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Video of bike thief spurs fast response

By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com

The first mega-church in Houston, Baptist Temple in the Heights, unveils its renovation this weekend.

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City officials have finally found a solution to a dangerous intersection on 43rd Street

Page 2A Photo by Landan Kuhlmann A Fisher street resident digs through garbage at a property across the street from him and his wife’s home. The lot has become a dumping ground, but city officials say the owners have vowed to remove all garbage and more.

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Junk becomes nightmare for Fisher Street resident

By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com Thanks to residents’ persistence, the city of Houston is in the final stages of addressing what has become a public hazard in an Oak Forest neighborhood.

An Oak Forest couple reached out to The Leader last week regarding a now-abandoned joint property on Fisher Street which appears to have spawned a public dumping ground, saying they had received no communication from the city as to the status of clearing the garbage away; but recent communications seem to indicate a plan is in place.

“They were going to have a garage sale (on the property), so we thought they were taking some of it away, but people still just drag their trash out to the front yard and dump it,” said one of the residents, who wished to remain anonymous.

The properties in question at 1002 and 1006 Fisher St., both See Fisher P. 6A

By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com Change is never painless, but almost always necessary, and an area hospital facility has undergone a massive transformation into a now award-winning model of healthcare.

Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital was awarded the McKesson Quest for Quality Prize® at the Health Forum/AHA Leadership Summit in San Diego this past July, and Senior Vice President & CEO Susan Jadlowski says factors such as improved communication and staff cohesiveness have led MHGH through its transformation from even five years ago into

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The hyper-vigilance of a Leader-area resident and the community at large solved one recent theft case, and may have busted several other area cases open.

Last Monday, Heights resident David Anzola returned home to discover one of his bikes missing from the side of his house. Following a review of his home video security system, he saw a person now believed to be Jose Madrid, 32, simply stroll up, unlock the gate and ride off on the $300 bike.

“I saw on the camera that he had been driving around my neighborhood— he passed my street three times before getting out of his car,” Anzola said.

“Before he does you can actually see me coming out of my Capturing this photo has house as he’s at the led police to the name of stop sign—I didn’t someone who may have stolen from victims all even notice.”

Anzola proceeded over the area. to share the video on the Houston Heights Facebook page and Nextdoor shortly, asking for any information on the perpetrator.

“If people have security cameras and social media pages, that’s where it needs to go in terms of finding these criminals and getting them where they belong,” he said.

Precinct One Constable Alan Rosen echoed Anzola’s sentiments, saying the advancement of technology and video surveillance adds another layer to crime-solving abilities.

“The more people have video surveillance cameras up and can get good images, it can often lead to solving more crimes,” he said.

However, not even in Anzola’s dreams could he have imagined a response so swift and forthcoming. Numerous residents responded by posting a photo from Madrid’s Facebook page.

“I was humbled to see the community was really into helping me find this guy,” he said.

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progress in achieving quality, safety and effective, efficient, timely and patient-centered care” “We’re talking about quality, patient experience, leadership and all of those things combined,” Jadlowski said.

“We’re working hard to become a highreliability organization—which means zero harm to patients, and we’ve made so many strides in that over the last couple of years.” Just because she witnessed the transformations herself, however, the honor came as quite the shock as well as one of the best Christmas gifts she could have imagined.

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City working on preliminary solutions for 43rd and Randon crossing

By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com

It appears as though a dangerous intersection could be starting on the path to receiving a desperately-needed facelift.

A railroad crossing at the merging of 43rd Street and Randon Road which, spurred a prior Leader inquiry, has been the subject of several safety concerns raised by residents due to the lack of a crosswalk at the busy intersection. However, the city appears to have taken a second look at the crossing, and has formulated several theories as to what they believe could be viable solutions.

The potential options presented to resident Thomas Jackson (who first contacted The Leader and whose proposals were the basis for the reconsideration) are as follows: --Option 1: a zig-zag shaped sidewalk According to a letter from Rolando Castaneda with de-

Contributed photo Shown here is the crossing at 43rd Street and Randon Road. City officials have come up with preliminary solutions to try making the crossing safer.

sign consultant Ally General Solutions, however, this option does not appear to be very feasible and could cause some congestion issues given current assets, as the issues with the elevation of Randon Road

are within the existing runway and the public right of way available remains deficient to the presence of the railroad tracks.

“Without closing that outside lane we could not provide

that option,” Castaneda told The Leader in an email.

--Option 2: A sign warning of the steep grade within the crosswalk (and the addition of handrails), due to the possibility of wheelchairs becoming difficult to handle on an 8 percent grade slope, which Randon Road currently sits at.

--Option 3: Push the stop bar and and the crosswalk 20-30 feet south of its current location. With this option, upgrades such as signal pedestrian heads, push buttons, pavement markings, audible messages for handicap personnel, additional signs and wheelchair ramps would become necessary.

Castaneda said the city and Ally will need to conduct an evaluation regarding the safety of each option as well as the existing slope within Randon Road before proceeding.

Despite some optimism that the city appears to have taken his opinion into consideration, Jackson did remain wary due to the natural fluidity and chance which accompanies

Authorities searching for teens following White Oak robberies

By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com

Houston police apprehended three teenagers and are searching for multiple others who are accused of robbing multiple residents at gunpoint along White Oak Bayou early Wednesday evening. Around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Houston Police Department representative Victor Senties told The Leader that a group of males on bikes robbed two groups

in separate incidents along the walking trails in the 2100 block of White Oak. In one instance, the suspects got into a brief shoving match with a pair of female victims, who initially believed the heist was an elaborate ruse; however, things quickly tuned dire when one of the suspects pulled out a pistol, demanded money and stole one of the women’s cell phones before fleeing.

“Apparently they didn’t

initially believe it was a robbery — they told police they thought it was just a joke, so they started shoving back and that’s when it became more contentious,” Senties said.

Thankfully, nobody was seriously injured in either incident. As officers arrived on scene, Senties said they managed to locate three individuals, who ditched their bikes and attempted to flee the scene on foot into a wooded area near the trails. After sev-

eral failed verbal attempts to get the suspects to surrender, officers pursued them on foot, eventually catching them with assistance from the FOX helicopter and K-9 units, and took them into custody. Authorities also recovered a revolver at the scene.

All three males captured are said to be 13 years old, and will likely be referred to the Harris County Juvenile Probation Authority on aggravated robbery charges.

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Fix education but don’t bail on the bill I t may not be a wolf in sheep’s clothing, but there’s a measure on our local Nov. 8 election ballot that might confuse the fleece out of you.

Right after all the befuddling races between reality stars, all-butcriminals and our local candidates, you’ll find – at the very, very end – a measure called Houston I.S.D., Proposition 1. And unless you’re informed about the measure, you’ll have no idea what it means.

Here’s the exact wording: “Authorizing the board of trustees of Houston Independent School District to purchase attendance credits from the state with local tax revenues.” Then you’ll be asked to select “For” or “Against.”

The first time I read it, I thought this was a measure for our school board to buy little red tokens they could take around and hand to truant students. Literally, I had no idea what this measure meant and, like many, I thought the school system probably needed something and I would thus support it.

Then, last weekend, I got an email from Mayor Sylvester Turner’s office imploring people to vote against the measure. Whoa! No red tokens for the students? If the mayor is at odds with the school district, this could get fun.

There are 1,035,877 words in the English language. “Fun” is the absolute last one we should ever use to describe HISD Proposition 1.

In fact, I have about 500 words left to try to explain this catastrophe, so let’s get started.

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The state of Texas has an education law called “Robin Hood,” and it does exactly what it says. If you have more than your fair share of taxable property, you send money to the state so that less-fortunate (or less property rich) districts can give children an equally deserving education.

There’s a threshold of revenue allocated to every student that attends school in Texas – around $8,600. Once your district collects enough money to fund each student, you send the surplus to the state. The state calls this “recapture,” as in they’re going to recapture HISD’s excess revenue.

Make sense?

When Texas legislators passed this law in 1993, schools with high urban populations like Houston were never supposed to be impacted by Robin Hood. More than 70 percent of Houston students are on federal reduced-lunch programs. In other words, most of our students are not wealthy. It makes sense that our school district should never have to send a “recapture” payment back to the state.

Guess what? If you’ve seen your property tax bill in the past couple of years, this all makes sense. Property values (and the taxes paid on them) have increased 46 percent in the past five years. That means the revenue HISD gets from these taxes has increased the same. Meanwhile, the number of students enrolled in public schools has not increased at the same level – only a 7.5 percent increase in the same five years.

Bottom line: HISD owes the state $162 million (about 8 percent of its revenue) because we’ve collected so much increased property tax revenue. All HISD needs you to do is vote “For” the “attendance credits” and they’ll send the $162 million payment to the state. It means HISD joins the elite districts like Highland Park and Spring Branch, which have paid into the fund for years. Since 2001, Plano ISD has paid $1.2 billion (B) into this fund.

That’s exactly what Mayor Turner does NOT want you to do.

And it turns out, that’s not what the majority of the HISD board members want you to do, either. They want you to vote “Against” Prop. 1, which triggers the most ludicrous scenario you’ve ever heard.

If HISD doesn’t write the $162 million check, the state comes collecting, and they’re taking our biggest and best buildings with them. In essence, what the state will do is take $18 billion worth of property and “annex” it into poorer school districts closest to Houston.

So One Shell Plaza now belongs to Galveston ISD when it comes to

A different train of thought CHAMBERS COUNTY – “Good morning, America.

How are ya? I’m the train they call the City of New Orleans,” as Willie almost sang.

Actually, this is the train they call the Sunset Limited, but it’s going to New Orleans, and that’s close enough. We’re headed to the slot machines and roulette tables, but let me explain: Most of the customers at the Lake Charles-area casinos come from near-by Texas, specifically, the Houston region, which is why the casinos were put there in the first place. But I-10 East between Houston and Lake Charles is a death trap, with huge 18-wheelers, loaded with pipe for offshore rigs and containers from the Port of Houston, careening down the road at Mach 2.

To avoid being a bug on a Peterbilt’s windshield, you can fly to Lake Charles on Good Luck Airlines or rent a shrimp boat or take the train. Yes, the train. Amtrak’s aforementioned Sunset Limited goes from Los Angeles to New Orleans and the other way every other day. So you board at the station on the edge of downtown Houston, stop briefly at Beaumont and get off at Lake Charles, time 3 hours and 15 minutes, about 15 minutes longer than driving. A waiting cab spirits you to the casino and, fresh from a relaxing trip, you are yelling for seven to come eleven.

For details, as usual, I have done the heavy lifting, so clip this column and stick it on your refrigerator door next to those last 67 losing Lotto tickets. First, get some cash, then go on line to tickets@ amtrak.com. There, negotiate through a maze, drawn up by a drunken mountain man, to buy a ticket from here to there and back, and put it on your credit card. Cost for a round trip ticket: $44. Go coach unless you are on your honeymoon and need a private room. Trains depart Houston eastward every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday at 12:10 p.m.

To get to the station you can be dropped off, take a cab, my wife and I took Uber, or just leave your car there. It’s free parking. The station is basic government issue: clean, slightly worn, 1950ish, but – and I like this – long wooden pews from the distant past.

Hooray, here comes the train, silver and shiny. It stops, passengers get off but no one is allowed to board because the crew has to back track the forward coupler to the thrubolt carrier, or something like that. Since you are traveling light, you don’t check your bag, although coming home you may need an extra sack for all that money. We board, no metal detector, go to our reserved seats which, compared to the airliners, are spacious, the chairs lean back

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and a foot rest pops up. Two electric outlets on the wall.

We automatically try to fasten our seat belts and realize there aren’t any. Precisely at 12:40, the 12:10 moves out.

Don’t take this train to look at the scenery. It’s not the Canadian Rockies Route. Trains always go through the ugliest parts of any city, so you get a great view of shotgun shacks, piles of broken concrete and lots of oil field pipe via I-10.

Once into the outback, it’s a long, green tunnel, at least before winter. On each side are jungles, until Chambers and Jefferson counties, which also have swamps that are actually kind of pretty. The entire train is double-decked, with some seats downstairs along with the toilets and baggage racks.

Upstairs is better. The train is half empty. We stop at Beaumont long enough to toss out a few passengers and board a few more. We’re running late, the ride is very smooth, but no clickety-clack.

Now about the food. We had taken the Amtrak from Montreal to NYC. It was an 11-hour trip. There was no dining car and the snack bar had the worst food I have ever tasted – microwaved pizza and hot dogs for a captive audience. On this trip, to be safe we brought along some sandwiches and such, planning to buy drinks on board.

There is a café downstairs selling drinks and snacks, but: “It doesn’t open till later. Just before Houston, she said she was going to take a break.”

That was two hours ago. We go to the neat observation car (the bar there is closed, too), and spend the rest of the trip munching sandwiches and sipping water from little paper cups. Later I take a look at the dining car and it seems pretty neat with white table clothes.

The menu is short but certainly adequate – breakfast, lunch and dinner. The PA system announces that dinner reservations will be taken, seating every half hour from 5:30 to 7:30, with sleeping car passengers getting first shot.

I suppose if they fill up the diner, coach class passengers go hungry. Promptly at 4:30 we arrive at Lake Charles, only one hour late. Before you leave Houston, reserve a ride -– cab or rental. Along the route we called ahead to say we were late, and the car and driver were waiting for us.

After dropping enough money in Louisiana to pave most of its roads and give

every school teacher a raise ($2.50) – Texas is SO behind the curve on casinos – we call 1-800 USA RAIL to check on the westbound train coming from New Orleans to see if it is on time. To the minute. We wait in the small but adequate train station for the train, which arrives 20 minutes late.

Two get off and eight get on.

Amtrak needs to advertise more. The home-bound train is less than half full, and the trip is uneventful except for an extremely rude conductor.

We arrive on schedule. So the next time you want to head east to the casinos or even unto Bourbon Street, think trains – no cancelled flights, no trucks, bring food. But I still miss that clickety-clack.

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property taxes (hypothetically). And if Galveston has a higher property tax rate than Houston, the owners of One Shell pay that higher property tax.

It gets worse (and more confusing). When HISD gets the revenue from property tax, 85 percent of the money goes to operations and 15 percent (or 18 cents of every $100 of property value) goes to paying off debt.

If we lose the $18 billion of property, we lose that 18 cents of tax for each $100 of property value - $30 billion in lost revenue. Ben Becker, who owns Becker Strategies, did most of this math. But what it means is, if HISD doesn’t write the $162 million check, we’ll actually lose about $192 million in tax revenue.

If you are thoroughly confused, good. It makes my head spin thinking about this, so I called a member of the Texas Legislature and asked about this mess.

The legislator – get this – said he could only talk to me off the record. What politician says that?

He said there’s no immediate fix because 75 percent of school districts receive money from recapture, and you aren’t going to get those legislators to take money away from their home districts.

Folks, this is a gigantic mess, and no matter how you vote, it’s not going to fix the problem. Mayor Turner wants you to vote “Against” so you’ll back legislators into a corner and hope they change the law. Folks like Becker want you to

vote “For” because it’s better to pay $162 million than $192 million.

Here’s what I find funny: Democrats on the HISD board and Mayor Turner himself usually stick to the philosophy that wealth should be redistributed from the rich to the poor. That’s the mantra of Democrats. But all of a sudden, we’re talking about our own money and these same Democrats have changed tunes. Turner was in the Legislature for more than two decades, but I can’t find where he led a charge to fix this problem.

Maybe that’s because Houston received state money back then.

Now the scenario has flipped and Turner wants us to back his former colleagues into a corner?

I’m going to vote “For” paying our bill, and I think others should, too. If school districts like Austin have paid $2.1 billion into this fund over the last 15 years (and HISD has received state money during that time), then we need to abide by the same law.

Meanwhile, it’s about time legislators in Austin grew some fleece and figured out a better way to fund education. Intentionally breaking the law – as politicians want us to do – is not the solution. Losing $30 million in revenue is not the solution. And hoping for a change is a terrible strategy, as we’ve learned these last few years.

Politics sure make strange classmates.

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Dear Editor: Your article was shared with me and I wanted to say “Thank You!” It is always refreshing to know that someone understands that we are people too; mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, siblings, etc. I also appreciate the encouragement for citizens to come out and get to know us.

Unfortunately, most of our encounters are in “bad” times for people who, if they took a few to meet us during “good” times, their opinions might be formed with a little more understanding.

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Dear Editor: Interesting that you accuse us of not taking much time reading facts, when you’re too lazy to bother even getting Trevor Hultner’s name right.

And the government “allows”

Email us your letters: news@theleadernews.com us to have free speech? Really?

1) Free speech is a natural human right of people everywhere, not a gift from generous governments; 2) the government doesn’t “allow” free speech, it’s PREVENTED from violating it by the First Amendment, which the framers of the Constitution were forced to include against their own wishes in order to get the document ratified at all; and 3) our free speech rights are enforced by the people themselves, through protests and public exposure, whenever the government does violate them.

Human rights aren’t “granted” by governments because they’re so nice. They’re something governments are forced to recognize, as a result of pressure from below.

You’re pretty smug for such an ignoramus.

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you in the course of perusing our junk emails. Had I known the degree of mayhem our commentaries were inflicting upon you, I surely would have removed your email from our custom, free mailing list (that gives the option to unsubscribe in each sent email message) before now.

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Confirmed: HEB picks Heights spot

Dear Editor: You girls need to wake up and smell the beans. This HEB development represents progress–how can you be against it?

You talk about how you want to keep the area cool and original??

Give me a break! Gentrification is a good thing–out with the old and in with the new. Get on board or get left behind!

No but really, I respect your thoughts but you’re fighting a losing battle. If companies with deep pockets want to come into the neighborhood then they will. You’re wasting your time fighting it!

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

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

HOLIDAY ARTISAN MARKET Animal Justice League Come out for some shopping at the 2016 Holiday Artisan Market benefiting Animal Justice League, held at St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church, 2003 W. 43rd St. There will be vendors, food trucks and fun! The event will be from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 22.

Vendors interested in participating in this outdoor event can fill out application here at http://bit. ly/2016Market. The vendor fee is

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ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY The Book Scene The Book Scene, 1820 W. 43rd St., will celebrate their one year anniversary Oct. 25-28, with prizes and giveaways. Saturday, Oct. 29, come celebrate all things Halloween with treats and goodies for the children. Information: 713-869-6117.

SENIOR BREAKFAST St. Joseph Medical Center Learn about the latest research and trends in breast cancer treatment, for women and men, from Devesh Pandya, M.D., an oncologist and hematologist, at a free breakfast seminar Oct. 26, from 8-9:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Medical Center, 1917 Ashland.

The event is part of the Senior Advantage Program and will be held in the basement-level cafeteria

of the hospital. Seating is limited and reservations can be made by calling 713-969-5376 by Oct. 24.

Information: sjmctx.com/senioradvantage.

DOWNSIZE SEMINAR The Forum at Memorial Woods The Downsize Seminar will be held at 11 a.m. Oct. 26, at The Forum at Memorial Woods, 777 N. Post Oak Road. Information: 713-956-0870.

MONTHLY HAPPY HOUR Heights Young Professionals Meet, network, socialize and make direct connections with area professionals. This month’s event will be hosted by Federal American Grill, 505 N. Shepherd, from 5-8 p.m. Oct. 27. The cost is $10 for non-members before Oct. 27, and $20 non-member at the door. Register online. Information: info@heightschamber.com, heightschamber.com, 713-861-

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FESTIVAL OF ABILITIES Oak Forest Park Join the Friends of Oak Forest Park from 3-7 p.m. Oct. 29, for a fun, family-friendly festival benefiting a Playground for All Abilities, hosted by Friends of Oak Forest Park, Leather Apron Foundation and Houston Parks Board. $10/person suggested donation. Information: 832771-8030, houstonparksboard. org/projects/oak_forest_park/.

OAK FOREST UNCORKED 2016 OFHA Oak Forest Uncorked 2016 is the fourth annual wine tasting event that supports the Oak Forest Neighborhood Security Program sponsored by Oak Forest Homeowner’s Association. The event will be held at Hope Episcopal Church, 1613 W. 43rd St., from 6:30-9 p.m. Nov. 5.

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Heights Presbyterian begins construction Heights Presbyterian Church, located at 240 W. 18th St., has begun construction to restore its fire-damaged sanctuary. The church will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on the property at 18th and Rutland at 12:30 p.m. Oct 30.

Construction is scheduled to be complete in March 2017.

Stephanie Goldsby, chair of the building committee, describes the goals of the restoration “to make a building and grounds that are relevant to the Heights community, as well as meeting the worship needs of our congregation.�

Joe Lamb, Architecture and Construction Advisor on the Building Committee, notes that the church “wants to create an enticing facility that is attractive to Heights residents -- particularly young families.�

Architectural design is being done by Dimension Architects.

Suntech Building Services is the general contractor.

Call 713-861-1907 for information.

St. Ambrose Men’s Club to hold spaghetti dinner St. Ambrose Men’s Club will be holding their annual spaghetti dinner from 5-7 p.m.

Oct. 21, in the school cafeteria. The dinner consists of spaghetti with meat sauce, salad, garlic bread and tea. The cost is $9 per plate.

Advanced tickets will be sold. Tickets can be purchased from Men’s Club members

before and after Mass Oct. 15 and Oct. 16.

Call 713-686-3497 for information. St. Ambrose Catholic Church is located at 4213 Mangum.

Fall Festival at St. Matthew’s The Fall Festival will be from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 22. There will be a variety of events, petting zoo, pumpkin patch, crafts, silent auction, and food.

There will also be face painting, inflatables, etc. for the children. Admission is free.

A fitness program, led by certified fitness trainer, Kathleen Smith, is available from 56 p.m. every Sunday evening.

Those participating in the program should bring a yoga mat/beach towel, water bottle and optional small dumbbells.

St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church is located at 4300 N. Shepherd Dr. For information, call 713-697-0671 or visit www.stmatthewsmethodist. org.

Game Day at Oaks Presbyterian Garden Oaks-Oak Forest Game Day is from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Oct. 22. The cost is $5 per person. Adults of all ages and accompanied children are welcome.

For more information, visit www.oakspresbyterian.org or call 713-682-2556. Oaks Presbyterian is located at 1576 Chantilly Lane.

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St. Stephen’s Spooktacular, a fun free Halloween event for children and parents will be held from 3-5 p.m. Oct. 23, in the fellowship hall.

St. Stephen’s will host a Fun4Seniors Luncheon, sponsored by Harris County Precinct 4, Nov. 4, at 11:30 a.m., in the fellowship hall. The cost is $10 per person and includes entertainment with the Sowell Family Pickers. RSVP to 281893-3726.

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

Senior Time Event at First Church Heights Senior Time Event meets the last Tuesday of every month. Come and enjoy visiting with other seniors in the area and listen to guest speakers. There will be light refreshments.

This month, Lynette Jackson will discuss Medicare 101 and How to Save on Prescription Drugs. The event will be from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Oct. 25, at First Church Heights, 201 E. 9th St., in the fellowship hall.

Call 713-861-3102 or visit fbcheights.org for information.

GriefShare to be held at Houston’s First Baptist Houston’s First Baptist Church, 7401 Katy Frwy., will hold GriefShare: Surviving the Holidays seminar at 7 p.m. Oct.

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Great Pumpkin Singing at Oak Forest Baptist Oak Forest Baptist, 1700 W. 43rd St., will be having their Great Pumpkin Singing during the 4:15 p.m. worship service Oct. 30.

Many of the familiar soloists will be singing along with several of the newest soloists.

Students from NHCA will also be singing. Pumpkin fellowship is at 5:30 p.m.

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Girard Harold Dodge, 96, born Jan. 31, 1920 in Sandusky, Ohio, died Oct. 13. He married his life-long partner Helen on July 15, 1941. After joining the Navy as a pilot in 1940, Dodge served at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Fla. During World War II, he served as a naval aviator. In 1946 he retired from active military duty and went on to graduate from the University of Miami in 1950. That same year he retired from the Naval Reserves with the rank of Commander. He later worked as a pilot instructor and flew for National Airlines before joining the FAA as an air traffic

controller in 1958. Dodge retired from the FAA in 1987, and was the oldest air traffic controller in the United States. He is survived by daughters Karen Doyle and Kathy Allen, seven grandchildren, and a great-granddaughter.

Donald Gene Mosely, 82, born March 13, 1934, died Oct. 12. Mosely served in the U.S. Army. He owned and operated “Don’s Tackle Box� in Henderson, Texas, and before he retired, he worked many years in the insurance industry. He is survived by his wife Betty Jo Mosely, daughters Teresa Taylor and Felicia Evans, step-son Sidney Thomas Hensley Jr., six grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.

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Women’s Conference at St. Monica St. Monica Catholic Church is holding a Women’s Conference from 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Nov. 5, at St. Monica Catholic Church, 8421 W. Montgomery Rd. The keynote speaker is Pauline Allen. The registration fee is $10.

Registration form and information is available online at www.stmonicahouston.com.

Forms can also be mailed to: Attn: Elizabeth Gonzales, c/o St. Monica Catholic Church, 8421 W. Montgomery Rd., Houston 77088.

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and and James Brugner. Memorial contributions may be made to Memorial Park Conservancy.

sociation will hold their annual meeting from 6-8:30 p.m. Nov. 15, at the Historic Heights Fire Station, 107 W. 12th St. Pizza will be served. The free event is open to the public. The presenter will be Ben Jones and the topic is White Oak Bayou: Benefits of a Restored Urban Stream. RSVP to whiteoakbayouassociation@ gmail.com.

27. Dinner will be provided before the seminar at 6:45 p.m. in the reception room. Childcare is not available. RSVP by Oct. 20.

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Thomas Preston Bounds Jr., 75, born May 5, 1941, died

Nov. 24, 1960 in Findlay, Ohio, died Oct. 12. Brugner moved to Texas in 1974 and attended Katy High School and Texas A&M University. He is survived by his wife, Linda, sons Andrew and Riley, mother Donna Koch, step-father Karl Koch, and his siblings Mark

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Oct. 12. He attended Reagan High School and then served as a helicopter mechanic in the U.S. Army in the 26th Trans Company. He is survived by his daughter Kimberly Marie Bounds, son Lance Allan Bounds, and four grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to Friends For Life.

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SUGAR-FREE: The best candy to choose are sugar-free or those containing Xylitol as a sweetener. Xylitol has been shown to help strengthen your enamel and fight cavity forming bacteria.

CHOCOLATE: Chocolate is better than most, because it melts quickly in the mouth so the sugars are left in the mouth for a shorter period of time.

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shares, after which Dep. Joseph Bowden, the precinct’s Garden Oaks contract deputy, was instructed to investigate the case. Last Wednesday, Bowden managed to recover the bike from a pawn shop, which eventually lead him on Madrid’s path. He filed theft charges following the discovery, and the fallout has produced even more fruit.

Following the filing of charges, a Dorothy Street resident contacted Bowden and filed a burglary charge for a crime that took place Sept. 13—of which he suspects Madrid after seeing the video. Warrants have been issued for Madrid’s arrest, and Precinct 1 officers consider him to be a suspect in several additional area cases.

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Domino effect A photo snapshot from the video was subsequently posted on the Harris County Precinct 1 Constable’s Facebook page and Nextdoor before going viral with hundreds of

was not predicated on getting the bike returned so much as preventing any future victims, stressing his belief that a neighborhood working in cohesion to solve these types of crimes can exponentially increase the safety of the streets. “The video was so clear that it caught people’s attention about the technology out there — people need to take a look at securing their homes,� he said. “I think it’s important to get the community working together in helping to find criminals this way, because the police can’t do it by themselves.�

Anyone with information on Madrid or his whereabouts should contact the Precinct 1 Constable’s Office.

U.S. 290 project set for completion by 2018 Rep. Dwayne Bohac (R-Houston) and Rep. Mike Schofield (R-Katy) issued a joint release this week to announce a completion date for the redevelopment of US Highway 290 and the nearly completed I-610/US 290 interchange.

Construction continues this fall and through next year, and 290 is on track for completion in 2018, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. The current interim plan from the 610

Loop along 290 out to the Grand Parkway will be completed at a cost of $1.27 billion.

Construction began on the Highway 290 Project in June of 2011 with the I-610/US 290 interchange and has extended to 13 program projects along the 38-mile stretch from the 610 Loop to the Harris/Waller County Line. When finished, the US 290 roadway will feature five lanes in both directions between I-610

and SH 6/FM 1960, four lanes in both directions between Highway 6/FM 1960 and Grand Parkway, and three lanes in both directions between Grand Parkway and the Harris/Waller County line. Further, there will be a barrier separated, reversible High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane between I-610 and SH 99.

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Houston’s first mega-church celebrates re-dedication rial Building of Baptist Temple Church will be re-dedicated in a joyous service of prayers, scriptures, and hymns on Sunday, Oct. 23. An open house will start at 9 a.m. and the service at 11 a.m.

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By Kim Hogstrom For The Leader Located at 230 W. 20th Street, Baptist Temple Church in the Heights has served the needs of the local community for more than 108 years. Under the care of Pastor Thomas C. Jester (after whom T.C. Jester Boulevard was named) Baptist Temple Church enjoyed the largest congregation in Houston for two decades and is often identified as the city’s “first mega-church” as a result.

In 1908, when Baptist Temple Church was founded, the Heights was approaching its heyday. With this growth came the spiritual needs of hundreds of residents and Baptist Temple Church rose to the challenge.

By 1928, when prominent civic leader Jester assumed the position of pastor of the flock, there were 1,000 members. Jester served the church for 22 years until his sudden death in 1950. There were more than 3,000 in the congregation at the time of the beloved pastor’s passing.

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ple’s Director of Music, Edward Crowell. ”The sanctuary choir will perform two magnificent anthems and we’ll have some guest instrumentalists as well as our pianist and organist. It’s a celebration of all the favorite hymns of our faith.”

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ful message from Pastor Kelly K. Burkhart, and a presentation by Tom Tillman from the Texas Baptists. All who have been touched by the ministries of Baptist Temple Church over the years are warmly invited to attend.

The celebration is free and open to the public.

One of the first mega-churches in Houston, if not the very first, Baptist Temple Church in the Heights, will open this Sunday.

the businesses in the Heights closed for Jester’s funeral. Today, he is recognized as one of the foremost leaders who helped grow modern Houston.

Among his contributions, Jester sat on the Houston Planning Commission, and served as a trustee for Memorial Baptist

Hospital, now the Memorial Hermann Healthcare System.

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MHGH from P. 1A even a finalist from throughout the country,” she said of the 14-month process which saw MHGH chosen from more than 5,000 applicants nationwide. “The real winners from what we’ve accomplished are the patients, and the people that made it happen here are the staff — they’re the people who are out there every single day fighting to make all these improvements we’ve accomplished.”

In today’s environment, Jadlowski said delivering quality, efficient health care can be harder than one might think, especially with the rapidly-expanding campus and most communication coming with the “Alexander Graham” telephone and old-fashioned verbal cues; but that the staff has embraced the challenge and gone the extra mile to maintain (and even further transform) the quality care MHGH has become known for over the last few years.

“What has changed is the team coming together so staffs are not doing their own thing.

We see people communicating more, kind of like an orchestra coming together with all these different parts coming together to accomplish a goal,” she said. “It’s amazing to watch our staff come together and make these accomplishments and to be recognized takes us another step further to making more improvements.”

American Hospital Association Chief Human Resources Officer and Sr. Vice President Lisa Allen echoed Jadlowski’s praise of the staff.

“It’s a testament to leadership, it’s a testament that everybody is focused on the right things—doing the right things for the patient and for the community. I don’t think it’s one piece that gets you there or makes you have that fundamental change where you’re getting recognized like this,” she said.“The vision of the AHA is a system of healthy communities where all individuals reach their highest potential for health, so when you look at all of this, that’s living out those visions.”

The McKesson Award, however, is not a culmination of the transformation. Jadlowski believes that seeing the fruits of the organizational changes can drive their caretakers and staff to truly believe anything can be accomplished within the organization—whatever those changes wind up being.

“It’s all about the outcomes, the patients—it’s all about everything ending in a positive manner regardless of what’s supposed to happen; whether someone is in their dying stage of life or it’s somebody we’re trying to get back to their optimal level of functioning and back to work,” she said.

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