Thursday February 20, 2014 - South Belt

Voice of Community-Minded People since 1976
February 20, 2014
SBHLL concessions opening
The Sagemont-Beverly Hills Little League
will host an information meeting Monday,
Feb. 24, at 6:30 p.m. in the concession stand
at El Franco Lee Park for those interested in
working in the stand during the upcoming
spring season. Candidates must currently be
between the ages of 15 and 18 years old. Direct any questions to [email protected].
Email: [email protected]
The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) Bay Area Support Group will
meet Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 7:30 p.m. at the State
Farm Insurance at 12941 Gulf Freeway, Suite
101. Meetings are free. Patients and caregivers
are invited to attend.
Dobie cheer tryouts set
A mandatory meeting for those interested
in trying out for the 2014-2015 cheer season
will be held at Dobie High School in the cafeteria on Thursday, Feb. 27, at 7 p.m. Parent
and cheer candidate are required to attend in
order to try out. Questions can be addressed to
Sarah Young at [email protected].
Cowboy registration set
Scholarships offered
Atkinson Elementary
Atkinson Elementary PTO will offer $500
scholarships to two graduating Dobie seniors
who attended Atkinson at least two years, one
being fourth grade. Applications and requirement information are available through the
Dobie senior counselor. The completed application must be received by noon on Feb. 28.
Frazier Elementary
Frazier Elementary will offer scholarships to
seven graduating Dobie High School seniors
who attended Frazier in third and fourth grades.
Applications and information are available
from the Dobie senior counselor. Applications
must be submitted Friday, March 21.
Moore Elementary
The Moore Elementary Student Council will
offer scholarships to four graduating seniors at
Dobie High School who attended Moore in the
fourth grade. Applications are available through
the Dobie senior counselor’s office and must be
returned by March 25 to be considered.
Business training event set
There will be an empowerment and business training event for all business owners,
and entrepreneurs on Saturday, March 1, from
noon to 1:30 p.m. at Parker Williams Branch
Library, 10851 Scarsdale Blvd., Room 110-D.
Email [email protected] or
visit www.CynthiaLewisUnlimited.com to reserve a seat.
Cowboy cheerleader tryouts
The Sagemont Cowboy Cheerleaders will
hold tryouts Friday, March 7. Those interested
must attend a mandatory meeting on Monday,
March 3. For more information, contact Sagemont Cowgirl Drill Director Kerri Balnchard,
drill director at 832-423-0139.
AARP offers free tax help
AARP Foundation in cooperation with the
IRS will provide free tax help from 10 a.m. to
2 p.m. Monday and Friday through April 15 at
the Parker Williams Branch Library, 10851
Scarsdale. For information, call 281-484-2036.
For nationwide site locations by ZIP code,
visit the website at www.aarp.org/taxaide.
Clear Brook Landing meets
Clear Brook Landing HOA will hold its
annual meeting on Feb. 25, 2014, at 7 p.m.
at Easthaven Baptist Church, 13100 Beamer
Road.
AVID elective at Dobie
J. Frank Dobie High School now offers the
elective course AVID, a college readiness class
which gives students the tools to be better prepared for college. The class teaches skills such
as note-taking and organization, as well as preparing students to be better critical readers and
writers. Students who wish to take dual credit
classes would benefit from the skills taught
through AVID.
This elective is also offered at the seventhand eighth-grade levels at Beverly Hills and
Thompson intermediates. Help students get a
jump start on being successful in high school
and college by enrolling them in AVID. For Dobie, contact [email protected]. For Beverly Hills, contact abutler-carter@pasadenaisd.
org. For Thompson, contact [email protected].
Vol. 39, No. 3
Gonzalez wins PISD Spelling Bee Dobie Hall of Honor set for Feb. 28
Crohn’s, colitis group meets
The Sagemont Cowboys and Sagemont
Cowgirls will hold early registration Saturday,
March 1, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Little
League Baseball fields in El Franco Lee Park.
Early registration is open to all returning football players and their siblings and all drill and
mascot members, returning and new. A $100
deposit is due at the time of registration. Contact information will also be accepted from
new football players at this time.
For more information, contact Denny
Wranich, club president, at 281-785-8353, or
Kerri Blanton, drill director, at 832-423-0139.
www.southbeltleader.com
Andrea Gonzalez from Meador Elementary won the Pasadena Independent School District Spelling Bee held at Sam Rayburn High School on Feb. 11. The fourth-grader competed against 32 elementary campuses to gain her title. The winning word was collage.
Gonzalez went on to compete in the Secondary Bee at Sam Rayburn against fifth-, sixth-,
seventh-, and eighth-grade students. The winner from the Secondary District Bee will
compete in the Houston PBS Spelling Bee on March 29. Pictured are, left to right, Meador
Principal Beverly Bolton; Maria Navarro, mother; Gonzalez; and Cindy VanTilburg,
spelling bee coach.
Photo submitted
Early primary voting continues
Early voting for the March 4 Democratic and
Republican primary elections is currently underway and will continue through Friday, Feb. 28.
While there are dozens of early voting polling locations located throughout Harris County,
the three closest to the South Belt area are the
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Hall #66 at 4345 Allen Genoa, the Harris County
Courthouse Annex #25 at 7330 Spencer High-
way and the Freeman Branch Library at 16616
Diana Lane.
Polling hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through
Feb. 21; 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Feb. 22; 1 to 6 p.m.
on Feb. 23; and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Feb. 24
through Feb. 28.
For additional information or to see a complete list of polling locations, visit www.harris
votes.org.
Local MUDs to hold elections
Several local municipal utility districts will
hold board elections Saturday, May 10.
Up for election in the Clear Brook City
Municipal Utility District are Bill Morgan and
Jim Bishop.
Both board members are expected to run for
re-election.
The deadline for potential candidates to file to
run is Friday, Feb. 28.
Interested individuals should contact
Katherine Wolpert of Fulbright and Jaworksi at
713-651-5401.
Up for election in the Sagemeadow Municipal
Utility District are John Elam, Ted Heinrich and
Tim Byers.
All three board members are expected to run
for re-election.
Potential candidates have until Feb. 28 to file
with the law office of Sanford, Kuhl, Perkins and
Spellings at 713-850-9000.
Up for election in the Kirkmont Municipal
Utility District are Mike Grizzaffi, Debbie
Carroll and Lonnie Piquiet.
All three board members are expected to run
for re-election.
Potential candidates have until Friday, Feb. 28
to file at the Kirkmont MUD office, located at
10102 Blackhawk Blvd., or by contacting
Sanford, Kuhl, Perkins and Spellings at at 713850-9000.
All potential candidates must own property in
the district.
See future editions of the Leader for information on early and absentee voting.
Chamber celebrates 30 years
By James Bolen
Several community leaders and elected officials gathered Thursday, Feb. 6, as the South
Belt-Ellington Chamber of Commerce celebrated its 30th anniversary with a formal installation
banquet.
The guest speaker at the function was Harris County Judge Ed Emmett, who spoke on the
growing challenges of keeping up with ongoing
expansion in the area.
With 4.2 million current residents, Harris
County, which consists of 34 different cities, has
the population of roughly 10 states, Emmett said.
Roughly half of those residents live outside of
Beltway 8, the judge added.
With 1.6 million current residents, the unincorporated parts of Harris County would be the
fifth largest city in the United States by population – right behind Houston. At its existing
growth rate, this area will soon surpass Houston
in population, Emmett said.
This growth is largely unexpected, Emmett
said, and county officials are financially ill
equipped to deal with it.
When the unincorporated areas of the county
were being developed, it was assumed by many
they would later be annexed by the City of Houston. The majority of these communities, however, are now overseen by hundreds of separate
municipal utility districts, which are prohibited
from making many necessary road repairs and
infrastructure improvements.
“The MUDs must share some of the financial
burden or be given the authority to fix it,” Emmett said. “It must be addressed.”
Emmett praised the Harris County Toll Road
Authority, which he said was responsible for
generating $1.3 million per day in revenue that
goes directly toward constructing new roads and
repairing existing ones.
“There’s no such thing as free roads,” Emmett
said, adding that gas taxes originally intended
for road maintenance haven’t been adjusted for
inflation in years.
The judge further said he strongly supports an
upcoming $2 billion Texas Department of Transportation bond referendum, which is slated to appear on the November general election ballot.
“If it doesn’t pass, our economy will come to
a grinding halt,” said Emmett, an expert on interstate commerce.
All incoming chamber officers and board
members were sworn in at the event by Harris
County Justice of the Peace George Risner.
Cynthia Hawk will continue to serve as the
organization’s president; Chris Clark as first vice
president; Rebecca Lilley as second vice president; Noble Alix as third vice president; the Rev.
Emory Gadd as secretary; and the Rev. Gordon
Berg as treasurer.
A 19-year resident of South Belt, Hawk has
served as the Northern Region vice president for
JSC Federal Credit Union since 2004. She previously served as the president of GTX Credit
Union, serving Goodyear employees for 25
years, before the two credit unions merged.
This year’s board members include Jonathan
Ebizie, B.J. Garner, Brenda Hellyer, David Matthews, Eli Tanksley, Terry Felton, Krista Hayes,
Rosanne Kerr, Derrick McElwee Sr. and Jacquelyn Wiess.
Chamber Executive Director Sally Mitchell presented the business/volunteer of the year
award to PrimeWay Federal Credit Union, which
adopted 10,000 local students this past year and
provided them with necessary school supplies.
Accepting the award on the credit union’s behalf
were Mike Green, Keith Huckaby, Michelle Oshinski and Jonathan Ebizie.
See related photos on Page 6A.
J. Frank Dobie High School will honor its
second class of Hall of Honor inductees at a ceremony to be held at the school Friday, Feb. 28,
beginning at 7 p.m.
The event will honor four alumni, three fallen
heroes, one faculty member and one community
volunteer.
The school’s purpose statement is, “The Hall
of Honor award is presented to any person who
has distinguished himself or herself by exceptionally meritorious service to the community in
a duty of great responsibility. The performance
must be such as to merit recognition that is clearly exceptional and reflects positively on J. Frank
Dobie High School.”
To be nominated in the alumni category, a student must have attended at least 10 years ago.
This year’s class of inductees features four
alumni, three fallen heroes, one faculty member
and one volunteer.
Honored inductees were recognized for
achievements in the fields of science, military,
TV/radio broadcast and athletics.
All inductees were chosen by a committee of
Dobie faculty.
The event will be held in the school’s auditorium and is free and open to the public.
List of 2014 inductees:
Alumni
Malcolm Jacobson, Class of 1980
A former Dobie student body president, Malcolm Jacobson has gone on to be a leading expert
in the field of fuel cells and clean energy technology.
Following graduation, Jacobson attended
Texas A&M University, where he received a
Bachelor of Science in petroleum engineering.
He then went on to earn a Master of Business
Administration from the University of Houston.
Jacobson has worked extensively in the energy industry for such companies as Coastal
Corporation, Transco Energy and Enron. He was
instrumental in legislative and regulatory initiatives leading to deregulation and choice for electricity consumers.
A strong proponent of clean energy, Jacobson
began a monthly trade publication called Clean
Energy Outlook. He further serves as president
for the industry trade group Fuel Cells Texas and
formerly served on the Texas Fuel Cell Advisory
Board.
In 2011, Jacobson was named president and
CEO of Star West Generation, a Houston-based
independent power company. He is married to
the former Laura Willars, a 1982 Dobie graduate. The couple have two grown children, Shannon and Colin.
Reginald Godbolt, Class of 1987
A career military man, Air Force Col. Reginald Godbolt has devoted 27 years of his life to
service of country.
Godbolt graduated from the U.S. Air Force
Academy in 1991. In 2000, he earned a Master
Continued on Page 5A
Risner, GOP trial continues
The lawsuit of Justice of the Peace George
Risner against the Harris County Republican
Party resumed Tuesday, Feb. 18, with multiple
witnesses testifying on the judge’s behalf.
In the suit, Risner, a Democrat, alleges that
the local Republican Party violated state election law by placing candidate Leonila OlivaresSalazar on its ballot after being notified that her
application included hundreds of fraudulent petition signatures.
Party officials contend they were not notified
of the allegations until after the deadline had
passed, making it too late to change the ballot.
Rock Owens from the Harris County Attorney’s office testified that much of the handwriting on the signature sheets appeared to match
each other, adding that many of the handwritten
numerals were nearly identical. One name appeared on the same sheet twice but had distinctly
different signatures.
Owens further noted that some of the street
names on the petitions were listed in alphabetical
order, which wouldn’t have occurred naturally
during a collection effort. He additionally said
the forms were “too perfect,” which ironically
suggests that they are not genuine.
Risner campaign staffer Sheryl Roppolo, who
said she has worked on roughly 80 elections over
the past 30 years, testified that she agreed with
Owens on this point.
Attorneys from the Republican Party attempted to discredit Roppolo’s testimony, saying she
was biased in the case, as she also works for Risner’s judicial office.
Roppolo countered that all of her campaign
work is done on a purely voluntary basis.
To date, four individuals who were hired to
collect the necessary signatures have been indicted on charges of organized crimes. Two of
the suspects, Ralph Basil Garcia and Iris Irgoyen, have been arrested and released on bond. The
other two, Annette Irgoyen (the mother of Iris
Irgoyen) and David Basurto, remain at large.
Both Garcia and Irgoyen took the stand Tuesday, but little knowledge was gained from their
testimony, as each of them pleaded the Fifth approximately 50 times each.
Garcia and Irgoyen, along with the other two
suspects hired to circulate the petitions, have
signed affidavits stating they did not collect the
signatures in question but merely signed blank
notarized sheets saying they did.
Attorneys from the party, however, are trying
to prevent the affidavits from being submitted as
evidence in the case, as they were notarized by
Roppolo.
Visiting Judge Bob Wortham of Beaumont
said he would rule on the issue when the trial
resumes on March 20.
The case is one of three to be heard by
Wortham that involve judicial ballot placement.
Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan’s office is
actively investigating the cases for any criminal
activity.
Police seek carjacking suspects
Investigators from
the Harris County
Sheriff’s Office are
seeking the public’s
help in identifying
two suspects who allegedly carjacked a
man at gunpoint in his
driveway in the 10000
block of Sagebluff early Wednesday, Jan. 29.
According to authorities, the victim was letting his Chevy Silverado warm up around 4:15
a.m. when a man tapped a pistol on his window
and told him to get out of the vehicle.
After getting out of the vehicle, the armed
suspect then demanded the victim hand over his
wallet and cell phone.
The victim complied, and the suspect, along
with a second male, fled the scene in the man’s
truck.
The suspects later tried to use the man’s credit
card at a local bank but were unsuccessful.
Photos taken by the bank’s video surveillance
system have now been released.
The first suspect is described as an Asian
Pacific male, between 20 and 25 years old and
standing about 5 feet 4 inches tall. He was wearing a gray hoodie. The second suspect is described only as wearing a black hoodie.
The two men are also suspected of using the
stolen vehicle to commit home invasions in Pasadena and Houston on that same day.
Anyone with information about the identity and/or location of these robbery suspects is
asked to call Crime Stoppers of Houston at 713222-TIPS (8477) or submit a tip to www.iwatch
harriscounty.com.
iWatchHarrisCounty is the HCSO’s free mobile phone app that allows the public to report
suspicious persons and/or activity anonymously,
anywhere, any time.
Bolen makes
New York
Times
best-seller list
Former Leader news editor
Cheryl Bolen holds copies of
the Feb. 3 New York Times and
the USA Today in which
Scandalous Brides, a digital
boxed set she did with three
other authors, ranked number 4 (combined print-digital
best-seller list) and number
12, respectively. See related
story on Page 2A.
Photo submitted
Page 2 Section A, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Thursday, February 20, 2014
Deaths
In My Opinion
Deschamps praises
local officers
candidate for Agriculture Commissioner Eric Opiela. Thank you for your time.
Best Regards,
Hampton Williams
A Clear Water Plan for All Texans
I would like to express my appreciIt’s no secret that Texas has a water
ation for two of our local law enforcement officers from Harris County Pre- problem. The Texas Legislature finally
cinct 2, Corporal Sanchez and Deputy took a step last session toward funding
Brinkley. They averted a burglary at my our statewide water plan.
Far too often, government just
place of business by an armed perpetrator. A wonderful concerned citizen throws money at a problem and walks
flagged them down and they respond- away. That’s why Texas needs strong
ed immediately catching him in the act. leadership that will make sure that we
Too often we hear “where are the po- use those funds wisely and develop
lice when you need them?” I was very our water resources for the long term.
The Texas Agriculture Commissionglad they were here when I needed
them! I am truly thankful for their rapid er is the only statewide elected official
response and professional handling of directly charged with development of
rural water infrastructure, and we need
the situation.
Lenette Deschamps D.V.M. a commissioner who will take a leadership role in dealing with the water issues facing our state. That’s one of the
reasons I’m running to be your next Ag
Commissioner.
For you folks that go with the flow of
As a fifth-generation rancher as
the GOP, you think your’e future and well as an attorney, I’ve dealt with our
well being and the countries rests with drought’s impact on my own land and
the Rand Pauls, the Mrco Rubio’s All also represented landowners seeking
you have are future and potential RI- protect their water rights. Texas needs
NO’s There’s no question in my thinking a clear plan. Here’s mine:
Ted Cruz is a fence sitter. Today Pugs
1. Restore rural representation on
lack good sound leadership. You need the Texas Water Development Board.
a junkyard dog all you got is a bunch Agriculture and rural Texans provide a
of puppies purring around Obama’s quarter of the funds for new water inankles! and liberal ankles. yappin and frastructure under Proposition 6, and
barking. Tail a waggin. rollin over waitin are the most hurt in times of drought.
for someone to scratch their belly and They need to have a seat at the table.
pick up their poop.
2. Prioritize spending projects to
A lot of Americans put a lot of effort address critical needs first. Rural areas
into their duties in the Middle East, Viet only receive 10 percent of infrastrucNam and Korea. and WW2.
ture funds, but have greater need. We
The combined threat of their ad- also lose 12% of our water statewide to
versaries in those conflicts pales in system loss. What good will new resercomparison with the danger the Liber- voirs serve us if our pipes are broken?
al Party and liberals represents to our We need to prioritize funding to repair
country.
our failing water infrastructure first.
Pugs do a lot of demanded (sic) this
3. Repair our water law to better
and that filing motions that they know protect water rights. Private property
they cant garner enough support for rights are the cornerstone of our libfrom fellow repugs. its like the West erty. All of Texas has needs, but those
Minister Dog Show, hey, look at me needs must take into account the propim fine, I’m workin hard here, But you erty rights that Texans hold so dear.
only see them in this type of demeanor
It’s is time for leadership in Austin on
when they are up for re election. its no the issue of water to make sure our tax
different with our local representatives dollars are not wasted and our water
im a pit bull, but in reality he’s a ankle plan includes all Texans. Eric Opiela
biter.Yipin and yapin running around in
Republican Candidate for Agriculture
circles chasing his tail who has to stop
Commissioner, Karnes City, TX
and as to relieve him self on the lawn,
get a drink of water a bite to eat then
wait for a pat on the head, and those
words of reward, good boy At the same
time we bestow upon them the honors
Bay Area Houston idol has been very
we do, we discover its us the taxpayer well received this year and for each
they are relieving themselves upon.
preliminary event we have had standA.C. Volper ing room only. We are now coming into
the semi-finals and finals, for these two
events you must have a $10.00 ticket.
The tickets can be purchased in advance on www.BayAreaHoustonIdol.
My name is Art Oswald and I’m a com and 100% of the tickets sales
precinct chair in the Clear Lake area. goes to Community in Schools-Bay
Several years ago, I served on five Area.
grand juries in Harris County, one of
In the past some of you (my perwhich investigated a Supreme Court sonal friends) have been able to sit
Justice’s family for alleged wrong do- at some of the reserved for sponsor
ing. Fortunately, he lost his next state tables when the sponsor was not atrace.
tending. For the semi-finals and finals
We are now in the situation again all sponsors will be attending and the
where the Chief Justice of the Texas YourTownTV.com sponsor table will
Supreme Court is running for election be filled with the people working the
and he has the longest running ethics check-in, the doors for ticket sales,
violation of the Texas Ethics Commis- etc. So, I will not have a seat available.
sion. He has appealed it and it has lan- I know some of you want to come, so
guished for over five years. I just read the best advice I can give you is to buy
recently that he is again involved with a ticket in advance, we do have a limquestionable campaign expenditures it to the number of people allowed in
and a complaint has been filed.
the building and we hope to reach max
It is time to clean up the Texas Su- capacity. In addition, you may need to
preme Court.
have someone come early to hold your
I have known his opponent, Robert table because they do fill fast. There is
Talton, for more than forty years. He no reserved seating.
was a State Representative for sixteen
Having said all of this I hope you will
years in the Pasadena area and served come because the talent is unbelievwith honor and integrity. Join me in able this year. It is going to be a hard
supporting Robert and help return the decision for the judges to pick just 10 to
Court to a fair, impartial independent move to the finals. We still need a coustatus by voting for him, Robert Talton. ple of volunteers for last two nights, we
Sincerely,
Art Oswald would need you to work from 5:00pm
to about 7:30pm, if anyone is interested you would have a seat at YTTV’s
table for the event and would not have
to buy a ticket and you could say been
there done that, have the T-shirt, beBelow is the text of a letter for your cause you do receive one.
This is the best advice I can offer
consideration regarding the Texas water plan. As you are likely aware, vot- you and I hope you can all come. Thank
ers last November supported funding you for your support of the event, Bay
of developing new water resources af- Area Houston has some great talent
ter 15 years of inaction in Austin. This and this is a nice way to showcase their
article proposes a simple prioritization abilities.
Thanks,
Bonnie Lem
plan that we hope your readers will
President/CEO, Bay Area Houston
consider. It is authored by Republican
A.C. Volper writes
on Republicans
Bay Area Houston
Idol hosting event
Janice DeRouen
Chassay
Janice Marie DeRouen
Chassay, 71, died on Monday,
Feb. 17, 2014, concluding a
long fight with multiple sclerosis. She was born on Feb. 7,
1943, in Lake Charles, La.,
to Marie Funk DeRouen and
Lucius DeRouen, the elder of
two daughters.
After graduating from LaGrange High School in Louisiana and working for South
Central Bell, she married
her high school sweetheart,
Charles Chassay, on Sept. 7,
1963, at St. Margaret Catholic Church in Lake Charles.
Married for 50 years, Janice
and Charles raised their two
sons, Mark and Trent, in
Houston.
Residing in Sagemont for
48 years, Chassay loved playing bridge, and the friendships she made within her
neighborhood were a source
of joy for her. She loved
Christmas most of all and she
shared her joy by delivering
presents to all of her Lake
Charles relatives.
Chassay is survived by her
husband of 50 years, Charles;
sons Mark (Kimberly) and
Trent (Catherine); grandchildren Huston Chassay and
Katie (Al) Bear; great-grandchildren Alton and Arthur
Bear; her mother, Marie
Funk DeRouen; sister Becky
DeRouen; in-laws Patricia
Chassay and Roger Chassay;
and many cousins, nieces,
nephews and godchildren.
The funeral Mass will
be Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, at
11 a.m. at St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church, 11011
Hall Road, with the Rev. Sean
P. Horrigan presiding. A reception will follow in the parish hall.
The rite of committal will
be at Goos Cemetery in Lake
Charles.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be
made to Multiple Sclerosis
Research at UT Health (P.O.
Box 301413, Dallas, TX
75303-1413) or the Catholic
Charities of the Archdiocese
of Galveston-Houston (www.
catholiccharities.org).
Françoise
Bastide Russell
Françoise Bastide Russell,
84, died Thursday, Feb. 6,
2014. She was born in Paris,
France, on Aug. 12, 1929.
She was a former 13-year
South Belt area resident.
Russell was preceded in
death by her son, Steven Russell.
She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Bill Russell
of Plano, Texas; daughterin-law Delores Russell of
Jacksonville, Fla.; son Tony
Russell and wife Fayellen
Russell of Sageglen; daughter Patricia Wakim and husband Jean-Claude of Plano;
sister Nicole Mathurin and
husband Rene of Reigneville,
France; grandchildren Rebec-
CCISD spelling bee champs
It took more than five
hours, but finally, there were
two students left standing in
the Clear Creek Independent
School District annual spelling bee.
For the fourth straight
year, Syamantak Payra, an
eighth-grader at Westbrook
Intermediate School, won
first place. The winning
word was dermal.
The CCISD Spelling Bee
was held Saturday, Feb. 8, at
Mossman Elementary in
League City.
Sharil Maredia, a sixthgrader at League City Intermediate, won second place.
Payra will advance to the
Houston PBS Spelling Bee
which will be televised live
from the Houston PBS Studios on March 29. He won
the Houston PBS Spelling
Bee last year and advanced
to the national contest where
he earned a seventh-place
tie.
The Houston PBS Spelling Bee is the qualifying
bee for 42 Texas counties
for the Scripps National
Spelling Bee, the nation’s
long-standing educational
promotion since 1925.
The top two spellers of
the Houston PBS Spelling
Bee win an all-expense-paid
trip to Washington, D.C., to
represent Houston at the
Scripps National Spelling
Bee during Bee Week.
The grand prize of the
2014 national contest carries
a prestigious victory along
with more than $40,000 in
cash and other prizes.
Oswald supports
Robert Talton
Opiela on developing
new water resources
Local library events set
Parker Williams Library
The following events are scheduled for the Parker Williams Library, 10851 Scarsdale
Blvd., Feb. 20 through Feb. 26.
Volunteers from AARP Tax-Aide will be in the library meeting room to assist with tax
questions and filing a tax return Mondays through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. through
April 14. Call the library for more information.
Movie Madness is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 20, at 4 p.m. Phone the library for
title. Also on Feb. 20, a lesson on How to Create Ebooks will be presented from 4 to 5:30
p.m. This is recommended for ages 12 years and up.
A teen movie will be shown at 4 p.m. on Feb. 26. Call the library for movie title.
On Feb. 27, at 2:30 p.m. there will be a book discussion on The Butler by Will Haywood.
Preschool storytime is at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, and toddler storytime is at 10:30 a.m.
Thursday.
Vietnamese storytime is held every Saturday at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., noon and 2:30 p.m.
For more information on these programs, call the library at 281-484-2036.
Bracewell Neighborhood Library
The Bracewell Neighborhood Library, 9002 Kingspoint Drive, recently announced its
programs for Feb. 20 through Feb. 26.
On Thursday, Feb. 20, Computer Basics is scheduled at 2 p.m., Internet Basics at 3:30
p.m., and Intro to MS Powerpoint at 5 p.m.
Para los Ninos bilingual storytime and activities will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb.
25.
Baby/toddler storytime will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 26, with a baby/
toddler playgroup at 11 a.m.
On Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 3:15 p.m., Computer Basics is scheduled, and at 4:30 p.m.,
is Internet Basics.
For information about any of these programs, call the Bracewell Neighborhood
Library at 832-393-2580.
Left to right, Sharil Maredia, a sixth-grader at League City Intermediate,
won second place at the CCISD Spelling Bee, while Syamantak Payra, an
eighth-grader at Westbrook Intermediate, took first place. Both students will
advance to the Houston PBS Spelling Bee on March 29.
Photo submitted
Bolen lands on New York Times,
USA Today best-seller lists
A former news editor of the
South Belt Leader who
launched her novel writing
career 17 years ago has achieved the milestone of landing on the New York Times and
USA Today best-seller lists.
Cheryl Bolen, with three
other historical authors represented in Scandalous Brides,
was number 4 on the Times
combined print-digital list,
and they reached number 12
on the USA Today list. These
two lists are considered the
most prestigious and reflect
extremely high sales volume
across retail outlets.
Scandalous Brides, a digital-only boxed set of these
four authors’ best-selling
novels, went on sale Jan. 13
and was represented on the
Feb. 3 Times list. Bolen’s
book in the collection is A
Lady by Chance which was
originally published only in
paperback in 2000. In 2011,
Bolen got her rights back and
published it as an e-book and
the following year also
offered it in print.
A Lady by Chance was on
the Top 100 best-sellers in
historical romance on Amazon for two years and is currently being translated into
German by Crossings. It had
previously been published in
Dutch.
The three other authors
are Annette Blair of Rhode
Island, Brenda Hiatt (a Texas
A&M graduate) now living
in Indiana, and Lucinda
Brant of New Zealand. These
authors’ historical novels
have all been Amazon bestsellers. They comprise a third
of the authors who make up
the Jewels of Historical
Romance (http://jewelsofhis
toricalromance.com/), who
have banded together to offer
special contests for readers as
well as a Jewels Salon on
Facebook (https://www.face
book.com/groups/29811699
0288606/) where they hang
out with readers.
“To be truthful,” Bolen
said, “we were hoping to land
at number 150 on the USA
Today list. It tracks the top
150 best-selling works
regardless of genre – whether
a book’s hardback, paper,
e-book, fiction or nonfiction.
I never dreamed we’d come
in as high as we did.”
She said she looked all
over Pearland as well as the
South Belt for a copy of the
paper but couldn’t find one.
“My son, Johnny [a 1986
Dobie graduate], was almost
as excited as I was. He went
all around the Galleria area,
where his office is located,
buying up copies.”
Bolen’s first book, an
English-set historical romance novel titled A Duke
Deceived, was published by
Harlequin Historical in 1998,
and she was named Notable
New Author the following
year. Since then she has pub-
lished 17 other works set in
Jane Austen’s England, an
award-winning World War II
love story, and five contemporary romantic suspense
novels. Two of those are set in
England and three in Texas.
She has written for four
publishers, including being
the launch romance author
for Montlake in its Kindle
Serials last year with Falling
for Frederick, a lighthearted
mystery which is the first in
her Stately Homes Murder
series.
Bolen holds a journalism/
English degree from the University of Texas and a master’s in education from the
University of Houston. She
worked at the Leader for 12
years, non-consecutively,
from 1979 until 1997. Her
son, James Bo Bolen, a 1990
Dobie graduate, now performs many of those same
duties at the Leader.
She is married to John
Bolen, who has taught at San
Jacinto College since 1971.
They moved to Sagemont in
1971 and though they have
moved, they’re still in the
South Belt area.
More information is available at www.CherylBolen.
com, and she says she would
love to have “friends” connect with her at Cheryl Bolen
Books Facebook page, https:
//www.facebook.com/pages/
Cheryl-Bolen-Books/146842
652076424.
ca Hewiett and husband Josh
Heweitt, Catherine Russell,
Sydney Russell, Christian
Wakim, Natasha Wakim, Steven Dittrich, Ellen Dittrich,
and Alicia Dittrich; first
great-grandchild Nolan Hewiett; and nieces, nephews and
other family members and
friends.
Françoise and Bill moved
to San Antonio shortly after
meeting and marrying in Paris, France. She followed Bill
to many locations prior to settling in the South Belt area in
1970. She was active with the
L’Alliance Française and her
children’s activities as they
attended Meador Elementary,
Beverly Hills Intermediate
and Dobie High School.
In 1983 she, her husband
and daughter relocated to
Portland, Ore., before finally
settling in Plano in 1996.
Russell enjoyed sewing
and had a passion for cooking and baking, which she
enjoyed sharing with family
and friends.
The funeral service was
held Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014,
at Mission Park Funeral
Chapel South in San Antonio. She was laid to rest at
the family’s Woodland Cemetery. A luncheon followed at
the home of her niece, Vickie
Munoz, of San Antonio.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Susan G. Komen Foundation in
honor of Russell.
Marie Lerlene
Pewitt
Marie Lerlene (Bellar)
Pewitt, 94, died in Spring,
Texas, on Jan. 25, 2014. She
was born on April 16, 1919,
in Cookeville, Tenn.
Pewitt was one of Sagemont’s original residents,
moving to the South Belt area
in 1969 with her husband Bernard and children Michael,
Tere and Kevan Pewitt. Tere
attended Beverly Hills Intermediate and Dobie High
School, graduating in 1975,
and Kevan attended Stuchbery
Elementary, Thompson Intermediate and freshman year at
Dobie, graduating from Tomball High School. Living on
Sagewillow until 1977, the
Pewitt family saw Sagemont
grow extensively before they
moved to Pinehurst, north of
Tomball, Texas.
Pewitt is preceded in death
by her parents, Linnie Mae
Sliger and Earnest Freeman
Bellar, and her husband, Bernard Bruce Pewitt.
She is survived by sons
David Buck of Alcoa, Tenn.,
Michael Pewitt of Conroe,
and Kevan Pewitt of Houston; daughter Tere Pewitt Perry of Pearland; granddaughters Nicole and Kristin Pewitt
of Houston, Marti Molpus
and Becki Hunt of Tennesse;
grandsons Christopher and
Robert Buck of Tennessee;
and 10 great-grandchildren.
Pewitt graduated with
salutatorian honors in 1937
from Cookeville High School
where she was a member of
the Beta Club and active on
the annual (yearbook) staff.
She loved education, teaching in a one-room schoolhouse with no electricity in
rural Tennessee for many
years.
Her life took her later to
work at Oakridge, Tenn.,
where she met the love of her
life, Bernard Bruce Pewitt.
They were married in Walker County, Ga., on Jan. 26,
1947, and remained married
until her husband’s death on
Aug. 5, 1990. Throughout
their years of marriage, they
traveled the world, living for
many years in Aruba and in
Saudi Arabia, and visiting
Switzerland, Majorca, Egypt
and much of Europe before
returning to the United States
to raise a family.
Pewitt loved gardening, growing roses, flowers and vegetables wherever she lived. An avid
reader, she loved mystery
novels and historical fiction.
Active in a sewing club centered in Sagemont, Pewitt’s
artistic talents focused on oil
painting. Many of her paintings were sold at local and
state art competitions and
hang in area businesses today.
In later years, Pewitt took
up the hobby of miniatures
with her daughter Tere, creating lifelike scale reproductions of houses, rooms
and their interior design and
decoration. She was active in
the international miniatures
group, Ocelots, participating in many online miniature conventions with fellow
members through her late 80s
to early 90s. Up until the time
of her death, she was still
active in the Houston-area
miniatures club, N.U.T.S., a
NAME-affiliated (National
Association of Miniatures
Enthusiasts) group of fellow
artists and craftsmen.
Funeral services were
held at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31,
2014, at Klein Funeral Home
in Tomball.
Internment followed in
Klein Memorial Park in Pinehurst, where Pewitt was laid
to rest next to her husband.
Trevor Judson
Cole
Trevor Judson Cole, 21,
of Pearland, died on Friday,
Feb. 14, 2014. He was born
on April 7, 1992.
Cole attended school in
the Alvin School district until
his senior year, and he graduated from Baytown Sterling
High School in 2010. He began playing football and Little League baseball at the age
of 4 and continued playing
select baseball as he grew up.
He was a member of the Manvel High School and Baytown Sterling High School
baseball teams throughout his
high school career.
After high school, Cole
attended Ranger Junior College where he played college
baseball. He also devoted
his time to youth baseball
by umpiring. One of his favorite things was watching
his younger brother excel
on his high school baseball
and football teams. He was a
walking sports encyclopedia
and could recite any sports
fact anyone would ever want
to know.
Cole is preceded in death
by his grandmother, Beverlye Cole, a former longtime
teacher at Pasadena High
School; grandfather Charles
Johnson, one of Dobie High
School’s first coaches; and
his uncle, Joe Don Cole.
He is survived by his
parents, Sandi Copes of
Pearland, Jud Cole of Pasadena, stepfather Scott Copes,
and his father’s companion, Stacey Hodge; brother
Hayden Cole of Pearland and
stepbrothers Will and Kaden
Copes; grandparents Gladys and Pat Welfl of Victoria,
Don Cole of Pasadena, and
Gloria Johnson of Pasadena;
stepgrandparents Billy and
Bonnie Copes of Goliad;
aunt and uncles Vicki and
Don Adair of Pflugerville,
Janna and Joe Bennett of
Spring, Wade Welfl of Victoria, Tara West of Pasadena,
Charlie Johnson of Corpus
Christi, and Mike West of
Deer Park; and step-uncle
Stephen Copes of San Antonio; cousins Chase, Austin
and Averi Adair, Cole and
Jake Bennett, Taylor, Tanner
and Mason West, and Charlie Jr. and Jadyn Johnson; as
well as many other family
members and friends.
A rosary service was recited Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, at
St. Helen’s Catholic Church.
A Mass of Christian burial was held at St. Helen’s in
Pearland on Tuesday, Feb. 18,
at 10 a.m.
The family has asked that
in lieu of flowers, those who
wish may direct a memorial
donation to the Trevor Cole
Memorial Fund at any Wells
Fargo Bank 3327994350
https://www.giveforward.
com/fund raiser/w104/trevorcole-memorial-fund.
Words of comfort may
be shared with the family at
www.southparkfunerals.com.
Jimmy Edwin
Walters
Jimmy Edwin Walters,
84, died on Monday, Feb. 10,
2014, at Memorial Hermann
Southeast Hospital.
He was born March 2,
1929, the son of Frank and
Evelyn Franks Walters. He
grew up in Hope, Ark., and
attended school there. He and
Peggy Perrin married Aug.
27, 1950. They both graduated from Ouachita Baptist
University in Arkadelphia,
Ark., in 1951. He served in
the Army during the Korean
conflict. After his discharge,
he and his wife taught in
Hot Springs, Ark., and then
moved to Pasadena, Texas.
Walters taught chemistry at South Houston High
School, and then transfered
to Clear Creek High School
where he taught and headed
the science department and
then served as assistant principal. In 1973, he was named
the Outstanding Chemistry
Teacher for the State of Texas by the American Chemical
Society. He also served on
the Texas state textbook selection committee.
After retiring in 1988, he
participated in marathons
and triathlons all over the
world including the Hawaii
Ironman Triathlon, Boston
and New York marathons and
multiple Houston marathons
as well as events in Australia,
France and England.
Walters is survived by his
wife of 63 years, Peggy, of
Friendswood; daughter Ann
Boss and husband Fred of
Salem, Ore.; son Phil Walters and wife Lorraine of The
Woodlands; grandchildren
Kate Boss and fiancé Henry Jinings, Lindsay Walters,
and Sarah Kelber and husband Judah; great-grandsons
Isaac and Aaron Kelber; and
his brother, Bill Walters, and
wife Pat from Austin.
A memorial celebration
of Walters’ life was held for
friends and family at Golfcrest Country Club on Saturday, Feb. 15, with the Rev.
Rosemary Dubois presiding.
A donation in Walters’
memory may be sent to
Friendswood United Methodist Church or the American
Heart Association.
Patricia Jane
Annweiler
Patricia Jane Annweiler,
73, died Monday, Feb. 17,
2014. She was born on Oct.
26, 1940, in Wichita Falls,
Texas, to Michael Frances
Bullinger and Dorothy Hartman Bullinger. She graduated
from Ball High School, Galveston, in 1959.
She married her high school
sweetheart, Frank Annweiler,
on June 26, 1960. She had a
strong faith in God and was
a longtime member of Gloria
Dei Lutheran Church where
she served on numerous ministry programs. She adored
her family, friends, and her
bichon, Molly Rose. She
loved relaxing in her back
yard, gardening and spending time with her daughter,
friends, and spoiling her
granddaughters.
Anweiler was preceded in
death by her parents and her
husband.
She is survived by her
daughter, Suzie Annweiler Wilson; granddaughters Sydney,
Claire and Erin Wilson; her
twin brother, Mike Bullinger;
and her sister, Sue Brady.
Annweiler’s final resting place will be with her
husband at Forest Park East
Cemetary in League City.
Memorial donations may be
made to M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
A visitation will be held
Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014,
from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Gloria
Dei Lutheran Church chapel.
The memorial service will
be Friday, Feb. 21, at 3 p.m.
in the Gloria Dei Lutheran
Church chapel, 18220 Upper
Bay Road in Houston.
SBHLL seeks carnival vendors
The Sagemont-Beverly Hills Little League is seeking
crafts, food and merchandise vendors to participate in
the league’s opening day carnival on Saturday, March 1.
Booth spaces are $100 per vendor. Those interested
in participating should email league officials at sbhll@
hotmail.com.
Thursday, February 20, 2014, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Section A, Page 3
Dobie High School announces fourth six-weeks honor rolls
Dobie High School recently released its honor rolls for
the fourth six-weeks grading
period. Students earning status are:
Ninth grade
Honor roll
Ahmad Hussein Abusaif,
Tyjanae Roshel Adams Williams, Maite Albarran, Aliana
Cristina Aleman, Adrianna
Alise Allen, Marina Rosalyn
Allen, Cera Elizabeth Alvarado, Daniel Alvarez, Delia
Guadalupe Amador, Sara
Ester Amaya and Gennevive
Uzoamaka Anagbogu.
Edgar Arzate, Cristian Ernesto Ascencio, Lidia Avitia,
Ahmed Maytham Badr,
Keauhna Jhonea Bailey, Dante
Latroy Baines, Alan Emilio
Ballesteros Rivera, Jaylon
Deon Bolden, Stephanie Magdalena Bonilla, Adam Quinton
Boswell, Daniel Joseph
Brader and Hannah M. Brady.
Caylah Jaymes Brooks,
Robert Erving Brown, Jessica
Yvette Bustamante, Andrea
Montserrat Cahue, Daniela
Campo, Mandy Thuy Cao,
Valentin Capulin, Katie Ann
Carnish, Diana Elizabeth
Castillo, Macalyn M. CastroCardenas, Gabriela Cavazos
and Deandre Alexander Childs.
Garrett Victor Chollett,
Kristy Jeanette Christmas,
Brandon Van Chung, Bethany
Grace Cook, Tristan Issac
Cool, Kevin Joseph Cortez,
Sydney Grace Cotton, Alyssa
Ann Cruz, David Alejandro
Cruz, Melissa Sarahi Cruz,
Alyssa Nicole Cumpian and
Nicole Marie Cypert.
Allison Marie Dasilva,
Alexandra Rocio De Alejandro, Angelica Cuaping Dejesus, Jacob Elan Delagarza,
Stephanie Shaianne Delagarza, Ariel Jordan Delarosa,
Ashley Ann Deveza, Hodda
Arsan Diab, Hung Tony Dinh,
Joshuah Arthur Dobbs and
Jose Narciso Duarte.
Ryan Vaughn Ehlinger,
Cristobal Flores, Yohana Galvan, Karla Emperatriz Gamez,
Andrea Alamar Garcia Cantu,
Brianna Elizabeth Garcia,
Hugo Garcia, Jonatan Fermin
Garcia, Kenia Giselle Garcia,
Leslie Alejandra Garcia, Crystal Garza and Ivonne Monsterrat Gauna Montalvo.
Alejandro Jesus Gaytan,
Justin Allen Gee, Gyron Isaiah
Gittens Johnson, Eric Gomez,
Francesca Gomez, Daniel Gabriel Gonzales, Holly Sophia
Gonzales, Carmen C. Gonzalez Garcia, Eliana Giselle
Gonzalez, Sandra Luz Gonzalez, Vanessa A. Gonzalez and
Stephanie Alexis Goudeau.
Taylor Jhane Grace, Leann
Marie Guerrero, Jennifer
Gutierrez, Vincent Michael
Gutierrez, Sarah Crystal Guzman, Christian M. Hampton,
Daniel Jared Harder, Brandon
Tyler Harris, Myles Avery
Harris, Kallie Nicole Hart,
Justice Kerissa Henderson and
Lada Heng.
Ariana Lenae Henry, Katrina Elisabeth Herazo, Joselyn
Hernandez Valle, Erika Lisett
Hernandez, Selena Marie Hernandez, Ashley J. Hicks,
Howard Dewayne Hilliard,
David Vinh Ho, Hainhu Ho,
My Ha Hoang Ho, Michelle
Ngoc Thao Hoang and Avery
Kaine Hodges.
Dechanelle Nickay Howell,
Jason Huerta, Darius Larenz
Hypolite, Alberto Ibarra, Aryn
Danielle Ibarra, Esmeralda
Ibarra, Sarathany Duong In,
Jacob Ryan Izaguirre, Tea
Ajuha Jackson, Brady Houston Jacobs, Marisol Jasso
Huerta, Alexis Celeste Jimenez and Danielle S. Jones.
Gabrielle Aneas Jones,
Tareen Jahan Kazi, La’claudia
Ty Kee Anna Labarrera, Giselle Emelissa Landa, Isabel
C. Lara-Martinez, Nathan
Murrell Lazenberry, Anna
Nguyen Le, Bobby Nhiyen
Le, Emily Ngoc Le, Jenny
Thu Le, Nga Thanh Le and
Phuong-Thy Mai Le.
Quynh Nguyen Hai Le,
Tommy Le, Autumn Lynn
Lefever, Leslie Licea, Kacie
Lyn Little, Deiny Brizeida
Loeza, Sarah Ruth Loftin,
Orlando Nigel Logan, Julia
M. Lohse, Mauricio Alan
Lopez Leal, Alyssa Leann
Lopez, Darani Arely Lopez
and Denis Eusebio Lopez.
Ivonne Stephanie Lopez,
Miguel Alexis Lopez, Albert
Luu, Ashley Clarissa Maldonado, Oscar Maldonado,
Alejandro Andres Marron,
Ana Martinez, Briana Alexis
Martinez, Isabel Socorro
Martinez, Mariana Alejandra
Martinez, Nathalie Martinez
and Samantha Marie Martinez.
Vanessa Alejandra Marti-
nez, Jade Jazzmin Matamoros,
Evan Thomas Mauk, Halie
Danielle Medina, Denisse
Mejia, Marisa Mendieta,
David Zachary Mendiola-Garcia, Yecica Mendoza, Rana
Osama Mohamad, Rebecca
Edith Monge and Francelli
Galilea Monreal.
Armando Montelongo, Jordan Chase Moreno, Jade Thi
Mottu, Isaiah A. Munoz, Tyler
Matthew Myers, Summer
Kamleh Naser, Karen Neira,
Amber Chanel Newsom, Tiffany Phan Ngo, Albert Trieu
Nguyen, Anh Ngoc Truc
Nguyen, Diana Thanh Nguyen
and Elton Duy Long Nguyen.
Kimberly Ngoc Nguyen,
Martin Anh Vu Nguyen, Mi
Hieu Nguyen, Phuong Hong
Thi Nguyen, Thuanh Vu
Nguyen, Tin Nhan Nguyen,
Tina Mongduytien Nguyen,
Vicky My Nguyen, Thanh Van
Nguyenvo, Rebecca Lynn Nickelson and Iyesogie Stephanie
Ogbonmwan.
Oriana Inez Olivo, Johnny
Rey Ordaz, Giselle Ailyn
Oviedo, Brenda Marie Oyervides, Alexis Padilla, Jesus
Manuel Paredes, Amy Hasmukh Patel, Michael Leroy
Peavy, Marcela Gabriella
Pena, Yessika Lizeth Pena,
Jennifer Stephanie Penate and
Ashley Christine Perez.
Julissa Perez, Anna Truc
Pham, Jack Pham, Jesse Vu
Pham, Kevin Khang Ba Pham,
Matthew Thuan Phan, Sandy
Bui Phan, Vy Hong Phan,
Herberth Alejandro Polio
Argueta, Kenia Lisette Polio,
Frazier Science Fair winners named
Frazier Elementary recently announced its 20132014 Science Fair winners. They are, left to right,
(front row) Emma Gonzalez, fourth place; Adrianna Golden, first place; Isabell Leza, tie for fifth
place, (back row) Audrey Owens, third place;
Jayden Barbosa, second place; and Alissa Dawson,
tie for fifth place. These students will represent
Frazier Elementary at the Pasadena Independent
School District Elementary Science Fair.
Photo submitted
San Jac to present Young Frankenstein
The San Jacinto College
Central Campus Theatre
and Film Department will
present Young Frankenstein,
a musical comedy based on
a book by Mel Brooks and
Thomas Meehan.
The show will be performed at the Central Campus Slocomb Auditorium,
8060 Spencer Highway in
Pasadena.
Show dates and times are
Feb. 19, 20, 21, and 22 with
a 7:30 p.m. curtain. A matinee will be performed on
Sunday, Feb. 23, at 2:30
p.m.
General admission tickets are $15 per person, with
a discount of $13 per person
for tickets bought and
picked up two days in
advance of any show.
The performance is rated
PG-13 for language and
adult humor.
Young Frankenstein is
based on the 1974 comedy
film of the same name that
From left, the Monster (Chris Meyers), Dr. Frankenstein (Aaron Alford) and
chorus member (Amber Cadena of South Belt) rehearse a scene from San
Jacinto College’s production of Young Frankenstein, a musical comedy that
opens Feb. 19.
Photo by Rob Vanya
was directed by Brooks,
who described it as his best
film. It is a parody of the
horror film genre, especially
the 1931 adaptation of Mary
Shelly’s book, Frankenstein,
and its 1939 sequel, Son of
Frankenstein.
The story follows bright
young Dr. Frankenstein (or
Fronkenstoeen) as he
attempts to complete his
grandfather’s masterwork
and bring a corpse to life.
Together with his oddly
shaped and endearing helper Igor (or Eye-gor), his
curvaceous lab assistant
Inga, and in spite of his fiancé, Elizabeth, Frankenstein
succeeds in creating a monster, but not without scary
and often hilarious complications.
The show is billed as a
“monster new musical comedy” from the creators of
the Broadway hit The
Producers.
The show includes memorable songs, such as The
Transylvania Mania, He Vas
My Boyfriend, and Puttin’
on the Ritz. “The show is
scientifically proven, monstrously good entertainment, and the only place
you will witness a singing
and dancing laboratory
experiment in the largest
tuxedo ever made,” commented Dr. Jerry Ivins,
Central campus theatre and
film department artistic
director.
The Broadway production of the show garnered
many positive reviews. The
Los Angeles Times described
it as “delightfully nutty, glittering, buoyant fun that
tickles its audience into
high spirits.”
The Hollywood Reporter
called the play “a highly
entertaining musical-comedy spectacular featuring
endless doses of Mel Brooks
classic humor; a hilarious
crowd-pleaser.”
Dejanise Ty’vea Pradia, Vivian Arlen Prado and Austin
James Pritchett.
Faridhe Yamelli Puente,
Roberto Quezada, Anthony
Quiroz, Sara Eliza Ramirez,
Jennifer Jessica Reales, Tyler
James Redmon, Brianna Rae
Reed, Jose Maria Reyes
Rivera, Cesar Ivan Reyes,
Wilmer O. Reyes, Anfernee
Jay Reyna, Emily Rios and
Geovanni Jesus Rios.
Carlos Emmanuel Rivas,
Dereck Jay Rivera, Lesdy
Iveth Rivera, Kaylyn Marie
Rivers, Hilda Paola Rodriguez
Garza, Bailey Renee Rodriguez, Benjamin G Rodriguez,
Hugo Cesar Rodriguez,
Sanjuana Esperanza Romero,
Jacquelyn Marie Rubio and
Lorissa Victoria Saiz.
Ernesto Salas, Ashley Salazar, Luis Ramon Salazar,
Ashley Nicole Salinas, Ricardo Salinas, Clarissa Marie
Sanchez, Victoria Guadalupe
Sanchez, Megan Nicole
Schuetz, Naseem Mahrokh
Shafaei, Iris Krystal Sinisterra,
Alaina Nicole Sitka and,
Davonte Moshe Smith.
Zhianel Dejohnia Smith,
Alyssa Celia Solis, Roberto
Solis, Christian Ryan Sosa,
Terell Jonathan Francois
Soudine, Laura Katherine
Stephens, Isabella Yasmin
Tamayo, Ikea Marie Taylor,
Catherine Thanh Thai, Michelle Raye Thomas and Crischelle Ranae Thompson.
Jesus M. Tijerina, Jazlyn
Marie Evora Tobias, Adrian
Torres, Diana Nicole Torres,
Lorena Torres, Laura Aidee
Torres-Gomez, Anna Ha-My
Tran, Daniel Hoai-Nam Tran,
Elizabeth Baotran Tran, Heidi
Dung Tran, Joanne Tran,
Kimngan Thi Tran, Vinh Qang
Tran and Vinh Thanh Tran.
Mariana Chavez Triana,
Kevin Truong, Diana Pamela
Tufino, Kellie Amanda Tyer,
Malaina Unique Valdez, Wendy
Raquel Vargas, Hugo Gilberto
Velarde, Ashley Delcarmen
Veratudela, Vanessa Nicole
Villa, Jolissa Lynn Villalobos
and Vondaria Anisa Vincent.
Phuc Tran Ngoc Vo, Anthony Long Vu, Rachel Nhi
Vu, Rebecca Kim Anh Vu,
Van Vu, Vincent Minh Quan
Vu, Logan Oneal Walker,
Lorez Lonn Walker, Georgette
Vanelle Nzouatchoua Wandji,
Craig Davon Wilks and
Charish La Nae Williams.
Destiny Lynn Williams,
Jazsmin Sharell Williams,
Skylar Elise Williams, Raven
Anjell Wilson, Kaelon Jamaul
Woods, Agnes Nicole Yanney,
Oscar Zachary Zarate, Toni
Alexis Zatarain, Roberto
Rafael Zavaleta and Donnell
Dewon Zeigler.
Tenth grade
Honor roll
Gerardo Acevedo, Abrahan
Alanis, Noemi Armenta,
Garett Lee Armstrong, Oscar
Arredondo, Alondra Arriaga,
Alexandra Nicole Banda,
Yenlynn Hoang Banh, David
Anthony Barrios, Jose Carlos
Benavides Sanchez, Gabriela
Benavides, Victoria Alexis
Blackmon and Carli E. Blue.
Zachary G. Blue, Quinton
Joshua Bolling, Celeste Marissa Briones, Kiyah Simone
Brooks, Madeline Nichole
Buchman, Thao Thi Thanh
Bui, Trang Phuong Bui,
Genovy Lisette Cabrera, Mayra
Lucia Caisedo Bustillo, Gilberto Hernan Campa and
Brianna Shantel Carballo.
Christina Marie Castillo,
Flavio Gabriel Castillo, Karina Evelyn Chaidez, Sonia
Yanira Chaires, Julian Valdez
Coronado, Alexis Marie Corpus, Alejandro Cortez, Jacquimar Dejesus, John Matthew
Delarosa, Andres Delgado,
Jason Alec Diaz, Tina Duong
and Michael Anthony Duron.
Gabriela Elizarraraz, Mariah Sierra Escobar, Nina
Ancelma Espinosa, Crystella
Marie Esquivel, Abdon Jose
Ferreira, Alan Flores, Nathaniel Christian Flores, Michael
Aaron Garcia, Kenia Mabel
Garza, Patrice Elaine Gilbert,
Brandyn O’Bryan Ginyard
and Jay Edward Gish.
Rachel Taylor Glass, Jesse
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Yvonne Marie Molina,
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Christopher Andrew Morgan,
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Aundrea Perez, Eduardo
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Joseph Pollard, Ruby
Alyssa Quijas, Edward Rene
Ramirez, Julia Ariana Ramirez, Karina Nichole Ramirez, Ayeshum Rasool, Zachary
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Richardson, Jesus Enrique
Rios, Ivan Rocha, Sabin Rese
Rocha, Breanna Ashley Roddy and Mayve D. Rodriguez.
Octavio Alexander Rodriguez, Raul Rodriguez, Rodolfo Vicente Rodulfo, Gabriela
Jazmin Romero, Christian
Vianney Rosales, Yadira Ruiz,
De Andre Imari Russell,
Cristina Rose Salazar, Erik
Francisco Salazar, Ivana
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Karla Patricia Santillan,
Emily Nicole Sargent, Isaiah
Kwame Dwomoh Sarkodieh,
Bethany Marrie Sauseda,
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Christina M. Susuras, Angelo
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Raa’shane Dominque Tansiel,
Aaron Donavon Taylor,
Nicholas Kelly Taylor, Ernest
Martin Thumann, Brian P To,
Claudia Torres, Tanya Torres
and Anh Tran.
Brian Anh-Khoa Tran,
Bryan Huy Phong Tran, Diana
Thuy Duong Tran, Emily
Phuong Tran, Justin Tran,
Luan Thanh Tran, Vy Toung
Thi Tran, Karen Fabiola
Trevino Villalobos, Jennifer
Gia Buu Trinh, Sabrina Paige
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Yanyn Bessabeth Urrutia,
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Grace Waters, Alexis West,
Alyssa Grace Williams, Brian
Mbugua Williams, Alysa
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David Anthony Yzaguirre,
Luis Antonio Zavala Guerra
and Lourdes Dora Zavaleta.
Twelfth grade
Honor roll
Michael Richard Abston,
Jennifer Acero, Laura Itzel
Aguilar, Sadia Akhter, Analia
Victoria Alcoba, Carol Lilian
Amaro, Aaronnathaniel Gabino Arambula, Joel Michael
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Choate goes home!
Over The Back Fence
JIM CELEBRATES 80 YEARS!
Jim Muecke, who celebrates his 80th
birthday Tuesday, Feb. 25, says he has turned
a big page and is still kicking with a new knee
attached to an old body. Best wishes are sent
to Jim for this milestone birthday from family
and friends.
CONGRATS TO SHSU HONOR ROLLS!
The President’s Honor Roll at Sam
Houston State University in Huntsville recognizes full-time undergraduate students who
achieve a perfect 4.0 GPA during a regular
semester. The following area students have
been named to the SHSU President’s Honor
Roll for fall 2013: Sheila Awah-Suh, Jenifer
Bernstein, Amber Gonzales, Norma Lazo,
Vivian Moyeda and Luke Silvera.
The dean’s list at Sam Houston State
University recognizes full-time undergraduate
students who achieve at least a 3.5 GPA out of
a possible 4.0 during a regular semester. The
following area students have been named to
the SHSU dean’s list for fall 2013: Sheila AwahSuh, Sabita Bariyait, Jenifer Bernstein,
Brooke Dupont, Amber Gonzales, Norma
Lazo, Amanda Medina, Vivian Moyeda, Luke
Silvera and Michelle Svehla.
SCHOOL DAZE
The following personnel and staff members
of the Pasadena Independent School District
celebrate birthdays Feb. 20 through Feb. 26.
Burnett Elementary
After 140 days in the hospital since birth, and gaining more than six pounds in weight, baby Catherine
Dove Choate went home to Cedar Park, Texas, on
Feb. 7. She was born on Sept. 20, 2013, weighing 16
ounces. Her parents, Dayne and Leigh Choate, say
they are adjusting well, and grandparents Roy and
Cathy Haney were excited to hold her for the first
time.
Photo submitted
Care Partners meet Feb. 21
Interfaith Care Partners Ministry group at St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church, 10727 Hartsook St. (near
Almeda Mall), a gathering for persons with Alzheimer’s, dementia, Parkinson’s, strokes and similar disabilities and their caretakers, meets the third Friday of
each month from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Gatherings consist of a continental breakfast, arts
and crafts, exercises, entertainment, a singalong, a
devotional break, lunch, and ends with a bingo game.
Those who have a family member or know of someone
with these challenges, are welcome to attend.
The next gathering will be held in the Mother Cabrini Center at the church on Friday, Feb. 21, with a Mardi
Gras theme.
For more information or to register for the gathering,
call Interfaith Care Partners at 713-682-5995, or visit
the website at interfaithcarepartners.org.
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Robin Emmanuel Acac,
Marilyn Athziry Acosta, Dawson Ray Adame, Denisse E.
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Janeth Silvia Amador, Isaac
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Gabriel Bustamante, Victoria
A. Campbell, Braden Elissa
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Anthony Laurence Carrico,
Delana Nicole Carrillo, Miranda Marie Carrizales, Ashali
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Castillo, Michael Lee Castillo,
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Best wishes for a happy birthday are sent to
Wendy Sharpless and Tamalar Whiting on
Feb. 24. Blow out the birthday candles for Kha
Nguyen Feb. 25.
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The Leader sends happy birthday wishes
to its Facebook friends who celebrate a birthday this week:
Thursday, Feb. 20: Paul Brantly, Heidi
Samford, Judy Lucadou-Dooly and Jamie
Baggett. Friday, Feb. 21: Michael Gabbard,
Vonda Byars, Kellie Nelson and Richard
Salinas; Saturday, Feb. 22: Gerald Maduzia;
Sunday, Feb. 23: Mark Roberts, David
Adkins, Brian Groff, Tonya Abel, Angie Abel,
Charlese Richard, James Spence and Liz
Cantu; Monday, Feb. 24: Wendy Sharpless,
Andrew Belmarez, Ken Moore, L.A. Dalton,
Michael Brown and Rebecca Cappello;
Tuesday, Feb. 25: Frank Acosta, Carla
Burback, Kayla Ferrell, Rene Hernandez,
Kobe Ruiz-Estrada and Luciana Serrano;
and Wednesday, Feb. 26: Jimi Cebulla, Leah
Williamson and Mark West.
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Tour de Houston
set for March 16
Registration is now open
for the 2014 Tour de
Houston Presented by
Apache Corporation. Ride
with Mayor Annise Parker
and Texas state Sen. Rodney
Ellis on Sunday, March 16,
at City Hall, 901 Bagby in
Houston.
Funds
benefit
the
RE-Plant Houston Program
managed by the Houston
Parks and Recreation Department.
With three distance options, the Tour de Houston
Presented by Apache Corporation is the perfect outdoor event for all cyclist
levels, from the leisure rider
to cycling competitors and
is a recommended BP
MS150 training ride. The
distance options include a
60-mile route starting at
7:30 a.m., a 40-mile route at
8 a.m., and a 20-mile route
at 8:30 a.m.
Through March 12 at 5
p.m., online registration is
$35. Children 12 and under
are $20 for the duration.
Deadline to register online is Wednesday, March
12, at 5 p.m.
On-site registration on
the day of the event is $40
and will begin at 6 a.m.
Only cash will be accepted
on-site.
For convenience, it
is recommended participants pick up a packet early
and go directly to the lineup
position on the day of the
event.
Registrants for the bike
ride will automatically be
entered for a chance to win
a Sun and Ski bicycle and
two Southwest Airlines
tickets. If already registered, pick up the packet
early and go directly to the
lineup position on the day
of the event.
For more details on the
bike ride, including registration and packet pick-up
locations, visit http://www.
tourde houston.org/.
For more information
about HPARD, visit http://
www.houstontx.gov/parks/.
Beverly Hills Int. releases fourth six-weeks honor rolls
Beverly Hills Intermediate
recently announced its honor
rolls for the fourth six-weeks
grading period. Students are:
Seventh grade
Honor roll
Abraham Alanis, Pedro
Alba, Anthony Ke’Andre
Dr’Eshard Anderson-Johnson,
Bailie Mckenna Ankenbruck,
Luis Omar Arellano, Korrin
Nikole Ballin, Garrett Raul
Barrientos, Cynthia Alexandra
Bautista, Reena L. Benitez,
Karina Bernal, Justin Bimel
and Damontre T. Blacknell.
Daniel Giovanni Botello,
Kimberly Nhu Bui, Caleb
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Fernando Castillo, Robert
Joseph Castillo, Kimberly R.
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Trevor Alexander Dean,
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A special birthday greeting is sent to
Frances Rivera Feb. 24. Greetings for a
wonderful birthday are sent to Ashley Carroll
Feb. 25. Light the candles for Hugo Pena Feb.
26 for a birthday celebration.
Meador Elementary
Greetings for a wonderful birthday are sent
to Silvia Garcia Feb. 23. Blow out the birthday
candles Feb. 25 for Cheryl Richards.
Moore Elementary
The day for a birthday party for Leah
Laredo is Feb. 25.
Melillo Middle School
The day for a birthday cake for Stacy
Paxton is Feb. 20. Feb. 21 is the day for
Wanda Soto to celebrate a birthday. Light the
candles for Rosa Salinas Feb. 25.
Beverly Hills Intermediate
Blow out the birthday candles on a triple-layer cake Feb. 23 for Joseph Fee, Louis
Heartfield and Quan Nguyen. Feb. 25 is
the day for a double celebration for Michael
Arroyo and Gary Warner. Rodney Martin
has a birthday Feb. 26.
Thompson Intermediate
The day for a birthday celebration for
Justin Duncan is Feb. 26.
Dobie High
Eric Brown and Dendy Farrar enjoy a
double birthday Feb. 20. Eva Vasquez celebrates a birthday Feb. 21. On Feb. 22, birthday wishes are sent to Lori Sims. Jesse
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destruction through the South
Belt area.
Work on the concrete sloping on the Beamer Road ditch
had area residents bewildered.
Demolition of the concrete
was apparently standard procedure when readying the
surface for bonding to an adjacent surface.
Carol Fielder was elected
to a three-year term on the
Sagemont Maintenance Committee in an annual election.
25 years ago (1989)
Ralph Lowe, former mayor
of Friendswood and president
of Dixie Oil Processing refused participation in negotiations for a consent decree
as a Potentially Responsible
Party with the Environmental
Protection Agency, citing inaccuracies in three documents
and a refusal to hold open negotiations.
An alert neighbor’s call to
police averted a successful
burglary in South Bridge, and
a photograph of one suspect
with a topless dancer linked
the young man to the alleged
getaway car.
20 years ago (1994)
Houston police were investigating a drive-by shooting in
the 10100 block of Kirkdale,
just blocks away from a similar shooting the previous
month.
Clear Brook High School
senior Cynthia Chi was named
the school’s only finalist in the
National Merit Scholarship
Program.
15 years ago (1999)
City-contracted crews cut
phone lines to approximately
900 residents and businesses
while working on sewer lines
on the Beltway 8 feeder road.
The first South Belt-Ellington Chamber of Commerce
law enforcement appreciation
luncheon was held.
10 years ago (2004)
City of Houston crew
members inadvertently rup-
tured a natural gas line while
trying to dig up a sewer pipe
in the back yard of a home on
Kirkglen. Four homes had to
be evacuated because of the
accident.
It was announced that as of
early September, Continental
Express would no longer offer
its free shuttle service
between Ellington Field and
Bush Intercontinental Airport.
Daniel Scholwinski, 20,
was arrested by deputies from
Constable Gary Freeman’s
office and taken to the Harris
County jail. Scholwinski was
charged with burglarizing at
least three cars in the 11400
block of Brookmeadow.
Maria D. Banda, 41, was
shot in the right eye while in
the bedroom of her 12001
Palm Springs home. Houston
Police Department Homicide
Division investigators questioned everyone in the home;
however, because of conflicting stories, no one could be
charged with shooting Banda.
5 years ago (2009)
Clear Brook Meadows resident and 1997 Dobie graduate Troy Augst was killed in a
head-on collision in the 2600
block of Genoa Red Bluff.
Police said Augst was traveling west as eastbound driver
Rodney Price of La Porte attempted to pass two vehicles
and crashed into him, causing
his vehicle to spin around into
a ditch and strike a telephone
pole.
Two separate houses caught
fire the same day. Firefighters
from several local units extinguished a blaze at a home in
the 11400 block of Camphorwood. The home was unoccupied at the time of the fire. A
home in the 10500 block of
Sagewick also caught fire. It,
too, was unoccupied. Reportedly the occupants had recently moved.
1 year ago (2013)
A former math teacher
at Beverly Hills Intermediate School was arrested and
charged with five felony
counts, the result of an investigation into allegations
she was engaged in improper
relationships with four students, all then enrolled in high
school. LaShawn Simmons,
41, had resigned her position
the previous month in lieu of
termination. The five charges
included one count of sexual
assault of a child under 17,
a second-degree felony. She
was also charged with two
counts of engaging in an improper relationship between
an educator and a student, also
a second-degree felony. The
two other charges filed against
Simmons – online solicitation
of a minor and possession of
child pornography – were both
third-degree felonies. The students, two adults and two juveniles, were all enrolled at J.
Frank Dobie High School.
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Armando Juarez and Mylana
Lanay Kiel.
Michelle Jordyn Kristoff,
Danny Lam, Ryan Mark
Lanza, Hellen Thu Le, Mauro
Lerma, Hector Rodolfo Lopez,
Steven Khang Ly, Jesus
Alexandro Macedo, Isaiah
Ricky Maciel, Marissa Tiffany
Magoo, Patrick Jonathan
Marsh, Sebastian Martinez
and Juliette Anabel Medina.
Noah Anthony Mejia, Karim Alberto Mendez, Briana
Kassandra Menendez, Alejandro Montejano, Javorus Daniel Moore, Damaris Nataly
Morales, Abbie Serrie Morante, Everett Moreno, Xochitl
Celeste Navarro, Bao Triet
Nguyen, Dat Tien Nguyen and
Kim Phuong Nguyen.
Phuong Quynh Diep Nguyen, Steven Nguyen, Taylor
Quang Nguyen, Thao ThiPhuong Nguyen, Christiana
Chikaodinaka Nnabuife, Kimberly Yaneth Orellana, Adam
Antonio Padilla, Elena Tien
Pham, Rich Pham, Tin Nhan
Pham, Vy Le Nhat Pham and
Alice Hong Phan.
Evelyn Quynh Nhu Phan,
Kevin Bui Phan, Jaysha Octavia Ploucha, Emile Ka’vion
Porter, Diego Alejandro Quintanilla Tovar, Rebekah Gail
Ragain, Iram Ramirez, Ed-
wing Yohalmo Reyes, Michael
Angel Reyes, Kaylee Reyann
Rios, Hur Mehdi Rizvi and
Ashley Renee Rodriguez.
Arlene Briauna Salisbury,
Alfredo Santoscoy, Kyle
Nathaniel Saunders, Bianca
Devon Serrano, Kailah Kaia
Shaw, Camille Deon Singleton, Je’marcus Lemar Smith,
Torrey George Tapper, Zaria
Shrone Thomas, Taja Imani
Tillman, Brandon Raul Torres
and John Guillermo Torres.
Barbara Vy Tran, Jacklyn
Cattien Tran, Kelly Mai-Tram
Tran, Tracy Truc-Mai Tran,
Tyler D. Tran, Vivian Tran,
Alezaii Krystal Trevino, Gilberto Trevino, Jennifer Truong,
Meloney Nicole Tyler and
Clinton Chinonso Ugochukwu.
Jocelyn Mariah Ulloa,
Gabriel Tristan Arcalas Unica,
Kimber Skye Vanek, Perla
Vazquez, Adrian Samuel
Velasquez, Diana Laura Vidal,
Brianna Denise Villanueva,
Kathrina Perez Villanueva and
Nicholas Anthony Villareal.
Abigail Villasenor, Justin
W Vu, Tam Vu, Audreycarelle
Nkeiya Wandji, Daniel Louis
Williams, Macy Kate Williams, Vanessa Wanjiku Williams, Ledarius Keith Woodard, Jacob Dylan Worsham,
Natalie Michelle Zaragoza
and Dulce Abril Zavala.
Family Life Seminar set
Gulfhaven Church, 10716 Sabo Road, will host a
Family Life Seminar on Saturday, March 8, at 10:30 a.m.
and 1:30 p.m.
The seminar will feature 3ABN TV Marriage in
God’s Hands by presenters Pastor WS Lee, (family ministries co-director, Southwest Region Conf.) and Wilma
Lee (author, A Quick Start Guide to Family Ministries
and Marriage is for Friends and co-director of family
ministries, Southwest Region Conf.).
This is a free seminar and open to the community. For
more information, call 713-562-4580.
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Dobie High School honors second
group of Hall of Honor inductees
Continued from Page 1A
of Business Administration from the University
of Texas-San Antonio.
He went on to earn a
master’s degree in strategic leaders from the Air
Force Institute of Technology in 2006.
His military experience
has taken him to eight
states and two countries,
including a one-year tour
in Iraq, where he served
as commander of the
332nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Joint Base Balad,
north of Baghdad.
Godbolt
currently
serves as commander
of the 6th Maintenance
Group of the 6th Mobility Wing at MacDill Air
Force Base outside Tampa, Fla.
He is the recipient of
numerous awards and
decorations, including the
Bronze Star and the Iraq
Campaign Medal.
Robert Flores, Class of
1988
A lifelong fan of athletics, Robert Flores was
successful in pursuing his
dream of becoming a national sports broadcaster.
Flores
began
his
broadcasting career as a
weekend news anchor at
KNOE-TV in Monroe,
La.
In 1994, he moved
to KWTX-TV in Waco,
where he spent six years
covering Baylor and other
regional sports teams.
In 2005, Flores made
the big leagues when he
was hired on at ESPN.
He currently co-anchors
the channel’s popular
SportsCenter segment.
He also serves as an
anchor for ESPNEWS
and hosts studio updates
during college football
season.
Trevor Cobb,
Class of 1989
A star student athlete
in several sports, Trevor Cobb went on to play
professional football after
high school.
Following graduation,
Cobb attended Rice University, where he shattered rushing records and
Gonzalez wins
PISD Spelling Bee
Meador fourth-grader Andrea Gonzalez won the Pasadena Independent School District Spelling Bee Tuesday, Feb. 11, defeating students from 32 other elementary campuses. See related photo on Page 1A.
Wedding,
engagement
policies
Wedding writeups must be run in the
newspaper, not submitted, in the time
outlined:
From wedding date to six weeks –
photo and full article; Six weeks to three
months – photo and limited information;
After three months from wedding date –
will not be run.
Engagement and wedding announcements are published free of charge on a
first come, first served basis. Information must be submitted by noon on Friday to be considered for the next issue.
in 1991 won the Doak
Walker Award as the nation’s best running back.
After graduating from
Rice, Cobb signed with
the Kansas City Chiefs as
a free agent. He later went
on to play for the Chicago
Bears.
Following his retirement from football, Cobb
founded Helping Hands,
a charitable organization
for special-needs children. He is currently rehabilitating from a stroke
suffered last year.
Fallen heroes
Jerry Stowe,
Class of 1971
A former Houston Police Department officer,
Jerry Keith Stowe died
Sept. 20, 2000, from injuries he received on duty in
1986.
Following graduation,
Stowe joined the police
force with his twin brother, Jimmy.
While responding to a
domestic disturbance call,
Stowe and another officer
were attacked by family
members of a female suspect.
During the attack, the
other officer was stabbed
and Stowe was beaten and
kicked.
Stowe initially refused
medical treatment but was
later determined to have a
ruptured spleen.
He was placed on disability and died 10 years
later at the age of 47.
Although
Stowe’s
death was ruled a homicide, his attackers were
not charged in his death
due to double-jeopardy
protections.
Danny Frye,
Class of 1978
A member of the U.S.
Coast Guard, Lawrence
Daniel Frye was killed
at sea when his Galveston-based cutter, the USCGC Blackthorn, sank after colliding with a tanker
in Tampa Bay.
Frye, who served as a
damage controlman third
class for the fleet, had
been a crew member for
only 12 days when he and
22 of his shipmates were
killed in the collision on
Jan. 28, 1980.
The incident took place
just one week after his
21st birthday.
Rescuers were able to
save 27 of his fellow crew
members.
Fellow South Belt
resident Thomas (Rick)
Faulkner was also killed
in the accident but did
not attend Dobie and was
not eligible to be inducted
into the Hall of Honor.
Robert Bebee,
Class of 1990
A former member of
the Houston Fire Department, Robert Bebee died
in the line of duty Friday,
May 31, 2013, while battling a five-alarm fire in a
motel near the Southwest
Freeway at Hillcroft.
The blaze, which killed
four firefighters and injured 14 more, was the
deadliest in the Houston
Fire Department’s 118year history.
Bebee dedicated his
life to public service, first
working as a deputy for
the Harris County Precinct 2 Constable’s office,
before making the switch
to become an HFD firefighter in August 2001.
He also served six
years working a second
job at the Jersey Village
Fire Department.
This past September,
Bebee’s family was presented a Star of Texas
Award by Gov. Rick Perry.
Faculty
Scott Talton,
athletics and history
As head basketball
coach of Dobie for 27
years, Scott Talton racked
up more victories than
any other in the school’s
history.
Talton’s teams won
four district championships, six bi-district titles,
four area titles and earned
two regional tournament
berths. He was named
PISD coach of the year
six times and Greater
Houston coach of the year
by the Houston Chronicle
twice.
He was instrumental in
creating the McDonald’s
Texas Invitational, whose
MVP trophy is named in
his honor, as is the Dobie
basketball court.
Talton died in 2009 at
HBA releases results
of 2014 judicial candidate
The Houston Bar Association recently released
the results of its 2014
Judicial Candidate Qualification Questionnaire.
The results are posted
on the HBA Web site at
www.hba.org.
Before the primary in
each election year, the
HBA asks its members to
indicate whether they feel
each judicial candidate is
qualified, well qualified or
not qualified. Races in
which there is only one
candidate are not included.
The 2014 Judicial
Candidate Qualification
Questionnaire includes
races for the Supreme
Court of Texas, the Court
of Criminal Appeals,
Attorney General, the
Houston
Courts
of
Appeals, Harris County
District Courts, Harris
County Courts at Law,
Probate Courts, Justice of
the Peace Courts, Harris
County Clerk, Harris
County District Attorney,
Harris County District
Clerk, and Harris County
Judge.
There were 1,573 HBA
members who participated
in the online questionnaire, or a return rate of 16
percent of eligible HBA
members.
Believing that an
informed electorate is
vital to the efficient
administration of justice,
the Houston Bar Association has conducted
judicial polls since the
early 1970s.
The Judicial Candidate
Qualification Questionnaire is not an endorsement by the Houston Bar
Association.
age 59.
Community volunteer
Ron Williams, Central
Ace Hardware
A 1971 Dobie graduate, Ron Williams is
the CEO of Central Ace
Hardware, which his parents founded more than
four decades ago.
While in high school,
Williams served as student body president and
was named a Dobie Trailblazer his senior year
while participating in the
National Honor Society,
Mu Alpha Theta and Jets.
Following graduation,
Williams earned a Bachelor of Science degree in
math from the University
of Houston.
Central Ace Hardware
has been a strong supporter of several Dobie activities, including Project
Graduation and Seniors
Helping Seniors.
The company, which
Williams now owns and
operates with his brother
Mike and sister Sandra,
has also been very supportive of local youth
sports
organizations,
sponsoring several teams.
Family Math &
Science Night
at Frazier
Frazier Elementary hosted a Family Math &
Science Night on Tuesday, Feb. 4. Students were
invited to bring their families to participate in
various math games and experiment with the
robots that students in the Robotics Club have
built. Dobie High School robotics students were
also in attendance with their robots. Families
had a lot of fun trying to drive the robots, and
decided that it’s more difficult than it looks.
Top left photo: Left to right, Alex Pena looks on
as his daughters, Nallely and Nataly, participate
in a math game. Also pictured is fourth-grade
teacher Gracie Puente.
Photos submitted
Timothy Giang, Jamie Meza and Taelyn Ansley
Gabbi Lazano and RJ Schreier
Gerontology-geriatrics symposium at San Jac
San Jac College and the
University of HoustonDowntown will sponsor a
symposium that focuses on
gerontology, an interdisciplinary field that includes people
who provide health care and
other services to the elderly.
The two-day symposium
on Gerontology-Geriatrics
Awareness and Education will
be held on Friday, Feb. 21,
from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.,
and on Saturday, Feb. 22, from
8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at the San
Jac North Campus Fine Arts
Center auditorium, 5800
Uvalde Road.
The symposium is for professionals who provide services for the elderly; people
dealing with elderly family
members; and students, especially those considering
careers related to the elderly
population. Gerontology is a
rapidly growing allied health
profession that deals with the
psychosocial and cultural aspects of the aging process. It
addresses common disease
processes of aging and exploration of attitudes toward care
of the elderly. San Jacinto
College offers a geriatrics
emphasis as part of the col-
Master Gardeners
set March events
Harris County Master
Gardeners at Precinct 2 recently announced their
events for the month of
March.
Perennial and
Tomato/Pepper Sale
Master gardeners will
hold their annual perennial
and tomato/pepper sale on
Saturday, March 8, at 7600
Red Bluff Road in Pasadena.
Heidi Sheesley of Treesearch Farms will give a
plant overview at 8 a.m.
Sale hours are 9 a.m. to 1
p.m.
Green Thumb Series
Harris County Master
Gardeners at Precinct 2
Green Thumb Series will
present an educational program on irrigation on
Tuesday, March 11, at 6:30
p.m. in the Clear Lake Park
meeting room, (on the lakeside), 5001 NASA Parkway
in Seabrook. The event is
free and open to the public.
Open Garden Day
Open Garden Day will be
held on Monday, March
17, at the Genoa Friendship
Garden, 1202 Genoa Red
Bluff Road. At 9:30 a.m., a
program on pruning and
garden cleanup will be presented.
Master Gardeners will
be on hand to answer gardening questions. Hours are
8:30 to 11 a.m. The event is
free and open to the public.
Children are welcome.
Third Wednesday
Lecture Series
Harris County Master
Gardeners at Precinct 2
Third Wednesday Lecture
Series is scheduled for 10
a.m. Wednesday, March 19.
Gene Spiller, Galveston
city master gardener, will
be speaking on How to
Grow Peppers in the Southeast Region. The lecture
will be in the Clear Lake
Park meeting room, (on the
lakeside), 5001 NASA
Parkway in Seabrook. The
event is free and open to the
public.
lege’s Licensed Vocation-al
Nursing Programs at the North
and South campuses.
“The baby boom generation is beginning to retire. Our
society is not prepared to deal
medically, economically, politically or socially with issues of
concern to this demographic
bubble of the elderly,” commented J. Greg Getz, UH-D
sociology professor and grant
coordinator for the event.
“This means that new jobs will
become available in many
occupational fields that connect generally to issues related
to our elderly population.
Under-standing the multidimensional process of aging is
in all our interests.”
The keynote presentation
on Feb. 21 at 9 a.m. will be
Money.
• Psychology professor
Tammy Miller, who will discuss emotional aspects of
aging.
• Mental health professor
Alfred Lara, who will discuss
trends in suicide and substance
misuse among the elderly.
• Biology professors Susan
Lustick and Yuli Kainer, who
will discuss aging and metabolic syndrome.
• Psychology professor
Darla Rocha, who will discuss
cognitive aspects of aging.
There is no charge to attend
the symposium, but advance
registration is re- quired.
Online registration is available at www.sanjac.edu/geri
atrics-gerontology-symp
osium.
Rooster fishin’ in Costa Rica
Former Dobie teacher Jon Rascoe recently ventured on a fishing trip to Golfito, Costa Rica, with Dr. Ed Smallwood, a recently retired veterinary professor from NC State and an old high school buddy. They caught Pacific blue
marlins, several sailfish, dorados and rooster fish. Their boat was out of the
Zancudo Lodge which is on the southern tip of the Osa peninsula. Rascoe is
pictured holding a 35-pound rooster fish.
Photo submitted
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San Jacinto College professors who will give presentations at the symposium
include:
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Aging: From the Ancient
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SECTION B
SPORTS & CLASSIFIED
North Shore hoops
ends Brook’s season
Chassidy Harris finished her high school
basketball career with
17 points, but it wasn’t
enough as District 21-5A
champion North Shore
exited with a 60-47 area
round playoff victory
Feb. 14, at Phillips Field
House.
North Shore (28-6)
led by three points at
halftime but widened the
gap to 38-29 entering the
fourth quarter. Over that
final eight minutes, the
two teams went back
and forth, with North
Shore holding on.
Harris, who has
signed a letter of intent
to play women’s volleyball with Tougaloo College in Jackson, Miss.,
led the way for Clear
Brook. Twon Mackey chipped in with 11
points.
CB baseball rallies,
bests Morton Ranch
Trailing 6-2 after four
innings, the Clear Brook
varsity baseball team refused to let its 2014 season
opener be spoiled by Morton Ranch Feb. 17.
Instead, Mike Britt
came up with the
game-winning hit in the
bottom of the seventh inning, allowing the Wolverines to escape with a 7-6
victory over the Mavericks.
Brook plated three runs
in the bottom of the fifth to
get within 6-5 before the
seventh-inning heroics.
Corey Julks led the way
for Clear Brook offensively, going 4 for 4 with a pair
of doubles and two runs
batted in.
Kyle Jakubic and Cody
Williams also had a pair
of hits in the win and the
Wolverines no doubt will
take some momentum
into the La Porte High
School-sponsored David
Anzaldua Varsity Baseball
Tournament Feb. 20-22
(see related story below).
Dobie football units
set March 1 banquet
At long last, the Dobie
High School football banquet is set to celebrate the
2013 season with a March
1 banquet at the school.
Tickets for the Saturday, March 1 (5 to 7 p.m)
banquet are $10 for students and $15 for adults.
Dobie’s Vargas a cut above SJC softball program
A true homegrown
Pasadena ISD tennis
program product, Ruben
Vargas is an example of
what can be done while
putting in plenty of hard
work – and having a little
fun along the way.
Not yet done with his
junior season as a varsity tennis player at Dobie
High School, Vargas is
well on his way to becoming one of the finest
ever to swing a racket for
the Longhorns.
“I can’t speak about
some of the players who
competed at Dobie in the
’70s and ’80s because I
wasn’t here, but Ruben
could easily be the best
player we’ve had since
I’ve been around,” Dobie head coach Manuel
Moreno Jr. said.
“It’s really been a process for him, coming in
as a freshman and learning from some of the seniors at that time up to
now. He’s really matured
both on and off the court,
and his results on the
court have reflected that.”
Vargas’ father, Ruben
Vargas Sr., played quite a
few sports and eventually became an elite tennis
player in Mexico.
The elder Vargas
moved his family to the
United States when Ruben Jr. was very young.
By the age of 5 though,
he had a tennis racket in
his hand while learning
the game from his father.
Once at Beverly Hills
Intermediate,
Vargas
joined the springtime
tennis program under was his sport.
the guidance of Ronnie
“When you reach sevThomas. By the time he enth grade, you have to
was in the seventh grade, start picking your sport,”
Vargas said he knew tennis Continued on Page 6B
Dobie varsity tennis
player Ruben Vargas
has enjoyed a standout career to this
point and could very
well develop into
one of the best-ever to take to the
Longhorns’ courts,
according to head
coach Manuel Moreno Jr.
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The cost includes a catered meal to be served
during the event.
The tickets will be
sold during Dobie High
School’s megalunch sesA game matching Clear games at the Brenham ISD Dobie also went 3-3 while ment. Something has to
sions Monday, Feb. 24,
Tuesday, Feb. 25, and Brook against Dobie high- Invitational Feb. 13-15. taking part in the Bryan/ give as the two teams
lights the first day of the Over the same weekend, College Station tourna- meet at the CCISD event.
Thursday, Feb. 27.
Clear Creek ISD Varsity
Softball Classic Feb. 20 at
Clear Brook.
The Lady Wolverines
will host the Lady LongGames involving Dobie, Brook
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take place at Brook as
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Nearly midway through
the first half of most district races in varsity boys’
and girls’ soccer, teams
are jockeying for position
with a playoff push in
mind.
As far as the respective
teams at Dobie and Clear
Brook are concerned, little
has been solidified to this
point, so the focal point
will be to continue to win
games.
Dobie to visit Pearland
Emotions will no doubt
be running a little bit
stronger than normal when
the Dobie varsity boys’
team travels to Pearland to
take on the Oilers Friday,
Feb. 21, at The Rig.
For many Dobie players, the game marks the
chance for the Longhorns
to go head to head against
the team’s former varsity
head coach, Jesse Saavedra.
A Dobie graduate,
Saavedra led the Longhorns to three Region
The varsity baseball
season has arrived.
Clear Brook’s varsity
team fell behind 6-2 Feb.
17, at home to Morton
Ranch before coming back
for a 7-6 win.
Thus, the Wolverines
will now enter the David
Anzaldua Invitational in
La Porte in good spirits as
the season gets going.
Meanwhile, the Do-
bie Longhorns will begin
their 2014 campaign at the
Humble ISD Invitational,
where they will play five
games over the course of
three days.
Whereas Clear Brook
will be led this season by
pitcher Matt Svehla and
infielder Corey Julks, both
college signees, the Longhorns were hoping for a
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one final game against
Pearland in the first half.
Dobie could certainly
use the three points that
come with a win, however,
Pearland (0-4-1), currently
last in the standings, needs
the points even more.
Memorial, perhaps the
surpsise team to this point,
has collected 17 points to
go along with its 5-0-1
first-place mark.
Pasadena is next with
15 points (5-1-0), and the
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Dobie,
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Feb. 20: Brook vs. Deer Park
10 a.m. at Deer Park H.S.;
outfielder Travarus Ansley.
But Ansley will be absent to start 2014, as will
proven starting pitcher
Michael Munoz, who is
recovering from arm isues.
At the moment, coach
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turn to veterans Ruben
Guevara, Marcos Martinez Jacob Mendoza and
Munoz offensively.
On the mound, Dobie
will play two games on
opening day at Humble.
In either order, Torres will
likely start Kevin Caballero and Eric Garza. Waylon
Shofner has also earned an
opportunity.
During the preseason,
Torres knew the primary
areas of concern moving
forward were vacancies at
second base and shortstop.
Mendoza has stepped up at
Continued on Page 2B
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Feb. 22: Brook vs. Texas City
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Feb. 21: JFD vs. Beaumont West Brook
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and what a combination
they have formed.
Through those 15
games, Stein is 5-1 with a
2.10 earned run average.
Smith, meanwhile, is 3-1
with a 1.29 ERA.
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Iowa Western’s lone run
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The team proved as
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The locals went 1-1
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In addtion, San Jacinto
did its best to knock No.
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the rankings altogether,
handing the visitors three
defeats.
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Baseball teams take tournament aim
Continued from Page 1B
shortstop after playing
primarily in the outfield a
season ago. Tyler Myers is
an option at second base.
On the mound, Torres
was banking on having
Ansley, Isaac Belle and
perhaps Munoz to open
the season. None of those
will be available at the
Humble tournament.
Munoz threw two innings in a scrimmage
and is building his arm
strength. In addition to the
three Torres mentioned
as candidates to pitch in
Humble, there are others
who could step in.
“The door is always
open for someone to step
up and grab a role,” Torres
said.
“Coming into every
season, pretty much every position is available.
Competition is a good
thing.
“We’ve had success at
each of our levels these
past couple of seasons, so
someone is always ready
to take that next step. It’s
always rewarding as a
coach to see some of these
younger players flourish right in front of your
eyes.”
San Jacinto softball now 13-2
Continued from Page 1B
was unearned.
The following day,
San Jac again downed
Iowa Western, this time
4-1.
Jessie
Rodriguez
smacked a two-run homer
to lead the way and Nunez
also had a pair of hits.
Stein allowed eight
hits but was able to pitch
her way out of trouble
along the way. Iowa Western’s run was unearned.
Going against No. 1
Wallace State, San Jacinto
surrendered three runs in
the bottom of the fifth as
Wallace State won 5-3.
San Jacinto was able to
later turn the tables, winning 5-3 as five different
players drove in runs to
support Smith in the circle.
In that big win, San Jac
got a leadoff homer from
Brigitte Gauvin to start the
top of the sixth as the locals went on to score two
more in the frame.
San Jacinto finished
off the tournament with a
6-3 victory against Iowa
Western, which played in
the national tournament a
season ago.
“In our one loss, we
just weren’t even close to
being on our game,” Saenz
said. “That is going to
happen during the course
of a season.
“The important thing
is we came right back out
and won some big games
against
national-level
competition.
“We have focused on
getting better at every
practice and approaching every game one at a
time.
“We only have 16 players, and four of those are
pitchers. Players know
their roles and what is expected of them. It’s been a
great start.”
SJC men’s hoops wins 1,500th game
The San Jacinto College men’s basketball team
captured its 1,500th victory with a win over Victoria
College Jan. 21, securing
a milestone paved by decades of coaches and players who left their mark
with winning records and
winning teams.
“This milestone shows
how consistent our men’s
basketball program has
been over its 52 years
of existence,” said head
coach Scott R. Gernander,
himself a former player in
the program.
“To select some star
players from over the
years is a difficult task because of the many, many
players who have contributed to those 1,500 wins.”
The men’s basketball
program has proved its
consistency
throughout
the years with an aver-
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age of over 28 wins per
season, four national
championships, four national runner-ups and 19
appearances at the National Junior College Athletic
Association national tournament in Hutchinson,
Kan.
Some of the team’s
most dynamic players
have gone on to break
records and enjoy professional careers in the
National Basketball Association as well as overseas.
Ollie Taylor led San
Jacinto College to the national runner-up title in
1967 and followed that
up by leading the team
to its first national title in
1968.
Taylor holds the NJCAA record for most
points scored in a single
season.
Thomas Henderson was
an All-American at San
Jacinto College and later
was the leading scorer on
the U.S. Olympic team
that lost the controversial
gold medal game to Russia
in 1972.
He later won an NBA
World Championship with
the then Washington Bullets.
Ray Williams was
another
All-American,
whose career later catapulted to the New York
Knicks and New Jersey
Nets for 10 years.
Other San Jac players
who have made it to the
NBA include Walter Berry, Ledell Eackles, Steve
Francis and Sam Cassell,
who played for the Houston Rockets and won three
World Championships and
recorded more than 15,000
points and 6,000 assists.
Francis led SJC to the
The San Jacinto College men’s basketball team captured its 1,500th victory
Jan. 21 and is currently 20-4 overall. The program has proved its consistency
over 52 years with an average of more than 28 wins per season, four national
championships, four national runner-ups and 19 appearances at the national tournament in Hutchinson, Kan. Above is current sophomore guard Carrington Ward (0).
Photo by Jeannie Peng-Armao
national finals.
“It truly is impossible
to name all the players
who have contributed to
the San Jacinto College
team’s success,” said Gernander, adding that each
of the coaches have led the
program to winnings.
His father, Scott Gernander, served as the San
Jacinto College men’s basketball head coach for 24
years.
“I was born the year
San Jac won its second national championship and
had already accumulated
600-plus wins.
“I was fortunate enough
to grow up watching San
Jacinto College basketball and to be a part of the
program as a player, assistant coach and now head
coach.”
This year brought an
entirely new team to represent the college.
Gernander said it took
time to find the right
chemistry and for the firsttime players to learn how
to play together.
At 20-4 with an 11-2
conference record heading
into play Feb. 19, the team
has enjoyed a 10-game
winning streak. Clearly,
the team has high hopes.
The most consistent
team members have been
Anthony Livingston, averaging a double-double
(17.5 points and 10.4 rebounds) and Carrington
Ward, averaging 17.1
points and leading the
team in assists and steals.
“Naturally, the players
and coaches who have
been at San Jacinto College are a major reason for
a school being able to win
this many games,” said
Gernander.
“However,
scholarships, facilities and the
coaching staffs would not
be where they are today
if not for the supportive
administration and board
of trustees of San Jacinto
College.”
Coaching staff members and other dignitaries enjoyed a
wonderful lasagna lunch with all of the trimmings during
the Jerry Franklin/Bobby Kramer Invitational Tennis Tournament Feb. 14, at Dobie High School, courtesy of select
Longhorn students. Prep work was done the day prior, and
come tournament time, food plates fed those at Dobie as well
as several other tournament stops. According to Dobie tennis coach Manuel Moreno Jr., Dobie Hospitality coordinator Amber Allan (second from left) and her students have
donated their time and energies over the past three or four
seasons. Those assisting Allan this year included, left to right,
sophomore Steven Galvan and juniors Alejandro Silva and
Jessena Luna. During the rest of the school year, students in
the program typically intern at an area hotel two days a week
and provide catering and staffing when needed on other occasions. Dobie Hospitality is also, according to Allan, hard at
work during the annual McDonald’s Texas Invitational basketball tournament each Novemeber.
Soccer programs maneuver district positioning
Continued from Page 1B
Sam Rayburn Texans are
third at 4-0-2, good for 13
points. Dobie, the defending District 22-5A champion, is simply fighting to
hold off the others for a
playoff berth at present.
Dobie (2-3-1 for 8
points) can deal last-place
Pearland a serious blow as
far as the playoffs are concerned.
Dobie girls also fourth
After a strong season in
2013, the Memorial varsity girls’ team has emerged
as the leader near the end
of the first half of district
play. With 18 points, including six straight wins,
the Lady Mavs lead the
way with 18 points.
Pearland, which takes
on Dobie at Veterans Stadium Saturday, Feb. 22, at
10 a.m., is second.
Alvin, which already
owns a shootout win over
Dobie for a point, is third
at 4-1-1, followed by 3-11 Dobie.
At this point, the top
four playoff seeds are set,
even if the order isn’t.
It’s going to take a major
SJC Central hosts
Spring Sports Day
San Jacinto College
will host the 2014 Spring
Sports Day on Feb. 27 for
all Gulf Coast Intercollegiate Consortium member
teams.
The host site for a decade, San Jacinto College
will welcome approximately 250 participants
for games in coed soccer,
flag football, men’s basketball, coed volleyball,
men’s and women’s golf,
table tennis and billiards.
Butch Sutton, director
of campus recreation, said
participation in this event
is an honor for selected
recreational sports teams
from community colleges.
“Recreational sports directors consider the GCIC
Spring Sports Day as a
reward for participants
in their programs,” said
Sutton, who has served
as the GCIC Sports Day
chairman for more than 20
years.
The Gulf Coast Intercollegiate Consortium is
a partnership among 16
community colleges in the
greater Houston area.
The member colleges
host events throughout the
year to enhance the academic experience for the
students and allow them to
develop professional practice.
In April, GCIC will
sponsor Beach Day at
Stewart Beach, featuring
events in volleyball, soccer and flag football.
The 2014 Spring Sports
Day will kick off at 9 a.m.
at the San Jacinto College
Central campus, located
at 8060 Spencer Highway
in Pasadena. The event is
free to fans.
step forward for Rayburn,
South Houston, Manvel or
Pasadena to get into the
mix.
Brook teams in the hunt
The District 24-5A
ranks in both boys’ and
girls’ play have been competitive all season.
With roughly half the
season to go, the only goal
is to make the playoffs.
In boys’ play, the Wolverines are looking to
chase down Clear Lake at
the top of the standings,
and the rest of the league
has played well.
The Wolverines advanced to the area round
a season ago out of 24-5A
and would love to again
make the playoffs.
As for the Lady Wolverines, the team is holding its own in perhaps the
most talent-rich league
in the region, with Clear
Falls and Clear Springs
playing very well.
22-5A Varsity Boys’ Soccer Standings
Teams
Memorial
Pasadena
Sam Rayburn
Dobie
Alvin
South Houston
Manvel
Pearland
W
5
5
4
2
2
1
1
0
L
0
1
0
3
4
4
4
4
T
1
0
2
1
0
1
1
2
Pts.
17
15
13
8
6
5
4
4
22-5A Varsity Girls’ Soccer Standings
Teams
Memorial
Pearland
Alvin
Dobie
Sam Rayburn
South Houston
Pasadena
Manvel
W
6
5
4
3
1
0
0
0
L
0
1
1
1
3
4
4
5
T
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
Pts.
18
15
14
10
4
3
3
1
Texas Eclipse 10-U goes unbeaten, wins in South Houston
Walker wins
Super Swish
basketball test
At right, South Belt Elementary fourth-grade
student Zaire Walker
won the City of Pasadena’s youth basketball
Super Swish free throw
contest in the 9-10-yearold division, making 14
of 15 free throws for the
victory. Walker is active
in several sports activities, including the Rising Stars Track Club.
The South Belt based Texas Eclipse 10-under select baseball team went 5-0 Saxton, (middle row) coach Daniel Ramirez, Allan Gonzalez, Matthew Corto take the 2014 NAS Spring Season Kickoff Championship Feb. 15-16, at tez, Jay Paquinto, Christian Torres, Matthew Castillo, and Matthew Arnesen,
Christy Field in South Houston. Members of the team are, left to right, (front (back row) coaches Jose Torres, Jay Paquinto and Joseph Lind.
row) Zachary Ramirez, Bryce Sanchez, Marcus Lind, Matt Castellano, Ryan
Thursday, February 20, 2014, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Section B, Page 3
Sports Calendar Area news, notes
BASEBALL
Thursday, Feb. 20
Brook varsity at La Porte tourn., TBA
Dobie varsity at Humble tourn., TBA
Dobie JV at Dickinson tourn., TBA
Brook JV at Clear Creek ISD tourn., TBA
Brook sophomores at Brazoswood tourn., TBA
Dobie sophomores at Pasadena tourn., TBA
Friday, Feb. 21
Brook varsity at La Porte tournament, TBA
Dobie varsity at Humble tourn., TBA
Dobie JV at Dickinson tourn., TBA
Brook JV at Clear Creek ISD tourn., TBA
Brook sophomores at Brazoswood tourn., TBA
Dobie sophomores at Pasadena tourn., TBA
Saturday, Feb. 22
Brook varsity at La Porte tournament, TBA
Dobie varsity at Humble tourn., TBA
Dobie JV at Dickinson tourn., TBA
Brook JV at Clear Creek ISD tourn., TBA
Brook sophomores at Brazoswood tourn., TBA
Dobie sophomores at Pasadena tourn., TBA
Thursday, Feb. 27
Brook varsity at Clear Creek ISD tourn., TBA
Dobie varsity at Pasadena ISD tourn., TBA
Dobie JV at Pearland ISD tourn., TBA
Brook JV at Spring Branch ISD tourn., TBA
Brook sophomores at Brazoswood tourn., TBA
Dobie sophomores at Brazoswood tourn., TBA
Friday, Feb. 28
Brook varsity at Clear Creek ISD tourn., TBA
Dobie varsity at Pasadena ISD tourn., TBA
Dobie JV at Pearland ISD tourn., TBA
Brook JV at Spring Branch ISD tourn., TBA
Brook sophomores at Brazoswood tourn., TBA
Dobie sophomores at Brazoswood tourn., TBA
Lady Rockets’ 9-10s, 11-12s headed to championship
Rising Stars track
The Rising Stars youth track and field program
is still hosting registration each Saturday through
February, from 10 a.m. to noon, at the Dobie High
School track. Those who wish may also sign up
online by visiting the team’s website at sports.blue
sombrero.com/risingstars.com. Ongoing team practices include Fridays from 4 p.m. to dark, Saturdays
from 10 a.m. to noon and Sundays from 3 to 5 p.m.
For more information, call head coach Ivory Kimble at 832-561-1248 or team president Chancellor
Dickson at 832-340-8269. A late fee will apply after Friday, Feb. 28.
11-under select baseball
An 11-under select baseball program in the South
Belt area is seeking players for United States Specialty
Sports Association tournament play this spring. Call
Craig Redmon at 281-236-5112 or Aaron Longoria at
713-478-0078 for details.
SBHLL carnival vendors
The Sagemont-Beverly Hills Little League is seeking
crafts, food and merchandise vendors to participate in
the league’s opening day carnival on Saturday, March
1. Booth spaces are $100 per vendor. Those interested
may email league officials at [email protected]. SBHLL opening ceremonies will be held Friday, Feb. 28,
with the carnival and a leaguewide parade the following morning. League play begins Monday, March 3.
Members of the South Belt Lady Rockets 9-10 and
11-12-year-old division teams are enjoying terrific 2014 seasons in the City of Pasadena youth league, with the championship round upcoming. Members of the respective teams
are, left to right, (front row) Alise Williams, Gabriella Lo-
zano, Krystal Benitez, Vanessa Lam, Maya Scott, Alyssa
Garza, Zamira Lewis, (back row) head coach David Lam,
Ashley Lam, Lyari Rodriguez, Mia Prince, Madison Garrett, Kayla Prince, Alyssa Cervantes, Jennifer Lopez and
assistant coach Rodrigo Benitez.
San Jacinto College baseball legends come back home
Saturday, March 1
Brook varsity at Clear Creek ISD tourn., TBA
Dobie varsity at Pasadena ISD tourn., TBA
Dobie JV at Pearland ISD tourn., TBA
Brook JV at Spring Branch ISD tourn., TBA
Brook sophomores at Brazoswood tourn., TBA
Dobie sophomores at Brazoswood tourn., TBA
SOFTBALL
Thursday, Feb. 20
Brook varsity hosts Clear Creek tourn., TBA
Dobie varsity at Clear Creek tourn., TBA
Friday, Feb. 21
San Jacinto College at Temple tourn., TBA
Brook varsity hosts Clear Creek tourn., TBA
Dobie varsity at Clear Creek tourn., TBA
Saturday, Feb. 22
San Jacinto College at Temple tourn., TBA
Brook varsity hosts Clear Creek tourn., TBA
Dobie varsity at Clear Creek tourn., TBA
Tuesday, Feb. 25
Brook varsity hosts Friendswood, 6:30
Dobie varsity vs. South Houston, PISD, 6:30
Brook JV hosts Friendswood, 5:00
Dobie JV vs. South Houston, PISD, 5:00
Thursday, Feb. 27
Dobie varsity at Missouri City tourn., TBA
Dobie JV at Pasadena Memorial tourn., TBA
Friday, Feb. 28
San Jacinto College at NFCA Leadoff Classic, TBA
Brook varsity at Sweeny, 6:30
Brook JV at Sweeny, 5:00
SOCCER
Friday, Feb. 21
Brook varsity girls host Brazoswood, 7:30
Brook varsity boys at Brazoswood, 7:00
Dobie varsity boys at Pearland, Rig, 7:00
Brook JV boys at Brazoswood, 5:00
Brook JV girls host Brazoswood, 5:30
Brook JV (B) girls host Brazoswood, 4:00
Dobie JV boys at Pearland, Rig, 5:00
Above, a highlight from the Tournament of Champions at San Jacinto College was the Legends Ceremony,
during which former San Jacinto College baseball players who went on to play professionally, as well as those
who excelled as college players, were honored for their contributions to the San Jac baseball program. Shown
at the ceremony were, left to right, (front row): Ruth Keenan, San Jacinto College Foundation executive
director; head baseball coach Tom Arrington, Dan Mims, San Jacinto College Board of Trustees chairman;
San Jacinto College Chancellor Dr. Brenda Hellyer; (second row): Carey Nelson, Ali Gator (team mascot),
Rocky Luetge (representing his son Lucas Luetge), David Rollins, Jesse Crain, Russell Revere, Ryan Jorgensen, Tommy Collier, Brandon Hicks, Andy Pettitte, Tanner Hines; Collin Lippert, Brandon Belt, Justin
O’Bannon, Matt Albers, Daniel Stumpf, Robert Manuel, Matt Headly, Jarred Wells, Chris Kelley and SJC
assistant coaches Kory Koehler, D.J. Wilson and Jimmy Durham. The San Jacinto College 2014 baseball team
is shown on the field behind the group.
Photo by Rob Vanya
At right, San Jacinto College Board of Trustees Vice Chairman Larry Wilson, (right) visited with Houston
Astros pitcher Jesse Crain at the Legends Ceremony prior to the baseball game at the college on Feb. 7,
during which former San Jacinto College players who went on to play professionally were honored for their
contributions. Wilson, active in the Pasadena and Deer Park communities for many years, coordinated transportation for relatives of John Ray Harrison to the ceremony. The college’s baseball stadium is named after
Harrison.
Submitted photo
Tuesday, Feb. 25
Brook varsity boys at Clear Springs, 7:00
Brook varsity girls host Clear Springs, 7:30
Brook JV girls host Clear Springs, 5:30
Brook JV boys at Clear Springs, 5:00
Brook JV (B) girls host Clear Springs, 4:00
TENNIS
Friday and Saturday, Feb. 21-22
Dobie varsity at Spring Fling tourn., (Corpus Chr.) TBA
CALENDAR
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Tuesday through
Friday at 7 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, in the Cornell Conference
Room. Call 281-487-8787 for information, or just drop in.
Noon
Houston Area Parkinson Society – Free water exercise
from noon to 1 p.m. at Clear Lake Rehabilitation Hospital,
655 E. Medical Center Blvd. in Webster. Visit www.hapson
line.org for a complete list of services offered.
5:30 p.m.
Texas German Society, South Belt (Southeast)
Chapter – A social group interested in the culture,
music, heritage and language of the immigrants in
early German settlements in Texas. Meetings are held
the third Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the
Fellowship Hall of Mount Olive Lutheran Church, 10310
Scarsdale Blvd. Visitors are welcome. Call 281-4811238 for more information.
7 p.m.
Al-Anon (English Speaking) – Provides support for
family and friends of alcoholics and addicts. Thursday at
7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 1062 Fairmont
Parkway, Pasadena, Room 215. Call 281-487-8787, or
just drop in.
Alateen – Provides support for teenage children,
friends and family members of alcoholics and addicts.
Thursday at 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church,
1062 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena, Room 212. Call
281-487-8787, or just drop in.
8:30 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Alcohol problems? AA
meetings are held Thursdays from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.,
and Sundays and Tuesdays from 8 to 9 p.m. at St.
Stephen Presbyterian Church, 2217 Theta Street. For
information, call 713-204-2481.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Tuesday
through Friday at 7 a.m. at the First United Methodist
Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, in the
Cornell Conference Room. Call 281-487-8787 for information, or just drop in.
10 a.m.
Interfaith Care Partners – Interfaith Care Partners
ministry has been established at Saint Frances Cabrini
Catholic Church, 10727 Hartsook Street in Houston,
near Almeda Mall. The gathering is for persons with
Alzheimer’s, dementia, Parkinson’s, strokes and similar
disabilities and their caretakers is provided on the third
Friday of each month from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The gathering consists of a continental-type breakfast, arts and
crafts, exercises, entertainment, a sing-a-long, devotional break, lunch, and ends with a bingo game. Those who
have a family member or know of someone with these
challenges are welcome to attend. For additional information, call the church office at 713-946-5768; Claudia
Rojas, Interfaith Care Partners, at 713-682-5995; or visit
the website at interfaithcarepartners.org.
Noon
Moving Forward Women’s Adult Children Anonymous
– The ACA group meets Fridays at noon at the Up The
Street Club in Webster, 508 Nasa Parkway, in room 4.
ACA is a 12-step program of hope, healing and recovery for people who grew up in alcoholic or dysfunctional
homes. For more information, call 281-286-1431.
6 p.m.
Un Dia a la Vez Alanon Group (Spanish speaking)
– Provides support for family and friends of alcoholics
or addicts. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 6 p.m.
in Room 215 at the First United Methodist Church,
Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway. Call 281-487-8787,
or just drop in.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22
7:30 a.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – “Breakfast with Bill” each
Saturday at 7:30 a.m. at First United Methodist Church,
Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Cornell Conference
Room. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.
11 a.m.
Al-Anon Meeting (Women Only, English) – For
persons whose lives are affected by someone who is
addicted. Each Saturday morning at 11 a.m. at First
United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont
Parkway, Cornell Conference Room #111. Call 281487-8787, or just drop in.
6 p.m.
Frontier Squares – Meets to square dance at the
Westminster Academy at 670 E. Medical Center Blvd. in
Webster. Refreshments provided. For more information,
contact Gina Sherman at 281-554-5675 or visit www.fron
tiersquares.com.
7:30 p.m.
Pearland Overeaters Anonymous HOW Meeting –
Saturdays 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Open discussion. Memorial
Hermann Prevention and Recovery PARC, 2245 N.
Main St., Suite 2, Pearland 77581. (Located on Hwy 35,
just north of Broadway). The group’s primary purpose is
to abstain from compulsive overeating and to carry the
message of recovery to those who still suffer. Call 713
865-1611 for information, or just drop in.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23
2 p.m.
Grief Support Group – For any adult who has lost a
loved one. Meets every Sunday, except Mother’s Day,
Easter and Christmas from 2 to 3:15 p.m. at First United
Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway.
For more information, call 281-487-8787.
5:30 p.m.
Celebrate Recovery – A faith-based 12-Step Program
meets every Sunday evening at 5:30 p.m. in the Chapel
of the Educational Building at Life Church in Houston
at 9900 Almeda Genoa. Call 713-419-2635 for more
information or to RSVP for child care.
6:30 p.m.
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) – For persons who are
trying to overcome drug addiction. Sunday at 6:30 p.m.
at First United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062
Fairmont Parkway, Fellowship Hall 4. Call 281-4878787, or just drop in.
7 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Candlelight Meeting
Sunday at 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church,
1062 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena, Cornell Conference
Room. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.
8 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Alcohol problems? AA
meetings are held Sundays and Tuesdays from 8 to
9 p.m. and Thursdays from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. at St.
Stephen Presbyterian Church, 2217 Theta Street. For
information, call 713-204-2481.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24
9 a.m.
Houston Area Parkinson Society – Free exercise
and speech therapy from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at Clear Lake
Rehabilitation Hospital, 655 E. Medical Center Blvd.,
Webster. Visit www.hapsonline.org for a complete list of
services offered.
10 a.m.
Al-Anon Deer Park – Mondays 10 to 11 a.m. Literature
Study. In His Presence Fellowship Church, 1202 East
P Street, Deer Park. Enter through Fellowship Hall in
back of church. Call 409 454-5720 for information, or
just drop in.
11:30 a.m.
Overeaters Anonymous Deer Park – 11:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. Literature Study. In His Presence Fellowship
Church, 1202 East P Street, Deer Park. Enter through
Fellowship Hall in back of church. Call 409 454-5720 for
information, or just drop in.
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24
6 p.m.
Scrabble Club #511 – Meets every Monday at IHOP at 11222
Fuqua at 6 p.m. Come and improve crossword game playing skills.
Call 281-488-2923 for more information.
7 p.m.
Friends Helping Friends Grief Support Group – The grief
support group “Friends Helping Friends” meets every Monday at
Kindred Rehabilitation Hospital, 655 E. Medical Center Blvd. in
Webster. Time is 7 - 8:15 p.m. in the staff meeting room. Anyone
who has lost a loved one is welcome to attend. The meetings are
free. For information, call Betty Bielat at 281-474-3430 or Diana
Kawalec at 281-334-1033.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Tuesday through Friday
at 7 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062
Fairmont Parkway, in the Cornell Conference Room. Call 281-4878787 for information, or just drop in.
10 a.m.
American Begonia Society – Houston Satellite meets the fourth
Tuesday of each month at Clear Lake Park, 5001 NASA Parkway (on
the lake side) in Seabrook. For information, call Joe at 281-481-2458.
1 p.m.
Pasadena Heritage Park and Museum – Exhibits include dioramas, an old-time kitchen and a turn-of-the-century doctor’s office.
Tuesday through Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. 204 S. Main. For information, call 713-472-0565.
1:30 p.m.
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) – TOPS #1530 meets at the
Sagemont Park Community Center, 11507 Hughes Road, at 1:30
p.m. For information, call Jeanette Sumrall at 713-946-3713.
Houston Area Parkinson Society – Free exercise and speech
therapy from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at Bayshore Sports Medicine and
Rehabilitation Center, 4021 Brookhaven, Pasadena. Visit www.
hapsonline.org for a complete list of services offered.
6 p.m.
Un Dia a la Vez Alanon Group (Spanish speaking) – Provides
support for family and friends of alcoholics or addicts. Tuesday,
Wednesday and Friday at 6 p.m. in Room 215 at the First United
Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway. Call 281487-8787, or just drop in.
7 p.m.
Houston Space City Lions Club – Meets the second and fourth
Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Golden Corral, 12500 Gulf
Freeway. For more information, call George Malone at 281-4387243.
8 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Alcohol problems? AA meetings are
held Tuesday and Sunday from 8 to 9 p.m. and Thursdays from
8:30 to 9:30 p.m. at St. Stephen Presbyterian Church, 2217 Theta
Street. For information, call 713-204-2481.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Tuesday through Friday
at 7 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062
Fairmont Parkway, in the Cornell Conference Room. Call 281-4878787 for information, or just drop in.
9:30 a.m.
Young at Heart Club – Meets the second and fourth week of each
month at Covenant United Methodist Church, 7900 Fuqua. Lots of
activities, trips, etc. Call Nellie Galney at 713-991-3517 for more
information.
4 p.m.
Houston Area Parkinson Society – Free exercise held from 4 to
5 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Pearland, 3005 Pearland Parkway,
Pearland. Visit www.hapsonline.org for a complete list of services
offered.
6 p.m.
Un Dia a la Vez Alanon Group (Spanish speaking) – Provides
support for family and friends of alcoholics or addicts. Tuesday,
Wednesday and Friday at 6 p.m. in Room 215 at the First United
Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway. Call 281487-8787, or just drop in.
6:30 p.m.
Bay Area Turning Point Crisis Intervention Center – Domestic
violence support group for male survivors meets each Wednesday
at 210 S. Walnut off NASA Parkway. Call 281-338-7600 for information. Participants may join at any time as this is an open group.
7 p.m.
Bay Area Turning Point Crisis Intervention Center – Confidential
domestic violence support group for women meets every week.
For information, call 281-338-7600 or visit www.bayareaturningpoint.com. BATP is located at 210 S. Walnut off NASA Parkway
between Interstate 45 South and Highway 3. The 24-hour crisis
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7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Tuesday through Friday
at 7 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062
Fairmont Parkway, in the Cornell Conference Room. Call 281-4878787 for information, or just drop in.
Noon
Houston Area Parkinson Society – Free water exercise from
noon to 1 p.m. at Clear Lake Rehabilitation Hospital, 655 E.
Medical Center Blvd. in Webster. Visit www.hapsonline.org for a
complete list of services offered.
7 p.m.
Al-Anon (English Speaking) – Provides support for family and
friends of alcoholics and addicts. Thursday at 7 p.m. at First United
Methodist Church, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena, Room 215.
Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.
Alateen – Provides support for teenage children, friends and family members of alcoholics and addicts. Thursday at 7 p.m. at First
United Methodist Church, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena,
Room 212. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.
8:30 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Alcohol problems? AA meetings are
held Thursdays from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., and Sundays and Tuesdays
from 8 to 9 p.m. at St. Stephen Presbyterian Church, 2217 Theta
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Netter Vargas develops winning edge
Continued from Page 1B teamed up with Phillip
Vargas said. “I knew I Nguyen in boys’ doubles a
wanted to play high school season ago in the fall team
tennis and be the best I can tennis season.
be.”
During that time with
In accordance with Nguyen (also Dobie’s
leaning toward tennis, No. 1 boys’ singles player
Vargas also enrolled in the last season), Vargas again
United States Tennis As- made major strides, says
sociation’s junior program Moreno.
and began playing in tour“I think sharing that
naments.
time on the court with
Vargas “champed up,” Phillip was a big help for
as he says, in the ninth Ruben,” Moreno said.
grade and is currently a
“In almost any high
superchampionship level school
program,
the
player, the first at Dobie chance to learn from the
during Moreno’s tenure.
older and more experi“You get better by go- enced players is vital. I
ing against the better play- believe that expeience reers,” Vargas said. “When ally helped Ruben.”
I got to Dobie as a freshComing into this fall
man, there were some team tennis season, Vargas
talented seniors here who projected as the team’s top
were bigger, stronger boys’ player. He’s certainplayers.
ly lived up to those expec“I still remember my tations.
first practice at Dobie. I
Now, this spring, Varwas hitting balls with John gas will go for his second
Le, who was a sophomore straight District 22-5A
then. Now, the time seems boys’ A singles crown.
to have passed quickly.”
The future beyond DoThe time may have bie? Vargas knows college
passed, but Vargas has tennis opportunities for
done plenty to help the even the very best of the
Dobie program. He won best are slim.
the freshman boys’ singles
Instead, Vargas, curtitle as a freshman and rently ranked No. 5 in
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“I truly respect Ruben
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“I’ve been fortunate to
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the school. These kids are
here, first and foremost, to
get an education. Tennis
comes after all of that.”
As for Vargas, he just
wants to play as long as he
can.
“Some days are not
your best. On the tennis
court, it’s all about being
confident in your abilities and believing in your
game. Every day, I just
want to play as well as I
can.”
Franklin-Kramer
Dobie tennis stands out; Brook plays well
Dobie High School Player Results
Boys’ A Singles: Ruben Vargas – First place
consolation (beat Elsik in final 8-6).
Boys’ B Singles: Flavio Castillo – First place
consolation (beat Manvel in final 8-1).
Boys’ A Doubles: John Le/Brian Williams –
Second place (lost to Clear Brook in final 0-6,
6-2, 11-9).
Boys’ B Doubles: Luis Cabreja/David Ho – First
place consolation (beat Hastings in final 8-5).
A Mixed Doubles: Triny Tran/Michael Duron
– First place consolation (beat Friendswood in
final 9-8, 8-6).
Dobie A mixed doubles player Michael Duron plays a ball at the net for a
point during early round action Feb. 14 at Dobie. He and teammate Triny
Tran eventually won first place in the consolation division.
B Mixed Doubles: Julie Nguyen/Kyle Gee –
First place consolation (beat Magnolia West in
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Above, Dobie varsity
tennis player Ruben
Vargas hopes to win a
second straight 22-5A
boys’ singles crown
during the current
spring season.
Clear Brook A mixed doubles player Ray Memon serves
while teammate Lavanya Hospeti waits at the net during
the Pasadena ISD Jerry Franklin/Bobby Kramer Invita-
tional at Dobie High School. Competing in the A mixed
doubles division, the duo played well while representing
the Wolverines.
Clear Brook volleyball pair headed to Tougaloo College
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(standing) Ryan Davies
(Brook varsity volleyball assistant coach),
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coach).