “We always think of the worst possible thing that could happen and work backwards. I never say no and I always ﬁnd the answer to make it happen.”

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Here are Creech’s top ﬁve “rules” for being an event planner: 1) Do not sell yourself short. Stay true to your talent and do not

undercut the competition to get a job. It is a disservice to you and to the industry. I see so many planners getting started in the industry and they give their services away to build their portfolio or to appear “busy.” 2) Network. It is not whom you know, but who knows you. 3) Be inspired. Always. Not just about events, but with fashion, food, interior design, travel, etc. It keeps you fresh and educated. 4) Do events that are worth talking about, regardless of budget. Make it personable and remember the little details. 5) Get experience. I cannot stress the value of sponging and learning from an event professional and the path it can lead to. Know your end goal and plan accordingly. There is northing worse than graduating in your ﬁeld and having no practical experience.

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Plans for Village of the Heights’ first floor currently include a secured wing to accommodate 21 private rooms for memory care residents, small dining areas and space for activities separate from the assisted living residents. The property’s main entrance, intended to feel like a hotel lobby instead of institutional space, also occupies the ground level, as does the main dining room, which shares the kitchen. Level 2 has the amenities (a library, fitness room, beauty salon and multi-purpose room )“to keep them moving and grooving,” Wallace said, and some of the 88 assisted living units. The rest are on Levels 3 and 4. Depending on the mix of residents and their initial needs, the top floor might offer less extensive (thus less expensive) assistance services, said Jim Gray, company principal. That decision will be Wallace’s as the project populates, he said. All units, however, will be licensed by the state to provide assisted living services. Average units range in size from a 400-sq.-ft. studio to a 550-sq.-ft.

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Gray said Bridgewood builds in communities where long-term residents want to stay near the neighborhoods they’ve called home. At the same time, there are seniors who move to be near their adult children who have relocated. “The best locations are those which fit both profiles, as is the case with the Heights, where there are many seniors as well as a large number of adult children relocating from other parts of Houston to be ‘closer-in,’ near work and the cultural benefits of Houston,” he said. He describes the new Village as offering “an engaging life” amid beautiful surroundings, fine meals, continuous activities and attentive, loving staff who put the care in assisted living. “The staff and residents often become best friends,” he said.

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Neighbors unite to address easement nuisance with city by Elizabeth Villarreal elizasgarden@sbcglobal.net The Shepherd Forest Civic Club and residents celebrated a great accomplishment recently. For years, the Civic Club and residents who back up to the CenterPoint easement (behind Stonecrest Drive from Oak Forest Drive to East T.C. Jester) have been working to address a wildly overgrown portion of the south side of the easement. Over the years, the community reached out to the city of Houston via 311 and also to CenterPoint, but because of questions of ownership, no one would take responsibility. Neighbors said the easement overgrowth had turned into a hotbed of activity for rats, vagrants, truants, poison ivy, and overall unsanitary conditions. A few weeks ago, members of the Shepherd Forest Civic Club sat down with Councilwoman Ellen Cohen and her staff to discuss several issues, with the easement issue being a top concern. Cohen and her staff agreed to look into the ownership/maintenance agreement, and now just a few weeks later, the easement is clear of weeds, trash and debris. SF Civic Club and residents are pleased that action was taken to help resolve this issue and residents along Stonecrest no longer have to worry about the unsavory conditions behind their property. Emily Dear was a winner of a cash prize in her 9-10 age group in a nationwide art contest sponsored by the Polish National Alliance. Emily attends St. Rose Catholic School and is the granddaughter of Dolores Prater. Happy anniversary to Johnny and Cynthia Rojas who celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary

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If you’re a smoker have you ever considered the detrimental effects of secondhand smoke on your beloved pets? “There are studies that show that dogs exposed to large amounts of secondhand smoke have signiﬁcant changes to their lung tissue over time,” says Heather Wilson-Robles, assistant professor at Texas A&M’s College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Science. “These changes range from ﬁbrosis, or scarring of the lung tissue to precancerous and even cancerous lesions.” Oftentimes, the effects of a pet owner’s tobacco use are more severe in cats. According to Dr. Carolynn MacAllister DVM, cats are highly susceptible to secondhand smoke because of their grooming habits. Cats constantly lick themselves while grooming, therefore they lick up the cancer-causing carcinogens that accumulate on their fur,” MacAllister said. There’s no separating these two. Ava and “This grooming behavior ex- Ivy must be adopted together. poses the mucous membrane (Photo by Mineral Blu Photography) of their mouth to the cancercausing carcinogens.” According to Americans for Non-Smoker’s Rights, a recent study found that there was also an increased occurrence of nasal tumors in dog breeds with longer noses (think: Collies). Conversely, shorter to medium-nosed dogs showed higher rates of lung cancer due to secondhand smoke. According to Dr. McAllister, this evidence suggests that longer nosed breeds have more surface area in their noses that can be exposed to carcinogens. Something else to think about: Our feathered friends show an increase in incidences of lung cancer if they live in a home with smokers as well. Isn’t all of this research enough to make you want to quit? Here’s some good news: Studies have shown that arming a smoker with the information that their smoking habits are harmful (not only to themselves) but also to their pets, can impact a smoker’s decision to quit. Many veterinarians also feel that symptoms in their patients with respiratory diseases, such as asthma or bronchitis, improve rather quickly once their owner quits smoking. So, all is not lost and it’s never too late to quit. If you can’t do it for yourself, do it for your furry and feathered friends.

Good luck keeping your white linen clean

I hope you’re a dainty snoball eater, because you’ll certainly want to stop by Mam’s House of Ice snoball stand on Aug. 3 before you head over to enjoy White Linen Night. Visit with some purrfectly cool cats and kittens aboard the Friends For Life Mobile Adoption Vehicle.The MAV will be at Mam’s, located at the corner of 20th and Rutland in The Heights, from 3- 9pm. Please tell me they have a tuna ﬂavored snoball...how delish would that be?

Choose me

Beginning this week, we’re helping some adorable and deserving animals become pets in a forever home, with our weekly “Choose me” feature. Our ﬁrst candidates – and we know they’ll be snapped up tres vite – are these delightful Bichon Frise/Poodle sisters, in need of a loving home. Ava and Ivy love to go on walks, run and play! They’re house trained and have been through Petco’s 6-week training course. Ava and Ivy must be adopted together and would surely increase the love and fun in your home, twofold! For more information including more photos, a video and to view other adoptable dogs, please visit www.K-9AngelsRescue.org and www. facebook.com/k9angelsrescue. Follow Molly on Twitter @TheMollyDiaries

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Legendary softball pitcher, Julian Kujawa, dies at 88 by Michael Sudhalter michael@theleadernews.com In April, former amateur fastpitch softball players gathered for a reunion at Texas Cafeteria. They shared laughs and exchanged stories about their experiences on the diamond. But one athlete, Julian Ray Kujawa, stood above it all. The stories often seemed larger than life, but they were true. Each of the former players remembered Kujawa, and many had a story to share about his dominant pitching. He was the ﬁrst of 35 players elected into the Softball Legends Hall of Fame. Kujawa passed away on July 25 at age 88. The funeral was held in the chapel of Houston’s First Baptist Church on Tuesday.

“He was the greatest all-time softball pitcher ever, probably world-wide,” said best friend and former teammate Ron Lee said. “He was a strong Christian, and he was a member of our Sunday School class. Everybody loved him. He’d beat you on the softball diamond, but he never made any enemies.” He was widely regarded as one of the greatest amateur softball players of all time. He was watching a bowling tournament when he slipped and fell, breaking his hip. He had hip replacement surgery last week and suffered a fatal stroke the next day. Kujawa was born on Nov. 29, 1924 in Chappell Hill. In elementary school, his family moved to the Heights. He lived in Timbergrove later in life. “Anytime Julian pitched, there was a crowd,” said Les Koenning Sr., who began

playing against Kujawa in 1953. “When he died, there was a crowd. He was a very good person. Everybody liked Julian.” A 1943 Reagan High graduate, Kujawa played fastpitch softball from 1939-1982. He had more than 80 perfect games to his credit, including ﬁve in a row. He played in 20 World Series championships. During the mid 20th century, companies often hired employees so they could play for the company-sponsored team. In those days -- before professional sports had come to Houston -- the softball games –– and Kujawa’s reputation –– attracted tens of thousands of fans. “I was never without a job (because of softball),” Kujawa told the Leader in April. Kujawa’s softball career was interrupted by World War II. He served in the U.S. Army in Europe and was a prisoner of war

Legendary fastpitch softball Julian Kujawa, a Reagan High graduate and Timbergrove resident, passed away on July 25 at age 88. (File photo)

in Germany. According to dignitymemorial.com, Kujawa was proceeded in death by his parents, four siblings and wife Lorene Ann. He’s survived by his three children,

Marie Dudley and husband Dave, Linda Kujawa and Pablo, and son Michael Kujawa, Three grandchildren, Donna Hansen and husband Mike, Scott and Lonn Parker, and six great-grandchildren.

From sliders to hamburgers

Lutheran High North senior Donald Mambo, pictured left, competes in soccer and football for the Lions. (Submitted Photo)

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Lutheran High North’s Donald Mambo by Michael Sudhalter michael@theleadernews.com

Roznovsky’s Hamburgers owner Ron Roznovsky was a ﬁrst team All-American pitcher at the University of Texas in 1973. (Photo by Michael Sudhalter)

Ron Roznovsky pitched a perfect game in junior college, and a no hitter for the University of Texas by Michael Sudhalter michael@theleadernews.com For the past 27 years, Ron Roznovsky has been the friendly face behind the counter at Roznovsky’s Hamburgers at 3401 W. T.C. Jester Blvd. But when the longtime business owner played collegiate and professional baseball, opposing batters weren’t always looking forward to seeing him. Roznovsky, 61, attended Black Middle School and graduated from Waltrip High (Class of 1969) where he was an all-city selection. He pitched a perfect game for San Jacinto College and tossed a no-hitter as a University of Texas senior, a feat that the legendary Roger Clemens -- who would go on to pitch for UT a decade later -didn’t accomplish. “You always think about (a no-hitter or a perfect game),” Roznovsky said. “When you get to the seventh, eighth and ninth innings, that’s when you really start thinking about it.” Roznovsky said some of his teammates may have become superstitious about a no-hitter, but he didn’t. One of his San Jac teammates came into the restaurant recently and said he was more nervous about ﬁelding a ground ball than Roznovsky was about the ﬁnal out. The no hitter, on Feb. 27, 1973 against Texas Lutheran, came during an emotion-

Ron Roznovsky looks through a scrapbook ﬁlled with newspaper articles from his baseball career at the University of Texas. (Photo by Michael Sudhalter) al time for Roznovsky. One of his San Jac teammates and his former roommate, Jody Ramsey, was playing college baseball at Pan American University (now UT-Pan American) in Edinburg. The 21-year-old Ramsey died of electrocution in a freak accident, and Roznovsky took a 600-mile roundtrip bus ride from

Austin to the Rio Grande Valley city. He was a pallbearer at the funeral and returned to pitch for the Longhorns immediately after it. Roznovsky was a ﬁrst team All-American at San Jac and UT. His top pitch was a slider, and he helped the Longhorns win two Southwestern Conference titles, which resulted in two trips to the College

World Series in Omaha. He’s kept a well-organized scrapbook with all of the game stories from his collegiate career. There’s plenty of UT memorabilia in the restaurant, including a huge Burnt Orange banner with Roznovsky’s name on it. It was given to him in lieu of a letterman’s jacket. Roznovsky’s baseball career started across the street from where his current business is located, when he was 8 years old at the Oaks Dad’s Club Pee Wee League. The hometown Houston Astros drafted Roznovsky in the 11th round of the 1973 MLB Draft. That was a good year for Roznovsky, who began dating his wife, Debbie, in 1973. They were classmates at Waltrip but only knew of each other. They were introduced in 1973, began dating and got married in 1975. They have two children, Kimberly, 32, and Todd, 28, and grand-dogs, all of whom live in the Houston area. Roznovsky played a total of six seasons for the Astros’ afﬁliates in Columbus, Georgia (Double-A) and Des Moines, Iowa (Triple-A). “In Columbus, I pitched 14 innings in one game,” Roznovsky said. “They don’t let people pitch 14 innings anymore. I left the game tied, and we won it in the 15th

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Scarborough hires new boys basketball, boys soccer coaches Hernandez heads to North Mesquite The Scarborough High boys soccer team enjoyed the best postseason of any varsity team in the school’s 45-year history. The Spartans, who reached the

UIL Class 4A regional quarterﬁnals last spring, could very well build upon that season. But they’ll have to do it without head coach Sergio Hernandez Jr., who resigned after one season to take the head coach position at North Mesquite, a 5A school near Dallas.

“I wanted to be closer to home, and this cuts my drive time at least in half,” said Hernandez, an Abilene native. “I’m going to miss all of the guys there, but they’re getting a great coach.” The Spartans’ new coach is Jeff Keese, who previously worked as an assistant coach at Magnolia.

Last season, the SHS soccer team defeated Richmond Foster and Stafford, respectively, before losing to Fort Bend Ridge Point in the regional quarterﬁnals. The SHS boys basketball team hired Cypress Springs assistant coach Martin Wall, who replaces Brent Youngblood.

Youngblood resigned to start the basketball program at Aldine Davis, the new high school in Aldine ISD. The Spartans will look to return to the postseason after missing it last season. --Staff Reports

Lutheran High North senior Donald Mambo moved to the United States from Angola, a country in West Africa, three years ago and has developed into one of the Lions’ top athletes. My dad went to go to college in the U.S., at the University of Tulsa,” Mambo said. “He thought it was a better idea for us to come here, too.” Mambo, 17, plays forward for the LHN soccer team and linebacker for its football team. His ﬁrst language is Portugese, but he continued to improve his English speaking skills upon enrolling at LHN. The 5-foot-11, 185 pound senior has played varsity soccer for three seasons and varsity football for two. What do you like about playing football? Playing soccer? “I like to hit people in football and make plays. It’s exciting and you have fun. Soccer is my main sport. It’s the sport I grew up playing. I like the way the game goes. I score a goal, and my team wins.” LHN has a new head football coach in Nathan Robbins. Share your thoughts on playing for him. “From what I saw, he wants us to win as many games as we can. He’s going to rebuild as much as I can, is what I can see.” You helped LHN’s soccer team reach the regional ﬁnals as a freshman and sophomore. Do your future plans involve soccer? “Yes, I’m considering playing for HBU. I know how to play soccer better than I do football. I’m a better soccer player. I’ve played since I was 5 years old and didn’t play football until high school.” How did you decide to try football? “A friend wanted to try out. After soccer practice, we were waiting around. Coach Thump (Phillips) convinced us to play. We wanted to help the team out.” What would you like to study in college? “Mechanical Engineering or International Business. I would like to work with cars when I have a job.” Are you going to miss playing football after this season? “I will miss it.”

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Roznovsky • from Page 7B inning.” Roznovsky was invited to the Astros’ big league spring training one year, but he never got to play for the parent club. Still, he enjoyed his experience and built lasting friendships. Among his teammates were former Astros all-stars Terry Puhl and Joe Sambito. He also played alongside pitcher Bruce Bochy,

who has gone on to win two of the past three World Series championships as the manager of the San Francisco Giants. Roznovsky stays in touch with Bochy, who played for the Astros from 1978-80. The Giants skipper has visited the restaurant when the Giants or the Padres (his former team) were in town to play Houston.

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