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Annual Expo less than two weeks away For The Leader The Leader and Memorial Hermann Greater Heights are once again inviting local seniors and their loved ones out for a day of fun, food, and information gathering as the 7th Senior Expo is fast approaching, with less than two weeks to go.

The annual event is officially set for Wednesday, Sept. 19 at the SPJST Lodge 88 at 1435 Beall St., beginning at 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. The event provides access to resources, services, and businesses across the

community that are imperative for senior care. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet and greet with a variety of different vendors offering health-

care, insurance and transportation options while listening to experts tackle subjects important to senior health. They will also be able to enjoy free

breakfast and lunch, along with door prizes and other giveaways throughout the day.

Cavatore Italian Restaurant will be catering lunch for the event. Further, while the Expo’s primary aim may be to specifically help seniors find some much-needed services and resources, Leader Publisher Jonathan McElvy said several types of caregivers in the community can also gain great insight into caring for senior loved ones during the event as well. At least 500 attendees are expected for the festivities.

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Photo courtesy of Hogg Middle School (Facebook) Hogg teachers and staff prepare for a game on the school’s outdoor fields. The Hogg Outdoors is aimed in part at renovating the school’s fields so students, faculty, and neighborhood families alike can enjoy even more activities in the future.

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tunity for us, as a community newspaper, to give back to our residents in a crucial way,” Publisher Jonathan McElvy said. “Even if people in the community are not technically seniors, there are businesses here that offer wonderful services to those on the caregiving side of things. We hope everyone can stop on by.”

Admission to the Senior Expo is free of charge. To register for the event, visit theleadernews.com or call 713686-8494.

Hogg Middle School is seeing a revival, with attendance numbers through the roof in their Heights home; not to mention that a large-scale project aimed at enhancing the school’s existing programs is now underway. Parents and staff hope their “Hogg Outdoors” project will move quickly, soon ushering in a new basketball court, field, track, and more.

Hogg Outdoors is an over-arching plan to renovate and beautify Hogg’s outdoor campus. Part of the project will include new outdoor seating, scoreboard, baseball/ softball cages and irrigation to keep the fields green.

The project will also include additions to the community garden, such as eight new raised garden beds, and Equipment storage shed, compost station, irrigation and rainwater catchment, outdoor kitchen and gazebo.

Learn Local -- a Heights-based community nonprofit -along with Hogg families, Spark and the Heights community have already raised more than $140,000 toward the initiative. “[Parents] have been excited to have a place to go on the weekends even if they don’t have kids at Hogg,” Adrienne Schwartz said. “And if they do, they’re excited kids will be able to play sports a little safer and be able to really utilize this campus.”

Photo courtesy of Hogg Middle School Demolition and renovation on Hogg’s playing fields has begun. The project includes a new field, basketball court, track in Phase 1, and a new playground in Phase 2.

The thought, Schwartz noted, bloomed after one seventh-grade football coach would not play a game on the school’s field due to its conditions, and just sprouted wings of its own after that.

“It had just become extremely run down, so principal Sugarek convened with staff and parents from the community to put a full-size football field and full-size track,

A 15-year-old has been arrested on Criminal Mischief charges by the Harris County Precinct One Constable’s Office following a crime spree over the course of more than a week in the Heights, much to the relief of some residents.

From Aug. 17-26, Precinct One deputies received at least 10 calls from property owners who discovered broken winPhoto by Landan dows in their Kuhlmann homes and on Residents in the 2200 their vehicles. block of Columbia were Some of those among those targeted in a recent BB gun crime reports were in spree. the 2200 block of Columbia Street and the 2000 block of Columbia Street. The damage appearerd to have been caused by a “BB” type projectile targeting residential and vehicle window panes, vehicle windshields, and custom front doors with glass.

Sunset Heights resident Andy Noel and his wife were among victims of the incidents along Columbia Street, and expressed gratitude and relief now that the suspect has been apprehended.

“We’re pleased, and obviously relieved to know that we’re not going to have to deal with this stuff anymore,” he said. “They did a great job taking the information they were able to get [from security videos, etc.] and figure out how to catch this person.”

Following perusal of a nearby resident’s security camera, deputies were able to locate a snapshot of the suspect’s vehicle that was captured on security footage.

While canvassing the area where the incidents occurred, investigators found a vehicle matching the description of the See Crime P. 3A

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The Lift on 19th soon under new ownership Betsy Denson betsy@theleadernews.com As The Lift’s current owner Rhonda Rhodes put it – the first few pages of a new chapter for her, and for the bookstore on 19th Street, have already been written. She has made plans to sell The Lift to Kelly Contello, a longtime employee who loves books, and comes from a retail background.

“As hard as it is for me to believe, I’m 60 now,” Rhodes said. “I’m ready for my next chapter. And I’ve enjoyed these eight-plus years of creating, de-

Contributed Photo Rhonda Rhodes with her mother. Rhodes says she is looking forward to spending more time with family and friends. She also wants to try her hand at writing again.

veloping, and running The Lift. This little shop has brought me, and, I hope to think, others, so many blessings.

But now I’m ready to give it a big hug

and let it go. Life is always moving forward and I’ve moved forward, too.

The road ahead once again feels full of possibilities.”

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Part of that journey involves a new relationship with a man who Rhodes first met in grade school – and the other includes her own art.

“Before I opened The Lift, I was a briefing attorney at downtown firms, and before that, a technical editor,” said Rhodes. “My life has always revolved around reading, researching, writing, and editing. As a writer, I won a Texas-wide manuscript contest for my second novel. I also co-authored a resource guide for Houston parents that was available city wide years See Lift P. 3A

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Hogg from P. 1A Now that Phase 1 is underway, the design and fundraising push has also begun for for Phase 2 – a playground for ages 5-12. Once complete, it would be accessible to the community after school hours and on weekends.

Schwartz said she will likely use NextDoor as an avenue of community feedback for the playground. Much of the feedback will be considered based on feasibility and the budget from fundraising.

“Our goal in launching the renovation of the outdoor

spaces around Hogg M.S. is to create vibrant learning spaces for our students on the grounds around our historic building,” Hogg Principal Angela Sugarek said. “I have been blown away by the community support for this initiative and am extremely excited to be part of re-SPARKing the field area. The original SPARK park design was never completed, and thanks to our continued partnership with SPARK, the field, track and basketball courts will be available for community use out-

side of school hours. Adding the playground will mean that local children can start learning at Hogg long before they are ready for middle school.”

Phase 1 is tentatively scheduled for completion by the end of the fall semester, after which work on Phase 2 – provided funding has come through – will commence.

“We want it to be used by Hogg students, and also by kids in the neighborhood,” Schwartz said.

Enrollment at Hogg has risen to its highest level in

Crime from P. 1A a dozen criminal mischief cases all around the Heights area.

“It could have been a lot worse if the police had not responded in the way that they did,” Noel said. “You could have had all this vigilante stuff going on, so it was a good outcome. Hopefully we won’t have to deal with it again.”

However, it is still possible there are other cases committed by the suspect

which have not yet been reported.

If residents or their neighbors have been a victim of this particular crimeand damages against personal property, they are encouraged to contact Harris County Constable Precinct One and speak to Patrol Investigator J. Bowden at 713-697-3600, option 4.

Lift from P. 1A ago.”

Ten years ago, Rhodes sustained a repetitive motion injury which hindered her ability to use the computer for a few years.

“During my time running The Lift, I’ve healed quite a bit,” she said. “So now I would love to get back to the sacred art of writing. I also like to paint and hike and cook and garden and travel and do so many other things. I am ready for all of this.”

For her part, Contello is ready to take the helm at The Lift.

“This being the eight year anniversary proves that small Indie bookstores can not only survive, but can also thrive in today’s retail brick and mortar landscape,” said Contello.

“That is why I fell in love with it!”

The transition of ownership will happen on or about Sept. 24, and in the meantime, Rhodes is making an effort to reduce the inventory to make it easier for Contello to move into full ownership and put her own stamp on things. There is a storewide discount of 30 percent off all items this week, with more expected.

“The Lift has always over-

and Hogg’s efforts, the school has transformed. We’re trying to bring the facilities up to match that transformation.”

To learn more about the Learn Local as well the Hogg Outdoors project and donate, go to Learn Local’s website and click on the “Donations” tab. Interested donors can also contact Schwartz for more information at schwartz. adrienne@yahoo.com.

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Investigators later found the suspect at a local high school, where he confessed to randomly driving around and shooting at the reported homes and cars.

Investigators have filed felony charges against the suspect for Criminal Mischief. According to a spokesperson for the Precinct One Constable’s Office, the suspect can be linked to at least

nearly two decades – so much so that the school has been forced to wait list a few students due to sheer capacity.

Thus, it is only fitting that the Razorbacks have facilities to match.

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However, the school still needs additional donors to help achieve the vision for Hogg Middle School and the community. Schwartz said only $15,000 separates Learn Local and Hogg from meeting their Phase 1 goals. In addition to paying for the basics, Learn Local and Hogg would like to raise an additional $35,000 to include add-ons like acrylic surfacing on the basketball court and more permanent baseball cages.

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flowed with books, gifts, and other good things, so reducing the inventory for sale will help Kelly build it back up with her favorite bestselling items, plus give her room to add a few surprises,” said Rhodes. “I’m excited to see what Kelly will do, keeping the happy, magical feel of The Lift while embracing it with her own ideas and creativity.”

“I won’t be changing very much, so no need to worry,” said Contello. “The Lift offers the good reads: the new, talked about and sought after books. I plan on adding more in store events for the community to come experience The Lift. I will also be

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Rhodes says she leaves with gratitude to her employees, whom she calls Team Lift, and to the store’s customers, who are fondly referred to as LiftShoppers, to their business neighbors, and to the community.

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Stopping Leader delivery isn’t so hard W

e get these sorts of emails occasionally, and it’s about time I addressed them, just in case you’ve been on the receiving end of the venom. There are people in our community who have no use for The Leader.

Sometimes, the notes and phone calls are quite kind.

“Dear Leader, I appreciate what you do in our community, but I travel for a living and there are many weeks when I’m not home. When there are three or four papers piled on my driveway, it’s a safety hazard for our family.”

Normally, with a call or letter like that, the person gives us a street address and we stop throwing a paper the next week. (And actually, our carriers are told not to throw papers in yards where there are multiple editions for exactly that reason.)

Then, you get the calls and emails like the one that came last week from one of our neighbors. About a year ago, we were asked to stop throwing a newspaper to his home.

He didn’t give a reason, except that he just didn’t want to read about his neighborhood.

As we try to do with every request, we stopped throwing a newspaper to his home. But as humans tend to do, one of our carriers made a mistake and accidentally delivered a paper to his home last week.

Jonathan McElvy Publisher

Unleash the fury.

First, we got a call, which one of the nice ladies in our office answered. She asked to take a message because our circulation manager wasn’t in at the time, but that was not good enough. The shouting began. The anger that we would dare provide a free newspaper to this community was likened to near evil.

I could hear the conversation half a building away.

Next came an email to any recipient this man could find. He said he was treated rudely on the phone, even though, as mentioned, I heard exactly how our staff member handled the call.

He didn’t stop there: He left something of a hysterical message with his homeowners’ association and, among other things, made the point that The Leader devalues the homes in Oak Forest because we throw newspapers in yards.

I think that last line is the one that got me most. Home values in Oak Forest have been devalued, and The Leader should shoulder the blame.

Before I go any further, let me be the very first to tell you – and admit to you – that our business is not a perfect one by any measure. Far from it.

For 65 years now, The Leader has been a mass-delivery newspaper whose business model is dependent upon reaching as many homes as possible. For perspective, I was about Negative-20 years old when The Leader started delivering newspapers in this community, and over the past six years, our company has done everything possible to improve the product we place in the yards of our neighbors every week.

Again, that doesn’t mean we’re perfect by any stretch. Earlier this week, I took my sons on a walk around the neighborhood. It had rained earlier that day, and there were homes – some of them right next door to our house – where soaking wet newspapers sat in the yard, impossible for anyone to read.

For all the hard work of our staff, it’s a little painful to see that folks would rather leave a wet newspaper in the driveway than simply toss it in the recycle bin. We pay to print those newspapers, and I know it’s frustrating to more than a few of us

Lynn Ashby Columnist

set to destroy America.” Medium is, but media are. If you are going to insult my profession and call into question my honesty, patriotism and work ethic, at least do it grammatically correctly.

The hot topic around Washington is impeachment, as though it meant tossing the President out of office. No. We’ve had a few Presidents impeached – Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton -- but none thrown out of their job. (Nixon was not impeached, but left just in time.) The House of Representatives is like a grand jury. It hears the charges and then may, or may not, bring an indictment. That’s an impeachment. The Senate then acts as a jury. The Constitution grants the House of Representatives “the sole power of impeachment,” and grants to the Senate “the sole Power to try all Impeachments.” So the next time you hear someone rattling on about “impeaching the President,” ask if she has a clue as to what she is talking about. Probably not.

Flammable and inflammable mean the same thing.

When the communists took over Russia, they abolished some unneeded letters in the Russian or Cyrillic alphabet.

We need to abolish the letter c. It can mean either c like an s or c like a k. Try the word circus. How about sirkus? Of course, that would spell problems for teachers. “Johnny, you made a D, which used to be a C, so don’t worry.” The word whom is so misused that it should be abolished. Does it make any difference if you say, “For Who the Bells Toll”?

Pay no attention to anyone who says, “To quote Winston Churchill, ‘Blood, sweat and tears.’” There was even a jazz-rock music group by that name. In a speech to the British House of Commons on May 13, 1940, Churchill said, “‘I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.”

What happened toil? And Humphrey Bogart never said, “Play it again, Sam.” We now must straighten out some farewells. For years, as we departed the grocery store, sheep dip factory or tattoo parlor, the clerk would say, “Have a nice day.” It was even on bumper stickers. That is so 2010ish. Now it’s, “Have a great one.” OK, it is better than, “We just over charged you.” or “Go, please just go.”

But we must stop the runaway farewell of: “No problem” or “No problema.” “No problema” is simply not Spanish.

The word “no,” unlike in English, needs a verb, and “no

payment on 80 percent of the homes inside the Loop.

No, I’m not arrogant enough to think The Leader has played any role in appreciating home values, but I know from the sheer number of calls we get that most people in this community actually enjoy reading about their neighbors and local businesses.

Even still, we know there are people who don’t want the newspaper, and we know we have a responsibility to our community to honor every request made to us. So, if you’re one of the folks who reads this weekly paper, and you have someone around your home who never picks up the paper, would you mind helping us a bit?

First, you might suggest your neighbors give the paper a shot for a couple of weeks. Open the pages and read about the new businesses in the area. Read about the people who make our community tick. Get angry (or fall in love with) Lynn Ashby all over again.

And if that doesn’t do the trick, will you kindly ask them to give us a call at (713) 686-8494, or email me directly? I promise we’ll answer the phone and put their homes on our do-not-deliver list. Sure, our carriers might slip up now and again, but for the most part, we’ll fulfill the request.

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The reader.

Have some words’ worth THE TV – “…and further to the north, but not further to the east,” says the weatherperson.

No, no, no. If you are going to make your living by talking to people, at least use the correct words. Further is a state of mind. He went even further in stating, “I am not a crook.”

“She looked further into the matter, and determined he was, indeed, a crook.” The TV guy was 20 percent right about a chance of rain, 10 percent chance of an earthquake and 100 percent wrong in further. He meant farther, which measures actual distance. “I am going further with this wordsmanship by taking this dictionary farther down the street.” The word penultimate is often misused. Some think penultimate is even more important than ultimate. Rather like the ultimate-ultimate.

No, it doesn’t means first, but way down the line: next to last. Penultimate comes from Latin words meaning almost last. The penultimate syllable in California would be forn in cal-uh-FORN-ya. Of course, the state’s name should be pronounced Cal-uh-FORN-eeya, but few say it that way.

At this point, you are asking, “Who cares?” You should care because it’s a matter of the getting our thoughts across accurately. But as Strother Martin said in “Cool Hand Luke,” to Paul Neman, “What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate.” This failure causes airplanes to taxi on the wrong runway and campus sex crimes (No means no). So you and I try to clean up the American version of the English language, which is being misused, abused and becoming, well, sloppy. Take erstwhile.

It sounds as though the word should be associated with earnest, earnest-while. Alas, (a word not often used) erstwhile means former. “Jimmy Joe was an erstwhile honest Boy Scout, but was elected to the Texas Legislature.” There is a difference is injured and wounded. You fall down the steps, you are injured. You get hit by a drone’s missile, you are wounded. If you fall down the steps after being hit by a drone’s missile, you are probably dead.

Robbery and burglary are not the same and, here again, our TV people often get it wrong. You stick a gun in my face and take away by watch, wallet and false teeth, you are a robber and I have been robbed, I am a robbery victim.

You climb through a bathroom window at midnight and steal my watch, wallet and false teeth, you are a burglar and I have been burglarized. Or as I told the police, “I haf been buruled, burgled of my teef, burfured – robbed.” As mentioned, we find these regicides against the King’s English in the media, but so many critics make the mistake of what to call that profession. Media is plural. “The media are a bunch treasonous cowards who are

to see Leaders that aren’t picked up each week.

But I also know this: Each week we throw more than 30,000 copies of The Leader, and we average somewhere around five complaints a week. On any given week, two of those complaints are from people who don’t want the paper. Three of them are from people who didn’t get their paper and are upset we missed their homes.

Trust me, if we had a community full of people who didn’t want The Leader delivered, we certainly wouldn’t waste the money to print them, and we’d find new streets to deliver.

Every once in a while, though, someone screams loud enough and it grabs our attention – and maybe yours, too.

Now, back to that “devaluing property in Oak Forest” bit. Unless my eyes, ears and brain stopped working a few years ago, there are few neighborhoods in this entire city where home and lot values have appreciated as much as Oak Forest.

I’m not sure you can buy a shovel of dirt on a lot for less than $300,000 anymore. I know for certain there are more $1 million homes than ever before, and I can guarantee that if you bought a home in Oak Forest a decade ago and sold that home today, you could afford the down

Benefits of longer duration yellow light overlooked

problema” has no verb in it.

Besides, it may not be appropriate. My computer crashed twice in three days. The second time I retrieved it from the store, possibly repaired, the clerk said, “No problem.”

Huh? Maybe not for him but it sure was a problem for me.

Correct anyone who says, “Saddam Hussein (or Bashar Hafez al-Assad) fired on his own people.” They were not “his own people.” They wanted to get away from being the despots’ people, and were fighting to do so. That’s like saying at Gettysburg or Shiloh, “President Lincoln fired on his own people.”

I hope this helps to tidy up our language even farther.

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Dear Editor: Lynn Ashby’s Sept. 1 red-light camera harangue neglected one interesting factor in the ongoing controversy over these devices: The duration of the yellow light. Analyses consistently reveal that lengthening the time a traffic light glows yellow significantly decreases the occurrences of red-light running and intersection traffic accidents. The longer yellow light -- and five seconds has been deemed optimal -- provides ample warning, which is to say decision-making time, for motorists to avoid problems related to the traffic signal.

Now, there indeed are those city-governmentworshiping folk who view red-light cameras as a good consistent revenue source, money extracted (via fines) they can then gleefully flush down their squander toilet: On some level they yearn for people to run red lights for the money it brings in, despite elevating the likelihood of car crashes. It would be petty to suggest they WANT traffic accidents, but it is accurate to say they are oblivious to collateral damage -- you know, vehicles wrecked, people killed, toddlers maimed and such -- in furtherance of vacuuming additional funds into city coffers.

P.S. About 100 years ago in college, I heard that a company had developed a traffic signal which would display in the green light circle a contrasting ten-second countdown number

indicating when the signal was going to turn yellow, and that this invention somehow got suppressed by opponents. Behold, though, we DO have that mechanism today, on the Walk/Don’t Walk signals. Any competent driver in Houston these days always checks out those crosswalk signs when approaching an intersection, governs her/his behavior accordingly, and lives to tell about it.

J. Reynolds

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Dear Editor: I can’t tell you how many compliance rules were violated based on what you overheard, but a FINRA representative would have a field day with this salesperson as he was totally out of line. No one, and I mean no one, can make the claims that this man did. My advice to those who are approached by sales people who make these types of claims, is to run away as fast as you can.

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GRANDPARENTS DAY Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research Bring the grandchildren and participate in multigenerational activity stations created for sharing family stories and memories.

No reservations required. Appropriate for all ages. The class will be from 10:30 a.m.-noon Sept.

8. The libary is located at 5300 Caroline St. Information: 832393-2600, www.houstonlibrary. org/clayton.

a tasty bite from Chef Mark from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sept. 12. The cost is $35 per person before Sept. 11, and $40 the day of event. Rainbow Lodge is located at 2011 Ella Blvd. Information: 713-861-8666, www.rainbowlodge.com.

AARP MONTHLY MEETING AARP Chapter 1265 The monthly meeting will be held at 10 a.m., Sept. 10, in the community room at 1520 Candlelight Ln. The special guest is Kyle Trahan, a United Healthcare representative. He will discuss insurance options. The meeting is open to anyone 50 or older, and will be preceded by a meetand-greet at 9:30 a.m. Georgia Lewis is president. Information: 832-654-4744.

TASTE OF OREGON Rainbow Lodge Oregon produces some of the best Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in this country. But that’s not all!

Join us in tasting through some Oregon gems, each paired with

TIMBERGROVE TYKES DRESS UP PARADE Drane Ct. cul-de-sac (Section 5) If you/your child would like to participate in the parade, please meet in the Drane Ct. cul-desac at 6 p.m. Sept. 13. This is a dress-up/costume parade. Your child does not have to decorate their vehicle/stroller. There is no costume category, any dress up/décor is permitted. Neighbors are encouraged to sit in their driveways/yards and cheer on the parade. Information: Courtney. hays@yahoo.com HOUSTON FEDERATION OF GARDEN CLUBS The First Christian Church Join members of The Houston Federation of Garden Clubs at their first meeting of the year at 10 a.m. Sept. 14, at The First Christian Church, 1601 Sunset Blvd. Jim Blackburn will speak on the topic of Neutralizing Our Individual Carbon Footprints.

Blackburn is a professor at Rice

University and an Environmental Lawyer. There will also be a plant sale. Entry is free and refreshments will be available.

Information: Houstonfederationgardenclubs.org.

RIPCORD Theatre Suburbia Theatre Suburbia presents Ripcord by David Lindsay-Abaire.

Set at the Bristol Place Senior Living Facility in suburban New Jersey, the show follows the infuriatingly chipper Marilyn and the cantankerous Abbey as they are forced to share the same room. The show opens Sept.

14, and runs through Oct. 13, Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:30 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. (Sept. 30 and Oct. 7 only) at Theatre Suburbia, 4106 Way Out West. Tickets are $18 adults, $15 students and seniors, and $16 Sunday matinees. Reservations strongly encouraged. Information: 713-682-3525, www.theatresuburbia.org.

POP UP GALLERY Arka Art and Franquiz Art Meet and mingle with the artists while enjoying wine and light refreshments from 6-10 p.m.

Sept. 15, at Arka Art, 4715 Main St. The gallery now promotes

more than 10 artists from the Houston area. RSVP at www. facebook.com/events/47775584 9407373/.

OLDIE & GOODIE CLASSIC CAR SHOW Adolf Hoepfl Come out to the 9th Annual Oldie & Goodie Classic Car Show, 1-4 p.m. Sept. 16, at Adolf Hoepfl Garage, 4610 N. Shepherd Dr. The event is free to the community and there will be music, food and fun for the whole family.

Participants will receive food and T-shirt. Registration is $20 if paid in advance, and $25 the day of the event. Registration is at 12:30 p.m., followed by the 1 p.m. show. Proceeds benefit Battleship Texas Foundation. Information: kathryn@adolfhoepfl.com, 713695-5071.

GHACC ANNUAL GALA Junior League of Houston This year’s event will be held at the Junior League of Houston, 1811 Briar Oaks Lane, Sept. 21.

Back again is the ever-popular wine pull, a live and silent auction, dancing, and a casino. The pre-gala reception is 6:30 p.m.

Call or visit the website to purchase seats or a table or for silent auction donations. Information:

heightschamber.org, 713-8616735.

tion: friends4life.org/gala.

NEUROPATHY ALLIANCE OF TEXAS SUPPORT GROUP Memorial Drive United Methodist Church Anissa Hunter is a Houstonbased holistic practitioner, committed to helping clients obtain a balanced life. She began her own therapeutic journey 14 years ago while on active military duty. After sustaining a severe injury, she realized that pain medication was not going to heal her. The meeting is from 1-2:30 p.m. Sept. 22, at Memorial Drive United Methodist Church, 12955 Memorial Dr. Information: info@ neuropathyalliancetx.org, 512553-9130.

HEIGHTS ROTARY BOOK SALE Heights Neighborhood Library The community is welcome to come out to the annual Heights Rotary Book Sale, from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13. The sale will be at Heights Neighborhood Library, 1302 Heights Blvd.

FARMERS AND ARTISAN MARKET Eleanora’s Market Eleanora’s Market, 2120 Ella Blvd., will be open from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. every Saturday. There will be local growers, makers, designers, artisans and food producers.

Information: eleanorasmarket. com.

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.

THE CEILING CAN’T HOLD US GALA Friends For Life Friends For Life announces ‘The Ceiling Can’t Hold Us’ annual gala, Friday, Oct. 12, at Silver Street Studios to celebrate 16 years. The gala will celebrate accomplishments with entertainment, silent auction, catering by chef David Cordúa, an open bar, Houston’s own ‘Maggie in the Mornings’ as emcee, and some very special VIP dogs. Informa-

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Core Strengths worship series at St. Stephen’s The worship series “Core Strengths,” will continue through Sept. 30. Each Sunday, the sermon will focus on one of the core values in the church’s Vision Statement.

The core value for the Sept. 9 sermon will be, “The church does not belong to us.”

A free two-part class on personal and family finances will be held from 5-6:30 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 9 and 16. Learn about a range of topics, all grounded in faith, including how to avoid pitfalls. The nursery is available for young children with pre-registration at stsumc.churchcenter.com.

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.

All Saints TALC begins Fall Registration All Saints Third Age Learning Center begins its 2018 Fall Semester Monday, Sept. 10.

Late registration will be held the first week of the semester,

Sept. 10-14, from 9 a.m.-noon.

The Fall Semester concludes Nov. 16.

TALC offers a variety of classes and activities for seniors in the community. A hot lunch, prepared on-site, is available Monday-Friday during the semester for $2.

TALC will be hosting an AARP Driver Safety Course from 10 a.m.-2:45 p.m. Sept.

14. A lunch break takes place from noon–12:30 p.m. This one day course is for drivers 50 years or older and is presented by an AARP instructor.

For ARRP members, the fee is $15 and for non-members, the fee is $20, payable to AARP the day of the course. The course is for insurance purposes only and not for traffic violations.

For the Driver Safety Course, call 713-248-1277 to register.

TALC will host a Movie Day from 10 a.m.-noon, Sept. 28.

The movie feature will be “The Greatest Showman.” The 2017 movie musical, inspired by the life of P.T. Barnum, stars Hugh Jackman. Lemonade and popcorn will be provided.

Call 713-248-1277 for lunch reservations or information.

Lydia Circle meets at St. Matthew’s The Lydia Circle will meet Sept. 8, 10 a.m., in Room 107. Guest Youth Speaker, Lily Sanders will give a report on the Youth Convocation in South Africa, followed by a program presented by Trish Tieken. A short business meeting will conclude the day’s event.

St. Matthew’s will soon begin a new Stewardship campaign with an emphasis on Financial Peace, written by well-known author, Dave Ramsey. The program begins the first week in October. Exact date to be announced. The cost for the course is $109, which includes all materials. Sign up by calling 713-697-0671. The course is a must for anyone seeking to have financial peace of mind.

St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church is located at 4300 N. Shepherd Dr. Call 713-6970671 or visit www.stmatthewsmethodist.org for information.

Women’s Bible Study Group meets at the YMCA The Women’s Bible Study meets at 6:30 p.m. every Mon-

day at the Harriet and Joe Foster YMCA, 1234 W. 34th St. The study will begin Sept. 10.

The new Bible study will be the Parables of Jesus, six in depth studies connecting the Bible to life.

There will be Bible study, prayer, and fellowship. Guests and new members are welcome to attend this non-denominational Bible study.

Email scripturesharing@ earthlink.net for information or call 713-516-4282.

Kingdom Dog Ministries at First Church Heights Come by First Church Heights, 201 E. 9th St., and see some amazing dogs teach the Word of God, at 10:30 a.m.

Sept. 23.

The Senior Event will be held from 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Sept. 25.

Call 713-861-3102 for information.

Evangelistic Crusade at 7 p.m.

Sunday through Wednesday, Sept. 30-Oct. 3. The Evangelist will be Dennis Parish and singer and music director is David Parish, his son. A nursery will be provided. Sermons will be translated into Spanish.

Volunteers Needed West Janisch Healthcare is looking for volunteers over the age of 18 to lead group/ individual activites. Activities include bingo, trivia, reading daily news events, room to room visits and group chat. There is no limit to engagement with our Seniors!

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Revival, Evangelistic Crusade at Woodland Trails Baptist Woodland Trails Baptist, 9615 N. Houston-Rosslyn Road, is having a revival and

Rev. Milton W. Bailey,

contributions may be made to South Main Baptist Church, 4100 Main St., Houston 77002.

Faye Ann Davis Bartniski,

77, born Feb. 5, 1941, died Aug. 31, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s. She was a lifelong Reagan High Bulldog fan. Bartniski is survived by her son Mark, and two grandchildren.

attend St. Edward’s University.

He was employed as a Special Education teacher at Cy-Fair ISD and later taught Drivers Education until his retirement in 2016.

He worked with the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo for 14 years. He is survived by his wife, Debbie.

David Hunter, 75, born April

born June 1, 1931, died Sept. 3.

6, 1943 in Beaumont, died Aug. 31. He is survived by his sister Editha Johnsen.

Curtis Hall, 70, born March 15, 1948 in Skagway, Ala., died Aug. 31. He moved to Austin to

Frank Romano, born 1946, died Sept. 3. Services will be Tuesday, Sept. 11, at St. Rose of Lima

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He is survived by his children James R. Bailey, Betty Lou Bailey McCall, stepdaughters Celia Lyn Grant, Cathy Burgess, and Nena Tatum, and step-grandchildren Tammy Carns, Shelly Turner, Kevin Burgess, Kim Pearman, Brian Tatum and Amy Tatum. Memorial

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n the epistle to the Galatians, the apostle Paul contrasts the work of the flesh and the fruit of the Spirit, and warns us that the works of the flesh are contrary to the Spirit, and further, that those who practice them “shall not inherit the kingdom of God.” (Galatians 5.21) The context of this warning is noteworthy. That is, Paul has been telling the Galatians that as Christians they need not follow the letter of the Mosaic Law, including the injunction to be circumcised. However, he warns that although they are freed from the law by Christ’s sacrifice, they are not free to indulge the desires of the flesh.

Those who “walk in the Spirit” will manifest the fruit of the Spirit, which Paul tells us is “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, [and] self-control.” (Galatians 5.22-23) In contrast, the works of the flesh are “fornication, impurity, licentiousness, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, anger, selfishness, dissension, party spirit, envy, drunkenness, carousing, and the like.” (Galatians 5.19-21) Despite being freed from the dictates of the law, as Christians, we must not fall prey to the desires of the flesh, and must work constantly on manifesting the fruit of the Spirit. We should reflect on our own lives and behavior. Do we manifest the fruit of the Spirit or the works of the flesh?

And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.

R.S.V. Galatians 5:24-25

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Tabby delivers a ‘Buzz-kill’ for beer loving dog owner in beer also happens to be one of the most toxic to dogs--hops.

It’s unknown why hops are so toxic to dogs but the consumption of hops can cause violent physical reactions in many canines. We’re talking not only about immediate physical symptoms such as vomiting, wild fluctuations in body temperature, and labored breathing, but also potential kidney damage.

Just Because Your Dog Likes It, Doesn’t Mean It’s Good For Him Dogs can and will eat or drink anything out of simple hunger, curiosity, or boredom. Dog physiology is, in any number of ways, very different to that of their human owners. Dogs’ intolerance of alcohol in part derives from their size. It takes far less alcohol to intoxicate and poison an adult dog than it does for a fully grown adult human.

Dear Tabby, My chocolate Lab loves beer! If he hears someone open up a cold one, he comes running! I’ll often pour some in a bowl for him to enjoy--especially when the Texans are on. Is this ok? A little beer every now and then won’t hurt him, right?

Enjoying a Frosty One With Fido in Forest West Dear Enjoying a Frosty One, It’s adorable that you enjoy spending quality time with your Lab. However, I hate to break it to you, but beer (or any alcoholic beverage) is really not ok for your dog. One of the main ingredients

Humans build up tolerance to beer and wine through responsible consumption over time. A dog’s kidneys were not meant to filter or process the alcohol content of beer, wine, or drinks of any alcoholic nature. And because dogs tend, by and large, to be much smaller than their human owners, even a small amount of wine or beer is sufficient to cause noticeable physical alterations in the typical dog.

So, No To Beer--What About Wine?

Now that we’ve ruled out beer for your dog, what about wine?

After all, here are no hops in wine…

There’s no question that seeded or seedless, the grape is nature’s candy. Grapes are a sweet, juicy, delicious fruit. While the reason why is still a mystery to veterinary science, there is no question that to many dogs grapes are also

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toxic. That rules out anything made with or from grapes--from raisins to wine for your pooch to enjoy.

Enjoy Your Alcoholic Beverages With Your 2-Legged Buddies Only So, the short answer to your question is that, no, alcohol is never ok for your pet. I would suggest finding an alternate special treat to share with your Lab during football--like a favorite chew bone or toy. However, if having a beer with him is that important of a tradition, a quick internet search for “dog beer” turned up many options for specialty beer, made just for dogs-many of which are made from broth, brewer’s yeast, carrots and potatoes--all safe for your fourlegged football-watching buddy.

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

Neighbors: Saldivar celebrates 80th birthday

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Happy birthday to Joe Saldivar of Oak Forest on the occasion of his 80th birthday which was celebrated on Aug. 27. Highly regarded by family, friends and neighbors who send their warmest birthday wishes, Saldivar has been married for 50 years to his beautiful Jimmye and is a treasure to his beloved family including his daughters Kelly Saldivar and Jennifer Salinas; son in law Jose Salinas; grandchildren Jackie Salinas, Jacob Salinas and Johnny Salinas; and great-grandson Danny Villalpando. Daughter Kelly shares the family’s

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birthday message to her dad here: “Happy 80th birthday to the best dad and Poppo in the world. You’re the definition of family, love and kindness. You

never had boys but made sure you taught your daughters how to play ball, hunt, fish, be tough when needed and even barbecue. God knew what he

was doing when he gave us to you. Thank you for always making your family a priority.

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Lordy, lordy, look who’s 60!

Buster Pendley of Sunset Heights blew out 60 candles on Sept. 4, his special day.

Happy birthdays are raining all over the place in the Hardwick hacienda in Shepherd Park Plaza! Aug. 25 saw the family celebrating younger daughter Claire’s 21st birthday; Aug. 28 was older daughter Grace’s 24th birthday, and Sept. 2 was mom Laurie’s special day. Father and husband of these pretty ladies, Paul Hardwick, has surely been a busy man.

Meet Winston. This 4 year old boy goes to show that good things come in big packages. Winston is a large, neutered male who was rescued in College Station. Winston obviously has lived the sweet homelife before because he’s friendly and a real champ at using the litter box. All he needs now is a lap large enough for this sweet, beefy boy and a new start in life. Could you help? If so, go to www. saveacatrescue.org to learn more.

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Art Valet: A Day in the District

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Mitch Cohen Art Columnist

You are an explorer, it’s in your blood. On a Saturday morning, you’re fortifying early in preparation for exploring new parts of Houston, the arts and amazingly diverse cultures and seemingly hidden history.

This Saturday, September 8 was made for you. Fresh Arts and the Washington Avenue Arts District presents, A Day in the District. Under the new moniker of simply Arts District, here’s the rundown of activities to satisfy your inner explorer. The kids can tag along, too! The Arts District embodies Houston’s up and coming creative economy. This stateappointed Arts and Cultural District has a rich history as it encompasses portions of both the First and Sixth Wards, two of the city’s oldest neighborhoods. The Arts District is home to 300 plus studio spaces for local artists, designers, and makers where you can see firsthand how art gets made. Experience art and architecture in the context of the preserved silos at the Site Gallery. Visit Houston’s beautiful historic Glenwood Cemetery where the famed Howard Hughes was laid to rest or grab a coffee or a beer at one of the neighborhood haunts. Take in the expansive murals at Art Alley or check out Sawyer Yards, Foto Fest, MECA, or the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern which exhibits art in a former underground drinking water facility from the 1920’s.

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Saturday’s events are a culmination of a year-long series of workshops, hosted by Fresh Arts, a 501(C)3 arts organization that took [Washington Avenue] Arts District under its programing in 2017. I was honored to take part in this project alongside amazing people that were also invited by Fresh Arts to shape the future direction of the Arts District. Saturday you’ll have the chance to learn about the amazing history of Houston’s oldest commercial business district, that has been as rich and diverse both culturally as Houston is famous for now.

There will be remarks at 11 a.m., followed by self-guided tours of 8 historical sites. The Box Project will be on display in the train shed. Twenty-four artists were selected to create boxes around the theme of affordable studio space using discarded material as a way to collect surveys from visitors at 24 locations within the district.

The boxes have all been connected together for this final

ington Avenue Arts District, Instagram: @artsdistricthou, Twitter: @artsdistricthou, Website: fresharts.org.  The Market at Sawyer Yards will surround all these goings on and the Sawyer Yards Open Studios will surround us as well. This will be a day to wear your most comfortable shoes! Details thefolkmarket.com and SawyerYards.com.

(Photo supplied) The Box Project final display Saturday at the Market at Sawyer Yards.

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Set your GPS for 1502 Sawyer St., and park anywhere within walking distance of the massive former Mahatma Rice grain elevators. Underneath the silo and on “Art Alley,� find the train shed by 11 a.m.

Sharp. After remarks about the Arts District and the afternoon activities, you can set out to explore. Social media links to guide you: Facebook: Wash-

FM Kitchen and Bar launches Friday market Zarah Parker Managing Editor

A Friday Market is popping up this weekend, September 7, featuring local artists and creatives. Hosted by FM Kitchen and Bar, 1112 Shepherd Drive, the market will serve as a way to celebrate what the people of Houston have to offer.

FM Kitchen and Bar’s partner and chef, Ryan Hildebrand, is dedicated to showcasing artists and other vendors that are responsible for giving Houston its creative touch, which makes it an engaging place to live and explore. This Friday market serves to hone in on that philosophy by extending the invite to shoppers who live all over the city to check out the market. “Highlighting the Houston food and art scene has always been a part of FM’s goal. Since opening we have hosted local musicians and commissioned local artists. The market is another way to honor this aspect of our city and give even more of its members an opportunity to share their craft, be it farming or artisan products,� Hildebrand said.

With a slew of weekend markets popping up in different neighborhoods, FM chose to fill an underserved component in weekend markets.

When talking with vendors they found that Friday was a day that was being overlooked, but vendors felt was needed. “We have been fortunate to

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(Photo supplied) FM Kitchen and Bar, 1112 Shepherd Dr., will launch a Friday Market this week Sept. 7, to run weekly until Dec. 14 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

create a strong Friday lunch business and are excited to share that momentum with the market vendors and our guests as well as new faces that might find us for the first time by visiting the market,�

Hildebrand said, “It is our hope that people will see it as an opportunity to start their weekend with a great lunch and shopping experience.�

There will be a wide variety of vendors selling at this market. From food vendors offering up delicious treats to beautiful artisan products.

Fresh produce will be available as well as spices. The team behind the market is working hard to not leave anything out of selection. “I think the more we can

support local businesses of all types the better. Houston is a diverse, broad city and giving exposure to the local businesses that diversity creates is a goal we should all have,�

Hildebrand said.

FM Kitchen and Bar serves authentic, Texas-inspired fare in a welcoming atmosphere.

It’s open for lunch and dinner daily with breakfast on the weekends. The full bar features twenty-three beers on tap, including local options and an affordable wine list.

FM Kitchen and Bar is family and dog-friendly and hosts live entertainment weekly.

The Friday market will run weekly beginning this Friday until December 14 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Save the date - next week I have a followup interview with Nabarupa Bhattacharjee, who is visiting from India to participate in Art Launch’s Escapist Mentorship Program. Her opening reception and photo-biography of John Ross Palmer is set for Friday evening September 14, 1218 Heights Blvd. At 6 p.m.

Cohen is an artist and founder of First Saturday Arts Market and the Market at Sawyer Yards, find him at ArtValet.com

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