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This is not a race. That’s the message from organizers of the eighth annual Heights Bicycle Rally and Scavenger Hunt, due to launch on five- and 20-mile routes at 8 a.m. Oct. 6 from Marmion Park on Heights Boulevard at 18th Street, rain or shine. Riders of all ages can sign up for the casual, self-paced ride through the Heights and surrounding communities, receiving a rally map, card and scavenger hunt clue list. A post-ride party starts at the park at 3:30 p.m. with awards handed out at 4:30 p.m. Festivities include entertainment, door prizes and picnicstyle food and beverages. Prizes are given to riders who identify the most mystery sites along the route, and all children completing the five-mile course receive an award. Registration through Oct. 2 is $20 for the 20-mile route and $10 for the five-mile course, with youngsters in bike seats riding for free; on rally day, cost is $5 higher per course. For more or to register, visit www.houstonheights.org or www. eztoregister.

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ound the trumpet overture and drum roll. After weeks of nominating, voting and friendly campaigning, we can now unveil winners of The Leader’s 2013 Reader’s Choice Awards for the very best in our communities –– as chosen by you. After a reader nomination process, votes were cast by mail, hand delivery and online in categories ranging from automotives to veterinarians to ethnic foods, arts and entertainment, family venues and politicians. The new system was a departure from an annual laundry list of reader recommendations, and focuses on a category winner and second and third places. “Apart from this being a wonderful way for readers to

honor their favorites in their neighborhoods, our list of winners is a great resource for Leader readers looking for recommendations of goods and services,” said Publisher Jonathan McElvy. To that end, you’ll find the list on Pages 8A, capsule profiles and thank-yous from those chosen, and dozens of illuminating ads that tell you more about our winners and what makes them unique. Each Reader’s Choice is receiving a framed certificate to let their customers or constituents know of the honor, and they’re already popping up on walls of your favorite establishments. – Charlotte Aguilar, Editor

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Dorothy Lowe, a longtime Heights resident lived in a home in the 400 block of West 17th Street, until she passed away in her late 80s, in May 2010. Because she didn’t have any apparent heirs and was reportedly estranged with her family, her house was vacant for more than two years. Neighbors reported seeing two women and a man, who allegedly broke into the home, ransacked it and looked for valuables. They allegedly took Lowe’s 1996 Ford, which was still in the driveway, and possibly, other belongings, before leaving. The power stayed on in the house, because Reliant Energy had been auto-debiting Lowe’s account since she passed away. These people, who reportedly live in Spring, never stayed at the house and only visited about three times, according to neighbors, but they filed an affidavit for adverse possession, claiming that they owned it. “They didn’t think anybody was going to check,” Harris County Precinct One Constable Alan Rosen said. “The neighbors were outraged.” Neighbors became suspicious and reported what they’d seen to the Constable’s Office and the Houston Police Department. In a strange twist, law enforcement couldn’t charge these people with anything because there was no complainant. The Constable’s office is investigating the case and deputies are searching for one of Lowe’s heirs. She had three children, one of

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Pressure moves proposed bar away from 22nd Street by Michael Sudhalter michael@theleadernews.com Community pressure in the Heights apparently has caused a Houston entrepreneur to back away from building a bar in a residential neighborhood at 1016 W. 22nd Street. William Emery had put up a notice in mid-June requesting that he wanted to apply for a Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission late night and mixed beverage permit. Emery hasn’t applied for the permit, and according to local residents, he’s looking to to build his bar, The Orange Grove, in another location, perhaps closer to 19th Street -- an area that has more businesses. Because the city of Houston has no zoning laws, Emery could have put The Orange Grove there, pending approval

from the TABC and the city’s planning department. Emery couldn’t be reached for comment, but there are photos on his personal Facebook page of what The Orange Grove would look like. According to a Facebook post on May 15, Emery wrote “Mid-November is looking more realistic than October.” “The neighbors on 22nd Street were really concerned,” 22nd Street resident Jeff Svatek said. “This had us concerned because it’s one of the smaller streets in Shady Acres and the Heights. We couldn’t ﬁgure out why he chose that location.” Said fellow 22nd Street resident Nancy Wilcox, “Who wants a bar open until 2 a.m. right in the middle of a residential (neighborhood)?” The neighborhood has several families with small children, and parking is a concern as well, residents said.

Houston resident William Emery posted this photo of his proposed bar, ‘The Orange Grove,’ on his Facebook page. Community pressure apparently has caused Emery to move the bar from its original location at 1016 W. 22nd St. in the Heights to another location. (Photo from Facebook)

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Man nabbed for assault, burglary at the British School Woman charged in attack on family

HPD arrested Michelle Marie Crosby, 30, and charged her with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon at 1:15 p.m. on Sept. 19 in the 1000 block of Del Norte. Crosby allegedly pulled a knife and threatened to seriously injure or kill some family members inside the residence. A 50-year-old woman who lives at the address with the suspect contacted police. Crosby allegedly swung the knife in the air during the argument but didn’t hit

anyone. There were no injuries.

Electronics store robbed

Fix Ur Gadget, an electronics store at 2620 S. Shepherd Drive, was robbed at 12:15 p.m. on Sept. 19. The suspects, described as white males between 25 and 30, entered the store, demanded money and one allegedly told employees he had a gun. An iPad and an undetermined amount of money were stolen. Nobody was injured.

HPD issues warrant in domestic violence case

The Houston Police Department is looking for Joshua Stuart Wade, 25, who is wanted for aggravated assault of a family member. According to police, at 7:20 p.m. on Sept. 15, Wade got into an argument with his 32-year-old girlfriend in their apart-

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Art a la Carte

Artists on the way up Sammy’s Wild Game Grill 3715 Washington Ave. www.sammyswildgamegrill.com Wild Burgers and Wild Sausage Dogs: $4-$10.75 Sandwiches: $7.95-$9.50 Wild Game Salads: $9.95-$11.20 Kid Friendly: If your kid’s a carnivore, this is the place LE’s Favorite: Venison Salad with extra Antelope

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dream salad, dude ing up to the previous hyperbole. But where this thing gets dude-ified is when you turn to Sammy’s meat line up and pile on another patty. During a recent trip, I started with the venison salad and then upgraded with another patty of antelope. For good measure, I tacked on a helping of avocado, but wimped out on adding the fried egg (although this mistake will not be repeated). By the time the salad came out (in a to-go box this time), the mountain of meat was eclipsing any signs of greenery. It was even difﬁcult to get the Cajun Remoulade dressing (which is a little heavy for a salad, and a vinaigrette is probably the better way to go) to the lettuce. Although, Leader Eater indulged in the double-shot of wild game, the short jaunt from Washington back home rendered the meat a tad on the dry side. (The antelope proved to be a bit rougher in texture than the venison.) But these aren’t your typical fatty cuts of beef, which makes the salad even the healthier. The lean game meat has a much lower percentage of fat to it – only 0.9% for the antelope and 1.4% for the venison. They are also loaded down with protein – antelope touts a 25.7% percentage while venison has 23.6%. (Thanks to the large-font nutrition facts board prominently displayed in Sammy’s for the data.) The only glaring negative to this salad is its price tag, which comes in at $18. But next time you’re at Sammy’s and are drooling over the sliders and fried egg French fries, remember there is salad on the menu equal parts wild game and lettuce – that will satisfy even the staunchest carnivore. Your heart will thank you.

The Houston Wine Fest will be held noon-10 p.m. Sept. 18 and noon-8 p.m. Sept. 29 at Hermann Square Park. There will be live entertainment on two stages, with music from Elle King, Houstonian Big Band, Henry and the Invisibles, Tony Vega Band, Alisha Pattillo, Portland Cello Project, Little Freddie King, Apollo Cobra, Step Rideau and the Zydeco Outlaws, Morris Day and the Time, Mango Punch, Dominic Amato, DJ Nimbus, Matt Wilson, Soul Track Mind, and Liberated Soul. There will also be a cocktail lounge and a wide selection of craft beer thanks to the inception of the craft beer garden in 2011. There will be 12 different signature cocktails available at the cocktail lounge and breweries will include No Label, Karbach, St. Arnold, Buffalo Bayou, Leprechaun Cider, Southern Star, Tieton Cider, Wasatch/Squatters, Cedar Creek, Artisanal Imports, and Crazy Mountain. A portion of the proceeds will go to The Rose and the Sisters Network Inc. The Houston Wine Fest has decided to partner with the two local organizations to help fight breast cancer. For information,visit www.houstonwinefest.com.

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Since The Leader hits the streets starting Thursday, we’ll remind you that Shop Heights 19th Street will sponsor a Food Truck Friday from 5-9 p.m. Sept. 27 in the 200-300 blocks of 19th Street. Serving up their specialties will be some of Houston’s favorite mobile eateries, including Flip ‘n Patties, Happy Endings, Bernie’s Burger Gus, Muiishi Makarritos, Koagie Hots, The Golden Grill and PiPizza.

•Moving Violation, 14 Pews 800 Aurora St., 6-9 p.m. A multifaceted installation examining the phenomenon of movement by artist Mark Nelson, employing videos, paintings, photographs and tapestries. David Tam will perform a musical interpretation of the theme on cello at 8 p.m. Curated by Jay Wehnert of Intuitive Eye. www.14pews.com

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•Avenue Gallery presents ArtSOW_TheLeader2013paths.indd 4 Paws, 3219 Houston Ave. noon-3 p.m. www.avegallery.com. Friends for Life will be present with adoptable dogs in the gallery and adoptable cats in the mobile MAV truck. There will be a silent auction of donated art and other items from local businesses with all proceeds going to Friends for Life, along with a percentage of sales from select artwork within the gallery.

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New owners have taken over the Heights and Midtown Christian’s Tailgate hamburger meccas, according to Eric Sandler of CultureMap.com, but the Washington Avenue location is staying in the hands of Steve Christian. Sandler reported that Mazen Baltagi, Chris Alan and Zack Truesdell, who own the Midtown bar Saint Dane’s and Mi Luna in Rice Village, are planning to leave the burgers as-is, but are adding tacos, salad, wraps – and hyper-fresh oysters – to the menu. Those oysters will go for 50 cents apiece during Friday happy hours, reports Sandler, who says the owners will also bring a couple of their Saint Dane’s features – a 20 percent “pedal-in” discount on food for those who bicycle to the restaurant, and a comedy night and menu of $3 shots at White Oak.

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until 2009, when he began to take his photography hobby seriously and devoted all of his spare time to studying the art form. Transitioning from student to professional, and then again to the art show circuit is no small or easy task. Juried art festivals like Houston’s Bayou City Art Festival are very competitive. “With every photograph I created, I grew closer to being able to use photography as not just a way to capture a beautiful scene or subject, but as a viable method of communicating emotion, a fundamental principle of ﬁne art.“ Herschbach says of his work. Tim Herschbach will be at the First Saturday Arts Market on Oct. 5, and you’ll ﬁnd him at Bayou City Art Festival Downtown the next weekend. For more visit www. herschbachphotography.com

The Leader recently proﬁled Cavatore’s Italian Restaurant, 2120 Ella Blvd., which is marking its 30-year anniversary. The restaurant is throwing itself a party starting at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 28 with complimentary appetizers at the bar and on the patio, door prizes and a photo booth. Live music will be provided by the duo of Sharon Montgomery and Jerry Atwood. You can reserve a table at 713-8696622.

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The menu at Sammy’s Wild Game Grill is not for the faint of heart. First off, any restaurant that features kangaroo meat attracts an adventuresome palette. Not only that, but Sammy’s is known for making burgers and sliders with everything from buffalo and venison to pheasant and wild boar – not your average neighborhood burger joint. And Sammy’s features some items that are straight up not good for your aorta. Sammy’s Wild Fries have gained a cult following in Houston with their jumble of French fries, bacon bits, cheese, chives and a fried egg. And for the really intrepid French fry eater, don’t forget the Python Snake Chili Fries. Our gamey friends on Washington Avenue don’t lighten it up when it comes sauces for your meaty sandwiches. They’ve got a Cilantro Aioli, an Aji Pepper Mayo, some Cajun Remoulade, Habanero Ketchup and creepily-named Ghost Pepper Sauce that can be added to anything on the menu. As much as Leader Eater appreciates a burger and fries indulgence, this old guy sometimes has to take to the healthier road. Sammy’s, which sits in a triangular sliver of real estate on the intersection of Washington Avenue and Waugh, likely doesn’t evoke images of mixed greens and garden vegetables, but the area’s authority on antelope and experts on elk have a dude’s dream salad. The standard-size version sports a base of spring mix, some quartered tomatoes, feta or goat cheese and one of Sammy’s wild burger patties chopped into ﬁnger-length strips (Leader Eater always holds the onions). A ﬁrst blush, this sounds like a modest salad not liv-

Two artists have caught my attention this month, and I must share their good news. Kiki Neumann, a Heights resident and folk artist, was featured on the Living Well Network, and landscape and nature photographer Tim Herschbach of Pearland Mitch Cohen was accepted Arts Columnist for the first time into the prestigious Bayou City Art Festival Downtown. Neumann struck me as a “country” gal when we met in 2004 at my art market. Sporting “country attire,” she sold found objects that she lovingly repurposed into useful and decorative things, birdhouses being her signature item. Kiki is a true drop-everythingand-pursue-your-dream-story –– with hard work, of course. Leaving the corporate sales world many years ago, Neumann formed Kiki Neumann Creations. Neumann made a customized box and filled it with her greeting cards, with the message: “You Need Me,” and delivered it to Bucee’s Flagship Stores headquarters. Neumann’s wildly popular handmade license plate card line is now in seven Texas Buc-ee’s locations, with more on the way. For more about this amazing woman and artist, visit www.kikineumanncreations.com This past summer, Tim Herschbach left his full time job as an IT specialist at a Houston television station to put his full devotion into his art career as a landscape and nature photographer. Herschbach sells his work online and at art shows like the First Saturday Arts Market. Herschbach grew up in a small town in Oklahoma and spent his childhood playing outdoors in the woods, fields, streams, and lakes. He became interested in art at a young age. Herschbach’s interest in nature first led him to painting

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Students get the message about texting and driving by Michael Sudhalter michael@theleadernews.com Janie Leitner said she occasionally would send text messages when she was stopped at a red light. That hardly made the Lutheran High North senior unique, since 61 percent of teenagers said they did the same thing. But Leitner said that’s something she’ll no longer do. What changed her mind was AT&T’s “It Can Wait” program, which was presented to LHN’s 185-member student body last week. “It deﬁnitely made me not want to text and drive, or even look at my phone at all,” Leitner said. AT&T employees volunteered their time to educate high school students on the dangers of texting and driving. AT&T started the “It Can Wait” program, but soon all of its competitors joined in sharing the important message. “It Can Wait” is a national program, and the event at LHN was part of the company’s “Day of Caring.” “It terriﬁes me to be on the road with someone who is texting,” said Timbergrove resident Dale Dugas,

an AT&T employee who helped coordinate the event. “I’m passionate about the fact that this has to stop.” At the beginning of the presentation, the song, “Revolution,” by The Beatles was played, and the AT&T employees said there must be a revolution to stop texting and driving. AT&T employee Dave Reitz compared the current prevalence of texting and driving to smoking cigarettes, and driving under the inﬂuence of alcohol -- things that were once socially acceptable but are now more socially taboo or punished harshly. According to the presentation, 43 percent of teenagers admit to texting while driving, and 77 percent say they’ve seen their parents do it. The AT&T employees urged the teenagers to tell their parents not to text and drive. Some of the statistics presented were eye opening: drivers are 23 times more likely to crash when they’re texting, and if driving 55 miles per hour, texting is like driving the length of a football ﬁeld with your eyes closed. Reaction time decreases by half when distracted by texting. The presentation concluded

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Frank Black Middle School cheerleaders performed during a pep rally at the school on Saturday, Sept. 21. (Photos by Michael Sudhalter)

Frank Black celebrates its accomplishments by Michael Sudhalter michael@theleadernews.com Frank Black Middle School celebrated its status as a Vanguard school as well as its range of extracurricular activities during a 40-minute pep rally in the school auditorium on Saturday, Sept. 21. Cheerleaders performed several routines for students, parents and community members. The school’s Karate Club also performed at the rally, which was the ﬁrst one held since the 58year-old school became a Houston ISD Vanguard school for the 2012-13 school year. According to the HISD website, “Vanguard is a Magnet program that serves students who have been identiﬁed as potentially gifted or talented in intellectual ability, creativity, or leadership.” Acquiring Vanguard status is quite an accomplishment, according to the school’s administration and supporters -- especially considering how far the school had come. As recently as three years ago, Black Middle was on HISD’s closure list and enrollment was only 480. With a strong collaboration between the community and principal Meilin Jao’s administration, the school increased its enrollment to the current number

of 842 and acquired Vanguard status. They’ve hired many teachers from the Teach for America program who have dedicated a great deal of time and effort. While proud of the school’s accomplishments, Jao said there’s still plenty of work to be done. She’d like to eclipse the 1,000student mark by next year and have 1,250 students enrolled by 2016-17. “The students will be ‘College and Career Ready -- all of the kids will be at Level 3 on the STAAR Test,” said Jao, who added that it’s an attainable goal when the students take the test in April. This year, Jao has implemented programs that will boost test scores, such as “Panther Hour,” a 45-minute tutorial that personalizes a student’s learning environment. For students who have succeeded on the tests, they will be challenged through critical thinking exercises. The students also participate in team building activities, that increase student involvement and school spirit. An eclectic curriculum, Jao said, is another important aspect of the middle school experience. “I won’t be satisﬁed until I can offer every elective possible for my children,” Jao said.

A $70,000 project should be completed next month to provide safer sidewalks leading to Durham Elementary School. (Photo by Michael Sudhalter)

Safe Sidewalks coming to Durham neighborhoods The city of Houston’s Safe Sidewalk Program is building a sidewalk along the north side of Bethlehem Street from Candlelight Plaza to Shepherd Park Plaza, which will provide pedestrian access to Durham Elementary School. The work is halfway completed and should be completed by mid-to-late October. The cost is $70,000. The project consists of 2,000 linear feet of sidewalk, about ﬁve feet wide and includes new ADA complaint wheelchair ramps and restored PVC yard drains, where needed. Safe Sidewalk has projects throughout the city, and this project was requested by a local resident, Donna Hall. The contractor is Metro City Construction. Bridge project starting over White Oak Bayou The city of Houston’s Parks and Recreation Board will break ground on a new bicycle/pedestrian bridge over White Oak Bayou, just east of T.C. Jester Blvd. at 4 p.m. Wednesday. The groundbreaking ceremony will be held on the east side of the bridge site. Along with new trail expansions, the new bridge replacement for the existing burned-out rail tressle will be an asset that allows

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f you haven’t noticed, I like to ask our readers tricky questions every once in a while. Let’s play a local political version of that game today. 1. How many candidates are challenging Annise Parker in the next mayoral election? 2. This year, there are nine propositions on the ballot asking you to vote “For” or “Against” changes to the state constitution. Name one of those propositions. 3. Can you name any of the challengers to Ellen Cohen and Ed Gonzalez? (Hint: They are your Houston City Council representatives.) 4. Did you know we are six weeks away from Election Day? Let’s rephrase that. Did you know there’s even an election? I should make you wait for the answers, but let’s go ahead and get those out of the way. 1. There are eight people challenging Mayor Annise Parker. (Bonus question: Name two of them.) 2. I have neither the patience nor desire to list all the propositions to the state constitution. My favorite, though, is Prop 8: “The constitutional amendment repealing Section 7, Article IX, Texas Constitution, which relates to the creation of a hospital district in Hidalgo County.” I’m not really sure if they want

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to create a hospital district or repeal the one they have, but I’m voting “For,” just because I’m trying to be a more positive person these days. 3. This was the ﬁrst real trick question. Neither Cohen nor Gonzalez has a challenger in this year’s election. If you live in District D (which is somewhere between Districts C and E), you would be forced to choose among 13 candidates. Sheez. 4. The city of Houston elections are slated for Nov. 5. Early voting begins in about three weeks – Oct. 21. You had no idea, did you? (Bonus answer: You need an ID to vote this year.) I like to consider myself one of the informed around here. I read a lot, try to keep up with news around our city, and on occasion, I even like to form an opinion about local issues. But I must admit something to our readers. If you would

THE READER. Fireﬁghters make an impression

Dear Editor: I just wanted to share with you, if you have any way to give these 2 firemen kudos and their Station, that would be fantastic. On our way home, my little 3 year old Brock Michael has asked me for the past few weeks to stop so he could touch a fire truck. Not being sure if we needed to schedule an appointment or if there was a procedure to do so I’ve held off. Well yesterday I decided to just do it and the firemen were so welcoming and so nice to our little guy that I can’t wait to take them cookies, cupcakes and whatever else they may need. They have made a lasting impression on a little 3 year old boy that now runs around saying, “I’m Fireman Brock Michael Fly.” What wonderful men we encountered yesterday evening. Manuela Cabral Fry [Editor’s note: See photo at right]

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Dear Editor: Michael Sudhalter, managing editor of The Leader, has written a wonderful piece on St. Matthew’s Mentoring Program at Durham Elementary…If any of you or anyone you know would like to be part of this marvelous outreach to the students, faculty and staﬀ at Durham, let us know. We are entering our ﬁfth year with this ministry, and the need to encourage, to show a light of hope and support to the kids in our area and those who care for them has never been greater. Many thanks to all who have worked and continue to work to make this program something meaningful and enjoyable, and many thanks to all those at The Leader for their work in upholding and strengthening our community. Faithfully in Jesus Christ, Pastor Frank Coats St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church

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Dear Editor: It seems to me more value for the money could come from hiring people to provide eyes, ears and a phone call to police rather than armed guards. Do not know salary comparison oﬀ hand, but logic says that training, arming and paying a guard will be more costly. The police already have the guns. They just can be in only so many places at a time. Harley B. Posted to www.theleadernews.com I think that this added security is not necessary. Every home owner in Oak Forest is experiencing unbelievable property tax hikes due to the increased demand for homes in the area. I am in the commercial real estate business and I have witnessed this same increases in property values city wide. Where is this added revenue going? Where are the new police hires? We already pay such a high tax rate and this extra $250, although not exorbitant, is an added cost that should not be necessary. My better half disagrees and we will be paying for it so the count should be going up by one for households who have paid. I

have asked me any of those questions before my research this week, I would have failed. I’m pretty sure I knew there was an election this year, but that’s about it. So whose job is it to inform us about upcoming elections? Who’s supposed to get us excited about the greatest duty we have in a democracy? Locally, our elections are controlled by the Harris County Clerk’s ofﬁce. They have a snappy website, harrisvotes.org, and if you visit that site, you should be able to garner all the information you need about these elections. When you visit the site (which actually works), there’s an Olan Mills shot of our County Clerk, Stan Stanart, slyly overlooking the page where he’s going to tell you everything you ever needed to know about the city elections. Just below Stanart’s picture is, get this, another picture of Stanart. This time, he’s at a voting booth, draped in an American ﬂag, showing all of us what it looks like to actually vote – because the majority of us don’t. The picture conjures feelings of patriotism, excitement and pure ecstasy at the mere thought of casting a ballot. Emotional high in check, we muster the courage to actually click on the link that will show us this year’s election ballot and places to vote. We’re about to enter the educational portion – the meat

Dear Editor: Congratulations! We’re so happy that Hank has now appeared in person! Words of advice from 2 who have raised 2 of our own: 1. Don’t spoil him! His old sin nature, inherited from Adam, will begin to show up around 6 to 8 months. Your job is to frown, say a simple “no-no” & wait for him to reach for the object as he looks at you & smiles. Be brave enough to begin then with a single but firm pop on his sweet little hand & do not go over to comfort at that time! Pop with your hand on his legs 3 sharp licks (never on that well-padded bottom by age 2. Pop with a thin wooden paddle by age 5 (the kind you’ll find in the toy store with a ball & rubber attached for him to play with at age 5 until the ball & rubber pull off the end. At age 13, no more pops! It grows more painful to take away several fun things he wanted to attend with friends. At 16 the car keys are taken for a week. That’s the pains he must get so he will grow up honoring you two as boss and not himself. Your part is to pray for both him and his future bride beginning right now. Pray for him and your parenting to honor the Lord every day. Keep your promises to him just like God does for us. Take him to church from early on and walk away from his tears of control at age 3 since he’ll soon hush when the nursery keeper at church begins to smile and play with him. Some cry their first day of school. Just walk away. I taught first grade for 25 years and never had the tears to last long if mom will just simply walk away with a smile on her face. The rest will come naturally--love, comfort when really needed but not when he’s attempting to control you, etc. Jonathan, please display a photo of him every now and then in THE LEADER since many of us will be wanting to watch him grow. You will be shocked every month by his rapid changes! Enjoy each one of them every day! By age 6 this will slow down, so photos can slack off some. My gift to your precious Hank will be prayers said for him during his first 6 months. Do tell the newspaper if he gets sick . That’s a scary time for you two, so extra prayers will be needed! Happy parenting to you both! Your son is a wonderful gift from God, but please do not stop with just one. When he’s age 3, he’ll enjoy a sibling & will need it or more when you two are old & gray. They’ll love & care for you then. It seems a long way off, but you age as rapidly as he grows this year--really fast!!! Lawrence & Lawana Wagenhauser Dear Editor: Beautiful. I was truly touched and I’m not even a parent. Thank you for giving credit to God the creator for your precious new son. P.S. Congratulations! Sharon Balke Posted to www.theleadernews.com Simply beautiful Jonathan! Sara Brenizer

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races, you should be able to read about that here. Unfortunately, we’ll have zero dialogue about those races because no one chose to run against them. So we’re back to the Chronicle to ﬁnd our information. If you visit their site, they actually have a Politics section where you can ﬁnd all the information you need. Check that. The lead story on the Politics page (as of Sept. 24) is dated Aug. 8 – that’s like six weeks ago. They do have a story about a poll taken by KHOU and KUHF, but that’s just regurgitation of someone else’s work, with a sprinkle of original interviews. There’s a calendar letting you all know when the next mayoral or council forum will be held, but that is information submitted by campaigns and civic clubs. So it’s election season around Houston, and the only thing I can make of it is nobody really cares. For goodness sakes. We’re the fourth largest city in the United States. We’re the energy and healthcare capital of the country. We arguably have more growth issues than any city anywhere, and the folks charged with informing the electorate are on the sidelines. No wonder nobody votes around here.

think that we all need to go down to City Hall and ﬁnd out where all of the extra money from tax revenues are going. They are not hiring police oﬃcers, obviously not enough of them. Juan

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and taters – of our local government. So we click. Then we stare. Then we scratch our heads. Stanart’s picture is still at the top of the page, but this time, he’s looking down to an empty page of nothingness. There’s a big poster that says “PLEASE REMEMBER TO VOTE.” Naturally, there’s an American flag in the background. But just above that flag and the admonition to VOTE, you’ll find the following sentence: “Voting information for the upcoming election will be posted as soon as it is available.” What? We’re about three weeks away from early voting and we can’t find any information on this election? You’re telling me the deadline for candidates to file for municipal elections was Aug. 26, and one month later, our County Clerk’s staff can’t at least update their portal of information to include the candidates who qualified? Oh well, guess that means we need to go to the city’s major newspaper to get our information. I don’t like to pick on colleagues because, let’s face it, he without sin should cast that first ballot, I mean stone. But The Leader, and other community newspapers in this city, are not bastions for political information. If you want to know about Cohen’s or Gonzalez’s

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A preschool student at AVANCE Mangum Education Center, center, presents a birthday card to Houston Texans nose tackle Earl Mitchell, right, on Tuesday morning at the center as Texans cheerleader Kim, left, looks on. Mitchell, who turned 26 on Wednesday, and two Texans cheerleaders visited the school to read to the students. (Photo by Michael Sudhalter)

Mitchellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s visit delights students Texans nose tackle reads to AVANCE pre-school children by Michael Sudhalter michael@theleadernews.com Houston Texans nose tackle Earl Mitchell celebrated his 26th birthday with some of his most loyal fans. Mitchell, who turned 26 on Wednesday, visited the AVANCE Mangum Education Center (which opened in 2010) and read books to 3 and 4 year old preschool classes on Tuesday morning as part of the Texans Care out-

reach program. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was awesome,â&#x20AC;? Mitchell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I expected to do something for the kids and got something in return.â&#x20AC;? Texans cheerleaders Kim and Gelesann accompanied Mitchell and also read to the children. When the cheerleaders asked one of the classes if they liked football or the Texans, the students unanimously and energetically responded that they did. AVANCE is a Houston-based

educational organization that has 17 centers in Houston and Pasadena that offers early childhood and adult education programs to enhance parenting, school readiness, literacy, health, personal development and a college-bound culture supported by the United Way and federal funds. AVANCE executive director Jose Villareal was glad to see the students enjoy Mitchellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s visit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The kids have role models, and athletes are high on the list,â&#x20AC;? Vil-

lareal said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They can make a connection to someone who read to the them.â&#x20AC;? Although the kids are too young to understand football, they were in awe of the 6-foot-3, 300-pound Mitchell. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They know heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s big, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a Texan,â&#x20AC;? said Eva Sawe, the administrator for the Mangum campus. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They know what the Houston Texans are.â&#x20AC;? Mitchell, a Houston native who won a state championship

at North Shore High and graduate from the east Houston school in 2006, played football for the University of Arizona before being drafted by his hometown team in 2010. Through 3+ seasons with the Texans, Mitchell has 86 tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really nice to come out here,â&#x20AC;? Mitchell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was special for me because Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m from (Houston).â&#x20AC;?

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Football results/ next games Sept. 20 St. Thomas at Huffman-Hargrave -- The game was canceled due to lightning. Because it was a non-district game, it wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be rescheduled. Sept. 21 Waltrip 34, Austin 7 --Waltrip junior running back Malik Jarmon rushed for three touchdowns as the Rams improved to 2-1, 2-0 in Class 4A-District 21 on Saturday at Barnett Stadium. Reagan 63, Wheatley 14 --Reagan senior running back Tavon Dodd and junior running back John Coss scored three touchdowns apiece in leading the Bulldogs (3-1, 2-0) to a win over the Wildcats on Saturday at Delmar-Tusa Stadium. Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s games Second Baptist JV at Lutheran North (0-2), 5:30 p.m. Kashmere (1-1) at Scarborough (0-3), 7 p.m. (Dyer) La Marque (2-2) at St. Pius X (21), 7 p.m. (Homecoming) Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game Lee (1-2, 0-1) at Waltrip (2-1, 20), 7 p.m. (Dyer) Oct. 3 Lutheran South JV at Lutheran North, 5:30 p.m. Scarborough at Yates, 7 p.m. (Barnett) Oct. 4 Beaumont Kelly at St. Pius X, 7 p.m. St. Thomas at Concordia, 7 p.m. Reagan at Milby, 7 p.m. (Barnett)

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St. Pius X volleyball looks to win 3rd district title in four years by Michael Sudhalter michael@theleadernews.com The St. Pius X volleyball team has a proud tradition of being competitive locally and statewide. The Lady Panthers won district championships in 2010 and 2011, respectively, but finished behind rival, St. Agnes last season. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re confident they can return atop the district standings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a good chance of winning district and going all the way to state,â&#x20AC;? senior middle blocker Lauren Wilganowski said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We definitely have a lot of talent in our class. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re pretty close-knit, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d say.â&#x20AC;? SPX (10-14) will travel to Concordia Lutheran at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in Tomball. On Oct. 1, all three teams (varsity, JV and freshman) will raise money for breast cancer awareness by selling â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dig Pinkâ&#x20AC;? T-Shirts during their respective matches against Beaumont Kelly. Log on to stpiusx.org for an order form. The freshman game begins at 4:30 p.m. followed by the JV (5:30 p.m.) and varsity (6:30 p.m.) Tickets are $3 for adults and $1 for children/students. With six seniors, the Lady Panthers have a strong group of leaders, but the underclassmen have talent as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The seniors are leaders on the team,â&#x20AC;? SPX sixth-year coach Preston Smith said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They really play as a team.â&#x20AC;? On Sept. 11, SPX swept St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 25-18, 25-19, 25-23 in a non-district match. Senior Kelly Stewart, an Auburn commit, is the top-rated libero in the United States due to her club volleyball accomplishments, but sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a setter for the Lady Panthers. Although Stewartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top position is libero, she views playing setter as a way to strengthen her game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Playing setter definitely improves my

skills,â&#x20AC;? said Stewart, a fourth-year varsity player. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It would be really awesome to win district, end (our varsity careers) on a nice note and try to go to state.â&#x20AC;? At libero, the Lady Panthers have junior Natalie Nevlud, who was the district MVP last season as a sophomore. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Natalie is playing out of her mind right now,â&#x20AC;? Smith said. In preparation for district, SPX played a challenging non-district schedule that included trips to the Pearland Tournament and Volleypalooza in Austin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(In non-district), itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not about wins or losses, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about getting better with every (play),â&#x20AC;? Smith said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our big (strengths) are defense and our chemistry. We play hard and fast. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play fancy. We just do the normal things right. Half of our district is good this year. Concordia and St. Agnes are stacked.â&#x20AC;? St. Pius X will host St. Agnes on Oct. 3 and visit the Lady Tigers on Oct. 22. One player who will especially be looking forward to those matches is senior outside hitter Kaylee Zarosky, who transferred to SPX from St. Agnes after her sophomore year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s better to be on the Pius side,â&#x20AC;? she said. Seniors Anisa Flores, Alex Hoskins and Krisa Guerrero have also played a key role for the team. Freshman Katie Stewart, Kellyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s younger sister, and Marjani Myles have bright futures in the sport, said Smith. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Both freshmen could start at any time,â&#x20AC;? Smith said. Katie said the adjustment to varsity volleyball was made easier because she played club volleyball. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fun,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like it here, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot better than middle school.â&#x20AC;? Myles has also enjoyed playing at the varsity level. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our team chemistry is really good,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We stick together, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re like a family.â&#x20AC;?

Reaganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eric Duran by Michael Sudhalter michael@theleadernews.com Reagan High senior quarterback Eric Duran is developing into one of the top signal-callers in the city. Duran, 18, transferred to Reagan from Spring High, a Class 5A school, where he was a junior varsity quarterback and third string varsity quarterback. He transfered to Reagan and competed with sophomore Shane Johnson for the starting nod throughout the offseason. With 540 passing yards, seven passing touchdowns, a rushing touchdown and just three interceptions, Duran has established himself as the starter. Reagan (3-1, 2-0) enters the bye week averaging 45.3 points per game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty fun,â&#x20AC;? Duran said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go anywhere without my offensive line. The coaching staff here is really good.â&#x20AC;? Duran plans on joining the RHS baseball team this spring as a third baseman. What was it like competing for the starting spot during the offseason? â&#x20AC;&#x153;It always kept me on my A game. Shane and I are friends. We push each other to get better.â&#x20AC;? What does Reagan have to do to win its first district title since the 1950s? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Keep a straight head, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ever take anyone lightly and go into every game full throttle. We have a lot of leaders on our team. Everyone picks each other up.â&#x20AC;? Whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your favorite college football team? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Texas A&M.â&#x20AC;? Are you excited about playing against Waltrip (2-1, 2-0) on Nov. 2? (It is both teamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; homecoming game) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d say itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like like any other game, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m excited about the game.â&#x20AC;? Reagan has a bye week this week and will face Milby (2-2, 1-1) at 7 p.m. Oct. 4 at Barnett Stadium. What do you plan on doing between now and then? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just practice, get better and work on my flaws.â&#x20AC;?

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whom is deceased, another who is believed to be in prison and one whose whereabouts are unknown. Rosen said his ofﬁce plans on locating the incarcerated heir to see if he’d like to claim the property and press charges. The Constable’s ofﬁce is also looking at Lowe’s obituary to determine any other relatives that could get involved in the case. In the meantime, Jack Farrell -- who has lived on West 17th Street for 33 years -- installed new locks on the home and secured the windows and doors. “They’re not coming back,” Farrell said. “This man (Constable Rosen) is carrying the torch. He’s the only one that’s getting anything done.” One neighbor said he believed that Lowe suffered from dementia and mental health issues that may have caused her family to “feel unsafe around her.” She reportedly told neighbors and friends that she’d donate the home and land to charity upon her death, but she reportedly didn’t have a will. By next year, the property will be for sale on the steps of the Harris County Courthouse. It’s estimated to be worth $250,000, but someone could purchase it for far less if they show up with cash that day.

Harris County Precinct One Constable Alan Rosen looks through the home that once belonged to Dorothy Lowe. Lowe passed away in 2010 and was estranged from her family. A group of people allegedly stole belongings from her property, including her car. (Photo by Michael Sudhalter)

Two Heights eateries hit by armed, masked gunmen

Area YMCA camp counselor charged with injury to child

The Cici’s Pizza on Shepherd Drive at 11th Street in the Heights was robbed about 9 p.m. Sept. 19 by two gunmen wearing masks like those in the movie, “Scream,” who “terrorized” restaurant employees — and who may have robbed the Subway on Heights Boulevard and the Katy Freeway one night earlier according to KHOU-TV, The Leader’s broadcast news partner. There were two small children in the Cici’s at the time with adults, according to reporter Drew Karedes, but no one was injured. Witnesses said the men got away with cash, ﬂeeing in a black sedan that may have been driven by a third suspect. HPD believes the same robbers struck a Subway restaurant about two miles away the night before. A restaurant worker in her second day on the job and a customer were held at gunpoint in the restaurant on Heights Boulevard at the Katy Freeway 24 hours earlier. Crimestoppers has a $5,000 award for information leading to the arrest of the suspects.

Robert Jackson, a 24-year-old former camp counselor at the Harriet & Joe Foster YMCA, 1234 W. 34th St., has been arrested and charged with injury to a child, according to the Harris County District Attorney’s Ofﬁce. Jackson, a north Houston resident, allegedly kicked a 5-year-old in the stomach on July 18, according to what the camp leader stated in court documents. The victim said in court documents that Jackson kicked him ﬁve times and Jackson stomped him twice when he was on the ground “because he was mad and didn’t want to play anymore.” The victim said that he suffered from an upset stomach and sustained injuries after the incident. Jackson was arrested on Sept. 19, and bail was set at $5,000. Taryn Barnowski, director of marketing and communications for the YMCA of Greater Houston, said the “YMCA took appropriate steps (after the alleged incident) and (the employee) is no longer an employee (at the YMCA).”

A good way to look at our changing society is through the newspaper comics. The name Daddy Warbucks alone speaks volumes about that time. Li’l Abner and Pogo gave us political points of view through clueless characters. It was President Gerald Ford who observed, “There are only three major vehicles to keep us informed as to what is going on in Washington: the electronic media, the print media, and Doonesbury, not necessarily in that order.” A few years ago there was a comic strip called the Boomers, about the Baby Boomer generation. Their children are called boomerangs because they have returned home to live with their parents. So, sure enough, here is a new comic strip called Dustin about a son who moves back in with his parents to humorous situations. I’m not sure just how humorous this is. Parents go through all sorts of trials and tribulations taking care of their children, from changing diapers to saving up for their college education, all with the goal of getting the kids out of the house and on their way in life. But to no avail, as the returning Junior sleeps till noon, spends the afternoon drinking beer with his buddies at the ice house or pool room, comes home asking, “Hey, Mom, what’s for dinner?” The evenings are for watching TV, while late nights are spent in his room or the basement -- actually, his room could be the basement -- on his computer watching porn, or using his iPhone or whatever the latest toy Silicon Valley has sold him. (“Uh, Dad, could I have a loan for the new Apple iFleece?”) There is a slight variance to this routine among daughters who return home –– just take out “pool hall” and put in “health club.” In either case, looking for a job is not a top priority. “Hey, Kiddo, here’s an ad: ‘Wanted, recent college graduate to be CEO of hedge fund. Start at $1 mil. Perks include yacht, plane and penthouse.’ Sounds good for entry level.” “Dad, that is so degrading for someone with an English degree.” Before we go any further, let’s look at this idea of a sweeping title to identify a few million young Americans. It began with the Lost

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Generation of the 1920s. Those members must have somehow found each other because other generations followed. Remember the Beat Generation? Back in the 1960s did everyone wear beads, smoke joints, move to Haight Ashbury and protest the Vietnam War? It would seem so. We have had Boomers, Generation X and then Y (or Gen X and Y if you are really trendy). Millennials are mostly the children of baby boomers, generally considered to include anyone born between l982 and 2004, or today ages 31 and 9, although I don’t consider 9- yearolds to be boomerangs. Fifty years from now young Americans (the Asparagus Generation or, more probably, the Radiation Generation) will think that every single college graduate in the 2000s moved back home as boomerangs. As we might expect, these titles were thought up, and used, by Mad Men trying to target speciﬁc consumers. My generation is Gen W for Walker. Maybe you are a boomerang or have one sleeping in your basement ‘til noon. A Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data found that 36 percent of the Millennials were living at home, the highest share in at least four decades: 32 percent of their sameaged counterparts were living at home prior to the Great Recession in 2007. Despite the so-called recovery, the number keeps growing. A record 21.6 million boomerangs lived in their parents’ home in 2012, up from 18.5 million of their same aged counterparts in 2007. But wait. These ﬁgures are skewered because the Census Bureau counts at least a third ––and perhaps as many as half –– that are college students, and college students who live in dormitories dur-

ing the academic year are counted as living with their parents. That includes virtually all of those attending community colleges, which in Texas is half of all students. There is hope, however, that eventually these youths will move on. Census data shows that the younger boomerangs (ages 18 to 24) are much more likely than older ones (ages 25 to 31) to be living with their parents -- 56 percent versus 16 percent. This reminds me; did you hear about the guy who bought a new boomerang and went crazy trying to throw away the old one? Meanwhile, forget about the empty nest. How many parents had planned to move to a condo -- they don’t have basements -- or switch to a town house? Maybe Dad had planned to turn Sis’s room into a home office or a taxidermist’s den and Mom had already moved her door-to-door Tupperware sales supplies to Bubba’s bedroom. Perhaps they had plans to earn extra cash by renting out those bedrooms to al-Qaeda bomb makers. Why this phenomena? Experts cite several reasons. The economy, of course. Young people just out of college are having a terrible time finding work, unless it’s as a food taster for Obama’s advisers on Syria. Also, young people are waiting longer to get married, especially for the first time. For years, if a young man didn’t have a job after school the Army had an opening, or else. There is no longer the cultural taboo of going home to live with your parents. In my day (here comes the eye-rolling), I didn’t know anyone who would stand the humiliation of graduating from school and moving back with their parents. In a later generation, one of my sons became a Marine officer, the other went to graduate schools until he qualified for AARP. My daughter got married. In any event, parents must be patient and continue to nurture their offspring. Remember, they’ll pick your nursing home. Incidentally, that new cartoon strip, Dustin, isn’t very good. I think some guy draws it in his parents’ basement. Ashby lives at ashby2@comcast.net

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2013 Beginning in August, The Leader asked readers in this area to choose the best businesses around. From restaurants to doctors, hardware stores to ﬂorists, we received more than 6,000 votes. The readers literally made their choice. Below are all the winners from our inaugural Reader’s Choice AUTO REPAIR 1st Place - Adolf Hoepﬂ 2nd Place - Tommie Vaughn 3rd Place - Harting Automotive Finalist - Master Car Care

CAR WASH DETAILING 1st Place - Dr. Gleem 2nd Place - Mister Car Wash 3rd Place - Tommie Vaughn

AUTO DEALER 1st Place - Tommie Vaughn 2nd Place - Lonestar Chevrolet 3rd Place - Knapp Chevrolet

APPLIANCE STORE 1st Place - Sears 2nd Place - Lowe’s 3rd Place - Conn’s

FLOORING 1st Place - Buﬀaloe Flooring 2nd Place - Eisa Flooring 3rd Place - Lowe’s

GARDEN/LANDSCAPE 1st Place - Buchanan’s 2nd Place - Ravenscourt 3rd Place - Joshua’s

GENERAL CONTRACTOR 1st Place - Southland 2nd Place - Glenn Ferrell 3rd Place - Quality Home

PLUMBER 1st Place - TDT Plumbing 2nd Place - Flannery 3rd Place - Gemini

HEATING/AC 1st Place - Controlled Air HVAC 2nd Place - Old Oak Forest Heating & Air 3rd Place - Jorden’s

HOME DECOR 1st Place - Eclectic Home 2nd Place - Jubilee 3rd Place - Home Depot

INTERIOR DESIGN DECORATOR 1st Place - Colby Weems 2nd Place - Marie Flannigan 3rd Place - Marcie Shipman

HARDWARE STORE 1st Place - C&D Hardware 2nd Place - Berings 3rd Place - Ace Hardware

PEST CONTROL 1st Place - End-O-Pest 2nd Place - Amrid Pest Control 3rd Place - Farmer’s Pest Control

PET DAY CARE/BOARDING 1st Place - Paws Pet Resort 2nd Place - Polka Dot Dogs 3rd Place - Molly’s Mutt House

PET SITTER 1st Place - Molly’s Mutt House 2nd Place - M & M pet sitting 3rd Place - Paws Pet Resort

CUSTOM HOME BUILDER 1st Place - Schindler Homes 2nd Place - Finger Custom Homes 3rd Place - Resource Builders

ATTORNEY 1st Place - Phyllis Oeser 2nd Place - Larry Walton 3rd Place - Robert Loper

BANK/CREDIT UNION 1st Place - Allegiance Bank 2nd Place - Chase Bank on 43rd 3rd Place - Central Bank on 18th

DRY CLEANERS 1st Place - Bells My Own Cleaners 2nd Place - Wolfe’s Cleaners 3rd Place - DJ Ella Cleaners

INSURANCE AGENT 1st Place - Adams Insurance Service 2nd Place - Will Cooper Agency 3rd Place - Troutenko Insurance Services

DEVELOPER 1st Place - Chip Johnson 2nd Place - Alleanza Custom Homes 3rd Place - Fisher Homes

CLEANING SERVICE 1st Place - Maid in the Shade 2nd Place - More Hands Maid Service 3rd Place - Natural Care Cleaning

MORTGAGE COMPANY 1st Place - Texas Lone Star Mortgage 2nd Place - Hartman & Associates 3rd Place - First Imperial Mortgage

REAL ESTATE AGENT 1st Place - Melodie Matlock 2nd Place - Creston Inderrieden 3rd Place - Nila Middleton

REAL ESTATE CCOMPANY 1st Place - IndyQuest Properties 2nd Place - The Reyna Group 3rd Place - Oakington Realty

FLORIST 1st Place - Darlene’s 2nd Place - Posh Petal 3rd Place - Heights Florist

FUNERAL HOME 1st Place - Pat H. Foley 2nd Place - Heights Funeral Home 3rd Place - Carnes Funeral Home

PHOTOGRAPHER 1st Place - Wayne Sandlin 2nd Place - Photography by Design 3rd Place - Sara Catherine Photography

FINANCIAL ADVISOR 1st Place - Margaret Vandever 2nd Place - Danyel Ramelow 3rd Place - William T. Scott

COMPUTER SERVICE 1st Place - Clerc Computer 2nd Place - Computer Wiz 3rd Place - X-Systems

TRAVEL AGENT 1st Place - Culturally Creative Travel 2nd Place - Dana’s Travel 3rd Place - Grand Circle Travel

VETERINARIAN 1st Place - Oak Forest Vet Clinic 2nd Place - Dr. Clint Duncan/Heights Hospital for Animals 3rd Place - Dr. Gasaway/Yale Animal Clinic

PET GROOMING 1st Place - Paws Pet Resort 2nd Place - Critter Cleaners 3rd Place - Molly’s Mutt House

DAY SPA 1st Place - Heights Massage & Day Spa 2nd Place - Cosa Bella 3rd Place - Blissful Indulgence

HAIR SALON 1st Place - Planet Curls 2nd Place - Venus Hair 3rd Place - David Etc.

TANNING SALON 1st Place - Cabana Tans 2nd Place - Throwing Copper

MANICURE/PEDICURE 1st Place - Heights Salon 2nd Place - Modern Nails 3rd Place - Ella Nails

STYLIST 1st Place - Gerri Curtis 2nd Place - Joey Cox 3rd Place - Susan Venus

DANCE STUDIO 1st Place - Houston Dance Works 2nd Place - Jazzercise with Jane Luco 3rd Place - Claire School of Dance

GOLF COURSE 1st Place - Memorial Golf Course 2nd Place - Champion Golf Club 3rd Place - Spring Valley Golf Club

COMMUNITY PARK 1st Place - TC Jester Park 2nd Place - Jaycee Park 3rd Place - Oak Forest

SPORTING GOODS 1st Place - Academy on 290 2nd Place - Sports Authority

WORKOUT FACILITY 1st Place - Garden Oaks Baptist Gym 2nd Place - Studio Fitness Heights 3rd Place - Foster YMCA

YOGA/ZUMBA/AEROBICS 1st Place - Jazzercize with Jane Luco 2nd Place - Yoga One 3rd Place - Foster YMCA

BAR 1st Place - Crisp 2nd Place - Cottonwood 3rd Place - Shot Bar

COFFEE SHOP 1st Place - Boomtown 2nd Place - Antidote 3rd Place - Starbucks on 43rd

HAPPY HOUR 1st Place - Crisp 2nd Place - 3rd Floor 3rd Place - Cottonwood

WINE BAR 1st Place - Crisp 2nd Place - Corkscrew 3rd Place - Plonk!

SPORTS BAR 1st Place - Pub Fiction 2nd Place - Christian’s Tailgate 3rd Place - Little Woodrow’s

NURSERY/DAY CARE 1st Place - Heights Preschool 2nd Place - St. Rose of Lima ECC 3rd Place - First Baptist Academy

LEARNING CENTER 1st Place - Susan Sessions Tutoring 2nd Place - St. Rose of Lima ECC 3rd Place - Esperanza

PRIVATE/PAROCHIAL SCHOOL 1st Place - St. Rose of Lima 2nd Place - First Baptist Academy 3rd Place - St. Ambrose

PUBLIC SCHOOL 1st Place - Harvard Elementary 2nd Place - Sinclair Elementary 3rd Place - Oak Forest Elementary

COMMUNITY COLLEGE 1st Place - Houston Community College 2nd Place - Lone Star College 3rd Place - U of H

CHURCH/MINISTER 1st Place - Vineyard Church of Houston/Michael Palandro 2nd Place - First Baptist Church Heights 3rd Place - St. Rose/Father Clint Ressler

POLITICIAN 1st Place - Ted Poe 2nd Place - Ellen Cohen 3rd Place - Dwayne Bohac

FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT CENTER 1st Place - Oil Ranch 2nd Place - First Saturday Arts Market 3rd Place - Del Mar Lanes

COMMUNITY THEATER PERFORMING ARTS 1st Place - First Saturday Arts Market 2nd Place - Theatre Suburbia 3rd Place - Opera in the Heights

LIVE MUSIC 1st Place - First Saturday Arts Market 2nd Place - Fitzgerald’s 3rd Place - The Corkscrew

LOCAL MUSEUM 1st Place - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2nd Place - Art Car Museum 3rd Place - Contemporary Arts Museum

ART GALLERY 1st Place - First Saturday Arts Market 2nd Place - Avenue Gallery 3rd Place - Gallery M Squared

BBQ RESTAURANT 1st Place - Gatlin’s 2nd Place - Gabby’s 3rd Place - Demeris

BREAKFAST SPOT 1st Place - Java Java 2nd Place - El Rey 3rd Place - Frank’s Grill

CATERER 1st Place - Lemond Catering 2nd Place - Pa Pa Mo’s Deli 3rd Place - Demeris Barbecue

ASIAN RESTAURANT 1st Place - Eastern 2nd Place - Great Wall 3rd Place - Heights Asian Café

DATE PLACE 1st Place - Cavatore’s 2nd Place - Downhouse 3rd Place - Shade

HAMBURGER RESTAURANT 1st Place - Little Bitty Burger Barn 2nd Place - Roznovsky’s 3rd Place - Mytiburger

HOT WINGS 1st Place - Little Bitty Burger Barn 2nd Place - Wingstop 3rd Place - Buﬀalo Wild Wings

ICE CREAM 1st Place - Menchie’s 2nd Place - Baskin Robbins 3rd Place - Cricket’s Creamery

ITALIAN RESTAURANT 1st Place - Cavatore’s 2nd Place - Spaghetti Western 3rd Place - Collina’s

LUNCH SPOT 1st Place - Roznovsky’s 2nd Place - Carter & Cooley 3rd Place - Shade

MEXICAN RESTAURANT 1st Place - Tia Maria’s 2nd Place - Tony’s 3rd Place - Don Jose

PIZZERIA 1st Place - Pink’s 2nd Place - Brother’s Pizzeria 3rd Place - Star Pizza

SANDWICH SHOP 1st Place - Carter & Cooley 2nd Place - Supreme 3rd Place - Pa Pa Mo’s Deli

SEAFOOD RESTAURANT 1st Place - Barbecue Inn 2nd Place - Connie’s 3rd Place - Cajun Town

SPECIALTY FOOD 1st Place - Rainbow Lodge 2nd Place - Nundini 3rd Place - Kojak’s

STEAK HOUSE 1st Place - Laurenzo’s 2nd Place - Pappas 3rd Place - Salt Grass

SUSHI 1st Place - Blue Fish 2nd Place - Soma 3rd Place - Osaka

BEST SERVICE 1st Place - Menchie’s 2nd Place - Sammy’s Wild Game 3rd Place - Baskin Robbins

BEST TAKEOUT 1st Place - Pa Pa Mo’s 2nd Place - Doyle’s 3rd Place - Eastern

BEST PARTY 1st Place - The Corkscrew 2nd Place - Cottonwood 3rd Place - La Hacienda

FURNITURE 1st Place - Alabama Furniture 2nd Place - Jubilee 3rd Place - Gallery Furniture

GIFT SHOP 1st Place - C&D Hardware 2nd Place - Jubilee 3rd Place - Darlene’s

GROCERY STORE 1st Place - Kroger on 43rd 2nd Place - Trader Joe’s 3rd Place - Whole Foods

HEALTH STORE 1st Place - GNC on 43rd 2nd Place - Whole Foods 3rd Place - The Vitamin Shoppe

JEWELRY 1st Place - JVP Jewelers 2nd Place - Erica DelGardo 3rd Place - Houghton’s

ALCOHOL/LIQUOR 1st Place - Spec’s Liquor 2nd Place - Kim’s Liquor 3rd Place - Fiesta

MATTRESS/BEDDING 1st Place - Sleep Number 2nd Place - Mattress Firm

MEN’S CLOTHING 1st Place - Men’s Wearhouse 2nd Place - Harolds 3rd Place - Jos A Bank

MUSIC INSTRUMENTS 1st Place - Fuller’s Guitars 2nd Place - Guitar Center

RESALE/CONSIGNMENT 1st Place - Houston Junior Forum 2nd Place - MANNA 3rd Place - Thread

TOY STORE 1st Place - Young and Restless 2nd Place - Toys R Us 3rd Place - Walmart

WOMEN’S CLOTHING 1st Place - Jubilee 2nd Place - Nordstrom Rack 3rd Place - Dress Barn

PHYSICIAN/DOCTOR 1st Place - Dr. Ramon Miro 2nd Place - Dr. Melissa Montoya-Cela 3rd Place - Dr. Tara Shani

ASSISTED LIVING 1st Place - The Hampton Pinegate 2nd Place - Kindred Northwest 3rd Place - Shady Acres

CHIROPRACTOR 1st Place - Dr. Paula Batterton 2nd Place - Dr. Randall Holmes 3rd Place - Dr. Shawna Hudson

COSMETIC SURGEON 1st Place - Dr. Roberto Montoya 2nd Place - Dr. Carlos Murillo

DENTIST 1st Place - Dr. Chase Baker 2nd Place - Dr. Matthew Naftis 3rd Place - Dr. Bill Boyd

DERMATOLOGIST 1st Place - Dr. Carl Rountree 2nd Place - Dr. Alpesh Desai

EYE CARE PROVIDER 1st Place - Dr. Dora Cantu 2nd Place - Dr. Deborah Thomas 3rd Place - Eye to Eye Lisa Wong

HOSPITAL 1st Place - Memorial Hermann NW 2nd Place - St. Joseph 3rd Place - Methodist Hospital

MASSAGE THERAPIST 1st Place - Stephanie Sanders 2nd Place - Maria-Massage Heights 3rd Place - Jennifer at Cosa Bella

WOMEN’S HEALTH 1st Place - Memorial Hermann NW 2nd Place - Dr. Durrani

PEDIATRICIAN 1st Place - Dr. Renu Garg 2nd Place - Dr. Jose Carlos Interiano 3rd Place - Tx Childrens Pediatriacian

URGENT CARE 1st Place - Memorial Hermann NW 2nd Place - Doctors Express 3rd Place - Ben Taub

WELLNESS CENTER 1st Place - Memorial Hermann NW Cardio Rehab 2nd Place - Dr. Chi Mao

WEIGHT LOSS CENTER 1st Place - Curves 2nd Place - Weight Watchers 3rd Place - Quick Weight Loss

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When it first opened in 1898, Harvard Street School, as it was then known, taught the basis 3 Rs –– reading, writing and ‘rithmetic –– to youngsters in what was suburban Houston’s first planned community. Despite its classic facilities, Harvard now reflects the Heights multiculturalism and a vastly changed world. One of Houston ISD’s highest-rated elementaries, it boasts an International Baccalaureate program to prepare youngsters for an increasingly shrinking planet, plus a Vanguard program for gifted and talented pupils, and a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math magnet. Its proud families made it The Leader’s Reader’s Choice 2013 for Best Public School.

Developer

Fisher Homes

Fisher Homes of Texas would like to thank all of our neighbors and friends in the Heights for voting us 2013 Best Developer. It is our goal to continue to work with our community partners to enhance the beauty and culture of this great neighborhood. We are so proud of the work that we have completed throughout the Heights especially on Rutland Street, where we have developed over 20,000 sq ft of ground, providing a safe and enjoyable environment for all. We love the Heights and are committed

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Wine Bar/Live Music Corkscrew

The Corkscrew would like to thank everyone who voted in the Reader’s Choice Awards! The Corkscrew was awarded for Best Party, Best Wine Bar and Best Live Music. Even if you aren’t interested in wine, The Corkscrew has a full bar and a newly added Piano Bar. “Live pianist and rocker extraordinaire Nick Greer” plays Thursday through Saturday evenings. The Corkscrew will host Hallowine, a costume dance party on October 26 starting at 8 p.m. Admission is free to this spooktacular event. The Corkscrew, located at 1308 W. 20th Street and formerly on Washington Avenue, has a newly landscaped patio and signs. For more information, visit www.houstoncorkscrew.com or ﬁnd The Corkscrew on Facebook.

Women’s clothing/ Home décor Jubilee

Jubilee’s philosophy is to bring a unique beauty to everything around you, and to have fun while doing so. For over 18 years, Jubilee has been a hidden treasure in the heart of the Heights for anyone who wants to ﬁnd that special item that you just cannot get anywhere else. We are known for one-of-a-kind vintage furniture, crystal chandeliers, gorgeous mirrors, outrageous cards, the latest fashions for girls of all ages, and funky fabulous jewelry.

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It has been said that, “When you can’t change the direction of the wind, adjust your sails.” Nothing is truer in real estate today. I love my job, and I love working with people whether they want to buy, sell, remodel, or build. I welcome every challenge with optimism and enthusiasm. My commitment to

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Pet care/Pet grooming Paws Pet Resort

Paws Pet Resort is a state of the art boarding, grooming, and doggie daycare facility where the owner and staff work hard to exceed all of your expectations. The staff truly loves all of their four legged friends and go above and beyond for all of their clients. Give Paws Pet Resort a try and see why they were voted the best! Paws Pet Resort, located at 3425 Couch Street, offers daycare, grooming, boarding, baths, shuttle service, and health and wellness services. For more information, call 713636-9715, visit http://www. pawspetresort.net or ﬁnd

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From the bottom of our hearts we would like to express our gratitude for voting Darlene’s Flower & Gift Shop the Leader Reader Choice for Best Florist. What an honor it is to be so well thought of in our community. As if that were not enough, you voted us a ﬁnalist in the Best Gift Shop and a Runner Up in Bridal. Please know that we do strive daily to offer the best shopping experience to our customers because we value our customers not only as patrons but also as friends. We do recognize the fact that you do have a choice in all of these categories and we are so proud of your continued support. Please stop by and see us soon! We have lots of new items arriving daily for both the Fall and Christmas Seasons. Be sure and “Save the Date” for our annual Holiday Open House, Nov. 18th – 23rd.

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Opera in the Heights is a vibrant and growing professional opera company whose mission is to provide a stage for emerging performers and bring affordable opera to the greater Houston area. We identify rising young stars, give them an opportunity to sing a major role, and advance their careers. Four fully-staged operas with orchestra are produced each season. We perform in a remodeled 1924 church sanctuary in the Heights that affords each person a seat so close to the stage that every smile, tear, and nuance can be savored. Visit us and experience every delightful detail of opera up close.

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Veterinarian

Oak Forest Veterinary Clinic

Oak Forest Veterinary Clinic is humbled by the Reader’s Choice award presented to us from The Leader declaring us as the winner for Best Veterinarian. We would like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to everyone who participated in the poll. Being a veterinarian, mother, employer, wife and a member of the greater community pulls me in a lot of different directions. Although I do my utmost to provide honest, compassionate and the best veterinary medicine possible to your pets, there are times when we can second guess ourselves and our vision as a practice. This award conﬁrms that the past 8 years I have been involved with Oak Forest Veterinary Clinic that my vision has been true. We live and work in a great community and we are proud to be a part of it. Thank you!

Bank/credit union

Allegiance Bank Texas

After decades of community bank experience in the Houston market, the founders opened Allegiance Bank Texas in 2007 committed to fulfilling on a promise. Our word was and is given to “being extraordinary.” We believe that the strength of our community exists in our relationships, is built on entrepreneurialism and requires a responsibility that includes responsiveness. Allegiance Bank Texas Heights Office was opened March 23, 2009 and is led by Scott Lester - Bank Office President and Margaret Vandever - Senior Vice President. Our decentralized, full-service approach is what small- to medium-size businesses, their employees, families and friends both require and deserve. Most importantly, every Allegiance banker is committed to our promise. Your Allegiance banker understands what constitutes extraordinary performance and will work together at all levels to exceed your expectations. Throughout our organization, Allegiance bankers share a vision that focuses on the long-term and recognizes that each banking customer has unique needs ranging from complex business solutions to friendly personal service.

Takeout

PaPa Mo’s Deli

Pa Pa Mo’s Deli caters to families by offering hot dinners and food to pick up for hard-working business people on their way home. With sandwiches, salads, burgers, and a variety of hot plates, they offer just about anything you could want. They also provide catering to fit your budget and the number of people you need to serve. Pa Pa Mo’s offers full meals for under $10. They also have daily specials that can make a full meal less than that. Their large portions ensure you’ll be satisfied. For more information about Pa Pa Mo’s Deli, visit www. papamosdeli.com, call 713802-0043 or find them on Facebook or Twitter.

Date place/Italian

Cavatore’s Italian Restaurant

The Cavatore family and staff would like to thank the readers of The Leader for this award. We are celebrating thirty years in business this month. We could not have accomplished this milestone without your loyal patronage. We look forward to serving you for many years to come.

Local museum

Art Car Museum

The Art Car Museum is a private institution dedicated to contemporary art. It is an exhibition forum for local, national and international artists with an emphasis on art cars, other ﬁne arts and artists that are rarely, if ever, acknowledged by other cultural institutions. The museum’s goal is to encourage the public’s awareness of the cultural, political, economic and personal dimensions of art.

Travel agent

Culturally Creative Travel

Vacation planning takes time, more time than most people have in their already busy lives. Take time back and let Culturally Creative Travel plan your vacation for you. We go to great lengths to create & ﬁnd the perfect vacation package and present only what we believe are the best travel options for you, our client. Escorted Tours, River Cruises, or Customized Itineraries for groups or individuals… We create vacations only you can imagine! www.CulturallyCreativeTravel.com

Computer Service

Computer-Wiz

Your Personal IT Department. 13 years ago, Computer-Wiz was established as a source for computer repair and software and hardware services in the Houston Heights/Garden Oaks area. Our talented technicians solve IT related problems and offer successful solutions daily. From initial consulta-

Central Bank

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Clerc Computer Consulting

Clerc Computer Consulting is a local family-owned business. We have been in business for over 16 years. We take care of your computer and other technology needs in your business or home. We work on PCs and Macs, desktops and laptops, smartphones and tablets. We take care of your hardware and software issues, as well as removing viruses and spyware. In addition, we help you with email and Internet issues.

Barbecue

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Gabby’s

Gabby’s BBQ on North Shepherd, opened in 1984, is a true historic gem in the heart of Garden Oaks. Families have been coming to this location for over 20 years. Our brisket is smoked for over 14 hours in Handmade Oyler Pits from Mesquite, TX. With Live Music Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights and what we think is the best BBQ in the Garden Oaks/Heights area, you will be sure to have a true honky tonk Texas BBQ grubbin’ experience! Open Daily. 3101 N. Shepherd @ 610. Join our eClub for a FREE BBQ Dinner at gabbysbbq.com

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Central Bank, conveniently located just around the corner from your home, is a strong independent, locally owned bank. We offer the latest banking products and services in a friendly, customer-focused environment. Did you know, that Central Bank has operated in Houston for over 55 years and under the same management for 39 years? We have built our bank on partnerships with our customers, our community and our employees. Our clients appreciate the security that comes with these enduring relationships. Why bank with Central Bank? Because we’re Strong,

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has lived in Oak Forest for many years. She is a seasoned banker with over 30 years’ experience. She has the community relationships and depth of experience needed to serve her customer’s needs well with a broad range of capabilities ranging from traditional banking services to sophisticated treasury management offerings and is a trusted advisor to her many customers. For more information about AllegianceBank Texas, please visit the website at www.allegiancebanktexas. com or contact Margaret direct at 281-894-3271.

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Thank you to our Leader Readers for you support and recognition. We are thrilled to be recognized in the Best Day Spa category. In the month of October

Jazzercise with Jane Luco

Jazzercise with Jane Luco has been serving the residents of THE LEADER’s neighborhoods, since 1981-encouraging & motivating folks of all ages & fitness levels with their unique style of high-energy & self-paced total-body conditioning-where fitness meets fun. Jazzercise is the original & worldwide fitness franchise & offers group classes that are a fusion of dance, strength-

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JVP is an independent personal jeweler with 40 years of experience and has been a Houston business owner for more than 20 years. JVP Jewelry does custom design work, remounts, jewelry and watch repair, engraving, inspections and insurance appraisals. Owner and Master Jeweler Jack Van Pelt has GIA Certiﬁcations in diamonds, jewelry consulting, counter sketching, insurance replacement appraisals, and jewelry sales. JVP offers a vast selection of loose diamonds and colored gem stones at hard to beat prices at 2150 West 18th Street, Suite 206, Houston, TX 77008. For more information call 713-862-5149.

training, yoga, Pilates, & kickboxing routines choreographed to all genres of current, popular music. Now in its 33rd year, Jane Luco’s classes are held in the spacious gymnasium at the Garden Oaks Baptist Church-her business ranks in the top 1% of over 8500 Jazzercise

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