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5th Annual Expo set Wednesday The Leader’s annual Senior Expo, presented by Memorial Hermann Greater Heights, will be held Wednesday, Sept. 27, at the SPJST Lodge 88 at 15th and Beall, beginning at 8:30 a.m.

The event marks the fifth expo held, and along with access to businesses all across the community that offer services to seniors and their families, this is also a time for seniors to visit with friends and enjoy a free breakfast and lunch.

This year’s Expo also will have something new for those who attend: Names will be drawn Presented by and gift cards from Randall’s and Sprouts will be given away to lucky winners. There also will be other door prizes awarded through the day.

And while this event is specifically designed to help seniors find much needed services, Leader Publisher Jonathan McElvy said others in the community can get wonderful insight into care for seniors during the Expo.

“This event was created, from the start, to offer seniors a place to visit local businesses in the community, but what we’ve learned is that the businesses who attend offer wonderful services to those who may be taking care of seniors,” McElvy said.

“So if there are people in the community who aren’t technically seniors, we hope they’ll stop by and visit.”

Admission to the Expo is completely free. For more information and to register, call (713) 686-8494.

This Year’s Speakers 9:15-9:50 Engaging Seniors with Dementia in Purposeful Programs.

Speaker, Anthony Ormsbee, Executive Director, The Village of Meyerland.

10:00-10:30 Memorial Herman Reza Sadeghi, M.D. is a board-certified neurologist and clinical neurophysiologist with Mischer Neuroscience Associates who serves as stroke medical director at Memorial Hermann Greater Heights.

10:40-11:10 Memorial Herman Brandon Fadner, M.D., is a board-certified general surgeon who specializes in bariatric and laparoscopic surgery.

11:15 to 11:50 “How to Stay Young the First 100 Years” Dr. Junkin, Northwest Chiropractic

Sunday may be God’s day, but it briefly turned into a thief’s party night at Oak Forest Baptist Church last weekend.

Oak Forest Baptist Pastor Richard Walters said the suspect, now identified as Daniel Villarreal, 22, allegedly made his way into the church shortly after 9 p.m., setting off an odd sequence of events.

“He just made himself right at home,” Walters said, noting the suspect set up shop inside until around 3:30 a.m. Monday. “When he first came in, he was wearing a mask, and wore it for probably the first hour and a half until he thinks he cut the wires to the cameras— then he pulled the mask off, and for the next few hours you could just watch in the offices and going through every The church’s security room in the buildcameras helped identify a ing. He just meansuspect, who was apprehended at nearby Kroger. dered through the (Photo Contributed) building having a great old time.”

Beginning with the New Heights Christian Academy upstairs, Walters said the suspect went room to room taking items such as a lava lamp, Bluetooth speaker, a computer and more — mostly electronics. Finally, in a seemingly cruel stroke of luck for the church, Walters said the suspect found the one spot Oak Forest Baptist keeps keys for the offices, scrounging around there as well.

As Walters arrived around 4:30 a.m. and caught a glimpse of the perpetrator wandering the grounds, it initially struck him as odd to have anyone on the premises at that hour; later finding out why.

“I don’t know whether I spooked him because I got here so early in the morning or what, but a lot of the electronics we found on the driveway of the apartments behind us,” he said. And upon further investigation, the saga revealed another twist, where Oak Forest Place Apartments became just the first unlikely ally in the search for justice.

Unexpected breaks Unbeknownst to Walters and his staff, the apartment manager at Oak Forest Place had called the police due to a persisting vagrancy issue. Subsequently, Walters said that when the Houston Police Department sent an officer out to

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Frustration mounts at Pinemont, Ella intersection

By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com Livid drivers, whose rush hour commutes pass through the Ella and Pinemont intersection, are fed up with a construction project that just won’t end.

What’s worse, residents in the area can’t seem to get an answer as to when all lanes in the intersection will reopen.

“Everything is a bottleneck right there at a major intersection, and I never see anyone working on it anymore. It seems like it’s completed — the markings are down and the concrete is laid, but it just stays closed week after week, month after month,” Ella Lee Forest resident Gary Gano said. “People are just getting frustrated with this whole thing because they don’t know what’s going on with it.”

According to the city of Houston, the cause for the delay is partly Hur-

Those who have to pass through the Ella-Pinemont intersection are frustrated at the lack of information on the road project.

ricane Harvey’s fault. The city’s construction management team in charge of the project said completion of a waterline was delayed by the storm. The original adjustment to that waterline was initially scheduled to be completed

last week.

“It’s horrible trying to get out into the traffic, especially if you’re going northbound (turning left). It’s just a madhouse, especially in the evening,” Gano said. “There’s so much traffic on Ella

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“The suspect was detained stolen from the church, along Initially, police had been [at the Kroger], and officers with the electronics in the unable to move on the sus- positively identified him parking lot. pect because they had not yet through surveillance video “All of our stuff, sitting right been able to conduct an inves- from the church and deterthere. It was completely unre- tigation or view the church’s mined he was the one responlated to why we called the po- security footage, but that did sible,” an HPD spokesperson lice,” Walters said. And while not stop the Oak Forest staff said. “They did recover some getting the stolen property from going the distance to find burglary tools inside that back is a blessing, that’s not justice. backpack.” where the story ends.

About an hour later, a Villarreal has since been Among items not found at school staff member followed charged with burglary of a the apartment was a bright the suspect (after alerting the building in the 209th District green Under Armour back- driver to the situation) as he Court according to the Houspack belonging to a student at rode a city bus to a stop near ton Police Department.

New Heights Christian Acad- Ross near the intersection of “He took off his mask beemy, housed upstairs. But as 43rd Street and Ella Boule- cause he thought he cut the students and staff gathered vard. Once inside, the suspect wires. That’s what got him,” around the front of the build- allegedly stuffed the green Walters said. “He also closed ing around mid-morning, Wal- backpack into a duffel bag the blinds in my office. In 11 ters saw a sight he could not and proceeded to bring the and a half years, I have never believe. bag out when Ross’ security closed my blinds. He really “This guy walks right past guard checked him. The green didn’t want anybody to know us wearing the bright green backpack was found, but the that he’d been here. You really backpack. So, our princi- suspect managed to escape would have had to be looking pal and another one of our across the street1 to7/28/17 Kroger. particular.”

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The spirit of Texas has proven to be unbreakable and we have shown the world what Houston Strong really means.

We thank our hometown heroes, including our physicians, nurses and staff, for their selfless courage and dedication as we work together to make our city whole again.

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Storm’s impact shows staff’s resiliency I f misery loves company, let’s throw a party. Yes, we’ve all worn thin from the barrage of stories on Harvey, but indulge me in one more before we resume regularly scheduled programming.

Since circa 1982, about 35 years, The Leader has been in the same office on East T.C. Jester Boulevard, just south of the railroad tracks. If you’ve never visited, you should.

Drop off a story, place a garage sale ad, look through the wonderful collection of newspapers we have in the front lobby.

I take that back. You better give us another month before you walk into the den of filth that has become our office.

Here’s what happened, in the least offensive explanation possible: When Hurricane Harvey dumped 50 inches of rain on Houston, a small river formed in the back of our office. At first, we had no idea where the river began. It didn’t come through the front door, it didn’t come through the back, and the ceiling tiles weren’t wet.

What we discovered, after two days of pumping nearly 400 gallons of water from the office, was that this stream began under the carpet of our neighbor’s office and slowly drifted under the sheetrock separating our leased premises.

Our neighbor, who had been in his office less than 30 days, pulled back the carpet in one of his rooms

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and – hold your nose – found that a sewage pipe had not been capped.

You can imagine the scene the poor fellow found under that carpet.

This complex where we work sits at about a 1-degree angle (sloping toward our office), and as gravity would have it, all the “water” that seeped through that sewage pipe found its way into our tile, our sheetrock and, eventually, our carpet.

It has been four weeks since Harvey flushed a toilet on our office (literally), and we’re quickly learning that if we don’t laugh about it, we’re all going to break down in uncontrollable tears.

Our landlord – a company that owns hundreds of properties across the city – admittedly has been as responsive as possible, considering they had entire buildings under water. They sent a representative on the same day Tom and I held our gags and pumped “water” out of the office. They sent another crew a

week later to determine that, yes, we do need new flooring. And last week, they sent another crew that began ripping out sheetrock, exposing all sorts of mold, and throwing dust through the disgusted nostrils of any person stepping foot here.

In the process, The Leader has been like every other small business in our community that has dealt with much more than just water damage.

Employees have been sent home because we couldn’t let them breathe untreated mold. Then, once we fixed that problem, we had to send them home again when the carpet was ripped from the floor and the legions of dust were released upon us.

At the end of last week, I made the decision that we’d seek a temporary office, just so we could all gather in the same room. Wayne Norden and the saintly crew at the Near Northwest Management District adjusted their schedules Monday morning, organized a make-shift office, and even fixed a pot of coffee for us as we unloaded all of our computers and tried to find some sense of normalcy before we published one of our larger editions of the year.

About 30 minutes after settling into our new office there, with our team finally assembled in the same room, we discovered that our main production system wouldn’t connect to wifi. And 30 minutes later, the employees in our company were all

Lynn Ashby Columnist

to rise up past the curbs, flow across the front yards, to the door steps and into the houses. The dirty green lines on the walls show how high the water came --- two feet.

That was the highest level of the water, but it seeps upwards into furniture, beds, sheetrock, hanging clothes and cabinets. Floors buckle, drawers stick, then power goes off so that everything in the freezer and refrigerator starts stinking. Speaking of which, the entire house begins to smell. Some say it’s the aroma of backed up sewage. My father’s wonderful old huge oaken roll-top desk which I planned to leave to my lawyer son is warped, stained and bleached white two feet up. Everything in it is soggy, or I guess so since the bottom three drawers won’t open. Sorry son. My computer is ruined, so is my wife’s. Techie nerds are always telling up to back up everything on our computers in case our hard drive fails. No one mentioned to back up in case of a national rain record of 52 inches. Clothes are wet and stink and need to be dry cleaned, but my cleaners says she is so busy she will only take one load per customer a day. She must be, well, cleaning up. Books are the worst.

Clothes can be cleaned or tossed and replaced, but most books are a total loss. The pages stick together and rip if you try to pull them apart.

The late comedian George Carlin had a routine about his “stuff,” objects he received along the way that he kept for no particular reason. I have mountains of stuff, and I’ll bet you do, too. Here’s a small flag from the French Foreign Legion I got in Marseilles. A paperweight. Who uses or even has a paperweight? Old newspaper clippings, clothes I haven’t worn since Y2K, more stuff. If there is anything good to say about a flood it is that we have to get rid of unneeded stuff. My children and grandchildren were a huge help in moving the heavy stuff, and things really got moving when one grandson brought along his high school football team.

Huge guys.

We were told that sheetrock is soggy up to 4 feet from the ground, and must go, so everyone is knocking out walls up to 4 feet, then hauling the mess out to the curb. Running Rats Acres is Baghdad on the Bayou – soggy planks, sheetrock, couches, chairs, stacks of junk – and looked even worse after the flood.

every week are some of the most resilient people I know, and I’m more grateful for them after this disaster than I’ve ever been before.

And that leads to a quick update about The Leader and some of the changes we’re making over the next few months as we try to scrub this place clean. Next week, we’re still holding our annual Senior Expo.

Normally, we have about 50 local businesses gather there each year to hand out goodies to seniors and their families. This year, because of such tough timing, the event may be a bit smaller than in years past.

We’ve also made the decision to delay our Guide edition, the biggest copy of The Leader we deliver each year. Normally, that publication hits streets on the last week of October.

This year, we’re going to deliver it on Thanksgiving week.

And last, because of Harvey, we’ve delayed our newest publication called 30 Under 40, where we spotlight 30 of the great young leaders in our community who happen to be under the age of 40. That edition will now publish on Oct. 14.

We’re so grateful this community has stuck by our newspaper through the delays we’ve seen. And I’m so grateful to be surrounded by a staff that doesn’t blame me when the toilet runneth over.

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A Damper on the Day THE DEN – Have you ever had one of those days? The Astros lost, the Texans lost, the Longhorns are dreadful.

Oh, and did I mention that my house flooded? The residence is a soggy mess, with everything wet, moldy and/or ruined. I blame the hurricane, of course, and the U.S. Army.

But let me give you some background so the same disaster won’t happen to you. A few months ago I did a story on Houston’s water – rain, swamps, drinking and floods.

One section dealt with the bayous and the dams, specifically Barker and Addicks dams west of Houston which were built to protect the city after two devastating floods inundated the downtown in the 1920s.

During the interviews, officials from both the Harris County Flood Control District and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers assured me that the dams, although more than 70 years old, were in prime shape. That seemed right, because dirt and rocks and concrete don’t age. Then Harvey arrived and the rains came, and came, and came.

The hurricane was not a hurricane in the usual sense, at least not in Houston. There were no 120 mile-an-hour winds, no tide surge, just rain.

That was no big deal here in my neighborhood of Running Rats Acres. It rains here a lot, but even Tropical Storm Allison, which dumped up to 36 inches on parts of the town, didn’t bother us. Our streets all end in a cul de sac (French for dead end) a few hundred feet from Toxic Bayou, which never floods. Water never even reached beyond the top of the curb, so no one around here was worried. Other parts of town started to flood, but not us. TV news showed cars with only the rooftops sticking above the water, but not here. Canoes and kayaks appeared on our screen floating down in streets and freeways.

We were safe.

The water level actually began to drop, then began to rise again, and crept even higher, to the top of the curb and then up the front yard, an event we had never witnessed before. Higher and higher, but this made no sense. Why did the flood level drop, the rise? This brings us to the U.S. Army. It seems that the two dams were getting swamped, the water level behind the barriers was getting dangerously high, so they – get this – started releasing more water, which caused the bayou down at the end of the street to spill out of its banks and through the neighborhood. I mean, what’s the point of having a dam to prevent flooding when authorities open the flood gates to flood the town?

Am I missing something here the Army knows that I don’t?

So the water level, which had actually been receding, began

packing computers back into their cars and heading back home to work. Meanwhile, a skeleton crew of folks are all huddled around an air purifier and scented candles as we publish the newspaper you’re reading today.

In the process of losing about a month’s worth of work at our company (and the clock is still ticking, because new flooring doesn’t arrive until sometime late next week), I’ve learned a few wonderful lessons.

First, general liability insurance on most small businesses only covers the worst of the disasters – you know, because the 1,000-year flood doesn’t quite reach that level. This isn’t my insurance agent’s fault, because he’s tried every way possible to get us some help. But the reality is that an alien needs to crash into your building, take all four walls down with it, and render the property useless before insurance will pay to replace your stapler.

It also turns out that if a broken sewage line is the culprit, that happens to be exempt from any sort of coverage. My mom won’t like reading this, but in legal circles, I think they call that being “sh!t out of luck.”

Here’s what I’ve also learned: The reason so many people love working for small businesses is because the folks in our office are nothing short of a family. That doesn’t mean we’re not a little dysfunctional, but the employees that produce The Leader

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Some nice folks even set up a canteen for the neighborhood with bottles of water, Clorox, all sorts of snacks, and one fellow set up his barbeque pit and started handing out hamburgers. There was some other good news as neighbors got to know neighbors, total strangers showed up to help.

I noticed next door at the Birdbath’s house that movers were hauling out his gun collection, liquor cabinet and big screen TVs. Later I found out that Birdbath had not hired any movers.

Another positive point is that I have flood insurance from FEMA. I’ll use the money to hire a good flood insurance lawyer and one who can take on the Army Corps of Engineers.

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Dear Editor: The removal of statues is inconsistent with civilization. Build new statues, but please don’t tear them down. This natural human impulse is why we have lost so many precious artifacts, many of objectionable historical figures, but many great ones as well. All those statues of Julius Caesar, gone. Hammurabi. The Kings of Ur. The Emperors of Early China. Aristotle. We know of the Pharaohs because they buried their statues in tombs so they would not be destroyed.

We need to build new statues. A Commanche war party outside of Austin. Barbara Jordan.

El Franco Lee. Caesar Chavez. Selena. First Responders with Rescue Victims during Harvey. And a most important note, Sam Houston resigned as governor rather than sign a secession order and before that advocated against placing the capital in Austin because it would mean war with the Commanches. So we must keep his statue in Hermann Park for sure. He died in obscurity, after catching the flu in Galveston in 1864, advocating for peace with the Union.

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Dear Editor: Public trust is a huge burden. Many rise to the challenge others fall a little short, others fall a lot short. Like you I wish everybody could meet every bodies expectations but like any public effort some will be unsatisfied. In the end I hope

and pray that to those the trust has been placed of so many is not misplaced. Because the net affect of that is the next time people will be less likely to help.

Jeff Cothran Dear Editor: No need to apologize. You’re only asking out loud the type of questions that are probably on the minds of many others (or at least should be).

Ironically my only objection of your article is this statement: “It certainly isn’t my intention to question him, or the Greater Houston Community Foundation or even the Red Cross about how they’ll spend the money they’ve been given.”

In particular with Red Cross their (executives) behavior should make a reasonable person suspicious. Can someone please tell me why a “non-profit” would be concerned about keeping “trade secrets?”

Red Cross Says It Can’t Disclose How it Spent Hurricane Sandy Money Because of “Trade Secrets” http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2014/06/27/red_cross_spending_lawsuit_ charity_fights_freedom_of_information_act_filing.html -andRed Cross CEO Dodges Congressional Questions About Cuts Around the Country https://www.propublica.org/article/red-crossceo-dodges-congressional-questions-about-cutsaround-the-country.

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Neighbors: Don’t miss the Shepherd Forest Civic Club picnic Sept. 24

By Elizabeth Villarreal elizasgarden@outlook.com

Days after the devastating flooding in the Gulf Coast Region from Hurricane Harvey, Oak Forest resident and artist Johnny Rojas drew a community interactive sidewalk art piece. Rojas wanted passing neighbors to sign the mural to show that they were all together in the aftermath of Harvey as one big family.

The mural had facts about the storm. The amount of rain in inches, the duration of the storm and the total of rain in gallons that fell on Houston.

He stated that “Texas Strong” was for everyone, as he had family all along the coastline

of Texas, especially in Richmond, Texas.

The art piece grew into a meeting place for neighbors to share their hurricane stories. Rojas said, “I’m just overwhelmed on the response to the art piece. Strangers walking up and meeting, then leaving as friends with shared similar experiences. We are all Texas Strong.”

The 29th annual Shepherd Forest Civic Club Picnic will be held at Stonecrest Park (East T.C. Jester at Stonecrest) Sunday Sept. 24, from 4-6 p.m.

Bring your family, neighbors, and a lawn chair and help the SFCC celebrate 29 years of neighborhood unity and com-

Johnny Rojas’ community interactive sidewalk art piece.

munity involvement. Spend the afternoon visiting with old and new neighbors as you enjoy some great hot dogs,

watermelon, Kids Parade, and much, much more – all provided free by the Shepherd Forest Civic Club. As always, there

The St. Rose pumpkin patch will be open for business Oct. 6. The annual St. Rose Halloween Festival will be from 5-10 p.m. Oct. 27.

St. Rose of Lima Catholic Community is located at 3600 Brinkman St. Call 713-6929123 for information.

Car Show at Champion Forest Baptist Champion Forest Baptist Jersey Village, 16518 Jersey Dr., will be holding a car show, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 14. There is a $20 entry fee to register a car, and free admission for spectators. There will be food, music, games, and awards. All proceeds benefit CFBC. Call 713-542-5632 for information.

will be a fantastic petting zoo and a “Bouncy House” for the children to enjoy.

This year, don’t miss the opportunity to let your kids shine and participate in the Kids Parade. Whether the kids are being pushed in a baby buggy, riding in a wagon, riding a tricycle, bicycle, or just walking, we want to see them in the parade. There are no age restrictions and everyone can participate – join us in the short walk or just enjoy watching the parade! Decorate, dress up, or just show up and watch our kids participate in this good old fashioned fun and celebration for all ages.

In addition to the picnic, all homeowners in Section 1 and

Woman Overwhelmed group study at St. Stephen’s Women of all ages are welcome to attend a new small group study, A Woman Overwhelmed, by Hayley DiMarco, beginning Tuesday, Sept. 26, in Room 201. Learn how to becomed overwhelmed by God, not the chaos of this world!

To register, contact Lindsay Smith at lindsay@stsumc.org or 713-686-8241.

In addition to the weekly Wednesday morning Senior Games session at 9:30 a.m. in the fellowship hall, an afternoon session is now held at 1 p.m. Lunch is served at 11:45 a.m. the first Wednesday of the month. Bring a sack lunch on all other weeks.

St. Stephen’s United Meth-

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

Sharing a Cup of Comfort at Hope Episcopal No matter who you are, what you’re going through or what challenges you are facing, come by for a “Cup of Comfort,” from 10:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. Sept. 30, in the parish hall. Stop and seize the moment and embrace love, strength and good cheer. A continental breakfast will be served.

Hope Episcopal Church is located at 1613 W. 43rd St. Call 713-681-6422 for information.

Praise Dancers Extravaganza perform at Damascus Missionary Come be a part of the Praise Dancers Extravaganza and watch Praise/Stomp/ Mime teams of Houston and surrounding areas, perform at 4 p.m. Sept. 30.

Damascus Missionary Baptist Church is located at 3122 Center St. Call 832-721-4291 or 832-494-5498 for information.

Get ready for the St. Rose Pumpkin Patch

Blessing of the Animals at Advent Lutheran Bring a pet (or picture of a pet) for a Blessing of the Animals at Advent Lutheran Church, 5820 Pinemont Dr., in the fellowship hall (indoors) at 11 a.m. Oct. 14. A blessing and a medallion will be given. The entrance is at the Life Center door. Please keep all pets restrained and close to owner during the service.

Call 713-686-8201 or visit www.adventhouston.org for information.

St. Monica to hold annual Fall Bazaar Save the date. St. Monica Catholic Church, 8421 W. Montgomery Rd., will hold their annual 2017 Fall Bazaar Oct. 14-15. Be a part of the festivities. Vendor booths available. Call Craig Adams at 713-818-2048 or Charles Cade at 713-851-1658.

For information visit www. stmonicahouston.com.

Third Age Learning Center begins fall semester All Saints Third Age Learning Center (TALC) offers a variety of activities for seniors.

Some of the classes offered during the 2017 Fall Semester include Mah Jongg, bridge, dominoes, exercise, computer, quilting, pony tail canasta, woodworking, small appliance repair, water coloring, art and more.

Seniors are welcome to make lunch reservations by 10 a.m. each weekday by calling 713-248-1277. A hot lunch is available weekdays at noon for $2.

For TALC information and lunch reservations, call 713248-1277. All Saints Catholic Church is located at 215 E. 10th St.

James Louis Ballew, 62,

born Aug. 4, 1955 in Sulphur, La., died Sept. 13. Ballew is survived by his wife Deborah and brother David.

Rosie Garces, 81, born Aug.

29, 1936 in Mercedes, Texas, died Sept. 11. She is survived by her daughter Gloria A. Danley, sons Jamie “James” Garces, Johnny M. Garces, and Fred S. Garces, six grandchildren, and a great-grandson.

Robert Michael Mullins Jr., 89, born Sept. 16, 1927 in

Rye, New York, died Sept. 12.

Mullins enlisted in the United States Navy and served his country in the Pacific during World War II. Afterwards, he graduated from Iona College in New Rochelle, New York, in 1950 with a

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understand that there is some mystery in the patient’s eyes as to what is happening when having a filling placed. Today we will pull back the veil, to better understand how composite fillings work and how a tooth can go from having decay to appearing as good as new.

Once a cavity is removed from a tooth, the tooth is shaped to best hold a filling in place. An etchant is placed to remove any remaining debris from the tooth and to expose the microscopic tubules which make up the tooth. From this point forward, it is imperative that your dentist keep your tooth perfectly dry or your filling may prematurely fail.

An adhesive is placed over the cavity preparation which locks into those dental tubules and provides additional retention. At this point the composite resin filling is placed into the preparation which bonds to the adhesive layer. The composite is made up of a pebble-like filler material, often silica, bound within a resin-based matrix. Once placed, the composite can be shaped by your dentist to look and function just like your tooth. An ultra-violet light is now used, activating a catalyst within the matrix which causes the restoration to harden.

Now your dentist can polish your new restoration to ensure the fit is correct and is smooth to a glossy shine. With proper technique in placement and with good homecare, a composite restoration can last you for many years to come.

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Bachelor of Business Administration. Mullin’s professional career included a banking institution, Sinclair Oil Corporation and Shell Oil Company, from which he retired. He was a parishioner at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church and drove for the Shepherd Park Plaza Neighborhood Patrol. He is survived by his children Robert Mullins, Clare Kothlow, Joan Fahrenthold, Ann Herzog, and five grandchildren.

after four decades of elementary school teaching and service as a diagnostician. She was a longtime member of Garden Oaks Baptist Church. Survivors include her son Robby Partain, sisters Corky Stratton, Niki Sylvan, Marta Clarke and Beverly Cambria, a granddaughter, and a great-grandson. Memorial contributions may be made to Garden Oaks Baptist Church in Houston or First Baptist Church of New Braunfels.

Bennie Partain, 82, born March 7, 1935 in Cameron, Texas, died Sept. 11. She was a graduate of East Texas State Teachers College, now Texas A&M Commerce, and Houston Baptist University. Her degrees and life’s work were in the field of education.

Partain retired from Houston Independent School District

Tamara Sue Tadlock, 56, born Jan. 17, 1961, died Sept. 9.

Tadlock retired early from UPS after twenty years of service. She is survived by spouse Cindy Cuellar, mother Dolores Tadlock, father and step-mother Fred and Janis Tadlock, brothers Steven, Tim, and Ted Tadlock; sisters Theresa and Helen Beabey.

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Fish Fry at St. Anne du Beaupre St. Anne du Beaupre Catholic Church, 2810 Link Rd., is hosting a Fish Fry benefiting the St. Vincent de Paul Society, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22.

Fish dinners are $10 and include fish, potato salad, corn, green beans and a cake slice.

The church is also having an indoor garage sale from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Call 713-869-1319 for information.

2 that have not done so will have an opportunity to sign our amended Deed Restrictions before a notary provided by the civic club at no charge.

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In the last several weeks we have experienced the floods of Hurricane Harvey here in Houston, seen the devastation of Hurricane Irma, we are watching future hurricanes on the radar, and we are seeing the destruction of the fires in the Northwest. This is just a small sampling of the struggles and natural disasters going on around the world right now. This doesn’t include the personal difficulties and challenges that many individuals and families are facing due to health issues, financial struggles, or shattered relationships. When you look at this world it can seem pretty chaotic and out of control. At our church, we have been studying the book of Esther. There is a lot that seems out of control in Esther’s life, and yet as we studied this past Sunday in Esther 6, it is possible to see God’s hand of providence clearly at work in the situation. In our day to day life it is sometimes hard to see what God is doing, and yet the Bible teaches us that God has a wonderful plan and even though there is lots of sin and struggle in this world, that God will accomplish His will. All those who trust in Jesus Christ will have eternal life and all those who reject salvation by grace through faith in Christ alone will spend eternity separated from God in Hell. When life seems out of control, I can trust in the One who made all things and has all power. The famous preacher, Charles Spurgeon, said it this way, “When you go through a trial, the sovereignty of God is the pillow upon which you lay your head.” I don’t know what you are facing in your life, but I know that if you will trust God, He can and will see you through. You may not even know how to trust in God. If you struggle with even knowing how to trust God, we can help you learn to do that. Our church exists to help people begin and grow in their relationship with God and serve our local community with the love of Christ.

Please let us know how we can help you.

The Leader • Saturday, September 23, 2017 • Page 7A

DA, Heights resident Ogg among NCJW’s Women of Influence For The Leader National Council of Jewish Women, Greater Houston Section has named Kim Ogg and Dori Kornfeld Goldman as the 2017 Women of Influence.

As Harris County’s first Democratic District Attorney in nearly four decades, Kim Ogg is ushering in a wave of progressive criminal-justice reforms, including victims’ rights and increasing the transparency and diversity of her office.

Dori Kornfeld Goldman is a partner at Yetter Coleman LLP and was co-counsel in a recent landmark case reforming the Texas foster care system.

Awards will be presented at the Women of Influence Luncheon on Friday, September 15, at the Houston Racquet Club. The public is welcome; registration is recommended.

“Both DA Ogg and Trial Attorney Goldman are using their legal expertise and personal values to bring about changes that will positively affect the lives of children and families in our community.” said NCJW co-President Jody Sweed. “These issues are important to our members and

central to NCJW’s mission.”

“Kim Ogg and Dori Goldman embody our belief that progressive ideals can be turned into action,” added NCJW co-President Marlene Matzner. “Through litigation, this year’s award winners are safeguarding individual rights and improving the quality of life for Houstonians.”

“Throughout her life, Kim Ogg has focused on making communities safer, putting family safety at the center of her work,” explains Deedee Ostfeld, NCJW Board Member.

“NCJW is honoring DA Ogg because of her lifework and commitment to pursue justice, especially regarding consumer fraud targeting seniors, human traffickers in our community, and protecting families from gang members.”

Foster care reform is a paramount concern for NCJW. In February, over 100 members and guests attended Hannah’s Vision to learn how to effectively advocate for children in foster care from Pulitzer Prizewinning columnist Lisa Falkenberg and Katy attorney Alex Hunt. Then in April, members gathered to more fully under-

Harris County DA Kim Ogg

stand the implications of the ruling in the Texas foster care case and the next steps to advocate for those affected by this class action lawsuit.

“We are recognizing Dori because of her dedication and leadership in Jewish programs and institutions in our community and for her recent trial work that we believe will lead to major improvements in our foster care system,” explains Bari Fishel, NCJW VP Community Service and Advisor.

Ogg, a native Houstonian, has been a nationally recognized victims’ rights advocate for nearly three decades. From 1986 to 1994, Ogg served as

prosecutor for Harris County, where she rose to the level of chief felony prosecutor. In 1994, she was appointed by Mayor Bob Lanier as Director of Houston’s first Anti-Gang Task Force, where she oversaw a 40 percent reduction in gang crime. From 1999 to 2006, she served as executive director of Crime Stoppers, before entering private practice. During her legal practice, she fought for the rights of families, individuals accused of crimes, and police officers all the way to the Supreme Court. In 2016, Ogg won election to the District Attorney’s Office. Ogg intends to make our communities safer and be fiscally responsible to the taxpayer she is charged with protecting. To accomplish this, she advocates against sending tens of thousands of low-level drug offenders to jail and instead wants to keep them in the work force. The savings may then be used for the investigation and prosecution of violent gangs and professional criminals. She is also a strong champion for bail reform and the diversion of the mentally ill to non-jail facilities. She is

committed to the pursuit of justice against public corruption, white-collar crime, consumer fraud—especially of the elderly, human traffickers, environmental polluters, and gang members.

“As the daughter of a kidnapping victim, I know the pain of victims,” Ogg said. As a prosecutor and Director of Crime Stoppers, I have protected our streets. As an attorney, I have fought and won to protect the rights of citizens all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Taxpayers can depend on me to stand up to corruption and demand accountability.”

Ogg is a graduate of the South Texas College of Law and the University of Texas at Austin.

Dori Kornfeld Goldman is also a native Houstonian. She received her undergraduate degree from Princeton University and her law degree from Harvard Law School. Goldman is an appellate and trial partner at Yetter Coleman LLP. Active in high-stakes litigation, she focuses her law practice on crafting the trial and appellate strategy for cases in state

and federal court.

Along with her co-counsel, Goldman represented 12,000 Texas foster children in a class action lawsuit that challenged pervasive failures in the Texas foster care system. After a two-week trial, the court issued a 255-page opinion finding widespread constitutional violations and appointed independent special masters to effect systemic reform. Goldman said, “As an attorney, I am excited to have the opportunity to be involved in litigation that is making a substantial impact on so many lives in our community.”

She is married to Adam Goldman and is the proud mother of Amelia and Dalia.

National Council of Jewish Women is a grassroots organization of volunteers and advocates who turn progressive ideals into action. Inspired by Jewish values, NCJW strives for social justice by improving the quality of life for women, children and families and by safeguarding individual rights and freedoms.

GRB closed as shelter, evacuees Heights resident appointed to Houston First Board of Directors moved following confusion From Staff Reports Those still searching for alternate forms of housing were presented conflicting information last week, with a premature announcement causing mass confusion before officials settled on relocation and alternate housing sites.

According to a flyer passed out to evacuees still residing at the George R. Brown Convention Center in downtown Houston last Thursday, Sept.

14, those unable to find alternate housing options were to be moved to the old Northwest Mall at 9500 Hempstead Rd. The flyer distributed by the Red Cross said they would provide transportation to the site along with boxes and bags to move belongings. However, 24 hours after the apparently premature announcement, the plan was dead. Additionally, the premature announcement coincided with Mayor Sylvester Turner’s press conference announcing a long-term housing program, causing mass confusion.

As of Monday, approximately 900 residents of the Red Cross shelter at the George R. Brown Convention Center have been safely re-housed, concluding the

disaster shelter operations at the convention center and initiating a longer-range plan to provide permanent homes for the shelter residents according to a release.

“We’ve identified a number of apartment units where we’re seeking to put a hold on those units to move people,” Turner said at a news conference last week, adding that funding would pay rent for up to six months if needed.

“The goal is to put people in housing in a better position than they currently are.”

At its peak, the GRB was home to more than 10,000 displaced Harvey survivors.

The remaining GRB Red Cross shelter residents have been moved to two new disaster shelters, one at a Houston Community College facility on Fannin which is now housing 550 residents, and another housing 150 at the Chinese Community Center on Town Park Drive.

The moves to longer-term housing began last week for GRB residents unable to qualify for apartment leases.

These residents are being relocated to a recently refurbished dormitory-style facility called The Residences on Emancipation, which has the capacity for nearly 300 residents. Approximately 100

are now at the facility, with another 100 are approved to live there and were expected to move in by Wednesday, Sept. 20.

To further assist these flood survivors, the City of Houston is working with Red Cross, FEMA, the Houston Apartment Association, the Houston Housing Authority and the Coalition for the Homeless to implement a strategy which is identifying and holding apartment units, then working with the residents and apartment management to help the residents obtain leases for those units.

This housing option is ideal for the 46 percent of the GRB population who had leases or mortgages prior to the storm or the 20 percent of those who prior to the storm were living in apartments, even if they were not on a lease.

Everyone who can qualify to sign a lease with a participating landlord will be provided this option, and participating landlords will be performing their own independent screening. This rehousing program is backed

by FEMA, which has allocated $9.8 million in funding for both the apartment housing option and a dormitory-style housing option.

For The Leader Jay Tatum, AIA, LEED AP, managing principal for HOK’s Gulf Coast region, has been appointed to serve on the board of directors of Houston First. Mayor Sylvester Turner nominated Tatum and the city council unanimously confirmed the appointment.Tatum is a Heights resident.

Houston First, a local government corporation formed in 2011, manages more than 10 city-owned buildings, properties and parking facilities and is leading the effort to advance Houston as one of the world’s great cities.

“I am honored to serve on the board of directors for Houston First and look forward to contributing time and effort to the organization,” said Tatum, who is based in HOK’s Houston office. “Its work to promote Houston as a dynamic and diverse city is critical for our future.”

As senior vice president and managing principal for HOK’s Gulf Coast region, Tatum is

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responsible for strategic direction and market development in Texas and Florida. He oversees the day-today operations of HOK’s offices in Houston, Dallas and Tampa. Tatum is also a member of HOK’s Board of Directors.

With nearly 30 years of experience leading significant development projects throughout the city of Houston, Tatum will offer great insight to Houston First. “I am proud of the cultural, commercial and visitor resources our city has to offer,” he said. “I look forward to helping to promote these incredible offerings to the rest of the world.”

Tatum earned a bachelor’s

degree in architecture from Texas Tech University, where he is on the advisory board for the College of Architecture.

He also serves on Houstonarea boards and committee for other organizations including Preservation Houston, Greater Houston Partnership and the Boy Scouts of America.

Current and recent HOK projects in Houston include the Phillips 66 global headquarters; a mixed-use project on Allen Parkway; the InterContinental Houston Medical Center Hotel; West Memorial Place II; and the BP Center for High Performance Computing.

HOK is a global design, architecture, engineering and planning firm. Through a network of 23 offices worldwide, HOK provides design excellence and innovation to create places that enrich people’s lives and help clients succeed.

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Concerned About Critters in Cottage Grove Dear Concerned, It is the height of baby squirrel season in Texas and with the punishing winds and rains of Hurricane Harvey, many of these babies were harmed. Luckily, the Texas Wildlife Rehabilitation Coalition (TWRC) has published some helpful tips on how to care for a (seemingly) helpless baby squirrel. Here’s what they recommend: • Attempt to renest very young squirrels (eyes still closed) that are uninjured, alert and responsive: • Put the squirrel in a shallow box in a shady spot at the base of a tree closest to where it was found. Put the box on a chair so ants do not get on the squirrel. Check the box every 45 minutes to see if the parent has picked it up. If 4 hours have passed, bring the squirrel into a wildlife center.

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not try to renest and get it to a wildlife center or rehabber ASAP! • Keep the squirrel warm!

Put the squirrel in a closed box (with air holes punched in it) lined with t-shirt or fleece material. Put the box half-on half-off a heating pad set on low. Alternatively, the box can be kept in a closed garage for warmth.

• Do not attempt to feed or give water to the squirrel.

Inappropriate feeding techniques can cause diarrhea or aspiration which can result in severe illness or death. If you can’t get the squirrel to someone immediately, it will be fine without food for one night.

• Older Babies: If a fully

mobile squirrel is docile, following people or pets, or can be caught without a trap, it is orphaned and needs to be brought to a wildlife center or rehabilitator.

How you can help: The TWRC is in desperate need for donations, volunteers and supplies in the wake of the storm. Go to their website at https:// www.twrcwildlifecenter. org/ to learn more about the good work that they do (during hurricane season and beyond) and how you can help.

Do you have a question for Tabby? Email her at deartabbyquestions@gmail.com

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News about homes, real estate and market trends in The Leader area Page 9A • Saturday, September 23, 2017 • The Leader

Build it, they won’t come

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By Cynthia Lescalleet For The Leader Let’s hit pause on storm-related home repairs – and on finding someone, anyone (preferably qualified) to fix what Hurricane Harvey wrecked. Homeowners report contractors and craftsmen are hard to find, harder to commit, and hard to have show up when they’re expected.

Instead, let’s dream a little about the project that got away, the one put on the back burner until it’s OK again to tackle less than essential remodeling – or to admit you’d like to do over your dated-butotherwise intact powder room. No rush.

For inspiration or perhaps for applying brakes to scope bloat, take a looksee at the infamous Winchester Mystery House, located in San Jose, California. The renovation tale is both fascinating and a bit cautionary.

Bottom line, the labyrinth-like Queen Anne style behemoth was under transformation for nearly 40 years as the owner added, removed and repeated renovations over her lifetime.

Sarah Winchester had her reasons, but a love of plaster dust wasn’t among them.

Tours of the 24,000-square-privatelyowned mansion and gardens share the home’s lore and legends as groups traipse through most (but not all) of the 160

For nearly 40 years, renovations and re-(re-re-) renovations tweaked the Winchester Mystery House in California. (Photos courtesy of Winchester Mystery House)

rooms.

Bang for the bucks The heiress, who died in 1922, is believed to have been appeasing ghosts by providing them with rooms to roam, guides suggest. She was the widow of William Winchester of the Winchester Repeating Arms Co. so the restless souls felled by the “Gun That Won the West” were countless.

Like many of the Victorian era, the widow Winchester was a believer in séances for connecting with the dearly departed, tours guides say. As a young woman she lost both her rifle titan husband and their infant daughter. In her grief, a spiritualist’s reading told her she must build on for the ghosts to wander -- or perhaps perish herself.

Having moved to California and purchased a small farmhouse to expand in an atonement effort, she commenced with construction in 1888. In lieu of an architect calling the shots, projects details are said to have come from otherworldly instruction conveyed at the regular séances held at the house.

Good thing her budget was generous.

Having inherited more than $20 million, her pocket money was about $1,000 a day, the tour mentions. Before Google, she was a major employer in the area.

The privately owned mansion is a maze of architectural oddities that some recent accounts have called deliberate puzzles devised by the grieving heiress. A few of the doors open into blank walls. Rooms overlook each other through doorways with deadly drops into open space. An ornate staircase rises into a ceiling. Another set of stairs, Y-shaped, features risers of different heights. A cupboard has shelves a half-inch deep.

Designs incorporate use of a spider web motif; the increment 13 also has liberal application, whether in the number of steps, window panes, ceiling panels or drain holes in various featured rooms.

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We’ve all taken this picture before. But this is the daily scene heading up Ella to the intersection of Pinemont. The city says the project should be completed by early October. (Contributed Photo/Gary Gano)

Ella from P. 1A at all, and nobody seems to be working on anything — that’s what frustrating here.”

City spokesperson Alanna Reed said the city’s contractor is now back on schedule and the pavement should be completed once the waterline is adjusted. As soon as the concrete is poured, Reed said the intersection should be completely reopened by early October. As of presstime, the city said the project was approximately 92 percent complete.

“It’s been like this for sev-

eral months now and no one has provided an answer as to when this intersection will be reopened,” he said. “All I see is clogged traffic day after day, week after week, month after month. I really don’t know what the delay is unless there’s something specifically going on. Nobody really knows who to call.”

If readers would like the most up-to-date information on the project, they can call 31-1 and reference project No. 000475.

Mystery from P. 9A the home’s seven-story tower.

A damaged front section of the structure has only recently been made public. Today, the remaining assemblage occupies a fascinating, if quirky, four levels.

And yet. It’s a decorative period piece. Rooms boast the style riffs of several decades that encompass the restrained Aesthetic Movement as well as the more-is-more Victorian vibe drawn from a mashup of the Orient, Middle East and Old World Europe.

Any construction work on site these days is about maintaining and securing the extraordinary structure, guides report, adding that the ongoing work means the property has been under construction in some sense for more than 100 years.

In other matters of the mystery home’s underlying mys-

By The Numbers • 160 rooms covering 24,000 square feet • 40 bedrooms • 40 staircases • 13 bathrooms • 6 kitchens • 10,000 window panes • 2,000 doors • 52 skylights • 47 fireplaces • 3 elevators • 2 basements • 1 shower Source: Winchester Mystery House tour materials

WHAT IS NATIONAL NIGHT OUT? National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police -community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, better places to live.

tery, a Hollywood version of Mrs. Winchester’s tale will be released in February as CBS Films’ “Winchester,” with the venerable Helen Mirren in the title role.

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his week we’re taking the opportunity to shameless do some promotion for our favorite Food & Drink edition of the year, Big Beer!

OK, so you’ll need a pen, paper or just grab your electronic device with your handy calendar application. Save the date for Saturday, Oct. 21 for this year’s Big Beer 2017 edition.

I’ve been out these past few days talking with our local breweries, and beer minded people, to toss around some ideas, try their latest brew and get some good beer-storming ideas on the books. A couple of ideas that I like for this year’s budget look something like telling the story of all of our head brewers in a Where Were They Before Beer profile.

They couldn’t all have been

ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR Bright Light Social Hour w/ Gio Chamba at Karbachtoberfest 6 - 10 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 23 2032 Karbach St.

Slap on your lederhosen and dirndls and join for the second weekend of Karbachtoberfest featuring performances by The Bright Light Social Hour with opener Gio Chamba and DJ Gracie Chavez! Admission to the show is absolutely free with normal Biergarten and Karbachtoberfest beverage packages available!

Karbach Brewing Restaurant and Patio will be featuring a German influenced menu with plenty of Karbachtoberfest to be had!

Karbachtoberfest festivities begin at noon, music begins at 6 p.m.

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born beer geniuses, right? Let’s find out.

Another idea would be spotlighting our ladies in beer - Platypus Brewing is home to a lady head brewer, and I just learned, also, now an assistant brewer. But we’ve got ladies across the beer industry board leading the way and I’d like to dedicate some space to that.

The beer research this week continues and I’ll be out gathering thoughts and ideas from our area experts.

I’d also like to hear from our Leader Readers on ideas you’ve got Big Beer 2016 stock photo for this year’s budget. Big Beer 2017 will debut this year on Maybe you’ve been Saturday, Oct. 21. working on a home

A pop-up is a short-term, temporary retail event or storefront, most often seen during holiday shopping in late fall. Add the word market and you’ve got yourself a shopping extravaganza!

Linda K. Trieu is the owner of Three Hearts Apparel, a baby clothing and accessories company that sells primarily at outdoor markets like The Market at Sawyer Yards, where I met Trieu. Thursday evening she is hosting the

March of 2016 during maternity leave,� Trieu said. “I was spending so much money shopping and obsessing over the coolest clothes and accessories for Eden and half the stuff was falling apart, expensive or didn’t fit his chunky self. So I started to make my own bibs and braided paci clips and it grew from there. The name Three Hearts represent Eden, Gil, and myself. He inspires me and he is what motivates me

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The fabulous shadowcast The Royal Mystic Order of Chaos is performing.

This musical spoof is the longest-running midnight movie of all time and coming to the Landmark’s River Oaks Theatre this weekend. Find tickets at landmarktheatres.com.

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Join We Olive & Wine Bar on Saturdays (or while supplies last) to sample and learn new applications for your favorite olive oils, vinegars, and gourmet foods. See the monthly schedule at weolive. com/houston.

brew at home or your tried one for the first time - how did it turn out? Maybe you’ve got a bottle collection that could make an appearance on one of those hoarding shows on national television, but maybe we could start with sharing it in your local newspaper. No idea is a bad one and I’d love to hear from you. Send a social shout @FromTheLeader or send me an email. Cheers!

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It’s the season of saisons and the Brewers of the Hood have been busy brewing up their best saison. Competitors will go headto-head and their home brew will be judged. Join in for the fun at Farmboy Brew Shop for a free and family friendly event. There will also be a bottle share, so BYOB!

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grand opening of her new studio space at Aurora Studios in the Heights at 129 Aurora St. As luck would have it, Trieu has suddenly found herself also hosting the Popup at Aurora Outdoor Market this Saturday.

After so many years working with artists, Trieu, in my mind anyway, represents a different group of entrepreneurs; I think of them as “the makers.� They bake cookies, cakes, scones, make popsicles, salsa and other treats, candles, soap, cards, succulent arrangements, fragrances, personal hygiene products, clothes, hats and you name it someone is making it and probably a whole lot cooler, hipper and artsier than you can find anywhere else.

When Trieu realized her growing business needed more space she moved into Aurora Studios. I was curious about the business name and how she got started, especially with her newborn. “I started Three Hearts in

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to work, grow, and create.�

So right in the middle of planning your grand opening, why would you start a pop-up market? “Pop-Up At Aurora literally was a market that popped up overnight by three vendors at a Sunday market,� Trieu said. “It just so happened that I recently moved to my own art studio and was able to use the lot to set up a market.

The markets have become our time to hang out together but still, share our work with others. This is truly a vendor organized and vendor-run market!�

Both events are open to the public, Aurora Studios is located just east of Yale St. at 129 Aurora St. The Thursday evening grand opening starts at 6:30 p.m. And Saturday’s pop-up, which by the way features an impressive group of two dozen vendors, 10 a.m. 3 p.m. Listed on Facebook as @popupataurora.

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