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Creative collection. A dance performance is among the local art-related events on tap.

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Cool beans. Stefan Modrich reviews a Woodland Heights coffee shop with tasty offerings.

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Sobering ceremony. Local Girl Scouts helped American Legion Post 560 retire old flags.

Animal advocates up in arms over veto

By Betsy Denson betsy@theleadernews.com

Houston animal advocate Aliesha Medley said she was not a big fan of Senate Bill 474, which aimed to provide increased protections for dogs that are chained or tethered by their owners, because she did not think the proposed state legislation went far enough. She said she wanted a clearer definition for what constitutes adequate shelter for animals that spend most of their time outside, and she also wanted the minimum tether

length to be expanded.

The owner of Houston Huts 4 Mutts, an outreach group for chained dogs that has a Heights location at 1215 W. 19th St., still saw the legislation as an improvement over existing state laws. So when Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed it June 18, after the bill passed through the Texas Legislature with bipartisan support, she mobilized.

Medley said she organized a statewide protest that was planned for Thursday in Austin, where demonstrators were expected to wear hot pink and march from the state capitol to the governor’s mansion on the first

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Contributed photo Several area residents have placed signs in their front yards that are critical of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and his veto of Senate Bill 474.

Resident turns backyard into wildlife habitat

By Adam Zuvanich Multiple residents on the same Garden Oaks street had their vehicles vandalized or burglarized last weekend, possibly by the same person.

According to authorities and a surveillance video posted on social media, the series of crimes involved slashed tires, the theft of a GPS device and chalk being inserted into a gas tank.

A spokesperson for the Harris County Precinct 1 Constable’s Office said Tuesday that a woman who lives on West 41st Street told police she discovered the morning of July 3 that her car had been broken into overnight, with a Garmin GPS device and a pair of prescription eyeglasses having been stolen.

A few houses down on the same block, an unknown female stole pieces of mail and vandalized the home as well as vehicles in the driveway early July 3, according to Houston Police Department spokesperson Victor Senties. He said the responding HPD officers’ report mentioned the incident that was handled by the constable’s office, but he said he did not know if the same person was believed to be responsible for both crimes.

The spokesperson for the constable’s office, Toni Mascione, said she did not have any descriptive information about the person or people responsible for the vehicle burglary.

“This is kind of a weird deal,” Senties said.

The Garden Oaks resident whose home and vehicles were vandalized posted surveillance photos and videos on Facebook that show a woman with a light complexion and long dark hair walk-

By Zarah Parker zarah@theleadernews.com With more than 30 years of gardening and farming under her belt, local resident Amy Williams said it’s impossible not see how delicate the ecosystem is in a garden, how it works together and how everything has a purpose.

“Even things we see as pests serve a purpose,” Williams said. “A few weeks ago I saw a tomato horn worm in the garden and at the same moment, a wasp swooped down and attacked and ate it. It was amazing.”

Her love for nature made the recent certification of her yard as a wildlife habitat with the National Wildlife Federation and Texas Conservation Alliance extra special.

Her yard, in the Langwood neighborhood just west of U.S. 290, also serves as an urban farm that William utilizes in making canned and pickled vegetables, jams, sauces and more, which she sells through her business Underhill Urban Farm Co. She’s been a vendor at Eleanora’s Market, held from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Saturday at 2120 Ella Blvd., for years.

According to the National Wildlife Federation, to be certified the area must have at least three food sources, which can be supplied by native plants, feeders, foliage or pollen. There must be at least one water source, like a stream or bird bath, two places of cover for animals to take shelter from bad weather, to hide or to hunt from, and two places for animals to raise their young, like mature trees, a thicket or a nesting box.

Lastly, to be certified, there must be at least two sustainable practices implemented, such as soil and water conservation or organic maintenance methods.

“Yes, you could technically have a bird bath and call it a water source but I wanted to make sure that what we had was actually sustainable and could support not only life, but the lifecycle of wildlife,” Williams said. “So, we put in a pond and it now serves as a water source for birds and insects, including our bees, and an environment where toads breed and tadpoles are raised.”

Crimes on 41st Street could be connected azuvanich@theleadernews.com

Contributed photos Above, Langwood resident Amy Williams gazes at a sunflower in her garden. Williams’ backyard was recently certified as a wildlife habitat with the National Wildlife Federation and Texas Conservation Alliance.

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At right, a butterfly hovers above a flower in Williams’ backyard garden in the Langwood subdivision just west of U.S. 290.

Photo from Facebook The person in this surveillance photo could be responsible for at least one crime committed last weekend on West 41st Street in Garden Oaks.

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day of a special legislative session that will not revisit the issue.

“In just Houston, we have over 250,000 chained dogs,” said Medley, adding that tethered dogs are especially common in neighborhoods such as Acres Homes and Independence Heights. “I don’t think most people comprehend the enormity. I just don’t think (Abbott) knows it’s an issue.”

Medley is not the only local animal advocate that is angered by Abbott’s veto of the bill, which provided clearer definitions for proper shelter and

By Zarah Parker zarah@theleadernews.com

Photo by Adam Zuvanich The pool at T.C. Jester Park is closed because of a lifeguard shortage, according to the City of Houston, which has opened only 10 of its 37 public pools this summer.

The pool at T.C. Jester Park is not open to the public, and it might stay that way through the summer season because of a lifeguard shortage.

The City of Houston opened only 10 of its 37 public pools on June 15, including three in or near the area: Moody Park, 3201 Fulton St.; Stude Park, 1031 Stude St.; and Memorial Park, 6402 Arnot St. They are open

from 1-8 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.

Each open pool represents one of the 10 Houston City Council districts, except for the Alief area because that park’s pool is under construction.

“We took into consideration a few major factors on coming to the decision to open 10 pools,” said Louis Moore with the Houston Parks and Recreation Department. “The number of lifeguards we could recruit, train and hire; the location of our

largest pools; and for the equitable distribution across all 10 council districts.”

Come Saturday, Moore said the city may open more pools to the public depending on the centrality of the location, size, sufficient parking lot and potential to serve the maximum number of people.

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Bob goes from curb to couch in touching turn of events

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ocal animal rescuer Jennifer Graves once spent a whole year trying to trap the wellknown stray dog named Bob. She could not catch him, and in the few years that followed, she could not touch him, either.

Graves’ experience with Bob was similar to that of a lot of other area residents, who viewed the black Labrador with a lopped-off tail as an elusive, almost mythical creature. He roamed the streets of Garden Oaks, Oak Forest and other nearby neighborhoods from 2015 until earlier this year, lounging around in front yards and taking whatever food and water local residents would give him – while making sure that no humans could get within a few feet of him.

As it turns out, though, Bob may not be as skittish as he let on.

He was tranquilized with darts and captured in late April by BARC, Houston’s animal shelter and adoption center, at the request of a resident. Bob was subsequently released to a rescuer who has since been fostering him and a companion dog, a gray pit bull named Rowdy who was picked up by BARC at the same time.

Graves, an Oak Forest resident, said she visited Bob a couple weeks after he transitioned to the foster home. And she was shocked to see that a dog who had lived outside and refused to be touched was suddenly hopping atop furniture and allowing her to pet him.

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“It was surreal,” Graves said.

“I remember sitting in the foster’s home, thinking, ‘I cannot believe this is the same dog that avoided humans at all costs and is now loving this attention and sleeping on the couch.’

I just kept staring at him, going, ‘This cannot be the same dog.’ ” Local animal lovers like Graves, especially those who are fond of Bob, will be glad to know it indeed was him. I’m also pleased to report that Bob continues to be fare better than his neighborhood advocates could have hoped.

Melinda Gleghorn, another Oak Forest resident who co-founded the Animal Justice League along with Graves, helped facilitate the foster arrangement after Bob was darted and has kept tabs on him in the months since. She also petted Bob in the days after he was picked up by animal control, an experience she described as “emotional” and “amazing.”

Gleghorn said Bob has been staying with Paige Whitton Carter,

Bob, the former stray dog, has taken well to his foster home.

who volunteers with Cypress Lucky Mutts Rescue and lives in the Candlelight area. And although he has adjusted to life indoors and can be handfed – Gleghorn posted a May 1 video on Facebook of Bob taking bits of cheese – he still gets spooked by storms and is hesitant around humans, sometimes peaking at her from around a corner when she visits.

Bob also has the odd habit of dig-

Redundant – again “Welcome to another meeting of Club Cliché, where we renew terms in our vocabulary that have been beaten to death by overuse,” said our chairman, Bottom Line, as quick as a New York minute. “I see some familiar faces here: Fifteen Minutes of Fame, You Go, Girl and Compassionate Conservative.

Hi, there, Occupy Wall Street and your cousin, Wall Street to Main Street, and Houston We Have a Problem. This meeting we have a whole batch of newcomers, like Existential. You seem to slip into every phrase, even when not needed. I see that Heavy Lifting has brought us two newcomers, Black Lives Matter and Blue Lives Matter.

Then there’s #MeToo, which, if you Google, pops up constantly. Incidentally, Google, you are now a verb.” If it walks Like a Duck spoke up. “Don’t forget Enslaved. For 300 years the term was Slave. Why the change?”

“I have no idea. It’s like Progressive which somehow morphed from Liberal. Moving on, we now welcome Comprehensive Immigration Reform which is used to death but can mean anything from open borders to land mines. I guess Build That Wall! Is out of date along with MAGA, but those cliches, along with Losers, could be back again in four years. Speaking of which, I already miss Mexico Will Pay For It. Meantime, Hang Mike Pence may get more play in upcoming trials, which brings us to you, January 6, now joining 9/1l. Both of you are shorthand for the incident of that date, which itself gives us, depending on who is talking, Fox News or MSNBC: Rioters, Insurgents and Tourists Calmly Visiting the Capitol.” Low Hanging Fruit and On the Wrong Side of History both grabbed the microphone.

“Then there’s Antifa, short for Anti-fascist.”

Bottom Line replied, “Right on target. While we are dealing with Washington, we have these two combating clichés, Election Integrity and Voter Suppression. You two are talking about the same thing, but take totally different stances.” Election Integrity spoke first. “We’ve got to prevent massive fraud at the ballot box! Every vote counts and ask not what you can do for your country.” Voter Suppression spoke next. “There is no massive voter fraud. Take souls to the polls.” Bottom Line then said, “While still in our nation’s Capital, let’s recognize Drain the Swamp, Reconciliation and Bipartisanship. We are so tired of you all.” Skin in the Game waved its hand. “Don’t ignore Infrastructure, although, like Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Infrastructure can mean anything from bridges to G5, whatever that is.” G5 stood up. “I’m new to the club, but I’m something you need and want, but don’t know it. Wait’ll I get redundant enough, like clerks say, when you leave, Have a Great One, which took over

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from Have a Nice Day.” Bottom Line continued: “Such nagging farewells bring us to you, No Problem. When someone goes to a clerk to solve a difficulty, they always say ‘No Problem.’ If there was no problem, why would you be seeking their help? OK, we can always count on the press to bring us shopworn members. Fake News, congratulations. You are spreading like Covid-19. Despots and dictators around the world have embraced you when shutting down opposition TV stations and newspapers. Wonder where they got that term?

Mainstream Media, you are also a good putdown. Breaking News, TV breathlessly announces you when that bulletin could be about a lost puppy or a change in the seasons. Oh, are we tired of you. Newt Gingrich trots out Elite Media in every sentence. Elite used to mean better or special, but ol’ Newt uses it as an insult. We turn to our best media cliché mongers, the newspapers’ sports section.

Good to see you Pro Hoops, Pin Stripes and Little Miss Baby Cakes. Same for The Bases Are Juiced. Alas, since they moved to the top, you Lastros have been replaced by the Astros.”

“Pandemic, everyone used to call you Epidemic. The rhetorically challenged have found a gold mine in you. And speaking of gold, when bad-mouthing the CDC, you are enviably called the Gold Standard of Public Health. Stand up and take a bow, Gold Standard.

Now we have Social Distancing, Masks Are Required and Vaxxed, a new term for being vaccinated. You are the opposite to Vaccine Hesitant, which won’t be around long because you’ll be dead. I think Faucid is a candidate for our club. To be Faucid means being accused of incompetence and outright lying. This term is mostly used by people who – as the saying goes – think the moon landing was fake and pro wrestling is real.

Millennials, you and your cousins, Gen X and Gen Y, were cute and fresh the first thousand times we heard of you.

Where is Bullying? For a while you were all the rage. News stories, interviews with past bullying and shrinks waxing knowledgeable about your causes and effects. Today no one cares about you. I see Transgender is here, for now. Same for you, Critical Race Theory.”

“Lastly, we honor our new winners of the Cliche of the Year Award. First runner up is Cancel Culture. The dictionary defines you ‘as a form of boycotting or shunning involving an individual who is deemed to

have acted or spoken in a questionable or controversial manner.’ By ‘controversial manner’ today that means anything to do with the Confederacy, and leads to changing names and toppling statues or removing them. Rice University may hide the statue of William Marsh Rice because he owned slaves and left his fortune to establish Rice for “whites only.” Wonder if his heirs will want their money back? As to our big winner, the award is clear. Woke, stand up and be recognized. You have been around forever, but now you have a new meaning, and it’s a pejorative term for political or social correctness to a suffering degree. Well, that wraps up this meeting. Just remember, avoid clichés like the plague.”

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ging holes in the backyard and then laying in them, Gleghorn said.

“He definitely doesn’t act like a normal dog,” she said. “He sort of wants to be around people but doesn’t want to be around people.”

Bob might also be older than 9, which is what BARC estimated in late April, because Gleghorn said she’s noticed he has cataracts and impaired vision.

But Bob has proven to be adapt-

able and adoptable, which Gleghorn considers a pleasant surprise. She said he has not tried to escape the backyard at his foster home – he had previously climbed fences after attempts to confine him – and is comfortable walking short distances on a leash.

Gleghorn said there is no set timeline to transition Bob from a foster home to a permanent home, but that is part of the plan.

“I think it’s going as well as we could have hoped for him,” she said.

“If he could get into a home that doesn’t mind a weird dog and do his thing, I think it’ll be good.”

Graves said she hopes Bob ends up with a Garden Oaks or Oak Forest resident, so he can return to his longtime neighborhood but as a pet instead of a stray. That could make for a new kind of “Bob sightings” – the theme of countless community Facebook posts over the years – with residents who once saw him wandering the streets being able to marvel at his newfound domestication.

But Graves wonders whether Bob was ever really averse to humans.

Perhaps he just knows how to get what he wants from them.

“I feel like he just fooled us all,” she said. “The whole time he was like, ‘I’m just going to keep working this food train I’ve got going here, because it’s pretty sweet.’ I just can’t believe it.” azuvanich@theleadernews.com

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Email us your letters: news@theleadernews.com Dear Editor: Okay, he just didn’t order the tacos the right way. Get the flour, get the bacon and add beans. You have to get this on any of the combinations of their tacos. Duh. It’s delish.

Grew up in Houston (Heights), and I’ve been all over… their breakfast is still a favorite of mine.

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Mi Sombrero serves up nostalgia in Garden Oaks Dear Editor: We love Mi Sombrero!

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Dear Editor: We love to eat there! Been eating there since the #1 meal was only $4.10!

Kathy Bench Dear Editor: Lol, went to a “Tex-Mex restaurant that caters to the “American Taste” then ordered corn tortillas. Go back for lunch. Order the Tommy’s Tacos, and before you disparage a neighborhood institution, ask yourself why an establishment in a town where restaurants open and close overnight, has been serving your readers for over half a century. They won a “Best of Houston” award for their Mexican Hamburger. Strong start for the “food critic” position recently filled…

Steven Weggemann

Dear Editor: Regarding “HISD’s lower test scores follow statewide trend” (July 3), let us recall a cinematic breakfast-table conversation. “Mom: Deep slant, Tripps stacked right? Son: Primary receiver’s inside flanker. Mom: Z burst? Son: My linemen are on pass block. Mom: How deep is your drop? Son: Five steps. Mom: Tripps stacked left? Son: Inside eight-yard curl.” Well, folks, if caring parents would drill their kids in arithmetic and other academics with the same intensity we saw devoted to a high school quarterback’s playbook in the 2004 film “Friday Night Lights,” our state’s STAAR scores would be through the roof. Ah yes, football. Hooray for priorities!

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HISD names new principals at local schools

By Betsy Denson betsy@theleadernews.com

Houston ISD has announced the hiring of new principals at four schools in the area.

Alexis Clark is the new principal at Crockett Elementary, 2112 Crockett St., while Jose Hilario Cordova is taking the top spot at Memorial Elementary, 6401 Arnot St. Alexander Gonzalez has been selected as the new principal of Helms Elementary, 503 W. 21st St., and Lilly G. Rincon is the new head of Scarborough High School, 4141 Costa Rica Rd. Clark started her career with HISD as a teacher at Brookline and Harvard Elementary schools. She then served as the assistant principal of Harvard for almost five years.

While at Harvard, Clark helped to close the student achievement gap through the authenticity of the professional learning community process and the implementation of depth and complexity elements for all students, according to an HISD news release.

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as an educational consultant with Fueling Brains, an organization specializing in early childhood brain development.

Clark also has experience in dance and vocal performance.

She earned her bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies from the University of Texas at San Antonio and her master’s degree in educational leadership as well as her doctoral degree in ethical leadership from the University of St. Thomas.

The former principal at Crockett, Priscilla Rivas, is the new principal for Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts.

Memorial Cordova graduated from Carnegie Vanguard High School. He has served as an assistant principal at Lanier Middle School for the past two years.

He began his career with HISD in 2014 as a social studies teacher at Welch Middle School. Cordova was named “Beginning Teacher of the Year” for the district in 2015 before transitioning into administration at Lanier.

Cordova has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio and a master’s degree from the University of Texas at Arlington.

Maria Teresa Garcia, the

principal at Memorial from 2015-21, has accepted another position in the district.

ough High School. The native Houstonian graduated from the University of Houston with a bachelor’s degree in social studies with a minor in education and a master’s in educational leadership.

The former principal at Helms, Maria Dolores “Lola” Perejón-Lasheras, is now the principal at Clifton Middle School.

Helms Gonzalez first began his career in education as a middle school reading teacher at Killough Middle School in Alief ISD. In 2014, he served as a teacher, department chair and site coordinator for HISD’s Advanced Virtual Academy.

In 2017, he became a teacher specialist at Hines-Caldwell Elementary overseeing individual educational programs for students.

For the last three years, Gonzalez has served as an assistant principal at Scarbor-

Scarborough Named last week as the new principal at Scarborough, Rincon comes from the top spot at Jefferson Elementary.

She began her two-decade career in education in McAllen ISD in South Texas.

After two years of teaching, she returned to her hometown of Houston to serve as a classroom teacher at Burbank and Travis Elementary schools in HISD. During that time, Rincon was recognized as a bilingual teacher of the year and selected as a candidate for the HISD Turnaround Leadership Cohort. She joined the Jefferson leadership team as a teacher specialist and assumed the role of assistant principal before becoming principal.

Rincon received her bachelor’s degree in social sciences from the University of Houston Downtown and master’s degree in educational leadership from the University of Houston.

Jefferson Elementary is in the search process for its new principal.

With the role filled at Scarborough, there are now new principals in each of the three schools in the feeder pattern for Scarborough – the other two being Wainwright Elementary and Clifton Middle School.

New roof donated to American Legion Post 560

By Zarah Parker zarah@theleadernews.com

It was just a matter of time before the roof of the American Legion Post 560, located at 3720 Alba Rd. in Garden Oaks, would have been in direr condition.

Alex Reyes, who owns North American Roofing Co. along with his brother Raul, said the roof at the post already had leaks and he could see a lot of fiberglass inside, which indicated to him the need for a new roof was serious.

The roofing company, along with two other suppliers, donated what Reyes estimated was $15,000 in costs for material and labor. The new roof was installed over a two-day period in late June.

“As the roofing company, we supplied the labor for the roof,” Reyes said. “Our supplier here in the Houston area John Kleckley with Southern Shingles supplied the shingles and Will Conley with CertainTeed also donated.”

CertainTeed is a building material company that is used

by North American Roofing Co. The need for a new roof at the Legion was first brought to Reyes’ attention by a customer that is also a member of the American Legion, who asked if Reyes could help. Post Commander Irene Infante said the Legion family is “very grateful for this generous gift.”

“It takes a lot of money to buy a new roof,” Reyes said.

“By doing this for the Legion, it was one less bill they had to pay. We’re glad we helped out the American Legion and the veterans.”

Contributed photo The new roof at the American Legion Post 560 in Garden Oaks was donated by North American Roofing Co. and two of its suppliers.

Bowling alley hosting vaccination event

By Adam Zuvanich azuvanich@theleadernews.com

Del Mar Lanes and Harris County Public Health are partnering for a free COVID-19 vaccination event scheduled for 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday at the neighborhood bowling alley located at 3020 Mangum

Rd. As part of the “Strike Out COVID” event, those who are vaccinated will receive a gift card for one hour of bowling.

Free drink tickets also will be provided by Karbach Brewing Co., located nearby at 2032 Karbach St. Doses of the COVID-19

vaccine produced by Pfizer will be administered. That vaccine requires two doses for maximum effectiveness, according to the Centers for Dis-

ease Control and Prevention.

Vaccine recipients between the ages of 12-17 must have a consent form from a parent or guardian.

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Paul Andrew Franklin McConnell Paul Andrew Franklin McConnell, 88, passed away Friday, July 2, 2021. Paul was born December 11, 1932 in Moulton, Texas. He is preceded in death by his parents, Roland Bell and Pauline Mathilda McConnell, sons, Emil McConnell and Lloyd McConnell, brothers, Albert McConnell and Robert McConnell. Paul is survived by his wife Agnes Frances McConnell, daughter Diane McConnell, sons; Allan McConnell and his wife Rhonda and Alvin McConnell and his wife Cara, grandchildren; Jamie McConnell and his wife Becky, Kristie McConnell, Corrie Weichert and her husband Brandon, Nicholas McConnell and Trista McConnell and brothers, Roland McConnell Jr. and Bill McConnell. The family will receive friends Wednesday, July 7, 2021, 5pm - 8pm at the Heights Funeral Home Chapel. A rosary will be held at 7pm that evening. Funeral Mass is scheduled for Thursday, 10am at St. Anne De Beaupre Catholic Church, 2810 Link Rd. Houston, Texas 77009. Graveside service will take place at 2pm Thursday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery in Sealy, Texas.

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t goes without saying, but I’ll say it anyway: “we have all made mistakes.” As Alexander Pope so aptly put it: “To err is human, to forgive, divine.” We should remember this the next time we make a mistake. Most certainly, we must learn from our mistakes, and hopefully not continue to repeat them, but we should also forgive ourselves. While it can be hard enough to forgive others for their mistakes, it can sometimes feel almost impossible to forgive ourselves.

We sometimes cannot bring ourselves to forgive something we’ve done, and we may punish and harangue ourselves for years, or even decades, over youthful indiscretions. In addition, some of us may not be able to forget the sins of our past. And although that may prevent us from repeating them, we must be charitable and forgive ourselves, just as we should forgive others. So, we should make a real effort in the coming days and weeks to forgive the offenses of others as well as our own. Sometimes, it helps to just forget about them; that is, to try to put them out of our mind and stop repeatedly mulling over them. One of the reasons we use the phrase “forgive and forget” is because sometimes that is the only way to forgive, i.e., by forgetting. But far better, and more divine, is to be able to forgive even while remembering the offense. So, we should let go of those unforgiving, vindictive, shameful feelings about the past, and get over it! Corrie ten Boom, who survived incarceration in a Nazi prison camp said, “Forgiveness is to set a prisoner free, and to realize that the prisoner was you.”

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Because God sees and knows everything, your choices have an impact on what God thinks about. Pretty incredible isn’t it? God is all powerful and he has all knowledge but he takes time to think about you and to pay attention to what you are doing. While this proverb is often used to challenge people by warning them against doing wrong, I think it should be an encouragement to those who are doing right. Even if it seems like no one notices when you do right, God sees and God knows.

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to open, Moore said it remains closed because of a staffing shortage.

“Our biggest challenge is the extreme shortage of lifeguards, which is both a local and national problem, and time,” Moore said.

And it doesn’t look like to Moore that many more pools, if any, will open on Saturday. He said the city has a lack of applications for the many lifeguard positions that need to be filled.

“We continue to recruit but we also have to make sure that applicants are qualified to be lifeguards before they are hired for (city) pools, and that means they need to be screened and trained,” Moore said.

Local families who want to skip public pools can drive to nearby pools where memberships are required.

The Afton Village Swim Club, 1111 Afton St., offers memberships covering whole families ranging from $400-$600 for the entire summer. Learn more at aftonvillageswimclub.com. The Near Northwest Management District also hosts a pool at the White Oak Conference Center, 7603 Antoine Dr., where memberships range from $100-$220, with additional charges for families larger than four.

Williams grows milkweed for monarch butterflies and dill and parsley for swallowtails. In the last year, she’s been focusing on increasing native plants and has tripled the amount of pollinator plants. Her garden also features feeders, bird and butterfly houses and a fire bush that the pollinators and hummingbirds enjoy.

“Each year we see an increase in birds nesting and are frequent guests at Texas Wildlife Rehabilitation facility with displaced fledglings,” Williams said. “We have become the ones to call when that happens.”

To produce Underhill Farm Co.’s blackberry vanilla Jam, Williams planted blackberries a few years

Crimes, from P. 1A ing around barefoot at the time the crime was committed. The resident, who did not respond to a Facebook message seeking comment, also shared a video that was posted to Ring’s Neighbors app that shows a similarlooking woman pull into a different driveway in a gray or silver car before getting out and slashing the tires of two sport utility vehicles that were parked in the driveway.

The caption for the latter video says the incident occurred on 41st Street. The time and date on the video show it was taken July 2 shortly before midnight.

Mascione said the vehicle burglary victim who spoke to the constable’s office did not have surveillance footage. Senties said HPD was told the vandalism victim had surveillance footage, but none had been provided to HPD as of Tuesday afternoon, he said.

In addition to having mail stolen, Senties said the resident reported the female suspect wrote on the front porch and put chalk in the gas tank of a vehicle on the property.

“He’s telling us he does not know this female and had never seen her before,” Senties said of the resident.

ago that have since spread, which increased production, meaning she doesn’t mind sharing with the birds.

“I just giggle when I see the birds swipe a few,” Williams said. “I’m happy to share.”

Her garden is grown organically, she said, and pesticide-free as well.

Williams said certification helps raise awareness and will hopefully inspire others to make a difference, no matter how small, in addressing the issues leading to declining habitat for wildlife.

While her flock of chickens, potbelly pig, beehive, numerous cats and dogs, and the visiting birds and occasional opossum weren’t included in the certification, all of the

effort Williams has made benefits them.

This fall, Williams also plans to release a book that will include recipes and tips on gardening and supporting wildlife.

“I think for the most part, I feel like what is good for nature is good for us,” she said.

the top of a mountain,” Rosen said.

“Animals do not have voices. They cannot talk about what’s happening to them. If they don’t have shelter, water, food or healthcare, nobody can tell other than by looking at an animal that there is a problem.”

In a veto explanation posted to his website June 21, Abbott wrote that Senate Bill 474 amounted to “micro-managing and over-criminalization.” He also wrote that Texas already has statutes in place that outlaw “true animal cruelty.”

Abbott’s press secretary, Renae Eze, said in a statement emailed to The Leader that the planned protest in Austin and the yard signs created

by Gleghorn were a “false attack on the Governor.”

“During his time in office, Governor Abbott has signed 12 bills into law protecting the safety and wellbeing of dogs, including seven bills just this past session,” Eze said.

Another member of Abbott’s press office provided a list of the seven bills referenced. They pertained to microchips, the use of service dogs in court, a memorial monument for police dogs, appeals to court orders that require dangerous dogs to be destroyed, community supervision for animal abusers, tax exemptions for animal purchases and the ability to retrieve property

from former residences.

The local animal advocates said they took issue with some of the language in Abbott’s veto explanation, which complained that the law would have required tailoring of a dog’s collar, limits on time spent in the bed of a truck and a minimum tether length based on a dog’s size.

The existing law passed in 2007 has the same length requirements as the proposed law, which included exceptions for dogs in truck beds as well as tethering related to agricultural business endeavors and hunting. The law also would not have applied to dogs tied to a trolley system that allows them to move along a running line.

“Do I read his statement and think there’s a certain amount of misdirection? Probably,” said Walker, the president of the Animal Justice League. “I think it’s a flippant response that’s either borne out of ignorance or he’s trying to misdirect the public about what the bill actually did. I think both cases are sad for Texas and Houston in particular.”

Graves, who co-founded the Animal Justice League along with Gleghorn and is now part of a similar organization called Unity for a Solution, said one of her biggest issues with the existing law pertaining to chained dogs is that it contains

A few tips Williams said the easiest thing someone can do to support the wildlife in their own backyard is to avoid pesticides.

“There are lots of organic options that work just as well, if not better, and they will not harm you or wildlife. Just swap it out,” Williams said.

She also said for those who like planting flowers in the spring to opt for ones that will attract pollinators and feed them after the winter, like sunflowers, zinnias and coneflower, or to use a wildflower or pollinator seed mix. For people who prefer to plant herbs, she suggests African blue basil, bee balm, borage, lavender, Anise Hyssop, parsley and dill.

“The easiest thing to do is not rake the leaves in the fall,” Williams said. “It can provide nesting material for birds, caterpillars can overwinter in the leaves, and birds and toads use it for food and shelter and nesting material. Also it makes a great mulch compost fertilizer.”

Animal, from P. 1A safe tethering practices compared to legislation passed in 2007, along with eliminating a 24-hour warning period in which law enforcement and animal control officers must wait before issuing a citation or seizing a dog that appears to be in danger. Oak Forest residents Melinda Gleghorn, Jennifer Graves and Cassi Squyres Walker, all of whom have been affiliated with the Animal Justice League, said they were frustrated, disappointed and dumbfounded as to why Abbott vetoed the bill.

Gleghorn said she created yard signs that say, “Greg Abbott Supports Animal Torture” and “#abbotthatesdogs,” which have been purchased by area residents who are animal lovers. Her initial batch of 20 signs sold out, so Gleghorn said she has ordered 20 more.

Abbott’s veto also drew the ire of Harris County Precinct 1 Constable Alan Rosen, who is part of the region’s Animal Cruelty Task Force.

Rosen said he wants officers to have the ability to seize an abused animal without waiting 24 hours, because owners who have received warnings often relocate the dogs in response.

Rosen also said dogs are often tethered as a “security mechanism” and not treated like traditional pets.

“We do not have enough protections for animals. I will say that from

vague language and is difficult to enforce. For example, she said she once encountered a situation in Acres Homes in which a dog was tied to a chain-link fence, standing in its own urine and feces and covered by a rotting piece of plywood that was balanced atop part of the fence as well as a bush. The setup was considered legal under Texas law, Graves said.

Senate Bill 474 would have required tethered, unattended dogs to be in an area where there is no standing water – or urine or feces – while being protected from direct sunlight and having access to water.

“This is common sense,” Graves said. “Help us fight for these freaking animals.”

Gleghorn said she viewed the legislation as a “lifeline” for those trying to combat the dangers of dogs being tethered. As a result, she said Abbott’s veto was the most disappointing thing she’s encountered in her decade as an animal advocate.

That’s why she pushed back by creating the yard signs. It’s also why Medley decided to lead the protest, saying she hopes to keep the issue at the forefront while reminding state lawmakers that it still needs to be addressed – if not during the special legislative session than in a subsequent one.

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Art Valet: Experience collection of creativity at Sawyer Yards Mitch Cohen Art Columnist

There are a couple of continuing events I want to remind you about this weekend.

The Space Taking Artist Residency by Fresh Arts concludes the 2021 residences with Stacey Allen and Saida Carter’s “A Single Thread Weaves a Future,” with an opening performance and reception from 1-5 p.m. Saturday in the upstairs gallery at Winter Street Studios, 2101 Winter St. The performance features

Nia’s Daughters Movement Collective & Live DJ Set, performing the “Zion and Beyond” dance piece inspired by “A Single Thread Weaves a Future.”

“A Single Thread Weaves a Future” is a celebration of Black women who are revolutionizing Houston. They inspired the exhibit, which explores time and sustainability via the mediums of photography, dance and movement, fashion and literature.

More details are available at FreshArts.org.

Your chances of exploring the towering concrete grain silos and the amazing 22 art installations inside at Sawyer Yards are dwindling.

This Saturday “Annex Energy,” the art installations by

Photo from FreshArts.org The “Zion and Beyond” dance piece will be performed Saturday at Winter Street Studios.

the University of Houston Grad and Undergrad Sculpture Exhibit at SITE Gallery Houston is open once again.

Exploring the exhibits is free but to really entice you, there are a few performances this Saturday, too.

SITE Gallery hours are 3-9 p.m. at 1502 Sawyer St. Suite 400. At 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Jen Barker will host an artist’s talk. Make your own glass coaster with Michelle Vo’s workshop at 3:30 p.m.

What is sure to be an eyeopening performance featuring Jacinta Majithia, Tippy Pipsquinks and Challenger is scheduled for 7 p.m.

In the May 29 edition of Art Valet, I introduced Linda Olivarez, a polymer clay jewelry artist. This Saturday evening, Olivarez will be

joining a very full Market at Sawyer Yards. After losing her job of eight years due to the pandemic, Olivarez started her art business, The Abstract Olive.

The Market at Sawyer Yards is open evenings during the summer from 6-10 p.m. at 1502 Sawyer St. A few of the art studios remain open, but officially, Second Saturday Open Studios at Sawyer Yards is noon-5 p.m.

Get details at sawyerstreetmarket.com.

Cohen is an artist and founder of the First Saturday Arts Market and the Market at Sawyer Yards. Find him at ArtValet.com for additional highlights and artist’s stories.

Review: Uncle Bean’s serves good bites, vibes in Woodland Heights Stefan Modrich

A good coffee shop can create a buzz around a community. A great coffee shop like Uncle Bean’s can become part of the fabric of a neighborhood.

And in the diverse quilt of Houston neighborhoods, Woodland Heights has a lot going for it. It’s rather quiet, despite being next to Interstate 45. It’s full of well-maintained and preserved historic homes.

On my short walk from my car to Uncle Bean’s, I captured a photo of a gorgeous monarch butterfly perching on some flowers in the front yard that hadn’t yet fully bloomed.

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may or may not be familiar with the city’s lack of zoning laws, which has allowed for a boom in growth and development with some businesses or residences popping up in some nontraditional settings and formats. But as jarring as it might seem to come across Uncle Bean’s in a predominantly residential area, there’s something uniquely Houstonian and charming about a cafe with a shaded outdoor patio that is both dog-friendly and has room for a drive-through.

I placed my order at the walk-up window and took my seat at the patio, equipped with plenty of comfortable chairs and ceiling fans providing a breeze overhead.

I sat facing south, and the backdrop for my lunch was a shipping container that had been repurposed as a de facto

canvas for a mural. It featured a procession of dogs headed into a crosswalk, a nod to The Beatles’ iconic “Abbey Road” album cover.

After I ordered my Cold Brew ($4.50), I took the recommendation from the cashier at the window and tried a Breakfast Sandwich ($4.99), a humble bacon, egg and cheese classic served on an English muffin.

The folks at Uncle Bean’s also recommended I try the Berlinesa ($3.25), and I couldn’t be more thrilled that they did.

I was initially confused by the name, having never seen one in a panaderia before and it wasn’t obvious to me that there were many connections between baked goods in Germany and in Hispanic cultures.

But as it turned out, this was

Uncle Bean’s take on the Berliner, a fried donut that can be sprinkled with either powdered or conventional sugar and is often filled with jelly, custard or cream. Because I’ve never been a big fan of most jelly donuts, I tend to be careful with how often I eat them.

What made the Uncle Bean’s version superior, in my view, was its horchata filling, a delightfully refreshing twist that got better with each bite.

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Photo by Stefan Modrich The Cold Brew, Breakfast Sandwich and Berlinesa (right) made for a delicious, refreshing meal during a recent visit to Uncle Bean’s Coffee in Woodland Heights.

Mastranos chef took long path to ownership role

By Stefan Modrich smodrich@mcelvypartners.com

Tony Castillo has become one of the most exciting young chefs in the Houston food scene.

The 33-year-old executive chef of Mastrantos, 927 Studewood St. #100, was recently promoted to the role of partner, along with restaurant founders Mari and Xavier Godoy.

Growing up in Cypress with a Filipino mother and Mexican father who also is a chef, Castillo said he gained an appreciation for Houston’s multicultural food scene. He spent summers in rural parts of Mexico like Aguascalientes and learned about cultivating crops and milking cows, skills that helped prepare him for a culinary education at the Art Institute of Houston.

“When I visited my dad, everyone would say, ‘You’re little Tony, you’re the chef-tobe,’” Castillo said. “So it was a tall order to stand up to. It was kind of like a competition, from that standpoint.”

When Castillo began working in a professional kitchen,

Photo by Christa Elyce Studio From left to right, executive chef Tony Castillo and co-founders Mari and Xavier Godoy are partners in Mastrantos, a popular Heights restaurant at 927 Studewood St. #100.

he had three clear goals in mind: The first was to become a sous chef by age 25, which he accomplished at 23 at The St. Regis Hotel in River Oaks after starting with Daily Grill in Uptown.

During his first job at Daily Grill, Castillo said his boss told him not to think like a cook, but rather, to “think like a chef ” and pay attention to detail, thinking about the big picture and the future, not just the immediacy of pre-

paring each dish.

Secondly, Castillo hoped to hold the title of executive chef by age 30, a goal he achieved at 27, the highlight of a seven-year stint at Tiny Boxwoods in River Oaks.

After a fateful introduction from a mutual friend of the Godoys, Castillo connected with the couple’s vision for Mastrantos, and joined their team in 2018.

“Tony and Xavier are the dreamers,” Mari said.

Xavier said he knew he could tap into Castillo’s potential by encouraging him to think outside the box and push the boundaries outside the commercially popular comfort zones he said many menus are tailored to.

“The first menu that Tony brought in was very basic,” Xavier said. “It was very commercial, in a way. We said to him, ‘Tony, the way that you express yourself through food, it doesn’t show up on this menu.’ He understood what we were looking for, and he opened up and he said, ‘Can I go that way?’ (I believe) that’s actually why we met, (there are) no coincidences in life, and that’s why we’re friends now.”

Castillo went back to the drawing board, and the Godoys were impressed with the determination he showed to improve his craft.

“Most chefs, when you’re working under certain owners and certain places, you kind of have to follow a guideline when it’s not your concept,” Castillo said.

“When I created that first menu, you’re still kind of in that box of, ‘Let me give you

the basics.” I was like, ‘What do you mean? This is what everybody wants.’ And (the Godoys) said, ‘We don’t want everyone.’”

One example of Castillo’s innovation and the creative freedom he has been able to unleash with the blessing of the Godoys is the Chorizo Carbonara, a dish he said was inspired by the rich MexicanAmerican cuisine scene in Houston. “(The Chorizo Carbonara) infuses two types of cultures that you would probably never see anywhere (together),” Castillo said. “It’s not so much a Mexican dish, and it’s not so much an Italian dish.

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Food Briefs: Crumbl Cookies plans to bake in Heights area

By Stefan Modrich smodrich@mcelvypartners.com

Crumbl Cookies, a Utah-based chain, plans to move into the Heights Marketplace development just south of Interstate 10, real estate firm Orr Commercial announced in a June 29 Facebook post. Franchise coowner Chandler Mott said the opening is targeted for October.

The new location, at 174 Yale St. Ste. 700, would be Crumbl’s seventh in the Houston area.

The retail space was formerly a Batteries Plus Bulbs outlet.

Crumbl has a rotating menu, with four different specialty flavors rolled out weekly, such as Cornbread, Coconut Lime, Hazelnut Mudslide, and Mallow Sandwich, a marshmallow cookie sandwich made using OREO pieces. Always available are the milk chocolate chip and chilled sugar cookie flavors.

“Crumbl is a very unique operating model,” Mott said. “I don’t know any other restaurants that change their menu every single week. I like the idea of always

having a fresh menu for the customers. Not only that, but on the back end, Crumbl continues to develop new flavors. We have about 160 right now.”

The sweets purveyor also sells ice cream by the half-pint, including vanilla, hot chocolate, peanut butter chocolate and sea salt toffee flavors.

Abu Omar Halal adds food truck on Yale Street

Foodies in the Heights have another place to get their chicken shawarma fix.

Abu Omar Halal, which began as a single food truck in Houston in 2015 and has since expanded to a fleet of food trucks and brick-and-mortar locations across Texas, Florida and Oklahoma, now has a location at the Yale Food Truck Park at 2424 Yale St. The grand opening of the Yale Street truck is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday and runs through 3 a.m. Sunday.

Abu Omar Halal will be giving away baklava while supplies last, according to the restau-

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The food truck also serves falafel, kabob sandwiches, gyros, keto lettuce wraps, rice bowls and salad bowls.

Abu Omar Halal is open from 11 a.m -2 a.m. Sunday-Thursday, and 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Friday and Saturday.

Killen’s, Xin Chao vie for best new restaurant award

A pair of Washington Avenuearea restaurants are competing in an online contest with 14 other eateries from across the Houston area vying for the honor of the year’s best new restaurant.

Killen’s, a Southern fried chicken spot, and Xin Chao, a modern Vietnamese restaurant, have been pitted against each other in a bracket for CultureMap’s 2021 Tastemaker Awards.

Ronnie Killen, a Pearland native, runs several steakhouses and barbecue joints across the Houston area, including Killen’s at 101 Heights Blvd.

Xin Chao, at 2310 Decatur

St., is run by executive chefs Christine Ha and Tony Nguyen.

Nguyen is also a co-founder of Wokker, a food truck which is opening a standalone location at 1848 Airline Dr.

Cherry Block seeking investors for Garden Oaks location

Felix Florez, founder of Cherry Block Craft Butcher & Texas Kitchen, is seeking investors for the upcoming Garden Oaks location.

The restaurant will reside within the Stomping Grounds, a development with restaurants, bars and retail businesses, at 1227 W. 34th St. Investors will be able to attend a live Q&A at the Stomping Grounds on July 14. On NextSeed, a Houston-based crowdfunding startup investment website, Cherry Block has raised $168,800, or 61 percent of its $275,000 minimum target, from 206 investors. The deadline listed on the site for Cherry Block reach its funding goal is July 22.

aligned in their goal to keep pushing the envelope and experimenting to match their tagline of “global tastes.”

Xavier said he wants to be “where Houston is going, rather than where it’s been.”

Castillo hopes he can maintain a connection to the Heights while also expanding Mastrantos’ brand around the Houston area.

“I want to be the neighborhood restaurant in the Heights,” Castillo said.

“When you have a neighborhood restaurant, (the residents) defend their restaurant and love it. That’s their heart and soul. Throughout these next coming months and years, we’d like to see that base grow. Let people in Katy, The Woodlands and Sugar Land know that if they want to eat great food, they can come to Mastrantos.”

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Man charged with murder in Washington-area shooting

By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com

Houston police say an apparent home invasion that ended with a man being fatally shot near Washington Avenue last month could be related to other incidents in the Houston area.

Devan Jordon, 21, has been charged with capital murder in the shooting of 28-year-old Joshua Sandoval on May 27 at 926 Lester St., according to Harris County court records. Sandoval died May 28 at an area hospital, according to

the Houston Police Department.

HPD said officers responded to a shooting call at a townhome near Washington Avenue around 3:40 a.m. May 27 to find Sandoval inside the home with a gunshot wound to his torso, where he had been shot in his garage as the result of an apparent home invasion.

According to police, the incident appeared similar to a string of other home invasion-style robberies in Houston.

Jordon was arrested and charged in connection with the shooting on July 1, police said.

Jordon was denied bond by a judge, according to court records. He had previously been arrested and charged with evading arrest with a motor vehicle in February and again in March, and was out of jail on bond at the time of the alleged murder, according to court documents.

The investigation into this incident and potentially related robberies is ongoing, according to HPD. Anyone with information about the incidents is urged to contact HPD’s Homicide division at 713-308-3600.

Teenage boy injured in Authorities investigating Acres Homes shooting Heights restaurant break-in

By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com Houston police say they are looking into a shooting near Acres Homes last week that injured a teenage boy.

The 15-year-old victim was taken to an area hospital in stable condition, according to the Houston Police Department.

HPD said the boy was standing in the parking lot of a car wash at 1100 W. Little York Rd. around 7:15 p.m. July

1, when someone fired shots from a black four-door vehicle as it drove by, striking the boy in the leg. A bullet also grazed a 45-year-old man, police said, and he was treated at the scene.

There are no known suspects or motives in the incident, according to police.

Anyone with information about this case is urged to contact HPD’s Major Assaults & Family Violence division at 713-308-8800 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-8477.

By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com Local authorities say there are looking into a break-in at a restaurant in the Heights earlier this week.

According to the Harris County Precinct 1 Constable’s Office, deputies responded to a call at a restaurant in the 2700 block of Yale Street around 4:45 a.m. Monday.

There were signs of forced entry into the restaurant’s drive-through window, police said. However, no one was found upon entry to the restaurant, according to Precinct 1.

Authorities said there was damage to the cash register as well as the counters, but no money was taken.

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Summer skin care calls for protection, screening

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A couple years ago, Garden Oaks’ Sarah Cruise became concerned about a mole on her cheek. She’d had it for a long time, but it had started to hurt.

It turned out she was right to be concerned.

“I had a squamous cell carcinoma that had been removed from my face,” Cruise said. “Happy to say nothing since. They said (squamous cell carcinoma) is common for people with pale skin who live in sunny places. I go in now every year for a skin check. I’ve had something less serious removed on my leg.”

A skin cancer health blog from Memorial Hermann Health System is a good reminder to stay vigilant as skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States.

“It can’t be emphasized enough the importance of examining your own skin for any changes,” said Dr. Elizabeth Geddes, a board-certified dermatologist in Austin who was formerly affiliated with Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center’s Dermatology & Laser Surgery Center and spoke to them in 2016 for the blog.

There are three main types of skin cancer. Squamous cell carcinoma is what Cruise had and occurs most often on the parts of the body which are exposed to the sun. It may look like a scaly red patch with irregular borders, and it may bleed. Basal cell carcinoma is more common. The moles are flatter and may have an uneven outline.

Melanoma is the most serious and can grow quickly. It may look like a regular mole, but irregular borders, a diameter of more than 7 millimeters and an atypical color are signs you should visit the doctor for a check-up.

Although melanoma is often a result of years in the sun, it can also occur in younger adults as Mary Ann Cromwell’s 20-year-old daughter, Clare, found out.

“When Clare was home Easter weekend she went to the dermatologist for her scalp and casually mentioned a mole on her arm,” Cromwell said. “The dermatologist removed the mole, and it came back positive for melanoma. It hasn’t yet gotten

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Clare will now go for more regular checkups and her two younger siblings will be screened, too.

“What if she hadn’t gone to the dermatologist that day?” Cromwell wondered. “What if she didn’t mention the mole during the visit?”

The Mayo Clinic offers a helpful reminder of the ABCs of skin health care and the types of moles to be concerned about: • Asymmetrical shape: One half is unlike the other half • Border: Notched, irregular or scalloped borders • Color: Multiple colors, changes in color or uneven color • Diameter: Larger than 1/4 inch • Evolving: Change in size, shape, color or height, or new signs and symptoms, such as itchiness or bleeding Any of those changes in a mole warrant a trip to the doctor.

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He said that while UVB rays typically burn the superficial layers of the skin, UVA rays reach deep into the dermis, which is the skin’s thickest layer. The sun exposure doesn’t just age you prematurely, but also suppresses your immune system. This puts you at risk for skin cancer.

For those who haven’t been careful over the years, Geddes offers hope.

“Our bodies can heal because we have a good immune system and we often need to give it some help,” she said. “Remember, it is never too late.

If you start taking precautions now, such as using sunscreen and wearing protective clothing, you can not only prevent further sun damage, (but) you can also reverse existing damage.”

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Postponing doctor visits or treatments may actually hurt your health in the long run. If you delay going to the doctor for minor problems like a rash, headache or persistent cough, these issues could become bigger problems requiring urgent attention.

Now is the time to be proactive about identifying health risks and following through on treatment plans. It’s essential to continue with preventive care, including health screenings, vaccinations, medications and treatments, as recommended by your doctor.

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Watch out for heat stroke and dehydration

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With summer here in Texas and temperatures soaring across the country, it’s important to pay attention to your hydration status now more than ever.

Water is an essential component to all human cells.

Most reactions in the body require hydrogen to occur properly and efficiently.

With water having two molecules of hydrogen, it serves as an ideal source for these reactions as well as lubrication for joints, fluid to move protein and fats within the blood and a source to carry wastes from the body.

The change in temperatures has been record-setting on the west and east coast this summer, with many people unprepared for the risk that such high temperatures carry. Dehydration and heat stroke are two outcomes from hot weather and extended exposure.

What is heat stroke?

Heat stroke is the result of long and extreme contact with the sun. The body fails to produce enough sweat that can cool and reduce body temperature, allowing heat to build to a dangerous level. Symptoms may be headache, dizziness, confusion, fatigue and even loss of consciousness.

Treatment is needed immediately if these symptoms match to extended exposure.

Get to a shaded area and out of the sun. Treat as much skin area with cold water as rapidly as possible until help arrives.

Dehydration also presents with similar symptoms such as headaches, confusion, clamminess, thirst, dry skin, fatigue and increased heart rate. It can be brought on by heat, diarrhea or vomiting from illness, certain medications and lack of fluid intake. Rehydration is usually the most direct route of correction through water, electrolyte solutions or sports drinks. If more serious dehydration occurs, IV fluids may

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Dehydration prevention To prevent dehydration and heat stroke, be sure to avoid exercising in the hottest part of the day. When outside, stay in the shade if possible, protect yourself from the sun by wearing a hat and sunglasses, and drink plenty of hydrating fluids (caffeine and alcohol are dehydrating).

In addition to water, the minerals or electrolytes needed to hydrate properly include sodium, potassium, magnesium and chloride along with trace minerals such as iron, manganese, zinc, copper, selenium and iodine.

Sodium helps with fluid balance and muscle contraction. Potassium regulates blood pressure and heartbeat, and magnesium supports muscle contraction, heart function and nerve function.

But you may not know that glucose can help absorb some of these electrolytes. We have proteins in the intestinal tract that co-transport sodium and glucose into the cell. It requires a little less energy to have this co-transporter and increases the passage of sodium. Other transporters can assist such as butyrate, a short chain fatty acid your gut bacteria produce, amino acids (protein) and phosphorus.

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Be smart when spending time outdoors this summer and know your risk and tolerance to the temperature.

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Desperate to adopt a pet but tired of being turned down?

Dear Tabby, We would love to adopt a dog, but we have reached out to several shelters and rescues and either don’t hear back or get flatout turned down! We are good, animal-loving people and would make wonderful pet parents, but we are beginning to get discouraged in this adoption process!

What are we doing wrong?

Desperate to Adopt in Garden Oaks Dear Desperate to Adopt, First of all, thank you so much for considering adoption over buying a pet from a breeder. By adopting (versus shopping) you can save at least one life--if not several more, since adopting one pet frees up space for more needy pets to come into a shelter-and gift yourself with the love of a lifetime. So, why are you running into stumbling blocks on your path to pet parenthood and what can you do to finally become a pet owner?

Be diligent Like many organizations

and businesses right now, there is a shortage of people to man the front desk. So, the fact that you’re having trouble communicating with area shelters isn’t surprising. Most shelters and rescue groups are run by volunteers, so it’s often difficult to get a hold of people who can help. Might I suggest going in person to talk with someone face to face at a shelter? This will expedite the communication process and help you to get connected with the right people to facilitate your adoption.

Check out area government-run shelters Since you said that you’ve been denied adoption, there could be a reason such as a lack of a fenced yard, being a renter instead of a homeowner, or having small children at home. Many shelters and rescues have rules like this in place to protect the animals in their care, but government run pounds and shelters often will not be as picky. Yes, a fenced yard is ideal for many dogs, but a lot of dogs (and their owners) can do fine with other setups. So, before you give up on your quest, check out your local government run shelter (and even those outside of your area) to see if you might find the pet of your dreams there. These shelters are often overrun with animals and

are willing to bend the rules to free up space in their facilities.

Skip the shelter and head to the internet Check out local social media threads to see if anyone is “rehoming” a pet. Often folks end up in over their head with a pet or must get rid of a pet due to a life change or a move.

This is a great way to help out a neighbor or a friend and possibly find a wonderful, loving pet. This will also potentially keep an animal out of a shelter--thus, saving a life.

I understand your frustration and hope that you will entertain some of these ideas for finding your new pet. Lastly, please consider the reason why you might have been turned down previously for a pet and decide if that reason is warranted. In some cases, it truly might not be the right time to bring a dog or a cat into your family. And, if this is the case, there are other, easier pet options to think about, such as a smaller furry pet, like a guinea pig or even a super easy fish. Either way, know that your heart is in the right place and, when the time is right, your perfect pet will find its way to you!

City animal shelter temporarily closed

By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com

BARC, the City of Houston’s animal shelter and adoption agency, will be closed through Monday, July 12 due to an “unusually high presence” of upper respiratory illness and one confirmed positive case of distemper in the shelter, according to a news release from the city.

The city said BARC recently took in seven dogs that were exposed to distemper, a disease common in areas with stray animals that can present in animals with symptoms such as thick nasal discharge, coughing, sneezing or neuro-

Animal control and bite case investigations will continue, the city said, and the clinic will take in sick, injured or fading animals. BARC’s foster clinic will remain open, but services will be drive-through only.

The shelter said anyone who has adopted a pet from BARC that shows distemper symptoms can contact the clinic for free medical treatment, while BARC will also refund adoption fees and accept returned animals from those who are unable or unwilling to care for potentially sick animals.

For more information on the clinic and shelter, visit houstontx.gov/barc/.

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“Out of concern for the hundreds of healthy animals who come to BARC each week, as well as BARC’s spay and neuter and wellness clinic customers, BARC is taking immediate, preemptive measures to isolate the issue,” shelter director Greg Damianoff said in the release.

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St. Pius X hosting middle school baseball showcase

By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com

Young baseball players in the area could soon have the opportunity to showcase their skills for a private high school’s baseball program and other coaches in the area.

St. Pius X High School will host a middle school baseball showcase from July 1922 at its field at 811 W. Donovan St. The camp, which costs $200, is open to up to 100 participants who must be in 6th-8th grade during the 2021-22 school year.

The showcase will be the first the school has hosted and was the idea of fourthyear head coach Mike Evans as a way to promote the school’s baseball program while giving young players the opportunity to compete and see how they measure up against their peers in the area.

“This is where everybody wants to get to and where they want to show their talents, so why not allow us to have that venue and product to put out there and let them show it before we tell them where they’re at?” said

Evans, who has helped run similar showcases for Rice University’s baseball program. “So I figured we could promote our program, let the kids get out there and meet our coaches and provide some instruction for these young players coming in.”

During the four-day showcase, which Evans described as a pro-style camp, players will participate in live scrimmages and various competitions as well as fielding, hitting and throwing drills.

There will also be a 60-yard dash to test their speed and

shuttle runs to test agility.

Additionally, Evans said pitchers will have a Diamond Kinetics pitch tracker looking at their velocity and spin rate, while hitters will have Rapsodo hitting evaluation looking at their exit velocity and launch angle off the bat. “(The analytics) gives an idea of what you’re physically doing, and can you make it better or more efficient?”

Evans said. “We’re not looking to say, ‘You’re doing this right or wrong.’ It’s about how you can be efficient and consistent in what you do.”

Following the showcase, video can be uploaded to a player’s Hudl account so players and other coaches in the area will have access to it, according to Evans.

“It gives us an idea of how the baseball industry is looking at this, and where we need to move to in order to capture these young people and help develop our own program. That’s the bigger part of it,” he said. “How do we get you on campus to be part of our program, show you what we’re doing to prepare you for the next level and move you on where (col-

lege coaches) will capture you and do the same thing?”

For more information on the showcase, visit stpiusx. org/athletics/boys-athletics/baseball/showcase.

“They’re going to experience a competitive atmosphere like they’ll face in things for the rest of their life, whatever they do,” Evans said. “We’re creating that for them now so when they experience it again, they can handle the situation and be able to perform at their best without missing a beat.”

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