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SATURDAY | July 6, 2013 | Vol. 59 | No. 36 | www.theleadernews.com | @heightsleader

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Celebrating Independence Day

Caleb Gerard and Matthew Manriquez have known each other since they were classmates Our Savior

Lutheran School. A story-book of photos through the years proves just that.

Now, the two are entering their fi nal years at U.S. service academies, and though their paths may be lead-ing in different directions, they seem to be the perfect picture of service to country, all these years later.

Gerard, a 21-year-old from Can-dlelight Oaks, and Manriquez, a 20-year-old from Garden Oaks, both fi gured out early that they wanted to fl y. Literally. After graduation from Lutheran High North in 2010, they went their separate ways to become military pilots. Gerard left for the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., and Manriquez was accepted to the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. It’s no surprise they are both systems engineering majors at their respective academies. It’s also no surprise that they’ve stayed in touch, fi nding a camera to capture their growth together.

“He’s one of my best friends,” Gerard said.

They visit and catch up during school vacations, and through email and social media. They also make sure to see each other at the annual Army-Navy football game. (Navy has won the last 11 games.)

“It’s good competition, and the tradition behind it has been going on forever,” Manriquez said of the game. “... We’re all brothers in arms at the end of the day. That’s really cool.”

It’s also “cool” to track two sons of this area and how their bond has taken them to one of the most

respected careers in this nation. And as people in Garden Oaks, Oak Forest and the Heights celebrate July 4th this week, seeing it from the perspective of Gerard and Mariquez brings the celebration closer to home.

“It’s a point of pride,” Gerard said of the July 4th holiday. “Even more so, it’s time to look back and remember the great people who came before me in the military and served, those who’ve given up their lives for our freedom. It’s very hum-bling at the same time.”

While Gerard will celebrate the holiday in Annapolis, Manriquez will be in Virginia for the wedding of his brother, Zach, an LHN gradu-ate who’s serving in the Navy. They hope to spend some time catching up later this summer in Houston

“It’s defi nitely special,” Manriquez said. “You get the day off, and there are barbecues and all that. We have to remember why we’re able to have that holiday.”

‘West Point in theback of my mind’

Manriquez made his choice to attend a service academy in the fi fth-grade, while Gerard chose that path two years later.

Manriquez met a family friend, Apache Helicopter pilot Bo Cubara, and decided he wanted to follow in the path of Cubara, who’s still in the military.

“West Point is where you went if you were a leader and you wanted to lead soldiers in the Army,” Man-riquez said. “Everything I did after that moment -- from activities I was involved in or if I was studying for a test -- I had West Point in the back of my mind.”

Pals, classmates, now protectors of freedom

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More on our local Heroes

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Clifford “Richard” Jenke just couldn’t wait to serve.

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The victim was 22-year-old Jose Guadalupe Chavez of the 1200 block of West 30th Street.

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A resident in the 1600 block of Althea Street in Oak Forest suffered devastating losses to her home last Thursday night – but neighbors and strangers who heard of her plight rallied to offer support immediately.

Through friends and the Oak Forest Homeowners Association, clothing and personal items were collected as well as donations for gift cards to local stores, restaurants, pet supply stores -- and for veterinary bills for three pet cats who were rescued but required medical attention. Much of the collection was done in connection with Saturday’s Le Tour de Oak Forest bike ride, where a table was set up for those who wished to contribute.

The homeowner wears size 12 clothes and size 8 shoes, according to friends. Anyone wishing to help can contact Nora Loera at 713-806-2251.

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Manriquez graduated third in his class at LHN and enjoyed “how close everybody was.”

“It’s a small school, and we all knew each other,” Manriquez said. “Teachers knew you by your fi rst name. I was involved in multiple activities -- football and track. I was the class president, student body president and a member of the National Honor Society.”

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) nominated Manriquez for West Point, and he was admitted.

“It wasn’t too big of an adjust-ment,” Manriquez said. “There was some initial shock, but I had discipline (in high school). I was used to studying and working hard.”

Upon graduation next spring, Manriquez expects to go to fl ight school in Alabama. He’ll be on active duty for fi ve years and non-active reserve for another three.

Manriquez hasn’t decided if he’ll make a career out of the Army, or whether he’ll pursue a master’s in business administra-tion after serving his country. But he said it feels good to be close to reaching his dream.

“I’ve been wanting to do this since fi fth-grade, and now it’s within arm’s reach,” Manriquez said. “When school’s been really tough or things have been hard, I remember this is what I’ve been wanting to do for years. I get that perspective and it takes the edge off things, and you remember why you’re there in the fi rst place.”

This summer, Manriquez is shadowing an Army second lieutenant at Fort Riley, Kan. He’ll become a second lieutenant upon graduation next spring.

‘Great Christmas gift’Gerard had several relatives

who served in the military, with a grandfather who’s a Navy veteran

and another grandfather who served in the Air Force.

Gerard decided that he wanted to attend the Naval Academy and received his nomination from U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) on Christmas Eve 2009.

Gerard played on the foot-ball, soccer and baseball teams and ran track at LHN where his father, Dana Gerard, is a longtime teacher and coach. He was also member of the school’s choir and National Honor Society.

“There was a benefi t of going to a smaller school,” he said.

His path to Annapolis began in the seventh-grade.

“I decided I wanted to fl y, and I found out about the Naval Acad-emy,” Gerard said. “I discovered that they graduated the most aviators (of any military branch).”

When he fi rst arrived at An-napolis, Gerard said it was an adjustment.

“High school wasn’t too diffi cult for me,” Gerard said. “(I faced) the stress of being a freshman at the Academy and the academic load was more signifi -cant than I’d been accustomed to. After the fi rst couple of weeks, I adjusted pretty quickly and was accustomed to (handling) stress better.”

Gerard plans on going to fl ight school next year to learn how to fl y P-3s, which have a lot of sonar and reconnaissance equipment, to begin his eight-year commitment in the Navy.

He’s keeping his options open between a career in the Navy, becoming a commercial pilot, working as a systems engineer at NASA, or even becoming an astronaut.

“I would love to be an astro-naut,” said Gerard, who will begin his military career as an ensign.

He recently fi nished a lead-

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skills.“It was quite the experience,”

Gerard said. “We got up on the Continental Divide. We were sur-rounded by beautiful scenery.”

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As much as the engaging public art, passersby Saturday morning seemed to appreciate the plucki-ness of a group of yarn crafters who were replacing a colorful in-stallation that had been famously vandalized weeks years earlier on Heights Boulevard.

“Good for you,” shouted one jogger.

“That’s the way to show ‘em,” smiled another.

In the beginning, Mary Goldsby, –– who coordinated the project featuring squares and medallions of knitting, crocheting and weav-ing in shades of turquoise, purple and yellow from two dozen artists

–– said she wasn’t sure about re-placing it.

But when most of the art was found discarded in a nearby trash can and only some was damaged beyond repair, she went to the city, received an extension on the month-long permit that had es-tablished the installation and set about organizing the restoration.

To fi ll in the badly damaged missing pieces on the black metal framework, she solicited photos from the community via social me-dia, and laminated color pictures of people enjoying the fi rst instal-lation now occupy those squares.

Still distressing to Goldsby: a lack of attention to the case by Houston police. She said an investigator was only recently assigned and that she

hasn’t been able to reach him.Goldsby has names and contact

information for eyewitnesses she said clearly saw an angry middle aged or older woman pull down the art – and that a possible identi-fi cation has been made.

“Aside from the vandalism –– the crime,” said Goldsby, “this is a person who clearly needs help.”

“Thank goodness she destroyed art and didn’t attack another per-son,” said one of the workers dur-ing a discussion of the act as they worked.

Goldsby said the constable pa-trol for the area promised to keep a close eye on the installation, which will remain up through July 14 along the jogging trail between 16th and 17th streets.

The new YES Prep-White Oak charter school will be ready to start educating 140 sixth-graders in August, a spokeswoman told The Leader this week –– but there are concerns about the next-door neighbor.

YES Prep bought a 62,000 square foot vacant Kroger store at 5620 W. Tidwell at Antoine last sum-mer and has been working to turn it into a com-bined middle school-high school.

Right next door, at 5616 W. Tidwell, is an ACE Cash Express, a check-cashing and loan company, which opens at 9 a.m. and stays open until 7 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 8 p.m. on Fridays and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays, closing on Sundays.

“We’re worried that the activity there isn’t really compatible with a school, and we have some defi nite safety concerns” said Trisha Cornwell, YES spokes-woman. “We’re hoping we can get them to relocate. If they don’t, we think their presence could have a negative impact on our ability to have students stay late on campus.”

Calls to ACE Cash Express were kicked up the ladder of management for a week, but no one au-thorized to talk about the situation communicated by The Leader’s deadline.

Whatever the outcome, the school will open, said Cornwell. One class will be added each year until all seven grades are functioning.

A lottery determined the fi rst class at what will eventually become a campus housing a full middle school and high school with 825 students, and Corn-well said there was no lack of applicants from HISD. Students from Clifton and Black middle schools are in the feeder pattern to nearby Scarborough High.

YES Prep opened its fi rst campus in Houston in 1998, and this will be its 12th Houston school. Cur-rently 7,000 youngsters are enrolled in the rigorous

program, which emphasizes a college preparatory education, personal attention, parent commitment and extended school hours,

YES claims not only a 100 percent graduation rate through its 15-year history, but that 100 percent of its graduates go on to four-year colleges or univer-sities. The system has now graduated more than 10,000 students.

YES Prep won the prestigious Broad Prize for Ed-ucation last year, competing with public and private schools throughout the U.S.

Melanie Singleton, a YES success story, will be principal at the White Oak campus. She was in the second graduating class from YES Prep, attended Columbia University, and became a teacher then administrator in the system.

Cornwell said White Oak is part of the conclu-sion of one phase of YES’ development. In the next phase, she said, six new schools will be built over fi ve years – and the system is considering expanding to two other regions.

YES Prep ready to open, but neighbor causing concern

by Charlotte [email protected]

Construction is going on to convert the older Kroger supermarket at 5620 W. Tidwell into the YES Prep White Oak campus. (Photo by Michael Sudhalter)

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Yarn bomb is back, this time with security

Volunteers reinstalled a ‘yarn bomb’ that was vandalized on Heights Bou-levard. Photos from the com-munity replaced segments of the work that were too badly dam-aged to reuse.

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Truck parking pros & consPost from THE LEADER on FacebookWhen you buy in a subdivision, you

agree to abide by the deed restrictions. If you don’t want to follow them, you can get out. Most people never read them.

Lloyd Cole

Post from THE LEADER on FacebookWe had the cops called on us for

something similar-Ben rarely has a truck here- but did late one night. Really annoy-ing and clearly was a new neighbor. Old neighbors know him, his tools/trucks and how handy they/he are to everyone/any-one that needs help. Super annoying. Too bad they are probably going to chase out a good neighbor.

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Post from THE LEADER on FacebookWho cares! The point is that this young

man is going to work everyday trying to make a living bringing food to the table taking care of his business he pays taxes like everyone else! So I don’t see what the

difference whether he parks his truck!Grace Hernandez

Posted to theleadernews.comLook, this community is made up of

truck drivers and everyday 9 to 5 working class people. I’ve personally known Gashette for over 25 years and know that the man is just trying to make a living. If these people that want a perfect view from their oversized, out of place home, then they have the problem. They should adjust: (move). The Lord knows who is really in the wrong and I’m positive this will work out in Gashette’s favor.

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Displaced at 43rd & EllaPosted to theleadernews.comI’d like to say goodbye to our friends at

Mobil. We’ll miss the help with our cars, the friendly faces and free hot coffee.

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Jackson Lee and gunsPosted to theleadernews.comRegarding your page one article about

Sheila Jackson-Lee and gun control, June 22, another point of view seems appropri-ate. She was accused of “denouncing the Second Amendment” and violating her “Oath of Office.” Nothing could be further from the truth. Jackson-Lee is a well-educated graduate of the University of Virginia Law School and is well-versed in the US Constitution. As those who know the Constitution are aware, if the Second Amendment were so clear, its meaning would not have been debated for the past 200 years. Moreover, all the rights in the Bill of Rights are subject to limitation. For example, if your religion endorses sacrific-

ing virgins on an altar, your freedom of religion would be limited to exclude that. Similarly, the Second Amendment is sub-ject to limitations. And most Americans favor background checks which Jackson Lee also argues for.

As for Jackson Lee having “no clue what the people in her district think” and not representing “all of the citizens in her district,” it seems that she does know and represent what 75% of her district wants. That’s a fair number.

It’s okay to disagree with Jackson Lee but don’t vilify her as so many are wont to do and don’t make false statements about what she does or doesn’t believe.

Jack Mitchell

Posted to theleadernews.comJack, if you didn’t defend Sheila I doubt

anyone would.Unfortunately education is not always

indicative of intelligence, as the congress-woman has often made clear. She is quick

to tow the party line without offering any real insight or nuanced examination.

This is probably the case for many legislators on both sides of the aisle, but Sheila’s actions become particularly aggravating when one takes into account the arrogance with which she conducts herself.

The truth is she behaves the way she does because she can get away with it. Like you said, she was elected by a 75% margin. She can act ignorant and bombastic and her constituents will still support her.

Even the Chronicle and the Huffington post have noted that she is consis-tently rated as one of the worst bosses in congress. Her turnover rate is among the highest in the capitol.

Her vilification is warranted. While she may speak for her carefully gerryman-dered district, she does not represent Texas. She needs to go.

Jason Day

About a month ago, we used this space to ask our readers a few questions. In that column, I ex-

plained that while we are the custodians of your community newspaper, what we do around here doesn’t amount to much if you (our readers) aren’t involved.

The question we asked was pretty simple: How are we doing? And in the 50 or so responses we got back from you, my favorite answer was just as curt: “Not too good.”

We asked what people like to read, if they read at all, what they’d like us to cover more, and what they’d like us to stop covering.

We’re leaving Lynn Ashby out of this because we’ve already addressed him in a separate column. The votes for and against him were the funniest responses we got.

“I read Ashby sometimes (but he’s so cynical!)” wrote one of you.

“Take away that egotistical photo of the cigar smoker,” wrote another.

Ashby came in with a 50-50 love-hate relationships. Tie goes to the runner, for now, and Ashby is the runner.

The positives about the paper were pretty clear. Because the question was posed inside my weekly column, most of you said you read my column. Thank you. I also realize that you would have never responded if you weren’t a reader, so those results are too skewed to count. I’ll keep trying.

Our readers love – and I mean love – our crime coverage. About 90 percent of you said you always read the crime report. “It serves as a good and constant reminder to be cautious,” was one of the responses.

We agree. Newspapers have been oft-criticized because we cover negative news. The old saying is, “If it bleeds, it leads.” Our goal here is to strike the most delicate balance possible in telling you about the good things, while keeping you informed of the risks. If we don’t do it, you’re left to trust Facebook posts, and those are as reliable as the rain around here.

Many of our readers seemed to un-derstand, and appreciate, our balance of covering the people in this community.

“I like the personal stories you tell,” one reader wrote. A few others made spe-cial mention of our neighbors column, written by Elizabeth Villarreal. We, too, like what Elizabeth writes every week,

and even she is working to expand that column and include as many of you as possible.

With the good, though, came our bad coverage of our neighbors. A couple of readers didn’t like that we ended our other “local people” column which used to publish in The Leader each week. That column was called Grassroots, and it was written by Nancy Hargrove.

When we bought The Leader exactly one year ago, Nancy sent us an email saying she didn’t like the changes that we were making and that she was looking for a way to end the column, anyway. She felt like the change in ownership was the right time to end her column.

Just so you know, we have spent the better part of this past year looking for someone in the community who might be interested in filling that spot. So far, we’ve had no luck, but maybe you all can help. If you or someone you know is interested in writing a social column that originates from the Heights area, we’d love to hear from you. It’s one of the biggest things lacking from our paper, and we realize that. The work does come with a small check each month, but it’s also a very difficult job. Writing a weekly column that relies on others sending you information is pretty difficult, and find-ing the right person to write it is twice as hard.

One of the questions we asked in our informal survey was your interest in our

sports coverage. Most of our responses indicated that you do not read sports and you don’t care if we publish it or not.

Covering sports is a difficult proposi-tion. Readership, we know, is usually limited to the people who either play or watch those sports (athletes, their parents, their grandparents, etc.). At the same time, if we don’t cover the ac-complishments of local athletes, no one else will. We make an investment in our sports pages because we believe there is a niché audience for it, and we’re going to continue doing so.

Now, for the fun part. Almost a year ago, we made a drastic change to your newspaper. We turned it from sideways to tall. In newspaper parlance, that’s called converting from a “tabloid size to a broadsheet.” To this day, we continue to receive a mixed-bag of responses.

“Please go back to the old size,” wrote one person. “It’s too big. I can’t relax with it.”

Another was a little more direct. “Make the paper smaller. It has a cold feel to it now.”

Those notes were followed by these:“I love the new format. There’s so

much to read.”And another. “The new format is great.

We can’t get enough of The Leader.”You can see how this makes it difficult

to figure out exactly what we should do. For now – and probably for as long as I’m around – we’re going to leave the

newspaper in its broadsheet format. There are so many things we can do with taller pages (like running this column and your responses all on the same page). We have made a change to the way the paper is folded, and we hope that helps the reading experience.

There are so many other responses I want to share, but time is getting short. You all apparently love our food cover-age, particularly the Leader Eater. We didn’t have one person that I can remem-ber who said they didn’t read it.

You all also really wish the paper were thrown up by the door instead of near the street. There’s actually a legal reason for keeping the paper within the ease-ment (a few feet from the curb), but as the paper continues to grow, the Super-man deliverers will be able to throw it further – something about physics.

This last note I couldn’t resist sharing, and we’ve had the religion talk before. But just to be fair, I need to share what one writer sent.

“I like to read the Christian activities. Please ignore any non-Christian groups. They worship demons.”

I don’t like the word tolerance, because those who proclaim it are usually the least tolerant. But we are going to con-tinue to strive to be a balanced newspa-per. I talked to my pastor. He said that was a good idea.

Email [email protected]

Answering some reader suggestions one year laterJONATHAN

MCELVY

Publisher

THE FRONT DOOR – “Hi,” says a smiling face in my doorway. “I’m Billy Tom from your favorite cable company, come to fix your problems. You know our motto, Disable Cable is often available.” I let him in and he wanders into the den, looks at my TV and sadly shakes his head. They all do that. Billy Tom is only the latest in a pa-rade of cable repairmen who have come to fix my problems, only they don’t.

Of course, by the time a hu-man being actually shows up at my house, I have gone through the drill, which we all know so well. My TV goes out for no reason. I get the picture but no sound. I call the cable company, which opens with, “All of our representative are busy with other customers, but your call is very important to us. So please stay on the line. There may be a wait due to an excep-tionally heavy volume of calls.” (I could call at 3.a.m on Christmas morning and hear that same “due to an exceptionally heavy volume.” It means they have a lot of angry customers besides me). That puts me on a waiting list. “Your call will be handled in -- long pause -- 30 minutes, give or take an hour.”

Then I get Akmed in Bangladesh who tells me to push this button on the remote, then that button, pull out that plug, stand on my left foot, roll over, play dead. I spend 45 minutes talking to some guy who can’t fix the problem. In des-peration, after all else has failed, the company grudgingly sends out a technician. He’ll arrive some-time between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. ei-ther Monday or Tuesday or maybe Wednesday.

Is any other industry or pursuit this incompetent? We may have issues with our gas company or pizza delivery, even gone one-on-one with our bookie, but nothing compares with the frustrations of our pay-for-TV operators. You might have cable or a 10-foot-wide dish on your roof or you have sim-ply spliced on to your neighbor’s wires in the dead of night, but whatever the method, we are cus-tomers. More than 90 percent of American households pay for TV, according to Nielsen.

We pay well for the service

–– the current average monthly rate is $86. (I pay $186.12, but that includes cable TV, long distance phone, two computers and the opportunity to wait 30 minutes to speak to Akmed.) Cable compa-nies raise their fees by an average of 6 percent a year. A recent study suggested monthly pay-TV rates could reach $200 by 2020. This may explain why in 2011, Com-cast CEO Brian L. Roberts was paid $28.1 million. His colleague at AT&T, Randall L. Stephenson, received $20.2 million. The win-ner: Viacom’s Philippe P. Dauman: $84.5 million.

How many channels do you get? More than you want, I’ll bet. Checking my list I see the usual channels I watch: the regulars for news, and Fox for unintended comedy. We all say we watch PBS and National Geographic but nev-er mention Playboy or the Norwe-gian Bikini Network.

Most of us could prune our selection down to a dozen or so channels, and that includes only those in English. The unwanted and expensive result is called “bundling,” whereby if you want, say, ESPN you also have to receive, and pay for, the Archery Network, the Scottish Curling Channel and Dwarf Bowling. None of this ex-plains the Longhorn Network, which is available only in Marfa after midnight -- on Thursdays.

Congress occasionally holds hearings to listen to the American consumer complain why he is get-ting ripped off this way, then lis-tens to the American cable indus-try lobbyist who has a checkbook.

There is a cloud on the test pat-tern, however. By the end of this year, an estimated 4.7 million American households that previ-ously paid for TV will have “cut

the cord,” as the expression goes. That’s about 4.7 percent of all sub-scribers, up from about 3.74 mil-lion in 2012, according to a report by the Convergence Consulting Group. By cutting the cord, they are still watching TV, only doing so through Internet-connected options -- a computer, mobile de-vice or just the spliced wires from the house next door.

All of this technology is a bit much for me. I like rabbit ears on the top of my 6 by 6 inch black-and-white DuMont.

Nevertheless, I have huge news that will change your viewing hab-its. My happy household has been selected to contribute to the Ar-bitron ratings. I will represent my community so that when I turn on the radio or TV set, I alone speak for most Texans. Network execu-tives and advertisers will carefully inspect my choices to determine what shows are green-lighted (I al-ready speak Mad Avenue-ese) and what shows go on TNT to die.

I only listen to the radio while in my car, so Arbitron will learn that half of Texas listens strictly to Willie Nelson. As for my TV tastes, goodbye the Quilting Network, Nancy Grace and most sporting events that have Roman numerals at the end. Tens of thousands of Texans (me) don’t watch Lock Up, soccer or any program that allows Newt Gingrich to speak. You’re history and I don’t mean from 9 to 10 p.m. on the History Channel.

But know that 60 Minutes, Q&A, Comedy Central and Col-bert, re-runs of Fawlty Towers and shows with Don Rickles are secure for the foreseeable future. Everyone watches them. I’ll watch Downton Abbey if they can insert English subtitles. It’s my civic duty to watch the local news, but Arbi-tron should know I change chan-nels the moment they show that ever-present yellow police tape around a crime scene.

Oh, good. Billy Tom from Dis-able Cable says my problem of only getting the picture and no sound is solved. I thank him pro-fusely and he leaves. That night I turn on my TV. I get a great sound -- and no picture.

Ashby is green-lighted at [email protected]

Breaking free from the cable cabal

ASHBYAT

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The Puzzles.Solutions in this issue’s classsi ed section.

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CLUES DOWN

Movie Night at St. Stephen’sSt. Stephen’s United Methodist Church, 2003 W. 43rd St., will host

Movie Night at 6:30 p.m. July 12, in the fellowship hall. Admission is free. The church will provide popcorn and lemonade. Families may bring dinner with them, as well as pillows and blankets.

Johnson Memorial Preschool has openings for children age 3 (by Sept. 1) through 4 for the 2013-2014 school year. Classes are held Tuesday through Thursday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., September through May. For information, contact Amy Mingle, JMS director, at 713-686-8241 or [email protected].

For information, call 713-686-8241 or visit www.stsumc.org.

Vacation Bible School at Hope EpiscopalHope Episcopal Church, 1613 W. 43rd St., is offering Vacation Bible

School from 6:30-8:15 p.m. July 15-19. Dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m.

The theme is “Living in the Imagination of God.” All ages are wel-come.

Call 713-681-6422 or visit www.hope-episcopal.org to register.

Vacation Bible School at St. Matthew’s St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church, 4300 N. Shepherd Dr., will

hold Vacation Bible School from 9 a.m.-noon July 15-19. This year’s theme is “God’s Backyard Bible Camp Under the Stars.” To register, please visit the web site at www.stmatthewsmethodist.org and follow the VBS link to registration.

Sunday morning worship and a special Children’s Church begins at 9:30 a.m., followed by 10:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages. A re-freshment table is set up by the parlor to visit before Sunday School. A Wednesday evening 6:30 p.m. prayer and praise service is available, along with Holy Communion.

For information, visit www.stmatthewsmethodist.org or call 713-697-0671.

Garage sale at St. Ambrose St. Ambrose Catholic Church, 4213 Mangum Road, will be holding a

garage sale July 26-28. The church will be accepting donations. Call 713-686-3497 or visit the website at www.stambrosehouston.org

for information.

St. James salsa fund-raising event a successThe proceeds from the “Learn How to Dance Salsa” fundraising event,

held at St. James Church, 1602 W. 43rd St., by students of the Univer-sity of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, will benefit the Latin American Initiative, which will strengthen social work research and practice relationships with Latin American countries. Faculty and stu-dents will travel to El Salvador and Bolivia this summer.

The second annual Evelyn Cernik Service Award was presented to Frank Black Middle School students Miguel Jimenez and Yessica Diaz Rivas, each receiving a laptop computer.

Congratulations to St. James 2013 graduates Joel Rivera, from the University of Houston College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Ashley Ramirez from Cy-Ranch High School.

More than 40 children have attended the Family Life Center four-week summer program which included activities such as outdoor play, Bible lessons and journal writing, arts and crafts, music appreciation and reading.

For information, call 713-686-1577, or e-mail at [email protected].

A • The Leader • July 6, 2013 • www.theleadernews.com

WISDOM AND WELL-BEING

Philosophers have almost always touted the connection between wisdom and happiness. Aristotle, by de ning us as rational animals, comes close to guaranteeing

that through the correct exercise of reason we might become happy. But, Aristotle was aware that our passions and appetites could lead us astray, since they are essentially irrational, and so for Aristotle, the good life requires the correct use of reason in practical matters, what he calls “phronesis” or “practical wisdom.” This practical wisdom is the result of a lifetime of experience. Aristotle says that no young person can be truly wise in the ways of life because he has not experienced enough of it. Likewise, the book of Proverbs is addressed to the moral education of the youth, repeatedly saying such things as “Hear, my son, your father’s instruction,” and “My son, do not forget my teaching.” (Proverbs 1:8 and 3:1) The connection between practical wisdom and well-being has been empirically veri ed by the psychologists Richard Nisbett, Igor Grossmann and others. They de ned practical wisdom as consisting of 5 aspects: 1) willingness to resolve con ict; 2) willingness to search for compromise; 3) recognition of the limits of personal knowledge; 4) awareness that more than one perspective on a problem can exist; and 5) appreciation of the fact that things may get worse before they get better. It turns out that the wiser we are, when judged by these criteria, the happier we are.

“For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.”

~ Proverbs 2:10 ~

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Kenneth Dale Baker, 89, died June 29. Baker served in the U.S. Army and was a veteran of World War II. He retired from Armco Steel Corporation where he worked as an overhead crane operator. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Ann, son James, daughters Cynthia Reeves and Diana Dunlap, seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Grace Aileen (Young) Graham, 94, born Feb. 23, 1919 in Houston, died June 25 after a brief hospitalization. Graham made her home in Timbergrove for 54 years and was a longtime member of Norhill Church of Christ. She had a successful ca-reer in banking from 1954 until her retirement in 1980, being employed with Reagan State Bank and Heights Savings and Loans. She is survived by her son Ronald Graham, daughters Layla Whitehead, Beverly Nelson, Nancy Akery, nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America or to Amazing Place, 3735 Drexel, Houston 77027.

Major Lee R. Hartman Jr., died June 26. Hartman served his country honorably in the Vietnam War, and retired with more than 20 years of service in the Air Force. He is survived by his daughters Barbara Thompson, Annette Chiste, Carol Ward, Donna Kimich, Theresa Harris and Patricia Robinson, son Michael Hartman, siblings Louis, Mary, Harvey, Frankie, Patricia and Benny, 14 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to National Parkinson’s Foundation at www.parkinson.org.

Melvon Ray James Sr., 68, born Feb. 3, 1945 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, died June 21. Survivors include his mother Nellie, his wife of 48 years, Sherry, sons Melvon Jr., Jeffrey and Jason James, brothers Bobby, Kenneth and Garnett James, sisters, Ruth Ann Cremeans and Karen Spurgeon, and five grandchildren.

Frances Ortiz, born March 9, 1964 in Victoria, died June 23. Ortiz graduated from Waltrip High School in 1982, and later worked for McCracken and Norton, Inc. She is survived by brother Raynaldo Flores and sister Rose Emig.

Norma Lee Wellborn Parshall, 83, died June 25. Parshall graduated from John H. Reagan High School and was a member of the Reagan Red Coats. After 23 years as executive secretary, she retired from Bowen Tools, Inc. She was a member of North Houston Baptist Church. She is survived by daughters Paula Parshall, Lee Anne Chumley, and three grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to Star of Hope Mission, 6897 Ardmore, Houston 77054.

Jean Tankersley, born Dec. 10, 1929 in Dora, Arkansas, died June 17. She is survived by her daughter Pamela Kay Forbes, seven grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to Alana Lane Baptist Church, 311 Alana Lane, Spring 77386.

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The Houston Sport & Social Club is holding registration for Co-ed Bowling and Dodge-ball. Sign up by yourself, with friends or as a whole team.

Co-ed Dodgeball will be held Sunday afternoons at Luke’s Icehouse, 903 Durham Drive, starting July 28. There will be 12 guaranteed games, with diff ering playoff formats between leagues. The league fee includes a Houston Sports & Social Club T-shirt for each team member, equipment, offi cials and post-game happy hour drink specials.

Co-ed Bowling will be held Sunday afternoons starting Aug. 11 at Lucky Strike Lanes at 1201 San Jacinto St. There will be 12 guaranteed games over six weeks of play, with playoff s taking place during week six. The league fee includes a Houston Sports & Social Club T-shirt for each team member, all equipment (including balls and shoes), as well as exclusive drink and food specials.

Registration closes July 16 for Co-ed Dodgeball and July 30 for Co-ed Bowling. There are early bird registration discounts available. For information, visit www.houstonssc.com/registration, fi nd HSSC on Facebook or call 713-481-2558.

Crazy J’s anniversary luauCrazy J’s, 5022 Pinemont, will celebrate its fi rst anniversary with a family luau starting

at 5 p.m. July 6, featuring the local band, Third Ear Caravan. There will be a free Hawaiian-style buff et with pulled pork and other Hawaiian fare, as

well as reduced price beer and Hawaiian-style punch. They are expecting a large crowd, and have secured additional parking from their

friends across the street at American Heli-Arc Welding, at 5009 Pinemont.For more, visit www.crazyjsicehouse.com, call 832-767-0085, or fi nd them on

Facebook.

Paint party tourAmpersand Events presents the Neon Glow Paint Party Tour 9 p.m. July 11 at Ware-

house Live, 813 St. Emanuel St. for those 18 and older. The tour will feature an LED laser light show, and attendees will get blasted by neon paint while DJs pump out electronic

dance music.All white attire and costumes encouraged,

and sunglasses are a must. For information and discount tickets, visit www.AmpersandE-vents.net.

Steel Lounge UndergroundThe Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, 5216 Montrose Blvd. in the Museum

District, presents Steel Lounge Underground from 8 p.m.-midnight July 5. Presented with Derek Jones and Josh Zulu, this music extravaganza will feature a wide range of music genres represented by which will include Josh Dupont, Supa Neil, and Stewart A. Anderson of A Fistful of Soul. There is no charge for admission and there will be a cash bar and food trucks.

Art includes work by NoiseFold, an interactive media group founded by artists David Stout and Cory Metcalf that creates live cinematic performances, video installations, animated fi lms, and electro-acoustic music scores.

For more, visit www.camh.org or call (713) 284-8250.

LeaderEater is enjoying a break this week to enjoy family time. But we thought we’d remind his fol-lowers of a few of his All-Ameri-can picks from past reviews during this long Independence Day week-end.

HOT DOGSHappy Fatz (3510 White Oak

Drive), the breakfast cafe/specialty hotdog emporium/neighborhood bake shop in the Heights, has an extensive list of Hebrew-brand hot dogs with eclectic fi xings. Leader Eater was directed toward the pop-ular Clucker, which boasted a fried egg cooked over easy along with hash browns, bacon, grilled onions and hot sauce. The Clucker ended up being more fabulous feast than ball park snack with all of the parts packed into the oversized bun.

Egg is not the only peculiar pairing for Happy Fatz’s specialty dogs with intriguing ingredients like homemade Shiner Bock chili, charro beans and pimento cheese headlining cleverly-named dogs such as the Al Capone, Ricky Ri-cardo and Baron Van Ratchet. Don’t worry hot dog purists, you can still get a straight up ole hot dog if you’d like.

BURGERSA recent stop by Miller’s Café

(3830 N. Shepherd Drive) a Gar-den Oaks (and greater Houston, for that matter) institution that has been popping out patties for decades, provided a reminder of the contrasts in burger joint styles.

With the new wave of burger barns popping up around town, one important detail habitually gets passed over amid the culi-nary cleverness: the all-important bookends of a burger, the bun. While the patties at Miller’s turn from pink to brown on its cooking stage, the chef lays down the burg-er’s building blocks on that same griddle, and the process begins. The white bread-based buns have a light scattering of poppy seeds, which prove a nice alternative to the standard sesame, and with a delicate addition of heat transform in texture from ordinary to oven fresh.

Now, a burger that might have had to fi ght to be average had a soft and enticing exterior. Alone, this Garden Oaks hangout isn’t going to wow you with its thin beef pat-ties or their classic toppings, but when you drop them all together in between that griddle-softened

bun (with side of agreeable on-ion rings), the total package keeps Miller’s competitive in the neigh-borhood’s ongoing arms race for the best burger.

BARBECUEGatlin’s BBQ on 19th Street has

been glazed with accolades and been dubbed as a must-try for lov-ers of smoked meat. The brisket had the ideal amount of fat for trapping in the moisture, and its perfectly-crusted rub burst with a macho mixture of spices.

Gatlin’s applies its rub with the precision of a surgeon and had me thinking for a split second that I could be a convert to their Texas version of baby back ribs. The spicy sausage was celestial, and the smoked turkey was made for Gatlin’s sauce – a liquid with true grit and the ability to lightly pinch your lips as the turkey heads into your mouth.

FRIED CHICKENLeader Eater has been hear-

ing for years about the irresistible Southern Fried Chicken (116 W. Crosstimbers) at the more than six-decade-old Independence Heights barbecue institution that is the Barbecue Inn.

The 20-minute wait was worth it as we cracked open the to-go boxes at Casa Leader Eater, unveiling chicken pieces the size of two Paul Bunyan fi sts wrapped in sizzling jackets of batter. (The chicken wasn’t piping hot like it might be if we sat for a proper meal at Cross-timbers location, but that is the risk of going for takeout.) French fries and an ordinary but refresh-ingly effective lettuce and tomato salad also came in the box, which costs $12.10.

B.I.’s fried chicken doesn’t douse you with a downpour of grease when you bite into it, and the con-centration of batter is thick enough where it packs a considerable crunch. And you aren’t going to feel slighted on the portions with these far-from-dainty drumsticks.

First Saturday has arrived and with it a pleth-ora of art shows, markets and open studios.

One thing I’ve failed to write about is art classes. There is one class schedule that I know still has openings this summer for children and adults –– not at the same time of course –– right here in the Heights at an actual artist’s working studio.

Carole Smith’s ce-ramic work is outstand-ing, and her classes have an excellent repu-tation as well. Called McCheek’s Academy, Smith offers ceramic classes for kids and “Clay and Cabernet: for adults. More infor-mation and class schedules are available online at http://mccheeksacademy.com/.

Come by for a visit and say hello to me Sat-urday night at the First Saturday Arts Market! There’s a 99 percent chance I’ll be wearing the hat in my column photo, so you shouldn’t have any trouble fi nding me. I’ll introduce you to three dozen of the fi nest artists, people and musicians that we’ve got here in Houston

Markets And Open Studios1st SaturdayFirst Saturday Arts Market - 548 W. 19th St at

Lawrence. 11 a.m-6 p.m. www.FirstSaturday-ArtsMarket.com

Aurora Street Open Artist Studios 129 Au-rora Street, 77008 2 - 8 p.m. http://hasg.blog.com

2nd SaturdayOpen Artist Studios at Winter & Spring

Street Studios 2101 Winter Street and 1824 Spring Street http://winterstreetstudios.info/

Saturday July 6First Saturday Arts Market runs from 6-10

p.m. with performances by Grifters & Shills (formerly Westbound) and opening act Alexis A. Moore, food from H-Town StrEATs Food Truck, and Vintners Own Winery selling wine by the glass, plus booths full of arts and crafts. For more information visit www.FirstSatur-dayArtsMarket.comor call 713-802-1213.

CAMx (Houston): Jimmy James Canales and Lee Michael Peterson, 6-9 p.m. Redbud Gallery, 303 E. 11th St. 77008. Unit B and Redbud Gal-lery present CAMx (Houston): San Antonio artists Jimmy James Canales and Lee Michael Peterson July 6 – 28, curated by Unit B’s Kim-berly Aubuchon. This is part of an exchange program by San Antonio’s Contemporary Art Month to raise the profi le of San Antonio art-ists and to bring regional, national and interna-tional artists and curators to San Antonio.

Sunday, July 7Thank Houston! Group Show - 2-6 p.m.East

End Studio Gallery, 708 Telephone Road, Suite C77023. One-day show, with a presentation by Anat Ronen, elebrating the culturally di-verse and rich art scene in Houston. For de-tails on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/534902736569686 http://www.eestu-diogallery.com/

Thursday, July 11Artists Alive and Well, Inc. “Small Works 2” at

Te House of Tea. 6-8 p.m. 1927 Fairview Drive 77019. Participating Artists include Maryann Lucas, Treena Rowan, Tom Rowan, Jr., Rona Lesser, Maria E Hart, Suzanne Buckland, Lynn Sterba.

Friday July 12Little Fish/Indian Summer Exhibit Space

Montrose, 6-10 p.m. 2608 Dunlavy 77006 De-buting Lisa Chow’s new series, “Little Fish/Indi-an Summer,” original framed watercolor pieces and exclusive giclee prints. Inspired by sun-burnt shoulders, freckled noses, grass stained knees and the scent of sunblock. Goodie bags, treats, beverages, music and more. https://www.facebook.com/events/257490414392997

Cohen is the founder and manager of First Saturday Arts Market. Contact him at [email protected] or visit him on the web atArtValet.com.

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Good times for Good DogThe popular Good Dog Hot Dogs food truck –– which has been a regular weekend

feature at Buchanan’s Nursery and other Heights locations –– is making the arrangement permanent. Daniel Caballero, co-owner, told The Leader that he and partner Amalia Pferd have signed the lease on the former Big Mamou restaurant site at 903 Studewood.

“We’ve done really well in the Heights,” he said, which helped determine the location when the pair started eyeing a restaurant without wheels.

They’re hoping for a fall opening.

Latin eatery/bar set for StudewoodAfter standing vacant for more than a year, fi nally there appears to be a new restaurant

tenant at 1001 Studewood in the Heights that formerly housed the ill-fated Bedford, then Stella Sola.

EaterHouston, houston.eater.com, reports that the Yucatan Taco Stand is hoping to open by late October/early November.

This will be the second Houston-area franchise for Yucatan, which is already in The Woodlands. It features Latin fusion food and a wide selection of premium tequilas, beers and wine.

For a time, it appeared that nationally known chef Ronnie Killen was going to open a steakhouse at the location, but that fell through.

Good Dog Hot Dogs is taking its food truck to the next level by moving into the restaurant space vacated by the Big Mamou.

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The Festival of Chariots, or Jagannath Ratha-yatra will be celebrated for the first time in Houston, 5-8:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 13 at Discovery Green, 1500 McKinney.

The festival includes a traditional East Indian chariot parade, cultural entertainment featuring the Mayapuris Drum and Kirtan Band, and a free Indian dinner.

Co-sponsored by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) on West 34th Street and Char Dhama Hindu Temple of The Woodlands, the parade will feature three authentic hand-pulled wooden chariots that were crafted in India under the

direction of Surya Sahoo, PhD, of SKAI Foundation. The parade will be the first of its kind to be celebrat-

ed for the public in Houston as it is traditionally done in India with three chariots.

Besides the parade, festival-goers can enjoy henna body art, music and dance (Indian, Polish, Chinese and Scottish), kids’ balloons, face-painting, yoga, mantra meditation, a “try on a sari” booth, free health screenings and more. The event is free and open to the public.

For more information, log on to http://houstonfes-tivalofchariots.com/, www.iskconhouston.org, http://www.mayapuris.com/

First Festival of Chariots coming to Discovery Green

THE CALENDAR.AMERICAN LEGION FISH FRYAmerican Legion Post 560Noon July 63720 Alba Road713-682-9287

Come out and support the Legionaires, who are holding a fundraising fish fry.

HOMEBUYERS WORKSHOPHouston City Living2 p.m. July 132211 W. 34th St.713-202-9656

This free workshop will present all the new options available in the homebuying process. Call Patsy Bushart for informa-tion.

TED POE LUNCHEONGreater Heights Area ChamberSheraton Brookhollow Hotel11 a.m.-1 p.m. July 263000 North Loop West713-861-6735 [email protected]

This event with business leaders is an opportunity for their clients and vendors to attend luncheon with U.S. Rep. Ted Poe. A single table of 8 is $300, multiple tables are $250 each, and individual seats are $50. A display booth is $125 and includes luncheon attendance for one.

THE RANSOM OF RED CHIEF Express Children’s Theatre Through July 27446 Northwest Mall713-682-5044www.expresstheatre.com

O. Henry’s literary classic comes to life in this musical adaptation. Visit the website or call the box office for ticket information. There will also be a free performance at 11 a.m. July 26 at Miller Outdoor Theatre.

KIDS FITNESS AND FUN FESTNew Beginnings for Women of Houston 9 a.m.-noon Aug. 3 White Oak Conference Center 7603 Antoine Dr. 77088281-414-8416www.newbeginningsforwomen.net

New Beginnings for Women of Houston, Inc. will host the event to promote aware-ness and provide solutions for the critical issue of childhood obesity. Children can participate in Tae-Kwon-Do, kids yoga, jumprope, hula-hoop and line dancing.

POGGIOREALE FOURTH REUNION Aug. 4SPJST Lodge 881435 Beall St.713-695-6586, [email protected]

The families from Poggioreale, Sicily will celebrate their fourth reunion. These families came to America from about 1880 to about 1910, seeking work in Louisiana and Texas. Tickets to this event must be purchased in advance.

LITTLE NELL, THE ORPHAN GIRLTheatre SuburbiaThrough Aug. 244106 Way Out West Dr.713-682-3525www.theatresuburbia.org

This “mellerdrammer” by Nelson Goodhue will be performed Fridays and Saturdays through Aug. 24, with 3 p.m. Sunday matinees July 28, Aug. 4, Aug. 11 and Aug. 18. Tickets are $14 adults, $13 students and seniors, and $12 Sunday matinees. Reservations are recommended.

REUNIONS

WASHINGTON CLASS OF 1958 REUNIONSheraton Brookhollow Hotel3000 N. Loop West713-738-1396

The Booker T. Washington Alumni Asso-ciation is planning a reunion for the class of 1958, featuring a scholarship banquet and dance. Call by July 20 for information.

WALTRIP CLASS OF 1973 REUNIONAug. 9-10www.waltripclassof73.com

There are many activities planned for the weekend including a golf tourna-ment and casual mixer Aug. 9 and the main event Aug. 10. Visit the website for information.

REAGAN CLASS OF 1963 REUNIONAug. 16-17Omni Galleria Houston Hotel4 Riverway [email protected]

The Reagan High School Class of 1963 will hold its 50th class reunion and is seeking graduates. Contact Sandy Potter Reagan for registration information.

WALTRIP CLASS OF 1963 REUNIONSept. 20-22713-466-9030, [email protected]@sbcglobal.netwaltripalumni.org

Activities include golf tournament, casual happy hour and get together Sept. 20. A tour of the school and a seated dinner and dance is Sept. 21. The reunion concludes with a goodbye breakfast Sept. 22.

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