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SATURDAY | November 2, 2013 | Vol. 60 | No. 1 | www.theleadernews.com | @heightsleader

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Heights resident Anne Sutherland, a retired Anthropology professor, was taking her two pugs -- Molly and Raylan -- on a routine early morning walk through the neighborhood last week.

What happened next was one of the scariest things that Sutherland had ever experienced.

Two 75-to-80 pound black German Shep-herds busted out of their yard in the 600 block of E. 11th 1/2 Street and set out to attack the pugs, who weigh 26 and 18 pounds, respec-tively.

Sutherland was able to pick up Molly, the smaller dog, before the German Shepherds could get to her.

But the German Shepherds viciously at-

It is easy for Kroger Manager Gary Piet to spot someone on a beer run in his 20th Street store.

“Two guys will come in and one takes the right side and the other the left,” he said. “I usually catch up with one of them to say we don’t sell wine or beer. A lot of people assume it’s be-cause of the church by us.”

If his customers had the time, Piet could tell them the whole story of why portions of The Heights are dry, mean-ing a business cannot obtain a stan-dard permit to sell alcohol. According to Sister M. Agatha’s book The History of the Houston Heights, the roots of the law go back to September of 1912 when area residents voted to make it so.

Religion may indeed have played a role but in Agatha’s retelling the busi-ness-minded Heights residents didn’t appreciate the frivolity of saloon-life. The vote was apparently dispatched with little ceremony: “The electioneer-ing…was all carried on at night, be-cause that was the only time that any-body could spare for the business.”

Heights Chamber of Commerce President Terry Burge says that when the area was wooed by the city of Houston in 1918 and subsequently chose annexation, the Heights City At-torney James G. Donovan made sure to include in the annexation papers the following statement: “Liquor shall not be sold in these premises until time runneth not.” This proclamation effec-

tively ensured that the Heights would stay dry until Doomsday.

Not that it remained unchallenged. Former Heights Association President Paul Carr said that after prohibition was repealed nationally, an enterpris-ing man tried to open a saloon on 19th Street and subsequently took his fi ght to court. He was denied. In 1937, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that the law could only be overturned by a vote of the people in the exact boundaries of the ban.

Sister Agatha’s book details the le-galese of these boundaries which are roughly 26th Street to the north and White Oak Bayou to the south, Dur-ham to the west and Oxford Street on the east side, with smaller pockets of ‘wet’ areas interspersed throughout.

A vote to overturn the ban is un-likely at this point. Carr notes that the Heights has expanded beyond its 1918 borders. “We’re not that far from alco-

If you wondered, here’s the history of dry Heightsby Betsy Denson

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see Dry • Page 5A

Due to a longer early voting period, voter turnout should be higher this year but not con-siderably higher, according to Rice University political science professor, Robert M. Stein.

Stein, who’s an expert on urban politics and public policy, said “voting is habit forming” and citizens vote on issue(s) that “stimulate their interest.”

“Voting takes time and can be inconvenient,” Stein said. “Older people voted because they’ve voted before. Young people haven’t voted be-fore. Elections are held on weekdays at places that people don’t normally go.”

Stein said older voters have more at stake – jobs, pensions, property and taxes – while

younger voters may not.Texas, with 12 days of early voting, has led

the nation in that category, said Stein.Early voting, combined with several local

Stein: Voter turnout may increaseby Michael Sudhalter

[email protected]

see Stein • Page 5A

WHY SO DRYThe Houston Police Department is inves-

tigating the disappearances and deaths of 16 cats in the Timbergrove and Lazybrook areas since December 2008.

Only four or fi ve of those cases have been formally reported to HPD, but some resi-dents say they know of more incidents –– and believe the cats are being mutilated by a hu-man.

HPD Sgt. Virginia Brashier had been in-vestigating the cases, but it was deactivated due to lack of evidence. Brashier retired from HPD on July 19.

HPD Senior Police Offi cer Suzanne Hol-lifi eld, who handles Livestock and Animal cases for the Major Offenders Division, was assigned to revive the case in September.

Attackingour pets

Resident shocked after dog mauled

HPD reopens cold cat mutilation case

by Michael [email protected]

see Cats • Page 5A

Heights resident Anne Sutherland was walking her two pugs, when two black German Shep-herds attacked Raylan, pictured right.


see Dogs • Page 5A

According to Robert Stein, a political science professor at Rice University, older voters usually have more at stake in elections, which is one reason they tend to vote more than younger people.

Early voting for this years election, like at the location on Wirt Road, will help voter turnout, according to Rice professor Robert Stein. (Photo by Michael Sudhalter)

Sheriff , HISD connect public with mobile app

The Harris County Sheriff ’s Offi ce (HCSO), with the collaboration of the Houston Independent School District (HISD), is extending its free mobile phone app, iWatch Harris County, to now allow the public to report crimes directly to HISD police.

The extension of the HCSO’s free mobile phone app will allow HISD stu-dents, parents, and teachers to report crimes in and around their campuses via iWatch Harris County directly to the HISD Police Department.

iWatch Harris County, now in its sec-ond year, is a free mobile app that lets citizens send anonymous tips, images and videos about crimes or suspicious activities directly to law enforcement. The HCSO has formatted the app to allow tips to be sent directly to HISD and its police department as it moni-tors reports made specifi cally about any of the district’s 282 campuses.

For more information please visit www.iWatchHarrisCounty.com.

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Shade, 250 W. 19th St., was the fi rst establishment in the Heights to have a private club permit. (Photo by Michael Sudhalter)

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Trying to precisely outline the areas of the Heights that are dry is kind of like trying to read Chaucer. But in our best attempt, the map at left is what we’ve gleaned from legal documents. Here’s the actual text of the outlines for the dry areas:“From White Oak Bayou and Heights Blvd. to the west line of the Heights

plat – north to 16th St. – west to west line of Houston Heights plat – north to center of 26th St – east down center

of 26th St. to center of Yale St. – south on center of Yale St. to center of 22nd St. – east on center of 22nd St. to east end of Heights plat again – then south following east line Heights Addition to White Oak Bayou – following bayou to

Heights Blvd.”Got it? It was so confusing the city of Houston even messed it up in 2011.

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� Editor’s Note: This map is not to scale.

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S.E.A.L.S begin securityThe Oak Forest Homeowners

Association officially signed its contract with S.E.A.L.S., a private security firm, on Tuesday, said HOA security committee chair Lucy Fisher-Cain.

S.E.A.L.S. will begin patrolling on Friday, Nov. 1 with three offi-cers at 10 hours per day, five days of the week.

Oak Forest HOA raised $216,280 from voluntary fees and donations from businesses and residents, far exceeding its goal of $168,000.

They also raised $27,311 from the Taste of Oak Forest Wine Ex-travaganza on Sept. 28. Part of that money will go toward the secu-rity program, while part of it will go toward administrative costs of

maintaining the program.The HOA and S.E.A.L.S. hosted

a meeting with local schools, on Monday at Stevens Elementary. They plan on hosting another one, with the business community in the near future.

A 41-year old male employee at the Discount Tire, 1902 E. T.C. Jester Blvd., saw a suspect rolling a tire from a container that the business uses to store used tires at 4 p.m. on Oct. 24.

The suspect was rolling the tires to a nearby 1986 Chevrolet C-10 pickup truck. The employee and another man noticed the truck had at least 10 tires in the bed.

The suspect was described as a black male in his 40s, 6-feet tall, 200 pounds with gray hair and wearing a white shirt and blue jeans. Sitting inside the passenger seat was a black female in her 20s or 30s. There were two small children in the truck, too.

The employee went to confront the suspects, who left the scene. He provided HPD with a license plate of the truck.

There were no weapons used or injuries. HPD is investigating the case as a theft.

Ex-roommate accused of aggravated assault

A 24-year-old woman was letting a 23-year-old male friend stay at her residence, but she told him he could no longer do so at 10 a.m. Oct. 24 when they were at a gas station in the 5000 block of Yale.

The male became irate and punched the female in the face, before fleeing on foot.

The victim returned home, where the suspect showed up, pointing a gun at her. He once again fled on foot.

The victim provided HPD with the suspect’s name, and they’re following up on it as an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

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The program offers participat-ing groups a modest fee of $75 for each approved cut after the work has been completed and verified. The first mowing will be done by City of Houston (COH) crews. Thereafter, the community groups take over maintenance of the lots. Each cut must be approved in ad-vance. KHB will assist by provid-ing groups with access to supplies and tools for the projects.

Any civic group or nonprofit or-ganization interested in maintain-ing a COH approved abandoned property may apply by visiting www.houstontx.gov/neighbor-

hoods/mowdown.html. For more information, email [email protected] or call 832-394-0654.

Public should protect treesTrees located in the City of

Houston (COH) right-of-way (along neighborhood streets, typi-cally the area from the curb to the sidewalk) are public property and developers do not have the right to remove these trees without express permission from the COH.

Unfortunately, there have been a number of situations lately where developers have removed and de-stroyed large, irreplaceable trees without permission, thereby vio-lating the law and harming both the environment and beauty of our surroundings. Such removal and destruction can subject de-velopers to both criminal and civil sanctions, but once the damage has been done, neither sanction is really adequate. Rather, developers who would seek to violate the law must be deterred by realizing that their actions will result in seri-ous sanctions, including shutting down their projects for some pe-riod of time.

The COH has embarked upon an aggressive course of seeking sanctions against developers who

remove and destroy public trees without permission. Any resident observing such potentially illegal removal or destruction of public trees is asked to immediately call 311, the COH helpline.

Note: Permission to remove a tree may only be granted follow-ing a permitting process that re-quires justification and some type of mitigation, either by planting other trees or contributing to a tree fund. In many instances, jus-tification does not exist to remove a particular tree and permission would be denied.

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St. Ambrose Catholic School eighth grader Kaden Derkowski wanted to do something that would help out a neigh-bor.

Derkowski, 13, organized a Saturday morning cleanup in the 1500 block of Cheshire Lane with fellow scouts and parents of Boy Scout Troop 540, which is based at St. Ambrose Catholic Church.

He found out about the issue through his mother, Julie Derkowski.

The home, which was in need of con-siderable yard work, is owned by 34-year-old Mitchel A. Young, a mentally challenged man whose relatives have passed away.

The City of Houston has issued warn-ings to write tickets if the yard wasn’t fixed.

Troop 540 intervened and said they’d volunteer to clean it up.

“It’s part of our neighborhood community,” said troop leader Mark Derkowski, Kaden’s father.

The scouts involved in the project ranged from age 7 to age 17.

“I think it’s amazing,” said Eagle Scout Ruben Santos, a student at the High School for Law Enforcement and Crimi-nal Justice. “Kaden told us about it, and he’s leading the project.”

They didn’t ride in on broomsticks, but mem-bers of the Houston Heights Woman’s Club got all the other details right at their fifth annual Witches Luncheon.

Approximately 80 members and friends con-vened at Kris Bistro at The Culinary Institute LeLotre to enjoy some camaraderie as well as a three course meal prepared in part by student chefs.

It was the rare witch who didn’t show up in full regalia although the basic black was blinged out a bit, especially with regard to the variety of hats attendees wore. Leading the charge, and planning this years’ luncheon, was ‘Good Witch’ Anna Gay and ‘Bad Witch’ Cindy Loper, who passed on their mantle to next year’s good/bad co-chairs – Kelly Mathena and Ginnie McConn.

Beth Cunningham handled the invitations for the event while Viula Torgerson was in charge of

publicity. Marguerite Swanson and Melvalene Cohen donated the candy and decorations for the event while Kelly Mathena, Niki Palmer, El-len Patton, Sylvia Villarreal and Heather Whit-field put their magic touch on the décor. The club also recognized Bespoke, Jubilee, Erica Del-Gardo and The Heights Spa I Gallery for their donations.

The Best Hat award went to Crissy Williams and Deborah Burge. Doris Murdock and Pat Sacaris won for best costume.

Founded in 1900, the Houston Heights Wom-an’s Club seeks “to preserve the historic integrity of the Club and its Clubhouse and provide activ-ities for its members, including social activities and activities that support charitable causes.” It is open to new members. For more information, join them on Facebook or visit www.houston-heightswomansclub.com.

Opera in the Heights has gathered a group of volunteers from the ranks of Houston ISD school nurses to be on hand for every performance.

And it’s helped turn the nurses into opera fans. “I love the singing and the live orchestra, and I meet the nicest people at the opera,” enthused Carla Babinski of Franklin Elementary.

“I had never gone to an opera performance before, but now I have come to love it,” said Patricia Cooke, nurse at Stevens Elementary in Oak Forest.

Gwendolyn Johnson, director of HISD’s health and medical services, agrees it is a good program for both parties. “We have the opportunity to see a live opera performance, and we are available in case of a patron’s illness or accident. It will be my first year to volunteer in this way, but others are on their third or fourth year because they really enjoy it.”

Winners at the Houston Heights Women’s Club Witches Luncheon were Crissy Williams and Deborah Burge for ‘Best Hat” and Doris Murdock and Pat Sacaris for ‘Best Costume.” (Photo by Betsy Denson)

Heights Women’s Club enjoys Witches Luncheon

Jean Kanik of Pugh Elementary, Carla Babinski of Franklin Elementary, Gwendolyn Johnson, HISD director of health and medical services, and Patricia Cooke of Stevens Elementary are helping provide medical coverage for Opera in the Heights performances. (Submitted photo)

Nurses become fans of Opera in the Heights

The Honor of Scouts

Boy Scout Troop 540 member Nick Woods, 7, helped clean up the property in the 1500 block of Cheshire Lane last Saturday. (Photo by Michael Sudhalter)

Troop 540 cleans up Cheshire homeby Michael Sudhalter

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I’d prefer to use the $8 a yearfor other purposes

Dear Editor:Inevitably when I read an argument in favor of

Proposition Two in the upcoming Harris County elec-tion, the author directs the reader’s attention away from the $217 million projected cost of the proposed endeavor. Like clockwork, potential voters are asked to consider the minimal cost that will be incurred by each individual taxpayer if the proposition is passed. Those seeking to save Harris County’s Domed Stadium faithfully remind their fellow residents that the aver-age homeowner will likely pay less than $10 a year if a new tax is levied to finance the renovation. Often, this argument is accentuated with a statement such as, “This is less than the cost of a beer at Reliant Sta-dium” or “That’s one lunch at a fast food restaurant” or something similar.

This line of argument implies that taxpayers are so undisciplined with their money that they should be content to give it away whether or not they think it is for a good cause. They are only going to spend that $10 on frivolous things anyway the argument goes, so they may as well invest it in this renovation plan, which one supporter describes as “lunacy”.

Personally, if my options are giving away $8 a year(as best I can tell, that would be my annual tax cost for renovating the HCDS) for lunacy or deter-mining another less insane use for the funds and distribute them myself, I choose keeping the funds under my control. Further, I would prefer that my fellow citizens of Harris County be allowed the same option. I am sure that my neighbors can come up with at least 8 WONDERFUL purposes for their $8 or $10 or whatever the exact amount might be in each specific case.

If as a voter you are convinced that saving the Harris County Domed Stadium will be of long term benefit to the county economically, aesthetically, psychologi-cally, or in any other way, than I encourage you to exercise that right.

However, if you are not persuaded of the new dome’s long term benefits, don’t vote for it, just because it is cheap. Rather, join me in voting against Proposition Two and then using that extra $8-10 for something that you believe is more worthy. Support a library. Help the homeless. Assist a school. Donate to your place of worship, Pay for a neighbor’s medical expenses. Buy some groceries. Plant a tree at a park. Or even buy a friend a beer at Reliant Stadium.

Royal_Worm (aka Mike Tauser)

Remembering James CrowderDear Editor:Last month, a cross and a wreath honoring the life

of James Arthur Crowder were removed from the site of Crowder’s tragic death on W. 43rd Street.

These vandals have destroyed a beautiful memory. We can forgive you for your ignorance and hope that you can learn how to be better individuals.

Crowder’s life was cut short on Nov. 7, 1999 when the car he was riding in went out of control in the 4700 block of W. 43rd Street.

A 1996 Waltrip High graduate and an Eagle scout, Crowder was about to start a plumbing apprentice-ship.

Since his death, his family had maintained a small white cross with seasonal wreaths to remind drivers to slow down.

Stephen Newburg

On Turning TracksFrom www.theleadernews.comThis is a bit surprising as this idea isn’t even new.

The Rails-to-Trails program has been in place for some time in Houston.

http://www.railstotrails.org/news/recurringFea-tures/trailMonth/archives/1201.html

Fernando

From www.theleadernews.comI agree with Fernando. It’s nice that Michael won

this award, but... hasn’t this been going on for many years? In fact, weren’t many of the trails in the Heights he cites as inspiration originally street car tracks?

Also, I am a bit bemused that a teenager had to go to Turkey to be introduced to the idea of people walking places to get there vs. just for exercise. Only someone born and bread in Houston could not realize this!

LK1969

From www.theleadernews.comThe idea is great; but I live next to the converted

railroad tracks in Houston Heights and they’ve been there for a few years. The idea of making that change was circulating in the neighborhood a decade ago. Not sure how the idea is attributed to Michael.

Greg

Scouts clean home on CheshireFrom www.theleadernews.comWhat amazes me is a scout group, attached to a

different church, 2 miles away, came to help. But the

two churches within a stones throw (across the street) did not. Where was the rest of the community after the intial negative write up from The Leader hit door-steeps two weeks ago? I stopped by and spoke with a troop leader, and told him thank you. And thank you Leader for writing up a postive article concerning the issue.

Bryan

Lutheran football game cancelledFrom www.theleadernews.comThat is pretty sad. Take your whipping like a man.

Show your kids some heart. In junior high we had 13 players on our team. Our coach never cancelled a game.

ChrisEditor’s Note: Lutheran South, the team with the

better record cancelled the game.

Twin Sisters mysteryFrom www.theleadernews.comI believe I have found one of the “grape shot” or

“cannister shot” fired from the Twin Sisters cannons [discussed in a Lynn Ashby column]. It is an iron ball approximately 1.5 inches in diameter and it has been verified to be grape shot. I found it approximately 1/4 mile to the east of the monument indicating General Santa Anna’s capture site. While working in an oil re-finery there I used a water monitor (cannon) to clean a concrete slab, but accidentally overshot the slab. The stream of high-pressure water cut a trench in the dirt, exposing the ball.

I suspect this was fired from the Twin Sisters in the skirmish on April 20, the day before the big battle at San Jacinto.

James Box

Message of the Week offDear Editor:I see you printed the same article as you did the

week before last. I would like for you to add to the heading the next time you print this “God is One, but man is many and Jesus Christ is Our Savior.” He is NOT to be named last in a line of people.

Your article speaks about dividing people. Jesus told us we were to love God with all our heart and our neighbor as ourselves. He never told us to hate or kill those who believed different than we did.

Read John 3:14, 15, 16 and 17, Galations 5, and Ephesians 2:8 and 9.

Helen L. Karl

We have to be careful about bragging here, but when I was a 10-year-old, I had an arm

like Roger Clemens. In an all-star game, my green and yellow team led by one run in the bottom of the fourth (or sixth – or whatever it was after 90 minutes). The other team had the bases loaded, and coach called me in to try to save the game.

I struck out three batters and we won by a run.

If there were a hall of fame for pre-teens in west Alabama, I may have been inducted that weekend. Instead, I was given a trophy and a hug from my coach’s wife, which was charming.

Over the next five or six years, I col-lected a lot of trophies, and these weren’t “participation awards,” or whatever they call them these days where youngsters get a Heisman for picking pine cones off the bench. These were first-place, real metal, part-time weapon sort of trophies.

A number of years later, I graduated college and set sail for my first news-paper job in south Alabama. Of all the things I refused to pack, the one thing I made sure to take to my first “bach-elor pad” was a box of my most prized trophies. In the second bedroom of my ridiculously small apartment, I created a

shrine to my youth athletic days.A year later, I moved on to a new job

(journalists tend to jump jobs when they’re green). As I packed my apart-ment, I loaded those dusty trophies and moved them to my second apartment in as many years. And again, I unpacked them, organized them, looked at them, and smiled.

Fast forward to my third job – this time a sports editor’s position at a small, daily paper. That was my third job in three years, and as I began unpacking boxes, a few questions entered my mind. First, how many times was I going to move? (The answer was six moves in seven years.) Second, why on this great globe was I still carrying around these stupid trophies?

In that moment of self awareness, I

sealed up the box, found a dumpster, and heaved those relics of the past out of my life for good. Sure, I still remember striking out the side. I remember the sports banquets and the MVP awards. But keeping those trophies, some with missing hands and bats, would be like saving a building full of asbestos and rot-ted ceiling tiles just because that building was a place where childhood dreams were once created.

Speaking of worn-out buildings...In case you don’t know, Tuesday is

Election Day here in Houston. While we’ve tried to do enough to educate and inform you on this year’s local candi-dates and issues important to our area, there’s one item on the ballot that I can’t resist mentioning before you go to the polls.

First, let me be clear about some-thing: I am not a native Houstonian – if that wasn’t evident from my Alabama references earlier. I have no history of loading up in the station wagon, having a picnic and walking with the family into the Eighth Wonder of the World. I wasn’t a member of “Luv Ya Blue,” and I don’t remember the Astros teams of the ’70s, which were probably better than the semi-pro team the organization has fielded the last few years.

I have only lived in Houston for seven years, but for the life of me, I do not understand the infatuation with saving the Astrodome. In 1965, when the Dome opened, I get it. There was nothing like it in the world. My Dad even told me he drove over from Alabama just to see a game there.

Today, though? We still have a contin-gency of people who will wear T-shirts begging all voters to invest $217 million in a plan that isn’t exactly specific?

I did some research this week to find out why folks are arguing to save the As-trodome, more than a decade after it has been of any value to any living human being. The Associated Press interviewed one lady who gave her reasons for saving it:

“My dad used to know some of the Astros. We used to go to the dugout and meet some of the players. I’m choking up just thinking about it,” said the woman interviewed.

That’s why people are supporting Proposition 2?

In case you’re wondering, Proposition 2 will be on your ballot Tuesday, if you decide to make the trip to the polls. In it, you will be asked to support a $217 million bond and “the levying of an ad-ditional and separate ad valorem tax in

payment thereof which is anticipated to increase tax rates within said county.”

Got it? Me neither.From everything I’ve read, citizens will

be taxed an additional $8 a year to help refurbish the Astrodome. Ted Oberg, an outstanding reporter from KTRK, has discovered there’s no real plan to main-tain the cost of the building once it’s renovated, but are details like that even important?

The reality, from how I see it, is the As-trodome is like that box of trophies I car-ried to my first three jobs. It’s a memory – and a dusty, disgusting one at that. Native Houstonians may still love the memory of it, but the rest of the world just doesn’t care like they once did.

We need green space around Reliant. Real tailgating for football games is done on grass, not 130-degree concrete. I’d suggest we let the Astrodome go out with Bum Phillips. Spend the money to finally tear it down, plant grass and trees, build a small lake, and put a small trophy in the shape of a dome right by the lake.

It’s your decision, but is a memory worth $217 million? Not if there isn’t a sustainable plan for the development. And I can’t find one.

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THE VOTING BOOTH – Actually, this election I am marking my bal-lot in my breakfast room because the Texas Legislature passed a law in 2011 allowing anyone to vote by mail if they meet certain conditions: must be a mailman, age over 100, having been honorably discharged from military service (the Salvation Army counts) and having an Anglo surname. No, I’m kidding. You only have to be over 90.

This packet contains all kinds of dire warnings to prevent voter fraud which is ironic, not to say moronic, because that huge argument that consumed so much of the last session of the Legisla-ture had nothing to do with voting by mail. The new restrictions were aimed at preventing voter fraud at the ballot box. One problem: no one could find voter fraud at the ballot box -- most examples were anecdotal. It was much ado about posturing.

Throughout Texas, ballots will re-flect candidates for local offices and local issues: voters in Harris County will be asked if they want to tax them-selves to keep the ancient Astrodome. I vote yes because dirigibles are com-ing back and will need a home in Houston. But every Texas voter gets a chance to vote on amending the state constitution – again. Let me explain. Our current constitution took effect on Feb. 15, 1876, and is the sixth one in Texas history. The previous five were the constitution of Coahuila y Tejas, the 1836 Republic of Texas and the state constitutions of 1845, 1861, 1866 and 1869.

Our last one, the spirit of 1876, was written once Texans threw out the dreaded carpetbaggers who came here during Reconstruction. It reflect-ed the suspicions of government the delegates had formed over the Recon-struction years. They slashed the pow-er of officials along with their salaries and terms of office. They wrote in abolition of voter registration (these were Democrats, obviously), wanted local control of schools, severely lim-ited powers for both the legislature and the governor, low taxation and spending, strict control over corpora-tions, and land subsidies for railroads – the latter two seem contradictory.

Today at 80,806 words, it is among the longest of state constitutions in the nation. As of November 2011 a to-tal of 653 amendments have been pro-posed, of which 474 were approved by voters and 179 were rejected. Howev-er, despite its length, it is not nearly as long as the Alabama constitution nor the California constitution, which has voter initiatives and thus is constantly being changed.

Why is ours so lengthy and so de-tailed? Simple. Texans don’t like gov-ernment (pronounced gub-mint) and don’t trust government. This rather cavalier attitude is non-binding when we have a hurricane, fertilizer plant blast or need highways repaired, con-victs locked up or our children taught. Otherwise, Texans are rugged indi-vidualists, if not blatant hypocrites. So our constitution goes into great detail limiting what our lawmakers can do, and to change the rules they have to ask us for permission. The constitu-tion makes for fascinating reading if, say, you are trapped in a stuck eleva-tor with a life insurance salesman and need a diversion.

Some of these sections have been re-pealed but there was a section paying for the superconductor supercollider. The document lists treason as a crime

and the rights of crime victims – 11 of them. Authorizes Bingo games. Debts are a big deal. The current document prohibits deficit financing for state government, which has kept us out of trouble for years. But it has some loopholes, including a provision that debts may be incurred “to repel inva-sion, suppress insurrection of or de-fend the State in war.” This brings up one of the quainter sections dealing with gubernatorial powers: “He (no-tice not ‘he or she’) shall have power to call forth the militia to execute the laws of the State, to suppress insur-rections, and to repel invasions.” Alas, in 1999 the governor lost a key com-mand that goes with the job: ordering out the militia to suppress Indian raids and Mexican bandits. OK, sometimes we take our time to update: provisions for Spanish and Mexican land titles from the Mexican-American War era weren’t repealed until 1969. We had a section dealing with Confederate pen-sions, and may still.

Texas is real big on water bonds, be-cause page after page of our constitu-tion deals with them. Here’s a section on Dallas County Road Bonds. We have to put everything in writing: The governor is specifically authorized to have use of the governor’s mansion’s furniture. By the way, he or she has to live where the government is meeting, but it doesn’t specifically say Austin. The comptroller and land commis-sioner have to live at the seat of gov-ernment. The secretary of state is in charge of the state seal. Pass it on. Up until 1936 the attorney generals salary was set at $2,000 a year. Each county shall have a sheriff. Idiots, lunatics and all paupers supported by any county cannot vote, but apparently can hold office.

Except for treason (treason again?), felony or breach of the peace, all voters are exempt from arrest while voting or going to and returning from voting. So the next time a cop pulls you over for going 60 in a 20, whip out your voter’s registration. Sometimes it’s easier to issue an order than to imple-ment it: The state is to establish and maintain an efficient system of pub-lic free schools. In 1871 Texas A&M was established in Brazos County and made a branch of The University of Texas. Hook ‘em! The Legislature can regulate littering of the beaches, which once were open to the public.

Talk about micro-management. Here’s a section abolishing the Lamar County Hospital District. Fixing the tax rate for the Comanche County Hospital District takes up more than a page. Counties may provide work-houses, poorhouses and farms. The lawmakers still have the power to put convicts out in road gangs. And to pass fence laws. And allow for county hide inspectors. But what do we do about Indian raids?

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city for residents should be the top priorities.”

Sruthi Basu“Doing a community assessment and addressing the

desires of the community. And looking at areas that are neglected and building infrastructure.”

Federico Bauder“Make Houston a more human place. It’s designed

for cars. We need more pedestrian zones and parks.”

Katie Slater“Take care of local services and help the city run

well.”

David Black“I live in the Heights, and it seems to me that things

are happening as they should be happening. Whatever regulations that are in place should be obeyed. And don’t cut down the trees.”

Omar Lisandro“Better future planning and make the light rail go to

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hol,” he said.Burge adds that the dry law was even a boon for the area in the

1960s and 1970s when the Heights was in decline because it kept strip clubs and cantinas from moving in.

How Dry is Dry?Another reason why the law isn’t challenged is because there are

still legal ways to serve alcohol in the Heights. Five establishments currently have a private club permit, allowing their patrons who be-come club members to be served: Down House and Just Mac on Yale, as well as Shade, Harold’s General Store and Torchy’s Tacos on W. 19th Street.

“It’s a lot of work – a serious endeavor,” said Jeff Haverlah who works in licensing at the Houston district office of the Texas Alco-hol and Beverage Commission, which ironically is located on 20th Street in the dry Heights.

He explains that the TABC is “not the zoning police” and that it is the city’s responsibility to make the determination of dry vs wet. Those wanting to apply for the private club designation start with a 17 page pre-qualification packet. They must also get familiar with Chapter 32 of the TABC code which has numerous areas of compli-ance.

Of course, other establishments choose to go the easier BYOB route because there is no BYOB permit in the state of Texas. Colli-na’s in the Heights on W. 19th remains very popular despite its dry status.

Manager Alex Garcia said that while some customers are surprised they can’t buy a glass of wine to go with their pizza, most are Heights residents and repeat customers. “They are surprised the corking fee is so cheap,” she said. “A lot of the regulars bring their own glasses.”

A Tale of Two Creeks On a recent Saturday evening, the demarcation between wet and

dry was apparent during a visit to sister restaurants Onion Creek and Dry Creek. Onion Creek on White Oak Drive, which is close to the dry boundary, is not in fact dry — a fact appreciated by the many who were enjoying the start to a fun night.

Just down the street, Dry Creek on Yale is in the dry area. Its crowd was smaller and less boisterous.

Despite the name, Dry Creek manager Eric Armstrong said they still get customers who come in the door expecting to have a beer with their burger: “I suppose we look like we could be a bar.” But their faithful customers enjoy the low key vibe.

It will be interesting to see if the vibe changes. Currently a BYOB establishment, Dry Creek is currently seeking to obtain a private club permit.

There are those who point to White Oak Drive as a Washington Avenue in the making and don’t mind the dry Heights one bit. Or as Paul Carr notes: “[The ban] helps create part of our uniqueness.”

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competitive races, should increase voter turnout, Stein said.

Many candidates have success-fully used social media to encour-age voters to vote early, but the use of social media hasn’t done much to encourage young voters, said Stein.

“Let’s hope (that happens), but we haven’t seen a lot of evidence

of it,” he said.Stein said the city’s cost of elec-

tions has doubled to $2 million since 2011. It would be even high-er if elections were held on Satur-days when costs to rent schools and other polling places would be higher.

In the event of a runoff election, voter turnout drops anywhere from 33 to 40 percent, Stein said.

The city holds runoff elections on a Saturday in December but is considering moving it to a Tues-day in future elections.

Hollifield, who was named proactive investigator of the year by the Houston Police Officer’s Union in 2008, is gathering infor-mation on the case to determine whether it’s being caused by hu-mans or other animals.

A report of a mutiliated cat on Sept. 1 reopened the case.

A local resident who discovered the deceased cat said, “the (body) parts were noticeably wet, and lack of insects leads me to believe they hadn’t been there long.”

Hollifield said the next time a cat’s remains are found, there will be a necropsy -- the animal equiv-alent of an autopsy -- performed on it.

“I met with one of the residents in the neighborhood,” Hollifield said. “She provided me with a spreadsheet with information of cats she believed to be mutilated in the area. I’m going through in-formation she provided and infor-mation that HPD had. All of the information (she has) wasn’t first hand knowledge.”

That resident was Jennifer Es-topinal of Lazybrook, who is con-vinced that the missing and de-ceased cats are a result of human action, gave the photos of their remains (which The Leader has chosen not to print, due to their gruesome nature).

“Definitely,” Estopinal said. “it

was a human.”According to HPD, it’s a possi-

bility that the cats may have been attacked by a pack of wild dogs.

That is what happened at an apartment complex near I-45 and Tidwell, police said. Some of those cats had owners, and others were stray.

When a cause is determined, Hollifield said the department will work with residents to implement a plan of action and see what to do in those neighborhoods.

Hollifield recommends that cat owners keep their cats inside the residence, and if a cat does go missing, owners should report it so HPD has a record of it.

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tacked Raylan, an adopted dog who was born with congenital leg problems.

One of the dogs’ teeth went into Raylan’s neck, which required staples.

“I’ve never heard a dog scream like that,” Suther-land said. “I hit the (German Shepherds) with the leashes, (and they ran away). I didn’t think it would work, but it’s all I could do. They really are killer dogs. They’ll go after any animal.”

A neighbor who wishes to remain anonymous found Sutherland and her dogs, and gave her a ride to her home on E. 12th 1/2 Street.

That neighbor said the same two dogs attacked her 12-pound cat in February. Three days later, that cat died of internal injuries.

The neighbor didn’t report the attack until Mon-day, citing that something must be done to stop the dogs.

Sutherland said Raylan is at home recovering, but he’s still on antibiotics and painkillers.

She tried to speak to the owners of the home, but she was unsuccessful in trying to do so.

The Houston Police Department said there have been 10 calls for service from that specific address on E. 11th since January. The calls have been for crimi-nal mischief, a suspicious person and an auto theft investigation.

Another call in the 600 block of E. 11th, on Mon-day, was the cat attack that the anonymous neighbor had addressed with The Leader.

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Virginia Ann Cummings, born March 5, 1926 in Houston, died Oct. 26. Cum-mings was a member of St. Theresa Catholic Church. She is survived by daughters Joanne Vincent, Beckie McRoberts, sons Raymond, Kem and Rodney Cummings, eight grandchil-dren and three great-grandchildren.

Ana Margarita Fields, 49, died Oct. 19. She is survived by her husband Donny Fields, sons Omar and Jose Lopez, mother Natalia Cortez, several siblings, and one grand-daughter.

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The Independence Heights Living Treasures will be celebrating seniors between the ages of 70 through 79 who have lived in the Independence Heights for 50 years or longer. The celebration will be held from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Nov. 1, at the North Main Church of God in Christ, 7206 N. Main, 77022. Tickets will be sold at the door. Information: 713-694-9614.

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The Public Poetry Reading Series is a free interactive poetry event featuring four Houston poets. The presentation will be held 2 p.m. Nov. 2, at the Collier Re-gional Library, 6200 Pinemont. Featured poets include Gerald Cedillo, Bao-Long Chu, Cindy Huyser and Katharine Jager. Information: 832-393-1740, www.hous-tonlibrary.org/poetry.

RANSOM OF RED CHIEF446 Northwest Mall

Express Children’s Theatre presents performances of the O. Henry classic fam-ily comedy at 2 p.m. Nov. 2, 9 and 16. Info and tickets: www.expresstheatre.com or 713-682-5044.

THE ZEN OF BARGAIN HUNTING1605 Heights Blvd.

The Houston Zen Center will host its eighth annual book and garage sale from 8 a.m.-noon Nov. 2, with items including books, appliances, clothing, dishes and furniture. For more: http://houstonzen.org or 713-869-1952.

AARP MEETING Candlelight Park Community Center

The Houston Northwest AARP Chapter #1265 will have a meeting Nov. 4, at 1520 Candlelight Dr. The meet and greet will be 9:30 a.m. followed by the meeting at 10 a.m. Fitness will be the topic for this month. The meeting is open to anyone 50 or older. Information: 713-681-1133.

LADIES CAR CARE CLINIC Adolf Hoepfl Garage

Learn essential information about how maintenance of a vehicle prevents expen-sive repairs and what to do in emergency situations. Adolf Hoepfl Garage, 4610 N. Shepherd, is presenting this workshop from 6-8 p.m. Nov. 7. The cost is $10 per person and includes a light supper, vehicle report card and complimentary goodies. Call to make a reservation. Information: 713-695-5071, www.adolfhoepfl .com.

CHILI COOK-OFFSons of the American Legion

This chili cook-off , held at American Legion Post 560, 3720 Alba, will feature live entertainment and raffl es starting at noon Nov. 9. Tasters cups will be available.

HEIGHTS BUSINESS SHOWCASE12th and Yale Streets

The Houston Heights Association will showcase business members and their services and wares -- including holiday items for sale -- at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 11 for a mix and mingle, followed by the HHA’s monthly meeting at 7. Those wanting to participate should sign up by Nov. 6. Info and registration: [email protected] or 713-868-7023.

COWBOY MUSICAL AUDITIONSTheatre Suburbia

Open auditions set for January Houston premiere of “Under a Cowboy Moon,” an award-winning musical by local play-wright Carl Williams, at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 3, 7 p.m. Nov. 4 at 4106 Way Out West Drive. Everyone who auditions gets a free ticket to the theatre company’s next production. For more: [email protected] or 713-682-3525.

MEET AND GREETMiniature Schnauzer Rescue

First Saturday of every month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 811 Yale Street. For more information, call 713-513-7811. To see photos of these beautiful Schnauzers and to register to adopt in advance, log on to www.msrh.org.

OPEN HOUSESt. Jerome’s Catholic School

St. Jerome’s, 8825 Kempwood, will host open houses on Sunday, Jan. 26 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and Monday, Jan. 27 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. For more information, log on to www.stjeromecs.org or call 713-468-7946

ReunionsREAGAN CLASS OF ‘73Nov. 16

Tickets are on sale for this 40-year reunion set for 6:30 p.m.-midnight at the Cadillac Bar, 1802 Shepherd Drive. Cost is $65 a person through Oct. 15, $75 after and at the door and includes appetizer, dinner, dessert, music and dancing. There will be a cash bar and digital memory book. Information: www.reuniondb.com, www.facebook.com/groups/JHR73, or email Connie (Pugh) Guidry, [email protected], or Patricia (John-stone) McDonald, [email protected]

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Congratulations to the St. Pius X High School band and col-or guard. They earned a superior rating and won the People’s Choice Award at the TPSMEA State Marching contest in Frisco, Texas. Great job! Several of the band and color guard members live in The Leader area.

Garden Oaks Montessori Magnet recently hosted a very suc-cessful event called “The Shindig” at Haven Restaurant. The purpose of this fundraiser was to raise funds to support au-thentic Montessori classrooms, as well as ancillary programs. The school raised almost $40,000 and was able to do so through the generosity of its many sponsors and donors. Garden Oaks PTO and the Garden Oaks community would like to thank these sponsors: Premiere sponsor - Haven Restaurant; Platinum sponsors - Michelle Ray Properties and Major Equipment & Re-mediation; Gold Sponsors - Flotek Industries, ProvisHR; GO Sponsors - Adolf Hoepfl Garage, Deanna Zugheri, Impressive Events, Rigzone, EASI, Allied Fire Protection, T-Shirt Works, Shipley’s Donuts; and Sponsors - Terry Jeanes - REMAX Realty, Expense Reduction Analyst Mark Graber, the Taylor family, Ben Hunter - Gary Greene, and Stairways Inc. Please visit gopto.org to see a list of the school’s generous sponsors, to fi nd out more information, or to donate to the school.

I have a little update on Waltrip’s renovation for you. Wal-trip High School’s PAT Committee has been meeting regularly planning the school’s renovation despite the nearly year long bureaucratic logjam created by ongoing litigation related to the original contractor on Waltrip’s job. A new contractor is in place, new advisors are involved, the original architect – the re-nowned architecture fi rm Gensler – is on board ensuring con-tinuity between the 2007 and the 2012 Bond Projects, and the group is in the preliminary stages of reviewing and planning what is to be done with the funds from the 2012 Bond. Work from the 2007 Bond is being completed, albeit far slowly than originally planned much to everyone’s great frustration.

A Community Meeting will be held 6:30-8:30 p.m. Nov. 7 at Waltrip. Progress on the 2007 Bond renovations will be discussed and neighbors will have an excellent opportunity to comment on or make suggestions for the 2012 Bond renova-tion plans. The meeting will be a good opportunity for those in the community who felt they had no voice or opportunity to be

heard regarding input for the original 2007 Bond renovation.The bond was supposed to bring mechanical systems to code,

remediate asbestos, install smart boards, and brighten the halls and classrooms with improved lighting, remodel the cafeteria, replace the “skin” on the exterior, and much, much more (about half of which remains to be done).

A capacity model and program areas to be addressed by the 2012 Bond Project will be presented and discussed while they are in the early planning stages. Questions and comments from the last PAT Committee Meeting will be addressed. Two community meetings will be held in the next fi ve months as the process develops in order to keep the community tied into the renovations. It’s moving, and things are happening. Sincere thanks to the community members, teachers and staff of Wal-trip, parents, architects, HISD, engineers and all who are work-ing so hard to improve the school.

James Morgan, a seventh grade student at St. Rose of Lima Catholic School won fi rst place in the Consumer Energy Alli-ance essay contest. He received his award Oct. 19 on the steps of City Hall during the Energy Day celebration. James was awarded $250 for fi rst place. Naomi Fitzgerald, his teacher will receive a matching amount along with supplies for her classroom. St. Rose School will also receive a certifi cate of Merit.

Neighbors: Pius band the people’s choiceby Elizabeth Villareal

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Prepare pets for seasonal perilsHappy Halloween, friends! While it’s all

fun, games and sweet treats for you humans, Halloween can be a confusing, frightening and dangerous time of year for your pets.

Then, after Halloween is all said and done, we continue into the holiday season, with even more candy, treats and visitors coming and going. Here are some tips for keeping your pets safe for the upcoming holidays:

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

• Keep the candy and sweet treats out of reach. Most of us know that chocolate is toxic to animals but many other sweets can cause intestinal issues. Also consider plastic candy wrappers and how, if ingested, they can cause illness.

• Be mindful of loud noises. If your pet gets nervous or aggressive when the doorbell rings, an evening of non-stop ringing might just send him over the edge! Consider crating your pet in a quiet room of the house when you’re expecting lots of guests. Additionally, Halloween, Christmas and

New Years are often times an excuse for people to set off fi reworks, “poppers” or other noise-makers. Please consider your pet’s sensitive ears and take the necessary precautions to keep your pet happy and safe.

• With the door opening and shutting over and over again, it’s also a time when many pets sneak out and run away from home. Also, pets could slip away and get lost in a strange town. Make certain that your pet has tags with your current contact information and, if you haven’t already, microchip-ping is also highly recommended for reclaiming lost pets.

Snuggle up for Friends For Life:If you’re heading to the International Quilt

Festival (Oct. 31--Nov. 3 at George R. Brown Convention Center) be sure to stop by and visit The Pet Postcard Project, benefi ting our buddies at Friends For Life. The exhibit is made up of more than 1,000 fabric postcards made by crafters from all over the world. The postcards will be for sale at the festival for $20 each.

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Church GuideMESSAGE OF THE WEEK

“The Heart of the Heights”1245 Heights Blvd.

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Nursery ProvidedReverend Hill Johnson, Pastor

Grace UnitedMethodist Church

713 862-8883Food Pantry, Thurs. 2-4:30 PM

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Preschool Program • Mon. - Fri. 9-2 p.m.www.gethsemanelutheran.org

4040 Watonga • 713-688-5227

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Sunday School & Bible Classes 9:15 a.m.

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Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.Sunday Worship - 10:30 a.m.

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Afamous American industrialist of ages past was thought to be an atheist. He denied it, saying, “It’s not that I don’t believe in God; it’s just that He serves no purpose that I

can see.”Many people have no need for God. He does not serve their

purposes, and they feel they get along just ne without Him. They nd that God can actually be a drag, sometimes – a hindrance to their goals. Maybe they have tried God and found that He was no help; they asked God to do something for them and got nowhere, so they would as soon do without Him.

That is because, as the industrialist said, God serves no purpose. But God does have a purpose for us and for all He has done and is doing. In a word, that purpose is blessing. It means acceptance, approval, and empowerment. It involves forgiveness, redemption, and reconciliation. And the amazing thing is that God invites you and me to serve that happy purpose – to extend that blessing to others.

The growth of the church is not God’s purpose. It is a strategy for accomplishing that purpose. We, the church, like Christ himself, are not here to be served, but to serve. We are invited to be co-laborers with God in blessing all the people He created and so dearly loves.

This fall and winter, churches in the Heights will welcome all their neighbors to share in the spirit of Thanksgiving, Advent, and Christmas, to bask in the blessing, and to revel in the acceptance, approval, and empowerment found in friendship with our Heavenly Father. It is a rare opportunity no one should overlook.

Rev. Herschel Moore, PastorA House of Hope and Prayer in the Heart of Houston

First Baptist Church

Sunday Worship 10:30am Wednesday 6:00pm

Friday Youth 6:00pmSunday School 9:30 am

201 E. 9th St. • Houston TX 77007Spirit Led Worship 713-861-3102

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Deacon barbecue benefits Women’s CenterThe deacons of

Baptist Temple Church, 231 W. 20th St., will host their sixth annual barbecue from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 2. The event will be held in conjunction with the Heights First Saturday celebra-tion. All proceeds from the event go directly to the Houston Area Women’s Center.

For information, call 713-862-9923 or visit www.baptisttemple.org.

Wonderland at Champion Forest BaptistThe 15th annual Christmas Wonderland Market will be

held at Champion Forest Baptist Church, 15555 Stuebner Airline. The market is Nov 1 and Nov. 2, from 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. both days.

Come enjoy shopping from more than 150 local and out of state vendors. The market showcases handmade unique items and speciality desserts along with Thanks-giving and Christmas decor.

Call 281-440-3800 or visit www.championforest.org for information.

Autumn Bazaar at St. Andrew’s EpiscopalMake plans to attend the Autumn Bazaar at St.

Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 1819 Heights Blvd., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 2. This annual fair features more than 40 local and regional artisans, crafters and specialty vendors, just in time for holiday shopping. Parishioners will be selling fresh-baked goods, hot dogs and hamburgers. Admission is free.

Call 713-861-5596 or visit www.saintandrewsepisco-pal.org for information.

Turkey dinner at Advent LutheranAdvent Lutheran Church, 5820 Pinemont Dr., will serve

a turkey dinner from 5-7 p.m. Nov. 6. Tickets are $8 each and will be available at the church office and must be pur-chased ahead of time. No tickets will be sold at the door.

Call 713-686-9144 for information.

White Oak Baptist women’s retreat in Round TopWhite Oak Baptist Church, 3615 Mangum Road, will

host a trip to Round Top Retreat Center in Round Top, Texas for a women’s retreat Nov. 8-10. All women 18 and older are welcome. The topic of study is prayer. The cost is $140, which includes lodging, five meals and materials. Cost for seniors 60 and older is $115.


Movie Night at St. Stephen’s St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church, 2003 W. 43rd

St., will host Family Movie Night at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 8, in the fellowship hall. The movie is approved for all ages. Admission is free. The church will provide popcorn and lemonade. Bring blankets and pillows. Families are welcome to bring dinner with them.

Call 713-686-8241 or visit www.stsumc.org for information.

Many TALC activities in NovemberAll veterans in the community are welcome to attend

the Third Age Learning Center Veterans’ Day celebra-tion Nov. 11. There will be patriotic music and singing, refreshments, door prizes and a special recognition of all veterans in attendance. Big Ed and the Happy Band will present a special patriotic program beginning at 10:30 a.m. and lunch is available at noon for $3. Festivities will be held in the All Saints parish hall, 215 E. 10th St. Call the church to make reservations.

A Fiesta Fundraising Lunch will be held Nov. 15, in the church parish hall. The event is sponsored by Fiesta Food Store and door prizes will be provided. The event also concludes the TALC fall semester and there will be refreshments, music by the Strummin’ Saints senior band, class demonstrations and displays of stain glass, jewelry, machine quilting, watercolor and more. The program begins at 10 a.m. with lunch at noon. Tickets are $5 per person and can be purchased at the TALC lunch desk in the parish hall.

Call 713-248-1277 for information and lunch reserva-tions.

St. Ambrose School holds Fall Festival The Fall Festival will be held from noon-6 p.m. Nov.

16, at St. Ambrose School, 4213 Mangum Road, and will also kick off the Steps for Students campaign. There will be games, food, music, Discovery Dome, laser tag, face painting, vendors, petting zoo, photo booth, train, obstacle course, quad jumper, silent auction, chili cookoff and more.

For information visit http://sashornets.org/news/fall-festival.

Free health fair at Hope Episcopal Hope Episcopal Church, 1613 W. 43rd St., will host a

free community health fair from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 16. Free screenings available include blood pressure,

vision, PSA for men, flu shots (vouchers) for all who are uninsured, and the elderly on Medicare.

There will be information on fitness, nutrition, healthy snacks, dental and health information along with face painting for the children, door prizes and goody bags.

Services will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

Adult Spiritual Formation classes are held every Wednesday from 6:30-8 p.m. and continue until December. The book “The Twelve Spiritual Disciplines,” by Richard J. Foster and Emilie Griffin will be used. No book purchase is needed. All study materials will be provided. The presenter is the Rev. Bobbie Knowles. Refreshments will be served.


New Bible study at Oaks ChristianOaks Christian Church, 1216 Bethlehem, has started a

new Bible study on the book of Romans. It will continue at 6:15 p.m. every Tuesday evening.

For information, call 713-688-7761.

Thanksgiving worship service at All Saints All Saints Catholic Church, 215 E. 10th St., will hold a

Thanksgiving worship service at 7 p.m. Nov. 25. There will be a light potluck supper from 5:45-6:45 p.m. Bring a plate of sandwiches, soup or dessert. Donations of canned food items are appreciated and will benefit local food pantries.


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When Rod Walsh thinks about his ministry, “Forgotten Sinners,” he likes to keep in mind a verse in the Book of Luke that says those who have been forgiven often, show more love.

Walsh, 62, says he’s living proof of it.

During much of his first 47 years, Walsh was a nightclub own-er who abused alcohol and drugs, staying far away from religion.

His life changed on May 18, 1997, when he reluctantly walked into the Northside Christian Church in Spring. He saw a mar-ried couple of motorcyclists wear-ing their motorcycle vests.

He expected the church mem-bers to be judgmental toward the bikers, but they embraced them.

That changed Walsh’s outlook on the Christian faith, and he soon began “teaching and preaching” the Bible seven days per week.

“The main ingredient is un-conditional love,” Walsh said.

Much of his work has been working with inmates in the Har-ris County Jail and a few Texas Department of Criminal Justice prisons.

His work was effective at times, but he’d see recidivism as preva-lent because inmates would be released from prison and return to old habits.

“It hurt my heart,” Walsh said. “Everyone is shunning them (when they’re released). Church-es don’t want them, neither do apartments or jobs. I wanted to help them through the turmoil. If you’re going to change people’s lives, you’ve got to (work with them on the inside and outside of prison).”

Walsh, a Pasadena resident, started Forgotten Sinners four years ago. The program invites prisoners, prostitutes, drug deal-ers and addicts among others to learn about Jesus Christ, and eventually accept Him as their personal savior.

The people who attended the non-denominational meetings chose the name.

“It’s not that they were forgot-ten by God, but they were forgot-ten by society,” Walsh said. “Those are the people the churches aren’t

going to go after, but the Bible says we’re supposed to.”

Walsh initially started the pro-gram on the south side of Hous-ton, but a year ago, he received a call from Dr. Lynn Mitchell, head minister at the Heights Church of Christ, 1548 Heights Blvd.

“We’re glad to have him,” said Mitchell, a Heights resident who is the director of religious stud-ies at the University of Houston. “It’s one of the most interesting, exciting and most fulfilling parts of our ministry at the Heights Church of Christ.”

About half of the attendees have been to prison, and the other half were doing things that could have landed them in prison.

He’s seen big life changes in many of the attendees since they began attending the meetings, which begin with a large meal, provided either by one of the at-tendees or a church group.

After some inspirational music, Walsh usually gives a sermon.

“You can stop me in the mid-dle of the sermon and ask ques-tions,” Walsh said. “That’s the way to learn. The sermons are always about the gospel and how to live as a Christian.”

Walsh would like to expand Forgotten Sinners to other parts of Houston and eventually start a Christian version of Alcoholics Anonymous.

“AA uses a higher power,” Walsh said. “We’re not afraid to say the higher power is Jesus.”

Walsh credits his home church, New Beginnings in Clear Lake, with “supporting us with money, prayer and encouragement.”

For more information on the services, at 6:30 p.m. on Fridays, contact Walsh at 832-421-4802.

The deacons of Baptist Temple Church, 231 W. 20th St., will host their sixth annual barbe-cue from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 2.

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Artist SpotlightA couple of weeks ago I met a new artist

group that has formed just for the lady folk. Women Artists of the Heights is a profes-sional forum for women artists in the Houston Heights and Houston area. Their focus is on mentoring, marketing and education. They meet a couple of times a month both for morn-ing and evenings. If you are interested, contact Tanna Bennett at [email protected] or visit their Facebook page.

While putting to-gether art shows this week I’m previewing the music of Rhonda Roberts on SoundCloud.com, and realized I rarely give musicians as much attention as the visual artists. I’m a visual person, and I have a hard time describing what I hear, but I’ll give it a go here just for you.

Rhonda Roberts has a sweet, sultry voice, her lyrics are about life and easy to understand, her music is upbeat and fun and her sense of humor certainly comes out in her lyrics. Pin-pointing a music genre would be impossible for me, but Roberts seems to traverse all of them seamlessly.

There are a few poignant ballads in the mix that give the listener time to rest and reflect. The real surprise is the instrument Roberts uses. A ukulele. That’s right, one of those teeny-tiny instruments that looks like a mannequin gui-tar. Roberts makes it all work, and very well.

Roberts’ well worded biography may say it best: “Rooted in the elegance and fanfare of a nostalgic past, but married to a modern sense of fun and adventure with a quirky and poignant lyrical flair that defies classification, Rhonda’s ukulele repertoire is proof that you can pack a powerful punch in a pint-sized fist.” Still, I say she rocks!

If you are out and about Saturday, Nov. 2, in the Heights, swing by the First Saturday Art

Market because Roberts performs at noon. Meanwhile, you can listen to her at www.rhondaroberts.net.

Friday, Nov. 1Dia de los Muertos in the East End - East End

Studio Gallery, 708C Telephone Rd., 6-9 p.m.Day of the Dead exhibit is a traditional cel-

ebration honoring our ancestors, families and friends that have passed, while also celebrating life. http://www.eestudiogallery.com/

Saturday, Nov. 2Heights of Life: Healthy Living Day - Heights

of Health, 540 Frasier St., 10 a.m.-3 p.m.Join Heights of Health and meet the best

local Heights businesses who feature ways to live a healthier, greener, holistic, organic (and loving) lifestyle. Free, family and pet friendly event. This outdoor event is at the corner of White Oak & Frasier Street – across from On-ion Creek Café. www.heightsofhealth.com

First Saturday Arts Market - 548 W. 19th Street at Lawrence, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

The three dozen plus artists attending this month are off the charts! Preview all the artists before Saturday on the website which includes video and sound clips. Music will keep every-one happy this week with Rhonda Roberts at noon. At 3 p.m., the husband and wife team of Opie Hendrix and Carrie Ann will be back. H-town StrEATs will be back this month too. www.FirstSaturdayArtsMarket.com

Glassell School of Art Ceramics Student Show - 18 Hands Gallery, 249 W. 19th St., 6-9 p.m., 713-869-3099. www.18handsgallery.com

Mark Bercier “The Healin’ Symbols - Works on Paper” Opening Reception - Redbud Gal-lery, 303 East 11th St., 6-9 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 3Celebrate Houston! Music and Arts Festival,

Bohemeo’s 708 Telephone Rd., noon-6 p.m. Celebrate Houston! Music and Arts Festival benefits Houston Cool. www.houstoncool.org. https://www.facebook.com/events/550830781630479/

Thursday, Nov. 7Figure 5 Opening Event, Pictures Plus, 115

Hyde Park Blvd., 6-9 p.m.An exhibition of figurative works by five tal-

ented Houston women artists. Featuring Lind-say T. Peyton, Kelley Devine Art, Shelbi-Nicole Art and emerging artists Ariana Gold and Ra-chel Glikin.

Saturday, Nov. 9 and Sunday Nov. 10The Art Guys LOOP event (#11 of “12

Events”) The Art Guys will drive the I-610 loop

around Houston for 24 hours - 12 hours in one direction, then 12 hours in the opposite direc-tion. While in transit, The Art Guys will make themselves available to all media to share the experience with as wide an audience as pos-sible. Location: Interstate 610 Loop (beginning and ending at I-610, North Shepherd). “Loop” is sponsored by Memorial City. During the event, audiences may call and speak with The Art Guys directly by calling 832-712-6207. This phone number will only be active for the 24 hour period of the event. http://www.theart-guys.com/12events.html

Cohen is the founder and manager of First Saturday Arts Market. Contact him at [email protected] or visit him at www.Art-Valet.com.


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There were no illusions about what you were going to get when the infamous Texas-born Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens was on the mound: a flame-throwing power starting pitcher that dialed up a steady diet of wicked fastballs. You can’t employ the same sentiment of cer-tainty, however, when describing the restaurant recently opened by The Rocket’s son Kory Clemens and the second generation of the venerable Ragin’ Cajun restau-rant, Luke Mandola. The baseball-themed name is more than just a play on Kory’s famous father with a full-on sports bar treatment for the interior. There are football helmets behind the bar, jerseys from all the major sports and lo-cal teams (all adorned with the No. 22) lining the walls and a TV with sports being played within eyeshot of all the seats in the place. But there aren’t enough TVs flash-ing around the modestly-sized bar area and spacious dining room to compete with true sports-only es-tablishments like, say Buffalo Wild Wings.

Katch 22 is set up more like a nice casual fine dining restaurant than a neighborhood hang out. And the (glow in the dark) menu is a dead giveaway that this place isn’t Dave & Buster’s. The starters are a notch above your usual place for catching games with Bacon Wrapped Quail and Crab Cakes re-placing the typical chicken tenders and fried stuff (although Katch 22 has kept Chicken Wings on there). They’ve got what look like pretty solid pizzas and beef and seafood sliders. There are high-end salads and steak-stuffed sandwiches. In fact, Katch 22 has a decent offer-ing of steaks, patterning itself af-ter a medium-end purveyor of grilled beef with Bone-In Ribeye, a 6-ounce Filet and even Surf & Astroturf (get it?!). But is Katch 22 a sports bar or a steak house? I can see the allure of being a hybrid of both. It is disheartening some-

times when you roll into a sports bar and all you can get is fried mushrooms, so having a place to go with a tidier menu is nice. But do you really want to have Case Keenum flickering in the back-ground while you try to enjoy a porterhouse and glass of wine (I do, but my better half probably doesn’t!). Better places than Katch 22 have been undone by waffling between casual and formal.

On my stop by the place on Durham Street just south of Wash-ington Avenue, Leader Eater went with the Boston Lobster Roll; an obvious ode to Kory’s dad’s run at Fenway Park in the 1980s and 1990s, mainly because it was later in the evening and the place’s big entrees looked too heavy. That was my sentiment for the Extreme Mac, one of the sides that come with Katch’s sandwiches and en-trees. But I was steered towards the macaroni dish by the sociable bar-tender, who told me it was a much better choice for the Lobster Roll than the Fried Asparagus. He was right. The modestly-sized cup that held the bacon and white cheddar shells was ideal and, at his sugges-tion, was better enjoyed dumped out onto the plate so all the oily additives could be enjoyed and not stuck on the bottom of the dish. I shouldn’t have expected an award-winning Lobster Roll so far from New England and Leader Eater wasn’t expecting a cold lobster and lettuce medley inside to the buttered bread-wrapped exterior. But the choice between a hot or cold interior for a Lobster Roll is a point of preference and was really pretty satisfying with a conscious restrain on the amount of mayon-naise making the difference.

I’m sure I’ll be back to Katch 22 but the debate between it be-ing more sports bar than steak and seafood house will likely continue on longer than, well, a certain fast-ballers Major League Baseball Hall of Fame ballot.

Katch 22700 Durham St.

www.katch22houston.comStarters: $10.22-$15.22Entrees: $10.22-$39.22Desserts: $2.22-$8.22

Kid Friendly: They’ve got a Little Leaguers menu fit for your own short stop

LE’s Favorite: Extreme Mac

Bingo set for Taps on Wash.

Taps House of Beer presents Prime Vodka Tuesday Night Bingo, every Tuesday from 8 to 11 p.m. There will be $5 Prime Vodka all night long, $100 in gift cards provided by Prime Vodka and the winner of the final game will receive bottle service at Roak on Kirby, on their choice of Friday or Saturday night.

Taps House of Beer, located at 5120 Washington Ave., is a local watering hole with over 90 beers on draft and a large selection of bottled beers.

MFAH Happy Hour Thursdays

Bring your friends to enjoy a museum-style happy hour from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7. General admission to the MFAH is free on Thursdays, so take advantage of the opportunity to discover your museum at no cost.

MFAH Happy Hour Thursdays are located at the Beck Building at 5601 Main Street. For more information, visit http://www.mfah.org/calendar/happy-hour-thursdays/8048/. #hhthurs

Lone Pint Beer Dinnerat D&T Drive Inn

D&T Drive Inn and Lone Pint Brewery have joined together to celebrate Houston Beer Week with a Lone Pint Beer Dinner on Monday, Nov. 11. Doors will open at 7 p.m. and the dinner will begin at 7:30 p.m.

Chefs Richard Knight and Mike McElroy will be curating the five-course menu paired with Lone Pint’s “Po-Cha-Na-Quar-Hip” Braggot, Yellow Rose “Smash” beer, Gentleman’s Relish brown ale, and two special beers.

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Fat Cat CreameryThe cats of Fat Cat Creamery are moving their handcrafted,

small-batch ice cream from the shelves to their first store, at 1901 19th St. in November. Fat Cat Creamery’s creations are known for their local ingredients and original flavors. The store, their first brick and mortar location, will feature 10 flavors, five “classics” like Meow Mexican Vanilla, and five seasonal flavors, like Pumpkin Cheesecake, as well as novelty items like shakes, sodas and ice-cream sandwiches. Opening an ice cream parlor in the Heights area has been the ultimate goal of owners Sarah and Jarvis Johnston since Fat Cat’s inception two years ago, but the ice cream has been limited to shelves of local grocers and mobile locations until now. “A parlor has always been a dream, but we didn’t think it could be a reality,” Sarah Johnston said. “When this location became an option, we went for it.”

But if you’re already a dedicated fan who gets your Fat Cat fix on your weekly shopping trip, don’t worry. The creamery will continue to sell pints at the existing grocery store locations.

Good Dog HoustonAlthough The Leader reported an October opening for the Good

Dog Houston restaurant, it looks like Heights residents will have to wait a few more weeks for the doors to open at 903 Studemont Street. The hot dog food truck that prides itself in fresh ingredi-ents, house-made condiments and buns from local Slow-Dough Bread Co. will go beyond the bun at its permanent location with salads, soups and deserts. Good Dog Houston will continue to cater upon request, but will remain focused on their new building within the next few weeks.

Spaghetti Western opens second locationThe Italian restaurant opened its second site last Wednesday,

located at 1951 W. TC Jester Blvd. The Leader readers voted its flagship location as one of the best Italian Restaurants this year, and readers will find the same successful menu at the new location. Happy Hour is 4-7 on weekdays with specials like Frozen Bellinis and Margaritas, and the restaurant stays open late: until 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, until 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 9 p.m. on Sunday.

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For several years, I have been aware of the Buddy Walk which is a fundraiser for the Down Syn-drome Association of Houston.

People form teams, attend a carnival and walk to raise funds for programs for persons with Down syndrome. This year, I set up a team to raise funds. I have arranged to take 10 people with me, including my 14-year old-son and nine people with Down syn-drome.

The Buddy Walk will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Satur-day, Nov. 9 at Minute Maid Park’s Diamond Lot.

Our team name is Bethel Cen-ter Special Ops. Bethel Church.

The name is a combination of my church Bethel UCC, and Cen-ter, which represents The Center on West Dallas, where the rest of the team lives. I know these people because I have been their

driver for many years. A now deceased member of our

church began a Sunday school class for Down syndrome per-sons before I began attending the church in 1991. So, it was simply an opportunity to serve when I was asked to drive the van.

Omie is a joy to be around. He laughs at my bad jokes. I have known him for 20 years. Clinette Metcalf is a sassy sweet lady who has trouble walking, seeing, and hearing. These are just two of the people on our team.

Marie Futch is looking down from heaven now and smiling. Marie bore and nurtured a child with Down syndrome. Marie brought her child and others like her to church. Her child, just as many others, lived at The Center on West Dallas. At some point people in our culture decided that persons with Down syndrome should be in our culture and not separate from it. This has not fully impacted those residing in The

Center. Many of them have no liv-ing family members. I guess they are like those in nursing homes; except, they have no children. These are brutal truths that I have ignored.

This past summer a gentleman moved out of The Center. I had attended church with this gentle-man for 20 years. We had never had an in-depth conversation. I love that man and have no idea where he is. I did not bother to establish contact with his family. I did not consider that I would miss him terribly if he were to disap-

pear from our congregation. He was part of who we are.

So, I am slowly changing to be the person I should have always been. I will establish contact with the family of these wonderful individuals that I sit in the pews with on Sunday. I will take them out to eat. I will go to the park with them.

One out of 691 persons has Down syndrome. So, now when I am with them, I will remember that I am in the presence of some-one quite special. Truly, there’s not a nicer group of individuals.

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Two sets of eight assorted cards can be purchased for $12 through Amazing Place, 3735 Drexel St. near Greenway Plaza, www.amaz-ingplacehouston.org.

The acrylic paintings were done in the “Everyone is an Artist” Art

class held at Amazing Place and include stilllifes, landscapes and abstracts by 10 seniors.

“This program has demon-strated in so many ways that in-tellectual curiosity, creativity and personal growth outlast memory,” said Tracey Brown, Amazing Place executive director. “We are fortu-nate to offer our participants pro-grams like this which encourage them to thrive. And now we can share their beautiful work with so many others on these note cards.”

Amazing Place participant Irene proudly shows off some of her artwork, featured in notecards which are being sold to benefit the seniors center. (Submitted photo)

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