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Strokes of luck. A Woodland Heights resident shares her story of surviving a stroke.

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Splendid sandwich. We review a longtime community staple that sells po’ boys.

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Contributed photo Naquetta “Shay” Foote, who delivers mail in Timbergrove Manor, has endeared herself to several neighborhood residents.

Above, she is with Jake Hays, left, and Drew Hays.

Timbergrove forms rare bond with mail carrier

By Adam Zuvanich azuvanich@theleadernews.com Naquetta Foote considers herself a loving, kindhearted person who often gives to others, but she hasn’t always received the same treatment in return.

Foote, known as Shay by friends and family, is a single mother of three kids who said her kindness often has been taken for granted. She said she had been having an especially tough time as of late and was in need of a pick-me-up.

A group of Timbergrove Manor residents, who were strangers to Foote a little more than a year ago, recently provided that boost. Last Sunday afternoon they held a block party in honor of Foote, who has endeared herself to the neighborhood since becoming its mail carrier for the United States Postal Service during the summer of 2018.

“Tears came to my eyes, because it just feels amazing,” Foote said. “I had no idea this was coming, and it just came right at the right time. I needed Contributed photo this love.”

The family of Timbergrove Manor’s Courtnie Hays, center, The bond between Timbergrove Manor and poses with the family of Shay Foote, on Hays’ immediate left.

Foote, a 36-year-old Atascocita resident with no previous ties to the Greater Heights, could be considered unique in an era when neighbors don’t al- and attentiveness while delivering the mail Monday ways interact with each other, let alone outsiders through Saturday. Hays said Foote has made it a who pass through the community as part of their point to learn the names of residents and their children, playfully interacting with them as she walks job.

Courtnie Hays, an 11-year Timbergrove resident from house to house, and looks after their homes who organized and hosted “Shay Day,” said Foote while they are away. has been an extraordinary presence in the community because of her cheerful, outgoing demeanor See Foote P. 8A

Greenwood King gearing up for annual pumpkin patch

By Zarah Parker zarah@theleadernews.com

Mums the word. Texas’ popular homecoming decorations are getting bigger and bigger.

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Kamin maintains large fundraising lead in otherwise even council race

By Adam Zuvanich azuvanich@theleadernews.com

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Black and orange balloons line the fence, fall decorations cover the porch and about 1,000 pumpkins are scattered across the front lawn.

The pumpkins are stacked on the front steps, organized in threes around the lawn and positioned in circles around trees. Ghost pumpkins, or white pumpkins, line the front walk that leads to the house.

People have gathered outside of the historic Heights home that houses Greenwood King Properties to partake in this pumpkin patch for the last 20 years. The attendees are families from the neighborhood and clients of Greenwood King Properties, plus agents from all Greenwood locations.

But everyone is welcome to the pumpkin patch, which this year will be held on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 10 a.m.-noon.

“The neighborhood really looks forward to it,” said Lorraine Abercrombie of Greenwood King Properties. “We have people who have come from the beginning and ask when it’s going to be every year.”

See Pumpkin P. 8A

SENIOR EXP

See District C P. 8A

MONEY MATTERS Based on campaign finance reports filed with the City of Houston, candidates for Houston City Council District C had the following contribution balances as of Monday: Abbie Kamin - $177,882.04 Greg Meyers - $36,729.93 Mary Jane Smith - $30,175.00 Shelley Kennedy - $12,056.49 Candelario Cervantez - $10,564.74 Bob Nowak - $4,871.67 Sean Marshall - $2,527.89 Amanda Wolfe - $1,238.18 Kevin Walker - $313.94 Michelle Ganz - $90.00 Rodney Hill - $0 Gladys House - $0 Daphne Scarbrough - Did not report

Senior Expo set for next week From Staff Reports

Contributed photo Pumpkins decorate the lawn last year at Greenwood King Properties, which hosts an annual pumpkin patch in the Heights.

The delay is almost over.

The annual Thrive Over 55 Senior Expo, postponed from September because of inclement weather, will be held Wednesday, Oct. 16 from 8:30-1 p.m. at SPJST Lodge 88 at 1435 Beall St. The expo is geared toward area seniors and their needs, but people of all ages are welcome to attend the free event that will include free breakfast, lunch and drinks. Those planning to attend are encouraged to register by calling 713-686-8494 or visiting theleadernews.com.

The expo will give the community’s seniors a chance to connect with local businesses that specialize in fields such as health care, real estate, financial planning and savings, estate planning and the legal profession.

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October 16, 8:30 a.m.- 1 p.m. • SPJST Lodge 88 • 1435 Beall St. (15th & Beall)

THE LEADER is hosting an event geared toward seniors in our community, and you’re invited. It is all FREE! All you have to do is register.

• FREE Admission • FREE Food & Drinks • Educational information on health, finances and legal concerns

There are 14 candidates vying for the District C seat on the Houston City Council.

Eleven of them participated in a public forum Kamin last week in Garden Oaks, where they talked about themselves and the key issues facing one of the most dynamic parts of the city.

Meyers Afterward, multiple attendees said they felt good about their options for District C, where Mayor Pro Tem Ellen Cohen is approaching her eight-year term Smith limit. They just weren’t sure which options were better than the others.

“I don’t think there’s a frontrunner yet,” Garden Oaks resident Erik Wipf said. “I think it’s a wide-open race.”

Less than a month before the Nov. 5 municipal election, many District C voters might be undecided. But in terms of fundraising, one candidate has a decided advantage over the others.

Abbie Kamin, a civil rights attorney and Heights-area resident who is running for public office for the first time, had a contribution balance of nearly $178,000 according to a campaign finance report filed with the city on Monday. The candidate with the nexthighest balance, Greg Meyers, reported a total of less than $37,000.

• A chance to meet experts who will offer free advice on a number of senior issues • An opportunity to mingle with friends

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Suspects at large after pawn shop break-in From Staff Reports Though nothing appears to have been taken, the owners of Sunbelt Pawn Jewelry & Loan are picking up the pieces of their store following a burglary attempt over the weekend.

Police say they are still searching for the people responsible.

Houston Police Department spokesperson Kese Smith said at least five suspects in a light-colored Chevrolet pickup truck used the truck to crash through the glass front door of the store in the 3400 block of Ella Boulevard shortly after 4 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5.

Smith said four of the five

Photo from Facebook There was a break-in last weekend at Sunbelt Pawn Jewelry & Loan in the 3400 block of Ella Boulevard.

suspects – described only as black males – then entered the building for several minutes before re-entering the truck and fleeing the scene.

Anyone with information on this incident or the suspects’ whereabouts is urged to call HPD’s Burglary and Theft division at 713-308-0900.

Two arrested in Pinemont carjacking From Staff Reports Houston police have arrested two suspects in connection with a carjacking at an area gas station late last month.

Houston Police Department spokesperson Kese Smith said the suspects, both juvenile males, were arrested

Monday afternoon on robbery charges and remanded to the Harris County Juvenile Probation authorities.

According to HPD, the victim, an elderly woman, was pumping gas at the Chevron station at 3301 Pinemont Dr. around 1 a.m. Sept. 23 when she said two black males suddenly walked up the sidewalk

before rushing her. In trying to flee, police said the woman fell to the ground as one of the suspects screamed for her keys, subsequently striking her several times.

After grabbing her keys, police say the suspects fled in her truck, which was later found abandoned in the 1200 block of West Tidwell Road.

Police investigating Woodland Heights shooting From Staff Reports Authorities are searching for the shooter in the aftermath of an incident that left a man in critical condition Monday night.

The Houston Police Department said a 26-year-old male initially stumbled into a laundry store at 4211 N. Main St. in the Woodland Heights area shortly before 8 p.m. Monday, asking for medical attention after a shooting that occurred in the 400 block of Moss Street.

The victim was transported

to a nearby hospital in critical condition with a single gunshot wound to the abdomen, according to police.

Witnesses told investigators the shooting may have involved two vehicles, with a black SUV pursuing a small red truck before firing shots toward the truck. HPD said it is unclear whether the victim was inside the truck at the time of the shooting.

Anyone with information about this case is urged to contact HPD’s Major Assaults & Family Violence Division

at 713-308-8800 or Houston Crime Stoppers at 713-2228477.

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If nothing else works, build a basement T here are sounds that make a parent’s heart stop. A 10-month-old choking on a chunk of apple comes to mind. A 3-year-old head-butting the corner of a table, because you have no idea how much blood is about to pour on your carpet.

Those are sounds that stop your heart and toss your stomach, and they incite the protective instincts of every mom and dad.

But let me tell you about another sound that incites a different sort of instinct in moms and dads everywhere: The slow, crackling, unmistakable, un-mutable clatter of the bedroom door clicking open at 5:07 a.m.

This is the sound that stimulates weary anger, and the only fear you feel in the moment is for the safety of your children, who want to know where you hid the iPad. Every once in a while, I like to waste a weekly column consoling worn-down parents like my wife and me, because many of you can relate.

Here are the specifics: Our sons (Hank, 6, and Cal, 3) have been hard-wired to wake roosters, and we have no viable explanation other than that. We’ve read books and made pediatrician inquiries, and we’ve got nothing.

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Make sure to put your children on a strict schedule. Check.

Make sure they get plenty of activity during the day. Check.

Make sure they aren’t drinking caffeine. Have you lost your mind?

We don’t even let them smell coffee.

Try one of those “OK to Wake” clocks that turns green when it’s “OK” to begin the day. We’re on our second installment of the clock, and our sons keep telling us it’s broken.

No, boys, it’s just that your parents don’t set the alarm for 4-headpounding-55 in the morning!

Make sure the bedroom is dark.

Our only remaining option is to move them to the basement, except Houston doesn’t have basements, probably because they’d flood from the morning dew.

Our two sons have full days and exciting nights. They have every

reason in the world to sleep until we throw a shoe at their beds, except we’ve never had a chance, because they’re kicking us in the head long before our embattled minds would like to wake.

As you might imagine, the larklike proclivity of our sons has worn thin on mom and dad. We’re shells of ourselves during the week, and one of our greatest accomplishments on the weekend is to strategically plan 70 minutes when all three of our children can nap, at the same time, on a Sunday afternoon.

Xanadu.

It’s this passionate pursuit of sleep that made me open an email last week from a lady named Caroline Pavlinik, who happens to live in the Heights and who left her job in corporate America to start a baby and toddler sleep consulting business right in our back yard. The text of her email was simple and profound.

“Greetings... I wrote this article to help parents adjust their kiddos to the upcoming time change on Nov. 3, if this can be of any use to your readers.”

The heck with our readers. I sent Caroline an immediate reply. Can we talk? Obviously, I used some lame excuse that I’d like to interview her for the paper, but what I really

wanted from Caroline was that one tip the pediatrician and parenting books couldn’t offer.

Nothing’s ever as easy as it seems.

Caroline and I talked for half an hour. She shared her story about leaving big business to start her own.

She told me about the “Sleep Sense Method,” which suggests always putting your children to bed while they’re still awake, and without any sort of pacifying regiment like, say, a pacifier or a bottle or 30 minutes of rocking the restless maniac to sleep.

“Think about it this way,” she told me. “What would you think if you fell asleep in your house and woke up on your neighbor’s couch? That’s the same thing we do when we let our children fall asleep in our arms and then put them in their beds.”

I immediately indicted Meghan and I, because our 10-month-old precious girl gets a bottle right before bed, and she sleeps in 10-hour stretches. I also think we’d have a much bigger problem than confusion if I woke up on my neighbor’s couch – namely a squad car and a lot of explaining.

Regardless, I found Caroline’s approach to children and sleep fascinating. While she had some ideas about my toddler sons, her certification really comes for parents

Slots of luck: State’s economy benefits from having casinos THE CASINO – I look for the usual characters around the poker table: Big Tex in his Stetson, the inscrutable Phat Duc with dark glasses and cigarette in a long holder, Lucky Lady and the Port Arthur Kid. They’re not here, mainly because there is no poker table or card table and no dice in this casino. Only slot machines, 800 of them.

This is Naskila Gaming Casino outside of Livingston, about 2 hours drive northeast of Houston. The casino is on the reservation of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, which is one of only three federally-recognized tribes in the state. There is no table gambling (casinos prefer “gaming”), no booze, but smoking is allowed in restricted areas, and they are smoky. So I am playing the slots – and losing. It is a weekday afternoon and the place is crowded. I am told it’s even more so on the weekends.

The Naskila Gaming Casino has a history of lawsuits trying to stay in business, as do the other Texas casinos.

For a while, the Tigua tribe in El Paso had a casino until the state shut it down. They are trying to re-open, but the battle between the Texas Attorney General’s Office and the Tiguas has been in the courts since 1999. In Eagle Pass, the Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino is open.

All these lawsuits and legal blockades by the state government are odd because, to say that Texans don’t allow gambling is like saying Texas doesn’t allow high school football. We have the staterun Lotto and scratch-offs, and poker parlors which may or may not be legal, depending on your lawyer and the Harris County DA. Pari-mutuel wagers on greyhound and horse racing, raffles, charitable bingo, and pull-tab bets are also legal in Texas. And, of course, the biggest gamble of all, driving on the West Loop.

Our state is surrounded by casinos, some right on our borders, to attract -- one guess – Texans! New Mexico has one just outside El Paso.

In Oklahoma, exactly 80.4 miles north of downtown Dallas, about an hour and a half drive, are the WinStar and Choctaw casinos. (The WinStar is the largest casino in the nation.) Farther afield, the Shreveport area has several casinos, also catering to the Metroplex. But the Daddy Rabbit is Louisiana.

Some stats from our neighbor to the east: Total gambling industry employees in Louisiana: 14,061 Percent of employees were able to get off welfare: 11.2 Percent of employees no longer receiving unemployment: 20.2 Percent of employees

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no longer receiving food stamps: 13.2 Percent of employees who have better health care because of their casino jobs: 63.7 And so on. As for the state of Louisiana, in 2017, the state collected $710 million from gambling, which is now the fourth-biggest source of tax revenue for the state, far surpassing the longtime champion, oil and gas. On the other hand, here is a figure the Cajuns don’t often trot out: “A Louisiana study on problem gambling revealed that as many as 275,000 Louisianans are involved in problem gaming activities,” the Louisiana Department of Health reported.

And there is corruption, not exactly limited to Louisiana, but it has perfected government sleaze to an art form.

Federal prosecutors won the conviction of former Gov. Edwin Edwards for taking payoffs from riverboat casinos, including $400,000 in cash at a restaurant parking lot from a man seeking a riverboat license, and more than $1 million from the owner of the Treasure Chest casino in Kenner. Family members of elected officials have earned big bucks by selling goods to the casinos, including $600,000 by the wife of a state senator.

Back at Naskila, about 400 people work here, including 200 Alabama-Coushatta tribe members – roughly one-sixth of the tribe’s membership. The center, named after a type of dogwood tree species in the area, generates about $5 million a year.

That doesn’t count what is spent by visitors who want to stay longer than an afternoon. Accommodations in Livingston, about 20 minutes from the casino, are somewhat limited, but the town takes full advantage.

A weeknight at a local motel costs $104. Not bad, but then they tack on $28.15 “Taxes & Fees” and another $7.99 “Service Fee.” Huh? What’s a service fee?

Moving on, how did the tribe, and thus the casino, end up here, you ask? The land was given to the tribe by the Texas Republic’s first president, Sam Houston.

During the Texas War of Independence from Mexico, the Alabama and Coushatta tribes refused to recognize Mexican authority over Texas. The Kickapoo tribe was rewarded the same way.

Little did Sam know that his rewards would turn out to be

far more generous than he thought.

Texas gambling laws are some of the strictest in the nation, but each session of the Texas Legislature sees various bills introduced to permit casinos in the state, and each session the bills go nowhere. Supporters cite their own statistics. One study by TXP, an Austinbased economic consulting group, shows Texans are responsible for some $2.96 billion in gambling revenues to Oklahoma, New Mexico and Louisiana each year – 38.6 percent of their collective gambling revenues.

That number climbs to $4.37 billion per year when you throw in food, lodging and other expenditures Texans fork over when visiting other states to gamble. Opponents to gambling include religious

groups and – right – casinos in Louisiana.

One last lottery note: Did you know that the Statue of Liberty, our beacon to the rest of the world to give us your tired, weak and huddled masses, at least until the wall is built, was partially paid for by gambling? The mastermind and sculptor of the statue, Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, had trouble raising enough money to finish the project, so he held a lottery. Merchants in Paris donated prizes, and tickets were sold. The lottery was a success, but more money was still needed. Maybe Bartholdi should have tried his hand at the slots.

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who can’t get their babies to sleep through the night.

This need “is surprisingly huge,” she told me. “You don’t know you need it until you’re a parent.”

All around the Heights and Oak Forest, Caroline said she’s working with parents whose children don’t sleep through the night.

“I think a lot of people look at sleep as a luxury as opposed to a necessity,” she said. “And what we really encourage is that moms don’t wear being sleep deprived as a badge of honor.”

Yep, I remember those days – sleeping for four hours and bragging at work because I was up all night with the baby – and they’re long gone.

Caroline gave me some wonderful tips, and I’d encourage you to visit her website at www.bedtimeboss. com. In the meantime, my wife and I will keep trying tricks for the next six or so years. It’s not lost on us that, a few years from now, we’ll painfully pace the floor at 10 a.m., wishing our children would get out of bed so we can spend some time with them.

For now, I think we’ll build that basement.

Email jonathan@mcelvymedia.com

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Field Elementary - the Pink School

Dear Editor: Hearty congratulations to everyone at Eugene Field Elementary for earning recognition as a National Blue Ribbon School. Academic excellence in our public education system is to be prized above all else. But, however -- that said -- who on Earth decided to paint Field beige? For decades the school’s stucco exterior was a distinctive pink, Field fondly known throughout our region as The Pink School.

It was a landmark for travelers -- “My sister’s in the Heights near that Pink School,” or “The new retirement community is just a few blocks south of the Pink School” and so forth. Sadly now, it’s not nearly as aesthetically noticeable. (P.S. After weeks of assiduous tutoring, Sheila Jackson Lee’s staff has finally convinced her that this big impeachment stir has nothing to do with pie.)

J. Reynolds

County commissioners to vote on tax increase ... if they show up

Dear Editor: Are you friggin kidding me? We pay some of the highest rates in the country already.

Alan Timme Dear Editor: If they vote yes. Then we’ll vote no.

Tyler Hartson Dear Editor: Vote yourselves out of office.

James F. Wolfinger

Hartz Krispy Chicken burglarized

Dear Editor: I’m sorry to read this. NO ONE deserves this. So sad! That’s down there where the lady was carjacked at the Exxon recently right? Scary times! Property can be replaced but so sorry you and your family are dealing with such! Shameful!

Renee Stiles

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THINGS TO DO.

The Arts

Kevin Griffin Sunday, Oct. 13 7 p.m.

The Heights Theater – 339 W. 19th St. Kevin Griffin is performing at The Heights Theater.

Penny & Sparrow Thursday, Oct. 17 7 p.m.

The Heights Theater – 339 W. 19th St. Penny & Sparrow is performing at The Heights Theater.

Tunes in the Tap Room Tuesday, Oct. 15 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.

Harold’s Restaurant & Tap Room – 350 W. 19th St. Enjoy live music in Harold’s Tap Room every Tuesday night.

The Markets Eleanora’s Market Saturday, Oct. 12 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Cavatore – 2120 Ella Blvd.

There will be local growers, makers, designers, artisans and food producers.

Little White Oak Night Market Saturday, Oct. 12 4 – 8 p.m.

Sideout Volleybar – 2623 Keene St. The Little White Oak Night Market brings together local farmers, craft merchandisers, and artists.

The Farm Stand at Petrol Station Saturday, Oct. 12 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

948 Wakefield Dr. The Farm Stand at Petrol Station features goods from local vendors.

Heights Morning Market Sunday, Oct. 12 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

3106 White Oak Dr. Heights Morning Market gathers local talented artisans, farmers, and entrepreneurs to bring you closer to the goods you need. Stop by to shop and stay to brunch, drink mimosas, and listen to live music at Onion Creek.

The Market at Sawyer Yards Saturday, Oct. 12 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

1502 Sawyer St. This curated market hosts a mix

of artist mediums with a focus on folk art, the maker is the seller and artisan crafts including packaged specialty foods.

The Pews Women’s Bible Study Group Monday, Oct. 14 5:30 p.m.

YMCA –1234 W. 34th St. The Women’s Bible Study meets every Monday at the Harriet and Joe Foster YMCA. Guests and new members are welcome to attend this non-denominational Bible study. Email scripturesharing@ earthlink.net for information.

Men’s Scripture Sharing Group Thursday, Oct. 17 7 a.m.

YMCA –1234 W. 34th St. The Men’s Scripture Sharing Group meets every Thursday at the Harriet and Joe Foster YMCA. Guests and new members are welcome to attend this non-denominational Bible study.

Email scripturesharing@earthlink. net for information.

Annual BBQ Dinner Sunday, Oct. 20 Noon - 1:30 p.m.

Zion Lutheran Church - 3606 Beauchamp Zion Lutheran Church’s Men in Mission will be hosting their annual barbecue dinner in Zion’s Great Room. All “free will� offerings will go toward the Men in Mission’s Seminary Student Scholarships. For more information call 713-869-1493.

St. Rose of Lima Festival Friday, Oct. 25 5 p.m.

St. Rose of Lima – 3600 Brinkman St. The St. Rose of Lima Annual Halloween Festival will take place Oct. 25 at 5 p.m. Those wishing to pre – order their festival items should visit the Annual Events section of www.stroselima.org/ school.

Spaghetti Dinner Friday, Oct. 18 5 – 7 p.m.

St. Ambrose Catholic Church – 4213 Mangum St. Ambrose Men’s Club Annual Spaghetti Dinner is Friday, Oct. 18 in the school cafeteria. $10 per plate includes spaghetti with meat sauce, garlic bread, salad and ice tea and water. Desserts will also be available. Advance ticket sales only. Pre-sale tickets

Ramirez FOLKART Gallery celebrates Dia de los Muertos – Day of the Dead, to honor and remember deceased family members and other loved ones.

Free class on the Traditions of Dia de los Muertos with gallery owner Macario Ramirez is offered Oct. 5, 12 and 19, 10 – 11 a.m. A display of a community altar by Judy Turner and personal altar tributes built by family members and other loved ones will be on display from Oct. 17 through Sunday, Nov. 10. A Procession and Public reception for the Dia de los Muertos exhibit will be Oct. 26, 5 – 8 p.m. and includes Aztec dancers from Danza Azteca Taxcayolotl de Houston. The ceremony of candle lighting and burning of incense occurs on Nov. 1 and Nov. 2, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

will be sold before and after all masses on Saturday and Sunday Oct. 5 and 6 and Oct. 12 and 13, at the Church office. For tickets and information, call 713-6863497.

St. Stephen’s Events Saturday, Oct. 19 7 a.m. – noon 8502 Rio Grande St. The annual golf tournament will be held Saturday, Oct. 19 at Jersey Meadow Golf Course, 8502 Rio Grande St. in Jersey Village.

Proceeds will benefit St. Mark’s UMC youth program fire recovery.

A mini golf classic for children and youth will be held at noon at Speedy’s Fast Track. Register online at stshtx.org or call the office. All are welcome to attend Trunk or Treat Sunday, Oct. 27, from 3-5 p.m., featuring plenty of treats and a bounce house. St. Stephen’s UMC is located at 2003 W. 43rd St. For more information, call 713-686-8241, or visit www. stshtx.org.

Annual Fundraiser Gala Saturday, Oct. 12 6:30 – 11 p.m.

Local Houston chefs will compete for the title of Freedom Chef 2019 to raise funds for A 2nd Cup, a non-profit coffee shop fighting human trafficking. The event will focus on the organization’s culinary training program that supports survivors of human trafficking. Guests will enjoy a silent auction, drawing, and paddle raise, along with entertainment and specially prepared hors d’oeuvres by local Houston chefs. Tickets for the event can be purchased from A 2nd Cup’s event page: www.a2c.givesmart.com.

Fun & Games Brewery Burger Throw down Saturday, Oct. 12 5 p.m.

Miller’s CafÊ – 3830 N. Shepherd Dr. Miller’s CafÊ is hosting its first brewery hamburger eating competition. For this event they will be having the people from the Saint Arnold brewery vs. the people from Eureka Heights brewery. They will have beer from both breweries, music from the Moe Hansum band, and tons of burgers.

Book Sale Saturday, Oct. 12 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Heights Library – 1302 Heights Blvd.

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Are more black cats harmed during October? are injured, lost or traumatized on July 4!

The curse of the black cat (and black dog) Truth be told--no matter what page the calendar is on--it’s always a dangerous time to be a black cat or dog in a shelter. According to the Washington Post, black cats and dogs are the last to be adopted and the first to be euthanized. In reality, just like humans, the color

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Art Valet: Enjoy nice weather, fine works at downtown festival Mitch Cohen Art Columnist

If there is an opposite to the perfect storm, it may very well be this weekend for Houston.

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That is great news for outdoor events that typically gamble on our sometimes-volatile weather.

For artists attending the Bayou City Art Festival Downtown, this is really excellent news. The Art Colony Association, Inc. (ACA), producers of the popular festival, will celebrate 48 years of art for all and giving back to local nonprofits on the streets of Downtown Houston from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. this Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 12-13, at 901 Bagby St. The festival spotlights 300

artists, representing 19 different disciplines, and is Houston’s largest art festival. As one of the top fine art festivals in the country, the weekend event will provide patrons with the opportunity to personally meet artists, view original works and purchase world-class art, prints, jewelry, sculptures and more.

There are many more artists from Houston and neighboring Texas cities than ever before. Each artist has a sign on his or her booth stating where they are from. It’s amazing to see just how far these artists travel for this festival.

The ACA chooses one artist to be featured at each festival -- downtown in the fall and Memorial Park in the spring.

That artist’s work is then used to promote that festival. The downtown 2019 featured artist is Clifton Henri, an award-winning photographer and visual artist from Chicago.

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Photo by Katya Horner A family at last year’s Bayou City Art Festival Downtown.

a boutique advertising agency and transitioned into becoming a full-time independent artist. Henri’s work is rooted in identity, under-representation

and self-declaration. Influenced by imagery from the Civil Rights Movement and the Harlem Renaissance eras, Henri’s photographs are based

on personal and shared experiences of humanity. With his art, Henri challenges his viewers to find themselves, but also the poetry within the photograph. Henri exhibits across the U.S. with galleries and in juried art festivals and he has won more than 50 awards since 2008.

During the past 48 years, attracting crowds of 35,000 annually, the Bayou City Art Festival has raised more than $3.6 million in support of local nonprofit organizations. Each nonprofit provides volunteers and has the option to host an arts-and-craft station in the Children’s Creative Zone. The eight nonprofit partners benefiting from the 2019 Bayou City Art Festival Downtown include: A Cause to Give Us Paws; Fresh Arts; Houston SPCA; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Houston/Galveston; The Arc of Greater Houston; University of Houston - Clear Lake

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The Children’s Creative Zone is worth the trip downtown for parents who might be sitting on the fence on this one. Every time I’ve gone through it amazes me how many children are there creating. The volunteers do an absolutely amazing job and from the chatter and laughter, it’s obvious that everyone is having a good time.

Adult tickets are $12 if purchased online at www. artcolonyassociation.org. At the gate, they are $15 if paying with cash or $16 if using a credit card. Tickets are $5 for children ages 6-12. Admission is free for children younger than 6.

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I still remember the first time I bit into an Antone’s Famous Po’Boys sandwich. It was just ham between bread, but it still left an impression on 5-year-old me. It was a good sandwich.

Two decades later, Antone’s is still serving quality sandwiches.

The area restaurant, located at 2724 W. T.C. Jester Blvd., has two ways of ordering. Patrons can grab premade sandwiches of “Antone’s Classics,� like The Original, Turkey & Swiss or The Piggy, from a cooled case. Or they can order off the menu from the cashier.

There’s also ready-to-go fruit bowls, salads, deviled eggs and more.

These premade options are convenient for the on-the-go eater.

The seemingly insignificant detail that I thought was pretty thoughtful was the three different brands of chips from which to choose. The chip

brands included Frito Lay, Zapp’s and Deep River.

The menu features hot sandwich options, regular sandwich options, soups and salads. I wanted something from the classics category and decided on the Turkey & Swiss. The premade ones come with oven-roasted turkey, Swiss cheese, mayo and bread and butter pickles.

My personal preference is mustard over mayo, so I didn’t grab a premade one and instead ordered a sandwich from the cashier without mayo.

I also grabbed a bag of Deep River Salt & Pepper chips and a bowl of fruit.

After picking a table to sit at, I didn’t have to wait long for my sandwich to come out. I added mustard before digging in. The po’ boy bread, which according to the menu is made

by Royal Bakery in Houston, had a soft shell-like top that was like a crust without being crunchy.

A thick stack of sliced turkey was folded inside the bread. The pickles

were a bright yellow-green color and stood out amongst the flavors in the sandwich. They were a perfect mix of sweet and salty. All together, the turkey balanced the sharpness of the mustard and pickles.

The fruit bowl consisted of sliced strawberries, melons, pineapple and grapes. Usually in premade fruit bowls, there’s always one type of fruit that isn’t as ripe as it should be. In this one, all the fruit was just right, even the melon.

While the chips aren’t made at the restaurant, I definitely recommend the brand and flavor I enjoyed.

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King’s BierHaus brings Oktoberfest to Heights Zarah Parker Managing Editor

More than 200 years have passed since the citizens of Munich, Germany, attended festivities in celebration of the 1810 marriage of King Ludwig I and Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen.

Horse races in the presence of the royal family marked the close of the events, and it was the decision to repeat the races every year that gave rise to the tradition of Oktoberfest.

It’s now become the world’s largest beer festival held annually from mid- to late-September until the first Sunday in October. It takes place on huge festival grounds with roller coasters and carousels. “It’s like the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, only bigger and German-themed,�

said Philipp Sitter, president of King’s Group, which owns King’s BierHaus, 2044 E. T.C. Jester Blvd.

With Houstonians’ love of cultural festivals, Sitter said throwing an Oktoberfest bash at the King’s locations was a natural step. Every October, King’s Biergarten in Pearland, and King’s BierHaus host a three-day extravaganza.

This year, Oktoberfest in the Heights will be celebrated from Oct. 18-20. “We have Oktoberfest-style food, German music and a lot of our events in the festival are themed after the original in Germany,� Sitter said. “We are especially proud of the beer we carry, all the major Munich brands, over 12 German beers to choose from.�

Beer is essential in the Oktoberfest experience. During the Oktoberfest in Germany in 2017, consumers drank 7.5 million liters of beer.

King’s Oktoberfest is on a

much smaller scale than the original, but Sitter has a tip for anyone who envisions themselves in Germany for it one day. “Make sure to contact a travel agency, that way you can get ‘Oktoberfest Tent’ reservations,� Sitter said.  Because Oktoberfest is packed all day, and many of the tables inside the tents are reserved, you might not have a place to sit unless you make a reservation.

While every year King’s Oktoberfest features a ceremonial keg tapping, a Bavarian strongman competition, “bier� pong tournament, live music and carnival games, this year a few new festivities have been added to the mix.

The biggest is a giveaway of an all-inclusive trip for two to Oktoberfest 2020 in Munich. That would take care of the flights, hotel accommodations, tent reservations and a personal tour guide.

They also are putting on a fun run in which participants are encouraged to dress in German costumes, a Sunday funday of kid-friendly activities like a petting zoo, face painting, bounce houses and moonwalks, a dog costume contest and a bratwurst-eating contest. Also, this year a king and queen of Oktoberfest will be crowned as best formally dressed.

Houstonians’ willingness to go all out with costumes, participate in brat-eating contests and to just have a good time partying is Sitter’s favorite thing about the event.

Tickets are now on sale at https://www.kingsoktoberfest.com/. General admission starts at $12, and the VIP ticket range is $55-$99. VIP tickets include a red carpet entrance, private dining, a three-course meal, all-inclusive beer and wine, access to VIP lines on festival grounds and more.

FOOD BRIEFS: Thai cuisine coming to Market at Houston Heights

By Zarah Parker zarah@theleadernews.com

The Market at Houston Heights has announced a new upcoming tenant in Kin Dee Thai Cuisine, 1533 N. Shepherd Dr. The restaurant has leased a 2,500 square foot end cap with a patio from the mixed-use development that was designed by the Michael Hsu Office of Architecture and developed

by Houston-based Capital Retail Properties in partnership with Randy Wile of Wile Interests, Inc. Before the year is out, CycleBar, Salon Lofts, M+L Dental and Vanguard Spine & Sport are expected to open at the development. The restaurant Flower Child will have its opening at the start of 2020, and soon after Kin Dee

Contributed photo Miranda Leotkhamfu, left, and Lukkaew Srasrisuwan of Kin Dee Thai Cuisine.

will join its neighboring businesses. “Our goal with Market at Houston Heights has not only been to introduce an iconic piece of architecture to this bustling restaurant row, but also assemble a great mix of businesses – both local and national,� Capital Retail Prop-

erties Partner Anderson Smith said in a news release. “With Kin Dee joining Flower Child, we are fortunate to have two incredible restaurant anchors, each with very unique personalities.�

Lukkaew Srasrisuwan and Miranda Leotkhamfu, partners in the Kin Dee restaurant, plan to introduce Houstonians to the exotic and unfamiliar flavors and presentations with scratch-made dishes and showcasing regional and royal Thai family recipes that utilize authentic ingredients.

Grand opening for Tex-Mex spot Studewood Cantine, 1111 Studewood St. Ste A, has its grand opening this Saturday.

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Bernie’s After Dark launch Bernie’s Burger Bus is launching new late-night hours on the weekend and a new bar menu at its Heights location, 2200 Yale St. Beginning Oct. 11, the hours on Fridays and Saturdays will extend to 2 a.m.

Instead of sticking to the daytime menu, chef Justin Turner created new cocktails that will pair with limited menu offerings. The intention is to create a casual alternative to the Houston bar scene.

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District C, from P. 1A “I’m very proud of the campaign that I’m running and the positive feedback that we’re getting from neighborhoods across the district,” Kamin said. “We have very broad support. We have families, we have business people, community leaders, neighborhoods, flood victims, teachers.”

While a large number of Kamin’s campaign donors are Houston-based – her reports show Cohen made a small contribution in July – she has received money from donors all across the United States. That could be at least in part because of her campaign’s utilization of ActBlue, an online fundraising platform that connects donors with Democrats, progressive groups and nonprofits.

Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign used ActBlue, as did Beto O’Rourke’s campaign in his 2018 bid for the U.S. Senate.

City council races are non-partisan, and Kamin said potholes that need to be fixed are neither red nor blue. And while declining to discuss her campaign donors specifically, she said the majority of her support has been local to Houston.

Kamin also kept her plans close to the vest when asked how she intend-

Photo by Adam Zuvanich From left to right, Houston City Council District C candidates Sean Marshall, Shelley Kennedy and Candelario Cervantez.

Photo by Adam Zuvanich From left to right, Houston City Council District C candidates Michelle Ganz, Gladys House, Greg Meyers and Rodney Hill.

ed to spend the money she’s raised during the stretch run of the race.

“We’re going to be trying to speak to as many residents around District C as possible.”

Helen Sestak, who attended last week’s candidate forum hosted by Super Neighborhood 12 and the Garden Oaks Civic Club, said afterward that Kamin, Meyers, Candelario Cervantez and Garden Oaks resident Shelley Kennedy were candidates she likes. Meyers, the former president of the Houston ISD Board of

Education, touted that experience as well as his fiscal acumen.

Kennedy is a longtime community activist who counts former Houston mayor Annise Parker among her endorsements. Kennedy and Cervantez, who has a background in education, the arts and nonprofits, both have contribution balances of more than $10,000, according to their latest campaign finance reports.

Mary Jane Smith, a retired businesswoman with endorsements from Jack Cagle and Steve Radack, the

two Republicans on the Harris County Commissioners Court, is third in fundraising behind Kamin and Meyers with a contribution balance of more than $30,000. Fiscal responsibility is among the selling points of her campaign, and she joined Meyers and fellow candidates Sean Marshall, Bob Nowak and Daphne Scarbrough in saying she opposes the METRO’s bond referendum to expand its public transit services.

Nowak, the city’s webmaster, is in the middle of the pack in terms of

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Foote, from P. 1A Foote provides personal touches, too. Knowing that Hays’ 5-year-old daughter, Drew, was anxiously awaiting an announcement about who would be her fifth-grade teacher this year, Foote messaged Hays when the postcard was on its way so the family could capture the delivery on camera.

“She’s an amazing human being and an awesome postal worker,” Hays said.

“She just goes so far above and beyond.”

It’s not just the Hays family that has become close with Foote. When Hays expressed her interest in hosting a party for Foote in an August post on the Timbergrove Manor Facebook page, several other residents chimed in and some posted their own pictures of the popular mail carrier.

Jennifer James shared a photo from January, when her family had a photoshoot on the front porch and included Foote as she was making her daily route. Foote said the family has asked her to be in next year’s photo as well.

“Yes! We love Ms. Shay! We are in,” Amy Pham Heilbrun wrote in response to Hays’ post about the party.

The menu won’t just be burgers and fries, but more bar-friendly as well, like appetizers and small bites, such as gourmet franks and fried chicken sliders.

The menu won’t just be burgers and fries, but more bar-friendly with appetizers and small bites, such as gourmet franks and fried chicken sliders.

To kick off the new hours and menu, the restaurant will have a “Bernie’s After Dark” launch party Thursday, Oct. 10, anchored by a “Pint Night” with Eureka Heights Brew Co. and a Mortal Kombat video game tournament.

The first-place winner of the tournament will receive $300 cash and a brew party hosted by Eureka Heights. Second place will receive $100 cash and a swag bag. Tournament registration is $15. You must be 21 or older to enter. To sign up, visit https:// www.eventbrite.com/e/mortal-kombat-tournament-with-bernies-heights-tickets-73597274429.

The launch party will be from 6:30 p.m.–2 a.m. with cocktail specials, new bar bites and $3.50 brews from Eureka Heights. The Mortal Kombat tournament begins at 8 p.m.

Hays said about 80 people attended Sunday’s two-hour event, with several community members contributing food, drinks and decorations. There was pizza, cake, two bounce houses and a garland covered with red, white and blue balloons.

Foote brought along 10 of her relatives, who she said were treated like family by the neighborhood she serves.

“We all just bonded,” Foote said.

“We were all happy.”

Hays said it’s been inspiring to see someone take so much pride in a job that many might consider thankless.

Foote said she considers delivering the mail a big responsibility, because she often handles important documents, and she treats letters and packages with care as if they were her own.

Foote said the treatment she’s received from Timbergrove Manor has been uplifting and unusual compared to some other neighborhoods where she has worked. So she plans to keep the route as long as she can.

“They make me see my worth,” Foote said. “They make me feel appreciated.”

Hando hires chef Hando, the 24-seat restaurant serving Japanese hand rolls, is slated to open within the next few months and has just hired Man Nguyen as its executive chef.

Prior to joining the Hando team, Nguyen acted

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Coaches are invited to enjoy $1 margaritas and $1 tacos, limited to one special per order. The promotion began Oct. 6 and will end Oct. 12.

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Pumpkin spice lattes at The Roastery The Roastery, located inside H-E-B at 2300 N. Shepherd Dr., is now serving its version of the pumpkin spice latte.

It’s made with homemade pumpkin pie syrup with real pumpkin, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, ginger and vanilla and served with a homemade pumpkin spice mini donut.

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“I am truly thrilled to be taking the lead at Hando,” Nguyen said in a news release. “I am looking forward to combining my extensive knowledge of Japanese cuisine with my fresh take on hand rolls, to introduce guests to a totally unique eating experience.”

Along with Japanese hand rolls, Hando will serve sashimi, sake, beer and specialty cocktails, along with having a full bar.

Hando will be located in the Heights at 518 W. 11th St., and will be open daily for lunch and dinner.

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Some families have come for so many years that the agents at Greenwood have watched children grow into teenagers.

“Kids come with their families and with their costumes on,” said Rich Anhorn of Greenwood King Properties. “It’s great for pictures.”

After a photo op with the pumpkins, patch attendees can jump in the Smilebooth, a photo booth that will take moving photos that will then be sent straight to attendees’ phones.

A pumpkin and the Smilebooth use are both free of charge. Kids even get a special pumpkin-shaped cookie to sweeten the deal.

Abercrombie said her favorite thing about the event is getting to see the community come together with their children, chatting and having a good time.

Any leftover pumpkins are donated to a local school for a carving contest.

“We’ve done it continuously for the last 20 years, and our focus is in the community and we love to see our neighbors together,” Abercrombie said.

fundraising but touts his experience and connections within the municipal government.

“The 311 director is my lunch buddy,” he quipped during the Garden Oaks candidate forum.

The forum also included Michelle Ganz, Rodney Hill and Gladys House, who trail their fellow candidates in fundraising. But according to Timbergrove Manor resident Bob Choate, who attended, they all bring important perspectives to the campaign.

Along with Meyers and Smith, Choate cited Ganz, a former pipefitter who lives in Montrose, and Hill, a retired police officer, as making good impressions on him. He said both candidates, while not the most politically savvy, have real-life experiences and offer practical solutions to the city’s problems.

“I wish we could put all 11 of them on city council,” Choate said. “They all bring different perspectives, they all bring passion, they all bring ideas, and I could see this whole group working together. A couple very sophisticated candidates, a couple less sophisticated candidates, but by gum, that’s what we need.”

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H-E-B unveils eco-friendly store on Washington Avenue

By Adam Zuvanich azuvanich@theleadernews.com Area grocery shoppers have yet another new option as H-E-B has opened a Heightsarea store for the second time this year.

The Texas-based grocery chain, which in late January unveiled a store on North Shepherd Drive in the Heights, held a grand opening Wednesday for its 96,000 square foot location at 3663 Washington Ave. Earlier this month, German grocer ALDI opened a store in Garden Oaks.

H-E-B said in a news release Photo by Adam Zuvanich that its newest location, which H-E-B opened a new grocery store Wednesday in the Buffalo Heights anchors the Buffalo Heights mixed-use development at 3663 Washington Ave. mid-rise project at Washington Avenue and Heights Boulevard, is its first to be built in a mixed-use development. The store is on the ground level and has second-story parking with elevators, escalators and an escalator designed for shopping carts.

The new store also is H-E-B’s first to receive the Environmental Protection Agency’s GreenChill gold-level certification.

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