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District H candidates talk local issues at Heights forum By Jonathan Garris jgarris@theleadernews.com

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The four candidates vying for the open Houston City Council District H seats fielded a variety of questions by voters at a forum hosted by the Greater Heights Super Neighborhood Council Tuesday night, concentrating in particular on balancing development with preservation and issues with law enforcement. Candidates in attendance at the Historic Heights Fire Station included: Roland Chavez, a lifelong Houston resident, graduate of John Reagan High School and retired Houston firefighter; Karla Cisneros, a 30-year-resident of Woodland Heights who formerly served as a Title 1 Parent Involvement Specialist in HISD and assistant

director of the city’s SPARK School Park Program; Jason Cisneroz, a current HPD Community Service Officer and nephew of the founder of the North Central Civic Association; and Abel Davila, a former board member with Houston Community College. Chris Oliver, candidate for City Council AtLarge Position 1, and At-Large Position 4 candidate Amanda Edwards were also both in attendance. When asked about why residents still find themselves paying additional funds for increased security through private security contracts and contracts with the Harris County Precinct One Constable’s Office, Cisneros responded that it is an issue of equality among neighborhoods that needs See Forum, P. 5A

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Lutheran North earns win Not unlike the Scarborough Spartans, things haven’t been easy for the Lutheran High North Lions, who had a winless season last year. That changed last weekend as the Lions defeated Sabine Pass for a victory that has been a longtime coming. Find scores for other schools in this week’s issue as well.

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Last call for The Dutchman A mainstay of the local bar scene had its final flight – The Dutchman called it quits Monday night after operating for more than 60 years in The Leader area. Find out about the send off and learn what will be built on the site of one of the community’s cherished watering holes. Hint: It’s not another bar.

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Photo by Jonathan Garris District H candidates (from left to right) Roland Chavez, Karla Cisneros and Jason Cisneroz speak during a forum at the Historic Heights Fire Station.

“The Constitution of the United States was made by white men, the citizens and representatives of twelve slaveholding and one nonslaveholding State; and it was made for white men.”

A look at the pedigree, controversy behind a figure of Texas history

File Photo by Jonathan Garris Much to the dismay of local alumni, Reagan High School may have a new name sooner rather than later. While others throughout Houston are happy about the proposed name changes for several schools in the distirct, local readers aren’t so pleased.

By Jonathan Garris jgarris@theleadernews.com Perhaps the biggest thing to gain from the current controversy surrounding the name change of Reagan High School is a lesson in history. It can be easy to say John Hennigan Reagan had a storied life. Born in Sevier County, Tennessee in October 1818, Reagan spent much of his early life working on his family’s farm. According to the Texas State Historical Association, he had little time for books and schooling and, upon the death of his mother in 1831, he took on the duties of taking care of four brothers and a sister. In 1834, Reagan was able to follow his education ambitions, attending Boyd’s Creek Academy for fifteen months and later studied for a year at Southwestern Seminary in Maryville. After moving to Texas for greater job opportunities, he became involved in the Cherokee War and later worked as a frontier scout before being elected justice of the peace in Nacogdoches. Reagan was elected as a probate judge in Henderson County and practiced law in Palestine and Buffalo, TX, and was later elected to US congress in 1857. He attended the Secession Convention in 1861 and within a month following the withdrawal of Texas from the Union he was appointed postmaster general of the Confederacy. As the end of the Civil War drew closer, Reagan was captured alongside Confederate President Jefferson Davis and Francis Lubbock. Reagan would later write to the people of Texas to renounce slavery and secession and to avoid the “twin disasters” of utter military defeat and “universal black suffrage,” according to the TSHA. After being scorned by his fellow southerners, Reagan went on to later become known as the “Old Roman,” for his prophetic words which rang true during Reconstruction and Reagan later returned to Congress. He voted in favor of the federal regulation of railraods and interstate commerce and would become chairman of the Railroad Commission of Texas. He also

HISD board takes steps towards new school names By Jonathan Garris jgarris@theleadernews.com

The original Confederate Cabinet, on which John Reagan served. From left to right: Judah P. Benjamin, Stephen Mallory, Christopher Memminger, Alexander Stephens, LeRoy Pope Walker, Jefferson Davis, John H. Reagan and Robert Toombs.

founded the TSHA and published his memoirs in 1905. He died of pneumonia that same year. In light of the recent controversy, some historians have grappled with the question of whether or not John Reagan

The first reading of revisions to an HISD board policy regarding the renaming of local facilities passed 8-1 last week, following a discussion regarding legal language and criteria for naming new and existing schools. The HISD Board of Trustees has been praised and criticised for its efforts to rename facilities named primarily after figures from the Confederacy, with much of the local uproar in The Leader area directed at the renaming of Reagan High School in the Heights. While most board members were in favor of the proposed policy, board member Harvin Moore focused on what he felt was legal language that was too loose in its current state. Moore subsequently did not vote in favor of the measure. “I think this is something people clearly want to talk about and deal with,” Moore said. “I’m frustrated as a trustee that we as a board have operated with a structure for committees that I don’t think worked in this case.” Moore pointed to a lack of general standing committees as it is generally thought of as “bad practice” to have a large number of such committees. however if a problem has come up in the past an ad hoc committee could be formed to address the issues with communication channels kept open See Policy, P. 9A

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It’s that time of year again – American Legion Post 560’s annual Southern Fish Fry & Sock Hop is approaching, and everyone is invited. This year, the post’s Ladies Auxiliary Unit 560 will be serving up whopping plates of fried fish, hush puppies, coleslaw, ‘tater tots and more starting 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25 for $8 per person. This family event is always a big hit with veterans and the public alike. Notably, it’s hosted by an all-volunteer crew from Amer-

ican Legion Unit 560 Ladies Auxiliary, allowing 100 percent of the proceeds to go directly to local veteran’s service agencies. Then, at about 8 p.m., the fish fry winds down and an authentic, 1950s sock hop kicks off. Ladies dressed in poodle skirts and ponytails dance up a storm with men in tight, white tee-shirts and blue jeans. (See: James Dean in “Rebel Without a Cause.”) This year, DJ Malinda will be spinning many of the 1950s favorites. Expect to dance to the likes of Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Fats Domino, Frank Sinatra, Patsy Cline, and of course, The Big Bopper’s “Chantilly See Fry, P. 9A

Photo by Kim Hogstrom President of American Legion Unit 560’s Ladies Auxiliary, Gertie Atchison, and Commander of Post 560, Richard Voorhies, pose in front of an authentic 1957 Chevy to help promote American Legion Post 560’s Fish Fry & Sock Hop.

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our editors, readers and even me. Columns are designed to drive discussion, and newspapers that don’t spur conversation miss their greatest responsibility. At The Leader, our editor Jonathan Garris has done a wonderful job of bringing new perspectives to local issues important to our readers here in Houston. Meanwhile, the format and focus of my column is going to shift to address larger issues – ones important to both Houston and Charlotte. I’m going to try to offer observations on topics and events that are not specific to neighborhoods, but rather important to our lives. And

State of Texas holds $4 billion in unclaimed funds THE BANK – Remembering the $1,200 I had already received, I am checking out the safe deposit boxes here to see if one is big enough to hold my stacks of cash, silver doubloons and the sketches Picasso made on a napkin in Nice. You should make such arrangements, too, unless you don’t like money. If so, I’ll be glad to take that filthy lucre off your hands. My sudden - well, not too sudden -- interest in wealth is because I am about to gain a fortune. Let me guide you straight to the pot of gold. The State of Texas currently holds about $4 billion in unclaimed funds, and is trying desperately to get rid of them, but some of you won’t cooperate. The money is from all sorts of sources: forgotten utility deposits or refunds, insurance proceeds, payroll checks, cashier’s checks, dividends, mineral royalties, dormant bank accounts and abandoned safe deposit box contents. All told, that’s 25 billion in various “properties,” as they say in the vault. The office of Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar has just announced (without much notice or many headlines) that this past fiscal year it returned $248 million in unclaimed property to rightful owners. That’s a record, easily breaking the $205 million in unclaimed property returns in fiscal 2014. Since Texas’ unclaimed property program began in 1962, the comptroller’s office has returned more than $2 billion to Texans who didn’t know grandpa had left them the deed to Spindletop or, even better, the Starbucks franchise for greater Houston. There are all sorts of stories behind these billions, so let’s take a look. Today we are exactly 42 people short of 27 million Texans, and many, over the years, have put down deposits on utilities and moved away without realizing they legally can get their deposits back, not that the Sparks & Watts Power Monopoly is going to hunt you down to tell you. People die and leave bank accounts under false names to cheat the IRS, stocks hidden in the backyard, those gold bars Great Uncle Clem discovered in a Nazi lake and forgot to tell his commanding officer. Or you were the recipient of an insurance policy that your ex-spouse didn’t bother to change after the divorce. Remember that little old lady who slipped on the curb and you pulled from the onrushing Peterbilt? She remembered you, and that million is yours mow that her cat has died. The mechanics to this littleknown giveaway program go like this: Businesses turn property over to the program after the ownerless property has been dormant from one to five years, generally. Then it is the comptroller’s job to find the unknowing heirs. This past year they located recipients from Amarillo to Brownsville; from Nacogdoches to El Paso. 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 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. Hope you can handle the grilling. I found two Texans with my name who are owed

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money. One is in line for $1.38, the other for $107.79. We’re big spenders in my family. Now here’s the odd thing: Supposedly the comptroller’s office is trying to hunt down these winners. Maybe they should knock on the recipient’s door, Ed Mcmahon-style, with balloons and a big check and say, “Congratulations, Mister Bankrupt! You have received a dollar and thirty-eight cents!” I agree, some winners are hard to find, or don’t want to be found, but why can’t anyone locate Exxon, which has 1,259 properties in limbo? The Texas A&M System is owed $348, good enough to rent a running back for a Saturday afternoon. Comcast, you forgot some of your own deposits. AT&T, collect your 217 properties. You are wondering about the size of the properties already handed out. The winner is a nameless Houstonian – unlike Lotto winners, property recipients can remain anonymous – who received $12.3 million. Two people in little ol’ Weslaco got properties: $3.7 million and $1.7 million. But wait! There’s more! Bags of cash stuck in an Austin bank with names on them are: $581,413.85 for someone in Laredo, $476,650.04 for a Fort Worthian and $453,134.33for a resident of Pasadena. Up till now we’ve been talking mostly about cash, but there 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. 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. As for that forgotten half-million in cash you left in the back seat of the patrol car, go to the website, print out a form and fill it in showing you really are Dang Wang Foo. You were adopted. There are also mailing and phone addresses. Incidentally, there is no deadline. Finally, about that $1,200 I actually did receive: A few years ago I checked the list and found my name and $1,200 I was owed and never collected. My ransom note was a bit unclear. So get on your computer, and grab your fortune. Did I mention my finder’s fee? Ashby is helpful at ashby2@comcast.net.

whether Jonathan Garris is writing about local elections or I’m writing about national trends, my hope is that all of our content creates conversation among our readers. And every once in a while, we may even try to make you laugh. So what does all this mean? It means I’m going to write about people like Kim Davis, the county clerk in Rowan County, Kentucky, who spent six days in jail because she refuses to issue marriage licenses to gay couples. For most of my career, I’ve made it a point to never question a person’s intentions, and I won’t start now. I am quite confident, though, that Republicans have once again missed the boat by creating national celebrity for someone who has not earned national celebrity. Think about it this way: Democrats hitch their wagons to A-list celebrities in Hollywood. They ask people like George Clooney and Ellen DeGeneres to fight their public battles, and those people are professionally trained to look

appealing and well-spoken in front of cameras. Meanwhile, the singlemost-embarrassing moment in the GOP primary campaign, thus far, has been the image of candidate Mike Huckabee holding the hand of Davis in front of a rural courthouse, exclaiming victory for one woman’s release from the county lock up. You see, the issue isn’t even about celebrity. The great movements of social resistance didn’t happen because Rosa Parks got on a bus in Montgomery, Ala. They happened because people – white and black – began to change the way they thought about “separate but equal.” People in America haven’t started to shift their thinking that, all of a sudden, gay marriage is a bad thing. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. In 2009, a Gallup poll found that only 40 percent of Americans supported gay marriage. In 2014, the same organization’s poll found that 55% of Americans now support same-sex marriage. When Republicans (and I’m

usually one of them) fight the issue of gay marriage, they fight for those three catch words: “Sanctity of Marriage.” Yet for some reason completely unfathomable to me, Republicans like Huckabee want to ride the coattails of a woman like Davis who has been divorced three times, had two children out of wedlock, and has no proven record for respecting the “Sanctity of Marriage” so important to this cause. From what I’ve read, Davis has changed her life over the past four years. She is now a devout, Democratic Christian, and her cause is one she takes personally. In fact, she’s told some she isn’t opposed to issuing same-sex marriage licenses. She just doesn’t want her signature on them. If Republicans want to impact social change, they need to start picking better spokespeople.

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Dear Editor: The article you wrote about respect and our nation at this time had some very good points, but there are facts about people and society that should be mentioned. The display of blue ribbons in our neighborhood and elsewhere denotes an overwhelming support for our men and women of law enforcement. I am probably one of the biggest supporters of theirs and if there ever comes an occasion that I can help or protect any person of law enforcement I will do my best. Every citizen has the ability to do this. I have seen videos citizens had taken who had no idea what had happened prior to their turning on the video. They only know and record a part of the incident and it then becomes another example of police brutality. They have no idea if the officer’s life was threatened or not. In my opinion, there are officers out there that should not be in law enforcement, and most of those are weeded out of the service once their behavior is deemed inappropriate. The recent firing of officers who protected their lives and the lives of other citizens just because a certain religion, race or creed of people were upset without knowing all the facts, aggravates me. If the police chief does not support his officers, then the chief should move along to a different profession. I think citizens forget that they hire law enforcement officers to go out and do a job that they themselves do not want to do and that the job may include the someone getting arrested and going to prison as well as the possibility of someone dying. So many citizens want to tell law enforcement how to do their job rather than supporting them. These folks are called “armchair directors” and are a detriment to law enforcement. They spread rumors without facts to back up their claims which then creates a negative environment for our officers to perform their duties. Why is this? It stems from prejudice, a lack of education or the inability to think independently? I see you mentioned the “Black Lives Matter”. All lives matter, but when someone lies, steals, loots , burns, robs people at gun point, and murders people for the purpose of getting money for drugs, this is a clear example of their lack of regard for human life. They have set themselves apart from the rest of society when they signal “only black lives matter”. I guess to them Asian, Middle Eastern, Indian, and the many other lives do not matter. Yes, there are probably a lot of people saying, “He is prejudiced”, and they would be correct. I am prejudiced but not because of race, color, religion or creed, but rather, because these people who commit the crimes have no sense of right and wrong, lack morals, respect, manners and/or standards. These are the essences of what has made this country a great country. There are many very good people of all colors, races, religions and creeds and this is not about them. Personally I want to thank all of those people because they are trying to help build this nation. The black community, ministers and mother and fathers should make education an important part of their children’s lives so that they can later get a job and become a responsible member of society. Education provides them with choices about their future that don’t include breaking the law to exist. It is the responsibility of the parents to give them proper guidance and to teach them respect and to know that respect has to be earned before it is given. When parents send their children out with their hat on sideways or backwards, pants down with their underwear showing, shirt tails hanging out to their knees, they allow them to look like thugs, talk like thugs and act like thugs. Well, guess what? They are thugs. Evidently this is what is being taught at home and when they reach the streets, they will be perceived as thugs. To this group, drugs are their way of life and they will do anything to get their fix, even if it means robbing and

Email us your letters: news@theleadernews.com killing innocent people. If they get shot while in the commission of one of these offenses, that is simply the consequence of their actions. This has nothing to do with race. You mentioned the incarceration rate and made a statement that the systematic racism is aimed at blacks throughout the criminal justice system and does not care about black lives. Again, these people have made the decision to go out and commit a crime and the consequence for breaking the law is that they are arrested and put in jail. The laws do not see color. The way to change the rate of blacks being put in jail is for THEM to stop committing crimes. How can that be achieved? Education, education, education and parents who care enough about their children to be active and present in their lives and who can teach them about accountability. While there may always be a riff between races, it should not be because of the color of their skin. It is not racism if the riff is because of the lack of respect for other people and for law enforcement, or the lack of morals and standards that has been demonstrated. There are many things out there I do not like happening, but I don’t go out and riot each time I am unhappy or a white person gets shot by a black person. When a particular group, culture, religion or race tries to remove established things just because it offends them, they are taking something away from another person which widens the gap between the groups. They should clean up their own backyards before they tell the rest of us what we need to clean up. The United States of America is comprised of different cultures, religions and races that are proud to be Americans and work hard to help make America a great nation. Yet, there are those who do not want to do anything but take from the hard working people of America. This is evidenced through the generations of welfare recipients. Parents need to teach their children to respect others and to be responsible for their actions. They need to teach their children to simply walk away from something offensive rather than resorting to rioting or looting as the answer to a problem. Did you notice the different way that things were handled when a white officer was assassinated by a black person? Different from Ferguson, Missouri, there was no rioting, looting or burning in Houston, Texas. Instead, there was a peaceful gathering of all races, religions and creeds to show respect for the slain officer, his family and his law enforcement family. I am proud to be a Houstonian. Fred Find

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Dear Editor: Great post! Thank you for pointing out this very logical point, that both ideas can exist at the same time. Roxanne Werner

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Dear Editor: Can’t tell you how much I understand what Mr. Dessel went through. Having had an infection in my back which almost paralyzed me from the waist down (and did for about a week), and 45 days inpatient and 4 months outpatient rehab I saw the most important part of his rehab was in the following lines: “I made up my mind that I’m going to try to do it,” Dessel said. “Whatever the staff wanted me to do, I was going to try.” If a patient isn’t going to try, they never will recover. There is only one person who can do the exercises, the patient. Many times I can recall the PT staff saying “We’re going to try this today.” and my reaction was always “we can try, not sure how far I’ll get.” I ended up doing my rehab over at Reliant, North, and an excellent staff there as well. Mr. Dessel, keep up the fine work and I hope you make your goal to walk to your vacation house. I know

the value of goals. I’ll never again take walking for granted having had it taken away once. A lot of people might not understand the monumental achievement of going from your bed to the wheelchair six feet away, but it’s a huge step. Dedicated PT personal, along with dedication from the patient are wonders. Gary Wietstruck

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Dear Editor: I’ve noticed you’ve strayed away from criticizing the President since about 2009. Have you ever considered penning a piece that made fun of Obama in your usual fashion? Or, is it just hands off until he is out of there? Joe

HISD to examine process of changing names of local schools, outcry continues

Dear Editor: So stupid to change school names, street names, take down statues and get rid of flags every time someone cries racism. Everything is a part of our history and no matter how much you try to change names and get rid of flags nothing will change that. There will always be racism. Sad but true. We need to work on fixing ourselves and the mentality the younger generation are being raised with before anything will change. Concerned Reader Dear Editor: These guys need to pull their heads out. Are you certain that you ultimately have to change the name of Houston? How many other cities? Montgomery, Alabama? Now there’s a name associated with oppression! See where all this is going? Remember the movie Demolition Man? All restaurants are named Taco Bell. Are we heading in that direction? Debbie C. Dear Editor: I think the school board should be replaced and Rodney Ellis with them … remember that come election time! A name is a name, a time in history cannot be replaced, IT HAPPENED. I can’t believe a student that wants to learn would be offended by the school name. If he is, he should go to another school. You idiots want to spend thousands of dollars of the taxpayers’ money because you’re offended by the school name. Get a life. If you want to spent money use it for the students of H.I.S.D. John H. Reagan was in the Confederacy, but he was an American just like you and me who pledged allegiance to the United States after the war. JOHN H. REAGAN High School, through the years, has graduated numerous distinguished Alumni and will continue to do so without changing the name of the school. I see no common sense or logic here…” so think about it before you make a mistake.” Michael Paul Class of 1970 Dear Editor: So, HISD wants to spend thousands of dollars changing the names of schools, instead of rebuilding schools, buying textbooks or other school supplies that students need. Are they going to try and change the names of the streets in the City of Houston, also? This is completely stupid. You are going to let a stupid little flag dictate you emotions, thinking and yourself, because it represented something from hundreds of years ago. We no longer live in that kind of society. They need to let the past be the past, and get over it. Hispanics have been discriminated against all of our lives, and we have just learned to live with it. Nobody seems to care about us, and our feelings. The Confederacy is our past, let it remain in our past! It is our History and you cannot change HISTORY! Nancy A. Abrego

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Neighbors: Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts now holding registration By Elizabeth Villareal elizasgarden@outlook.com

Bryan Rabius, our neighbor in Forest Pines and a 6th grader at St. Ambrose Catholic School, played in his first football game for St. Ambrose last week and recovered a fumble on his first play! Way to go, Bryan! Happy, happy anniversary to Pamela and Roy Dean Leighton who celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary on Aug. 17. The couple’s weekend-long celebration started with scoring free tickets to the Texans game that Saturday with field passes to see the players practice before the game! Pam said, “Yes, we got to see JJ up close and personal.” On Sunday the couple went on a long motorcycle ride, thoroughly enjoying the day, and then finished off their special weekend with a romantic dinner Monday evening. Here’s many years more wonderful adventures for the Leightons! Cheers ! The Oaks Women’s Group kicks off its new meeting year with a potluck dinner and meeting the evening of Sept. 16. If you would like to attend the meeting and learn more about this neat group of

area women who plan and execute service projects for our community, please email our neighbor from Garden Oaks, Ginny Ledwell, at ginny@ thereynagroup.com. You can find more information on their Facebook page, The Oaks Womens Group.

Joy Caka, Troop Placement Specialist for Emerald Oaks, at jandbnest@sbcglobal.net or call 713-682-6901. Troops are forming up all over the Leader community and Ms. Caka can help find the Troop nearest you which fits your daughter’s age group.

It’s registration time for Girl Scouts once again in the Emerald Oaks Community, which is the group of Girl Scouts in Troops throughout the entire Leader delivery area. For those who do not know where to find a Troop or where to register, Emerald Oaks’ registration rallies are planned so that girls in grades K-12 have the opportunity to learn more about Girl Scouting and to register. Rally dates and times: Sept. 12 - 10 a.m. to noon at either Christ the King Catholic Church at 4419 N. Main Street or the Collier Branch of the Houston Public Library at 6200 Pinemont, and from 2-4 p.m. at Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt at 512 W. 19th St. Sept. 19 – 10 a.m. to noon at either Carnegie Branch of the Houston Public Library located at 1050 Quitman or St. Rose of Lima Girl Scout Cottage at 812 Wakefield. For more information about joining Girl Scouts or to ask questions, please contact our neighbor

Boy Scout Troop 40 held its Court of Honor this week and merit badges and rank advancement were celebrated in true Boy Scout style. Scoutmaster Rick Wrobel along with Senior Patrol Leader Vincent Davis and adult volunteers Tyler Sowers, Joe Klenke, Kevin Henderson, Arthur Pallares, Joe Casarez, and Len Casarez announced recognition, merit badges and rank advancement. A very respectable number of Merit Badges and Eagle Merit Badges were earned by: Aaron Arcos; Gabriel Arcos; Wilson Barlow; Miles Bentley; John Carmona; Vincent Davis; Mason Edge-Rucker; Corbett Fong; Hunter Henderson; Marc Hernandez; Jacob Hudson; Christopher Knauth; Carter Martinez; Matthew Moyer; Brandon Pallares; Robert Paniagua; Michael Polasek; Thomas Polasek; Daniel Vannoy (completed BSA Lifeguard requirements);

Stephen Vannoy; Nathaniel Wolf-Waller Grey; and Thomas Winston. Rank advancements were as follows: Mason Edge-Rucker, Thomas Winston and Matthew Moyer - Tenderfoot; Marc Hernandez - Second Class and First Class; Thomas Polasek and Miles Bentley - Star; and Aaron Arcos and Jacob Hudson - Life. Entertainment for the evening was a fantastic slideshow created by Brandon Pallares, Troop Historian, set to music and showcasing the Troop’s adventures from the 20142015 Scouting year including camping trips, swimming adventures and more.

gram offers fun and challenging experiences that boys and parents or adult partners do together. Experiences range from camping and shooting BB guns, to learning how to cook, swim, care for animals, or use hand tools. Cub Scouts also learn new skills in an environment with other boys their age. They work together, play together, and challenge one another. For more information about Cub Scout Pack 40, contact Cubmaster Rick Knauth at 713-628-5511 or rsk.9000@gmail.com. To search for all area Cub Scout packs, visit https://beascout. scouting.org/.

Cub Scout Pack 40 is recruiting new Cub Scouts! Parents or other adults with boys in grades 1-5 are encouraged to learn more about the program at an informational meeting to be held Thursday, Sept. 10, 6:30 p.m. at Durham Elementary School, 4803 Brinkman St, 77018. Cost to join is $10 for Fall 2015. Scouts meet once a month as a pack for an hour, and once or twice a month in their den for an hour. All boys in a den are in the same grade level. Pack 40 meetings are held at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Community located at 3600 Brinkman St. 77018. The Cub Scout pro-

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Cecilia Alcoser Garcia, 58, born March 7, 1957 in San Antonio, died Sept. 6, after her battle with brain cancer. She attended Christ the King Catholic School in the Heights and graduated from Incarnate Word Academy in Houston in 1976. Garcia worked for the Banking Industry (Texas Commerce/JP Morgan/Chase Bank) for more than 30 years from an Executive Accounts Coordinator to the Trust Fund Accounts Department. In her last few years of her life, she worked at All Saints Catholic Church as Pastoral Assistant and taught CCE classes. Survivors include her daughter Carmene Juarez, parents Janie Casarez Alcoser and Ambrose Alcoser Sr., siblings Mary Jane Flores, Maggie Alcoser-Marquez, Ambrose Alcoser Jr., Gabriel Alcoser, Vickie Alcoser and Joe Alcoser, and three grandchildren. Glenn Baxter Gates, 76, born Oct. 24, 1938, died Sept. 8. He is survived by his wife, Gwendolyn Mabry Gates, daughters Suzanne Rice and Sheryl Henson, and three grandchildren. James “Jim” Thomas Lenahan IV, 50, died Sept. 7. He

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The Obituaries. Charles A. Davenport, 76, born April 5, 1939 in Houston, died Sept. 4. He attended St. Rose of Lima Elementary School and St. Thomas High School where he played football. He was a Marine. He spent most of his working years in route sales (bread and beer) before eventually retiring from Mrs. Baird’s Bakery. Survivors include his son Thomas E. Davenport, and two granddaughters.

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7, 1933 in Garwood, Texas, died Sept. 9, after a long, courageous battle with cancer. She attended All Saints Catholic School and St. Agnes Academy, graduating in 1950. She was a long time member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church and retired from Sears after 27 years of employment. She belonged to the Altar Society, serving as secretary for many years and also belonged to the Sears Retirement Club. Story is survived by brothers Rev. George J. Olsovsky Jr., James Olsovsky, sons Howard Story Jr., Mike Story, daughters Susan Davis, Jan Southerland and Sharon Jozwiak, seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

Robert Paul Robbins Jr., 69, born July 18, 1946 in San Antonio, died Sept. 6. He served three tours of duty in Vietnam as a Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LURP) where he earned four Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star Medal, and various other medals. Robbins obtained a BA from McMurray College, and later moved to Houston and worked at Southwest Bell (and affiliates), retiring in 2000. He also owned a plant maintenance business serving corporate entities in the Houston area. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen Rolston Robbins, son, Robert Paul Robbins III, stepsons Ben and John Crump, sisters Candace Leigh Matlock, Rebecca Reilly Nivers and Colleen Reilly, and two grandchildren.

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Forum from P. 1A to be addressed, and cited issues with the number of police currently serving in HPD and the thousands of cases that go unsolved. “There a lot of neighborhoods that simply don’t have the same resources as other neighborhoods like our own,� Cisneros said. Cisneroz cited his experience as a police officer when it came to providing background for the issue, and said that reality isn’t like what is seen on “CSI.� “The reality is we need more communication with local agencies,� Cisneroz said. “We have numerous organizations – we have HCSO, HPD, Metro PD, HISD PD and other agencies – and we have to realize the many officers we have now are all peace officers. I’m going to push for more communication within these agencies.� Davila also spoke in favor of having more communication, calling contract programs akin to paying a “double tax.� “There shouldn’t be a difference in service for those who have the money to pay and those that don’t,� Davlia said. “We need to be making sure to do more with less and making sure resources are being used properly.� Oliver also spoke about issues regarding the falling number of police officers in recent years. “We need to do a better job recruting as well as retaining,� Oliver said. “I want us to not go outside the box per se, but we need to make sure we have the funding necessary [for law enforcement].� Edwards echoed other sentiments about ensuring resources are being used properly. “I see so many neighborhoods supplement their services as they want additional patrols,� Edwards said. “We need to make better use of resources that overlap and ensuring that [taxpayers] are not asked to cover it.� Chavez said the problem stems from previous city administrations not taking into account

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CONSTITUTION WEEK Adolf Hoepfl Garage On Constitution Day, Sept. 17, oil changes will be $17.87 (corresponding to the year the Constitution was signed). The offer is good for five quarts of regular oil and a standard filter. On Sept. 19, at 1:30 p.m., there will be a talk titled, “Dolley Madison and the Mystery of the Red Velvet Dress.� Dr. Pepper ice cream and refreshments will be served. Adolf Hoepfl Garage is located at 4610 N. Shepherd Dr. Call for a reservation. Information: 713-695-5071. JOHN P. MCGOVERN, M.D.: A BIOGRAPHER’S PERSPECTIVE The Heritage Society Tea Room Author Bryant Boutwell will discuss his new book, which chronicles the influential life of his long-time friend and colleague, Dr. John P. McGovern, whose holistic approach to medicine transcended traditional boundaries. The lecture will be from noon1 p.m. Sept. 17, at the Heritage Society, 1100 Bagby St. The cost is $5 for non-members and free for members. Guests may bring a lunch or purchase one for $10. Information: 713-655-1912, ext. 101, www.heritagesociety.org. UPCOMING SEPTEMBER EVENTS M.D. Anderson Family YMCA The M.D. Anderson Family

YMCA of Greater Houston, 705 Cavalcade, will be holding various activities in September including: Constable Child and Car Safety Workshop, 8 a.m. Sept. 19; CPR Class, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 19 (registration closes Sept. 11; ZUMBAfest, 7 p.m. Sept. 25., free to the community; Fall Youth Sports, now registering until Sept. 20, for Volleyball for grades 3-8, and Soccer for grades PreK3-8. Games begin Sept. 26. Take advantage of the no join fee. Save up to $125 and enjoy the Wellness Center and member rates for programs, Sept. 25-28. Information: www. ymcahouston.org/md-anderson, 713-697-0648. OLDER ADULTS KONNECTING SOCIALLY Oaks Presbyterian Church Older Adults Konnecting Socially (OAKS) will meet from 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 22, in the fellowship hall of Oaks Presbyterian Church for fun, games, and a lite lunch. There will be various games such as bridge, coloring pages, dominoes, jigsaw puzzles, Rummikub, Scrabble, Skip-Bo, Train, Uno and Yahtzee. A light lunch will be served at 11:45 a.m. This is open to the community for all adults age 50 and over. Oaks Presbyterian church is located at 1576 Chantilly Ln. Information: 713-682-2556.

L.I.F.E. PROGRAMS Lone Star College-CyFair Attendees at Lone Star College-CyFair’s weekly programs this September will learn about health products in the pantry and Mediterranean vegetarian food. The Learning, Inspiration, Fellowship, and Enrichment (L.I.F.E.) programs are free and held Wednesdays from 10-11 a.m., in the library (Room 131 unless otherwise noted) at 9191 Barker Cypress. The classes are as follows: Sept. 23 - Beauty and Health Concoctions in Your Home; and Sept. 30 - Fusion Fare That’s Good for You. Information: 281-290-3214, lonestar.edu. INDIEPALOOZA CONFERENCE The Houston Writers Guild The Houston Writers Guild will be hosting its First Annual Indiepalooza conference, which will focus on self-publishing. The event will be at the Crowne Plaza Houston Galleria area, 7611 Katy Frwy., from 6 p.m. Sept. 25, and from 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sept. 26. Visit the website for the schedule and to sign up. Information: www.houstonwritersguild. org. OUR LIBERATION CONCERT CARisma Wash Come out to CARisma Wash,

505 N. Loop West, for a free concert at 5 p.m. Sept. 27. The concert will feature four bands: Picture Book, Campfire Soul, Moji, and Liberation. The mission of the event is to unify Independence Heights and Garden Oaks and surrounding areas. Food and Tshirts will be provided for the first 200 people, along with games and face painting for the children, free car wash, and door prizes. Information: 281-730-2178. LEND ME A TENOR Houston Family Arts Center Ken Ludwig’s riotous farce “Lend Me A Tenor� is coming to the Houston Family Arts Center, 10760 Grant Rd., and runs through Sept. 27. Performances are Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m., with Sunday matinees at 3 p.m., on the HFAC Garza Mainstage. Tickets are on sale now and may be purchased online. Information: www.houstonfac.com, 281-587-6100. WELLNESS WORKSHOP Garden Oaks Church of Christ Boost your Health IQ and focus on good nutrition at the 2015 Wellness Workshop, from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 10, at Garden Oaks Church of Christ, 4926 N. Shepherd Dr. Workshops include “How to eat out successfully� and “Work your body.� The workshop

From the Pews. All Saints TALC begins Fall semester The All Saints Third Age Learning Center (TALC) senior program is holding an AARP Driver Safety Course on Sept. 18. The course is presented by AARP instructor Danny Dinshaw. The fee for AARP members is $15 and $20 for non-members. All fees are payable to AARP and can be paid on the day of the class. Registration for the class can be made by calling 713-2481277. The course is for insurance discount only, not traffic violations. All Saints Catholic Community Third Age Learning Center is located at 215 E. 10th St. John Knox Church holds Arts and Crafts Bazaar The 7th Annual John Knox Church Arts and Crafts Charity Bazaar will be held from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 19. Guests include Animal Ambassadors Smash and Iris from Houston Mounted Police, Texas Wildlife Rehabilitation Coalition, Houston City Councilwoman Brenda Stardig, Texas District 138 Representative Dwayne Bohac, and television anchor and reporter Sharron Melton. The free family event will

feature unique handmade arts and crafts, a bouncy castle, animal exhibit, live music, food, raffle and silent auction. Proceeds go to four non-profit groups. John Knox Presbyterian Church is located at 2525 N. Gessner Dr. Call 713-462-5448 or visit www.johnknoxhouston.org for information. Friends and Family Sunday at Hope Episcopal St. Michael’s Episcopal and Incarnation have merged and are now together as Hope Episcopal Church, located at 1613 W. 43rd St. The church is extending an invite to the community for Friends and Family Sunday on Sept. 20, at 8 a.m. for Rite I service or at 10:30 a.m. for Rite II. Call 713-681-6422 or visit www.hope-episcopal.org for information. Icon tour and concert at All Saints All Saints Catholic Church, 215 E. 10th St., will feature icon artwork which shows “Saints of Our Times,� saints canonized by St. John Paul II and St. John XXIII as well as portrayals of the Holy Trinity and the Annunciation. The icon tour will be at 2:30 p.m. Sept. 20, in the sanctuary.

The Bravura Concert Series presents Coro Gloria Dei under the direction of Dr. Rick Lopez, at 5 p.m. Sept. 20. Free admission. Call 713-864-2653 for information. St. Matthew’s Garden Club meets The St. Matthew’s Garden Club will meet at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 24. Anyone interested in attending is welcome to attend the program, presented by one of finest gardeners. Ray Covey as Elvis will make an appearance on Sept. 26, at “The Soda Shoppe,� from 5-7 p.m. There will be food, fun and great music. The cost is $10 per person (kids 11 and under are free). The choir is back in full force with new members and a new organist. Sunday morning worship is at 9:30 a.m., followed by Sunday School for all ages at 10:30 a.m. St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church is located at 4300 N. Shepherd Dr. Call 713-6970671 or visit www.stmatthewsmethodist.org for information. Men’s Club to hold spaghetti dinner at St. Ambrose The St. Ambrose Men’s Club

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will be holding their annual spaghetti dinner from 5-7 p.m. Sept. 25, in the school cafeteria. The cost is $9 per plate. Advanced tickets will be sold only. Tickets can be purchased from Men’s Club members, and before and after Mass at 5 p.m. Sept. 19; and Sept. 20 at 8 a.m., 10 a.m. and noon. For tickets, call 713-6860449, 713-686-3497 or 713686-3497. St. Ambrose Catholic Church is located at 4213 Mangum. Call 713-686-3497 for information. Contemplative Prayer Group at Oaks Presbyterian Oaks Presbyterian Church is hosting a community-wide contemplative prayer group in the fellowship hall from 8:3010 a.m. Sept. 25. This meeting is for all who would like to deepen their prayer journey. Participants will not only be learning about prayer, but will also pray for one another. Oaks Presbyterian Church is located at 1576 Chantilly Lane with the fellowship hall in the back. Call 713-682-2556 for information.

Guide (Disciples of Christ)

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Sunday Worship - 10:30am Bible Study: Wednesday Noon - 1:30pm Bible Study: 2nd & 4th Tuesday 7:00 - 8:30pm

Sunday School 9:30 AM Morning Worship10:45 AM

Pastor Don Joseph Member of MANNA Visit us on FaceBook www.oakscchouston.org

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The Will: Ours, Theirs and God’s.

A weekly biblically-based teaching for moms in all seasons of raising children. Come be nurtured and discuss issues with moms who have the same age children as you! Led by Teresa Glenn (www.celebratethefamily.com)

WEDNESDAYS

September 16-November 11 • 9:30-11:30am CHURCH OF THE APOSTLES • 1111 W. 14th Street

GETHSEMANE LUTHERAN CHURCH 4040 Watonga • 713-688-5227 Reverend John Cain, Pastor Worship Services 8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. (Nursery Provided) Sunday School & Bible Classes 9:15 a.m. Preschool Program • Mon. - Fri. 9-2 p.m. www.gethsemanelutheran.org

Hear The Gospel - Mark 16:15; Roman 10: 14-17 Believe The Gospel - John 8:24; Hebrews 11:6 Repent - Luke 17:3-5; Acts 17:30 Confess - Mathew 10:32; Romans 10:9-10 Be Baptized - Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38; 22:16; Col 2:11-13 Live Faithfully Till Death - John 8:31; Revelation 2:10; Hebrew 10:23 The Norhill Church of Christ is a non-denominational church located in the near north side of Houston in the inner loop 77009 area. It has operated as a church of Christ since 1927, it is located at 634 West Cottage on the corner of West Cottage and Reagan streets. The Norhill Church of Christ teaches only the Bible, without reference to any man-originated creed. Bible study services for all ages are held at 9:30am Sunday mornings. Sunday morning Worship begins at 10:15am. Sunday evening worship is at 6:00pm Wednesday evening worship and Bible study is held at 7:30pm. Norhill welcomes everyone to attend worship or Bible study to learn more about the truth of the Bible.

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PROTECTING A CHILD’S PERMANENT MOLARS Chase Baker, D.D.S.

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f you have a child whose first permanent molars are now in place, it is important to keep these teeth free from decay. Permanent molars help determine the position of the child’s other permanent teeth as they replace their primary teeth. One method your dentist may recommend to protect the first permanent molars from decay is the use of a bonded sealant. This is a painless procedure that requires no drilling. After the molars have been cleaned, they are etched with a mild acid to remove bacterial plaque and other surface material. This treatment also makes the tooth enamel more porous so the adhesive bond or sealant will be as strong as possible. The sealant acts as a barrier against the accumulation of bacteria that causes decay on the chewing surfaces of the teeth. Bonded sealants provide a long-lasting protective film. When the sealant becomes worn, further applications can be made as needed to protect the tooth from decay. Be sure to check with your dentist to see if a bonded sealant may be recommended for your child. Prepared as a public service to promote better dental health. From the ofďŹ ce of: Chase Baker, D.D.S., 3515 Ella Blvd., 713-682-4406.

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he Bible tells us that God wants us to share the gospel with all mankind, and that whoever believes and is baptized will be saved. (Mark 16:15-16) The way we live our lives, along with our actions and words, can be a great witness for the love that our Lord has for us. For the true religious believer, however, to anyone who is stuck in the immanence of their common everyday lives, these transcendent experiences might seem a bit odd. Whenever we feel the urging of the Holy Spirit to speak out on our religious beliefs, we shouldn’t shout or try to force anyone to have a religious experience or expect them to accept something which we may believe with all our heart. The quiet example of our faith, like that of the small, still voice is likely to have a bigger and better impact on them. Some people are going to resist almost anything we tell them, but that doesn’t mean they are not listening. We can be a messenger for God, but it is the Holy Spirit who will change a person’s heart. But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. New K.J.V. Acts 1:8

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FOOD, WINE AND FUNDRAISING Monte Beach Civic Club and Lemond Kitchen Come out to Lemond Kitchen, 612 Archer, for a night out from

Hours: M-F 7am-6:00pm Sat. 8am-12 Noon

Oaks Presbyterian Church

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6-10 p.m. Oct. 10, to benefit the Montie Beach/Brookesmith new landmark signs. The cost of admission is $50 and includes creole lite bites, two alcoholic beverages, commemorative wine glass, sample brews from Town in City Brewery and goodie bags. To purchase tickets, visit website. Information: www.montiebeach. org.

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is open to the community. The $7 registration fee includes lunch. Registration deadline is Oct. 1. Visit website to register. Information: www.gardenoakscofc.org.

Sunday - Bible Study For All Ages .. 9:30am Morning Worship............ 10:45am Age Graded Zones ...........6:15pm Wed. Prayer Meeting & Missions Organization .....................6:15pm Dr. John W. Neesley - Senior Pastor

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The Classifieds. Wanting to run a classified ad? CALL 713-686-8494 Monday - Friday. We accept credit cards.

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)

GARAGE SALE: This Saturday. Something for everyone. 1056 Cheshire.

DISCOVER JACKI SORENSEN’S FITNESS CLASSES: Held at Advent Lutheran Church, 5820 Pinemont, Mondays and Wednesdays at 5:45 p.m. New sessions begin Sept. 28. Call Anna, 713-8170778.

GARAGE SALE: Saturday, Sept. 19. 1111 Donovan, Shepherd Park Terrace Subdivision. 7:30 a.m.-? Pictures, clothes, etc.

Community GaraGe Sale/ GaraGe Sale eState Sale Bayou Bend Subdivision Furniture, dishes & kitchen misc, tools, seasonal

MOVING ESTATE SALE

Loveseat, china cabinet, serving buffet, 3 televisions, curio cabinet, twin bed frame, desk, bookshelf, home decor, misc.

AtAscocitA/Humble AreA 18811 Polo meadow Dr. 77346 Friday & saturday 9am - 5pm must see! Like new appliances, Antique Jewelry, Sterling, Antique Furniture.

GaraGe Sale Sat. 8:30am - 2pm 1807 DuBarry Ln.

Household items, small appliances, furniture glassware, dishes, mens clothing.

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Electronics, Furniture, Baby clothes, Toys, Christmas decorations & much more

Fri 9/18 Sat 9/19 8am-? 4520 DeLange

Lawnmower, Edger, Weedeater, Furniture, China, Bed sets, crystal, Barrel BBQ pit, Clothes, Jewelry etc.

Modified school bus, great for a pet business or tail-gating vehicle! Diesel Engine 195K miles - $8,9000 obo. 713-679-1527

TOP CASH PAID FOR YOUR GUNS: FFL concealed handgun classes. 713-694-4867.

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Johnny & Rhea Danna, Owners RETAIL CENTER www.thefoamstore.com WHOLESALE PRICES

PRIVATE CAREGIVER: Available Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 10-12 hours a day or night. References available. 35 years experience. 832-671-3332.

Part-time, Full-time Retail Merchandiser and line production Call for an appointment

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Experienced Children’s Caregiver Looking For A New Family to Help.

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Job Duties Include: • Clerical duties such as filing, faxing, scanning etc. • Answering multi-telephone lines • May be required to assist with special projects (Excel reports)

• 15+ years experience. • Birth to Pre-Teen.

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MECHANIC WITH EXPERIENCE on Econoline vans needed. Experience with A/C, alternators, brakes and suspension. Tools required. Salary commensurate with experience. 713-681-3600. (TF)

2121 Pinegate Mon-Fri 8am-4pm

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DRIVERS, CLASS-A: We’re growing! 100% employer paid group health insurance. Hazmat-Tank End a Plus$$! Www.getmehomedispatcher.com. Call Tony, 855-582-4456. (9-26)

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Black Gold Guns & ammo

Memory Foam Mattresses

COMFORT KEEPERS: Inhome senior care services, 713-974-6920. Call today to schedule a free in home consultation. (TF)

Brookdale Heights

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WE BUY/SELL GUNS: Top cash paid. FFL concealed handgun classes. 713-6944867. (TF)

COMPUTERS

DRIVERS - CO AND O/ OP’S: Earn great money running dedicated! Great hometime and benefits. Monthly bonuses. Drive newer equipment. 855582-2265.

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BUS DRIVERS NEEDED FOR CHURCH SHUTTLE: Approximately six hours a week. Must have CDL and passenger endorsement. Call 713-681-3600. (TF)

GaraGe Sale

BLUE MOON ANTIQUES: Antiques and collectibles. Providing estate sale services. 3311 Ella. 832-2867882. www.bluemoonantiqueshouston.com. Like us on www.facebook.com/ bluemoonantiques houstontx. (TF)

97’ Short BuS For Sale

DRIVERS/OWNER OPS: Local work. Home daily, benefits. CDL-A, one year experience, great driving record. Sunsetlogistics. com. 281-693-4587 or 888215-4285. (9-26)

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URS ENERGY AND CONSTRUCTION INC. has an opening in Houston, TX for Cost Analyst to provide analysis of cost and schedule variances for URS’s Engineering projects. Apply online at www.urscorp. com and reference (Job#EC105764). EOE.

GARAGE SALE: 1926 Wakefield. Saturday, 8 a.m. Leather sofa, table and lamp, female clothes, outdoor light fixtures, home dĂŠcor and more.

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Field Elementary School officials announce application for new magnet status with HISD By Kim Hogstrom For The Leader Officials at Field Elementary revealed an exciting new development for the community at the Houston Heights Association’s Education Committee’s presentation this week – the school has completed its application to become a theater arts and media magnet school within HISD. “We have some wonderful multimedia and music teachers at Field,” Instruction Specialist Sue Tate said. “There is something for every child in the curriculum. While we do not have the funding yet, we are moving forward as though we do.” The HHA Education Committee collected the Princi-

pals and key administrators from all six of the Houston Independent School District’s schools operating in the Heights for a forum open to the public, as part of its ongoing efforts to promote local schools and educators. Schools in attendance included Field Elementary School, John H. Reagan High School, William B. Travis Elementary School, Harvard Elementary School, Helms Elementary School, and Alexander Hamilton Middle School. With the new school year only in its third week, these professional educators are busy; however all were pleased to attend the forum. “We look forward to attending this meeting every year,” Reagan High School Principal Connie Berger said. “With the

new year starting, we are here to talk about what’s ahead. It is also a wonderful opportunity to meet the community and start a dialogue with its members.” Reagan High School opened in 1926 and remains the only high school in the Heights. Have things changed at Reagan, as the Heights continues to change and grow? “Our students are more diverse each year and this year, we are at the highest enrollment possible; we are at capacity,” Berger said. “We have 2,307 students. Many people don’t realize that Reagan High School is the largest organization in the Heights. We are really a small town plopped down in the middle of the community.” The Houston Heights As-

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“It’s remarkable how many donations we collect each year,” said Gertie Atchison, President of American Legion Unit 560’s Ladies Auxiliary. “We have donated mountains of brand new under-things before, and they are always appreciated at the VA.” Another asset of note is the post’s full bar. While families may or may not choose to take advantage of this during the

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Eastman said she understood the issues about the school facility names but said she didn’t understand how the board would determine if a school name is in line with its non-discrimination policies. The current non-discrimination policy focuses around imagery and names revolving around age, race, religion, gender orientation and sexual identity among others. Understanding that norms shift from decade to decade, the policy would allow the board to pursue a change to a school’s name but allow the school to form an individual committee to select a new name. Moore took issue with the vagueness behind the policy’s language, pointing out the language in the original draft of the mascot policy saying if it could “reasonably be construed to be offensive to any racial or ethnic group,” it would have to be changed. That was changed to prohibiting the use of the name of any racial or ethnic group as a mascot name. “That kind of language is problematic,” Moore said. “It might be clear for a certain class of names. We’ve got a school named after Woodrow Wilson. Read a little bit about some of the things he said and you will be shocked, and that’s just one example.” Board member Greg Myers clarified that the board cannot

arbitrarily have a name change without consensus among civic leaders, alumni leaders, students and others in the community. Not all residents have been against the renaming of HISD schools named after Confederate figures. Several in attendance during the HISD Board meeting were in support of renaming Dowling Middle School to Carrie McAfee Middle School, in honor of the first black female principal in Houston. McAfee died in 2006. Dowling Middle School is currently named after Richard Dowling, an officer who served in the Confederate army.

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Football: Schools celebrate decisive victories in week 3 Private This has already been a big season at Scarborough and Lutheran North for both school’s football clubs. After going without a win since 2012, the Lutheran North High School Lions had every reason to celebrate the Sept. 11 victory over Sabine Pass. The Lions defeated the Sharks 21-13, and Lutheran High moves to 1-1 record. The win marks a 180-degree-turn from last year’s season opening defeat, which was a 23-6 loss at the hand of the Sharks,. Lutheran North prepares to take on Northside HomeSchool (1-2) 7 p.m. Sept. 18 at home as the Lions look to hold on to their momentum. The St. Pius X High School Panthers also improved to a 30 record with a decisive victory over Triple A Academy that same night, winning by a score of 63-26. While the Panthers kept Triple A from putting any points on the board going into the second half, the Stallions managed to notch 14 points in the third quarter and 12 more in the final quarter. The Panthers will play the Bay City Black Cats (2-1) at Parsley Field 7:30 p.m. Sept. 18. The St. Thomas High School Eagles also defeated Santa Fe High School 30-7 and will play at home against the Episcopal Knights 7 p.m. Sept. 18.

For Woodland Heights resident Karla Cisneros who is running for Houston City Council, District H, the path to politics was circuitous but perhaps unavoidable. After getting a graduate degree in architecture from Rice University, she settled with her architect husband Tim in the Heights home they’ve occupied for 30 years. Woodland Heights was a much different neighborhood then, according to Cisneros, and Travis Elementary was not the sought after elementary school it is now. “There were lots of babies but no babysitters,” said Cisneros. “Everybody fled.” After having three kids of her own, Cisneros decided architecture was not to be her calling – “one in a family is plenty,” she said. After having three kids of her own, she instead threw herself into improving Travis, co-founding Friends of Travis and serving on the PTA. “I wrote grants and helped us get our SPARK Park as well as our Vanguard distinction,” said Cisneros. Her efforts with the SPARK park process and getting to work with SPARK Park founder and longtime City Council member Eleanor Tinsley led Cisneros into a job as the assistant director of the program. “[SPARK Parks] are a wonderful vehicle for engaging the neighborhood,” she said. Next she became a Parental Involvement & Community Engagement Specialist for the North Central District and learned how to support schools on a broader scale. From there, Cisneros went on to serve on the HISD Board of Education for six years. As school board president, she led the effort to hire Abe Saavedra, the first, and only, Latino superintendent HISD has had In 2009, Cisneros got her teaching certificate and spent three years at the high poverty Northline Elementary School before moving to Harvard Elementary three years ago. It was this time, spent at two totally different schools, that solidified for her how low income families get shortchanged. “It brings me to where I am now,” she said. “There was an open seat. The timing was good.” Cisneros believes that the city has a large role to play in closing the gap between the

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haves and the have nots. “District H is one of the poorest,” she said. The district includes Independence Heights, Woodland Heights, Norhill, Montie Beach and Proctor Plaza, the Washington Avenue Corridor, Northline, Near Northside, the First, Second and Old Sixth Ward, Lindale Park, Denver Harbor and Eastex/Jensen. Cisneros says she’s met plenty of people going door to door in these neighborhoods who don’t think they are getting a fair shake. “The infrastructure, public safety resources, and services are just not equal,” she said. “Things like minimum lot size, historic designations and deed restrictions are not taken advantage of so neighborhoods aren’t protected.” Of ReBuild Houston, Cisneros says in theory it’s a good model but the city is not implementing it the way it was intended. “It was supposed to be the worst first,” she said. She thinks that the city has made a lot of unfortunate choices with regard to pensions and the way the tax increment reinvestment zones are managed. “TIRZ has morphed into something it was not meant to be,” she said. “It was supposed to be a creative way to support development in blighted areas but now wealthy neighborhoods are enriching themselves at expense of poor ones.” With regard to the city’s finances, Cisneros doesn’t believe that anything should be sacred in examining how the city spends its money. She notes that in the last 10 years the HPD budget has doubled while the amount of officers has decreased by 300. “We need to look at [the budget] and make sure it’s managed properly,” she said. People have been talking to her about their crime concerns too and feel like the police are putting the onus on them for their safety. A mother told the police at a recent community meeting that she was afraid to take her child for a walk because someone was recently beaten up and robbed at Proctor Plaza. “He told her when you go for a walk, put your shoulders back and act macho,” Cisneros said. “Does that make you feel safe?” Check back with The Leader in future weeks as we profile the other candidates vying for the District H seat.

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