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Photo by Zach Maxwell A vivid mural celebrating Independence Heights faces Loop 610 on the south wall of the new Whole Foods 365.

A new gateway to Independence Heights

By Betsy Denson betsy@theleadernews.com The number of Houstonians who know that Independence Heights was the first incorporated African-American city in Texas is small, but thanks to a host of developments in the area - including a new mural that will hopefully change.

Tanya Debose with the Independence Heights Redevelopment Council says that her organization is responsible for stimulating investments in the neighborhood, and that the group has been strategizing for years about how to both revitalize the community and preserve

Photo by Zach Maxwell Patricia Thompson and Tanya Debose, both from the Independence Heights Redevelopment Council, are playing pivotal roles in area revitalization.

its past. “We want to be a voice for people who live here, as well as other stakeholders,� said Debose.

So when Whole Foods announced plans in 2015 to put its first Whole Foods Market 365 in Houston on the northeast corner of Yale St. and Loop 610, Debose’s group reached out to the company. “We have a rich history in the Heights,� said Debose. “People think this is the Heights, but Independence Heights was never part of the Heights.�

As the Texas State Historical Association explains, Independence Heights was bounded on the south by Thirtieth Avenue, on the north by Fortieth Avenue, on the west by Yale Street, and on the east by Airline Drive in See Independence P. 10A

Finding Finn‌ Oak Forest neighbors help reunite kitty and owner

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One person was shot, and one person was detained for questioning in an earlymorning shooting Monday in Candlelight Plaza. According to a spokesperson from the Houston Police Department, the victim is expected to survive after being transported to Ben Taub Hospital with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds.

According to the Harris County Precinct 1 Constable’s Office – who was first on scene – deputies received a call to a disturbance in the 1000 block of Candlelight Lane just down the street from Durham Elementary, shortly before 7 a.m.

Monday. Upon arrival, Precinct 1 deputies located the victim at the intersection of Richelieu Lane and Dunsmere with a gunshot wound to the face and chest.

Authorities say the incident appeared to stem from a family or domestic dispute that escalated outside the home, where the shooting occurred.

Precinct 1 deputies took the suspect into custody without incident, and the suspect -- who remains unidentified due to the ongoing investigation -- is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

HPD’s Special Crimes unit is following up with an investigation on the incident.

It’s Homeward Bound, come to life in our own backyard.

Former Oak Forest resident Kim Speedy has been through it all with Finn, her furry feline companion.

It was a storybook friendship she thought was lost last December – but one recently rekindled in a real-life fairy tale.

The heart-wrenching journey that culminated in a tearful, joyful reunion started off innocuously enough, as Speedy and her family packed up their house to move back to Seattle, Wash. last December. “[Finn] was the last thing we needed to get out of the house and put in the car – but when I went to grab him, he See Reunion P. 3A

Photo provided Finn, shown here, was recently reunited with owner and former Oak Forest resident Kim Speedy after going missing for more than six months.

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Heights guidelines lengthy, but not unique CORRECTION: The draft guidelines for Houston Heights Historic Districts is actually one of five listed on the City of Houston’s Planning Department website. The Leader Newspaper erroneously stated the draft guidelines would be the first among the city’s 19 historic districts in our June 23 edition. We apologize for this error.

The headline is also a little misleading, in that the article refers to the guidelines for historic Heights neighborhoods.

We’re not trying to infer that the guidelines themselves are “historic� in any way.

What does stand out is the sheer length of the Heights

draft – 222 pages at present – compared with the four other guideline manuals for Houston historic neighborhoods. Old Sixth Ward has a 71-page document, High First Ward has 62 pages, Germantown in Woodland Heights has 58 pages and Starkweather of Independence Heights has 48 pages.

There are 19 Houston neighborhoods with the “historic� designation bestowed upon them by the city’s Planning Department and eight of those are inside of or adjacent to the Heights. These include three in the Heights proper, as well as Woodland Heights, Germantown, Norhill, Freeland and Starkweather.

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On Thursday, May 31, at approximately 5 p.m., Harris County Deputies were dispatched to a possible shooting call at 7302 Alabonson Road at the Inwood Groves Apartments. Upon arrival, deputies found an adult male shot inside the complex.

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Contributed photo Finn, shown here enjoying some attention, is a well-traveled kitty, but Speedy said his latest journey was a harrowing one before the joyful reunion.

Reunion from P. 1A ran. And because there was a door open, he ran outside,” she said. “I thought he would come back, because he’s done that plenty of times. But when he wasn’t back the next day, I began to really worry.”

Speedy searched under people’s porches, in their backyards, their garages – and even hired a searchand-rescue team from Dallas and bought an infrared camera and night-vision goggles.

“I was doing everything I could to find this kitty; but we didn’t see any sign of him for months. I stayed about a month longer than I had intended; but when I didn’t find him, I had to come home,” she said. “… we hadn’t been in Houston very long, and didn’t know anyone personally there – yet here I am rifling through their garages and under their porches at 3 a.m.”

Finn and his brother Huck had been Speedy’s little buddies for five years after she moved across the country (to Houston) away from her family, and wound up rescuing them from a trailer in Georgia. Through the ups and downs, normal life to her battle with breast cancer – it was always Speedy, Huck, and Finn against the world.

“They were my buddies, my companions – I didn’t know anybody on this side of the country. It was just me and the kitties. [Finn] was my support system, so to lose him in that way in Houston was just devastating,” she said. “We had survived Harvey, and then we just lost him at the last minute. We do everything together, and he was my little buddy – I was devastated when I lost him.”

Heartbroken, Speedy traipsed off to Seattle, pray-

ing for his safe return – but though he was gone for now, he was never forgotten; and Oak Forest jumped into action, thanks to neighbors such as Rebecca Ashworth as well as John and Audrey Zerby.

First sighting – June 12 Ashworth told The Leader she typically comes home 12:30 a.m. on a normal night. On June 12, however, she stayed late, getting home around 2:45 a.m. to find a little kitten hiding under her husband’s truck – one that looked like it belonged.

“I was looking at it and told myself, ‘That’s Finn.’

I’m there at 3 a.m., laying in my driveway, trying to get this cat to come out to me,” she said. “He wouldn’t come to me, but every time I said ‘Finn,’ he would meow. My husband and I saw him in front of the house next door – which is vacant – and confirmed it was him.”

From there, the Zerbys – who Speedy said had combed through hours of video cam footage from previous false alarms during the course of several weeks – and other neighbors set traps over the next three days, hoping to catch the sweet feline and bring him home. Unfortunately Finn did not enter any of the traps, but when [Audrey] left for work Saturday morning, she again caught a glimpse of Speedy’s friend.

“As soon as I saw his fat little paw on the camera [those first couple days], I knew it was him. I’m normally pretty cautiously optimistic, but I knew it was him,” Speedy said. “I wanted to jump on a plane right then to come down and snatch him up.”

Homeward bound And Speedy indeed wast-

ed no time hopping a plane to Houston, setting up shop inside the vacant home Saturday night. So there she was, the night of June 16 – and it didn’t take long for Finn to find his way home.

“He was just there on the other side of the fence; I just sat there, talked to him, and he jumped the fence – he was the happiest kitty ever to see me, which is really unusual,” she said. “And I felt the same way – I was bawling like a baby.”

In the days since their reunion, Speedy says Finn keeps resting his paw on her face – just to make sure she’s really there – and the feeling is mutual as she thinks back to the neighborhood’s efforts at reuniting the lost kitten with his family.

“There was just this fantastic community of people who were willing to help – and I was just at the mercy of strangers,” she said.

From neighbors plastering fliers around the neighborhood – even replacing those ripped down – to setting traps, keeping a watchful eye, and combing through hours of video footage (as John and Audrey Zerby did), Speedy expressed endless gratitude to her Oak Forest neighbors for opening their hearts and their homes.

“Everyone was so welcoming and helpful. The whole neighborhood came together just to help us – it was incredible,” she said. “[John, Audrey and others] just really went above and beyond.”

For her neighbors, however, that’s just what they’re for.

“I’m just the woman saw him, and got in contact with people to set this in motion.

But it’s an amazing story, and I’m so glad I was able to be a part of it,” Ashworth said.

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t some point over the past couple of years – who knows, maybe decades – our nation lost its collective mind. You know it’s true; I do, too.

Historians will point to Election Day 2016 as the dénouement of the Great American Sanity – that midnight hour when the unthinkable, for everyone, happened.

The historians, as can sometimes happen, will be wrong. They won’t address why Americans became more loyal to political parties than to, say, neighbors or churches. They won’t spend enough time on the impact of constant, unfiltered streams of thought that became mainstream rivers of finality.

One thing is certain: The amount of information available about this period of our nation’s history will fill libraries with superficial details about the era that split a nation.

You know what won’t fill any libraries? The solidification of the Heights as the most well-rounded community in all of Houston. You won’t find any books on the stabilization of the Oak Forest and Garden Oaks communities as the best neighborhoods in a metropolis of about 6 million people. There won’t be books on Timbergrove’s battle against a flooding issue that pits homeowners versus developers.

Over the course of the past few weeks, two readers have sent me let-

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ters that have stuck with me long after I’ve left the office for the evening.

I’d like to share them with you.

The first letter (actually just a question) came from a longtime resident of this community who was once a journalist.

“Jonathan, loyal reader of The Leader,” he wrote. “Are you of the conservative persuasion?”

The second letter came from a fellow who doesn’t live in our community and only recently discovered our paper.

“Recently picked up a copy of your newspaper… Was pleasantly surprised by the small, hometown feel of the newspaper, was good to see Lynn Ashby and the Police Blotter. However, it was short lived by seeing The Reader [letters to the editor] and ‘opinions’ of President Trump. So I tossed the newspaper in the trash bin.”

He continued: “In a time when newspapers are failing right and left,

and subscriptions and readers [are] leaving them behind like I did, why put crap like that in your own newspaper? Yes, everyone has opinions, but they can express that online or at the bar or wherever…” (You can read the entire letter in our “The Reader” section below.)

If you don’t understand why those letters were so meaningful to me, let me try to explain: Wherever I go around this community – whether it’s a meeting with a customer or a conversation with a stranger – there’s one thing about The Leader that makes me prouder than just about anything we do.

In an era of spite, in an era of unfiltered hate and useless dialogue, in an era of information that comes at us through every device in our homes and cars and flat-screen monitors, there is but one source of information left that does not stoop into the news of national politics.

When you pick up the New York Times or the Wall Street Journal, when you turn on Fox News or MSNBC, when you listen to NPR or even Michael Berry, the onslaught of discord punches you square in the nose. Then again, we kind of expect to get national politics from those places.

So we turn to local TV and metro newspapers, and there it is again.

Our network affiliates in the Houston market all make sure to include the

The reader.

A Portmanteau to celebrate GALVESTON – This town has an assortment of neighborhoods such as beautiful old mansions next to pawn shops.

The mansions were probably built in a neighborhood of mansions at that time. Here is one example: Ashton Villa, a magnificent home now sitting across the street from a seedy-looking loan company.

Scattered around the area are equally well-worn establishments. It was built by James Moreau Brown, beginning in 1859. The family occupied the house until at least 1926.

But what happened on the villa’s second story balcony changed Texas’ history and, eventually, America’s. In a word: Juneteenth.

Actually, according to the calendar, the date was June 19th, but this year even Apple added Juneteenth to its calendars under official U.S. holidays. The date was recently celebrated, but if you’re new to Texas, Pilgrim, we’ll discuss why. During the Civil War, on Sept. 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued General Order #3, better known as the Emancipation Proclamation, effective as of Jan.1, 1863. It declared that all enslaved persons in the Confederate States of America in rebellion and not in Union hands were to be freed. This order excluded the five states known later as border states, which were slave states but not in rebellion. So when you think about it, who exactly was freed? Not a soul.

A noble gesture, but absolutely meaningless.

Here in Texas, although most slaves lived in rural areas, by1860 more than 1,000 resided in both Galveston and Houston. The war actually caused the number of slaves to increase in Texas as slave owners fled here from eastern states to escape the fighting, and many brought their slaves with them. At the end of the Civil War, there were an estimated 250,000 slaves in Texas. (San Antonio, being mostly Hispanic, had only168 among a population of 3,436.) As for Galveston, it was the only part of Texas that was conquered and occupied by the Yankees.

As part of the Union blockade of Confederate ports, on Oct. 4, 1862, eight Union warships entered Galveston harbor and demanded the Rebels’ surrender. After a brief skirmish, the Southerners, commanded by Col. Joseph J. Cook, struck a truce and left, having already sent their heavy artillery ahead. So with gunboats off shore, 264 men of the Fortysecond Massachusetts Infantry, led by Col. I. S. Burrell, finally arrived on Dec. 25 to occupy and patrol the town.

Maj. Gen. John Bankhead Magruder took command of Confederate forces in the fall of 1862, and, showing far more courage than his predecessor, started planning to recapture Galveston. On New Year’s night, with a combination of armed river steamers offshore, and dismounted cavalry and infantry crossing the railroad bridge (wouldn’t

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you think the Yankees would have burned that bridge by then?) the Rebels stormed Galveston. In fierce hand to hand combat, the Union forces were pushed back. Their warships simply sailed away, leaving the hapless Yankees no choice but to surrender.

Galveston remained in Confederate hands until the end of the war.

Now we come to Juneteenth. Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered on April 9, 1865, but word was slow to get to Texas. Indeed, the last land battle of the Civil War was fought in South Texas, and the Confederates won. On June 18, 1865, Union Army Gen. Gordon Granger arrived at Galveston with 2,000 federal troops to occupy Texas.

The following day, standing on the balcony of Ashton Villa, Granger read aloud the contents of General Order No. 3 announcing the total emancipation of the slaves.

They were advised to remain quietly at their present homes and work for wages. “They are informed that they will not be allowed to collect at military posts and that they will not be supported in idleness either there or elsewhere.” Since this occurred on June the nineteenth, it became Juneteenth, a portmanteau. And what, exactly, is a portmanteau? It’s a new word made up of parts of other words. Smog was coined by blending smoke and fog, and motel, from motor and hotel.

Anyway, upon hearing the news, Galveston’s former slaves celebrated, and a year later the freedmen, as they were then called, organized the first of what became the annual celebration of Juneteenth in Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, in some cities African-Americans were barred from using public parks because of state-sponsored segregation of facilities. Across parts of Texas, freed people pooled their funds to purchase land to hold their celebrations, such as Houston’s Emancipation Park, Mexia’s Booker T. Washington Park, and Emancipation Park in Austin.

In the early 20th century, attention flagged and Juneteenth lost some of its movement, but during the Great Depression and during World War II, many black Texans moved to the west coast and to northern cities seeking work or just to get away from the segregated Lone Star State. They took with them the celebration and meaning of Juneteenth, and soon blacks in such places as Portland, Maine, and Flint, Michigan, held their own cel-

national politics of the day. The Houston Chronicle sticks close to its liberal core of national journalism with news and opinion suited for one base of readers. For example, one of the paper’s top editorials at the time of this writing was, “Forget law and order at the border. Trump wants pain.”

We’ve kind of come to expect that sort of slant from the major media branches of this market, but the onslaught doesn’t end there.

We turn to our “friends,” our social media pages, in hopes of finding information about the people who matter most to us. Punch. Social media, be it Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, is yet another stronghold for the personal opinions on national politics, truth be damned on both sides of the story.

When I got a note from a longtime reader who asked if I was of the “conservative persuasion,” I enjoyed sending my response: “If you’re a loyal reader of The Leader, and you’ve read my columns and this paper for the past six years, and you don’t know my political persuasion, I’d say we’re doing a pretty good job, huh? My political persuasion usually lines up with what I believe is right based on the law.

Simple as that.”

Remember when that was the creed for every medium in this country? Remember when journal-

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ebrations. Oh, and in Paris, France. As historian Isabel Wilkerson wrote, “The people from Texas took Juneteenth Day to Los Angeles, Oakland, Seattle, and other places they went.” The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s put Juneteenth back in favor, and following the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign to Washington D.C. called by Rev. Ralph Abernathy, many attendees, first hearing about the celebration from Texans, returned home and formed Juneteenth celebrations in new areas.

In 1980, Texas became the first state to establish Juneteenth as a state holiday -- state government offices do not close but may operate with reduced staff, or a skeleton crew. As of May 2016, 45 of the 50 states and the District of Columbia had recognized Juneteenth as either a state holiday or ceremonial holiday, a day of observance.

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ists boasted from the ink barrels when they were the best at keeping rhetoric out of writing?

And that’s why the second letter got to me so much. This week marks the 6-year anniversary of our company buying The Leader, and for six straight years, I have worked hard to make this newspaper about the community it serves. We have purposefully and blatantly avoided being a medium that does anything except report on issues important to our neighborhoods.

I talked to Lynn Ashby earlier this week about the dilemma, because his column does touch national issues from his left-leaning perspective. Lynn writes for publications all over the state. He is not an employee of The Leader, and the same column you read here can be read in Dallas.

It’s a struggle when someone picks up our paper and trashes it because we allow the national debate to seep into our local pages. Lynn said I should let it go, but it’s not so easy for me.

To the reader who threw away our paper, you were right. To those who write to us as an avenue to reach a national audience, maybe those letters are best left at the bottom of national websites, where bots and Russians and an angry public goes to play.

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Dear Editor: I shook my head when I read Alfred Wardell’s comment that President Trump “is dangerous to the country, our values, our allies and democracy itself.” It looks like he was handed the DNC’s talking points to recite. Mr. Wardell forgets that unhinged liberal Democrats are responsible for trying to assassinate Rep. Steve Scalise and other Republicans playing baseball, calling for the kidnapping of Barron Trump by a pedophile, conducting mock beheadings of the President, harassing Homeland Security Secretary Nielsen in public, protesting violently against free speech on campuses and other callous behaviors that are rarely criticized by CNN, NBC, CBS or ABC. The recent mass left-wing hysteria opposing the enforcement of existing immigration laws is particularly disturbing.

Trump has accomplished more in 16 months than Obama did in 8 years. Unemployment is lower for all races, North Korea is negotiating denuclearization, tax rates were reduced, regulations were rationalized, unfair trade practices are being challenged and the result is a booming economy. President Trump is following through on his promises and making America great again. The problem is that liberals hate the sudden change in the direction towards true conservatism. They are unhappy that Trump is successful when they predicted and tried to make him fail. The biased press has endorsed liberal beliefs and pandered to them for years, and now they cannot handle the long-brewing pushback from conservatives, hence their false Russian collusion narrative.

I would like to see additional “dangerous” actions by Trump if it continues to change the status quo, such as introducing term limits that would remove Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Sen. Chuck Schumer and the legacy of unproductive politicians from office. Also, if illegal immigration continues, we should declare war on Mexico and move the border south to acquire land in exchange for absorbing their citizens. Having a businessman break the political paradigms is refreshing to me.

R. Johnson

Opinions should be expressed online or at the bar Dear Editor: Recently picked up a copy of your newspaper while at a Heights floral shop and antique shop next to Hickory Hollow Bar-B-Que. I don’t get ‘inbound’ in that neck of woods often as I live next to Addicks Dam on the west side. Was pleasantly surprised by the small hometown feel of the newspaper, was good to see Lynn Ashby, and the Police Blotter. However it was short lived by seeing The Reader and “opinions” of president Trump. So I tossed the newspaper in the trash bin, didn’t bother to use the coupons I had seen in next page for Southwells, the Mexican restaurants too, of which I would have gladly taken my kids and wife to, but was simply turned off by the rhetoric a page earlier. I was a subscriber of the Houston Chronicle since 1983, but stopped in 2012 due to the slant and bias news and leftist slant of their editors and many of the writers. Why buy something that pisses you off and don’t care for? Not even $350 worth of coupons and comics (which used to be called funnies) could save them. In a time when newspapers are failing right and left (www. newspaperdeathwatch.com) and subscription and readers leaving them behind like I did, why put crap like that in your own newspaper?

Yes, everyone has opinions, but they can express that online or at the bar, or wherever. That valuable space could have been a paid ad perhaps, not wasted on what some liberal thinks. The Houston Chronicle has sent me a LOT of spam mail with offers to try to get me back. Seventy-five cents a week for Sunday and Wednesday editions. Won’t happen, not because I don’t like reading, I LOVE reading, just not reading crap someone feels compelled to shove down my throat, whether paid for or free. In this case, was a nice looking area newspaper ... and enjoyed it until! Anyways, thanks for listening, maybe will pick up another Reader next time at the antique and orchid store or barbecue place down there!

Eddie Stakes

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SWEDISH-NORWEGIAN GENEALOGY Clayton Library Lecture Series Get started with the basics of Scandinavian genealogy and learn how to explore parish records and censuses from the ‘Old Country.’ This course will be from 10:30 a.m.-noon, June 30, and will focus on the historical development of the region, the types of records available, patronymic naming conventions, and an overview of the Digital Archives of Sweden and Norway. Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research is located at 5300 Caroline. Reservations required.

Information: 832-393-2600.

THE BIRDS Theatre Suburbia Theatre Suburbia, 4106 Way Out West, presents the Conor McPherson’s “The Birds,” based on a story by Daphen Du Maurier; a gripping, unsettling, and moving look at human relationships in the face of societal collapse.

The presentation will run through June 30. Start times are Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:30 p.m. Reservations are encouraged. Tickets are $16 adults, $13 students and seniors, and $13 Sunday matinees. Information: www.theatresuburbia.org, 713682-3525.

house. The family neighborhood event is open to the community.

GALVESTON HARBOR TOUR Precinct 4 Senior Adult Program Board the Seagull II for a narrated tour of Galveston Bay and the Port of Houston, View birds and marine life, and more. The tour is 8:30 a.m. July 12. Lunch is available for purchase on your own at one of the many local eateries on the Strand. An $8 prepaid, non-refundable fee covers the cost of this trip. Transportation is available from Oaks Presbyterian Church, 1576 Chantilly Lane.

Information: www.hcp4.net/sap/ events, 281-893-3726.

SUMMER IN PARIS LUNCHEON St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church Precinct 4’s Senior Adult Program invites all senior adults ages 50 years of age and better to St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church, located at 2003 W. 43rd St., for a summer lunch in Paris.

The luncheon will be at 11:30 a.m. July 13. Ben’s Chuck Wagon is catering chicken cordon bleu with cream gravy sauce, mashed potatoes, French peas, rolls, dessert, and iced tea. $10 per person. Information: www.hcp4. net/sap/events, 281-893-3726.

N. SHEPHERD COMMUNITY ALLIANCE MEETING El Tapatio Restaurant Come meet community leaders at the North Shepherd Community Alliance, the fastest growing business networking group in the rapidly developing North Shepherd Area. The meeting will be from 6-8 p.m. July 18. The guest speaker for July will be Richard Hill, executive director at

4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION Woodland Heights Civic Association This 4th of July, join your neighbors at the Norhill Esplanade from 9 a.m.-noon. Kids are encouraged to bring their decorated ride for the holiday parade. The fun will include a parade, snow cones, games and a bouncy

Mission of Yahweh. This is a free event with dinner sponsored by the North Shepherd Community Alliance and Moon Shepherd Baker Insurance. The community is welcome. Call Kathryn Van der Pol at 713-695-5071 to RSVP or for information.

17TH ANNUAL PRECINCT 4 OPRY Precinct 4 Senior Adult Program Harris County Precinct 4’s Senior Adult Program invites the community to enjoy three hours of live rock, folk, and country music during the 17th annual Precinct 4 Opry July 27, from 7-10 p.m. at the Humble Civic Center.

Musicians Michael and Ginny Hix return with The Holla Band and other special guests to bring uniquely dynamic, high-energy performances featuring pop, rock, and country hits from the past. Transportation is available at 4 p.m. from Oaks Presbyterian Church, 1576 Chantilly Lane.

Information: www.hcp4.net/sap/ events, 281-893-3726.

HOUSTON IN THE CIVIL WAR EXHIBIT The Heritage Society Dumped and Forgotten Below the Milam Street Bridge: Houston in the Civil War exhibit will run through Aug. 4, at The Heritage Society, 1100 Bagby St. This multi-media exhibit educates visitors about Houston’s underappreciated role in the Civil War. Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for children 6-18. THS members, active duty military and children 5 and under are free. Museum hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. TuesdaySaturday. Information:713-6551912, www.heritagesociety.org.

OPEN HOUSE Lone Star College The Academy for Lifelong Learning will hold an open house from 1-3 p.m. Aug. 28, at the Lone Star College Victory Center, 4141 Victory Dr.; and from 1-3 p.m. Aug. 30, at the Lone Star College North Harris campus located at 2700 W.W. Thorne Dr. Information: 281-765-7947, www.lonestar. edu/all.htm.

WHITE OAK POOL OPEN White Oak Conference Center The White Oak Pool, located at White Oak Conference Center, 7603 Antoine Dr., is now open.

Daily swim passes and pool memberships are available for local residents who are looking for a fun, relaxing escape from the Houston heat this summer.

The 2018 swim season will run through Sept. 3, 1-8 p.m.

Tuesdays-Sundays. Information: whiteoakconferencecenter.com, 713-895-8021.

HAPPENINGS ON THE WAY TO HEAVEN WRITER’S GROUP Adolf Hoepfl Garage Have you written something you would like to see published?

Have you written something you like to share with a small group of experienced writers? Join the writer’s group. All ages are welcome. Meetings are the first Thursdays of the month from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Meetings are in the Liberty Room of Adolf Hoepfl Garage, 4610 N. Shepherd Dr. For information and guidelines for reading your work, email Kathryn van der Pol at Kathryn@adolfhoepfl.com.

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Patriotic Musical at Oak Forest Baptist The Choir Patriotic Presentation this year will be 10:30 a.m. Sunday on July 1. The Musical is titled, “Land of the Free.” The Musical is celebrating God and Country. Narration is by Dr. Jerry Evans, soloist Dulie Ray, and Shelley Karl.

Oak Forest Baptist Church is located at 1700 W. 43rd St. Call 713-682-4942 or visit www.oakforestbaptistnhca.org for information.

Annual Fine Arts Camp at St. Stephen’s Parents and mentors are welcome to attend a time of sharing, including coffee and pastries, Sunday, July 1, following the 11 a.m. service in the sanctuary foyer. No formal program, just an opportunity to connect with others. For information, please contact Steven Fisher, Family Ministries Director at steven@stsumc. org.

The 3rd Annual Fine Arts Camp, open to students entering K-6th grades, will be held July 8-12, from 5-7:30 p.m.

Music and art will be core classes, with drama, dance and ukulele offered as electives.

The cost to attend is $100 for the first child, $75 for siblings, with a family cap of $250. Dinner is included. Scholarships are available. Registration is available at stsumc.org/summercamps, or contact Rev.

Lindsay Smith at lindsay@ stsumc.org.

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.

Home Run benefit at Immanuel Lutheran Come support the Hairgrove family, Steve, Melissa, Lane, Emily and Molly. Steve has recently undergone cancer surgery and the family is in need of help. The Hairgroves are members of Immanuel Lutheran Church. Proceeds will help with medical bills and expenses.

The Home Run benefit ‘Hit Cancer Out of the Park’ is from 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. July 15, and will be a drive-thru barbecue dinner (chicken, sausage, rice, beans and peach cobbler). The minimum donation is $10, credit cards are accepted. Make checks payable to Immanuel Lutheran - Social Ministry.

Immanuel Lutheran Church is located at 1440 Cortlandt St. Call 713-864-2651 for information.

Garden Oaks announces Vacation Bible School Garden Oaks Baptist Church, 3206 N. Shepherd Dr., will have its annual Vacation Bible School the week of July 16-20, from 9 a.m.-noon each day. Children ages 5-12

are welcome to attend. Children will hear Bible stories, do crafts, enjoy snacks and music and much more.

To register or for information, call 713-864-4447 or visit www.GOBC.org.

Picnic at St. Matthew’s St. Matthew’s welcomes the community to join the fun June 24, for an after worship old time picnic in the courtyard. The menu includes burgers and dogs, potato salad and chips, drinks and desserts.

Bring a friend, along with your favorite games and meet some new friends.

The date for Vacation Bible School is July 23-July 26, 9-11 a.m., in the fellowship hall for ages kindergarten through 5th grade. Call the church office to register.

The church will be celebrating it’s 75th Anniversary Jubilee Aug. 12. All past members and pastors are invited to come and participate in worship and birthday luncheon.

Worship and fellowship at St. Matthew’s Sunday School starts at 9:15 a.m. and worship at 9:17 a.m.

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

Arise Baptist holds games and carnival Bring the family to this fun event with games, snacks and

Bible Stories from 5-6:15 p.m.

Saturdays at various Parks.

The event will be at Candlelight Park June 30 (11 a.m.noon this week only); McCullough Park July 7; Watonga Park July 14; and concludes at Clark Park July 21.

The Family Carnival will be from 2-6 p.m. June 30. There will be food, fun, games and prizes. Coffee Truck Sunday with AvidCoffeeCo. will be 9:15 a.m. July 1.

Weekly Worship Series at 10 a.m. - Believe (A study in John). Sunday Night Study at 5 p.m. - Stress Less Parenting.

Wednesday Night Study at 7 p.m. - Heroes and Villians.

Children’s Classes and Student Ministry Sundays are at 5 p.m.

Arise Baptist Church is located at 803 Curtain St. Call 713-659-9697 or visit www. arisebaptistchurch.org for information.

Upcoming events at First Baptist Church Heights First Baptist Church Heights, 201 E. 9th St., will hold GriefShare every Friday 7:30-9 p.m. through Aug. 3 (except June 22), in the conference room.

Jorge Castillo of the Houston Police Department Reporting Abuse and Adult Protective Services will be featured.

The Senior Event will held 10:30-11:30 a.m. June 26, and Cynthia Jones of Texas Mobile Dental will be guest speaker.

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an you imagine having a group of people catch you in the middle of doing wrong and then being dragged out into public and accused of your wrongdoing in front of a crowd?

As you hear your accusers speak about you it suddenly dawns on you that they aren’t really so concerned about your sin but rather to try and trip someone else up by presenting them with a moral dilemma. You are being used. Your failure, while awful, is being used to try hurt someone else.

This was the situation one woman found herself in many years ago during the Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem. She had been caught in sin and was being used by the religious leaders to try and lure him into a logical trap where they would use his righteousness against Him. Jesus, the allknowing and infinitely wise God of the universe in human flesh answered the challenge masterfully and pointed the question back at the woman’s accusers causing them to recognize their own failures. Instead of judging the woman, they were challenged to judge themselves. When presented with their own faults, the woman’s accusers left, one by one. Then, standing alone before Jesus, this woman was forgiven. Jesus did not minimize her sin. He forgave her sin. He challenged her to go and to sin no more. I am so thankful that Jesus forgives. He is willing even to stand up for the guilty and accused and to offer forgiveness when everyone else is ready to condemn. Jesus forgives because Jesus took our punishment. He died in our place. What a wonderful message of hope for those who are guilty!

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Fireworks and pets don’t mix: Keeping Fido (and Fluffy) safe this July 4th Dear Tabby, With July 4th coming up, what can I do to help my pets stay calm during the fireworks?

Feeling Festive in Forest West Dear Feeling Festive, As we approach that raucous, hot holiday known as the Fourth of July, here’s some “kibble for thought� regarding fireworks and your pets. While humans might “oooh and ahhh� over the bright flashes of light across the sky and the thunderous booms and pops, your pets can feel as though it’s the end of the world.

Some well-meaning pet owners even insist on taking their pets along to fireworks displays, then are horrified when their dog freaks out and sometimes even runs away. This July 4th, try these tips to ensure that your pet stays safe and calm while you enjoy the holiday.

Dogs can hear fireworks that

you can’t Even if you don’t live near any public fireworks displays, please plan to prepare your pet for the possibility that he or she will be able to hear faraway and become distressed. Fireworks.

(Remember, their hearing is far superior to that of humans!)

That day, please make sure your pets are kept indoors and have a comfortable, cool, calm and cozy place to bed down for the evening with plenty of food and water. Also, please do not take your dog to see a fireworks show directly. Talk about anxiety! Crowds of people, loud noises, the heat--it’s enough to make even the most calm and well-mannered pooch head for the hills!

Running away from noise is a survival mechanism As famous dog trainer, Cesar Milan explains, “Running away from the noise is a survival mechanism. Remember, to your dog, the experience of fireworks is different than other loud natural noises, like thunder.

Fireworks are closer to the ground, more vibrant, and are

accompanied by sudden booms, flashes and burning smells. Dogs experience the world through their senses – nose, eyes, ears — and the typical 4th of July celebration can be overwhelming.�

Some dog breeds may have a genetic predisposition towards noise anxiety, while some studies suggest that storm or noise anxiety could be a result of aging or hearing loss. If you have a dog who is prone to anxiety in thunderstorms, a Thundershirt, which is a jacket that your dog wears in an anxiety-prone situation, might help for fireworks distress as well. The Thundershirt applies gentle, constant pressure--similar to a hug--that has a dramatically calming effect for over 80 percent of dogs. If you don’t have a Thundershirt, a snug-fitting t-shirt can also have the same effect for your pup.

Don’t forget Fluffy on July 4th The anxiety caused by fireworks isn’t just felt by dogs-cats get anxious, too. If you have outside cats, please ensure that you either bring them inside for the evening or provide an other-

wise safe shelter for them. For indoor cats, please don’t take it personally if they prefer to hide under the bed or in the closet

during the evening’s festivities.

With a little forethought and preparation, you can ensure that all of your pets have an unevent-

ful holiday weekend.

Do you have a question for Tabby? If so, email her at dear tabbyquestions@gmail.com

Pet of the Week Meet Diamond Jim. Diamond Jim is a 4 year old terrier-mix and a favorite at the shelter. Jimmy is known for his good house and leash manners. Jimmy has had a painful past, so it takes him a second to warm up, but once he does, he’s your loyal friend. Jimmy is a VIP and his adoption fee is now 50 percent off, thanks to West Houston Subaru. To learn more about Jim and to check out the other VIPs, go to www. cap4pets.org.

The Obituaries.

Elva Mae Blachowiak, 89, born Jan. 18, 1929, died June 21. She grew up in the Heights. Blachowiak was employed in the mid 1960s as a clerk in the Reading Clinic at Garden Oaks Elementary School. Later, in 1973, she was the secretary to the Assistant Principal at Frank Black Middle School, where after more than 20 years in HISD, she would retire in 1993. She was an active member of Saint Michael’s Episcopal Church and taught Sunday School. Survivors include her husband Leonard Blachowiak, children Ernie

Blachowiak and Betty Johnson, sisters Betty Jean, Vera, Helen and Judy, two granddaughters, and three great-grandchildren. There will be a Gathering or Visitation with family at Heights Funeral Home, 1317 Heights Blvd., Houston 77008, 4-6 p.m. July 17. The Memorial service will be led by Father Hamilton at Hope Episcopal Church, 1613 W. 43rd St., Houston 77018, 10 a.m. July 18.

Donald Joseph Kmiecik, 55, born

Aug. 8, 1962, died June 22. He attended St. Rose of Lima Catholic School, Seton

Junior High and St. Thomas High School.

After graduating, he founded Kmiecik Brothers Auto Repair Shop with brother, David. Kmiecik is survived by his mother, Patricia McCoy Kmiecik, siblings Michael Kmiecik, Mark Kmiecik, David Kmiecik, Andy Kmiecik, Bernie Kmiecik, Brenda McKee, Donna Griggs, and Gregory Kmiecik. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the American Cancer Society.

Alice Gray Marchisio, 93, born

Jan. 9, 1925, died June 25.

James Michael Pate, 69, born Sept. 3, 1948 in Brady, Texas, died June 15. He graduated from The University of Texas at Austin in 1970 with a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree. In 1971, Pate enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve and proudly served his country.

His career in marketing took him to San Antonio, Texas, Austin, Texas, and Albuquerque, New Mexico. Thirteen years later he became Branch Manager of Pony Express Courier Company and later he transitioned to self-employment

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aty Cattoni is a native Houstonian and the youngest of four siblings. She graduated from St. Vincent de Paul, St. Agnes Academy and the University of Houston. Her Mother was from Germany and her Father from Paraguay.

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• AT T E N T I O N •

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ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR Creative Friday with Zilpini 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Friday, June 29 EQ Heights 1030 Heights Blvd.

Transition from a chaotic work week into a peaceful weekend by doing something creative! Zilpini is hosting two short workshops led by two great artists. From 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. Linda Posey will guide you to unleash your inner creative juices through drawing. From 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. Kathryn Chaput will show you how to use intuitive writing techniques to free up some mental space and open the doors to find joy within you. No prior art/writing experience is required.

Included in ticket price: one beverage of your choice and all the materials for the workshop.

Love life art exhibit 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Friday, June 29 The Chrysalis – 1218 Heights Blvd. Ste. A The essence of New Orleans has been ingrained in AVM Hawkins’ soul since the day she was born. Her heritage and respect for culture and appreciation for art in all forms comes from the majesty of the Crescent City. Every time AVM Hawkins goes home to New Orleans, her spirit is energized and reminded of what’s most important—to Love Life.

Come to the Love Life original art exhibition and you will see both her passion for New Orleans and her life journey in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

The Last Five Years 3 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.

Sunday, July 1 Obsidian Theater – 3522 White Oak Dr. The Last Five Years was written and composed by Jason Robert Brown and directed by Kelsey McMillan, with the music directed by Heather R. Tipsword. This is an emotionally powerful and intimate musical about two New Yorkers in their twenties who fall in and out of love over the course of five years. Showing until July 14.

Batter cluck tomorrow 3:30 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Tuesday, July 3 Better Luck Tomorrow – 544 Yale St. In its tomorrow-ness fashion at Better Luck Tomorrow, in which they throw a day-before the actual holiday party, Batter Cluck Tomorrow is the pre-July 4th Fried Chicken nod to the classic American staple.

They’ll have t-shirts available for anyone that thinks rocking Justin Yu’s fried chicken persona on their chest is a good idea, stickers, and great food.

The fried chicken that’s usually served only at brunch is so good they’re doing fried chicken buckets (one whole bird = one bucket) and classic sides – mashed potatoes, cole slaw, and peas and carrots.

3rd of July party 4 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Tuesday. July 3rd Johnny’s Gold Brick – 2518 Yate St. Come kick off your 4th of July with this pre-bash celebration. Chapman Smoked Meats will be selling BBQ, and good old classic hotdogs with all the fixings for $2. There will be free Fat Cat Creamery Ice cream while supplies last, as well as pop-tails and pop-sickles mixed with cocktails sponsored by Beam! So, come hang out, eat, play patio games, and enjoy your independence.

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Art Valet:

Artist and Independence Day Writing about art and

Mitch Cohen Art Columnist

events in this column, promoting them constantly through email and social media, I am often presumed to be a man about town with little to no sleep. While that is partially true on occasion, I Photo supplied Works of art like this will be on display at the Networked Art Show and Tell event on July 1. think I met the guy that truly lives that lifestyle and his name is Chris Minamyer.

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Market will be there again, The talk show guests are assisting anyone that wants invited to discuss everything to be an artist, to paint on we shouldn’t: politics, reliour enormous double-sided gion, nothing volatile, in a “canvas.â€? civil manner while drinking The event is $8 early and wine. The show is broadcast $10 at the gate, the event is live from their Facebook open 4-10 p.m., with counpage, @winenowhine.Â

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Photo supplied As of July 1, plastic straws won’t be on the menu for patrons of Liberty Kitchen.

Local restaurants say no to straws

By Betsy Denson betsy@theleadernews.com Recently, the news has reported on a number of whales and other aquatic creatures that have been found dead with bellies full of plastic and other trash. Where this plastic comes from is no mystery.

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, up to two-third of the debris on our beaches is made up of singleuse, disposable plastic packaging from food and beverage-related goods and services. The journal Science estimates that 8 million metric tons of this plastic ends up in the oceans. And it gets worse. That figure could increase by ten-fold over the next 10 years if humans don’t do something about it now.

Local restauranteurs are paying attention. Beginning July 1, the restaurants with F.E.E.D. TX Restaurant Group—parent company to three Liberty Kitchen restaurants—will do away with plastic straws, offering paper straws by guest request only. The restaurant’s management said that most of their food containers are now those made of predominantly aluminum. “I am connected to the ocean in more ways than I can count. I live near it, I surf in it, meditate near it, source my own food from there, and source food for Liberty Kitchen from there—the latter which helps me make a living and, consequently, allows me to feed my own family,� said Chef Lance Fegen in a recent press release. “Marine life is extremely important to myself, and the world. Through small steps taken by many people, we can make a positive impact on the future and well-being of our oceans and its creatures.�

And F.E.E.D. isn’t the only one. H Town Restaurant Group which includes Hugo’s, Backstreet Cafe, Caracol and Xochi has been steadily fazing away plastic straw usage in all of the restaurants over the past year.

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Independence from P. 1A Harris County. The Wright Land Company developed a new community for African-Americans where homeownership was affordable due to private financing and because resident contractors built most of the houses and churches.

The city was incorporated in 1915 with a population of 600. The city’s mayor was G. O. Burgess, and its newspaper was The Houston Informer. The Independence Heights School was established in 1911, and a future mayor, O. L. Hubbard, served as its first teacher. There were grocery stores and cafes. Residents worked in Independence Heights or in Houston, the Houston Heights, and elsewhere. In 1928, Independence Heights ceased to be its own city when residents voted to become a part of Houston.

When the management at the Whole Foods asked how they could be good neighbors, Debose and the council told them about plans for historical murals in the neighborhood. That led to the company offering the side of their building for a showplace mural that Debose said is both “a canvas and a gateway” to Independence Heights.

The community wanted Solel International, a nonprofit arts organization, to design the mural, with the community having content input. After a presentation, Whole Foods employed Solel to create it. Danny Asberry El, who is the president of Solel International, said the project has special resonance for him because his mother was a former resident of the neighborhood in the 1960s.

“She used to tell me how supportive everyone was here,” he said.

The mural, which was originally supposed to take three months was completed by five artists, including Asberry El, in a little over two weeks.

“Everything was pre-

planned,” said Asberry El, noting that Whole Foods was a very supportive partner throughout the process.

Debose explains that the mural depicts the three mayors of Independence Heights - G. O. Burgess, O. L. Hubbard, and Arthur L. McCullough looking down on the former city hall. Asberry El said that the other people pictured in the mural are looking up, “toward a brighter future.”

Asberry El said that the effort to mirror the community paid immediate dividends.

“A little boy came up while we painted and said ‘[the people] look like me!’

One of the other painters actually got choked up,” he said.

The mural is not the only way that Whole Foods is reaching out. Debose said that the company has recruited vendors and products that will reflect the area’s heritage and serve the immediate neighborhood.

Affordable housing, preservation is the key Some years back, Debose participated in a livable center study which stressed the need for affordable housing, including multi-family housing.

In answer to that need, in 2017 the Houston Housing Authority built the first multifamily housing development in Independence Heights at 302 Crosstimbers Street, on the southeast corner of Crosstimbers and North Main Street.

In a press release announcing the project, the HHA said Houston has the third lowest availability of affordable housing for those with extremely low income or who earn 30 percent of their area median income.

The 154-unit Independence Heights Apartments, with solid wood cabinetry, granite countertops and an on-property community room for social gatherings

Straws from P. 9A They expect to be changed fully to paper straws by next month. For some drinks they have opted to not serve them with a straw, but if one is requested, it will be provided. H Town is also working towards getting rid of much of their plastic use in the boxes they use for leftovers. It’s been years since they used plastic bags for takeout.

“Restaurants have a big impact on the environment and, as such, we have a responsibility to always be working to reduce that impact,” says restaurateur Tracy Vaught, founder and owner of H Town Restaurant Group. “Even small changes help, like paper to-go bags and using less packaging. We started recycling glass and paper a number of years ago and actually had to pay for the privilege of doing so back then. This definitely has the largest impact of the environmentally conscious things we are doing right now. Why? Because we want to be environmentally responsible and to do our part.”

Even when a restaurant is offering straws, individual diners are just saying no.

“We feel guilty now when we forget [to say no straw],” said Sierra Jones. “We have stainless steel straws at the house.”

“There is limited need for plastic cups and utensils,” said Ana Braun. “It’s a convenience that’s coming back to bite us. We always return plastic utensils when we get take out, avoid straws and plastic cups for the kids and carry refillable bottles.”

Marcie Turrin is a fan of the glass straws on Amazon – “they’re durable and come with a brush that cleans them well. I keep a couple in my bag, in a pouch.”

For some, it’s the news coverage that made them rethink the issue of plastic. For others it was travel.

“While we were vacationing in Tulum, Mexico, none of the restaurants used straws or any plastic disposable dinnerware,” said Lesli Dabney. “There was a specific ban on the use of straws.”

“We had to pay for grocery bags on our last trip to California,” said Matt Mitchell. “It was a very effective way to make us think about the issue and the implications.”

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Creating affordable housing in a neighborhood which real estate company Redfin recently named as a “have it all” neighborhood remains a challenge.

“We need to stop the bleed,” said Debose, who said her group is working very closely with elected officials, to keep its longtime residents from moving away. Some are in the flood plain and even with a buy out from the city, they wouldn’t be able to afford to stay in the place many have lived their whole lives. “They need to elevate homes, so people can stay there.”

One item that could be a game changer for the area is a Welcome Center, which Debose said the council will locate on North Main between 33rd and 35th streets.

“We’d like to create storyboards and other things,” said Debose. “We get a lot of tours here trying to find out our history. We want to do cultural programming and continue to find ways to tell our story.”

To tell the story, you have to preserve it. Debose said there are efforts underway to secure landmark designations for Burrus Elementary, Jackson’s Barbershop, seven historic churches and 20 locally protected homes.

Unfortunately, the original City Hall which was privately owned was previously sold and demolished.

Another impetus to preserve and revitalize the neighborhood is the promotion of a network of historic black towns across the country by the Historic Black Towns and Settlements Alliance.

“They are creating a cultural corridor,” said Debose, “and we would be a stop along the corridor.

We need to get some more good things on the ground for that.”

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