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OFE principal leaving school mid-year By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com

Oak Forest Elementary will unexpectedly need to seek a new commander-in-chief during the coming weeks. Last week, it was announced to the school community that Dr. April Williams, who has served at the helm of OFE since July of 2015, was stepping down from her role,

effective immediately, to take another position within the district. While an administrator leaving mid-year is unusual, HISD officials confirmed that administrators do not sign a contract for employment with a school – only with the district – meaning that they can leave that school at any time. HISD officials also confirmed to The Leader that

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Given national news of late, and mass shootings in Las Vegas and, more recently, at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, the scene at a Heights restaurant last weekend brought the concerns closer to home. Per an alert from the Precinct One Constable’s office, HPD officers -- along with Precinct One deputies in the immediate area -- responded to a call to Christian’s Tailgate Bar & Grill at 2820 White Oak Dr. shortly after 4 p.m. Nov. 9, where the reportee said a man walked into the business stating he was going to shoot everyone and then fled the scene on foot. According to the Houston Police Department, In Depth the suspect, now identified as Cody Kemp, 28, alSee what HPD and legedly had some sort of Constable Alan Rosen a dating relationship with say you should do in case you are in a poan employee at the restautential active-shooter rant and bar. She allegedsituation. ly contacted the suspect to break it off, and he rePage 2A sponded by sending her a threatening text message according to authorities. Upon seeing him on location, police say the employee called them fearing for her safety and that of the patrons. By the time officers arrived on scene, the suspect had already left the premises, but was spotted across the street at 2802 White Oak Dr., sitting outside. The moment authorities approached and attempted to speak to him, the suspect allegedly took off on foot, leading HPD officers and Precinct One Constable’s deputies in a brief foot pursuit, refusing to comply with officers’ demands to stop. Officers briefly lost sight of the suspect, which then initiated a perimeter setup from additional backup, but eventually located him a short time later near the Camden Heights Apartments in the 400 block of Oxford Street, where he was taken into custody with the assistance of Precinct One deputies and a K-9 officer. No weapon was found on his person when arrested. Kemp has since been charged with evading arrest, a misdemeanor, in connection with the incident according to the Houston Police Department.

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with HISD as a fifth-grade teacher at Law Elementary School, and has served as a classroom teacher at both Peck Elementary and Ryan Middle School. Williams also held the role of high school graduation coach. While at both Peck and Ryan, she received the Classroom Teacher of the Year and the English as a Second Language Teacher of the Year awards.

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Williams will be taking over as the principal at Young Women’s College Prep, an allgirls HISD school, after the school’s former principal was promoted to a central office position within HISD. Prior to taking the helm at Oak Forest Elementary in 2015, Williams previously served as an assistant principal at Lanier Middle School. She began her 12-year career

Gary Kubiak was already a known name in Houston from his time with the Texans, but his alma mater has etched his name in big, bold letters above its football stadium. Kubiak, a 1979 graduate of St. Pius X High School, was in attendance Nov. 10 as the Panthers ensured they will never forget a local legend, officially unveiling the renamed Kubiak Stadium at Parsley Field scoreboard during halftime of last week’s game against St. Thomas. During his time sporting the St. Pius No. 9 jersey, Kubiak was an all-district, all-state and All-American four-year starting quarterback from 1975-1978, leading St. Pius X to three consecutive state titles, all while setting the then-state high school passing record with 6,190 career passing yards. In 1999, Kubiak became the first member of private institution to be inducted into the Texas High School Hall of Fame, according to the school’s website. Photos by Wayne Donnelly

Heights Association will honor Cohen Saturday By Betsy Denson For The Leader It’s hard to imagine it now, but in the mid-1970s the Heights was an economically depressed area that was reeling from The Candy Man killings. That’s when a group of individuals and businesses in the area banded together to form what is now the Houston Heights Association. Flash forward to 2017 and the Heights couldn’t look more different. As that transformation has a great deal to do with Heights residents Carl and Melvalene Cohen, it is more than fitting that they will be honored at the dedication of the Carl and Melvalene Cohen Plaza, on 11th and Heights Boulevard this Saturday, November 18th at 10 am. Carl Cohen passed away in 1999 but his 94-year old wife Melvalene will

Photo by Betsy Denson The Lombard Lamp will still be a centerpiece of the Carl and Melvalene Cohen Plaza. The dedication will happen this Saturday at 10 a.m.

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The plaza was sadly “in need of loving care,” said Melvalene.

As Heights historian Anne Sloan tells it, the germination of the plaza started around 1977 when Hamburg, Germany donated four replicas of their historic Lombard Bridge streetlights to the United States. New York City’s Central Park got one. And so did Heights Boulevard. “Melvalene was on the Municipal Arts Commission,” said Sloan. “It was Melvalene’s idea to bring one of the lamps to Houston and because of the city’s German influence, the lamp came here. She wanted to beautify and enhance the boulevard.” In 1999, the area on Heights Boulevard around the lamp was expanded to include new benches and greenery. Because of the Cohen’s tremendous contributions to the area, the decision was See Cohen P. 6A

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Officials weigh in on active shooter measures By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com

Last week’s happenings in Sutherland Springs brought tragedy back to the national forefront, while a (thankfully) uneventful occurrence in the Heights brought at least the worrying thought close to home and sparked some questions. All seemed calm when a man suddenly allegedly entered a business along White Oak Drive in the Heights Nov. 9 and verbalized intent to shoot everyone before fleeing the scene on foot, according to an alert from the Precinct One Constable’s Office. While no weapon was found on the person when arrested, and no signs pointed to a legitimate threat of escalation in hindsight, the incident’s initial stages appeared eerily like too many situations which have escalated. So, given the national landscape, The Leader decided to ask local officials how to respond to a potential active situation should it occur. Per a report from Fox News, there have been 66 mass shootings in the U.S. between 1999 and 2013 according to the Congressional Research

Service that left 547 dead. And that was prior to the recent tragedies of Orlando, Las Vegas, Sutherland Springs and too many others. “We’re starting to see, unfortunately, a slight uptick in some of these mass shootings,” Constable Alan Rosen said. “The single most important thing I can recommend to businesses is to make a security plan. We make plans for the weekend, go to dinner or see a movie – so we need to make a plan for safety and security.” Rosen also reinforced what he told area faith leaders in an emergency meeting last week “You need to have everyone perform an exercise of the plan to make sure people know what to do in the event a threat enters the building – that reduces the chances anyone gets hurt,” he said. For patrons entering a business, or any other venue, Rosen stressed that the first thing they do once inside is scope out where any exits or potential hiding spots exist – however unnecessary it may seem. “Think ‘How can I get out of here if something happens?’ Also, look around for a dark place or a restroom – assess

possible places you can hide in the event you are able to do so,” he said. “Be aware of your surroundings, be aware of the people wherever you are, such as those suddenly getting loud or making threatening gestures. At that point it’s best to move away, and get out if that’s needed.” HPD Community Liaison Stephen Daniel echoed Rosen. “The number one defensive tool everybody needs to have is situational awareness. You can’t just sit back, relax and let your guard down anytime you’re in public. You must be aware of what’s going on around you,” he said. “It’s not a bad idea to have at least one person in your party with their back in such a way they can see who comes in and what’s going on.” Rosen and Daniel both referenced a “Run, Hide, Fight” protocol as a guide for responding to threats of this nature. “Get as far away from the threat as possible, hide if there’s a good spot and you can do so safely. Then if you’ve got no other option, fight with aggression and everything you’ve got,” he said. “If pa-

trons are in an area unable to get out, then be aware of what weapon the person is holding – depending on what it is, you may be able to engage them.” “If someone’s pulling out a weapon to hurt people, you absolutely should act,” he added about whether registered gun owners could take matters into their own hands. “If you’re trying to preserve your life or that of a third party, I would certainly prefer it’s the assailant who doesn’t make it.” Daniel, however, warned even trained shooters to use extreme caution. “Escaping is always the first option, even for those that have a license to carry – you don’t want to get into a gunfight with these people, you want to get up and get out if you possibly can,” he said. “That is absolutely the last resort.” HPD hosts and facilitates year-round seminars for the public, free of charge, on how to survive a potential active shooter situation via and hour and a half long power point presentation. For more information, readers can contact Daniel at 713308-3246.

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very year, for five years, I’ve written a column similar to this. And each year, this is absolutely the hardest thing I write. As long-time followers of The Leader know, we started a program in 2012 called Voluntary Pay in which we asked our readers to consider supporting local journalism through a donation to our newspaper. That’s a tough thing for a publisher of a FREE newspaper to ask of his readers, and you’ll have to trust that I understand the irony. We pride ourselves on being a free publication. We love delivering a product to our readers and doing it for the sake of keeping our community informed. We enjoy walking into stores all across this area and seeing empty racks where our papers once sat, knowing thousands of people made it a point to stop and pick up a copy of The Leader without having to dig in their wallets. There are other reasons I struggle asking for money from faithful readers. For starters, it’s not like the news business, in general, has had a very good year. Whether it’s the stench of untrustworthy reporting (fake news), or the maelstrom caused across this country by a divisive press that would rather push harsh headlines than lead our nation in civil discourse, the reputation of the media has taken a well-deserved gut-

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shot this year. It’s also tough for a news organization like ours to ask for financial support when so much of the news you receive daily is free. Nearly all of you can open your social media feeds and find a trove of stories important to you and your friends, and it costs you absolutely nothing to click on a link and see the news of the day. Maybe The Leader is one of the free sources of news, created by our paid journalists, you find in your feed ever so often. And of all the years, it’s difficult to ask for money from our readers this year because of what our city has endured over the past three months. The devastation from Hurricane Harvey impacted every single one of us in one way or another. Many of you had to replace entire floors of your homes. If you didn’t, you either put on your rubber boots and helped a friend, or you donated money to a cause in this city that promised to send money to the neediest.

We know that feeling at The Leader, because Harvey shut down our office for six weeks and dealt our business a tough blow in the process. Those are all valid, but may I offer a few reasons you might consider supporting us? For the past 10 years, there has been a seismic change in the news business, for better or for worse. The better part is that news is everywhere. More people read the content of The Leader in 2017 than they ever have in the 63-year history of this publication. The same can be said for the Houston Chronicle, the New York Times and the Podunk Daily Bugler. There isn’t a newspaper anywhere in this nation that doesn’t have more readers today than it did 10 years ago. The “worse” part is that the companies that once funded journalism – advertisers – have shifted their marketing budgets. This isn’t news to anyone, but the businesses that once used newspapers to reach consumers now just open a Facebook page and post their goings-on. I could spend 10,000 words explaining why marketing strategies of local businesses should be diverse through both social and traditional media – more “Likes” don’t pay the light bill – but we’ll save that for later. The reality is that news organizations like ours are rapidly changing, and the best example can be seen

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forced to surrender to Mexican officials and were taken in chains as prisoners to Mexico City, suffering mightily. That did not stop Texas visitors, although today relatively few are taken in chains to Mexico City prisons. Indeed, half of Houston and most of Dallas have summer homes there to avoid the Texas heat. My mother had a friends who said she stopped going to Santa Fe in the summer. “Every time I walked down the street, I’d meet people I knew from Dallas.” When joining the Union, Texas’ claim to such a vast wasteland was accepted by the feds in Washington, mainly because there was no there there except wild Indians, buffalo and ski bums. But soon things got sticky. The Mexican-American War established new boundaries, the whole free vs. slave argument came to the forefront, bills were introduced in Congress to split off the west part of Texas and make it a new state. When U.S. troops occupied Albuquerque, Southerners threatened to send their own soldiers. Then the discussion turned to that great common denominator: money. The Republic of Texas owned a huge amount of lands, and retained them after Annexation. But it also owed a fortune to bond holders. So a deal was struck, the U.S. would buy the western third of Texas for $10 million. (I haven’t figured out how much that is an acre, but it’s got to be less than, say, what Highland Park or River Oaks runs.) At the end of the republic, its debt was officially estimated at $9,949,007, so Texas still had $50,993 left over. The northern border of today’s Texas was due to the Missouri Compromise of 1820, which said that states above that line would be free and those below it could be slave, so if Texas wanted to hold on to any land above the line, it would have to free its slaves. Texas preferred slaves to land. Speaking of which, the compromise also maintained slavery in the nation’s capital, but the slave trade was prohibited. That resulted in the silly Oklahoma Panhandle – one of its three counties is named Texas (pop. 20,640). The entire deal was called the Compromise of 1850 and avoided North and South from ever having to go to war. This land deal is often compared to the Louisiana Purchase. That transaction involved 828,000 square miles for cash, forgiveness of loans and interest on other loans, for a total of $15

Your newspaper has never been accused of being fake. Your newspaper has never been a stuffy assembly of pompous dictations. No, your newspaper is, basically, you. I believe we are the most trusted form of news around, and I’m proud of the few people we have who help produce The Leader each week. So yes, it is hard to ask our readers for financial support. At the same time, I believe we offer a product in this community that no one can or will ever provide. There’s no social media platform that you can trust more than ours, and there is no organization, or unorganized effort, that covers the Heights, Oak Forest, Garden Oaks or the neighborhoods of North Houston better than The Leader. If you’d like to sustain local journalism, you’ll see a letter and envelope in this newspaper in the next couple of weeks that gives you that opportunity. Our website, theleadernews.com, has a place at the top of the page for you to contribute. And last, we’ve added one more avenue for donations this year. You can go to GoFundMe.com/FromTheLeader and donate there. If you can help keep local news sustainable, I promise we will do our best to continue our role as a Leader in this community. Email jonathan@theleadernews.com

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Bordering on the Ridiculous THE MAP – They are all here: Houston, Austin, San Antonio and El Paso, except they read San Antonio de Bexar and El Paso Del Norte. Dallas didn’t make the cut. This map was published by Chas. Knight & Co, 22 Ludgate Street, London. It is entitled, “Central America including Texas, California and the Northern States of Mexico.” Bet you didn’t know you lived in Central America. By what is shown here, “Lorado,” S. Augustine, Waco Village, Santa Fe, Fort. S. Francisco, Comanche Indians, Apaches, and what is not shown besides Big D, Midland and Los Angeles, I am guessing this map was printed about 1840. Here’s the part that we should care about: there is no northern border of Texas. The east-west lines on the map run parallel, about 100 miles apart, to the north, then just stop near Pikes Peak. Chas. Knight would have known where to draw that border had he waited a bit to steal a map from a Philadelphia printer named Samuel Augustus Mitchell. He liked details. That’s why he was the first map publisher in the United States to switch from copper plate engraving to steel. Steel produced finer details. According to Copono Press, which is selling reproductions, Mitchell’s map was printed in 1846 just after Texas joined the union (but before the Big Sellout, which we shall get to shortly). Original 1846 folding copies sell for over $10,000. Here’s the inside skinny on why your ancestors really could ski Texas. Again according to Copono Press, “The founding fathers of the Republic of Texas had set their sights far in 1836. The republic they defined encompassed the entire eastern half of what is now New Mexico, including Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Taos. The panhandle they described was in the shape of a stovepipe running all the way north to the 42nd parallel. Today the 42nd parallel makes up the borders between California and Oregon in the west, and between Pennsylvania and New York in the east. It runs through Lake Erie and Lake Michigan. In fact, Point Pelee, Ontario, lies just south of the 42nd degree north latitude, meaning that southern-most part of Canada lay south of northern-most Texas. Claiming the 42nd parallel placed the northern border of Texas in what is now Carbon County, Wyoming.” To flex its muscle and show ownership in that vast land, in 1841 President Mirabeau B. Lamar on his own formed the Santa Fe Expedition made up of traders, with $200,000 in goods, soldiers and a Mexican guide who deserted them. They went by Wichita Falls and staggered across West Texas, arriving near Santa Fe where they expected to be greeted by eager business owners. Instead, they were

in the Old Gray Lady, The New York Times. For the first time in the 166year history of the NYT, subscriber revenue now outpaces advertising revenue. What that means is readers are now funding the journalism produced at the nation’s most famous newspaper. Is that a reason to support The Leader? Hardly. We don’t have any delusions that we’re anything close to the Times, or even the Chronicle, for that matter. I tell folks we aren’t even in the same industry. No, our industry – our mission – is quite different than the big papers of the world. Our job is not to chase down national politicians. We aren’t responsible for printing dossiers. We don’t have an editorial staff of hundreds who each take two weeks to write one story on a favorite cause. What we do is so much different, and I humbly believe it is so much more important for the people who live and work in our community. Our job is to tell you what’s happening across the street – not across the pond. We tell you about the new tenants on 19th and 34th better than anyone else. Who covers the artists and restaurants of our area better than The Leader? We told stories of the heroes who helped rescue our community after Harvey, and we’re the only ones who make it our mission to improve the public safety in our neighborhoods.

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million or $250 million today. It came to a little less than three cents an acre. Today the boundaries of Texas are 2,845.3 miles long, but if you include the smaller meanderings of the rivers and the tidewater coast line, the boundary is 4,137 miles long and encloses 263,644 square miles of land and another 3,695 square miles of water surface. But think of the wide-open spaces, snowcapped mountains and vast miles of nothing that were, and still could be, a part of Texas. Without leaving the state, even with no passport, you could visit the home of the atomic bomb, Carlsbad Caverns, and those frozen vaults at Roswell where the government hides the bodies of Martians, if our forefathers hadn’t needed that pitiful $10 million. Today that will hardly rent a .300 hitting shortstop for the season. Ashby deals at ashby2@comcast.net

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Dear Editor: Below is the link to HB 2400 and SB 238, both of which would stop Texans from having to change their clocks. I believe Arizona and Hawaii do not change time. I wrote to my Texas Legislators last Spring requesting that they pass these two laws and stop all of us from wasting time trying to figure out how to change automobile clocks, Garmin watches, etc. I suggested that we make Texas a leader in stopping the time change mania since the US Congress doesn’t seem to be able to accomplish anything. I think about twelve other states have bills to stop this time change madness that is especially hard on my 89 year old neighbor whose old flip phone does not automatically change. It means an annual trip to the AT&T store.. Now I will get back to changing the other clocks. Texas can do this! https://www.google.com/amp/kxan. com/2017/02/27/texas-lawmakers-want-to-get-ridof-daylight-saving-time/amp/ Jane Holzapfel

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Dear Editor: While I am happy that the effort to make The Heights “wet” was successful, I have to say that I find the comments about how much harder it was to do business as put forth by the proponents to be disingenuous. I would assume they knew what they were getting into when they first set out to establish the restaurant; it’s not as though the rules changed. And whining because the customer has to pull out

a card? Puleeze! I’m shocked that a tech-savvy Millennial didn’t create an app for that! I DO hope that with this decrease in expense and (assumably) increase in business these operators can focus on making provisions for increased parking. Robert Choate

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Dear Editor: This article about the new HEB on Shepherd has raised many questions in my mind. Why did HEB President McClelland rely so heavily on Council Member Cohen? Is HEB getting tax abatement for this store? And why ask Mrs. Cohen about the Heights? She lives miles away in a high rise and I never see her walking or biking in the Heights. Yet, Mrs. Cohen states that this will enhance the walkability of the neighborhood. How does she know? Has she done a study? Why didn’t the Fiesta create a walkable neighborhood? If so many people will be walking to this store, why was HEB complaining that the site was too small and they needed to change the setbacks in order to create a giant parking garage? The entire first level of the store will be dedicated to parking. How did Fiesta survive there for over 40 years without all of the extra parking and without alcohol sales? Does Mrs. Cohen really mean that by increasing segregation inside the Loop, elites will feel more comfortable walking? These questions and more need to be answered, and, as a nobody whose communications with the elites are ignored, I rely on the media, such as this newspaper, to get answers to these difficult questions. Jason Hochman

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The calendar. MEOWVIE NIGHT El Gato Coffee House Do you frequently find yourself staying in on a Friday night watching movies with your cat? We agree that it a great way to spend a Friday night, but do you know what is even better? Spending your evening cuddling with LOTS of cats AND helping them prepare for adoption. Come watch the inspiring cat documentary about the cats of Istanbul. El Gato Coffee House is located at 508 Pecore St. The movie is from 6-8 p.m. Nov. 17. Information: info@elgatocoffeehouse.com, 832-968-3006.

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GRAND RE-OPENING CELEBRATION Baskin-Robbins Baskin-Robbins, 1354 W. 43rd St., will hold their family friendly grand re-opening celebration with a ribbon cutting ceremony and features a DJ, prize wheel and live entertainment and $1.50 scoops! The celebration will be from noon-4 p.m. Nov. 18. The ribbon cutting is at 1 p.m. Information: 713-290-0877. WINE PARTY Rainbow Lodge Rainbow Lodge, 2011 Ella Blvd., will hold their first annual Beaujolais Nouveau Party and dinner featuring the freshest of the region, and some aged favorites. A reception with the newest wine will be followed by dinner and some of the region’s best, from our friends at Kermit Lynch Wine Merchants, and paired with a Beaujolais inspired menu from Chef Mark Schmidt. The cost is $75 per person. The party will be

COUNTRY SOCIAL Dance Heights Dance Heights, 1987 W. T.C. Jester, will hold a Country Social, Nov. 18. Intro 2 Step workshop with Linda Cook will be from 83:28 PM 11/14/2017:30-9:30 p.m. The social will be from 9:30 p.m.-12 a.m. The cost for the workshop and social is $20, the social only is $10 (cash or credit). Liquor is BYOB. No coolers please. Information: 713-8386148, www.facebook.com/danceheights. 2ND ANNUAL WINTER MARKET Texas Spray Tan, Spa and Boutique Fall into the Holiday Season at the 2nd Annual Winter Market hosted by local vendors. Free admission, all ages welcome. We will have Big Judy’s food truck, a cakewalk, raffles for free products, silent auction baskets, specials on spa services and more. Proceeds will support The Skin Cancer Foundation and Hurricane Harvey Relief. The event will be at Texas Spray Tan, Spa and Boutique, located at 7352 Senate Ave., from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 18. Information: 832-865-2663, facebook.com/ events/120824275265099/ BOWLING TOURNAMENT Waltrip Ram Golf Team Get your teams together to support the Waltrip Ram Golf Team at Delmar Lanes, 3020 Mangum Rd., on Nov. 18. Bowling time slots are noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m.

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and 3 p.m. A team of 4-5 bowlers for $125 will include one large pizza and soft drinks. There will be drawings and prizes awarded. Please arrive 15 minutes before bowling time to allow for shoes and warm up. Information: 832331-5431, 832-212-4685. COMMUNITY DANCE SPJST Lodge 88 The SPJST Lodge 88, 1435 Beall St., will host the Moonglow Orchestra, Big Band music, from 8 p.m.-11:30 p.m. Nov. 18. The cost is $15 per person. Dress code of evening attire is required. Reservations are suggested, but not required. Enjoy complimentary dance instruction before all Saturday night dances, starting at 7:30 p.m. and during intermission. Reservations held only 30 minutes past start of dance. Information: 713-869-5767, lodge88.org. THANKFUL FOR SALSA SOCIAL Dance Heights Dance Heights, 1987 W. T.C. Jester, will hold a Thankful for Salsa Social, Nov. 25. Edwardo and Tami will have an Intermediate Salsa and Dip Pattern workshop from 9-10 p.m. The social will be from 10 p.m.-2 a.m. The cost for the workshop and social is $20, the social only is $10 (cash or credit). Liquor is BYOB. No coolers please. Music provided by DJ Saoko. Information: 832-8967777, www.facebook.com/danceheights. A SNOW WHITE CHRISTMAS Theatre Suburbia Theatre Suburbia, 4106 Way Out West, presents Norm Foster’s

delightful holiday romp, A Snow White Christmas. The show will run through Dec. 2 Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:30 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. (Nov. 19 and 26 only). Reservations are strongly encouraged. Tickets are $16 adults, $13 students and seniors, and $13 Sunday matinees. Information: 713-682-3525, www.theatresuburbia.org. FREE INTRODUCTION TO MODERN SQUARE DANCING Memorial Drive Lutheran Church Healthy, social fun, square dancing is friendship set to music. Fairbees Square Dance Club welcomes the community to experience the fun and fellowship of Square Dancing at two free fun night events on Jan. 11, from 7:30-9:30 p.m., and Jan. 18, from 7- 8 p.m. No prior dance experience needed, no partner required, older children and teenagers welcome. Classes are held at Memorial Drive Lutheran Church, in the fellowship hall, 12211 Memorial Dr. (77024). Park rear of church. Information: 713-9572762, 281-495-2397. LEGALLINE: FREE LEGAL ADVICE Houston Bar Association The Houston Bar Association offers free legal advice over the phone through LegalLine from 5-9 p.m. the first and third Wednesday of every month. Consejos Legales for Spanish speakers is the first Thursday of every month from 6-8 p.m. Information: 713759-1133, www.hba.org.

How to Survive Shooter Attack seminar at Advent Lutheran The Houston Police Department, along with Crime Stoppers of Houston, are hosting a seminar titled “How to Survive an Active Shooter.” Stephen Daniel, an active shooter expert with HPD, will facilitate the class. The class is free and will be held from 10:30 a.m.-noon, Nov. 18, in the fellowship hall at Advent Lutheran Church, 5820 Pinemont Dr. Call 713686-8201 for information. Thanks and giving banquet at Garden Oaks Baptist Garden Oaks Baptist

Church, 3206 N. Shepherd Dr., is pleased to welcome the community to the annual Thanks and Giving Banquet, Nov. 19. The meal will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Garden Oaks Baptist Gym. A time of worship and celebration will follow at 6:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall, located next to the Gym. Call 713-864-4447 or visit www.gobc.org for information. GriefShare support group at St. Stephen’s St. Stephen’s GriefShare Support Group welcomes all who are grieving the loss of a loved one to attend a special free seminar, “Surviving the Holidays,” Tuesday, Nov. 21, from 6:30-8 p.m. in Room 201. All are welcome to attend the family-friendly Christmas Messy Church, Wednesday, Nov. 29, at 5:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall. The free event will include dinner, crafts and fun activities, and a short worship service. 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. Free post-Thanksgiving meal at St. Matthew’s St. Matthew’s will hold a free post-Thanksgiving meal from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Nov. 24. This is a free community event, targeting those who

Carmen Galicia Escobedo, 83, born Aug. 6, 1934 in Mexico, died Nov. 5. She is survived by her husband, Manuel Escobedo, sons Rickey, Anthony and Jose Escobedo, seven grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. Virginia Marion Falconer, 96, born Aug. 27, 1921 in Commodore, Pa., died Nov. 5. She was an avid seamstress and homemaker. Falconer is survived by her son Mark, daughter Sheree, four grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. Robert Keyes Gabrysch, 84, born Jan. 29, 1933 in Falls City, Texas, died Nov. 3. He married Cecilia Martha Mooney on June 26, 1956 and moved to the Garden Oaks area of Houston, Texas in 1961. Gabrysch was a Civil Engineer for Federal Government Water Resources Division and retired in 1991. He is survived by his son Wayne Gabrysch, sister Flavia Anita Gabrysch, four grandchildren, and a great-granddaughter. Matilda Martha (Bienek) Gutkowski, 97, born Oct. 30, 1920, died Nov. 6. She is survived by her children, Frank Gutkowski, Jr., Dolores Roberts, Barbara Beauchamp, and Sandra Henry, sisters Laura Stubblefield, Alma Ewald, five grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. Barbara D. Harvey, 78, born Nov. 19, 1938, died Nov. 1. Stanley Gilbert Jones, 68, born Dec. 23, 1948, died Nov. 7. He was employed as a programmer and systems analyst. Jones is a longtime member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Angie Jones, son Stephen Jones, daughter Sabrina O’Kane, and four grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the National Pro-Life Alliance, 5211 Port Royal Road, Suite 500, Springfield, VA 22151. Barbara June Kelly, 88, born June 2, 1929 in Houston, died Nov. 3. She is survived by her loving husband of 67 years, Clarence Kelly, sons Danny Adams, Clancy Kelly, and Tim Kelly, sister Kay McGraw, five grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Benancio Palomo, 83, born April 1, 1934, died Nov. 7. James Darrell Reaves, 77, born Oct. 8, 1940, died Nov. 3. He is survived by his children Kathy Herrera, Elizabeth Villareal, Diane Molina, James Reaves Jr., and nine grandchildren.

From the Pews. Family Game Night at All Saints All Saints Early Childhood Center and the Little Saints Committee presents Family Game Night from 6-8 p.m. Nov. 17, in the parish hall. Doors open at 6 p.m. with first game beginning at 6:45 p.m. Pre-orders of Chic-Fil-A baskets or Kids Meals are $5 each. The concession stand will sell nachos, Frito pies, drinks and snacks. Admission is a donation, game cards are free and game daubers are $1 (pre-order is recommended). All Saints Catholic Church is located at 215 E. 10th St. Call 713-864-2653 or visit www.allsaintsheights.com.

James Lee Cruse, 97, born July 30, 1920 in Woodville, Tyler County, Texas, died Nov. 2. He was baptized and confirmed at Our Savior Lutheran Church. He is survived by his daughters Geraldine Shofner, Sue Sauberli, six grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren.

cannot afford a holiday dinner. The meals will be served until 1:30 p.m., or until the food is gone. The holidays offer many activities, special worship services, a full choir and pipe organ musical arrangements. Sunday morning worship with Children’s church starts at 9:30 a.m., followed by 10:30 a.m. Sunday School. St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church is located at 4300 N. Shepherd Dr. Call 713-6970671 or visit the website at www.stmatthewsmethodist. org.

(77088). Monetary donations can be made through the secured website www.thecommunityoffaith.org, click the Toy Drive banner and follow the prompts.

The Loving Kids Organization and The Community Of Faith hold toy drive The Loving Kids Organization and The Community Of Faith Church are pleased to announce its third annual Toy Drive. Toys collected by Dec. 15, will be distributed to kids who probably will not receive a toy for Christmas. Make a difference this holiday season and donate a new unwrapped toy for ages 18 months to 17 years old to one of our sponsor dropoff locations. Drop-off locations are: The Community Of Faith Church, 1024 Pinemont (77091), The COF Yates-Dixon Building, 1023 Pinemont (77018), U-N-I Hair Salon, 8511 N. Houston Rosslyn Rd. (77088), The Book Scene, 1820 W. 43rd St. (77018), and Mark Lawton Dentist, 7038 Antoine

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Robert Alexander Thompson, 76, born Aug. 10, 1941, died Nov. 8. He was employed as an Engineer for more than 40 years with Southern Pacific and Union Pacific Railroad. He is survived by his children Kristal Casey, Shane Thompson and Angel Schwing, and eight grandchildren. Donald Wayland Vincent, 38, born Dec. 5, 1978, died Nov. 5. He is survived by his children Matthew Barrett Fitch-Vincent and Christian James Vincent, father B.J. Vincent, mother and stepfather Mary Clauder Terral and Richard Terral, sister Sherry Lee Vincent, grandfather Fred Clauder, and girlfriend Sara Gonzales. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice.

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Cohen from P. 1A made by the City of Houston to name the new plaza after the couple. Sadly, Carl died shortly before the dedication. In the past few years, a few things happened to make possible the recent overhaul of the plaza. One big factor was the replacement of the Yale Street Bridge in 2016 to meet current safety standards. Houston Heights Association President Bill Baldwin, who also sits on the planning commission for the City of Houston, was instrumental in working

with the contractor and city to determine if any historical material could be salvaged from the Yale Bridge. It was decided to look under the asphalt to see if there were any bricks that could be saved. “We thought we’d find 5,000 bricks,” he said. “We found 50,000 bricks.” This discovery kicked off the formation of the Friends of Yale Street bricks, which Baldwin is also a part of, and a fundraising effort online by the Friends to preserve the bricks for use in other historic areas since the bridge itself could not be preserved through relocation. So

far, 40,000 bricks have gone to Artist Alley in Sawyer Yards, 3,000 were salvaged for the McKee Street Bridge which was also built during the Depression, and another 3,000 bricks line the hike and bike trail near the new Yale Bridge. The remaining bricks will be used in the Carl and Melvalene Cohen Plaza, which Baldwin calls an “area of opportunity.” Baldwin said the existing concrete on the plaza was removed and replaced with historic Yale Bridge bricks. He said the Lombard Lamp has been refurbished. A new mini-mural, new tree plantings, and an his-

toric plaque are also a part of the renovation. “There are thirteen different groups collaborating on this and no taxpayer dollars have been spent,” said Baldwin, who noted that the Lombard lamp in Central Park is one of its most Instagrammed features. For Melvalene, one of the most important features of the plaza is its name - the Carl and Melvalene Cohen Plaza, instead of the Melvalene and Carl Cohen Plaza. “When the name was put in for [the plaza before], my name was first, and since it passed four boards, the name had to be

printed as submitted,” she said. “Carl was the first president of the Heights Association. He didn’t go to the first meeting because he was working [at our market]. I went, but he got elected president. It was unanimous.” Melvalene relates that Carl worked so hard on behalf of the Heights that people used to ask him when he was running for office. “He just wanted to get the ball rolling and give the Heights the good name it once had,” she said. Interestingly, Melvalene lives in The Village of the Heights, a

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Surfhouse experiencing a swell of community support By Betsy Denson For The Leader Lloyd Sandel said that he is not one to cry, but he came pretty close last week when a former customer of the Surfhouse drove a $500 donation check from Jamaica Beach. “All three of his kids were skateboarders and he told me that the store represented so many happy times for them,” Sandel said. “I was blown away. I wasn’t able to talk for a little while after he left.” The generosity of the former patron is just one instance of a community’s response to recent appeals on social media, including a GoFundMe account set up by a friend of the Sandels which was closing in on its $5,000 goal as of press time. Sandel says that the reason for the fundraising was really a perfect storm of factors. The biggest one being Hurricane Harvey. “We didn’t have a drop of water at the store,” said Sandel, who noted that their home was not so fortunate. “We couldn’t

get home for five days and then it was another two or three weeks that people were dealing with their own problems.” Another Harvey consequence was a delay in construction, which according to Monica Danna, Director of Community Outreach at Revive, was significant. “Permitting times have quadrupled,” Danna said. That meant a delay for the openings of BB’s Café, Aladdin Mediterranean Cuisine, and Pop & Pan. Danna says that BB’s Café is the farthest along in the process and hopes to be open in the next three to four months. Revive recently signed a new tenant, Re/Forme lagree fitness – similar to Pilates – which will open in January of 2018 to take advantage of people’s desire to get a jump start on their new year’s resolutions. The Surfhouse moved from its spot on 34th into a space in Revive Development’s new center at 34th and Ella in June of this year. And though Revive managed the demolition and construction schedule so that the Surfhouse wouldn’t lose

Photo by Betsy Denson Carol Sandel visits with customer Jenni Ferrell at the Surfhouse.

any selling time in the move between their old and new space, the Sandels wanted to remind people they were still in the neighborhood and in need of their support and patronage. “Our typical busiest times are spring break and Christmas,” said Sandel, “but October and November are some of the slowest months.” That’s why the Sandels were so gratified by the response of the community to the call on

social media. “The response was immediate, and amazing,” said Sandel. “We were full up opening to closing. Most of them remarked that [the social media push] is why they were here.” Sandel said they do have an online presence which they “started in the dark ages” with photos from cameras at Galveston and Surfside Beach, as well as some photos of their merchandise, but the immediacy of Facebook and other forms

of social media was what made a huge difference in the life of their business this week. Now, they want to keep the momentum going. Monica Danna said the center is more than 90 percent leased with options out on the last few spaces. “We could be 100 percent leased in the next couple of weeks,” she said. Sandel is excited by the placement of Surfhouse in the complex, which is directly adjacent to where BB’s patio will be. And since the exterior walls are glass, there will be plenty of visibility. “It’s a super sweet spot,” said Sandel, who also noted that their former building had

structural issues which they are glad to be free from. “We were living on borrowed time.” If you want a chance to use the new skateboard you’ve purchased, Sandel would like to invite you to the annual Turkey Jam which will be held in T.C. Jester Park the Saturday after Thanksgiving. “It attracts hundreds of people,” Sandel said. “There are skateboarding events for different age groups and food trucks.” To pick up a T-shirt – or a skateboard or surfboard – and support a business that’s been in the neighborhood for fifty years, the Surfhouse is located at 1737 W. 34th St., Ste. 400.

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Local teams look to begin postseason strong

Photo by Landan Kuhlmann A Heights coach instructs players on how to run a drill during practice. The Bulldogs are working hard to gear up for a hopeful deep playoff run, beginning Friday night against Langham Creek.

and running back Chris Mehn, have been two of his favorite targets with the Lobos spreading the ball around to a few different skill players. The winner of this game will take on the winner of Katy Taylor-Fort Bend Bush next week in the Bi-District round. Waltrip The Rams open the Region III-5A, Division II playoffs this week against Texas City, the fourth-place team out of District 24-6A. Under the direction of head coach Todd Wright, Waltrip is looking to

get out of the first-round for the first time since he became the head coach. The Stingarees are 4-5 overall and went 4-3 in their district with losses to perennial powers Manvel, Dickinson and Fort Bend Marshall. The Stingarees are primarily a running attack, averaging just under 225 yards rushing per game. Sophomore quarterback Phillip McDaniel directs an Texas City offense that has had six different players rush for 250 yards or more this season. McDaniel himself has ran for over 500 yards to lead that

St. Thomas After finishing the regular season Friday night against one of the teams with a chance to win the TAPPS Division I state champion, the Eagles open the playoffs 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon in the Dallas Metroplex against another team – Plano Prestonwood --- that is considered one of the favorites to win the coveted crown. Despite a huge effort by the outmanned defense against St. Pius X, the Eagles wound up losing 56-14 to the Panthers and will try to put that behind them when they take on Prestonwood, which was the runner-up in District 1 to defending state champion Bishop Dunne. Prestonwood is 8-2 overall and the Lions went 71 in their district with the only loss coming to Bishop Dunne, 17-13.

By Mike Tenney For The Leader The St. Pius X football team finished the season last Friday night at the newly-renamed Kubiak Stadium with an evening the Panther community will never forget. Using a big second half, the orange-andblack pulled away from St. Thomas to clinch the Division I, District 3 championship. Now the Panthers will try to make another memory they can carry with them for the rest of their lives – a TAPPS 6A state championship. With Texas A&M commit Grant Gunnell throwing six touchdown passes to four different receivers and the defense tossing a shutout in the second half, the Panthers capped off a 3-0 district run

with a 56-14 conquest of the Eagles. The win puts them at 7-1 going into the TAPPS Division I playoffs, which for them begins 7 p.m. Friday night back at Kubiak Stadium when they host San Antonian Prep in a first-round Area matchup. Antonian Prep stands 4-5 on the season and placed third in District 2. The Apaches have shown some offensive firepower all season, having scored 319 points in their nine games. However, while their defense has a couple of shutouts on their resume – a 42-0 win over San Antonio Jefferson and a 62-0 triumph over El Paso Cathedral – they have had trouble getting stops at times and that could make for a long night against a St. Pius X offense that has been

just about unstoppable in every game they have played. In their five losses, Antonian Prep has allowed 176 points or over 35 per game. No doubt Prep is looking to solve their defensive issues going into the postseason, but the Panthers are not the team likely to help them get that fixed. St. Pius X moved the ball with ease against St. Thomas, scoring four touchdowns in each half. They finished with nearly 600 yards in offense and again ran and threw the ball very effectively from start to finish. The winner of the St. Pius X-San Antonian Prep game will face the winner of the Liberty Christian-Dallas Bishop Dunne game next week in the Division I regional round. The winner of that game will ad-

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