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Half of Houston home sales right here Take the time to read Section B of The Leader today. In our monthly real estate section, Leader Listings, HAR presents statistics that say of all the homes sold in Houston in the month of November, nearly half of them were in the Heights, Garden Oaks, Oak Forest and North Houston.

Among other real estate milestones in November: • Single-family home sales increased 27.3 percent year-over-year, accounting for the market’s 18th consecutive monthly increase; • Total dollar volume jumped 41.2 percent, increasing from $926 million to $1.3 billion on a year-over-year basis; • At $228,275, the single-family home average price reached the highest level for a November in Houston; • At $167,000, the single-family home median price also reached an historic high for a November in Houston; • 4.1 months inventory of singlefamily homes is the lowest level in 12 years (December 2000).

From Yale Street concerns, to school bonds, to a new, controversial Walmart, to improving healthcare at our hospitals, the growth of 2012 set the stage for a prosperous – though uncertain – 2013.

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hose who live, work and own businesses in Leader neighborhoods like to talk about small-town charm – but there’s no escaping that we’re urban. We’re part of the inner city in one of the largest metropolitan areas in the country. And that becomes evident when refl ecting at year’s end about the events that shaped the previous 12 months. G rowth and change – with resulting rewards and problems – are the main themes. And throughout, from healthcare to education to development, 2012 literally was a year of bridges – bridging our growth with our way of life.

We don’t rank stories 1-to-10, but here are 10 that we think stood out in random order. We welcome your emails, letters and postings to our website to turn this into a dialog. What impacted you most?

The year 2012 was, for the most part, the best of times. And it has set events in motion that promise to make 2013 even more interesting, challenging and uplifting.

YALE STREET BRIDGE C ity offi cials repeat “it’s safe, it’s safe,” like a mantra, but the reality is that this 81-year-old

bridge that connects the H eights with points south over White O ak Bayou has been deemed “functionally obsolete” and in 2012 became off-limits to 18-wheelers, school buses and even some SU Vs and pickup trucks.

This year saw the bridge downgraded during two routine state inspections, and with the boom in retail in the area and higher density housing bringing more traffi c, doing something about its worsening condition became a priority.

Working with community activists, the city of H ouston, state and county were able to secure fast-track funding – but that only means the bridge will be rebuilt in fi ve years. In the meantime, load limits have been reduced, traffi c has been diverted to the safer H eights Boulevard Bridge, and short-term fi xes are being performed to minimize wear-and-tear and keep the bridge safe and functioning.

WALMART OPENS D espite a loud and angry “Stop Walmart H eights” movement that mirrored those in other cities that object to the retailer’s size and practices, Walmart’s Supercenter wasn’t stopped after two years of controversy. It opened in November at 111 Yale St. – not in the H eights proper, but a former industrial area between I-10 and Washington Avenue.

The giant brought with it more than 300 jobs (for which thousands applied), and a wild upturn in development of strip centers along Yale and H eights Boulevard – along with city tax breaks for developers.

Will the retail giant and its stepchildren spell the end of small businesses in the H eights area?

Will Starbucks supplant nearby favorites such as Antidote, Waldo’s and Java Java? Will Smashburger overpower Hubcap G rill and Taco C abana slay Taqueria Laredo and Andy’s? So far, there’s no evidence that the doomsayers were right.

But to use the oldest cliché in the news business, “only time will tell.”

The “Stop Walmart” folks, including Responsible Urban D evelopment for H ouston, which was deeply involved in the Yale Street Bridge issue, have now turned its focus to a splashy “Keep the H eights Local – Shop H omegrown Texas Businesses” movement.

WASHINGTON AVENUE DEVELOPMENT Where do we go after Walmart? Let’s stay in the neighborhood.

Washington Avenue itself continues to change, with a revolving door of clubs and growing number of restaurants and high density liv-

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Page 2A • The Leader • December 27, 2012 • @heightsleader

Reward offered in Chase heist The FBI and C rime Stoppers are teaming up to capture the man who robbed the new C hase Bank in the Walmart Supercenter parking lot at 175 Yale St. Wednesday –and they’re hoping surveillance photos and a $5,000 reward will do the trick.

According to the FBI, the man entered the bank alone at about 2:30 p.m., brandished a black semiautomatic pistol and handed a teller a demand note, which wasmet.The robber left the bank on foot with the cash and headed south.No one wasinjured. H e’s described as a white male, 5-foot-8 to 5-foot-11, weighing 175-200 pounds,wearing agrayjacket,dark pants and a black ball cap with a yellow emblem.

C rime Stoppersof Houston isoffering up to $5,000 for information leading to the charging and arrest of this robber,or any felony suspect. If you have information about thiscrime,please call the C rime StoppersTip Lineat713-222-TIPS (8477),ortheHouston offi ce of the FBI at 713-693-5000.

This is the third C hase Bank robbery to happen in the past fi ve weeks. O n Nov. 20, a man robbed the C hase Bank at 545 West 19th St, and four days later, just afterThanksgiving,law enforcementbelievesthe same man robbed the branch at 3209 N .Shepherd D r.

In both of those cases,the suspect was described as a

Your Questions: Where will West Loop entrance be?

It’s a question we hear often at The Leader about the seemingly never-ending highway construction at 610 and 290, and this time it wasposed on a comment section of our www.theleadernews.com website: “All I want to know is if when this is all fi nished…..if ever…will therebe an on ramp to 610 atW.T.C .

Jestergoing towardstheG alleria;or will we have to get on either at Ella or 18th St.?”

O urgo-to person attheHouston offi ce of the Texas D epartment of Transportation is media spokeswomanKarenO thon,andshedidn’t disappoint.

According to O thon,the 610 reconstruction will be completed in early 2015.And yes,once fi nished, those wanting to transition from the North Loop westbound to the West Loop southbound – toward the G alleria area –will be able to do so from a ramp at West T.C . Jester.

But there’s more,and it may not be so palatable. If you want to go from the N orth Loop westbound to H ighway 290,you’ll no longer be able to do that from T.C .Jester.Ella will be the closest entrance ramp to make that transition.

H ave a question about something in your midst and can’t or don’t want to deal with the bureaucracy yourself? Ask us at charlotte@theleadernews.com,and we’ll try to fi nd the answer for you.

The FBI is searching for this man who robbed the Chase branch at 175 Yale St. Wednesday afternoon, using a semiautomatic pistol to get cash from a teller. Crime Stoppers is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to his arrest. (Photo from FBI) black male,35 yearsold,5-foot-6,and weighing 180 pounds.

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Review: Java Java can cure a foggy head ’Tistheseason of overindulgence.

Excess this time of year comes in different forms with distinct scenarios in the aftermath. O ne exampleof holiday gluttony willleave your stomach stretched out like an overinfl ated soccer ball and relegate you to hours in a horizontal couch-bound position watching C hevy C hase try to plug in those lightsfor the umpteenth time.Another bit of Santa-like surfeit will leave you light in the wallet with a trunk full of boxes and the anxiety of not knowing if they will like any of thisstuff.In another case of holiday overfl ow,you can wake up with what feels like a tap dance class between your earsand the sudden urge to sign over the rights to your prized possessionsfor just one cold bottle of G atorade on your bedside table. (N ot that this scenario has ever happened to Leader Eater.)

Always one to be seeking treat-

ment for ailments,though,Leader Eater has a found what may be the ultimate cure for the latter scenario described above – the one where previous evening conversations are foggy and you feel like that the entire oversized case of water you bought from C ostco isjust not going to cut it.

The remedy to this common holiday disorder can be found before 3 p.m. and as early as 7:30 in themorning on weekdays(notthat you would ever be up that early undersuch painfulmorning-aftercircumstances) on 11th Street in The H eightsat the venerable breakfast spot,Java Java.There will be plenty of enticing breakfast itemson their menu to catch your eye, but keep focused (not the easiest task when fi ghting off the cobwebs of postholidaypartyimbibing) on fi nding the near-celestial H oward Special.

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Java Java CafÊ 911 W. 11th St. www.javajavahouston.com Breakfast: $5.50 - $11.50 Sandwiches, Burgers and Plates: $7.95 - $10.95 Slices of Pie: $4.95 Kid Friendly: The Bomber is a regular LE’s Favorite: Howard Special

The Thirsty Explorer isready for holly jolly 2012 to be over so she can ring in the new year! Thisweek she has been hunting for a place to celebrate and found just the spot to haveaRockin’NewYear’sEveallday long! M AX’sWine D ive asks“Why wait ‘til midnight to celebrate? At M AX’s, we toast the new year 24 timesthroughout the day,starting with Japan at 9 a.m.!�

M AX’SWine D ive ishaving a full day of New Year’scelebrations,literally! They are starting at 9 a.m.by serving brunch and kicking off the New Year with their friendsover in Japan,and throughouttheday,taking time to join in on ALL New Year celebrations!

THIRSTY EXPLORERR At midnight, be ready for a M AX’d outcelebration,featuring a balloon drop and bubblestoast!All evening there will be food specials to delight taste budsand wine deals to make the N ew Year bright, with lobster and steak dinner specials, wine to-go, and deals on bubbles in-house and to-go.

If you already have plansfor New Year’s Eve, M AX’s will be serving brunch again on N ew Year’s D ay

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The bacon gives you that carnivoreopathic relief of meaty grease.

The most-likely-for-show slice of cantaloupe is essential because it knocksoff theimportantfruitsand vegetables food group, although in only a minor way. Then there is the grim reaper for post-holiday party overindulgence –pillowy on the inside and subtly crispy on the outside pancakes.I typically leave these for last,like a hulking piece of RedVelvetC akeafterThanksgiving dinner. This low-rise offering of pancakes will do the heavy lifting on your innards that will get you that O ld Saint N ick sparkle back in your eyes and erase any guilt for spiking that egg nog punch.If you wash all of M r. H oward’s specialnessdown with a steaming mug of Java Java’s fl avored coffee, Leader Eater will guarantee you’ll actually be looking forward to N ew Year’s D ay morning.

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Torchy’s, General Store prep to open The iconic building at 350 West 19th Street, formerly known as H aroldsin the Heightsisundergoing atransformation.However,the H arolds sign on the east side of the building will stay.

The building is being redeveloped to become the future home of TheHeightsG eneralStoreand Torchy’s Tacos. Both are projected to open during the summer of 2013.

The H eights G eneral Store will be an upscale neighborhood gourmet food market that will also have general merchandise to serve the community’s desire to shop local. “The full service restaurant will have a wood burning stone pizza oven, deli, fresh prepared foods and whatever the neighborhood requests,�said a representative for TH G S. There will be a full kitchen upstairsto serve guestson the covered rooftop terrace,aswell asspace for events and parties.Patrons will be able to dine inside or outside and sit right on 19th Street. “I think the neighborhood will embrace it and will really, really like what we’re doing,�said the representative for TH G S. Torchy’s Tacos O wner M ichael Rypka said,“We’re going to try to preserve as much history into the building aswe can.We are super ex-

H oward fellow personally, but he would get a huge high-5 from me for his simple yet deftly effective breakfast combination of eggs,bacon (none of that stinkin’ham and sausage) and a 3-stack of pancakes.

(Full disclosure: Leader Eater did go through a H uevos Rancheros phase at Java Java and I would put theirs up against anyone’s in the city.)

I know, I know, I can hear you saying,this H oward Special is just your regular truck stop breakfast.

But Java Java doesn’t messaround with their food and fi xing the plate in H oward’snamesake in the right way iswhat takesit from mundane to magical. First of all, there is no toast with this so it is a must that you get your eggs scrambled (to keep from having no useful took to soak up the bayou of yolk that could emerge from lesssolid eggs).

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Forget resolutions; let’s just make some corrections

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’ve never really believed in the abhorrent practice of setting N ew Year’s resolutions. If you’ll allow me to don this tin hat, I believe the annual tradition is actually a marketing ploy developed by fi shermen and owners of fi tness gyms.

Think about it: Fitness places sell yearlong memberships,you visit them for the fi rst two months of the year, and pay for the next 10 months.The next January,you join another gym not knowing that you were automatically renewed for the one from 2012,making most of usmembersof at least seven gyms.

Asfor the fi shermen? Who do you think came up with the idea of eating less red meat? It wasn’t the cattlemen, that’s for sure.

While the N ew Year’s approach to selfdevelopment hasworn thin,I must admit I am a huge fan of self-refl ection.O bviously, the reason for refl ection isto make adjustments.But if you don’t start with what you want to correct, how in the world do you know where you’re going?

The problem with most N ew Year’s resolutions is that we create a picture of what we want to be a month from now, a year from now.And most times,we never achieve those things because we weren’t improving ourselves. Instead, we were trying to become something we weren’t

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meant to be.I,for instance,apparently was not meant to be a body builder, despite numerous six-pack resolutions.

I know,I know...This is getting way too philosophical.

Today,I thought it might be a good idea to spend the next few minutes refl ecting on the things in our community that we,collectively,might improve.We’re not going to waste any time setting deadlines or goals on these corrections.Rather,let’s refl ect on three areas that seem to deserve our attention.

1. Education The public schools in our community span from excellent to far-from-it. That is not to question the leadership of our schools,and it is evident that every single one of them has a plan for improvement.

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If you’ve read the entirety of our newspaper today,you may have noticed that of all the homessold in the H ouston market, nearly half of them are right here. That is an astounding refl ection on the desire of young, growing families to live here.

When new people move into a neighborhood, they either inject life or blend in with the masses. I’d suggest we do everything we can to get our new neighbors involved in our public schools. The trend is for families to raise their children until it’s time for middle and high school.

Then they leave for C y-wherever. Let’s not wait on principals and teachers and bond issues to fi x that. Let’s all be part of the school system, even if you don’t have children.

We have some excellent private schools to compliment our budding public ones.

M aybe we can have the best of both.

2. Shepherd Drive We have many readers who never set footon Shepherd.C onsideryourself lucky.

For the rest of us,Shepherd might be considered our only main thoroughfare from north to south.C ould we be any lesslucky?

To a large degree, there is absolutely nothing we can do to improve that road – all the way from Little York down to I-10.Most of usdon’t own the property or

businesses along that road, and we’d get arrested for trespassing if we all started cleaning store fronts that aren’t ours.

There are speckles of modernity along Shepherd –TommieVaughn hastremendous plans for remodeling, and their investment in our community isappreciated.Beyond the occasional new building, though,that roadway isabout asaesthetic as a run-down used car lot.

We would all be served if some of the business owners along Shepherd would take just a dime of pride in their community. That would be a nice start. Then, what we really need are more people like Kathryn van der Pol, who helps organize the N orth Shepherd Area Business Association.Earlier this year,they rounded up volunteers and did a clean sweep of the street, and her work has not gone unnoticed.

What we need now are for other businesses in the area to follow her lead.Shepherd D rive isone of our main arteries,and it’s a sight that makes eyes sore.

3. Our Driving I must include one, fi nal peeve. Folks, we are not good drivers, and that is something we can correct.If we continue to drive this way, no one will move to our wonderful area of town.

These shouldn’t be considered resolutions. These should be considered commandments.

First, if you are making a right turn into a parking lot (because we have a lot of those), you do not need to come to a complete stop in the road before you then turn your steering wheel. Tap the brakes, slow down to a safe speed and continue into the lot.

Second, when a light turns green, it is appropriate for the fi rst car in line to make sure some jerk isn’t running a red light.

But once safety has been ensured, it is absolutely O K for the rest of usto go ahead and step on the accelerator and mosey right along. It may just be me, but when I am six cars back from the light, and I don’t move for 45 seconds, I just have to believe someone,somewhere,isn’t paying attention.

And last (though this could go on for days), if you cannot maintain an acceptable rate of speed AN D talk on a cell phone at the same time, please consider canceling your phone service. H ere’s a better idea: Wait until you get to the gym to make your calls. You probably have a membership.

Email jonathan@theleadernews.com

THE READER. On a Dec. 8 Leader story about Texas Art Asylum Dear Editor: Ramona and Jennifer are GREAT and I absolutely love going to this store‌ ‘specially to take their classes. I’ve sent many friends and they’re always thrilled to ďŹ nd this place. The store is made even more fun by Ramona and Jennifer’s crazy sense of humor combined with knowing where every scrap of ‘stu ’ is located in the store. Fun Fun Fun! Jeannie DiMauro

days gone by. Voila! I sold my ďŹ rst piece. Love me some Ramona & Jennifer!

Robin Hanning Dear Editor: I love the Texas Art Asylum. I discovered it over a year ago and show up as often as I can. Love, love, love.

Tere Tomlinson

On The Leader

Dear Editor: TAA is a great resource for organizers, as they said. I am a steady supplier of stu that comes from my clients. It helps me convince people to let go of unused stu if I can tell them that those old game pieces or leftover craft projects or rusted hardware can be used by artists to create new artwork. My clients love that! TAA is a big part of my business – they let me recycle lots of stu that would have to go to the trash otherwise. I’ve passed that info onto many other organizers.

I also am able to gather oďŹƒce supplies for CRA, to redistribute those things to teachers for use in classrooms. That really makes my clients happy – when they know their overabundant oďŹƒce supplies are going to a classroom somewhere gives them the strength to let it go.

Texas Art Asylum is a great place! I appreciate Ramona and Jennifer so much for running this great business!

Gayle Goddard The Clutter Fairy

Dear Jonathan, I just want to say I am SO proud (I know that sounds patronizing & I’m sorry for that-it’s not at all the sentiment I have) of what you’ve done with The Leader. Wow. I’ve been rooting for you ever since I saw your pic in the last edition of the old Leader. I respected the Leader then, but man-you’ve made it SO much more relevant to the booming poplulation of Hipsters with kids & to anyone doing business in our area. THANK you. Not to mention the new format is so much easier on the eyes to read!!

I also REALLY admire the hutzpah you have in publishing some of the articles you’ve done.

I eagerly await the weekly read of my Leader inbetween adventures with my 3 1/2 yr old cowboy/ďŹ reďŹ ghter/spaceguy/animal rescuer.

We will be probably be moving out of The Leader area in the next couple months, but I’m tempted to have The Leader sent to us if possible. It’s on a major pulsepoint in Htown right now and I don’t want to miss out on the developments.

Thank you again, Shanyn Zink

Dear Editor We love to come by and be inspired. These women are wonderful, super nice and full of ideas! Thanks!!

Coleen in San Leon

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Dear Editor: Great article on a fabulous place, you only left out the store cat. R & J rock.

Shelly McDavid Dear Editor: Fantastic article! I love the Asylum! Ramona & Jennifer are fabulous and they “get us!â€? I think of the Texas Art Asylum as shopping in the attic, barn and yard sales all in one. Yes, I can use that old ďŹ re place curtain, oooh I can use it with this old Operation game and oh these tiny plastic Sonic cup ďŹ gurines of

If you want to send us a letter, we might edit it a little, and we won’t let you personally attack your pesky neighbor. But we’ll publish as many letters as our readers choose to write. (One a month from a specific author.)

Send to news@theleadernews.com And if you’re one of those who gets your kicks from making other people laugh with creative Tweets, we’re happy to publish those in our selected Neat Tweets section. In order to do that, send us a Tweet or, better, follow us: @heightsleader

The year in review has enough irony to pass around Stanley M arsh 3 had a bad year. Lance Armstrong did, too. For the H ouston Astros it was the worst year ever. D id you donate to the Rick Perry for President Fund? You did, even if you didn’t plan to.

Yes, it’s time to look back at 2012, a year we view with thanks–mainly that it’sover –before TexasMonthly stealsall our ideas for its Bum Steer Awards.

Let us start with Boosting Our Circulation Dept.: Sarah Tressler, 30, fi led a federal gender discrimination complaint against the H ouston C hronicle alleging she was fi red by the newspaper for not indicating on her employment application that she had worked asa stripper.H er lawyer said after Tressler was hired by the newspaper, she only rarely worked as an exotic dancer.

Don’t Know Much About Geography: The Texas Aggies were really excited to join the SEC . Just think of all those great road trips to Florida, Alabama and...

N orth C arolina? Apparently the Aggies thought N orth C arolina has a team in the SEC , because they included it on a T-shirt sporting the SEC logo and a map of states purportedly in the conference.

Also, the Aggies forgot M issouri, which is in the SEC . And if you’re thinking they forgot Texas,don’t worry –it’son the back.

Thanks, Aggies.

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Dept.: To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Titanic’ssinking,in which 1,514 men, women and children died a frigid death,C ullen’s restaurant south of H ouston offered a 10-course fi nal meal similar to what was served that last night.

Price: $12,000 for 12.

Daddy Dearest: H ouston millionaire heir John G oodman,facing both civil and criminal charges over a fatal car accident, adopted his 42-year-old girlfriend in an attempt to save some of his fortune. The idea was to let his girlfriend/daughter control a third of his trust fund set up for his two other children.G oodman was convicted.

R.I.P: D arrell Royal had his fi nal dance with who brung him. M iss Edna M ilton C hadwell, last madam of the famed La G range C hicken Ranch, died at 84.

Happy Gays Are Here Again: The O ak Lawn area in D allas has one of the strongest populations of same-sex male couples in America, according to a study from Trulia, an online real estate fi rm.

You Want Mustard on that Dog? M ichael Terron D aniel,22,of Waco,faced a felony charge after he allegedly bit,killed and ate a housemate’s pet dog while D aniel was high on drugs.

Hey, Teasips, two words: Johnny Football.

Les is More: H ouston Rockets’ owner Les Alexander paid a record $45 million for a M anhattan penthouse. The fi vebedroom duplex has four terraces and a swimming pool. Also in sports, of the top 100 blue chip graduating Texas high school football players last spring, only 56 stayed in Texas, but that’s probably a record. Ronnie H enderson, age 12, of Mesquite wasbanned from playing by the Pee Wee Football Association because he weighs 297 pounds and stands 6-foot-1inch.

Stanley M arsh 3,the eccentric millionaire best known for his“C adillac Ranch� art display along an interstate in the Texas Panhandle, was charged with 11 felony counts of molesting children. H e denies the charges.

Irony & Steal: Former H arris C ounty H ousing Authority C EO G uy Rankin IV

wasfi red over the agency’sfi nancial problemsincluding missing cash.Rankin sued for breach of contract,seeking $137,000 in severance itsboard agreed to pay him.The board said it couldn’t pay because, uh, it didn’t have the cash.

All Politics Is Loco: In the fi rst months of the 2012 presidential campaign,Texans gave more money to the Super PAC of Stephen C olbert than to M itt Romney’s.In H ouston,individual donorsgave O bama on average $607 and Romney on average $1,260. H edwig Village, an island in H ouston, gave the most money in Texas to the two major presidential candidates – a total of $1.55 million, $976,400 to Romney,seven timesmorethan to O bama.

In the Texas party primaries, not a single D emocrat voted in 13 Texas counties and nary a G O Per voted in fi ve – not even the party chairmen.

The Mansion was unlivable, anyway: G ov.Rick Perry’s offi cial records show he spent exactly 27 hours and 30 minutes working as governor of Texas during his 160-day campaign for the G O P presidential nomination.Lt.G ov.D avid D ewhurst – or the Senate president pro tem, when D ewhurst is out of the state at the same time as Perry – is allowed nearly $411 for every full day he subs for Perry. That added up to more than $32,000. N o, the gov does not get his pay docked by that

same amount,so we’re getting one for the price of two.

Sorry, school teachers, it’s for a good cause: The tab for D PS security during travels by Perry or his wife,Anita,outside Texas totaled more than $2.3 million since hisre-election,fi guresfrom the D PS show.More than $1.8 million of that came after he announced for president.Perry’s direct travel costsare generally paid by his campaign, but the security detail (read: sherpas) is state-funded.

You can’t buy that kind of publicity: A poll conducted by Blum & Weprin Associatesright after Perry left the presidential race found a combined 48 percent of registered voterssaid Perry’spresidential run had made Texas’image either a little worse or a lot worse.The poll found 56 percent of registered votersdidn’t think Perry should run for re-election.

Finally, we have this: “Lean, fi nely textured beef is a safe,nutritious product that is backed by sound science.� – Statement issued by a coalition of M idwest governors,includingRick Perry,defending pink slime.O n that same day,Safeway,the nation’ssecond largest grocery store chain, pulled its pink slime off the shelves. We still haven’t gotten to Armstrong and the Astros, so we’ll continue next week.

Ashby spent the year at ashby2@comcast.net

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Neighbors: Bells, new students and new actors all around

by Elizabeth Villarreal elizasgarden@sbcglobal.net The O ak Forest Elementary School Bells G roup,all fi fth grade students, entertained Kroger’s shopperson Friday,D ec.14.C onducted by music teacher, Elliot Glickfield,the studentsperformed a beautiful medley of holiday music.

H appy 18th birthday to Ricky Mauzy who celebrated his special day on D ec. 18. Ricky is a senior at Waltrip and is a member of the varsity football team.

H appy, happy birthday to Thomas Faterkowski who blew out 49 candles recently. Wendy, Karen and Patricia Doyle want him to know he is a great brother and they love him dearly. H appy birthday, Thomas!

It was so good to run into Kelly, Sandra, Connor and Abby O’Guynn last week at Tecate M exican Restaurant. Sandra is a wonderful and inspired G irl Scout Leader in the Twin O aks Service Unit and I was glad we had an opportunity to say hello. I was there to enjoy an impromptu evening out with a few of our neighbors: Janeal Whitefield, Denise Thiele, Anita Rodriguez, Sharon Sipps Dodd, Vicky Guidry and Father Clint Ressler of St. Rose of Lima C atholicC hurch.LeaderC ountryis chock full of interesting people!

Jeff and LauraAldis, along with daughters Abby and Emily,send a

merry “thank you” to their sweet neighbor Dorrie Kreuger who helped out a great deal this semester by picking Emily up from school so she could get started on her school projects faster.

For one of Emily’s school projects, she chose to complete fi ve random acts of kindness in fi ve days. Emily, creative girl that she is,surprised neighbor Dorriewith a “fl ash” birthday party one evening.She invited all the neighbors to meet at D orrie’s house at 7:00 p.m.,and everyone surprised D orrie with cupcakes and lots of love.

Emily planned the fl ash birthday party by herself and, Laura said, did a fab job.H appy birthday,D orrie!

Gracie Winkel and Patricia Phillips surprised Laura Aldis with some old family pictures, a memento from her time working at G irl Scout C amp AgnesArnold during college, and a keepsake of her college yearsgiven to her at the time of her graduation from Texas A & M University. Patricia’s husband, Joe Phillips, passed away in M arch and she has slowly been going through boxesof memories and the things that accumulate overalifetime.Joewasawonderful, gregarious,big-hearted man who worked for the fi re department;he was also a wonderful lawn mower repairman and a fabulousfriend to everyone.Laura and Jeff were saddened to hear of his passing.

O ne of the boxeswasfull of mag-

Wedding

azineswhich Laura’smother,Mary JaneMagill,gave Joe following her husband’sdeath in 1994.The magazines were in a box and as Patricia went through them,she found a picture of Laura’s grandmother and great-aunt in 1936, a picture of another grandmother asa child sitting near what appears to be a log cabin,a picture of her father as a toddler,and several other items.

Laura’s father, Winston Magill, and G racie’s husband, Walther Winkel, grew up together in the H eights. They were in Boy Scouts together and later, when they married and bought houses,they ended up down the street from one another on Althea – way out in the new part of town in a new neighborhood carved out of the woods they camped in as boys, also known as O ak Forest.

Their families joined St. Stephen’sMethodist C hurch and the two families’ children played together,creating lasting memories in thiswonderful little town called O ak Forest. They traded off going to each other’s homes, played spadesand enjoyed many desserts together – one of Laura’s favorite childhood memories. Sounds pretty similar to our current lives, doesn’t it? O ak Forest really isa big little town with lotsof generational history.

I ran into Kroger last week for just a couple of things and I saw Kristie Anders and a couple of her handsome boys; next, I ran

into Karen Allen Mullenix (she was one of my best friends in elementary school when we were at Lulu M . Stevens Elementary back in the 1970’s; I loved her to pieces!); then saw Suzy D’Souza who was wearing the most wonderful outfi t … she was wearing her precious 7 week old newborn, Bonnie, in a sling, all wrapped up and as snug as a bug in a rug, and then I turned around and almost ran smack into Cora Rodarte!

Kroger should open a little café to which long lost friends can gravitate to catch up without blocking the aisles … Lastly, who should I see as I left the store? Candy Fain and Sandra O’Guynn,both enjoying O ak Forest Elementary’s Bell G roup’sperformance in the lobby.

The Woodward/Roberts family opened their home to another exchange student: Luiza arrived in their home on Aug. 8 and now attends St. Pius X H igh School.

The family isquite enamored with Luiza, a Brazilian, who brings joy and peace to the home. An accomplished student, Luiza is also on the varsity soccer team under the tutelage of coach Jennifer Allen Shattle. C oach Shattle gives her all to the girls and they are having a great season. The family hasattended most gamescheering wildlywhilenotcompletelyunderstandingthegame.M r.Woodward, a father that homeschools,ismoving the elementary level reading material from his bookshelf to

Chamber offers glimpse at economy

Cegelski, Bachmann plan spring wedding M ike and C athey (Behrend) Bachmann of Northwest Houston are pleased to announce the upcoming marriage of their son M ichaelWayne Bachmann Jr.to Ashlie Nicole C egelski,daughter of Larry and Sandra C egelski of C happell H ill, Texas.

Ashlie is a 2004 graduate of Brenham H igh School and a 2009 graduateof Sam Houston StateUniversity.Michaelisa2003 graduate of JerseyVillage H igh School and a 2007 graduate of TexasState University.

A spring wedding isplanned at St.StanislausC atholic C hurch in C happell H ill,Texas.The couple will reside in C ypress,Texasfollowing a honeymoon to St. Lucia.

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C ongratulations to Laurie and Paul H ardwick who decorated the exterior of their home so creatively for C hristmas that their yard was voted“C hildren’sFavorite”in Shepherd Park Plaza’sholiday decorating contest.Thank you to all of our neighborswho have made Leader C ountry so beautifully festive this holiday season.

M erry C hristmas and H appy N ew Year! I wish you all a healthy, happy, blessed and prosperous N ew Year.

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Want to know about the energy environment? What’s the overall outlook for commerce? D r.G ilmer will provide all these answers plus many more.H is presentation will cover: •The outlook for H ouston Business • Interest Rates • Energy • Employment D r.G ilmerisD irectorof theInstitute for Regional Forecasting at the Universityof Houston’sBauerC ollegeof Business.TheInstitutemonitorsthe G ulf C oast businesscycle, including the infl uence of the national economy, energy and global expansion on Houston areagrowth.

Prior to joining the Institute,G ilmer served the Federal Reserve Bank of D allasfor 23 years,retiring from the bank as a Senior Economist and Vice President.G ilmer’swork on the Texaseconomy hasbeen recognized by such publicationsasthe WallStreetJournal,TheEconomist, and Forbes.He holdsan M .A.and a Ph.D.in Economicsfrom the University of Texas at Austin.

Sponsorshipsfor thisluncheon are available at: • Platinum sponsorships $2,500 • G old sponsorship - $700 • Silver sponsorship - $500

Lulu M .StevensElementary.Please donate your gently used books to Stevens Elementary. MilesWoodward, the youngest child of the Woodward/Robertshome,recently joined a Shakespearean acting troupe. Rutherford Cravens, a local actor, has been leading homeschooled actors for years. They will be performing A M idsummer N ight’s D ream in January.

Urban H arvest’s 13th Annual Fruit Tree Sale is set for Jan. 19 at H ouston C ommunity C ollege, located at SW 5601 West Loop (northbound side), from 9am1pm. M ark your calendar for this

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ow do other people see you when you open your mouth to speak or smile? For that matter, how do you look when your mouth is closed? To find out, give yourself the mirror test. Study your expressions, and take a close look at the appearance of your — hopefully — pearly whites.

Are your teeth out of alignment? Are there gaps that show from missing teeth? Do you have any discolored teeth or unattractive fillings? All of these conditions can be corrected and improved. If there’s a problem with your gums, they can also be made healthier.

This will also help save your teeth from further deterioration.

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Prepared as a public service to promote better dental health.

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A pleasant walk with an enthusiastic partner can warm your heart and reverse the aging process. Compliance is easy.

A daily walk will give you purpose to get up, go outdoors and make someone else happy. That wagging tail is a natural anti-depressant.

Even though walking will increase longevity and stave off disease, there are risks. Be aware of these when and where you walk. Also an annual health exam is essential for everyone.

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Houston’s climate and crowded population provide a haven for parasites and contagious disease.

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2012 • from Page 1A ing options. Sawyer H eights, anchored by Target, thrives, and a new, state-of-the art Kroger opened on Studemont in November.

This year also brought with it serious dialog and planning for the corridor’s future – as much as planning and thoughtfulness can be accomplished in a city without zoning. The war cry frequently sounded is, “D on’t let Washington become another Richmond Avenue!� That harkens to H ouston’s once hot spot, a similar zone of high living with standing-room-only nightspots and mega-apartment complexes. Just as suddenly as it had grown, Richmond became a seedy thoroughfare with a few clubs, tough-torent apartments – and many vacancy signs among both businesses and residences.

Washington Avenue Livable C enters, part of a national movement, attracted stakeholders to participate in a planning process that envisioned a healthy mix of retail, restaurants and diverse living options with walkability and other forms of mobility (including the possibility of a streetcar system).

And just two weeks ago, the searing problem of what to do about the parking nightmare along Washington was addressed when the C ity C ouncil approved a Parking Benefi t D istrict that will be tried for 18 months.

It provides for metered parking along Washington, paid permits for residents and owners along the Avenue and one block on either side, and returns much of the proceeds to the area to develop better sidewalks, lighting, security – whatever a governing group determines.

HIPSTRICT GROWING PAINS The burps and belches along Washington were felt, to some degree, in other parts of the so-called H ipstrict that swings north to the H eights.

Two signature H eights events – White Linen N ight in August and Lights in the H eights in D ecember – both attempted to scale back this year because they had become too popular and unwieldy to manage. Pulling back on free booze available throughout W LN venues and reducing vast publicity campaigns on each did the trick, and both events went off with only minor glitches.

The popularity of White O ak Boulevard and Studewood for development jumped forward in 2012 – but it wasn’t always welcome. While White O ak saw a surge in new eateries and clubs, Studewood watched one, six-story mixed use development sprout at 11th Street and learned a fi ve-story seniors living facility would be coming to the corner at 14th Street.

That location has been home to a modest neighborhood supermarket since the 1950s (currently a Fiesta M art), and many decried the disappearance of a place they could walk to pick up staples and a six-pack.

H ipstrict restaurateurs, for the most part, had a successful 2012. The “C reeks� (O nionC edar-D ry) that gave birth to the D elicious C oncepts group (Pinks Pizza-Lola’s-Shepherd Park D raught H ouse) spawned another trend in this trendiest of districts in 2012, as noted by our LeaderEater. Embodied by the new C ottonwood on Shepherd, north of 610, and D elicious C oncepts Witchcraft Tavern (a remade D ragon Bowl on 11th Street), neighborhoods are enjoying the successful craft beer-burger-small plates hangouts.

HOME SALES, PRICES CLIMB This month’s home sales fi gures from the H ouston Association of Realtors (see Leader Listings, Page 1B) pretty much encapsulate what’s going on in Leader-area real estate markets. Sales are booming – accounting for almost half of all residential property sales in the H ouston area in November – and prices are rising steadily.

When the H arris C ounty Appraisal D istrict set its fi nal tax rolls over the summer and

announced the fastest growing areas in the entire county for value growth, O ak Forest was one of the two highest performing (along with the M emorial Villages). Teardowns are becoming more commonplace, especially in the 77018 Z IP code, which is seeing 1950s and 1960s one-story homes replaced by M cM ansions, and remodeling continues to soar there and the H eights.

Location, location, location continues to be Leader neighborhoods’ greatest asset – close to downtown, and freeway close to other job hubs at the Texas M edical C enter, bay area, G alleria area and Energy C orridor, but‌

FIGHTING CRIME Perhaps the strongest reminder of our original premise that we’re an urban, inner city community is the all-too-prevalent presence of crime. O ak Forest’s cheery housing picture was dimmed for a while by a rash of armed robberies of residents in their driveways in O ctober.

The Leader’s crime reports average about 100 incidents of robberies, assaults, burglaries and thefts each week in our neighborhoods.

H ouston police stepped up patrols in O ak Forest and surrounding areas, residents took to Facebook and other social media to keep each other informed, as have H eights and Washington Avenue residents for some time, and residents were reminded to stay alert and report crimes – or even suspicions.

EDUCATION GETS SUPPORT Two big educational bond issues – H ouston ISD ’s record $1.9 billion package and H ouston C ommunity C ollege System’s $500,000 proposal – both easily won voter approval in November. In H ISD, that means Waltrip H igh will continue to get major improvements, while others will be made at Scarborough H igh.

And sometime probably in 2015, G arden O aks Elementary will be expanded into a K-8

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All H ISD schools will receive security and technology upgrades, and district athletic facilities, including the nearby stadium and fi eldhouse adjacent to the 18th Street district headquarters, will receive makeovers.

Black M iddle School is enjoying a renaissance as a neighborhood school, thanks to a coalition of parents, educators and businesses, and now Stevens Elementary in a nearby neighborhood is trying a similar formula.

In private and parochial schools, St. Rose of Lima opened the fall semester by unveiling massive capital improvements. St. Pius is also readying major new capital improvement program, with a successful fundraising effort so far.

And the successful YES Prep middle and high school charter program that exposes at-risk youngsters to a rigorous academic program aimed at college preparation announced it will be taking over the old Kroger on Antoine to build its latest campus, scheduled to open in fall 2013.

TOP MEDICINE RIGHT HERE Even with the world-renowned Texas M edical C enter in our midst, all one has to do is drive the freeways to see giant new complexes with familiar names in outlying communities. People still want the best medical care available right in their own neighborhoods, and The Leader area saw major leaps in care in 2012.

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OBITUARIES

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Gloria Jean Bowling, 69, died Dec. 15. Gloria was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on May 19, 1943, to Ralph and Shirley Davis and was one of two daughters. She attended the University of Texas, Austin, and later worked 17 years for the City of Houston. Gloria retired from the Harris County Precinct One Constable’s OďŹƒce in March 2011 after 22 years of service. She is preceded in death by her father, Ralph E. Davis and survived by her daughter, Kimberly Lynn Bowling of Houston; her mother, Shirley Davis of Atlanta, Georgia; her sister, Valerie Merijanian and her husband Ashot also of Atlanta, Georgia, two nieces and a nephew.

Sue Marshall, 88, died Dec. 13. She is preceded in death by her daughter Bonnie Marshall Patton. She is survived by her husband of 69 years, Henry Marshall; son Kenneth L. Marshall and his wife Helen; son-in-law Bill Patton; grandchildren Brad Patton, Brian Patton, Wesley Marshall and Matthew Marshall and six great grandchildren.

Help those in need by donating to St. Giles Food Pantry

The St. G iles Food Pantry is open from 10 a.m. to noon M onday, Tuesday, and Friday. In addition to peanut butter, items especially needed are boxes of cornbread mixesand macaroni and cheese.With cold weather coming, socks for the homeless are always Ruth Jobling Reagan, 83, of Houston, died Dec. needed. C all 713-680-9976 to reach the pantry.

19. She was born Feb. 28, 1929, in Houston, Texas to Cliord The community iswelcome to recycle newspapers Lovell and Julia Elizabeth Holmes Jobling. Ruth is survived and magazines in the recycle bin at the back of the by husband Bill Reagan; daughter Dianne Binford and hus- church parking lot. N o cardboard boxes please.

St.G ilesislocated at 5900 Pinemont D rive.C all 713band Bill; grandchildren Ginna, Sharon, and Lydia Binford; 681-0515 for information. cousin Joyce Ladig; nephews Cliord (Charlene) Chatham,

Richard Edward Collins, 43, died Dec. 5. He was preceded in death by his aunt, Eileen Westbrook and is survived by his mother, Phyllis Collins; grandmother, Catherine Taake; aunts and uncles, Linda and Eddie Dunlap and Leon and Pat Taake; special “aunt,� Lynn Bryant; and numerous cousins. He touched the lives of many and will be dearly missed.

Clay (Teri) Carwile, Charles Phifer, Kirk (Christin) Phifer, David Chatham and wife, Cliord Chatham; nieces Donna (Gary) Weber, Dixie Carwile, Kim (Mark) Middleton, Kelly (Jimmy) Coomes, Melanie (John) Miller, Rachael (James) Moore, Debbie (Jerry) Staton, Elizabeth (Rob) Meyers, Claudette (Je ) Fizer, Amy (Chuck) Cature, Colleen (Scott) Broussard; sisters-in-law Jean Carwile, Rebecca (Charles) Middleton, Joyce (Clyde) Bell; brother-in-law Dwight (Lila) Reagan; and numerous other family members. Ruth is preceded in death by her parents, Cliord and Julia; daughter, Nancy K. Reagan; sisters Garland Chatham, Doris Stewart, Norma Jean Batson; brothers-in-law Melvin Chatham, Jim Batson, Don Carwile; father-in-law and mother-in-law Alex and Nellie Reagan. In lieu of owers, please make contributions to Oak Forest Baptist Church or a charity of your choice.

Charles E. “Sonny� Fridye, 80, died Dec. 13. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Lena I. Fridye; daughter Nancy Hunt and husband Jack; grandchildren Brian Hunt and wife Karen and Natalie Bullock and husband Mike; great grandson Drew Bullock; sisters Martha Simon and husband Dallas and Angie McClain; brothers-in-law Bill Collins and wife Beth and Charles Collins and wife Sharon; special sister-in-law Inez Lenox; several nieces and nephews including Angie Hughes and Valarie Rodriguez and great nephew Jack Hughes.

Refuge Temple Ministries to hold women’s prayer breakfast RefugeTempleMinistries,in Humble,willbeholding a C hristian Women United in Prayer“Power of Praise� prayer breakfast from 9 a.m.to noon Saturday,Feb.2.

The cost is $20. Please note that tickets will not be sold on the day of the event.Ticketsare available online at http://www.refugetemple.net/.

Make plans to ring in the New Year at St. Stephen’s UMC St.Stephen’sUnited MethodistC hurch welcomesall in thecommunityto aNewYear’sEvecelebration,Monday, D ec. 31, beginning at 8 p.m. with games and fellowship in the fellowship hall.Bring a snack to share.

A Watch N ight C ommunion service will be held at 11:30 p.m. in the sanctuary. Breakfast will be served immediately following the service in the fellowship hall.

M ake plansto bring the family to Movie Night at St. Stephen’sFriday,Jan.11,at 6:30 p.m.in the fellowship hall.The movie isfree,and so isthe popcorn and lemonade.Hungry familiesare welcome to bring dinnerin-a-bag and enjoy fellowship around the table while watching a movie approved for all ages.

St.Stephen’sU M C islocated at 2003 W.43rd St.,between T.C .Jester Boulevard and D onna Bell.For information,call 713-686-8241,or visit www.stsumc.org.

Editor’s Note: If you work at a church in the Heights, Garden Oaks, Oak Forest or North Houston, and you would like to publicize the events of your church, The Leader gladly publishes items from your calendar and programs hosted by your church at no charge. All you have to do is email the information to news@theleadernews.com, and we’ll get it in the paper as soon as possible.

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Marian D. Schneider, 96, died Dec. 14. She was Marjorie Mae Hartman, 78, died Dec. 17, surrounded by loved ones. Born in Cuero, Texas, in 1934 to Caesar and Emma Adickes. She and her husband traveled abroad, then settled in Houston, where she began a career in oral design. Survived by her husband of 59 years, Maj. Lee R. Hartman, Jr. (USAF Ret.); seven children: Barbara and Jerry Thompson; Annette and Peter Chiste; Carol and Floyd Ward; Donna and Kenneth Kimich; Teresa Harris; Patricia and Glenn Robinson; Michael and Paula Hartman; 14 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brother, Melvin and Evelyn Adickes of Conroe; and other family and friends.

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born April 22, 1916, in Hubbard, Texas to the late Archie and Rosa Bailey Kirkland. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband Louis E. Schneider; sister Cassie Kirkland Ludtke and brother Woodrow Kirkland. She is survived by her daughters Carolyn Sears and husband Robert and Diane Schneider; grandsons Kyle Sears and wife Debra and Craig Sears; great grandchildren Rebecca, Hannah, and Jeremy Sears; special cousin Rev. Milton Bailey and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was a long time resident of the Heights area and graduated from Reagan High School. She had been a longtime member of Baptist Temple and First Baptist Church Tomball. The family wishes to thank the caregivers at The Hampton at Spring Shadows, special angel Susie Nations, R.N., Chaplain Mary Lewis and Dr. Manish Parikh for their loving, compassionate care.

Robert A. Jaimes, 91, died Dec. 13. For service information, please contact Heights Funeral Home. A complete obituary can be found at www.heightsfuneralhome.com.

Wallace Junior Krolczyk, age 65, of New Waverly, Texas, died Dec. 17. He was born Aug. 2, 1947, in Houston, Texas to Wallace Victor and Mary (Wozniak) Krolczyk.

Wallace is survived by wife Doris Hyman; daughters Shelly (Vincent), Christi (Darron), Valerie, and Jacky; grandchildren Victoria, Shelby and Jenna Orsak, Dylan and Derek Rocka, Shea Morris; step-granddaughter Christine RuďŹƒn; brothers Henry, Ernest (Carol), Harry (Pat), and Raymond (Laura); sisters Beatrice (Bernard) Pavlock, Mary (Mike) Zawacki, and Julia Krolczyk. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Wallace is preceded in death by parents Wallace and Mary; twin brother William; brother Joe Johnny; sisters-in-law Betty, Jeannie, and Carolyn Krolczyk; and best friend Zane RuďŹƒn.

Leta Belle Wadde, 69, died Dec. 11. Services were held at Yale Street Baptist Church.

Johnelle West “Mother West�, died Dec. 16.

LaMerl Young, 86, of Houston, died Dec. 11. She was born April 14, 1926 in Center, Texas to James and Josephine Green. LaMerl is preceded in death by her loving husband of 30 years, Edwin Young. LaMerl is survived by two loving daughters, Debbie Miller, and Carol Metze; two sisters, Martha Eubanks, and Alma Green; two grandchildren, Eric Metze, and Jennifer Metze; many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and a host of friends. A memorial celebration of life was held at St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church..

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Clay Road Baptist School third graders went to Memorial City Hermann to hand out stockings full of cards and gifts to patients. During their time there, they were able to tour the new children’s wing of the hospital. They also visited the baby unit and saw a newborn. Clay Road Baptist is taking applications for the Spring 2013 and Fall 2013 semesters. Check out the website at crbs.org. Preview night is Jan. 31.

Georgia Lee Luckett, 91, died Dec. 11.

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eeing images of Earth from space can induce a variety of powerful feelings, from awe over its beauty to fear over its apparent fragility. Ours is a living, breathing planet and at least so far, we haven’t found any others where life occurs. Seeing pictures of the Earth from outer space is one thing; actually seeing the Earth from outer space is almost invariably a life-changing experience. Consider what various astronauts have said about their view of our planet from space. James Irwin remarked “That beautiful, warm, living object looked so fragile, so delicate, that if you touched it with a finger it would crumble and fall apart.

Seeing this has to change a man, has to make a man appreciate the creation of God and the love of God.� Edgar Mitchell observed “Suddenly, from behind the rim of the moon, in long, slow-motion moments of immense majesty, there emerges a sparkling blue and white jewel . . . rising gradually like a small pearl in a thick sea of black mystery. It takes more than a moment to fully realize this is Earth . . . home.� Mitchell says elsewhere that “My view of our planet was a glimpse of divinity.� Finally, consider what Taylor Wang felt upon seeing Earth from space: “A Chinese tale tells of some men sent to harm a young girl who, upon seeing her beauty, become her protectors rather than her violators. That’s how I felt seeing the Earth for the first time. I could not help but love and cherish her.� Earth is our home and is entrusted to us for its protection.

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A MOTIVATING MOTTO Musgrove thinkshiscommunity-mindednesscomesfrom within rather than from expectation, training or even upbringing.

H is work for others puts into practice the pithy sentiments of G eorge Bernard Shaw.An adapted quoteetchedinto aplaquedisplayed in the couple’svarioushomesover the yearsreads:“O ur livesbelong to the community, and as long as we shall live, it is our privilege to do for it whatever we can‌I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work, the more I live‌Life isno‘brief candle’to me.

It is a splendid torch that I hold for one moment in time,and I want to make it burn asbrightly aspossible before handing it on to future generations.�

O r, as Musgrove interprets it: “We’d just do it and go on to something else.�

Former Leader publisher Terry Burgecharacterizeshisfriend Musgrove asboth honest and compassionate,with a wry sense of humor still very much apparent.“R.G .has been a formidable asset to so many volunteer efforts. When bureaucrats,naysayersor the shortsighted threatened to sidetrack a project, hisingenuity,dedication and positive attitude would so often win the day.�

O therswho’veworkedwith Musgrove use words like “tenacious,� “amiable� and “vocal� – and he’s “not hesitant to make that voice heard,� quips English. “H e is steadfast on what he thinksisimportant,�he says.At Rotary C lub,for example,Musgrove would often remind members of the organization’s“service above self � mission.

Musgrove might downplay his recurring role over the years,but he enjoyshow the projectshe fostered turned out. “My training asa fundraiser was basic,� he says.“You could get the money if you could get the right people interested in the outcome.

We didn’t alwaysmake the goal,but we got the project done.�

Musgrove’s wife, meanwhile, saysher“people-person�husband has been a hard worker who never quits.

H e still hasn’t.Now residing in a retirementcommunityapartment in Spring Shadows, the hands-on

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Lucky for Leader neighborhoods, Musgrove thought there were a lot of good projects.

Musgrove, soon to be 90, is The Leader’s2012“Leader of theYear,� chosen for hislifetime of communitysupport,vision,leadership and results.“I like to see the results,�he says.

Some examplesof the dedicated volunteer’s foresight and nearlegendary fundraising ability for community-boosting projectsare highly visible, such as the urban wildernessof West 11th Street Park in Timbergrove M anor and, on a slice of H eights Blvd.’s esplanade: C layton Lee M emorial Plaza and the John H . Reagan World War II Memorial.O ther Musgrove-stewarded efforts quietly reach into schools and hospitals beyond the immediate area through foundations he helped establish or support.

Integral to the community today,these projectschampioned by Musgrove will continue to benefi t area residents well into the future, saysTom English,formerpresident of RotaryC lub of Houston Heights, one of many business and service organizationsMusgrovejoined,led and shaped over the decades. “They are a footprint. They’re places people can visit. They’ll outlast most of us,� English says. “Through them, R.G . gets to give pleasure and meaning to people who aren’t even born yet.�

They represent“not just a legacy, but a way of thinking,�English observes.

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R.G. Musgrove and his wife, Lucille, have been married for 69 years and said that no matter where they have lived, they’ve always considered the Heights their home.

HEIGHTS HOME NO MATTER WHERE THEY ROAM Musgrovegrew up in theHeights afterhisfather’sdispatcherjob with Southern Pacifi c Railroad brought the four-son family to H ouston from Jacksonville, Texas, in 1930.

H e graduated from Reagan H igh Schoolin 1939,attended University of H ouston for a year and was at Rice Institute (now Rice University) before volunteering for service in the U.S.Air Force,which trained him in meteorology. H e married Lucille,hishigh school sweetheart – while home on a week’s leave – and spent the war at air bases around the U.S. and in eastern England. H e advised B-17 pilots on weather conditionsbefore their bombing runs.He achieved rank as a 1st lieutenant and wasdischarged at war’s end in 1945.

The Musgroves set up home in H ouston H eights,where both had spent their childhoods. The call of that community kept them involved even after they moved into other, newer parts of post-war Houston.Musgrove worked in accounting for an oil and gasinvestor untilthecoupletook overan ambulance service company.M ost runs took mothersand their newborns homefrom HeightsHospital,where hiswife worked in administration.

They added vehiclesand other servicesbefore eventually selling that company.

O ak Forest, then a new neighborhood,became the family’snext home.Musgrove’sjob asa national fundraiser for churches,universitiesand hospitalslater meant moving the family to Lubbock and San Antonio,where he managed larger campaigns.

Ever-the-entrepreneur,Musgrove started acoupon redemption clearinghouse for large grocery chains and moved the family –three sons, now – back to H ouston, this time to Spring Branch.The couple lived there 47 yearsbefore moving into a retirementcommunityapartment in Spring Shadows.

In 1983, he started The Service C enter,a marketing servicescompany now run by two of his sons.

As a small business owner with hisheart in the H eights,Musgrove joined both the Rotary C lub of H ouston H eights and the G reater HeightsChamberofCommerce.He served in many of their board positionsover long,fruitfulaffi liations.

M any of his colleagues were also graduates of Reagan H igh School who had chosen to remain in the Heightsarea,but he reached where needed when funding something was on his radar. And plenty was.

FINDING, SOLVING WHAT’S NEEDED West 11th St. Park, a 21-acre wildlife habitat (and woodpecker haven)in TimbergroveManornever would have happened without Musgrove,fellow Rotarian English says of the 2008-dedicated multiyear project. O nce part of the vast Will H ogg estate, the tree-laden two-block parcel at 2400 W. 11th St. had been conveyed to H ISD. Lorraine C herry, a neighbor-

hood activist early in the park project who is now president of Friends of W. 11th Street Park, recalls how then-C ouncil M ember Toni Lawrence brought the park group into contact with Musgrove, who informedmembershow HISD was planning to auction off the property. “H e intervened on our behalf to help bring H ISD into negotiations with the C ity of H ouston to purchase the property for use as a city park,� C herry says.“H e was also instrumental in getting the H ouston Parks Board to work on our behalf in this effort to raise the $9.5 million necessary to purchase the land.�

D uring and after this process, Musgrove worked on the park’s Friend’sboard,serving astreasurer and webmaster of the original website.

Musgrove is“aformidable negotiator� regardless of any political quagmire to step around or wade through,� C herry says.“The best fundraisersare genuinely passionate about their project,� she adds. “Musgrove is a good friend to a lot of people.�

The John H .Reagan World War II M emorial Plaza, dedicated in 1998 on the H eights Blvd. esplanade at 12th Street, also bears Musgrove’sstamp.D etermined to honor all who served in that war from H ouston H eights,he located those born, residing or schooled in the community.H e published a book of biographies–with photos.

Musgrove recalls that during the plaza’splanning phase,he insisted the design “be done twice to get it right.�H e raised $4 million for the project and later persuaded the Rotary C lub of Houston Heightsto take over its maintenance.

Nearby,the C layton Lee Memorial Park honors a man known as “M r.H eights�for his community involvement and spirit.Musgrove was the driving force behind the idea and the design of that “spot of respite� as well, English says.

D onated fundshad been dedicated for some sort of improvement in his honor for the community to enjoy. Musgrove approached the C ity of H ouston with a way to further embellish the esplanade while honoring a local benefactor.

The plaza is“a testament to how R.G . works to get things done,�

English says. The Adler Foundation Scholarship Fund,meanwhile, shows an outcome with ongoing impact.Musgrove persuaded the family to set up a permanent endowment that distributes$8,000$15,000 in scholarshipsto Heightsarea students.

A fi nal example of Musgrove’s outreach is his support-building efforts for Starlight, Starbright Foundation.

Though no longer an active program for the Rotary’s H eights chapter, a half-dozen years ago, it was a small deal with big impact, English recalls.The premise wasto bring portable workstations into cancer wards at children’s hospitals. Its appeal was in helping the children take their minds off their health condition and passthe time, Musgrove says.

English thinks Musgrove’s tenacity combined with friendliness enabled him to do so much for so many for so long.

In what Burge calls Musgrove’s “relentless pursuit� of volunteer projects, he has amazed and inspired those who worked with him. “Even as age and infi rmities have begun to limit his mobility,he has found new waysto raise fundsand assist worthy causes,� Burge says. “H e and Lucille are all-too-rare examples of individuals whose abiding mission is to build their community and benefi t their fellow man.�

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The 600-page family history he researched and penned isa genealogical feat that especially pleases Musgrove,as does having a loving wife with whom to share his life and raise three successful sons.

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