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The place you once knew as Memorial Her-mann Northwest Hospital – if you ever knew the place – is no more.
Before you hop in the car and drive to the inter-section of Ella and 610 in search of wrecking balls, hold on a second. The hospital isn’t going any-where, nor is the nation-ally respected brand of Memorial Hermann. But CEO Susan Jadlowski, now 18 months into her ad-ministration, has surgically taken a scalpel to nearly ev-erything else.
Start with the name. As of Oct. 14, that awkward “Northwest” – a better indicator of neighborhoods that begin with the letters “Cy” – has been erased. Introducing Memorial Hermann Greater Heights.
“It’s really hard to resonate with a community when the name isn’t representative of who we are,” Jadlowski said. “At one point, this area was the northwest part of Houston. [But with growth], it’s not anymore.”
Making a name change wasn’t easy in these parts, ei-ther. For starters, those neighborhoods north of 610 don’t exactly call themselves the Heights, and Jadlowski knew that going in.
“We aren’t like other suburbs of Houston,” she said. “It’s easy to name a hospital in Pearland or The Wood-lands. But we have several small communities, and we had to figure out how to [change the name] without of-fending anyone.”
So hospital administrators hired a professional con-sulting firm that hosted six focus groups over three days. And they didn’t find much resistance to the name, given that many people already refer to this area as the Great-er Heights (e.g. the Greater Heights Chamber of Com-merce.)
More than a nameSlapping some new letters on a marquee hardly repre-
sents a fundamental change in the way a hospital oper-ates, and Jadlowski knows that better than anyone. She has been at the Greater Heights hospital for nearly nine years, and as she describes it, the demographics have changed “wildly.”
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New Name, New Face
The changes in the Memorial Hermann Greater Heights campus will be noticeable over the next year. From a name change to a new entrance to refurbished rooms, patients and visitors will feel like they’re in a brand new hospital.
But that isn’t the only investment the Memorial Her-mann system will make in this area of Houston. The hos-pital plans to spread its wings – and dollars – to other locations around the area, all in an effort to offer local patients more options for affordable healthcare.
First, in either February or March, Memorial Her-mann will open an urgent care facility at the intersection of Fowler and Washington Avenue. That facility will be designed to quickly see patients, eliminating some of the traffic at the main hospital’s emergency room.
The more impressive addition to the area, however, is tentatively scheduled to open in June 2017.
At the intersection of I-10 and Studemont, Memorial Hermann will construct a 44,000-square-foot Convenient Care Center and, as CEO Susan Jadlowski said, it will be designed as “an extension of our current emergency room.”
According to a release from Memorial Hermann, “The two-story Convenient Care Center will provide one-stop, highly-coordinated access to adult and pediatric primary care, specialty physicians, sports medicine and rehabilita-tion, outpatient imaging and lab services, and a 24-hour emergency room.”
In a sense, it almost sounds like a second, smaller hos-pital will be constructed in one of the booming neighbor-hoods of this area, and that’s exactly how Jadlowski wants it to sound.
“We’ll have all levels of care there,” she said. “And that’s the entire reason we exist. To give this community what it needs in healthcare.”
For patients who do need further care beyond the new convenient care center, Jadlowski said it will be easy to transport patients to the main campus of the hospital, which is about five miles away. And if the patient needs care only offered in the Medical Center, the new location is only 5.7 miles away.
The I-10 and Studemont location will be built on the land that was owned by Grocers Supply. In late 2013, parcels of the land were sold to Kroger and other retail stores.
Memorial Hermann currently has Convenient Care Centers in Summer Creek, Pearland, South Katy and Sien-na Plantation. They are building other centers in Cypress, Spring and Kingwood, meaning the Heights location would be the eighth center in the Greater Houston area.
Memorial Hermann rebrands, rebuilds, reinvigorated
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Cycling withsecurity
Oak Forest residents may have noticed a colorful group of cyclists weaving their way through the com-munity last weekend. The annual Tour De Oak Forest was a big success for the community this year - read about its fundraising suc-cess in this week’s issue.
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Contributed ArtMemorial Hermann Northwest Hospital will be reborn as Memorial Hermann Greater Heights with a number of sweeping changes to follow with the rebranding initiative, including a new entrance.
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Feeling ‘Toasted?’With a soft opening date confirmed for Ella Plaza’s newest tenant, residents are looking forward to yet an-other new face in the area. Find out when Toasted is set to open its doors and what else lies in stores for customers.
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By Jonathan [email protected]
Candidates in the city of Houston’s mayoral race are readying for another forum in The Leader area, this time hosted by local officials at the Harriet and Joe Foster YMCA on West 34th Street at 10 a.m. this Friday.
Currently, six of the candidates have RSVP’d for the event, including Chris Bell, Bill King, Sylvester Turner, Stephen Costello, Ben Hall and Marty McVey. The forum will concentrate mainly on questions focused around community and youth safety, said community executive director Rose-mary Lengefeld.
The forum, a first for the local YMCA, will be moderated by former Channel 2 reporter Mary Benton. The event will be limited to around 150 people and currently 60 are signed up.
“Both Paul Cannings, a board mem-ber and Tonya Knauth, the board chair, pushed for hosting the forum right here at our facility,” Lengefeld said. “We want the YMCA to be the
Historian reaches out to Heights for help with new book
By Kim HogstromFor the Leader
For years, the history of the Hous-ton Heights has been lovingly recorded by resident Anne Sloan. In 2009, Sloan was tapped by prestigious Arcadia Publishing to write her book, Images of America, Houston Heights, which docu-ments the community from its incep-tion in 1891 to 1950 through vintage photographs and interesting narrative. Now, the publishing company has re-quested Sloan finish the job.
Arcadia contacted Sloan to propose a second edition of Images of America, Houston Heights, with a target release date of October 2016. This time, Sloan will be documenting the Hous-ton Heights from 1950 to 2010 and
Photo by Kim HogstromAuthor and Heights resident Anne Sloan relaxes on her front porch with a copy of her book “Images of America, Houston Heights.”
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police Reports • Oct. 2 - Oct. 11
Construction is set to re-sume this month on US 290 Project H, from Pinemont to W. Little York, after the recent default of contractor Tradeco Infrastructura. The Texas Department of Trans-portation and the surety, XL Insurance America, Inc., have selected W.W. Webber, LLC, to continue construction on the $153 million project, at no additional cost to taxpay-ers. W.W. Webber, LLC is the contractor working on neighboring US 290 Projects G and F, from W. Little York to Eldridge Parkway.
“TxDOT will be working closely with the new contrac-tor on the construction sched-ule,” stated TxDOT’s Hous-ton District Engineer Quincy D. Allen, P.E. “We appreciate the public’s patience and are looking forward to continuing work on Project H.”
The contractor will be moving equipment and crews into the area. Motorists are reminded to slow down and follow posted signs in work zone areas.
A Glimpse Ahead• The contractor will be re-
freshing the striping along IH
610 and US 290 in the inter-change. There will be nightly alternating lane closures along the interchange from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., Monday, Oc-tober 12 through Friday, Oc-tober 16.
• A traffic switch is sched-uled on US 290 eastbound at Beltway 8 the weekend of October 23-27.
Project A (Badtke to FM 2920)
US 290 westbound from Badtke to Field Store will
have one outside lane closed nightly from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., through the morning of Oc-tober 17 (excluding Sunday night).
A listing of all scheduled US 290 lane closures can be viewed online at www.my290.com. For a list of scheduled lane closures in the greater Houston area and to view the Houston area real time traffic map, go online to www.hous-tontranstar.org and follow on Twitter @my290houston.
Construction to resume on US 290 Project H
On Oct. 4, 2015, an em-ployee at the Starbucks at 445 N. Loop West reported to the deputy on the Garden Oaks patrol contract that a suspect had smashed the front door glass, entered the store and stole items. Once he saw the security video, the deputy recognized the suspect, ob-tained a warrant and arrested him on a burglary charge. The suspect confessed after seeing the video.
Please report any suspi-cious activity to local law en-forcement.
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Introducing Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital
GREATER HEIGHTS.TAKING YOUR HEALTH TO
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Located at Loop 610 and Ella Boulevard
To learn more about our recent improvements or for a full list of offerings, visit memorialhermann.org/heights.
Formerly Memorial Hermann Northwest Hospital, our newly replaced facility is a direct reflection of the exciting changes we’ve seen in our community over the past several years. But it’s more than just a name change. It’s a pledge. It’s a declaration that we’re invested in our area and want to help it thrive. From our Cancer and Joint Centers to our Heart & Vascular program and recently expanded Level III Trauma Center, we’re committed to Advancing Health. Welcome to Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital.
Introducing Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital
GREATER HEIGHTS.TAKING YOUR HEALTH TO
Greater Heights
Located at Loop 610 and Ella Boulevard
To learn more about our recent improvements or for a full list of offerings, visit memorialhermann.org/heights.
Formerly Memorial Hermann Northwest Hospital, our newly replaced facility is a direct reflection of the exciting changes we’ve seen in our community over the past several years. But it’s more than just a name change. It’s a pledge. It’s a declaration that we’re invested in our area and want to help it thrive. From our Cancer and Joint Centers to our Heart & Vascular program and recently expanded Level III Trauma Center, we’re committed to Advancing Health. Welcome to Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital.
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As a young reporter one night in small town Alabama, our newsroom erupted nearly as
loud as the police scanner sitting by the photographer’s desk. A non-de-script man had one leg hanging off a bridge threatening to end his life, and all available units were being summoned to the scene.
The newsroom was full of rook-ies, and because the location of the suicide attempt was not far from our office, we all decided we needed to go cover the potential carnage. Thankfully, there was one, prevailing voice of reason in that newsroom.
Our editor was a calm woman full of experience and wisdom, and in a delicate voice, she explained that we would not be publishing a man’s self-inflicted demise on the front page of our newspaper.
“You’re welcome to go, but we aren’t publishing it,” she said.
The rookies looked bewildered. We had breaking news not far away, and goodness knows we would sell some papers tomorrow if we had this tragic story on the front page.
We did not cover the suicide attempt for two reasons. Thank-fully, police talked the man off the
concrete ledge, for starters. Second, our editor explained that we would never cover a suicide because of what she – and many others – call the “copycat syndrome.”
I don’t remember the specific words, but our editor talked to us almost two decades ago about mental illness and how, if someone contemplating suicide saw another suicide on the front page, it might drive other people to do the same thing.
Media have a difficult, though great, responsibility to our readers. It’s not our job to hide news; it is our job to consider the ramifica-tions of our reporting.
A lot has changed in the 18 years since that important lesson. As any consumer of news knows today, media don’t care a whole lot about responsibility anymore, mainly
because media just isn’t what it used to be.
These days, anybody with a smart phone and internet connec-tion is something of a journalist. Whether through social media or personal blogs, you and everyone you know has the ability to spread news and information to the rest of the world.
What’s worse – at least to me – is that those who were trained with the same tenets I learned from my editor have thrown in the keyboard. If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em, and that’s what news organizations have done today.
News today is not a quest for quality, it’s a search for quantity, and most news executives believe that if a story can draw eyeballs, through print, TV or digital, it’s a worthwhile story to tell because the almighty ad dollar wants to be where the eyeballs congregate.
Earlier this week, I had a con-versation with my mother about the current state of national news and the focus on the horrific mass shootings that seemingly dominate news coverage every single day.
Obviously, the national discourse focuses on tightening up our gun
control which, to me, sounds a lot like banning cars because drunk drivers kill people with them.
Next, the conversation moves to mental illness and how that may have something to do with the increase in mass shootings.
I won’t enter those conversations more than I already have, but I can talk about one thing that I know as well as most – media. Are we cul-pable for these mass shootings? Are we the ones egging unstable people to grab guns and kill innocent students and bystanders?
There are plenty of people who believe so, and I can’t say I blame them. I once worked in a profession that frowned on drawing attention to events that could ultimately be duplicated by fellow humans on the edge of carrying out dreadful acts.
But I also see the other side of this, and it’s difficult to justify in my own mind. If a shooter walked into a school in one of the communities we cover, would our newspaper just turn around and ignore the scene? What would consumers think of us?
Here’s what I know best about media: We change when consum-ers demand that we change. You’ve heard the saying, “If it bleeds, it
leads.” That’s most true on local TV, where news anchors start every broadcast with a story from a bad part of town where two people were shot.
The reason TV news has stuck to that formula is because viewers keep the TV turned on when that happens. And when ratings season rolls around, that’s the only thing that matters in the financial health of a news organization.
People like you and me will always be “attracted” to news of the perverse. But as we’re having a conversation about the dangers of guns (and pencils that spelled words wrong and cars that ran over innocent victims), I believe my profession deserves a great deal of the blame.
The media are a powerful lot. If you don’t believe me, look at the change we can impact – media’s focus on Planned Parenthood just changed their policy of payments for aborted fetuses.
We do have the ability to make a strong impact on our society. Unfortunately, we also tell the ap-palling stories that seem to repeat over and over again.
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THE STREET – Another moving van has pulled up to the old McToxic place. From the van, out come the sofas and TV sets, the tables and snow tires, the sled and… wait a minute. This can only mean that yet another fam-ily of Yankees is moving here with their strange sayings like “uncle and ont” and “eye-ther way.” How many times will I have to listen to, “In Noo Yawk we always….” More missionaries to the savages. Do you ever get the idea that the Border Patrol is watching the wrong river?
If it appears that Texas is receiving more refugees than usual, you are right. We have already discussed the tens of thousands of Syrians & Co. who are on their way. And the tens of thousands of Central American youths who have arrived to join the 40,000 Ka-trinians – those orphans of the storm who came and de-cided to stay. Now we need to deal with those refugees from Detroit, Newark and the oth-er 48 states (for all practical purposes, I count North and South Dakota as one). Yes, it’s not just your imagination, it’s official: more of our fel-low Americans are moving to Texas than to any other state. The Not-So-Lonely Star State added 72,243 households from the rest of the nation in 2013. A far, far distant second was Florida with just 28,006 new households.
There are a few minor notes we must address with these statistics. These figures are not people, not a head count, but households, which include the Branch Davidian and the Yearning for Zion Ranch families of 10 wives and 22 kids, who count as two households. Also, these num-bers are according to IRS fig-ures as of 2013, when oil was $100 a barrel, although more recent studies show there has not been a real slowdown in GTT. And this data from the IRS are different from the fig-ures supplied by the Census Bureau, because they show the former hometowns based on relocation records of tax returns.
As might be expected, the larger counties, popula-tion-wise, added the most newcomers, but there is a surprise. Harris County – the state’s most populous county -- added 8,900 new house-holds through domestic mi-gration in 2013. But Houston and its suburbs actually fin-ished second. Number One was Travis County, seated in Austin. It saw the largest influx of domestic migration with 26,000 new households in 2013. Austin beat Houston by almost three to one.
Clearly, our newcomers like the bright lights of the big cities. Here’s the trend. Up until 1950, Texas’s popu-lation was more than half ru-ral. Between 1980 and 2010 the state’s rural population grew by 22 percent while its urban population jumped by 88 percent. Between 2000 and 2010, during a booming
growth period for the state, 78 Texas counties actually lost population. So where are the out-of-staters moving? Mostly to the Houston area, the Metroplex and the I-35 corridor (Georgetown-Austin-San Antonio). No one moves to Pampa. Would you?
These newcomers bring with them their former cul-ture which, in turn, is chang-ing our own. For example, at any pro sports event in Hous-ton, you will see as many Cardinal or Yankee or Bulls jerseys as you will see Astros or Rockets paraphernalia. When an LA Laker hits noth-ing but net from mid court, expect to hear loud cheering. On fall afternoons, LSU, USC and Michigan banners deco-rate Texas’ front yards. Out-of-state universities regularly schedule TV viewing parties at local watering holes. An oddity: when, say, an OU alumnus buys a personalized Texas license plate reading “Go Sooners” or some such cheer, OU gets some of the money. We can only assume those tires do not cause wear and tear on Texas highways and potholes.
Other changes can be seen in the way some new arriv-als don’t cotton (look it up, pilgrim) to our history. Next thing you know they will start moving statues around the UT campus, and changing the generation-old names of our public schools like Lee, Rea-gan and Johnston. Our ear-lier Texans would have never done that. And when was the last time you heard “Dixie”? So what we old timers (any-one arriving before 2010) need to do is educate our brand-new Texans. For ex-ample, our children say “Sir” and “M’am) to their elders – those with an AARP card – while excuse me, thank you and please are not a sign of subservience but of respect, especially when the other person is holding anything with the term “caliber” at-tached to it. This reminds me, warning shots are for wus-sies. Before using the term, “fugetaboutit,” check your own caliber. In Texas, “gun control” means holding it with both hands. Those hood ornaments on a Mercedes are actually crosshairs.
More helpful hints for those who just arrived: the slightest ice on Texas streets turns them into destruction derbies. I don’t care how you spell it, the term is, “Come sit rat cheer.” “Remember the Alamo” is not a question. God may be an Englishman, but when He retires He’ll move to Lakeway. This brings us to Houston sports colum-
nist Mickey Herskowitz, who wrote: “There must really be something to religion. People keep comparing it to Texas high school football.” Never squat while wearing spurs. The official state song is not “The Eyes of Texas,” but no one knows what it is. Distanc-es are not measured in miles but in hours. Houston used to have a classical music ra-dio station, but George Strait is retiring. Big Bend is not a clock in London. You cannot buy a Texas legislator, but there are some you can rent for the afternoon. In Texas, an intellectual is someone who can listen to “The Wil-liam Tell Overture” without thinking of the Lone Ranger.
Finally, if all this time you have been wondering what GTT means, it is what oth-ers in less desirable places would write on their cabin doors before departing. GTT was shorthand for: “Gone To Texas.” Those who could read followed. The others are still there.
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suggestion for Reagan hs name changeDear editor:I’m a 1947 graduate of Reagan High School.
I have a suggestion – why not rename it after Ronald Reagan? Problem solved.
Jim harmon
proposition 1 is about equal rightsDear editor:This is a perfect example of the scare tactics
the opposition to Proposition 1 have used. The ordinance is about equal rights, which this letter writer totally dismisses as if they are unimport-ant. In the state of Texas, a person can be fired for any reason except a federally protected one; people can be denied housing, as well, unless they fit into a federally protected category. This ordinance protects everyone--women, military, religious practitioners, as well as the GLBT com-munity. And yet the opponents have focused on one aspect: the rights of transgendered indi-viduals. This ordinance will show the world that Houston is an open, accepting city--exactly what the ballot wording says. And be aware if this ordinance fails, Houston will see consequences: corporations may decide not to relocate here for fear their employees are not welcome, sports events may stay away for fear that fans will not travel to a backward city, and what little tourism we have will dry up. Apple is moving to Austin. I have no doubt that if they had decided to relocate here then found we had voted this down, they would pull their plans, as they are an accepting corporation, as are many, many businesses these days. Remember when the state of Indiana tried to pass a law that denied gay rights? Several sports entities and corpora-tions vowed to take their business elsewhere, and thus the law was defeated. This will happen here if we vote this down. Proposition 1 must pass to keep Houston an accepting, progressive, competitive city.
Russell sanders
preventative care for Breast cancer is also important
Dear editor:I read through last week’s Leader and was
impressed that you devoted a large section to pink pages and breast cancer awareness. In it I saw stories of battles fought: some won, some lost. There were also many ads for cancer treat-ment and articles about different types of breast cancer, but nowhere did I see a single mention of prevention. I am perfectly aware that there are some things we have no control over such as heredity, but we do have control over our general health, something that seems to be con-sistently ignored, not solely by your newspaper. A Harvard Nurse’s Health Study as well as many other research projects have indicated that there is a strong correlation between obesity and certain types of breast cancer. It has also been demonstrated that women who consume more fresh fruits and vegetables than animal fats also have a lower incidence of certain types of cancer including breast cancer. I have personally witnessed large groups of markedly obese women in pink t-shirts walking in support of breast cancer awareness and ending the walk with a trip to a greasy spoon where they feast on the most animal fat laden breakfast.
There may not be much money to be made in the prevention business, but in my opinion you could do your readers a great service by focusing on ways to help prevent disease rather than treat it once it occurs.
Barbara potter
When ‘pinkwashing’ becomes routine, no one wins
Dear editor:I am so over the whole Pink Breast Cancer
thing. It doesn’t bring any more awareness than the thousands of other fun runs.
J.B.
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“When I came here, we all but closed the pediatric floor back then,” she recalled. “We didn’t grow pediatrics at all.”
Today? Toddlers fill every park from Donovan to Can-dlelight and the demographic swing in mothers and their children all but mandates a pediatric and OB/Gyn floor in today’s hospital, which is why the hospital is shifting empha-sis to that specialty.
Here’s another example: The healthcare demograph-ics suggest this area “is full of diabetes,” Jadlowski said. “And when that happens, it be-comes a vascular issue.” And that’s why Memorial Hermann Greater Heights has recruited vascular surgeons to its cam-pus.
“We are a community hos-pital,” she said. “We have to be responsive to what this com-munity needs, and that’s one
of the greatest changes we’re trying to make.”
Turning it aroundIn the figurative sense, Jad-
lowski and her team of admin-istrators (whom she calls “the best I’ve ever worked with”) are trying to turn around the community’s perception of what they once believed about the old “Northwest” campus of Memorial Hermann.
“A lot of people we’ve talked to didn’t even know we were here,” she said.
But in the literal sense, the hospital is going to – get this – turn around. Currently, the front doors of the hospital face north, situated some-where among an interstate bypass and an emergency room entrance. By July 2016, a projected date by Jadlowski, the new Memorial Hermann Greater Heights will move its
front door to the south side of the hospital, eventually situat-ed between a less-traveled ac-cess road (26th Street), green space, and an easy drop-off and pick-up location.
For her part, Jadlowski said the new entrance is going to be “gorgeous.” Even better, visitors to the hospital won’t have to dodge ambulances as they walk to the front door.
Coupled with a multi-million dollar upgrade of the emer-gency room, along with refur-bished patient rooms (all the way down to the hard-wood flooring), the new entrance to the hospital is just another change designed to lure local patients back to a hospital that desperately wants to be the first source for healthcare.
Community PerceptionThe Greater Heights area
of Houston sits in an interest-
ing place. Depending on the time of day – forget rush hour – the world-class Houston Medical Center isn’t an impos-sible drive for patients in these parts. Jadlowski and her team know that, and they realize they lose patients to the Medi-cal Center.
Changing names, buffing floors and moving the front door won’t convince people to use their local hospital for ev-erything. But if Jadlowski got one wish with the community, it would be to have folks at least give Memorial Hermann Greater Heights another try.
“One of the things that has been incredible is the sup-port [the Memorial Hermann] board has given to everything we want to do here,” she said. “In our system, most of our play has been in suburbia. We are the only hospital [in the ur-ban part of Houston].”
Sure enough, the entire Memorial Hermann system has supported a “northwest” hospital that takes in an enor-mous amount of patients that have little or no insurance. The emergency room, in the past year, saw 60,000 patients, which tends to happen at a hospital sitting squarely be-tween three major transporta-tion arteries of the city.
But over the past 50 years, Memorial Hermann has rid-den the same roller coaster as the neighborhoods in this area. When the Heights was “down,” so was the hospital. When property values were a fifth of what they are today, Memorial Hermann stuck to this community, offering top-line healthcare in a part of the city that sometimes couldn’t afford it.
Now, as demographics con-tinue their shift upward, Me-
morial Hermann is following the community in lock-step.
How much improvement should residents expect?
“In three or four years, you won’t know this campus,” Jad-lowski said, a smile completely overtaking her face. “Sure, the look is all part of it, but that’s just part of it. Our primary job is to give great care; to be ex-cellent always.”
For the Greater Heights administration, that means of-fering necessary medical ser-vices. It also means improving the family experience, com-municating with both patients and families, and offering the small things that set one hos-pital apart from another.
“We understand it’s been difficult [at this hospital] in the past,” Jadlowski said. “But do give us a try. Watch how we grow in the next few years.”
By Elizabeth [email protected]
Oak Forest Elementary 4th grader, Evan Weltin, celebrat-ed his 10th birthday on Oct. 10, with a slumber party, a birthday dinner and a trip to a Dynamo game. Evan recently joined the Oak Forest band as a percus-sionist and he plays soccer and baseball at the Timbergrove Sports Association. He also enjoys Minecraft, fantasy foot-ball, traveling, cooking, reading and hanging out with his little brother and sidekick, Ryan. Happy birthday, Evan!
More than 40 friends and Girl Scouts from Emerald Oaks Community joined in the “Light the Night” Walk in support of Eleonore Orgish and benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. El-eonore, a longtime volunteer of the Emerald Oaks Girl Scout Community, was diagnosed in June 2015 with Lymphoma and is currently undergoing treatment. In addition to many friends, Leader community Girl
Scout Troops 24330 (Leader Alice Bohlae), 24987 (Leader Sandra O’Guynn), 122006 (Leader Amanda Compian, 122003 (Leader Isabel Klim-ko), 122021 (Leader Elizabeth Navejar), and 24129 (Leader Kathy Armstrong) walked two miles around the NRG Stadium. They will also par-ticipate in the “Light the Night” walk in The Woodlands on Oct. 18, at 5:30 p.m. To donate to “Light the Night,” go to www.lightthenight.org team name - Eleonore’s Emeralds. Eleonore
has been a bright, driving force of energy and a constant inspi-ration for all of the adult volun-teers and girls in the Emerald Oaks Community and beyond for years. Over 200 Girl Scouts and adult volunteers send their love to you, Eleonore!
Shepherd Forest has re-scheduled the annual neigh-borhood picnic for Sunday, Oct. 18. SF residents, please make plans to join your neigh-bors -- and please do your “no
rain” dance that morning. The event features fun, kid friendly activities like a petting zoo, relay races, bouncy house, a singing rodeo clown visit, plus food and refreshments for all to enjoy. In addition to the 1,000 households that represent the Shepherd Forest community, our city council members, lo-cal police and fire departments are also invited to this event. Check the website - www.shep-herdforest.org - for more infor-mation.
The Oak Forest Homeown-ers Association gathered for its October meeting Monday eve-ning. The Nominating Com-mittee is being formed for the December OFHA Board elec-tion. If you are interested in being considered for the Nomi-nating Committee, or running for a position on the Board, let the Board know by email-ing [email protected]. OFHA members who paid their dues by July 31, are eligible to be on the Nominating Commit-
tee, run for a Board position, and vote in the Board election. Regarding the status of SEAL security services continuing their coverage in Oak Forest in 2016, to date only $17,594.86 has been collected to keep SEAL hired. By the deadline of Nov. 30th, $250K is required for 24 hour/7 day a week coverage and $125K is required for 12 hour/7 day a week coverage. OFHA Board President Phil Simmons expects a great in-crease in subscriptions through the November deadline and is expecting to make the goal of $250K. Check the OFHA website – www.ofha.org - for a progress report on the status of funds collected. Our neighbor and City of Houston Council-woman Ellen Cohen made a very welcome surprise appear-ance and another neighbor of ours, HISD Trustee Rhonda Skillern-Jones, spoke. Both ladies were very informative and our community is fortu-nate to have these two ladies working for us.
Neighbors: Girl Scouts walk ‘Light the Night’ for Eleonore Orgish
Evan WeltinGirl Scouts from Emerald Oaks Emerald Oaks Community participated in the ‘Light the Night’ Walk ben-efiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in support of longtime volunteer Eleonore Orgish.
Dear Going to get our girl,
Congratulations on your new addition! You’re fortunate because, by introducing your
pup to car travel early-on, you have the opportunity to form positive associations for your dog that will last her whole life. There are several schools of thought on how to transport a dog in a car but the consensus is clear: Experts overwhelm-ingly recommend crating your pup for car travel.
As Cesar Millan explains, “it’s usually a good idea to crate your dog when riding in the car. You’ll be less distracted while driving which is safer for both of you. It also prevents your dog from becoming a projectile if you have to stop fast, also re-ducing the chance of injury for both of you.”
If your puppy is not used to being in a crate, she may whine or cry. Do not reassure her, because this will inadvertently reward the behavior and could make her more anxious. Just talk to her calmly. Try to redi-
rect her attention to a toy. Be strong and do not let her out of the crate, or you will be teach-ing her that crying works. Just as you wouldn’t let a small child get out of a car seat because she complained, you shouldn’t let your puppy out of her crate, either. Remember, her safety is a priority
Also, be careful about feed-ing your dog before the trip, as this could lead to motion sick-ness. Don’t feed your dog while you’re moving either. Wait un-til there’s a break and you can give her a small snack, prefer-ably high in protein.
Plan for many breaks for potty time, play time and just a general opportunity to stretch her legs and release some pent-up energy. Avoid areas where other dogs have been because your puppy is very susceptible to diseases until she has had all her vaccinations. Instead of
rest stops with designated pet areas, it’s safer to stop at a fast-food place or other store and use a grassy area there. Always pick up after your puppy. Bring some treats and a toy. Also, bring a spare towel and some cleaning supplies in case your puppy gets carsick or has an accident on the way home.
It should also be noted that you should never leave your dog in a parked car, especially when it’s warm out. Even with the window cracked open, the car can quickly turn into an oven, and your dog will get dehydrated, so plan to make do with drive thrus and quick stops, with humans in the car with puppy for the duration of the trip.
As soon as you get home, immediately take your puppy to her potty area because she may have to relieve herself. Go ahead and start your potty
training right from the start. From here on out, you can con-tinue incorporating your new addition into family life and helping her to learn the ropes
of her new home.
Do you have a burning query for Tabby? If so, email her at [email protected]
Traveling with new puppy brings trepidation
Dear Tabby,We’re adopting a puppy from
out of state in the coming months and will be traveling (by car) to pick her up. Any tips on making the trip less hectic and stressful for all involved?
Going to get our girl in Garden Oaks
Pet of the weekMeet Fiona and Biscuit. Fiona was found in a high-kill shel-ter and was lucky enough to be pulled by a rescue group. After settling in, Fiona was reunited with her sister, Bis-cuit in the same rescue group. They’re the best of friends and hope to be adopted to-gether. Fiona had one eye re-moved, due to an injury but it doesn’t hold her back one bit. Surely, Fiona and Biscuit could put the sparkle back in anyone’s eye. Contact Scout’s Honor at [email protected] for more info.
THE OBiTuAriES.Constance O. Coker, 65,
born July 20, 1950, died Oct. 7.
Janie Delgado Contreras, 85, born March 31, 1930, died Oct. 11. She is survived by her son, Johnny Contreras and his wife Alicia, and nine grandchil-dren.
Mary M. Fowler, 89, born Feb. 1, 1926, died Oct. 10.
Joann Theresa Hajek, 57, born Oct. 3, 1958, died Oct. 8.
Billie Hellums Miller, 88, born Aug. 14, 1927 in Houston, died Oct. 11. Miller graduated from Stephen F. Austin High School and married Paul E. Miller, who lived behind her in their youth, on July 27, 1947 after he returned from WWII.
She is survived by her daughter Mary Carlisle, sons Robert and John Miller, brother Jack Hellums, three grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
Alvin r. Oncken, 72, born Jan. 15, 1943 in Gonzales, Texas, died Oct. 5, after a three-year battle with MDS. He moved to Houston in 1963 to attend drafting school and met his wife Helen in 1964 and they were married the following year. He proudly served six years in the National Guard, where he was stationed at both Fort Bliss and Fort Polk. In 1968, following his passion, he founded Alvin Oncken & Associates, where he led the company as a building designer for 45 dedicated years. Oncken is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Helen Palmer Oncken, sons Robert Oncken, Kent Oncken,
and Gary Oncken, brother Paul Oncken, sisters Ruth Barker and Julia Oaks, and four grandchil-dren.
Anna Lou Wernli-Baca, 86, born Dec. 24, 1928 in Hoxie, Texas, died Oct. 9. Wernli-Baca attended school in Thrall Texas and in 1946 married Clarence Wernli who preceded her in death in 1981. In 1992 she fell in love with another Clarence and on a trip to Vegas became Mrs. Clarence Baca. After 23 years of marriage, Clarence survives her today at the age of 95. She was a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church. Wernli-Baca is survived by her children, sons Russell Wernli, Mark Wernli, Troy Wernli, daughter Cheryl Angell, 10 grand-children, and eight great-grand-children. Memorial contributions may be made to The Wounded Warriors or the charity of one’s choice.
Andy Poe Wooten Jr., 89, born Jan. 16, 1926 in Alba, Texas, died Oct. 8. He believed in God, Family and Country, serving 2 years in the United States Navy active duty, aboard the USS Audrain, during WWII. He went to work for Washington National In-surance Company in 1952 where he became a district manager, retiring in 1981. He then went into the Used Car Business and was the owner of A.W. Enterprise on North Shepherd for more than 40 years. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Mary Ann Grizzaffi Wooten, daughter Linda Robinson, sons Andy, Terry and Craig Wooten, 14 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren.
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Readers share more cheer from National Night Out
Photos by Christina Martinez rice Military held yet another successful National Night Out event this year at Nellie Keyes Park on rose Street. Children and their families enjoyed plenty of neighborhood activities while meeting with local law enforcement and other members of the community.
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Early voting begins Octo-ber 19th for the 2015 Joint and Constitutional Amend-ment Election in Harris Coun-ty and will continue through Friday, October 30. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3. This election includes the City of Houston, several local cities, school boards, com-munity colleges, municipal and utility districts, as well as the seven proposed amend-ments to the Texas Constitu-tion. During early voting, all eligible voters can cast their ballot at any of the 41 early voting locations throughout Harris County. If voters wait until Election Day, they must vote in the precinct listed on their voter registration card.
Since the adoption of our current Texas Constitution in 1876, the Legislature has sent 666 amendments to the vot-ers, of which 484 have been approved. For a proposed amendment to reach voters, it must pass with two-thirds support in both the State House of Representatives and the State Senate.
Below is a list of the sev-en proposed constitutional amendments and a short de-scription. For more detailed information and resources regarding the amendments, please visit the Texas Leg-islative Council’s website
http://www.tlc.state.tx.us/const_amends.htm.
Proposition No. 1 (S.J.R. 1):
(Passed House 138-0, Passed Senate 25-6)
The constitutional amend-ment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes from $15,000 to $25,000.
Proposition No. 2 (H.J.R. 75):
(Passed House 138-0, Passed Senate 27-2)
The constitutional amend-ment authorizing the leg-islature to provide for a residence homestead prop-erty tax exemption for the surviving spouse of a 100 percent or totally disabled veteran who died before the law authorizing the current disabled veteran’s residence homestead exemption took effect.
Proposition No. 3 (S.J.R. 52):
(Passed House 102-43, Passed Senate 29-1)
The constitutional amend-ment repealing the require-ment that state officers elect-ed by voters statewide reside in the state capital.
Proposition No. 4 (H.J.R.
73):(Passed House 137-9,
Passed Senate 27-4)The constitutional amend-
ment authorizing the legisla-ture to permit professional sports team charitable foun-dations to conduct charitable raffles.
Proposition No. 5 (S.J.R. 17):
(Passed House 139-0, Passed Senate 31-0)
The constitutional amend-ment to authorize counties with a population of 7,500 or less to perform private road construction and mainte-nance.
Proposition No. 6 (S.J.R. 22):
(Passed House 111-1, Passed Senate 27-3)
The constitutional amend-ment recognizing the right of the people to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife subject to laws that promote wildlife conservation.
Amendment No. 7 (S.J.R. 5):
(Passed House 142-1, Passed Senate 31-0)
The constitutional amend-ment dedicating certain sales and use tax revenue and mo-tor vehicle sales, use, and rental tax revenue to the state highway fund to provide funding for non-tolled roads
and the reduction of certain transportation-related debt.
For additional information on Harris County Early Vot-ing locations and times, sam-ple ballots and your Election Day information please visit www.harrisvotes.com or call the Harris County Clerk’s Election Information line at (713) 755-6965.
On November 4, 2014, Representative Dwayne Bo-hac was re-elected to rep-resent House District 138. He is a lifelong District 138 resident.
Rep. Bohac reminds voters of Joint Election, newly proposed constitutional amendments
By Betsy [email protected]
If you have a hankering for bagels, no doubt you’ve been watching the progress of the new restaurant Toasted, lo-cated in Ella Plaza. Mark your calendar because the new soft opening is October 25 accord-ing to owner Doug Nguyen.
Nguyen, who moved to Houston from Louisiana 12 years ago, said he worked in a bagel shop in college and used to own one in Louisiana too. He said that he wants Toasted to be different than what he’s done before and envisions it more as a bagel café.
“We will serve breakfast and lunch with bagels and deli sandwiches as well as soups
and salads,” he said. “We’ll also have Greenway Coffee.”
Nguyen said that the search for a location for his café took a while but that he was sold on Ella Plaza and calls it a “great location.” His business partner in the new venture is William Tran who handles the business side with Nguyen focusing on the food.
He says that all the bagels will be made from scratch and that they’ll start with about 16 varieties. Nguyen said that his favorite is the Everything Ba-gel, although he likes them all “from sweet to salty.”
Permitting slowed down their process, and like with Ar-tisana Bread in the Pinemont Pavilion, there were also de-lays with Centerpoint, but
Nguyen is excited to finally be opening.
As for décor, Nguyen said that he wanted something bright and picked orange for the restaurant’s signature
color. “It looks really good with
the natural wood,” he said. “We had a vision in our heads of what we wanted to look like. It’s a café feel.”
Toasted announces Oct. 25 opening
Photo by Betsy DensonWhile the lights may be dim now, expect the sign above Toasted in Ella Plaza to be lit and good to go once Oct. 25 rolls around.
Early Voting Times & Locations
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Harris County Adminis-tration Building
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District C candidate forum to be held at Heights Fire Station
Skillern-Jones talks about redistricting at meeting
The Greater Heights Su-per Neighborhood Council is inviting local residents out for another candidate forum, this time focusing on the City Council District C race.
All candidates, includ-ing Ellen Cohen, Carl Jar-vis and Michael McDonald have confirmed they will be participating in the fo-rum which will be hosted from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Heights Fire Station at 107 W. 12 St. Also participating in the forum will be at-large candidate Tom McCasland and Doug Peterson.
The forum is the second this year for the GHSNC, which previously hosted an event for City Council Dis-trict H candidates Roland Chavez, Karla Cisneros, Jason Cisneroz and Abel Davila along with several At-Large Candidates. The Leader has been profiling District H candidates and a profile on the final candi-date, Abel Davila, is forth-coming.
For more information about the upcoming forum, visit the GHSN website at www.ghsnc.org. For cotinu-ing coverage of the 2015 elections, keep an eye on The Leader’s election portal at www.theleadernews.com.
By Jonathan [email protected]
Some sections of Candle-light Estates will likely be re-zoned to Stevens Elementary, HISD Board of Trustees presi-dent Rhonda Skillern-Jones said, as the district continues handling its redistricting ef-forts on a piecemeal basis until a larger initiative can begin.
Speaking to an audience at a Super Neighborhood 20 meet-ing last month, Skillern-Jones said the enrollment issues across the district are some-thing officials are well aware of and will be working hard to begin the first major rezoning effort in 21 years.
“To put that in perspective, Cy-Fair, Katy and surrounding districts do it every two years,” Skillern-Jones said. “Everyone knows it’s a problem and that we need to level out enroll-ment because we have some schools that are virtually closing because there aren’t enough kids there and we have some that are very popular and overflowing.”
Part of the problem is that very few people seem to want to do it, Skillern-Jones said, explaining that many parents do not want their child moved out of their neighborhood school.
“It’s very difficult politi-cally for the board to [rezone] without disenfranchising a lot of people so we’re looking to do small pockets of change,” Skillern-Jones said.
One of these small pockets
includes an area of Candlelight Estates, which has requested to be rezoned to Stevens Ele-mentary due to its close prox-imity. The realignment will be on a HISD meeting ballot in November for vote which will account for the slight change for two sections of the neigh-borhood. The school has also seen a movement from parents similar to Frank Black Middle School, with parents diligently working to improve the school, Skillern-Jones said.
One resident in the audi-ence expressed that many felt HISD has not been transpar-ent in the past with large ini-tiatives like this, however Skill-ern-Jones said officials will be working directly with them on rezoning.
“Those residents affected in that smaller pocket will have three community meet-ings they’ll be able to attend,” Skillern-Jones said. “when we decide to do it district wide, the news and meeting times regarding it will be over the place.”
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center of the community and in order to make that happen we’re looking for any way we can to help the community and this is a good opportunity for us to serve local voters in the upcoming election.”
Lengefeld said candidates will have 2 minutes for intro-duction, 2 minutes to respond to each question and 2 minutes to close. Questions will be sub-
mitted from invitees and the board will select three to be asked by Benton. Candidates will also have time to meet with attendees before and af-ter the event to ask questions.
To RSVP for the event, call 713-869-3378. The Harret and Joe Foster Family YMCA is located at 1234 W. 34th St. For building hours, visit www.ymcahouston.org.
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“We have a number of photos for the next edition already,” Sloan said. “But it would be nice to have more, so all Heights families are welcome to add their col-lections. We can host color photos in this edition, even slides, and the subjects are much broader. The topics are all over the map.”
Sloan is requesting that members of the community bring their photographs to the Houston Heights Fire Station from 10 am. to 2 pm. on Tuesday Oct. 20. There, the photos will be reviewed, scanned, and returned at the same time. Slides may re-quire digitization but will be returned as quickly as possi-ble. For those who may have trouble getting away during the week, a second scanning
will be held at the fire station from 10 am to 2 pm. on Oct. 31.
“At the moment, we have a shot of Bill Murray get-ting a shave in Doug’s Bar-bershop, taken when he was here filming the movie ‘Rush-more,’ Sloan said. “We also have some fun shots of Buf-falo Fred’s Ice House and the Reagan High School Alumni holding their fish fry there. While we have good photos, we need more.”
Terry Burge is a life-long area resident and published The Leader for more than 43 years. He was delighted to hear the news of the next edition.
“Anne Sloan is absolutely the perfect person to act as the Heights’ historian,” Burge said.” Not only is Anne a great writer, but she does a tremendous job with research and, as a Heights native, she
has intimate knowledge of the community.”
Arcadia Publishing is en-joying positive reviews and accolades across the US for its Images of America series. Each book in the collection is dedicated to preserving the American experience through the history of its lo-cales. The Associated Press summed up the effort nicely - “In today’s world of flashy emails, celebrity book deals, and millennium madness, these humble photo-essays from the 19th to mid-20th century have truly struck a chord with America.”
Sloan’s wish list includes:
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• Christmas photos of houses or events.
• Golfers at Pine Forest Country Club
• The Heights Lions’ Club Beauty Contest
• The Heights Rotary Club with “Oilman for the Day”-- given monthly to a Reagan High School science student or any Rotary Club photo picturing a neighborhood ac-tivity.
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Come out to the first public gathering and share in the joy of starting something new. The event will be at 10:15-11:15 a.m. Oct. 18, at Helms Elementary School, 503 W. 21st St. RSVP to [email protected]. Informa-tion: 832-242-4176.
cAndIdAte ForUmGreater heights super neigh-borhood council
Greater Heights Super Neigh-borhood Council will be hosting a
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Come to Harold’s, 350 W. 19th St., at 7 p.m. Oct. 21, for Texas Spirits Dinner. Chef Antoine Ware has created six amazing courses. Featured are Crab Ceviche, Kimchi Shrimp Cocktail, Duck Confit Ta-males, Octopus Bolognese Ragu, Cane Syrup Bone-in Quail, and White Russian Panna Cotta. The cost is $75 per person. Purchase tickets at http://ow.ly/TlYbp. Information: 713-360-6204.
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Sinclair Elementary’s PTA an-nounces their Fall Festival and Silent Auction to be held from 3:15-7 p.m. Oct. 23, on Sinclair’s campus located at 6410 Grove-wood. The Pumpkin Patch will be open Monday-Friday from 3:30-7 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday from noon-4 p.m., Oct. 17 through Oct. 31. Activities include a rock climbing wall, train rides, face painting, dunking booth, haunted house, moon walk, cookie walk, basketball shoot, trampoline and other hands-on activities. Wristbands for the festival that include unlimited access are $20. Information: [email protected].
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Bring the kids dressed in their Halloween costumes to the Movie in the Park, at Oak Forest Park, Oct. 24. Food trucks: Coreanos, Koagie Hots and Golden Grill will be selling food at 6 p.m.; “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown is at 7 p.m.; followed at 7:30 p.m.
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Houston Happy Hikers will hold a 11km/5km on Oct. 24. Start point is Carter & Cooley Company, 375 W. 19th St. Start anytime between 9 a.m.-noon, finish by 3 p.m. Event is noncompetitive. Walk, jog or run at one’s own pace. Trail is on a crushed gravel jogging trail, city streets, side-walks, and a paved walking trail. Registration fee is $3. Informa-tion: www.houstonhappyhikers.com, 832-646-4319.
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Memorial Hermann Northwest, 1635 N. Loop W., will be hosting Fall Family Fun Day from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 24. Attendees can visit with Life Flight crew members, take part in tailgate games and giveaways, play in the pumpkin patch and hay maze and view creations by local artists. There will be free parking. Infor-mation: 713-222-CARE.
st. mark’s hosts Annual Fall Festival
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, 600 Pecore, will hold its Fall Festival from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 17. Proceeds will ben-efit the Heights Interfaith Food Pantry and Missions. Featured are arts and crafts, bake sale, pumpkin patch. There will be a Blessing of the Animals at 10 a.m. by Pastor Emily Chap-man. Heights-based five-piece Bluegrass/Folk band Rose and the Thorns, will perform from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Call 713-861-3104 or visit www.smumc.org for informa-tion.
momentum men tailgate Party at church without walls
The Church Without Walls, 5725 Queenston Blvd., will hold a MoMentum Men Tail-gate Party/Employment Em-powerment Expo from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Oct. 17. The event is open to all men of the community who are without employment, are seeking to enhance their employment status or start a new business.
Call 281-649-6800 or email [email protected] for information.
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Super Bingo is at 2 p.m. Oct. 18, in the St. Monica church hall.
For information, call 281-447-5837 or email [email protected].
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Women of God: Embracing Our Legacy with Divine Pur-pose Women’s Conference will be held at St. Monica Catholic Church, from 7:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Nov. 7. The program is a gathering in sisterhood to learn of the marvelous contri-butions of women in Biblical history.
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File Photo by Jonathan GarrisSo far, St. Pius X High School football coach Stephen Hill has led the Panthers to a 6-1 record, with a 3-0 home record and 2-1 away. Hill celebrated the team’s first district win of the season Oct. 9 and will play against Kelly Catholic High School and its homecoming game Oct. 16.
Private school football programs celebrate milestones, big wins
As the football season marches on, area private schools have much to be happy about in their play this season.
The St. Pius X High School Panthers improved to a 6-1 re-cord with a decisive 49-3 win over Concordia Lutheran last week and the team is looking to hold on to its momentum heading into the 7 p.m. Oct. 16 matchup against Kelly Catholic High School (5-4) for the school’s homecoming game. Last week’s win marks a bounce back from a close 13-10 loss against Stafford High School Oct. 2.
Last week’s game against Concordia Lutheran saw big contributions from senior Nick Minkoff, who garnered 178 yards with 13 receptions, and T. Franklin, who notched 151 yards with 12 receptions. Minkoff scored three touch-downs with Franklin putting up 2 of his own and another by Alec Harris. The team put up 454 total yards combined during the game versus Con-cordia Lutheran’s 198. The
Panthers will likely be look-ing to players like Minkoff and Franklin again right out of the gate to keep the mo-mentum strong against the Bulldogs, who are coming off a 21-7 win against Pope John XXIII High School (0-7).
The St. Thomas High School Eagles (5-1) captured their twenty second straight win at home as well with their first ever Houston Basil Bowl victory over St. Michael’s College School from Toronto, Ontario. Last year, the Eagles traveled to Toronto for the school’s first athletic event outside of the country.
According to STH’s web-site, running back Rowdy Hinckley scored in the first quarter and quarterback Michael Keating threw for two more in the opening 12 minutes of the game. Coach Tim Fitzpatrick said the Ba-sil Bowl series encapsulates what both schools are try-ing to accomplish with their sports programs.
“It’s a friendly rivalry and such a positive for both pro-
grams regardless of the re-sults of the scoreboard,” Fitz-patrick said on STH’s website. “We want to create memories and a bond which will last well beyond their high school experience. I just hope we never play them in hockey.”
The Eagles will take on Pope John XXIII High School on their opponent’s turf 7 p.m. Oct. 16
In a major departure from its previous seasons, the Lu-theran High North Lions (2-4) will be looking to capture their third win of the season in an away game against Bra-zos Christian High School Eagles (4-4) 7 p.m. Oct. 16. The Eagles have won their last two bouts against Lega-cy Prep Christian Academy and Rosehill Christian High School.
The Lions previously had winless seasons in 2014 and 2013, with their last win oc-curring against O’Connell High School Aug. 31 2012, before this season’s victories over Sabine Pass and Bay Area Christian.
Reagan Bulldogs look to continue undefeated streak
Courtesy PhotoSt. Thomas High School celebrated winning their first ever Houston Basil Bowl at home last week.
Among The Leader area’s public school football pro-grams, the Reagan High School Bulldogs have seen the biggest successes on the field. The team improved to a 6-0 record with a 49-7 win last week against Westbury High School and the Bulldogs hope to retain their undefeated re-cord as they prepare to kick off against Lamar High School at 7 p.m. Oct. 17.
Lamar High School cur-rently has a 5-1 record and have won their last four games, including a 73-0 shut-out against Houston Math Sci-ence & Technology and a 70-7 win over Chavez High School. More recently, the Texans de-feated Bellaire 31-14 Oct. 10 at Delmar Stadium.
RHS football coach Stephen Dixon took to Twitter to air his excitement over the upcoming game.
“Biggest game of my 20+ years of coaching coming up,” Dixon said. “Soooooooo ex-cited and pumped up!”
Fellow St. Pius X High School football coach also of-fered congratulations.
“What an amazing job you have done with that program,” Hill said on Twitter, finishing his praise with #Greatcoach.
Scarborough High School (1-7) will be looking rebound from a tough shutout loss against Kashmere High School Oct. 9. The Spartans were de-feated 64-0 for their worst loss of the season so far. SHS kicks off against La Marque High School (5-2) on the Cougar’s home turf 7:30 p.m. Oct. 16.
The Spartans may have a
tough game ahead of them, as the Cougars are coming off a 62-20 win over Worthing High School (5-2) and have won five straight after dropping their opening two games against Ball High School (4-2) and Texas City (4-2).
Waltrip High School (3-3) will also be looking for improvement in its upcom-ing game against Yates High
School (3-3) following a 29-13 loss against Sharpstown High School (5-1) last week. YHS has won two of its last three, including a 13-0 shutout against Austin High School (1-5) and a decisive 53-2 win over Lee High School (0-6) last week.
The Rams play against the Lions 7 p.m. Oct 16 at Yates High School.
St. Pius X coach Stephen Hill had kind words for Reagan High School coach Stephen Dixon as the Bulldogs continue their unde-feated season.
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Photos by Jonathan GarrisA young boy takes aim and lets go of a homemade catapult to score points in a homemade “arcade” game, created by a young student at the AVANCE Mangum Education Center on Mangum Road last weekend.
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The parking lot of the AVANCE Mangum Education Center played host to a dif-ferent kind of “arcade” last weekend as students filled the front of the education center with dozens of their own edu-cational games made entirely from recycled materials.
On Oct. 10, preschool and early elementary students and parents debuted their creations as part of the annual world-wide Global Cardboard Chal-lenge, an event first created by the Imagination Foundation with the purpose of “fostering children’s education, creativ-ity, entrepreneurship and en-forcing recycling awareness.” Many of the creations were made by children attending AVANCE centers across Hous-ton with help from parents and others in the community.
“Some of the things were made here with the help of the teachers but the purpose is to stimulate their imagination and keep in mind STEM com-ponents for children to explore and learn with a hands-on ex-
perience,” Director of commu-nications Janet Deleon said.
Games focused on a variety of different themes with some offering up a chance for kids to hone their counting and mathematics skills. Others re-quired some motor skills and a bit of luck with judging mea-surements and other figures to win. Some games were also simpler, and cardboard ap-pliances like ovens and stove tops offered children a chance to use their imagination in other ways.
Attendees could also meet with local firefighters to learn about safety and also learn about recycling while enjoying healthy snacks and drinks.
“The foundation of AVANCE is that parents are the first teachers and home is the first classroom,” Deleon said. “This project ties in perfectly with our motto because it involves the parents and the rest of the family as they all work togeth-er. It’s a good bonding experi-ence and, while developing these games, they’re learning fundamentals like counting, shapes and colors.”
Tour De Oak Forest raisesover $1,000 for security
Youngsters took a hands-on approach to learning and engaging with numbers, colors and shapes at the event while learning about fire safety and recycling with their parents.
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At a time when the Oak Forest Homeowners Association is looking for funds for its security program, this year’s annual Tour de Oak Forest was a big success.
The Oct. 10 bike ride attracted about 75 cyclists, donning custom-printed T-shirts, silly helmet covers and decorated bi-cycles on a leisurely ride throughout the area. The route took riders 5050 Acorn Golf on Acorn Street west and then south, crossing West 43rd Street, before following Libbey Drive east towards Watonga before turning north onto West 43rd Street again. Cyclists turned south, weaving through Oak Forest be-fore turning on Du Barry Lane and then North until Martin Road before circling back on to West 43rd through Latexo Drive.
Riders enjoyed barbecue, beer and a meet and greet with neighbors back at the starting point at 5050 Acorn Golf. Se-curity chair Lucy Fisher Cain said money raised for the event cleared about $1,000 and Oak Forest Veterinary Clinic cov-ered costs for many of the shirts with other in-kind donations made by various community members.
The bike ride originally began several years ago, when the OFHA first reached out to the community for its need for en-hanced security for the community.
“What was surprising at the time was that so many people didn’t know how large Oak Forest was,” Cain said. “I asked the sitting president at the time if we should just do a bike ride and offer people an opportunity to go through the neighbor-hood and get to know one another.”
The route itself has changed little over the years, however this year saw the inclusion of the smaller Forest Pines subdivi-sion. A local resident with a motorcycle also helped escort the cyclists through some of the busier sections of the route and Cain called the event a success.
“We would like for our security program to stay in place and grow,” Cain said. “We also want people to be able to have a good time and get to know their friends and the other parts of the neighborhood besides their own section.”
Photo by Jonathan GarrisSilly hats and bright smiles were the order of the day at the annual Le Tour De Oak Forest last weekend, which benefited the Oak For-est Homeowner’s Association’s security fund.
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