Home appraisals decline for first time in 20 years

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April 16, 2009
PIP meeting April 21
The next Positive Interaction Program
meeting will be Tuesday, April 21, at 7 p.m. in
the first floor staff meeting room at Memorial
Hermann Southeast Hospital, 11800 Astoria.
Guest speaker will be Alyce Coffey from the
City of Houston Solid Waste Department. The
PIP program consists of police and citizens
working together to make neighborhoods
safer. For information, call Officer Randy
Derr at 281-218-3900.
Voice of Community-Minded People
Sullivan opens Clear Lake office
Kindergarten Round-Up set
On Wednesday, April 22, Moore Elementary
will hold its Kindergarten Round-Up for students who will be in kindergarten at Moore or
at the new South Belt Elementary for the
2009-2010 school year and their parents.
Parents will learn about what to expect for the
upcoming year and get acquainted with teachers and staff; students will have story time,
meet the kindergarten teachers, get a chance to
see kindergarten classrooms and have a snack.
The Kindergarten Round-Up will be held in
the library at Moore from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
Girl Scouts hold garage sale
Girl Scout Troop 496 will have a yard sale
at Cokesbury United Methodist Church, 10030
Scardsdale Blvd., starting at 8 a.m. on
Saturday, April 18. All profits will support the
troop. Many items from the Scouts and the
church members will be available.
CB Meadows garage sale set
Clear Brook Meadows will hold its annual
spring garage sale Saturday, April 18, from 7
a.m. to 3 p.m. All homeowners will hold their
own sales. For information, contact Sylvia
Velasquez at [email protected].
Lariaettes host spring show
The Dobie Lariaettes will host their annual
spring show, Rock the Floor, April 23 through
April 25 in the Dobie auditorium beginning at
7 p.m. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased
from any Lariaette or at the door.
Library events scheduled
The following events are scheduled for the
Parker Williams Library, 10851 Scarsdale:
A children’s craft will be held Thursday,
April 16, at 4 p.m. Free tickets are required.
Investigate ancestries and family histories
when the genealogy discussion group meets
on Monday, April 20, at 2 p.m. Also, the May
computer class schedule becomes available.
Space is limited – don’t delay in signing up.
Movie Madness is Thursday, April 23, at 4
p.m. Call the library at 281-484-2036 for feature title. Family storytime is Tuesday at 7
p.m. Storytime for preschoolers is Wednesday
at 10:30 a.m. Toddler time is Thursday at 10
and 11:15 a.m.
Camp Invention at LSA
Lutheran South will again offer a weeklong Camp Invention science enrichment
experience June 15-19, from 9 a.m. to 3:30
p.m. Students in kindergarten through grade 5
are welcome to enroll. A day at the Camp
Invention program includes hands-on activities, brainstorming, experimentation and unbelievable action. Participants do not have to be
LSA students. For registration and details,
visit www.campinvention.org or call Lutheran
South Academy at 281-464-8299.
Stuchbery sells old yearbooks
Stuchbery Elementary will sell old school
yearbooks for $5 each. Anyone interested may
stop by the school office. Old yearbooks will
also be on sale at the Family Reading Night on
May 21 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m..
BH Civic Club to meet
Beverly Hills Civic Club will meet Monday,
April 27, at Beverly Hills Park from 6:45 until
8 p.m. The guest speaker will be. Ilan Cuellar,
vice president of investments.
EFL center events held
Events held at the El Franco Lee Senior/
Community Center, 9500 Hall Road, for the
week of April 16 through April 23 are:
April 16 – Cardio Room at 8 a.m.; 1-mile
walk at 8:15 a.m.; and Gentle Yoga at 10 a.m.
April 17 – Cardio room at 8 a.m.; 2-mile
walk at 8:15 a.m.; and ceramics at 9 a.m.
April 20 – Cardio room at 8 a.m.; 2-mile
walk at 8:15 a.m.; and Tai Chi at 9:30 a.m.
April 21 – Cardio room at 8 a.m.; 1-mile
walk at 8:15 a.m.; Walk & Firm at 9:30 a.m.;
and ballroom dance lessons at 11 a.m. Lessons
are free, and dances include fox trot, swing,
cha-cha and waltz.
April 22 – Cardio room at 8 a.m.; 2-mile
walk at 8:15 a.m.; Active Living Every Day at
9:30 a.m.; and (scrapbooking) at 10:30 a.m.
April 23 – Cardio room at 8 a.m.; 1-mile
walk at 8:15 a.m.; and Gentle yoga at 10 a.m.
For more information, call the center at
281-464-9708 or visit the Web site at www.
co.harris.tx.us.
Sluggers 10U hold tryouts
South Belt Sluggers 10U select baseball
team will hold its 2009 tryouts Sundays, April
19 and April 26. For more information, contact Tommy Bischof at 832-407-8051 or Taji
Garcia at 713-231-3304.
Houston City Councilmember Mike Sullivan recently opened a satellite office to serve the
South Belt/Clear Lake area. Located at 17629 El Camino Real, Suite 415, the location will
be open every Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The office will also be available for appointments if people cannot meet on Thursday. Shown above at the opening are, left to right,
District Outreach Coordinator Karina Moreno, Chief of Staff Monica Iazpurua, South Belt
resident Chris Clark, Sullivan, North Sector Manager Autumn Jodzio and South Sector
Manager Lauren Doak.
Submitted photo
Cookoff set for April 16-18
The 13th annual South Belt Spectacular Cookoff will take place Thursday, April 16, through
Saturday, April 18. There is no charge to attend.
Due to ongoing construction at El Franco Lee
Park, the event will once again be held at Tom
Bass I Park on Beltway 8 near Cullen.
The event is the sole fundraiser for the annual
Fourth of July fireworks display at El Franco Lee
Park. All 86 cooking spots for this year’s event
are currently accounted for, as are next year’s.
Cooking teams wanting to participate in next
year’s event must get on a waiting list to do so.
A silent auction will also take place Saturday.
At press time, auction items included a ride
on a fire engine and the chance to name an area
street.
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Chamber’s Casino Night
to take place April 24
Prizes are starting to add up for the South
Belt-Ellington Chamber of Commerce’s annual
Casino Night to take place Friday, April 24, at
The Gardens, 12001 Beamer, beginning at 6:30
p.m.
The yearly event allows attendees to use play
money to gamble in Las Vegas-style games, such
as blackjack, Let it Ride, roulette, baccarat, craps
and poker, including Texas Hold ‘em. A special
“High Roller” section will also be available.
Winners will receive raffle tickets rather
than cash, with drawings for prizes being held
throughout the night. Larger prizes will be
awarded at the end of the evening.
Current prizes include an outdoor furniture set
from H-E-B, two $25 gift cards from Wal-Mart,
a $30 gift card from Lupe Tortilla, a two-night
stay at Caesars Palace Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, tickets to the Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resort
and a family pack to the Kemah Boardwalk that
includes a four-day pass for all rides. Several
gift baskets will also be awarded, including a spa
basket donated by Action Ministries.
The event will also feature music and a cash
bar. Hors d’oeuvres will be provided by H-E-B,
Mi Tienda, Joe’s Crab Shack, Sicily Pizza and
Dixie Deli.
Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the
door. Each ticket includes $2,000 of play money
that can be used at all tables.
To purchase tickets, contact the chamber at
281-481-5516, the South Belt-Ellington Leader
at 281-481-5656 or visit the customer service
center at H-E-B located at 9828 Blackhawk.
HCFCD repair work delayed
The Harris County Flood Control District is
planning to do necessary repair work to the
A121-00-00 channel from Blackhawk Boulevard
to the A521-01-00 regional detention basin at
Blackhawk just northwest of Dixie Farm Road.
While the HCFCD notified the community
associations of Sageglen, the Estates of Green
Tee, Green Tee Terrace 6, Meadows of Clear
Creek and Ashley Pointe in January that the
work would be done in April, the project has
been delayed, according to district spokeswoman Heather Saucier.
Saucier said the work will begin after a preconstruction meeting is held sometime in May.
At this time, the flood district expects construction to begin in late May or early June.
The ditch has experienced erosion and requires
maintenance.
Repairs include fixing the channel’s side
slope, regrading the channel’s back slope swale
system, replacing outfall pipes that are too low
or in poor condition, removing willow trees
inside the channel and establishing turf in areas
without grass.
The total project length is 12,655 feet. The
repair work is estimated to cost $355,000.
This is a maintenance project to restore the
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Home appraisals decline for first time in 20 years
By James Bolen
Residential property values have declined for
nearly half of the homes in Harris County, according to officials from the Harris County Appraisal District.
Of the 860,000 homes in the county that have
been appraised, 45 percent have decreased in value, 39 percent have remained the same and only
16 percent have gone up, HCAD Chief Appraiser
Jim Robinson said at a recent meeting.
The total value of the homes that have been
assessed has declined by about 2.5 percent from
last year, Robinson said.
This is the first time in more than 20 years for
such a decrease.
Robinson said the appraisal decline was most
noticeable in neighborhoods that experienced a
large number of foreclosure sales.
Conversely, the majority of the 16 percent of
residences that had an increase in assessed value
are located in areas with an average home price
of more than $500,000.
The majority of the roughly 140,000 homes
remaining to be appraised are either new construction or properties damaged by Hurricane
Ike.
Residents whose homes were affected by Ike
should be aware that HCAD assessed home values as of Jan. 1, 2009. Therefore, those who were
still waiting on needed repairs at that time would
likely be eligible for a lower appraisal than in
2008.
In east Harris County, there is a marked reduction in the assessed value of refineries and
chemical plants. This is attributed to reduced
production and lower inventory stocks than in
previous years.
This directly affects the San Jacinto College
District, which expects a value loss of between
5 percent and 15 percent, according to Kenneth
D. Lynn, San Jacinto vice chancellor of fiscal affairs.
The Pasadena Independent School District,
however, will be relatively unaffected by the
decline in appraised values, according to PISD
spokeswoman Candace Ahlfinger.
Public hearing held regarding
new low-income apartments
A public hearing was held Monday, April 13,
regarding the proposed construction of the lowincome Dixie Gardens apartment complex on
Dixie Farm Road.
Arranged by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, the meeting gave
citizens a chance to voice their concerns about
the possible development and other similar projects in the Houston area.
In all, 47 different proposed complexes were
discussed.
Each speaker was given two minutes to talk.
Those who chose not to speak were allowed to
submit their concerns in writing.
Of the roughly 200 people in attendance, approximately 35 were there in opposition to the
Dixie Gardens development.
The majority of the local opponents were either residents of the College Place subdivision or
have children who attend Lutheran South Acad-
emy, both of which are located immediately adjacent to the proposed complex.
A group of College Place residents submitted
a petition with 435 signatures from people opposed to the project.
This is particularly impressive as the subdivision only has 300 homes.
The primary concerns discussed were the
complex’s proximity to the aforementioned
school, added traffic and potential accidents on
Dixie Farm Road, the high concentration of similar complexes already existing in the South Belt
area and the possibility of added crime.
One speaker noted there are already roughly
3,900 low-income vacancies in the Houston area
– a fact that can be verified on the TDHCA’s Web
site.
“With there already being almost 4,000 vacancies, it’s just not needed,” said Diane Leaverton,
Continued on Page 6A
4th anniversary of South Belters
lost at sea while on fishing trip
April marks the fourth anniversary of the disappearance of three South Belt residents who
were lost at sea during a fishing trip in Freeport.
Austin Childs, Scott Keller and John Zimmerman left on the evening of April 8 to go on an
offshore fishing trip on Zimmerman’s 28-foot
boat.
The trip was similar to many the trio had made
before.
The fishermen never returned, and their vessel
was spotted two days later 30 miles off the coast
of Freeport. On April 12, friends recovered the
boat’s Global Positioning System that indicated
the three men had been approximately 60 miles
farther out than where the boat was found.
The boat was found to have a hole in it and
had apparently succumbed to water intake.
Several groups, including the U.S. Coast
Guard, spent several days looking for the miss-
ing men to no avail. Coast Guard officials said
waves were 6 to 8 feet high at the time of the
fishermen’s disappearance.
As the state’s public school funding formula is
currently set up, the state is required to make up
any lost revenue to match previous years, Ahlfinger said.
While countywide appraisals saw a decline,
some taxing jurisdictions noticed a sharp increase in assessed values. The Clear Brook City
Municipal Utility District saw an increase of $42
million from last year. Clear Brook City MUD
General Manager Chris Clark attributes this pri-
Sagemont purchases office
of former local dentist
By James Bolen
Sagemont Church recently purchased a former dentist office on Hughes Road that it plans
to covert into a counseling center.
The building, located adjacent to the City of
Houston recreation center and swimming pool,
was formerly occupied by Dr. Richard Reinitz.
Reinitz has since moved his practice to Pearland.
The 3,200-square-foot structure suffered extensive damage from Hurricane Ike. The church plans
to gut the building and completely remodel it.
The new center is currently in the design
phase. Once all permits have been secured, it
will go out for bidding. Construction is expected
to be complete in 90 to 120 days, according to
church administrator Jim Green.
The church’s current counseling ministry is
located in the Sagemont Annex directly across
the street from the new facility. Once construc-
tion of the new center is complete, the missions’
personnel currently housed in Sagemont’s Fuqua
campus will move into the present counseling location.
Sagemont’s counseling service is one of the
largest in the city, according to executive pastor
Chuck Schneider. Roughly 350 people visit the
center each month.
Counseling is available to both members
and nonmembers of the church. Schneider said
roughly 50 percent of those counseled are nonmembers.
While marriage counseling makes up the majority of visits, the church also offers counseling
on depression, drug and alcohol abuse, sexual
addiction, divorce and anger management. Both
individual and group sessions are available.
The counseling staff is composed of seven licensed professionals.
Continued on Page 6A
Deputies combat area crime
Deputies from Harris County Precinct 2 Constable Gary L. Freeman’s office have remained
vigilant combating area crimes ranging from
driving while intoxicated to burglary of a motor
vehicle.
Shortly before 2 a.m. Wednesday, April, 8,
Deputy Vance Britt witnessed a driver leaving a
bar in the 10900 block of Scarsdale.
The driver of the vehicle, Joshua Yarborough,
backed out of his parking space and then pulled
back into it, driving over a parking block and
striking a support column, causing extensive
damage to both the structure and his vehicle.
Britt pulled his patrol car behind Yarborough’s
car and approached the suspect to question him.
Upon making contact with Yarborough, the deputy noticed a strong smell of alcohol.
A subsequent sobriety check confirmed Britt’s
suspicions.
After 9 years, no leads on Barrica
Friday, April 11, will mark the ninth anniversary of the death of Dobie student Jonathan Barrica.
Barrica was shot in his face as he answered
the door to his home on Sagepark. Following
the shooting, Barrica spent the next month
in a coma at Ben Taub Hospital.
Despite a $5,000 reward, the case was
never solved.
While investigators in the case followed
several leads, all led to a dead end. The case
is still open, as homicides do not have a statute of limitation. However, deputies from
marily to new construction in the area.
Residents who wish to contest the appraised
value of their homes can do so online at www.
hcad.org/iFile or by calling 713-957-7800.
While the deadline to protest had been May 31
in previous years, it has now been moved up to
April 30. However, since not all notices have
been mailed out yet, residents have until June
1 or 30 days after their notices were mailed,
whichever is later.
the Harris County Sheriff’s Office say they
have not had any tips for some time.
There was an outpouring of generosity
from the community following the incident.
Several fundraisers were held in Barrica’s
honor, netting roughly $15,000 for his family.
Barrica’s family painted the front door
of their home red in remembrance of the
crime.
Anyone with information on this crime is
urged to contact the Harris County Sheriff’s
Office Homicide Division at 713-967-5810.
Yarborough, 24, was arrested and charged
with DWI.
Later that evening at at 8:55 p.m., Deputy
Aaron Baldwin was dispatched to an apartment
complex in the 11700 block of Beamer, where
residents complained of a man who appeared to
be intoxicated and causing a disturbance.
Upon Baldwin’s arrival, he discovered the
suspect, Allison Foster, to have a strong odor of
alcohol and speaking in a slurred manner.
A check of Foster’s record notified the deputy
the suspect had an outstanding warrant with the
Harris County Sheriff’s Department.
Foster, 49, was arrested and taken into custody
for the previous offense.
Deputy Jason Curry was dispatched to a park
in the 11900 block of Blackhawk Sunday, April
12, at 6:05 p.m. following a complaint that a vehicle had been broken into.
Park attendees were able to detain the suspect, David Taylor, until the deputy arrived at the
scene.
The owner of the vehicle told Curry his cellular phone was missing. The deputy located the
phone in the grass near where Taylor had been
detained.
A witness positively identified Taylor as being
the suspect who had entered the car. Taylor, 27,
was arrested and charged with burglary of a motor vehicle.
The constable’s office has requested the Leader staff to alert readers dealing with nonemergency situations to contact the office by e-mail at
[email protected].
For all emergency matters, residents should
dial 9-1-1.
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Readers’ Opinions
Moore sends thank Insurance options
you to Sagemont for homeowners
The faculty and staff of Richard H. Moore
Elementary would like to extend our sincere
gratitude to the hundreds of friends from
Sagemont Church that adopted our school
as a mission of service. A mere thank you
seems so inadequate for all that they provided for our campus.
On Saturday, March 28, hundreds of volunteers from Sagemont Church flooded our
campus armed with rakes, shovels, paint
brushes, saws, drills, muscle, and love.
They came ready to paint, power wash our
gym, clean, and build a garden. Despite the
low of 47 degrees Saturday morning and
wind gusts of 30 plus, these friends worked
tirelessly to prepare a vegetable garden
and flower beds for our community garden.
These angels colored, cut out, sorted
and assembled materials for the teachers.
They moved furniture, supplies, and painted our front offices.
Sagemont Church has once again showered our school with an abundance of love.
The generosity shown through the gifts of
time and monies was overwhelming. We
would like to extend a special thank you to
Ken and Wes for organizing this mission.
We feel truly blessed to have such an active and caring church in our community.
Faculty and Staff
Moore Elementary
Texas homeowners are struggling to
find adequate coverage for their homes in
Harris County, even more so in the Coastal
lying areas of the State. Hurricane Ike was
a wake-up call for most of us, the damage
and devastation was horrendous; trying to
put our lives back together afterward tested
our “survivor” skills. For the most part, Insurance companies were prompt in handling
claims, and getting money to the Insured for
needed repairs. However, many homeowners found themselves in a fight that seemed
to be them against the world.
As an Insurance Agent, I’ve heard a few
horror stories. Though I am limited in what
I can disclose, my heart goes out to those
that are still struggling to put their lives back
together. I’ve talked with hundreds of Hurricane victims, some have praised me, and
some have not. They all had one thing in
common, “need”.
The need to know they are not alone
in their fight to make their house a home
again; that their Agent is there to help them,
direct them, most importantly, listen to them
and console them.
The need to know that if treated unfairly
or rudely by an Insurance Adjuster or Company, their Agent could, and should, assist
them in the claim process, collect informa-
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tion for them, go to bat for them, take some
of the burden from them, and at the very
least, educate them. That’s just good Customer Service.
Many Homeowners are unaware of the
choices they actually have. Just because
one Insurance company says, “we can’t insure your home, you’ll have to go through
the Texas Fair Plan”, does not mean that all
Insurance companies will have the same
answer. You, the Homeowner, have choices.
“Do Not” be afraid to go outside the “box”
in finding coverage for your Home. If the
standard “household name” companies that
we’ve all grown up with can’t insure your
home due to the age or construction material, I assure you, there may be others that
will. Not only will they insure your home, in
some cases with better coverage and lesser premium to boot.
Branch out, shop the Independent Agencies, typically they have a larger selection of
Quality Standard market carriers offering a
wide variety of coverage. I bet most of you
are not aware that an HO-B, broad form policy can still be purchased for an outstanding
premium. Some may not be sure just what
a HO-B broad form policy is, let alone that
one is most likely available to you.
Hurricane or No Hurricane, If there was
just “one” thing I could give Texas Homeowners; it would be the tools to begin educating themselves. The following websites
will get you started.
Office of Public Insurance Counsel
http://www.opic.state.tx.us/ - This Web site,
will allow you to actually compare policies
by Insurance Company, and type of policy
and coverage they offer. You can choose
the Companies you wish to compare; select
all offered coverage, then print the results.
The list will tell you line by line; just what
your selected company will cover, or not
cover, in relation to each listed peril.
***On the home page, select Homeowners Insurance, then select, Compare Policy
Coverage... it will open up to a long list of
Insurance companies, you can make your
selections, then hit compare and there you
have it. In black and white, just what you
can expect from each company. You can
print it for future reference.
Flood Smart at http://www.floodsmart.
gov/floodsmart/ - Whether you have or have
never flooded, I strongly urge every Homeowner to go to this website and absorb as
much information as you can.
Another important Web site to become
familiar with is “A. M. Best”, http://www.
ambest.com/ - A.M. Best assigns the following types of ratings:
* Best’s Financial Strength Rating - an
independent opinion of an insurer’s financial strength and ability to meet its ongoing
insurance policy and contract obligations.
This rating is assigned to insurance companies.
* Best’s Issuer Credit Rating - an independent opinion of an issuer/entity’s ability
to meet its ongoing senior financial obligations. This rating is assigned to insurance
companies, banks, hospital/health-care
systems, holding companies and other legal entities authorized to issue financial obligations.
* Best’s Debt Rating - an independent opinion of an issuer’s ability to meet its ongoing financial obligations to security holders
when due. This rating is assigned to the
debt securities and insurance-linked securities transactions of the entities rated by
A.M. Best.
* Best’s Bank Deposit Rating - an independent opinion of a bank’s ability to meet
its ongoing financial obligations to depositors. These ratings are assigned to banks.
*(information taken from the actual Web
site)
When it’s time to renew your Homeowners Insurance keep this in mind. Any Agent,
or Company can sell you a Policy however,
it’s up to “You”, the “Homeowner” to understand insurance, its various coverage options and guidelines within. The “Cheapest”
policy is not always the “Best” policy.
Commonly misunderstood, the difference between Replacement cost and Market value, two totally different things. Make
sure your home is insured at a Replacement
cost that will rebuild it, exactly as it was, in
the event of a total loss. Don’t sell your Personal Property short to save money. In the
event of a total loss, think of the expense in
replacing furnishings and personal belongings inside your home from floor to ceiling
in every room.
Don’t settle for a policy because the
“one” company you called told you it was
your only option. Though it may very well
be, make sure that is the case. Do your
homework, shop around, think outside the
box and call a few Independent Agencies.
Then, make the selection that best suites
your needs and begin building a business
relationship with that Agent; you’ll be glad
you did.
Donnelle Onnen
Area resident and licensed General Lines
Property and Casualty agent
Dobie orchestra
heads to Midwest
The Dobie Chamber Orchestra has been
invited to perform at the Midwest Clinic,
(Chicago) in December of 2009. This is a
very prestigious honor as applications are
submitted from all over the world. Applicants send in recordings of their ensemble
and are selected by a panel of judges. The
winners are invited to present a concert at
the annual clinic and convention in December. Only two high school string orchestras
are selected each year from all the entries
received. When we receive performance
information we will pass it along. Also, as
we get closer to the concert in December
we will be giving a series of local public
concerts so that you can enjoy their performance before we play for the Chicago audience. Thanks,
Tanner
Ledford
Director of Orchestras/Dept. Head
J. Frank Dobie HS
unconnected dots. Hitler’s “brown shirts”
started the same way. He’s also attacking
gun rights. Obama says one thing, does another. The media is quiet; not asking difficult
questions.
At the G20 conference just concluded, he
committed the United States upwards of a
trillion dollars more in foreign aid through
a deceptive term called “Special Drawing
Rights.” That’s the brainchild of George Soros. It’s our taxpayer money, given a new
name to deceive us, and is a drain on our
national wealth. He has committed the US
to partner in the new Financial Stability
Board; an entity that regulates ALL financial
companies worldwide, regulates CEO pay,
and subjugates US sovereignty to world entities (European Union, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and the UN). What
can possibly go wrong there? Our rubber
stamp congress must approve and no
doubt will. Does anybody believe we should
be at the mercy of the UN and others for
resolution of our next economic crisis? Is
George Soros pulling Obama’s strings?
Anyone connecting the dots yet? Mr.
Obama is spending huge sums of money
Sullivan files for re-election
Veteran Pasadena Independent School District
School Board Trustee Nelda
Sullivan has filed for re-election. The election will take
place on May 9. Voting locations are available at www.
pasadenaisd.org or by calling
713-740-0000.
Sullivan is running for reelection on the platform of
fiscal responsibility and
stronger community dedication to the schools. In these
tough economic times,
Sullivan believes that her 40
years of experience in the
“Connecting the dots” became a popubanking business, of which
lar phrase after the 9/11 Commission. A lot
of Government agencies had a lot of clues 30 years were in manage-
Reams: Connect
the dots
but they didn’t inform each other and no
one prevented the 9/11 tragedy. Dots are
not being connected now either but it’s the
American people who are at fault and our
government is the culprit.
We completely ignored character, lack of
experience, lack of specifics, broken promises, ACORN, and a background filled with
“shady characters” and elected Mr. Obama
president. Those dots that told us a lot
about the man were simply ignored. Now,
with the man of “change” in control and a
rubber stamp congress, we have only begun to see the damage brought by that
decision. We have an extraordinary powergrab underway that can lead to tyranny and
worse if not stopped.
In less than three months he has
passed a gargantuan budget ($3.5 trillion),
various bailout bills and a stimulus package that creates a debt our great grandchildren will be paying, plus huge inflation for
us within a few years. Cap and Trade is now
law as is “healthcare reform.” That alone
means new taxes for us to pay the trillions
each will cost. But no one is looking beyond 2009. Americans see it as getting the
economy moving again because that’s what
we’re told. The dots come later. Mr. Obama
sees it as getting more people dependent
on government and less self-reliant; a nanny state. Concentrating power away from
individuals and states into federal hands.
He has effectively fired the CEO and
Board of Directors of GM and plans to be
involved in their future operations through
a new “car czar.” He who has zero business
experience and zero authority by our constitution to do either. He goes unchallenged
and thus seeks authority to take over other
companies that have management issues.
It’s a war against capitalism; the basis of
our economy, achievements and national
wealth for 230 years. He seeks to stifle conservative talk radio; take away employee’s
privacy rights in voting for, or against, the
union; and has set up a “voluntary” social
worker’s force, complete with uniforms, and
wants to make it “mandatory” for certain
ages. This has potential for abuse; more
we don’t have, giving away US sovereignty
to world entities, and facilitating a one world
socialist government. He is getting the US
government involved in the banking business, mortgage business, energy business,
healthcare business, automobile business,
and environmental planning yet can’t manage to find cabinet appointees who are not
tax cheats. His record doesn’t instill confidence.
We have a charismatic, well spoken
empty suit as president, who may in fact not
even be a natural born American citizen,
making radical changes in our economic,
social and political infrastructure, and no
one is questioning it. They run big bills
through the congress, bypassing the normal debate process and without adequate
time to read them. Thus the AIG bonus fiasco. About 2018, after ten years of economic suffering and Mr. Obama is gone from the
White House, a new president will convene
a board to study how we got into this mess.
You can hear the results now. “The American people simply didn’t connect the dots
and allowed their “pop star” president to
have his way.”
Larry Reams
ment, make her the ideal candidate to serve PISD for an
additional term.
Sullivan has been actively
involved in the Pasadena
community for many years.
In addition to her 16 years of
service on the PISD school
board, she serves on the board
of trustees for Bayshore
Medical Center, and is advisory director for the Pasadena
Police Acad-emy, Soroptomist
of Pasa-dena and a Paul Harris
Fel-low in the South Pasadena
chapter of Rotary International.
Sullivan is married to
Charles Sullivan, a retired
maintenance manager with
Ethyl/Albemarle Corp. They
have lived in Pasadena for
more than 50 years and have
three grown children and
seven grandchildren.
Quijano-Lerma files for PISD
Mariselle Quijano-Lerma,
a longtime Pasadena resident,
graduate of Pasadena Independent School District, and
a McDonald’s franchise
owner, filed papers for a position on the Pasadena IndependentSchool District Board
of Trustees - Position 2.
“I am excited and honored to
file my declaration of candidacy for the PISD school
board of trustees - Position
2,” said Quijano-Lerma.
“Children, education and service to our community are
passions of mine, and I look
forward to sharing my vision
for our school system with
my fellow residents and parents.” Quijano-Lerma’s vision
for Pasadena’s schools is
simple: enable all students to
reach their full potential, utilize our taxpayers’ funds
wisely, and increase parental
involvement.”
Quijano-Lerma has made
a difference in the community by serving on many local
boards, including the Pasa-
dena Education Foundation
Board, PISD Future Facilities
Planning Committee, PISD
Budget Committee, PISD
(Helping One Student To
Succeed) HOST Volunteer
and the McDonald’s Texas
Invitational Basketball Tournament Steering Committee.
Mariselle Quijano-Lerma
grew up in Pasadena and still
lives in Pasadena. A graduate
of the University of Houston,
Quijano-Lerma received a
Bachelor of Business Administration - accounting major.
She currently owns and operates a McDonald’s franchise
of 19 restaurants.
She and her husband,
Horacio, are the parents of
two children.
Deaths
Guillermo
Ayala Jr.
Guillermo “Memo” Ayala Jr., 28, of Texas City,
died Wednesday, April 8,
2009, at a hospital in Dallas, Texas.
Ayala served in the U.S.
Marine Corps for four
years from 1999 to 2003
and was employed by
Powell Electric as a computer technician.
Ayala was preceded in
death by his wife of seven
years, Jessica Ayala, on
Monday, April 6, 2009. He
was also preceded in death
by his father, Guillermo
Ayala Sr.
Ayala is survived by sons
Davian and Diego; mother
Guadalupe Carrion Perez;
sister Paula X. Garcia and
husband Adrian; and his
niece and nephew, Susana
and Adrian Garcia Jr.
Ayala’s family is from
the South Belt area and
attend St. Luke’s Catholic
Church.
A Celebration of Life
was held Monday, April
13, 2009, at Fairmont Funeral Home. Burial followed at GrandView Memorial Park.
Olive “Gert”
Weston
Olive Gertrude “Gert”
Weston, 87, died April 13,
2009, surrounded by her
family.
She was born May 27,
1921, in Lake Charles,
La.
Weston is survived by
her children, Evelyn Mauck
and husband Bill, Jim
Weston, Mike Weston,
Matt Weston and wife
Jana, and Randy Weston;
siblings George Trahan
and wife Sherri, Joyce
Simmons, Billy Trahan
and wife Jane, Jerry Trahan and wife Veta, Lynn
Trahan and wife Suzy, and
JoAnn Butler and husband
Ronnie. Other survivors
include seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and numerous nieces
and nephews.
Weston enjoyed painting, crocheting, sewing
and playing cards with
friends at Oak Haven.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday,
April 17, at Forest Park
East Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be
held Saturday, April 18, at
10 a.m. at Forest Park East
with interment following
the service.
Garland Steele
Stringfield
Garland Steele Stringfield, 74, died April 9,
2009. Regarding his wishes, there will be no services. The family lives off
Sagewillow.
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Thursday, April 16, 2009, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Section A, Page 3
March Citizens of the Month named
Thompson Intermediate School students chosen as
March Citizens of the Month are, left to right,
(front row) Cynthia Medel, Joslyn Mendoza,
Sydney Gutierrez, (middle row) Bryson Hamilton,
Rommel Garcia, Tony Ly, Raquel Hanks, (back
row) Jenny Chung, Michael Graham, Lauren
Pettey, Sean Peace, Cindy Guzman, Joel Martin
and Kimber Hubenak.
Meador students beneficiaries Legler’s
license bill
adopted
In a project headed by Wes Holloman, more than 175 volunteers from Sagemont
Church devoted their time and energy recently to beautify and make improvements to four South Belt elementaries. Above, Meador students are enjoying their
new outdoor equipment. The students, first graders from Crystal Rothberg’s class
are, left to right, (front table) Shaun Simpson, Jonathan Vargas, (back table) Mike
Morales, Luke Burton, Robert Martinez, Yesenia Morales, (right table) Tatiana
Martinez, Vanessa Villarreal and Nyla Rodriguiz.
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On Tuesday, March 31,
the House Committee on
Public Health unanimously
passed House Bill 3450.
Authored by Rep. Ken Legler,
R-Pasadena, HB 3450 authorizes the Texas Board of
Chiropractic Examiners to
issue temporary teaching
licenses for chiropractic doctors wishing to teach at the
two accredited chiropractic
schools in Texas.
“It is an honor to have
Texas Chiropractic College
located in my district, District
144, and this license will
allow the schools to immediately attract professors from
across the nation to teach
here,” stated Legler, “The
next step is presenting this
bill before the entire House
for approval.”
HB 3450, if passed, will
allow a temporary teaching
license to be issued to full
time chiropractic professors
who are licensed in another
state or Canada and who wish
to teach at two of the chiropractic colleges in Texas.
This bill will allow those
who are issued a temporary
license to instruct chiropractic students during the time
their full license application
is pending. South Belt Sen.
Mike Jackson has introduced
the companion bill, SB
1954.
Legler’s office is located
in the Capitol Extension,
E2.304, and can be reached
at 512-463-0460. Legler’s
office is open from 8:30 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m. Monday through
Friday.
LEGAL NOTICE
AVISO DE ELECCIÓN DE LA JUNTA SÍNDICOS
EN EL DISTRITO ESCOLAR INDEPENDIENTE DE PASADENA
SE NOTIFICA por el presente que el DISTRITO ESCOLAR INDEPENDIENTE DE PASADENA
llevará a cabo una elección conjunta con la Ciudad de South Houston y con San Jacinto College dentro
y en todo el Distrito Escolar Independiente de Pasadena el sábado 9 de mayo de 2009 en conformidad
con una Orden y Aviso de Elección pasada y aprobada el 20 de enero de 2009. Los lugares de votación
del día de la Elección de Síndicos estarán abiertos de 7:00 a.m. a 7:00 p.m. Los once lugares de votación
del día de elección incluyen los siguientes: Beverly Hills Intermediate School, en 11111 Beamer Road,
Houston, Texas 77089; Bondy Intermediate School, en 5101 Keith Road, Pasadena, Texas 77505; Jackson
Intermediate School, en 1020 East Thomas, Pasadena, Texas 77506; Miller Intermediate School, en 1002
Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena, Texas 77504; Park View Intermediate School, en 3003 Dabney Drive, Pasadena, Texas 77502; Queens Intermediate School, en 1112 Queens Road, Pasadena, Texas 77502; Keller
Middle School, en 3102 San Augustine, Pasadena, Texas 77503; South Houston Municipal Court Building, en 1019 Dallas, South Houston, Texas 77587; Shaw Middle School, en 1200 East Houston, Pasadena,
Texas 77502; Thompson Intermediate School, en 11309 Sagedowne Lane, Houston, Texas 77089; y South
Houston High School, en 3820 South Shaver, South Houston, Texas 77587.
La votación anticipada comenzará el lunes 27 de abril de 2009 y continuará hasta el martes 5 de mayo de
2009. Cinco escuelas preparatorias del Distrito Escolar de Pasadena serán lugares de votación anticipada:
J. Frank Dobie High School, en 10220 Blackhawk Blvd., Houston, Texas 77089; Pasadena High School,
en 206 South Shaver, Pasadena, Texas 77506; Pasadena Memorial High School, en 4410 Crenshaw, Pasadena, Texas 77504; Sam Rayburn High School, en 2121 Cherrybrook, Pasadena, Texas 77502 y South
Houston High School, en 3820 South Shaver, South Houston, Texas 77587. El horario de votación anticipada será de 8:00 a.m. a 4:30 p.m. todos los días hábiles de votación anticipada que no sean sábado,
domingo o un feriado oficial del estado. En los dos últimos días del período de votación anticipada, el 4 de
mayo y el 5 de mayo, el horario de votación anticipada será de 8:00 a.m. a 7:00 p.m. La dirección postal del
oficial de votación anticipada de la elección del Distrito Escolar de Pasadena es la siguiente: Early Voting
Clerk, Pasadena Independent School District, 1515 Cherrybrook, Pasadena, Texas 77502.
La votación anticipada se llevará a cabo también en South Houston City Hall, en 1018 Dallas, South
Houston, Texas 77587, que se encuentra dentro de los límites del Distrito Escolar de Pasadena. La votación anticipada en este lugar será durante ocho horas por lo menos, de 8:00 a.m. a 5:00 p.m. desde el 27
de abril hasta el 1 de mayo. En South Houston City Hall, habrá votación anticipada el sábado 2 de mayo
de 8:00 a.m. a 5:00 p.m., al igual que el domingo 3 de mayo de 1:00 p.m. a 5:00 p.m. Habrá por lo menos
doce horas de votación anticipada, de 8:00 a.m. al 8:00 p.m., los dos últimos días del período de votación
anticipada, el 4 de mayo y el 5 de mayo.
Los votantes calificados pueden votar por anticipado en persona en la Elección de Síndicos del Distrito
Escolar Independiente de Pasadena, en la Elección de la Ciudad de South Houston y en la Elección de San
Jacinto College en cualquiera de estos seis lugares de votación anticipada.
Stuchbery releases third nine-weeks rolls
Stuchbery Elementary
recently announced its
honor, merit, and perfect
attendance rolls for the third
nine-weeks grading period
of 2008-2009.
Students named are as
follows:
PPCD/SUCCESS
Perfect attendance
Shilarion
Anderson,
Brandon Bui, Rebecca
Cook, Zachary Couchman,
Aaron Guillen, Christopher
Martinez, Kaylynn Patterson, Trevor Patterson, Oswaldo Salazar, Elias Saracho, Alexander Tamez,
Erica Tsui and Luke
Zamudio.
Pre-kindergarten
Perfect attendance
Kelly Amaya, Waverly
Banegas, Rick Cao, Daniel
Delgado, Michael Garza,
Isacc Mendoza, Sarah Oba,
Nicholas Rivera, Cory Ruben, Brooklyn Thompson,
Yahir Tovar, Alyssa Woodruffe and Nevaeh Zermeno.
Kindergarten
Perfect attendance
Rhaevyn
Citizen,
Brianna Davis, Vihn Diep,
Xavier Elias, Karen Estrada,
Alex Glayzer, Khalil Henry,
Francisco
Hernandez,
Diarra Hypolite, Makayla
Karkosky, Mia Leal, Nathan
Lopez and Mauricio Lopez.
Janelle Mooney, Emy
Mora, Justin Nguyen, Allison Payne, Jordan Promise,
Destinee Roby, Emily
Salinas, Anthony Sandoval,
Nicholas Santibanez, Isaiah
Sempkowski and Jose
Tolentino.
First grade
Honor roll
Anilu Arrieta, Isaiah
Avila, Amber Basham, Alejandro Castaneda, Alonso
Dosal, Adam Escobedo, Kristin Gary, Hannah Gonzales,
Katelyn Huynh, Jasmine
Jimenez, Kasey Johnson,
Irene Kim, Phat Lam, Jon
Paul McDaniel, Julian Medina and Nayelli Melendez.
Kirby Nguyen, Seth
Paulk, Gerardo Rivas,
Elexus Romero, Marissa
Salazar, Crystal Salgado,
Nicholas Salinas, Marissa
Sanchez, Jartis Solomon,
Alan Tamez, Jacob Torres,
Ashley Tovar, Juliana Vega
and Eric Wilson.
Merit roll
Joshua Albin, Alexa Benitez, Roy Bessent, Jaelyn
Chapman, Jacob Colunga,
Naya Cooper, Belen Cruz,
Deoncyea Curry, Marcus Doss,
Gabreilla Garcia, Julissa
Gomez, Marcus Hernandez
and Victoria Hernandez.
Esther Kim, Zandy Lucero, Ava Mendez, Juliana
Moreno, Allison Neira, Tiffany Oviedo, Deron Pilot,
Bailey Ray, Matthew Rodriguez, Miranda Serrano,
Makayla Thompson and
Dylan Tinner.
Perfect attendance
Joshua Albin, Isaiah
Avila, Kyle Brown, Jesse
Bustamante, Misty Chavira,
Thomas Crowe, Zach Deem,
Alonso Dosal, Marcus Doss,
Marcus Hernandez, Ethan
Jimenez, Phat Lam and Erin
Loosier.
Giovanni Luna, Jazlyn
Martinez, Bianca Martinez,
Jon Paul McDaniel, Vaniyah
McGhie, Ava Mendez,
Dwayne Mills, Mary
Munoz, Allison Neira, Ethan
Ouzts and Gabriel Rojas.
Jordan Rojaselizondo,
Marissa Roy, Breyon Ruben,
Peter Spigner, Zayle Stormer, Jailyn Taylor, Terrance
Teagle, Ethan Thomas,
Hazel Wagner, Jazmine
Williams, Eric Wilson and
Anthony Zavala.
Second grade
Honor roll
Lauren Brown, Stephanie
Cedeno, Sara Cortez,
Destiny Davis, Riley Gilbert,
Daija Green, Evie Holder,
Ivy Hua, David Kim, Jose
Montiel, Laiba Qureshi,
Kaitlyn Sanchez, Chelsey
Urdiales, Kayla Wilson and
Adrian Zaracho.
Merit roll
Jorge Bravo, Corina Hernandez, Lacie Johnson,
Daniel Milam, Max Mora,
Miah Muniz, Michaela
Munoz and Alexis Tran.
Perfect attendance
Alexis Alvarez, Aylin
Bonilla, Stephanie Cedeno,
Jayeta Chandler, Jason Chavez, Shania Cotton, Stephanie Do, Cedric Dorsey,
Valerie Garcia, Isaiah
Gartman, Daija Green,
Destiny Jackson, Zandy
Lucero, Kiara McAllister
and Weston McCullough.
Daniel Milam, Jose Montiel, Max Mora, Miah Muniz, Justin Nguyen, Thien
Pham, Laiba Qureshi, Isai
Rodas, Dashlee Sanchez,
Randy Soloya, Tarah
Spriggs, India Sullivan,
Victoria Teng and Trinity
Thomas.
Third grade
Honor roll
Ce'Briaya Bell, Jazmyn
Bolden, Sarah Bustamante,
Jasiel Cruz, Andrea Del Villar, Mason Eldridge, Alexis
Esquibel, Adamaris Garcia,
Enrique Gartman, Mathew
Gonzales and Jakob Jones.
Christien Lake, Tina Le,
Andrew Logan, Brooke Nabi,
Kirsten Nguyen, Emily Perez, Montrai Scott, Taryn
Spriggs, Hailey Tapia, John
Tortorice and Matt Willhoite.
Merit roll
Vi Diep, Ian Foster,
Lauren Hernandez, Ashlyn
Hoffman, Alec Ibarra, Kayla
Johnson, Ayanna Nguyenecheverry, Kayla Promise,
Kaitlin Robinson, Esai
Torres and Hailey White.
Perfect attendance
Michael Adamo, Raymundo Alba, Temaya Amerson, Ali Bashtawi, Ce'Briaya Bell, Michaela Berryman,
Trinity Blockmon, Kaleb
Brock, Sarah Bustamante
and Nathan Castaneda.
Dillon Chmarney, Christopher Coy, Andrea Del
Villar, Vi Diep, Donte Dotson, Joshua Edwards, Mason
Eldridge, Alexis Esquibel,
Xavien Francis, Adamaris
Garcia, Enrique Gartman
and Ashlyn Hoffman.
Kayla Johnson, Jakob
Jones, Tina Le, Julio Llorente, Ariel Lopez, Chris Marquez, Jasmine Melgar, Valerie Nava, Ayanna Nguyenecheverry, Anthony Nguyenecheverry and Anthony Perez.
Kayla Promise, Marissa
Rodgers, Jeremy Roe, Alex
Roman, Elizabeth Shelly,
Taryn Spriggs, Aubree
Thompson, Alexis Trevino,
Alan Vo, Hailey White and
Michael Wooton.
Fourth grade
Honor roll
Rudy Clarke, Trinity Curry,
Parker Deem, Nathan Doss,
Russell Flewellen, Fariha
Ghazi, R.J. Gilbert, Bea Her-
nandez and Lillian Spigner.
Merit roll
DeJah Brewer, Jordan
Edokpa, Sukaina Naqvi,
Marc Perez, Astrid Ruiz,
Joshua Uzoma and Kaleigh
Vanhouten.
Perfect attendance
Gustavo Amaya, Ciriah
Amerson, Jesse Bernal, Shanyce Cabrales, Kristy Castellon, Rudy Clarke, Naya
Cooper, Trinity Curry,
Parker Deem, Nathan Doss,
Jordan Edokpa, Gabriel
Elias, Dylan Espinoza and
Fariha Ghazi.
Julissa Gomez, Brittany
Gonzales, Matthew Gonzales, Arianna Gonzalez, Emily Granadoscarranza, Dequan Harleston, Beatriz Hernandez, Destiny Karkosky,
Austin Kendall, Esther Kim,
Christien Lake and Christian
Laviner.
Ian Leos, Steven Leos,
Brooke McGrath, Zachary
Payne, Ruben Perez, Jami
Perez, Taylor Postel, Josh
Ramirez, Diego Rangel,
Eric Rodriguez, Christopher
Smith, Lillian Spigner,
David Strout, Taylor Teagle,
Esteban Tovar and Joshua
Uzoma.
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Pasadena ISD
The Pasadena ISD Alternative Certification
Program is offering Career Choice Seminars for
anyone interested in becoming a teacher. Potential
candidates must possess a bachelor’s degree or
above by May 2009, and must have an overall
GPA of 2.5 on the 4.0 system in ALL semester
hours attempted or a 2.7 GPA in the last 60 hours
attempted. The application deadline for the 20092010 academic year is May 15, 2009.
The seminars will provide an opportunity to learn
detailed information about the program and the
areas of certification offered. Seminar dates and
times are as follow:
Seminar Time and Dates
Tuesday, Apr. 21, 2009 at 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 2, 2009 at 10 a.m.
All seminars will be conducted at the Pasadena
ISD Administration Building, located at 1515
Cherrybrook Lane in Pasadena, Texas 77502.
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BIRTHDAY WISHES SENT TO JULIUS
Julius Schindler celebrates his 60th birthday on April 15. Best wishes are sent to Julius
from family and friends, Bonnie Schindler,
Angela Schindler and Stephanie Ferguson.
ENJOY YOUR BIRTHDAY, MRS. HALEY
Happy birthday wishes are sent to Betty
Haley on Friday, April 17, from Stacey (Hayes)
Flowers, husband Stephen and children
Kennedy and Owen. Stacey is a former student of Haley’s from Frazier Elementary.
SANDRA CELEBRATES A BIRTHDAY
Sandra Williams celebrates her birthday
Saturday, April 18. Best wishes for a wonderful
day are sent to Sandra from her co-workers,
family, friends and the staff at the Leader.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, GRIFFINS
Dobie graduates Angela and David Griffin
celebrate their 23rd wedding anniversary
Sunday, April 19. Best wishes and lots of love
are sent to the couple from their friends and
family in the Houston area.
ANN CELEBRATES HER BIRTHDAY
Sageglen resident Ann Brannen will celebrate her birthday, Monday, April 20. Best
wishes are sent to Ann from the staff at the
Leader.
HAPPY 15TH BIRTHDAY, AARON
Happy birthday wishes are sent to Aaron
Giles of Kirkwood South who turns 15 on Monday, April 20, from his grandparents, Ken and
Bobby Griffin; parents Tracy and Jim Giles;
sister Kristen and brother Cody. Aaron is a
ninth-grade student at Dobie High School.
SCHOOL DAZE
The following personnel and staff members
of the Pasadena Independent School District
celebrate birthdays April 16 through April 22.
Atkinson Elementary
Greetings for a happy birthday are sent to
Francis Makeda April 16.
Burnett Elementary
On April 21, Grace Garcia celebrates a
birthday. Birthday wishes for a wonderful day
are sent to Jhanet Diehl on April 22.
Bush Elementary
Sharing a birthday April 16 are Melissa
Zamora and Trang Nguyen. On April 17, a
happy birthday wish is sent to David Herrera.
Dobie came away with a
first-place showing at the
Super Quiz Relay competition at the State Academic
Decathlon Competition.
Dobie won second overall
in Super Quiz and fourth in
the complete competition.
The team was honored at
the March Pasadena Independent School District
Board of Trustees meeting.
TheAcademic Decathlon,
the premiere national scholastic competition for high
school students, was created
to provide opportunities for
students to experience the
challenges of rigorous team
and individual academic
competition.
Students compete in 10
events: economics, essay,
art, interview, language and
literature, math, music,
Super Quiz, science and
speech. While students
take one written test in each
of the other six subjects,
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6 wks - 23 mos.
$110 a week
2 yrs. old
$100 a week
3 yrs. old & up
$ 90 a week
Large Play Room, Breakfast/Snack, Hot Lunches, Dance, Library & Computer Room
Ms. Janet’s is providing pick-up service from WEBER &
PASADENA SCHOOLS, including Morris 5th Grade Center
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hopes for 100 percent recovery soon. Rose
Marie was Dobie’s longtime cosmetology
teacher.
Rose Marie has been a faithful friend to
retired Dobie counselor, Hazel Hatcher, an
Alzheimer’s patient in a Baytown nursing
home, for some time. She visits Hazel weekly
to take care of her laundry.
Carole Wright had to miss Trailmixers last
month because she had foot surgery and was
in a cast. She hopes to rejoin the group this
month.
Jon Rascoe recently enjoyed a great vacation in Venezuela.
Richard Golenko is currently employed by
the U.S. Census Bureau. He is the crewleader
for 16 enumerators; his group covers most of
Pasadena plus the Manchester neighborhood
in Houston. At this time, they are physically
verifying addresses and living quarters and
hope to be finished with this phase of the
census by June. Richard reports that the
bureaucracy is even greater than that of the
school district!
Ann Brannen is celebrating her mother’s
85th birthday with a party on Sunday. Alma
Berger was born in April; Ann was born in
April; Ann’s daughter, Amber Allan (current
Dobie homemaking teacher), was born in
April. Amber’s daughter, Alexandria, broke
the pattern with her March birthday!
Dobie’s Academic Decathlon Team placed
fourth in the state competition this year. The
team earned gold medals for its first place
Super Quiz victory. Sophomore Eddie Nunez
earned a $3,500 scholarship for finishing first
in the state at the varsity level of competition.
Tyler Schott earned a $1,000 scholarship
for finishing fourth in the state at the varsity level. Congratulations to the hardworking
team as well as the Dobie AD coaches (and
Dobie graduates) Brad Rampp and Steven
Higginbotham.
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Roxanna Tamez enjoys a birthday April 18.
Frazier Elementary
Blow out the birthday candles for Barbara
Eikenburg and Robin Sanders April 22.
Jessup Elementary
Valecia Noland is sent a birthday greeting
on April 20. Brunilda Padron celebrates a
birthday April 22.
Meador Elementary
April 19 is the day for a birthday party for
Anna Ayala.
Moore Elementary
A birthday is enjoyed by Susan Martens
April 16. Celebrating a birthday April 17 is
Barbara Fain. Janice Murphy enjoys a birthday April 19. On April 21, Thom Sewell marks
a birthday.
Stuchbery Elementary
Blow out the birthday candles for Silvia
Arietta April 17. Birthday wishes for a wonderful day are sent to Graciela Aguirre April
19.
Melillo Middle School
On April 17, Betty Haley marks a birthday.
A double birthday is enjoyed by H. Beard and
Tonja Chau April 21.
Morris Middle School
Kyle Burns celebrates a birthday April 16.
On April 17, Darcy Burch marks a birthday.
Marking a birthday April 18 is Demetrius
Scott.
Beverly Hills Intermediate
Wishes for a wonderful birthday are sent
to Mary Horn April 16. On April 21, William
Anders enjoys a birthday.
Thompson Intermediate
The day for a birthday party for Yolanda
Reyes is April 21.
Dobie High
Happy birthday wishes are sent to Jody
Janis April 17. April 18 is the day for a birthday cake for Christine Kerr. Blow out the
birthday candles for Carey Sink April 19.
DOBIE TRAILMIXER NEWS
Happy springtime is sent to all from the
Dobie Trailmixers.
Rose Marie White Walton underwent knee
surgery on March 2 and is doing well. She
is still participating in physical therapy and
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Remember When
30 years ago (1979)
Construction of Clear
Creek Elementary School,
off Beamer Road in the
subdivision of Sage Bend,
was well under way.
A Harris County grand
jury no-billed a sheriff’s
deputy and a former deputy
for their parts in the highspeed chase involving two
South Belt area youths.
25 years ago (1984)
Vandals discovered that
the gas pumps at Surrey’s
Mobil were left on after
closing and created a miniflood at the corner of Fuqua
and Beamer, wasting 590
gallons of gasoline.
Dianna Reasoner, a 1981
Dobie High School graduate and 1983 Miss Strawberry Festival, entertained
troops in the U.S. Navy stationed in San Diego.
20 years ago (1989)
As part of the I-45 bridge
and highway improvements
at Fuqua and Scarsdale, the
state highway department
contractors shut down the
feeder roads under the
bridges sending many unsuspecting motorists into
South Belt area neighborhoods.
A broken arm sidelined
Pasadena
Independent
School District Board of
Trustees President Vicki
Morgan, confining her to a
wheelchair and prompting
the board to extend the
deadline for applying for
the vacant superintendent’s
position.
15 years ago (1994)
For the 14th consecutive
year, Dobie High School
Latin Club students won the
Latin Junior Classical League’s state championship.
Up to 600 Ace Hardware
dealers from around the
country would tour the
Beamer Road store to view
the completed remodeling.
10 years ago (1999)
Sagemont Church broke
ground for a 114,000square-foot, two-story facility dedicated to the children
of the church.
Francis Fontana, a member of St. Luke’s Catholic
Church, took his mother
Evelyn to Rome for her
70th birthday. While in
Rome, they met Pope John
Paul II.
5 years ago (2004)
The Pasadena Independent School District board
approved the hiring of additional personnel and a pay
raise for teachers.
A record 38 teams were
preparing to compete at the
eighth-annual South Belt
Barbecue Cookoff to be
held at El Franco Lee Park.
The Texas Education
Agency named the Pasadena Independent School
District the eighth fastest
growing district in Texas.
J. Frank Dobie grad Ben
Carter was to receive the
Buck Weirus Spirit Award
by the Association of Former Students at Texas A&M.
1 year ago (2008)
An early morning shooting in the 11900 block of
Kirkway led to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid on a house
the following evening.
Numerous residents in
the street, located in the
Sagemont Park subdivision, called 9-1-1 around
4:30 a.m. after hearing several gunshots. One Houston
police officer responded to
find a man shot in the leg.
The victim, who had fled
to a neighboring home after
being shot, said he was one
of about 20 illegal immigrants who had just arrived
from Mexico at a house
on the block when multiple
cars drove by and opened
fire. Witnesses said three to
five cars were involved in
the incident.
An elderly Kirkmont
resident narrowly escaped
injury when he lost control
of his vehicle while going
westbound on the Beltway
8 feeder road at Beamer.
The man’s truck leveled a
Shell gasoline price sign,
nearly struck a gas pump
and clipped another truck
before slamming into an
unoccupied, parked car.
South Belt resident Adrienne Ingalls was awarded a
Texas Society of CPA Accounting Education Foundation scholarship. Ingalls
was a student at the University of Houston-Clear Lake
and a 2005 Dobie graduate.
Melanie Calverley of
Riverstone Ranch competed
in the U.S. Adult National
Figure Skating Championships held in Lake Placid,
N.Y. She received a silver
medal for second place in
the final round of the Silver
Ladies Class II level free
skate, earning her the title
of the 2008 U.S. Silver
Ladies II silver medalist.
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Atkinson Elementary names
3rd 9-weeks honor, merit rolls
Atkinson Elementary recently announced its honor
and merit rolls for the third
nine-weeks grading period.
Students named are as follows:
First grade
Honor roll
America Alanis, Gisselle
Alfaro, Alberto Arriaga, Jennifer Cao, Angela Chapa, Kay
Duong, Zoe Fletcher, Viviana
Frias, Josselin Fuentes and
Emily Galvan.
Madison Garrett, Leah Ha,
Vivian Huynh, Hannah Lazo,
Loann Lazo, Thu Le, Jacob
Leipold, Sarah Maryum,
Andrea Menendez, Ashley
Nguyen and Cindy Nguyen.
Jessica Nguyen, Kevin
Nguyen, Leonardo Salas,
Minh To, Andrew Tran,
Charlie Tran, Nathaniel Tran,
Andrea Uribe, Vargas William and Juan Yanez.
Merit roll
Jade Cazarez, Renee
Deng, Andrew Gonzales,
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Second grade
Honor roll
Monica Borri, Alyssa
Carrico, Joanna Cruz, Elizabeth Early, Eric Escobedo,
Noah Ford, Kyle Garcia,
Destinee Gonzales, Jeremiah
Gray and Alazay Hernandez.
Ivana Higgins, Johnny Ho,
Bao Huynh, Victoria Hyams,
Nhicatherine Le, Lauryn
Locksey, Nicolas Luna,
Austin Luu, Kathy Mai and
Ezekial Martinez.
Jade Nanez, Khanh Nguyen, Alana Ortega, Wendy
Pantoja, Daniel Saiz, Michael
Sartor, Kyana Shannon,
Christian Tijerina, Lily Tran
and Tanner Vega.
Merit roll
Erik Aguirre, Natalie
Armenta, Maritza Elizalde,
Alyssa Estrada, Mya Garcia,
Julian Henderson, Trina
Huynh, Morgan Jefferson,
Ricardo Lima, Joseph Ortega,
Darin Pulido, Gabriela Rodriguez, Fernanda Torres and
Megan Tran.
Third grade
Honor roll
Jacob Ferrell, Robert
Mares and Earnest Webb.
Merit roll
Clarissa Arredondo, Irving
Canales, Celeste Covarrubias,
Clarissa Diaz, Michelle Fuentes, Lynn Ho, Travis Ho,
Jasmine Lewis, Kattia Morales, Justin Nguyen, Paul
Ontiveros, Christian Ponce
and Victoria Ta.
Fourth grade
Honor roll
Antonio Armenta, Oscar
Armenta, Valencia Barrientos,
Nanci Carrera, Ashali Carter,
Christiana Nnabuife, Edwing
Reyes, Barbara Tran, Cheyenne Weaver and Macy
Williams.
Merit roll
Mayra Avila, Elissa Cruz,
Kayla Garcia, Tiffany Nguyen, Tin Pham and Tracy Tran.
Flores, Barajas to wed
Cavazos, Craddock to wed
Robert and Liz Flores, 18-year Sagemeadow residents, announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Erica Danielle Flores, to
Roland C. Barajas, son of Isareal and Sylvia Villareal. The bride-to-be is a
2002 graduate of Dobie High School, received her associate degree at
Houston Community College and is currently employed with Dr. Samuel H.
Adams. The prospective groom is a 1997 graduate of MacArthur High
School, attended Texas A&M and is currently employed with Cintas. A May
wedding is planned at St Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church.
Kelly and Tudy Cavazos of South Belt, owners of Home Improvement by
Tudy & Kelly, announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their
daughter, Jill Cavazos, to David Craddock, son of Joe Craddock, owner of
C&D Burger Shoppe, and the late Helen Craddock. The bride-to-be is a
1999 Dobie High School graduate, and the prospective groom graduated
from Dobie in 1993. The couple is planning a late-April wedding.
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sion) students.
Each team member competes in all 10 events against
other students in their individual divisions. However,
team scores are calculated
using the top two individual
scores from each division
for an overall team score.
Teams advance through
district, regional and state
levels of competition. The
state champions compete at
San Jacinto
College
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(part-time)
faculty
San Jacinto College will hold an
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on Saturday, April 25, 2009 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
at the Central campus Interactive Learning Center
located at
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Dress: Business casual. Bring paper copies of your résumé and transcripts.
Postions available at all three campuses.
For more information about
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A new theme of study is
established every year with
topics that are relevant, current and challenging. This
year’s curriculum theme is
“Latin America,” and the
Super Quiz topic focuses on
the work of Charles Darwin
in the field of evolutionary
biology in the region.
Students compose an
essay based on a prompt, the
central theme of which
incorporates information
relating to the current curriculum
Students also perform a
prepared speech and impromptu speech and participate in an interview before a
panel of community volunteer judges.
The competition emphasizes personal and academic
growth of each student who,
by meeting the challenge,
can reap the rewards of
greater self-knowledge and
self-confidence for the
future.
Dobie’s overall team
score was 45,677, and members scored 39 out of 45
Super Quiz relay questions,
the highest score at the competition. Students from
Dobie also won numerous
medals in most of the academic categories.
Top overall scorer on
Dobie’s team this year was
Jeremy Morris, who finished
with a score of 8,517 and
sixth overall in the honors
category. Morris is a sophomore at Dobie and also participates in Latin. He also
won a gold medal in economics and silver medals in
art, social science and music.
Eddie Nunez won first
overall in the varsity category, gold in economics, silver
in literature and music, and
bronze in art and math. This
outstanding performance
earned Nunez a $3,500
scholarship.
Tyler Schott achieved
fourth place in the varsity
category, winning a $1,000
scholarship.
Tatiana Gonzalez performed extremely well in
the subjective events of
speech, interview and essay,
attaining the highest score
on the team in each event.
Brandon Nguyen, a senior
and veteran of past decathlon teams, achieved the second highest score for Dobie,
and earned bronze medals in
the honors category for economics, literature, music
and social science.
Mariel Arhelger, in the
honors category, turned in
an outstanding performance
as a third-year member of
the team.
Carnell Emanuel, Oliver
Dao and Emerson Bradley
won several medals and
made crucial contributions
to Dobie’s top Super Quiz
performance.
Starting at the end of last
school year, continuing
through the summer all the
way to the state competition,
the members of the Academic
Decathlon competition form
a tight-knit family from the
endless hours of hard work
they spend together.
In addition to the study of
an enormous amount of
knowledge, the team also
manages to have fun together, creating songs and other
mnemonic devices to remember important facts.
Head coach Steven
Higgin-botham, who tutors
economics, social science,
music and art, was aided by
co-coach Brad Rampp, who
did an outstanding job of
coordinating the interview,
math and Super Quiz competitions.
Other Dobie teachers,
Jeff Spencer and Trish
Boudra, served as tutors for
the literature and essay and
speech competitions, respectively.
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTION
IN PASADENA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
NOTICE is hereby given that the PASADENA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT will conduct a
joint election with the City of South Houston and San Jacinto College in and throughout the Pasadena
Independent School District on Saturday, May 9, 2009, in accordance with the Election Order and Notice passed and approved on January 20, 2009. Election day polling locations for the Trustee Election
will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The eleven election day polling places include the following:
Beverly Hills Intermediate School, 11111 Beamer Road, Houston, Texas 77089; Bondy Intermediate
School, 5101 Keith Road, Pasadena, Texas 77505; Jackson Intermediate School, 1020 East Thomas,
Pasadena, Texas 77506; Miller Intermediate School, 1002 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena, Texas 77504;
Park View Intermediate School, 3003 Dabney Drive, Pasadena, Texas 77502; Queens Intermediate
School, 1112 Queens Road, Pasadena, Texas 77502; Keller Middle School, 3102 San Augustine, Pasadena, Texas 77503; South Houston Municipal Court Building, 1019 Dallas, South Houston, Texas
77587; Shaw Middle School, 1200 East Houston, Pasadena, Texas 77502; Thompson Intermediate
School, 11309 Sagedowne Lane, Houston, Texas 77089; and South Houston High School 3820, South
Shaver, South Houston, Texas 77587.
Early voting will begin on Monday, April 27, 2009, and will continue through Tuesday, May 5, 2009.
Five Pasadena School District high schools will be locations for early voting: J. Frank Dobie High
School, 10220 Blackhawk Blvd., Houston, Texas 77089; Pasadena High School, 206 South Shaver,
Pasadena, Texas 77506; Pasadena Memorial High School, 4410 Crenshaw, Pasadena, Texas 77504; Sam
Rayburn High School, 2121 Cherrybrook, Pasadena, Texas 77502 and South Houston High School,
3820 South Shaver, South Houston, Texas 77587. Hours for early voting will be 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
on each day for early voting which is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal state holiday. On the last two days
of the early voting period, May 4 and May 5, hours for early voting will be 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The
mailing address of the early voting clerk for the Pasadena School District election is the following: Early Voting Clerk, Pasadena Independent School District, 1515 Cherrybrook, Pasadena, Texas 77502.
Early voting will also be conducted at South Houston City Hall, 1018 Dallas, South Houston, Texas
77587, which is within the boundaries of the Pasadena School District. Early voting at this location
will be conducted for at least eight hours, from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on April 27 through May 1. At
South Houston City Hall, early voting shall be conducted on Saturday, May 2, from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00
p.m., as well as from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 3. Early voting at South Houston City
Hall shall be conducted for at least twelve hours, from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m., on the last two days of
the early voting period, May 4 and May 5.
Qualified voters may vote early by personal appearance in the Pasadena Independent School District
Trustee Election, the City of South Houston Election and San Jacinto College Election at any one of
these six early voting locations.
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The Catholic Community of
ST.LUKE THE EVANGELIST
Rev. James Burkart, Pastor
Rev. Thomas Puthusseril, Parochial Vicar
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Not Any More!”
11011 Hall Rd. Houston, TX 77089
(between Beamer & Blackhawk)
www.stlukescatholic.com
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Saturday
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Sunday
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Sunday
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Monday, Wednesday, Friday
9:00 a.m.
Tuesday & Thursday
7:00 p.m.
Sacrament of Reconciliation is celebrated
Thursday 6:30 p.m.
Saturday 4:15 p.m.
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HCFCD repairs . . . Stuchbery celebrates Easter SJCC to present A Streetcar Named Desire
Continued from Page 1A
channel to its original condition and not a capital project
to increase capacity.
The willow trees to be
removed have grown naturally in the ditch over time.
HCFCD plants trees in detention basins, including A52101-00, to slow the growth of
grass to reduce mowing costs
and also to help stabilize the
San Jacinto College Central’s department of theater
and film will present A
Streetcar Named Desire, one
of the most famous and controversial plays in American
history, for two weekend performances.
The acclaimed 1951 film
version was adapted from
Tennessee Williams’ 1947
Pulitzer Prize-winning play
(his first) of the same name.
The play portrays the
mental and emotional demise
of a determined, yet fragile,
repressed and delicate Southern lady born to a oncewealthy family of Mississippi
planters.
soil to prevent erosion. The
trees do not affect the storage
capacity of detention basins,
as most are designed with
future plantings in mind.
Once begun, construction
is expected to take roughly
three months to complete.
The hike-and-bike trail off
Blackhawk will be inaccessible to the public while the
work is taking place.
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We also offer ballet,
jazz, hip hop, modern,
cheer, & tumbling
classes from beginner
to adult levels.
At Stuchbery Elementary, students in Perla Montemayor’s kindergarten class
pose for a picture to show off their Easter bunny ears and faces. Students pictured are, left to right, (front row) Fernando Velazquez, Juan Oviedo, Fidel
Rueda, Mauricio Lopez, Adrian Medina, (back row) Jarett Perez, Nathan
Lopez, Sergio Nieto, Daniella Angeles, Lizbeth Jimenez, Heidy Alfaro, Mark
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Her impoverished, tragic and students.
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the savage, brutal forces
prevalent in modern society.
Show times are April 17,
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April 19, from 11 a.m. to 4
p.m.
The show will be held at
the Knights of Columbus
Hall at 2320 Hatfield Road in
Pearland, located behind
Strickland Chevrolet on FM
518.
More than 200 quilts will
be displayed.
There will be a merchants
mall, a craft boutique selling
items made by the guild
members including quilts, a
small quilt auction, scissor
sharpening, and a donation
quilt to be given away on
Sunday at 3 p.m.
The quilt guild meets at
Mount Olive Lutheran
Church, 10310 Scarsdale
Blvd., and has approximately
120 members.
The public is invited to
attend and enjoy the beautiful
quilts that the guild members
have made.
For information, visit
www.bayareaquiltguild.org
or call 281-339-6827.
SJC holds adjunct faculty
job fair at SJC Central
San Jacinto College will
host a job fair for adjunct
faculty on Saturday, April 25,
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the
Central campus.
The job fair will provide
prospective part-time faculty
members the chance to learn
about teaching opportunities
at each of the three San
Jacinto College campuses
and to initiate and complete
related documentation of
teaching qualifications.
Class scheduling is flexible with classes beginning as
early as 7 a.m. and as late as
7 p.m., as well as on weekends. Online classes may also
be available.
The job fair will take place
at the San Jacinto College
Central campus Interactive
Learning Center located at
8060 Spencer Highway.
Interested persons can
submit online applications at
jobs.sjcd.edu. Assistance with
the online application process will be available at the
job fair. Dress for the event is
casual, and applicants who
attend the job fair are encouraged to bring paper copies of
their resume and transcripts
(if available).
For a complete listing of
available adjunct faculty
positions, visit www.sanjac.
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counseling ministry to those edu/jobfair. For more inforWhile the church also dealing with specific issues. mation about San Jacinto
offers pastoral counseling,
“If I had a problem, that’s College, visit www.sanjac.
edu or call 281-998-6150.
Schneider recommends the where I’d go,” he said.
New counseling center
to open at Sagemont
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as well as their diabetes
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whose child attends Lutheran
South Academy.
The developer of the proposed complex, Dixie Gardens Ltd., has applied to the
TDHCA for $2 million in tax
credits.
While most similar developments also apply for city
funding, City of Houston officials have expressed staunch
opposition to the project.
State Sen. Mike Jackson,
who represents the South
Belt area, has also expressed
his opposition to the proposed
complex.
“I believe the negative
interest this application has
generated, makes it a disservice to pursue issuance of
tax-exempt multifamily residential rental development
revenue bonds for this project,” Jackson wrote in a letter
to TDHCA Executive Director Michael Gerber.
While no members of the
TDHCA board of directors
were present at Monday’s
meeting, all comments will
be summarized and forwarded to them for review.
Any final decision regarding the issuance of tax credits will be made at a July 30
TDHCA board of directors
meeting in Austin.
The exact location of the
meeting and a copy of the
summarized comments will
be posted on the TDHCA’s
Web site, www.tdhca.state.
tx.us, at least one week prior
Singles
dance
April 18
The Bay Area Singles
Club monthly dance will be
April 18, from 7 to 11 p.m. at
the VFW Lodge in Bacliff at
1401 Grand Avenue on
FM-646, one-quarter mile
west of Highway 146. This is
the 35th anniversary dance.
Bring party snacks to share.
Cost is $6 for members
and $8 for nonmembers. For
more information, call Beth
at 409-948-1156 or Glenda at
281-484-4762.
to the event.
Leaverton is hopeful the
local presence at Monday’s
hearing will have an impact.
“I hope our effort was
obvious, so it does influence
their decision,” she said.
Potters hold
spring sale
The Salt Grass Potters
Spring Sale will be held
Saturday, April 25, and
Sunday, April 26, from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. The
sale will be at 5001 NASA
Parkway at Clear Lake Park.
Handmade pottery and sculpture from 25 artists will be on
display for sale.
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SPORTS & CLASSIFIED
Longhorns’ baseball, softball rolling as postseason action nears
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The softball team has
already lined up a playoff
berth, while the baseball
team is inching closer and
closer to making the playoffs with five games remaining.
But both teams want
more. Head coach Roy
Grant’s baseball team is tied
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and executing.”
After beating Memorial 8-0 April 9 (see Page
6B), the Longhorns needed
a bounce-back win over
South Houston to keep their
momentum intact.
Cody Priest got the job
done on the mound with a
solid effort. Dobie scored
all of its runs in the fifth
inning on an RBI triple by
Derrick Murray and a twoout, two-run double by Joseph Gutierrez.
“We had a couple of early
chances to score some runs
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“Really, we control our
own destiny, and it would be
nice if we could take control
and hang onto it. Right now,
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for second at 7-2 with Pearland. La Porte leads the way
at 8-1.
The Longhorns will host
Deer Park (4-5) April 17
and then host La Porte April
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The Dobie varsity baseball and softball teams are
rolling toward the postseason.
Both teams scored convincing wins April 14 as
the baseball squad blanked
South Houston 3-0 and the
Lady Longhorns shut out La
Porte on the softball field.
and couldn’t do it. South
Houston threw their ace
(Jaime Esquivel). He was
tough with 11 strikeouts.
Fortunately, we came
through in the fifth, and
Cody handled the rest. We
also played error-free baseball, which was good.”
Now with Deer Park
and La Porte looming, the
Longhorns can gain some
revenge. Both teams beat
Dobie in the first round of
district.
“Deer Park always plays
us tough,” Grant said. “It’s
always a good battle, and
we need some revenge for
that first loss.”
Lady Horns cruise
With 13 hits, Dobie had
little trouble taking out La
Porte in softball at the Pasadena Independent School
District complex.
The win moved Dobie to
9-2 in district play, still two
games behind Pearland with
three to play.
The Lady Oilers downed
Memorial 5-1 April 14 to
remain unbeaten.
“We were hoping Memorial would give us a little
help,” Dobie head coach
Robin Rackley said.
“In that final game
against Pearland (April 24),
we just want a chance at the
title.”
Dobie is in front of Deer
Park (8-3) and Memorial
(6-5) and have now won
nine of their last 10 games.
Pitcher JoJo Krienitz,
who beat Deer Park with 12
strikeouts April 9 (see Page
6B) has been great lately.
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OK coach, but the Lady the stretch. Clear Creek has
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Brook varsity softball coach
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District 24-5A championship.
Freshman second baseman Erin Begle made a big
defensive play to save a run
and then drove in Kristy
Gonzalez with the winner as
Brook downed Clear Lake
2-1 in nine innings April 14
at Clear Brook.
The win, albeit a little
tougher to attain than Pillow prefers, allowed Clear
Brook to stay in a first-place
tie with Clear Creek at 9-2
with three games remaining.
Clear Brook’s next two
games are against Galveston Ball (0-11) and Clear
Springs (3-8) before the
regular season finale April
24 against Alvin.
Until the season is over,
Pillow isn’t making any
predictions. She has her
team focused on winning
one game at a time.
“Our last game is against
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At left, a team effort has
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School’s South campus. Those members include,
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doubles draw after finishing second in the 22-5A
event. Wells and Le, also second at the 22-5A tournament, will team in girls’ doubles at regionals. Desai
and Tran are alternates in the girls’ singles draw. See
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Sports news, notes
Rams to barbecue April 18
The Ellington Rams of the Bay Area Football
League will host a fundraising barbecue Saturday,
April 18, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Wal-Mart, located at Almeda-Genoa. Brisket sandwich or sausage
sandwich plates, complete with chips and a beverage, will be sold for $6 each. Proceeds from the event
will go toward funding activities within the Rams’
organization during the 2009 season.
Dobie football lift-a-thon
The Dobie High School football program will host
its annual lift-a-thon fundraiser Thursday, April 23,
beginning at 6 p.m. in the school gymnasium. Members of the football program have raised donations
for their weight-lifting prowess and will be performing. Refreshments, including pizza and soft drinks,
will be available.
SJC women’s hoops tryouts
The San Jacinto College women’s basketball team
will host tryouts for the 2009-10 team April 18. Two
tryout sessions will be conducted, the first at 10 a.m.
and the second at 2 p.m. The sessions are limited to
25 players combined.
Tryouts will take place at Nichols Gymnasium
located on the North campus at 5800 Uvalde Road
in Houston. There is a $20 processing fee for the
tryouts. Players interested in trying out for the team
should call 281-998-6150, extension 7675 or 7107 to
reserve a spot, and they must also complete a recruiting questionnaire online at www.sanjacsports.com.
SJC men’s hoops tryouts
The San Jacinto College men’s basketball team
will host open tryouts for the 2009-10 team April 25,
beginning at 11 a.m., at Anders Gymnasium, 8060
Spencer Highway in Pasadena.
Anyone interested in trying out for the team can
register the day of the tryouts. Questions about the
tryouts should be directed to head coach Scott Gernander at 281-476-1847 or assistant coach Scott
Horstman at 281-476-1849.There is a $20 processing fee per player for the tryouts.
SJC men’s soccer tryout
San Jacinto College men’s soccer coach David
Santesteban will host a tryout for 2008 high school
graduates and upcoming 2009 high school graduates
April 17-18 at the South campus.
The April 17 session will begin at 3:30 p.m., and
the April 18 session will begin at 10 a.m. There will
be a third session April 19 for those who advance to
the final pool. Players should come ready to compete
on the soccer field and bring their own water, soccer
attire (white T-shirt, etc.). For serious inquiries, call
Santesteban at 281-922-3475.
Sports Calendar
TENNIS
Tuesday, April 21
Dobie varsity at Region III tourn., Deer Park South, TBA
Wednesday, April 22
Dobie varsity at Region III tourn., Deer Park South, TBA
SOFTBALL
Friday, April 17
Dobie varsity vs. Pasadena, PISD complex, 6:30
Clear Brook varsity at Galveston Ball, 7:30
Dobie JV vs. Pasadena, PISD complex, 5:00
Clear Brook JV at Galveston Ball, 6:00
Saturday, April 18
San Jacinto College hosts Bossier Parish (2), 11:00/1:00
Sunday, April 19
San Jacinto College hosts Texarkana (2), 11:00/1:00
Tuesday, April 21
Dobie varsity vs. Sam Rayburn, PISD complex, 6:30
Clear Brook varsity hosts Clear Springs, 6:30
Dobie JV vs. Sam Rayburn, PISD complex, 5:00
Clear Brook JV hosts Clear Springs, 5:00
Friday, April 24
Dobie varsity at Pearland, 6:30
Clear Brook varsity hosts Alvin, 7:30
Dobie JV at Pearland, 5:00
Clear Brook JV hosts Alvin, 6:00
Dobie doubles teams make regional field
Adding an exclamation
point to what has been the
finest season in recent Dobie High School tennis history, two doubles combinations are headed to regionals.
The Region III tournament will be contested
April 21-22 at Deer Park
High School’s South campus. The first- and secondplace teams will move on to
state.
Seniors Allison Wells
and Yen Le took second
place at the District 22-5A
tournament April 8-9, earning a regional berth.
The same goes for the
mixed doubles pairing of
Andy Peng and Jisha Jose,
also second in the 22-5A
event.
Girls’ singles players
Nirali Desai and Shelly
Tran, who played key roles
in helping the Lady Longhorns win the team title at
district, will be on hand at
regionals as alternates.
“Individually, this is icing on the cake for these
players,” Dobie coach Manuel Moreno Jr. said.
“We always focus most
of our attention on the team
tennis season, and all of
these players were part of a
great run (regional quarterfinals) for us this season.
“Now that we are in the in the matches. It’s a good each player, a long season strong showing at regionals
spring season, and most of combination for us.” For is coming to a close, and a would be nice.
them are seniors, this is a
great way to end their careers. And maybe they’ll
move on to state. You never
know.”
The road from here will
be bumpy. Because both
Dobie pairs wound up second at district, they will
meet district-championship Girls’ singles: Semifinals: Leah Smith, Memorial def. Nirali Desai, Docombos from other districts
in the first round April 21. bie 6-1, 6-0; Tricia Francis, Memorial def. Shelly Tran, Dobie 6-3, 6-2.
Finals: Smith def. Francis 6-3, 6-2; third place: Desai def. Tran 6-4, 7-5;
Still, the battle moves on.
Peng is making his third playback: Francis def. Desai 6-4, 6-4.
straight appearance at regionals. In 2007 and 2008,
he played in the boys’ dou- Girls’ doubles: Semifinals: Cori Chamblee/Madyson Williams, Deer Park
bles draw.
def. Rachel Bolter/Bonnie Reimers, Pearland 6-2, 6-4; Yen Le/Allison
Le is back at regionals Wells, Dobie def. Danielle Ceron/Jessie Hampton, La Porte 6-2, 6-3. Fiafter joining Shawn Triputti
in the mixed doubles last nals: Chamblee/Williams def. Le/Wells 6-1, 6-7 (7-3), 6-1.
spring.
“It is a good way to have Boys’ singles: Semifinals: C.J. Martin, La Porte def. Blayne Drucker, Deer
my career finish up,” Peng
said. “It does give me a Park 6-2, 6-3; Jake Stamps, La Porte def. David Kolacny, Memorial 6-1,
feeling of accomplishment. 6-2. Finals: Martin def. Stamps 6-2, 6-0.
Maybe we can go out there
and play well. I think Jisha
and I communicate well on Boys’ doubles: Semifinals: Kyle Osborn/Max Sosa, Pearland def. Duy
the court and are able to Nguyen/Brandon Ybarra, Memorial 6-1, 6-2; Jason Cox/Sean McFerrin,
help each other.”
Deer Park def. Nate Brock/Jeremiah Turner, La Porte 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. Finals:
Le and Wells also feel as Osborn/Sosa def. Cox/McFerrin 6-4, 7-6 (6-0).
though they are well-suited
to play on the same side of
the net.
Mixed doubles: Semifinals: Bart Sasam/Vicki Tran, Pearland def. Michael
“Allison does a great job Bryan/Brittany Doyle, Deer Park 6-1, 6-2; Jisha Jose/Andy Peng, Doof keeping me focused from
point to point, and I think bie def. Jordan Matlock/Matthew McDonald, Mmeorial 6-2, 6-3. Finals:
I help Allison stay calm Sasam/Tran def. Jose/Peng 6-2, 7-5.
District 22-5A district spring tennis
Girls’ team champion – Dobie
Boys’ team champion – La Porte
PISD girls’ track and field
Lady Bears sweep titles; Thompson is fourth, sixth
BHI 7s win again
The final scores were
closer this time, but Beverly
Hills’ seventh-grade girls’
team won the team title for
the second straight week.
The Lady Bears put together 139 points, edging
past Bondy, which had 109.
This time around, the
Lady Bears were winners of
six of the 15 events.
Amber Nguyen improved
her time in the 800-meter
run, winning at 2 minutes,
48.29 seconds. Teammate
Diana Menchaca was sixth
in a time of 3:00.59.
The Lady Bears also bettered their time from the
previous week in the 4x200meter relay, winning in a
time of 2:01.97 as Emily
Sargent and Yvonne Molina
were joined by Lourdes Zavaleta and Alea Williams.
In the 400-meter dash,
Beverly Hills’ Marquette
Johnson claimed first place
in the event at 1:11.03,
which was an improvement
over her time the previous
week.
The Lady Bears’ Kelsee
Manuel shaved more than
seven seconds off her time
in the 300-meter hurdles as
she won first place in a time
of 54.91. Teammate Maria
Alarcon was third at 56.29.
Beverly Hills also ran to
a victory in the 4x400-meter relay, which was made
up of Williams, Molina,
Sargent and Ashley Gallant.
That foursome finished at
4:47.76, which was more
than 15 seconds better than
during the opening meet.
Valerie Baez also improved in the shot put, winning this time with a throw
of 27 feet, 11 inches. The
Lady Bears’ Stephanie
Buenrostro cleared 23-8 for
fourth place.
Throughout the meet, the
Lady Bears racked up key
points en route to the victory.
Roslynn Charles, Molina, Johnson and Zavaleta
combined for the 4x100meter relay as Beverly Hills
was second at 57.78.
Manuel’s time of 20.25
was good enough for fourth
place in the 100-meter hurdles.
Sargent trailed Johnson
in the 400-meter run, but
claimed fifth place with a
solid time of 1:13.59.
Johnson scored for Beverly Hills in the 200-meter
run, taking third place in a
time of 29.87.
Mikaela Guevara took
fourth place in the 1,600-meter run in a time of 6:38.65,
and Brianna Guevara’s time
of 6:45.24 placed her sixth.
In the high jump, Mikaela Guevara cleared 4-0 in
the fewest attempts to claim
the fourth spot.
Williams went 12-5 in
the long jump for fifth place,
and Nguyen (25-3) and
Charles (23-10 1/2) were
second and sixth, respectively, in the triple jump.
Thompson 7s are fourth
With 61 points, the
Thompson Lady Lions took
over the fourth-place space
in the team standings.
Destinee Smith (high
jump) and Lauren Brown
(long jump) won individual
titles for the Lady Lions.
Aimee Mar also had an outstanding all-around meet.
In the long jump, Brown
was the winner at 14-1.
Smith’s effort of 4-4 in the
high jump was the best in
the district.
Brown and Smith excelled in other events.
Brown’s time of 14.18 in the
100-meter dash placed her
third, just ahead of Smith’s
fourth-place time of 14.34.
In the 200-meter dash,
Brown’s time of 29.33 was
second.
As for Mar, she was second in the 800-meter run
(2:51.54), fourth in the 400meter run (1:13.18) and fifth
in the 1,600-meter event in
a time of 6:43.20.
The Lady Lions were
fifth in the 4x100-meter relay at 58.40 as Smith, Kayla
Szydlo, Brown and Maria
Flores teamed up.
Lynsi Crawford’s time of
20.69 placed her fifth in the
100-meter hurdles.
Thompson scored well
in the high jump. Smith
was the winner (4-4), and
teammates Sydney Gutierrez (4-0 on fewer tries) and
Kimberly Hubenak (4-0)
were fifth and sixth, respectively.
BHI 8s win this time
Beaten by Bondy in the
first week, the Lady Bears
turned the tables with a
team victory.
The Lady Bears compiled 119 1/2 points, compared to 106 for Bondy.
Winning seven team or
individual events, the Lady
Bears managed to hold off
the Lady Patriots.
Beverly Hills started
well with a win in the
4x100-meter relay as Debbie Auguiste, Modesta Ugo,
Kate Inchun and Kyerra
Simmons gathered to post a
time of 56.09.
A time of 19.17 gave
Oranna Trockle the top spot
in the 100-meter hurdles.
Trockle also came away
with a win in the 300-meter
hurdles at 55.06.
Auguiste, Ugo, Inchun
and Simmons pulled off another victory in the 4x200meter relay in a time of
1:59.71.
Simmons was the fastest
competitor in the 200-meter
dash, winning at 28.06. She
was also a winner in the
long jump, clearing 14-9 for
the gold medal.
Inchun chipped in with a
victory in the high jump at
4-4. In the long jump, Inchun was fourth at 13.01.
Melina Ceja contributed
as she was third with a time
of 2:53.08 in the 800-meter
run. Mika Jones’ time of
1:09.83 gave her fifth place
in the 400-meter dash.
In the 4x400-meter relay, Beverly Hills claimed
the runner-up position at
4:47.72 as Jones, Trockle
and Ugo teamed with Sobia
Bhatty.
Bhatty scored a point
for her sixth-place finish in
the high jump at 4-0. Anna
Ingalls also scored a team
point for sixth place in the
discus at 52-2.
Lady Lions 8s are sixth
Thompson’s eighth-grade
girls collected 54 points for
sixth place.
Essence Gilbert won
the 100-meter dash for the
Lions, posting a time of
13.57.
In the other events, several other Lady Lions stood
out.
Gilbert joined Samantha Green, Jasmine Hubley
and Kamille Harris in the
4x100-meter dash as the
Lady Lions were fifth in a
time of 58.53.
Green’s time of 19.27
gave her second place in the
100-meter hurdles.
Green, Harris, Gilbert
and Hubley also teamed
in the 4x200-meter relay
as they placed fourth at
2:02.79.
In the 4x400-meter relay,
the Lady Lions were third as
a team at 4:54.37 as Sydney
Keatts, Thu Nguyen, Melissa Bonilla and Amanda
Rodriguez represented the
school.
In the discus, Sara Vela
cleared 55-2 for third place,
and Brooke Wells’ effort of
25-6 gave her third place in
the triple jump.
PISD boys’ track and field
Bears’ 7s win, 8s place third; Lions get fifth, eighth
Beverly Hills’ seventhgrade group claimed the
team title for the second
straight week at the Pasadena Independent School
District’s intermediate boys’
TRACK AND FIELD
track and field meet April 9
Thursday, April 16
at Auxiliary Stadium.
Dobie girls at District 22-5A meet, Pearland, TBA
Bondy won the eighthDobie boys at District 22-5A meet, Pearland, TBA
grade crown, with Beverly
Brook boys and girls at 24-5A meet, Clear Springs, TBA Hills placing third. Thompson was eighth at the sevPISD intermediate boys’ meet, Auxiliary, 4:30
enth-grade level and fifth in
the eighth-grade standings.
Wednesday, April 22
BHI 7s are winners
PISD intermediate meet for boys and girls, field events,
The Bears’ seventh-grade
Auxiliary Stadium, 5:00
team compiled 166 points
to best second-place SouthThursday, April 23
PISD intermediate meet for boys and girls, running events, more, which had 99.
Taking first place in eight
Auxiliary Stadium, 5:00
different events, the Bears
were able to coast to the
BASEBALL
team title.
Friday, April 17
Jessy Cedeno (100-meter
Clear Brook varsity hosts Brazoswood, 7:30
hurdles and triple jump) and
Dobie varsity hosts Deer Park, Dobie, 4:00
Martin Cruz (discus and
Dobie JV at Deer Park, 7:00
shot put) won two individClear Brook JV at Brazoswood, 7:00
ual events.
Dobie sophomores at Deer Park, 4:30
Cedeno also took part in
the Bears’ win in the 4x100Clear Brook sophomores at Brazoswood, 4:00
and 4x400-meter relays.
In the opening event,
Tuesday, April 21
Christian Sanders, Cedeno,
Dobie varsity hosts La Porte, Dobie, 4:00
Carnez Gant and Deshawn
Dobie JV at La Porte, 7:00
Jones teamed for the win in
Dobie sophomores at La Porte, 4:30
the 4x100-meter relay in a
time of 48.17 seconds.
Friday, April 24
Cedeno ran a clean race
Dobie varsity vs. Pasadena, Maguire, 7:00
on his way to a win in the
Dobie sophomores host Pasadena, Dobie, 4:00
100-meter hurdles at 16.61.
At 1:01.09, Jaylon JohnSaturday, April 25
son took the 400-meter dash
Dobie JV hosts Pasadena, Dobie, noon
event. Teammate Victor
Castillo was third with his
Monday, April 27
time of 1:02.99.
Dobie varsity hosts Sam Rayburn, Dobie, 4:00
Juan Tolentino snatched
a victory for the Bears in the
Dobie JV vs. Sam Rayburn, PISD complex, 4:00
300-meter hurdles, clocking
Dobie sophomores at Sam Rayburn, Rayburn, 4:00
in at 47.37.
Beverly Hills went 1-2 in
the 200-meter dash. Jones
was the winner at 24.45,
and teammate Gant was
second in a time of 25.65.
Beverly Hills dominated
the 4x400-meter relay, winning by more than 17 seconds at 3:59.18 behind the
effort of Sanders, Cedeno,
Gant and Jones.
The first of Cruz’s two
victories came in the discus event, where he was the
winner at a distance of 108
feet. The Bears’ Malcolm
Jones took fourth place at
87 feet, 9 inches.
Cruz was the best among
three teammates as the
Bears also ruled the discus event. Cruz’s winning
throw was 40-1. The Bears’
Robert Sanchez was third
at 39-0, and Nick Villarreal
claimed fourth after a throw
of 36-4.
Cedeno (35-11 1/2)
and Daryl Edwards (32-2)
grabbed the top two slots in
the triple jump.
The Bears also collected
key points in other events.
In the 800-meter run,
Josh Sutton earned a team
point, finishing sixth in a
time of 2:35.41.
Jacoby Lewis also gained
a point as he was sixth in the
100-meter dash with a time
of 13.17.
The Bears took third
place in the 4x200-meter
relay in a time of 1:48.54
as Jovanni Wade, Tolentino,
Lewis and Johnson were in
on the effort.
In the long jump, a final
distance of 15-10 1/2 gave
Jones third place.
BHI 8s claim third
With 85 2/3 points, the
Bears’ eighth-grade team
placed third in the standings. Bondy had 155 1/3
points for the victory, and
Miller (105 points) was second.
The Bears’ lone victory
in an event came in the
triple jump. There, Patrick
Hurst cleared 35-9 for a narrow win. Teammate Kaylon
Bailey was sixth at 32-0.
In the other events, the
Bears piled up points for
top-six-and-above finishes.
Hurst, Noah Escamilla,
Reggie Branch and Donte
Morris represented the
Bears in the 4x100-meter
relay. In the end, the foursome came in at 49.36 for
second place.
Dwight Tucker was fifth
in a time of 17.61 in the
100-meter hurdles. In a
time of 47.18, Tucker also
took fifth in the 300-meter
hurdles.
A tie for third place went
to Kraig Warren in the 100meter dash as he posted a
time of 12.05.
In the 4x200-meter relay,
the Bears were sixth in a
time of 1:45.99. That group
included Hurst, Escamilla,
Branch and Morris.
Escamilla’s time of 35.72
gave him fifth place in the
200-meter dash.
Adrian Flores ran well in
the 1,600-meter event, finishing second with his time
of 5:25.48.
The Bears’ 4x400-meter
relay team of Kaylon Bailey, Hurst, Branch and Moris was second for 16 points
in a time of 4:07.72.
Rudy Ventura placed
fifth in the pole vault event,
clearing 8 feet. In the high
jump, Jay Hedgeman tied
for sixth after making his
way over the 4-8 mark.
Beverly Hills scored
well in the discus event,
with three competitors getting points. Aaron Gonzalez (107-7), Luis Araujo
(104-1) and Brandon Terrell
(100-6) placed third, fourth
and fifth, respectively.
Charles Sanders’ throw
of 42-10 placed him second
for eight points in the shot
put.
Lions’ 8s place fifth
Cosie Cameron stood out
for the Lions’ eighth-grade
team, which placed fifth
with 52 points.
Cameron was solely responsible for 25 points as he
won the triple jump at a distance of 18-4 and also was
best in the 200-meter dash
at 24.47. In the 100-meter
dash, Cameron added five
points with his third-place
tie at 12.05.
Cameron was also part
of the Lions’ 4x200-meter
relay team that placed fifth
at 1:44.14 for four team
points. The other competitors were Jontra Wade, Andre Timmons and Terrence
Jefferson.
Jonathan Jones chipped
in with a victory in the 100-
meter hurdles, scoring 10
team points for his time of
17.05.
The Lions were fourth in
the 4x100-meter relay in a
time of 49.89 as Wade and
Timmons teamed with Jefferson and Jones.
D.J. Acosta’s time of
59.80 gave him fifth place
in the 400-meter dash.
The Lions’ Johnathan
Betancourt also was fifth in
the 1,600-meter run as he
finished at 5:33.28.
Obed Martinez took
sixth at 8 feet in the pole
vault competition.
SBHLL board openings
The Sagemont-Beverly Hills Little League has several
league roles available for candidates. The league is seeking
a major/minor division player agent, a peewee division field
maintenance director, peewee/machine pitch division player
agent, junior/senior division play er agent and junior/senior
division concession stand director. Those wishing to apply
should contact league president Cindy Munoz at sbhll@hot
mail.com.
SBHLL player openings
The Sagemont-Beverly Hills Little League has five openings for players in the Peewee division. Children who will
be 9 years old by April 30, 2009, are eligible to play. Parents
should contact player agent Randall Smith at Rsmith77525@
aol.com to have their child placed on a team. The openings
will be filled on a first come, first serve basis.
Sagemont-Beverly Hills
Little League Standings
Junior/Senior Division
Team
Braves
Astros
Yankees
Cardinals
Red Sox
Rangers
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Team
Astros
Yankees
Tigers
Indians
Red Sox
Rangers
Cardinals
Pirates
Braves
Padres
W
6
6
6
4
4
3
2
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Minor Division
Team
Rangers
Red Sox
Tigers
Cardinals
Braves
Pirates
Indians
Astros
Yankees
W
6
5
5
4
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PeeWee Division
Team
Indians
Rangers
Yankees
Tigers
Astros
Padres
Pirates
Red Sox
Braves
Cardinals
W
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7
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Machine Pitch Division
Team
Tigers
Pirates
Padres
Red Sox
Braves
Yankees
Rangers
Astros
Thompson 7s take eighth
The Lions’ seventh-grade
team scored 31 points, placing eighth.
Rommel Garcia delivered the Lions’ best overall finish of the meet as he
placed second in the discus.
Garcia’s top throw was 93
feet. Teammate Douchane
Sells cleared 78-6 1/2 for
sixth place.
Hunter Hicks scored six
points as he placed third in
the 800-meter run with a
time of 2:31.35. Hicks also
placed third in the triple
jump, going to the 29-10
mark.
Jesse Tate (fourth at
1:04.54) and Carlos Amaro
(sixth at 1:06.56) tallied
points for the Lions in the
400-meter run.
Tate added five points to
the Lions’ total as he was
third in the high jump after
clearing 4-8 in the fewest
attempts among seven others at that height.
W
7
6
3
2
2
1
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6
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5
2
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1
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T-Ball Division
Team
Rangers
Dodgers
Reds
Red Sox
Giants
Brewers
Cardinals
Braves
Astros
Yankees
Tigers
Padres
Indians
Pirates
W
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5
5
5
4
3
4
3
3
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Thursday, April 16, 2009, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Section B, Page 3
22-5A boys’ soccer honors
Champion Horns get six on first team; Gonzalez best newcomer, Saavedra top coach
22-5A Boys Soccer Honors
Most Valuable Player
Neiko Camp, Deer Park
Offensive Player/Year
Chris Torres, Dobie
Co-Defensive Player/Year
Matt Cromwell, Pearland
Adolfo Davila, Sam Rayburn
Newcomer/Year
Leo Gonzalez, Dobie
Omar Arreguin excelled from his midfield slot, fre- Junior Irving Garza was terrific from the sweeper spot all season as the Longhorns
quently sliding forward to net key goals for the Long- went 10-2-2 with five shutouts in district play. In 2010, Garza will again be asked to
lead the back line.
horns. A junior, Arreguin will return next season.
Goalkeeper/Year
Rodrigo Segura, Pearland
Second Team Selections
Coach of the Year
Forwards
Jesse Saavedra, Dobie
Daniel Romero, Pearland (Jr.)
Victor Cantu, Sam Rayburn (Jr.)
First Team Selections
Midfielders
Forwards
Chris Torres, Dobie (Sr.)
Gilberto Tzintzun, Dobie (Sr.)
Jose Gonzalex, Dobie (Soph.)
Neiko Camp, Deer Park (Sr.)
Leonardo Vasquez, S. Houston (Fr.)
Bryan Garcia, Memorial (Jr.)
Justin Schnabel, La Porte (Sr.)
Senior Chris Torres more than made up for missing
his junior season in 2008 to injury, earning offensive
player of the year honors.
Photos by
John Bechtle
Sports Editor
Midfielders
Walter Anoruo, Dobie (Jr.)
Omar Arreguin, Dobie (Jr.)
Zac Gonzales, Deer Park (Sr.)
Clint Lum, Pearland (Sr.)
Gabe Moreno, Pearland (Fr.)
Alan Hernandez, Pearland (Jr.)
High-flying senior forward Gilberto Tzintzun put together a scoring barrage from
midseason on as he helped the Longhorns win the district title. In the playoffs, he
was a big focus of opposing defenses.
Ranferi Santana, Deer Park (Sr.)
Coby Ward, Deer Park (Sr.)
Lafiro Suares, Deer Park (Sr.)
Logan Orsak, Pearland (Sr.)
Brandon Martin, Pearland (Soph.)
Collin Billing, Pearland (Sr.)
Misael Castaneda, Pasadena (Sr.)
Juan Lozoya, Memorial (Sr.)
Edgar Sosa, Memorial (Sr.)
Luis Araoz, Sam Rayburn (Soph.)
Marco Chacon, Sam Rayburn (Fr.)
Angel Martinez, Sam Rayburn (Jr.)
Beau Davis, La Porte (Jr.)
Defenders
Gibrian Vargas, Dobie (Jr.)
Julian Romero, Dobie (Sr.)
Anthony Montelong, S. Houston (Jr.)
Anthony Mata, South Houston (Sr.)
Aaron Sanchez, Pasadena (Sr.)
Luis Cardenas, Sam Rayburn (Sr.)
Guillermo Espinoza, Pasadena (Jr.)
Maynor Colindres, Memorial (Sr.)
Eden Ramirez, Sam Rayburn (Jr.)
Pedro Artega, Sam Rayburn (Jr.)
Defenders
Irving Garza, Dobie (Jr.)
Ramiro Cruz, Deer Park (Sr.)
Jared Kelly, Deer Park (Sr.)
Jared Pierce, Deer Park (Sr.)
Matt Cromwell, Pearland (Sr.)
Carlos Garcia, South Houston (Jr.)
Adolfo Davila, Sam Rayburn (Sr.)
Eliseo Diaz, Sam Rayburn (Sr.)
Goalkeepers
Jose Balvaneda, Dobie (Fr.)
Rodrigo Segura, Pearland (Jr.)
Honorable Mention – Dobie
Sophomore forward Leo Gonzalez was named the Walter Anoruo (right), a junior, helped control the midfield during the regular seanewcomer of the year in the district and also landed son as the Longhorns won their first district title in 11 seasons. Anoruo is slated to
be a co-captain next season along with Irving Garza.
on the first team.
CALENDAR
THURSDAY, APRIL 16
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Monday through Friday.
from 7 to 8 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church Pasadena,
1062 Fairmont Parkway, Room 114. Call 281-487-8787 for information, or just drop in.
11:15 a.m.
Texas Southeast Christian Women’s Club – Texas Southeast
Christian Women’s Club, in affiliation with Stonecroft Ministries,
hosts monthly luncheons at Golfcrest Country Club from 11:15
a.m. to 1 p.m. on the third Thursday of every month. The luncheon
includes a buffet, an informative program and an inspirational
speaker. Cost is $16 all inclusive. All ladies are welcome, but reservations are necessary. A complimentary nursery is provided. For
information, call 281-992-1675 or 281-482-9727.
11:30 a.m.
ABWA - Southeast Express Network – American Business
Women’s Association-South meets on the third Thursday of each
month at Makenzies Grill, 9330 Broadway in Pearland. Lunch is
from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost is $20 and includes networking with
professional business women, lunch and guest speaker. Women
of all ages and occupations are invited. Bring plenty of business
cards. Reservations are appreciated. Contact Monica Perez at
[email protected] for reservations, or visit the Web site
at www.seen-abwa.org.
Noon
Al-Anon - Meets every Thursday from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the
First United Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway,
Room 111. For information, call 281-487-8787.
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 281-481-1238 for more
information.
6:30 p.m.
St. Luke’s Catholic Church – Free tutoring for all ages is available
Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Education Building at St.
Luke the Evangelist Church, 11011 Hall Road. For information, call
281-484-1397 or e-mail [email protected].
7 p.m.
Korean War Veteran Association – The Texas Lone Star Chapter
meets the third Thursday of each month at the Tracy Gee
Community Center, 3599 West Center. For information, call 713774-3662.
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, APRIL 17
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Monday through Friday. from 7 to 8 a.m. at the First United
Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Room 114. Call 281-487-8787 for information,
or just drop in.
10 a.m.
Free Line Dance Class – The Friendswood Senior Citizen Program offers free line dancing classes.
The class is held at the activity building, located at 416 Morningside. All area senior citizens, 55 or
older, are invited. Previous experience not required. For more information, call 281-482-8441.
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.
4 p.m.
The Men’s Club of St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Community – The public is invited to a fish fry
on Friday, April 17, from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Cabrini Center, 10727 Hartsook. Meals are $8 each, eat
in or take home.
SATURDAY, APRIL 18
6 p.m.
Frontier Squares – Meets to square dance at the NASA Gilruth Center on Space Center.
Refreshments provided. For more information, contact Gina Sherman at 281-554-5675 or George
Wieland at 281-286-5682, or visit www.frontiersquares.com.
6:30 p.m.
Bay Area Bluegrass Association – Produces a bluegrass music show and jam session the third
Saturday of each month, May and December are exceptions. Admission is free. The show is held at
the League City Civic Center, 300 Walker. For more information, visit http://www.bayareabluegrass.
org.
SUNDAY, APRIL 19
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.
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, APRIL 20
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Monday through Friday. from 7 to 8 a.m. at the First United
Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Room 114. Call 281-487-8787 for information,
or just drop in.
Continued on Page 4B
Adrian Ramirez, midfielder (Jr.)
Salim Nasser, midfielder (Sr.)
Leo Gallegos, forward (Soph.)
HELP WANTED
Patient Cook/Dietary Aide! FT/PT.
Great Pay/Excellent Benefits! Hospital Exp.
Luby’s @ Cornerstone Hospital (Clear Lake) 709 Medical
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(Bellaire) 5314 Dashwood, Houston.
Apply in Person or Call 281-316-8080
Orthopedic Surgeon located near Memorial
Hermann Southeast Hospital has the following
openings:
Front Desk/Receptionist
Busy orthopedic surgeon’s office looking for
dependable, professional, quick learner to handle
front desk responsibilities.
Hours M-F 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Billing/Insurance Specialist
Insurance specialist to handle billing and collections
for orthopedic practice. Must be dependable and
quick learner. Experienced preferred.
Hours M-F 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Please email resumes with salary requirements to:
[email protected]
Need help around the office?
Place an ad in the Leader’s Help Wanted
section and you will be sure to find all the
help you need.
Call the Leader today! 281-481-5656
Bill Cole & Associates is now accepting
applications for
LIFEGUARDS
Summer Employment
for applications & class times go to
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HUD HOME: Sagemont11215 Sageville, 3-2-2
Open Floor Plan, 1,546
Sq. Ft. Per HCAD.
$68,000.
HUD
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$86,400.
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Floors, Breakfast Bar,
Covered Patio, Storage
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Formal LIving & Dining,
Nice Size Bedrooms,
Huge Storage Shed,
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$143,000.
SAGEMONT:
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Large Bedrooms, Big
Walk-In Closet In Each
Bedroom, Covered Patio,
Storage Shed, Above
Ground
Pool
With
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SCARSDALE: Nice 3
Bedroom,
Garage
Converted To Living Room
W/ Corner Fireplace, Den
W/ High Ceiling, Covered
Patio, Hollywood Bath,
Fresh Interior Paint, New
Carpet,
New
Roof,
Refrigerator
Stays.
$82,500.
SAGEMEADOW: Sharp
2 Story 4-2.5-2D + 2 Car
Carport, Formals, Den,
Fireplace,
Garage
Currently Being Used As
Workshop, Covered Patio
W/ Skylights, Custom
Stamped Concrete On
Patio, Walkway & New
Driveway. $147,000.
PASADENA:
1813
Martha Ln - Corner
3-1.5-2 W/ Fresh Paint,
Hardwoods, Central Air/
Heat, Brick Exterior.
$97,500.
1 ACRE IN LEAGUE
CITY @ Corner of
Delesandri & Lawrence
SOLD
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Rd., Zoned Residential,
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Corner, Survey Available.
$78,500.
SYCAMORE VALLEY:
Large 3-2-2 W/ French
Doors From Living Room
To Den, Vaulted Ceilings,
Beautiful Fireplace, Walkin Closets. Possible Owner
Finance Or New Loan.
$123,500.
SAGEMONT: Beautiful
4-2-2 On Corner W/
Formals,
Den,
FP,
Cathedral Ceiling, Pergo
Floors In Entry, Den,
Master, Hallway, Kitchen
& Breakfast Area, Large
Extra Room, Oversized 8’
Deeper
Garage.
$121,950.
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BOATS, RV’s, CARS
• Concrete floors
• Electricity • Water
NOTICE FOR TESTING
OF TABULATOR
PASADENA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
DISTRICT hereby gives notice that the Automatic Tabulating Equipment to be used to
tabulate the votes for the Board of Trustees
Election to be held on May 9, 2009, will
be tested at 3:30 p.m. on April 22, 2009,
in Conference Room L101, at the Administration Building of the PASADENA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, 1515
Cherrybrook, Pasadena, Texas 77502.
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BUS SERVICE
MS. DEBORAH’S CHILDREN’S
Bus Service. Pasadena-Clear
Brook Schools. Before/after
school, sports practice, Guidance
Center, Detention Hall. 281-9227061.
4-30
COMPUTER
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Installation. 10909 Sabo, Suite
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11134 SAGEPARK: At Hughes.
Sat., Apr. 18, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. Multifamily, household items, clothes,
shoes, home decor & lots of misc.
4-16
12715 GOTHAM: Scarsdale subdivision. Fri. & Sat., Apr. 17 & 18.
4-16
403 GREEN CEDAR DR.: Cedar
Landing subdivision. Sat., Apr. 18,
8 a.m. - 2 p.m. Multi-family! Baby &
kids toys, clothes, TV’s, appliances, Christmas tree, household
items, & lots of stuff!
4-16
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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.
Free Walking Classes – for plus size women are held Mondays
and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. at the Sagemont Community Center,
HEALTH
11507 Hughes Road. Let’s move together. Registration required.
HAVE YOU BEEN INJURED on
For more information, call Beatrice at 281-922-2343.
the job or in an automobile acciNoon
dent? The company doctor or
insurance company doctor is not Free Exercise Class – Basic low impact aerobic classes on
your doctor. He works for the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at noon at the Sagemont
company. In Texas you get to Community Center, 11507 Hughes Road. Registration is required.
choose your doctor. Call me, Dr. For more information, call Beatrice at 281-922-2343.
Michael Stokes for your free con6 p.m.
sultation. 281-481-1623. I will work Scrabble Club #511 – Meets every Monday at the IHOP on Fuqua
for you. I have been relieving back from 6 to 9 p.m. All who enjoy the game or want to learn to play are
and neck pain for South Belt fami- invited to join. For more information, call 281-488-2923.
lies for over 25 years. I want to be
6:30 p.m.
your chiropractor.
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Civil Air Patrol Meeting – Weekly at Ellington Field in the Civil Air
HELP WANTED
Patrol Building. Call 281-484-1352 and leave a message for more
DRIVERS: Currently hiring for information.
dedicated, regional & OTR fleets.
7 p.m.
Get pre-hired now! CDL training Grief Support Group – “Friends Helping Friends” meets every
available @ Swift: 866-823-0294.
Monday from 7 to 8:15 p.m. at Clear Lake Rehab Hospital, 655 E.
4-30
Medical Center Blvd. in Webster. Those who have lost a spouse or
FOOD SERVICE: Wait staff, great
other loved one are invited to participate. For information, call Betty
pay & benefits! Apply in person.
825 Town & Country Center, Flynn at 281-474-3430 or Diana Kawalec at 281-334-1033.
Houston, TX 77024 or call 713- The Clear Lake Gem and Mineral Society, Inc. – Meets the third
461-9404.
4-23 week of each month at the Clear Lake Park Building, 5001 NASA
Parkway. Guests welcome. Designed to promote education and
MISCELLANEOUS
popular interest in the various earth sciences, hobbies dealing with
STEEL BUILDING PKG. 18X21
door & anchor bolt incl. Reg. the art of lapidaries and the science of minerals and fossils.
TUESDAY, APRIL 21
$8,200 now $4,845 + code adj.
7 a.m.
Other sizes avail. Big & small erection avail. www.scg-grp.com AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Monday through Friday.
Source # 16P. 281-733-2410. 4-23 from 7 to 8 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church Pasadena,
PROPERTY SEARCH: Harris 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Room 114. Call 281-487-8787 for informaCountry PHES seeking approxi- tion, or just drop in.
11 a.m.
mately 4,500 sq. ft. for lease for
federal program in following zip The Bay Area Military Officers’ Wives – hold monthly luncheon
codes: 77587, 77504. Will require meetings on the third Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held at
buildout to specifications. Contact Bay Oaks Country Club from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Active duty or retired
Christie Kennedy at 713-439- officers’ wives are eligible. For information, contact Wanda
6131.
4-16 Symmonds, president, at 832-425-2724 or www.WSYMMONDS@
FOR SALE: Discounted steel houston.rr.com or Wendy Peters, membership, at 281-333-3115 or
bldgs. Big & small. Get the deal of [email protected].
deals! Placement to site. www.
Noon
scg-grp.com Source#1AF. Phone: Free Exercise Class – Basic low impact aerobic classes on
713-446-8898.
4-16
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at noon at the Sagemont
FOR SALE: Bridge Stone Dueler Community Center, 11507 Hughes Road. Registration is required.
M\T tire, used. Size: LT285\75R16.
For more information, call Beatrice at 281-922-2343.
Good condition. $100 OBO. Need
1 p.m.
to get rid of. Please email
Pasadena Heritage Park and Museum – Exhibits include [email protected] for more
mas,
an
old-time
kitchen
and
a turn-of-the-century doctor’s office.
information.
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SILVER BACH OMEGA TRUMPET Tuesday through Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. 204 S. Main, Pasadena.
for sale, $500. Please Call 832- For information, call 713-472-0565.
1:30 p.m.
526-7204 or email for pictures,
[email protected].
TF Houston Area Parkinson Society – Free exercise and speech
therapy
from
1:30
to
3
p.m.
at Bayshore Sports Medicine and
FOR SALE: White torsolette (bustiere) David’s Bridal, strapless, Rehabilitation Center, 4021 Brookhaven, Pasadena. Visit www.
paid $64, asking $50. New with hapsonline.org for a complete list of services offered.
5 p.m.
tags, new worn. Call 832-2797685.
4-16 Houston Area Parkinson Society – Free water therapy from 5 to
6 p.m. and 6 to 7 p.m. at Clear Lake Rehabilitation Hospital, 655
REAL ESTATE
NEW LEASE LISTING: Durham E. Medical Center Blvd., Webster. Visit www.hapsonline.org for a
Park. Super clean one story on complete list of services offered.
6:30 p.m.
corner, 3-2-2. Newer subdivision
located behind Target at Beltway & Clear Lake Toastmasters Club – Meets at the Clear Lake Church
Pearland Pkwy. All appliances of Christ, 938 El Dorado Blvd. Call Jerry Tate at 281-481-5417 for
stay! Be the first! Asking $1,250. information.
Call agent, 713-503-1044.
4-16 TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) – Meets at Sagemont
YOU COULD GET UP TO $20K Recreation Center, 11507 Hughes. For information, call Erma
free stimulus if you are a FIRST Coskey at 713-946-6049.
TIME HOMEBUYER w/good cred- Pearland Area Republican Women’s Club – meets at Perry’s
it. Call Jan to see if you qualify. Landmark Restaurant, 2501 S. Main. For more information, call
281-704-2227 agt.
4-16 281-485-4140 or 281-485-1431.
Sandra & Laura Yandell, LLC
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Mount Olive Lutheran Church has two large
offices for a reasonable fee. Each office is
30’X16’. Installed dividers makes 4 offices
16’X15’ each. Network cabling in place; high
speed internet - T1 line installed. Custodial
service, share utilities, reception, kitchenette, high speed copier, security, banquet
facilities. Need suitable company to use
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Page 6, Section B, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Thursday, April 16, 2009
Brook softball edges Lake 2-1; stays atop 24-5A lineup Dobie softball, baseball teams stay hot
Continued from Page 1B
So with three games to
go, Clear Brook and Clear
Creek are knotted at the top
of the standings.
Hard-charging Brazoswood, which blanked Clear
Brook 3-0 April 10 behind
a solid pitching effort from
Shelbi Linscomb, is 8-3.
Among those three
teams, the Lady Wolverines
appear to have the inside
track to the eventual district
title.
Clear Brook plays at
winless Galveston Ball
April 17 and then hosts
Clear Springs (3-8) and
Alvin (6-5) to close out the
regular season.
Clear Creek, on the other
hand, still has to play Brazoswood and Alvin among
its three final games.
Brook and Creek split
their two regular-season
games, with Creek winning
the 24-5A opener between
the two teams. Clear Brook
battled back to beat Creek
as the second half of district
opened.
Even though Clear Brook
has secured no worse than a
tie for a playoff berth and
can make the playoffs outright with one more win,
this team wants more.
Down the stretch last
season, Pearland was able
to hold off Brook for the
title. This time, the Lady
Junior catcher Molly Fichtner had two hits, including the Lady Wolverines tied for the top spot in District Wolverines want what bea double, as Clear Brook got past Clear Lake 2-1 in 24-5A along with Clear Creek. Brook travels to winless longs to them.
nine innings April 14 at Clear Brook. The victory kept Galveston Ball April 17.
“This race is far from
over,” Pillow said. “Every
game, you have to be ready
to play. Most of the time we
have done that, but we still
have to close out strong and
take care of the things we
(As of April 13)
(As of April 15)
can control.”
District 24-5A Standings
Varsity Softball
District 24-5A Standings
Varsity Baseball
Teams
W
L
Teams
W
L
Clear Brook
Clear Creek
Brazoswood
Dickinson
Alvin
Clear Lake
Clear Springs
Galveston Ball
9
9
8
6
6
3
3
0
2
2
3
5
5
8
8
11
Alvin
Brazoswood
Clear Creek
Clear Lake
Clear Brook
Galveston Ball
Clear Springs
Dickinson
8
8
7
5
4
3
1
0
1
1
2
4
5
6
8
9
District 22-5A Standings
Varsity Softball
Teams
(As of April 8)
W
Pearland
Dobie
Deer Park
Memorial
Sam Rayburn
La Porte
Pasadena
South Houston
11
9
8
6
4
2
1
0
District 22-5A Standings
Varsity Baseball
L
(As of April 15)
Teams
W
L
0
2
3
5
7
9
10
11
La Porte
Dobie
Pearland
Sam Rayburn
Deer Park
Memorial
South Houston
Pasadena
1
2
2
5
5
6
6
9
8
7
7
4
4
3
3
0
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CB baseball
nips Dickinson
Clear Brook nipped
Dickinson 4-2 April 14,
keeping the Wolverines’
playoff hopes alive with
five games remaining in the
regular season.
Pitcher Andrew Phu got
the win as the Wolverines
improved to 4-5 this season.
Brazoswood
defeated
Alvin April 14, forcing a tie
atop the 24-5A standings
at 8-1 between those two
teams.
Clear Creek is 7-2 and
in possession of third place,
while Clear Lake (5-4) currently holds the fourth and
final playoff spot.
Brook defeated Clear
Lake in the first round of
district play. Brook meets
Lake again on April 21 with
the playoffs in mind.
SBYSA offers
Dobie seniors
scholarships
Eligible Dobie High
School class of 2009 seniors
are encouraged to apply for
the South Belt Youth Sports
Association’s annual scholarship.
Seniors who have previously completed a minimum of three full competition seasons in any of the six
community sports leagues
supported by the SBYSA
are eligible to apply.
The association’s leagues
of reference include the
Sagemont-Beverly
Hills
Little League, South Belt
Girls Softball Association,
South Belt Pony/Colt Baseball League (senior league),
South Belt Youth Soccer
Club, Sagemont Cowboys
and Southbelt Dolphins.
Dobie seniors may obtain
the scholarship applications
in the school’s counselor’s
office.
The $500 scholarship
may be used only to defer
expenses in the following
areas: tuition, fees, books
or miscellaneous expenses
associated with obtaining a
college education at an accredited two-year college,
four-year college or a technical/vocational school.
All applications must be
completed and received in
the counselor’s office by
May 1, 2009. Applicants
must include a high school
transcript and senior picture
with the submission.
The SBYSA scholarship
committee will award the
one-time $500 scholarship
to one male and one female
student after the selection
process is completed.
Qualifying students must
possess a satisfactory record
of academic achievement at
Dobie.
They must also exhibit
good citizenship and character and display a record
of community involvement.
Financial need will also be
considered.
Continued from Page 1B
Lady Horns second
Down to their final
five outs, Dobie dug deep
against Deer Park April 9,
winning a 2-1 thriller on
Chelsea
D’Ambrosio’s
two-run homer in the sixth
inning.
For good measure,
D’Ambrosio recorded the
game’s final out as she
threw out Deer Park’s Hillary Ratliff on an attempted steal of second base to
end the game.
Dobie’s Amanda Nguyen opened the inning
with an infield single and
scored on the homer.
Reminded that she has
frequently done a good
bit of damage against
Deer Park over the course
of her four-year career,
D’Ambrosio simply replied, “I hope so.
“I hadn’t been swinging the bat real well lately,
so I just tried to be simple
and try to see the ball and
hit it. It worked.”
Up to the time
D’Ambrosio
delivered
her heroics, Dobie was
headed for a tough loss.
Deer Park’s Kristen Curlin blanked Dobie on four
hits through five innings.
Dobie senior pitcher
JoJo Krienitz allowed
Curlin’s RBI single in the
fourth inning but otherwise pitched well. In the
end, Krienitz earned the
win with a solid 12-strikeout effort.
The win landed Dobie a
game in front of Deer Park
in the 22-5A standings.
Prior to games played
April 14 (see Page 1B),
Pearland was 10-0 and
Dobie was second at 8-2.
Deer Park and Memorial
were both 7-3.
The Lady Longhorns
also swept the season series over Deer Park with
the win. With the postseason inching closer by
the day, Dobie head coach
Robin Rackley is staying
focused.
“I don’t mean to keep
saying the same things over
and over, but it’s really true.
We have to play catch on
defense and overall just take
it game by game, inning by
inning, out by out and pitch
by pitch,” Rackley said.
“JoJo was great tonight,
and she is really pitch-
ing well. If we play catch,
which we did tonight, we
can beat anybody.”
Lately, Rackley’s theory
has withstood several tests.
JFD nine again top Mavs
All at once, the Dobie
varsity baseball team is
paying Memorial back for a
solid showing in the 22-5A
ranks, including the Mavs’
win of the district title a
season ago.
Lady Longhorns’ Chelsea Morgan (left) and JoJo
Krienitz visit in the circle against Deer Park April 9
at the Pasadena Independent School District’s sports
complex. Krienitz pitched an outstanding game with 12
strikeouts, and Chelsea D’Ambrosio’s two-run homer
provided the winning margin, 2-1.
Daniel Sawyer threw a
one-hitter, and Dobie’s offense went to work against
four Memorial pitchers in
an 8-0 victory April 9 at
Dobie.
The win was the Longhorns’ fourth straight
against Memorial, including two in nondistrict play
earlier this season.
Simply put, the Longhorns have more talent
than the Mavericks this
season. To Dobie’s credit,
the team has used its talent
effectively.
With a no-hitter to his
credit this season, Sawyer seemed on his way to
another no-no with four
hitless innings against the
Mavericks.
Memorial’s
Casey
Cooner doubled with one
out in the fifth inning to
end that bid, but Sawyer
handled things the rest of
the way with a six-strikeout effort.
Offensively, Quinton
Edwards led the way,
banging a solo homer to
lead off the bottom of the
second inning for a 1-0
Dobie lead.
Edwards also doubled
and singled as part of a
3-for-3 day with a walk.
The Longhorns scored
runs on a pair of infield
hits and a groundout, and
Aris Adame, Sam Grant
and Edwards had RBI singles.
Dobie stranded eight
runners through the first
four innings but essentially put the game away with
a five-run third inning.
Memorial fell to 2-6 in
district play with the loss,
while Dobie’s playoff train
kept rolling.
Grant likes the sound so
far. “We just have to keep
playing solid baseball and
getting that good pitching,” he said. “Sawyer and
Priest have been great all
season for us.”