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While grafﬁti on public and abandoned buildings is an eyesore, it’s not an uncommon sight. What was shocking to Oak Forest residents was the appearance of grafﬁti last Sunday morning on the garage of a newly constructed home on Chantilly, currently for sale. And the words themselves – “Class Warfare” – got many talking on the Oak Forest Homeowners Association Facebook page. Although one referred to the perpetrator as the Oak Forest Guy Fawkes, there was almost unanimous condemnation of the act, even by those who also took the opportunity to share

their opinions about the accumulation of rebuilds in the area and the perceived rise of an elitist culture in the neighborhood. “I can only hope it’s someone who doesn’t actually live in Oak Forest, because it would be embarrassing to learn that neighbors in the same community are sabotaging each other,” Haley Gilliam wrote on the Oak Forest Homeowners Association Facebook page. “Even if no one is living in this house yet, it’s still a home in our community.” Joyce Maniha, of Joyce Homes, Inc. said she cleaned up the grafﬁti herself but also ﬁled a police report for the incident as well as an See GRAFFITI, P. 4A

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The Shady Acres Civic Club is concerned about water accumulating near W. 22nd and W. 23rd streets after heavy rain. “We need to figure out which way to make it go – the water has to go somewhere,” said Shady Acres Civic Club president Nancy Wilcox. “The infrastructure has to match the construction that’s coming in.” In recent months, the area has grown due to the addition of town homes and condominiums. Major flooding hasn’t been a concern, but the water has accumulated on driveways, and in some garages. Mike Tallbott, Harris County Flood Control District director said his agency is working with Shady Acres residents to find a solution to the drainage problem. “The Harris County Flood Control District has been contacted by residents about flooding issues in their neighborhood and is conducting research and holding discussions with the City of Houston, which also has jurisdiction in the area. No project or study is currently underway.”

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Garden Oaks resident Dale Schwartz retired as a commercial airline pilot on July 4 after 29 years and 22,000 miles ﬂying for Continental and United airlines. (Photo by Michael Sudhalter)

Garden Oaks pilot logs last of 27,000 hours ﬂying across globe By Michael Sudhalter

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When Garden Oaks resident Dale Schwartz was a child, he found an Aviation Dictionary that his father brought home from World War II. He studied it from front to back and made it his lifelong ambition to become a pilot. “I always wanted to fly airplanes – I can’t remember a time when I didn’t want to fly,” Schwartz said. “You see things from a different perspective from 35,000 feet.” Schwartz, 65, flew his final flight on July 4, from Vail, Colo. to Houston, and passengers congratulated him on 29 years as a commercial airline pilot, when the plane landed at Bush Intercontinental Airport. His wife, Frances, and the couple’s two daughters, Stacey and Lindsey, joined him on his final commercial

flight. During that time, Schwartz flew all over the world and logged a total of 22,000 hours (not counting the 5,000 flight hours he accumulated as a corporate pilot in the early 1980s). The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has a mandatory retirement requirement at age 65 for pilots flying commercial planes. In 2007, the FAA increased the age requirement from 60 to 65 – and that gave Schwartz five more years than expected in the friendly skies. “I feel like I could still go a couple more years – I’m healthy and have all of my cognitive abilities,” Schwartz said. Schwartz said he’d still like to be involved in aviation, and is considering working as a flight instructor. “I’ve flown for 35 years on someone else’s schedule, so it will be nice to keep my

Garden Oaks resident Dale Schwartz flew his final commercial flight on July 4. He flew from Vail, Colo. to Houston. (Submitted photo)

own schedule,” Schwartz said. A native of West University, Schwartz graduated from Lamar High in 1968 before studying Aviation at San Jacinto College. Schwartz had several flight certificates when he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and flew F-111s during the mid 1970s at bases in Arizona and New

Mexico, respectively. “The Air Force training was a little more intense because you’re on their schedule, and it’s compacted into a year,” Schwartz said. “I wanted to ﬂy jets, and I thought it would be good experience.” Schwartz said he learned See PILOT P. 4A

The Texas Department of Transportation plans to replace the 83year-old Yale Street Bridge in 2016. TxDOT made some adjustments to the bridge, including the addition of carbon fiber reinforcement under it, over the past few years. The bridge, located just south of I-10 at Yale (and White Oak Bayou) has restricted large trucks from traveling on it, but it needs to be replaced for long term viability, according to Danny Perez, public information officer for TxDOT. The cost of the project is estimated at $3.6 million and construction could begin in early 2016, according to Perez. TxDOT is handling the project, because it involves federal funds. TxDOT will host a public meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 29 to discuss the impact to the bridge, which was listed to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011 (one of approximately 75 on the list in Texas). The meeting will take place at TxDOT’s Houston headquarters, 7600 Washington Ave. Perez said TxDOT will listen to the questions and concerns of residents and business owners in the area and take them into consideration as the construction is planned out. “We’re trying to be pro-active, and address issues if they’re out there,” Perez said. Some neighborhood leaders already have opinions on the project moving forward. “My preference would be to keep the historical bridge, but it looks like we’re going to have to let go of the historic bridge and fight for something that’s going to look historic,” said Mark Williamson, a board member of the Houston Heights Association and the Greater Heights Super Neighborhood Council. Tom Dornbusch of Super NeighSee BRIDGE, P. 4A

Oak Forest resident enjoys publicizing 290 progress By Michael Sudhalter michael@theleadernews.com

Mike Zientek’s neighbors are always interested in his job. “Folks want to know what is going to be built when and what’s it going to look like,” said Zientek, who’s called Oak Forest home for the past seven years. “They want to know why their exit is closed.” Zientek, a public relations specialist for HNTB, an architecture, civil engineering and construction management ﬁrm that works closely with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) does his best to answer their questions.

He’ll often refer them to my290. com – a website that he helps keep as up to date as possible. Like most Oak Forest residents, Zientek understands the trafﬁc and construction frustrations, but he enjoys being able to be the bearer of good news. And he’s involved in the neighborhood, often showing up at Oak Forest Homeowners Association meetings as a citizen, not just a transportation spokesperson. “I like Oak Forest because the trees are real big and mature, and it’s close to 290 and 610,” Zientek See ZIENTEK, P. 4A

TxDOT 290/610 updates • Project K: The new ramp from 610 to 290 is now open • Project K: The new ramp from 290 to I-10 should be open later in 2014. Loop 610 North Loop mainlanes and frontage road from TC Jester to Ella, and partial IH 610 West Loop mainlanes will be completed by the end of the year. • Project J-1: The I-10 to 290 ramp is expected to be open by early 2016. • Project J-2 will be completed 2017 (mainlanes of US 290 from W. 34th Street to IH 610.)

Oak Forest resident Mike Zientek works with the public to inform and educate about TXDOT’s U.S. Hwy. 290 Project (Photo by Michael Sudhalter)

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Man’s cell phone stolen at Baskin Robbins nobody in the ice cream shop knew what had happened until the thief had escaped. Even the victim reacted with an expression that seemed to say, “Did you see that?” What happened at the BaskinRobbins shop in the Oak Forest area of northwest Houston was actually a rather common crime. Sometimes it’s called “Apple picking,” an M.O. for petty thieves specializing in grabbing smart phones directly out of the hands of victims right in the middle of conversations. No police report was ﬁled, and shop owner Shawn Salyers told KHOU he felt bad for the victim, and would like to oﬀer him some free ice cream.

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A thief went through a dog door in the 5300 block of Saxon on

July 4, according to KHOU. The residents were at home in bed, and the thief went through the side gate, crawled in through the dog door and quickly grabbed a purse and wallet before leaving. The items were found in the trash can near the side gate, with only the cash gone.

Robbery on Angeline

A 72-year-old father and his 44-year-old daughter, owners of a small business, were robbed at 9 a.m. on June 30 in the 1800 block of Angeline. The victims were going to a bank to make a deposit when two black male suspects, described as being between the ages of 20 and 30 and wearing T-shirts, threatened force but did not display a weapon. They took the bank deposit bag and ﬂed in a gray vehicle.

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Filtering news isn’t always such a bad thing

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e don’t talk about national news very often in this newspaper, and that’s on purpose. We just don’t have the space and, to be honest, we wouldn’t be very good at it anyway. But one recent national story has grabbed my attention, and I can’t stop following it. You may have heard about a young man named Justin Ross Harris, the father of a 22-month-old son named Cooper. Harris, his wife and his son live in the Atlanta area, and they became the center of national news when young Cooper was left in his car seat as his father went to work. Cooper died the most disgusting of deaths. As the car sat in a hot parking lot, the poor child went through the worst form of torture you and I can imagine. I write often about my adorable son, Hank, and I physically ache when I think about that precious boy screaming for my help. I can’t imagine the gut-wrenching hysteria from Cooper as he pleaded for the people entrusted to protect him. There’s another reason this story has captivated me: Harris is from Tuscaloosa, Ala., which is my hometown. He is six years my junior, and I do not know him, but that connec-

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tion has made me more interested in the story. When news of this story broke nearly three weeks ago, I constantly searched for updates. I went to Facebook, because I have friends who know Harris. I searched Alabama news sites, I read the Atlanta JournalConstitution, anything that would give me more information on this tragedy. What caught my attention was that police in Cobb County, Ga., almost immediately charged Harris with murder in his son’s death, and something didn’t quite make sense. Every picture, every Facebook post, every detail I could uncover about the tragedy pointed nowhere near what we consider murder. Negligence? Absolutely. Harris purposefully killing his son? No way.

Friends on social media sent all sorts of messages in support of Harris, and they were relying on the same up-to-the-second information I was reading. The Cobb County District Attorney had gone too far, too fast to throw a loving father, who made a terrible mistake, in prison. One of my friends on Facebook posted a Pulitzer Prize-winning story from the Washington Post about how this sort of accident happens more times than we care to imagine. Mothers and fathers are driving somewhere, get interrupted, and for some horrible reason, they forget they have a quiet toddler in the back seat, only to discover the baby dead hours later. When I digested all the instantaneous news and put it in the perspective of the Washington Post story, I began to question the Cobb County District Attorney, as well. I thought he might be out to earn a name for himself. Maybe get a little publicity and run for a higher ofﬁce. That night, I went home to my wife (ﬁrst, I hugged the hell out of my son) and she could tell I was visibly shaken. My wife is an attorney, and I told her I couldn’t believe a DA would press such ridiculous charges. I had read every word, listened to

my friends talk on social media, and there was no possible way this father intentionally killed his son. Not a single news story indicated such. Three weeks ago, I was on the verge of writing a column about how Harris needed to be set free. No matter what the DA charged, and no matter what a jury decided, there would be no punishment severe enough to remove the pain from Harris’ life. He would live with a guilty charge the rest of his life. Wisdom got the better part of valor, and I held my tongue. And thank goodness for that. As you may know, the DA has slowly leaked more and more information about Harris. He did some shady research. He apparently had some girlfriends on the side (one of them a teenager). He drove his car for some distance, with his dead son in the back, before stopping and screaming for help. According to law enforcement, there’s no way the car would have been bearable to smell for even one second. I don’t know what’s going to happen in this case. I don’t presume Harris is guilty, and that’s the way our judicial system is designed. As difﬁcult as this story has been to follow, I’ve actually gained some

perspective that has absolutely nothing to do with the case. I am a father, so I care about other fathers and how they care for their children. I am also the owner of a media business. What I have learned over the past three weeks is that the way we consume information is almost frightening. I came to a very concise conclusion about this case based on the fanatical, immediate social media postings of people who said they knew Justin Ross Harris. And based on that rush to acquit the father, many of my friends helped start a petition to have the DA drop his charges against Harris. And it wasn’t just a petition. These same people immediately started raising money to help with Harris’ defense, and they quickly raked in more than $20,000. Then the rest of the story ﬁltered to the public. The petition was immediately stopped, and not another penny was raised. We live in a time when information comes very quickly. That’s great for sports scores and election returns. But as I have learned (again), it’s not such a bad thing to have a ﬁlter on the news you read every day. Email jonathan@theleadernews.com

Contreras uses renewed health to give back THE READER. By Michael Sudhalter michael@theleadernews.com

Roger Contreras is living proof that a positive attitude makes a huge difference. The 45-year-old North Houston resident was diagnosed six years ago with a form of blood cancer called Myelodysplastic Syndrome. After years of blood transfusions, other medical treatments and a life-saving Bone Marrow transplant, Contreras’ cancer is ﬁnally in remission. But his muscles and bones are still very weak, and he’s constantly in need of medical care. Nobody would fault Contreras for taking it easy and resting up. But his survival inspired a sense of service, and he has more energy and want-to than anyone this side of a decathlete. Contreras started Nourish to Flourish, a food pantry that has

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provided more than 4,000 meals to area kids over a nine-month period. He’s also started The Giving Back Group – another charity organization dedicated to helping the less fortunate. “I have good days and bad days, and the programs with kids keep me going,” Contreras said. “If I didn’t have that program, I’d

have nothing but bad days.” You can be pretty sure that one of his good days will be Friday, July 18. That’s when Contreras and The Giving Back Group will participate for the second time in the Relay for Life of the Greater Heights from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. at SPJST Lodge 88, 1435 Beall St. “What attracted me to Relay for Life is that they celebrated the caregivers as much as the survivors,” Contreras said. Contreras knows all about the people who helped him out – including his wife, Ginger, and 25year-old daughter, Elle. And of course, his sister, Mitzi Montemayor, was the donor for his bone marrow transplant that saved his life ﬁve years ago. Contreras and Montemayor participated in a Public Service Announcement for Commit for Life, encouraging people to donate blood. The Relay for Life, Contreras

Hot here? Go visit Seymour THE TV – “Boy, is it hot out there,” says the weatherman who obviously just arrived from Montana. Hey, pilgrim, it’s summer in Texas. Of course it’s hot. If we weren’t really broiling we would be panicked with fear of global spinning. How hot is it? It’s so hot David Dewhurst is cuddling up to Dan Patrick just to get a cold shoulder. It’s so hot Texans are lined up to drink the Kool-Aid. It’s so hot the coolest people are bipolar. (Don’t you miss Jay Leno?) Yes, it is summer in Texas, the time when everybody who is anybody – read: energy CEOs – are in Aspen. The rest of us peons must endure, although our own petty sweats don’t compare to those of the citizens of Seymour (Seymourites? Seymoreians?) 180 miles northwest of Dallas. On Aug. 12, 1936, the thermometer in Seymour hit 120 degrees. That 120 mark was reached again in Monahans, 45 miles southwest of Midland, on June 29, 1994. Actually, I didn’t know there was anything 45 miles southwest of Midland. Those readings still stand as records, although the inside of my car beats that ﬁgure after an hour on the parking lot of my exclusive boutique, Samuel’s Club. We recently survived the warmest year in Texas: 2011 with 86.6 degrees. Something about global cooling. How cold was it? Just to cool us off, the coldest winter in Texas was 1898-1899 with 42.5 degrees. Individually, on Feb. 12, 1899, in Tulia, it got down to minus 23 degrees. Seminole equaled that minus 23 on Feb. 8, 1933. Let’s talk wind. Matagorda and Port Lavaca were hit by Hurricane Carla on Sept, 11, 1961, and saw winds of 145 mph. That’s nothing compared to what Aransas Pass experienced on Aug. 3, 1970, with peak gusts of 180 mph. Speaking of wind, since 1950, there have been six tornadoes in Texas recorded in the F5 category, that is, with winds between 261-318 mph. They hit Waco, Wichita Falls, Lubbock, Valley Mills (just outside Waco), Brownwood and Jarrell (Williamson County). This reminds me, summer is not all

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heat, drought and tornadoes. Often they are broken up by hurricanes. Right now, however, we are suffering through the Dog Days of Summer. The season begins each year about July 3 and ends on Aug. 11. They were so named by ancient Egyptian and Greek TV weathermen to cover the 20 days before, to 20 days after, the conjunction of Sirius, the dog star, and the sun. But Texans know our actual dog days run from Easter to Halloween, and we are trying to stay cool during that time. If you just arrived here from Nome you may be wondering, “How do you all (preferably y’all) stand this summer heat?” We don’t. We have air conditioned homes, ofﬁces, cars, malls, football, basketball and baseball stadiums, polo ﬁelds and horse racing tracks. We have vacationing neighbors who didn’t lock the backyard gate to their swimming pool. As for outdoor labor, we have DREAM students who will mow our lawns under threat of deportation. Or follow the lead of fellow Houstonian Howard Hughes and watch “Ice Station Zebra” all day and night. I was just kidding about the air conditioned houses, but if you did hold out for some cooler air in your Texas abode, here again is our annual list of tricks we native-borns have discovered. First, let’s debunk the myth that we should leave the air conditioner (hereafter known as the a/c) at the same temperature when we leave the house or apartment or cellblock in the morning because, the theory goes, it takes more electricity to chill down the hot house when we return in the afternoon. Wrong. Lower the temperature on that empty lean-to when you leave and save big bux. This is assum-

ing that you have somewhere else to go during the day, like school, a job or simply casing other people’s houses. Hint: If a house has the a/c going during the day, the owner may be taking our advice or at home holding a shotgun waiting for burglars. Most of us like our bedroom to be cooler when we sleep, so we turn down the temp at night when we hit the sack. But remember, half or more of your summer electric bill is the cost of running your a/c, and each degree below 78 will increase your energy cost by 3 to 6 percent. Recommendations: never sleep, or stuff your pillow with ice, turn your temperature up and turn your calendar to January. Works for me. This raises a question: which do you say? “It’s hot in here. Turn the a/c up.” Or: “It’s hot in here. Turn the a/c down.” Ceiling fans (those are people who cheer for ceilings) can make you think the room is cooler. All fans really do is churn up the hot air, but your skin doesn’t know that. If your a/c is more than, say, 50 years old, it’s costing you a lot to run. Upgrade to a window unit which you can ﬁnd at that vacationing neighbor’s house. Insulate your house. This can be done by putting it inside another house. Incidentally, another way to save big bux: When you leave a room, turn off the lights. Like the a/c recommendation when you’re away, it only takes a small amount more electricity to ﬁre up the lights again. So unless you plan on returning to that room within 3 seconds, turn off the lights when you leave. Some like it cold: In summer, newcomer, take a sweater to any restaurant. The cooks, waiters and bus people are in charge of the thermostat. They are hot and sweaty – note the drops on your bread plate – and like it freezing. Same for the theater -- those pole dancers work up a sweat. Finally, a suggestion to beat the summer heat: move to Seymour. It will feel so cool when you return. Ashby stays cool at ashby2@comcast.net

said, celebrates the special people in the lives of survivors. “The Relay for Life is your neighbors and people you know,” Contreras said. “The whole concept of spending hours walking and talking, meeting different people that have been through it. When you get cancer, everyone in your family is affected.” One of Contreras’ newest ideas is something that helps raise money for cancer, while helping him physically with rangof-motion. He hand-makes Paracord Survival Bracelets and sells them for $10 to beneﬁt charities. If you’re interested, email Contreras at txplumber@gmail.com. The bracelets are a ﬁtting symbol of Contreras’ strength, resolve, grace and dedication. And proof that one person – equipped with a grand vision – can make a huge difference.

P&G doing it the right way

Dear Editor: What a treat to read this story! I heartily applaud this company for their efforts. Oak Forest is being swallowed up by enormous new mini-mansions. P&G Homes’ goal is to make money for their company, but ingrained in that is the desire to preserve and protect the original homes that made this subdivision desirable in the first place. While the other builders construct giant cookie-cutter homes that begin to look more and more alike, it is refreshing to see the old homes that are still in place. And even more refreshing is to hear of a company that revels in restoring rather than demolishing them. The “powers that be” in Oak Forest cater to the contractors – one in particular who seems to be their god. They need to be doing everything in their power to encourage more concerns like P&G homes. Yes, some of the old homes are so dilapidated that they need to be torn down and replaced, but now we are seeing so many of the old homes that look perfectly livable being bought for destruction so that a builder can put up a million dollar plus structure on the lot, towering over everything else, filling the lot so much that ages-old trees are being removed. It won’t be long before people will be asking “Why is it called Oak Forest?” since so many of the oak trees are now gone. P&G Homes, thank you for your efforts to save Oak Forest for those of us who care. Russell J. Sanders

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Graffiti, from P. 1A earlier one, where someone tried to kick in the door. “It’s sad,” she said. “If someone had a problem with me, I wish they’d just come to me directly.” As others noted, this may not have been the first vandalism by this particular perpetrator. At the time of the inaugural “Le Tour de Oak Forest” in June 2013, someone spray painted “Class Warfare” on a fence and also defaced the Oak Forest pool area. Justin Gordon of Justin Gordon Homes said he’s also heard from a fellow builder who had “No new construction” sprayed on one of their spec houses. Gordon said he’s had some issues in the past with thieves going after copper, but no vandalism. Maniha now has cameras at the house and someone staying on property. She’s built homes in Oak Forest and the Heights and is proud of the 3,100 square foot house on Chantilly. More than a few on Facebook agreed with her. “The house is nice and fits in with the neighborhood,” wrote Nancy Reuter, but there’s never an excuse to do that anyway.”

Someone sprayed graﬃti on the garage of a new home on Chantilly in Oak Forest. (from Facebook)

Pilot, from P. 1A a great deal about ﬂying and leadership while serving in the Air Force, and after he served, he ﬂew corporate planes for oil companies and real estate companies. In 1985, he joined Houston-based Continental Airlines, which merged with United Airlines in 2010. He moved to Garden Oaks in the early 1980s and has lived there ever since. “I just like the neighborhood and it reminded me a lot of West University, and it’s centrally located to all of the airports,” Schwartz said.

“There’s a lot of new construction and remodeling, but it’s still got its old charm.” Schwartz said one of his favorite flights was a recent trip to the Pacific where he got to visit Guam, Vietnam and Hawaii – including a twoday layover in Honolulu. He also recalls celebrities such as the late astronaut Alan Shepard and the late actress Farrah Fawcett on board his flights. “I had Shepard sign my flight manual,” Schwartz said.

Bridge, from P. 1A borhood 22, representing the area south of the bridge, would like to see the history of the current bridge commemorated in some form. “Personally, I see the state of this bridge as a symptom of the City of Houston’s lack of effort to upgrade failing infrastructure to keep ahead of, or at least keep pace with, the rapidity of urban development,” Dornbusch said. “I would also say that those heavy commercial vehicles that are currently prohibited from using the bridge, shouldn’t be allowed to return even if or when the bridge is rebuilt.”

Improvement work on the bridge began in 2012, and due to safety concerns, the city’s Public Works & Engineering set weight limits on the bridge to 8,000 pounds per single axle before lowering the limit to 3,000 pounds per axle. Last year, the load limit was increased as the city certiﬁed the bridge’s safety. With the completion of Koehler between Heights and Yale, there is now an easy alternative route around the Yale Street Bridge via the Heights Boulevard Bridge for northbound and southbound truck trafﬁc.

Detour information (courtesy of TxDOT): A detour would be in place during demolition and construction of the new bridge.

When traveling south on Yale Street, motorists would take a: • Left from Yale Street onto the eastbound frontage road of I-10, • Right onto Heights Boulevard, • Left onto Koehler Street, and • Right onto Yale Street. When traveling north on Yale Street, motorists would take a: • Left on Koehler Street, • Right on Bass Court, • Right onto eastbound frontage road of I-10, and • Left onto Yale Street.

Zientek, from P. 1A said. “It’s an interesting neighborhood. My neighbor saw the neighborhood when it was being built, and then there are young families moving in with kids.” A Houston native, Zientek graduated from Strake Jesuit College Preparatory before earning a Journalism degree from the University of Texas in 1991. He cut his teeth working as a television reporter at small stations throughout Texas, before arriving in San Antonio. During his time in the Alamo City, he covered the ﬁrst of the San Antonio Spurs’ ﬁve NBA championships in 1999, but more importantly, he won a Television News Emmy for a feature on tire pressure and road hazards. Shortly thereafter, he re-

turned home to work for KHOU Channel 11 in 2000. It was during that time that he began to develop an interest in the city’s transportation issues. “Wherever you go in Houston, people are interested in talking about transportation,” said Zientek, who joined HNTB in 2007. The entire 290/610 project is on track to be completed by 2017, and nine of the 13 phases of the project are currently under construction. The project ranges from Oak Forest to rural, unincorporated Harris County, near the Waller County line. Zientek often travels to meet stakeholders from all points in between those areas for informational meetings as early as 6:30 a.m. and as late as 8 p.m.

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BENEFIT FOR MICHAEL HARDIE American Legion Post 560 A barbecue plate sale will be held at the Legion, 3720 Alba Rd., at noon July 12. Proceeds beneﬁt Legionnaire Michael Hardie, who suﬀers from throat cancer. Information: 713-682-9287.

FOOD PANTRY FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Heights Interfaith Ministries Come celebrate the ﬁve year anniversary of the Heights Interfaith Ministries Food Pantry, 3523 Beauchamp St., at 10 a.m. July 12. There will be pallets of free food, free clothing, free medical screenings and fun activities for children. Information: www.himfoodpantry.org, 713-861-6155. HEIGHTS GARDEN CLUB Meloncon residence The Meloncon residence will be hosting the free monthly garden club tour at 10 a.m. July 12, at 721 Algregg. The meeting is free and open to the community. Information: www.heightsgardenclub.com.

TOP GUN BENEFIT U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Texas Gulf Coast Chapter The benefit is being held at 3 p.m. July 12, at Wakefield Crowbar, 954 Wakefield. All proceeds will go to Team Red White and Blue and the Houston USO. Information: https://m.facebook. com/TopGunBenefit. ‘BAD MEDICINE OR GOOD TO THE LAST DROP’ MELLER DRAMMER Theatre Suburbia The theatre presents “Bad Medicine, or Good To The Last Drop,” by Kris Thompson. The premiere will be July 18, and performances will continue through Aug. 23. The performances on Fridays and Saturdays are at 8:30 p.m. with 3 p.m. matinees on Sundays, July 27, Aug. 3, 10, and 17. Tickets are $16 for adults, $13 for seniors and students, and $12 on Sundays. Group rates available for parties of 15 or more payable 48 hours in advance. Call to make a reservation. Theatre Suburbia is located at 4106 Way Out West

FROM THE PEWS. St. Joseph Catholic holds steak night fundraiser Come join Father Francis and the St. Joseph parishioners for fellowship and dinner at a Steak Night Festival fundraiser from 5-8 p.m. July 13, at Liberty Station, 2101 Washington Ave. Tickets can be purchased for $15 presale at the church office. Call 713-222-2163 or visit www.facebook.com/StJosephAnnualFestival for information. Blessing of new St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry St. Rose of Lima, 3600 Brinkman St., announces the blessing of the New St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry at 11:45 a.m. July 13. Archbishop Fiorenza will bless the new building and all are welcome to attend. The St. Vincent de Paul Society is looking for individuals who can assist in the food pantry given their extended service hours on Saturdays. If interested in serving, please contact the Food Pantry at 832-320-4181. Orphaned Deaf Benefit at Northwest Crossing Baptist The community is welcome to attend a fun filled evening of songs, sign language, food and presentations at North-

west Crossing Baptist Church, 6722 W. Little York, at 7 p.m. July 16. Proceeds will beneﬁt orphaned and desperate deaf children in the rural areas of Moldova, a small country southwest of the Ukraine. To donate, visit biblebyhand.com/donatetoamissionary.html or email contact. josephwebster@gmail.com for information. Open House at Advent Lutheran Advent Lutheran Church, 5820 Pinemont Dr., announces its open house for the new school, the ABC Learning Center (Advent Beloved Children’s Learning Center), from 4-7 p.m. July 17, and 10 a.m.2 p.m. July 19. The school is for infants starting at 6 weeks through Pre-K, and will be housed at the church campus. Call 713-686-8002 or visit www.adventhouston.org for registration information. New pastor at St. Mark’s St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, 600 Pecore, is proud to announce Rev. Emily Chapman as the new pastor. Come welcome Rev. Chapman to the congregation on Sundays in July. Worship services are at 8:30 a.m. and 10:50 a.m. Sunday mornings. Call 832-434-1557 or email blake.hill@sap.com for infor-

THE OBITUARIES.

Alice Marie Simmons Barrett, 83, died June 29. Bar-

rett retired from Exxon in 1992, where she worked 40 years. She was a member of Glad Tidings Assembly of God Church most of her life. She is survived by her sister, Maydell Ellis.

Susan Elaine Blackie, 64,

born June 29, 1950, died July 4.

Doris Bunton, 92, died July

3. She is survived by her daughter Barbara Walraven, and brother Robert Burlingame.

Kenneth Ray Dunlap, 67,

born Sept. 30, 1936, died July 6.

Martha E. Fiedler, 96, born Aug. 4, 1917 in Houston, died July 4. Fiedler worked at the Houston Chronicle until retiring in

1979. She is survived by daughter Mary Fritsche, ﬁve grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and six great-greatgrandchildren.

Edward C. Kelley Jr., 81, born June 8, 1933, died July 2. Barbara Leigh Jones Monroe, 52, died June 22. She

is survived by seven brothers and two sisters. Memorial contributions may be made to lifegift.org.

Cary Wayne Winkel, 52,

born March 31, 1962 in Houston, died June 27, after a long battle with heart and lung disease. Cary was an avid reader and history enthusiast. He loved music, spoke several languages, and enjoyed traveling. He is survived by his mother Gracie Winkel and sister Lisa Lange.

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Dr. Information: 713-682-3525, www.theatresuburbia.org. BLOOD DRIVE Prudential Premier Properties A Blood Drive with the Gulf Coast Blood Center will be from 2-5 p.m. July 30. There will be a donor coach in the parking lot. Prudential Premier Properties is located at 1354 W. 43rd St. Every person who donates will receive a free T-shirt. Information: 713822-8072. HAMILTON MIDDLE SCHOOL REGISTRATION/ORIENTATION Hamilton Middle School Registration will be held at the school, 139 E. 20th St., from 2-6 p.m. Aug. 11-15; and 8 a.m.-noon Aug. 18-21. New student orientation for 6th graders and new 7th and 8th graders will be from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 6-7. Parent info session will be at 1 p.m. Aug. 6 and Aug. 7th (en espanol). Information: 713-802-4725. KINDRED SPIRIT EXHIBITION Art Car Museum The exhibition, which will

continue through Oct. 26, focuses on heritage and spirituality as expressed by Texas-based artists working in a folk aesthetic. The Art Car Museum is located at 140 Heights Blvd. Information: 713861-5526, www.artcarmuseum. com. YOGA IN THE PARK T.C. Jester Park Yoga Athletex presents the Hot & Stretchy Summer Series Yoga in the Park from 7-8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays through August. A single class is $10, and one month is $65. Information: YogaAthletex.com, info@YogaAthletex.com. OAKS BUSINESS ASSOCIATION MEETING St. James Lutheran Church The Oaks Business Association meets every third Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. at St. James Lutheran Church, 1602 W. 43rd St. The executive committee meets every second Tuesday of the month. David Lorms is president. Information: david.2490@aol.com.

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New happy hour at Warehouse

Warehouse Bar & Chill has a new Happy Hour menu served Tuesdays through Fridays from 3 to 7 p.m. The menu includes $5 Crown Royal, Bacardi Light,

Enchanted Rock Vodka, Dewar’s White Label, Jim Beam, Bombay Sapphire, Izkali Tequila and $4 St. Arnold Amber, St. Arnold ‘Santo’ Dark Kolsch, St. Arnold ‘Summer Pils’, Karbach ‘Love Street’ Kolsch Style, Karbach ‘Weisse Versa’ Witbier/Hefe, Karbach, ‘Hopadillo’ IPA, Buﬀalo Bayou ‘Don’t Fear the Ripa’ Rye IPA, 8th Wonder ‘Intellectuale’ Wit/Blonde Ale, 8th Wonder ‘Alternative Universe’ Altbier and 8th Wonder ‘Dome Faux’m’ Cream Ale. There is also a wine of the day available. Warehouse Bar & Chill is located at 3333 W. 11th Street. For information visit www.warehousebarandchill.com.

Feast of Saint Arnold

The Feast of Saint Arnold will start at 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 20. The beers will include two never before tapped: Divine Reserve No. 13 aged in bourbon barrels, Divine Reserve No. 14 fermented with a diﬀerent Belgian yeast aged in tequila barrels, Weizenbock aged in Old New Orleans

rum barrels, and the 20th Anniversary Ale cask conditioned. The regular beers will also be offered. Feast of Saint Arnold features four courses: beef, pork, fish and fowl. The food is the result of a collaboration between Saint Arnold Executive Chef Ryan Savoie and Landry’s Concept Executive Chef Scott Castell. The event is being held to help support the Texas Children’s Hospital’s Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center’s research. Tickets are $100 each and include all of your food and beer. Taps open at 5 p.m. with hors d’oeuvres, seating will take place at 5:45 p.m.

Sundown at The Grove Returns

Sundown at The Grove returns for its third summer season every Wednesday evening between July 9 and September 17. Houstonians will sample a featured craft brewery’s ﬂight of beer with unique food pairings created by the sous chef team, led by Chef De Cuisine Ryan Williams. The weekly event takes place from 5:30 to 8 p.m. and will

feature breweries such as Saint Arnold, Karbach, Goose Island, and more. Brewmasters from each brewery will team up with The Grove’s chefs to create custom food and beer pairings. Karbach Brewing Co. will be the featured brewery on Wednesday, July 16. Tickets are $15 and include a ﬂight of beer and custom food pairings. Wine lovers can swap out their ﬂight for two glasses of wine. Website: www. thegrovehouston.com/sundown

Corkscrew “U”

Welcome back the return of Houston’s premier wine education/drinking thingy at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 18. The cork will be popped on ﬁve of The Corkscrew’s favorite bottles of juice, everyone will be poured a taste and then they will ﬁll your head full of wine knowledge. The time will also be used to answer any and all questions you might have. Tickets are $25 plus tax, per person. Call 713-230-8352 to reserve your spot today. For information about The Corkscrew, located at 1308 W. 20th St., visit www.houstoncorkscrew.com.

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Art a la Carte: Let’s Have a Baby By Mitch Cohen Arts Columnist

Does this sound familiar? A loving couple tries for years to have a baby, spending way too much money on treatments that just don’t work. So the wife asks her husband and her best friend to have a baby together. Wait, what? Did I mention this is a play? Spaghetti Code is a world premiere written by Houstonbased playwright and Heights resident Abby Koenig. This is Horse Head Theatre Co.’s second Koenig world premiere, having produced the playwright’s family dramedy Your Family Sucks to rave reviews in 2012. “Spaghetti Code” follows Milly (Ivy Castle) and Tim (Drake Simpson), a loving couple with one big issue; Milly can’t get pregnant. After years of trying, and copious amounts of wasted money, she comes up with a solution: Ask her husband and best friend Stacy (Mischa Hutchings) to have a baby together.

However, Milly doesn’t want this to be a miracle of modern science, she wants them to do it the old fashioned way – in bed. Through a mix of comedy and drama, the three, along with the couple’s good friend and reproductive endocrinologist Phil (Andrew Love), go through a tangled mess of misconstrued feelings. “Spaghetti Code” will start July 12 and run Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays through July 28, on the 2nd ﬂoor of PJ’s Sports Bar, 614 W. Gray. Tickets are $20 and $10 for students. By the way, all the actors are Leader area residents too. For more information visit: horseheadtheatre.org. Friday, July 11 Friday, July 11-Saturday, July 12 is ArtHouston, founded in 1979 as “Introductions” and changed to “ArtHouston” in 1998. ArtHouston has grown from a twelve gallery art-walk to an almost city-wide exhibition of talent. This year, there’s

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New Korean restaurant on Shepherd Drive

Houston’s varied restaurant options just got a little more diverse, thanks to restaurateur An Vo who has opened Dosi Restaurant & Soju Bar at 2802 S. Shepherd, which features a menu of Korean-inspired small dishes, a communal bar, and Korean Soju. What’s Soju you ask? A vodkalike, rice liquor that also happens to be the top selling spirit in the world according to NPR. Head Chef Jordan Asher and Sous Chef Daniel Toro, are going for Koreaninspired dishes, with southern inﬂuences. “This isn’t classical Korean,” said Asher, “or your typical Asian fusion. This is our interpretation of Korean Cuisine.” During its soft opening, Dosi will be open from 5:30 pm until midnight. For more information visit www.DosiRestaurant.com.

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Ramen Shop Samurai Noodle Coming soon

Houston Easter and Swamplot report that Seattle-based ramen shop Samurai Noodle will be opening a new location at a strip center on the feeder of I-10 at Durham. The chain has already applied for the beer and wine license for this location which

happens to be the ﬁrst Texas spot for Samurai Noodle.

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The EL is also starting with a soft opening according to their Facebook page: “We’ll continue our ‘soft opening’ all week, starting at 5 p.m. each day. We appreciate our neighborhood, The Historic Heights, helping us get

chance to be included in the show and a shot at $3,000 in cash awards. Saturday, July 12 Funnel Tunnel Painting Party, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Back garden of 1003 Bomar Street. You’ve seen that big colorful snakey looking sculpture on Montrose? Come help paint it with artist Patrick Renner. ArtHouston 2014 at G Gallery - Open House, “Beyond Graphite: Fab 15,” noon-5 p.m. Ggallery Houston, 301 E 11th St. Curated by PaperCity’s Catherine Anspon. With Yeti Sunshine on site Saturday at 3 p.m. Affaire d’art - Galveston ArtWalk, 5-10 p.m. Affaire d’art, 2227 Post Ofﬁce St., Galveston. Nikki Thompson and Alicia Boles, both artists that attend First Saturday Arts Market, recently bought this gallery. Cohen is the founder and manager of First Saturday Arts Market. Contact him at ArtValet@gmail.com or visit him on the web at ArtValet.com.

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started. Your feedback has been very helpful as we get this grand venture oﬀ the ground. See y’all on the patio...or at the bar...or under the 100 year old stained glass!” Ken Bridge tells The Leader they hope to add lunches by next week. Stay up to date by liking them on Facebook.

participation from more than 30 local galleries, all hosting events Check the ArtHouston Event. Guide for gallery event details. arthouston.com Sojourn Selected Artist Exhibition, 6-9 p.m. Sojourn Montrose, 1834½ Westheimer Rd. Featuring Abidemi Olowonira, Carlos Canul, Jenn Fox, Lesley Walker, Taylor Brown, Gissette Padilla, Mack Bishop, Lynet McDonald, Sarah Beth Wiles Baca, and Nidhi Reddy. Wine and beer brewed by local brewer Chris Spradley. Live music byLeybon. Joe Peña: Invisible Territory, 6-8 p.m. Avis Frank, 1606 White Oak Dr. The Big Show Opening Reception, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Lawndale Art Center, 4912 Main St. Each year Lawndale Art Center invites a guest juror to select from work submitted by artists living within 100 miles of Houston. Artists are invited to bring up to three works of art, not previously shown in Houston, and the work is juried on-site for a

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