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Traffic a concern for some with Memorial Park

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The latest meeting for the Memorial Park Master Plan shed light on the project’s visions for the relocation and redistribution of many amenities and other additions – something which has some worried about the potential effect on their communities.

While the proposed increase in greenspace and amenities had many in attendance at Monday’s meeting at Moody Park Community Center excited, there were more than a few residents who weren’t happy with the idea of potentially bringing extra traffic into their neighborhoods.

“I live a few streets away and I feel like my biggest worry is where all of these people are going to come from using these amenities,” Jose Turner, a resident who lives near Memorial Park, said. “We’ve already got cars and trucks coming out of

our ears and it would be kind of tough to have all of the extra stuff without a clearer plan for traffic just outside of the park. I love what they’re doing, I just hope we don’t get left out.”

There is still a bit of time before the Master Plan will be finalized and submitted to Mayor Anise Parker and the Houston City Council in Spring 2015, but some are still hoping for a bit more time to set things right for the park’s neighbors.

“Don’t get me wrong, I love biking,” Erin Meggio, a West Houston native, said. “I just don’t want to have to park in front of other people’s homes to be able to get in and out of the park.”

The Leader previously reported on the Memorial Park Master Plan, which involves numerous partners including the Houston Parks and Recreation Department and See Park, P. 5A

Photo by Jonathan Garris Attendees examine maps of the proposed Memorial Park Master Plan at a public meeting held at the Moody Park Community Center Monday evening.

While some may be excited to see the sweeping changes headed to the park, those living nearby are questioning how the city might tackle its traffic issues.

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Photo by Jonathan Garris (Above) While incidents like last week’s attempted auto theft that ended with a totaled vehicle and some property damage on E. T.C. Jester near W. 34th Street certainly get a lot of attention, much of the Leader area saw a considerable decrease in crime throughout 2014 compared to 2013. (Below) Crime statistics in beat 3B30 show a decrease from 2013.

Crime in Garden Oaks, Oak Forest down from 2013

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For Captain Larry Baimbridge of the Houston Police Department’s North Division, seeing the violent crime rate drop in 2014 compared to 2013 is good news, but there still remains much work to be done in one of the fastest growing areas in Houston.

According to the latest statistics for beat 3B30, crime classified as Part 1 and non-violent were down 16 percent and 17.9 percent respectively in 2014 compared to 2013. Beat 3B30 covers the area from Loop 610 north to Pinemont and from primarily Shepherd Drive to T.C. Jester Boulevard.

In 2014, there were 98 reported cases of violent crime compared to 100 in 2013, resulting in a decrease of two percent. Non-violent crime saw a steeper decrease, with 601 reported incidents in 2014 compared to 732 in 2013 for a decrease of 17.9 percent.

Of the largest individual decreases from 2013, burglary of a habitation saw a 28 percent drop from 167 to 120 incidents in 2014. Burglary of a motor vehicle was down 17.8 percent in 2014 with 175 incidents, compared to 213 incidents in 2013. Theft cases, not including burglary of a motor vehicle and auto theft, dropped from 255 in 2013 to 211 in 2014 for a decrease of approximately 17.3 percent.

However, auto theft saw a slight uptick from the 45 incidents in 2013 compared to last year’s 51.

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44

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175

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211

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Auto Theft

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51

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601

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699

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Be sure to check out The Leader in February as we examine the crime rate in the Heights area in the second part of our year-end crime analysis.

290 noise lawsuit still in court limbo

By Jonathan Garris jgarris@theleadernews.com Deborah Kersey says one of her favorite activities at her home on Wakefield Drive has been listening to the sounds of nature. These days, however, she said those sounds have been replaced with the seemingly endless barrage of noise from crews working on the US 290 highway project.

“I always liked to sit out in my backyard in the morning,” Kersey said.

“More often than not it sounds like 610 is running straight through my backyard now.”

Kersey’s complaints joins a sizeable number of people who are attempting to take legal action against the Texas Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Admnistration for the audible nuisance the construction project has been causing them. The Leader first reported in January last year on the federal lawsuit involving over 12 plaintiffs residing in areas like Oak Forest, Timbergrove Manor and Lazybrook that are close to highway construction.

However, that lawsuit has been “stuck in a rut,” so to speak, according to Houston attorney Carol Caul who is representing the plaintiffs. According to a summary submitted by Caul, seperate motions to dismiss the See Noise, P. 2A

Garden Oaks Elementary ‘dreams big’ for new facility

By Betsy Denson betsy@theleadernews.com What if you had $26.7 million and an open canvas to improve your school? Garden Oaks Elementary does as a result of the HISD bond program that was passed by voters in November of 2012, and the school is dreaming big.

Maybe each classroom will open to its own garden space – appropriate for the Montessori Magnet with a designation in Environmental Sciences. Maybe they have skylights and mechanical shades, their power is solar and some of their water comes through rain collection. On cold, wet days (common in the past month), maybe they have an indoor basketball court.

Garden Oaks Elementary Dr. Lindsey Pollock said that the school community has

spent this school year dreaming about their ideal campus. They have a Project Advisory Team, or PAT, made up of teachers, parents, community members as well as area businesses like Adolf Hoepfl & Son Garage, the Harris County Department of Education and Gospel Truth Church on W. 34th Street.

“We’ve been thinking about all the things we’d love to see,” said Pollack, who notes that the group has met about 10 times. “This is our opportunity to get it all out there.”

It’s not just Garden Oaks Elementary who wants to go green.

“HISD would like [the school] to be LEED certified,” said Pollack.

The next step in the journey is paring the wish list down to reality as the PAT looks

Photo by Betsy Denson Officials at Garden Oaks Elementary are looking to bring a variety of much needed changes and additions to the school with its future facility.

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Heights man fends off would-be burglar A burglar got more than he bargained for Jan. 7 after he was confronted by a homeowner while trying to steal a bike from a garage in the 1000 block of Rutland.

According to the Harris County Precinct One Constableâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office a man flagged down officers and told them he witnessed a person in his open garage attempting to steal his bicycle. The man confronted the thief and the man began to strike him in the head with his fists.

After a brief struggle, the thief said that he had a gun and was going to shoot the man. The homeowner backed

off, however the thief never displayed a weapon and ran off. The homeowner continued to chase him to the 1000 block of Allston where he lost sight of the thief.

The homeowner and other neighbors who were watching the foot chase also flagged down patrol units. Officers were unable to find the person involved in the incident, who is described as a black male, 40 to 45 years old with a thin build, wearing a blue jacket, olive green shirt and blue jeans.

The investigation is being conducted by the Houston Police Department.

Stolen car seat in Heights On Jan. 11, deputies responded to a Burglary of a Motor Vehicle call in the 800 block of Tulane.

Upon arrival the complainant advised that between midnight and 10 a.m. an unknown suspect entered their vehicle by breaking the back window and stole a car seat belonging to the complainant. There is no suspect information in this case.

On Jan. 7 Deputies were dispatched to a Burglary of a Motor vehicle call in the 1400 block of Lawrence Street.

Upon arrival the complainant advised she ran into her home to get her cell phone and upon returning to her vehicle, less than 5 minutes later, her passenger window had been broken and her purse and all its contents had been taken.

A report was generated and will be investigated by the Houston Police Department.

Residents are encouraged to take their personal property from their vehicles and secure their doors whenever possible. This is a crime of opportunity which takes only seconds to commit.

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On Tuesday January 6, 2015, deputies were dispatched to a Burglary of a Motor Vehicle call in the 700 block of W. 11th Street.

Upon arrival the complainant advised that a SAKS Fifth Avenue bag containing a dress shirt valued at $100 was in his vehicle and was stolen at 1:17 p.m. and the incident was caught on surveillance video.

The suspect was described as a black male approximately 20 to 25 years old and was driving a white late model Mercury Grand Marquis. The license plate was not visible.

No further suspect descriptors were available.

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Noise from P. 1A plaintiffsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; claims have been filed by the FHWA and TxDOT and have been pending before the court since June 2014. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The court controls the process and has authority to do several things about the pending motions,â&#x20AC;? the document states. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not rule on the fifth amendment due process claim at this stage, but rule on other claims; decline to dismiss their regulatory claims; dismiss all claims; or take no action.â&#x20AC;?

Currently, the plaintiffs and reisdents like Kersey are seeking more adequate noise abatement. In the time since the original lawsuit was filed in a federal district court on March 7, there had been an 18 month stay placed on the case in May 2012 due to major changes to the highwayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s design. These changes included the addition of managed toll lanes down the middle of the main lanes by the Harris County Toll Road Authority.

According to Caul, the court reinstated the case in late November in 2013, and the FHWA and TxDOT filed separate motions to dismiss in May 2014. However, plaintiffs later learned that the HCTRA would not be construct-

ing managed lanes down the middle of the 290/610 construction project. â&#x20AC;&#x153;HCTRAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exodus from the project, means that TxDOT is redesigning several features of the project,â&#x20AC;? Caul states. â&#x20AC;&#x153;TxDOTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s project design consultant, HNTB, has told the press and Plaintiffs that there â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;may beâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; meetings in the Spring of 2015.â&#x20AC;?

Caul states that until the FHWA issues a statement, no plans for the revised design of the project are definitive, and the plaintiffs may not learn what the potential reevaluation will say â&#x20AC;&#x153;without it being voluntarily disclosed or the court ordering disclosure so the court can review the document.â&#x20AC;?

Caul states that the FHWA may cause another stay to be necessary for the case if it orders a major reevaluation due to the redesign, but also finds the statement about meetings in the Spring to be â&#x20AC;&#x153;very tenuous.â&#x20AC;? One path the plaintiffs might take is to pursue a motion that the Case Management Order for the project be amended due to the second major redesign, and would also work to gather records regarding the first redesign when the managed lanes were

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ou have questions, and I’d love to help answer them.

So let’s take a new approach to a column that probably bores half of our readers to tears each week.

Two items in the news recently – both of them local – have sparked a series of concerns. To be certain, I am no expert in these subjects, but as a humble observer of most things local, I’d like to add some perspective to growing apprehension. And if I don’t have any ideas, I get paid to call people for answers.

The Heights Post Office That iconic building at the corner of Yale and 11th Street is apparently going the way of the bulldozer, making way to some new mid-rise complex that looks exactly like every other mid-rise in the area. Yippee.

There have been comments that maybe, just maybe, this post office will be preserved because it falls in the Heights Historic District.

Unfortunately, that’s a pipe-dream.

Unless the city’s maps are completely wrong, the post office does not fall within any of the three historic districts in the Heights. I’d say the federal government wanted no part of that mess, and if they want to raze the building, they will.

But there’s a larger issue to some of our readers, and that is the nostalgia of the local post office, what it means to our past, what it represents as a place for the community to gather. (See relevant letter in today’s Reader.)

Trust me. As a newspaper publisher, I understand the value of nostalgia and community gathering. Many in my industry have only that on which to continue operation.

Here’s what I know, for a fact, about the U.S. Postal Service. In the

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calendar year 2014, the USPS lost $5.5 billion of your cold, hard cash.

Of course, that dwarfs the absolute pit of postal despair in 2012, when the government agency showed an annual operating loss of $16 billion.

Our postal service employs some of the nicest people I’ve ever met, but unfortunately, the folks who deliver our mail work for a government agency that has the efficiency of three Ph.D.’s screwing in a lightbulb.

I won’t go all “capitalism” and “privatization” on you, but there can’t be much argument that when our federal government controls the boardroom, the boardroom falls asleep. This is the same government, after all, that issued $171,000 last year to study how monkeys gamble (I kid you not).

When you think about the history of our postal service, you might consider how far this government agency has lagged behind innovation, and we’re talking about a century of lagging. The USPS had every single piece of infrastructure in place to professionally devour any start-up delivery service. Instead, UPS formed in the early 1900s and FedEx has been in business for almost 40 years.

In 2013, the last full-year reported financials for both companies, UPS finished with a profit of $4.4 billion, and FedEx finished in the black with earnings of $1.56 billion.

It isn’t fair to shoulder all the blame on the people running the USPS. They are burdened with more than $5 billion in government-mandated pre-paid retirement benefits each year, and they’re trying to change the laws.

They’re also investing $10 billion on a new fleet of delivery vehicles (the ones they have are more than two decades old), and they’ve built a strong relationship with FedEx. In the process of trying to repair the abysmal management of this government agency, the USPS needs to make changes in its operation, including how many post offices they keep open. If and when the Yale and 11th building closes, consider it a win for better government and shuttle across Shepherd to the plant off 18th Street.

Private Eminent Domain Last week, I wrote about the proposed bullet train from Houston to Dallas. We had a number of readers call, and one was brave enough to write (see Reader below). The simple, and fair, question was: “Will you look in to and let us know how the Texas Central Railway – a for-profit private firm – received the power of Eminent Domain?”

Unfortunately (for those hoping to find a legal obstacle to the train), that’s a fairly simple answer.

Kellen Zale, a law professor at the University of Houston Law Center, teaches property and landuse law. She said almost every state, including Texas, has the right to delegate the power of eminent domain to a private company in cases of public transportation or public utility. (Think about pipelines being laid all over the state. Those are private companies running the pipes.)

In the case of Texas, Zale

The smoke may taste worse if it’s legal THE TOBACCONIST – This is where I pick up my imported cigars, especially rolled for me by a little man east of the Urals. Well, not exactly. My boutique cigar store is Samuel’s Exclusive Club for Discriminating Clientele (some of you shorten it to Sam’s) and my expert connoisseur is Billy Joe, who prefers “a chaw of tabacky to those hoity-toity Swisher Sweets.” I am here today in pursuit of the long-missed Cuban cigars. A bit of background: Most of my friends and neighbors agree that President Barak Obama is the very worst president we have ever had, and should be tarred and feathered. But he did restore diplomatic relations with that commie island of Cuba, which means cruise ships will be arriving in Havana harbor, the quality of our baseball players will vastly improve and car collectors who like to restore ’52 Studebakers are probably waiting at the Miami airport.

Then there are those of us who wait for the more civilized quest: a fine Cuban cigar. As you know, they have been off-shore and offlimits since 1960. I could get them in Mexico, and I noted that duty-free shops catering to U.S.-bound planes in Toronto had boxes of Cuban cigars stacked almost to the ceiling.

“Can I take these into the U.S.?” I ask. “Certainly,” says the clerk. I figure the U.S. customs agents in Chicago, Detroit and other points of entry have enough confiscated cigars to start their own second-hand smoke shop.

So here I am, looking around for those fruits which were forbidden these many decades. There may be a problem, because this situation reminds me, as it does you, of Coors beer and Krispy Kreme. For years Coors was brewed and sold only in Colorado. It had to be kept cold from the brewery to the house refrigerator. So back in those days, frat rats on their skiing vacations in Aspen would pack iced cases of Coors and bring them back to Texas.

It was nectar of the gods, until Coors started selling its beer in Texas, and no one thought it was so special. Krispy Kreme was welcomed to Houston when it arrived, because the millions of Yankees who moved here kept telling us how great Krispy Kreme was. Alas, the company closed all of its Houston locations seven years ago, citing a disagreement with franchisees and lousy sales. Last year, Krispy Kreme had 249 locations, down from 338 a decade ago. Now the company is trying again in Houston, hoping this time we will all agree with our new neighbors from the north that KK really is the best.

My cigar problem, and maybe yours, too, is that I cannot drive my ’56 Hudson to Havana and pick up a trunk load of cigars, because those goodie two-shoes at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection say, initially, U.S. visitors won’t be able to bring home more than $100 worth of Cubans for personal use. Indeed, plain old tourism is still banned. Also, telling the real Cuban from the fake won’t be so easy. Counterfeit versions are everywhere.

Here’s an interesting news item: “Most people are not getting what they think are Cuban cigars. Many are made in Mexico, with a facsimile of a band that appears like a Cuban band.” Let’s check these labels in this store.

“Little Havana.” OK, that section of Miami is

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pretty close. “Smoked by Cuba M. Gooding, Jr.” “Made especially for Mark Cuban.”

There is yet another problem. In 1960, the CIA considered a plan to kill Fidel Castro by injecting poison into his favorite cigars. Nothing came of that, but Castro is still alive, if not well, and may have a long memory. (While we’re at it, don’t buy any Cuban pigs in a bay.)

On the other hand, we need to tell those mules on the Rio Grande smuggling teenagers and drugs into the U.S. for a small price that they are working for chump change. An authentic box of Cohiba Behikes in the U.S, can go for as high as $1,000, according to Cigar Aficionado magazine. But remember that among those appearing of the cover of Cigar Aficionado include Bill Cosby and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

It’s the same curse as being on the cover of Sports Illustrated.

Rudyard Kipling wrote, “And a woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke.”

That may be the dumbest thing anyone ever wrote. Upon hearing this, Sigmund Freud observed, “Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.”

Which brings us to Thomas Riley Marshall, 28th vice president of the United States, who, one day, turned to John Crockett, chief clerk of the Senate and remarked, “What this country needs is a good five cent cigar.” That is the only remembered quote by Vice President Marshall. When Will Rogers heard of Marshall’s statement, Rogers replied, “This country has plenty of good five cent cigars. The trouble is, they charge 15 cents for them.” Finally we have the observation of cigar-smoking Mark Twain, who wrote, “More than one cigar at a time is excessive smoking.”

The habit peaked a few years back when the economy was booming. It caught on, not only among men but among women, too. It is acceptable for women to clip off the end of a cigar, but not for men. Have you ever seen a movie where John Wayne takes out his little clipper and snips off the end of a cigar? Of course not. Men bite off the end, then spit it out. Real men bite off the burning end and swallow it. Cigars are older than cigarettes.

Indeed, “cigarette” means, “little cigar.” The word, “cigar,” comes from the Spanish word, “cigarro,” which comes from the Mayan word for smoking, SEEK-ar. Apparently the Mayans didn’t have a word for “throat cancer.” In any event, as with Coors beer and Krispy Kreme, these long-awaited Cubana cigars may not be as good as remembered. It wouldn’t be the first time Castro was blowing smoke.

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20 years ago Jan. 12, 1995

said there is an existing law that explains how a private company could build a bullet train through the neighborhood.

In Section 131.011 of the Texas Transportation Code, the law leaves very little room for question, and it speaks directly about “interurban electric railway” companies, which can be any corporation chartered under the laws of Texas to operate a railway between two municipalities.

The very next section deals with Eminent Domain: “A corporation chartered for the purpose of constructing, acquiring, maintaining, or operating lines of electric railway between municipalities in this state for the transportation of freight, passengers or [both] may: “(1) exercise the power of eminent domain with all the rights and powers granted by law to a railroad company; and “(2) enter, condemn, and appropriate land, right-of-way, easements, or other property of any person or corporation…”

I probably don’t need to go any further, but there are other tidbits worth knowing. For instance, these private companies can claim up to 200 feet in width for its railways.

CTR says it plans on needing 80 feet in width, so that’s nice of them.

The law also says companies can cut any trees or remove any structures in danger of falling on and damaging the railway. I don’t know if that means your chimney, but what I do know is, if the environmental study passes and the company moves forward, there is very little, legally, that can stop this train.

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During the past 70 years, Lila W. Butler’s accomplishments have been the topic for news articles from Alabama and Texas to Colorado. On Friday, Jan. 6, the Oak Forest resident, nationally recognized mountain climber, celebrated her 99th birthday.

Butler’s silver hair is carefully coifed and her blue eyes still twinkle with interest and vitality. According to a friend, until a year and a half ago, at the age of 97, Butler was still doing 300 pushups every morning.

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Pat Gandy wins 1994 Leader of the Year award “It has been said that there are those who enrich our society by their very presence. Whoever first said that, may not have personally known Pat Gandy, but must have had her in mind.”

These were the words of Houston City Councilwoman Helen Huey when she nominated Gandy for the 1994 North Houston Leader of the Year Award. These were the sentiments of the nine other people who also nominated her.

In what was one of the toughest decisions in the history of the Leader of the Year Award, the judges agreed that Gandy best possesses that spirit of volunteerism that makes a Leader of the Year. Her activities in Inwood Forest have positively impacted the lives of hundreds of residents.

Precinct 1 Constable Jack Abercia said, “In my opinion, Ms. Gandy has done more for the northwest-Inwood area in terms of crime prevention and neighborhood improvements than anyone in our city.”

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Dear Editor: Will you look in to and let us know how The Texas Central Railway -- a for profit private firm -- received the power of Eminent Domain? Was there any public input during this process?

Do you know what City Officials want the line to go to Downtown? I would think it would be better to start/end at the Beltway.

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Dear Editor: The City of Houston talks about creating walkable, vibrant “urban neighborhoods” and our Post Office at 11th and Yale is the perfect, successful working example of that vision.

This post office is the heart of the Heights. Generations of Heights families and businesses rely on this location. From young mothers, countless businesses to elders of the neighborhood – from sun-up to way past midnight – this location is a lively gathering place.

For the past three years, this location accepts deliveries from UPS and FedEx. I receive huge cartons of product for my studio – track on line – and the minute the huge cartons arrive, we stop by and receive effortlessly. I am sick of the “fast-buck” mentality permeating our culture – what happened to good sense and keeping institutions that serve our whole community to be a vital and healthy neighborhood?

Short sighted bureaucrats ought to step away from antiquated google maps and visit the vital post office at Yale and 11th and meet the real people that populate our great neighborhood.

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SONS OF LEGIONAIRES STEAK NIGHT The American Legion Post 560 Come by for a delicious steak dinner while supporting a good cause. Dinner will be served from 6 p.m. until sold out, Jan. 16. The entertainment will be provided

by Back Rhodes. The American Legion Post 560 is located at 3720 Alba Road. Information: 713-682-9287, www.americanlegionpost560.org.

ECONOMIC FORECAST LUNCHEON Greater Heights Area Chamber of Commerce Join the Heights Chamber of Commerce at the Annual Economic Forecast Luncheon to hear Dr. Bill Gilmer, Director at the Institute for Regional Forecasting, C.T. Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston, discuss the future of Houston business, employment, interest rates, energy and real estate. The event will be from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan. 22, at Sheraton Houston Brookhollow Hotel, 3000 North Loop West. Information: 713861-6735, www.heightschamber. com.

CASINO NIGHT AND DINNER Waltrip Imperial Guard Alumnae A Casino Night and Dinner benefiting the scholarship fund for Waltrip students will be held Jan. 23 at the S.P.J.S.T. Hall, 1435 Beall St. A great live and silent

auction will be featured. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m., and live auction at 8:30 p.m.

Tickets are $30 and include an Italian dinner from the Adriatic Cafe and $1,000 in casino money.

For information call Cindy Reibenstein at 713-725-1826 or email rcreibenstein@aol.com.

JENNIFER MAY REILAND SOLO EXHIBITION Redbud Gallery Brooklyn-based Houstonian, Jennifer May Reiland, announces her first U.S. solo show at Redbud Gallery, 303 E. 11th St. Titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Veronicas,â&#x20AC;? the show runs though Feb. 3, featuring watercolor paintings and drawings that reflect the overlap of fantasy and reality in the digital age. Information: 713-862-2532, www.redbudgallery.com.

IDOL OF THE HEIGHTS PRELIMS Greater Heights Area Chamber of Commerce Calling all vocalists and music lovers, enter to win cash prizes and to perform at the annual Crawfish Festival March 7. Prelim events are held as follows: Country, Feb. 6 at Gabbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s BBQ, 3101 N. Shepherd; Rhythm & Blues and Ballads, Feb. 13 at Corkscrew, 1308 W. 20th St.; Rock of Ages, Feb. 20 at Little Jâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar, 5306 Washington. The cost is $30 preregistration and $40 at the door.

Information: heightschamber. com/idol.

LA CLEMENZA DI TITO Opera in the Heights Opera in the Heights, 1703 Heights Blvd., presents Mozartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Roman tale about a woman scorned, an evil assassination plot, and shocking forgiveness.

The performance will run from Jan. 30 through Feb. 8. Call or visit the website for show times and to purchase tickets. Information: www.operaintheheights.org, 713-861-5303.

HEIGHTS KIDSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; DAY OF MUSIC Love Park Come spend a wonderful spring day with friends and neighbors and support the community. The Heights Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Day of Music is all about bringing local music to the Heights community families. This free event will be held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. April 18, at Love Park, 1000 W. 12th St. There will be a main stage with performances every 40 minutes. A secondary stage will showcase local and non-profit businesses. There will also be an instrument â&#x20AC;&#x153;petting zooâ&#x20AC;? where kids can get an upclose look at several instruments.

Information: hkdmhtown@gmail. com, www.heightskidsdayofmusic.com.

Ongoing RENOVATION TOURS Pat H. Foley & Company Stop by for a special guided tour as renovations begin and

meet the staff. There will be refreshments. Tours will be at 3 p.m. every Friday. Pat H. Foley & Company is located at 1200 W. 34th St. Information: 713-8696261, www.pathfoleyfuneraldirectors.com.

SENIOR GAME DAY Candlelight Park There will be two senior game days on Wednesday and Thursday each week beginning at 9 a.m. at Candlelight Park, 1520 Candlelight Dr. Call 281-989-4589 or 713-682-3587 for information.

OAKS BUSINESS ASSOCIATION MEETING St. James Lutheran Church The Oaks Business Association meets every odd month on the third Wednesday, at 7 p.m. at St. James Lutheran Church, 1602 W. 43rd St. Mixers are every even month announced on the Facebook page. The executive committee meets every second Tuesday of the month. David Lorms is president. Information: DavidL2490@aol.com OAK FOREST RUNNING CLUB Oak Forest Chill This free social running club, part of the Oak Forest Homeowners Association, meets at 3542 Oak Forest Drive at 6 p.m. each Tuesday. Brotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pizzeria provided post-run food. Information: 281-685-9929.

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St. Stephenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music director retires Brenda Paulk, St. Stephenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music director for 13 years, is retiring. A luncheon and reception honoring Paulk will be held following the 11 a.m. service, Jan. 18, in the fellowship hall. Special music will be provided by the choir.

St. Stephenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s United Methodist Church is located at 2003 W. 43rd St. For information, call 713-686-8241 or visit www.stsumc.org.

Spiritual Renewal book discussion at All Saints All Saints Catholic Community, 215 E. 10th St., will have a spiritual renewal book discussion on Jan. 19, from 7-8:15 p.m., in TALC Room 2. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Four Signs of a Dynamic Catholicâ&#x20AC;? discussion leader is Dan Schwieterman. Extra books are available free while supply lasts in the parish office.

For information, call 713864-2653 for information.

The Ten Commandments series at St. Ambrose A presentation of the Faith Formation Department of St. Ambrose Catholic Church will be The Ten Commandments: Laws of the Heart. This is the second part of the series. The classes are as follows: The Ninth Commandment: The Law of Self-Control, Jan. 21; The Tenth Commandment: The Law of Assurance, Jan. 28; and Epilogue: The Two Laws of Love, Feb. 4.

St. Ambrose Catholic Church is located at 4213 Mangum Rd. Call 713-6863857 or email sacdre@gmail. com for more information.

Garden Club of St. Matthewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meets The Garden Club of St. Matthewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s United Methodist Church, 4300 N. Shepherd,

will meet at 9:30 a.m. Jan. 22, in Rooms 104 and 105.

The program will be Hydrangias. All members of the church as well as the community are welcome to attend.

For information, call 713697-0671.

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity at Lakewood Church The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity culminates in a city-wide prayer service at 8 p.m. Jan. 23, hosted by Lakewood Church, 3700 Southwest Frwy. The gathering will begin at 7:30 p.m. with a concert of praise led by a choir representing congregations from across the city. The prayer service include leaders from 13 different denominations.

Visit https://sites.google. com/site/wpcuhouston/ for information.

Annual Anointing Service at Worship Tabernacle Join Pastors Roy and Ann Chapman for their annual Anointing Service for Favor, Victory, and Miracles, 2015 - The Year of the Supernatural, at 2:30 p.m. Jan. 25, at Worship Tabernacle, 3006 E. Richey Road at Aldine Westfield in Humble.

Call 281-443-2357 or visit www.worshiptabernacle.tv for information.

Three nights of ministry with John Michael Talbot at St. Rose St. Rose of Lima Catholic Community, 3600 Brinkman, welcomes John Michael Talbot, Christian music legend, best-selling author and host of The Church Channelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hit TV program â&#x20AC;&#x153;All Things Are Possible.â&#x20AC;? Come experience three special nights of ministry at 7 p.m. Feb. 2, 3 and 4.

Tickets are not required, but a love offering will be received

each evening to support the ministries of John Michael Talbot and the Brothers and Sisters of Charity. The suggested donation is $15 per person/per night, however no one will be turned away for lack of funds.

Call 713-692-9123 for information.

St. Rose Altar Guild host chocoholic feast and games The St. Rose of Lima Altar Guild will be hosting a Chocoholic Feast and Games party at 7 p.m. Feb. 6, at St. Rose of Lima West Hall, 3600 Brinkman.

The evening of fun supports the ministry of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church.

For information call 713692-9123 or email Giovanna Colonnetta at gcolonnetta@ sbcglobal.net.

All Saints Third Age Learning Center to hold registration All Saints Third Age Learning Center (TALC) senior program, open to seniors 50-plus in the community, will hold its 2015 Spring semester registration from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan. 29, in the parish hall.

Classes begin Feb. 9, and registration will continue the first two weeks of the semester, Feb. 9-13. The semester will conclude on May 8.

TALC offers a variety of classes, day trips, seminars, birthday celebrations and special parties. Some of the classes featured this semester include hula, woodworking, computer, conversational Spanish, Mah Jong, exercise, small appliance repair, scrapbooking, water color painting, stain glass and more.

A full course hot lunch is available at noon Monday through Friday during the semester for $2.

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Park from P. 1A the Uptown TIRZ, which will be funding, developing and implementing the plan. The plan aims not only to enhance and connect the many different areas of the park, but also preserve the areas once used by the Karankawas, a Native American tribe, and Camp Logan, a military base where soldiers trained during World War I. The presentation, titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spaces and Places,â&#x20AC;? attracted over 100 residents to the Moody Park Community Center Monday night. Attendees

could examine updated Master Plan maps and designs and a Questions & Answers sheet with previously collected input was also handed out to residents.

Landscape Architect Thomas Woltz, of architecture firm Nelson Byrd Woltz which is leading the development stage of the Master Plan, emphasized that the design process is continually evolving. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At no one point is a snapshot an accurate image of where the parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s design currently is,â&#x20AC;? Woltz said.

Part of the current vision for the project involves dispersing parking across the park at amenities and other locations, and could result in an increase of 30 percent in parking space for park users. Bus stops and bus routes are also proposed to provide transportation to many different areas of the park, Woltz said.

Woltz also discussed further developments for some of the parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trails, including a proposed high-speed cycling track which would be separated from other walking

and biking trails. Throughout each step of the presentation, Woltz reiterated that one of the biggest aims of the current design is to emphasize the wilderness and wildlife native to the park and the surrounding areas. During the presentation, Woltz said that just by rearranging and moving amenities in the southern section of the park, the percentage of wilderness in the park could be increased from 79 percent to 94 percent.

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Baimbridge said investgators are looking into tackling the root of the problem with the areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homeless and also following up leads regarding the potential person or persons who have been transporting the aggressive panhandlers into the area from outside of the community. It may be likely that the people working with the panhandlers are benefiting from the cooperation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They may not be doing it for free, and they could be getting a cut of what the panhandlers are able to collect,â&#x20AC;?

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Baimbridge also said he would like to see some more officers brought into the fold as the area continues to experience rapid growth. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need more people out here,â&#x20AC;? Baimbridge said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been looking at some of the recent census data for this area and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re seeing significant growth and we could use more people.â&#x20AC;?

However, even with having more officers Baimbridge said he would like to see if there would be other ways to raise awareness regarding the options available to citizens who may be victims of nonviolent crime. While some residents have been vocal on social media networks about the response times from HPD, Baimbridge reiterates that calls are prioritized and handled by severity, meaning

issues like motor vehicle accidents or minor thefts are going to receive a much lower priority.

A better solution may be to report thefts and similar crimes online. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t necessarily need someone to come out to see that a particular item is no longer there,â&#x20AC;? Baimbridge said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The same thing goes for auto thefts.â&#x20AC;?

There are also some roadblocks when it comes to bringing in more officers into North Division â&#x20AC;&#x201C; namely the 40 or so other different divisions across the Houston area. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone is competing for the same thing at times and it becomes a balancing act,â&#x20AC;? Baimbridge said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have to continuously evaluate where officers are needed and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something that is not taken lightly. The population hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t grown at the same rate everywhere else in the city and I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re probably one of those areas that has grown quite a bit more.â&#x20AC;?

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Crime from P. 1A Baimbridge said incidents like robberies are always one of the biggest focus areas for his officers when it comes to particularly violent crimes, citing the explicit fear and damage such incidents cause to residents and the community. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Another issue is that robberies tend to be more of a recurring crime for those that commit them rather than a one-time thing,â&#x20AC;? Baimbridge said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you catch someone for one robbery, they tend to be connected to others that have happened previously.â&#x20AC;?

Aggressive panhandling was also a hot topic during 2013, with residents in Leader-area communities like Shepherd Forest appealing to HPD officials for greater help with enforcement. The Leader previously reported on a meeting between HPD officials and the departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mental Health Unit last year regarding the aggressive panhandlers in the area and the investigation is ongoing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to keep in

Tools of the trade One of the newest tools available for officers in the area to use is a speed trailer, provided through a grant from the Police Foundation.

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By Elizabeth Villareal elizasgarden@outlook.com Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s here! Zane Peter Graham III was born on Monday, Dec. 29th at 8:05 a.m. and was 19.5 inches long. He was welcomed by his proud family: parents Jennifer (Black) Graham and Zane Graham, Jr.; big sister Elizabeth Anne (Lizzie); Nana Jeanette Black; Aunt Jackie Black; and grandparents Zane and Deborah Graham, Sr., from South Lake Tahoe, California were also here for the babyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s birth.

Welcome to the world precious Maddelynn Victoria Kollaja! Maddy was born on Nov. 18, 2014 at 12:52 p.m. and weighed 7 lbs., 1 oz. Her proud parents are Edward and Vanessa Kollaja; siblings are Alan and Kayla Garza and Nickolas Kollaja; and beaming grandparents are Eddie Joe and Victoria Kollaja. Congratulations to Edward and Vanessa on the birth of their little bundle of joy.

Troop 40â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Annual Boy Scout BBQ will be held Jan.

31st and Feb. 1st, at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church at 3600 Brinkman @ Wakefield.

The Scouts will be serving chicken, brisket and sausage from Saturday, Jan. 31 from noon to 6 pm and Sunday, Feb. 1 from 11 am to 4 pm.

You may dine in or take out!

Dinner tickets are $10 and can be purchased from any member of Troop 40 or at the door.

For more information, please contact Jim Bentley at 713825-0081. The young men of Troop 40 thank you for your support !

A few of the students in Waltripâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ram Band, Mason Griffith, James Boyd, Head Drum Major Gabriella Fuentes, Tristan Pilato, Emily Saldivar, and AllState Symphonic Band-bound trumpet player Esmeralda Sandoval asked me to share this information with you: Waltrip Ram Band is hosting its Annual Fish Fry on Friday, Feb. 27, starting at 6 p.m. Save the date and help support the Band by allowing them to make a delicious Friday evening dinner of fried fish with all the trimmings for your fam-

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Dear Tabby, Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in the midst of flu season and it seems as though everyone around me either currently has the flu or has had it in the past month. I was wondering if my dog could get the flu too?

Escaping illness in Ella Lee Forest Dear Escaping Illness, There actually is a strain of the flu that affects our fourlegged friends this time of year.

The canine flu (also known as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;dog fluâ&#x20AC;?) is a contagious respiratory infection that was first discovered in 2004 when the virus jumped from horses and began affecting several breeds of racing dogs. Since

then, 38 states have reported infected dogs, but, according to Dr. Edward J. Dubovi, Director of Virology at Cornellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Animal Health Diagnostic Center, outbreaks tend to be sporadic and then dwindle down.

Dogs have no natural immunity to this virus, so canine influenza can be easily transmitted from dog to dog via respiratory secretions (sneezing and saliva). Symptoms of the dog flu are: coughing, fever, runny nose, lethargy, loss of appetite and respiratory infection. According to veterinarians, signs of canine influenza can actually mimic kennel cough (a dry cough) but can also be a moist cough that persists for 7 to 30 days. If you think your pup has the dog flu see your veterinarian right away. Treatment includes antibiotics and fluid therapy.

How do you keep your dog from getting the flu? According to vets, keeping your dog away from infected dogs is the best way to prevent dog flu. If an owner is exposed to dogs or facilities with infected dogs, all clothing, surfaces, and hands should be disinfected before coming into contact with an

uninfected dog.

A dog flu vaccination can help protect against certain strains of canine influenza.

The vaccine consists of two shots given several weeks apart. These shots are preventative and will not treat a dog once it is infected. The average cost of each shot is about $50. Vets donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t recommend the vaccination though unless your dog is in a high risk infection area, such as a kennel or a shelter, where close contact with other dogs is common.

The bottom line is this: The dog flu is generally mild and if properly treated, infected dogs should experience a full recovery.

How you can help: Through the month of January, all cats are only $25 at Friends For Life (107 E. 22nd St. in The Heights). What a fabulous way to make a difference in your life (as well as a sweet felineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) for the New Year. Go to: www.adoptfriends4life.org for more info.

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School from P. 1A at the costs and feasibility of individual items. For instance, if Pollack says they have to choose between having a bathroom for every class or an adjacent garden for every class, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going with the bathrooms. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the want verses the need,â&#x20AC;? Pollack said.

One need for the school is definitely more space.

The school, which now goes through eighth grade will be at maximum capacity in 20152016, and indeed is already pretty tight on space.

They were able to house all their zoned students from kindergarten on up for the current year â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Garden Oaks received 800 applications for 60 available spots â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but they were not able to accommodate every zoned pre-K 3 and 4 year old.

That is not mandated by HISD and there wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t room. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we have a larger building, we can serve more families,â&#x20AC;? said Pollack.

The PAT would like for that building to be entirely new.

Pollack notes that the existing building was constructed in 1957, with additions in the late 1970s. There have been a lot of changes in code since then and changes in power requirements for schools. The school has also dealt with roof leaks and bouts of termites over the years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a safe, clean and secure place,â&#x20AC;? said Pollack, who said that the idea has also been floated about renovating the existing building and adding a wing.

Currently, there is only one circle drive at school and one main entrance. Pollack said there will be traffic studies done to see if that needs to change, and also if the school entrance needs to be located on Sue Barnett, as it currently is, or relocated to Wakefield.

Sam Swart is an architect with Hill & Swart Architects Inc., the firm selected by the PAT and HISD after an intense vetting process to do Garden

Oak Elementaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s renovations and additions. Hill & Swart has previously done HISD projects at Memorial Elementary, Key Middle School and Lee High School, and has been sitting in on the last few PAT meetings.

Swart said that although the total bond is $26 million, the costs for construction will be in the $17 million range. And although his firm has designed a completely new structure for a charter school in the $18 to $20 million range, it remains to be seen what combination of renovation and addition happens at Garden Oaks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see how it shakes out over time as we figure out what fits the budget,â&#x20AC;? he said.

As with any HISD bond project, there are HISD project managers to see the construction through. For Garden Oaks, David Funk and Claude Yoas will work hand in and with the PAT and the architects.

Sylvia Wood, HISDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s General Manager for Business & Bond Communications, said once the planning phase at Garden Oaks is complete â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the targeted date is January 30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the PAT will begin working with the architect on design, site analysis and a scope to budget analysis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Items are always prioritized based on academic programming needs,â&#x20AC;? Wood said.

Swart said that construction drawings could come this summer. Although the beginning of planning and design for Garden Oaks was originally scheduled to begin between the quarter of 2015 and the first quarter of 2016, Wood said the process actually began in the fourth quarter of 2014, a full year ahead of schedule, â&#x20AC;&#x153;to give the district the flexibility to accelerate construction should market conditions warrant.â&#x20AC;?

At this point, she notes that the target construction start date remains unchanged and is scheduled for mid/late 2017.

In 2013, there was a lot of dissatisfaction in the community about the progress of Waltrip High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bond work. Those concerns have been addressed and Wood said that there are steps in place to keep the Garden Oaks project on budget and on schedule.

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Notice of Seizure ANd iNteNt to forfeit Notice is hereby given that the United States Department of the Interior is hereby comâ&#x20AC;&#x2018; mencing a forfeiture proceeding against the following items of wildlife or wildlife prodâ&#x20AC;&#x2018; ucts, which were seized in the Houston area of Texas on the dates indicated because they were involved in one or more violations of any of the following laws: Endangered Species Act, Title l6 U.S.C. Sec. l538, the Marine Mammal Protection Act, 11 U.S.C. Sec. 1371â&#x20AC;&#x2018;1372, the Lacey Act, l6 U.S.C. Sec. 3372, Wild Bird Conservation Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 4901â&#x20AC;&#x2018;4916 or the African Elephant Conservation Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 4221â&#x20AC;&#x2018;4245. These items are subject to forfeiture to the United States under Title l6, U.S.C. Sec. l540(e), 16 U.S.C. Sec. 1377, or l6 U.S.C. Sec. 3374 and Title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, Section l2.23. Any person with an ownership or financial interest in said items who desires to claim them must file a claim with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Law Enforcement office,16639 W. Hardy, Houston, TX 70060â&#x20AC;&#x2018;6230.

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2014204451 10/07/2014 $16,000 Two (2) African Elephant (Loxodonta africana)Ear leather paintings, One (1) African Elephant (Loxodonta africana)Tail wall hanging, Three (3) African Elephant (Loxodonta africana)Foot stools with Afriâ&#x20AC;&#x2018; can Elephant (Loxodonta africana)leather cushion tops, One (1) African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) penis on wooden shield, Three (3) African Elephant (Loxodonâ&#x20AC;&#x2018; ta africana) tanned skins, One (1) African Elephant (Loxodonta africana)skull,Two (2) African Elephant(Loxodonta africana) ivory Tusks

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Our Savior Lutheran School to hold open house event for parents, children For The Leader

Contributed Photo In November 2014, Hogg Middle School students spent a Saturday working at a Houston bakery to raise money for their spring trip to Washington D.C. and New York.

Hogg Middle School Students working hard to raise money for educational journey For The Leader A special group of students at Hogg Middle School are working hard to fundraise a trip to Washington D.C. and New York City - and they need the help of the community to do it.

The trip is designed to bring students’ classroom experience to life and inspire them to take a lifelong interest in their education. Students have worked hard to raise money on their own, including taking time out of a Saturday in November to work at a Houstonarea bakery. However, to fund

the trip, officials need to raise about $50,000.

“The success of our trip will rely on the efforts not only of our dedicated students, teachers, and parents, but will also be dependent on the generous support of our dedicated community,” a letter to community members states. “We invite you to be a part of this experience and offer your financial support in the form of a sponsorship for our trip.”

There are multiple sponsorship levels available, including a $20 Andrew Jackson Level, a $50 Ulysses S. Grant

Level, a $69 Judicial Level, a $278 Executive Level, a $517 Congressional Level, a $1,000 Memorial Level and a total cost-covering Presidential Level.

Donations can be mailed to: Hogg Middle School, ATT: Jaime Acosta Serrano, 1100 Merrill St., Houston, TX 77009. Checks should be made payable to EF Explore America. Donations can also be made online at www.gofundme.com/razorbacks.

For more information, contact Jaime Acosta at 713-5037507 or email at sacosta1@ houstonisd.org.

Our Savior Lutheran School is calling on local parents interested in an authentic Christian education to visit the school and learn about opportunities for their children.

The open house will be held at 2 p.m. Jan. 25, and the school is located at 5000 West Tidwell Rd. Founded in 1946, OSLS offers a “thoroughly classical and authentic Christian education to students from preschool to 8th grade,” according to the school’s website. The school uses “time-

honored tools of learning” with an emphasis on subjects like language arts, Latin, history and mathematics.

Officials emphasize the school is not a secular school with religion “sprinkled on top,” but rather incorporates Christian teachings into every aspect of its curriculum.

The aim is to “teach students to develop an integrated Christian world-view that will serve as a foundation of wisdom and virtue for the rest of their lives.”

The school also offers a faculty with an average tenure of over 12 years, accord-

ing to the school’s website, and offers Latin as part of its core curriculum. While Latin is difficult, officials say it acts as a gateway to the sciences and history, enhances SAT scores and expands vocabulary and the ease of learning other languages.

On top of this, 89 percent of students from Grade 5 to 8 participate in at least one sport with a variety of activities like gymanstics, drama club, chess club, dance and others.

For more information, call 713-290-8277 or visit www. oslsschool.org.

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Open House tours will start at 8 a.m. and go until 3p.m. And will resume again at 5 p.m. until 8p.m.

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FIRST BAPTIST ACADEMY PREVIEW NIGHT Prospective families get an inside look into each grade level’s curriculum, school athletics, gifted and talented program, fine arts and more in an open-format in the Oasis Room. You will have the opportunity to visit individually with faculty and administrators. Guided group school tours will be available throughout the evening. Light bites offered. PLEASE RSVP BY 1/21.

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