Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
February 22 Section A
Citation preview
The Right Size. The Right Time.In your neighborhood & online at yourblvd.com 713.862.1600
The Right Size. The Right Time.In your neighborhood & online at yourblvd.com 713.862.1600
Before there were bloggers, there was Tillie Wier.
The 90-year-old Garden Oaks resi-dent was an 8-year-old girl when the Depression hit, but she maintained a rich inner life.
“I learned to be creative, develop-ing talents for my every desire,” she said.
While sewing, drawing, and baking were all talents she cultivated, creative writing was not, so it is somewhat sur-prising to Wier that she now sends out more than 500 letters a month with her column – Happenings on the Way to Heaven – to an avid readership.
She started to write the precursor to Happenings once or twice a year to share with family and friends.
A Christian from age 14, she taught Sunday School for 40 years.
Of the four men who proposed marriage to her, she chose Jack Wier who was stationed on a submarine in World War II before returning to serve as a Baptist deacon and fellow Sunday School teacher with his wife.
They had three children and made great memories, traveling, bowling and playing Canasta before he died in 1996.
“I’ve had a gloriously full, God-centered, life,” said Wier. “Yes, there were problems, but God took care of them.”
It was also God, according to Wier, who set her on her current mission in 1987 when she was a bookkeeper at her father’s paving contractor busi-ness.
“I was sitting at my desk paying bills and writing checks, and God said ‘put your stories with those checks,’” she said. “I can’t write, I thought. What would I say to a bunch of strangers? I was in tears.”
Wier’s brother, who ran the com-pany, initially wasn’t crazy about the idea either but gave her the go-ahead. And for the next 312 months, up until the present day, Wier has sent out a monthly Happenings on the Way to Heaven.
She even went to community col-lege to take writing classes in prepara-tion of her goal:
“The professor red inked everything I wrote.”
The audience has changed over the years. Wier sends mailings to her church friends at Garden Oaks Bap-tist Church and family as well as an ever increasing circle of new friends
and acquaintances, including those in senior citizen homes who don’t get much mail.
The content of her column, though, hasn’t changed. It is about God’s providence in her life and the lives of others – the “blessings in everyday liv-ing.”
Inside Today: Rodeo Time in Houston • 11B
Covering the Heights, Garden Oaks, Oak Forest & the neighborhoods of North Houston
Saturday, February 22, 2014 • Vol. 60 • No. 16ABOUT US
3500 East T.C. Jester Blvd.Suite A
(713) 686-8494
Facebook/THE LEADER.
���������������������������������
�������������������������
����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������
������������
������������832.419.9969
www.allenSOLD
it.com
���������������
Public Information
THE INDEX.
Food/Drink/Art
Opinion
Church
Puzzles
Classifieds
Sports
Coupons
Obituaries
7A
5B
8A
11A
7A
4A
2A
6A
9B
�����������������������
��������������
�������������������������
������������
������������������������������������
�����������������������
�������������������������
������������������Darlene’s10570 NW Frwy713-680-2350
������������
��
Tommie Vaughn hosts soft opening Tuesday
Tommie Vaughn Ford on N. Shepherd Dr. will host a “soft opening” from 5 to 7 p.m. on Feb. 25 at its new office/show-room complex and service area at 1201 N. Shepherd.
The grand opening won’t be held until August. The dealer-ship’s iconic sign on N. Shepherd will remain even though the dealership has moved its offices a few yards northward.
Tuesday’s event is being called the “Rockin’ Rodeo Party and Ribbon Cutting”, and attendees will get the opportunity to tour the new dealership.
There will be a special BBQ kickoff celebration, with wine compliments of Vintners Own Winery, as well as appetizers.
The Pat Gavin & the Bucka-roo Band will perform country music, and rodeo mascots will be there, too.
FIND IT.12 PIECE SETTINGS: Lenox
Poppies on Blue. Place settings consist of dinner plate, salad plate, bread & butter/appetizer plate, cereal/soup bowl, and fruit bowl. Asking $300. 713-862-8645.
HANDYMAN/CHAUFFER NEEDED: Must have TDL, non-smoker, drug test required. Part-time, $10 hourly. 713-290-0411.
1994 FORD ECONOLINE HANDICAP VAN: Rear wheel-chair lift, 93,000 miles. Clean. Non-smoker. $4,000 obo. 713-681-1172.
BEAUTIFUL LAKEVIEW HILL COUNTRY ACRE LOT: Electric, water, paved roads, gated. Lake Buchanan. $69,000. As-sumable. 832-647-3645.
Michael [email protected]
Houston Fire Department Cap-tain Ty James doesn’t think he needs a pat on the back for saving people from burning buildings or supervising a staff at Station 15, 5306 N. Main St., in the Greater Heights.
Nor is he a person who gets bogged down in the politics of city govern-ment.
James, 49, simply wants to make sure he’ll be able to retire in 13 years and take care of his wife and two young children.
Like many firefighters throughout the city, he’s nervous about the city’s lawsuit against the Houston Fire-fighters’ Relief and Retirement Fund (HFRRF), which he’s paid into for 17 years.
“It affects my whole future,” James said. “We don’t put into social secu-rity or anything like that. It’s on ev-erybody’s mind. It’s very important to us.”
It takes 10 years to get vested into the pension and after 20 years, fire-fighters can retire with 50 percent of their pay. It’s 65 percent after 25 years, and 80 percent after 30.
According to current state law, a state-appointed actuary decides how much the city will contribute to the HFRRF. The current figure is 23.9 percent of HFD’s payroll.
The city sued HFRRF, stating that the current process is unconstitu-tional.
“The mayor’s position is very simple,” said Janice Evans-Davis, a spokesperson for Mayor Annise Park-er. “She wants the ability to sit down at the table and discuss pension issues. There are no preconceived ideas.”
Evans-Davis said the mayor hasn’t specified an amount on how much the city would contribute, but they’d like to be able to negotiate it, “to meet long-term retiree pension obli-gations.”
In a statement announcing the lawsuit in Harris County state court last month, Parker said the city “is ex-cluded from the important financial decisions about benefit levels and the contributions to support these benefits for its firefighter retirees. These decisions are made by boards controlled by current and retired fire-fighters who have an obvious conflict of interest.”
HFRRF chairman Todd Clark said the pension board and firefighters are pleased with the status quo, and any negotiations with the city, formally known as “meet and confer” will ad-versely affect the pension.
The mayor claims that the meet and confer process will help the city “meet the long-term retiree pension obligations”, but Clark disagrees.
Firefighters concerned about city’s lawsuit over pension
Steve Winn, the corporate credit manager for Marek Broth-ers, has volunteered his time in a project that made the world a happier place for children half-way across the globe.
Winn became involved with Project Playground, which takes playgrounds in the United States that are set to be discontinued, and moves and installs them to a nation in need of playgrounds.
In the spring of 2012, Winn met Don Schrock, who asked if he’d be interested in moving a playground to a small village just outside the rainforest in Bolivia.
“The thought of going on an-
other mission trip excited me and the location even more so since I had never visited South America before,” Winn said. “Then there was the playground – the whole point of the trip – that sounded pretty neat, too. My thought was, ‘It will be so nice for those kids.’ I truly had no idea the kind of incredible impact I was about to experience.”
The trip was delayed by two months, due to a worker’s strike at the Panama Canal, red tape from international customs and road conditions in Bolivia.
“Our final leg of the trip was on the oldest plane I’ve ever seen up close, outside the World War
Marek employee volunteer brings happiness with Playground Project
Steve Winn, an employee at Marek Brothers, helped bring smiles to the faces of children in Bolivia. (Sub-mitted photo)
By Michael [email protected]
By Betsy [email protected]
A higher calling made Tillie Wier a columnist
See Playgorund, P. 3A
Wier gets a kick out of some of her archived cartoons. (Photo by Betsy Denson)
See Pension, P. 3A
See Wier, P. 3A
By Michael [email protected]
The Houston Heights Association board appears to be conflicted over how to deal with the fallout from the Paul Carr wooden train controversy.
On Monday night – more than three months since Carr installed the train in Donovan Park – the board discussed for approximately 15 minutes whether to send the 74-year-old lifelong Heights resident an official thank you note.
They voted against it, with Leanne
Mueller as the lone vote in favor of sending Carr an official letter of grati-tude.
Many board members were con-cerned with precedent, considering the board hasn’t written official thank you letters in the past. Another concern was
finding someone with the time to write multiple thank you notes to the associ-ation’s volunteers.
Some board members pointed out that the board has recognized volun-teers and donors in newsletters and during banquets, so an official thank you note may not be necessary.
Carr said receiving an official letter “would be nice,” but he’s satisfied with the banner that children and their par-ents made for him in appreciation for the train.
Carr said he and his wife, Mary, will
attend the HHA’s Volunteer Apprecia-tion Dinner at the Heights Firehouse and after that, they’ll end their associa-tion with the Association.
“It will be a little awkward, consid-ering (the people) that fired me will be running the show,” Carr said.
Robert Woods, a new board member, said the board should move past such an “official letter” discussion.
“It’s not a waste of time, but it’s close,” Woods said.
HHA Board: No official ‘thank you’ to CarrAt its monthly meeting, HHA said it will spend almost $6,000 to bring the train up to safety code in compliance with
their insurance policy.
See HHA, P. 3A
MORE INSIDEAn upcoming exhibition showcases 50 years of an artist’s work.Page 10A
Turn to Classifieds Pg. 5B
THE PUBLIC.Saturday, February 22, 2014 • Page 2A
Saturday, 29 March 2014Knights of Columbus hall at Whitney and Oxford
11:00 - 3:00Silent Auction
Music by
TOMMIEVAUGHN
During the event, test drive a new Ford vehicle. For each test drive, Tommie Vaughn Ford and Ford Motor Company will make a donation to the Rotary Club of Houston Heights.
Gourmet Food TrucksBounce House & Face Painting for kidsRaffle for Chances to Win $100-$7500
For more information, go to www.heightsrotaryevents.comto pre-purchase tickets.
$18-adults includes 1 beer or wine, live music by the Zydeco Dots, and chance to buy food from 10 gourmet food trucks or shrimp and crawfish!
C
M
Y
CM
MY
CY
CMY
K
RotaryFandango4.92x5Final.pdf 1 2/12/14 4:18 PM
More than 50 vendors providing local art, hand-crafted jewelry,
& artisan-made accessories and goods! Plus, great food in the
heart of the Heights! Free Admission | 10AM - 4PM
ST. ANDREW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH1819 HEIGHTS BOULEVARD | SAECHEIGHTS.ORG
Shop at Spring Bazaar! Saturday, March 1
Police Reports • Feb. 4 - Feb. 14
An ex youth pastor in the Heights and former employee of Houston’s Children’s Museum is accused of having an ongoing sexual relation-ship with a teenage girl, according to our news partner, KHOU Channel 11.
According to police, it started when the girl was 15.
Mellony Scarlett Lewis reportedly met the girl at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church in the Heights. The allegations were brought to the church, and Lewis was fi red as youth minister.
Documents say Scarlett began picking the girl up on Sundays and would take her to church. She would then allegedly bring the girl back to
her home in Baytown.Investigators allege their sexual relationship
began at Lewis’ residence in Baytown.“You can’t trust people. Everyone’s got their
own agenda. You can’t trust someone just be-cause they’re a youth minister,” said Stephanie Cook, who lives two doors down from Lewis.
Investigators say the sexual relationship went on for years.
The girl’s parents eventually caught on, and at one point, police say Lewis and the girl were caught having sex in Chambers County.
As of presstime, Lewis was in the Harris County Jail on a $30,000 bond.
Two gunmen broke into a northwest Houston home, kill-ing one person and wounding another, police told our news partner, KHOU, Channel 11.
It happened at a home on Weeping Willow Road near Randon Road around 8:45 a.m. Monday.
Witnesses called the Houston Police Department and said the suspects got out of a black sedan in front of the home. They then forced their way in and opened fi re. The gunmen ran back outside to their car and sped away, wit-nesses said.
One person in the home was pronounced dead at the scene while paramedics took the other to the hospital in unknown condi-tion.
Heights Blvd. robberyA 55-year-old female was wait-
ing at the bus stop in the 1400 block of Heights Blvd. at 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 12.
She was approached by a black male with a moustache, who was armed. He stole her purse and cell phone before fl eeing north-bound in a gold vehicle.
The woman was not injured and went to the HPD Heights Storefront at 1127 N. Shepherd Dr. to fi le a report.
Sexual assaultAnthony Leonard Mitchell
was arrested and charged with aggravated sexual assault at 6:30 a.m. on Feb. 8 in the 2500 block of Desoto St.
A 44-year-old woman called police and said she was sexually assaulted. She was able to run out of the residence and a wit-ness called police.
Mitchell, 45, was identifi ed as the suspect and was arrested at the scene.
Watonga assaultA 30-year-old man was as-
saulted by two Hispanic males, who attempted unsucessfully to take his keys, phone and wallet, at 7:50 p.m. on Feb. 4 in the 3700 block of Watonga.
The suspects were described as
being 5-foot-7 and 140 pounds, and both were wearing black coats.
Creekmont robberyA 24-year-old man had his
wallet and cell phone stolen at gunpoint at 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 8 in the 4100 block of Creekmont.
Three suspects fl ed the scene. Possible suspects have been identifi ed by police, but the investigation is ongoing.
Early morning brawlFour adults -- three males and
a female – were fi ghting over the fact someone was playing loud music at 4:30 a.m. on Feb. 9 in the 900 block of Dorothy.
Three of the individuals were taken to Ben Taub Hospital with minor injuries. There were no arrests made.
Domestic assaultA 24-year-old female was
assaulted by her 28-year-old boyfriend, who punched and kicked her repeatedly at 7 p.m. on Feb. 11 in the 1800 block of Mansfi eld.
The victim went to the hospital the next day and was treated. Special crimes is investigating the case, and no arrest had been made at press time.
FEB. 4Theft 3 PM 600-699 ALLSTON STTheft 12 AM 100-199 YALERobbery 7:50 PM 3700-3799
WATONGA BLVD
FEB. 5Theft 6:15 PM 3100-3199
WHITE OAK DRTheft 8:30 PM 3000-3099
WHITE OAK DRTheft 7:52 PM 2800-2899
WHITE OAK DRTheft 10 PM 0-99 YALETheft 3:30 AM 9900-9999
NORTHWEST FWY SERTheft 12 AM 2100-2199
PINEGATE
FEB. 6Theft 8 AM 1200-1299 ARLING-
TON STBurglary 7 PM 4900-4999
MANGUMBurglary 4 PM 1100-1199
NORTH LP W SER
FEB. 7Theft 8:30 PM 1800-1899
DURHAM DRTheft 1 AM 700-799 DURHAM
DRBurglary 12 PM 1500-1599
GARDENIA DRBurglary 11 AM 300-399 19TH
STTheft 2:55 AM 400-499 FENN ST
FEB. 8Theft 7:28 AM 1500-1599
NORTH LP SERTheft 11:30 AM 4900-4999
SHEPHERD DRTheft 6:15 PM 1700-1799
HEIGHTS BLVDTheft 11:30 PM 900-999 DUR-
HAM DRTheft 7 PM 4600-4699 ELI STAssault 6:30 AM 2500-2599
DESOTO STTheft 11:25 AM 1200-1299
WEST LP S SERTheft 3 PM 1100-1199 SHEP-
HERD DRRobbery 10:30 AM 4100-4199
CREEKMONT DR
FEB. 9Theft 10:30 PM 4100-4199
WATSONTheft 1:30 AM 9700-9799
HEMPSTEAD HWYBurglary 6:30 AM 5600-5699
YALETheft 5:30 AM 5300-5399
SHEPHERD DRAssault 3:25 AM 400-499 29TH
STTheft 1:50 AM 800-899 19TH STAssault 4:32 AM 900-999
DOROTHY STTheft 9 PM 1000-1099 WYN-
NWOOD LNTheft 4 PM 1100-1199 WYN-
NWOOD LN
Theft 10:45 AM 4100-4199 SHEPHERD DR
Theft 1:40 PM 100-199 YALEAssault 2:30 AM 3900-3999
MAIN ST
FEB. 10Theft 10:30 PM 2400-2499
WASHINGTON AVETheft 2:45 AM 800-899 HAR-
VARD STTheft 7:41 PM 4000-4099
SHEPHERD DRTheft 3PM 1000-1099 WASH-
INGTON AVETheft 7 PM 2000-2099 SAXONTheft 9 AM 3600-3699 MAINTheft 11:30 AM 1500-1599
DURHAM DRTheft 11 AM 100-199 YALEBurglary 9 AM 1000-1099
WALLINGBurglary 12 PM 500-599 DELZ
STTheft 9:30 AM 600-699 12TH STTheft 1:12 PM 800-899 OAKTheft 7:20 AM 5900-5999
SHEPHERD DR
FEB. 11Theft 6:30 PM 1000-1099 20TH
STTheft 7 PM 200-299 19TH STTheft 6:15 PM 2000-2099 YALETheft 12 AM 300-399 19TH STTheft 6:30 PM 1900-1999
HEIGHTS BLVDTheft 2:30 AM 100-199 33RD STTheft 6:35 PM 1400-1499
BEALL STTheft 6:45 PM 2200-2299
BEVIS STTheft 6:30 PM 4000-4099
SHEPHERD DRTheft 7:05 PM 4800-4899
CENTER STTheft 6:15 PM 3600-3699 KATY
FWYTheft 11:50 PM 500-599 26TH
STTheft 1 PM 5200-5299 LARKINTheft 10 PM 200-299 HEIGHTS
BLVD
FEB. 12Theft 8: PM 2700-2799 WHITE
OAK DR
Theft 8:30 PM 400-499 OXFORD ST
Theft 7 PM 1000-1099 12TH STRobbery 10:30 PM 1400-1499
HEIGHTS BLVDBurglary 4:30 AM 1400-1499
STUDEMONTTheft 5:03 AM 2000-2099
LATEXO DRTheft 11 AM 600-699 NORTH-
WOODBurglary 5:30 AM 500-599
THORNTON
FEB. 13Theft 10 AM 1200-1299
NORTHWOODTheft 6 AM 2300-2399 SHEP-
HERD DRBurglary 2:15 PM 900-999
35TH STTheft 5:37 AM 900-999 STUDE-
MONTTheft 6:21 AM 1300-1399
CROSSTIMBERSTheft 11:15 PM 3500-3599
MANGUMBurglary 12 PM 7400-7499
SHEPHERD DRBurglary 7:15 AM 800-899
TABORBurglary 11 AM 500-599 SPELL
FEB. 14Burglary 9:45 PM 800-899
22ND STRobbery 8:55 PM 3600-3699
MAINTheft 10:15 PM 4800-4899
WASHINGTON AVETheft 7:30 PM 1100-1199
SHEPHERD DRAssault 5:30 PM 5000-5099
ARROWPOINT DRTheft 2:45 PM 500-599 NORTH-
WEST MALL
Reports are provided by Spot-Crime.com based on data from the Houston Police Department.
U PAY LESS - U GET MORE!
Supplies for any occasion
2830 HICKS • 713-869-8321 • ArnesWarehouse.com
Former youth pastor accused of assault
Briefs: One killed, one injured during invasion
Anthony Leonard Mitchell
DON’T BE A VICTIM!
Licensed FFL/Class III Dealer
713-694-4867875 Wakefield Dr.
Concealed Handgun Classes
BLACK GOLDGUNS & AMMO
WE BUY ALL GUNS
★ BUY ★ SELL ★ TRADE
PERSONAL DEFENSE WEAPONS
There are a lot of places you can get news these days.
There’s only one place to get LOCAL news. THE LEADER.
Saturday, February 22, 2014 • Page 3A
AS S I S T E D LI V I N GME M O RY CA R E
The Village of The Heights will offer peace of mind, safety and security to those you love by providing thoughtful, individualized care.
ENJOY THE BEST OF ALL WORLDS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD YOU LOVE
713-623-6767
Studio, One-& Two-Bedroom Apartments • Private Memory Care SuitesIntimate Dining • Innovative Programs • 24 Hour Professional Staff
Learn more about becoming a “Charter Club Member” TODAY!
1407 Studewood • Houston, TX • www.villageoftheheights.comLicense Pending
PLEASE JOIN US FOR AN INFORMATIVE PRESENTATION TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE VILLAGE OF THE HEIGHTS!WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12 • 3:00-4:30 OR 5:30-7:00
HOUSTON HEIGHTS FIRE STATION • 107 W. 12TH STREET, HOUSTON, 77008
OPENING FALL 2014!
10x10.5 Leader Ad_Layout 1 1/27/14 10:18 AM Page 1
The Biggert-Waters flood insurance bill, passed with overwhelming and bipartisan support in 2012, is causing large flood insurance rate increases for local residents and others in coastal areas.
The U.S. Senate passed a bill, by a vote of 67-32, that would delay flood insurance premiums for four years, but the House of Representatives voted against the delay, 225-193.
The bill could affect homeowners, who live in or near flood zones.
“(After Superstorm Sandy), Congress got para-noid with losses in multiple states — flood losses and wind losses,” Houston insurance agent Vickie McClain said. “(Now,) Congress decided not to vote on repealing parts of the Biggert-Waters bill for the rate increases,” McClain said.
U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee voted to delay the premium increases, while U.S. Rep. Ted Poe voted to keep the current bill.
U.S. Senator David Vitter (R-Louisiana) told the New Orleans Times-Picayune that he thinks the House will pass a bill to deal to with large pre-mium increases, but it’ll be different than the one that the Senate passed earlier this month.
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL) and Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), went to the House of Representatives shortly after Super-storm Sandy caused more than $50 billion in dam-age in New Jersey and New York. The bill passed by a vote of 406-22, and was later included in a larger transportation bill.
The State of Louisiana has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regarding the legislation, and even Wa-ters told the Asbury Park Press in New Jersey that she is “committed to resolving the problems that have resulted from the implementation of the Big-gert-Waters Act.”
The Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 re-quired homes built before 1980 to pay the same flood insurance rates as those built before it. Pre-viously, those homes were grandfathered in and not affected by flood insurances rates.
A typical home facing that situation may have paid $400 per year in flood insurance but would now be charged $1,600.
McClain said the easiest way around the new regulations is obtaining an elevation certification, which would make the insurance company re-rate the property as long as the property is built above base flood.
An elevation certificate costs a one-time fee of $375.
McClain said builders of new homes located on the flood map already have elevation certification plans built into the construction process.
House rejects delay of flood insurance hike
St. Thomas High is hosting a fam-ily-friendly event, Round-Up Sunday, from noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 2 at 4500 Memorial Dr.
For generations Round-Up has provided a tradition of fun and food, entertainment and community with 100% of all proceeds benefitting the STH tuition assistance program.
More than $1.6 million in financial aid was distributed during the 2012-2013 school year and roughly 25% of those funds came directly from Round-Up. T
From bull riding to rock climbing, carnival games to a raffle drawing for a 2014 Toyota Tacoma Pick-Up held at 6 p.m.
Refreshments will include funnel cakes, Lil’ Bigs Sliders, Boomtown Coffee, Balderas Tamales, El Salva-dorean pupusas plus shopping oppor-tunities.
For more information, contact Ashlyn Hall at 832-588-7711 or [email protected].
Memorial Hermann Northwest Hospital is hosting a free educational and fun event from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday.
Attendees can enjoy red wine and dark chocolate while they learn how to lower their risk of heart disease and stroke. Watch heart healthy cooking demonstrations and get heart health advice from medical professionals.
For more information or to register, call 713.222.CARE (2273).
Enjoying Retirement
Family Round-Up
FotoFest Houston, an international non-profit for arts and education, is looking for volunteers to assist staff on the opening night of the event, Sat-urday, March 15, at Spring Street Stu-dios, 1824 Spring St., in the Heights.
Volunteers are needed for VIP check-in services, door greeters, an information table and more. The vol-unteers are needed between the hours of 5:30 p.m. and 12:30 a.m.
For more information, contact Dina Shekhter at [email protected] or 713-223-5522 ext. 19.
Volunteers Needed
Playground, from P. 1A
Parent Confidential
Wier, from P. 1A
The HHA paid Carr $1,100 per month to manage Dono-van and Marmion Parks, but dismissed him from the inde-pendent contractor position because they said he didn’t ask permission for installing the wooden train.
Carr, one of the founders of the HHA in 1974 and a four-time former president, said getting permission to build the wooden train was a “bunch of
nonsense,” saying that he’s vol-unteered on many projects with-out getting permission first.
At Monday’s meeting, HHA vice president Bill Baldwin in-troduced the idea of creating a written policy prohibiting per-manent installations from being built. It could be voted on at the HHA’s March meeting.
He said it would make the process of parks planning clearer for volunteers to follow
policy.Baldwin said the HHA will
pay “just under $6,000” to make the train compliant with safety regulations required by its in-surance policy.
The HHA is looking for a suc-cessor to Carr, but Baldwin said it will likely be a volunteer posi-tion. Baldwin’s brother, John, is currently volunteering to assist with the management of the parks.
HHA, from P. 1A
Houston Fire Department Capt. Ty James, stationed at Station 15 in the Greater Heights, is concerned about the effects of the city’s lawsuit against the firefighter’s pension.
Pension, from P. 1AHe said the other two pension boards —
the Houston Police Officers Pension System (HPOPS) and Houston Municipal Employees Pension System (HMEPS) — have met and con-ferred with the city, haven’t benefited from it.
Pensions account for 10.5 percent of the city’s budget, but an official “current and pro-jected funding obligations” show that the city will contribute $62.4 million in Fiscal Year 2014 to the HFRRF, and a projection of $121.4 mil-lion in Fiscal Year 2025.
On Thursday, the city council’s Committee on Budget & Fiscal Affairs met to address City Pension Funding Obligations.
Clark said the lawsuit against the HFRRF to change the policy from state-regulated to ne-gotiations with the city is a “power grab” by Parker.
The pension, as it currently is, was rated as the best 10-year-return pension in the state.
“The mayor claims she supports firefighters,” Clark said. “The way she supports them is by suing them.”
The lawsuit doesn’t affect any firefighters who are already retired.
James said veteran firefighters have no choice but to stay, but if the pension is altered, it could mean turnover for firefighters who aren’t vested yet.
II aviation museum in Galves-ton,” Winn said. “We had three days before the ribbon cutting ceremony.”
Winn said piecing together a used playground that only fits the way an engineer designed it was difficult.
It was worth the wait for Winn and his fellow volunteers
when 400 children and the town’s mayor showed up for the ribbon cutting.
“The children looked at their new playground silently, their eyes wide with wonder,” Winn said. “Not really sure what some of the apparatus on this big, col-orful thing were. When the gate opened, the whole playground
was immediately covered.”Winn said it was important to
be part of the project because children in other countries should have the same opportu-nities to have fun.
“Project Playground is this divinely-inspired mission that changes lives immediately and for the long term,” Winn said.
“Every month God gives me an adventure,” she said.
It could be a story that hap-pened to her — like the one about the man at the bus sta-tion she and her daughter gave money to and later saw in a res-taurant eating what may have been his first hot meal in some time. Or it could be something she heard, like the story about the boy who saw a smudged price tag on a baseball glove and brought six dollars in coins to buy a $67 glove, which was sold to him anyway.
There are current events too
because she watches the news and one or two cartoons be-cause Wier has a filing cabinet of full of them organized by subject.
“If they made me laugh they went into my files,” she said. “People need laughter in their lives.”
The envelopes are personal-ized with pictures that reflect the theme of the letter. For instance, her first great grand-daughter will be born in March, so Wier is busy pasting pic-tures of children on her current batch.
“My prayer group helps me paste too,” she said.
Wier still does bookkeeping work for a family business. She acknowledges that the column is a lot of work, but that “it’s the Lord’s will.”
Those not on the mailing list now have an opportunity to get Happenings as well. Wier’s granddaughter has transcribed many of her columns and put them online at www.happen-ingsalongthewaytoheaven.com.
“He told me to write and I did,” said Wier. “There are al-ways stories.”
THE TOPICS.Saturday, February 22, 2014 • Page 4A
Got any advice for real hazards of child rearing?
Rallying around prep sports good for community
LOOKING BACK.
THE READER. Email us your letters: [email protected]
This seems like a good week to take a break from the serious and revisit the perilous experi-
ence of raising your first child. It’s wonderful, but my goodness it’s a wonderful mess.
For those who have followed this column, Master Hank turned five months last week. Seems like only a few weeks ago Mom and I were loading him in the FedEx box to bring home. I’m kidding. We put him on a drone.
I’m not sure why this happened – maybe because I drove 11 mph all the way home that day, and that’s a safety hazard – but as soon as Meghan and I got home with Hank, my email account was stormed by companies that believe I’m an imbecile. Apparently, new parents lose all sense of sanity, and folks like me need reminding that your child should not play with dirty pruning knives from the dishwasher.
A public relations firm sends me an email about three times a week with such ground-breaking research as: “When you’re taking a trip with your baby, pack your own snacks like crackers, cereal and fruit... Also, try to have some wet wipes on hand for easy cleanup.” Who’da thunk it?
But the email that really got me
came across the wire last week. The title: “10 Baby Hazards in your Home That You May Not Realize.” Judging by the title, you’d think I was about to learn something new; something new parents like me have never thought of and would never think of, no matter how many college classes I actually passed. You ready for a sampling?
The list starts with “soft bedding” as the top hazard. Yep, if a baby gets too comfortable, he never wakes up. One endless nap. Actually, this is a good tip for parents who have never observed their children doing anything. Otherwise, take one look at your child and I think we all realize that babies pull absolutely everything (dads, forks, dad’s glasses) to their mouths. The same is true for blan-
kets, which apparently stop children from breathing when inserted far enough in their mouths. Hank sleeps on a pallet with splinters. We don’t want him too comfortable.
Baby walkers are another night-mare, according to this company. “In a baby walker, your child can end up rolling down the stairs [or] fall into a pool or bathtub.” At the risk of sounding like a complete jerk, could I suggest another alternative? Maybe don’t put your baby in a walker that’s straddling the top step of the pool?
There are others.Blinds and curtains are ready-
made nooses. If you see your child wrapping the the cord from one of the blinds around his neck, you might want to do something about that.
And here’s the last one I’ll share:
“Never leave the dishwasher open with baby around,” said the informa-tional piece. “Baby has easy access to sharp utensils like knives and forks, so they should be placed in the dishwasher with the point facing downwards. Dish washing detergent can also be harmful if swallowed...”
You can see why a list like this has me so baffled, right? There is a company out there making gobbles of money to tell us that, instead of keeping the dishwasher closed, we should point all the knives down-ward. Here’s a suggestion: Place one foot under the door of the dishwash-er and kick in an upward fashion. Boom. Problem solved.
Listen, I appreciate all the com-mon-sense advice, and I’m serious about that. But here’s where we
really need the help. Our son has perfected a Stevie Wonder dance when he’s sitting in a high chair, and while he’s shifting from left to right in Figure-8 motions, we’re trying to shove peaches down his toothless mouth. The other night, my wife literally said, “You know, the key to feeding him is all in the delivery.” Where’s the press release on spoon delivery?
A few minutes after mealtime, Hank head-butted his mom. It wasn’t deliberate – I think it’s called equilibrium, which most children take time to develop. Of course, dads aren’t bothered by this because we spent our childhoods head-butting our buddies, but this is new to mom. Any wonderful tips from the Top 10 Hazard folks there?
Or what about this evident disor-der our son has of inflicting self pain, constantly ripping shreds of flesh from his face while attempting to dislodge one or both of his eyeballs? Any advice?
The areas where we don’t struggle are with the suffocation, stabbing and drowning of our child. What we really need is a spoon delivery system that stays in beat with “Su-perstition.”
Email [email protected]
JONATHAN
MCELVYPublisher
“What do you enjoy about living in the neighborhood?”It’s a question I ask in nearly all of my feature story
interviews, whether the subject is a business owner, artist or real estate agent.
And a very common thread among those responses is that they like the small town feel of the Heights, Garden Oaks, Oak Forest and North Houston.
These neighbor-hoods certainly fit that criteria, and it doesn’t take much time to see what separates them from the rest of Houston.
We wave at our neighbors, we fre-quent local businesses and get excited about the opening of a new one. We stay in touch, whether in person or via digital media. All, very good stuff.
But there’s one thing missing that would make our area feel even more like a small town. And that’s supporting high school athletics.
Look, I’m not expecting the area to become Hickory, Indiana of “Hoosiers” fame, or West Canaan, Texas, the setting for “Varsity Blues.”
In a community like ours, there’s a lot going on, so it’s un-derstandable that people have many entertainment options. But prep sports should be among them.
That concept became apparent when I was covering Wal-trip High’s playoff football game at Delmar-Tusa Stadium last November. The Rams were hosting Stratford, of Spring Branch ISD, and the Spartans had more fans in the visiting stands than Waltrip did on the home side.
To be fair, Stratford has a rich football history and is located in a suburban area. They were heavily favored and won the game by a significant margin.
But if the current real estate market is any indication, that neighborhood isn’t any more desirable than Oak Forest. And building (or renovating) tradition has to start some-where.
In today’s world, how many family outings are there that will cost $30 (including refreshments) for both parents and the kids?
Perhaps your children are in elementary school or middle school. Taking them to watch a high school sporting event will be worth your while, and theirs, too. Take your entire youth sports team, and show them if they work hard in the classroom and the court/field, varsity athletics is a possibil-ity.
One of my fondest memories of elementary school was following the local hometown basketball team all the way to the state championship. The games were televised on local cable, and I enjoyed watching them, if I couldn’t attend in person.
With most games at designated sites, rather than on campus, Houston ISD doesn’t do any favors to local fans hoping to follow their teams. Those are obstacles, however, that can be overcome if a community is passionate about its local teams.
Here’s another reason why it would be a good idea to see local residents filling the stands at their neighborhood school’s athletic events – sports can unify a community.
Over the past couple of years, our communities have seen passive-aggressive friction between longtime residents and new homeowners.
Of course, cheering at a sporting event alongside one another wouldn’t resolve all of those issues, but it just may show us that Olive Branch is more than just the name of a Memphis suburb.
Most people moved, or stayed here, for the “homefield advantage” that living in the Heights, Garden Oaks, Oak Forest or the neighborhoods of North Houston provides.
Why not give local athletes an hour or two of your time and encouragement. Provide them with the homefield advantage they deserve?
MICHAEL
SUDHALTER
Editor
Property on W. 43rd StreetDear Editor:As a long time Oak Forest resident that
drives by this property twice daily on the way to/from work, I thank you for your article and getting front page coverage. When my mom and I drive by there, we wish that we had a magic wand that we could wave to make the property disappear and that a new HEB or Fresh Market would take its place with a modern well designed building and great landscaping around the new SC. But then we realize that it’s wishful thinking.
Could you please stay on top of this situa-tion and do a follow up article as soon as you have more information or positive updates.
In the meantime, do you know why someone dropped a truckload of dirt or sand behind the building? It’s been sitting there for weeks.
Ernesto Migoya
McElvy offending readers?(From theleadernews.com)Your article about being offended so easily is
excellent! I read your column every week, and I’ve never found you to biased in any direc-tion. Those who take offense to your articles are much too sensitive. You are so right when you say that dialogue between two opposing opinions is GOOD. It is certainly preferable to hate speech (which is much too prevalent these days). Keep up the good work and keep on writing!
Sylvia
Dear Editor:I have enjoyed The Leader so much more
since you took over. Regarding your articles on the historic
preservation efforts, I appreciate so much your giving public voice to the flaws that exist in how it is organized. I did not want it and was worried that it would be appointees with little background, understanding and one way mirror into a cookie cutter neighborhood. The stress and difficulties that home owners are experiencing because of these bad approaches to decision making is just too sad.
I now read the paper cover to cover and really like the neighborhood stories... Whether
about the kids graduating, the problems that home owners are having because of the historic preservation gang or local eateries. Keep it up!
Janet
Frank Black Middle ImprovementsDear Editor:Thank you for the article that I recently read
in The Leader. Thank you for helping us spread the word about all the wonderful things that are happening at our local vanguard magnet neighborhood middle school.
Meilin JaoPrincipalFrank Black Middle School
Hens for Houston founder resigns(From theleadernews.com)That’s too bad. I would have loved to have
been able to raise a few hens in the city.Fernando
(From theleadernews.com)If you want to raise farm animals, move to
the country.GHT
McDonald’s going in on Studemont(From Facebook)One on Yale, one at Pecore and Main, too
many already.Nancy Cypert Antill
(From Facebook)I like local, but their prices can be crazy, but
good chains such as any Pappa’s or Landry’s are always excellent. That’s what we need more of.
Diane Brooks
(From Facebook)That will certainly help the traffic on Stude-
mont.Phillip Wells
(From Facebook)Does it really matter?Antonio Villareal
(From Facebook)Definitely local. I really hate to see a
McDonald’s going in over there. Do people really eat there? We are in love with Down House Houston. In fact, we just returned from eating their wonderful Gouda sandwich.
Tena M. Clark
Enough with warn-ings about drowning and suffoca-tion. Some-body tell us how to get food in his mouth.
Built byLEE BURGE, PUBLISHER FROM 1957-1969
TERRY BURGE, PUBLISHER FROM 1969-2012
Jonathan McElvyPublisher & President
Jane BroylesBusiness Manager
Michael SudhalterEditor
Carolyn MooreOutside Sales Executive
Jeanette BlackInside Sales Executive
Myra SchellingInside Sales Executive
Jake DukateGraphics Manager
Lucy DukateSales Coordinator
3500 East T.C. Jester Blvd, Suite AP.O. Box 924487
Houston, TX 77292-4487Phone: (713) 686-8494
Fax (713) 686-0970
© Copyright 2014McElvy Media LLC
NEWS DEADLINE:Noon on Mondays
CLASSIFIED WORD AD DEADLINE:5 p.m. Tuesday
RETAIL AD DEADLINE:Noon on Mondays
Ivee SaulsOutside Sales Executive
OUR STAFF
Frank VasquezAssociate Publisher
Steve ForsytheOutside Sales Executive
25 years agoFeb. 23, 1989
The Houston-Gulf Coast Chapter of the Muscular Distrophy Association selected Harold Wiesenthal as chairman of the 1989 Telethon Executive Committee.
The committee will raise funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association in conjunction with the 1989 Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon, to be broadcast, Sept. 3-4 on KPRC TV, Channel 2.
Wiesenthal, owner of Harold’s Men’s Wear in the Houston Heights, is chairing the committee for the second year.
“I am honored to be asked to work on the Telethon again,” Wi-esenthal said. “I hope to improve on last year’s success and hope that we can make even more people aware of the importance of supporting the fight against neuromuscular diseases.”
Last year’s telethon raised $1.7 million.
35 years agoFeb. 22, 1979
Four students from Scarborough Junior-Senior High School were winners in the 1979 Scholastic Writing Contest and were honored at a Feb. 13 awards banquet sponsored by the Houston Post at the Warwick Hotel.
Lonnie King won first place in the humorous-satire division with his story, “The Good Life.” He received a certificate of mer-it, a gold key pin and a chance to enter the University of Houston honors program with a $250 scholarship.
In the editorial division, Kyle Spencer and Patti Cromer both received honorable mention...Danise Simpson received honor-able mention in the junior short story division.
“...We wish that we had a magic wand that we could wave to make the property disappear.”
As you might have noticed, one of our favorite parts of The Leader is when our readers send us notes. Whether you’re upset with something we wrote, or even when you like something that appeared on our pages, we like hearing from you. Even better, the community likes hear-ing from each other. Sure, there’s Facebook and Twitter and all those billions of posts. There are only a few good enough to be bound in print. Be one of those people and send us something fun to publish.
Email to [email protected]
Good Enough to be Published?
Saturday, February 22, 2014 • Page 5A
No matter your passion, HCC
can help turn your dreams into
reality. If you’re just getting
started, or starting a new
chapter, we have the skills
and knowledge that meet your
goals and your schedule.
HCC has convenient
locations and hundreds of
programs and degree
plans. What are you
waiting for? Go get it.
It’s yours. Your journey
begins here.
Register today at hccs.edu
Learn about our advanced manufacturing program, and many more at HCC.
It’s your moment.Go get it.
STEAK NIGHTSons of Legionaires
Come by for a good steak and a good time at the American Legion Post 560, 3720 Alba Rd. Dinners will be served Feb. 21, from 6 p.m. until sold out. There will be entertainment. Information: 713-682-9287, www.ameri-canlegionpost560.org.
RELATIVES AS PARENTS CONFERENCERelatives As Parents Coalition
A free conference for grandparents and other relatives raising kin children to learn information and resources. The conference is for adults only and will be held from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 22 at DePelchin Children’s Center, 4950 Memorial Dr. Pre-registration is required. Information: 713-460-0781 x3016, 832-830-2398, [email protected].
SENIOR GAMESCandlelight Park Community Center has game days for seniors over 50 on
Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. This will continue until school is out. For more information call Mr. Jones at 281-989-4589.
IDOL OF THE HEIGHTS SEMI FINALSGreater Heights Area Chamber of Commerce
A semi-fi nal will be held Feb. 28 with the top eight set to sing in the fi nals at the Chamber’s Crawfi sh Festival on March 8. In the preliminaries, the judges will select the top four contestants while one “people’s choice” selection will be determined by the audience. The competition is still open and contestants wishing to participate may pre-register on line for $30 or pay $40 at the door the nights of the contest. Information: 713-861-6735, www.heightschamber.com.
FUNDRAISER RUMMAGE SALEWaltrip Robotics Team
The Waltrip Robotics Team will be holding a rummage sale to raise funds for competition expenses. The sale will be March 1 (rain or shine), at Waltrip High School, 1900 W. 34th St. Information: 713-405-1263, [email protected].
POE 39TH ANNUAL GARAGE SALEPoe Cooperative Nursery School
Find treasures and amazing deals at this giant garage sale, held annually by Poe Cooperative Nursery School, the local Boulevard Oaks Nursery School, to benefi t its children and programs. The sale will be held at Poe Elementary School, 5100 Hazard, from 8 a.m.-noon, March 1. Information: [email protected].
AARP MEETINGCandlelight Park Community Center
AARP will have their next meeting on Monday March 3. It is held at Candlelight Park Community Center, 1520 Candlelight Dr. It begins at 9:30 a. m. with a meet and greet. Then the meeting begins at 10 a.m. We will have a speaker from H & R Block who will talk about tax matters that impact seniors. For more info, contact Richard Rabe at 713-681-1133.
PRE-K AND KINDERGARTEN TOURSStevens Elementary School
Lulu M. Stevens Elementary School, 1910 Lamonte Ln., is off ering Pre-K and Kindergarten Tours on Wednesday, Mar. 26 at 8:30 a.m. and Wednes-day Apr. 30 at 8:30 a.m. All tours start in the front hallway. To request a tour at another time, please call 713-613-2546.
NAM ENDOWMENT DINNER FEATURING BOB GOFFNorthwest Assistance Ministries
Bob Goff , New York Times best-selling author of “Love Does,” will be the featured speaker at Northwest Assistance Ministries’ 2014 Endow-ment Dinner. The event will be held April 15, at The Woodlands Waterway Marriot. Tickets are $150 per person, with tables available from $1,500 to $25,000. Information: 281-885-4608, [email protected].
Reunions
JOHN H. REAGAN, CLASS OF 1974 REUNIONCadillac BarThe 40-year reunion will be held from 6-11:30 p.m. April 12, at the Cadillac Bar, 1802 Shepherd Dr. Early reservation cost is $50 per person ifpostmarked by Feb. 15; $60 per person thereafter and at the door, andincludes appetizers, dinner, dessert, music and dancing. There will be acash bar and a silent auction. Checks or money orders should be madepayable to: John H. Reagan Class of 1974. E-mail Karen (Andrews) Kowal([email protected]) for payment mailing information.
Ghost of Suburbia paid another visitCOMMENTARY THE CALENDAR.
THE DEN – I am looking out the rear window at a work crew from RotoRob-ber because I have a stopped-up drain. The tub wouldn’t empty, then the toilet overfl owed and the sink started making gurgling sounds. Now the workers are digging a trench to get to the sewer pipe. “It’ll cost two hundred and forty-two dollars,” says the head guy. That was an unplanned expense and means I’ll have to postpone my round-the-world trip on the QE II, but $242 will solve my problem.
The front doorbell rings. “We’re from Clean Your Clock, come to steam clean your carpet and couch and two chairs,” says a workman, reading from his clipboard. I forgot about making that appointment. Bad timing. Soon a crew is moving furniture out of the den, then they pull long hoses through the front entrance which also lets in the Polar Vortex. Now the back doorbell is ring-ing. “Where do you want me to start?” My slack-jawed look requires the fellow in the haz-mat suit to explain. “Pest control.” I forgot about that task – a rabid rabbit is prowling the neighbor-hood.
Looking around my house and yard I see an army of workmen doing things that cost money. Suddenly the dishwasher stops and I smell smoke. All of these problems coming at once can only mean one thing. Lawrence of Suburbia is back in town. You don’t have to live in a Scottish castle or a crumbling New Orleans antebellum mansion to have a ghost wandering around your house creating havoc. No doubt you have also had a day when the kids came down with the fl u and you planned to take them to the doctor but the car wouldn’t start and the mar-ket crashed just as the icemaker broke. All these catastrophes at once are no coincidence. They are the work of that evil anti-angel, Lawrence.
“Come out, come out from wherever you are destroying,” I say. A translucent aspiration appears in the east parlor, sitting in my La-Z-Boy recliner and sip-ping my vodka. “Hi, guy,” he says, puff-ing on one of my best Havana cigars. “Glad to see me? I thought not.”
“I won’t ask where you’ve been since your last visit,” I reply. “That was when the water heater blew up and the dog died. Don’t forget the air condition unit went out and someone stole my credit cards.”
“You didn’t mention the kitchen fi re and the malfunctioning extinguisher. As for me, I’ve been busy. Most recently I was in charge of the Denver Bron-cos’ game plan, and I was late-night program advisor to NBC. Sure, Jay
Leno has been in fi rst place since the Truman administration, but Conan didn’t do enough damage so I stepped in. Nielsen predicts Fallon will die in the ratings – buy stock in Letterman. Oh, that reminds me, did you ever get anything back from Enron? I meant to say for you to buy Exxon, but must have gotten them mixed up. And sorry about Madoff. He seemed very straight forward.”
There is a slight knock at the back door. Now what, a Comanche atttack? It’s the guy from RotoRobber. “The pipe is busted, all right. We’re gonna have to dig a longer pit. It’ll run you more. Like fi ve hundred. We’ll put a camera down there and see if there’s any more stuff. “
Lawrence is still sitting in the parlor. “Did you hear about the roll-out of Obamacare?” he asks without wait-ing for me to answer. “The computer screw-up was so bad. For that I won a Larry, named for me. That’s the house ghosts’ equivalent of Grammy or Emmy. Let’s see, what else has been go-ing on? I managed the Houston Astros and the Texans this past year, but you probably guessed that since they both were the very worst in the nation. Then I worked in the Sahara Forest.”
“You mean the Sahara Desert.”“Yeah, now it is. I advised Disney
to make ‘The Lone Ranger.’ So it lost a hundred and fi fteen million. Walt wouldn’t make that mistake again because he’d clear house and fi re the lot of them, including Tonto. I ran the Bill O’Reilly Charm School until a mob destroyed the place, then Putin hired me to run insecurity at the Sochi Olympics. Anybody can run security.
It takes my talent to run insecurity and make everyone at the games feel terror the entire time. I served as a health inspector on several cruise ships. I worked briefl y as a fact-checker for Wendy Davis’ autobiography. She fi red me after discovering I had the same job with Dan Patrick’s speechwriters. Both accused me of exaggerations, distor-tions and outright lies. I called it ‘poetic license.’ “
A knock at the back door and the sewer digger appears. “Our camera spotted roots, lots of roots, in the pipe. We’ll have to extend the trench. That’ll run seven hundred and seventy bucks. Oh, while we were taking a lunch break some guy in a haz-mat suit fell into the trench. He said you’ll be hearing from his lawyer.” I look out the rear window to see a trench about 3 feet wide, six feet deep and 15 feet long. It looks like a grave site for Yao Ming. The bill is now – honest – close to 2K. I feel Porta Johns are greatly underappreci-ated. Just then there is a scream from the den. Oh, good. Maybe something dreadful happened to Lawrence. “I’m dying!” cries a worker from Clean Your Clock. “I’ve just been bitten by a rabid rabbit! I hope you’ve lots of insurance.”
Lawrence rises and heads for the door. “Got to go. There’s work to be done. Hillary thinks she’s inevitable. That’s what she thought in 2008. Speak-ing of candidates, Christie put me in charge of lane closings on the George Washington Bridge. Wonder how that turned out?” He leaves. The next day I’m attacked by Comanches.
Ashby is haunted
LYNN
ASHBY
Columnist
A knock at the back door and the sewer digger ap-pears. “Our camera spotted roots, lots of roots, in the pipe. We’ll have to extend the trench. That’ll run seven hundred and seventy bucks. Oh, while we were taking a lunch break some guy in a haz-mat suit fell into the trench.
Page 6A • Saturday, February 22, 2014
ACROSS
THE PUZZLES.Solutions in this issue’s classsi ed section.
1. Having a sophisticated charm 2. Minute amounts (Scot.)
43. Trespasses44. ___ Lanka45. Wife of Hercules47. A large body of water48. Chicken house49. Sicilian volcano51. Coarse edible red seaweed52. __ May, actress54. Opposites of credits55. Unable to move57. Someone who is highly skilled58. 100 = 1 kwacha59. “Rocky” star Talia
1. Abu __, U.A.E. capital 6. Herring-like shes11. 55120 MN12. Indigo bush13. Pollyanna-ish15. Pleasing to the ear18. Parcels of land19. Microns (alt. sp.)20. Cooking containers21. Express pleasure24. Meat from a calf (alt.)25. 7th Greek letter26. Operated the sales register30. Blueprint for the day32. Congressperson (abbr.)33. Angle (abbr.)35. Fragrant health promotion
SUDOKO
DOWN
3. Turkish leader’s title 4. Used for hitting the ball in various games 5. Not out 6. South Dakota 7. Possessed 8. Grad 9. UPS driver10. Fired13. In a way, augmented14. River in SE S. Am.16. Division of geological time17. Follows sigma21. Sign language22. Expression of surprise23. Hull Identi cation Number26. Salmwood27. Associated Press28. Half of an em29. Networks in Spanish31. Dough fermenting agent34. Auto fuel36. An alternative37. Manuscripts (abbr.)38. Digested39. Darjeeling or green40. Horsepower41. 1985 Formula 1 champion42. Expression of alarm43. Gain possession45. Own (Scottish)46. Snake-like sh48. Dicer50. Afresh51. Hindu mother goddess53. Before54. Code for dash56. Atomic #5257. Millisecond
REAL MUSCLEIN HEART
Please join us for our 10th Annual Red Wine, Dark Chocolate receptionMemorial Hermann Northwest HospitalFebruary 25, 6 to 8pm.Register at 713-222-CARE or visitmemorialhermann.org/heartmont
Setting the pace in cardiovascular care. Memorial Hermann treats the most hearts in Houston, with our affiliated physicians performing more
than 50,000 procedures last year alone. This award-winning, innovative care includes nine accredited
Chest Pain Centers. Our technologically advanced cardiac catheterization labs provide precise imagery
that can be seen by your physician from anywhere in the world. So for true strength in cardiovascular care,
contact the body of experts at Memorial Hermann Northwest, part of the Memorial Hermann heart and
vascular network.
Learn more at heart.memorialhermann.org
Clayton Library Friends to feature Civil War Paper Trails
Clayton Library Friends (CLF) warmly invites everyone to their next seminar on Sat-urday, March 8 during which there will be a presentation by Carol C. Taylor entitled, “Civil War Paper Trails.”
Some of the subjects cov-ered during the lecture are ci-vilians in the war - during the war and when the war was over and Southern Claims Com-mission fi les. The discussion will include both Confederate as well as Union information. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. (coffee provided), and the program begins promptly at 9 a.m. and runs until 3:30 p.m.
Walk-in registrations are welcome at a cost of $35 for CLF members or $50 for non-members. Advance registration is available at a cost of $25 for CLF members or $40 for non-members, but the deadline for postmarked registration is Feb. 21 to guarantee availability of a syllabus and to order a box lunch which is available for $10.
Registration is required and space is limited so get your reg-istration in soon. Registration forms are available at Clayton-LibraryFriends.org as well as membership forms in order to join if you want to save on the registration fee and to receive other CLF benefi ts.
The Seminar of the Clayton Library Friends will be held in a special location for this pop-ular program at United Way Community Resource Center, 50 Waugh Drive, Houston, Texas. The center is located just south of Washington Av-enue (Waugh is one-way going south from Washington), and there is ample free parking in the parking garage at the rear of the building.
Taylor, who will be present-ing “Civil War Paper Trails,” is chairman of the Hunt County Historical Commission and has researched and written appli-cations for numerous histori-cal markers for Hunt County. She currently conducts oral history interviews with indi-viduals whose lives have in-fl uenced recent Hunt County history. Her special interest in the preservation of historic cemeteries led to a program entitled, “Nineteenth Century Cemetery Symbolism.”
Carol C. Taylor is a ge-nealogical and historical re-searcher with more than thirty years experience in the South, primarily in Texas. She started with an interest in research-ing her own family history (an ongoing project that she still actively pursues) and found
that she was as fascinated with the times in which her ances-tors lived as she was with of-fi cial records. That led to an extensive knowledge of Texas pioneer history that she used to help countless researchers fl esh out the details of their family tree. A sixth generation Texan, Mrs. Taylor was born and raised in Jack County but has lived in Greenville with her husband Michael for over 35 years. A teacher for 26 years, Taylor fi rst retired in 1996 and became the Director for the Hunt County History Mu-seum (now the Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum) within a month. From there she moved to the W. Walworth Harrison Public Library in Greenville, where she man-aged the Northeast Texas His-tory and Genealogy Center for 12 years. After retiring from the library in 2009, she started her genealogical and local history research fi rm.
Taylor has two degrees in education from Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, and a Masters in His-tory from Texas A&M Uni-versity-Commerce. Her thesis focused on the Mercer Colony of Northeast Texas and its im-pact on the Texas Annexation question. She combines a love for history and genealogy into her specialty -- Merging Fam-ily History with Local History. Taylor co-authored “The Dev-il’s Triangle: Ben Bickerstaff, Northeast Texas and the War of Reconstruction.” She also contributed an essay regard-ing cattle drives from Texas in “The Seventh Star of the Confederacy: Texas During the Civil War.” Her most re-
cent book is a photo history of Greenville, entitled “Images of America, Greenville.” She has been a speaker for geneal-ogy societies throughout North Texas as well as at the Angelina College Genealogy Conference in Lufkin. She writes a weekly column, “Tree Climbing” com-bining both local history and genealogy for the Greenville Herald Banner. Mrs. Taylor is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, Lone Star Chapter; National Genealogical Society; Dal-las Genealogical Society; and Hopkins County Genealogical Society.
The mission of Clayton Li-brary Friends (CLF) is to en-rich the resources and facilities of Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research, a unit of the Houston Public Library. Clayton Library for Genealogi-cal Research is one of the top 9 genealogical libraries in the United States. In the pursuit of their mission, the offi cers and directors of Clayton Library Friends, in coordination with the manager of the Clayton Library, organize and direct fundraising projects to support the acquisition of research material for the library, to up-grade library facilities, and to enhance library services.
Carol C. Taylor will present the “Civil War Paper Trails” on March 8 at 50 Waugh Drive.
First Aid champs
Boy Scout Troop 879, based out of Oaks Christian Church in Garden Oaks, won fi rst place in the Skyline District First Aid Meet at the Cockrell Scout Center on Jan. 25.
“These young Scouts know more about fi rst aid than 90% of the people walking the streets of Houston,” said Bill Young, who serves on the Skyline District Committee(Submitted photo)
Navy Petty Offi cer 3rd Class Anthony C. Porraz, a 2007 Waltrip High graduate, has deployed to the U.S. Navy’s 5th and 6th Fleet Area of Op-erations, while assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). Porraz is the son of Jesse Porraz and Rosemary Cruz.
George H.W. Bush, fl agship for the George H.W. Bush Car-rier Strike Group GHWB CSG), is scheduled to conduct opera-tions in the U.S. Navy’s 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operations, including the Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea and parts of the Indian Ocean.
The deployment is a part of an ongoing rotation of U.S. forces supporting maritime security operations in inter-national waters around the globe.
Porraz, along with approxi-mately 6,000 other Sailors have spent the last year conducting numerous training and certi-fi cation exercises to establish a safe, cohesive organization capable of performing a wide variety of missions across the globe, ranging from counter-piracy and ground support operations to humanitarian as-sistance and disaster relief.
Waltrip grad to deploys on USS George H.W. Bush
Saturday, February 22, 2014 • Page 7A
THE OBITUARIES.
FROM THE PEWS.
Ad # 34145
Forest West Animal Clin ic
Hours: M-F 7am-6:00pm Sat. 8am-12 Noon5315 Antoine@ Pinemont 713-688-9625
Call About Cat Vaccines
* With Wellness Exam
Dog RabiesVaccination$875
New Well Puppy & Kitten Exam
FREE
*28
Yearsof quality care for
your family pets
Routine MaleCat Neuters$49
Ad # 31448
Mon-Fri 7 am - 6 pm, Sat 8 am - 3 pm
1765 W. 34th • 713-682-8785
Alterations & Dry Cleaning
Chris’ Since 1978
281-741-8611Caring & Professional
est 2003houstonpetcremationservices.com
from $5500 up
Pet Cremations
Prepared as a public service to promote better dental health. From the office of: Chase Baker, D.D.S.,
3515 Ella Blvd., 713-682-4406.
Chase Baker, D.D.S.
Your general medical history has a lot to do with the type of treatment you will receive at your dentist. For example,
if you are taking a drug affecting blood clotting, the dentist should be informed so as to be aware of potential hemorrhag-ing problems should he have to extract a tooth.
A patient with high blood pressure should certainly inform the dentist. Certain anesthetics and medications should be used in preference to others.
If you have some form of heart condition, the dentist may change his method of working with you. The patient with a cardiac pacemaker should certainly inform his dentist. The dentist might have planned to do electrosurgery, a technique that utilizes high-frequency current to remove gum tissue. If the pacemaker doesn’t have proper shields or safeguards, the high frequency current could cause it to stop or become erractic. The dentist can use other means of treatment.
If you are pregnant, diabetic, allergic to certain medica-tion, your dentist must know these things —it’s for YOUR benefit.
IMPORTANCE OF YOUR MEDICAL HISTORY
1504 Yale 713-869-4641
Ad # 37768
Hours: Tuesday - Friday 10:00-5:30; Saturday 10:00-2:00, Closed Monday
��������������
�������• Full Photo Packages• Photo Invitations• Photo Name cards, etc.
�������������������
���������������������������������
��������������������
Hazel Blankenship, born Feb. 1, 1924, died Feb. 14. Blankenship was a native Housto-nian and longtime resident of Timbergrove Manor. She was employed in the accounting department at Wyatt Industries for more than 25 years. She was beloved member of Grace United Methodist Church. She served as church school secretary as well as being a devoted food pantry volunteer for many years.
Sheryl Katherine Everitt, 68, born March 22, 1945 in New Orleans, died Feb. 10 in Montgomery. Everitt lived in Oak Forest for 33 years and was employed at NASA and retired as a flight attendant from Southwest Airlines. She is survived by her husband, Bill Everitt, and sons Steve and Brent Everitt. Services will be held at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Houston, with Father Ed Kucera, Jr. officiating. Call 936-894-2016 for information. Memo-rial contributions may be made to St. Mary’s Catholic Church, P.O. Box 388, Plantersville, TX 77363.
Jo Nell Hajovsky, 79, born June 14, 1934, died Feb. 16. She grew up in the Houston Heights and was a graduate of Reagan High School and a member of Oaks Christian Church. She was involved in community ser-
vice all her life, including working many years with the Food Pantry. Hajovsky is survived by her husband George, children George, Patti, Mike, Danny and Sherri, her siblings, 10 grandchildren, and several great-grandchil-dren. Memorial contributions may be made to Houston Hospice, 1905 Holcombe Blvd., Houston 77030.
Katherine “Kate” Reinhardt Harris, 66, died Feb. 12. Harris was a longtime employee of Foley’s Department Store until she retired and became a teacher for the Spring Branch ISD. She is survived by her husband Mel Harris, daughter Anna Katherine Harris, mother Patri-cia Baker Reinhardt, brothers William, James and John Reinhardt, sister Patricia Mon-dragon, and one granddaughter. Memorial contributions may be made to Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (svdphouston.org) or Citizens for Animal Protection (cap4pets.org).
Grace Laura Hart, 66, born Oct. 19, 1947 in Corpus Christi, died Feb. 9, after a long battle with cancer. In 1991, Hart symbolized her dedication as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses by baptism. Her love of antiques moved her to begin selling antiques for more than 25 years on 19th Street in the Heights area and
established her shop Grace Hart & Co. Hart is survived by her husband, Grant; sisters Alicia Lichtenberger and Rebecca Less; and brothers Gilbert and Armando Garza.
Pauline R. Kennedy Husband, 80, born June 13, 1932 in Houston, died Feb. 13 in Conroe. She is survived by her husband Henry D. Husband Jr., sons John, Henry, Dennis and David Husband, sister Ellen Marie Leslie, step-sisters Diane M. Shannon and Beverly F. Chambless, step-brother, James Bushman; 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Elvin Albert Stall, 81, born July 31, 1932 in Cameron, Texas, died Feb. 10, after a long battle with Leukemia. He graduated from Lexington Texas High School in 1949 and went on to attend Blinn Junior College in Brenham. After one semester, he was called to duty to serve his country in the United States Army. Stall had a long working career and retired from Enron after 37 years of service. He is survived by his loving wife Angie, sons Michael and Kenneth, daughter Rebecca, brothers Wilburn and Bobbie, four granddaughters, and four great-granddaughters. Memorial contri-butions may be made to Our Savior Lutheran Church, 5000 W. Tidwell, Houston 77018.
www.aikibudo-aikido.com
Classes Enrolling NowJapanese Martial Arts
40 yrs experience8th Degree Black Belt
AIKIDO & SELF DEFENSE
������������Ad # 36774
No Deposit No Late Fees Controlled Access Lighted & Secure
Lowest Pricesin Town!
Aztec StoragesWest 34th St.
(Between Ella & T.C. Jester)
Call us and compare our prices to
ANY OTHERFACILITY!
713-681-1383
COVERED STORAGE NOW AVAILABLE 12'X30'
WE LEARN FROM OUR MISTAKES
We hear the advice to learn from our mistakes so often that it almost seems a cliché, but perhaps we need to push this advice a bit further. Isn’t it the case,
after all, that we learn most when we make mistakes? We send children to school for twelve long years, expecting they will make plenty of mistakes, but knowing they will learn to read and write and do math and science better by continually improving on their mistakes. In medicine nowadays, common mistakes are taught in medical schools, so that new doctors and nurses might avoid them. In some areas, mistakes are sought after as portals of discovery.
In jazz music, the so-called “blue note” or what seems a clear mistake, is often the start of an inspired improvisation. Poets too seek the “blue note” in language, the place where a mistake in usage or grammar leads to some insight or a nice turn of phrase. A genius is not necessarily someone who makes fewer mistakes, but rather someone whose mistakes are often productive or beautiful. So, we should learn from our mistakes, but perhaps more importantly, risk making mistakes in order that we might grow and learn.
MESSAGE OF THE WEEK
�������������������������������������
����������������������������������������������������������
���� � � � ��� � � ��
���������������������������������������
��������������������������������
����������������������������������������������������������������������������������
�������������������������������������������������
Preschool Program • Mon. - Fri. 9-2 p.m.www.gethsemanelutheran.org
4040 Watonga • 713-688-5227
Member of MANNA
Worship Services 8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. (Nursery Provided)
Sunday School & Bible Classes 9:15 a.m.
GETHSEMANE LUTHERAN CHURCH
Reverend John Cain, Pastor
Sunday - Bible Study For All Ages .. 9:30am Morning Worship ............ 10:45am Age Graded Zones ...........6:15pmWed. - Prayer Meeting & Missions Organization .....................6:15pm
Dr. John W. Neesley - Senior Pastor
713-864-14701822 W. 18th
“The Heart of the Heights”1245 Heights Blvd.
Sunday School . . . . . . . 9:30 AMSunday Worship . . . . . 10:45 AM
Nursery ProvidedReverend Hill Johnson, Pastor
Grace UnitedMethodist Church
713 862-8883Food Pantry, Thurs. 2-4:30 PM
www.graceintheheights.org
Rev. Herschel Moore, PastorA House of Hope and Prayer in the Heart of Houston
• Bible Study: 9:15 a.m.• Morning:10:30 a.m.• Evening: 4:15 p.m.
1700 West 43rd at Rosslyn713-682-4942
Weekly Sunday Services
Pastor – Dr. Richard Walters
Member of MANNA
1216 Bethlehemat Ella Blvd.
(713) 688-7761Sunday School 9:30 AM
Morning Worship10:45 AM
OAKS CHRIS TIANCHURCH(Disciples of Christ)
Pastor Don Joseph
www.oakscchouston.orgVisit us on FaceBook
Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.Sunday Worship - 10:30 a.m.
Nursery ProvidedMinistering to the Oak Forest
Community since 1948Reverend Noelie Day
(713) 682-2556
OaksPresbyterian
Church
1576 Chantilly @ Piney Woods
Gospel Truth Church
1624 W 34th • 713-686-7689www.gospeltruthchurch.org
Sunday 10:30 amWorship and The Word
Children’s ChurchWednesday 7:30 pm
Life Equip classes for all ages
“For the righteous falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked stumble in times of calamity.”
Proverbs 24:16
Join us for Services in English or Spanish
Sunday Worship 10am & 5pmSunday Bible Classes 9am
Wednesday Bible Study 7pm
4215 Watonga Blvd. • 713-681-9365 Houston, TX 77092
Candlelight Church of Christ
CHURCH GUIDE
First Baptist Church
Sunday School 9:30 amSunday Worship 10:30am
Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:00pm
201 E. 9th St. • www.fbcheights.orgLarry Young, Pastor 713-861-3102
Nursery Provided
Heights
The Solitaires to meetat St. Stephen’s
The Solitaires welcome wid-ows and widowers of all ages to the monthly meeting Feb. 22, in the fellowship hall at St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church, 2003 W. 43rd. Games begin at 9:30 a.m., followed by a catered lunch at 11:30 a.m.
Confirmation classes are of-fered Sundays at 3:30 p.m. for youth in the sixth grade and older.
For information, email [email protected] or call 713-686-8241.
Men in Mission chilisupper at Zion Lutheran
Zion Lutheran Church’s Men in Mission will host their annual chili supper from 5-7 p.m. Feb. 26. Donations col-lected will go toward scholar-ships for seminary students. Come out and enjoy the chili and fellowship at 3606 Beau-champ.
Call 713-869-1493 or visit www.zlchouston.org for infor-mation.
Heights Interfaith Ministriesto hold rummage sale
Heights Interfaith Ministries Food Pantry will have their annual rummage sale from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 28 and March 1, at 3523 Beauchamp.
Proceeds from the sale will go towards food for the Food Pantry.
Heights Interfaith is spon-sored by Christ the King Cath-olic, St. Mark’s Methodist, The Vineyard and Zion Lutheran churches and serves ZIP codes 77007, 08, 09 and 22.
Call 713-447-7624 or visit www.souperbowl.org for in-formation.
Good News Blues Concert at First Baptist Church Heights
First Baptist Church Heights, 201 E. 9th St., will present “Testify” The Good News Blues Concert, featur-ing the Rev. Cadillac Johnson and host “Big Al” Bettis. The free concert will be at 7 p.m. March 1.
For information, visit www.fbcheights.org or call 713-861-3102.
Make plans to attend theSpring Bazaar at St. Andrew’s
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 1819 Heights Blvd., will have a Spring Bazaar from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. March 1. Ad-mission is free.
Chopped beef sandwiches and fresh home-made desserts will be available as well as the wares of 40 local and regional vendors, artisans and craft-speople.
Call 713-861-5596 or visit saecheights.org for informa-tion.
Ash Wednesday servicesat The Vineyard
The Vineyard Church of Houston, 1035 E. 11th St., welcomes the community to the Ash Wednesday service at 7 p.m. March 5. The service will include Communion, wor-ship and a time for reflection and prayer.
Call 713-869-9070 or visit www.houstonvineyard.org for information.
Heights Christian Church sponsoring ARK program
Heights Christian Church, 1703 Heights Blvd., is sponsor-ing the Adults Relating to Kids program. The ARK program is a Bible-based program on par-enting and is widely used by parents, teachers, counselors and anyone who is involved with kids. The ARK program is led by a University of Texas trained facilitator .
Call 713-861-0016 for infor-mation.
Bubblefest! children’sevent at The Vineyard
The Vineyard Church of Houston, 1035 E. 11th St., will be hosting Bubblefest! from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. April 5. This children’s event celebrates all things bubbles; foam pits, pho-tos, games, food, and music. Bubblefest was voted Heights favorite community event, geared towards children 3-12
years old.Call 713-869-9070 or visit
www.houstonvineyard.org for information.
Leader to host Senior Expoat SPJST Lodge 88 on April 23
Come participate in an event especially designed for seniors. The Senior Expo will be held from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. April 23, at the SPJST Lodge 88, 1435 Beall St. The event is being hosted by The Leader.
There will be free food and drinks, along with door prizes, bingo and booths will be filled by a variety of businesses to offer help for seniors.
To register, call The Leader at 713-686-8494.
Wednesday prayerservice at St. Matthew’s
St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church welcomes anyone in the community to come share in Sunday wor-ship and fellowship along with a Wednesday evening Prayer and Praise Service with Holy Communion at 6:30 p.m. The church is located at 4300 N. Shepherd.
For information please visit the website at www.stmat-thewsmethodist.org.
Free meal program forseniors at NAM
Northwest Assistance Min-istries welcomes seniors for a free hot meal and fun. Meals are served on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at 15555 Kuykendahl.
A two-day advance reserva-tion is required for each meal. To qualify for the program, residents must be at least 60 years of age and live in Harris County. Call 281-885-4619 for information.
Grace UMC acceptingdonations for food bank
The food bank at Grace United Methodist Church, 1245 Heights Blvd., feeds more than 3,000 families per year and is accepting non per-
ishable food donations. The Grace UMC food bank works in conjunction with the Souper Bowl of Caring.
For information, call 713-862-8883 or visit www.gra-ceintheheights.us.
Help MANNA end hungerFor the 17th consecutive
year, Alan Shawn Feinstein will divide $1 million among nonprofit hunger fighting agencies, like MANNA. Help those in need by donating to MANNA during March and April and the Feinstein Foun-dation will add money to your donation.
Donations can include cash, checks and food items (valued at $1 per item or pound) and will be accepted 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday at the Resale Store, 1806 W. 43rd.
For information call Patricia Dornak at 713-504-5486 or email [email protected].
We’ve got room for your church!If you’d like to be included on this page, either with news or
a weekly ad, email [email protected]
Page 8A • Saturday, February 22, 2014
����������������������������
With purchase of another Sundae of equal or greater value.
With this coupon. One coupon per customer. This location only.
Expires 3-7-14
������������������� ���
������
Available for Any Occasion or Holiday
��������������
����Sun.-Thurs. 10:30-9 p.m.
Fri.-Sat. 10:30-10 p.m.
��������������
��������������� ������������(290 @ Fairbanks N. Houston)
Coupon good up to party of 4.Offer expires 3-7-14
RODEO SPECIAL ������
������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������
������������������������������������������������������������������
���������������������
������������������������������������������
�����������������������������������������������
������������������������������������������������������
��������������������������������������������������������
��������������������������
���������������������������������������������������
��������������
�����������������
Coupon good at all 3 locations. Open Mon.-Sat. 11-10, Sun. 11-9
2728 West T.C. Jester @ 610 • 713-680-8011
Buy 1 dinner and get $5 Off second dinner of equal or lesser value.
11550 Louetta • 281-251-0206
��������� ������������������������������
����������������������Tuesday- Friday 11am - 7pmSunday & Monday - All Day
Frozen Jumbo Margaritas $5.95or 10 oz. $2.95
- regular or fl avored -
• Dine-In Only • This coupon good Mon.-Fri. 3 p.m.-10 p.m.• This coupon also good all day Sat. & Sun. • One coupon per party • Excludes alcoholic beverages • Not valid with other
specials, special dinner menu or half orders • Expires 3-9-14
OPEN Monday - Saturday 8am - 10pm & Sunday 8 am - 4pm
�����������Authentic Mej icano Cuisine
Mexican Restaurant
Buy 1 Dinner and 2 Drinks, Get 1 Dinner Free (up to $10.00)
2615 Ella Blvd. @ 27th ◆ 713-868-5232
✓ DAILY LUNCH SPECIALS✓ BAR FACILITIES
✓ TAKE-OUT ORDERS AVAILABLE
One coupon per tableDine In Only After 3:00 pm • Expires 3-9-14
M - F: 7:30 am - 6 pm
Adolf Hoep & Son Garage
4610 N. Shepherd 713-695-5071Pinnacle
Winner 2011 Award for
Excellence2012
with this coupon
Any service or repair over $200
Best of 2013
Readers Choice
$25 OFF expires 3-7-14
1820-1 W. 43rd. St. (713) 290-1905We Accept Medicare, Medicaid & Insurance, WORKERS COMP.
I’M IN PAIN...CAN CHIROPRACTIC HELP ME?
HUDSON CHIROPRACTICSe Habla Español
• Headache • Arthritis • Loss of Sleep • Scoliosis • Leg & Arm Pain & Numbness • Backache
• Tension •Whiplash
EXAM & X-RAYS Must present ad at
time of appointment. Expires February 28, 2014.
$2995
CONDITIONS THAT ARE DANGER SIGNALS
Reg.$140.00
www.littlebittyburgerbarn.com5503 Pinemont�����713-683-6700
M-F 10 AM-9 PM • SAT 11 AM-9 PM • SUN 11 AM-5 PM
Voted Best Burger Joint by Michael Berry Show
$999Includes 2 Quarter Pound
Basic Burger Baskets & 2 Drinks
The
Original‘TWO CAN DINE’
VOTED 2013 BESTHot Wings & Hamburgers
Best of 2013
Readers Choice
Buy One Dinner And Receive $5 Off Second Dinner Of Equal Or Lesser Value.WITH THIS COUPON
DINE IN ONLY.VALID MON.-FRI. 3 PM TIL CLOSING
AND ALL DAY SAT. AND SUN.NOT VALID WITH OTHER OFFERS.
OFFER EXPIRES 3-9-14
FAJITASFOR TWO
5305 Antoine @ Pinemont713-682-3853
Mexican Restaurant
MexicanRestaurant
$1445
DINE IN ONLY. THIS COUPON GOOD MON. THRU FRI. 3PM TIL CLOSING. THIS COUPON ALSO GOOD SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 11:00 UNTIL CLOSING.
EXCLUDES ALCHOLIC BEVERAGESNOT VALID WITH OTHER OFFERS. OFFER EXPIRES 3-9-14
$5 OFF DINNER
Full Service Bar - 13 oz. Regular Margaritas $2 Weekdays & Saturdays 3:00-6:00 pm. Sunday - All Day
Party Room Available
• LIMIT THREE COUPONS PER TABLE •
• Not available on Senior Citizens or Kids Menu • One coupon per table / one coupon per familyORIGINAL COUPON ONLY! No copies accepted• Must be presented before ordering • Expires 3-9-14.
FREE DINNERBuy 1 Dinner Get 1 Dinner FREE
4618 Dacoma (Between Hwy. 290 and Mangum)
(713) 680-0825
* Lunch Specials Daily* Take Out Orders Available* Complete Bar Facilities
* Party Room Available
Dine-In Only. No Takeout Orders. Good 3-10 p.m. only.
(Seats 85)Happy Hours: Mon-Thur 4-8
★ Coupon value up to $4.95 ★99¢2211 West 43rd 713-686-7078
HOURS: 10:30 am - 10:00 pm • 7 days a week
ONLY
BUY ONE BURGER GET ANOTHER ONE FOR
expires 3-7-14
����������� ��������������
Good at this location only. One coupon per visit. Tax not included. Not valid in conjunction with other coupons.
With purchase of one dozen glazed donuts.
Get 1/2 dozen glazed donuts FREE with purchase of one
dozen donutsor more.
�����������Buy 6 Glazed Donuts Get 6 Glazed Donuts
FREE!
3410 Ella Blvd. at 34th St. (713) 682-4343
EXPIRES 3-5-14. EXPIRES 3-5-14.EXPIRES 3-5-14. 2411 Center St. w 832-515-0768
Lifetime warranty on all craftsmanship
FREE Diagnostics with all work done
2411 Center St. w 832-515-0768
Lifetime warranty on all craftsmanship
Stu
dem
ont
Saw
yers
Center
Washington
I-10
www.manriquezcoll ision.com
In business since 1947
50% OFF All Diagnostics
FREE Detail with all work done FREE 24 hour towing
service within area
713-862-0709
Ad # 29544
The Leader reaches more houses with more readers so you get more response!
Put Us To Work For You: 713-686-8494
AD RESULTSSTACKS UP
WHEN IT COMES TO
NO ONE ELSE
In the Houston division, prices, plans, elevations and specifications are subject to change without notice. Map is an artist’s conception for general information purposes only and is not to scale. Photographs are for illustrative purposes only. See Sales Counselor for details on available promotions and restrictions. © 2013 The Ryland Group, Inc. RH1063
������������������
Saturday, February 22, 2014 • Page 9A
������������������������
��������������������������
��������������������������������
�������������������������
��������������������������
�������������������������������������������������������������������
Open 24/7/365 • www.vergi247.com
off I-10 between Campbell and Voss near Goode Company BBQ & Carter’s Country.
VERGIA 24-Hour Emergency and
Critical Care Hospital
8921 Katy Freeway • Houston, Texas 77024
PET EMERGENCY
713-932-9589
Answering the call of the wild
by Molly Sue McGillicutty The weather will be turn-
ing warmer soon and with the warmer weather, comes loads of baby wildlife and other crit-ters out and about in our fair city. Have you ever wondered what you might do if you found an abandoned or injured crea-ture in your yard? Lucky for us, we have one of the best places for wildlife in need, right in our backyard--the Wildlife Center of Texas.
A non-profit organization, staffed with an army of incred-ible volunteers, the Wildlife Center of Texas takes in more than 9,000 injured, orphaned or abandoned animals a year. The mission of the Wildlife Center is to care for injured, ill and orphaned wildlife through rehabilitation, public educa-tion and release, with the specific goal of returning the animals to their native habitat with an optimal chance of sur-vival. This involves emergency care, long-term rehabilitation, conditioning for release and ultimately, release back into the wild.
So, what should you do if you find an animal in need? Ac-cording to the Wildlife Center of Texas, deciding if otherwise healthy wild animals need hu-man intervention is somewhat of an art. Many fledgling birds, rabbits and fawn are acciden-tally stolen from their parents by well meaning people. By following these steps, you can help any creature in need:
• Observe before you step in. Often, the mother of a (seemingly) abandoned baby will step in after a while and take charge of the situation
• If it is decided that a baby animal needs human help, it will need to be kept warm. Do not bring the baby into the air
conditioning unless you place it in a box, on a heating pad set on LOW.
• Do not feed or give water to the animal. Great harm can come to an animal that is fed the wrong food at the wrong time or in the wrong way
The Wildlife Center never charges good citizens bring-ing in an animal for care, but they gladly welcome dona-tions. They’re open seven days a week from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. through February then 9 a.m.-6 p.m. from March through August. Please visit: www.wildlifecenteroftexas.org, call
(713-861-WILD) or visit in person at 7007 Katy Rd.
Ikea adoption event:
Stop by IKEA Houston (7810 Katy Frwy.) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22 to visit with the kind folks at Friends For Life and find your new best friend for life. The MAV (mobile adoption ve-hicle) will be stocked full of furries who’d be the perfect accessory to your new IKEA furniture.
Choose MeDoes the upcoming Live-
stock Show have you looking for a handsome cowboy? Well, Cowboy, the 2-year old pitbull is your man. A favorite among all who’ve gotten to know Cowboy since his rescue, this poor buckaroo has been in boarding for too long and is desperate for a home on the range (but any home will do!). Would you like to ride off into the sunset with this sweet boy? Find out more at: www.scout-shonor.org
Cowboy is a 2-year-old pitbull who’s looking for a home.
Waltrip PTA president requests stop signs on Oak Forest Drive
Waltrip High PTA president Kevin Dunn would like see a four-way stop at the intersec-tion of Oak Forest and Lou Ellen.
But the City of Houston says it doesn’t put stop signs on main transit lines.
“You make one exception, and then where does it stop?” said Alvin Wright, spokesper-son for the city’s Department of Public Works.
Wright said a four-way stop must meet the volume and crash criteria described in the Texas Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices, and this one does not.
Stop signs on main transit lanes may have been installed before state laws and city or-dinances were put into place, and now, it’s “a safety issue” to
remove them, said Wright.Dunn said his first bid was
denied, but he plans to keep trying. He plans on taking the matter before the City Coun-cil.
He said the biggest prob-
lem is during the times when school is starting and being dismissed.
There are currently stop signs on Lou Ellen but not Oak Forest.
“It’s a very dangerous inter-
section,” Dunn said. “The traf-fic can get backed up a quarter to a half mile down that road. The intersection is a hazard to pedestrians, bicyclists and drivers.”
By Michael [email protected]
The city denies first request
REGISTER TODAY See page 8B of this week’s issue
SENIOR EXP0
April 23, 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.SPJST Lodge 88 (15th & Beall)
A FREE EVENT FOR THE SENIOR PUBLIC
Waltrip High PTA president Kevin Dunn is trying to get the city to put a four-way stop in at the intersection of Lou Ellen Ln. and Oak Forest Dr. There are already stops signs on Lou Ellen but not Oak Forest. (Photo by Michael Sudhalter)
Page 10A • Saturday, February 22, 2014
Exhibit celebrates 50 years of artist’s workArtist and teacher Naomi Smu-
lian Mendel is proof that creativ-ity equals energy. In addition to her role as founder and director of Art Studio on the Boulevard in the Heights for almost 20 years, Smulian Mendel is also an active painter.
To celebrate her longevity in the arts, her upcoming exhibition Full Circle at the Koelsch Gallery, locat-ed at 703 Yale St., will feature over 50 years of her work. Promotional materials state that it will “chart the variations, the inherent linkages be-tween earlier work and her current paintings and the individual vision that has established a recognizable and stylistic continuum throughout her long career.”
Smulian Mendel paints with oils on canvas and says she is interest-ed in the “interplay and rhythm of movement, line and color.”
Born in Israel, she told her fa-ther at age 5 that she wanted to paint. After studying at the Avni Institute in Tel Aviv, she gradu-
ated as a teacher at the Seminar Ha’kibbutzim. Smulian Mendel was also the youngest member of the well-known avant-garde New Ho-rizons Group.
In the 1950s, she went to Paris to study at the Beaux Arts and Grand Chaumiere. An admirer of Expres-sionism, she enjoyed being in close proximity to some of the greats.
“We sat in the cafes,” she said. “We all knew what was going on there.”
Smulian Mendel married a Brit and his job as an urban planner took them to many different coun-tries. In the 1960s and 1970s, she exhibited paintings at one-person and group exhibitions in France, England, Trinidad and Tobago, among other locales.
She lived in South America for 12 years before moving to the United States. Smulian Mendel and her husband settled in Houston in 1985.
“Houston is wonderful to me, so young and vibrant,” she said.
The exhibition will run Mar. 1-15. For more information, visit www.koelschgallery.com.
By Betsy [email protected]
Heights art teacher Naomi Smulian Mendel is the founder and director of Art Studio in the Heights. (Photo by Betsy Denson)
Art A La Carte: It’s good to be artist Sue DonaldsonHow is your year
going so far? And those resolutions? Let Sue Donaldson inspire you again. In January I talked about her show titled “365” in which she show-cased 365 paintings, painting one per day in 2013. The show was a phenomenal success selling over 300 pieces during the two day show.
“I’m dumbfounded! And, I’m honored. I take such hap-piness in knowing that I’ll oc-cupy a small part of the home or office of hundreds of Hous-tonians,” Donaldson said in a recent statement.
I bought ‘February 22’, a portrait of sculptress Louise Nevelson. Look her up, she was just as amazing as Sue is.
What Donaldson didn’t count on was the volume with which some art enthusiasts would acquire. One new col-lector bought 90 pieces and another scooped up 28. But,
as with any wise artist, Donaldson has great plans for her new income. “I’m buying more paint and canvas! With the 365 pre-sentation I have received a lot of commissions—so I’m not slowing down any time soon.”
What’s next for Sue? How does
one top a feat like 365 paint-ings?
In the wake of Donaldson’s “365” success, she received the great news of acceptance into John Ross Palmer’s pres-tigious Escapist Mentorship Program (EscapistProgram.com). As an Escapist, she’ll face new challenges to learn about salesmanship, self-pro-motion, art mechanics and philanthropy through art.Congratulations Sue!
On a recent visit to the of-fices of the Houston Art Alli-ance (HHA), I learned more
about the organization as well as a very unique events calen-dar they manage, Artshound.com. While I may bring you mere snippets of the events in Houston, on Artshound.com, you get it all: the visual, music, dance, theatre, even sports events, and they cov-er a 10 county area. Which by the way is searchable by area. For example, search just Houston or Galveston events or even Brenham (they make ice cream there!)
HAA distributes grants to more than 220 nonprofit arts organizations and individual artists on behalf of the City of Houston. In addition, HAA manages the city’s civic art collection of 450 artworks, as well as new acquisitions.
Finally, mark your calendar for Saturday, Mar. 1. That is the tenth year anniversary of First Saturday Arts Market, the event that landed me here on this page. Friday, Feb. 21
Of Dreams and Reali-ties, 6-9 p.m, JoMar Visions,
902 Hardy St. Heather Gordy (Houston based artist and graphic designer) and Vincent Fink (Hunting Art Prize Final-ist and award winning illustra-tor). Explore patterns, sacred geometry, and the myriad of flora and fauna that have been left behind in paint and ink.Saturday, Feb. 22
For artists - get health in-surance! Noon-4 p.m. on Feb. 22 and Mar. 1 at The Starving Artist Gallery, 2037 W. Ala-bama. Takes approximately 45 minutes. Bring your social security card or passport and proof of income.
“The First Four Years” a fine art photography solo show by Tim Herschbach, 6:30-10:30 p.m. Heights Art Studios & Gallery, 214 E. 27 St. Tim is a regular at First Satur-day Art Market and said, “My photographic artwork repre-sents my personal perception of the landscape. I treat light as the subject and I use nature to demonstrate that light. This approach requires constant observation while in the field
and an understanding of the nature of light itself.” Tim told me that of the 31 photographs hanging; most of the photos were captured this year as a part of his ‘Texas Book Proj-ect.’ The show will run for one week. Visit www.herschbach-
photography.com.
Cohen is the founder and manager of First Saturday Arts Market. Contact him at [email protected] or visit him on the web atArtValet.com.
Heights artist Liz Conces Spencer’s “Singular Purpose.” Spencer’s show is Friday at Archway.
Mitch CohenArts Columnist
From local eats to frosty brews, get it all from
The Leader News.To advertise, contact a sales
representative at 713-686-8494
FOOD, DRINK & ARTSaturday, February 22, 2014 • Page 11A
Leader Nibbles
�������������������������������������
�����������������
We have a brew for you!
www.TheBrewHouseTexas.com
Free Wi-FiFree Wi-Fi
3-7 Daily
Wide Selection of Ice Cold Beer and Wine
������������������������������
Longtime Garden Oaks watering hole Red’s Bar (aka Red’s Country Place) at 833 Wakefield Dr is up for sale.
Listed since early Janu-ary with Prudential’s Stacy Mathews for $729,000, the total property is 19,798 square feet of prime real estate and does not have restrictions on its use.
Matthews said that there has been a lot of interest but no takers just yet.
“I’ve showed it three times to people interested in keeping it as a bar and adding food,” he said. Townhomes are also a distinct possibility as the sign stresses ‘Lot available.’
Longtime patron and wait-ress since May, Lisa Parsons said the bar has been around since 1985, first as Kelly’s for a year and then as Red’s.
Parsons said that the owner, Jackie Roberts, has just com-pleted a successful battle with breast cancer and plans to move out of the country.
Bakery and Frozen Yogurt coming to Oak Forest
According to Transwestern Vice-President Tony Arm-strong, the last space at The
Shops at Oak Forest has been filled. Armstrong says that the 980 square-foot space near China Wok and European Wax will be occupied by a well known cupcake restaurant/bakery. Once the contract is finalized, the name will be re-leased. A Goodwill Donation center and sweetFrog Frozen Yogurt are the two other re-cent tenants that got Tran-swestern to 100 percent.
The Boot Opening on 20th Street
The Boot, a Louisiana-themed crawfish restaurant, is planned to open in March at the location of the former Shady Tavern at 1206 W. 20th St. The location is currently undergoing renovations, which will include the place-ment of a giant alligator on the roof, a new kitchen and additional parking. There will be outdoor seating with games
to enjoy with the crawfish. It is rumored that The Boot will also have access from 19th St. with a drive thru for crawfish on the go.
McDonald’s to open on Studemont
A McDonald’s restaurant is set to open at 1510 Studemont in the Washington Heights. Reaction to the opening of the fast food chain’s location has been mixed.
708 E. Parker Rd.
������������������������
Sat. March 1 • 2-6PMEast River - Country Western
Saint Arnold Pub Crawl set for Feb. 22
Saint Arnold is taking over White Oak on Saturday, Feb. 22 for the annual Spring Bock Pub Crawl in The Heights. This is always one of their big-gest Pub Crawls, and this year they’re even adding a stop.
The first seven stops can be visited in any order. They are BB’s Cafe, Christian’s Tailgate, Fitzgerald’s, Public House Heights, Jimmy’s Ice House, Little Woodrow’s, and the City Oven. They will be handing the tickets out between 2 and 3 p.m. only, so make sure you get out there by 3 p.m.
At 6 p.m., everyone will gather at the final stop, Onion Creek, and that’s where they will award prizes. The prize for
completing the crawl is a handsome Saint Ar-nold pint glass. They will have a large but limited supply. Designated driv-ers are always eligible for an award and are en-couraged to attend!
To make transporta-tion safer and easier, The Wave has offered to run three shuttles
during the hours of the event. Parking will be at the lot lo-cated at 1525 Silver St., and they will have shuttles running to the crawl area and back to the lot between 1 and 7 p.m. The park and ride is just $5 per person. Any transportation af-ter that will be an additional charge. For more information, visit www.saintarnold.com.
El Gran Malo Moving Party & National Margarita Day
After 3 wonderful years, El Gran Malo is closing its doors. They say they are currently searching for a new home and to remember, “this is not the end, this is not even the begin-ning of the end, this is just per-
haps the end of the beginning.” The Wolf and The Luchador would like to cordially invite you to come out and eat, drink and be merry one last time at 2307 Ella Blvd. at 11 a.m. Sun-day, Feb. 23.
El Gran Malo is also cel-ebrating National Margarita Day Saturday, Feb. 22. They will celebrate this joyous oc-casion with $5 House Margari-tas all day and night, as well
as $15 mix and match infused margarita flights. There will be also be much, much more to delight and excite you.
Celebrate National Margar-ita Day at Cyclone Anaya’s
Bottoms Up! It is Cyclone Anaya’s favorite day of the year: National Margarita Day! They invite everyone to come celebrate on Saturday., Feb. 22 with their famous ritas!
Cyclone Anaya’s features for February include the Pa-tron Jalapeno Margarita, with Patron Reposado Tequila, Pa-tron Citronge, lime juice and a fresh jalapeno sliver, served up or on the rocks; The Patron Skinny Margarita, with Patron Silver or Patron Reposado Te-quila, Splenda and fresh lime juice; The XO Cafe Thin Mint, with Patron XO Cafe, Creme de Menthe and Half and Half, served up or on the rocks.
Cyclone Anaya’s featured shots include the Ulitimat Pickle Shot with Ultimat Vodka and pickle juice; The Ultimate Kamikaze with Ultimat Vodka, Triple Sec, fresh lime juice and
a squeeze of Agave Nectar; The XO Cafe Sin with Patron XO Cafe and Run Chata; And the XO Cafe Dark Stout with Patron XO Cafe Dark Cocoa and Bailey’s Irish Cream.
There is also a selection of guiltless mojitos all with less than 130 calories, which in-clude the Blueberry Coconut Mojito, Sinless Strawberry Mint Mojito, Weightless Mo-jito and Mango Pineapple Fu-sion Mojito. The $15 Tequila Flight consists of three types of tequila: Patron Silver, Pa-tron Reposado and Patron Anejo Tequila.
Happy Hour starts at 3 p.m. during the weekdays, with wine features for $5. There are also half price bottles of wine for Wine Down Mondays and Tuesdays. Cyclone Anaya’s is located at 1710 Durham Drive at I-10. For more information, visit www.cycloneanaya.com, find them on Facebook or Twitter.
Follow Ivee Sauls on Twitter @ThirstyExplorer. To submit an event, email [email protected].
Thirsty Explorer
Thirsty Explorer
Hens for Houston founder resigns
Hens for Houston founder/leader Claire Krebs stepped down from the organization earlier this month.
The non-profit organiza-tion was looking to change the city’s animal ordinance to accommodate domestic hen owners, but despite meetings with at least 75 percent of the City Council members, they weren’t able to get the item into subcommittee.
Krebs said the group reached a compromise, which was licensing for chickens, rather than legalization. She said licensing would prove to be more expensive.
Christopher Newport, pub-lic information officer for the Bureau of Animal Control (BARC), said residents can currently have chickens more than 100 feet away from the nearest neighbor.
The licensing allows BARC to issue a permit for a resident to own up to seven hens clos-er than 100 feet. Residents would be charged per loca-tion, rather than per hen.
Last September, Krebs an-nounced that Hens for Hous-
ton would wait until 2014 to try and further its cause. At the time, Hens for Houston had the support of Mayor Annise Parker, but no council member seriously considered their proposal.
Newport said the city coun-cil’s Quality of Life Commit-tee, headed by councilmem-ber Ellen Cohen, will consider Hens for Houston’s proposals this month.
However, in Krebs’ resigna-tion letter to supporters, Krebs she wrote BARC “abandoned any effort to allow backyard chickens.”
Krebs left the door open for the organization to continue, but it would be with a differ-ent leader at the helm.
“We plan to maintain the Hens for Houston website and Facebook page for an indefi-nite time as a resource and for networking,” Krebs wrote in a letter to supporters. “We wel-come any interested parties to assume leadership of this ef-fort, and use any information found within.”
Red’s Bar, 833 Wakefield Dr., is up for sale and might become a restaurant, or the land may be used to build townhomes. (Photo by Betsy Denson)
Red’s Bar is for sale
COSTCO • SAMS YOU order on-lineWE deliver it to you
Call Today 281-902-2796Residential / Commercial
Insured UTD Services
LOCALWORD
send us an email
Do you have something to share about our community
All of the stops on the Saint Arnold Pub Crawl are located in the Heights area.
Page 12A • Saturday, February 22, 2014
Years
Find out why our customers keep coming back for more.
Family Mexican Restaurant
12503 Telge Rd.CYPRESS, TX(281)373-0300
1431 W. 26thHOUSTON, TX(713) 880-0100
14759 Memorial Dr.HOUSTON, TX(281)493-2252
www.lahaciendaescondida.com
DAILY SPECIALSChicken Mole
EnchiladasBeef or Chicken Soup
MenudoBarbacoa
SUN-THURS 11AM-10PMFRI & SAT 11AM-11PM
Taco Salad: A wheat tortilla shell fried to a golden brown with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, grated cheese, mushrooms, olives, guacamole and sour cream with choice of chicken or ground beef. .....................................$6.25Add chicken or beef fajita for ....................................................................$2
Taquitos Chiquitos: (3) Flour tortillas with beef or chicken. .......$6.25
Pollo Loco: Half a chicken marinated then grilled until crisp. Served with pico de gallo, spanish rice, beans la charra and rajas. .........................$9.25
Steak a la Mexicana: A combination of diced beef with tomatoes and onions. Served with guacamole, rice, beans and tortillas. Delicioso! .$8.95
Especial: (1) Taco al carbon served with rice, beans and pico de gallo. ................................................................................................................$6.25With chili con queso .............................................................................$7.25
Sizzling Fajitas: Chicken, beef or pork. Served with rice, beans, pico de gallo and tortillas. .................................................................................$9.95With guacamole ..................................................................................$10.95
Vegetable Fajitas: Carrot, zucchini, yellow squash, onions, mush-rooms, bell pepper, celery, cabbage and tomatoes sauteed in extra virgin olive oil. Served with rice and beans a la charra. ................................$7.95With chicken or beef fajita ...................................................................$9.95
Tortilla Soup: Served with rice, white cheese, guacamole, tortilla strips and lettuce. ...........................................................................................$7.95
Chimichanga Plate: Chicken or beef. Served with guacamole and sour cream. ....................................................................................................$6.25
Quesadillas: Chicken fajita, beef fajita or spinach. Served with sour cream and pico de gallo. .......................................................................$7.55
Enchiladas Suizas: (2) Chicken enchiladas topped with a special sour cream sauce and garnished. Served with rice and beans a la charra. $7.55
Seafood Enchiladas: (2) Seafood enchiladas stuff ed with shrimp and fi sh. Topped with cascabel and sour cream sauce and garnished. Served with rice and beans a la charra. ...........................................................$9.45
Chicken Breast Acapulco: Grilled chicken breast garnished with sliced avocado and tomatoes. Topped with Monterrey jack cheese. Served with pico de gallo, rice, and beans a la charra. ....................................$9.45
Enchilada Plate: (2) Chicken or beef. Served with rice and refried beans.................................................................................................................$6.95 ................................................................................................... Cheese $6.05
Spinach Enchiladas: (2) Spinach with vegetables topped with Spanish sauce and white cheese. Served with rice, guacamole salad and pico de gallo. ......................................................................................................$7.25
Pollo Con Mole: Served with rice and your choice of beans. .........$7.95
Mole Enchiladas: (2) Served with rice and your choice of beans.tortillas not included .............................................................................$7.95
Barbacoa: Served with rice and your choice of beans. ....................$7.95
Asado de Puerco: Served with rice and your choice of beans. .....$7.95
Caldo de Res: Served with rice. .......................................................$7.95
Caldo de Pollo: Served with rice. ....................................................$7.95
Menudo: With fresh jalapenos, onions and cilantro. .......................$8.95
Enjoy our already low lunch menu food items.
Take an extra 15% OFF Entire Bill
Top ShelfGrand Gold Rita ... Cuervo Gold and Grand GalaSilver Bullet ... Cuervo Silver and Patron CitronPremium Choice ... Your choice of Premium TequilaMexico’s Best ... Don Julio 1942 and Grand MarnierSkinny Rita ... Light Rita made with Premium TequilaBeer Rita ... House Rita served w/upside down beer of your choice.Pitcher Rita ... House, fl avor or top shelf pitcher
Flavor RitasStrawberry, Mango, Peach, Grape, Lime, Sour Apple, Melon, Sangria,
Blue Curacao, Raspberry, Amaretto, Pina Colada, Chamoy, Prickly Pear
TequilasPatron, Don Julio,
3 Generaciones, Hornitos, 1942 Cazadores, Herraduras,
1800, Jimador, Cuervo
Monday-Friday 11am-2:30pm
EXPIRES 2-28-14
since 1973
Three locations to serve you
Escondida
(Not including alcohol)with this coupon.
up to 6 guests per table.
Off er valid at Heights location on W. 26th ONLY
