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How one man is reshaping how others perceive him with one small question and one big heart By Kim Hogstrom For The Leader One of the joys of living in north Houston is the occasional Art Car tooling around, but many have noticed a curious, new addition to the local collection. A former school bus now sports soft gray paint and images of an odd looking fellow on its sides. This bus, which resides in the Heights, is called the “Just Ask” World Tour Bus. Naturally, The Leader “asked.” “We started the ‘Just Ask’ Foundation to promote awareness of neurofibromatosis or NF, and now we have a bus to do it,” said Reggie Bibbs, Founder of the nonprofit agency. Bibbs was diagnosed with disfiguring NF at age one. Now 50, Bibbs has spent much of his life in the shadows, but that’s changed. “NF is not rare,” Bibbs said. “We want to help people feel comfortable with themselves. It’s all about getting people to embrace who they are, and it’s so amazing and so rewarding when we do,” While often confused with the “Elephant Man Disease,” neurofibromatosis is in fact a genetic disorder which affects more than 100,000 Americans; making it more common than Cystic Fibrosis, Muscular Dystrophy, Huntington’s Disease and Tay Sachs combined. It also presents in varying degrees of severity. In Bibbs’ case, tumors encase one side of his head, and one of his legs. The tumors are such that removing them results in them returning, often more aggressively, and there is no cure. A British film crew produced two documentaries about Bibbs shown on The Discovery Channel. Both “My Brand New Face” and “Beauty and the Beast” have aired in the

Photos by Kim Hogstrom (Top) Reggie Bibbs stands outside of his customized bus in the Heights. Bibbs, who was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis, or NF, travels around the city in his bus inviting people to ask about his condition and to educate others. (Bottom) While Bibbs said his childhood was difficult and struggled at times to even leave the house, Bibbs continues to travel and meet with others (and occassionally indulges with a lot of food, like a chili cook-off at Cottonwood).

US and internationally. As a result, Bibbs has fans around the world. “Yesterday, I got an email from someone thanking me. He told me I was an inspiration to him,” Bibbs said. “He told me he has NF too and that he lives in Russia. I couldn’t believe it. That gives me so much strength.” Things have not always been so rewarding, according to Bibbs. He says childhood was difficult. ”There were a lot of lunches at school sitting alone,” he said. As an adult, Bibbs spent years at home, hidden away. When his younger brother died of cancer, Bibbs decided “enough was enough” and started leaving the house. “I noticed people would stare at me, but often it was See Just Ask, P. 2A

Celebrating the Heights Fire Station By Kim Hogstrom For The Leader With 100 years and counting of history, spanning generations of Heights residents and counteless Houstonians who have passed through its doors, the Houston Heights Fire Station’s centennial will be a celebration of the community’s past, present and future. The 100th birthday party for the Houston Heights Fire Station, located at 12th St. and Yale St., will include two bands, Mayor Parker, several speakers and birthday cake with a free event beginning at 2 p.m. on March 8. All are invited to commemorate the building’s role in Heights’ history, which was once called the “heartbeat of the Heights.” “When the fire station was completed in 1915, it was the center of the Heights’ civic activity,” said Mark R. Williamson, President of the Houston Heights Association (HHA), the civic group acting as care-takers for the old building. There were five full-time firefighters at the station in 1915 and the station also housed the Heights City Council chambers, judges chambers, offices and even jail See Station P. 8A

Worried parents from across The Leader area had their loyalty to local elementary schools on full display this month as HISD held a public meeting at Waltrip High School regarding its proposed Samuel Sarabia boundary changes. Among some of the hot topics with parents at the Feb. 16 meeting at Waltrip included the decision to shift Love and Sinclair Elementary’s boundaries – a proposal that a number of parents of Sinclair students were ambivalent about. One Shady Acres resident also expressed frustration with the timeframe of the proposal, and said it was “disheartening” that the announcement came after the Magnet school application process had closed. He told HISD representatives that he had already completed the process for his son, who was slated to begin Kindergarten next year. Samuel Sarabia, Chief School Officer for Area III Elementary Schools, however said that HISD would be reaching out to parents about the process. “An exception would be provided for parents in those situations,” Sarabia said. See Boundaries, P. 4A

Photo by Christina Martinez Justin Engle (left) and partner Steve Malacelo will be joining the growing number of microbreweries aiming to call The Leader area their new home.

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Imagine riding your bike to a neighborhood brewery where you can try the latest cask, play a game of cribbage with the head brewers, rub shoulders with fellow neighbors and grab a bite to eat. These are exactly the ideas of the microbrewery, Town in City Brewing, located at 1125 W Calvacade St., set to open at the end of March or early April. “Our capacity is about 90 people, so it won’t be like other breweries when you go and there’s about 400 people there,” Justin Engle, Founder and Head Brewer said. “But that’s not what we’re going for. We’re going for the neighborhood destination to where neighbors can come and have their meetings here or just hang out.” See Brewing P. 6A

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Monday evening was a frightening night for employees at several Leader-area businesses which saw a string of robberies which started at a gas station and ended at a local Walgreens. The crimes began at the Valero located at 1600 North Shepherd just before 9:30 p.m., according to officials with the Houston Police Department. Two black males wearing hoodies with scarves around their faces showed one of the store’s employees a gun and another jumped the counter and stole money from a register. Just over an hour later, two men wearing dark clothing also with their faces concealed robbed the Raising Cane’s located at 3003 Ella Blvd., officials said. One of the robbers fired a shot inside of the business, but there were no injuries. The robbers took money from a register near the drive-through window and fled the scene.

At about 12:30 a.m., a third robbery occurred at the Walgreens at 950 Studemont, officials said. Like the other incidents, two males in dark clothing with their faces concealed robbed the business at gun point and fled with an undetermined amount of money. A possible vehicle belonging to the suspects was described as a white Hyundai Tuscon, according to officials. HPD spokesman John Cannon said it is currently too early in the investigation to determine if the robberies are fully related to one another. “If you look at each case you have different methods carried out,” Cannon said. “In one case you have the suspects jumping a counter and another with a shot being fired. It’s too early to tell if they’re the work of the same two males or perhaps different groups that split up.” Anyone with information regarding the Staff photo incidents is encouraged to call HPD or The location where shots were fired at the Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS. Raising Cane’s at 3003 Ella Blvd.

Two guns stolen from Garden Oaks home Garden Oaks HOA On Feb. 22 deputies were dispatched to the 1000 block of W. Gardenia in regards to a Burglary of a Habitation. Upon arrival deputies were advised by the complainant that sometime Friday between, 10 a.m. and Sunday, 4 p.m., someone made entry into their home through an open window in the rear of the home and stole vari-

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Then Huynh outside of his girlfriend’s townhome in the 5300 block of Darling. According to HPD, Huynh had been unloading groceries outside of the home when he was shot and wounded. He was later pronounced dead after being taken to a local

hospital. Two of the suspects, one of them allegedly Odigie, fled the scene in a vehicle. Odigie was arrested Feb. 20, however officials could not say if there was a clear motive behind the shooting.

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Just Ask from P. 1A not an angry look, or in contempt, it was more of a curious look. So I thought, why don’t they ‘just ask’?” he said. Then Bibb’s best friend, Lou Congelio, stepped in. “I discovered that Reggie had never been to an Astros game, so I asked him to go with me! I didn’t know it at the time, but the idea really stressed him out. At the game, we started asking people if they would like a picture with Reggie, and every one of them said ‘Yes!’ Then, we printed cards that said, ‘Just ask’ and

started handing them out. We discovered that wherever we go, people surprise us with their kindness and humanity,” Congelio said. The new “Just Ask” World Tour Bus will usher the two best friends around the state and country to promote awareness of NF and to help people accept themselves, and each other. Until then, there is good chance you will spot it right here. When you see the bus, be sure to wave or stop and say hello, and don’t forget to “just ask.”

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YMCA: Three home runs and a lesson I’ll never forget

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ver given any thought to the most valuable lessons you’ve learned as a person? For some reason – and maybe this leaves room for some serious psychoanalysis – most of the great lessons I’ve learned have come at the expense of great failures. Thirty years ago, as a kneeknocking, wiry kid, I stood on a pitcher’s mound, about to square off with the most daunting opponent I ever faced in youth sports. The guy’s name was David Patrick, and he was bigger, taller and stronger than the rest of us. Before the game, my teammates were excited that, finally, David and I would square off against each other. He was, by far, the best hitter and pitcher in the league. I had a reputation of being a pretty good pitcher. In the first inning, David walked to the plate and drilled the first pitch I delivered over the centerfield fence. I think the ball was still on the rise by the time he circled the bases. Two innings later, David came to the plate again. And again, he pulled out his rocket launcher and sent my weak fastball into the trees beyond the centerfield fence. I’ll never forget the image of a little white ball disappearing into the trees. David’s third homerun off of me in that game came with a collective laugh – from his teammates, my teammates and, yes, me. I think it landed 50 feet past his previous two. I don’t remember the final score, but I remember that game like it was last week. One of the greatest lessons in humility I ever learned happened on that diamond on a hot, summer night in Alabama. One

in apartment complexes in our own community, where the young people have a choice of standing on street corners or becoming better people through the Y’s program. I was fortunate as a young person. My wonderful parents never allowed for idle time. They were active in my life, and I certainly did not come from a family without means. And that’s what I have always loved about the YMCA. I stood on baseball fields and basketball courts with every walk of life. All these years later, I still remember the lessons I learned from them. What’s wonderful about the Y today is they have evolved into an organization that teaches so much more than athletics. They are more than an organization that hosts games on Saturday mornings. They are improving the lives of people who don’t get the opportunities I had as a young person. I read a statistic that 95 percent of all Americans give some form of charitable contribution each year. That means you all get hit with requests around every corner. But if you have a 20 dollar bill, and you’d like to help support our local Y, please send me an email and I’ll get it to the right folks. And you don’t even have to send it to me. You can call the Y directly. I may have given up three humiliating homeruns in one night on a baseball field, but I wouldn’t trade that lesson for anything in the world. And I have the Y to thank.

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of the greatest lessons I learned in grace came from David Patrick, who had every right to show arrogance but showed kindness, instead. I remember another team from the next season. The Cardinals were as technically sound as any group of young athletes I competed against. Their coach, the late Charlie Hughen, taught them how to stay down on ground balls, how to take pitches, and how to move runners into scoring position. I remember a team coached by a guy named Randy Smalley. They were the epitome of “team.” They cheered for each other. They hustled everywhere they went. They weren’t afraid to swing the bat. Their fans never shut up. Those teams and their athletes always seemed to be winners. Doesn’t mean I always lost. In fact, my old trophy case (back when they didn’t give them out like lollipops at a bank) would suggest my teams won more than they lost, but I seemed to learn more from watching others than I remember about my own teams. Why am I telling this story to our readers, who live in Houston and could care less about my travails as an amateur athlete in Alabama?

Remember that question I asked at the beginning? We all have lessons we learned as young people. Some of us learned them in school. Some of us learned them from our family. I certainly learned them from both. But as a person who owns a business in a competitive world, I find it utterly amazing that some of the greatest lessons I learned about motivating people, teaching organization, building a team and facing adversity with kindness, grace and humility came during the five or six years of my youth when the only place you could find me was on a YMCA field or court. As I sit here and write, I am astonished at the lucidity of those memories – there are times I can’t remember what I had for lunch a day ago. All these years later, three decades to be exact, I am fortunate enough to still be a part of the YMCA, only this time, it’s not the Y of my youth but the one only a few miles from most of you. I help serve on an advisory

Black helicopters are flying over New Braunfels MOSCOW -- No, this one is in deep East Texas, a pleasant little town and the Gateway to Alto. But don’t tell anyone I’m here, especially the Texas Legislature. Let’s start at the beginning. Remember the Alamo? That is a question, not a battle cry. The old mission will soon be the One World Government HQ or maybe a branch of the Trilateral Commission. This is the fear of a prominent and thoughtful Texas elected leader, Sen. Donna Campbell, Republican of New Braunfels, whom I had never heard of before. She is afraid that the Alamo will fall under United Nations command and control so the ramparts will be watched o’re by blue berets. The Alamo and other San Antonio missions have been nominated as World Heritage Sites by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO. An international panel will vote on the nomination in June. Inclusion on the list may allow a country to receive financial assistance to support its preservation activities. The host would remain property of the country, or in this case, the people of Texas. Getting on this list is really flattering in that our missions would join the Taj Mahal, the Acropolis, the Kremlin and Red Square, Chartres Cathedral and the pyramids among other world-renowned places and structures. There are currently 22 sites in the U.S. that are on the World Heritage list, including the Statue of Liberty and the Grand Canyon. We can only wonder why our boys didn’t make the cut earlier. Some might think this is a great recognition for the Lone Star State, but Sen. Campbell saw through this takeover. She filed Senate Bill 191 to ban foreign entities from owning, controlling or managing the historical landmark. Campbell explained she wrote the bill as an extra measure to ensure the security of the Alamo’s ownership. “The Alamo is the story of Texas,” the lawmaker said. “It should always be maintained and cared for by Texas.” Campbell said she is not opposed to the Alamo being designated as a World Heritage Site, but – and here is the unarguable reason -- “UNESCO starts with U.N.” I, for one, side with the lady from New Braunfels (which, by the way, is a name containing UN). This is a transparent way for those One Worlders, no doubt in cahoots with Henry Kissinger and the International House of Pancakes, to get their paws on Texas’ version of Lourdes. Oh sure, they sweetened the pot by saying, “Inclusion on the list may allow a country to receive financial assistance to support its preservation activities.” A conservative like Ms. Campbell, who is also a member of the tea party, should welcome some of that UN money coming to Texas, but she can’t be bribed. Want more ammunition, the ghosts of Crockett, Travis and Bowie? Campbell said ominously, “If anybody is disturbed by my bill then I would have to wonder if there’s something that they know that I don’t know that puts the Alamo at risk.” Exactly! What do they know that they are not telling us? What secret meetings, handshakes and hidden codes is UNESCO using to grab our mission? Some lefties might say this alarm smacks of paranoia. I call it a healthy skepticism of every person, pyramid and large canyon. Wait. Are those black helicopters? The honorable senator from the German-

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speaking town of New Braunfels is correct in saying, “It should always be maintained and cared for by Texas.” But as any Texan knows, for more than a century the Alamo was maintained and cared for by the Spanish and then more years by the Mexicans. Indeed, when the Texians (as they called themselves then) commandeered the complex in 1836 the Mexican Army got a tad mad and spent 13 days taking it back. Since then the complex has been maintained and sometimes cared for by the city of San Antonio, the Catholic Church, the U.S. Army and the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. Today it is the charge of the General Land Office. But who exactly is this General Land Office? General of what army? The Spanish? Maybe the Mexican Army re-re-took the Alamo one night and didn’t tell anyone. If you saw the movie, “Viva Max,” you’ll know. The next time you are in San Antonio, see if anybody there speaks Spanish. Again, I support Sen. Campbell in her crusade, and only wish she would continue to root out takeovers of our beloved land. For example, we know hundreds of thousands of people from out of state have moved here. Have they seized control of our towns and renamed them for places back home like Detroit, Cleveland, Colorado City and Denver City? How really Texan are the residents of Klondike, Nevada, Memphis and Miami? It might be even worse. Has UNESCO turned our wonderful towns into one big Security Council? Oh, ye citizens of Athens, Canadian, China and Egypt, do your students still recite the Texas Pledge of Allegiance? In what language, and do they keep their fingers crossed when saying it? Sen. Campbell, call out the Texas Rangers, or are they, too, now wearing blue berets? Go to Ireland and to Italy, Turkey, London, New London, Paris, and never leave Texas. The UN doesn’t need to visit the Middle East to check on the Palestinian situation. Try Anderson County. Have all these places been taken over by an international conspiracy? It may already be too late for Santa Anna, Tennessee Colony, and Alamo. This last one is most suspicious, because there is also Los Alamos. Ring an atomic bell? And it’s in the UNited States. Sen. Campbell, here is a list of obvious codenames. We must have them broken immediately: Frognot, Bigfoot, Hogeye, Cactus, Notrees, Veribest, Kickapoo, Gun Barrel City, Hoop And Holler, Ding Dong and Dime Box. I shall join Sen. Campbell in her pursuit to keep foreigners from taking over Texas. Just don’t tell her I’m in Moscow. Ashby conspires at ashby2@comcast.net

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Boundaries from P. 1A Some residents also said Love Elementary wasn’t up to the same standards as Sinclair and other local schools; however Sarabia and other officials tempered these concerns by saying the district is working hard to address certain issues, in particular its reading levels for students. Family and community ties were also brought up by several people in attendance, with one parent wondering if there would be a policy of keeping

upcoming family members who aren’t ready for school yet in the same schools as their older siblings. While the final vote in the process belongs to the Board of Education, Sarabia emphasized that concerns of parents from across the Houston area will be submitted to board members for consideration. “We’re taking note of all of the concerns that have been made here today,� Sarabia said. “If the community asks

that not only current students be grandfathered in but also siblings, that will come up with our recommendations and, ultimately, the Board of Education will vote on it.� Justin Silhavy, a Demographer working in HISD’s Student Support Services, said a variety of data was collected to form the basis of the proposed redrawn boundaries. “Enrollment trends of HISD students by neighborhood provide information on

student retention and allow us to formulate enrollment forecasts for coming years,� Silhavy said in an email. “Interviews are conducted with developers, home builders, city departments, demolitions, and any other entity that will ultimately change the housing composition within HISD. Also considered are charter school openings and closures, birth trends, student yields by housing units, etc.� The district used a com-

COMMUNITY DANCE SPJST Lodge 88 The SPJST Lodge 88, 1435 Beall St., will host a Country Western dance will be held 8 p.m.-11:30 p.m. Feb. 27, with entertainment provided by Jeff Woolsey and Dancehall Kings. The cost is $15 per person. Reservations are suggested, but not required. Reservations held only 30 minutes past start of dance. Information: 713-869-5767, lodge88.org.

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benefit from attending this free conference which will provide information and resources. There will be workshops on a range of topics, free lunch, booths from local agencies and door prizes. This is an adults only conference that will be held from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. March 7, at DePelchin Children’s Center, 4950 Memorial Dr. Pre-registration is required. Information: 713-460-0781, x 5229, 832-830-2398, rapp@ voatx.org.

and courtroom until the Heights merged with The City of Houston in 1918. Come celebrate this historic landmark, 107 W. 12th St., from 2-4 p.m. March 8.

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HEIGHTS ROW TREE DAY Donovan Park The community is invited to learn about the amazing Heights trees. Adopt trees for rightof-way. Learn about sidewalk variances to nurture trees and more. Meet at the Hike and Bike Trail at 7th and Heights Blvd., from 9 a.m.-noon, Feb. 28. RSVP to adopt row trees. Information: urbanforest@houstonheights.org.

SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISER FISH FRY Reagan Masonic Lodge #1037 Reagan Masonic Lodge #1037 AF&AM, 1606 Heights Blvd., is hosting a scholarship fundraiser Fish Fry from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 28. Proceeds fund scholarships for Reagan High School seniors. The cost is $10 per plate, $30 family pack (feeds four) and includes fried catfish, cole slaw, fries and hushpuppies. Plates are to-go only. Call to preorder (not required, but recommended). Information: 713-861-1037.

THE BIG RED MARKET AT ROUND UP St. Thomas High School More than 30 vendors in boutique style shopping, featuring trendy clothes, beauty products, jewelry, gourmet foods, purses, shoes, home dÊcor, Texas items, silk kimono bags, vintage jewelry and linens, monogrammed items, Houston design T-shirts, custom leather goods, caricatures, children’s items and more. Free admission. The event will be held from 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m. March 1, at St. Thomas High School, 4500 Memorial Dr. Information: roundup@sths.org.

OLDIE AND GOODIE CLASSIC CAR SHOW Adolf Hoepfl Garage Come to the 5th Annual Oldie and Goodie Classic Car Show, a free family friendly event, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 28. In addition to the car show, live music, great food and a car parade are featured. Adolf Hoepfl Garage is

RELATIVES AS PARENTS CONFERENCE Relatives As Parents Coalition Grandparents and other relatives raising kin children will

CRAWFISH BOIL Krewe of Cajuns and Cowboys This non-profit group of young professionals with roots in both Louisiana and Texas has organized this annual crawfish boil to benefit the Texas Children’s Hospital and its Heal the Sick Children campaign. The event will be held March 7, at Lucky’s Pub, 801 Saint Emanuel St., 77003. To donate, make check payable to TEXLA KCC, Attn. Coby Gawlik, 3131 W. Bellfort #1113, Houston 77054. All donations are tax deductible. Information: 281-5463568, cgawlik@stagestores.com. HOUSTON HEIGHTS CITY HALL FIRE STATION 100TH ANNIVERSARY Built in 1914-15 by the municipality of Houston Heights this building housed city offices, fire fighters, jail cells, and a combination city council chamber

bination of other sources as well, and information from the US Census can be used to examine population in an area when releveant, Silhavy said. However, HISD enrollment databases generally have the upper hand in creating more meaningful enrollement forecasts as the data is always upto-date. While the preparation of demographic information in HISD is an ongoing process, Silhavy also helps prepare snapshots which coincide with peak enrollment time of late October and early November.

This is also the time when the Texas Education Agency takes official enrollment counts. “As long as people are moving around the metropolitan area and housing developers are building homes, local school districts will conduct demographic analyses for planning purposes,� Silhavy said. “With that said, even if homes are not being constructed, the demographics of neighborhoods can and often change. For a look at the proposed maps, go online to www.theleadernews.com.

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ST. JOSEPH ALTAR Sacred Heart Society of Little York The Sacred Heart Society welcomes the community to come by Whitney Oaks Hall, 816 E. Whitney, to visit the St. Joseph Altar, March 8. For three Sundays preceding the event, come by and watch Italian cookies being made for the altar. Information: 713-692-0198.

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BOWLING FUNDRAISER MANNA MANNA (Ministry Assistance of the Near Northwest Alliance), is having a bowling fundraising event from 8 p.m.-midnight, March 21, at Delmar Lanes, 3020 Mangum Road. Bowling teams are needed to sign up and all sizes of sponsorship are available. There will also be a silent auction. Auction donations are needed. All donations are much appreciated and are used to help neighbors in the community with their rent and/or utilities. The thrift store and the food pantry always welcomes donations also. Call Patricia Dornak at 713-5045486 or email pdornak@gmail. com for information.

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From the Pews. Senior Activities Day at St. Stephen’s All adults age 50+ are welcome to attend the monthly Senior Activities Day Games and Luncheon, at 9:30 a.m., March 4, in the fellowship hall. Donations are encourged to help cover the cost of lunch. All are welcome to attend Family Movie Night, at 6:30 p.m. March 6, in the fellowship hall. Admission is free. Popcorn and lemonade will be provided. Bring pillows and blankets. St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church is located at 2003 W. 43rd St. For information, call 713-686-8241 or visit www.stsumc.org.

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Philadelphia, Pa., died Feb. 7. The family moved to Houston while Dooling was still in grade school. He attended St. Rose of Lima. During his teens, while a student at St. Thomas High School, he was a long-time dancer on the Larry Kane Show, a popular Houston Saturday afternoon television show. He graduated from St. Thomas in 1963 and from the University of Texas at Austin in 1967. After serving in the Air Force Reserves and the Secret Service, he joined his father in the accounting firm of Dooling & Dooling, which after his father’s retirement became Dooling & Mabe. Dooling is survived by his wife of 40 years, Bertha, his sister, Alma Jean, and his brother, Brian John.

Syluce Lee Hadley Sr., 87, born Oct. 7, 1927 in Perdido, Ala., died Feb. 16. A welder by trade, Lee was a proud 60-year member of the Pipefitters’ Local 211. He

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March Art Sale and Pancake Breakfast at St. Matthew’s St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church, 4300 N. Shepherd, will be holding a free monthly free pancake breakfast from 8:30-10 a.m. March 7. The March breakfast is being sponsored by the Children’s Weekday Ministries Board and will include an art show and sale. The art is the work of the students at St. Matthew’s Childhood Development Center and will be on display and for sale. The suggested donation is $5 per piece. A preview of this year’s classroom quilts will also be on display. Each class, from ba-

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Community Health Fair at Mt. Ararat Baptist The Senior Dream Team of Mt. Ararat Baptist Church is sponsoring a Community Health Fair from 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. March 28. There will be topics of discussion for all age groups. Drawings will be held every 30 minutes. Health benefits will be offered at no cost.

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On Wednesday, January 28, Our Savior Lutheran 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students participated in an academic competition at Lutheran High North between other area Lutheran and private schools. There are open events where the students compete against each other in subjects like geometry, memory, sports history, mythology and other topical studies. There are also specific content areas where students compete in their own grade level. Those subjects include math, grammar, history, science and Bible. There were two divisions of schools and Our Savior won first place in their division for the second year in a row. Officials said they are very proud of their accomplishment and hope it will inspire future teams to perform at a high level.

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Developing mind and body skills By Elizabeth Villarreal elizasgarden@outlook.com Several of your neighbors would like to send a warm shout out to Oak Forest resident Celeste Harris. Harris is a licensed master social worker and is on staff at the Houston Area Parkinson’s Society where she is Special Programs Coordinator. Clients and friends say “thank you” and want Harris to know what a big difference she makes in their lives. Harris also raises awareness for Parkinson’s Disease and participated in the 2015 ABB 5K fun run/walk on Jan. 17. She is currently involved in the HAPS Parkinson’s Enrichment Program or PEP. PEP is an educational program for individuals with Parkinson’s and a vital part of remaining focused on full mind-body wellness when living with the disease. Parkinson’s Disease is a chronic and progressive movement disorder that involves the malfunction and death of vital nerve cells in the brain. In the United States as many as one million people live with Parkinson’s. This is for my young techie neighbors - do you have a young techie in your house? A child or teen who loves robots? Do we have a date for you! Games Robots Play is a day workshop and educational real-time robotic challenge for students in K thru 12th grades to be held at Waltrip High School this Saturday, Feb. 28, run by the Robotics Team and Stephanie “Spoony” Witherspoon, one of our Oak Forest neighbors and the Robotics and Engineering instructor at Waltrip. It is a robotics challenge, but think competition or tournament with a safety net. Waltrip’s team will help everyone out so they are successful. Anyone K through 12 that has an autonomous robot may come to participate as an individual or a team. Teams may

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I’m so excited to share some Heights news with you. On the front page you’ll find the real estate and business side to the soon-to-open Heights microbrewery, Town in City Brewing. Justin Engle and Steve Macalello share some insight into the troubles they have faced since their land purchase in 2012, possibility for the future and their aspirations to be a neighborhood figure. We’ll let the article do the news talk, but here we’re going to get to the good stuff - let’s talk Town in City Brewing beer.

The concept

Town in City is listed as a microbrewery and to put that in layman’s terms, they’ll only make X amount of barrels of beer and only sell X amounts of beer to total X amount at the end of the year. Engle and Macalello met in college in Colo-

rado and one thing they love and miss are the neighborhood breweries that college students and neighbors could walk and bike to. That’s exactly the concept and atmosphere Town in City is going for. The venue capacity holds 90 people, with a beer garden currently in the works outside. The Heights brewery will also be a permanent home to a new food truck that will offer classic pub-style food. The tap room will be open Wed. and Thurs. from 3 – 10 p.m.; Fri. 3 p.m. – 12 a.m.; Sat. 10 a.m. – 12 a.m. and Sun. 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.

The beer

Before living in Houston, Engle lived in Australia and the core of Town in City beer will center on Engle’s upbringing on Australian English style beer. Balance is the key word Engle says he seeks in his beers. At the front of the line is the Amber and the Porter, which are a part of their Farm Market series: City Amber and

City Porter; the next step in the series is Suburban Amber and Suburban Porter. The Suburban’s have a little bit more funk to them, with notes of sour cherries, leather and pepper. The City Amber being more straight forward. Next is a bit more funky and a bit more fun. The Chipped Tooth IPA is in honor of a friend and her great story. The story starts somewhere at a bar in Golden, Colorado. Along the intersections of Golden you’ll find bronze statues and on those bronze statues is where their friend’s tooth said hello and goodbye. Engle said it went something like this: “Walk. Walk. Walk. Trip. Chip a tooth on the golden statue.� It makes for a funny story now and since IPAs have a tendency to have high alcohol and lead to various activities, the name fit. Their double IPA or imperial IPA will be called “Chipped Teeth.� Then there will be their Pale Ale called Mosquito’s Revenge

If you’ve ever walked outside on an August day in Houston, you’ll understand the homage this name plays. Here’s how the story goes: one summer day Engle was brewing a Pale Ale in his garage and he was eaten alive by mosquitos. Engle says beer drinkers attract more mosquitos than non-beer drinkers and Pales are something Houstonians like to drink more of in the summer. So might as well call it Mosquito Revenge. TABC will be releasing the labels soon, but Engle shared a secret release called 19th Street. The 19th Street is a true British Double IPA, very dark malt heavy with a lot of floral and citrus notes. This will be released in the fall time. To read more about this week’s Thirsty Explorer, go online to The Leader’s website at www. theleadernews.com.

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Station from P. 1A cell. Lockers belonging to the firefighters still remain along with one of two original fire poles. “When we were doing restoration we even unearthed the original brick from the floors of the stable for the horses that pulled the fire equipment,” Willamson said. That was a surprise to everyone. Those bricks are now in one of the courtyards.” When the fire station was constructed, it cost about $20,000. In 1918 the city of Houston annexed the Heights and the station went with it. From 1918 until 1995, the building functioned as Houston Fire Station No. 14 and housed the city of Houston’s fire equipment as well as HFD firemen and women. “In 1995, the Houston Heights Association was able to secure a 30-year lease on the fire station from the city of Houston,” said Williamson. “The property was already designated a historical structure, so there were strings attached to the lease. Among them was the requirement that we maintain it for continued use to the community.” This was a task easier said than done. The station was in dire need of repair and restoration. In 1996, the HHA completed a $100,000 renovation including the installation of a catering kitchen, chair lift and repair of the original tin ceilings. However, they did not stop at that. “In 2009, the city of Houston was strapped for cash and selling some of its assets,” Williamson said. “The

Houston Heights Association was then able to purchase the fire station for something like $360,000 from the city of Houston. Our next step was to fully repair and restore the building.” The association completed renovations on the station’s exterior by re-grouting and replacing broken brick, and repairing the first floor in 2012 ,including the single jail cell. They tackled the second floor in 2013 and, in 2014, landscaping improvements were completed. All of the expenses faced in this restoration were generated by fund-raising events held by the HHA. It is part of the agency’s fabric, as made clear in its mission statement. It says that the organization is “to serve as a constructive force to promote, foster, encourage, and sponsor the rehabilitation and restoration of historically significant homes and buildings and to promote Houston Heights as the best and most livable historic neighborhood in the Houston metropolitan area.” Today, the Houston Heights Fire Station serves as a meeting spot for local civic and business associations, clubs, parties and holiday celebrations. Additionally, the 7,000square-foot structure has become one of Houston’s most treasured locations for weddings and receptions. While the horses are long gone, the Houston Heights Fire Station continues its role of serving the Heights community.

Art Valet: In the zone with Kiki Neumann New What?

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Have you ever found yourself “in the zone?” That magical place, where everything just clicks, one good thing leads to another, people, events and circumstances just happen as if the universe had planned it all ahead of time, and was just waiting for you to show up. That is how I see Kiki Neumann’s life, an endless series of being at the right place at the right time. That could be a chance meeting with somebody, happening upon a treasure trove of goodies that enhance her folk art or a series of “ah-ha” moments. When one is fully focused on their goals and direction in life, that’s what happens. Some might call it luck, in Neumann’s case I’d call it persistence with a healthy dose of good attitude. I wrote about Neumann here last spring after she took me on a tour of the hill country and the Round Top area. A long time Heights area resi-

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dent and artist, Neumann has enough years behind her now as a creative to merely glance back at her past in the world of corporate paper sales. Today, Neumann still handles paper, only now it is greeting cards of her own creation, adorned with images of her signature license plate art. Neumann takes license plates, cuts them up and uses the letters and numbers to deliver messages on creative backgrounds that may include old road maps, horse shoes, weathered wood and other objects that just seem to find their way into Neumann’s vast arsenal of found treasures. Neumann does everything from the purchasing, cutting, arrangements, photography and production of the cards. Keeping the cards stocked at several of the most recognizable highway convenience stores, Buc-ee’s, is nearly a full time job on it’s own.

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