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September 25, 2014
Blues Worship at Cokesbury
Cokesbury brings back its unique “Casual
Church” offering this Sunday, Sept. 28, at 5
p.m. The unique blues worship service features live, original blues music and a message
that is relevant to the real world. Come casual
for a very different worship experience and
then stay for a light supper and fellowship.
Cokesbury United Methodist Church is located at 10030 Scarsdale. For more information,
visit www.cumchouston.org.
JFD homecoming bonfire set
J. Frank Dobie High School will have its
annual homecoming bonfire Thursday, Oct. 2,
in the retention pond behind the student parking lot in the back of the school. All Dobie
students, staff, community members, Dobie
alumni and supporters are invited. There will
be a pep rally prior to the lighting of the bonfire and live music starting at 6:45 p.m. The
bonfire will be lit at sunset.
CT Church hosts festival
CT Church, 9701 Almeda Genoa, will host
its 21st annual Fall Festival and Market Friday
and Saturday, Sept. 26 and 27, from noon to 8
p.m. Friday, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday featuring shopping and craft booths, a Kid Zone
with inflatables and games, food booths, live
entertainment, a silent auction, and a Lil’ Tikes
Parade. For information on being a vendor or
activities, call 713-944-4815 or visit www.
ctchurch.tv/event/fall-festival-and-market.
Email: [email protected]
Dobie High School was recently named one
of the top 100 largest high schools in America.
With a reported 3,452 students, Dobie ranked
No. 88 on the list, which appeared last week in
the Houston Chronicle.
University Primetime used data from the National Center for Education Statistics to compile
its list.
In all, 14 Texas schools appeared on the list –
10 of which are located in the Houston area.
Despite numbers reaching close to 5,000, Texas was no match for New York with 16 schools,
eight in the top 10, including the No. 1 spot:
Brooklyn Technical High School with 8,076 students.
In 2013, the Pasadena Independent School
District board of trustees approved capping en-
rollment at the campus, but the move affects
only new transfer requests not students who live
within the school’s set boundaries.
Dobie has been at its maximum capacity for
several years. When the new Blackhawk campus
was constructed as part of a 2000 bond issue, it
was designed to accommodate 3,000 students.
A subsequent bond issue in 2004 increased
student capacity by 525, bringing the total to
3,525.
The campus currently has 14 portable buildings, including 12 double-classroom buildings
and two quad-classroom buildings. Construction
of a new ninth-grade center to alleviate overcrowding has been proposed as part of a November bond election.
During the 2013-2014 school year, Dobie
Dobie homecoming court named
Thompson band car wash
The Thompson band will hold a car wash
on Saturday, Sept. 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
at the school at 11309 Sagedowne. Tickets are
$5 pre-sale, and can be purchased from a band
student. Drive-ups are welcome, and donations are accepted.
Lariaettes hold dance clinic
Mistletoe Market Oct. 4
Moore fall festival set
Moore Elementary will hold a Fall Festival
on Friday, Oct. 24, from 5:30 until 8:30 p.m.
Vendors are being sought who are interested
in reserving a booth for this event. For additional information, call Silvia Luna at 713740-0656.
Genealogy group meets
The Parker Williams Genealogy Group will
meet Oct. 6, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the library at
Scarsdale and Beamer. This group meets the
first and third Mondays to discuss genealogy
research. Meetings are free and open to anyone interested in tracing family history.
Kirkmont meets Oct. 8
Kirkmont Association Inc. Section 1 Homeowners Association will meet Wednesday,
Oct. 8, at 7:30 p.m. in the Kirkmont MUD
building at 10102 Blackhawk. Meetings are
the second Wednesday of each month and all
Kirkmont residents are welcome to attend to
discuss violation letters and share comments
or concerns.
Kirkwood meets Sept. 25
The Kirkwood Civic Club will meet
Thursday, Sept. 25, at 6:30 p.m. at the
Sagemont Community Center on Hughes
Road near Beltway 8. Subsequent meetings
will take place the last Thursday of the month
at the same location.
briefly topped the 4,000-student mark.
While the opening of the district’s new Career
and Technical Center has since reduced enrollment at Dobie, the campus still has by far the
most students of any PISD high school.
According to PISD officials, Dobie’s enrollment at the beginning of this school year was
actually 3,708 students (1,005 freshmen, 994
sophomores, 887 juniors and 822 seniors). Using
this figure, the school would have been ranked
No. 56 on the list.
By comparison, Memorial had 2,855; Rayburn
had 2,735; South Houston had 2,328; Pasadena
had 2,315; and the Career and Technical High
School had 1,015.
To see the complete list, visit www.universi
typrimetime.com/top-100-largest-high-schoolsamerica-attend-one.
Bridge, improvements
coming to Beltway area
Roadway improvements, enhancement projects
and a bridge replacement were among the construction projects recently approved at last month’s
Texas Transportation Commission meeting.
These projects aim to relieve traffic congestion and improve safety in both metropolitan and
rural areas. Recently, a list of the 100 Most Congested Roadways in Texas was released and such
improvements will help to improve traffic condi-
tions in the six-county Houston District.
The Transportation Commission awarded
$10.3 million to Lone Star Road Construction to
extend the Beltway 8 South westbound and eastbound frontage roads over Mykawa. Currently,
traffic traveling along the frontage roads merges
onto a single lane that is adjacent to the main
lanes of Beltway 8 on both the westbound and
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Evening of Cuisine prizes announced
Knights of Columbus Council 9201 will
sponsor a fundraising spaghetti dinner Friday,
Sept. 26, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the St. Luke’s
social hall. The menu includes all-you-can-eat
spaghetti with KC 9201 pasta sauce, two
handmade Italian meatballs, garden salad with
Italian dressing, French bread, and iced tea or
lemonade. The cost is $7 eat in or take out. For
children under 12, the cost is $3, eat in only.
Club BellaVita will hold its 11th annual
Mistletoe Market on Saturday, Oct. 4, from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission $1. Club BellaVita
is located off Scarsdale in the BellaVita subdivision. For more information, visit www.
club-bellavita.org. Shop over 70 vendors for
holiday gift items, jewelry, clothing and accessories, cosmetics, yard art, candles, specialty food items, and much more. Lunch will
be prepared and sold by Hope Village for $7,
with all proceeds benefiting Hope Village.
The Treasure Box, gently used items donated
by residents, will benefit Military Moms and
Wives of Brazoria County.
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The Dobie Lariaettes will hold their annual
Hand and Stand Dance Clinic Monday, Oct. 6.
Participants will learn routines, and sit with
Lariaettes at the first half of the Dobie versus
South Houston football game Saturday Oct.
11, at 1 p.m.
The clinic will be held at Dobie from 6 to 8
p.m. Monday, Oct. 6, for students in Pre-K
through eighth grade. Preregistration is $25, at
the door is $35, no checks. Participants who
preregister receive a shirt, that guarantees
them free admission into the game. For more
information, contact Maria Zuniga at Mariadg
[email protected] or 713-314-6086.
www.southbeltleader.com
The Dobie homecoming court was recently named. Shown above are, left to right, Joe
Gonzalez, Cybelle Cerda, Deonte “Sonny” Ledet, Tia Joseph, Eloy Garcia and Nicollette
Lopez. The king and queen will be crowned at the homecoming game Friday, Oct. 3, as
the Longhorns take on the Pasadena Eagles.
Photo submitted
City of Houston to flush water
The City of Houston Department of Public
Works and Engineering Public Utilities Division
Drinking Water Operations Branch will temporarily modify the disinfection process used in
some areas of the city served by the Southeast
Water Purification Plant.
Typically, chlorine in combination with ammonia (chloramination) is used for water system
disinfection.
Starting Sept. 29 and through all of October,
the PWE will use chlorine without the ammonia.
This use of this temporary change to free chlorine
disinfection and increased flushing is to maintain
the condition of distribution piping to help ensure the continued delivery of superior quality
drinking water to customers. The areas served by
this plant include the ZIP codes: 77034, 77058,
77059, 77062, 77075, 77089, 77504, 77546, and
77598.
Customers may notice a slight chlorine taste
or odor in the tap water for a short period during the change. The water is safe to drink, to use
for cooking, to bathe in and for other everyday
uses. During this period, Public Works and Engi-
neering will sample and test the water to monitor
the effectiveness of the temporary modification.
Once the disinfection process is complete, PWE
will return to the chloramination of water.
This temporary change in the treatment process is performed in accordance with state and
federal drinking water regulations. The Texas
Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ),
which regulates water quality, has approved this
method for routine maintenance of potable water
distribution systems.
Users of home kidney dialysis machines,
owners of tropical fish aquariums and managers
of stores and restaurants with fish and shellfish
holding tanks are advised that the methods for
testing and removing free chlorine residuals differ from those used for chloramine residuals.
Both types of residuals if not handled properly
may affect users of kidney dialysis machines, as
well as fish and other aquatic animals. PWE encourages customers who may be affected by this
change to seek advice from professionals.
For additional information, call 311 or email
[email protected].
New local health line launched
Anyone living in Houston or the surrounding
counties can now talk directly with a registered
nurse, 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week by
calling the new, free Nurse Health Line at 713338-7979.
“When you don’t feel well, the last thing you
want to do is wait in a crowded emergency room,”
said Dan Wolterman, president and CEO of Memorial Hermann Health System. “This new, free
community-wide resource lets you talk directly
with a registered nurse who will ask questions,
determine what level of care you need, then refer you to an appropriate resource. It’s important
to note that this service is not just for Memorial
Hermann patients; it is available to all residents
living in the greater Houston region.”
Call night or day, weekday or weekend, and
reach an experienced registered nurse who will
carefully evaluate your health needs and advise
you on the best course of treatment for your illness or injury.
From diaper rash to migraine headache, this
free service is available regardless of if one has
insurance or a primary care provider. When your
child has a fever of 102 degrees or you have a
nagging cough at 2 a.m., the Nurse Health Line
helps to:
• Get help with both child and adult medical
complaints.
• Decide when and where to go for treatment.
• Get help after the doctor’s office has closed.
• Find a better way to get medical care than
sitting for hours in an emergency room.
• Figure out options to treat a sick child.
• Talk over health concerns with a registered
nurse.
• Locate a nearby clinic or low-cost health
care provider with extended hours of operation.
• Find some much-needed peace of mind.
The Nurse Health Line features bilingual staff
and language interpreters who are a valuable
source of reliable and caring health information,
education, and support. All calls to the Nurse
Health Line are confidential and answered by a
staff of professionals who are experienced in assessment of clinical situations. To help patients
who call, nurses use their training, experience,
evidence-based decision-support tools, and peerreviewed materials to conduct their assessments.
The Nurse Health Line is funded through the
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services and
Texas Health and Human Services Commission.
It is not designed to assist with life-threatening
conditions or emergencies. People with lifethreatening conditions and emergencies should
immediately call 911.
New auction items have been announced for
the 17th annual Evening of Cuisine, set to take
place Thursday, Oct. 9, at The Gardens, 12001
Beamer, from 5:30 to 9 p.m.
Up for grabs is a two-night stay at L’Auberge
Casino Resort in Lake Charles, La., featuring a
golf package and dinner at Jack Daniel’s Bar &
Grill; a stargazing party and dinner for 10 at San
Jacinto College; a one-hour hot air balloon ride
with champagne from Meador Staffing; and a
chance to name two area streets.
Sponsored by the South Belt-Ellington Chamber of Commerce, the Evening of Cuisine allows
attendees to sample food from a wide variety of
local vendors, including Outback Steakhouse,
Floyd’s Cajun Seafood and Steakhouse, Barcenas Mexican Restaurant, Sicily Pizza, Celeste’s
Cakes & More, Randy’s BBQ, Pizza Lounge Express, Black-Eyed Pea, Dunkin’ Donuts, Longhorn Steakhouse, Time Out Sports Bar, H-E-B
Blackhawk, San Jacinto College Culinary Department, Cakelicious, Savannah Café & Bakery, Rene’s Catering, Egg & I and Silver Eagle
Distributors.
Last week’s Leader story stated the event took
place on Oct. 10, rather than Oct. 9, and tickets
were $20 ($15 in advance), rather than $25 ($20
in advance). The Leader staff apologizes for any
confusion.
For more information, call Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Sally Mitchell at 281481-5516.
Residents report
IRS phone scam
Multiple area residents have reported to the
Leader they have been a target of a phone scam
in which crooks claim to be IRS agents attempting to collect payments. The callers are reportedly very aggressive and threaten to arrest the
residents if they do not make a prompt payment.
The IRS will always send taxpayers a written notification of any tax due via the U.S. mail.
The IRS never asks for credit card, debit card or
prepaid card information over the telephone. See
next week’s Leader for additional information.
Dobie ’80s reunion set for Oct. 3
A reunion for ’80s Dobie students will take
place Friday, Oct. 3, coinciding with the high
school’s annual homecoming game.
Organized by 1985 graduate Sandy Muse, the
event is titled A Decade of Longhorns – Classes
of the 1980s. More than 1,000 guests have been
invited on the event’s Facebook page, with more
than 100 RSVPing they planned to attend.
Classmates are asked to meet at the flagpole at
6:45 p.m. for a group photo.
Following the game, the reunion will move to
the Fox and Hound Bar and Grill, 12802 Gulf
Freeway at Fuqua, around 10 p.m. in the upstairs
meeting room.
For more information, call Muse at 832-8140277.
Cleanup planned for Sagemont
A project to clean up the Sagemont community will take place Saturday, Oct. 11.
A combined effort between the City of Houston and the Sagemont Civic Club, “Let’s Spark
Sagemont” will involve cleaning up litter and
debris and making landscape improvements
throughout the area. Organizers will focus their
attention along the Hughes and Beamer thoroughfares.
The project will coincide with the city’s “Keep
Houston Beautiful Day.”
City crews will also board up and clean multiple abandoned houses in the community.
Anyone can volunteer for this project, and everyone is encouraged to help out.
Volunteers will meet at the Sagemont Park
Community Center, 11507 Hughes, at 8 a.m. to
sign in and pick up tools.
For more information on the “Let’s Spark Sagemont,” call Sagemont Civic Club President Julius
Schindler at 832-545-4054 or Vice President Sandra
Robb at 281-481-2838.
Talton headed for PISD hall of fame
At left, former Dobie High
School varsity boys’ basketball
coach Scott Talton will enter
the Pasadena ISD athletics hall
of fame as part of the class of
2014. Talton led the Longhorns’
program from 1981 to 2008
and retired with an even 500
career wins following the 20072008 season. Talton’s teams
qualified for the playoffs in 15
of his 27 years, and Talton’s
1995 team reached the Region
III championship game. Talton
died suddenly in 2009 at the
age of 59. Today, the JFD gymnasium floor is dedicated as
Scott Talton Court. One of Talton’s survivors, his son Scott
Jr., played on Dobie’s 2008
team and has now graduated
from Texas A&M University.
The PISD athletics hall of fame
banquet is set for Saturday,
April 11, 2015, at Phillips Field
House in Pasadena. Tickets will
go on sale early next year. For
more on Talton and the other
inductees, see Page 2B.
Page 2 Section A, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Thursday, September 25, 2014
In My Opinion
Common sense
and good manners
It seems we have once again convoluted
our priorities.
There was once a child’s refrain that
went “Sticks and stones may break my
bones but words will never hurt me” but
now, according to the latest news from the
world of professional sports, it appears to
be just the opposite. Certain racial remarks
(“words”) by a couple of NBA team owners
have caused one to be banned for life and
the other self-voluntarily removed from the
game while, conversely, certain NFL players actions (“deeds”) get a pass. It is no
secret that sports stars, among other celebrities, have often enjoyed special privileges and on occasion have had negative
behavior overlooked so long as they preformed well on the field/court/track/stage.
Perhaps because of these special privileges some have come to believe they are
thus unaccountable for anything anytime.
This problem is acerbated by continued
acceptance of this perverse thinking, and
is compounded by oversensitivity toward
political correctness. Not to say that either
behavior is what we are taught to do, or to
condone, yet for too long there has been a
loud silence from the public about spousal
or family abuse. Now is an opportune time
to speak up and address this problem. And,
generally speaking, while we as a society
have made great progress on racial issues
we can still do better as individuals by practicing simple civility and using some common sense in our everyday lives.
Failure to address these problems might
well require that old saying to read: “[Publicly using] sticks and stones may get your
hand slapped but [privately] spoken words
can ruin your life forever.”
Ed Jackson
Robinson questions
corner kid collections
I was curious if anyone else has brought
the issue up of the children in the area soliciting donations often at the corner of Beltway
and Beamer and sometimes at the corner
of Blackhawk and Beltway. I have lived in
the area for over 25 years and I know that
any softball, baseball, or football team in the
area who does fundraisers for their team on
those corners usually have several parents
on all corners and the parents are very in-
volved in helping them.
Lately I have seen what seems to be a
“longhorn football team” on those same corners asking for money. Are those actually
Dobie Longhorn football players?
They are wearing blank jerseys, and
sometimes they wear longhorn t shirts but I
have not really seen anything that says Dobie. Most of the time there are several parents that display some type of poster or sign
that mentions the purpose and the school.
Last weekend I saw one parent standing
in the chevron wearing longhorn gear while
there were about 8 boys in what appeared to
be longhorn uniforms, not necessarily Dobie
Longhorns. I was wondering if they were legitimately from the area of if they were coming from other areas to solicit here under the
ruse they are from the area. We all know
Sagemont is like a family and we are very
giving to our local sports teams. I had seen a
similar news story some time ago and wanted to make sure our area did not fall victim to
the same scams.
Shelly J. Robinson
Publisher’s note: This is a major problem. I
am afraid one day, a child will be killed either
at the Beltway 8 and Beamer, or Blackhawk
intersections. We frequently rely on Chriz
Diaz’ officers to disband the people because
young children, as well as adults are in the
lanes of traffic which is against the law.
The best way to stop this process is don’t
donate. Almost all of those soliciting at these
intersections are from way out of our community, but see us as generous. See photo
this page and more in next week’s Leader.
–Marie Flckinger
Bat bridge reported
in South Belt area
I had received a tip from an individual at a
local hardware store on Beamer about bats
under the Scarsdale bridge at Beamer. My
wife and I visited the bridge during August
and witnessed an emergence of Mexican
free tail bats at 8:05 pm one evening.
Bats consume their weight in mosquitos
and eat many larva whose offspring damage plants.We can sure use mosquito eating
mammals and nighthawks right now.
The Mexican free tail bat is the only Texas
flying mammal. I notified Diana Foss, urban
wildlife biologist, TPWD of finding a new bat
bridge in 77089.
Odie & Marie Asscherick
Galveston Bay Area Master Naturalists.
Harris County hosts job fair
Harris County will conduct a job fair from 9 a.m. to
3 p.m. Sept. 30 at NRG Center, second floor.
Various county departments will be conducting
interviews to hire qualified
professionals.
The Metropolitan Transit
Authority also will participate in the fair. In addition,
the Texas Workforce Commission will be on site to as-
Solicitors irk residents
sist with resumes, interviewing tips and transferable skill
components.
People can visit Harris
County’s website at www.
harriscountytx.gov to view
available job openings. They
also can print a parking pass
that allows them to park free
at NRG Park. (Parking pass
available in ad on Page 6B
of this South Belt-Ellington
Leader.) People will be out-
side NRG Park handing out
parking passes.
Before the job fair, prospective participants can
view jobs and complete applications online. At the fair,
they can network with representatives from various departments.
Positions are posted in
three categories: clerical,
technical/paraprofessional
and professional.
ESL class at Life Church
An ESL class will be held on Thursday nights beginning Oct. 2 at Life Church,
9900 Almeda Genoa. This will be an opportunity to learn conversational English.
The class lasts six weeks and costs $50, which includes the workbook. To enroll,
email Mike Carlen ([email protected]) or call 713-910-1911 by Sept. 21.
Church offers tutorials
New Covenant Christian Church offers students tutorials in first through 12th
grade. in the South Belt on Wednesdays. Tutorials are from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m.
Dobie 40-year reunion set
The Dobie Class of 1974 will hold its 40th reunion Saturday, Oct. 11, from 7 to
11:30 p.m. at South Shore Harbour. Cost per person is $95. Make checks payable
to Dobie 40 Reunion, and mail to Dobie 40 Reunion, c/o Janet Kolajajck Thompson, 10306 Grand Brook Dr., Houston, TX 77089. Pay by credit card via Paypal (4
percent charge added). For information, email [email protected] or call
Suzan Patterson, 713-944-7755 or 832-283-1956.
SJC offers pet vaccinations
The San Jacinto College South campus natural sciences department will host its
seventh annual World Rabies Day event offering low-cost vaccinations for dogs and
cats, on Saturday, Sept. 27, from 9 a.m. to noon. The event will be held at the San
Jacinto College South campus in the Academic Wing - North (Building 7) in Rooms
S7.124 and S7.128. The South campus is located at 13735 Beamer Road in Houston.
Owners need to check pets in at the registration desk located in the P6 parking lot,
directly outside the vaccination rooms. All pets should be in carriers or on a leash.
This year, three new canine vaccinations are available: rattlesnake, leptospirosis
and influenza. Available vaccinations and fees are: Dogs – rabies, $10; distemper/
parvo, $15; bordetella, $15; leptospirosis, $15; rattlesnake, $25; influenza, $25. Cats
– rabies, $10; distemper (FVRCP), $15; leukemia, $15.
No additional veterinary services will be offered. Cash only will be accepted. All
proceeds will benefit local animal rescue and rehabilitation facilities.
Campaign fundraiser set
A campaign fundraiser will be held for Kim Ogg on Friday, Sept. 26, from 7 p.m.
to midnight at The Gardens Houston, 12001 Beamer Road. Ogg is running for
Harris County District Attorney. The cost is $35 per person and will include a sitdown dinner and live music. Special guest will be Texas State Sen. Sylvia Garcia.
RSVP at [email protected] or 713-961-0521.
Local library events set
Parker Williams Branch
The following events are scheduled for the Parker Williams Branch Library, 10851
Scarsdale Blvd., Sept. 25 through Oct. 1.
Movie Time is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 25, at 4 p.m. Phone the library at 281484-2036 for movie details.
On Friday, Sept. 26, at 2:30 p.m., a book discussion will be held on The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz.
Children’s craft time is set for Thursday, Oct. 2, at 4 p.m. Come and make a painted
paper Costa Rican Ox Cart.
Adult craft time will be held Friday, Oct. 3, at 3 p.m. Adults will make calla lilies out
of crepe paper.
Preschool storytime is held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesdays, and toddler storytime is at
10:30 a.m. on Thursdays.
Vietnamese storytime is every Saturday - Level 2 at 10 a.m., Level 1 at 11:15 a.m. and
Level 3 at 2:30 p.m. For more information on Vietnamese programs, speak with Loc Bui.
Free computer classes will be offered on Internet Basics on Oct. 1, Oct. 3, and Oct. 13.
A class on internet security essentials will be presented on Oct. 15 at 3 p.m.
For information on programs, call the Parker Williams Library at 281-484-2036.
Bracewell Branch Library
The Bracewell Neighborhood Library, 9002 Kingspoint Drive, recently listed its programs for Sept. 25 through Oct. 1.
Thursdays – Computer Basics at 2 p.m.; Internet Basics at 3:30 p.m.; Basic
PowerPoint at 5 p.m.; and Spanish Computer Basics 1 at 6:15 p.m.
On Saturday, Sept. 27, Citizenship classes will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesdays – Family Storytime at 10:30 a.m., followed by a storytime-themed craft at
11 a.m., and a kid’s craft at 4:30 p.m.
Wednesdays – Baby/Toddler Storytime is at 10:30 a.m. followed by playtime at 11
a.m.; Computer Basics at 3:15 p.m.; and Internet Basics at 4:30 p.m.
On Wednesday, Oct. 1, at 4:15 p.m. Wii Gaming will be held. Play games on the
Nintendo Wii battling in mini-games, trivia challenges and skills competitions.
For more information on events, call the Bracewell Library at 832-393-2580.
KW South meeting set
The Kirkwood South Committee HOA meeting will be held Sept. 25, at 7:30 p.m.
in Judge JoAnn Delgado’s, courtroom 10851 Scarsdale. Homeowners are urged to
attend to discuss critical issues affecting property owners and be apprised of what
is happening and what the board is doing on their behalf.
Kirkwood to meet Sept. 25
The Kirkwood Civic Club will meet Thursday, Sept. 25, at 6:30 p.m. at the
Sagemont Community Center on Hughes Road near Beltway 8. Subsequent meetings will take place the last Thursday of the month at the same location.
Death
Mary Robertson
Mary Robertson, 82, 42year resident of Kirkwood
South, died peacefully at
home on Wednesday, Sept.
17, 2014.
She was born on Oct. 9,
1931, at St. Joseph Hospital-Downtown to Henry and
Helen Bourg.
She was born, raised and
lived in Houston her entire
life.
She loved bowling and
made many friends during
the 25 years she bowled.
Robertson is preceded
in death by her husband,
Lake Robertson; her daugh-
Several residents have complained to the Leader about people collecting donations at
the intersections along the beltway. While there are rules in place that allow a limited
amount of this with the proper permitting, most of the individuals or groups doing
this are breaking the law. The vast majority of the organizations doing the collecting
are not even from the South Belt community but have told the Leader the area is
known for being generous. The above photo shows youths collecting donations at
Beltway 8 and Beamer. See related letter to the editor on this page. The arrow points
to a young preteen standing between two lanes of moving traffic at the Beltway 8 and
Beamer intersection.
ter, Mary Elliott; and her
great-granddaughter, Makaylah Moctezuma.
She is survived by her
daughter, Sharon Snell, and
husband Greg; son-in-law
Dennis Elliott; grandchildren
David Elliott, Allen Elliott,
Denise Elliott and husband
Jose; her “adopted” granddaughter, Kelly Guerra; and
great-grandchildren Christian
Elliott and Savannah Moctezuma.
Funeral arrangements are
pending. In lieu of flowers,
the family requests donations
be made to a charity of choice.
Photo by Marie Flickinger
St. Luke’s holds college
prep clinic for students
All high school seniors
and parents are welcome to
attend the College Prep
Clinic hosted by the Young
Adult Group at St. Luke the
Evangelist Catholic Church.
The clinic is meant to
assist seniors in dealing with
the complicated process of
applying to schools. The clinic will cover information
such as how to fill out the
FASFA, deciding what to
study, how to find scholarship money, going through a
college checklist, essay editing and more. There will also
be a drawing for a chance to
win one of two $100 gift
cards for college supplies and
other prizes.
The College Prep Clinic
will be held at the Cenacle
Learning Center, 1750
Riverstone Ranch Dr., on
Oct. 11, 2014. The clinic will
begin with food at 12:30 p.m.
and depending on the amount
of essays editing, plan to end
around 5 p.m.
The clinic is free, but
RSVP to Matt Kiernan for
food and supplies at matt.
kiernan@stluke scatholic.
com or call 281-481-6816,
extension 229.
To maximize time and get
work ready for applications,
attendees should bring a
rough draft of a college
scholarship essay (laptop or
paper, double spaced). Topics
can be found at http://www.
fastweb.com/college-scholar
ships/articles/.
Green pushes for more opportunities
for minorities in energy sector
On Sept. 17, the House
Subcommittee on Energy and
Power hosted a hearing on
H.R. 4526, the 21st Century
Energy Workforce Development Jobs Initiative Act of
2014. This bipartisan legislation, sponsored by Rep.
Bobby Rush, D-Ill., and
cosponsored by Rep. Gene
Green, D-Texas, and nine
others, would create pathways to opportunities for
minorities in the energy sector.
A recent study conducted
by the American Petroleum
Institute projects that the oil
and natural gas industry will
create over 800,000 jobs in
the Gulf region by 2030.
While the industry continues
to grow, minorities – Hispanics, African Americans,
and Native Americans – remain underrepresented making up only 9 percent of the
current U.S. workforce in
science and engineering
fields. This bill would create
more opportunities for education and training for
minorities seeking energy
jobs.
“We’re really excited
about this legislation. The
creation of more training programs will build the workforce we need to meet the
expansion of our booming
energy industry,” Green said.
“In Texas, we’ve been experiencing a shortage of workers
in the energy sector for years.
Thanks to the development of
the Eagleford shale and the
Permian Basin, we could
recruit every journeyman
electrician in the country, we
would still have a shortage.
We want our local constituency, those that live by these
plants, to have the training to
take these high paying jobs.”
H.R. 4526 would create a
new program directed by the
Quilt Guild
meets Oct. 7
The Bay Area Quilt
Guild will meet Tuesday,
Oct. 7, at Mount Olive
Lutheran Church, 10310
Scarsdale Blvd. Fellowship begins at 6:30 p.m.,
and the general meeting
and program begins at 7
p.m. The group meets the
first Tuesday of each
month.
This month’s guest
speaker is renown quilter
Cynthia Regone and her
program is titled Scrap
Quilts - Too Much Is Never
Enough. Join the group for
a good time and a chance
to see quilts.
Guests are always welcome.
For more information,
check out the website at
http://www.bayareaquilt
guild.org or call Debby
Benson at 713-248-8757.
Secretary of Energy that
would foster direct assistance
and partnerships with community colleges, minority
serving institutions, workforce development organizations, as well as collaboration
with the Secretaries of Labor
and Education, and industry
leaders.
“The shortages in our area
have already inspired a public-private partnership that
we hope can serve as a model
nationwide. The Community
College PetroChemical Initiative (CCPI) includes nine
community colleges, including San Jacinto College in
my district that serves a student population that is more
than 46 percent Hispanic and
more than 56 percent female.
We need to expand successes
like CCPI across the nation.”
Green said.
Beltway widening program set
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eastbound sides.
The extended frontage
roads will allow continuous
travel on three-lane frontage
roads that are separate from
the main lanes of Beltway
8. The project will improve
traffic flow in the area and
allow the Harris County Toll
Road Authority to eventually
widen the main lanes of Beltway 8 South. Construction is
set to begin in early 2015 and
take about a year to complete.
Many residents in the
South Belt and Pearland
areas, as well as other communities in southern Harris
County use this stretch of
highway to reach SH 288 to
the west and IH 45 to the east.
The joining of frontage road
segments will also benefit the
thriving business community that currently serves both
Harris County and Brazoria
County.
Also, in south Harris
County, the Transportation
Commission awarded $1.09
million to Mar-Con Services,
LLC for the widening of
Preston Road from Beltway 8
to Genoa Red Bluff Road. A
four-lane divided thoroughfare will be constructed as
part of the project. Construction is to begin in late 2014
and be complete in spring
2016.
In order to improve the
aesthetics along US 90 from
IH 610 East Loop to Beltway 8 East and other parts
of the Houston District, the
Transportation Commission
approved $1.4 million for
landscape development and
maintenance. Work is set to
begin this fall and be complete by spring 2015. The
project will allow for planting
greenery as part of the Green
Ribbon Project.
“Such projects help to
improve traffic conditions,
enhance safety and beautify
roads in two
counties that have seen significant growth in recent years,”
said Mike Alford, Houston
District engineer.
Further, SCR Construction Co., Inc. has been
awarded the contract to provide stay cable maintenance
to the Fred Hartman Bridge.
The $5.1 million project does
not have a start date as of yet
but will take eight months to
complete when maintenance
begins. Third Coast Services
LLC will install and update
traffic signals at various intersections within Harris County Precinct 1. The project will
take about 300 working days
and costs $4.2 million. The
start date is to be determined.
In addition to the items
approved by the commission
members in August, they also
approved multiple projects in
July. The commission awarded a $10.3 million project
to Sterling Delaware Holding Company, Inc. to extend
Beamer from just west of Tall
Ships Lane to west of Bay
Area Boulevard. The joint
project with Harris County will consist of building a
four-lane divided roadway
with curb and gutters. The
project will also include a
raised median and storm sewer drainage. A future project
will extend Beamer north
from Tall Ships Lane to Dixie
Farm Road.
Additionally, a joint project with the Midtown Management District to reconstruct Caroline Street from
Holman to Pierce Street in
the midtown section of Houston was awarded. The pavement on the existing street
is in poor condition, and the
project will reconstruct the
entire street replacing the old
pavement with new concrete
pavement. The project will
also provide new amenities
such as wider sidewalks,
landscaping, upgraded drainage, decorative lighting and a
“rain garden” filtration system.
Thursday, September 25, 2014, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Section A, Page 3
Quijano PISD’s 2014 Distinguished Citizen of the Year
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Cuban native reaches for the Golden Arches, discovers the American dream
By Reesha Brown
PISD Communications
From Cuban to Cuban
American, Nelly Quijano is
living proof that with enough
perseverance and drive, anything is possible – even the
American dream.
An owner/operator of 27
McDonald’s restaurants and
avid supporter of the Texas
Invitational Basketball Tournament, Quijano has been
named Pasadena ISD’s 2014
Distinguished Citizen of the
Year. A reception to honor
Quijano will be held in
October.
The flight to freedom
Born in Havana, Cuba,
Quijano, at 16 years old was
stripped from her immediate
family and forced to flee her
home under Fidel Castro’s
oppressive rule. Unbeknownst
to her at the time, she was
among 14,000 Cuban children who journeyed to the
United States from 1960 to
1962 through Operation
Pedro (Peter) Pan, one of the
largest known exoduses of
unaccompanied minors.
“Havana was not the same
place I loved after Castro
took power,” Quijano said. “I
remember hoping that the
nightmare would end and
that Havana would someday
return to normal.” Her unforgettable flight to the U.S. was
her ticket to freedom and the
start of a new life.
Life in America
Quijano settled into New
Nelly Quijano
York and stayed with relatives while authoritarian conditions continued in Cuba.
She initially aspired to be
a doctor but her dreams came
at a cost. “My relatives said I
had to work in order to make
it in America.”
She worked several jobs to
make ends meet while in
school. The path to success
was paved with many challenges, but her high school
sweetheart and husband
Dominic faced those obstacles with her.
Several years after Dominic and Quijano got married,
they had their first daughter,
Marisol. Six years later, their
second daughter, Mariselle,
was born.
The couple had a lot in
common. They shared
dreams of being successful in
America and worked hard to
make their dreams come true.
In 1971, they saved enough
money to open a textile factory in New Jersey. After a fire
destroyed the factory in 1984,
a new opportunity rose from
the ashes.
A golden opportunity
Quijano and her husband
moved to the Houston area
from New York to join the
McDonald’s franchise. Their
first McDonald’s opened on
Wayside and Harrisburg in
1984. She credits the success
of the McDonald’s restaurant
to the family-oriented environment they created for staff
and management.
“My husband and I opened
and closed the restaurant
together,” she said. “We
worked very long hours but
we all supported one another
and got the job done. Those
were some of the best times I
ever had.”
The couple has been credited with creating the famous
McDonald’s breakfast burrito. “When my husband and I
moved to Houston to open
the restaurant, we noticed
that the people enjoyed eating tacos and other spicy
food for breakfast,” she said.
They did not want to lose
business to the local taco
trucks around town and
decided to create a breakfast
taco of their own. “We took
our idea to the McDonald’s
corporation and they told us
after we make it, they would
test it and let us know how
people responded to it.”
Quijano’s McDonald’s
franchise has grown to 27
Houston area restaurants that
she operates with her daughter, Mariselle, board president at Pasadena Independent
School District. Quijano
emphasizes excellence and
pride and strives to be number one. Their small
McDonald’s family has grown
to over 1,500 employees who
they personally know.
“We are always on the
front lines,” she said. “I feel
like a mom with the staff,
especially the young people
because I am always there for
them as a leader and a friend.”
Beyond the Golden Arches
Quijano has built a network of success that reaches
beyond the Golden Arches to
the community. Convinced
that an education yields
unlimited opportunities, she
strives to provide students in
the area with the resources to
be successful.
Since 1985, her leadership
through the Houston Ronald
McDonald’s House Charities/
Hispanic American Commitment to Educational Resources Scholarship Program has
provided more than $1.5 million in scholarships to students in the area.
“We deliver 90 scholarships to students annually,”
she said. “I love McDonald’s
because we help students
reach their dreams through
educational initiatives. It’s
worth it to know that I am
doing what I feel is necessary
to make a difference in the
community.”
Quijano’s commitment to
the education of Pasadena
ISD students is reflected
through her extensive work
on the annual McDonald’s
Texas Invitational Basketball
Tournament. Since 2005,
McDonald’s has been an avid
supporter of the tournament.
The company has donated
more than $1 million to the
Pasadena ISD Education
Foundation to help district
students achieve excellence.
The resulting success of
the McDonald’s Texas Invitational has been in no small
part to Quijano. As an influential member of the Houston
Cooperative Board, she
encouraged the organization
to vote in favor of making
McDonald’s the naming
sponsor of the tournament.
As a result, McDonald’s
donates more than $25,000 in
scholarships, advertising and
more to make a difference for
students and teachers.
“Nelly is extremely deserving of the Distinguished
Citizen award not just because
of what she has accomplished
with the tournament, but what
she does to support education
throughout the district and
Southeast Texas,”
Ben
Meador, the Texas Invitational
founder said. “She is a very
powerful force in the
McDonald’s organization.
When she speaks, they listen.
Guitarist’s performance highlight of San Jac concerts
A performance by renowned guitarist Pavel Steidl
will be a highlight of September and October concerts
presented by San Jacinto
College.
Unless otherwise noted,
all concerts are free and open
to the public and will take
place at the San Jacinto
College Central Campus, in
the Monte Blue Music
Building, 8060 Spencer
Highway in Pasadena.
On Thursday, Sept. 25, at
7 p.m., a flute and jazz piano
concert will feature San
Jacinto College music professors Lynne Brandt (flute),
Dr. Sarah Spencer (piano),
Eric Late (string bass), and
Michael Mizma (percussion).
The quartet will perform
Claude Bolling’s Suite for
Flute and Jazz Piano. The
jazz crossover work, written
in 1973, seamlessly combines jazz and classical elements into a unique collection of movements, each representing a different mood.
Bolling, a French pianist,
composer, producer and
bandleader, has always held a
passion for jazz music. He
has composed the scores for
more than 100 film and television soundtracks.
On Thursday, Oct. 9, at 7
p.m., the Central campus’
three choirs will present a fall
choral concert. The chorale
will perform works by
Thomas Tallis, Jean Belmont,
Imant Raminsh, and the
Finnish composer, Jaako
Mäntyjärvi. The men’s chorus will perform selections
by Tomás Luis de Victoria,
Felix Mendelssohn and Dan
Forrest. The women’s chorus
will perform music by René
Clausen, Howard Goodall
and Marta Keen. The three
combined ensembles will
perform motets by Charles
Villiers Stanford. The concert
will be under the direction of
Dr. Paul Busselberg, and
accompanied by Spencer,
both San Jacinto College
music professors.
On Thursday, Oct. 16, at 7
Thompson dodge ball champs
Thompson Intermediate School’s seventh-grade math team was named Dodgeball Champs for 2014. They competed against other departments and the administration. Pictured are, left to right, Daniel Sawyer, Gina Gibson, Jenny
Spray, Lauren Aragon and Brianne Wilson.
Photo submitted
p.m., internationally renowned
Czech guitarist Pavel Steidl
will present a concert featuring music of Czech aristocrats and other selections.
Since winning first prize at
the Radio France International Competition in Paris in
1982, Steidl has become one
of the most widely celebrated
soloists of his generation. His
teachers include Milan
Zelenka and Stephan Rak
from Prague. The Italian
magazine, Guitar, named
him guitarist of the year in
2004. He has performed concerts in more than 40 nations,
including Canada, the USA,
China, India, Japan, Europe,
and South and Central
America. The Steidl concert
will be presented free through
a grant from the Helen and
Bill Crowder Foundation.
On Sunday, Oct. 26, at
2:30 p.m., the Pasadena
Philharmonic Orchestra will
present a concert at the
Central campus Slocomb
Auditorium, 8060 Spencer
Highway in Pasadena.
Admission is $10 per person, and tickets will be sold
at the door.
The program of the concert, under the direction of
conductor James Park,
includes Overture to the
Italian Girl in Algiers by
Gioachino Rossini; Serenade
for Winds in E-flat by Richard
Strauss; Violin Concert No. 5
in A Minor by Mozart;
Lieutenant Kijé Suite by
Sergei Prokofiev; and Procession of the Nobles by Nikolai
Rimsky-Korsakov.
The Pasadena Philharmon-
ic Orchestra promotes classical music, and includes professional musicians, music
teachers, and public and college students, including current and former students
from San Jacinto College.
San Jacinto College offers
music degrees and courses,
as well as private music lessons at all three campuses.
She believes in the tournament. She believes in education and the Pasadena ISD
Foundation.”
Quijano has received
numerous awards throughout
the years for her service to
younger generations. She and
her husband were presented
twice with the Ronald
McDonald and the Golden
Arch Award, some of the
most prestigious honors
bestowed to McDonald’s
owner/operators.
A successful self-proclaimed business woman,
philanthropist, mother of two
and grandmother of four –
the Pasadena resident is living proof that dreams can
come true. And she has made
it her mission to help Pasadena ISD students build a
strong foundation through
education so they can discover their dreams and achieve
them too.
“We help children reach
their goals,” she said.
“Whether students apply for
a scholarship or work at
McDonald’s, we provide a
foundation of support that
helps them make the best
decisions for their future. I
am forever thankful for my
family’s decision to send me
to America because I am free
to make decisions that impact
the community in a positive
way – it’s the ultimate gift of
the American dream.”
Past winners include:
Melvin “Mel” Cowart, 2013;
Linda Lukaszewski, 2012;
Dana Philibert, 2011; Bill
Barmore, 2010; Terry Brotherton, 2009; Carroll Smith,
2008; Herman Williams,
2007; Charles Davis, 2006;
Emory Gadd, 2005; Rosalie
Kuntz, 2004; Dr. Paul Covell,
2003; Russell and Judy
Lamontagne, 2002; Eddie
Dansby, 2001; Gilbert Aguilar, 2000; Denise Converse,
1999; John Phelps, 1998;
Kathleen Morris, 1997;
Kathyrn Whitfill, 1996; and
Faye Schimek, 1995.
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Dobie FFA wins
big at PLSR
Over The Back Fence
SCHOOL DAZE
The following personnel and staff members of the Pasadena Independent School
District celebrate birthdays Sept. 25 through
Oct. 1.
Atkinson Elementary
Blow out the birthday candles for
Gabriela Rodriguez Sept. 29.
Burnett Elementary
Bernice Barraza is sent a birthday greeting Sept. 28.
Bush Elementary
The day for a birthday cake for Beatrice
Payne is Sept. 25.
Frazier Elementary
Blow out the birthday candles for Dina
Edwards Sept. 26. Light the candles on a
triple-layer birthday cake for Sarah Dudley,
Katrina Mitchell and Valley Richardson
Sept. 30.
Meador Elementary
Blow out the birthday candles for Mary
Browning and Connie Daumas Sept. 26.
Sept. 29 is the day for a cake for Lucila
Solis.
Melillo Middle School
Lois Evans is sent birthday wishes Sept.
26. Greetings for a wonderful birthday are
sent to Christopher Bui Sept. 27. Megan
Medina has a birthday Sept. 28. On Oct. 1,
blow out the birthday candles on a double-layer cake for Margaret Berti and Kellie Bishop.
Beverly Hills Intermediate
Grant Pector celebrates a birthday Sept.
25. Blow out the candles for Sandra Morris
Sept. 26. Amy Dugat is sent a birthday wish Sept. 27. Special birthday greetings are sent to Diana Banda and Kerry
Henderson Sept. 29.
Thompson Intermediate
Celebrating a birthday Sept. 25 is Dalia
Castillo. On Sept. 29, Brianne Wilson is
wished a happy birthday. Stacey Kennedy
celebrates a birthday Sept. 30. The day for
a cake for Karissa Guerrero is Oct. 1.
Dobie High
Maureen Nweke and Iris Lai Zayas celebrate a birthday Sept. 25. Sept. 28 is the
day for a cake for Gilda Gatica and Aaron
Mathews. The day for a party for Tiffany
Bowyer, Kevin Cross, Stephen Cross,
and Valdemar Tamez is Sept. 30. Blow out
the candles on a birthday cake Oct. 1 for
Miguel Torres. Belated birthday wishes are
sent to Kathleen Boyd (Aug. 24), Mereida
Mosqueda (Sept. 7), Thomas Etienne
(Sept. 13), Christopher Vitatoe (Sept. 17)
and Patrana Saulter (Sept. 20).
FACEBOOK FRIENDS CELEBRATE
BIRTHDAYS
The Leader sends happy birthday wishes to its Facebook friends who celebrate a
birthday this week:
Thursday, Sept. 25: Key Voh Patches,
Jamie Olivares, Mark Hydrick, Leah Merrill,
Matt Davis, Melonie Conaway, Ronell Ram
Support group at Cokesbury
by Alexis
and Kevin Sockwell; Friday, Sept. 26: Dina
Edwards, Tripp Harris and Mike Flinn;
Saturday, Sept. 27: Nicole Garcia, Brianna
Hammond, Dawn Hayes, Phyllis Alaniz,
Jason Andrus, Yvette Rodriguez and
Ashley McGuinty; Sunday, Sept. 28: Megan
Medina, Esmerelda Rodriguez, Thomas
Quinones, Jennjr Fonseca, Valerie
Adams, Tiffany Wilson, James Sones
Jr., Bobby Allison Sr., Linda Howard,
Anna Benavidez, Paul Carrizales, Jeremy
Evans, Shari Garza, Tam Vo and Christina
Guth; Monday, Sept. 29: Antonio Morua,
Marian Adams, Adriana Sepulveda, Cindy
Resendez, James Denby, Ken Rodrick and
Gwen Lopez; Tuesday, Sept. 30: Joe Gaona
Jr., Chuck Borsche, Corey McClure,
Pamela Swafford, Darrick Childs, Drew
Keith, Leslie Hales, Roxanne Hinojosa,
Jason Cook and Myra Janacek; and
Wednesday, Oct. 1: Amy Malone, Jeffrey
Restrepo, Wendy Sattiewhite, Linda
Garies, Cindy Que, Cyndee Davila, Edith
Sanford, Cindy Patel, Nick Perez, Monica
Garza, Marti Chandler, Kim Watts, David
Robbins, Dena Roessler, Yvonne Mintz
and Rebekka Barker.
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Dobie Band Section of the Week announced
Dobie High School FFA’s Kacie Little received
$5,000 for her grand champion lamb at the
Pasadena Livestock Show and Rodeo recently.
Last week, Dobie’s Hannah Brandy won grand
champion rabbits bringing in $10,000 at auction.
Pictured with Little is Schuyler Galliher Morris,
Dobie FFA advisor.
Photo submitted
Those who are the husband, wife or partner of a
chronically ill/disabled person may join a support
group, Sickness and Health, the last Thursday of each
month from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Cokesbury United
Methodist Church, 10030 Scarsdale. Free childcare
provided. This month’s meeting is set for Thursday,
Sept. 25. For more information, contact Jennifer
Miller at [email protected] or 713724-2360, or visit the Well Spouse Association at
http://www.wellspouse.org.le.
Jingle Bell Market Nov. 3
The Jingle Bell Market, hosted by the Golfcrest
Country Club Ladies Association, will be held Monday,
Nov. 3, from 4 to 9 p.m. at Golfcrest Country Club,
2509 Country Club Drive in Pearland.
The Jingle Bell Market is a holiday shopping experience where visitors can explore unique displays of
jewelry, apparel, home décor, gourmet food selections, and much more. A $5 admission benefits the
Pearland Neighborhood Center. For more information
about the center, visit www.pnctexas.com.
Gardeners set October events
The Harris County Master Gardeners at Princinct 2
recently scheduled its events for the month of October.
Events include:
Trees, Choice and Maintenance Oct. 14
On Tuesday, Oct. 14, Harris County Master Gardeners at Precinct 2 will present Trees, Choice and Maintenance at 6:30 p.m. in the Clear Lake Park meeting
room, 5001 NASA Parkway in Seabrook. The event is
free. For details, visit https://hcmga.tamu.edu.
Fall Fertilization Oct. 15
Texas AgriLife Agent Skip Richter will present Fall
Fertilization for the Landscape, Ornamentals and
Grasses, on Wednesday, Oct. 15, at 10 a.m. in the Clear
Lake Park meeting room, 5001 NASA Parkway in
Seabrook.
This Harris County Master Gardeners Precinct 2
event is free. For more information, visit https://hcmga.
tamu.edu.
Open Garden Day Oct. 20
Harris County Master Gardeners at Precinct 2 will
host Open Garden Day on Monday, Oct. 20, from 8:30
to 11 a.m. at Genoa Friendship Garden, 1202 Genoa
Red Bluff Road. Beginning at 9:30 a.m., master gardeners will present educational programs and a question-and-answer session.
The event is free and children are welcome. Note:
Gardens are open and plants are available for purchase
every Monday, May through October. For more information, visit https://hcmga.tamu.edu.
Hobby Lions Club to meet
Hobby Airport Lions Club will meet Wednesday,
Oct. 1, at noon at the Golden Corral at Fuqua and I-45.
For more information, email HobbyAirportLions@
gmail.com.
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Approximately 250 residents, many of whom waded through hip-high flood
water, attended the flood
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Rainbow Valley residents expressed concern
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Road.
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The Houston Bureau of
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city health department were
investigating a 10-minute emission of a cloud of
smoke from a plastics plant
on Conklin.
A
road
connecting
Pearland’s Green Tee subdivision with the Gulf Freeway was being planned.
25 years ago (1989)
Combining a dynamic
personality with a vibrant
message entwined with his
musical talent, 1978 Dobie High School graduate
Al Denson was sharing his
Christianity with America’s
youth.
Sam Rayburn’s Lady
Texans’ volleyball team put
a quick end to Dobie High
School’s seven-game winning streak after coming
back from a 12-6 first game
deficit to win 16-14, 15-13.
20 years ago (1994)
A federal health study
showed that Southbend
residents had significantly
higher incidences of respiratory problems, skin rashes, ulcers and other stomach
diseases, nausea, anxiety,
nervousness and depression
than their counterparts in a
Houston control group.
Three arrests in three
local cases, ranging from
armed robbery to aggravated assault with a deadly
weapon, were made possible because witnesses were
not afraid to get involved.
15 years ago (1999)
Construction on the
county improvement to
Beamer Road was getting
underway.
While the cities of Pasadena and Galveston and
the Clear Lake area were
having to ration water, the
South Belt area was not.
10 years ago (2004)
The U.S. Senate approved
$3.2 million for planning
and design work to establish a joint reserve center at
Ellington. This would accomodate the move of 2,300
Army, Navy and Marine
Corps Reserve troops from
the Old Spanish Trail location.
Approximately 350 students and teachers at Dobie who had contact with a
16-year-old male diagnosed
with tuberculosis underwent testing to see if they
had contracted the disease.
Two political action
committees were established locally. One for and
one against the proposed
$299.8 million PISD bond
issue.
Rep. Tom DeLay was
the guest speaker at a South
Belt-Ellington Chamber of
Commerce luncheon.
A 15-year-old Dobie
sophomore was life-flighted to Memorial Hermann
Hospital after succumbing
to heat during a track event.
The San Jacinto College
Board of Regents voted
unanimously to not increase
the college’s tax rate. The
rate remained at $0.13913
per $100 of valuation.
5 years ago (2009)
Police responded to a
verbal altercation between
two parents at Beverly Hills
Intermediate. One of the
parents had a pocket knife;
however, no one was injured. Contrary to televised
news reports, no stabbing
occurred, and no arrests
were made.
South Belt resident Michael Raymond Crowley
Jr. was one of two men
killed in a head-on collision
on Highway 288 between
Angleton and Rosharon.
Crowley, 19, was returning
home from Lake Jackson
at roughly 2 a.m. when the
vehicle he was driving was
struck by a driver traveling
south in the northbound
lane of Highway 288. The
passenger of the second
vehicle, Pearland resident
James Paul Garcia Jr., 21,
also died in the crash. The
driver of the second vehicle, South Belt resident Zoheb Burges, 23, was taken
by helicopter to Memorial
Hermann Medical Center
in critical condition. No
charges were immediately
filed. Crowley had recently
moved to Sagemont from
Fayette, Mo., and was a
student at San Jac College
South.
In a suprising move, the
City of Houston opened
the Monroe extension at
Beltway 8. The half-mile
extension connects the beltway to Fuqua. Construction
of the new street cost $4.64
million. The project was not
scheduled to be complete
until the end of the year.
1 year ago (2013)
A former teacher at
Beverly Hills Intermediate
School was sentenced to
four years in prison for multiple felony counts involv-
Dobie art show at San Jac
Dobie High School art students will exhibit their work
in the San Jacinto College South Art Gallery, Room
S15.112 through Oct. 8. The exhibition is free and open to
the public. Hours are Monday through Thursday from 10
a.m. to 3 p.m.; Monday and Wednesday from 3 to 6 p.m.;
and Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Tax-Aide volunteers sought
Each year from Feb. 1 through April 15, Houston-area
AARP Tax-Aide volunteers help about 50,000 low-income and over-60 taxpayers. For the 2015 tax season,
volunteers are needed now for two four-hour shifts weekly as a Tax-Aide tax counselor, greeter, technology coordinator or administrator.
Training will be provided in January at local Clear
Lake-area churches. Speakers of Spanish and English are
especially needed. Learn more and sign up at www.aarp.
org/tavolunteer8 (English only).
ing inappropriate behavior
with students. LaShawn
Simmons, 41, pleaded
guilty to engaging in improper relationships with
four students. Simmons,
who taught math at the area
school, had been employed
at Beverly Hills Intermediate for 14 years.
Former U.S. Rep. Tom
DeLay was exonerated
when a Texas appeals court
overturned a 2010 felony
money-laundering conviction. DeLay, whose District
22 encompassed much of
the South Belt area, was
forced out as Republican
House majority leader in
2005 after being accused
of illegally funneling federal campaign contributions
to state races in an effort
to elect Republicans to the
Texas Legislature.
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Thursday, September 25, 2014, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Section A, Page 5
Church on Kirkfair catches fire
Multiple units from the Houston Fire Department
responded to a blaze the afternoon of Thursday, Sept. 18, at the Kirkwood South Christian
Church at 10811 Kirkfair. The fire was reported-
Texas Workforce Commission Chairman Andres
Alcantar recently visited the
San Jacinto College maritime
training center to present a
$368,173 Skills Development
Fund grant for maritime job
training.
The TWC Skills Development Fund grant will fund
training for 195 mariners
from Buffalo Marine Services, G&H Towing Co.,
Higman Barge Lines Inc.,
and J.A.M. Distributing.
Since the start of the San
Jacinto College maritime
program in 2010, approximately 2,500 U.S. Coast
Guard certificates have been
awarded to mariners.
Having a local maritime
training center saves companies travel expenses. In the
past, mariners were sent out
of state for similar training.
“Skills grants deliver customized training solutions
that help Texas employers
and workers succeed in the
marketplace,” said Alcantar
ly electrical in nature and started in an air condi- in a news release. “This
builds not only
tioning unit in one of the church’s offices. No one investment
employee skills, but the capawas injured.
bilities of our community
Photo submitted colleges to the benefit of
employers and the community. We are pleased to make
this investment.”
Alcantar also toured the
college’s interactive bridge
simulators, which are used to
train students for a variety of
sea conditions.
In the near future, San
Jacinto College will expand
initiative
developed Houston on Thursday, its maritime training prothrough local libraries that Oct. 23, at 7 p.m. Programs gram with the opening of a
Gulf Coast Reads 2014: A month
of literary and educational events
The Gulf Coast Reads
library partners are not
only providing book discussion groups across several counties, they are also
offering a month of free
educational and arts pro-
grams for the entire family, based around the
themes of this year’s
selection, Remember Ben
Clayton.
Gulf Coast Reads is an
annual regional reading
encourages everyone living near the upper Texas
Gulf Coast to read (or listen to) a selected title
during the month of
October.
The author of Remember Ben Clayton, Stephen
Harrigan, will make several appearances at local
libraries and participate in
a conversation with Texas
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scheduled throughout the
area include sculpting
demonstrations and classes, World War I seminars
and special stories on
local topics, demonstrations of Texas life at the
turn of the century, and
many more – including, of
course, plenty of discussion groups where anyone
can share thoughts on the
book. Check the library’s
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Remember Ben Clayton
is a deeply moving story
about the bonds between
fathers and children, and
about the power and purpose of art. Francis “Gil”
Gilheaney is a sculptor of
boundless ambition. But
bad fortune and his own
prideful spirit have driven
him from New York into
artistic exile in Texas just
after World War I. His
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although she has artistic
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how her own career – perhaps even her life – has
become hostage to her
driven father’s “wild pursuit of glory.” When
Lamar Clayton, an aging,
heartbroken rancher, offers
Gil a commission to create
a memorial statue of his
son Ben, who was killed
in the war, Gil seizes the
opportunity to create what
he believes will be his
greatest achievement.
Check out the Gulf
Coast Reads website at
www.gulfcoastreads.org
for information about the
book, local events, book
discussion resources, and
other book related content. Archivists of the
Houston area have contributed a special online
exhibit of local materials
related to the book to be
housed on the website
through the end of this
year’s program. Gulf Coast
Reads runs from Oct. 1
through Oct. 31, 2014. All
programs listed are free
and open to the public.
45,000-square-foot maritime
training center along the Port
of Houston. In addition to the
professional mariner training, the college offers an
Associate of Applied Science
in maritime transportation,
an Associate of Applied
Science in international business logistics and supply
chain management, and an
introduction to ships and
shipping course with an
articulation agreement with
Texas A&M University at
Galveston.
“It is through support
from the Texas Workforce
Commission that we can
offer our local maritime com-
Pictured are, left to right, Dr. Brenda Hellyer, San Jacinto College chancellor; Capt. Mitch Schacter, San Jacinto
College maritime program director; Steve Huttman vice
president of marine operations, G&H Towing Co.; Andres Alcantar, Texas Workforce Commission chairman
and commissioner representing the public; Shanna Casanie, human resources manager, Buffalo Marine Services;
Dr. Sarah Janes, vice president of Continuing and Pro-
panies training for their
employees, and allow them
to grow their business and
keep the Port of Houston one
of the world’s largest and
busiest ports for importing
and exporting,” said Dr.
Brenda Hellyer, San Jacinto
College chancellor. “We
thank the Texas Workforce
Commission for its support
for our maritime training program, for our local mariners
and maritime companies, and
for the growth of our region.”
For more information
about maritime training and
degree programs at San
Jacinto College, visit sanjac.
edu/maritime.
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Barge Lines Inc.; Mary Ann Carrion, representing Texas
State Rep. Mary Ann Perez; Derek Darnell, representing
Texas State Sen. Sylvia Garcia; Nancy Martin, grants
training coordinator, San Jacinto College; and Brittany
Buckley, marine logistics manager, J.A.M. Distributing.
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San Jac holds toy drive
Nominations accepted
J. Frank Dobie High School is accepting nominations
for the 2015 Hall of Honor through Oct. 17. Individuals
may be nominated in the following categories: alumni,
community volunteer, faculty/staff/administrator, and fallen hero. Nominations can be submitted online at http://
dobie.pasadenaisd.org/campus_information/hall_of_
honor. Forms are also available in the front office at the
school. The event will be held Friday, March 6, 2015, in
the Dobie auditorium.
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Longtime South Belt couple
spends time in Spain
As part of Children’s Cancer Awareness Month, the San
Jacinto College South campus children’s center is holding a toy drive benefitting B.I.G. Love Cancer Care. Toys
under $10 are accepted, but no coloring books and crayons. Drop off toys at the children’s center (Building 22)
throughout the month of September.
South Belt residents Bill and Elaine Edwards recently returned from a 13-day vacation to Spain.
Their visit began in Madrid, the capital, then
expanded to Segovia, Avila, El Espinar, Otero de
Herreros, Majadahonda, and numerous cities and
towns. The photo directly below shows the aqueduct in Segovia. The actual age is unknown, but
it is believed to be more than 2,000 years old. It
stands more than 93 feet high at points. It was built
during the Roman Empire as a vehicle to trans-
port water to the city from a river more than 11
miles away. The aqueduct is still functional; however, the open trough at the top has been replaced
by pipes and a series of pumps. The stones, which
were laid without cement or mortar and rely on
gravity for strength and stability, are believed to
have been originally square and rectangular but
have eroded into rounded edges by wind and rain
over the centuries.
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well as in Bush Intercontinental Airport terminals A
and D. Free Wi-Fi will continue to launch in phases at
IAH over the next few months
and should be completed by
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“Not only do our customers gain access to free Wi-Fi
service, but they’re also
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Thursday, September 25, 2014, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Section B, Page 1
SECTION B
SPORTS & CLASSIFIED
Dobie netters jump atop 22-6A standings
Horns take down defending champs
Early results within matches, Dobie went on Sept. 20 at Dobie.
Having routed Manvel
District 22-6A have been to defeat defending league
mixed for some of Dobie’s champion Pearland 15-4 19-0 the previous day, the
fall athletics programs, but
the Longhorns’ team ten- At right, Dobie senior tennis player Michael
nis program is not among Duron sends a two-handed backhand return
across the net as he and the Longhorns handed
them.
Taking command with Pearland a 15-4 loss in District 22-6A action Sept.
six wins in seven doubles 20, at Dobie.
District 22-6A Standings
Varsity Volleyball
(As of Sept. 17)
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Longhorns took a big step
toward 22-6A supremacy
and figure to be the group
to beat moving forward –
for now.
A season ago, Pearland
essentially spoiled Dobie’s plans for a Region III
tournament appearance by
winning the district crown.
Dobie subsequently was
forced into a first-round
matchup against Deer
Park in the 21-5A/22-5A
Area Championships.
Deer Park downed the
Longhorns to eliminate
the locals from regional
consideration.
This time, the Longhorns have put themselves
in a better position with
six 22-6A matchups remaining.
Dobie’s next big challenge will likely come
against Dawson, which,
Reaching the playoffs
suddenly seems like an increasingly difficult chore
for the Clear Brook and
Dobie varsity volleyball
teams.
Both squads suffered
back-to-back losses in district play and have fallen
off the pace considerably
while the leaders stretch
their respective leads.
At Clear Brook, the
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been able to bounce back
from a 2013-2014 season
that saw Brook pocket just
two district wins.
That team obviously
missed the postseason, and
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do to avoid a repeat.
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The Lady Wolverines
are now 0-4 through the
opening couple of weeks
of play in a tough District
24-6A alignment.
Clear Lake defeated the
locals 25-16, 25-17, 25-18
on Sept. 19 before Clear
Springs delivered a 25-15,
25-14, 25-15 loss Sept.
23.
Senior Juliette DiGiuseppe came up with a
combined 21 kills in the
two losses, but it wasn’t
enough.
At Dobie, the Lady
Longhorns have fallen two
matches behind fourthplace Manvel in a quest
Continued on Page 3B
Winless Longhorn football team
need not panic despite slow start
So the Dobie varsity
football team is 0-4 on the
season after a 35-17 loss to
state-ranked Manvel.
It’s certainly not what
the Longhorn players,
their coaches, fans or families had hoped for through
four games.
Then again, the Longhorns realistically have
lost little ground in their
eventual goal to reach the
playoffs.
In their final six games
after the bye week that
comes Sept. 25-27, the
Longhorns will go against
just one team with a winning record – Dawson.
Not convinced the
Longhorns’ can rally?
Take a look at the combined record of Dobie’s
four opponents during the
0-4 stretch. Try on 10-3
for size.
Deer Park, which defeated Dobie 28-21 on
opening night, is off to a
4-0 start in preparation
Continued on Page 3B
Sterling trips Brook 34-26
D’Andre Jackson did
his best to carry the Clear
Brook varsity football
team to victory, but it
wasn’t quite enough. Bay-
town Sterling added a late
score to pull away instead,
leaving with a 34-26 nondistrict victory over Brook
Continued on Page 3B
Talton headed for PISD hall of fame
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team’s bench for 27 seasons, sending 15 of those to the playoffs. For more on Talton
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South Belt sports news, notes
South Belt
football
predictions
Dobie Diamond Club to meet Oct. 1
The Dobie Diamond Club, the official booster organization of the school’s
baseball program, will host its monthly meeting Wednesday, Oct. 1, at 7 p.m.,
in the school’s annex located near the weight room. Parents of both current and
incoming players are encouraged to attend, and players are also welcome to come.
The baseball program’s continued offseason agenda will be discussed. For more
information, direct email to [email protected].
John Bechtle
Eli Tanksley
Toni Muse
Emory Gadd
Debbie Vaughn
Creek
Creek
Creek
Brook
Creek
Creek
Clear Brook at
Clear Creek
Deer Park at
La Porte
North Shore at
Beaumont West Brook
Deer Park
La Porte
Deer Park
Deer Park
Deer Park
Deer Park
North Shore
North Shore
North Shore
North Shore
North Shore
North Shore
Dayton at Humble
Dayton
Humble
Dayton
Dayton
Humble
Dayton
C.E. King at Porter
C.E. King
C.E. King
C.E. King
C.E. King
C.E. King
C.E. King
Elkins
Elkins
Elkins
Elkins
Elkins
Elkins
La Marque
La Marque
La Marque
La Marque
La Marque
La Marque
Alvin
Alvin
Alvin
Alvin
Alvin
Alvin
Oak Ridge at Kingwood
Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge
Kingwood
Channelview at
Port Arthur Memorial
Channelview
PAM
Channelview
Channelview
Channelview
Channelview
This week’s record
8-2
8-2
8-2
8-2
6-4
10-0
24-16
29-11
24-16
26-14
22-18
31-9
Lady Longhorns’ softball team sets golf outing
The Dobie High School softball program will host its annual golf tournament
fundraiser Saturday, Oct. 11, at Country Place Golf Club in Pearland. Entry fee
is $85 per player, which includes golf, lunch, a door prize ticket and goodie bag.
There will also be longest drive and closest-to-the-pin competitions. Registration
deadline is Oct. 6. The tournament will begin at 8:30 a.m. with a shotgun start,
and lunch and awards session will be held thereafter. Proceeds from the event go
toward annual costs associated with the softball program, led by longtime head
coach Robin Rackley, including equipment purchases, tournament travel expenses, field maintenance and more. For more information, call Dobie booster club
member Aaron Longoria at 713-478-0078. Emails are also accepted at dobiesoft
[email protected].
Elkins at Texas City
SJC foundation/Pettitte golf is Oct. 14
Lamar Consolidated
at La Marque
Now in its 19th year, the San Jacinto College Foundation Golf Tournament,
featuring guest host Andy Pettitte, is moving to Golf Club of Houston, home of
the Shell Houston Open. The big event will be held Tuesday, Oct. 14. As for 2014,
lunch and registration begin at 11 a.m., with a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. The format is a Florida scramble consisting of four-person teams, regardless of handicap.
After golf, an open reception begins at 6 p.m. and includes live and silent auctions
and dinner.
Proceeds from the tournament and reception go directly to the Promise for
Their Future scholarship fund, which helps San Jacinto College students attend
college and gain the skills they need to further their education or enter the workforce. There are a variety of sponsorship packages available. For more information about the foundation tournament, to sign up or become a sponsor, visit www.
sanjac.edu/foundation or call 281-998-6104.
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Season record
Dobie hoops legend Talton heads 2015 Pasadena ISD hall of fame class
Two University of Texas football standouts from
the 1970s, a world-class
high jumper, a college interception ace and the first
softball player ever inducted into the Louisiana
Sports Hall of Fame make
up the list of former Pasadena ISD athletes selected
for induction next year in
the district’s athletics hall
of fame.
Add to that list a sixth
former athlete.
Scott Talton played
basketball at Pasadena
High in the mid-1960s,
but that’s a mere footnote
to his accomplishments
as the varsity boys’ basketball coach at Dobie for
nearly three decades.
Talton, who will be inducted posthumously, won
500 games as the Long-
horns’ coach from 1981
until his retirement in
2008 – a victory total believed to be unsurpassed
by any coach in any sport
in school district history.
Talton is one of three
Pasadena High School
graduates picked for induction.
He’ll join Eagle alums
David Webb, class of
1959, a multisport standout who played football
on Pasadena’s state finalist team in 1958 and later
for Lamar University; and
Jeff Wylie, class of 1987,
a record-setting high
jumper at both Pasadena
and Baylor University.
Although
never
teammates,
inductees
Steve Oxley and Randy
McEachern earned a combined five letters for the
Texas Longhorns in the
1970s.
Oxley, a 1969 Sam Rayburn High school graduate
and an all-state lineman,
played on three Southwest
Conference championship
teams for the Longhorns
from 1970 to’72.
McEachern, who, as
a senior in 1973, quarterbacked Dobie to the
school’s first district title,
gained national attention
as a junior in 1977 when
he sprang from the bottom
of the depth chart to lead
the Longhorns to an upset
of Oklahoma, the SWC
title and a near national
championship.
Still, only a handful of
Pasadena ISD athletes can
match the college dominance of the youngest inductee – Kyla Hall Holas.
A 1990 South Houston High graduate, Holas earned All-American
honors as a record-setting
softball pitcher at Southwestern Louisiana (now
Louisiana-Lafayette) in
the early 1990s.
Fifteen years ago, she
was hired by the University of Houston to organize
and coach that school’s
program, now a fixture in
NCAA playoff competition.
In 2011, Holas was
inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame,
alongside such sports
greats as Pete Maravich,
Terry Bradshaw, Archie
Manning, Lou Brock and
Joe Brown.
The induction ceremony for the six new hall of
fame members will take
Pasadena ISD
Pasadena ISD
Intermediate Volleyball Intermediate Volleyball
Through Sept. 18 matches
8L Records District
Through Sept. 18 matches
Zone A
W L T
Overall
W L T
8D Records District
Zone A
W L T
Overall
W L T
Park View
South Houston
Beverly Hills
San Jacinto
Southmore
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Park View
South Houston
Southmore
Beverly Hills
San Jacinto
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Game Scores
Game Scores
Park View over Jackson 25-20, 25-20
South Houston over Queens 25-17, 25-11
Park View over Jackson 25-9, 25-14
South Houston over Queens 25-22, 25-19
Southmore over Miller 25-6, 25-13
Zone B
W L T
W L T
Bondy
Thompson
Miller
Jackson
Queens
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
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Game Scores
Bondy over Beverly Hills 25-7, 25-9
Thompson over San Jacinto 25-4, 25-11
Miller over Southmore 25-20, 21-25, 25-17
7L Records District
Zone B
W L T
W L T
Bondy
Thompson
Miller
Jackson
Queens
0
0
0
0
0
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Game Scores
Bondy over Beverly Hills 25-22, 19-25, 15-13
Thompson over San Jacinto 26-24, 22-25, 25-19
Zone A
W L T
Overall
W L T
7D Records District
Zone A
W L T
Overall
W L T
Park View
Beverly Hills
Southmore
South Houston
San Jacinto
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Park View
South Houston
San Jacinto
Beverly Hills
Southmore
0
0
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Game Scores
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Game Scores
Beverly Hills over Bondy 25-22, 19-25, 15-13
Southmore over Miller 25-18, 25-20
Park View over Jackson 25-7, 25-6
South Houston over Queens 25-21, 22-25, 26-24
San Jacinto over Thompson 13-25, 25-20, 25-17
Park View over Jackson 25-14, 25-21
Zone B
W L T
W L T
Zone B
W L T
W L T
Thompson
Queens
Bondy
Jackson
Miller
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Bondy
Miller
Thompson
Jackson
Queens
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
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1
1
1
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Game Scores
Game Scores
Thompson over San Jacinto 25-20, 25-18
Queens over South Houston 25-8, 28-26
Bondy over Beverly Hills 25-21, 25-15
Miller over Southmore 16-25, 25-19, 25-22
place on Saturday, April
11, 2015, at Phillips Field
House.
Tickets for the event
will go on sale early next
year. The first three induction banquets were sellouts.
The class of 2015 inductees will join 26 other
former Pasadena ISD athletes and coaches already
enshrined in the Hall of
Fame Museum at Phillips
Field House.
The museum, which
opened last April, is open
to the public on football
game days this fall.
The public is invited
to view exhibits for two
hours each game day,
starting one hour before
each kickoff.
Talton will become the
fourth inductee selected
for his accomplishments
as a Pasadena ISD coach.
Previous
coaching
inductees are Pasadena
High basketball coach
E.W. Thompson, Pasadena football coach Robert
Barfield and Dobie track
and cross-country coach
John Bryan.
Another former Pasadena ISD coach, Weldon
“Stoney” Phillips, was
inducted last year for his
outstanding record as the
district’s first director of
athletics.
Webb, who led the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics in
interceptions while playing for bowl-bound Lamar
in 1961, also made his
mark as a Pasadena ISD
coach.
Webb coached baseball
at Pasadena High School
for 14 seasons and guided the Eagles to the state
finals in 1968. The following are bios of the six
inductees.
Scott Talton, Dobie
High School boys’ basketball coach – Talton
may rank as the most consistently successful coach
– in any sport – in Pasadena ISD history.
The head boys’ basketball coach at Dobie from
1981 to 2008, he coached
the Longhorns to 15 playoff appearances in his 27
years at the helm.
Talton’s teams captured
four district champions,
six bi-district titles, four
area titles and two region
tournament berths.
In 1995, his Longhorns
reached the Region III title game, falling a victory
short of a state tournament
berth.
His 500-391 record
represents the most victories by any Pasadena ISD coach in any
sport.
Twice he was named
Greater Houston Coach of
the Year by the Houston
Chronicle. A 1967 graduate of Pasadena High,
where he played basketball, Talton was a driving
force behind the creation
of the McDonald’s Invitational Basketball Tournament a dozen years
ago.
The tournament’s Most
Valuable Player Award is
named in his honor, as is
the basketball court at Dobie High School.
Talton retired from
coaching in 2008 and the
following year died suddenly at the age of 59.
His dedication to the
sport lives on in a legion
of former players now in
the high-school basketball
coaching ranks.
David Webb, Pasadena High School class of
1959 – Athletics at Pasadena High School reached
a pinnacle in the late
1950s, and Webb was at
the hub of most all of it.
He earned nearly a dozen letters in football, basketball, baseball and track,
played on some of the
Pasadena ISD most illustrious teams and earned a
football scholarship in the
process.
On the gridiron for the
Eagles, Webb started three
seasons as a running back
and defensive back, earning all-district as a junior
and again as a senior for
the Pasadena squad that
reached the 1958 state title
game.
He earned three more
letters in basketball and
was a member of the Eagles’ district championship team in 1958.
Twice
he
lettered
in baseball and earned
all-district
recognition
both seasons.
In track, he contributed
to Pasadena’s state title
run in 1957. Webb played
freshman football at Rice
before transferring to Lamar, where he twice led
the Lone Star Conference
in interceptions.
In 1961, he led the entire NAIA in interceptions
and helped lead Lamar to
the Tangerine Bowl and a
victory over Middle Tennessee.
He also coached at Pasadena High for 14 years,
taking the Eagle baseball
team to the state finals in
1968.
His football coaching
career also included 12
years at Tomball High and
a stint on the staff at Lamar.
Jeff Wylie, Pasadena
High School class of
1987 – It’s safe to say that
few athletes in Pasadena
ISD history have reached
heights comparable to the
achievements of Jeff Wylie, the soaring Eagle from
Pasadena High.
An outstanding basketball player, Wylie gained
even greater fame in track.
There he earned highschool All-American honors and made the state
meet his own four-year
homestead as one of the
nation’s top high jumpers.
His high-school success made for an easy
leap to Baylor University,
where he still holds school
records in the high jump.
Four times he won
Southwest
Conference
championships,
three
times in indoor competition and once (in 1991) at
the SWC outdoor meet.
His top indoor mark of
A collage features the six Pasadena ISD athletics
hall of fame class of 2014 inductees, including, left
to right, (bottom row) Jeff Wylie, Kyla Hall Holas,
Scott Talton, (top row) David Webb, Steve Oxley
and Randy McEachern. Wylie starred in basketball and track and field at Pasadena High School,
while Holas played three sports at South Houston
High School before becoming a collegiate softball
7-feet-2-inches still reigns
supreme in the Baylor record book as does his top
outdoor mark of 7’ 4 1/2”.
He competed on three
United States national
teams, recording a career-best jump of 7’6”
while earning a spot at the
1996 Olympic trials.
At Pasadena, he earned
his first state meet berth as
a freshman and made annual return trips, winning
four district championships and setting region
and state records along the
way.
Immediately after graduation, he won the World
Junior Championship in
the high jump.
In basketball, Wylie
was named district Most
Valuable Player as a senior after helping lead the
Eagles to consecutive district titles.
After his high jumping
career ended in 1996, Wylie played pro basketball
in Argentina and Brazil
and then went into high
school coaching.
He now teaches at
Montgomery
High
School.
Steve Oxley, Sam Rayburn High School class
of 1969 – No stranger to
championships,
Oxley
paved the way in the late
1960s for Sam Rayburn’s
first district championship
before moving on to a college career in which he
contributed to three consecutive Southwest Conference titles for the Darrell-Royal-coached Texas
Longhorns.
As a senior at Rayburn,
he helped make school
history, earning first-team
all-district honors as both
an offensive and defensive lineman for a Texans
squad that won district for
the first time.
Rayburn beat Pasadena
34-7 in a district showdown contest.
After
the season, Oxley was
named all-state, again on
both sides of the ball.
Before heading off to
Texas – with two letters
in both football and basketball on his jacket – he
played in the Texas High
School Coaches Association All-Star Game.
Oxley lettered three
seasons as a Longhorn
offensive lineman, contributing to UT’s national
title run in 1970 as a sophomore.
He emerged as one of
the team’s premier talents
in 1972, breaking into the
starting lineup alongside
All-American Jerry Sizemore and formed part of
the front wall that blocked
for All-American Roosevelt Leaks.
Following the Longhorns’ loss to Oklahoma,
Oxley was moved from
guard to tackle in a line
shakeup.
UT won its next six
games and then beat Alabama in the Cotton Bowl.
Oxley was named second-team All-SWC after
the completion of the season.
Continued on Page 3B
record-setter. Talton won 500 career games and took
15 different teams to the playoffs as Dobie’s varsity
boys’ basketball coach. Webb, meanwhile, was both
a star athlete and winning coach at Pasadena High
School, and Oxley helped Rayburn win its first-ever district football crown before also starring at the
University of Texas. McEachern, after a successful
Dobie career, also stood out for the UT football team.
Thursday, September 25, 2014, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Section B, Page 3
Lady Longhorns need to play catchup in District 22-6A race
Continued from Page 1B
to avoid missing the playoffs for the first time in
more than two decades.
Dobie knew the task
would be daunting. Pearland and Alvin were stateranked coming into the
season, and Dawson joined
the 6A fray after making
the Region III championship match in Class 4A a
season ago.
Then there is Manvel, which has been able
to close out some tough
matches this season on its
way to a 4-2 start.
In 2013-2014, Dobie
was able to handle Manvel, but not so the first time
around in 2014-2015.
The Lady Mavericks
scored a win over Dobie
earlier this season to set
the tone.
Dobie then lost 25-8,
25-22, 25-10 to Dawson
Sept. 19. Then came a
Sept. 23 loss to Alvin by a
25-16, 25-21, 25-10 count.
There’s plenty of matches on the schedule for Dobie to do what it needs to
do. Each team will play
16 district matches before
things are decided. Dobie
has played just six.
The biggest obstacle?
The teams at the bottom of
Sterling FB
nips Brook
Continued from Page 1B
Sept. 19. Jackson, the
Wolverines’
first-year
starting quarterback, carried 23 times for 187 yards
in the game.
Stephen Rowe carried
for 60 yards and a pair of
short touchdowns, but the
Rangers seemingly had
an answer each time the
Wolverines found the end
zone.
Jackson found Luke
Barksdale for a 40-yard
touchdown pass with five
minutes to play, clipping
Sterling’s lead to 28-26.
On the ensuing possession, however, Sterling
scored to push the edge to
eight.
Brook is now 0-3 to
start the season.
District 22-6A Standings
Varsity Volleyball
(As of Sept. 24)
Teams
W
Pearland
Alvin
Manvel
Dawson
Dobie
Rayburn
Pasadena
Memorial
South Houston
L
7
5
5
4
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
4
4
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5
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the standings – right now – don’t figure to be able the leaders.
ness moving forward. And
South Houston, Memo- to offer much help when it
So Dobie might have to there’s plenty of time to do
rial and Pasadena at 1-5 comes to downing one of take care of its own busi- it.
Week 7 games
Dobie football ready to bounce back
Sat. Sept. 27
Continued from Page 1B
for a District 21-6A clash
with La Porte.
Clear Springs, a 4120 winner over Dobie
in week two, is 1-2 with
losses to North Shore and
La Porte.
Pearland and Manvel,
Dobie’s opponents in its
two losses to open District 22-6A, are both stateranked and anchor the top
two slots in the Houston
area poll.
The running joke locally is that Manvel is now
home to Manvel University.
All kidding aside, the
Longhorns still control
their own destiny and likely will take care of business if past history means
anything. The combined
record of their final six
opponents? Let’s go with
8-15 heading into Sept. 25
play.
Is Dobie head coach
Jim Phillips overly concerned? No.
Although he didn’t
read it, a colleague told
Phillips that it’s written
somewhere that Dobie has
played the toughest schedule in Houston to this
point.
The Longhorns will use
the bye week to get some
players healed and to focus on some of the basics
as Pasadena awaits during Dobie’s homecoming
game Oct. 3.
Both
quarterbacks,
starter Joe Gonzalez and
backup Tyler Giron, were
injured against Manvel.
They should be good to go
against Pasadena.
“Pasadena has maybe
their best team in several years,” Phillips said.
“From what I’ve seen,
they look pretty good. I
still like our chances.
“We played pretty
well against Manvel, but
they just outmanned us.
They’re just so quick. It’s
hard to contain.”
The score seems closer
JFD’s McEachern to take hall of fame bow
Continued from Page 2B
Kyla Hall Holas, South
Houston High School
class of 1990 – By the
time softball arrived as a
University Interscholastic League sport in 1993,
Kyla Hall was long gone
as a high-school athlete,
well on her way to softball
fame as a pitcher and, later, as a college coach and
architect of the University
of Houston program.
As a Lady Trojan, Hall
lettered three years in basketball and two in volleyball – but participated in
softball just one season,
when the sport was still at
club status.
Her pitching skills
earned her a scholarship
to Southwestern Louisiana (now LouisianaLafayette), where she set
records and earned AllAmerica honors each of
her final three seasons.
Her 83.9 winning percentage still stands as the
school record and ranks
No. 15 on the all-time
NCAA list. As a collegian,
she hurled 17 no-hitters
and five perfect games
while winning 104 of her
124 career decisions. Her
jersey No. 11 has been retired by the school.
Hired off the University of Florida coaching
staff in 1999 to launch the
UH program, she quickly
turned the Cougars into
a competitive force, with
seven NCAA berths and
two NCAA Super Regional appearances over the
past 14 seasons.
In 2011, she became the
first softball player ever
inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
Randy McEachern, Dobie High School class of
1974 – The Texas Longhorns have produced
numerous football legends over the years, but
none more unlikely than
McEachern, who went
from the deep shadows to
UT darling in one unforgettable afternoon.
In 1977, the Longhorns
faced Oklahoma – and
very long odds. The Longhorns had earned only
one tie in losing five of
the schools’ six previous
meetings, and UT was thin
in the quarterback ranks.
One quarterback was
down going into the game.
A second one was hurt
early in the contest and a
third one was lost a few
minutes later.
In came No. 4 – Randy
McEachern – a spindly
built junior from Dobie, a
high school known to few
outside of Pasadena.
McEachern promptly
led UT to a stunning 13-6
upset. With McEachern
doggedly holding on to
the starting job, UT rolled
to an unbeaten regularseason record and a Southwest Conference title.
McEachern’s backfield
mate, Earl Campbell,
won the Heisman Trophy.
McEachern’s
contributions that season included
906 yards passing and
eight touchdowns.
Although the Longhorns lost their national
title bid in a Cotton Bowl
loss to Notre Dame,
McEachern returned his
senior season and helped
lead UT to a 9-3 record
and a Sun Bowl victory
over Maryland.
His efforts those two
seasons earned him a
place in the Longhorns’
Hall of Honor.
In
high
school,
McEachern was instrumental in bringing Dobie
out of obscurity.
In 1973, he guided the
Longhorns to their first
district title, in just their
fifth year of varsity competition, and was named
the district’s offensive
Most Valuable Player.
For more hall of fame
news, visit www.pasade
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Pasadena ISD
Intermediate Football
Pasadena ISD
Intermediate Football
Through Sept. 17 games
Through Sept. 17 games
8A Records District
Zone A
W L T
Overall
W L T
Beverly Hills
South Houston
Southmore
San Jacinto
Park View
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
8B Records District
Zone A
W L T
Overall
W L T
San Jacinto
Beverly Hills
Southmore
South Houston
Park View
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
W L T
Bondy
Thompson
Jackson
Miller
Queens
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
San Jacinto 32, Jackson 0
Beverly Hills 35, Queens 0
W L T
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Game Scores
Game Scores
Beverly Hills 30, Queens 0
South Houston 12, Miller 7
Zone B
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
BAFL
Zone B
W L T
W L T
Bondy
Miller
Thompson
Jackson
Queens
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Game Scores
Game Scores
Bondy 46, Park View 0
Thompson 32, Southmore 0
Jackson 7, San Jacinto 0
Bondy 50, Park View 0
Miller 28, South Houston 6
Thompson 12, Southmore 6
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
than many expected, and
realistically, Dobie did
play well against Manvel.
Deriq King, arguably
the most talented dual
threat quarterback in the
state, did his thing with
three touchdown passes
and another rushing score.
Dobie’s biggest offensive contributor was
Rashaad Randall, who had
144 yards rushing and also
scored on a 5-yard reception from Joe Gonzalez.
Phillips also cited cornerback Ryan Williams’
play against Manvel receiver Reggie Hemphill, a
Division I recruit who had
just one catch.
“Really, our defense
played well,” Phillips
said. “We had chances
to tackle (King), but he
was just able to elude the
pressure and make plays.
Sometimes, that’s what it
boils down to. Manvel is
very good, no doubt about
it.”
Cowboys at Pearland Patriots
Pearland Dad’s Club
Dolphins host Pasadena Panthers
Blackhawk Park
Week 6 Scores
Srs.
Rams
12
Stingrays 0
Jrs.
Sophs. Fr.
8
32
0
31
2
12
BAFL Week 6 Standings
Senior Division American
Team
Sharks
Patriots
Bulls
’49ers
Cougars
Texans
Cowboys
Panthers
W
5
4
3
1
2
2
1
1
L
1
1
3
3
3
4
4
5
T
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Junior Division American
Team
Patriots
’49ers
Sharks
Cougars
Texans
Bulls
Cowboys
Panthers
W
4
3
4
2
3
2
1
1
L
1
0
2
3
3
4
4
5
T
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sophomore Division American
Team
Patriots
Cowboys
Texans
Cougars
’49ers
Bulls
Sharks
Panthers
W
5
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
L
0
0
1
1
2
5
5
6
T
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Freshman Division American
Team
Texans
Bulls
Patriots
Panthers
Cougars
’49ers
Cowboys
Sharks
W
5
5
3
3
2
2
1
1
L
0
0
2
2
2
2
4
5
T
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Senior Division National
Team
Rams
Steelers
Eagles
Hurricanes
Stingrays
Saints
Gators
Dolphins
W
6
4
5
3
3
1
1
0
L
0
0
1
1
3
4
4
5
T
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Junior Division National
Team
Stingrays
Hurricanes
Saints
Dolphins
Rams
Eagles
Steelers
Gators
W
5
4
4
2
3
1
0
0
L
0
0
1
1
3
3
4
5
T
0
1
0
2
0
2
0
0
Sophomore Division National
Team
Eagles
Hurricanes
Saints
Stingrays
Steelers
Dolphins
Gators
Rams
W
5
4
3
3
2
2
2
0
L
0
0
2
3
2
3
3
6
T
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Freshman Division National
Team
Saints
Stingrays
Hurricanes
Rams
Dolphins
Eagles
Steelers
Gators
W
5
5
3
3
1
1
0
0
L
0
1
1
3
4
5
4
5
T
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Tuesday
through Friday at 7 a.m. at the First United Methodist
Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, in the
Cornell Conference Room. Call 281-487-8787 for information, or just drop in.
Noon
Houston Area Parkinson Society – Free water exercise
from noon to 1 p.m. at Clear Lake Rehabilitation Hospital,
655 E. Medical Center Blvd. in Webster. Visit www.hapsonline.org for a complete list of services offered.
6:30 p.m.
Kirkwood Civic Association meets at the Sagemont
Park and Recreation Center on Hughes Road. For more
information call Ericka McCrutcheon at 281-989-9990.
7 p.m.
Al-Anon (English Speaking) – Provides support for
family and friends of alcoholics and addicts. Thursday at
7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 1062 Fairmont
Parkway, Pasadena, Room 215. Call 281-487-8787, or
just drop in.
Alateen – Provides support for teenage children,
friends and family members of alcoholics and addicts.
Thursday at 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church,
1062 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena, Room 212. Call
281-487-8787, or just drop in.
8:30 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Alcohol problems? AA
meetings are held Thursdays from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.,
and Sundays and Tuesdays from 8 to 9 p.m. at St.
Stephen Presbyterian Church, 2217 Theta Street. For
information, call 713-204-2481.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Tuesday
through Friday at 7 a.m. at the First United Methodist
Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, in the
Cornell Conference Room. Call 281-487-8787 for information, or just drop in.
Noon
Moving Forward Women’s Adult Children
Anonymous – The ACA group meets Fridays at
noon at the Up The Street Club in Webster, 508 Nasa
Parkway, in room 4. ACA is a 12-step program of hope,
healing and recovery for people who grew up in alcoholic or dysfunctional homes. For more information, call
281-286-1431.
6 p.m.
Un Dia a la Vez Alanon Group (Spanish speaking) –
Provides support for family and friends of alcoholics or
addicts. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 6 p.m. in Room
215 at the First United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062
Fairmont Parkway. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.
6:30 p.m.
Bay Area Genealogical Society – Meets the last
Friday of each month at University Baptist Church,
16106 Middlebrook Drive in Clear Lake. Coffee and
socializing is at 6:30 and the meeting begins at 7 p.m.
For more information, visit www.TxBayAreaGen.org.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
7:30 a.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – “Breakfast with Bill” each
Saturday at 7:30 a.m. at First United Methodist Church,
Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Cornell Conference
Room. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.
11 a.m.
Al-Anon Meeting (Women Only, English) – For
persons whose lives are affected by someone who is
addicted. Each Saturday morning at 11 a.m. at First
United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont
Parkway, Cornell Conference Room #111. Call 281487-8787, or just drop in.
6 p.m.
Frontier Squares – Meets to square dance at the
Westminster Academy at 670 E. Medical Center Blvd. in
Webster. Refreshments provided. For more information,
contact Gina Sherman at 281-554-5675 or visit www.
frontiersquares.com.
7:30 p.m.
Pearland Overeaters Anonymous HOW Meeting –
Saturdays 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Open discussion. Memorial
Hermann Prevention and Recovery PARC, 2245 N.
Main St., Suite 2, Pearland 77581. (Located on Hwy 35,
just north of Broadway). The group’s primary purpose is
to abstain from compulsive overeating and to carry the
message of recovery to those who still suffer. Call 713865-1611 for information, or just drop in.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
11 a.m.
First Christian Church of Pasadena (Disciples of
Christ) has an innovative worship service Sundays
11a.m., Sept. 7 through Nov. 23. This service will combine contemporary and traditional worship with an interactive message and experiential prayers. All are welcome to join and participate in this worship experience!
4848 Preston (between Beltway 8 and Crenshaw). Call
281-991-4585 for more information.
2 p.m.
Grief Support Group – For any adult who has lost a
loved one. Meets every Sunday, except Mother’s Day,
Easter and Christmas from 2 to 3:15 p.m. at First United
Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway.
For more information, call 281-487-8787.
5:30 p.m.
Celebrate Recovery – A faith-based 12-Step Program
meets every Sunday evening at 5:30 p.m. in the Chapel
of the Educational Building at Life Church in Houston
at 9900 Almeda Genoa. Call 713-419-2635 for more
information or to RSVP for child care.
6:30 p.m.
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) – For persons who are
trying to overcome drug addiction. Sunday at 6:30 p.m.
at First United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062
Fairmont Parkway, Fellowship Hall 4. Call 281-4878787, or just drop in.
7 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Candlelight Meeting
Sunday at 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church,
1062 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena, Cornell Conference
Room. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.
8 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Alcohol problems? AA
meetings are held Sundays and Tuesdays from 8 to
9 p.m. and Thursdays from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. at St.
Stephen Presbyterian Church, 2217 Theta Street. For
information, call 713-204-2481.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
9 a.m.
Houston Area Parkinson Society – Free exercise
and speech therapy from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at Clear Lake
Rehabilitation Hospital, 655 E. Medical Center Blvd.,
Webster. Visit www.hapsonline.org for a complete list of
services offered.
10 a.m.
Al-Anon Deer Park – Mondays 10 to 11 a.m. Literature
Study. In His Presence Fellowship Church, 1202 East
P Street, Deer Park. Enter through Fellowship Hall in
back of church. Call 409 454-5720 for information, or
just drop in.
11:30 a.m.
Overeaters Anonymous Deer Park – 11:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. Literature Study. In His Presence Fellowship
Church, 1202 East P Street, Deer Park. Enter through
Fellowship Hall in back of church. Call 409-454-5720 for
information, or just drop in.
6 p.m.
Scrabble Club #511 – Meets every Monday at IHOP
at 11222 Fuqua at 6 p.m. Come and improve crossword game playing skills. Call 281-488-2923 for more
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
7 p.m.
Friends Helping Friends Grief Support Group – The grief support
group “Friends Helping Friends” meets every Monday at Kindred
Rehabilitation Hospital, 655 E. Medical Center Blvd. in Webster. Time
is 7 - 8:15 p.m. in the staff meeting room. Anyone who has lost a loved
one is welcome to attend. The meetings are free. For information, call
Betty Bielat at 281-474-3430 or Diana Kawalec at 281-334-1033.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Tuesday through Friday at 7
a.m. at the First United Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont
Parkway, in the Cornell Conference Room. Call 281-487-8787 for
information, or just drop in.
Noon
Rotary Club of Pearland – Meets weekly on Tuesdays, noon to 1
p.m. at the Golfcrest Country Club, 2509 Country Club Drive in Pearland. Lunch is served for $15. Variety of interesting speakers. For more
information, call 281-900-7257 or visit [email protected].
1 p.m.
Pasadena Heritage Park and Museum – Exhibits include dioramas,
an old-time kitchen and a turn-of-the-century doctor’s office. Tuesday
through Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. 204 S. Main, Pasadena. For information, call 713-472-0565.
1:30 p.m.
Ballroom Dance Practice – held every Tuesday afternoon at Hometown Heroes Park in League City. Come and enjoy free ballroom
dancing from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on this beautiful 3,630 sq. ft. floating
hardwood floor. Dancers practice to a large variety of ballroom music
played by Neva Schroder. Eileen Bauerlein, instructor, is available to
assist people with new moves. Everyone is welcome! For questions,
call 281-554-1180. 1001 East League City Parkway.
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) – TOPS #1530 meets at the
Sagemont Park Community Center, 11507 Hughes Road, at 1:30 p.m.
For information, call Jeanette Sumrall at 713-946-3713.
Houston Area Parkinson Society – Free exercise and speech therapy from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at Bayshore Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
Center, 4021 Brookhaven, Pasadena. Visit www.hapsonline.org for a
complete list of services offered.
6 p.m.
Un Dia a la Vez Alanon Group (Spanish speaking) – Provides
support for family and friends of alcoholics or addicts. Tuesday,
Wednesday and Friday at 6 p.m. in Room 215 at the First United
Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway. Call 281-4878787, or just drop in.
8 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Alcohol problems? AA meetings are held
Tuesdays and Sundays from 8 to 9 p.m. and Thursdays from 8:30 to
9:30 p.m. at St. Stephen Presbyterian Church, 2217 Theta Street. For
information, call 713-204-2481.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Tuesday through Friday at 7
a.m. at the First United Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont
Parkway, in the Cornell Conference Room. Call 281-487-8787 for
information, or just drop in.
11:30 a.m.
Houston Hobby Airport Lions Club – meets at 11:30 a.m. on the
first and third Wednesday of the month. Meetings are held at the
Golden Corral, 12500 Gulf Freeway (Fuqua and I-45). For information,
call Monica Montoya at 281-794-5531.
4 p.m.
Houston Area Parkinson Society – Free exercise held from 4 to 5 p.m.
at First Baptist Church of Pearland, 3005 Pearland Parkway, Pearland.
Visit www.hapsonline.org for a complete list of services offered.
6 p.m.
Un Dia a la Vez Alanon Group (Spanish speaking) – Provides support for family and friends of alcoholics or addicts. Tuesday, Wednesday
and Friday at 6 p.m. in Room 215 at the First United Methodist Church,
Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.
Alzheimer’s Support Group – The free group meets the first
Wednesday of each month in the third floor classrooms 3 and 4 of
Bayshore Medical Center, 4000 Spencer Hwy. in Pasadena. For more
information, call 713-944-4782 or 713-266-6400.
6:30 p.m.
Bay Area Turning Point Crisis Intervention Center – Domestic
violence support group for male survivors meets each Wednesday at
210 S. Walnut off NASA Parkway. Call 281-338-7600 for information.
Participants may join at any time as this is an open group.
7 p.m.
Survivors of Suicide Support Group – The Southeast Houston
group meets the first and third Wednesday of each month. The group
offers support and coping skills in a non-threatening environment to
adult individuals who have lost a loved one to suicide. For information
on registration or to obtain a physical address for a location, call 713533-4500 or visit www.crisishotline.org.
Bay Area Turning Point Crisis Intervention Center – Confidential
domestic violence support group for women meets every week. For
information, call 281-338-7600 or visit www.bayareaturningpoint.com.
BATP is located at 210 S. Walnut off NASA Parkway between Interstate
45 South and Highway 3. The 24-hour crisis hotline is 281-286-2525.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Tuesday through Friday at 7
a.m. at the First United Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont
Parkway, in the Cornell Conference Room. Call 281-487-8787 for
information, or just drop in.
Noon
Houston Area Parkinson Society – Free water exercise from noon
to 1 p.m. at Clear Lake Rehabilitation Hospital, 655 E. Medical Center
Blvd. in Webster. Visit www.hapsonline.org for a complete list of services offered.
6:30 p.m.
Diabetes Support Group – A support group for young adults with
diabetes. All subjects are open for discussion: new technologies,
research advances, fears, phobias, dating and other personal matters.
Meets the first Thursday of each month at 1315 St. Joseph Parkway
#1705, Medical Place One. Contact Dan Steiner, CDE, at 713-9229677 for more information.
7 p.m.
Al-Anon (English Speaking) – Provides support for family and
friends of alcoholics and addicts. Thursday at 7 p.m. at First United
Methodist Church, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena, Room 215.
Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.
Alateen – Provides support for teenage children, friends and family
members of alcoholics and addicts. Thursday at 7 p.m. at First United
Methodist Church, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena, Room 212.
Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.
The Bay Area Writers League – Meets the first Thursday of each
month at Barnes and Noble at Bay Area Boulevard and the Gulf
Freeway. Newcomers are welcome.
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.
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Although Dobie’s No. 3 girls’ doubles team of Alice Phan (left)
and Leilani Vargas have lost tough matches against Pearland
and George Ranch, the two have been competitive in every out-
ing. Phan, a sophomore, and Vargas, a freshman, represent
Dobie’s future but also figure prominently now as Dobie chases
the District 22-6A crown.
Photo by John Bechtle
Longhorn tennis seizes lead in 22-6A standings
Continued from Page 1B
in the state. The Longhorns
have won three straight
team tennis matches to
move to 9-8 overall on the
season.
“We always focus on
the doubles and grabbing
a lead before the singles
start, and we have done
a tremendous job of that,
especially lately,” Moreno
said.
“We won six of the seven against Pearland, and
I really believe that takes
some of the steam out of
your opponent when you
do that.
“When you can go into
Boys’ Doubles
the singles matches only
needing five or so wins to
get to 10 while the other
team knows they need
to win quite a few, that’s
big.”
Moreno places high expectations on his teams every season. On a personal
level, Moreno doesn’t
settle for second place in
anything.
Clearly, he challenged
this group, and it has responded.
Ruben Vargas, the No.
1 boys’ singles player,
has not only done his job
in that role but has also
formed a nearly unbeat-
able mixed doubles tandem with Theresa Tran.
Vargas has also delivered
big time as a team leader.
“I’ve really ridden Ruben to be the team leader
as our captain, and he has
done that,” Moreno said.
So many other players
have come through when
needed.
Michael Duron and
David Ho rallied to win a
big doubles match against
George Ranch and have
simply played well overall.
“I’m just so proud of
this group,”Moreno said.
“They’re so team-
Dobie 15, Pearland 4
1) Flavio Castillo/Albert Luu (D) def. Charlie Maldonado/Branden Thevanh, 6-2, 6-2.
2) Luis Cabreja/Bao Nguyen (D) def. C. James McKinley/Andrew Swaim, 6-2, 6-4.
3) Michael Duron/David Ho (D) def. Curtis Dague/Ashiqur Rahman, 6-4, 6-4.
Girls’ Doubles
1) Lada Heng/Hai Ho (D) def. Amanda Khem/Jolina Paradela, 7-6 (10-8), 6-4.
2) Ashley Deveza/Karen Neira (D) def. Leandra DeBono/Nicole Russo.
3) Lida Heydayatpour/Brittani Rankin (PL) def. Alice Phan/Leilani Vargas, 7-5, 6-2.
Mixed Doubles
1) Theresa Tran/Ruben Vargas (D) def. Natalia Vargas/Cameron Englert, 6-0, 6-0.
Boys’ Singles
1) Ruben Vargas (D) def. Ashiqur Rahman, 6-3, 6-3.
2) Luis Cabreja (D) def. Branden Thevanh, 6-0, 6-4.
3) Albert Luu (D) def. Charlie Maldonado, 3-6, 6-4, 10-5.
4) Flavio Castillo (D) def. Curtis Dague, 6-0, 6-3.
5) Andrew Swaim (PL) def. Richard Nguyen, 6-2, 6-3.
6) Bao Nguyen (D) def. C. James McKinley, 6-4, 6-1.
Girls’ Singles
1) Jolina Paradela (PL) def. Lada Heng, 6-0, 6-2.
2) Hai Ho (D) def. Nicole Russo, 4-6, 6-4, 10-6.
3) Theresa Tran (D) def. Leandra DeBono, 6-1, 6-2.
4) Karen Neira (D) def. Amanda Khem, 6-4, 6-0.
5) Lida Heydayatpour (PL) def. Ashley Deveza.
6) Leilani Vargas (D) def. Natalia Vargas, 6-0, 6-0.
oriented, rooting for one
another and just supporting the team. It’s just been
great to see. I’m their
coach, but all I do is drive
the bus and make out the
draw sheet.”
There are big matches
ahead. Dobie will not look
past Pasadena and South
Houston prior to taking
on Dawson. Moreno will
make sure of that.
While the 22-6A ranks
have been unkind to Dobie in some sports to this
point, team tennis isn’t in
that group. This team certainly aims to keep it that
way.