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By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com As election season nears (early voting begins Oct. 22), there will be several highly-contested city propositions on the ballot, such as the much ballyhooed Proposition A that has undergone a winding road to reach the ballots once again.

Proposition A concerns ReBuild Houston, the program officials say has provided more than $800 million in city drainage improvements throughout the city and paid off $1.1 billion in debt. Essentially, voters will be asked whether to keep in place

Voters will be asked whether to keep in place a “lock box” that allows revenue from a city drainage fee to be spent for the sole purpose of drainage and street improvements, which help control flooding. what officials call a “lock box” that allows revenue from a city drainage fee to be spent for the sole purpose of drainage and street improvements, which help control flooding. It’s been a long and winding road for the proposition, but a resolution should come

in the next few weeks.

In 2010, Houston voters approved a plan to impose fees on property owners to pay for street and drainage repairs. However, opponents sued, claiming the fees constituted a “rain tax.” The Texas Supreme Court later

ruled in 2015 that the ballot language was misleading due to it not specifically mentioning a drainage fee on homeowners’ water bills that would fund the program, so the language was tweaked before being placed on this November’s ballot.

According to the City of Houston, the collection of the drainage fee provides approximately $100 million per year. City officials have insisted that the only purpose of the election is reinsert the lockbox in place, so future adminstrations cannot “raid” the funds for any and all purposes. PropoSee Prop A P. 8A

Third Time’s a Charm Photo by Landan Kuhlmann The Heights Waterworks site looks to be on track for completion later this year.

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this fall. The playground is scheduled for late 2019 construction.

Unique features of the accessible playground will be ramping for ease of use for park-goers with wheelchairs and other assistive devices, a high back swing on the new swing set, and a wheelchair-friendly, rubberized surface.

Twelve year old Garrett Holcombe is the honorary ambassador of the park project. Holcombe has spastic cerebral palsy and is also an active, sports-loving kid.

“It would be nice to have equipment for people with disabilities so they can play just like other kids their age,” said Holcombe. “They deserve to laugh, scream, and play just like all kids.”

Timbergrove resident and former Ms. Wheelchair Texas and America Michelle Colvard is an

Anticipation has been building for the Heights Waterworks project between two of the Heights’ main streets since its introduction to community last year. And it should be rewarded by the end of the year as the project nears completion according to officials with Braun Enterprises, while at least one tenant opening date has been confirmed.

Original timelines relayed to The Leader had indicated hopes of finishing construction by the second quarter of 2018, but currently unknown factors appeared to push that back to a late 2018 finish, and Zach Wolf with Braun said the project is on schedule to be finished before the end of this year. Braun Enterprises purchased the waterworks property which sits on 2.1 acres at the northeast corner of 19th and Nicholson from Phoenix-based Alliance Residential in September 2017 with the intent to turn it into a collection of restaurants.

“We should be complete within the next 6-8 weeks with development; but the tenants have their own schedules,” Wolf said, though he told The Leader earlier this year he expects most tenants to open by the end of 2018.

Among tenants already confirmed for the development include Common Bond, Ripe Cuisine, Hopdoddy’s, Jinya Ramen Bar, and Floyd’s 99 Barbershop – which told The Leader that they will open their doors early next year. Opening dates for other tenants remain unconfirmed.

“Floyd’s 99 is always excited to bring its line of services and products to a new

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Photo by Portrait EFX Photo Memories A petting zoo was just one of the many attractions at last year’s festival. It will be back for this year’s event on Oct. 27.

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When The Friends of Oak Forest Park started raising money in 2016 for the first neighborhood-initiated accessible playground in the history of Houston’s city park system, Elyssa Horvath - who chairs the group - said that it was important to encourage giving to the More Than 1Way 2 Play campaign at all levels.

“Everything from the Pennies for our Playground initiative for kids to contribute from their piggy banks to local business sponsorships and foundation grants has gotten us to where we are now,” said Horvath.

The Oak Forest Park Revitalization project has received $150,000 in funding from foundations locally and nationally, including a $50,000 grant received just this month.

Where they are now is more than $450,000 closer to their goal

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of building the Playground for All Abilities. Horvath says that funds raised at The Festival of Abilities at Oak Forest Park, to be held Saturday, October 27, from 3-7 p.m. will allow plans to move forward with the landmark playground design

SPX senior garners national academic honor

By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com Often times, the fruits of one’s labor are not seen or felt until later on down the road. That was not the case for one St. Pius X student, however, when he took home a prestigious academic honor.

Panthers senior Nathan Skouby was recently named a commended student in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program, which was accompanied by a letter of Commendation from SPX and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

“We are so proud of Nathan and his

great accomplishment,” St. Pius X Principal Diane Larsen said. “He is a shining example of how hard work and dedication truly pay off in the academic arena. I have no doubt that we will see great things from him in the future.”

About 34,000 commended students throughout the nation are in the process of being recognized for their exceptional academic promise this year.

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I’ll take human cashiers over pickle juice

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t finally happened. I broke the pickle jar. Right there, on the floor, with a hippy man standing in flip flops next to me, and an agitated robot woman howling to kindly place the blasted pickles back in the bagging area, lest I be prosecuted for grand theft kosher.

My days of ringing up my own groceries have come to an end, and it all happened when I looked around and saw fellow shoppers staring at me with adolescent anger.

You know what happened, don’t you? I was in a hurry – we’re always in a hurry these days, which is the only reason these kiosks with monotone voices have made it this far. I had nine items in my small cart, and every check-out line at the grocery store looked like the pickup line at the elementary school.

What’s worse, the sweet lady writing a check to the cashier had a letter-sized envelope of coupons, and three of them had dropped to the floor. My kids would have missed dinner if I waited in one of those lines.

That’s the reason self check-out makes sense, and it’s the reason I

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decided I could find the barcode on the nine items in my cart including, among other things, a gallon of milk, a pork shoulder, some bottled water and, yes, a jar of kosher dills.

I’m not sure why I haven’t learned my lesson before now, but as I pushed the “Get Started” button on the computer screen and then entered my frequent flier number to get some sort of credit I have never once used, pure panic overtook me.

Again. It happens every time.

I looked to my right, where the plastic bags were staged, and there it sat: One lonely bag stand. Room for me to fill one bag of groceries and, after that, well, would someone please tell me what you’re supposed

to do next? You’ve got room for one, single, weak-kneed plastic bag sitting on an over-sensitive scale, and unless you’re buying one Q-tip and two grapes, there’s absolutely no chance in this world you have enough room to sack your groceries.

But I tried, because at this point, it’s much too late. I’ve entered my United miles number (or something of the sort). I’ve already told the volatile lady behind the computer that I’m about to start scanning my loaf of bread. And what’s worse, I’ve got a line of six people behind me, all nudging their way closer because they, too, have no time to wait for the coupon lady.

So I scanned the pork shoulder.

Get that huge chunk of meat out of the way first. Next came the pickles.

Then came one of those featherlight bags of seasoning, which the weighing apparatus did not recognize because, you know, it had a mass of a mosquito.

“Please put the item in the bagging area,” the lady behind the computer monitor implored of me, even though I could see it sitting

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healthy 9 percent margin.

Will Rogers famously said: “I belong to no organized party. I am a Democrat.”

That goes double for Texas.

That party has been in shambles for a couple of decades, with no outstanding leader or leadership. Money is hard to come by for Texas Dems, while Republicans come here for funds in every outof-state race. Texas is known as the Republicans’ ATM. Today the donkey is MIA and Democratic candidates have their pictures on the sides of milk cartons. We can only imagine what Sam Rayburn and Lyndon B. Johnson, not to mention Cactus Jack Garner and Lloyd Bentsen, would say about their party now. It probably wouldn’t be printable.

Speaking of money, as we just did, the song by Alabama goes: “If you gonna play in Texas, you’ve gotta have a fiddle in the band.”

Well, if you’re gonna run in Texas, you gotta have lots of money to get your message across. We have 20 (some say more) different media markets here, because it’s big. Today Texas is more than 28 million strong, larger in area than any of the 28 nations of the European Union and more populous than all but six. Former Texas Land Commissioner Garry Mauro, who was state director for Hillary Clinton’s campaign in 2008, told The New York Times, “It’s like running a national campaign. There are no similarities between Amarillo and Brownsville and Beaumont and Texarkana and El Paso and Austin and Houston and Dallas.

These are very separate demographic groups with very diverse interests.”

Because we are a winnertake-all in the Electoral College (which has a lousy football team), this gives the state’s 38 electoral votes to the GOP candidate. But Texas was one of 20 states in 2016 without a law binding the votes of presidential electors. Two so-called “faithless electors” chose other candidates, making Texas the only state in 2016 to give Trump fewer than his assigned electoral votes.

Part of the Dems’ problem is that they field such unattractive candidates. Polls showed that both Hillary and Donald were the most unpopular presidential candidates to run since such polls were taken. We can only guess how many Texans didn’t vote for Trump so much as they voted against Hillary. On the state level, remember Wendy Davis, she of the pink tennis shoes and filibuster, darling of Dems, particularly women Dems?

She ran for governor against

hippy man scraping glass from his exposed ankles.

I turned around in burnt anger.

Of course this was going to happen.

Why doesn’t it happen every time a person uses one of these ridiculous machines?

Over the loud speaker: “We’ve got a Code Idiot here on Aisle 2.

Bring the broom and some Fabreze.”

A sweet lady with a yellow mop and “Caution” sign appeared within 12 seconds. Yes, I’m convinced this happens a lot.

“There’s not enough room for…

Why is it like… Whatever…,” I mumbled, obviously making no sense while checking out the guy’s ankles for streams of blood.

I had the choice of getting more pickles. Yeah right. Seven minutes later, the attendant figured out how to void the perilous purchase, and I timidly inserted my credit card and moped out the door.

The coupon lady waved at me as she drove away.

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Pin the Fail on the Donkey RIVER OAKS – I am driving through this neighborhood of hedge fund czars, oil typhoons and drug lords, even though I don’t have a passport. But here in this Republican stronghold there are Beto O’Rourke lawn signs. Most unusual. Maybe the “blue wave” will really sweep the state. Maybe the Houston Texans will win the Super Bowl. Maybe pigs will fly. Don’t bet on it. Don’t even bet on the Texas Democrats winning their own primaries. How things have changed. The Democrats ran the Texas Legislature, and thus the state government, longer than the Communists ran the Soviet Union or the PRI controlled Mexico.

Texas was not only a Dem gimme, GOPers didn’t even bother to run.

So as the mid-term exams are coming up, let’s take a look at who will win and why.

We start with a simple question: Who ran against Ted Cruz for the U.S. Senate in 2012? Name the Dem candidate that was beaten by that Canadian, Rafael Edward Cruz. I had to look it up. It was former state Rep. Paul Lindsey Sadler, who lost to Cruz 56 to 40 percent of the vote. Until then, most folks out of the political loop had never even heard of Cruz.

He had held no elective office, no grass roots support, but he had an R by his name on the ballot and in this knee-jerk, monkey-see-monkey-do state, that’s all it took to win. Since taking office, Cruz has gained attention by single-handedly shutting down the government, bringing much criticism to Republicans, and has endeared himself to his fellow GOP senators. Sen. John McCain said that Cruz was among the “wacko birds” who got the most media attention.

South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said, “If you killed Ted Cruz on the floor of the Senate, and the trial was in the Senate, nobody would convict you.”

Apparently Texas’ influence in Congress isn’t what it used to be.

Texas politicians like Phil Gramm, John Connally and Rick Perry, started out their careers as Democrats. Then they changed to the GOP, explaining, “I didn’t leave the Democratic Party, it left me.” Millions of Texas voters thought the same, and Texas turned its back on the donkey. There are eligible voters this fall who weren’t born the last time a Dem won a statewide office in Texas. As for the presidential elections, the last time Texas voted for a Democratic presidential candidate was Jimmy Carter. Between 1900 and 2016, Texans supported Democratic candidates only slightly more often than Republicans, 53.33 to 46.67 percent.

The state, however, went Republican in every presidential election since then. We voted for Donald Trump, but in less numbers than for Mitt Romney. Romney won Texas in 2016 by 15.8 percentage points. Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton by a still-

right there next to the pickle jar.

So I did what we all do: I tried to push it down harder. Maybe that would make it weigh more.

“Please put that spice pack lower in the bag,” she said again. What in McCormick’s name am I supposed to do with this thing?

“Please see an attendant.”

Once I got those three items in a bag, the next phase of panic struck.

OK, I need a new bag. These other six items are not going to fit in the one full of a quartered pig. But if I remove the bag, alarms sound and children scream.

I did what us college graduates tend to do, and I slid the bag as far to the right as possible, while still keeping it on the scale. I held my hand to the side of the bag, just in case it lost its balance, and started scanning the rest of my items with one hand.

For a brief moment, I had to even out the bar code on one bag of food, and it happened. First came the crinkle of the sack. Then came the turned head – all of this is in slow motion. And then, crash. Splatter. Pickle juice everywhere. The

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There are only losers in Prop B measure

Greg Abbott and hopes were high – until the votes were counted. She was creamed by 20 percentage points. This time around polls give Beto O’Rourke a chance. Witness the lawn signs for him in usually solidly red neighborhoods. And in Houston’s Seventh Congressional District, which has been represented by Rep. John Culberson since Sam Houston was too young to vote, a Dem challenger, Lizzie Pannill Fletcher, is making lots of waves.

The future for Dems in Texas looks pretty bleak.

Besides the aforementioned duo, name one high-profile, winnable Dem pol from Texas. Maybe the Castro Twins or Willie Nelson will run for something, but overall, I don’t give the Democratic candidates much hope, even with the lawn signs. Wait a minute. Is that a flying pig?

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Dear Editor: Your Oct. 6 editorial gave us a choice. Here’s mine: I want the city to keep all of its services... police...firemen...garbage pickup...etc.

In fact, some of the services like garbage pickup have suffered in our neighborhood from lack of funding.

We need more support from the city for these and other services. And the answer is for us to send in more tax dollars. Houston Mayor Turner knows that.

We regularly see complaints about taxes. And, the complaints come, not only from citizens like some of my neighbors, but especially from the well-to-do. The very folks who can most afford to pay more taxes are the ones who are the most vocal when it comes to criticizing a tax increase.

August Galiano Dear Editor: It’s time to hold the City’s feet to the fire ... regarding Fireman’s pay. I realize this goes back to the Whitmire (Tootsie) administration, but it’s time for a reality check; our first responders and their families deserve to make a reasonable living. There’s no proof that a high-rise team has effective contact with the outside world in a crisis (9/11/2001?). I was in the IT business for many years, and outside communications was a serious issue in downtown buildings. I see trucks on the road every day, and hear sirens echoing every night in my neighborhood. These folks need our financial support ... they put their lives on the line for us 24/7.

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Dear Editor: This editorial certainly takes a grim view by casting this as a lose-lose proposition. If our city government had anyone with creativity and problem solving ability, rather than mindless small time politicians who spring into action over “robot brothels” while ignoring true needs of the city, there could be a more positive outcome.

The firefighters deserve to be paid, for their long hours and willingness to risk their lives to protect the lives and property of others. As well, they must be physically fit, whereas, the police don’t appear to have very stringent fitness requirements. Let us not forget the firefighters who were killed in the hotel fire a few years ago. Let’s ask why some petitions, such as the petition to change the dry laws in the Heights, get verified and onto the ballot instantly, but the firefighters’ petition took a year and a half to get to the ballot. The city deserves better governance, the firefighters deserve better pay.

Jason Hochman Dear Editor: Jonathan, I frequently read and enjoy your column. You may recall me commenting on your post previously.

There is something that does not ring true about this article. I have some knowledge on the subject because my half brother, Wesley Warnke (now deceased – bless him), had a long career with HFD. He started as a firefighter then as an EMT. He rose through the ranks and became the president of the HFD Union. He represented them in Austin and lobbied for the improved pension.

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THE CALENDAR. BRICK WALLS COMING DOWN Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research Into everyone’s genealogical life one or more brick walls must come. Whether employing a lessis-more approach to data searching, or a brute force bludgeoning of date is more one’s style, hear about ways to approach genealogical brick walls. The presentation will be from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Oct. 13. Reservations are required. Adults/teens. The library is located at 5300 Caroline. Information: 832-393-2600.

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

4106 Way Out West. Tickets are $18 adults, $15 students and seniors, and $16 Sunday matinees.

Reservations strongly encouraged. Information: 713-6823525, www.theatresuburbia.org.

FOOTBALL, FOAM AND FUN Frank Black Middle School PTO The Frank Black Middle School PTO kicked off its fall fundraiser, Football, Foam and FUN. Money raised will go directly to help students, teachers and the school.

The event will be held during Homecoming Week Oct. 18. All students throw footballs, dance, play games and run through a pit of foam. To make a pledge or sponsor, email fundraiser@ fbmspto.org. Information: 713213-3082.

KIM BERRY GLAM JAM Dress for Success Houston Prince’s hairstylist of almost three decades has partnered with Dress for Success Houston for a day of beauty and more. Purple Love United presents “Kim Berry Glam Jam” featuring celebrity hairstylist, beauty expert, author, speaker and philanthropist, Kim Berry. This one-day event will be held from 1-5 p.m. Oct. 19, at Planet Curls, 6518 N. Main St. Information: 713-960-2826, purpleloveunitedorg@gmail.com.

RIPCORD Theatre Suburbia Theatre Suburbia presents Ripcord by David Lindsay-Abaire. Set at the Bristol Place Senior Living Facility in suburban New Jersey, the show follows the infuriatingly chipper Marilyn and the cantankerous Abbey as they are forced to share the same room.

The show runs through Oct. 13, Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:30 p.m. at Theatre Suburbia,

FROM THE PEWS. Fall Festival and Great Pumpkin Patch at St. Matthew’s Get ready for the Great Pumpkin Patch and Fall Festival Oct. 13. A barbecue meal, a two-meat plate with trimmings will be available for $12.

Activities for all ages include a silent auction, face painting, games, and pumpkin decorating. There will be alot of great items to bid on in the auction.

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

From Galilee to GOOF at St. Stephen’s A new worship series, “From Galilee to GOOF,” will begin Sunday, Oct. 14, during the 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. services. Pastor Nathan Lonsdale Bledsoe will be drawing on geography lessons he learned in the Holy Land, as well as digging into things that can be learned about the Garden Oaks-Oak Forest neighborhood.

During the series, a Bible study and sermon discussion group will meet Sundays

from 6-8 p.m. at Great Heights Brewing Company, 938 Wakefield Dr. All are welcome.

There’s still time to sign up for the Bill Hardwick Memorial Golf Tournament, to be held Oct. 20, at 8 a.m. at Jersey Meadow Golf Course, 8502 Rio Grande Dr., in Jersey Village. For information, contact Ken Aldredge at 713-419-2291 or Dixie Hardwick at 713-2069037.

St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church is located at 2003 W. 43rd St. For information, call 713-686-8241 or visit www.stsumc.org and the church’s Facebook page.

Men in Mission barbecue dinner at Zion Lutheran Zion Lutheran Church’s Men in Mission will be hosting their annual barbecue dinner from noon-1:30 p.m. Oct. 14, in Zion’s Great Room. All free will offerings for the meal will go toward the Men in Mission’s Seminary Student scholarships. The community is welcome.

Zion Lutheran Church is located at 3606 Beauchamp. Call 713-869-1493 for information.

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ARSENIC AND OLD LACE Lutheran High North Lutheran High North, 1130 W. 34th St., will present the classic comedy, “Arsenic and Old Lace,” Saturday, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m., and 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21. Tickets are $10 for adults, free for students and children, and donation only for senior citizens. There will be lots of laughs, and Halloween candy for the youngsters. This is a full length, three act comedy.

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DARIOUSH NAPA WINE DINNER Rainbow Lodge In 1997, Darioush Khaledi and winemaker Steve Devitt made an unorthodox choice, to commit to Southern Napa Valley - choosing its cooler microclimates to develop their unique style. The dinner will be 6:30 p.m. Oct. 24, at Rainbow Lodge, 2011 Ella Blvd. The cost is $149. Reserve a seat by emailing marc.borel@ rainbow-lodge.com. Information: 713-861-8666.

FESTIVAL OF ABILITIES Oak Forest Park Celebrate Halloween at an action-packed, inclusive festival like no other - SIRE horses, petting zoo, sports, games, trick or treating, pumpkin patch, costume

contest, Dynamo Diesel appearance, food court, craft beer garden and wine tastings, auction, and more. All proceeds benefit the first inclusive playground planned for the central northwest area of Houston. Costume optional. Event wristbands are $10 in advance, $15 at the event.

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the Waltrip High School Homecoming Game at Delmar Stadium, 2020 Mangum Rd. Tickets can be purchased at the door or online on the HISD website. After the football game the class will be meeting at Cottonwood, 3422 N. Shepherd Dr. at 5 p.m., $25/person will cover the cost of the food and there is a cash bar. Please join the Facebook page, Waltrip Class of 1988 for more details on payment and purchasing a t-shirt.

Information: 713-291-8383.

SUPPORT GROUP MEETING Neuropathy Alliance of Texas This is one of the most popular support group activities. It’s a great opportunity for participants to share and/or listen, and learn more about what the others are doing regarding treatments and discuss other topics regarding neuropathy. Anyone affected by neuropathy is welcome: patients, caregivers, family and friends.

The meeting will be 1-2:30 p.m. Oct. 27, at Memorial Drive United Methodist Church, 12955 Memorial Dr. 77079. Information: info@neuropathyalliancetx.org, 512-553-9130.

DIA DE LOS MUERTOS FESTIVAL Monte Beach Civic Club The Montie Beach Civic Club will host the Day of the Dead (“Dia de

St. Monica Catholic Church, 8421 W. Montgomery Rd. 77088, will hold their Bazaar Oct. 19-21. Super Duper Bingo will be 7-11 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19. Bingo tickets are $20 presale and $25 at door. The Bazaar is open Saturday, Oct. 20, from noon-8 p.m. and 12:30-8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21.

Zydeco performances by Keyun and The Zydeco Masters, Nooney and the Zydeco Floaters, and Marcus Ardoin and Da Zydeco Legendz.

There will be live Hispanic entertainment, food, kids activities, games, and fun for the whole family. Vendor booths available. Free bazaar admission and parking.

Information is available at stmonicabazaar2018.eventbrite.com and www.stmonicahouston.com or by calling 713-818-2048.

Trinity Downtown presents the Hymn Festival featuring James Marriott, Director of Musical Arts at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis who will play on Trinity’s recently renovated 50 rank Holtkamp/Reuter pipe organ. The concert will be at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 28, 800 Houston Ave. Admission is free. Freewill offerings are appreciated.

Oktoberfest is from 4-6 p.m.

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Admission is free.

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Fall Fun at Garden Oaks Baptist Garden Oaks Baptist Church is pleased to invite our neighbors to a “Fall Fun” event at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31.

Candy and treats for children, bounce houses, hot dogs and more will be available.

Garden Oaks Baptist Church is located at 3206 N. Shepherd Dr. Visit www.gobc. org or call 713-864-4447 for information.

October events hosted by Trinity Lutheran Downtown Looking for a family friendly Halloween event? Trinity Downtown invites you to join the fun at Trunks ‘n’ Treats, Oct. 26, from 5-7 p.m. at Upbring School, located at 1316 Washington Ave.

Oct. 3. Benys built a successful business as a specialty cabinet and trim carpenter for more than 40 years. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Janice Benys; his two sons, A.J. Benys Jr. and Steve Benys, sisters Irene and Karen, and two grandsons. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association at https:// alz.org.

Shirley Camarata, 68, born

July 13, 1950, died Oct. 3. She married Ben Camarata May 5,

1973. She was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church. She is survived by her loving husband Ben and her two children Amy Whitaker and Jeff Camarata, siblings Dr. Gerald Waneck, Carolyn Carriage, Debbie Hawkins, Lisa Stone, and two grandchildren.

Vietnam. He is survived by his wife, Lanelle Cegielski, daughter Cara Sowers, son Craig Cegielski, seven grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

Alfred “Al” Joseph Cegielski, 73, born March

Anthony Joseph “Joe” Janczak, 47, born April 17,

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Philip B. Noski, 81, born June 15, 1937, died Oct. 7.

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David Gerard Sanchez, 56, born Sept. 12, 1962, died Oct. 2. He is survived by his mother, Irene Sanchez, siblings Wayne Sanchez, Alfonso Sanchez Jr., and Trisha Guerra.

Kevin James Jozwiak, 29, born Oct. 23, 1988, died Oct. 4.

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A full month of pet fun ahead will knock your socks off and there’s fun for the whole family at this spooktacular event! For more information, go to http:// cap4pets.org/.

Fall is finally in the air--do you feel it? Yeah, me neither, but along with the potential for cooler air this time of the year, comes tons of fun activities and events that benefit the pets in our city. In fact, there are so many pet related events happening over the next month, right here in our own backyard, that Tabby is taking a break from question-answering and rounding up an extensive list of everywhere you need to be over the next few weeks! “Waggy Wednesday�

At BARC, every Wednesday in October is “Waggy Wednesday.�

All dog adoptions (on dogs 5 months of age and older) are only $20! What a great way to add to your family and save a life this month. “Howl-A-Ween�

Be sure to head over to CAP’s (Citizens For Animal Protection) “Howl-A-Ween� dog walk, costume contest, and pet expo on Saturday, October 13 in Katy.

There will be a prize package that

Strut Your Mutt Strut Your Mutt is happening at Stude Park on Saturday, October 13, supporting the Harris County Animal Shelter and hosted by Best Friends Animal Society. Go to https://friendsofcountypets.org/ for more info.

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ton/ iWalk For Animals Pet Festival Houston SPCA’s iWalk For Animals Pet Festival is on Saturday, November 3, at Memorial Park. The iWalk for Animals is a walk and festival that benefits the Houston SPCA’s lifesaving programs like adoptions, cruelty investigations, 24-hour injured animal rescue ambulance, foster care, and more. There will be exciting demonstrations, live music and amazing pet-related vendors.

And, of course, participate in everyone’s favorite Best Costume and Best Trick contests. Go to http://www.houstonspca.org/ for more information.

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Dear Editor: Expanding Shepherd and Durham is a terrible idea. The fact that an unelected TIRZ is making these decisions is an admission that our elected officials are not capable of doing their jobs in terms of infrastructure planning. Fixing the drainage would be great, but adding more lanes of traffic would only bring more motorists who will all get the idea that this will be the fastest route. The additional cars will quickly bring the same traffic snarls that we have now.

As well, these type of projects always mention that pedestrians and bicyclists will benefit. It’s hard to see how walkers and cyclists will be better served by more lanes of traffic. I never see the people quoted in the article biking or walking around the neighborhood.

The article does state that the intention is for the bike lane to be separated, which would be an improvement. Anyone who has ridden in the existing bike lanes knows that these lanes are narrow, full of debris (since Houston never sweeps streets), prone to flooding and puddles, with drain grates just waiting to snag road bike tires. This project is not what we need.

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So he was bumped down, but still enjoyed the remainder of his career through retirement.

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Would that be true if their benefit was significantly reduced? If you need corroboration (popular word recently) I can link you to the lawyers that worked with Wesley on these issues, although if they know which way you are leaning, they might not be very cooperative.

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District C councilmember and Mayor Pro Tem Ellen Cohen pointed to local projects such as a reconstruction in Garden Oaks as well as Shepherd Forest water line replacements.

“It ensures other mayors and other administrations can’t simply pass a new ordinance to remove it and use those fees as general fund dollars. We don’t want that,” Cohen said.

However, some opponents, such as former mayoral candidate Bill King – who ran against Sylvester Turner in the 2015 mayoral election – have insisted that only a fraction of fees collected have been spent on what the city calls drainage projects. He has also previously mentioned a loophole that he alleges allows a portion of the money to be spent on “maintenance and operations” without defining what that was, and the city would start paying for some full-time employees out of the Rebuild fund.

In short, as he has previously stated on billkingblog.com, he believes there really is not a true “lock box” to keep, and that how the money is being spent is nothing like what voters were led to believe in 2011 when they voted for the largest tax increase in Houston’s history.

Cohen, however, took umbrage with any such notion.

“We have spent so much on projects and eliminated over the $1 billion in debt – the goal is to end up, within the next couple of years, to not fund any of these reconstruction and drainage projects with debt. And we are well on our way to doing that,” she said. “The money is being used for what it’s meant to be used for. The proposition is designed to reinforce the fact that this money is staying in a lockbox, and will remain there to do what it’s meant to do.”

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“As someone who grew up using a wheelchair, I didn’t have the opportunity to play with other kids on a wheelchair-friendly playground when I was a child,” said Colvard. “Now, as the mother of a 3-year old, I’m thrilled that we are so close to our goal of being able to add a wheelchair-friendly playground just a stone’s throw from our neighborhood.”

The Houston Young Lawyers Foundation (HYLF) awarded the first Playground for All Abilities grant to fund a We-saw, an adaptive version of the traditional seesaw.

Much to see and do Much like the fundraising campaign, the festival that celebrates and supports it has grown in scope each year.

This year, the activity-packed day includes SIRE therapeutic horses, performances, a petting zoo, a pick-yourown pumpkin patch, trick or treating, a costume contest, sports, games, auction and a food court. Dynamo Diesel will make an appearance from 4-5 pm.

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The Nina Lee and Harold P. Hill art tile installation, where participants can hand-paint tiles to be placed along the future Pathway to Play, which will lead to the new playground, pays tribute to one of Oak Forest’s first families. Harold Hill worked with Frank Sharp in the early 1940’s to develop the post WWII neighborhood, naming Nina Lee Lane in his wife’s honor. Their children wanted to honor their parents’ legacy, and the Playground for All Abilities’ public art project

was a fitting tribute.

Guests of honor include Mayor Sylvester Turner, Commissioner Jack Cagle, Harris County Precinct 4, Mayor Pro Tem Ellen Cohen, and Maria Town, Director of the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD).

The nationally-acclaimed Fly Dance Company, known as the “gentlemen of hiphop” will perform their interactive, original choreography, with an opening act from The River Performance Troupe, a TUTS-based group of artists with disabilities.

Cover band Breakfast at Tiffany’s, led by Oak Forest Elementary kindergarten teacher Tiffany Janish, will close out the evening.

Mayor Pro Tem for the City of Houston Ellen Cohen,

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“When complete, this barrier-free playground will be the first of its kind to serve central-northwest Houston,” said Cohen. “Located in the heart of the third largest neighborhood in our city, Oak Forest Park provides an ideal, central location for an accessible playground that will serve thousands of my constituents.”

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ers of more than 1.6 million students who entered the 2019 competition by taking the 2017 Preliminary SAT/ National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

“It is truly an honor for me to be recognized by the College Board for my achievement on the PSAT,” Skouby said.

Skouby added that he believes the experience gained from that test played an integral part in his success on other college admission tests.

“Achieving highly early on was an excellent confidence booster for continued

Waterworks, from P. 1A market. With our continued success in our Austin and Dallas, it seemed natural to explore opportunities to expand to Houston,” Floyd’s 99 co-founder Rob O’Brien said.

“We love that the Heights area embraces a multitude of diverse brands, personalities, cultures, and industries – which is perfectly aligned with our vision as a company and resonates with our clients. Its strong history and character adds to its charm, and the with it being one of the fastest growing neighborhoods in Houston, its appeal to many young professional and families was an ideal fit for us.”

Wolf also said Braun is in the closing stages for another tenant, though the potential suitor could not be disclosed due to ongoing negotiations.

Once fully complete, redevelopment of the historic site will be Braun’s 25th project in the Heights area, fol-

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Skouby, from P. 1A ademic success,” said an NMSC spokesperson. “These students represent a valuable national resource; recognizing their accomplishments, as well as the key role their school plays in their academic development, is vital to the advancement of educational excellence in our nation. We hope that this recognition will help broaden their educational opportunities and encourage them as they continue their pursuit of academic success.”

Further, sudents earning Commended status are those who wind up placing among the top 50,000 scor-

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lowing popular attractions such as Bernie’s Burger Bus and Harold’s, re-development of Jimmy’s Icehouse and more.

As of press time, only space in the Reservoir Building (Building D) – the real gem of the project according to Wolf – remains available.

Braun is working in conjunction with several different groups about revitalizing the building into event space, food hall or wine bar and restaurant — complete with a beautiful oak tree in the back that can serve as a covered patio.

“The goal is to embrace the old buildings while making the site feel like the overall neighborhood meeting spot. This truly is going to be something special,” he told The Leader in a 2017 interview. “This will be a great place for people in the Heights to enjoy the outside grass lawn with their family.”

success. While the score I received was rewarding in itself, the official commendation by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation is a comforting reassurance,” he said.

For Head of School Carmen Armistead, the honor represents just another step in Skouby’s maturation – and

is no small feat considering he is also of member of the school’s cross-country team.

“Nathan is a wonderful student and a true example of a Veritas Man,” she said.

“We are so honored to have him here at SPX, and have enjoyed watching him grow in all aspects of his life.”

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