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BUYING OR SELLING 3414 WASHINGTON AVE FEASTURBANEATS.COM 10570 NW Frwy • 713-680-2350 Flower & Gift Shop Come by next week and see the new SPRING merchandise CLOSED 4/1 thru 4/2 Art Car Photos by Jonathan Garris It has taken months for students at Reagan High School to finish this year’s art car but the result is a boisterous vehicle that evokes Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” and its band members, along with other popular songs. In particular, it sports a large, life-size recreation of Freddie Mercury which will stand atop the car. Reagan High School channels spirit of Queen for art car By Jonathan Garris [email protected] Rebecca Bass has been helping build art cars since 1990 and each one has seemingly taken on a life of its own. This year, students at Reagan High School are hoping that, with the help of Bass, they once again take home a big award at the annual Art Car Parade in downtown Houston with their Queen-themed art car. This year features an over-the-top focus on what is wide- ly considered one of the greatest rock bands of all time. While the overarching theme is Queen in all of its glory, the car itself bears the namesake of perhaps their most popu- lar ballad – Bohemian Rhapsody. Last year, the group won for channeling the spirit of Jimi Hendrix for their first ever entry, called “Electric Ladyland,” and the school won the Mayor’s Cup Trophy and $2,000 in cash. “There were some lyrics in that song the kids wanted to do but we really couldn’t put stuff like guns on it for the ‘Mama, I killed a man,’ verse,” Bass said with a laugh. “We tried to make it more of a gypsy thing in the end.” Students working on the vehicle got added boosts from the community, along with Bass who was hired part-time by HISD to help with art car projects. Charming Charlie do- nated broken and busted jewelry to attach to the vehicle and the var itself sports four major sculptures. They include a dragon (for Dragon Attack), guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and what Bass calls two ladies with “ample derrières” for Fat Bottom Girls. The biggest part of the car, however, is a giant sculpture of frontman Freddie Mercury, sporting his iconic yellow jacket with pans made from rhinestone jewelry. The process was a bit challenging but the end result is something students like senior Mark Flores are proud of. “Some days we would work on the sculpture, like when- ever we would get tired of working on the car so much,” Flores said. “The frame goes all the way through the sculp- ture and we built around it.” Reagan alumni aim to settle name change issue in court By Jonathan Garris [email protected] Supporters of the Reagan High School Save the Name organization are setting their sights at having a day in court according to a post circulated on social media. According to a letter posted to Save The Name’s Facebook page, organiza- tion president Howard Moon chaired a meeting March 22 introducing legal counsel to alumni of both RHS and Jefferson Davis High School, consist- ing of Danny Goforth as head coun- sel with J Rolfe Johnson and David Vandeburg as Advisory Council. According to the letter, Sons of Confederate Veterans member Bill Boyd also attended and was more re- cently involved with a court case re- garding University of Texas’ removal of statues commemorating members of the Confederacy. A similar lawsuit was also filed in New Orleans by the numerous organizations challenging the city’s legal standing in removing Confederate monuments. A federal court ruling in January ruled against the organizations and a judge said the city provided “substantive due pro- cess” through public hearings, accord- ing to a story in The Times-Picayune. The local group acknowledges the challenge ahead. “Be advised that the actions of the For The Leader Mayor Sylvester Turner today re- leased the draft of the Houston Bike Plan, the next step in the City’s ef- forts to help make Houston a safer, healthier, and more accessible bi- cycle-friendly city. This Bike Plan integrates with the ongoing Bayou Greenways 2020 project and identi- fies additional bike facilities needed to achieve safe access to these at- tractive bikeway corridors from more neighborhoods. “I’m pleased to release this ambi- tious, yet realistic plan for making Houston an outstanding place for riding a bicycle,” said Mayor Turner said. “Providing safe, convenient means for cycling to parks, schools and jobs is an important part of providing healthy mobility and rec- reation choices for Houstonians. I urge residents to review the docu- ment and then send us feedback. Your input is essential to ensuring we have a comprehensive plan for mov- ing forward.” Once fully implemented, this Plan will triple the existing bikeway miles and provide six times more high By Kim Hogstrom For The Leader One of the most popular Heights-based events of the year is happening this weekend and it’s not too late to join the fun. The annual Houston Heights Association’s Spring Home and Garden Tour will happen from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. This year, six homes are open to the public. For those who are new to the HHA’s Spring Home and Garden Tour, you’ll soon discover why it’s such a success. The event offers a remarkable snapshot of the community’s one-of-a-kind history and flavor as displayed through its homes. This year’s tour is titled “Harmony: Blending Past and Present.” The collection includes restored historic homes as well as recently constructed properties that echo the charm of the community. The homes in “Harmony” were selected specifically to highlight the changes to the neighborhood. The annual tour is hosted by the Houston Heights As- sociation, a nonprofit organization with the mission of fos- tering a sense of community among the diverse segments of the neighborhood. Proceeds from HHA fundraisers go directly back to the Heights for beautification, restoration, and maintenance of the Heights Blvd. esplanade, Marmion and Donovan Parks, and the Houston Heights Fire Station. Among many other endeavors, the HHA supports educa- tional activities in local schools, administers the Heights Constable Patrol Program, and monitors land use issues. The association deserves considerable credit for pluck- ing the historic community back from the downturn in the 1970s and 1980s. In the case of this year’s home tour, more than 3,500 people are projected to attend, many from other areas of Previously the Inwood Forest Country Club, the White Oak Conference Center is able to host a variety of events. When Giang Tran visited the facility looking for a place to host her parents’ 50th wedding anniversary she saw the potential of the center. As the new director of sales, it’s now her job to make sure everyone else sees it too. FIND IT. Turning over a new leaf Find it on 1B See Name P. 4A CLAWSON’S CARPET SERVICE: Tile-grout, carpets, upholstery, area rugs, carpet repair. Direct 281-382-3105, office 713-466- 3622. GARAGE SALE: Saturday, April 2, 8 a.m. - all day. 5814 Autumn Forest Dr. Furniture, pictures, books, LPs, ladies clothes (plus size and misses sizes). Purses, shoes, jewelry. Kitchen and household miscellaneous. SPLIT LEVEL 3-2: 1,400 sq. ft. Real wood floors, columns, French doors to balcony. Garden Oaks near school/park. $1,200 + $1,000 deposit. Credit/background check. 281- 733-5913. I CAN CLEAN YOUR HOUSE FOR YOU: References. Flexible schedule. Call Betty, 713-699- 1077. Time running out for more Bike Plan comments File Photo by Jonathan Garris Cyclists wanting to voice their input on the proposed Bike Plan have only weeks left to submit their comments. Annual Spring Home & Garden Tour begins in Heights Contributed Photo by Mark R. Williamson The Truxillo Home on Harvard Street will be one of the homes featured this year at the annual HHA Spring Home & Garden Tour. See Bike P. 2A See Tour P. 2A See Car P. 2A

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Art Car Photos by Jonathan GarrisIt has taken months for students at Reagan High School to finish this year’s art car but the result is a boisterous vehicle that evokes Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” and its band members, along with other popular songs. In particular, it sports a large, life-size recreation of Freddie Mercury which will stand atop the car.

Reagan High School channels spirit of Queen for art carBy Jonathan Garris

[email protected]

Rebecca Bass has been helping build art cars since 1990 and each one has seemingly taken on a life of its own. This year, students at Reagan High School are hoping that, with the help of Bass, they once again take home a big award at the annual Art Car Parade in downtown Houston with their Queen-themed art car.

This year features an over-the-top focus on what is wide-ly considered one of the greatest rock bands of all time. While the overarching theme is Queen in all of its glory, the car itself bears the namesake of perhaps their most popu-lar ballad – Bohemian Rhapsody. Last year, the group won for channeling the spirit of Jimi Hendrix for their first ever entry, called “Electric Ladyland,” and the school won the Mayor’s Cup Trophy and $2,000 in cash.

“There were some lyrics in that song the kids wanted to do but we really couldn’t put stuff like guns on it for the ‘Mama, I killed a man,’ verse,” Bass said with a laugh. “We

tried to make it more of a gypsy thing in the end.”Students working on the vehicle got added boosts from

the community, along with Bass who was hired part-time by HISD to help with art car projects. Charming Charlie do-nated broken and busted jewelry to attach to the vehicle and the var itself sports four major sculptures. They include a dragon (for Dragon Attack), guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and what Bass calls two ladies with “ample derrières” for Fat Bottom Girls.

The biggest part of the car, however, is a giant sculpture of frontman Freddie Mercury, sporting his iconic yellow jacket with pans made from rhinestone jewelry.

The process was a bit challenging but the end result is something students like senior Mark Flores are proud of.

“Some days we would work on the sculpture, like when-ever we would get tired of working on the car so much,” Flores said. “The frame goes all the way through the sculp-ture and we built around it.”

Reagan alumni aim to settle name change issue in court

By Jonathan [email protected]

Supporters of the Reagan High School Save the Name organization are setting their sights at having a day in court according to a post circulated on social media.

According to a letter posted to Save The Name’s Facebook page, organiza-tion president Howard Moon chaired a meeting March 22 introducing legal counsel to alumni of both RHS and Jefferson Davis High School, consist-ing of Danny Goforth as head coun-sel with J Rolfe Johnson and David Vandeburg as Advisory Council.

According to the letter, Sons of Confederate Veterans member Bill Boyd also attended and was more re-cently involved with a court case re-garding University of Texas’ removal of statues commemorating members of the Confederacy. A similar lawsuit was also filed in New Orleans by the numerous organizations challenging the city’s legal standing in removing Confederate monuments. A federal court ruling in January ruled against the organizations and a judge said the city provided “substantive due pro-cess” through public hearings, accord-ing to a story in The Times-Picayune.

The local group acknowledges the challenge ahead.

“Be advised that the actions of the

For The Leader

Mayor Sylvester Turner today re-leased the draft of the Houston Bike Plan, the next step in the City’s ef-forts to help make Houston a safer, healthier, and more accessible bi-cycle-friendly city. This Bike Plan integrates with the ongoing Bayou Greenways 2020 project and identi-fies additional bike facilities needed to achieve safe access to these at-tractive bikeway corridors from more neighborhoods.

“I’m pleased to release this ambi-tious, yet realistic plan for making Houston an outstanding place for riding a bicycle,” said Mayor Turner said. “Providing safe, convenient means for cycling to parks, schools and jobs is an important part of providing healthy mobility and rec-reation choices for Houstonians. I urge residents to review the docu-ment and then send us feedback. Your input is essential to ensuring we have a comprehensive plan for mov-ing forward.”

Once fully implemented, this Plan will triple the existing bikeway miles and provide six times more high

By Kim HogstromFor the Leader

One of the most popular Heights-based events of the year is happening this weekend and it’s not too late to join the fun. The annual Houston Heights Association’s Spring Home and Garden Tour will happen from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. This year, six homes are open to the public.

For those who are new to the HHA’s Spring Home and Garden Tour, you’ll soon discover why it’s such a success. The event offers a remarkable snapshot of the community’s one-of-a-kind history and flavor as displayed through its homes.

This year’s tour is titled “Harmony: Blending Past and Present.” The collection includes restored historic homes as well as recently constructed properties that echo the charm of the community. The homes in “Harmony” were selected specifically to highlight the changes to the neighborhood.

The annual tour is hosted by the Houston Heights As-sociation, a nonprofit organization with the mission of fos-tering a sense of community among the diverse segments of the neighborhood. Proceeds from HHA fundraisers go directly back to the Heights for beautification, restoration, and maintenance of the Heights Blvd. esplanade, Marmion and Donovan Parks, and the Houston Heights Fire Station. Among many other endeavors, the HHA supports educa-tional activities in local schools, administers the Heights

Constable Patrol Program, and monitors land use issues. The association deserves considerable credit for pluck-ing the historic community back from the downturn in the 1970s and 1980s.

In the case of this year’s home tour, more than 3,500 people are projected to attend, many from other areas of

Previously the Inwood Forest Country Club, the White Oak Conference Center is able to host a variety of events. When Giang Tran visited the facility looking for a place to host her parents’ 50th wedding anniversary she saw the potential of the center. As the new director of sales, it’s now her job to make sure everyone else sees it too.

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time running out for more bike Plan comments

File Photo by Jonathan GarrisCyclists wanting to voice their input on the proposed Bike Plan have only weeks left to submit their comments.

Annual Spring Home & Garden Tour begins in Heights

Contributed Photo by Mark R. WilliamsonThe Truxillo Home on Harvard Street will be one of the homes featured this year at the annual HHA Spring Home & Garden Tour.

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Flores said it was the first time he helped plan something as big as this, but plenty of brainstorming and teamwork from students helped out.

“Freddie Mercury and Queen give you so much to work with,” Flores said.

Flores also said that, while some students might quit after a few weeks of working on the car, seeing the finished art-work and noticing how people react to the cars at the parade makes all the hard work worth it. Students don’t get credit for the program but do receive community service hours, Bass said.

“This isn’t a class,” Bass said. “I can’t fail them if they don’t show up. They show up here because they want to be here.”

Sophomore Noel Riall and Flores both worked on last year’s car and Riall said she loves working on it and enjoys some of the secondary advan-tages of working in a group project like this.

“I have severe social anxi-ety but the fact I’ve had to

interact with a group, and that Bass is such a great teacher, has helped me out a lot,” Riall said. “It’s just great overall.”

“It’s really cool to see other people’s cars and talk to them and it gives you a new perspec-tive on it when you see their cars go by and you think about how much heart and work into something like that,” Flores said. “I know how that feels

now because we feel the same way when people see our car go by and they just freak out and love it.”

See Reagan’s art car April 9 at the 29th Annual Houston Art Car Parade, which begins at 2 p.m. in downtown Hous-ton along Smith Street. For more information, visit www.thehoustonartcarparade.com.

Houston or neighboring coun-ties. As always, comfortable shuttle buses are available to transport tour visitors from the Heights Fire Station to the homes, for those who do not wish to wrestle with parking. This year, cyclists who ride bikes from home to the homes on the tour will find racks at each location and a “bicycle valet” to assist with logistics.

“It takes hundreds of vol-unteers to offer the spring tour and we are grateful to them all,” said Stacey Cour-ville, President of the Houston Heights Association. “We have home tour docents, bicycle valets, ticket seller volunteers, and many more. This really is a community effort, and it’s the association’s biggest fund-

raiser of the year. We could not do this without the partici-pation of the community.”

This year’s tour includes one of the most iconic in the Heights – the Truxillo Home at 1802 Harvard St. This Vic-torian with its dramatic tower was the only spec house built by the original developers of Heights and its architectural design is one of only two re-maining in Houston. In 1974, Heights resident Bart Trux-illo purchased the house and launched its restoration. The home is now a Heights land-mark in the protected Houston Heights East Historic District and is recorded on the Nation-al Register of Historic Places.

This year marks the first on the tour for another Heights

icon: the Alexandre/Clarry Home at 2200 Harvard St. This contemporary property offers a blend of the historic and modern and features a meditation room with a secret passage to the “Winter Bed-room,” Brazilian cherry oak floors, and four wood-burn-ing fireplaces. The bold roof-top steeple blends the home’s modern design with many of the local Heights Victorians.

Advance tickets for the tour are $20 and can be purchased at www.houstonheights.org. Tickets may also be purchased on the days of the event for $25 at the Houston Heights Fire Station, at the corner of 12th and Yale streets.

comfort bikeways miles than what exists now.

The draft of the plan al-ready represents a significant amount of public engagement. The City and its partners sought input at over 70 com-munity meetings and events. The project received over 1,000 public comments and nearly 3,000 online surveys were completed.

The Plan recommends:· Creating 328 miles

of high-comfort bikeways through modest investments in short-term projects such as street restriping and wayfind-ing signage on low-volume, low-speed streets.

· Adding 86 miles of high-

comfort bikeways through Key Connection Projects to help connect neighborhoods and activity centers to a city-wide network.

· Establishing a long-term vision to add 861 miles in high-comfort bikeway facilities, in-cluding nearly 600 miles that will be developed over time as streets are reconstructed.

· Creating a Bicycle Tool-box that contains compre-hensive approaches and rec-ommendations for the design of bikeway projects, a policy framework, and programs that will educate and encourage more people to bike.

With the draft Plan com-plete, the City is seeking feed-

back from Houstonians. Visit the website at HoustonBike-Plan.org for more informa-tion and to let the City know what you think. The public comment period closes April 11, 2016. The City will then modify the draft Plan based on the feedback received from the community.

Funding partners for the project include BikeHouston, Houston Parks Board, Hous-ton-Galveston Area Council, Federal Transit Administra-tion (FTA), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Texas Department of Trans-portation (TxDOT).

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Around 6 p.m. Monday, March 28, deputies responded to a house in the 1200 block of Ashland Street where evidence indicated an unknown burglar had entered through a back window two days earlier and stolen a pistol from the master bedroom. A resident said he was out of town then and received a home alarm notifica-tion but that the home security system apparently had failed to automatically notify police. Deputies sent a report to the Houston Police Department for investigation.

Precinct One: Gun stolen from home in Heights

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Congratulations are in order for Garden Oaks Montessori which is one of three HISD schools to receive a 2016 Na-tional Merit award from Mag-net Schools of America. The other two schools were Lovett Elementary School, and the Energy Institute High School.

Garden Oaks is one of 258 public magnet schools and programs nationwide to re-ceive the award, according to an HISD press release. They were selected for their com-mitment to high academic standards, school diversity, specialized curricula and in-

struction, family engagement, and community partnerships. Nearly 400 magnet schools and programs from across the country applied for the award.

Garden Oaks Montessori earned a Magnet Schools of Distinction Award, which is the second-highest distinction awarded to schools. HISD says “it is one of the district’s three Montessori magnet programs emphasizing highly personal-ized and collaborative learning to help students develop social skills, cognition, and physical coordination, as well as their own interests.”

“We are delighted to re-ceive this national award from Magnet Schools of America,”

said Principal Lindsey Pollock. “The hard work of our parents, students, staff and community members are coming to frui-tion as we develop and sustain our public Montessori pro-gram at Garden Oaks. Just to-day our project advisory team met to review color schemes for our bond project that will add 65,000 square feet to the campus and accommodate up to 900 students in PK3 – 8th grade. This year we received over 1,000 applications for 60 available spaces for next year.”

The schools will receive the awards at the Magnet Schools of America Conference on May 6 in Miami.

Garden Oaks Montessori wins national award

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THE KITCHEN – Not again. My ice dispenser doesn’t seem to be working, I’ll will have to call the repairman, although I’d rather go to the dentist for a root canal. Not only is he usually on time, he’s cheaper. A repairman -- or delivery person -- coming to your home is no big deal, ex-cept that it’s a big deal when there seems to be a parade of them. In recent weeks I have had the cable people visit, the burglar alarm folks, the yard-man with countless problems including something about the Border Patrol -- I couldn’t understand him -- the a/c guy and the refrigerator repair-man four times.

Our story goes like this: An appliance breaks or a sink starts making funny noises or maybe it’s just time for the monthly or yearly checkup. So you look for the phone number for Jake or LeRoy or the Fly By Night Plumbing Co. (“Press 1 if your shower is overflowing, press 2 if your toilet won’t flush … press 45 if your….”) Or you may be put on hold even though your call is very important to them, and all their associates (two) are busy with other custom-ers, so you listen to some Sirius music (the love theme from “Patton”) until Gloria or Jose or more likely Akmed, who goes to the same English as a Second Language class as my yardman, gets on the line. Then you try to make an appointment. Akmed asks what day you want, adding, “This is 2016, right? March? April?” You can tell this may be a problem. We settle on the next Friday, sometime between Thursday and Sat-urday. “Let’s say noon. I’ll be fully awake by then.”

You know how tiring you can get just sitting in an air-port terminal waiting for your delayed flight to leave? You aren’t doing a thing but kill-ing time reading the paper, watching TV on the wall, with no sound, maybe hitting the bar, except it’s 10 a.m. The wait can be exhausting. Well, so is sitting around the house all day, keeping an eye on the clock and the front curb, wait-ing for the white van with the side panels reading: “May The Pest Man Win – our killin’ is thrillin.’” And you can’t leave the house even to take out the garbage (the garbage disposal is broken, which is why you are awaiting the repairman). You were told he would call 30 minutes before arriving. So what if he calls while you are taking out the garbage, and you miss the call? He draws a line through your name and the whole drama begins again.

The guy comes to fix your broken doorbell, rings the doorbell, no answer because the doorbell doesn’t work. Mine doesn’t work because a woman wire worker running

lines for my burglar alarm – the neighborhood has a Viking problem – drilled a hole in a wall and cut the power line to the doorbell. I figured the rea-son she made a mistake was that she couldn’t see where to drill because she was wear-ing a ski mask. Do you ever wonder about people who in-stall burglar alarms, then ask if you’ll be taking any out-of-town trips in the near future? The only solution to my bro-ken doorbell wire was to tear out the wall, and by then the alligators were nibbling on my rear and the swamp was still full. So we have a doormat reading: “Doorbell broken – yell Ding! Dong! Real loud.” It works.

The only thing worse than a repairman arriving late is one who arrives early. Last week I was awakened by a phone call. “Hi, this is Cosmo with What’s Watt Electrical, and I’m running early. Can I come by now?” I inquired, “Where are you?” He replied, “Parked in front of your house.” This segues into one of the myster-ies of our fix-it warriors. The truck pulls up to your curb, as usual, its sides plastered with signs so your neighbors know your vodka still isn’t work-ing. You go to the door, and no one is there. The van just sits out front. And sits there. No driver’s door opening, no back of the truck opening ei-ther. What’s he doing, eating lunch? Playing games on his smartphone? Probably trying to figure out which is a wrench and which is a screwdriver.

At this point we must con-sider the warranty. A warranty is something you pay extra for in case what you just bought doesn’t work. This makes no sense, but a warranty can come in handy if, say, you are peeling the legal labels off your new dishwasher (“Do not use for clothes, plants and small pets.”) and it falls over or blows up. But note that most appliances, computers and anything with moving parts breaks the day after the warranty expires.

This is not to criticize all those who fix our problems. The electricians, plumbers, roach stompers (I use a very cheap pest control company) and deliverers of our furni-ture, kitchen equipment and wet bars, are a necessity. Some even accept my advice. “I think that gizmo goes into that thingamabob,” I say wise-ly. She nods in agreement. “Yes, this lightbulb screws into this lightbulb socket.”

Another repairman solved my mechanical problem by showing me the On and Off switch. Have you escorted a workman out of your house, only to go back to the work spot and discover a hammer or wrench or needle? We must be careful which strangers we let into our house. A friend in the neighborhood had some carpets installed. After the crew departed, he noticed one of them had left his wallet. Searching through it to find a phone number or address, he came upon a court order for the owner’s appearance – in a criminal court.

It is now Friday and I am still waiting and still no repair-man. I don’t care what time it is. I need a drink.

Ashby is under warranty at [email protected]

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If you’ve read our newspaper – specifically this page – with any regularity over the past few

years, you know I’ve been openly critical of the way the city of Hous-ton was managed by the previous administration.

Let’s not mince words here: I believe the administration of ex-Mayor Annise Parker was nearly a complete disservice to the very people she was elected to repre-sent. Sure, we all can find positives in any political term, and Parker did much to advance some of her core causes. She looked after our parks. She worked hard to preserve the arts and much of the character of Houston. And she fought like mad for the social issues important to her constituents.

Otherwise, our poor infrastruc-ture was not improved (or even addressed) until her final year in office. Our streets were left in shambles – but hey, at least there were no cameras on those streets giving us entrapped tickets. Most importantly, or egregiously, our city’s disheveled finances were shoveled down our pothole-filled block in hopes another administra-tion had the solution.

Last year, voters in Houston thankfully were forced to elect a new mayor, and I’ll admit I struggled with whom to support, especially in the runoff. Bill King

had spent months campaigning on his ability to run this city like a business, and I truly believed that’s what our city needed most. But I also liked Sylvester Turner’s pas-sion and understanding of our city. He had spent decades navigating the political compromises of Aus-tin, and I felt quite certain he could work with any group of council members seated around him.

My concern with Turner was largely that he spent most of his campaign promising a better life for the people of Houston, and he seemed to shy away from specific talk on specific solutions. To me, a mayor cannot walk into office and explicitly bring people out of poverty. Rather, a mayor must lift an entire city in order to lift the lowest levels.

I have never suggested I know everything about the history of Houston politics. I am not a native son and have only lived in this city for a decade. But after watching Mayor Turner during his first 90

days in office, I’m beginning to think we picked a completely ca-pable person to run our city.

Within 10 days of assuming office, Turner launched a program designed to relieve our city streets of the holes that break our axels. If a person reports a pothole, the city promises (nearly all the time) to have that pothole repaired in one business day.

Pouring asphalt in a hole is putting an Ace bandage on a slice that needs stiches, and what I like best about Turner’s approach to this cosmetic treatment is that he knows just that.

“It is definitely only a short-term fix, but it is a step that we need to take to get us to the long-term solution,” he said in announcing this plan.

I’ve also learned that Turner was dead serious when he told voters that he’d work to improve the quality of life for every person in this city. Earlier this month, his office launched a program called “Turnaround Houston,” which will include resource fairs for people faced with “barriers to employment.” Among the services of “Turnaround Houston,” the program will “offer access to job training, resume writing, tattoo removal, social service agencies, educational institutions, counseling and intervention to help hard to

employ Houstonians turn their lives around.”

I’ve seen all kinds of city servic-es offered, but how wonderful is it to read about a city offering to help people with unfortunate, late-night ink mistakes clean up their looks?

In his first 90 days, Turner has tackled a recycling contract that was poorly negotiated by the previous administration, and while Turner has taken the high road and refused to assign blame, he has helped find a solution with Waste Management. Most don’t know how close we were to losing our green bins.

And no, I haven’t forgotten my greatest concern: Turner has already made a wonderful – and much needed – change to the way our city budgets. He has forced city departments to budget based on performance, rather than on previous year budgets. He has asked departments to eliminate duplicate positions wherever pos-sible. He has asked for an expense decrease across the board. He has announced that the city won’t fill more than 50 open positions and expects to eliminate 40 other posi-tions in the city.

I’m not the only one who has noticed this, either. Moody’s, which recently lowered the city’s bond rating, suggested Turner’s admin-istration is doing the right things

to improve Houston’s rating and financial status. Included in their applause was the fact the city is creating a budget that projects oil prices to reduce to $19 per barrel. Obviously, we don’t need that to happen (and trends suggest other-wise), but Turner is being conser-vative with our money and that’s sorely needed.

All of those things are important, but Turner has made one other move that should give us all hope in his first term. About a month ago, Turner convened a meeting between all the law enforcement agencies in the city to talk about ways the Sheriff ’s department and Houston Police can work together. If you’re like me and wonder why we often see an HPD car and a Constable car on the same street at the same time, maybe this is the start to a solution to do a better job with the resources we have.

We are early in Turner’s tenure in office, and I have no idea what will happen in the next 90 days, much less the next two years. But for those who were skeptical of his election, we all have reason for optimism.

We need a mayor who is consis-tent, who addresses problems and who works with the hand he’s dealt. Don’t let us down now, Mr. Mayor.

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Jonathan

McElvyPublisher

Finally, some optimism at City Hall

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parents choose to opt out of sTAAR

Dear editor:It is once again time to sub-

ject our children and teachers to the annual standardized testing routine that Texas calls STAAR. With one huge caveat – this process actually began, for most HISD students, at the beginning of the school year. Schools test students the first week of school. Then there are the practice tests. And test prep. And benchmarks. And snapshots. And tutoring during the week and on Satur-days. At the state level, Texas has spent $500,000,000 on testing alone from 2010-2015. This cost doesn’t include the money our districts spend on implementing the test, buying supplemental materials, addi-tional staff and additional ad-ministration – estimated to be an additional $500,000,000. Money that is no longer avail-able for student enrichment classes such as music or art. Money that could be used for PE teachers, librarians, nurses.

We, as a nation, have gotten away from teaching our chil-dren to think. We now teach

them to take tests. We have made school less enjoyable. They are no longer a place where the passion for learn-ing is encouraged for every student. We now test over and over. If a school isn’t perform-ing then the solution is even more testing. The stress levels at these schools is beyond normal. It is toxic.

I’ve heard some parents say that their children or their school is not affected by the STAAR. My response – if your child is enrolled in an HISD school their entire curriculum is dictated by the STAAR. It doesn’t matter if the school is a supposed Montessori school or an IB school. The district’s curriculum is developed to adhere to the STAAR tests. Your children may pass with flying colors. Their teachers may not be stressed because they know they will not be punished for low test scores. If you are lucky enough to get into a “good” school that has high parent involvement and the parents have deep pock-ets, then good enrichment programs are likely available to the children, funded in large

part by the PTO/PTA organiza-tions at those schools.

But at the end of the day your child, like mine, is subject to the same curriculum that HISD requires for all our children. The lack of arts that previously encouraged creativ-ity and analytical thinking are gone. The PE programs and recess time that is necessary for students to burn off energy have been reduced. They take the test starting this week and how they do on the STAAR exam will determine whether or not they pass to the next grade. All other measures of performance have been moved to the side. The STAAR has become the sole factor that decides whether a student is promoted to the next grade.

Unless you and your child opt out of taking the STAAR.

Two or three days testing should not determine the advancement of our children. Their entire school year should be looked at – by opting out we force the school to review the child’s entire portfolio for

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the year rather than a one day test. This is an important first step. Just as important, opting out puts focus on HISD policies that we disagree with. The following statement, taken from the Community Voices for Public Education (CVPE) website, express perfectly our concerns with HISD policy:

Opting out is a way to call attention to local HISD policies that should change. Write to the HISD School Board expressing con-cerns about the following:

· HISD should not use test scores to evaluate teachers. It is the only school district in the Greater Houston area and most of the state to do so.

· HISD should not use STAAR as a promotion standard for grades 3, 4, 6 and 7. The state only requires that STAAR be a promotion standard at grades 5 and 8.

· HISD should not use test scores as an excuse to close schools. It should instead support struggling schools and seek to make them

better by implementing the community schools model.Instead, standardized testing should be limited, should be low

stakes and used only for diagnostic purposes. Assessments are best able to support student learning when written by those clos-est to the students--their teachers.

Opting out is only the first step. We must push the HISD board to change their policies or push for new board members that understand the damage that is being done to our children and our schools. We encourage others to join us in opting out. Contact the CVPE for information. They can direct you to those of us that have been through the opt out process. Those who have said enough-is-enough.

Ken and Kim MartinezProud parents of three HISD students

By Elizabeth [email protected]

Zachary E. Jez, 15 years old and a sophomore at St. Pius X High School, is a Life Scout with Boy Scout Troop 540 out of St. Ambrose Cath-olic Church. Zachary led his Eagle Scout Project on Satur-day, Mar. 26th at Oaks Dads’ Club Pony Field at 1025 Ju-diway. Zachary recruited and organized 60 volunteers who worked a very respectable to-tal of 274 man hours. For the project, Zachary coordinated the replacement of 3 exte-rior doors and the scraping, power washing and painting of 3 buildings and a storage container. Zachary and Troop 540 would like to thank the many volunteers who came out to help as well as the fol-lowing businesses for sup-porting the project: Bison Building Materials (donation of 3 exterior doors), Sherwin-Williams at 3510 Ella Blvd. (donation of all the paint, roll-ers, tape, caulk and brushes), and Marco’s Pizza at 3440 Ella Blvd. Zachary played baseball at the Oaks Dads’ Club from T-ball through Pony League and knew that’s where he wanted to do his Eagle Scout Project because he wanted to give something back to the Club where he grew up play-

ing baseball. Zach has contin-ued his baseball career and is proud to be playing on the St. Pius JV Baseball Team. Way to go, Zach !

Welcome to the world pre-cious Anthony Paul Bri-ceno! Anthony was born at Texas Children’s Women’s Pa-vilion on March 29, 2016, at 9:02 pm and weighed 7 lbs., 15 oz. and was 20¾ inches long. Proud first time parents are Mark and Ariel Briceno of Candlelight Plaza. Welcom-ing Anthony are his beaming grandparents Ernest and Elizabeth Villarreal and Al-bert and Connie Briceno. Eager babysitters are aunts and uncles Janny, Matt and Jesse Briceno; Alex Mo-rales; Allison, Abby and Zachary Villarreal; and Anthony’s cousin Ava Bri-ceno. Congratulations Ariel and Mark!

A huge shout of congratu-lations goes out to Abby Al-dis who has been accepted into University of Texas’ Plan II and neuroscience programs and will be attending UT in Austin in the fall. Hook ‘em !!

Emily Aldis and Alexan-dria Vinklarek are playing on the Westside softball team together. Alexandria is head-ing up 3rd base and Emily

covers home base as catcher and 1st baseman.

Our neighbor in Oak For-est, Mary Gibson, who just so happens to be school nurse at Waltrip High School, saw an old friend she has not seen in 47 years and was thrilled to reconnect. Gibson and Kathy Webb Haynes lived down the street from each other on Cheshire during their senior year in high school. Gibson said, “Kathy and I, along with Shannon Harrah, Barbara Van Deventer, Karen Mur-ray Vanek & Nora Glenn, worked together at HL&P in the old Houston Lighting & Power Co. building downtown at Walker & San Jacinto after graduating Waltrip in 1967. When I got a car, Kathy, Bar-bara, & Shannon carpooled with me until I started college at University of Houston. We had all lost touch with each other, but Kathy, Shannon, Karen and I have renewed our friendship on Facebook.” After attending Haynes’ son’s wedding recently, Gibson said, “It was so good to see Kathy & Scott after all these years!”

The Emerald Oaks Girl Scout Community is hosting its first Mother Daughter event in several years with Mom & Me Under the Sea. Each Girl

Scout and the special woman in her life will enjoy a day at Moody Gardens Aquarium and a ride on the Colonel Pad-dle Wheel Boat. Also included will be a delicious continental breakfast, snacks and a patch commemorating the day. It promises to be a splendid day! And congratulations to Bella Trevino whose patch design was chosen for the event!

St. Matthews United Methodist Church is having a huge rummage sale this Sat-urday, Apr. 2nd, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Kid’s stuff, clothing, household items, bedding and linens, Christmas and holiday décor and more. All proceeds benefit the church. St. Mat-thews UMC is located at the intersection of N. Shepherd and Crosstimbers.

Neighbors: Local life scout and volunteers aid ODC Pony field

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HISD school board are strictly politi-cally motivated and presently there is no case law that has ruled against a school board for changing a schools [sic] name,” the letter, signed by Save the Name site administrators Ronnie and Linda Chavez, said. “Our counsel does not believe we would prevail if we approached this case directly against the actions of the HISD

school board. [Goforth] agreed with our views that this school is still not being held accountable by anyone and is proceeding with their agenda with no regard for the input of the community.”

Currently, the group’s legal counsel is preparing paperwork for presenting Harris County with an injunction against HISD. The group is looking to raise around

$12,000 to prepare and file the first round of court proceedings and Moon will set up an account solely for the purpose of funding the group’s legal fight.

As of March 27, the group has approxi-mately $2,269 raised. Those interested in donating can make out checks to: Reagan Save the Name, PO Box 800149, Houston, TX 77280.

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Contributed PhotoMembers of Troop 540 work together for the Eagle Scout Project at Oaks Dads’ Club Pony Field.

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st. stephen’s holds car show

St. Stephen’s 2016 Car Show will be held from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. April 2, in the Education Build-ing parking lot. In addition to the vehicle show, there will be special activities for kids in the fellowship hall and Boy Scouts Troop 604 will have lunches for sale. A special White Glove tour will be available for the hearing and sight impaired. Admission is free. It’s not too late to register a vehicle for the show. All types are wel-come: classic, muscle, hot rod and more. Pre-registration is $10 per vehicle, increasing to $20 per vehicle the day of the show. Forms are available through the church office and website.

St. Stephen’s United Meth-odist Church is located at 2003 W. 43rd St. For infor-mation, call 713-686-8241 or visit www.stsumc.org and the church’s Facebook page.

oaks Presbyterian holds garage sale

Oaks Presbyterian Church, at 1576 Chantilly, is holding their annual church garage sale from 8 a.m.-noon, April 2, with no early deals or sales. Items for sale will include furniture, antiques and col-lectibles, clothing, household items, bed linens, fine china, piano, tools, toys, technology, TVs and sporting goods. Don’t forget to shop for delicious home baked cakes, cookies, breads, and more goodies. There will also be a variety of plants for sale.

For information, visit www.

oakspresbyterian.org or call 713-682-2556.

st. matthew’s holds free pancake breakfast

The monthly free pancake breakfast will be held April 2, 8:30-10 a.m., in the fellowship hall. The community is wel-come to come and share in the meal, then stay for the Trea-sure Sale. This will be a fund-raising event for the church. Many items will be available for purchase at the garage/treasure sale. Come share in the food, fun and fellowship.

St. Matthew’s United Meth-odist Church is located at 4300 N. Shepherd Dr. Call 713-697-0671 or visit stmatthews-methodist.org for information.

shoes of hope campaign held at the community of Faith church

Every kid deserves shoes that fit. A Shoes of Hope cam-paign will be held by Samari-tan’s Feet and Houston/Harris County leaders and organiza-tions.

Shoes will be distributed April 2 at The Community of Faith Church, located at 1024 Pinemont Dr. Call 713-688-2900 for information, or donate online at www.samari-tansfeet.org.

Bravura concert to be held at All saints

The Bravura Concert Series will present “Passioni” and will be featured by Angelo Ferrari. He will be joined by Stacey Franklin, Soprano, and accom-panied by collaborative pianist Frankie Kelly. Music will in-

clude opera, zarzuela, popular broadway tunes and sacred music. The concert will be at 5 p.m. April 24.

All Saints Catholic Church is located at 215 E. 10th St. Call 713-864-2653 for information.

st. Ambrose to hold annual bazaar

St. Ambrose Catholic Church, 4213 Mangum, will hold their annual bazaar from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. April 24. The Telstars will perform. The show will start at 3 p.m. Bring the family for food, fun and entertainment. The theme for this year is “Never Underesti-mate the Power of Faith.”

The bazaar committee is looking for groups, compa-nies and/or individuals for sponsorships. For information, call 281-851-6324 or 713-443-9254.

Call 713-686-3497 or visit stambrosehouston.org for in-formation.

st. rose of lima holds spring Festival

The 2016 Spring Festival is scheduled for the weekend of May 1, kicking off with a live auction and dinner at 6:30 p.m. April 29, in the parish hall. Tickets are $35. The Sky is the Limit is this year’s theme.

Purchase wristbands for the children to play and enjoy the midway from 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. There will be lots of en-tertainment for the kids. Each presale pass includes one hot dog, chips and drink, one can of silly string, bubbles and un-limited access to the age ap-propriate entertainment.

St. Rose of Lima Catholic Community is located at 3600 Brinkman. Call 713-692-9123 for information.

tAlc holds various classes for seniors

All Saints Third Age Learn-ing Center (TALC), 215 E. 10th St., offers classes and activities that will continue until May 6.

Senior Adults in the com-munity are welcome to par-ticipate in activities that TALC offers such as classes in com-puter, Conversational Spanish, mah jong, computer, wood-working, line dancing, stain glass and much more. There are also special parties, semi-nars, day trips and birthday parties. A hot lunch is served at noon Monday through Fri-day for $2.

For lunch reservations or in-formation, call 713-248-1277.

mAnnA resale store seeking donations

Gently used donations al-low MANNA’s mission in help-ing those in need. MANNA is available to pick up donations. Contact the Resale Store at 713-686-6440 to schedule a pick up.

MANNA has partnered with the Women’s Resource of Greater Houston to offer free financial literacy classes. The class is called Money Matters and will help teach the basics money management. Classes are offered the first and third Wednesday every month from noon-2 p.m. at St. James Church located at 1602 W. 43rd St.

crAwFIsh BoIlAmerican legion Post 560

Garden Oaks American Legion Post 560, 3720 Alba Road, will host a Crawfish Boil and live entertainment from noon til sold out April 2. The cost is $30 per plate. Information: 713-682-9287, www.facebook.com/Am-LegionPost560/, americanlegion-post560.org.

Booster clUB cAsIno nIGhtst. Pius X high school

Want to support athletics at St. Pius X? Place your bets on SPX and become a sponsor or purchase tickets. Casino Night will be April 2. Dinner will be from 6-8 p.m. in Herzstein Gym, and gaming will be from 6:30-10:30 p.m. at The Commons. St. Pius X High School is located at 811 W. Donovan St. Information: 713-692-3581, stpiusx.org.

t21 sPrInG FestIVAlFriends of down syndrome

Come out and have some fun this Saturday, April 2, from 1-4 p.m. at the Friends of Down Syndrome T21 Spring Festival. Enjoy games, prizes, music, food and fun at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 306 E. 15th St. This family-friendly event is free of charge, with lunch (sausages) provided by the Spirit Cookers, a Houston area cooking ministry. For more information on T21 events through the Friends of Down Syndrome, which are open to all people with disabilities who are 13 years of age or older, visit friendsofdownsyndrome.org or call 281-989-0345.

commUnItY dAncesPJst lodge 88

The SPJST Lodge 88, 1435 Beall St., will host the Moonglow Orchestra, Big Band Music, from 8 p.m.-11:30 p.m. April 2. The cost is $15 per person. There is a dress code. Reservations are sug-gested, but not required. Enjoy complimentary dance instruction before all Saturday night dances, starting at 7:30 p.m. and during intermission. Reservations held only 30 minutes past start of dance. Information: 713-869-5767, lodge88.org.

Prom dress GIVe-AwAYlone star college-cyFair

The 12th Annual Prom Dress Give-Away benefiting teens without the financial means to purchase a dress for prom this spring is set at Lone Star Col-lege-CyFair Branch Library, Rm. 131, 9191 Barker Cypress Road, Sunday, April 3 from 1:30-4:30 p.m., and Saturdays April 2, April 15 and April 23 from 1-4 p.m. Information: [email protected], 281-290-5248.

the ForeIGnerhouston Family Arts center

Larry Shue’s award winning comedy, “The Foreigner,” is com-ing to the Houston Family Arts Center, 10760 Grant Rd. This madcap farce will debut on the Garza Main Stage through April 3. Visit the website for showtimes and tickets. Information: www.houstonfac.com, 281-587-6100.

AArP monthlY meetInGAArP chapter 1265

The monthly meeting will be held at 10 a.m., April 4, in

the community room at 1520 Candlelight Ln. Special guest will be Ralais Harper, Rehabilitation Therapy Fitness Instructor at YMCA on West 34th. The meeting is open to anyone 50 or older, and will be preceded by a meet-and-greet at 9:30 a.m. Informa-tion: 713-682-4022.

APrIl eVentsthe health museum

Mindfulness Classes for children ages 6-8 and one parent will be on Sundays, April 3 through May 22, 1-2 p.m.; children ages 9-11 and one parent will be on Sun-days from 2:30-3:30 p.m. April 3 through May 22. Register online. Mindfulness classes to cultivate positive emotions will be held Wednesdays from 7-8 p.m. April 6-May 11. Free Family Thursdays: Go Green is from 2-7 p.m. Thurs-days April 7, 14, 21 and 28. This series will concentrate on living Earth-healthy. Boy Scout Merit Badge Classes will be held 9 a.m.-5 p.m. April 9, 16, 23 and 30 and Sunday from 1-5 p.m. April 24. Senior Wellness Day: Embracing Nature is from 9 a.m.-noon, April 12. The Health Museum is located at 1515 Hermann Dr. Information: www.thehealthmuseum.org, 713-521-1515.

JoInt PAIn semInArmemorial hermann Greater heights

Memorial Hermann Greater Heights will be hosting a compli-mentary Joint Pain Seminar at 11 a.m. Friday, April 8. Everyone is welcome to attend this event. For more information or to register, call 713-222-CARE.

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Come out to the Crawfish Fest and support the revitalization of Oak Forest Park. There will be Cajun cuisine, craft beer, putting and football toss contests with prizes, games, and activities for the kids. Co-chairs of the event are Kendall Spangler and Elyssa Horvath. The City does not have Oak Forest Park designated at this time for any public funding, so it is up to the community to help its improvements. The event will be from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. April 9. Crawfish plates are $20 through April 1 or $15 for a sausage plate ($25 and $20 after April 1). Sponsorship op-portunities are available, contact [email protected]. Information: www.myoakforest.org/events/2016-crawfish-fest.

BreAKFAst connectIonGreater heights Area chamber of commerce

Come network with fellow chamber members, share busi-ness concepts, hear about a new business concept, and build on those new relationships while en-joying a hot breakfast. The guest speaker will be Council Member Michael Kubosh, At Large Position #3. The breakfast will be at the Sheraton Houston Brookhollow Hotel, 3000 North Loop West. The cost for members is $20, and non-members are $25. Please register online. Information: 713-861-6735, heightschamber.com.

sPrInG FlInG And socIAlsunset heights civic club

Come out and meet neighbors and talk to law enforcement.

Bring the whole family for cupcake walk, games, bake-off, raffle and homemade ice cream. The event will be from 2-5 p.m. April 16, at Sojourn Church, 608 Aurora St. All proceeds support the Sunset Heights Civic Club. Information: [email protected].

thUrsdAY nIGht BInGosPJst lodge 88

Bingo at SPJST Lodge 88, 1435 Beall St., is held every Thursday night (unless otherwise noted, or announced). Bingo pads are $5 each. Doors open at 5:15 p.m. Early bird special starts at 7 p.m. with regular bingo games begin-ning at 7:30 p.m. Information: 713-869-5767, lodge88.org.

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Josephine “Jo Ann” brown, 75, born Nov. 26, 1940 in Clinton, Okla., died March 20. She is survived by her brother, Jimmie (Charlie) Brown. Memorial contributions may be made to United Cerebral Palsy at www.charities.org/charities/united-cerebral-palsy-ucp.

Charles Paul Drury, 79, born May 29, 1937 in Angleton, died March 22. Drury served in the U.S. Army and Texas National Guard. He retired from Shell Oil Company in the late 1990s. He served as a volunteer assistant football coach at St. Ambrose for almost 40 years. He was also a 4th Degree Knight in the Knights of Columbus fraternal service organization. Drury is survived by his sons Jeffrey Alan Drury, Gregory Paul Drury, and Kevin Michael Drury, sister Mary Ann Machac, and eight grandchildren.

Maria A. sanchez, 79, born July 2, 1936 in Monterrey, Mexico, died March 23. Sanchez started a small business and worked full-time with the City of Houston. On July 4, 1976, she became a U.S. citizen. After retirement, she devoted her time to volunteer service through St. Vincent de Paul and the Guadalupane Society of St. Ambrose Church. Maria became a lector and Eucharistic minister. Sanchez is survived by her children Leticia, Maria Teresa and Henry Jr., and three grandchil-dren. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Ambrose Church or MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Florence bilski sicola, 83, born Nov. 29, 1932, died March 22. She is survived by her son Sammy Ike, daughter Sara, sister Everista Bil-ski, two granddaughters, and two great-granddaughters. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. March 30, at St. Theresa Catholic Church with the Rosary being recited at 7 p.m. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. March 31, at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, with luncheon to follow at 2:30 p.m. at St. Theresa Catholic Church fellowship hall.

Mary (shearer) solberg, died March 19. She leaves behind her three sons Jerome, Jeff and Josh, and two grandsons.

ruby Mae stone, 82, born May 26, 1933, died March 19. Stone was a member of Oak Forest Baptist Church. She retired from Houston Police Dept after 20 years of service Class #15. She was a member of Oak Forest Chapter #1080 OES, and Melrose Assembly #204 SOOB. She is survived by daughter Glenda Cummins, son James Stone, four grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to Oak Forest Baptist Church.

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Artist finds inspiration among bison, lifeFirst Saturday Arts Market is here this

weekend and with it, a whole cast of charac-ters from all over Houston will converge on into the Heights. One of my favorite people and artists returns with them, Kingwood painter, Holly Nowak.

What is your background as a painter?“I have created art since I could hold a

crayon,” Nowak said. “I attended Texas Tech University but I am mainly self-taught. I draw, paint, sketch or create something every day.”

You have unique style, tell me more.

“I love to experiment. Most recently when I started painting as my profession I decided to challenge myself. I began using a palette knife as well as a brush. My school of thought is if you are intimidated by something new then you should definitely take it on. I enjoy the creativity of challenging myself.”

You went on an inspiring camping trip recently, alone?

“I’ve never gone alone. Recently I decided I needed to really dig deep and clear my head for a new series I’ve started. I went to Cap-rock Canyons State Park and Trailway with my awesome dog and studio mascot Scout. It was an amazing adventure and I met a lot of nice people, did a lot of sketching and pho-tography. I am a Texas girl and I love to paint the Texas landscape and Bison. Caprock Can-yons is home to the state’s Bison herd. I can’t put into words how much that trip did for me other than to say it was truly spiritual.”

Tell me about Galveston and your art there.

“My work is currently in two places in Galveston. The Bryan Museum Gift Shop and Affaire d’ Art Gallery. Both the museum and the gallery have been so wonderful. In August my new series “The Storyteller” will be on display at the Affaire d’ Art and I’ll be the fea-tured artist. It is also Artwalk the same night in Galveston.

At my first ArtWalk (with Affaire d’ Art) a representative from The Bryan Museum was out looking for an artist who did work that would fit in their museum gift shop. I was ap-proached with the blessing of the gallery own-ers and the next day my husband and I were treated to a private tour of the museum. It is amazing!”

“I am a 5th generation Texan and native Houstonian, but I also have deep roots and a special place in my heart for Galveston. My Great-Great Grandparents came to Galves-ton’s port in the early 1800’s. My family is bur-ied in the cemetery just off Broadway and we visit their graves often when there. My Great Grandmother was expecting my Grandfather during the 1900 storm - the family tied her to a pole and she survived and delivered my Grandfather just 10 days later, Can you imag-ine? I love Galveston and the museum is an awesome addition to the island.”

The Bryan Museum is home to the world’s largest collection of historical artifacts, docu-ments, and artwork relating to the Southwest-ern United States. Nowak was telling me that the gift shop, where you can find Nowak’s Texas themed paintings, is located in what was once the carriage house to the Galveston orphanage built in 1895. The Bryan Museum is located inside the award winning restored orphanage building with over 70,000 items. Nowak is the only “living” artist whose work is available there.

Exactly how many kids do you have, and chickens?

“That’s funny! I have two human children. Zane and Izzy both of whom I adore. I also have two bunnies, eight hens, a dog and a cat (who thinks he is a dog); I absolutely love ani-mals! My studio is located just steps from my back door. I garden, grow my own vegetables, collect our own eggs and enjoy the inspiration I get from every living thing I am surrounded by each day. I like to say - My Life Is My Art.

I might add, I also adore First Saturday Arts Market. Mitch, you’ve taught me a lot and are always professional and encouraging. I also am forever blessed by all the artists I now call friends that I’ve met through First Saturday Arts Market and Affaire d’ Art Gallery.”

Thanks Holly! Meet this dynamic artist this weekend at First Saturday Arts Market and keep up with her many adventures on her website, hollynowakfineart.com.

Cohen is the founder and manager of First Saturday Arts Market. Contact him and get more info about the market at ArtValet.com.

Contributed photos Featured artist Holly nowak takes a selfie in front of a bison herd.

Featured art entitled, Sandhill Crane, which won “Best of Crane” at the Crane Affaire in Galveston. it will be featured in the Galveston island Visitor and Tourism Publicity this year.

Last week we met Oak Forest resident Joe Apa and told of his plans for his 100th beer dinner this weekend. The event is shaping up nicely and if you don’t have plans this weekend, grab a ticket and head to Rudz.

On the craft beer lineup, you’ll find nods from Houston’s best, one from Austin and one from Blanco. Each brewery is bringing a specialty brewed beer just for the event. Here’s the lineup.

BreweriesReal Ale Brewing Co., Saint

Arnold Brewing, Karbach Brewing Co., Southern Star Brewing Co., (512) Brewing Co., Buffalo Bayou Brewing Co., B-52 Brewing Co., 8th Wonder Brewing Co., Lone Pint Brewing Co. and Brash Brewing Co.

Event details What: Joe Apa’s 100th Beer

DinnerWhen: 2 – 6 p.m., Saturday,

April 2Where: Rudyard’s British

Pub – 2010 Waugh Dr.Tickets available for $75

(Includes live music, 10 beers and 10 courses – http://www.rudyardspub.com/wordpress/100th-beer-dinner-festival/)

March Madness Music Festival

Basketball isn’t the only thing to expect from March Madness. This weekend, a three day long and FREE fes-tival will take over Discovery Green on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. This isn’t just any or-dinary lineup, either.

FridayFrom 4 - 10 p.m. on Friday,

April 1, catch the following art-ists.

MAin STAGEFridayFall Out Boy – 8:30 p.m.Panic! At the Disco – 6:30

p.m.Lukas Graham – 4:45 p.m.

SaturdayKendrick Lamar - 7:15 p.m.Semifinal #1 Viewing Party

– 5 p.m. Twenty One Pilots – 3:45

p.m.Jason Derulo – 2:15 p.m.Conrad Sewell – 1 p.m.

SuNdayMaroon 5 – 8:30 p.m.Pitbull – 6:30 p.m.Flo Rida – 5 p.m.Aloe Blacc – 3:45 p.m.

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FridayWrestlers – 5:45 p.m. Say Girl Say – 7:45 p.m.

SaturdayBuxton – 1:45 p.m. The TonTons – 3:00 p.m.

SuNdayBlue Healer – 4:30 p.m. Royal Teeth – 6:00 p.m. Flow Tribe – 7:45 p.m.

kite Festival 2016This Sunday, Hermann Park

will turn into something beau-tiful.

From 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Sunday, April 3, the 3rd an-nual Hermann Park Kite Fes-tival will take over the park. This event is FREE and open to the public. There will be costumed characters, vari-ous stage performances, face painting, bubbles, professional kite exhibitions, hula hoops, parachute races, an interactive DJ, a variety of food trucks and several other activities in-cluding train rides, pedal boats

and motorized sail boats in the Jones Reflection Pool.

Parking will be very, very limited. The festival is urging attendees to take an Uber, ride your bike or take METRO Rail.

Volunteers are needed. If you’re interested, email [email protected]. For more information, visit www.hermannpark.org/kitefestival

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Garden Oaks residents open Mels’ Seafood ShackBy Christina Martinez

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Garden Oaks residents and sister duo, Me-linda and Melissa Faust, were raised near the lakes and bayous of Louisiana. As kids, the sis-ters remember buying crawfish by the pound, spreading out the newspaper and having a crawfish throw down - without restaurant prices. The two made their way to Texas in 1998, and say they’ve had a hard time finding their LA tradition, thus starting their newest venture - Mels’ Seafood Shack.

While you might think “Mels’” is a typo, the name is, in fact, correctly spelled. The two sis-ters both go by “Mel” and so was born Mels’ Seafood Shack.

The shack, food truck is currently focusing on to-go boiled crawfish and fixings. The space has picnic tables to enjoy the boil on-site and is also BYOB. The sisters say they have plans

of expanding the menu and hours after they get their sea legs. Find Mels’ Seafood Shack at 2521 N. Durham Dr.

Facebook photo A crawdad holding on for dear life in front of Mels’ Seafood Shack at 2521 n. durham dr.

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