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Much has been made of Houston’s amended flood plain ordinance and how it will impact construction, and Timbergrove residents have taken issue with several potential developments near the neighborhood that are within the flood plains. The city of Houston has granted many permits since Harvey, and Timbergrove Manor – whose southernmost street, Queenswood Lane, and

others flooded heavily in Harvey -- is now home to several of them. Of concern to residents is that the potential sites are not only within the flood plain – in some cases lower than the

Contributed photo Shown here are homes on Queenswood Lane in Timbergrove Manor following Hurricane Harvey. A proposed housing development just south of the road is one of several causing concern for rebuilding residents.

division (a property which lies entirely within White Oak Bayou’s 100-year floodplain and has never before been built on), and City Side Homes Urban Living project all appear to be underway. Requests for comment from site developers went unreturned prior to press time.

neighborhood homes which flooded – but also appear to be presenting water displacement concerns for those in the immediate vicinity. Palisades Park homes, Stanley Park sub-

Concentrated activity brings issues Timbergrove residents near Shirkmere Road recently realized structures being built up for the City Side Homes

Urban Living had a two-foot high concrete wall with drains sloping towards their side, and contractors filled that concrete wall with dirt. As a result, residents on the upper side of Shirkmere Road -- between Hurst and 11th Street, where much of the activity is concentrated -- have said they can see dirt from the property already draining to the front, overflowing curbs and going onto existing propoerties during even the smallest rain events. “I’ve never seen street floodSee Flood P. 2A

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And the winner is... Wagner Greenspace! The half-acre undeveloped space in the Heights will receive a $20,000 grant from the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) and The Walt Disney Company to help make improvements and turn it into a community park. The funds will help pay for tree plantings, seeding, benches, bird houses, interpretative signs and trash bins to help transform the space into a neighborhood gathering spot for fun and healthy activities. “NRPA is proud to collaborate with The Walt Disney Company and their ESPN and ABC Television media networks on these exciting programs,” said Rebecca Wickline, NRPA senior vice president of development. “ESPN and Disney ABC Television group have the power to help us reach hundreds of millions of people and their investment supports our vision that everyone deserves a great park and will bring children and families closer together through the power of parks and play. Congratulations to this year’s grant recipients.” The finished product at Wagner will be a nature-based recreation area that will support birds and other wildlife while providing opportunities for nearby residents to connect with nature. Woodland Park and Dow Park were also in the running for the funds in Houston. “This is a great day for the Wagner Greenspace’s surrounding community

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Ashley Griffith and her dad Bill are like most daughters with their fathers. There’s the goodnatured banter that you’d expect, along with the verbal shorthand that marks many long term relationships. It’s good that they get along because as Ashley says – “You love your parents, but you don’t spend this much time with them as adults.” This is due to the fact that Bill Griffith is the general manager of AshleyCakes bakery, 2032 E. TC Jester, which sells custom, specialty and readymade cakes, cupcakes and cookies. Oak For-

est resident Ashley Griffith, who was an actuary before she went to Le Cordon Bleu, has been making custom cakes for the past eight years out of a small

Heights native translates Argentinean poetry By Zarah Parker zarah@theleadernews.com With Houston being so diverse of a city and the Heights especially so, it’s no surprise that Heights native Bianca Broman would be inspired to seek out more of other rich cultures. This intrigue brought her to Argentina and gave her the opportunity to translate a book of poetry by Inés Zanini from Castilian Spanish into English. “I grew up in a time when living in inner city Houston meant living with a lot of diversity. My friends spoke Spanish, their par-

ents spoke Spanish, so I was always surrounded by it,” Broman said, “It’s that diversity in Houston that has inspired me to learn different languages. It had a positive effect on me to have an open heart and mind and to see things from different angles.” Originally a bilingual education major, Broman switched to geology with a minor in modern languages (Spanish emphasis with some Portuguese, French, and Latin). Though she is now continuing her Master’s degree in the sciences, the Spanish language and culture are still an important part

of her life. While doing her Bachelor’s, Broman got the opportunity to study abroad and that brought her to the city of Buenos Aires. She was looking forward to the language, food, culture, and more specifically, the tango. But that was just her first taste of the Argentinean life. She’d choose to return to the country two years later for a work-study internship program where she would teach English to all ages in various parts See Poet P. 7A

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Houston police investigating fatal crash on Hammerly Boulevard An 11-year-old boy was killed in a traffic accident in the 7800 block of Hammerly Boulevard last Friday (June 8), according to Houston police. The victim was a backseat passenger in a gray Honda Civic traveling southbound on Hammerly Boulevard as a black Ford F-150 pickup truck was traveling northbound. The driver of the truck failed to yield the right of way while turning left and struck the Honda. The victim, one of three juvenile backseat passengers not properly restrained in seat belts, was pronounced dead at Memorial Hermann Hospital. The two other children, 4 and 6 years old, and two adult front seat passengers, were not seri-

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Meeting brings progress Timbergrove residents were in attendance at a community engagement meeting held Tuesday at White Oak Conference Center by the Harris County Flood Control District. The meeting was meant to gather public input for flood control projects as part of a possible $2.5 billion bond package set for an August vote. But the Timbergrove group was on hand with a display showing flooded homes on Queenswood and urging officials to prevent future flooding there. An estimated 200 concerned citizens from Jersey

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A patio fire damaged a home in the 700 block of Nicholson Street on June 5, according to HFD. Firefighters found a smoldering fire on a balcony near where a barbeque pit had been used the night before. The home owner smelled the smoke and attempted to extinguish the fire while calling 911. Firefighters pulled ceiling in the garage and cut into the patio floor to check for extension of the fire. A smoldering fire was quickly extinguished. Crews from Stations 6, 15, and 31 responded to this incident and an estimated $10,000 in damage was reported.

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Flood from P. 1A ing on Shirkmere and Hurst in [all these] years, but now even a brief rain covered up the curb and several feet onto a property,” concerned resident Donna Christoffel said. The proposed Palisades Park community – set near the flood-prone rail yard west of T.C. Jester and south of Timbergrove Manor in the space currently occupied by a complex of industrial buildings — sits behind Grace Bible Church, almost entirely outside White Oak Bayou’s 100-year floodplain but still almost entirely inside the 500year plain. In order to connect to that street, a new roadway – which would cut through Timbergrove Manor Section 5 and be the only means of entering and exiting – would be built through what is now the church’s parking lot. Further, ever since receiving a commercial fill permit from the city in April, the Stanley Park subdivision developer has stacked soil -- left over from TxDOT’s building of I-10 -- across the site on the land west of T.C. Jester Boulevard adjacent to the train tracks near the end of Shirkmere. Set on the southernmost edge of the neighborhood, the project – which would contain 83 homes on seven acres directly behind Queenswood Lane and lies entirely within White Oak Bayou’s 100-year floodplain – came as a minor shock to residents. “Neighbors are angry, because not 15 feet from the houses that flooded terribly, they’re putting in an entire subdivision,” Christoffel said. “...The homes they’re building there would be a good 10-15 feet lower than Queenswood – I don’t understand how it could work for them.” A new street, named Stanley Park Drive, with accompanying similarly named stub streets, is planned to connect what are now dead ends at Shirkmere and Shelterwood Drive.

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ello again from your new editor. I think this is week six since my start. I’m hanging in there. My introductory tone is meant to be just that. I’m still figuring out what you readers want to see in your paper, where things are located – even whether I want to move to this area or resign to my daily 15mile commute from the Big Airport (one way). Let’s start there. The commute thing has been an easy transition. As I said, I live quite close to IAH (Bush Intercontinental Airport). Close enough to count the elephants painted on the fuselage of the double-decker Emirates plane as it flies over the house. My “pig trail” strategy to this commute is wise advice for other commuters. Granted, most of The Leader staff live near the office in places like Oak Forest “West,” Brookwood Estates, Shepherd Forest, Shepherd Park Plaza and the Heights proper. Their commutes are like: “Cross the bayou, turn right” or “Leave driveway, turn on Rosslyn for three minutes.” A little jealous, but I cracked the traffic code: Avoid schools and grocery stores. And roads with the numbers “45” or “610” in their names. As a bonus, my back roads provide an opportunity to scout the “Leader zone” for potential story ideas. (Did you know the lot across from St. Pius is for sale? And a new church will appear on Tidwell soon, with what looks like a three-story condo down the street planned as well.) It still takes me 45 minutes to get to work and another 45 back home

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– but it’s a peaceful 45 minutes. I don’t mind telling you the secret: Pinemont and Parker. I do have to port around the Candlelight communities via TC Jester, which swings me half a mile west when I need to go east. This is due to a gap in Rosslyn Road at Candlelight Place, preventing its completion through to Pinemont by a few hundred feet and a flagpole. On the Pinemont side of this great divide, there’s a sign urging drivers to “ignore MapQuest directions” with a way out and around to the tantalizingly close back yards of Candlelight. There’s a story here, about this Rosslyn roadblock. We’ll get to that at a later time; I think we’ve talked enough traffic for now. The “Leader zone,” as I call it – the area where we circulate and concentrate our primary coverage – encompasses a mere slice of northwest Houston. The actual map is somewhere on our website (www. theleadernews.com) perhaps in our media kit. The lines have retreated significantly since my first run in this newspaper in the early 90s; at any rate it does not represent any given municipality or socio-economic

delineation of some sort. The lines are simply throwbacks to when weekly, community-based newspapers divvied up sections of town for their portion of the pie. We still have the independent Northeast News over on my side of town. A large New York-based outfit has control of some of the other neighborhood papers (now mostly online rather than print) encircling Houston. For our purposes, the “borders” include anything inside a box from – roughly – US 290, I-10, I-45 and Tidwell/Little York on the north. The bulk of our advertisers, news sources and readers are within this wedge-shaped box. Even as we eclipse Chicago and take the third spot on the list of America’s megacities, living in Oak Forest doesn’t mean not being a part of the Houston metro. Sometimes, what happens in Spring Branch, or Sugarland, or Santa Fe – matters right here along TC Jester. We’ll strive to balance the locally relevant with what’s happening in our town, state, nation and world around us. Here at The Leader, we like to be in the business of telling stories from the northwest side – the good and the bad. For example, if we can zero in on a crime-ridden street, it may bring about a reaction from community leaders to work on solutions. That success, in turn, can be told in the paper, too. But not if those community leaders choose to exclude local media from the storytelling process. I recently attended an event where local police were meeting with community movers and shak-

ers, a sort of meet-and-greet format where past and present crime trends were being discussed. One absentee business owner mentioned a northwest side street that was once “the most dangerous in the city” and is now seeing vast improvements. That’s great! My ears perked up for a “bad neighborhood turned good” story. I approached the business owner and let him know I was with the local paper. He said he had seen plenty of “negative” articles (written years ago) from our paper about the neighborhood in question. After that, even as I was expressing interest in telling the positive angle of the story, he was terse, cut me off and showed no interest in taking part. Keep in mind he was just moments before standing in a room full of people, telling this success story and urging that it be told to others. But, evidently in his eyes, not through the local paper. We’re working to build trust within our community, so we can share as much information as possible. All of us at The Leader are from this area (if you count Katy and Aldine) and we all have a stake in Houston’s well-being. I’m looking into new ways to spread news from local governments and non-profit entities, which comes into the email box faster than we can possibly ever print. A big part of media’s job is to be the liaison between the government and the people. We take that seriously here at The Leader. I’ll end with examples of some of the things that have found their way to our in box. Most of these are from

Home of the Brave? Nope Notice what is not happening? What we are not hearing? Republicans standing up to President Donald Trump. No, this is not yet another dump Trump diatribe. Rather, it is a look at the lack of spine, leadership, honesty, in politicians (we pay their salary, they work for us), some journalists and talk-show hosts (total bootlickers who give fake news a bad name) and evangelists (who raise blatant hypocrisy to new levels). Along the way, we need to touch base with John Kennedy, Sam Houston and Edmund Burke. Wouldn’t you like to have dinner with them? As any sane American – and others – knows, we have a president who is honesty challenged. Some would say he is a serial liar. The Washington Post (booo!) has counted 2,000 provable untruths spoken or done by Trump, but who’s counting? My favorite are the Time magazine covers featuring Trump that he put in the lobbies of his various properties, only they were fakes. Those particular stern-faced portraits never appeared on a Time cover. Actually, Trump has appeared on more than 15 of that magazine’s covers, mostly unflattering shots. He has boasted — incorrectly, would you believe? -- that he has set a record with his cover appearances. Sorry, Donald. No one has been featured as many times as Richard Nixon, who appeared on the cover 55 times. Let’s start with those Republicans in Congress who favor Sam Rayburn’s creed: “To get along, go along.” They vote in lock-step for bills they don’t like, but are afraid to go against Trump. Can you imagine what these GOP Congress members are saying in private? Then there are those ridiculous Republicancontrolled Congressional investigating committees which are a transparent attempt to block the Russian-collusion scandal. Do they think we are idiots? Wait, we elected them, so don’t answer that question. Where are the GOP leaders? Former Speaker John Boehner has left, apparently because he couldn’t put up with the Trump team, but didn’t have the courage to say so. Current Speaker Paul Ryan is leaving, as well, “to spend more time with my family.” Across the Rotunda, we have Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell, with delusions of mediocrity. Once Lyndon Johnson held that position. LBJ wouldn’t stand for Trump’s antics one millisecond. The Washington Post’s count of Trump’s lies is now 3,001. We have the media, some of which are fighting back

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to an extent, except for Fox News, which is an oxymoron. Do you ever watch those programs like Fox and Friends? They are like an SNL sketch. These are the same talking heads who daily whipped Barack Obama during his presidency for, among other things, playing so much golf. Have you heard one single GOP pundit mention Trump’s constant golf outings? Our alt-right evangelists thunder about sin, adultery, the flames of eternal hell. But Trump? “Why, we simply hate the sin but love the sinner.” Hypocrisy is alive and well in the pulpits, and we must wonder about these blatantly proTrump religious leaders’ taxexempt status. There are just a lot of bad things going on in America today, but who is to stop them? Who has the guts to stand up to the bully? Edmund Burke famously said, “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” We do have good people who point out that the emperor is wearing only golf clothes, but not many Americans are paying any attention. There are a few bold voices. William Kristol is founder and editor of the Weekly Standard, and a solid conservative Republican (he still thinks the Iraq War was a good idea), but constantly pounds the Trump administration for its boorishness, stupidity, lies. David Brooks, a conservative columnist for The New York Times (booo!), thinks the President is a buffoon. I like Brooks because he said the best movie ever made was the John Wayne Western, “The Searchers.” George Will, another far right writer, left the Republican Party because he could no longer tolerate the Trump circus. So we do have some good men and women, but not enough, and their voices get lost. Among the GOPers in Congress, only Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake have the courage to speak out against Trump, however both are leaving office. Our two Texas senators, John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, are puppy dogs panting for attention from the Oval Office. Cruz must have forgotten Trump insinuated that Cruz’s father had some connection to John Kennedy’s assassination. Speaking of JFK, he once said,

“Sometimes party loyalty asks too much.” Like right now. Kennedy wrote a book (or Ted Sorenson did) called “Profiles in Courage.” It was a best-seller and won a Pulitzer Prize. Kennedy profiled eight U.S. senators who stood up for their beliefs and often paid the price. One was Sam Houston whom JFK singled out for speaking against the KansasNebraska Act of 1854, which would have allowed those two states to decide whether to permit slavery. This was his most unpopular vote back in slave-holding Texas, and he was defeated when running for re-election. Yet two years later Houston was elected governor of Texas. However, when the state joined the Confederacy, Houston refused to be inaugurated as governor and was thrown out of office. What would Gen-

eral Houston say of today’s leaders? Incidentally, in all of this we may ask: What about the Democrats? The party is inept, confused, no goals or clear message, useless. You young folks have heard of Sen. Joseph McCarthy or at least McCarthyism: unsubstantiated or even false accusations, which intimidate everyone to keep quiet. Even President Dwight Eisenhower soft-peddled attacks on the demagogue, and history has not been kind to Ike for this. In a few years, our pols will be saying, “What I should have done was…” By then, who cares? This just in: The Washington Post’s count of Trump’s lies is now 3,251, and it’s still early in the week. Ashby asks at ashby2@comcast.net

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Dear Editor: Like the quip about democracy, the Children at Risk Guide is the worst, except for all the others. But in this case there is no other. The Leader’s decision not to present the school grade is understandable. People do not like bad news. At least not the same old bad news. The single letter grade for a school is harsh. But so is life. Standardized tests will be very important if you want to become a doctor, lawyer, CPA, police sergeant, or even a school teacher. No teacher seems to like STAAR, but how does the public assess and hold schools accountable? How do parents make wise decisions about what school to send their children to (if they have a

Email us your letters: news@theleadernews.com choice)? There have to be metrics. And those metrics will give a result. Yes, go to the Texas School Guide website to get the whole story. But the Leader should report the scores. Michael Horne

School rankings rankle parents

Dear Editor: Your article is spot-on. These rankings are based on a mere snapshot of a school’s testing ability. Culture, agility, and warmth are not measured. Be assured the Oak Forest area has some absolutely incredible schools that not only embrace their students warmly, but continue to slog ahead to achievement, enlightenment and academic discovery despite the constant speed bumps of finance trouble and shifting priorities. It’s just a letter that’s been assigned at a glimpse. Visiting a school is a greater indicator of how it will meet your child’s needs and personality. You can “tell” a school’s culture within 10 minutes of arriving there. Dave M.

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The calendar. 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 health specialist. Call to reserve a spot. Information: 713-284-8422. JUNETEENTH PARADE 6719 W. Montgomery Mayor Sylvester Turner’s annual Juneteenth Parade will start at 10 a.m. at the Acres Homes Multi-Service Center, 6719 W. MOntgomery Road. The parade route runs west on Dolly Wright Street to Greater Zion Baptist Church. BOOK SIGNING The Book Scene Author Francine Page will be signing and discussing her book, “Logan Thee Forsaken,” a thought provoking suspense, June 16, from 1-3 p.m. at The Book Scene, 1820 W.43rd. There will be refreshments and prizes. Information: 713-869-6117. 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. 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. HPD COMMUNITY MEETINGS 6719 W. Montgomery Houston Police Department will host Positive Interaction Program meetings with the northside community at the Acres Homes Multi-Service Center, 6719 W. Montgomery. Meetngs will be held at 11:30 a.m. June 21 and 7 p.m. June 28. 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

The Obituaries. James M. Blue, 90, born Dec. 9, 1927, died June 4. Cloyd D. Carey, 72, born Sept. 15, 1945 in West Frankford, Ill.,

died June 10. He is survived by his wife, Margery Carey, daughter Tiffany Lois Witherspoon, step-daughters Kimberly Foreman and Nichelle Moats, Step-sons Jerry E. Neel, James D. Smay and Thomas C. Foreman, sister Mary Carey, brothers Bill Carey and Lloyd Carey, nine grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

Rosa June Chambers, 93, born June 23, 1924 in Rustin, La., died June 10. She was a longtime member of Oak Forest Presbyterian Church. She is survived by her son Mike Chambers, siblings Joyce Schumacher and Jack Loyd, two grandchildren, and two greatgrandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the HSLR Calf Scramble Scholarship Fund. Usha Dilawri, 62, born April 13, 1956, died June 4. Barbara Ann Martin, 82, born July 12, 1935 in Waco, Texas, died June 1, after a courageous battle with Alzheimers. Martin attended Reagan High School where she was a proud member of the high school drill team, The Red Coats. She attended The University of Texas. She was an accomplished tennis player. She is survived by her son Bobby Martin, three grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Foundation or the animal shelter of one’s choice. Evelyn Reeves, 94, born May 26, 1924 in Happy, Texas, died June 8. She received an Associate’s Degree in Business from Houston Community College. Reeves was employed for 32 years with Shell Oil Company, retiring in 1986. She is survived by her children Susan, Janet and Phil, and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mark Lutheran Church, 1515 Hillendahl Blvd., Houston 77055, stmarkhouston.org. The Rev. Doctor Donn Paul Williams, 62, born July 2,

1955 in Milwaukee, Wis., died June 3. Williams graduated from Concordia Teachers College in 1977. He received his Master of Divinity in 1981 and his Doctor of Ministry in 2007 both from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Mo. He served as a parish pastor for six congregations, including Bethany and Gethsemane in Houston. He taught theology at Lutheran High North. Survivors include his sons Josiah David, Christopher Paul, Jonathan Peter, Benjamin Daniel, sister Heidi Tupper, and two grandchildren.

public. Information: 281-7824197, www.arrl.org/what-is-hamradio, kf5oox@arrl.net. INTRODUCTION TO AYURVEDIC COOKING Bhakti Urban Farm Karuna’s Ayurvedic Kitchen presents a cooking class teaching Ayurvedic Principles and create a nutritious meal. The class teaches how to cook plant-based foods in the most appealing way. Make easy 30-minute weeknight meals. The meals are vegan, gluten-free and organic. The cost is $50 and will be held at Bhakti Urban Farm, 5415 Wheatley St., from 7-8:30 p.m. June 28. Class space is limited. Registration required. Information: www.findyournaturalbalance.com/events, karuna@ findyournaturalbalance.com, 281-546-9698. THE MYSTIC FOREST FASHION EXPERIENCE Houston Arboretum Pure, fairy tale magic will be experienced at the mystic forest fashion show. Visit a magical, parallel universe and stroll through the enchanted forest filled with mystical creatures. The fashion show will be from 7-10 p.m. June 28, at the Houston Arboretum, 183 West Loop S. Information: www.whenworldscollidefashion.com. THE BIRDS 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. 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. 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. The luncheon will be at 11:30 a.m. July 13. 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.

Ongoing WHITE OAK POOL OPEN White Oak Conference Center The White Oak Pool, located at White Oak Conference Center, 7603 Antoine Dr., is now open. Daily swim passes and pool memberships are available for

‘Making Our Mark’ series at St. Stephen’s A new worship series, “Making Our Mark,” continues at 8:30 and 11 a.m. through the third week of July. The series focuses on Jesus’ teachings and actions through the Gospel of Mark. “Love and Logic,” a parenting workshop, will be offered Sept. 17 through Oct. 22. The cost will be $150 for individuals and $250 for couples. For information and to register, visit stsumc.org/loveandlogic or pick up a registration form in the office. 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. Picnic at St. Matthew’s St. Matthew’s welcomes the community to join the fun June 24, for an after worship old time picnic in the courtyard. The menu includes burgers and dogs, potato salad and chips, drinks and desserts. Bring a friend, along with your favorite games and meet some new friends. The date for Vacation Bible School is July 23-July 26, 9-11 a.m., in the fellowship hall for ages kindergarten through 5th grade. Call the church office to

register. The church will be celebrating it’s 75th Anniversary Jubilee Aug. 12. All past members and pastors are invited to come and participate in worship and birthday luncheon. Come as you are and be welcomed to worship and fellowship at St. Matthew’s. Sunday School starts at 9:15 a.m. and worship at 9:17 a.m. St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church is located at 4300 N. Shepherd Dr. Call 713-6970671 or visit the Facebook page or the website at www. stmatthewsmethodist.org. 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. 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 Cynthia Jones of Texas Mobile Dental will be guest speaker. Call 713-861-3102 for information. Men’s Scripture Sharing Group meets at the YMCA The Men’s Scripture Sharing Group meets at 7 a.m.

LEGALLINE: FREE LEGAL ADVICE Houston Bar Association The Houston Bar Association offers free legal advice over the phone through LegalLine from 5-9 p.m. the first and third Wednesday of every month. Consejos Legales for Spanish speakers is the first Thursday of every month from 6-8 p.m. Information: 713759-1133, www.hba.org.

every Thursday at the Harriet and Joe Foster YMCA, 1234 W. 34th St. There will be music, Bible study and fellowship. Guests and new members are welcome to attend this nondenominational Bible study. Email scripturesharing@ earthlink.net for information.

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DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT EDUCATION Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Classes are held every other Tuesday from 9 a.m.-noon at Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital, 1635 North Loop West, in the South Tower on the second floor. Information: 713-867-4515.

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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.

cartoons from the ‘90s. Whether you want to stroll down memory lane back to a simple time when Saturday morning cat cartoons defined your weekend or you want to introduce your kiddo to old school cartoons, you’ll be starting your day off right. El Gato Coffee House is located at 508 Pecore St. Cartoons are shown from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. every Saturday. The cost for an adult pass is $12/hour, student pass is $10/hour (with school ID), and a child pass is $8/hour (5-17 years). Information: info@elgatocoffeehouse.com, 832-968-3006.

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fter feeding thousands of people with just five small loaves of bread and two fish and then walking on the water at the Sea of Galilee, Jesus had many people following Him. These people wanted Jesus to become their king. A man with His power and ability could do a lot for them. Jesus began to speak to these people and tell them that He was the bread of life. He told them that if they would eat His flesh and drink His blood that they would live forever. Jesus wasn’t advocating for cannibalism but rather responding to people who wanted a king that could give them bread and take care of their physical needs. Jesus was pointing out that their biggest need was not physical but spiritual. They needed the saving work of Jesus Christ to give them eternal life. Many people today either want a relationship with God based on their own works or they just don’t want a relationship with God at all. A relationship with God is necessary for eternal life. You can take care of your physical body as well as possible but someday it will die. Your spiritual body will spend eternity somewhere. It is important to have a relationship with God to give you spiritual life. To have this relationship with God you must come through Jesus. Jesus said, “I am the bread of life.” There is no other way to have eternal life apart from Jesus. In this same passage Jesus also said that the work of God was to believe on Jesus Christ. There is no work that you can do to have a relationship with God. It is only by believing in Jesus Christ that you can have eternal life. This really is a super food. Bread that gives eternal life! This bread is Jesus.

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It’s hurricane season (again): Are your pets prepared?

Dear Tabby, After last year’s hurricane season, I want to make sure that we’re as prepared as possible for another storm--especially our pets. What do we need to do to prepare our pets for another hurricane season? Hurricane Prepared in The Heights Dear Hurricane Prepared, Like it or not, the 2018 hurricane season has officially begun. Even though many of us are still suffering the impact of Harvey, it’s time again to start watching the radar and making plans in the event of another storm. While there is lots of information available to humans on how to prepare for a potential storm, there is less information available to pet owners who are concerned

about how to care for their pets in the event of a storm. BARC recently compiled a helpful information sheet for pet owners to aid them in preparing their pet in case of a hurricane emergency. If you have friends and neighbors with pets who could benefit from this information, would you consider sharing this information and helping them to prepare as well? Building A Pet Emergency Kit: • Before a disaster occurs, build a pet emergency supply kit that includes items your pets use on a regular basis, including food, water, medications and familiar toys. Also be sure to include a photo of you and your pet. • Collect all medical records, including a rabies certificate, pet license information and other important documents and keep them in a waterproof container or bag within the kit. Please ensure your pets are upto-date on their vaccinations. Consider getting your pet the immunizations that boarding facilities require (typically bordetella) at their annual exam, in the event that you have to board them unexpectedly dur-

ing storm season. Developing A Plan for Pets: • If your family plans to evacuate ahead of a storm remember that pets should never be left behind during an emergency. If it is not safe for people and it is not safe for pets. • If an emergency requires evacuation, get your pet emergency supply kit and decide whether it is best for your pet to stay at a shelter. If you plan to take your pet with you, be sure the place where the family is going accepts pets. • Please ensure that your pet is microchipped. This increases your chances of being reunited with your pet should he or she get lost during a disaster. Visit BARC’s website to learn more about the importance of microchipping your pet. • Set aside a specific time every year to update your pet’s city license, veterinary, and microchip information. This information is crucial to reuniting your pet with your family if he or she becomes lost. Staying Informed: • Visit www.HoustonOEM.

net and sign up for Alert Houston, the City’s Emergency E-mail Notification System to stay updated on the latest emergency news in Houston. • If your pet is lost during a disaster, begin the search for him or her immediately by visiting the “Lost or Found a Pet?” page on www.HoustonBARC.com. Having a plan in place for your pets takes some of the

strain off of you during hurricane season. Whether Houston gets threatened by another storm this year or not, you can rest easy, knowing that your pets are prepared for anything that heads your way. Did You Know? Friends For Life Animal Shelter is offering “Two For One” (pay one adoption fee, get one free!) kitten adoptions

Do you have a question for Tabby? If so, email her at: dear tabbyquestions@gmail.com.

Pet of the Week Meet Molten! Molten is an 8 year old Golden Retriever. While his past remains a mystery, we do know that Molten spent a fair amount of time as a stray on a college campus (enjoying ample head pats and fast food trash!) but is finally settling into a safe and structured life in a foster home. Molten is a mellow dude who loves a tennis ball and wants nothing more than a family to love him...could that be yours? To learn more, visit www. k9angelsrescue.org.

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Learn about dementia June 27 at a free senior seminar and breakfast at St. Joseph Medical Center in the Heights For The Leader June is designated “Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month” and a time to increase public awareness of Alzheimer’s disease, available resources and how people can get involved to support the cause. Alzheimer’s disease is one of an overall group of dementia conditions that describe a decline in memory or other thinking skills. Usually the symptoms are severe enough to reduce a person’s ability to perform everyday activities. There are many conditions that can cause symptoms of dementia, includ-

ing some that are reversible, such as thyroid problems and vitamin deficiencies. Members of the St. Joseph Senior Advantage Program can join Anand Balasubramanian, M.D., an internist on the medical staff of St. Joseph, for a free breakfast seminar to learn about dementia, its symptoms, diagnosis and treatment options. The event takes place Wednesday, June 27, from 89:30 a.m. in the fourth-floor meeting room of the Heights hospital located at 1917 Ashland Street. “Many people have memory loss issues and it does not mean

they have Alzheimer’s or another dementia,” said Dr. Balasubramanian. “There are many different causes of memory problems, and some dementialike symptoms can be reversed. So see a doctor if you, or a loved one, are experiencing troubling symptoms. Don’t avoid a discussion.” Seating is limited and reservations can be made by calling 713-969-5376 by 2 p.m., Monday, June 25. Membership in St. Joseph’s Senior Advantage Program is free and open to all seniors ages 55 and older. Join by calling 713-969-5376.

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Family from P. 1A Bill. “She didn’t sleep weekends.” Getting the brick and mortar location up and running took a little while longer than anticipated as Hurricane Harvey hit right after they signed the lease, but now there are seven employees, five of whom are full time. This includes partners Bill and Chef Pahn Smith, a graduate of LeNotre Culinary Institute with a degree in baking and pastry. Ashley’s sister, who lives in Cypress, does social media for the bakery. “Everyone helps out with everything,” said Ashley. Dad and daughter have their particular strengths. Bill, who always enjoyed outside sales, is in his element in the front of the store. Ashley says her dad is a “really good cook” who has now learned to bake

Preregister at lazybrookbaptistchurch.org and make icing, but Bill says that decorating is beyond his level of expertise. Ashley relishes pursuing her passion – baking – and has an impressive array of offerings on the menu, including non-cupcake offerings like crème brulee and chocolate mousse. A recent hit is the Royal Mini Cake, really a jumbo cupcake, inspired by the one at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding. “People like that you can mix and match cupcake flavors,” said Ashley, who notes that customers can get three dollars off for a dozen cupcakes. Bill’s favorite cupcake is the chocolate chip cookie dough cupcake which was a finalist in the Rodeo Uncorked Best Bites competition this year, but he is also partial to AshleyCakes

cookies. Ashley said that the chocolate bacon cupcakes are also a favorite, especially at the Rodeo. “They really like the sweet and savory taste of the meat and chocolate,” said Ashley. While Ashley may not be the first to toot her own horn, her dad is only so happy to do so. “We opened without any fanfare, but this is a really different concept,” said Bill. “It’s a hybrid. Ashley does elegant custom specialty cakes but also sells individual cupcakes and cake by the slice. I didn’t know how much of a gift [Ashley] had until I started working events and hearing customers talk about her.” For Ashley’s part, she’s grateful to have someone that she can be herself with – “If something’s bothering

Grant from P. 1A because it’s an area in high need of parks,” says Steve Wright, Houston Parks and Recreation Director. “Once improvements are completed, it will give area residents a direct link to nature and healthy living. And a big thank you goes out to The Walt Disney Corporation and the National Recreation and Park

Association for making it all possible.” The Meet Me at the Park Earth Month campaign is in its fourth year. It’s part of the National Recreation and Park Association and Disney’s commitment to provide 1 million kids and families with greater access to play. Work on the Wagner

Greenspace is expected to begin next month. Ribboncutting ceremonies for the new space should happen in late August. The award is the culmination of an online campaign urging Heights residents in the cozy community around the park to vote for Wagner. It paid off !

Poet from P. 1A of La Provincia de Buenos Aires. She lived with different host families as she moved around different areas teaching as a guest at various English institutes. It was in El Triunfo, a small country town within the Province of Buenos Aires, while teaching an adult class, Broman met Inés Zanini. “[Zanini] was a vivacious student. As a professor of Castilian Spanish and Literature at the local university, she was passionate about the power of words. She was interested in learning English, although her previous exposure to the language was minimal. She always brought a wonderful energy to the classes. One day, she arrived with a stack of books. She handed out a few, then gave me three,” Broman said. Broman thought at first that they were for her to just look through, so she flipped through them and tried to return them, but when she tried to give the books back, Zanini made it clear that they were a gift for her. “I couldn’t read them right away, so I put them in my backpack,” Broman said, “then later on my travels across the country, somewhere in the Andes, I revisited the books. They turned out to be her personal books of poetry. The first in the saga: Agitando Suenos (Rustling Dreams), is where I began. I began to read and immediately realized how much culture, emotion and intellect were in the poems. I could see the influence of Borges in her writing, and her descriptive imagery was absolutely enthralling. All I could think was, how can I help her share her work with people from my world?” A lot of Zanini’s poetry is about her Castilian background, while Argentinean culture abounds within the lines of verse. After spending so much time immersed in the atmosphere of Argentina, the poems held a spe-

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translation. With a writing style influenced heavily by Borges, Horacio, Cortazar, and Lorca, her words are certainly worth a read,” Broman said. After conferring with Zanini on the translation they decided to seek publishing in the U.S. and were successful. It can be found on Amazon and Barnes and Noble as Rustling Dreams. Later this year the poetry book in its original language will be made available in the states as well. The book will also be available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. “We are currently working on a deal where if you buy one you can get the second half off, so that the reader is encouraged to have both the original and the translated copy.” Broman was also excited to talk about how Zanini is looking to come to the U.S. to offer classes and share her Argentinean culture with students and poetry fans.

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