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Heights CVS store robbed at gunpoint The Houston Police Department is investigating an armed robbery that took place at a 24-hour CVS Pharmacy store on West 20th Street on the morning of Aug. 21. Just before 1:30 a.m., three men dressed in black and armed with guns ordered a security guard out of her vehicle in front of the CVS store located at 110 West 20th Street, officials said. The robbers ordered the guard to go into the store with them where they held her and other employees at gunpoint. The robbers took an unspecified amount of money from the store’s registers before fleeing the scene, officials said. No injuries were reported. Investigators have acquired footage from surveillance cameras inside of the store, however it is not being released at this time.

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Thanks to contributions from participating companies, The Greater Heights Area Chamber of Commerce Education Committee provided iPad covers to students of Garden Oaks Montessori Magnet School Aug. 21. The contributions also led to the purchase of a new scoreboard for the athletic ﬁelds at Waltrip Senior High School. Last year, the Chamber awarded $10,000 in scholarships and teacher awards as part of its initiative to foster stronger student and teacher relationships at local campuses.

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Contributed Photo Glen Putman, lifelong Heights resident and owner of Malone Printing company, died last week.

Sheperd Park Plaza ofﬁcials push for Community more Citizens on Patrol volunteers remembers beloved Heights business owner, icon By Jonathan Garris

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Ofﬁcials with Shepherd Park Plaza say they need volunteers for their Citizens on Patrol – and fast. The group hosted a recruitment and training event Aug. 26 at the Near North Storefront, SPP representative Chuck Blesener said. The citizens group recently joined with Candlelight Estates to cover costs for an extra deputy to patrol the neighborhood, bringing the total count to two deputies, patrolling between day and night. Blesener said the community has been wanting to partner with SPP for a “long time.” “The guidelines for the county is to provide one deputy for 500 homes,” Blesener said. “We had about 750 homes so we didn’t think we could cover the costs for it.” SPP has also maintained a Citizens on Patrol program for about 25 years, and originally the program attracted about 100 volunteers. However, times have changed, and some of the younger population hasn’t been coming out to volunteer. “We’re down to 15 to 20 people,” Blesener said.

“Most of our volunteers have gotten older or moved away and we’ve really been having trouble getting the young families to come on board.” Blesener noted the group hasn’t had a concerted recruiting effort, but it’s something the residents are look-

Despite recently joining hands with Candlelight Estates to hire a second deputy to patrol both communities, Sheperd Park Plaza representatives say they are in dire need of volunteers for its Citizens on Patrol Program to help with patrolling hundreds of homes within the community.

ing to change with this new volunteer drive. He said it’s important that residents understand that deterrence as simple as a car or two driving through the neighborhood can be enough to help knock down crime. “Over time, crime changes, but our crime rate is still extremely low compared to a lot of neighborhoods in

how to properly patrol for crime and spot it effectively. During patrols, residents use a magnetic emblem on the side of their vehicle and report suspicious activity during their set patrol period. “The patrollers are the eyes and the ears of the HPD,” Blesener said. “They teach you, very strictly, to

not get out of your car or handle it yourself. The training is about an hour long, you get a manual and you have to ﬁll out an application.” Blesener said volunteers are asked to contribute at least one hour a week to help out with patrols. He said the once “core group” of volunteers has continued a steady decline. Some have gotten older, others have died, however there are a few younger people helping out with the group’s program. Blesener stressed the iniatitive isn’t aimed at putting the volunteering focus purely at young people – on the contrary, the program will take anyone who is willing to lend their time and energy to patrolling. He did note that younger people do appear to be more career minded and tend to donate their money rather than their time. “We certainly appreciate donations, but some of them feel they can’t donate their time,” Blesener said. “We still need those living here to participate.” For more information, visit www.shepherdparkplaza.com or email ccbles77@gmail.com

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Those who knew Glen Putman best will remember the late Heights resident as a business man, a father, a husband and, most importantly to some, a dear friend. Putman died Aug. 18 at the age of 72. Born on Sept. 30, 1941, Putnman spent his entire life in the Heights, attending Harvard Elementary School, Immanuel Lutheran, Hogg Middle School and was a graduate of Reagan High School. After graduation, Glen worked for Malone Printing Company and later purchased the company and operated it until his death last week. A long-time customer and friend, Debbie Markey, shared some fond memories about her time spent with Glen. Markey says she met Glen in the early 1990s when she was a board member for the Heights Association. “I was in charge of membership and my ﬁrst task was doing a membership See Putman, P. 2A

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the years progressed, and as I grew the organization, I kept Glen busier and busier. The last several years, I was in touch with him every week about upcoming needs. He never once missed a deadline and there were many times when I gave him short turnaround.” Markey felt Glen’s work was a craft – a real artist in his field. He loved the fact that Markey would give him challenging assignments and Markey says she could always tell he was proud of his finished products. From beautiful butterfly die cuts, to amazing foil stamping for gala invitations, to a vibrant 20-page program guide, Glen did it all. The last work Glen worked on for Markey was a 30,000 membership-mailing piece with a matching wrapped window envelope and this was on his press when he passed. “As I think about it now, I am struck that it was the first thing I brought to him in my days with Houston Heights Association and the last thing he was doing for me at the Arboretum,” Markey said. Back in March, Glen sold his

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press shop and there was talk of him closing up shop. Glen did sell his press shop, but in actuality he moved his primary presses to another printer’s business so that he could keep producing work for his favorite customers, like Markey. With Glen’s passing some are wondering what happens now with Glen’s business and customer clientele. Glen’s son, Kevin Putman, and a best friend of Kevin’s will be taking over the company. “I grew up learning the business with my father and worked for him for 8-10 years before going out on my own,” Kevin Putman said. “It’ll be a slow process taking over, but we are going to keep the business going.” Kevin and his family received over 200 of Glen’s closest family and friends and said they had a beautiful service in the Heights for his father. There are many fond memories Markey and other Heights friends have of Glen, but some of Glen’s words are one of Markey’s favorite. “My fondest memory of Glen and what I will miss the most, was the way he ended every single conversation and visit – “Have a beautiful day,” he would say to me,” Debbie Markey continues, “It always made me smile and I often thought to myself what a beautiful person he is.” Have a beautiful day, Glen.

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Steak and Brew Wednesdays at Beer Market Co. Thirsty Explorer Every Wednesday at Beer Market Co., there will be various beer events, such as samplings, ﬁre sales, tappings, featured casks and more from Saint Arnold Brewing Co. to coincide with Steak and Brew Wednesdays. From 4 until 11 p.m., there will be 12 oz. ribeye steaks, which include your choice of mac n cheese, fries, grilled vegetable or a side salad for $14. Steak and Brew Wednesdays attendees will have the opportunity to meet the founder of Saint Arnold Brewing Co. Samplings will include specialty brews such as Bishop Barrel 7 on draft, Pump-

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kinator, Divine Reserve 14 and regular/seasonal brews such as Amber, Brown, Elissa, Lawnmower, Weedwacker, Santo, Summer Pils, Oktoberfest, Icon Green (The Texas Common), and Endeavour. Also, BOILER ROOM will be mixed with different German syrups, so be sure to come and give it a taste. There are over 80 different beer styles around the world and at Beer Market Co. For more information about Beer Market Co., located at 920 Studemont, Ste. 900, visit www.beermarketco. com or find them on Facebook.

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Saturday, Aug. 30, from 6-9 p.m. There will be complimentary appetizers, a chance to meet David Alameel for U.S. Senator and more. Owners Teresa Flores and Lily Hernandez take pride in serving “Food people love.” Red Ox Bar & Grill, located at 811 Collingsworth St., has free Wi-Fi and is bike and dog friendly. Look for daily specials and more information on Facebook or visit www.redoxgrill.com.

Fiestas Patrias Fest

Celebrate Fiestas Patrias and initiate Hispanic Heritage month at one of the largest events in Texas, Sunday, Aug. 31. There will be a variety of food, drinks, arts, crafts and an atmosphere fun for the entire family. The main stage will be playing the great international sounds of Spanish Pop, Mexican

regional, Cumbia, Mariachi, Salsa, Merengue, Reggaeton, Vallenato and much more. Thousands of people attend annually to celebrate and enjoy live performances by their favorite artists. This family-friendly music festival will feature a live concert by top Mexican and International artists, numerous product booths with free samples, interactive games, ﬂavorful food from Mexico, Central and South America. The Fiestas Patrias Fest will be held at Sam Houston Park in downtown Houston, next to City Hall at 901 Bagby St. For more information, visit www.ﬁestaspatriasfest.com.

Labor Day is Monday and as such, you are expected to relax and reflect on your laboring. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Labor Day is: “… dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and wellbeing of our country.” Okay then. Labor Day weekend also means that the art world comes to an almost complete stand still as we recharge for a new season. In Houston that would be our favorMitch Cohen ite season, the cooler Arts Columnist one. A few changes in the Heights and nearby art scene this fall. Koelsch Gallery has moved from their Heights space on Yale Street near 7th to 801 Richmond just east of Montrose. For updates check their website koelschgallery.com. The 2nd Saturday Montrose Arts Market lost their home on Montrose and Fairview to a new high rise and are looking for a new space in the area. Back in the Heights, First Saturday Arts Market, after three successful night shows returns to days next Saturday, Sept. 6. This is a perfect weekend to either, have an art movie marathon, or hit the absolutely fabulous museums Houston has. The Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau has one of the best event websites around, go to VisitHoustonTexas.com, click Things to Do then museums. Here are couple of things that caught my attention. One, at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the exhibit with the thousands of yellow strands people keep swimming in ends on Monday. In fact, there are twenty-four thousand PVC tubes, individually hand-painted and tied, that hang 28 feet from the ceiling to the floor and encompass 2,600 square feet. The exhibit is called The Houston Penetrable, by Venezuelan artist Jesús Rafael Soto (1923-2005). Soto was a landmark figure in Latin American art, and a key driver of the Kinetic art movement that emerged in Paris in the 1950s. I’m a huge movie fan, I could easily walk into a theatre Friday night and emerge Tuesday

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If you haven’t already, visit www.houstonrestaurantweeks.com and show The Leader area restaurants some love. Two options are: Cavatore Italian Restaurant, 2120 Ella Blvd., with a menu that includes Funghi Ripieni Con Granchi (or mushroom caps stuffed with crabmeat and baked in a garlic butter sauce for you non Italian speakers) and Snapper Della Casa sauteed with sun-dried tomatoes and mushrooms in a lemon butter sauce. At TQLA, 4601 Washington Ave., Ste 130, they’re serving up Crawﬁsh Empanadas and Roasted Chicken with blackened serrano coleslaw and poblano rice among other options.

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sack and executive chef Benjy Mason, known to The Leader readers as two of the names behind Down House and D&T Drive Inn. They said they were inspired by a recent visit to the Indie Chefs Week dinner in Austin to start “a dedicated facility where up and coming chefs could try ideas and build an audience for future concepts.” Come fall, the Kipper Club Test Kitchen will be housed in what was formerly Tippy’s Soul Food, 4400 Yale St. They hope to get the next Oxheart off the ground. Please, oh please, if they do, let it be in our hood.

Ruggles Green wants you for brunch But according to their Facebook page, The Leader readers are the lucky ones because they only do breakfast on the weekends at their Heights location, 748 E. 11th Street. Early birds, it starts at 8:30 a.m.

Hunky Dory and Foreign Correspondents not until 2015 Cusack and Mason also tell CultureMap that their construction permits for the new dual restaurant complex Hunky Dory and Foreign Correspondents at Shepherd and 18th Street only received city approval on Aug. 13. So they obviously won’t be opening for fall as they had originally intended.

Tippy’s Soul Food morphs into the Kipper Club CultureMap has the scoop on a new endeavor from Treadsack co-owner Chris Cu-

Bon Appetit nod to Coltivare Congrats to Ryan Pera and Morgan Weber. Not only is their restaurant always packed

but the Heights café at 3320 White Oak Dr., is among 50 nominees for Bon Appetit’s “The Hot 10: America’s Best New Restaurants 2014.” Although it was the only Houston restaurant to make the grade, they didn’t make the top 10. Take heart, no restaurants from Dallas did either — although Thai-Kun in Austin and Hot Joy, in San Antonio, did make top 10 honors. Berryhill in the Heights has an Instagram account So far there’s only a photo of Elvis and one of the exterior but what Oak Forest residents really want to see is a completed version of the location at 43rd and Ella. Like the Heights location, the one in the GOOF is owned by Park Blair. When it opens depends on who you ask, but there is no ofﬁcial word just yet. Still, from the looks of things permitting issues have been resolved and construction is moving at a rapid pace. Dare we say margaritas by the ﬁrst of October on the thatched patio? Fingers crossed. We are ready to show Berryhill some love.

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morning. The MFAH happens to have a fine art movie theatre if you’d like to get lost in front of the big screen in the Law Building at 1001 Bissonnet. You can buy tickets in advance at MFAH.org click films. This Friday and Saturday night at 7 p.m. And Sunday at 5 p.m. Is a screening of Finding Fela! A documentary about the life of Nigerian singer Fela Kuti. As one film reviewer noted, the title should be in all caps with multiple exclamation marks. Then on Monday, one of the first films of the French New Wave at 1 p.m., The 400 Blows. Directed by François Truffaut in 1959, (in French with English subtitles). This one is about a young boy left without attention so he turns to petty crime. It is probably too late to order these art themed movies for a marathon but keep them in mind for your next three day weekend. Credit for the first six go to my friend and art house film historian, Martin de Vore, affectionately referred to as Grumbledore by his friends. The Impressionists BBC minseries, Modigliani, Lust for Life, Frida, Artemisia, Moulin Rouge (1950’s version) and my fav’s are The Moderns and Jean Cocteau’s Beauty and the Beast. Two closing shows this weekend: Friday Carlos Pozo “Formal Distortion” closing reception of silkscreen prints, 7-10 p.m. Vinal Edge Records, 239 W. 19th St. Saturday American Sweethear t - Solo Exhibit by Elizabeth Cencini at 6-9 p.m. Galeria Regina, 1716 Richmond Ave. Cohen is the founder and manager of First Saturday Arts Market. Contact him at ArtValet@gmail. com or visit him on the web at ArtValet.com.

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THE TOPICS. Saturday, August 30, 2014 • Page 4A

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here are pluses and minuses of running a local newspaper like The Leader. The pluses? People think you know everything about the area, and that’s nice. The minuses? People think you know everything about the area, and you really don’t. The quandary has exposed itself the last couple of weeks because I’ve had about a half-dozen people ask me a question I have no idea how to answer. The question comes from people new to the area; people who want to get a better feel for the Heights, Garden Oaks, Oak Forest and all the neighborhoods in between. They are business people who, no doubt, want to get entrenched in the community. “Jonathan,” they ask, “I need to meet some of the movers and shakers in this community. Who are they?” Not to disparage anyone, but that is an incredibly hard question to answer. We have a ton of people who are community stalwarts, when it comes to their specific lots in business life. We’ve got bankers and credit union bosses who know their fields extremely well. We’ve got a roll call of Realtors who can find or sell your home. We have doctors and lawyers and such, and all of them are very good at what they do. But if you ask me to name the people who really know our community, who know the important issues to us and, most importantly,

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From theleadernews.com No one can count the ways Paul Carr has helped make the Heights a better place to liveñlong before he put two wooden boards together to build the train so many children now enjoy. Thank goodness his heart and imagination were too big for lesser mortals to break. The road to hell may be paved with “controversy,” but the road to heaven will surely have Paul Carr on his tractor leading the way. Thank you, Paul. Diane Manning

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can actually do something about those issues, I’m not sure there’s a deﬁnitive answer. In fact, I know there’s not. I know what you’re thinking. We have a city council member who looks out for our needs. Sure, Ellen Cohen is charged with representing us in city government, but let’s be honest. Cohen’s district is about as cohesive as a group of drunken dogs in a bologna factory. The borders of District C extend from somewhere around the Fort Bend County line, circle to the east of the Galleria, dip over through Montrose and ﬁnish somewhere near Cypress. Her district literally has more peninsulas than Italy. I’ve written about it before, but Cohen’s district has 215,000 people in it, and the issues of Bellaire and Upper Kirby are much different than the problems in Timbergrove. Next thing you’ll tell me is we have homeowner associations and civic clubs, and their boards are quite attuned to the issues important

about City Hall is spot on. If the big boys like the Houston Chronicle and the local networks aren’t going to report on City Hall, I’m all for The Leader Newspaper manning up to the job. Regular coverage of City Council meetings would familiarize citizens about how our government works, although that phrase “government works” may strike some as an oxymoron. There is a way now for Leader readers to watch the decisionmaking process of city government, and that is through HTV also known as Houston TV. You can watch it online at www. htv.org and click on the yellow button in the upper right hand

to their constituency. I’ve been to nearly all of those meetings, and unless there’s a rash of crimes and police send a representative, the meetings are sparse and focused on parties in the park. Again, civic groups like this are important, but their board members usually have full-time jobs outside of community organization. When I started thinking more about the question of who we might consider the movers and shakers of our community, I actually did a little research. Let’s use The Leader’s distribution area as the borders of our hypothetical little city (think a thick piece of pie that extends from I-10 northwest to Little York Road between I-45 and 290). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are 21 census tracts in The Leader’s coverage area. Within those tracts (and subtracting areas where we do not deliver the paper), we have a population of 77,611. In the grand scheme of Houston, with its 2.1 million people, that’s a small wart on a face full of freckles. But consider our population a different way. Evanston, Ill., has a population of 75,500. Albany, Ga., has 76,185. Closer to home, Lake Charles, La., has 74,024 people, and Bryan, Texas, has a population of 78,700. I looked up those cities, and all of them have their own city council, their own mayor, and their own departments (like planning, public

corner titled “Visit HTV Live Stream.” All city council meetings are recorded by date (under the City Council tab) including both the public “pop-oﬀ” session on Tuesday afternoons and the Wednesday morning council meetings. While Tuesday sessions provide the public an opportunity to be heard, it is the council votes that occur on Wednesdays which should be reported. It is rare for large audiences to attend council on Wednesday. Citizens are not permitted to speak, so there is little incentive. Yet ever week, council approves the spending of millions of our hard-earned tax dollars. Sometimes, it’s

Sam’s club looks, spends a lot different these days THE MAILBOX — Here is more junk mail plus the usual ransom notices, threatening letters from debt collectors and former friends — I didn’t actually know my dog was rabid. What’s this? A letter from my Congressman, how nice, I guess, because it reminds me of a recent news article about Congress, specifically about the expenses of our U.S. senators. On a list of all 100 senators compiled by the Washington LYNN Post and listed ASHBY by amount of office expense, Columnist Texas Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn take spots four and five, respectively, as most expensive. You read right. Our own two U.S. senators from Texas are among the biggest spenders of taxpayers’ dollars — on themselves and their helpers. Cruz’s office spent $3.8 million from April 2013 through March 2014 on salaries, office equipment and travel to and from the state. Cornyn was close — his Senate office spent more than $3.7 million in the same 12-month period. And get this: Cornyn’s minority whip leadership office gave out more than $800,000 in salaries. How much are whips? Contrast these dollars with the average Senate office total: about $2.5 million. Only Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., spent more. OK, we can expect Feinstein and Boxer to top the list. Those liberals never saw a tax dollar they couldn’t spend. But Marco Rubio, that darling of conservatives, that tea party pet, sworn to cut expenses? And then come our own spendthrifts. We sent them to Washington to cut taxes (ours especially), shrink the size of government (but not our post office, VA hospital or our National Guard paychecks) and cut government expenses (but not our contract with the CIA for putty noses), reduce fraud and waste. They are Watchdogs of the Treasury. Every speech they give, every press release — which we pay for — bemoans the feds’ profligate ways, and they are fighting for us! So let’s peer into this a bit more. The news stories say many of the expenses their offices incurred came from travel to and from Texas for both senators and their staffers. Do they fly first class or rent Air Force One? In that one-year period Cruz and his staff made 593 trips from Washington to the state. Cornyn and his staff made 344. Costs varied, ranging from as little as $100 to more than $6,000 for a trip Cornyn made through eight Texas cities in March. Here’s an eye-opener: Cruz spent around $18,000 on charter flights in Texas. Not all states have such wild spenders: 76 senators took commercial flights. Here’s another interesting item: “Just over a month before the federal government shut down in October, Sen. Ted Cruz’s staff of 51 people attended a retreat in Austin. The hotel expenses, posted on Nov. 18, totaled $11,610 and were paid to

the Intercontinental Stephen F. Austin Hotel.” Two points jump off the ledger: 51 staffers? The junior senator from Texas has that army? Several must only book planes and hotels. And they stayed, ate and drank, at one of the ritziest pads in Austin. A spokeswoman said the hotel offered a federal rate and was the best option for the staff’s budget and needs. Fort Hood offers federal rates, so does Lackland. I suggest they bunk at one of those warehouses used to stick displaced Central American kids. But those concrete barns don’t have bars — except on the windows. Second point: Ted Cruz is the junior — repeat, junior — senator from Texas, having been in office one year and eight months, low down in the senate’s pecking order. Just wait till he is minority whip, then wait till he’s majority whip. There goes our next submarine We must contrast these forms of transportation with another Texas Congressman: Speaker of the U.S. House Sam Rayburn, who served in Congress 48 years — 17 as speaker, almost twice as long as second-place Tip O’Neill. Back in Mister Sam’s days, railroad companies would give free tickets to members of Congress. Sam never took the tickets and usually rode coach. His mother once wrote him, “We often wish for you to be with us, but we would rather wait a little longer than for you to accept free passes.” As speaker, Rayburn had a staff of six. Such frugality leads directly to this letter from my U.S. representative. He writes that he is pursuing “rigorous fiscal discipline,” and “my job is to say ‘no’ to more federal spending, unless it is for law enforcement, national defense, scientific research, or space exploration.” That’s fine with most of us, as long as we don’t want to drive on the Interstate highways, let our children consume uninspected food and fly on planes with no air controllers down below to make sure we don’t collide with Cruz’s missile. But the Congressman may have one problem. No Census Bureau means no census, which is what he and others twist to gerrymander Texas so they can keep their jobs. He also wants to withhold funds from the Dept. of Homeland Security until it can prove “our immigration laws are fully and equally enforced.” Doesn’t he understand the law barring the immediate deportation of those children IS being enforced — a law enacted when he was in Congress and signed by President George W. Bush? That IS the law. Down at the bottom of this blatant campaign literature is type so small you need the Hubble telescope to read it: “This mailing was prepared, published and mailed at taxpayer expense. It is provided as a service to constituents.” Sam Rayburn never mailed out one news letterer in his 48 years in office. A last observation: For the first time in its history, Congress has a majority of millionaires — a few more Democrats than Republicans. Some of you exhausted taxpayers may observe that all of these doings by Texas’ current Congressmen are deep-fried hypocrisy, and you demand a change. Change can be made. It’s called “voting.” Like I said, here’s more junk mail. Ashby pays at ashby2@comcast.net

works, water, etc.). Evanston has nine council members and a mayor. Lake Charles has seven council members, and a mayor, and that group meets twice a month. Bryan has six council members and a mayor. If you’re a resident in one of those cities, there’s a good chance you have easy access to someone who can help you get a pothole ﬁlled. But if you’re in our area of Houston, you’ve got a 3-1-1 line and a prayer. If we really do have more than 77,000 people in our area, don’t you think we need to have a group of people who look out for our needs a little better? Don’t we need to have movers and shakers? Don’t we need to have someone we can call to help with our quality of life issues? We’re not going to incorporate because we like being residents of Houston, well, except for some of our schools, police protection, water quality and horrible infrastructure. But if that’s out of the question, I think we should consider a unique approach. What if — and I need your feedback here — we hired two or three people and put them under the auspices of the Greater Heights Chamber of Commerce? (We could call them lobbyists, but that’s a dirty word that makes us feel like a House of Cards.) Their job would be to attend our homeowner and civic club meetings, ﬁnd out what’s important, and basically lobby (shhhh!) for us in

hundreds of millions. That reason alone should suﬃce for The Leader Newspaper to lead the weekly reportage of the branch of government that can aﬀect our daily lives more than any other through taxes and regulations. Raise the curtain, Jonathan, and shine sunlight on City Hall. Sincerely, Kathryn van der Pol

Spot on school take

Dear Editor: I’m sitting at a local watering hole, The Chill, with a friend, Nancy Reuter, and we are discussing [Jonathan McElvy’s] latest piece [on going back to school]. We are both retired school teach-

city government. They would be accessible through the Chamber, they would report to a board of appointed members who come from each of our neighborhoods. If our water stinks, we call them and they take it up with the city. If we don’t want sidewalks in our neighborhood, we quit wasting our time writing un-read letters and just tell them to deal with it. If an uninhabited commercial building is falling behind code, we make a quick call to a human being down at the Chamber and they deal with it that day. No, it’s not as easy as this, but there has to be merit in such an idea. We’d fund it through GoFundMe, or one of those solicitation groups. If half the people in our hypothetical city would put up $5 a year, that’s $194,000 we’d have to hire a few good people. You may ﬁnd this idea ludicrous, and I’d love to get your angry letters. But here’s the way I see things: Most of our neighborhoods have hired private security because our city’s police department doesn’t provide the peace of mind we desire. Well if we’re going to fund our own, private police departments, why not take it a step further? Why not hire a group of people to represent what our neighborhoods need? Email jonathan@theleadernews. com.

ers and agree that it is spot on! You have done a great job of increasing the amount of neighborhood news and information that we, in Leader Country, need to know. I do have one request, please consider adding a cryptogram to the crossword and sudoku section. I don’t like the ones in the Houston Chronicle. S. Abraham Editor’s Note: We are looking into adding more content to our “Games” section. If there’s something other readers would like, please email our publisher at jonathan@theleadernews.com.

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From theleadernews.com Great article! I really enjoy reading about people’s self publishing experiences. The opportunity to self-publish is one that is available to everyone, however I don’t think people really know how to go about it, what to look out for, or what questions to ask. There is a very helpful book out there called “Self-Publisher’s Legal Handbook” by Helen Sedwick. Her website,http://www.helensedwick.com has a lot of really great info along with more about her and the book. Jackie Crawford

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David Weekley Homes building two new Heights communities By Jonathan Garris jgarris@theleadernews.com

David Weekley Homes announced the start of construction on two new private, gated communities in the Heights. The new communities include Byrne Estates, located at 927 Byrne Street, and The Heights at Yale, located at 818 Yale Street. Byrne Estates will offer seven homesites with four-story, detached homes priced in the $600,000 range with 2,600 square feet and rooftop terraces, according to a press release. The Heights at Yale will offer eight homesites for three and four-story ﬂoor plans in the $550,000 range with 2,000 to 2,600 square feet. Chris Weekley, Houston Division President, stated the homes offer energy efﬁcient and low-maintenance living through designs that offer energy-saving insulation. Homes come complete with a 16

SEER HVAC system and windows which Weekley claims the modern amenities should provide homeowners with peace of mind. “We are so conﬁdent in our designs that we actually have a maximum energy usage guarantee for 3 years, based on the energy you spend heating and cooling your home,” Weekley stated. The ﬁrst set of home completions is expected to be later this year, Weekley said. He said his company expects a strong sales pace in both projects, which might be bolstered by the strong home sale market reported in July according to the Houston Association of Realtors. According to the report, in zip code 77007, the number of homes sold until July in 2014 was 538, which is a 2.1 percent increase over the same timeframe in 2013. The average price also saw an uptick, with the current average price at

about $485,000 versus about $470,000 in 2013. The median price also saw a 14.8 percent increase, up from just under $370,000 in the 2013 ﬁscal year to over $424,000 so far during the 2014 ﬁscal year. Weekley said he also expects the homes to serve broad demographics moving into the area. “When you think about urban housing buyers in Houston, most would picture a young professional or a young couple,” Weekley stated. “We have enjoyed those demographics as well as a number of empty nesters, moving in town from communities like Katy, The Woodlands and Clear Lake.” Those interested in more information about Byrne Estates can call 713-364-4075. For more information regarding The Heights at Yale, call 713-944-8201 or visit www. davidweeklyhomes.com

FY2013 FY2013 FY2014 YOY Change FY2013 FY2014 YOY Change FY2014 Sold Sold Sold Avg Price Avg Price Avg Price ZIP Code 77007 527 538 2.1% $470,457 $485,741 3.3% ZIP Code 77008 538 562 4.5% $405,574 $471,131 16.2% ZIP Code 77009 259 285 10.0% $319,769 $402,119 25.8% ZIP Code 77018 340 311 -8.5% $363,332 $421,332 16.0% ZIP Code 77091 70 73 4.3% $131,784 $133,597 1.4% ZIP Code 77092 125 132 5.6% $157,636 $204,622 29.8% Greater Houston Area 43,006 43,488 1.1% $246,640 $269,158 9.1%

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Neighbors: Residents build memories between books, wine By Elizabeth Villareal elizasgarden@outlook.com

Enjoy a little wine with your cheese? The Oak Forest Women’s Group is holding Wine Raffle 2014 benefitting Fire Station No. 13’s renovation project. Buy tickets to win a fabulous basket of 20 bottles of wine, artisan cheese and snacks, and a Frida’s Mexican Restaurant dinner for two. Two baskets will be raffled, each valued at over $375. The drawing will be held at the Sept. 16th Women’s Group meeting and you do not need to be present to win. Tickets cost $20 and can be paid by cash or check payable to OFWG, or for PayPal please contact ofwomensgroup@gmail.com. Ticket confirmation will be sent by email. The next Oak Forest Women’s Group meeting is Tuesday, Sept. 4th, 7:00 PM, at Sweet Frog Frozen Yogurt at Ella Blvd. and W. 43rd Street. Our fun-loving neighbor with a generous heart, Alice Bohlae, whom many of you have the great pleasure of knowing, has now taken all of her grandchildren on a special 10th birthday celebration trip – a wonderful tradition which each grandchild eagerly awaited. On Aug. 13th, Alice Bohlae’s daughter Molly delivered her grandson Jakie to her at the airport in Boston where Alice and Jakie rented a car and headed west to Troy, NY, to begin his 10-year-old trip. That evening the two enjoyed a baseball game played by the Tri-City Valley Cats, a Single A short-season affiliate of the Houston Astros. Even in Troy, New York, they sang Deep in the Heart of Texas during the 7th inning stretch (and yes, Alice knew the words!). The next morning, the duo traveled to Cooperstown, NY, and the main reason for their trip: together they toured the Baseball Hall of Fame. Alice remarked, “What an AMAZING place!” Next, they headed westward to Syracuse to visit the Syracuse Chiefs, AAA affiliates

of the Washington Nationals. Jakie was delighted when a player threw him a ball. On their third day out they headed back east, stopping in Albany long enough to look at their beautiful capitol and to enjoy lunch at a gathering of food trucks. Friday night, the couple went to Fenway Park to watch Jakie’s team, the Red Sox, play Alice’s team, the Astros. The Astros won! Alice said, “May I just say, Red Sox fans take their baseball seriously and are not fans of anyone who might quietly cheer for the opposing team!” On Saturday morning, after a short drive to Providence, RI, Jakie and Alice visited another state capitol and took advantage of an afternoon youth baseball clinic hosted by the PawSox, Boston’s AAA team. The kids were given instruction in pitching, hitting and fielding by members of the PawSox team and coaching staff and they were able to collect autographs from those members. That evening, grandmother and grandson attended a PawSox game where Jakie caught another ball. Sunday morning, they headed for the ferry to return Jakie home to Martha’s Vineyard, where Alice was able to spend 24 hours on the family’s dairy farm. Alice shared that it was an amazing opportunity to spend time one-on-one with a single grandchild and she will treasure the trip. Neighbors send a kind farewell to creative neighbor Glen Pangle who built Oak Forest’s first Little Free Library, the terrific red robot on Martin Street. Glen will be moving to Nashville this fall and, after thinking about moving the 6’ tall robot library with him, he thought he would leave it for the neighborhood to continue to enjoy. He posted his plan on Facebook, asking for a volunteer to take over care and feeding of the robot, and chose Kim and Ed vonBruno’s home near the Watonga Street Bridge so that the Oak Forest community would have a LFL on the west

side of White Oak Bayou (Bill Mallin’s family hosts a Little Free Library on Kinley @ Ella Blvd., Jim Markgraf has one at 1250 W. 22nd Street in Shady Acres, Patrick Brooks created one at 1318 W. 26th Street, also in Shady Acres, and Mag Franzoni, one of our Heights neighbors, maintains one at 736 Tulane). Glen kindly said, “Thank you so much for supporting the concept of Little Free Libraries in Oak Forest. It was truly a pleasure to see how the neighborhood reacted to it, and to see entire families coming to visit.” Kim and Ed have named the robot “Robbie the Reader” and will give him a new color. They plan to hold an adoption party when Robbie moves to their yard and is ready to open for business around the end of September. They hope to have lots of people attend the party and swap books. How fun! Robbie the Reader will be on Blanton Street in Section

15 of Oak Forest. Thank you, neighbors, for promoting reading and community. If readers are wondering what to do with all those books you wanted to donate to a worthy cause, donating a few of them to these Little Free Libraries sounds like a lovely idea. If you are interested in creating your own Little Free Library, check out the website at http://littlefreelibrary.org/.

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Tabby, what can be done about the local feral cats? Dear Tabby,

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Houston has had a TrapNeuter-Release program through BARC since 2007, offering assistance in trapping feral cats and reducedcost sterilization. Other cities around the country, which have now implemented the TNR program in place of euthanizing feral cats, have discovered a huge savings in taxpayer funds. According to Catherine Eldredge-Graczyk, manager of Citizens for Animal Protection’s Feral Cat Assistance Program, San Diego’s Department of Animal care used to spend $121 per cat to euthanize. Once they initiated the TNR program, they revealed a savings of $859,211 over the course of only 5 years and reduced their euthanasia rate by 45 percent. Closer to home, San Antonio has reported a tremendous success with their TNR program, now re-

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LOT FOR SALE: 4921 Golden Forest, 77091. Cleared, filled, non-restricted, no HOA’s. 713253-6645. (9-13)

SUSAN PESL REALTOR®

713-397-1916 sp esl @ f l ash . ne t

PREMIER PROPERTIES

713-686-5454

Buying or Selling? Call Charlee

(281) 859-5159

ON THE MARKET REALTY Charlee@OTMrealty.com

Charlee Peddicord

HUGE

LABOR DAY Take Advantage of All Your %-

Home Furnishing Needs

$AVE ON

SOFAS

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DINING SETS

Queen Bed, Dresser, Mirror and 1 Nightstand

Only

BED SETS

$AVE ON COFFEE TABLES

7 Pcs Formal Dinette Table with 6 chairs

499

Queen Bed Dresser Mirror and 1 Nightstand

Only $799

Bench Extra for only $89

Only $599

40 OFF %

$AVE ON

Your Choice Table + 4 Chairs

(Mattresses Extra)

SALE

(Mattresses Extra)

Only $699

Your Choice Color (Cherry, Black or White)

Twin/Full Bunk bed with bottom drawers

Your Choice White or Espresso color Daybed with Trundle

(Mattresses Extra)

Only $399

Twin Bed with built in Trundle Bed

Only

(Mattresses Extra)

299

Only $199

GIANT SALE On All MATTRESS Sets of All Sizes

AFFORDABLE FURNITURE

Only $299

Twin/Twin Bunk bed

( Mattresses Extra )

(Mattresses Extra)

GUARANTEED TO SAVE!

20% OFF Get an extra 20% OFF on Items Not on Sale • Expires September 7, 2014 •

TWO LOCATIONS TO $AVE 12005 N.W. Freeway

11314 N. Freeway

Houston TX 77092

Houston TX 77037

OUR NAME SAYS IT ALL! Since 1981

Monday - Saturday 10am - 9pm Sunday 12-6pm

713-681-6300

281-598-6700

Easy Financing Layaway Plans Available