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When an award-winning custom home’s design inspi-ration is a 22-foot vintage shuffleboard table, you’d think the homeowners might be impassioned, die-hard play-ers.

Not exactly, though they are getting better at the game, says Rhonda Dupree, half of a Heights couple with a pen-chant for entertaining. Dupree, a financial services exec, and Jeff Bailey, who’s in energy sales, figured shuffleboard would be something their guests might enjoy, regardless of their age or skill level.

“And, by the way, it’s beautiful,” she says of the table, an antique one purchased at auction in Bellaire for an un-disclosed amount. Its restoration has been ongoing.

Having the shuffleboard table accessible – meaning on the first level of their home-to-be – was just one of many design decisions that resulted in a one-of-a-kind domicile geared to entertaining and an indoor-outdoor lifestyle.

Whitestone Builder President David Gordon describes the 3,607-square foot home’s design vibe as “rustic, in-

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METRO bus driver who saved Heights man from burning home now facing eviction

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Things have slowly gone from bad to worse for a METRO bus driver who saved a man from a fire in the Heights area earlier this year.

Neighbors and others in the community call Paul Nelson a hero for saving the life of a man July 31 after a fire erupted at a mobile home on W. 19th Street. Nelson sprang into ac-tion and saved the man while driving a METRO bus along the street, a job he has had for nearly 18 years. His wife, also a METRO employee, was diagnosed with two herni-ated discs after falling off a METRO bus and is being evalu-ated for breast cancer and hasn’t worked for over a year. Be-tween taking time off to help care for his three children and helping his wife with her medical issues and bills, Nelson says his family now owes over $5,000 in rent to his current apartment complex in Northwest Houston.

“Once I can get caught up on my rent – because I can handle it – it will be different, but the more money I pay towards it only goes towards my late fees,” Nelson said.

Nelson said the employees at the Bridges on Eldridge let the late fees go for three months before he was handed an eviction notice and a Nov. 4 deadline to vacate the prem-ises.

“The people at the apartment complex worked well with me,” Nelson said. “There came a time when I knew they

were pushed to their limit though.”One of the complex’s employees, Ra’Che Sophine Braya,

even created a GoFundMe page that remains active as of press time. However, only six people have donated to the page in the last two months, with a total of $320 collected out of a $20,000 goal.

METRO also forwarded a check that would have been paid to Nelson for a weeklong vacation he was originally planning to have in November, but he says even that still only covered the late fees he accrued when he fell behind.

A hard dayNelson recalls the day he turned on to W. 19th Street

and saw smoke billowing from a small mobile home in late July.

“By the time I got up to the end of the street there were a lot of people standing outside and some of them were yell-ing,” Nelson said. “I noticed one lady hollering for help.”

Nelson turned and asked the passengers on the bus to see if he could help, and they said yes. Nelson jumped out of the bus and ran around the side of the home but found it was too hot and darted to the back.

“I noticed this man standing outside of the house had a big gash on his head where he must have fell,” Nelson said. “His shirt was torn off and burnt from what I saw too.”

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Budget issues, safety and infra-structure were once again identified as some of the biggest issues facing the city according to candidates vy-ing for the Houston City Council Dis-trict C seat at a forum hosted by the Greater Heights Super Neighborhood Council this month.

On Oct. 20, incumbent Ellen Co-hen, Carl Jarvis and Michael McDon-ald addressed voters along with At-Large candidates at the Heights Fire Station where last month’s District H forum was also held. Much like the previous forum, safety sat at the fore-front of issues for the trio as they were asked why some communities felt the need to resort to hiring officers with the Harris County Constable’s Office rather than rely on HPD.

Cohen agreed communities shouldn’t have to pay for basic secu-rity and said the issue comes down to not having a substantial number of officers needed for a city the size of Houston.

“In 1998 we had 1.8 million people living in the city,” Cohen said. “Now we have over 2.2 million. We’re sim-ply not keeping up with attrition.”

Jarvis concurred but also concen-trated on the pension system.

“We need to tackle the pension is-sue and do something about it that is equitable to both HPD and the taxpayers,” Jarvis said. “If we don’t come up with something, we’ll end up like what’s currently going on in

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“It was his skin,” Nelson said. The victim had extensive burns to 50 percent of his body.

He then ran to the other side of the house and helped another neighbor who was at-tempting to keep the fire back from his home with the help of a garden hose, but it wasn’t particularly helpful.

Afterwards, Nelson received attention and plenty of praise from local media, METRO and the Houston Fire Depart-ment. However, Nelson says he doesn’t consider himself a hero, and the reality of his current situation with his debt, his wife’s health and the time needed to help care for his chil-dren has made life difficult.

When asked where he would be going should he be unable to raise money, Nelson said he didn’t know.

“I’m trying to get help from different agencies right now but it’s kind of hard for me right now with my wife in the hospi-tal,” Nelson said. “She’s from Chicago and doesn’t really know too many people down here and I have to take off now and then to keep helping with the kids.”

Nelson has had emotional support from many in The Leader area, singling out in particular Glenda Clerc, direc-tor of member services at the Greater Heights Area Chamber of Commerce. He originally reached out to her to find dif-ferent avenues to get help.

“Out of all the people at my job, [Clerc], who I never met

face to face, has helped me more than all of the rest of the people combined,” Nelson said. “She calls me, trying to find help and different places I can go and tries to get dona-tions for me. She didn’t have to do that but she did, and I thank her for that.”

Those wanting to help can contact the Greater Heights

Chamber of Commerce at 713-861-673. The GoFundMe page can be found online at www.gofundme.com/n6h48d6d. Nelson said he remains in a holding pattern until his evic-tion date arrives unless he can get help.

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Kelvin Benton, 47, has been charged with evading arrest and robbery with bodily injury according to officials, after al-legedly carjacking a METRO Lift bus in downtown Houston. Benton forced the driver out of the bus and allegedly led police on a chase that brought officers out of downtown, onto Interstate 45, Interstate 10 and

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THE MEETING HALL – As usual, Bottom Line took the podium faster than a speeding bullet and quicker than a New York minute. “Welcome to another occasional meeting of Club Cliche, where every shopworn and overused expression, word or term get together like fleas on a dog. This is an especially important gathering of the rhetorically challenged because it is campaign time, and no one can make our teeth grit like fingernails on a blackboard than our politicians. Of course, if you had to make six or 10 speeches a day, you would probably run out of originality. That’s why these office-seekers hire speech writers.”

If It Walks Like a Duck spoke up. “I used to be a speech-writer. Worked for Rudy Giuliani. It was easy work. All I had to do was make sure each sentence contained a noun, a verb and 9/11.”

Bottom Line continued. “First, I want to welcome back some old – and I do mean old – members like You Go, Girl, Millennials and Whazzup. Also, I see in the crowd Occupy Wall Street and your cousin, Wall Street to Main Street. Family Values, are you still around? I thought you died after the late 90s when it turned out the politi-cos who were using Values to death were, all that time, cheating on their third wives, popping pills and hiding payments of hush money to under-aged boys. You are close to our current shopworn campaign slogans, so let me introduce them. Where is Jeb with an exclamation point? That is an excellent way to remind people you are a Bush without reminding people you are not THAT Bush. And Jeb with an exclama-tion point, drop the line defending your brother with ‘He kept us safe.’ Maybe you don’t remember 9/11 but some voters do.”

Gravitas spoke up. “While we’re on shopworn political terms, we’ve had the Mainstream Media to kick around for a few years. The crowd goes wild when Sarah Palin refers to the Laaame Stream Media. But now Newt Gingrich introduces the Elite Media in every sentence. Elite used to mean better or special, but ol’ Newt uses it as a put-down – constantly. Keep it up, Newt.”

Low Hanging Fruit and On the Wrong Side of History both grabbed the microphone. “Redouble Our Ef-forts and Embolden Our Enemies are getting an exhaustive workouts. Also, we’ve been keeping score, and Fox News manages to use Black Lives Mat-ter in a derogatory way on an average of 35 times an hour.”

“Well, the term has been in the news.”

“In the weather report?” Small Ball got the floor. “If we could

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Double Down rose. “The other night on TV the sportscaster, Jack Hack, said, and I quote, ‘The Pinstripes knocked off the Halos while the Cheese Heads traded A Rod to the Fish and SloMo-Jo whipped Little Miss Baby Cakes.’ When he was finished Coachspeak and I hadn’t understood a word he said. So

I nominate Hack for membership.”There was a round of applause. Bot-

tom Line took over. “As long as we’re on the media, Breaking News just gave us some breaking news: At 6 and 10 tonight there will be breaking news. There will be a 100 percent chance of the meteorologist telling us there will be a 10 percent chance of it rain-ing somewhere. Moving on, Shout Out wants to give a shout out to Takeaway for becoming an overused noun. Also, Bad Boy thinks members In the Weeds and Cool As the Other Side of the Pil-low should be stripped of their mem-bership for lack of constant use. Now we have a sticky one. During the Ebola scare every newscast and printed story used the word Protocol. No one knew exactly what it meant, but it sounded serious. Protocol had its 15 minutes of fame and was on the way to the cliché Home for Worn Out Words when along came the sports world’s sudden interest in concussions. Most interest centered on the protection of players, long-last-ing trauma and billion-dollar lawsuits. So now Protocol is back in our mind-numbing vocabulary.”

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Spot On stood up. “No pol gets far into a speech these days without say-ing Boots On the Ground, although most of them never put boots on any ground. They also like to use Speak Truth to Power constantly.”

Next was Selfie. “It hurts, but we must kick out Have a Nice Day. It had its fame, but now Have a Great One has taken over. Sorry Nice Day. And a ques-tion: Maxed Out is worn out, but only credit cards are maxed out. Why not air or carrots or the national debt?”

“Same reason only things on the Internet can go viral,” said Multitask. “You never heard of a song, slogan or fingernail clippers going viral.”

“Well, that wraps up this meeting,” said Bottom Line. “Just remember, avoid clichés like the plague.”

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Tis the season of political punditry, when professional prognosticators take a stab

at the action of voters based on interviews with 218.7 likely voters. Count me in.

I realize some of you have taken part in this social experiment called “early voting,” so a good deal of this will be anti-climactic. But for those headed to the polls next week, maybe you’ve found as much interest in this Houston mayoral election as I have.

By now, you’ve all seen the polls. Sylvester Turner, who has sought the mayoral seat for nearly two decades, leads every poll I’ve seen with 20-25 percent of the vote.

If the numbers hold, Turner heads to a run-off with somebody else – it’s just that none of us know who. Bill King, Adrian Garcia and Chris Bell, statistically, all have about the same level of support. Stephen Costello is close behind that trio, while Ben Hall and Marty McVey appear to be non-factors in this race.

But you don’t need me to cite poll numbers. What you really want to know is what’s going to happen when the polls close Nov. 3.

Unless a tornado strikes and completely disrupts voting on Tuesday, Turner will make a run-off. He doesn’t have the power of incumbency, but he’s been running

for mayor since 1991, and he’s represented a large chunk of Hous-tonians in Austin for more than two decades.

Turner has run one of the most straight-lined campaigns I’ve ever seen from a leading candidate. The Democrat, wisely, has said virtually nothing controversial in a city that elects Democrats as their mayor, and you can’t really blame the guy. While Turner has ramped up advertising and his tone of voice the past two weeks, he has kept his head down and his numbers high. Barring natural disaster, Turner makes the run-off.

But it’s Garcia and Bell who have been the most fun to watch.

About once every other day, members of the Houston press corps have received emails from the Bell Campaign, and almost all of those prepared statements have been attacks on Garcia. If you attended any of the 3,000 mayoral

forums held around town, Bell was the most affable and attacking can-didate on the stage, and he really had no choice.

While Bell has some name recog-nition – he ran a decent campaign for governor against that last guy we had in there (trying to forget his name) – Bell needed to be the attack dog in this race. And while some of his attacks on Garcia took hold, including Garcia’s tenuous tenure as Sheriff, those attacks didn’t separate Bell from Garcia. Instead, they simply helped Bell get even in the polls with Garcia.

And here’s the problem with that approach: Garcia has run an absolutely mind-boggling cam-paign. Now, he very well could be the runner-up to Turner, but if you want to talk about being a plaster-like candidate, Garcia and his un-moving hair have done nothing to energize the voters that he needed to energize most. It goes without question that he’ll get a good chunk of this Hispanic vote, but what he really needed was to pick off other Democrats – the ones set on voting for Turner or Bell. Instead, he lost votes to Bell and he hasn’t taken anything from Turner.

I think Garcia had a chance to win this race going away. He had a chance to be a moderate candi-date because he has support from both sides of the political aisle (his

campaign finance reports show he received money from some of our area’s staunchest Republicans).

So while Bell was trying to steal Garcia’s supporters, I don’t think Garcia did enough to solidify his base, nor did he pull voters away from Turner or independent voters who lean right of center. And that left Bell with not enough to steal.

That leaves King and Costello, who aren’t really one in the same but have both fought for conserva-tive votes. I don’t think Costello will show well, mainly because he wore a sweaty T-shirt in his TV ads, and we don’t want mayors who sweat.

Seriously, King has presented himself as more distinguished than Costello, and King – more than any candidate – seems to have that business-like approach to fixing a city that has woeful business problems.

The way King makes a run-off with Turner seems pretty clear-cut. Along with a mayoral race, and oth-er city positions on the ballot, the one ballot item that has touched the most nerves has been Proposi-tion 1, or the HERO Ordinance.

Pollsters have said the ordinance hasn’t drummed up the kind of emotion that will force people to the polls, but the way people vote on that ordinance, and whether Houston passes it or not, I think will be the determining factor in

who makes a run-off.If Houstonians vote against

HERO, King and Turner square off. If Houstonians vote for HERO, I think Turner and Garcia make the run-off.

Most media pundits have blasted those who oppose HERO because the campaign to defeat this ordi-nance has preyed on fears of men in women’s restrooms. And while I don’t think it’s wrong to point out all aspects of the ordinance (Annise Parker and her cronies didn’t have to write the ordinance the way they did), I think those who oppose HERO went about it all the wrong way.

The opponents of HERO should have made that ordinance a ref-erendum on Parker’s three terms as mayor, because this is one of the legacies she’s trying to leave (among the very few). I suppose Parker could have been elected to a fourth term, but with the dire eco-nomic crisis our city faces, imagine what a difference it would have made in the campaign if opponents would have made this a campaign against Parker.

If that would have happened, King would be a shoe-in for the run-off. Instead, he and Garcia will battle it out next Tuesday for that second spot.

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We chose this school principally for the Spanish and its proximity to our home, making it walkable/bike-able which are both very important to us. There is an engaged PTA that managed to pull off a silent auction already and raise money for the schools new World Culture ancillary program. What a bonus! It’s amazing to see our child learning about other cultures and coun-tries that speak Spanish. This program is supported by a dedicated Principal, who can be seen daily greeting kids at the carpool drop off lane, as well as doing regular cafeteria duty.

Any lingering doubts that I had about the school were completely blown out of the water by the Hispanic heritage celebration at Helms earlier this month. It was AMAZING. There was so much Hispanic pride on display, an enormous amount of learning about different coun-tries and cultures was demonstrated and all presented in a fluent mix of Spanish and English. (As an aside, my daughter is speaking in full paragraphs and conversa-tions to us already after just 9 weeks). Hispanic culture night was beautiful and authentic. I was surrounded by such a diverse mix of ethnicities and families all dedicated to their kids and encouraging this celebra-tion of Hispanic culture! I felt proud to be raising a child who is half Hispanic and who has the chance to go to a school that has a dedicated program to learning about and honoring that. It was beautiful.

cynthia

patriotism out, global citizen inDear editor:Houston ISD continues to push foreign languages in

our public schools. They see themselves as the only ones with a view into the crystal ball that can see what the “global economy” needs for the future generations. Business interests and private billionaire cabals gather and chart the course with no input or approval from Congress, parents or elected officials at the State Board of Education. Common Core is mandated upon ac-ceptance of money from such as Race to the Top grants. This includes very intimate data being collected about your child gathered by the district and shared to third party vendors. The “Connected Learning” Program links students online with Wahhabi states in the Middle East. 21st Century Learning puts students onto iPads and electronic devices, a paperless, text-book free world where content is hidden away from the parents. Bill

Gates makes millions in sales to school districts. Most all of these programs are UNESCO-aligned, a wing of the United Nations.

Houston ISD’s Global Education program buzzshield the fact that SAT scores and higher level content mastery is falling. Migration Policy Institute shows a disturbing lack of English language acquisition even in second and third generation immigrant student popula-tions. The language enthusiasm shields the district from the spotlight of other major problems like fritter-ing away huge bond monies approved by taxpayers, an alignment with terror state Qatar for Arabic language taught to 4-6 year olds in exchange for thousands of dollars and high drop-out rates, low test scores and drugs running freely in high schools.

The politicization of our local school board to forward a left-wing agenda has found a clever way to market “languages” as they seek to destroy loyalty to the West and America. They have decided patriotism is out global citizen is in. Be careful parents!

As President of Turkey Erdogan once said: “‘Islam is Islam. There are no modifiers. Democracy is the train we ride to our ultimate objective.” In the case of Houston ISD, languages are the train they ride to receive federal grants and Qatar cash to create indoctrinated global citizens.

elizabeth Theiss

proposition 1 extends existing federal pro-tection from discrimination

Dear editor:Proposition 1 basically extends existing federal

protection from discrimination to include members of the LGBT community. As a society we have already agreed and have laws in place to protect people from discrimination based on sex, race, color etc…. Why is it wrong to extend these protections to a marginalized and highly discriminated population? (For the record, I am a straight white woman, with kids, and I totally support Proposition 1).

“The ordinance, which is on the ballot as Proposition 1, would ban discrimination based on sexual orienta-tion and gender identity—criteria not covered by federal anti-discrimination laws—especially “in city employ-ment, city services, city contracting practices, housing, public accommodations, and private employment.” The ordinance would also make prohibitions against discrimination based on sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, familial status, marital status, military status, religion, disability, genetic information and pregnancy explicit in the city’s code. Discrimination based on these characteristics is prohibited by federal law.”

cynthia

Reader in opposition to proposition 1Dear editor:To all in favor of Prop1, what’s wrong with all you

folks? Can’t you see right through Annise Parker’s agenda? She doesn’t and never has given a flip about equality of any order. If she did she would’ve taken care of city business 6+ years ago. Instead she squandered precious time promoting her/his private agenda. That of being LGBT. Why weren’t Houston’s streets fixed midway through her three terms instead of waiting till she’s about gone and then tearing up ALL the streets at the same time?

There is no discrimination in this city against LGBTs. They can do whatever they want whenever they want wherever they want as long as they don’t violate the majority of the citizens’ rights. I’ve never witnessed anybody questioning anybody about sexual orientation and I’ve been around for a long time. If anybody feels they are of any sex have them dress as what they really are and use the stalls in the appropriate restroom. There’s your privacy.

I’m Hispanic and have never been turned down for anything because of that. If I’m qualified I am given the opportunity. If I’m not qualified I don’t get it. That’s the bottom line unless you live in a communist or radical Muslim country.

Bottom line is we don’t need to complicate matters with laws such as Prop 1. I hope you folks get it and vote against it. Why should 100% of us be forced to comply with the wishes of an extremely small minority? Our federal government has been trying to force us into that corner for seven years. Let’s not let our city do it!

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Sunday night, Oct. 25, Gar-den Oaks Montessori Mag-net’s community reached for their cowboy boots and hats for the Third Annual Shindig. Parents, teachers and com-munity members gathered at Harold’s Restaurant, Terrace and Bar in the Heights to en-joy a southern inspired menu of fresh local cuisine pre-pared by Harold’s own award-winning chef, Antoine Ware, and amazing live music by Acoustic Redemption. Par-ent volunteer Emma Moon chaired the event under the leadership of PTO President Steve Pittman. PTO Trea-surer Eden Craig was a large part of the event’s success as well. Other PTO Board mem-bers making things possible on campus are: Dr. Lind-sey Pollock, Steve Pitt-man, Wendy Haardt, Sta-cie Vincent, Eden Craig, Cheryl McCosh, Elizabeth Van DerPol, David San-tana, Beverly Carson, Re-becca Blanco, Stephanie

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Moon shared, “Shindig is about parents having a chance to connect and bond and enjoy each other’s com-pany together with great food and music – we had fun together. Fundraising wasn’t the emphasis; it was time to celebrate success.”

Pittman explained, “We have the Pancake Breakfast and Silent Auction in the spring and that is our major fundraiser of the year. As PTO President this year, I wanted to make an effort to have at least one event where parents could connect and just be together as a school community and get to know each other, and that’s how we shaped this year’s Shin-dig. The school has about a $400,000 deficit between lo-cal, state, and federal funds and what it costs to run an authentic public school Mon-tessori program. So, a lot of

what PTO has to do every year is raise money. What I’m trying to do this year is focus more on grant writing instead of the labor intensive fundraisers.”

GOMM’S PTO would like to thank the following spon-sors of the Shindig who pro-vided raffle and silent auction items: the Siegel and Flotek families; Alexander fam-ily; Lindsey Barlett; Julie Sherber; and the Eoff fam-ily; as well as Alli Jarrett and Chef Antoine Ware of Harold’s for the use of space, delicious food and wine din-ner tickets for the raffle, and Acoustic Redemption.

Neighbors would like to send a big, colorful shout out to Jody Parker, one of our community’s very talented artists. While some may think of Jody along the lines of the boy they knew growing up – a handsome young man with a randy grin growing up in Candlelight Estates, you may not realize he is quite an ac-complished artist. A graduate

of the Art Institute who spent 21 years as a graphic artist at the Houston Chronicle, Jody has become a serious cult hit with his pastels and drawings of famous people, friends, neighbors, self-portraits, and commissioned works. I be-came aware of Jody’s artwork when he was commissioned to create murals of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly at Spaghetti Western’s West T.C. Jester location. Recently,

Max’s Wine Dive invited him to be their featured artist for November and December, and then asked him to create four large pieces on panels for their “Only The Good Die Young Wine Dinner” on Oct. 27, featuring Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Janice Joplin and Jim Morrison. He also created a smaller piece for the event portraying Patrick

Swayze and Jennifer Grey as “Johnny” with “Baby.” Parker has also produced artful ban-ners and signs for Oak Forest HOA’s events. If you would like more information or would like to contact Parker, email him at [email protected].

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Dear Hyped Up,While it’s all fun, games and

sweet treats for you humans, Halloween can be a confus-ing, frightening and danger-

ous time of year for your pets. Then, after Halloween is all said and done, we continue into the holiday season, with even more candy, treats and visitors coming and going. Here are some tips for keeping your pets safe, both before and after all the ghosts and goblins have darkened your doorstep and the next round of scary visitors (family--yikes!) arrives for Thanksgiving and the holi-days:

• Be sure that your pet’s festive costumes and clothing are simple and comfortable. Choose clothing for your pet that can’t get tangled and pose a choking or tripping hazard. You can’t go wrong with a simple, seasonal bandana, in my humble opinion.

• Keep the candy and sweet treats out of reach. Most of us know that chocolate is toxic to animals but many other sweets can cause intestinal issues.

Also consider plastic candy wrappers and how, if ingested, they can cause illness.

• Be mindful of loud noises. If your pet gets nervous or aggressive when the doorbell rings, an evening of non-stop ringing might just send her over the edge! Consider crat-ing your pet in a quiet room of the house when you’re ex-pecting lots of guests. Addi-tionally, Halloween, Christmas and New Years are often times an excuse for people to set off fireworks, “poppers” or other noise-makers. Please consider your pet’s sensitive ears and take the necessary precau-tions to keep your pet happy and safe.

• With the door opening and shutting over and over again, greeting trick-or-treaters and other festive visitors, it’s also a time when many pets sneak out and run away from home. Also, pets going to grandma’s house

for Thanksgiving could slip away and get lost in a strange town. Make certain that your pet has tags with your current contact information and, if you haven’t already, microchipping is also highly recommended for reclaiming lost pets.

The bottom line here is to watch your pup carefully and take action if she seems to be distressed by anything. Keep in mind that what seems fun for you, might not be fun for your pet. You want her to enjoy the merriment every year and not come to dread it.

Don’t forget!Keep your black kitties close

on Halloween weekend. Un-fortunately, black cats are the target of animal abuse on Hal-loween every year.

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Do you have a question for Tabby? If so, email her at [email protected].

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Dear Tabby,We have a new dog and we’re

excited to celebrate Halloween (and all of the upcoming holi-days) with her. Do you have any tips for helping to make sure she stays safe amid all of the excite-ment?

Hyped up about Halloween in The Heights

Keeping pets safe on halloween (and beyond)

Pet of the weekJulie is a 1 year old Norwich Terrier who weighs in at 9 lbs and will remain small. Julie’s manners are impeccable: she’s crate-trained, potty-trained and, all she asks for in return, is love. Julie is shy at first, but once she’s warmed up, she’s the sweetest gal ever. Don’t you think Jules could be the crown jewel of your home? if so, contact K-9 Angels rescue at www.K-9Angelsrescue.org or www.facebook.com/k9an-gelsrescue.

dustrial, contemporary.” That’s the inside. The exterior reads Craftsman-Cottage. The new home sits on one of four urban-scale lots located on a former light industrial site on Ashland St. and is in the Hous-ton Heights West Historic Dis-trict.

Dupree says the unique tabletop harkens an old ice house and that motif “fanned out” its design influence throughout the home.

As floor plans go, the Ice House section of the home connects first floor living spaces to the garage, accessed from an alley behind homes on the block. To bring the outside

inside, there’s a glass garage door that opens to a patio and fire pit. Up a few steps, an ad-jacent family room has a 15-ft. wall of folding doors that fully retract.

Gordon says the latter was one of the project’s design challenges; the client wanted to open up the room – with screens to keep out the bugs.

Dupree says the design theme in the Ice House “was to use anything old or that used to be something else.”

Thus, trash can lids morphed into unique overhead lighting and sections of pipe became cabinet legs in the kitchen. Furnishings, meanwhile, in-

clude a bar made from old te-quila barrels and seating once used by a Baptist church. Even the flooring had a previous life – as antique beams, planed and hand-beveled by the builder for that purpose. Sec-tions of shiplap rescued from a salvage warehouse became beams in the dining room and master bathroom.

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sPooKtAcUlAr weeKendopera in the heights

Opera in the Heights, 1703 Heights Blvd., will be featuring a Menotti double bill Oct. 30 and Nov. 1, with “The Medium” and “The Telephone.” Opera-goers can receive an online discount of 30 percent off for that weekend upon checkout, with the promo code SPOOKYNEWBIE. Patrons can enter a costume contest Oct. 30 for Halloween. The show times are 7:30 p.m. for Oct. 30, Nov. 5 and Nov. 7, while the Nov. 1 matinee is at 2 p.m. Visit the website for tickets. Information: operaintheheights.org, 713-861-5303.

reAd And treAtthe Book scene

Come one, come all to the Book Scene’s “Read and Treat,” from noon to 1 p.m. Oct. 31. Bring your 3 to 12 year-old children for a Halloween reading, followed by a craft. All children in costume will earn a 15 percent discount on new books. The Book Scene is located at 1820 W. 43rd St. In-formation: 713-869-6117, www.facebook.com/The-Book-Scene-115448865148889.

dIA de los mUertos celeBrA-tIoncasa ramirez

Come out and celebrate Dia de los Muertos with Casa Ramirez owners Macario and Chrissie Ramirez. There will be a public reception and procession from 5-8 p.m. Oct. 31. Danza Azteca Teokalli de Houston, along with Jesus and Maria Lozano, BOSSA II will perform. Altar display and candle lighting will be from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 1 and 2. The

events are free. Casa Ramirez is located at 241 W. 19th St. Information: 713-880-2420, [email protected].

FAll FestIVAl And PUmPKIn PAtchsinclair elementary PtA

Sinclair Elementary, 6410 Grovewood, will have their Pump-kin Patch open Monday-Friday from 3:30-7 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday from noon-4 p.m. through Oct. 31. Information: [email protected].

hAlloween PArtYreagan masonic lodge #1037

Reagan Masonic Lodge #1037, 1601 Heights Blvd., will hold its annual Halloween party from 5-9 p.m., Oct. 31. The party is for all its members, their families and the community. Popcorn and candy will be handed out. Infor-mation: 713-682-0487.

the UltImAte loUIsIAnA PArtYdan electro’s Guitar Bar

Two days of fun-filled, family entertainment features Louisiana musicians, local and regional bands and national touring acts. The genres of music cover everything from blues to jazz, rock to reggae, R&B and gospel. Show times are 2 p.m.-1 a.m. Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children 2-12. The venue is located at 1031 E. 24th St. Information: 225-802-9681, www.ulparty.com.

GolF toUrnAmentGreater heights Area chamber of commerce

Take advantage of a great networking opportunity with

clients, prospects or co-workers at the 2015 Annual Golf Tourna-ment at Northgate Country Club, 17110 Northgate Forest Dr., Nov. 2. Shotgun Start is at 9 a.m. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. Golfers get breakfast and lunch. Proceeds from the tournament benefit the Greater Heights Community Fund. Information: 713-861-6735, [email protected].

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Learn more about Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, and know what 10 signs to look out for at the workshop presented by the Alzheimer’s Association. The class will be from 5:30-7 p.m. Nov. 5, at Belmont Village Hunters Creek, 7667 Woodway Dr. Hors d’oeuvres will be served. Registration is requested. Information: 713-781-1501, [email protected].

AArP monthlY meetInGAArP chapter 1265

The monthly meeting will be held at 10 a.m., Nov. 5, in the community room at 1520 Candlelight Dr. Special guest will be Red OLaughlin of the Health of Wellness Authority to discuss solutions to health and aging. The meeting is open to anyone 50 or older, and will be preceded by a meet-and-greet at 9:30 a.m. Information: 713-681-1133.

ActIVItIes For noVemBerheights neighborhood library

Teen program, Paper Crafting with Amie is at 4 p.m. Nov. 5; Teen Craft: “Give Thanks” beaded charm bracelets is 4 p.m. Nov. 16; Heights Library Readers

Group book discussion is at 6:15 p.m. Nov. 2; NaNoWriMo – To highlight National Novel Writing Month, write a novel in 30 days. Join like-minded writers at “Write Ins” in the WiFi equipped space at 12:30 p.m. Nov. 4; Roaring 20s/30s Book Club – Young Adult book discussion group meets at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 4. Heights Neighbor-hood Library is located at 1302 Heights Blvd. The Library will be closed on Nov. 11 in observance of Veterans Day. Information: 832-393-1810, www.houstonli-brary.org.

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This year’s Oak Forest Fall Festival themed “Once Upon a Time” will be held from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 7. Attractions include a Rock Wall, Swing Ride, Game Truck, Laser Tag, Petting Zoo, Games, Cinderella Carriage Rides, Airbrush Tattoos, Juggler and food. Tickets are required for the activities and attractions and will be available at the festival.

moVIe In the PArKoak Forest Animal Advocates

Movie in the Park, at Oak For-est Park, will be Nov 14. Good Dog Hot Dog will be selling food. “Bolt,” a movie about a special dog who’s trained to believe he’s actually a crime-fighting dog with superpowers, rather than a canine actor will be featured. The movie will be shown at 6 p.m. OFAA will be selling miscellaneous items. RSVP on the Facebook page. Information: www.oakforestanimals.org.

david Barron concert at Bethel Ucc

David James Barron is an actor, singer, songwriter, direc-tor, producer and DJ. He will be performing at 3 p.m. Nov. 1, at Bethel Church UCC, 1107 Shepherd Dr. Proceeds benefit Bethel’s Food Bank.

Call 713-861-6670 or visit www.bethelhouston.org for in-formation.

trunk or treat at hope episcopal

Hope Episcopal Church, 1613 W. 43rd St., holds Trunk or Treat from 4-6:30 p.m. Oct. 31, in the parking lot.

The Health and Wellness Fair, is from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Nov. 14, in the parish hall. The free event will feature snack, face painting, flu shots, glu-cose exam, blood pressure screening, diabetes screening and nutrition and wellness.

Call 713-681-6422 or visit www.hope-episcopal.org for information.

committed to christ program at st. stephen’s

The Committed to Christ program continues this Sun-day, Nov. 1, with the emphasis on witnessing. All are welcome to participate in a prayer walk

through the neighborhood fol-lowing the 11 a.m. worship service.

GriefShare’s Surviving the Holidays is for all who are grieving the loss of a loved one. Part 1 will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, and Part 2 will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17. There is no charge to attend. Please RSVP to the office.

St. Stephen’s United Meth-odist Church is located at 2003 W. 43rd St. For informa-tion, call 713-686-8241 or visit www.stsumc.org.

Great Pumpkin singing at oak Forest Baptist

Everyone is invited to at-tend, and share in this special singing at 4:15 p.m. Nov. 1. This singing will be featur-ing many of the church sing-ers and students from New Heights Christian Academy. There will be a fellowship fol-lowing the event with sand-wiches, chips and desserts.

Oak Forest Baptist Church is located at 1700 W. 43rd St. For information, call 713-682-4942.

Icon and historical tour at All saints

To celebrate All Saints Day,

come for a tour of All Saints parish sanctuary and learn about the icons which are modern interpretations of this art form. The history of All Saints parish will be also be included. The event is at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 1.

All Saints Catholic Church is located at 215 E. 10th St. Call 713-864-2653 or visit all-saintsheights.com/icons for information.

All saints tAlc to hold Veterans’ day celebration

All Saints Third Age Learn-ing Center (TALC), 215 E. 10th St., will hold its annual Veter-ans’ Day Celebration at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 6, in the All Saints Parish Hall located at 215 E. 10th St. Festivities include color guard, entertainment by Big Ed and the Happy Band, music, re-freshments and recognition of veterans in attendance. Lunch following the festivities is $2.

TALC will celebrate its fall semester closing at 10 a.m. Nov. 13. Featured are student performances, refreshments and door prizes. A lunch will be served with TALC provid-ing the turkey and dressing and members bringing a dish.

Call 713-248-1277 for infor-mation.

women’s conference at st. monica

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.

The cost is $10 pre-regis-tration and $15 at the door. Registration forms are avail-able online at www.stmonica-houston.com. Checks can be made payable to: St. Monica Catholic Church and mailed to Elizabeth Gonzales, c/o St. Monica Catholic Church, 8421 W. Montgomery Rd., Houston 77088.

Food Fair at Advent lutheran

Advent Lutheran Church, 5820 Pinemont, is having its Food Fair at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 7. Bring a box.

The Turkey Dinner will be from 5-7 p.m. Nov. 11. Ad-vance tickets only, adults $10, children 10 and under $6. Tickets can be purchased at the church office.

Call 713-957-3383 for infor-mation.

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Xylitol Poisoning in DogsA New Holiday Threat to Pets

Sugar free gums, candies and baked goods may contain a sweet-ener that will kill your dog quickly. Xylitol is a sugar alcohol which if ingested by dogs, can cause a sudden drop in blood sugar, internal bleeding, liver destruction and death. Dog poisoning cases are up signi cantly as Xylitol becomes more popular to the human diet. Other seasonal threats are chocolate, coffee, macadamia nuts, onions, yeast dough, grapes, raisins, antifreeze, rat poisons and mistletoe. Overeating human food, raw meats, bones, excessive fats, and garbage can toxicity (spoiled foods) also commonly require pet emergency care and hospitalization. Other concerns are Christmas tree preservatives, electrical cords, liquid potpourris, glues, alcohols and anything (toys, batteries and ornaments) your pet swallows to lodge inside the body. Dogs are not little humans and cats are not little dogs. What is safe to one species can kill another. For example, the human pain medication ibuprofen is one of the most common toxins reported in dogs and acetaminophen commonly kills cats. Aspirin can also kill your pet if given improperly. Many well meaning owners are not aware of these vital differences.

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Art Valet By Mitch CohenArts Columnist

Thirsty ExplorerManaging Editor

By Christina Martinez

An artsy alternative for Halloween Casa Ramirez Dia De Los Muertos procession

NibblesDiscover what’s Green at our local markets

A few months ago, I was approached by two of the artists that attend my show, they asked if I minded if they did a themed gallery style show based on my market. All the artists they would invite would be art market artists.

How amazingly cool is that? Something I created and now others relate to so much that they have “ownership.”

The two talents are metal smith Chrissy Doolen from Magnolia, and Heights resident and Winter Street Studio artist April Murphy. I’ve mentioned Murphy here many times. Her iconic, whimsical style of painting has turned her life around and her enthusiasm is contagious. It’s no wonder these two became friends.

I’m flattered about the art show, titled Art-Nival - a combination of art + carnival, and plenty appropriate for Halloween, but what got me was that Murphy will reveal a paint-ing based on the art market that she titled, 1st Caturday Bark Market. It is seven feet wide, and features all the usual suspects in cat or dog persona. I’m in there, wearing my big hat and pulling an ice chest.

Chrissy Doolen is one of those people that can make everyone smile. She is non-stop creating, designing, decorating, talking and just getting a laugh out of everyone. As a trained metal smith, Doolen points out she is not a jeweler, rather creates jewelry from her metal.

Doolen, originally from New Orleans, found her passion for art at just 7 years old with a Polaroid camera. She studied photography in college and after working her way through

various art mediums, including painting, found her true passion in metal-smith school. Her funky and fun metal works will be available at ArtNival. Let’s chat with Doolen.

What is your background in art? I studied photography in college, as I found

my way into other mediums, including paint-ing, I kept pushing myself to create. I wanted to do anything and everything that pertained to making something beautiful. I wanted to create something from nothing and ven-

ture into places I’d never been before. I was hooked and all I wanted to do was create art in any way shape or form.

Then, while living in Colorado, I came home from a day’s work of creating classes and I told my husband Chris I wanted to go to school to become a metal smith. His reac-tion, I will always remember, “of course you do.” I started classes almost immediately and was so hooked. I wanted to create things and create techniques I had never seen before. I also ventured into classes in Resin and Pre-cious Metal Clay, I love the variety of different mediums in all art forms.

How did you get involved with putting on ArtNival?

I met April Murphy a little over a year ago and was drawn to her shy but colorful per-sonality and her gorgeous works of art. We shared a booth last December at First Satur-day Arts Market and started brain storming about many things. Then One day April asked me for some input about an idea she had to produce a show at her studio. We chatted and came up with some really fun ideas. We were both so excited at the possibility of creating a new outlet for First Saturday Arts Market artists to show and sell their wares and to do a unique thing in the Heights that helps pro-mote our love of art. We also wanted to do something that could benefit a charity near and dear to our hearts for animals. We came up with the name while texting back and forth and while both of us consider ourselves car-neys it was fitting to put on an ArtNival!

ArtNival is free, plenty of parking nearby, and costumes are encouraged! The event is Saturday on Halloween from 6 - 9 p.m. at the Winter Street Studios located at 2101 Winter St., 77007, between I-10 East and Washington Ave., just off Taylor St. The gallery is upstairs. More information is available at firstsaturday-artsmarket.com/artnival

Cohen is the founder and manager of First Saturday Arts Market. Contact him at [email protected] or visit him on the web at ArtValet.com

Art by April MurphyFeatured art entitled ‘1st Caturday Bark Market’, the artist’s rendetion of First Saturday Arts Market in in cat or dog persona

A close look into the live music and vendors at ‘1st Caturday Bark Market’.

A close look into the food truck and party outside Gen’s Antiques at ‘1st Caturday Bark Market’.

Before heading out to party, start with some tradition and honor those who have left us and connect with their spirits with the Casa Ramirez FOL-KART Gallery Dia De Los Muertos procession.

Procession will be held 5 - 8 p.m., Satruday, Oct. 31. The event opens with a perfor-mance by Danza Azteca Teo-kalli de Houston, who will also lead a public sidewalk proces-sion from Yale St and W 19th Street (BBVA Compass Bank parking lot) to Casa Ramirez. Music by Jesus and Maria Lo-zano, BOSSA ll. Traditional refreshments are served. The reception includes the display of personal altars and the community altar. The event is free and the public is invited to attend and the Rameriz family would like to personally invite you to join.

Altar display and candle lighting

From 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., on November 1 and 2, Casa Ramirez will open their doors for a display of personal altars from local artists and neigh-bors.

The gallery builds an annual community altar and this will be enhanced by candle lighting and the burning of copal, the traditional incense for viewers. The public is invited to bring a photocopy of a departed an-cestor or loved one to place on the community altar.

Casa Rameriz is located at 241 W 19th Street 77008.

Halloween Fright night in the Heights

Leave your hearse behind and shuttle to six Heights haunts for Fright Night in the Heights with Big Star Bar, D & T Drive Inn, Johnny’s Gold Brick, Lei Low Bar, South-ern Goods, and Town in City Brewing Company, each chan-neling a classic horror movie in their decor.

There will be a continuous, complimentary shuttle service that will take you from bar to bar starting at 7 p.m., with the last pickup at 1 a.m. Ghouls who complete the entire fright-ening tour will receive a com-memorative gift they can take to the grave, or home.

Don’t forget that daylight saving time means an extra witching hour at some loca-tions! Stay tuned for what frights each camp will offer.

Locations, movie themes, and Saturday closing times:

Big Star Bar: Carrie1005 W. 19th St. Houston,

TX 77008 (open until 2 a.m.)

d&T drive inn: Wes Cra-ven Tribute

1307 Enid St. Houston, TX 77009 (open until 1 a.m.)

Johnny’s Gold Brick: The Shining

2518 Yale St. Houston, TX 77008 (open until 2 a.m.)

Lei Low Bar: night of the Living dead

6412 N. Main St. Houston, TX 77009 (open until 2 a.m.)

Southern Goods: House of 1000 Corpses

632 W. 19th St. Houston, TX 77008 (open until 2 a.m.)

Town in City Brewing Company: Beetlejuice

1125 W. Cavalcade St. Houston, TX 77009 (open un-til 12 a.m.)

Halloween at Julep: Shipwrecked!

All Southern port cities have their share of ghost sto-ries—pirates, shipwrecks, Civil War-era apparitions. Julep celebrates these port cities in its fall menu, Cocktails of the Saltwater South, and this Hal-loween, it will celebrate their ghosts, too.

The main event takes place Halloween night. A costume contest will commence at 10 p.m. with a $1,000 prize for the best costume, based on creativity, presentation, and incorporating theme. Con-testants “walk the plank” to present their costumes to the judges and extra points are awarded for applause by the

audience. Individuals, couples and groups can enter, and all will be judged by the same cri-teria. Please email [email protected] to secure your entry or any other questions.

Julep is located at 1919 Washington Ave. 77007.

Lowbrow’s Little Monsters: A Lady Gaga Halloween Brunch

Start Halloween with a dif-ferent style brunch.

Veronica Strutts, Lana Blake and Larissa Love are back with a frightening Halloween show that is sure to be a highlight for your halloween weekend. Showtime starts at 2 p.m., Sat-urday, Oct. 31.

Reservations are recom-mended, email [email protected] for res-ervations.

Lowbrow is located at 1601 W Main St. 77006.

Have a tip for Thirsty Ex-plorer? Email [email protected] and follow on Twitter @ThirstyExplorer

Contributed photo Last year’s procession from Yale Street to 19th Street with Casa ramirez FoLkArT Gallery.

By Christina Martinez [email protected]

In the spirit of our Green issue, one topic that is a favorite and pertinent in the food realm - Farmers Markets. One of my favorite things to do a Saturday or Sunday morning, is to venture out for a coffee and head over to see what some of our small market and local sources have to offer from their table. We have a couple of gems in the neighborhood, here’s a few to check out.

The Farm Stand at Petrol StationEvery Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., you

can venture to Garden Oaks to find fresh pro-duce, protein and more from a handful of ven-dors that will greet you with smiling faces.

Find them at 988 Wakefield Dr. 77018

Canino Produce MarketOver off of Airline, you can find a great mar-

ket that has so many hidden gems. The market doesn’t follow sustainable farming practices, but in the market in the back, you can buy all your salsa making needs from an abuelita who will have you coming back regularly.

Find them at 2520 Airline Dr. 77009

Heights Epicurean MarketEvery first Saturday of the month, from 8:30

a.m. to 1:30 p.m., you can venture to the Heights to find anything from microgreens, fresh salsa or hand crafted goods for the house. The market is located at the Grace United Methodist Church.

Find them at 1245 Heights Blvd. 77008

First Saturday Arts MarketLast but certainly not least, catch Mitch and

the crew, first Saturday of the month from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. The lineup is primarily artists, but you can also find gourmet preserves and soaps!

Contributed photoFresh eggs from The Farm Stand in Garden oaks.

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suffers from being “top-heavy” and said that, in bring-ing new officers, some may need to retire who are in ad-ministrative positions.

“I think we need to address this issue and make sure our officers aren’t heavily patrol-ling one area and neglecting another,” McDonald said. “Some officers may need to retire and we need to focus on bringing in people who will be on the streets and not sitting in offices downtown.”

On protecting the historic buildings throughout the area, Jarvis supports the ability of local neighborhoods to main-tain the look and feel of their communities through deed restrictions and other means.

“We don’t want to see people tearing down [historic homes] to build the ‘McMan-sions’ or townhomes that aren’t consistent with the character of the neighbor-hood,” Jarvis said. “One of the things that allows Hous-ton to be so dynamic is the lack of zoning, but we still have the ability to fall back on protections like deed restric-tions.”

McDonald pointed out that the Heights Fire Station was an example of a building that needed protection and stressed balancing progress

and protection.“Some buildings defi-

nitely need to be preserved and saved, this being one of them,” McDonald said. “We don’t want to lose the culture of who we are and we need to make an aggressive effort on that.”

Cohen echoed the other candidates in supporting communities fighting for his-toric preservation on a local level.

“There are ways we can deal with not turning historic areas into a parking lot and preserve our local neighbor-hoods,” Cohen said.

On what they felt was the most important issue facing the city, both Jarvis and Mc-Donald pointed to the budget, with Cohen saying that there is a multitude of different problems facing the district and city at large.

“If we blow the budget, everything else will fall apart behind it,” McDonald said, pointing to the budgeting is-sues with HPD. “We can get roads better, along with a lot of other things, but you’re getting mugged on the way to work, that’s a problem.”

Jarvis also pointed at Re-Build Houston and some of its budgeting issues.

“Some of that money has been used for purposes not originally intended,” Jarvis

said. “I want to make sure that money is getting spent the way voters were promised the way it would be spent.”

Cohen also pointed to her accomplishments with pro-curing $600 million for the Capital Improvement Project fund in District C and would work to take control of bud-get issues.

“We’ll take control of the pension issue and that will have a great impact on our budget moving forward,” Co-hen said.

Harris County General Elections

Below is a sample of items on the ballot for this year’s elections.

Harris County ElectionsProposition 1

The issuance of $700,000,000.00 Harris Coun-ty Road Improvement Bonds, of which $60,000,000.00 shall be for subdivision street re-placement and repair, and the levying of the tax in payment thereof.

Proposition 2The issuance of

$60,000,000.00 Harris Coun-ty Parks Bonds and the levy-ing of the tax in payment thereof.


$24,000,000.00 Harris Coun-ty Veterinary Public Health Adoption And Care Center Bonds and the levying of the tax in payment thereof.


$64,000,000.00 Harris Coun-ty Flood Control District Bonds and the levying of the tax of the district in payment thereof.

Houston Community College Elections

Board of Trustees, District III

Florida “Flo” CooperAdriana Tamez (I)

Board of Trustees, District IV

Carolyn Evans-Shabazz (I)

Board of Trustees, District VI

John P Hansen

Board of Trustees, District VIII

Art AguilarEva Loredo (I)

Houston ISD ElectionsBoard of Trustees, District II

Dr Youlette Jayne “Baby Jane” McCullough

Rhonda Skillern-Jones (I)Darlene “Koffey” SmithLarry Williams

Board of Trustees, District III

Ramiro FonsecaJose LealManuel Rodriguez (I)

Board of Trustees, District IV

Davetta DanielsJolanda JonesDr Ann McCoyLarry McKinzie

Board of Trustees, District VIII

Diana DavilaJuliet Stipeche (I)

City of Houston Elec-tions

MayorChris BellSteve CostelloJoe FerreiraAdrian GarciaBen HallBill KingVictoria A LaneMarty McVeyRafael Muñoz JrHoc Thai NguyenDemetria SmithDale SteffesSylvester Turner

City Council District CEllen R Cohen (I)

Carl JarvisMichael McDonald

City Council District HRoland M ChavezKarla CisnerosJason CisnerozAbel Davila

Proposition 1(Relating to the Houston

Equal Rights Ordinance) Are you in favor of the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance, Ord. No. 2014-530, which prohibits discrimination in city employ-ment and city services, city contracts, public accommo-dations, private employment, and housing based on an individual’s sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, familial status, marital status, military status, religion, dis-ability, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, or pregnancy?

Proposition 2(Relating to Term Limits

for City Elective Office) Shall the City Charter of the City of Houston be amended to reduce the number of terms of elective offices to no more than two terms in the same office and limit the length for all terms of elective office to four years, beginning in Janu-ary 2016; and provide for transition?

Election from P. 1A

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www.fultonobgyn.com

Dr. Saffana Hassan Dr. Stephanie FultonDr. Leila Vizirov, a primary

care physician welcomes all ages, including children 9 months and up. Her under-standing demeanor helps her patients feel comfortable. She provides a full range of medical services including weight-loss and anti-aging treatments, minor surgical procedures, Botox, chemical peels, and micro-derm abra-sions.

427 W. 20th St. Suite 712 • Houston TX 77008713-869-4404

www.vizirov.com

Medico cirujano oftalmolo-ga.

Ha ejercido oftalmología por más de 20 años. Atiende a pa-cientes con todo tipo de prob-lemas oculares incluyendo dia-betes, glaucoma, degeneración de la mácula, e infecciones de los ojos. Ejerce todo tipo de cirugía pero se especializa en cirugía de catarata y carnosi-dad.

Board Certified Ophthal-mologist.

She has been practicing ophthalmology for over 10 years. She routinely sees pa-tients for diabetes, glaucoma, macular degeneration, and oc-ular infections. She specializes in surgical procedures includ-ing eyelid lifts, eyelid cysts, cataract, Botox and Juvederm, and pterygia.

Dr. Leila Vizirov

1740 W. 27th St Ste. 180 • Houston, TX 77008713-864 - 8652

www.northwesteye.net

Dr. Dora E. Cantu Dr. Becky J. Fredrickson

Dr. Khan focuses on the prevention of heart disease through early diagnosis and provides the latest interven-tional techniques to treat cor-onary and peripheral vascular diseases.

She is one of the few female interventional cardiologists in Houston available to perform emergency angioplasties and stents for patients who are ex-periencing a heart attack.

1631 North Loop West, Ste. 220 • Houston TX 77008713-365-0786

www.nwcardiology.net

Dr. Attiya S. Khan

1740 W. 27th St Ste. 180 • Houston, TX 77008713-864 - 8652

www.northwesteye.net

1533 Heights Blvd • Houston, TX 77008713-869-4405

1740 W. 27th Suite 110 • Houston, TX 77008 713-862-3338

www.diagnosticfootspecialists.com

Dr. Saffana Hassan is an al-lergist and immunologist whose primary field of treatment is asthma and allergy. She has received extensive training at the University of Texas Medi-cal Branch.

As a thoughtful and compas-sionate provider, she is also involved in helping at commu-nity hospitals. She spends her free time reading, painting, and being with her three children.

Dr. Dobyne Graduated Cum Laude from Florida A&M University, where she majored in Biology/Pre Med-icine. She earned her medical degree from Georgetown Uni-versity School of Medicine and completed her residency training at Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C. Dr. Dobyne joined OB GYN Care in Houston in 2014.

Dr. Amber Dobyne

2010 N. Loop West, Ste 260 • Houston, TX 77018713-697-8555

www.obgyncaretx.com

Dr. Amy Haase, a podiatrist with a medical degree from Des Moines University College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, is board-certified by the Ameri-can Board of Podiatric Surgery. And is also a graduate of Texas A&M with a Bachelor of Sci-ence degree. Being a mom has better helped her deal with child foot and ankle problems. She seeks to help patients using pain-free methods.

Dr. Pellicena is committed to providing state-of-the-art health care services in an environment where patients always come first. She is bi-lingual English-Spanish and an experienced doctor in women’s care.

Her goal is to provide first-class medical care that con-sistently surpasses patient’s expectations.

Dr. Alexandra Pellicena

1919 North Loop West, Ste#215 • Houston, TX 77008713-370-7325

www.drpellicenaobgyn.com

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