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Skimmer scam strikes area Valero station By Adam Zuvanich azuvanich@theleadernews.com An area gas station recently fell victim to a skimmer scam. According to a Houston Police Department report in response to a Thursday night call from an employee of the Valero station at 5121 N Shepherd Dr., credit card skimmers were identified and removed at three of the store’s 12 pumps. Skimmers are small devices, often inserted into ATMs and gas pumps, used to capture and store information contained
“We always caution people who are using ATMs or any device that you’re using at a gas pump to make sure it looks and feels sturdy as you’re using the machine.” -HPD spokesman John Cannon
in a card’s magnetic stripe. “I’ve been coming here for a while. I didn’t know anything about that,” Valero customer Jesus Figueroa said
while pumping gas there Wednesday morning. “It’s kind of shocking.” HPD spokesman John Cannon said skimmers have been used at stations
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across the city during the last several years. “It’s crooks trying to take advantage of opportunities for fraud and to steal people’s identities and/or money,” Cannon said. A store employee confirmed Monday that there were skimmers in the station’s gas pumps last week, deferring further questions to Valero’s corporate office in San Antonio. Company spokesperson Lillian Riojas did not return messages left at her office Monday and Tuesday. See Skimmer P. 8A
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Make it a Thanksgiving Potluck: While some travel to spend the holidays with family, others are staying put and celebrating with friends.
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David and Judi Keith sat together at the TALC’s Veterans Day celebration, where they might have paid more attention to each other than the band, master of ceremonies or lunch trays at their table. “They held hands the whole time,” TALC volunteer Jo Kelly Parrish said. “It was just so cute.” Love, and not just for country and those who serve it, was a theme at the annual Veterans Day event. Two of the volunteers from the Houston Junior Forum, Carolyn Kares and Margie Koch, are bound by their children’s love for each other. Koch’s son, Travis, an Air Force fighter pilot stationed in Alaska, married Kares’ daughter, Amanda, on Veterans Day in 2000. One of the couple’s sons was born Dec. 7, the anniversary of the Pearl Harbor bombing.
Heights High School football coach Stephen Dixon had one thing in mind when creating his 2018 schedule – test an inexperienced squad from the get-go and improve its mettle for late in the season. Up until now, at least, it’s paid off. Dixon and the Bulldogs will square off against Cypress Creek in the first round of the Class 6A Division II playoffs at 1 p.m. Saturday at Delmar Stadium. They are brimming with confidence following a lateseason run. “I knew we were going to be inexperienced with guys who had played varsity ball, and I wanted them to play a tough schedule coming out of the gate,” Dixon said. “(The tough schedule) just tests our resiliency and helps see whether we’re going to break apart, but we pulled it together and got better every week,” senior running back Emunn Parker added. The Bulldogs endured a rough run in nondistrict play, opening the season 0-4 against Spring Dekaney, New Caney, Brenham and Katy Seven Lakes – three of which will join Heights in the postseason. However, the Bulldogs righted the ship just before the calendar flipped to October, winning four of their final six contests. “That development and playing against those opponents would definitely help us get ready for the playoffs and get past that first round,” Dixon said. “I think this team has a sense of urgency. We’ve gotten better as the year has moved along, and the experience of losing those games and fighting through adversity bodes well for us heading into the postseason.” Included in the late-season surge was a
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Photo by Adam Zuvanich World War II and Korean War veteran Carl Angelone, right, shakes hands with Heights resident David Pita as Michelle Hager looks on during a Veterans Day celebration at the All Saints Third Age Learning Center on Nov. 9.
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By Adam Zuvanich azuvanich@theleadernews.com David and Judi Keith were overdue for a date. The Heights couple celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary earlier this year but were unable to commemorate the occasion with an event or even a dinner. They had not gone out together, or seen much of each other, since David suffered a stroke in the spring. The 79-year-old retiree and Army veteran, whose family moved to Houston the same December day Pearl Harbor was bombed in 1941, spent most of the last six months rehabilitating at St. Dominic Village, a senior care community. His brother, Dennis Keith, said David mostly was apart from Judi, a 75-year-old former schoolteacher who has been coping with cognitive issues and visited him once per week.
Photo by Adam Zuvanich Pat Martin, left, and Carolyn Kares were Veterans Day volunteers from the Houston Junior Forum.
The couple enjoyed a reunion of sorts Nov. 9 at the All Saints Third Age Learning Center, which is adjacent to the Catholic church where they have long been active members.
St. Rose honors those who serve Betsy Denson betsy@theleadernews.com World War II veteran Ernest Bugaj is 94 years old, but the memories of his time with the 492nd Bomber Group that he shared at the St. Rose of Lima Veterans Day dinner are still crystal clear. Drafted to serve and selected for the Air Force because of his score on an IQ test, Bugaj was stationed at North Pickenham, England, where he flew 67 missions in 89 days over Germany and Nazi-occupied countries. It was in the Silver Witch, a modified B-24 which had a 3,000-mile range, that Bugaj flew 17 of those missions, the last of which was on June 20, 1944. Twelve men were in the group’s lead plane attacking oil refineries at Politz, Germany, when they were shot down. Leaking so much gas that a return
trip to England was impossible, Bugaj and the remaining crew voted to try and land in Sweden. The plane’s navigator didn’t think they could make it. so he ejected, becoming a prisoner of war. The bombardier was already dead. The pilot and co-pilot managed to fly the damaged plane by standing and putting all their weight on the rudder controls. The crew threw out everything they could to lighten the load. The Silver Witch made it to a field near the airport in Malmo, Sweden. Because of Sweden’s neutrality, the crew then had to make it to Scotland before they could return home to the United States. Bugaj was just 19 years old. He says the uncertainty and fear of that time never left him. “I didn’t know we were going to get shot at every time we went out,” he See Honor P. 8A
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By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com The suspect believed to be responsible for shooting a dog walker in the Heights in October is believed to be involved in two other similar incidents around Houston, and police recently released a sketch of the alleged perpetrator. During a joint news conference last week, investigators from the Houston Police Department and Baytown Police Department said they believe the suspect could be connected to an incident weeks earlier in Baytown – where an elderly man was shot and killed – as well as another Heights-area shooting in August. “Any kind of death is tragic ... but for somebody to just be driving around and shooting at people, it’s tragic. There’s no other word for it,” said Lt. Steve Dorris of the Baytown Police Department. According to HPD, the suspect is a dark-skinned man standing about 6-foot-2 and is said to be in his late 20s or early 30s. He was also said to be
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f you’ve followed our newspaper for the past few months – and specifically, my column – you’ve probably read snippets here and there about changes that have happened with The Leader. Actually, now that I think about it, not much has changed. Some of you may know we hired a new editor who took off like a rocket last week. Adam Zuvanich is on board and he’s calling people all over the area, scooping up stories as he goes. Otherwise, we still publish, what I believe to be, one of the best community newspapers in all of Texas. The Leader, unlike so many forms of media across the landscape, still holds to the premise that our sole job is to tell you what’s happening across the street. Besides the venerable Lynn Ashby, who jaunts off to his humorous land of right and wrong (always his opinion), we don’t wade into political waters, and that’s on purpose. Our thinking is: You get enough of the national political regurgitation everywhere else you look, so we try to be that one outlet that provides news about your schools, your neighbors, your restaurants and the places you work. And that suits us just fine. The purpose of my column this
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week, however, is to tell you that something I first mentioned to readers this summer will mark a rather large change at The Leader, and it will have a direct impact on a lot of people who have visited us over the years. In 1982 (from everything I can tell), The Leader moved into the corner office of a flex space on East T.C. Jester Boulevard, just south of the train tracks. If you’re counting at home, that means The Leader has been in the same place (paying rent, mind you) for 36 years, which is longer than most small businesses last. As you may have seen in our newspaper over the past few months, our company was lucky enough to purchase The Greensheet on Sept. 1. Even better, when it comes to business synergies, was that The Greensheet’s office is also
just off of East T.C. Jester Boulevard. There’s an office park called The Preserve about six city blocks from The Leader’s longstanding office, and that is now where I sit each day running a company that grew from The Leader and her 10 employees to a company that now distributes almost 600,000 newspapers every week and employs more than 100 people. And to think, it all started with The Leader. It all started because readers appreciated the changes we made to our local newspaper, and advertisers have largely supported our mission to keep local neighborhoods informed about the news and information that impacts us every day. A few weeks ago, I made the decision that I don’t like having The Leader and its team in a separate office from where I work each day. While our company is bigger, The Leader is (and always will be) my first love. I want to talk to our new editor every day. I want to know when there are distribution problems. And I want to know if our marketing specialists are helping local businesses tell their stories the right way. Because of that, and for a number of other business reasons that are too boring to explain, we
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beautiful vistas and wineries that produce, in some cases (literally or by the bottle) decent wine. The State Fair of Texas and the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, Friday night lights (actually, all night lights). We are not thankful that we have a state legislature that no more reflects the needs of Texans than another hurricane, a governor and lieutenant governor who spend more time and our money on the monumental question of which kids use which school bathrooms, a comical campaign that makes us the laughingstock of the other 49 states. And ditto for an impotent opposition that is incapable of doing anything meaningful to bring sanity to Texas. In Washington, for eight years the Republicans railed against the mounting debt under President Obama. In the first full year since Donald Trump took office, the U.S. budget deficit rose $779 billion, the most since 2012 despite an economic boom. Be glad the GOPers aren’t hypocrites. I am also thankful all those billionaires got a huge tax cut, aren’t you? We tend to forget the little things that make our lives so much better, like a vodka martini at the end of a hard day, or even an easy one or maybe a bad morning, and when the traffic light turns green just as we approach the intersection, and when the postal carrier delivers checks instead of bills. I am thankful that I was not Whitey Bulgar’s cell mate, that someone opens the store door just as I walk up, even if it’s a shoplifter being chased by a mall cop. And we all must be grateful to the person who thought up that little wire that attaches your car’s gas tank top to the car so that when you drop the top it doesn’t roll under the car and it’s driving rain and you are in your tux. Ashtrays, otherwise my floor would catch on fire. I don’t know about you, but I give thanks for towels. Would we just stand there and drip dry? But maybe the drips would put out the fire. We should all be grateful for the deep state and its arm candy, fake news. The conspiracies, secret plots, pizza parlor pedophiles – they explain so much that we couldn’t understand. I particularly like “Liars, Leakers and Liberals” by Fox News’ Jeanine Pirro. She lays out “the globalist, open-border oligarchy,” explaining that this anti-American plot in-
Leader has always provided will be better than it has ever been. We’ll have more people to help customers. Our business office will be more robust to help local businesses. Our sales team will grow because some of the wonderful people who work at The Greensheet will now be able to help Leader advertisers. Change is hard, and people don’t like it. That is not lost on me, because our family just moved to a new house, and I’ve stood there many times wishing for my old house back. But I also know that my responsibility in leading your local newspaper is to provide the best opportunity to publish and deliver a wonderful form of local media to the people who live and work here. And by merging our companies and offering new platforms to The Leader, making this move puts us in a position to grow and offer more benefits to our readers and advertisers. As always, I welcome your emails and phone calls. If you have any questions, never hesitate to send me a note. And if you happen to stumble on the wrong office next month, you won’t have to worry: Someone will be there to greet you. Email jonathan@theleadernews.com
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A tank full of thankfuls THE DINING ROOM TABLE – “We give thanks to thee, Lord, for, uh, where to start? My family and friends and, of course, the flag, country and Texas.” Oh, hi. I am just rehearsing my Thanksgiving prayer which I look forward to with the same eagerness as my famous birds-and-bees speech to my sons, which I never gave because by the time I got up nerve to give it, they could educate me. I love Thanksgiving. It means just giving thanks and not presents -- that comes next month. Food, drink, football games and more food. But lately there has been a new wrinkle. All the standup TV comics make jokes about relatives getting into arguments and even fights at Thanksgiving. It’s almost a cliché that Turkey Day is the one time annually when you are forced to get together with family members whom you avoid the rest of the year. This never happens with me, mainly because I never invite relatives over for Thanksgiving and, for some unknown reason, they never invite me, at least not since the time I threw a turkey leg at Uncle Repulsive for his comments on my bib. As for being thankful, my list is obscenely long. Let’s start with health. My mother (who did occasionally invite me to her Thanksgiving dinner, although she referred to me as “my slow one.”) used to say, “When you have your health, you have everything.” I have my health and, thankfully, my Medicare, although this term of Congress is not yet over. I hear Sen. Mitch McConnell’s health care plan is to just put me on an ice floe and good luck! I got my flu shot, rabies vaccination and wear latex gloves when out in public. I am thankful for my neighbors – I never see them. We must give thanks for what we don’t have. We no longer have so many executions in Texas, because there is virtually no crime. We don’t have a plague of locusts or Ebola, and Indian attacks are relatively rare. There is a barbeque joint that sells aprons and t-shirts reading something like: “You might stop for a moment and be thankful that you live in Texas.” That’s close. Yes, indeed. All Texans should be thankful for the many blessings we have inherited from those who ate before us: Tex-Mex, Cajun shrimp and crab, steaks over a hot grill, kolaches, beer and Apfelkuchen, Vietnamese pork and noodles. Lord, we do eat well. Then there is that tall tower on the UT campus that lights up orange when we beat, among others, OU. Even Teasips must be thankful for the Texas Aggie Band, whose halftimes look like chocolate syrup flowing across the green felt of a pool table. Ah, the Texas Hill Country with its rivers,
have made the decision to move The Leader six city blocks down the street to a new location. We’re still keeping the office where The Leader has resided for the past 36 years, but we’re going to use that space to house all of our wonderful artists. Meanwhile, the business, editorial and sales teams of The Leader will all move to The Preserve at 2020 North Loop West at the end of November. For readers in the Heights, that means we’re six blocks closer. For readers in Oak Forest, you’ll have to cross 34th Street, but we’ll still be north of the 610 Loop. We’re doing this because we want to offer The Leader all the incredible tools we have to work with in our new company. And while we know this will be different for the weekly visitors who come by the office to drop off a letter or a payment or a calendar item, this also will help us deliver a better product to our readers. We’ll still have a rack outside of the old office, where we go through almost 1,000 papers each week, our phone number will stay the same, and your home delivery won’t be any different. In fact, unless you’re a person who comes by the office each week, absolutely nothing will be different. Otherwise, the level of service The
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cludes “the leadership at the F.B.I., the C.I.A., N.S.A. and other intelligence agencies, the Democratic Party and perhaps even the FISA courts.” I sleep better at night – and sometimes during the day -- knowing that our law enforcement and intelligence agencies have been exposed as America’s enemies. Apparently a lot of people agree with her. The book spent 13 weeks on The New York Times best-seller list, although the Times is part of this anti-American plot. I’m thankful, anyway, but not out loud. My dining room table may be bugged. Then there are those black helicopters…. As we can see from this list, we have a lot to appreciate and be grateful for. Mostly, I give thanks that this past Election Day is over. Ashby prays at ashby2@comcast.net
Dear Editor: I’m responding to Lynn Ashby’s recent column, “All the Noose that fits.” Since 2011, over 200,000 illegal immigrants in Texas have been charged with over 600,000 crimes, including over 500 murders and 63,000 sexual assaults. While Ashby accuses Trump of mischaracterizing illegal immigrants, he fails to recognize the immorality of socialism in Central America, where the average worker earns about $4 per day. Ashby routinely mocks conservatives for their fear of socialism and communism, but he is incapable of connecting the dots between the abject poverty and under-educated migrants from socialist Central America to their desire to flee their homeland and enter the U.S. and a largely free enterprise system. And let’s be clear, the very migrants seeking a better life in the U.S. are precisely the ones who are best capable of bringing about change in their native lands. So, for the U.S. to step aside and let them march into the U.S. is exactly the wrong policy. To clarify Ashby’s comments about the media, the MSM is a political action committee of the Democrat party. The entertain-
Email us your letters: news@theleadernews.com ment industry, the late night comedy shows, slam Trump relentlessly. Madonna: “I have thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House.” And Robert DeNiro’s words are not printable, but they drew huge applause from his leftist colleagues and no outrage from the media. Senator Rand Paul was attacked while mowing his lawn and was hospitalized for seven days. Congressman Steve Scalise was shot nearly dead while practicing baseball. Both assaults were committed by Democrats. But curiously, the news coverage never associated these assaults with Democrat politicians and not a single reference to either assault in Ashby’s column. Hmm? So Robert Creamer, a Democrat operative in Chicago, can promote methods for inciting violence at a 2016 Trump rally that had to be cancelled. That’s not newsworthy. ANTIFA can bully Fox News employees, threaten them and destroy their property in the name of free speech; Democrats like Maxine Waters can rile up her base to “get in the faces of Republicans” and bully them out of restaurants; and Hillary can say that there will be a return to civility “when we win” the election. These are the actions of the Left who firmly embrace a society of
coercive harmony. Agree with us and nobody gets hurt. And Ashby ignores every bit of it in his column. Clearly, the vile words and assaults of the Left have Ashby’s silent support. Mike Crowe
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Dear Editor: I just want to give a big shout out for the Purple Cat Resale Shop. I was away for a while and on returning, headed over to check out the goodies at The Purple Cat only to find it was now closed. Many thanks to the dear people who gave so much of their time and energy to raise money for homeless needy “critters” (as Ellie Mae Clampett would call them - do you remember The Beverly Hillbillies?) They did a great job and were a blessing to the animals and a super resource to lots of people who shopped there for all manner of things. Again, for all the little ones who cannot say thanks, we say “thanks again” and “good luck” with your plans to continue sales on Ebay. Please let us know how we can follow you there. Barbara Simper
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THE CALENDAR. HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE Darlene’s Flower and Gift Shop Come experience the magic of Christmas at Darlene’s Flower and Gift Shop, located at 10570 Northwest Frwy. The Open House will run through Nov. 17. Enjoy refreshments and register for a $100 gift certificate. Shopping hours for the event are 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. During the week of open house, customers can take 20 percent off their purchase. Information: 713-6802350.
to talk all things Houston. There will be prizes and refreshments. Information: 713-869-6117. SANTA’S MAGIC TIMEPIECE Theatre Suburbia Theatre Suburbia, 4106 Way Out West, presents “Santa’s Magic Timepiece,” a new holiday classic by Ann Richie. Santa is busy getting ready for the big night, but soon realizes he has a problem; too many good boys and girls, and not enough time to make all the stops on his way. The show runs through Dec. 1. Friday and Saturday evening performances are 8:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Sundays (Nov. 18 and 25). Tickets are $18 for adults, $15 for students and seniors, and $16 for matinees. Information: 713-6823525, www.theatresuburbia.org.
PAINTING WITH CATS El Gato Coffeehouse Looking to get crafty on a Sunday afternoon? What better way than with cats? The class will be 11 a.m. Nov. 18. During this class we will be painting and penciling the art piece displayed in the event picture and having fun in the best environment possible. All materials will be supplied and instructions provided. Adult craft passes are $41, student craft passes (with college ID) are $39. Kid Craft Passes are $37 (5-17 years), must be over 5. Children 15 and under must be accompanied by an adult. The Cat Lovers Book Club is 4 p.m. Nov. 18. This month the reading will be CatWomen: Soulstealer by Sarah J. Maas. El Gato Coffeehouse is located at 508 Pecore. Information: www.elgatocoffeehouse. com, 832-968-3006.
2018 WINTER HOLIDAY ART MARKET Winter Street Studios Fresh Arts will host its 13th Annual WHAM, Friday, Nov. 16 through Sunday, Nov. 18, at Winter Street Studios, 2101 Winter St., bringing together Houston creatives for a weekend art sale. The Ugly Sweater preview party is from 6-10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16. Guests can purchase tickets to access early shopping. WHAM will be free and open to the public Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 17 and 18, from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Information: http:// bit.ly/WinterHolidayArtMarket. FIND YOUR MATCH TOURNAMENT Lost Forest Tennis Club The Lost Forest Tennis Club, 5775 Lost Forest Dr., will hold a doubles round-robin tournament benefiting Animal Justice League, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Nov. 17.
BOOK SIGNING Book Scene Book Scene, 1820 W. 43rd St., will host a book signing by author Dylan Powell, who will discuss his book, “100 Things To Do in Houston Before You Die” (2nd Edition), from 1-3 p.m. Nov. 17. Come in
Divisions will be Mixed Doubles 4.5, Fixed-Partners 3.5 and 4.0 (women’s and men’s). Tickets are $60, sold from Nov. 1-15. Trophies will be awarded, and there will be a catered lunch, silent auction, KEEP collective and more. Information: 832-582-6878. TEEN AUTHOR VISIT Heights Neighborhood Library Heights Neighborhood Library, 1302 Heights Blvd., welcomes New York Times Best-Selling Authors, Brigid Kemmerer, Megan Shepherd and A.G. Howard. Come meet the authors and get your books signed. The event will be from 4-6 p.m. Nov. 19. The event is free and open to the community. The library will also be hosting a Holiday Open House featuring various events from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 1. Information: 832-393-1810. TURKEY TAILGATE American Legion Post 560 Four community icons, The American Legion Post 560, St. Rose of Lima Catholic School, St. Rose of Lima Food Pantry and the monthly Firefighter Appreciation Dinner have joined forces and will be hosting its inaugural Thanksgiving Turkey Tailgate Event Nov. 21. This event will ensure that low-income families in the community can enjoy a special holiday meal. This community event will provide 60 families with a turkey and all the trimmings. Together with the American Legion, located at 3720 Alba Rd., area businesses will be ‘tailgating’ to cook/fry the turkeys and assist in the distribution of the food. Information: pdornak@ gmail.com. CREATIVE WRITING
WORKSHOP Kinder HSPVA The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Creative Writing Guild welcomes all middle school students (grades 6, 7 and 8) to participate in a creative writing skills workshop taught by current Kinder HSPVA Creative Writing students, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Dec. 1. Participants will receive a T-shirt, pen and notebook. Snacks will be provided. The cost is $65 per student. The workshop will be held at Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, 4001 Stanford. Information: hspvafriends.org/workshops. THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK St. Pius X High School St. Pius X High School, 811 W. Donovan St., will feature The Diary of Anne Frank at 7 p.m. Dec. 6 and 7, and 2:30 p.m. Dec. 8. The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for students. Information: 713-5797514, www.stpiusx.org. WHITE CHRISTMAS THE MUSICAL HITS Theatre HITS Theatre Presents Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas the Musical,” will be 6:30 p.m. Dec. 7, 8, 13, 14, and 15; and 2 p.m. Dec. 8, 15, and 16. Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for students. The theatre is located at 311 W. 18th St. Information: 713-861-7408. FARMERS AND ARTISAN MARKET Eleanora’s Market Eleanora’s Market, 2120 Ella Blvd., will be open from 8 a.m.noon every Saturday. There will be local growers, makers, designers, artisans and food producers. Information: eleanorasmarket. com.
FROM THE PEWS. Weird Church Words series at St. Stephen’s The November worship series, “Weird Church Words,” continues this Sunday, Nov. 18, at the 8:30 a.m. Celebration Service and the 11 a.m. Traditional Service. This series focuses on the history and reasons behind the elements of worship, and why they matter. Following the 11 a.m. service on Nov. 18, “Feast!” will be held at Cottonwood, 3422 N Shepherd Dr. “Feast!” is a fun fellowship event held on the third Sunday of the month at a family-friendly restaurant in the area. All are welcome. St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church is located at 2003 W. 43rd St. For infor-
mation, call 713-686-8241 or visit www.stsumc.org and the church’s Facebook page. Post-Thanksgiving dinner at St. Matthew’s St. Matthew’s will host a Post-Thanksgiving Dinner from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Nov. 23 (or until food runs out). This is a great opportunity for those with no family or a way to come and be part of the St. Matthew’s family. The meal is free and will consist of turkey with all the trimmings, and plenty of desserts and drinks. St. Matthew’s offers a wide variety of activities including Sunday School at 9:17 a.m., worship at 10:17 a.m. Other activities include the quilters, knitters and crochet group,
exercise class, Weight Watchers, Boy and Girl Scouts, Youth Choir, a fabulous Chancel Choir and Pipe Organ. St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church is located at 4300 N. Shepherd Dr. Call 713-6970671 or visit www.stmatthewsmethodist.org for information. Christmas program at First Church Heights The senior event will be from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Nov. 27. The program is “Adult Protective Services.” A Christmas program will be at 7 p.m. Dec. 7, in the sanctuary. The Donna Davis Talk Show is a play written and performed by church members. The event is free and the community is welcome.
First Church Heights is located at 201 E. 9th St. Call 713-861-3102 for information. Upcoming December events at Vineyard Church of Houston The Vineyard Church of Houston, 1035 E. 11th St., announces three upcoming events in December. AD Players will perform two plays Dec. 16. They will present Improv in a Pear Tree. They will also perform The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe at 6 p.m., followed by a Christmas party. There will be a 6 p.m. candlelight service on Christmas Eve. For information, call 713869-9070 or visit houstonvineyard.org.
THE OBITUARIES. Louis Paul Caspersen,
93, born May 29, 1925, died Nov. 4.
John Joseph Darby, 82, born Nov. 29, 1935, died Nov. 5. Dr. Brian Hawkins, 69,
born Nov. 16, 1948 in Waco, died Nov. 4. He is survived by his wife, Linda Hawkins, son Dr. Brad Hawkins, sister Barbara
Woodruff, brothers Robert, Benny, Julius Jr. and Boyd, mother Vanita Hawkins, Father Julius Bill Hawkins, and three grandchildren.
James Monroe Kellar,
76, born Aug. 23, 1942 in Pearl River County, Miss., died Nov. 9. He is survived by his wife, Rosemarie Kellar, sons Tim Kellar and David Kellar, daughter Rhonda Martin, siblings Robbie
three-game winning streak to finish the season after sitting at 1-6 entering the final week of October – a testament to the resiliency imbued in the Bulldogs thanks to the early gauntlet. “We knew the season wasn’t over; we just had to kick things into the next gear once district started,” defensive back Xavion Solomon said. “We knew we had to make an impact on the district so we can be ready heading into the playoffs.” “We were a young team, so we just needed to get into our groove and start playing together,” Parker added. “That helped us get everyone together and pick it up.” That surge couldn’t be coming at a more opportune moment as the Bulldogs will be
Couple, from P. 1A “We’re military all the way,” Kares said. “We do other parties, too, but the Veterans Day is the most satisfying because of the people we serve. It’s a fun day to be here.” The TALC program included about 100 senior citizens, roughly 30 of whom are veterans. The eldest veterans, 92-year-old Carl Angelone and 98-year-old Doris Roach, might have been the youngest at heart. Roach, who served in the United States Coast Guard during World War II, said she was “delighted” to be remembered and recognized. Angelone, an Oak Forest resident and longtime member of All Saints Catholic Church, acted like the life of the party and made it known he rarely acts his age. The former area real estate agent, who remained licensed until this year, volunteers in the food pantries at his church and St. Rose of Lima. Parrish said Angelone also takes the French class offered at the TALC. Angelone, an Army veteran who served in World War II and the Korean War, sported his officer’s jacket at the event.
Warren F. Paulsen, born
April 27, 1934, died Nov. 9.
Edmund G. Walther, 92,
born Oct. 20, 1926 in Warda, Texas, died Nov. 6. Walther was a Naval Veteran and a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church. He is survived by his wife, Helen Newman Walther, daughter
Kathryn Poff, son Charles Walther, brother Clinton Walther, six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
He said it was the first time he had worn it in at least 50 years. Why did he finally put it back on? “Because I’m not going to be here much longer,” Angelone said. “This uniform, a lot of people ask me what it is, because the military services have changed the different kinds of uniforms. They’re very few people who recognize it.” As much as Angelone enjoyed chatting with fellow veterans and other admirers, including retired Heights doctor David Pita, he might not have had as much fun as the Keiths. The couple’s reunion was facilitated by some of David’s siblings, who drove them to the TALC, and they hope to soon be reunited on a more permanent basis. David Keith, who left the rehabilitation center at St. Dominic Village the day after the Veterans Day celebration, said he and Judi are arranging to live together at The Treemont Retirement Community. Once there, they can enjoy many more lunch dates like the one last week. “It was cool,” he said. “She had a good time.”
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tested against a Cypress Creek squad that is 5-5 and averaging 34 points and north of 450 yards of offense per contest. But that doesn’t faze the confident Bulldogs. “This is Texas, so it’s big (getting to the postseason), and we’re looking to make an impact,” Solomon said. Additionally, the Bulldogs bring a loaded arsenal to the table themselves – led by Parker (more than 1,000 yards of total offense and six touchdowns) – that averages about 31 points per game. And the time is now for a team looking to make its mark and advance to the second round for the first time in years. “We just need to keep playing our game,” Parker said.
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system and may cause twitching, “chewing gum� or “fly-biting� fits or full-blown convulsions. Neurologic effects can occur from as soon as a few days after the respiratory and gastrointestinal signs appear to many years later if the dog is lucky enough to survive the initial disease. Dogs who do make it to old age may also develop hard pad disease, a problem where the footpads become extremely thickened and firm.
Dear Tabby, I’ve heard that there have been many confirmed cases of distemper in dogs lately. What is distemper and are my dogs protected from it? Worried About Distemper in Woodland Heights
Treating Distemper Unfortunately, there is no cure for distemper. The typical course of action if a dog is diagnosed is to provide supportive care while the animal’s immune system gets to work fighting the disease. Typically, the prognosis for recovery is unknown and mortality is highly likely in this disease.
Dear Worried About Distemper, You’re correct. Parts of Texas have been experiencing an abnormal outbreak of canine distemper. Unfortunately, canine distemper is very serious and highly contagious. Dogs are typically the primary host for this disease, but wild animals such as coyotes, skunks, racoons and ferrets also carry the disease. According to the website, www.texpetsvets.com, the virus is usually spread through airborne exposure to respiratory secretions, such as those expelled when an infected dog sneezes or coughs. Clusters of distemper outbreaks may occur where susceptible dogs congregate, such as in shelters or in kennel facilities where immunizations are not required.
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Symptoms of Distemper in Dogs Vets advise that common symptoms in dogs affected by distemper are a discharge from the eyes that appears watery or like greenish mucus, sneezing and nasal discharge, coughing, fever, lethargy, decreased appetite, vomiting and/or diarrhea. As the disease progresses, the distemper virus invades the neurologic
A few of our neighbors saw a need, gathered together and made a difference in just a few hours this past Saturday in Shady Acres. Turkey Gully is home to turtles, fish and other wildlife, and helps to move flood water out of the neighborhood. The creek, which some say is spring fed, begins just north of North Loop 610 and winds down through Shady Acres and Timbergrove until it terminates at White Oak Bayou near the intersection of 11th Street and East T.C. Jester. Due to weeds, fallen trees, limbs, garbage and other debris, turtles and fish could not get through anymore and neighbors had not seen them in quite some time. What neighbors call “the creek� was almost completely blocked by debris and garbage at the W. 23rd Street bridge until some dedicated neighbors stepped in to clean it up. Shady Acres neighbor Jennifer Burnell said she and her toddler as well as many others in the neighborhood love the creek and have enjoyed watching and feeding the turtles and fish which make it their home, and have been very concerned about the condition of the creek. Neighbor Stephanie Hirschfeld said West 23rd Street is one of the only streets in Shady Acres which has sidewalks on both sides so her family frequently takes walks and always visits the
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creek. Having called 311 numerous times regarding her concerns and receiving no response, Hirschfeld wasn’t sure what to do. Burnell made a suggestion on Facebook that neighbors meet up and work together to clean up the creek. In response, at 9 a.m. this past Saturday, Hirschfeld, her husband Michael and son Gabriel loaded up the family car with trash bags and gloves. Ryan Best, Jennifer Burnell, her husband and daughter arrived about 30 minutes later and helped move huge limbs, chunks of cement and picked up dead foliage and trash on the side of the creek. Abbie Kamin and Holly Stevens also came and helped the group effort. Hirschfeld stayed in the water picking up all the trash and debris she could and the rest of the group cleaned up the sides of the creek so that a great deal of rain or wind wouldn’t push
leaves and branches back into the water. With everyone working together, the neighbors were able to get both sides of the creek at the W. 23rd Street bridge clean in just an hour and a half. Rebecca Bass and another group worked downstream near 14th Street, cleaning out debris and garbage. Diana and Gary Strebel have hired a tree removal company to remove a large tree which fell in the creek at Bevis and W. 26th Street. For anyone in the area interested in helping on the next Turkey Gully cleanup day, it will be Saturday, Dec. 8, from 9-11:30 a.m, and neighbors plan to make this a regular event each second Saturday of the month. Just meet at the Gully where it intersects one of the streets going through Shady Acres. Rubber boots, gloves, shovels, and trash bags are recommended.
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school on a Sunday and left home the next week,” he said. His job in New Guinea and the Philippines was reconnaissance. Tamborello and a small group would go out at night to find the enemy. “At night we would pray for the moon to be able to see the foxholes where the Japanese hid,” he said. World War II veteran Martin Narendorf also served in the Pacific Theatre and was awarded the Purple Heart for his role in protecting and helping a wounded soldier. Just 18 when drafted, Narendorf said during training he told his superiors that he was not afraid of a gun, thinking of his time hunting rabbits on the farm. He was assigned to the infantry, and his platoon led the way into battle. In addition to the fighting, there were other dangers. “The mosquitos were terrible,” Narendorf said. “They carried malaria.” The dinner’s keynote speaker was Naro Mak, the owner of Hartz Krispy Chicken and a proud former Marine. Mak talked about his early life in Cambodia and later escape from Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. At age 17 in the U.S., he joined the Marines and described how the experience shaped him as a person. From having scrambled eggs for the first time at boot camp to learning what it meant to “Improvise, Adapt, Overcome,” Mak said the Marines changed him for life. “America is the light of the world,” Mak told the crowd. “And you shaped America to be what it is. Thank you very much.”
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said. “They blessed us every time we went out and every time we came in.” Among the 558,000 American World War II veterans still living, few are left from Bugaj’s 2nd Air Division. Those area veterans who are able to attend come to the annual veterans dinner at St. Rose, which the St. Rose Men’s Club organized 10 years ago. Members of all ages from the Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps as well as the United States Coast Guard and the United States Army Signal Corps attend the dinner. These are veterans of World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam War, Desert Storm, the Somalia conflict, Operation Enduring Freedom and the Iraq War. “The dinner kind of makes you relax,” Bugaj said. “There’s a lot of respect.” Event chair Carlo Dechiro said it is a special one for the Men’s Club. “We get the opportunity to honor those who made great sacrifices for this country and defended the freedoms that we all have today,” Dechiro said. “I find it important for the younger generations to hear the stories and life lessons shared by these heroes and pass them along to their friends and family. We should never forget.” World War II veteran Jimmy Tamborello, who served in the Pacific in the 41st Infantry, also said he enjoyed the dinner camaraderie. Tamborello served in New Guinea, the Philippines and Japan, where his division went after Hiroshima was destroyed by the atomic bomb. “I graduated from high
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