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White Oak flood bond meeting is June 12 By Zach Maxwell zach@theleadernews.com If you have something to say to Harris County officials about flooding along White Oak Bayou, better mark the evening of June 12 on your calendar. Harris County Commissioners Court plans to call a bond election on Aug. 25 for the Harris County Flood Control District. Registered voters in Harris County will be asked to vote on what could be $2.5
Photo by Zach Maxwell Mayor Sylvester Turner and County Judge Ed Emmett at a Tuesday (June 5) meeting with Houston meteorologists at Transtar. Officials are in high gear to get the word out as hurricane season starts on the Gulf Coast.
billion in bonds for flood risk reduction projects throughout the county. Two dozen “watershed” meetings will be held starting this month across the county
ahead of the election. One of the first on deck is for the 111square-mile White Oak watershed, to be held from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, June 12, at White Oak Conference Center, 7603
Antoine Drive. According to HCFCD, more than 433,000 people live in the White Oak watershed, making it the fourth most populated drainage basin in Harris County behind Brays, Greens and Buffalo bayous. More than 2,000 structures were damaged during Hurricane Harvey floods along the White Oak, according to website ProPublica.org, with more than 5,000 damaged during Tropical Storm Allison in 2001. During Harvey, most of the
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The early morning robbery of a popular Ella Boulevard taco shop has stoked fears of an uptick in violent confrontational crimes. The owner of Maria’s Tacos N More, 5127 Ella Bvd., was forced to hand over cash and her car keys at gunpoint on Saturday morning. Police recovered her Jeep that afternoon and returned it to owner Maria Vizuet after processing it for evidence. “He came into the kitchen and held a gun to my head, saying ‘Give me the purse! Give me the money!’” Vizuet said. After reports of the robbery circulated on social media websites, she said there was a rush of loyal customers over the weekend checking on her and supporting her with business. Houston Police Department spokesman Victor Senties said the assailant – still at large as of early this week – was described as a black male in his 20s. Vizuet surmises he is from close by since he walked into the shop and her car was recovered not too far from the Ella and Pinemont location. In a separate incident last Thursday, May 31, Harris County deputies were dispatched to the 1000 block of Lamonte Lane in reference to a aggravated robbery. Upon arrival, deputies meet with two victims who stated they were robbed at gun point when they were walking down the street. At 9:45 p.m., both victims, a woman and her
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By Zach Maxwell zach@theleadernews.com One Candlelight Park family combined their creative skills to add a blast of Texas history to Corpus Christi’s beloved “Blue Ghost.” Vicki Loper hand painted large murals of a naval battle scene for the new exhibit about the Texas Navy aboard the USS Lexington, the only aircraft carrier museum in the state. Her husband Craig and son Mitchell have a video production company which helped put together a 22-minute film about the Texas Navy. The trio also helped design and install a naval display aboard the Lexington which includes replica cannons and artifacts from the 1840s. The Lopers spent several weeks down on the coast get-
ting the display ready. A grand opening was held last month. Her next project is a little closer to home: She has been commissioned to paint classic car murals at Adolf Hoepfl Garage on North Shepherd Drive. Loper is a prolific internationally recognized artist who began her art journey studying from age 11 with Ruth Mogford, an acclaimed artist. Loper continued her art studies at the University of Texas in Austin. Today Loper’s paintings are in private collections across the United States and have been shown or purchased by commercial entities such as the State Capital of Texas, Laguna Gloria Museum, Austin, the Opera House in Grapevine, Shady Brook Resort, Taos Canyon, New Mex., Point Venture Resort, Lake Travis, St. John’s the
Vote delayed on Heights design draft By Zach Maxwell zach@theleadernews.com After nearly three years of workshops, meetings and discussions over the criteria to be used to govern alterations to homes in the Heights historic districts, a May 31 vote on the preliminary draft… was pushed to June. The Houston Archaeological and Historical Commission held a special meeting to discuss the 87 comments received at an early
May hearing and consider changes to the draft guidelines. The commission spent 3.5 hours discussing three dozen proposed changes and voting on each one separately. Staff will now make the changes approved on May 31 and send the 200-plus page guideline document to the commission for a possible up or down vote at their June 14 meeting. (This will take place at 3 p.m. on that Thursday afternoon in the City Hall annex.) Approval of the guidelines will
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Harvard Elementary Choir hits the Heights The Harvard Elementary School Choir, under the direction of Rudy Villarreal, provided vocal entertainment for the May edition of the merchants’ association “Sip and Stroll” event on 19th Street. Bliss hosted the choir for the event, donating a portion of their sales from the evening event to the choir. Choir member Melania Koob has been selected by the Texas Choir Directors’ Association to perform in the state Honor Choir in San Antonio.
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Robbery from P. 1A adult daughter, were returning from a nearby Walgreens store when a black, four-door sedan drove up beside them and came to a halt. At that time, a Hispanic Male, mid-20’s, short black hair, 5foot-9 , 150-160 pounds exited the vehicle in an aggressive manner and demanded their wallets and money. The suspect displayed a black semi-automatic pistol as he took their property. After taking the property from the victims, the suspect re-entered the vehicle and was last seen traveling east bound on Lamonte Lane. A video surveillance camera at a residence in the area was reviewed but did not show any details of the suspect vehicle due to its speed. Both cases remain under investigation by Houston Police Department.
Washington deceased. The address is the location of a church, with other businesses and abandoned buildings nearby. There are no residences in the immediate vicinity. At this time, there is no known motive nor suspect(s). Anyone with information in this case is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
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sioner Sue Lovell during a discussion about dormers and roof pitch. “This is exactly the frustration people feel. When you come to (city housing) staff with something, you’re told, ‘You can’t do it, can’t do it.’” The commission spent 45 minutes discussing what to do about another formula determining the threshold for window replacement. It was seen as too subjective by some and would have been impactful on all historic district guidelines citywide. The formula was ultimately removed altogether. Guideline language en-
couraging homeowners to install coffered ceilings as a way to add space to regulated ceiling heights was removed from the document, because the city has limited jurisdiction over the interior design of a private home (outside of safety needs). There was quite a bit of discussion about the floor area ratio (FAR) requirements, including attic exemptions, dormer requirements and exaggerated roofs. Lovell said there had been discussion to compromise on these issues, but she didn’t see those ideas included in the revised
document presented by city staff. She said the FAR requirements should be for lot usage rather than control of a home’s interior, especially accounting for upper floors. After numerous comments from the public about garage sizes, city staff recommended increasing the square footage for a detached garage from 400 feet to 528. While a homeowner can build any size garage they wish, the number discussed would be an “exemption” from counting toward the overall home area allowed on a historic Heights lot.
Lovell proposed no size restrictions for attached or detached garages, on the logic that lot size would determine how large an individual homeowner’s garage could be. “I’m philosophically opposed to telling people the size of their garage,” she said. Her motion to increase the exemption to 576 feet failed on a split vote. Commissioner Ben Koush then made a motion to increase the exemption to 441 square feet, which also failed. Finally, Commissioner Stephen McNeil proposed to accept staff recommen-
dation of 528 feet and this motion passed unanimously. HAHC also approved an increased floor height of 36 inches, up from the initial proposal of 32 inches. Many of the items which drew public comments required no changes to the draft guidelines or were simply corrections or commentary which could not be acted upon. For a complete list of items discussed on May 31, visit www.houstontx.gov/ planning and scroll down to the Historic Districts Design Guidelines project page link.
Mural from P. 1A Monument and Museum on the Bay – USS Lexington in “The Lone Star Navy Exhibit” created and donated by the Texas Navy Association. Loper’s 8’x 7’ mural of Galveston Bay depicting a Baltimore Clipper at dock and another at sea is the backdrop for a diorama housing a rendition of a 19th Century Midshipman and a Sailor working on the dock of what was then headquarters for the first of two Texas Navies. Moving into the next area of this 1,000 sq. foot exhibition, you will find another Loper mural measuring 17’ x 7’ of a Gulf of Mexico sunset highlighting the 1836 Mexican Brig Warship Bravo. In front of this mural are two replica 12 pounder guns set as if firing through the bulwark of Texas Navy Warship Invincible. This scene depicts an important victory of the First Texas Navy whereby munitions and food on the merchant ship Pocket, sail-
ing out of New Orleans and destined to resupply Santa Anna’s desperate troops at San Jacinto, were captured and delivered to Sam Houston’s forces the day before the Battle of San Jacinto. Without this Texas Navy victory, the Battle of San Jacinto establishing Texas Independence from Mexico would likely not have been won. Visit the USS Lexington’s Lone Star Navy Exhibit to view the Loper murals and also experience the featured 22-minute Historical Documentary “How the Texas Navy Saved the Revolution,” a film produced by T Kahunas USA and the Texas Navy Association. The film is approved for use and available for free download to all 4th and 7th grade Social Studies teachers throughout Texas by signing on to TexasNavy.org and filling out the short usage form under the Teachers Film Request in the main menu.
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projects outlined on the Flood Control District’s website. With this June 12 meeting, a bigger post-Harvey push for action will take flight. Ideas for the White Oak Ten projects totaling $81 million have been completed, mainly on the upper reaches of White Oak around Jersey Village. Those consisted largely of digging massive storm runoff holding ponds. Proposed and ongoing projects for the White Oak include: * The White Oak Bayou Federal Flood Damage Reduction Project is a multi-year, $166 million project that will substantially reduce flooding risks along White Oak Bayou, according to HCFCD. Started in 1998, the project is a cooperative effort between the Flood Control District and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Upon project completion, HCFCD estimates that within the project area, most areas along White Oak Bayou will see water surface elevation reductions of 0.5 to 1.5 feet for the 1 percent (100-year) flooding event. * The Inwood Forest Golf Course, a 226-acre property near Antoine Drive and West Little York, was purchased by the City of Houston in 2011 for approximately $9 million. A land use agreement stipulates that the property may only be used as parkland, for recreational purposes and for stormwater detention purposes. At the City of Houston’s request, the Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) is developing a plan to design and build stormwater detention basins on the former golf course property to provide flood damage reduction benefits during heavy storms and to mitigate impacts of future public projects as appropriate. The City of Houston will contact neighborhood stakeholders to discuss the design of recreational improvements adjacent to the detention basins. * A recently completed
2017 study led by the Harris County Flood Control District and funded by the Memorial Heights Redevelopment Authority presents future options for the natural restoration of Lower White Oak Bayou, as alternatives to replacing the aging concrete channel lining north of downtown Houston. The analysis demonstrates viable, but limited, restoration potential within existing Flood Control District right-of-way downstream of Taylor Street. Construction cost estimates for restoring this one-mile reach range between $30 million and $60 million and could take at least 5-10 years from the preliminary engineering phase to final design and construction. Next steps for any longerterm project stemming from the Lower White Oak Bayou Channel Restoration Study would include identifying stakeholders to participate in and fund development of a future restoration project, identifying a realistic project footprint, and – if funding from a project sponsor becomes available – moving on to planning and preliminary engineering. There are also the very visible projects within Oak Forest and Candlelight communities to install larger storm sewer conduits beneath neighborhood streets. One example is the ongoing project on Chamboard Lane in Shepherd Park Plaza. Impact to property owners The full cost of the bond will be phased in over several years and will not impact property tax bills all at once, according to the flood control district. “Based on what could be $2.5 billion in bonds and a likely borrowing schedule over approximately 15 years, the Harris County Budget Management Department estimates that the overall tax increase will be no more than 2-3 cents per $100 of home valuation – meaning that most
homeowners will see an increase of no more than 1.4 percent in their property tax,” states the district’s website. “A homeowner with an over-65 or disabled exemption and a home worth $200,000 or less would not pay any additional taxes for these bonds.” Community input “When considering project ideas suggested by the community, the Harris County Flood Control District will prioritize projects that meet its mission to provide flood damage reduction projects that work, with appropriate regard for community and natural values,” states the HCFCD website. Lists of positive and negative criteria are available on the website, as well as information on how to submit ideas and comments. One group already weighing in is the Bayou Land Conservancy, a local land trust focused on conserving land and protecting Houston’s primary water source, Lake Houston. In a letter to county officials, the board points out that Harris County has been singled out as the one place in Texas where stream flows have increased markedly over the past few decades. The board voices it’s support for projects that protect homes and prevents loss of life from flood disasters by protecting, acquiring, and restoring land and property interests to establish natural corridors along bayous, rivers, and streams to provide floodwater storage. “We’re very encouraged that our Commissioner’s Court will ask Harris County voters to support a bond to improve resilience for future storms,” said Jill Boullion, Executive Director. “We want to ensure that 21st century solutions are considered, and that we don’t rely on old ideas from the 1940’s to protect us from what Judge Emmett refers to as the “new normal” when it comes to extreme weather events.”
Harris County has received its first wave of funding to begin the purchase of homes and properties flooded during Hurricane Harvey. An unknown number of those properties, out of 169 countywide, are in the White Oak Bayou and tributary flood plains. A map provided with a press release from Harris County Flood Control District shows homes in Inwood, Independence Heights and along Brickhouse Gully near 290 as eligible for buyout. Most of the buyout homes in Harris County are along the San Jacinto River and Cypress Creek. “This is just the first of what we believe will be multiple allotments of funding,” said Karen Hastings from HCFCD in an email to The Leader. “Individual notification letters to property owners for this first allotment will be sent out once Harris County Commissioners Court has approved accepting the grant allotment and the necessary local matching funds. This action could happen as early as the next Commissioners Court meeting on June 12.” Once Commissioners Court approves the funding, the time until closing could be anywhere from four weeks to four months, depending on the needs of the property owner, Hastings said. She said the map was intentionally vague to respect homeowner privacy. More information from the HCFCD press release: Since Hurricane Harvey made landfall in August 2017, the Harris County Flood Control District has been working with its many local, state, and federal partners to address the flood risk reduction needs of the county. This includes responding to and addressing volunteers for the Flood Control District Home Buyout Program by maintaining a Home Buyout Hotline, collecting information from thousands of home buyout volunteers, reviewing and identifying properties that meet the Flood Control District Home Buyout eligibility criteria, and submitting grant applications for funding to support home buyouts in response to Hurricane Harvey.
Home buyouts are used by the Flood Control District to reduce flood damages in areas hopelessly deep in the floodplain where structural projects to reduce flooding are not cost effective and/or beneficial. Since the Flood Control District’s voluntary buyout program began in 1985, more than 2,075 structures have been purchased with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants and more than 960 properties (with and without structures) have been purchased with local Flood Control District funds. As announced by the Texas Division of Emergency Management, Harris County will receive its first allocation of FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funds in response to Hurricane Harvey. Twenty-five million six hundred thousand dollars are estimated to be received out of the total $163.5 million that the Flood Control District requested for home buyouts through HMGP. The Flood Control District will be able to purchase approximately 169 homes with $8.6 million required local matching funds and the $25.6 million in HMGP funds. Additional funding allocations from the same grant application are expected later this year. In April 2018, the Flood Control District submitted a grant application to Texas Division of Emergency Management and FEMA to request funding through the HMGP. This grant application included approximately 1,000 homes for potential home buyout (totaling approximately $163.5 million in federal funding requests to the State). To utilize the new HGMP funding, the Harris County Commissioners Court must first authorize a local funding match of $54.5 million, or 25 percent of the total amount needed (approximately $218 million total) to support purchasing the proposed 1,000 homes. The first funding allocation of $25.6 million will support the purchase of approximately 169 homes dispersed throughout the county. These homes were initially selected because they meet the Flood
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Control District Home Buyout Program eligibility criteria, and these homes were prioritized because they have been designated as “substantially damaged” by building code officials at the Harris County Engineering Department or the City of Houston’s Public Works & Engineering Department. Once a property has received a “substantially damaged” designation, homeowners have limited options to bring homes back into compliance with current floodplain regulations, as a “substantially damaged” designation means the cost to repair the home is assumed to be equal to or more than 50 percent of the market value of the home itself. The remaining funds requested by the Flood Control District in the April 2018 grant application are still under review by the Texas Division of Emergency Management for future authorization, and subsequent funding authorized by the Texas Division of Emergency Management will be used to purchase additional homes that were included in the April 2018 HMGP application. “I recognize the determination of the residents of this county, and we are continuously working on our residents’ behalf to secure every avenue of federal, state, and even local funding available to move people out of harm’s way before the next storm or flooding event. This is just the first allotment of FEMA funding for home buyouts, and we are looking forward to the ability to do more work for our residents,” said County Judge Ed Emmett. The Flood Control District’s Home Buyout Program is ongoing, and home owners may volunteer to be considered for the program at any time. The Flood Control District is continually reevaluating and reassessing the needs for home buyouts across the county as additional funding becomes available. For more information about how to participate in a potential home buyout, please contact the Flood Control District at (713) 684-4020 or visit www.hcfcd.org/homebuyout.
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very spring the non-profit organization Children at Risk releases their Texas School Guide for HISD and surrounding school districts – giving each school a letter grade – and each year I’m ambivalent about covering it. That’s because over the past seven years freelancing at The Leader I’ve visited with a lot of dynamic principals and been inside a lot of schools with tireless teachers and enthusiastic students. Some of these schools have worked hard to prove their worth to the surrounding communities. Increasing numbers of them have active groups of parent volunteers who chose to send their kids to their neighborhood school and are spending hundreds of unpaid hours to build something special, not just for their child but for all of them. Then the rankings come out and these same parents see their beloved school tagged with a C or a D, or an F. Other parents of pre-school age children see these same results and may knock a school off the list if the ranking is unsatisfactory enough. For all of these reasons, we are not reprinting the report card for area schools in The Leader. You can visit https://texasschoolguide.org/ to look for yourself if you are curious. As a brief recap, there were no Leader area high schools higher than a C minus. The three highest ranked Leader middle schools – Frank Black,
Garden Oaks Montessori Magnet and Hamilton Middle School scored a B. There were no A middle schools. And for Betsy Denson elementary, just Field Elementary, Oak Forest Elementary and Travis Elementary rated an A. When I asked online about parents’ views of the rankings, I knew I’d get a passionate response. “A single letter grade score doesn’t even begin to tell the story of our school,” wrote one mom. “These ratings are given by a group that has never once stepped into our IB school, never visited any of our thriving dual language classrooms, or spoken with a single parent, student or teacher,” echoed another. “At Garden Oaks our goal is to provide an exceptional Montessori learning environment while supporting the development of the whole child,” said GOMM Principal Dr. Lindsey Pollack. “We accomplish this with high levels of student and parent satisfaction, high levels of community involvement, low discipline rates and an application pool of over 1,000 students ready to enroll on our campus which in my grade book add up to a solid ‘A’.” The CAR rankings are generated by how schools score on the state’s
STAAR test. And there are a growing number of parents who don’t feel like the test is a true indicator of student success. “The CAR rankings are not of huge import to me because they are so heavily STAAR based; and STAAR doesn’t tell you very much of anything, in my opinion,” said a parent. “I would be much more interested in seeing how a school’s students stack up on a nationally normed test, perhaps Woodcock Johnson IV.” Dr. Pollack said that many of the parents at GOMM view these tests as unacceptable and have chosen to keep their children out of school for the week during STAAR testing. “As a school faculty we believe standardized testing is a practical life skill and work to prepare our students to do their best on every task they undertake,” she said. “That said, standardized testing environments are somewhat foreign to our students as we work to ensure that authentic, hands-on learning tasks are the focus of our efforts.” Claire Treacy, the assistant director for the CAR’s Center for Social Measurement and Evaluation and the lead author of the study, said that she understands that their approach can always be improved upon but they are limited by the data that is publically available to them through the Texas Education Agency, largely being STAAR test scores. CAR changed their methodology this year for the elementary school and middle school rankings to give
equal weight to raw test scores (33 percent), student progress (33 percent), and expected performance relative to student demographics (33 percent). In past years the raw test scores component was 60 percent and student growth and expected performance relative to student demographics were both 20 percent. Because of studies suggesting bias with regard to low SES student performance on the STAAR, CAR includes that third domain, Campus Performance. “We are attempting to account for this limitation by giving schools credit for how they perform relative to schools with similar populations and SES levels,” she said. The high schools have a fourth domain — College Readiness — that also factors in SAT/ACT scores and graduation rates. Parents who do give credence to the rankings do so as one piece of the puzzle. “It matters to me because I have three young children not yet in school,” said one parent. “So I assess as best as I can, I’ve toured all the schools I am interested in and gotten a feel for it, and have assessed scores…but having no experience, it’s hard not to consider these scores in the equation.” Another parent said she didn’t use the rankings at all in her decision making process. “I’ve worked in HISD for 18 years and sent my kid to the F-ranked school that became C and now a D,” she said. “CAR doesn’t measure school culture, teacher retention,
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Hoax Springs Eternal THE WATCHTOWER – They are out there somewhere, and I’m going to do my civic and find ‘em, capture ‘em and terminate ‘em with extreme prejudice, as the CIA puts it. (This is the same government agency which refers to torture as “enhanced interrogation.”) I am looking for the enemy of America. No, not the press, as President Trump calls the media, rather, I am looking for Aleksandra Yuryevna Krylova and Mikhail Leonidovich Burchik. You remember them, the two Russian agents who came to Texas to check out our gullibility and paranoia. At the same time, I am keeping a wary eye on either a roundup of Obama opponents or a military takeover of Texas. And here comes the zinger: the two – Russian spies and a military roundup -- are connected. Who would have thought? But let me go back to the beginning, because this is one ridiculous story that makes Texas look, well, ridiculous. In 2015 word went out that the U.S. military was going to conduct an exercise called Jade Helm 15. Although the name sounds like one of Stormy Daniels’ co-workers, it was actually an annual maneuver taking place in several states, including Texas. But rumors spread that Jade Helm 15 was a cover for an Obama plan to round up political opponents or an outright military takeover. Gov. Greg Abbott became so concerned that he called out the Texas State Guard to monitor the military. Incidentally, this is NOT the National Guard -- the governor of Texas has sole control over the State Guard because it is not subject to federal activation and thus could not be used for a military takeover. Abbott wrote to the guard commander, Maj. Gen. Gerald Betty, “During the training operation, it is important that Texans know their safety, constitutional rights, private property rights and civil liberties will not be infringed.” As best as I can determine, Abbott’s firm action prevented a roundup or takeover, although around Christmas I did spot members of the Salvation Army ringing bells, and there is an Old Navy store in every mall. But Abbott’s actions made our state look downright stupid. Now we drop the other boot. As you and I recall, those two Russian agents, Krylova and Burchik, the real Natasha and Boris, visited Texas in June of 2014 to gather intelligence. These were not your run-of-the-steppes agents of the Internet Research Agency, the Kremlin’s disinformation and sneaky election-changing department. Krylova was described as the agency’s
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third-highest-ranking agent. Burchik was described as the executive director or secondhighest-ranking agent. They bought political ads under fake names and staged political rallies. The two got email servers like Yahoo, Gmail and Outlook to pass along their messages. They even set up fraudulent bank names to open PayPal accounts to pay for their work. The pair organized rallies in Houston, same place, same time. One was pro-Islam, the other anti-Islam, hoping for a fight that never materialized. The Ruskies had a false name to cover their work: “Matt Skiber.” Texans’ gullibility and paranoia was the green light for President Vladimir Putin. Michael Hayden, a former CIA director, said the Jade Helm 15 controversy in 2015 was used by the Russians as a test to see how much influence they could exert through online means. “They took their game to North America in 2015, and I won’t belabor it here, but there was an exercise in Texas called Jade Helm 15 that Russian bots and the American alt-right media convinced most -- many -- Texans was an Obama plan to round up political dissidents.” “It got so much traction that the governor of Texas had to call out the National Guard (again, it was Texas State Guard) to observe the federal exercise to keep the population calm. At that point, I’m figuring the Russians are saying ‘We can go big time’ and at that point I think they made the decision, ‘We’re going to play in the electoral process.’” Hayden, our chief spy, said the Jade Helm 15 misinformation campaign was “a strategy that reports indicate they have continued to use to sow division on other issues since then, including in the 2016 presidential election.” Hayden later said he flatly believes Putin helped elect Trump. So the Jade Helm 15 hoax in Texas was a pilot project which proved so successful that Putin ordered similar schemes to be used in the entire nation to get Trump elected. Be proud, Texas. But now we come to the next phase. As Hayden said, “they have continued to sow division on other issues since then.” This means the Internet Research Agency is still churning out misinformation, the real fake news,
neatly disguised as ABC, CNN and the Washington Post, with ridiculous stories about porn stars, mass hirings and firings in the White House, even reports that Trump dyes his hair. Have they no shame? As for Texans, given our track record, obviously we are in the crosshairs. We’ll believe anything. So, as the expression goes, “Be alert. This country needs more lerts.” With the fall elections cranking up, be prepared for an onslaught of rumors, fake news and doctored photos. Expect to see emails about a candidate’s pedophile background, his-to-her operation or tax cheating. Indeed, some candidates won’t even reveal their federal income taxes. Be suspicious of anyone who orders borscht or drinks
instructional quality outside of test prep, diversity, or the feeling I get when my kid hops out of the car and runs happily to class.” For those who note that many of the top scoring schools have lower numbers of SES students as part of the student body relative to the more than 70 percent of SES students in the district as a whole, Treacy points to Field Elementary, which in recent years has consistently scored highly and got an A+ for this year, the only Leader area school to do so. Field’s student body is made up of 87 percent economically disadvantaged students. In a past editorial, I highlighted Field’s accomplishments, noting how the long term principal has the respect and support of his teachers and how in recent years, more zoned families have invested in the school. But it didn’t happen overnight. Treacy also notes the number of turnaround schools in Dallas ISD, due to the district’s Accelerating Campus Excellence (or ACE) program. “There’s a lot of hope,” said Treacy. For some, who are working hard in area schools, the biggest negative of the rankings is that they might turn off the very people who could be the difference makers. “We tell students not to let a test score define their value and worth; we should be wary of doing the same thing to their school as a whole,” said parent Sarah Honore. Email us your letters: news@theleadernews.com
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vodka. Eastern European accents are a dead giveaway, unless she’s married to a President. We all know that Deep State is conniving to undermine the current administration, so report any politician who was secretly born in Africa or wants to pry your mortar from your cold, dead hands. Be especially suspicious of anyone named Matt Skiber. Putin wants us to be cynical, suspicious, and believe any story that strengthens our own beliefs. To avoid this, we must be cynical, suspicious and believe any story that strengthens our own beliefs. Meanwhile. I am in this watchtower guarding you against the truth. Ashby is alert at ashby2@comcast.net
Dear Editor: I enjoyed reading Mr. Cohen’s article about White Linen and it’s origin in New Orleans. I must point out a discrepancy. It was stated “...Hurricane Katrina’s devastation....” In actuality the hurricane was a wind event. What caused the devastation to New Orleans was the flooding that resulted from the failure of the federal flood protection around the city. After Hurricane Betsy in 1965, when there was flooding in New Orleans, congress mandated the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide flood protection. Through the decades that protection was not built well. After Hurricane Katrina, Sandy Rosenthal founded Levees.org to expose the Corps’ poor work. For a while the Corps refused to accept responsibility, but it was proved that the failures were largely the result of the agency’s improper designs and construction. Levees.org has become a watchdog group over seeing the Corps’ inspection reports and new construction. Because of the flood protection failures, New Orleans became the victim of the worst man made disaster to ever happen in this country. Liz Reed Dear Editor: While Mr. Cohen provides a valuable resource to the folks of Houston he does a disservice to New Orleans in the short piece referenced in the June 2 edition. In it he claims that Hurricane Katrina devastated the city in 2005. The US Army Corps of Engineers, with their failed federal levee system, is what actually did the damage in The Big Easy. Jamie Radley
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ANNUAL JUNE PICNIC The Pinemont Apartments The Pinemont Apartments, 6000 Pinemont Dr., will hold their annual June picnic from noon-2 p.m. June 9. Each household is encouraged to invite five family members for catered BBQ, Live Zydeco entertainment, fellowship and fun. Information: 713-8998048.
GARDEN TOUR Heights Garden Club The Heights Garden Club is having a garden tour from 10-11 a.m. June 9, at the Eskelson Residence, 636 E. 12th St. The tour is free and open to the community. The cottage garden with flowers the size of dinner plates and sidewalk vegetable garden featured on this double lot have engaged neighbors for years. Information: heightsgardenclub.com. PICNIC IN THE PARK Montie Beach Park Come out to Montie Beach Park Splash Pad from noon-2 p.m. June 10. Bring your own lunches and drinks. Don’t forget sunscreen and towels. The park is located at 915 Northwood St. (77009). TWILIGHT CAMP Skyline District Sam Houston Area Council Cub Scouts can learn new skills and make new friends at Twilight camp, open to Scouts entering 1st through 5th grade for the 2018-2019 school year. The camp will be from 5:30-8:45 p.m. June 11-14, at KC Hall, 607 E. Whitney St. The registration fee is $66.50 for the first Scout and $65 for each additional Scout and includes a t-shirt, patch, water bottle and program supplies. Volunteers are needed. Information: skyline.shac.org/twilight-camp, 713-659-8111. STROKE SUPPORT GROUP Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital The June Stroke survivors group will address the topic of “returning to driving after stroke.” Join us to meet other stroke survivors and families and discuss the as-
sessment process for returning to driving. The meeting is open to all stroke patients, stroke survivors and caregivers. The meeting will be from 3-4 p.m. June 14, 1635 North Loop West, Classroom C in the South Tower. Information: 713-222-2273. HCDE HEAD START JOB FAIR Harris County Department of Education Head Start is hosting an interview fair to recruit teachers, teaching assistants, family service providers and other staff members. The recruitment event will be held June 14, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 6300 Irvington Blvd. Qualifications for Head Start Teaching Assistant, Early Head Start Teacher and Head Start Teacher include experience working with young children and an interest in early childhood education. Those who hold child development associate (CDA) degrees are strongly encouraged to apply. Information: www.hcdetexas.org, 713-696-8287. HOUSTON ROSE SOCIETY MEETING Cherie Flores Garden Pavillon “Organic Rose Protocols and Plant Health” is the topic of the Houston Rose Society meeting, 7 p.m. June 14, at the Cherie Flores Garden Pavillon, 1500 Hermann Dr. Daniel Millikin will be discussing the best organic practices for your roses. The meeting will be at 7:30 p.m., beginning with a 7:00 p.m. social time. Remember to bring a special rose from your garden for Grow and Tell. Free Admission. Information: www. houstonrose.org. FOCUS ON DIABETES SEMINAR The Lighthouse of Houston The Lighthouse of Houston kicks off a series of free seminars on a variety of health topics with “Focus on Diabetes,” to be held June 15, from 8:30–11:30 a.m. at the Lighthouse Community Services Center, 3602 West Dallas. The event will feature a wide range of expertise, with presentations by an ophthalmologist, registered dietitian, podiatrist, low vision doctor and behavioral
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Theatre Suburbia Theatre Suburbia, 4106 Way Out West, presents the Conor McPherson’s “The Birds,” based on a story by Daphen Du Maurier; a gripping, unsettling, and moving look at human relationships in the face of societal collapse. The presentation will run through June 30. Start times are Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:30 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. (June 17 and 24, only). Reservations are encouraged. Tickets are $16 adults, $13 students and seniors, and $13 Sunday matinees. Information: www.theatresuburbia. org, 713-682-3525.
health specialist. Call to reserve a spot. Information: 713-284-8422. N. SHEPHERD COMMUNITY ALLIANCE MEETING El Tapatio Restaurant Come on over and meet community leaders at the North Shepherd Community Alliance, the fastest growing business networking group in the rapidly developing North Shepherd area. Craig and Cindy Loper will discuss their recent documentary on the history of the Texas Navy. This is a free event with dinner sponsored by the North Shepherd Community Alliance and Moon Shepherd Baker Insurance. The community is welcome. The meeting will be from 6-8 p.m. June 20. Call Kathryn Van Der Pol at 713-695-5071 to RSVP or for further information.
GALVESTON HARBOR TOUR Precinct 4 Senior Adult Program Board the Seagull II for a narrated tour of Galveston Bay and the Port of Houston, View birds and marine life, and more. The tour is 8:30 a.m. July 12. Lunch is available for purchase on your own at one of the many local eateries on the Strand. An $8 prepaid, non-refundable fee covers the cost of this trip. Transportation is provided from Oaks Presbyterian Church, 1576 Chantilly Lane. Information: www.hcp4.net/sap/ events, 281-893-3726.
NOON LECTURE SERIES The Heritage Society Tea Room The Noon Lecture Series presents Re-examining Confederate Monuments in Texas by Ron Goodwin, from noon-1 p.m. June 21, at The Heritage Society Tea Room, 1100 Bagby St. in Sam Houston Park. The cost is free for members, $5 for non-members. Guests may bring a lunch or purchase one for $12. Email styler@ heritagesociety.org to reserve a box lunch. Information: 713655-1912, ext. 103, mvance@ heritgesociety.org.
SUMMER IN PARIS LUNCHEON St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church Precinct 4’s Senior Adult Program invites all senior adults ages 50 years of age and better to St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church, located at 2003 W. 43rd St., for a summer lunch in Paris. Ben’s Chuck Wagon is catering chicken cordon bleu with cream gravy sauce, mashed potatoes, French peas, rolls, dessert, and iced tea. $10 per person. Information: www.hcp4.net/sap/ events, 281-893-3726.
AMATEUR RADIO FIELD DAY Oak Forest Amateur Radio Club Members of the Oak Forest Amateur Radio Club will be participating in the national Amateur Radio Field Day exercise, at 11 a.m. June 23-24, at the Oak Forest Masonic Lodge, 4721 Watonga. Since 1933, ham radio operators across North America have established temporary ham radio stations in public locations during Field Day to showcase the science and skill of Amateur Radio. The event is open to the public. Information: 281-7824197, www.arrl.org/what-is-hamradio, kf5oox@arrl.net.
ICE CREAM SOCIAL The Houston Rose Society The Houston Rose Society will hold its annual Ice Cream Social and Summer Celebration from 7-9 p.m. July 12. Come join the fun. There will be vendors, door prizes and make-your-own ice cream sundaes with lots of toppings to
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choose from. Admission is free. Bring your favorite ice cream topping or finger food. This event will be held at the Cherie Flores Garden Pavilion, 1500 Hermann Dr. Information: www.houstonrose.org. HAPPENINGS ON THE WAY TO HEAVEN WRITER’S GROUP Adolf Hoepfl Garage Have you written something you would like to see published? Have you written something you like to share with a small group of experienced writers? Join the writer’s group. All ages are welcome. Meetings are the first Thursdays of the month from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Meetings are in the Liberty Room of Adolf Hoepfl Garage, 4610 N. Shepherd Dr. For information and guidelines for reading your work, email Kathryn van der Pol at Kathryn@adolfhoepfl.com. MAKING OF AMERICA BOOK CLUB
Friends and Family Day at Shady Acres Church of Christ Shady Acres Church of Christ, 730 W. 26th St., will hold Friends and Family day for the worship service at 10 a.m. June 10. There will be acapella presentations, a book signing and live question and answer session with author and guest minister Brandon Holt of Baytown Connect Church of Christ. Call 713-861-6625 for information.
The Gathering Place ministry at St. Stephen’s The Gathering Place, a ministry for persons with Alzheimer’s and other types of memory loss, will be held Monday, June 11, from 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall. Volunteers lead guests in fun activities and serve lunch so that caregivers can take a break. There is no charge to attend. A new yoga class, open to all, meets on the first and third Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. in Room 101. The cost is $5 per class. St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church is located at 2003 W. 43rd St. For information, call 713-686-8241 or visit www.stsumc.org and the church’s Facebook page.
Bible study. RSVP to Paul Urquhart. Email scripturesharing@earthlink.net for information.
Cynthia Jones of Texas Mobile Dental will be guest speaker. Call 713-861-3102 for information.
Upcoming events at First Baptist Church Heights First Baptist Church Heights, 201 E. 9th St., will hold GriefShare every Friday 7:30-9 p.m. through Aug. 3 (except June 22), in the conference room. The community health fair originally scheduled for June 9 is cancelled and will be rescheduled in the fall. Jorge Castillo of the Houston Police Department Reporting Abuse and Adult Protective Services will be featured. The Senior Event will held 10:30-11:30 a.m. June 26, and
Women’s Bible Study Group meets at the YMCA The Women’s Bible Study meets at 6:30 p.m. every Monday at the Harriet and Joe Foster YMCA, 1234 W. 34th St. The new Bible study begins on the Book of Daniel. There will be Bible study, prayer, and fellowship. Guests and new members are welcome to attend this non-denominational Bible study. Email scripturesharing@ earthlink.net for information or call 713-516-4282.
Men’s Scripture Sharing annual prayer breakfast at the YMCA The Men’s Scripture Sharing Group will meet for their annual prayer breakfast from 7:30-9 a.m., Thursday June 14, at the Harriet and Joe Foster YMCA, 1234 W. 34th St. Come for Bible study and fellowship. Guests and new members are welcome to attend this non-denominational
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Obviously, proper shelter, water, nutrition, hygiene, cleaning, and waste management are key to germ control. Fewer antibiotics are used if good practices are in place. As for Veterinary Preventative Medicine, we can prevent antibiotic overuse by promoting: 1. Proper Vaccine programs 2. Internal Parasite Control Programs - Heartworms/worms 3. External Parasite Control Programs - Fleas/Ticks & others 4. Dental Care Programs - Both professional and HomeCare These programs would significantly reduce respiratory, intestinal, skin, periodontal, and many other preventable infections veterinarians must treat everyday with antibiotics. If we are responsibly concerned about antibiotic resistance, then we will take proactive measures to best prevent parasites and disease in the first place.
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From the Pews. Healing Service held at Advent Lutheran Advent Lutheran Church will have a healing service at 5 p.m. June 10, in the sanctuary. This is a healing service designed to pray for each individual who wants prayers for themselves in the healing of the soul, hurts, memories, anger, and physical ailments. In addition to songs that are designed for a deep meditative connection, there will be teaching briefly about the spiritual gifts that some have for such ministry. Advent Lutheran is located at 5820 Pinemont Dr. For information, call 713-686-8201.
Adolf Hoepfl Garage If you enjoy American history and the people who shaped it, this is an opportunity to meet with other like-minded readers. We will be reading Constitutional Sound Bites, America’s Founding Documents and First Principles in a 21st Century Presentation by David Shestokas. Meetings are 6:30 p.m., the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month in the Liberty Room at Adolf Hoepfl Garage, 4610 N. Shepherd Dr. Information: Kathryn@adolfhoepfl.com, 713-516-4282.
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t the beginning of hurricane season I think we are all a little jumpy when we think about the possibility of another storm like Harvey. We have been told to prepare by making sure we have food, water, extra batteries, and an evacuation plan. It is helpful to prepare for storms but there are some storms that no amount of preparation will prepare you to face. How do you prepare for losing a spouse to a sudden heart attack after forty years of marriage? How do you prepare for losing your job at the same time you find out that your home has some major repairs needed? Storms come. Storms come that knock us off of the path we have planned for our lives. In John 6:16-21 we read about Jesus walking on the water to come to his disciples aid during a major storm. Jesus spoke to His disciples and said, “Fear not, it is I.” When we look at our circumstances we will have fear. When we look to God in faith, we will be able to look over our circumstances in faith at the one who can deliver us from our circumstances or who can comfort us in our circumstances. Jesus will be with you in your storm if you will trust Him and obey His word. What storm are you facing? Is it a physical problem, a financial problem, or a relationship problem? There is no place that you can go on this earth that is too far away for Jesus to reach. He will come to you if you will trust in Him.
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3 Reasons why dogs eat grass
Dear Tabby, Our dog has been eating grass a lot lately. She asks to go out and, instead of doing her usual “outdoor activities,” she’s heading directly for a patch of grass and gobbling it down! Why is she doing this? Concerned Dog Owner in Garden Oaks
got the backyard to herself, but not much to do there. Are you providing regular exercise and mental challenges for your pup? Do you notice your dog eating more grass during times when you aren’t walking or playing with her as often? Try daily exercise and adding new toys into the mix on occasion. 3. Upset tummy: When your dog has tummy troubles, she turns to grass for relief. This is more likely if the behavior starts suddenly or if your dog is very
anxious about needing to eat the grass, often extending her neck and making swallowing motions, and then vomiting afterwards. But most studies have found that this is actually quite rare--less than 25 percent of dogs vomit after eating grass and only 10 percent showed signs of illness beforehand. So, don’t worry about your dog’s grass-eating habits. As long as she’s not showing signs of illness or a nutritional deficiency, she’s probably being a totally normal
Margaret Stacks Keller, 66, born July 28, 1951, died June 1. She is survived by her son Scott Keller, daughter Shelly Shindler, and two grandchildren.
dog. You may also want to buy a small tray of grass just for the dog, or start an herbal home garden. This will give your poor pooch an alternative to the outdoor grass and landscaping--the eating of which could lead to accidental ingestion of pesticides, herbicides, or chemicals that have been used to treat your (or your neighbor’s) yard. Do you have a question for Tabby? Email her at: deartabbyquestions@ gmail.com
Eugene Robert Kenjura, 64, born Feb. 25, 1954, died May 29. He is survived by his siblings Mary, Charles and Dorothy. Connie Machorro, 95, born June 14, 1922, died May 30. She is survived by her daughters Yolanda M. O’Merry, Nancy M. Doyle and Linda Bowers, 10 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren, and five great-greatgrandchildren. Barbara Ann Martin, 85, born July 12,
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Meet Gus. Six year old Gus was an owner surrender but no one can figure out why--this boy is as low-maintenance as they come! Described as more of a lazy “house cat” than a dog, all Gus needs is a backyard, a few toys and a soft human to snuggle with. Gus does require medication for a couple of (very manageable) health conditions, but he is otherwise healthy, happy and ready for his new beginning with you. To learn more, go to www.friends4life.org
Dear Concerned Dog Owner, What your dog is doing is not uncommon and is actually just what her ancestors did. Dogs, unlike their feline counterparts, are not carnivores. But they’re not like your garden-variety omnivores, either. For tens of thousands of years, these opportunistic scavengers have devoured anything and everything, as long as it fulfilled their basic dietary requirements. So why do they eat grass and what can you do about it? 1. It tastes good: As natural scavengers, canines are programmed to search for nutrition anywhere they can find it. It’s possible that your dog finds the flavor or texture of grass yummy. Or it could be filling a nutritional need that her normal food isn’t, especially fiber. Try feeding your dog a food with more fiber or adding vegetables to her diet and see if that helps with the grass munching. 2. It’s entertainment: In some cases, eating grass is just something to do to pass the time. She’s
Melvin James Petrash, 90, born Dec. 30, 1927, died May 25. He is survived by his sons Dennis Wayne Petrash and Mark Petrash, and two grandchildren. Dorthy Kelley Snyder, born July 26, 1935, died June 2. She is survived by her husband Thomas Snyder, daughter Connie Renfro, son Kelley Snyder, six grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. Avelina Abrego Suarez, 85, born Feb. 11, 1933, died June 1. Suarez was a social worker for several years working with Gulf Coast Social Services, United Way, and Meals on Wheels. She was a CCD instructor at Resurrection Church for several years. In August 1972 she became a member of the St. Ambrose Catholic Church Community and was an active member. She is survived by her children Richard Suarez, Anthony Suarez, Joseph Suarez, Christine Suarez Gomez, Patricia Suarez Morales, David Suarez, Loretta Suarez Garcia, Thomas Suarez, MaryAnn Suarez Castillo, James Suarez, Jacqueline Suarez Ortega, Connie Suarez Mercado and Grace Suarez Clark, sisters Linda McLoughlin, and Angie Escobedo, 28 grandchildren, and 27 great-grandchildren. Donn Paul Williams, 62, born July 2,
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Not too long ago Winter Street Studios was the only name used to reference Second Saturday Open Studios. Now it’s Second Saturday followed by one of six different buildings. There is a lot of talent in those buildings and they want you to come see them. The Silos, Silver Street, and Winter Street Studios open their studios to the public from 12-5pm. Sabine Street, Spring Street and Summer Street Studios open from 2 - 7 p.m. Visit the website for studio info and a map of the entire complex sawyeryards.com. Rhonda Lanclos is a figure and portrait artist in studio # 18 at Winter Street. At the beginning of this year she started a podcast titled Artists of Houston (artistsofhouston. com) and in a very casual manner, has a conversation with different artists each month, generally around the 2nd Saturday open studios. The topic is what inspires them as artists. If you happen to catch this column early, Thursday, June 7, Artists of Houston Podcast will be the beneficiary of a happy hour hosted by Fresh Arts, an arts nonprofit, at Bar Boheme, 307 Fairview St, Houston, Texas 77006 5 - 8 p.m. In an invitation for the event, Rhonda said the following. “Please support the podcast by having a cocktail at Boehme and buy a coffee mug for $10, put your beer, wine or moonshine in it! All benefit and offset production costs and invests in continuing thoughtful conversations with Houston artists about their process, philosophy and more!� Artist Janavi M. Folmsbee, Silver St. Studios #315, has been featured in galleries and murals around Houston. Now her work is elevated to even greater heights – displayed above the city on a billboard. A friend told her about the opportunity to showcase her work in the “Sky Art� project, a venture of the City of Houston’s Houston First Corporation. Artists were juried
for the program, which places paintings celebrating the city on billboards across town. “I was at dinner with my husband, and he thought it was a cool project,� Folmsbee recalled. “My husband isn’t in the art world, so he has a unique outlook. He hit the nail on the head. This is a way that everyone will see art in Houston, whether they go to galleries or not.� The billboards are a way to beautify the city, she added. “Billboards have a powerful voice,� she said. “Imagine the
Houston’s skyline. “My paintings show the beauty and strength of the ocean and of our city,� she said.  The billboard is located at 2913 W. Loop 610 and Oakshire, just across the freeway from The Galleria. For more information about Janavi M. Folmsbee, visit www.janavimfolmsbee.com. The Market at Sawyer Yards will be open for summer evenings again this year, 6 - 10 p.m., starting this Saturday, June 9. About a dozen studio artists will stay open late and Photo contributed Artist Janavi M. Folmsbee finds elevation of her work in the “Sky Art� billboard project shown below.
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