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From the Managing Editor
Baytown & Mont Belvieu
table of
CONTENTS
November 2013
Did someone say turkey? Yippee!
It’s November, which means my diet is
out the window this month. I just love
Thanksgiving, I get to see all my family
and eat, eat, eat.
I don’t know about you, but I have
a lot to be thankful for: my nice home
I live in, the food in my bowl everyday,
this great job I have with the Dock Line
and of course our Dock Line advertisers!
I mean, have you seen the magazine this
month? We have so many great articles
and new customers I can’t even keep
track.
Well, I can smell mom cooking in the
kitchen which means she’ll be dropping
stuff on the floor for me to pick up.
Until next month! Remember,
Thanksgiving is an emotional holiday.
People travel thousands of miles to be
with people they only see once a year and
then discover once a year is just enough.
Happy Thanksgiving! And Don’t forget
to say you saw it in the Dock Line!
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Green Apple Salon
9
Steamy Clean Thoughts
10
Baytown Little Theater
12
Goose Creek Proud
14
Community Corner
16
TRA - Reused Wastewater Key to Trinity River’s Survival
19
Focus on Finances
20
City of Baytown
22
Learn The Law
26 Foot Facts
27
Body Cology
30
Capture The Moment
31
The Baytown Chamber
20
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By: Fabian Sandler
As new businesses appear, downtown Baytown comes more and more to life. One such
business is Green Apple Salon, owned jointly by
Richard Hess and Anthony Skoogie.
The salon opened its doors on August 1 and
business is growing. “We’re getting new clients
daily - walk-ins, on the phone. It’s been very good.
Better than I had expected,” Richard attests.
The 1,650 square foot salon, located at
650 West Texas Avenue, is on what used to be the
used car lot of the old Cadillac dealership. A key
reason Rich and Anthony chose to open their salon in downtown Baytown is because of the area’s
revitalization. “There seems to be a swing, and
there are already a few anchored businesses down
here,” Rich states. “It seemed like we would fit
right in the type of businesses [here].
“We believe in value-added service,” Rich
continues. “You can get your haircut anywhere.
Before
After
Quite honestly, stylists are good everywhere.
What people typically do is find a stylist they like
and they stick with that person, no matter what.
What I want to do is create an environment where
stylists want to come work, number one. Number
two, I want to create an environment where customers want to come and not go anywhere else.
When you come to our salon, you’re going to get a
complimentary scalp massage. You’re not getting
it anywhere else. You have to come to an Aveda
salon to get those services.”
Rich and Anthony have another salon located
in Montrose on 719 West Grey. They opened both
salons within 14 days of one other, with Baytown
being the first location. “Opportunity came,” Rich
begins, “We’d only planned on doing this one.” A
friend of their landlord let them know that he had
a location and they went to look at it. “By the time
we looked at it and went to the truck, we’d already
made our decision,” he attests.
Rich is involved in the day to day running
of the Baytown location while Anthony is more
involved with training and keeping their stylists
up-to-date with trends. The salon has 10 chairs,
with seven full-time stylists, Caitlin, Kelly, Melika,
Melody, Raul, Ryan and Shey.
The two partners came to the hairstyling profession by divergent roads. “I went legitimate two
years ago,” Rich chuckles. “Prior to that, I was doing hair unlicensed for friends. It finally came to
the point that some people said, ‘you know, Rich,
you should do this for a living.’” Rich would go
to friends’ homes or other convenient locations in
order to work on his craft. “People liked their haircut and I liked doing it, and I never even charged
for it. It was just a fun thing to do.” Rich earned
his license at San Jacinto College and worked in an
Aveda salon in Ft. Worth. “I got a good taste for
the salon business and especially the Aveda concept of salons.”
He was a manager for a furniture business
chain in Michigan. He moved to Texas in January
of 2011. “I love it [here]. I don’t have to shovel
heat off my driveway,” Rich deadpans.
Anthony has been doing hair for over 27
years. His first client was his brother when he was
only seven years old. “My brother hated me after
that. I didn’t do a very good job,” he says. Anthony
first thought of becoming an architect, but ended
up designing other types of creations. Instead of
a T-square, triangles and mechanical pencils, his
tools of trade are much sharper.
The Texas native has owned several salons in
Baytown in the past, so he is well enmeshed in the
area and its clientele. Some of his veteran stylists
have rejoined them. Their customers are primarily
female, but the owners are hoping to expand their
male customer base. “Our salon is not a female
salon; it’s friendly to everybody. It was specifically designed to not look girly – I don’t have pink
walls,” Rich smiles. “I want a guy to feel just as
comfortable sitting in a chair as a woman,” he says
Before
After
reassuringly.
Haircuts for men are $21, including a shampoo, a deep conditioning and a nice, hot towel.
“Guys like hot towels, so we put a hot towel on
you and give you a aromatherapy massage, set
you down, give you a beautiful cut, style you – nobody’s walking out the door with a wet head,” Rich
promises.
Rich begins to explain the Aveda concept,
“Typical hair lines are interested in one thing, and
that is selling their product. The Aveda concept is
a little different. It’s more about the whole salon
experience. Along with the products being between 90 and 99% all naturally derived from plant
extracts and flowers – the whole aromatherapy is
in just about every product they produce – that has
a fragrance to it that quite honestly people love.
The value-added services that you get in an Aveda
salon are what’s key to the Aveda business. Aveda
is more attune to helping your salon grow than just
selling product. Other companies just want you to
push their products. Aveda realizes than in order
to sell the product you have to have a successful
salon. They help build the business.”
Rich describes his mantra as, “Creativity that
makes sense.” He explains this rationale with an
example. “Typically, a salon will shampoo you
out, then while your hair is soaking wet, throw in
conditioner, which does nothing because the hair
is soaking wet, and the hair has soaked up all the
water. If you dry the hair after you shampoo it,
then put the conditioner in, guess where the conditioner goes. It goes into the hair.”
Both owners share similar philosophies about
their business. “I love what I do. It’s a passion,”
Anthony chimes in. “You have to have passion to
do this,” he announces. “There are actually three
kinds of hair stylists. There’s one who just wants a
40-hour week, gets his paycheck and leaves. Then
there’s one who wants to have a job or a career who
wants to make something of it. Then you have one
who has passion that loves to do it no matter if
they get paid or not. There are a lot of hair stylists.
There are a lot who are really, really good. How
often do you find hair stylists that have passion to
do what they’re doing?”
Anthony likes to find those hairstylists that
have the passion he is describing. “I don’t want
them to be here just because they have to be here.
I want them to be here because they’re making
people happy. We’re one of the few careers or industries that are still able to touch somebody. Everything else has been taken over by the Internet.
You have online booking, online reservations, and
online stock market. You can dial up an attorney,
you can get advice online. The power of the touch
is actually going away. It’s nice that we’re one of a
few industries that can still touch somebody and
“We want to inspire young hairstylists that
there is potential and there is a career,” Anthony
says, adding that most recently graduated hairstylists end up in fast-chain salons, where their expertise becomes limited.
Caitlin, who just graduated from the Aveda
Institute, was interviewed last month for a position
by actually styling a client’s hair. “She’s here. She’s
learning. We’re not just a salon that says, ‘we’re going to do haircuts,’ we’re a learning salon,” Anthony
says.
The salon primarily takes appointments, but
walk-ins are welcome. “We don’t have a huge
waiting room because we don’t stack our clients
to where they sit around and wait for us. That’s
not customer service in my book.” The salon is by
appointment only on Mondays, and opens to the
public from 10 AM to 7 PM from Tuesdays to Fridays, and 10 AM to 5 PM on Saturdays. The Green
Apple Salon staff rests on Sundays. The web site is
www.greenapplesalons.com. Like them on Facebook. The phone number is 281-837-7702
Summer, from La Porte, says that last month
was her first visit to Green Apple Salon. “I’m a [client] now,” she beams. “I like that they let you know
what they think. It’s not like a regular salon where
you tell them what you want because they’ll just do
it and if it doesn’t look good they’ll tell you it does,
and you walk out thinking you look good.”
“That’s the wonderful thing about us,” Anthony intones. “Let us do what we know. We don’t
want to make you ugly. We want to make you look
like a supermodel.”u
make them feel good. You can’t just dial up a haircut and get it done. It doesn’t matter if you’re a
blue-collar worker or a white-collar worker, home
mom or home dad, everybody loves being made
to look good. If you look good on the outside you
feel good on the inside. That’s what we do here.”
We make people look good.”
“We want to enhance a person’s natural beauty, inside and out,” Rich adds. “We’re bringing that
now to Baytown. There are hundreds and hundreds of salons all over the place, cookie-cutter
salons where we all get the same haircut, the same
color. What we’re doing here is doing something
different. I’m training our staff members to step
out of the box, look at something different, do it
a different way. It’s amazing when clients come in
and say, ‘my hairdresser doesn’t do this. I never get
it done this way.’
How to Clean Dirty Tile and Grout
Have you ever noticed a difference in the
grout color between tiles next to baseboards and
in the middle of the kitchen? Have you ever asked
yourself how to clean those nasty looking lines
between tiles? If you did, you probably also asked
yourself how did it happen so quickly and what
you should do to get it clean?
What you can do depends on how well you
want it to be cleaned and how much time you want
to spend on the cleaning? There are a few methods to clean grout. Some you can do yourself and
some require special grout cleaning equipment
and a professional to do it.
Tile and grout cleaning methods:
1. Traditional – Hand brushing and scrubbing:
Tools that will be needed are: 2 buckets, 2
mops or rags, scrub brush, old tooth brush, alkaline cleaner, towels.
Mix alkaline cleaner with water in one bucket; pour clean, hot water into the second. Spread
soapy water over the tiles and grout that you want
to clean. Do it in sections when the area is large.
Scrub all tiles and grout lines with the scrub brush,
use tooth brush for detailing next to baseboards
and kick plates. Pick up dirty water with well rang
“soap” mop or rug. Rinse floor with clean, hot water (remember to change that water often to assure
good rinsing). Dry tiles with towels.
This method, obviously, is very labor-intensive and will provide limited results because without proper extraction most of the contaminants
and bacteria may still be left inside the crevices
and grout lines. Nevertheless, it is very good for
regular upkeep or maintenance tile and grout
cleaning.
Note: test your alkaline cleaner in an inconspicuous area before starting. For details on how
to clean marble or other natural stone floors as
well as where to purchase alkaline based cleaners,
please contact me directly.
2. Mechanical scrubbing:
This method is commonly used by janitorial
companies to clean tiles and grout over large areas
and replaces manual scrubbing described above
with a floor buffer equipped with a grout cleaning brush.
In this method, detail work in the corners
and next to baseboards or kick plates still need to
be done manually. I would not recommend this
method to the average home owner because the
difficulty to control buffers and practicality of us-
ing it in small areas.
This method is a more abrasive method and
also without the ability to reach deep into grout
line and into voids and crevices of the tiles. Often
it is used with strong, acidic chemicals, which can
weaken the grout and make the grout prone to
cracking. Lack of dirty water extraction may leave
grout looking ‘spotty.’
3. Steam cleaning (don’t confuse it with hot
water extractors):
Steam grout and tile cleaning is very effective
with killing bacteria and microorganisms but time
consuming and labor intensive. It is an excellent
way to sanitize tile and grout, but again, without
a good way to extract or remove dirty water it is
just another maintenance tile and grout cleaning
method. However, I found steamers to be very
good for cleaning granite countertops, shower
doors and mirrors.
Note: Steamers available to regular consumers often produce very little steam with no
significant steam pressure to effectively clean
grout and may be pricey.
4. Hot water with extraction:
Hot water extraction is the newest and
most technologically advanced tile and grout
cleaning method. It uses hot water (not steam)
under pressure and powerful vacuum to flush
out and extract dirt and bacteria from grout
lines. It is an extremely effective way to remove
soil and contaminants from deep grout lines
and from all the voids and crevices of tiles.
This is the best and most effective method
to clean tiles with texture, such as tumbled or
brushed travertine or limestone. The hot water
provides the best way to dissolve grease and oils
and sanitize the floor. This is also a good way to
clean tiles and grout and extract mildew from
inside showers. This method uses water temperatures of 190-230 degrees along with proper
degreasers made for ceramic tile or natural
stone floors. Most important, though, is the full
rinsing of the floor before any grout sealers are
applied. Sealers will not stick to dirt or grease.
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Neil Simon’s Madcap “Rumors” Next Up at BLT
Neil Simon’s “Rumors,” “the first no-
mistaken identities, and a lot of huge laughs.
tant. He is foul-mouthed, outspoken, and
holds-barred farce of his career,” opened in
The primary characters are the four
hilarious. Lenny and Claire have had a car
New York in 1988. It’s a madcap, slamming-
couples who arrive as guests at the dinner.
wreck on the way over and Lenny’s neck
door comedy set in a large home located
They include Chris Gorman, a nervous and
keeps locking up on him. Claire is an unim-
outside of New York in the year 1988. The
neurotic woman. She has recently quit smok-
pressed smart-mouth woman who is seem-
characters are arriving as guests at a 10th an-
ing but quickly falls off the wagon. She also
ingly amused by everything that is going
niversary dinner. The first couple to arrive
enjoys too many vodka martinis and ends up
on…not surprising considering her husband.
discovers that one of their hosts (Charley) has
slightly drunk; her husband, Ken, is a pomp-
A third couple is Cookie and Ernie Cu-
apparently attempted suicide…unsuccess-
ous, serious, know-it-all attorney…when he
sack. Cookie is a flamboyant host of her own
fully. Charley’s wife, Myra, is nowhere to be
can hear.
cooking show. She is garish and a bit ditzy.
found and neither are the servants. As more
Another couple is Claire and Leonard
She also has a bad back…so bad that she car-
guests arrive, there are cover-ups, deceptions,
“Lenny” Ganz. Lenny is Charley’s accoun-
ries a special pillow with her everywhere.
Her back is regularly going out with much
Sitting, left to right: Dawn Daily, Chelsea Denard, and Christine Jones
Standing, left to right: Koni Hovater, Kenny Wade, Ryan Marshall, Madeline Murdoch, Mitchell Craft,
John Shrader, and Will Myers.
screaming and gyrations. Her husband, Ernie, is Charley’s analyst. He is a somewhat
quiet and calming presence in the storm of
confusion.
The fourth couple is Cassie and
Glenn Cooper. Glenn is a candidate for
the state senate. He is constantly worried
about his image and how the impact of the
possible crimes committed all around
him might affect his senate race.
Cassie, Glenn’s wife, is good looking
and totally nuts. She and Glenn hate
each other. She doesn’t want to be at
this party. She is constantly fighting
with Glenn and threatening divorce.
Toward the end of the play, two police
officers arrive to check out a car accident,
but who, unsurprisingly, find themselves in
the midst of the chaos.
Directed by veteran director and actor,
Mackey Skinner, “Rumors” features a stellar cast: Christine Jones as Chris Gorman;
Ryan Marshall as Ken Gorman; Dawn Daily
as Claire Ganz; Kenny Wade as Lenny Ganz;
Madeline Marie Murdoch as Cookie Cusack; John Shrader as Ernie Cusack; Chelsea
Denard as Cassie Cooper; Mitchell Craft as
Glenn Cooper; Will Myers as Officer Welch,
and Koni Hovater as Officer Pudney.
“Rumors” opens Friday, November 8,
with additional performances on November 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, and 24. Patrons
should be aware that the play contains adult
language. Tickets are available and can be
purchased at www.baytown.littletheater.org.
Parties of 11 or more should call the box
office at 281.424.7617. Other information
such as directions or curtain times can also
be found on the BLT website.u
Highlights
F o r This Mon t h
Groundbreaking Ceremonies
The new Alamo Elementary School will
be located at 6100 N. Main in Baytown.
Former Goose Creek CISD Board of Trustees
member Carl Burg; Ken Martin, Board member; Bryan Graham, Board assistant secretary;
Dr. Salvador Cavazos, superintendent; Daniel Blackford, Board president; Janice Coffey, Board member and Jimmy Smith, Board
vice president, assist with the groundbreaking
ceremony for the elementary school to open at
6033 N. Hwy. 146.
Groundbreaking ceremonies for the
three new Goose Creek CISD elementary
schools were held recently. The first school
will be located at 7770 Eastpoint Blvd. Students from Victoria Walker Elementary
School participated in the ceremony, leading the pledges and providing special music.
The new Alamo Elementary School will be
at 6100 N. Main, and students from Alamo
Elementary led the pledges and performed a
musical selection. Dr. Ron Wyatt, principal
at Alamo, presented the history of the school
and introduced former principals Kelly Martin and Greg Lynd. The ceremony for the
third school, at 6033 N. Hwy. 146, included
music by students from Stephen F. Austin
Elementary School. This is a first for Goose
Creek CISD, since the school’s location at
6033 N. Hwy. 146 makes it the only Goose
Creek school located in Chambers County.
All three events were well-attended, and receptions were held after the ceremonies.
At all three schools, students placed their
hands in concrete to forever mark a portion of the schools’ sidewalks. The elementary schools are scheduled to open in August
2014.u
GCCISD iPad Distribution to Seniors
Kendall Frasier, senior at Goose Creek
Memorial High
School, shows her
excitement at receiving an iPad and
plans to use it for her
English research
Seniors at the Peter E. Hyland Center and
Ross S. Sterling High School anxiously awaited
their turns recently as the Goose Creek CISD
launched its plan to place iPads in the hands of all
12th grade students for use at school as well as at
home. The following week, seniors from Robert
E. Lee High School and Goose Creek Memorial
High School also had the opportunity to check out
iPads. At iParent meetings before distribution of
the iPad tablets, Steve Koester, director of educational technology, gave students and their parents
a brief overview of the initiative, explaining that
bond funds had been earmarked for technology.
The goals for the iPad initiative are to support the development of 21st century learners, to
help with organizational skills, to prepare students
for success in college and the workplace, and to
give students educational access and resources
for real-world engagement. More than 1200 12th
grade students will receive these iPads this month.
Makeup sessions will be scheduled for students
and parents unable to attend the meetings on the
designated dates.
Claudia Hidalgo’s daughter Alexis Beascochea received an iPad Tuesday evening, October
8, at the Peter E. Hyland Center, and Hidalgo was
more than happy to listen to the presentation and
sign an iPad Loan Agreement.
“If it’s going to improve their education, I’m
all for it – anything that’s going to help my daughter,” Hidalgo said.
Peter E. Hyland Principal Michelle Verdun
was excited to see her 12th grade students gain
more access to technology through the iPads.
“It’s a wonderful opportunity for our students,” said Verdun. “They are so fortunate for
Goose Creek CISD to provide them with these
iPads. This also enables teachers to use technology
in numerous ways to enrich instruction.”
Ross S. Sterling seniors and their parents
turned out in force Thursday evening, October
10, to obtain information and pick up the iPads.
RSS senior Jena Petch’s mother Millie Doom asked
a question or two about the procedure, but she is
pleased that the District is giving her daughter and
the other students this opportunity.
“I like the idea, especially if it’s going to help
prepare her for college,” said Doom. “Of course,
we’re always concerned about her taking care of
the iPad, but if she treats it like she does her phone,
she won’t have any problem.”
Deployment of the iPads took tremendous
organization by the District’s Technology Management Systems Department. Weeks ago, Matt
Flood, chief technology officer, and his team began
to prepare procedures for the deployment, the informative presentation for parents, the Responsible Use Policy and the loan agreement to be signed
by students and parents. All iPads were marked for
identification purposes. District volunteers were
trained for specific jobs, including setup of the
iPad, but students were sent home with instruction
sheets enumerating several more steps for them to
complete. IPads are to be brought to school every
day fully-charged.
According to terms of the iPad Loan Agreement, students were issued a 4th Generation iPad
with retina display and 16 GB of storage, a charger, a charging cord, and an Otterbox case. Parents
were advised to supervise use of the iPads at home,
making sure their children abide by the Responsible Use Policy, which includes reporting loss or
damage of the iPad immediately and returning all
equipment upon graduation, expulsion or withdrawal. Fees will be assessed for breakage of any of
the equipment, and a police report must be filed by
the student and/or parent if they suspect that the
Goose Creek Memorial High School senior Johnathan
Gilbert and his mother Trudy Alcazar set up his iPad
after receiving it at the recent iParent meeting.
iPad has been stolen, damaged or destroyed by
another person or lost.
“I’m really thankful to the Board of Trustees
for allowing us to have these iPads,” said Sterling
student Heber Leiba, as he headed for home to
continue setting up his iPad.
Lee High School students and parents also
expressed their gratitude to the District for allowing senior to check out the iPads. Greg Lynd,
REL principal, believes that GCCISD is helping
students reach their goals for the future by giving
them this access to technology.
“Many of these students would not have
had the opportunity to use an iPad,” said Lynd.
This is what the future’s going to look like—we
might as well get started now.”
Goose Creek Memorial student Kendall
Frasier received her iPad just in time to put it to
good use.
“We’re working on our research paper right
now in English class, so I’ll be able to use my
iPad to research my topic,” said Frasier.
The Educational Technology Department
will work hand-in-hand with the Curriculum
and Instruction Department to discover new applications and productivity tools that can be incorporated into everyday instruction. Teachers
with iPads will receive specialized training every
six weeks with onsite support from a member of
the Ed. Tech team.u
Think Through Math
Goose Creek CISD elementary students won first place
in the Einstein Division of the 2013 Texas Math – Everybody’s Doing It! Summer Contest. These students worked
during summer vacation to complete 9,611 lessons, solving
241,410 problems and spending 240,235 hours online in
the system. The top 10 students in the District were recognized with a commemorative t-shirt, a certificate and a
Subway gift card and a luncheon, hosted by Think Through
Math, at the Administration Building.
The winning students and the campuses they attended
last year were Jatin Kulkarni, Victoria Walker; Robert Go-
mez, Crockett Elementary; Grace Garcia,
Highlands Elementary; Diana Trejo, Stephen F. Austin Elementary; Devin Rodriguez, De Zavala Elementary; Maisun Reyna,
Carver Elementary; Agustin Lopez, Highlands Elementary; Bryston Hill, De Zavala
Elementary; and Nia Bob, Stephen F. Austin Elementary. Goose Creek CISD earned
first place with 9,156,282 points, followed by
Killeen ISD with 8,932,704 points and Alief
ISD with 7,804,351 points.u
Nia Bob (left), one of the 2013 Texas Math – Everybody’s doing It! Summer Contest winners from Stephen F. Austin Elementary School, enjoys the recent
luncheon provided by Think Through Math while her father Robert Bob proudly shows off the t-shirt Nia received.
tomatic climate control, an auto-dimming
rearview mirror, leather upholstery, a tiltand-telescoping steering wheel, 10-way
power driver seat, four-way power passenger seat, heated front seats and a ventilated
driver seat. Standard high-tech features
include a rearview camera, rear park assist, an 8-inch touchscreen display, KIA’s
UVO voice command system, a naviga-
2014 KIA Cadenza a Home Run From Edmunds, 2013
looking strange.
Interestingly, though, Kia has chosen
to offer just one well-equipped trim level
for the Cadenza. This is great for lowering
build complexity, order simplification and for
consumers who desire myriad features, but
it does mean the car’s price starts out fairly
high. Additionally, the 2014 Kia Cadenza,
It’s been awhile since KIA has offered a
large sedan. Remember the Amanti, which
was last produced for 2009? Don’t feel bad,
since most of our staff doesn’t either. The
2014 Kia Cadenza, however, should prove
more memorable, as it fills that spot in Kia’s
lineup quite nicely. This ever-improving Korean carmaker has been hitting home runs in
nearly every segment recently, and the Cadenza looks like it’ll be the latest one to go
soaring out of the park and onto consumers’
consideration lists.
The front-wheel-drive Cadenza is longer
and wider than the Optima and essentially
shares its platform with cousin Hyundai’s
Azera. As such, it packs a 3.3-liter V6 with
293 horsepower along with a six-speed automatic. Kia tweaked the steering and suspension to give it a more sporting personality
than its relative. But this is still more a luxury
cruiser than a sport sedan. And as we’d now
expect from Kia, the Cadenza offers a wealth
of standard and optional high-end features
along with sharp styling that manages to
make it stand apart from the crowd without
unlike some other competitors, doesn’t offer other power train choices such as a fuelsipping four-cylinder or hybrid. That said,
we certainly have no complaint with its V6’s
smooth and spirited performance.
This segment has a handful of heavy
hitters that are also worthy of your scouting
report. The Chrysler 300 and Toyota Avalon
similarly offer effortless performance, smooth
rides and roomy, well-trimmed cabins. The
former offers the option of muscular V8
power while the latter also comes as a hybrid.
There’s also the Buick LaCrosse and Volkswagon Passatt that, like the others, offer various powertrain options, even a thrifty turbo
diesel in the VW’s case. Overall, though, we
think Kia’s new 2014 Cadenza is an excellent
choice for a large sedan.
Body Styles, Trim Levels, and Options
The 2014 KIA Cadenza is a large sedan
that comes in one very well-equipped trim
level.
Standard features include 18-inch alloy wheels, automatic headlights, fog lights,
rain-sensing wipers, power-folding side view
mirrors, keyless ignition/entry, dual-zone au-
tion system, Bluetooth phone/audio and
a 12-speaker Infinity sound system with
a CD player, satellite radio and USB/iPod/
auxiliary audio inputs.
Options are grouped into packages.
The Premium package includes active xenon headlights, a panoramic sunroof, a
windshield wiper de-icer, a 7-inch gauge
cluster display, upgraded leather upholstery, a heated steering wheel, heated rear
seats, driver memory settings, a power
driver seat cushion extender and a power
rear window sunshade.
The Technology package features 19inch alloy wheels, adaptive cruise control,
an electronic parking brake, water-repellent front windows and blind spot/lane
departure warning systems.
Lastly, there is the White package,
which includes white leather upholstery,
added wood-grain accents and suede
headliner/sun visor/rear shelf trim.
Powertrains and Performance
Every Cadenza is fitted with a 3.3-liter V6 generating 293 horsepower and 255
pound-feet of torque. It sends its thrust to
the front wheels through a six-speed automatic transmission. We have yet to track
test the Cadenza, but based on the similarly powered and sized Hyundai Azera, we’d
estimate the 0-60-mph sprint at around 7
seconds.
Safety
Standard safety features on the 2014
Kia Cadenza include antilock disc brakes,
traction and stability control, front and
rear side airbags, side curtain airbags and
hill start assist. A rearview camera and rear
park assist are standard, while blind-zone and
lane departure warning systems are optional.
Interior Design and Special Features
Despite being loaded with upscale hightech features, the Cadenza’s cabin manages to
be cleanly styled and ergonomically friendly.
Handsome design and quality materials are
seen throughout, while controls for the audio,
climate, phone and navigation systems are
easy to find and use. The touch screen, in particular, features large virtual “buttons” with
logical placements. Along with Chrysler’s/
Dodge’s unit, this is one of the best examples
of this multitasking interface we’ve seen in
any car, regardless of cost.
The Cadenza’s comfort is also top-notch,
with plump, well-shaped seats front and rear
that provide solid back and leg support. The
cabin is roomy all around, though taller drivers may want to reconsider getting the panoramic sunroof, as it robs a few inches worth
of headroom. A wide range of steering wheel
and seat adjustments means drivers of all
sizes should be able to get ideally situated behind the wheel.
Driving Impressions
Though it’s a large sedan, the 2014 KIA
Cadenza isn’t the floaty, luxury barge you
might expect. It’s composed when driven
through turns, and in general this full-size
Kia just feels smaller than it is. Around town,
the Cadenza’s somewhat firm suspension
tuning still ably absorbs broken pavement.
Out on the open road, interstate cruises are
serene and relaxing thanks to the quiet cabin
and comfortable seating.
Performance is similarly unstressed, as
the Cadenza swiftly powers up on-ramps and
passes other, slower cars with ease. Power delivery is very smooth and the transmission
provides timely downshifts, though upshifts
are noticeably lazy, even under full throttle.u
Reused Wastewater Key to Trinity
River’s Survival
By Aman Batheja,
Pictures Provided by Trinity River Authority.
The Trinity River begins in far north Texas as
four distinct forks. One passes through the heart
of Dallas, another two through Fort Worth. Once
the paths converge south of the two cities, the river continues southeast another 200 miles through
piney woods and past Houston before draining
into the Gulf Coast.
“You’ve got Dallas on one end and Houston
on the other,” said Carl Fentress, a former Texas
Parks and Wildlife biologist who has worked on
preservation efforts in the Trinity Basin. “Obviously the river means a lot to a lot of people in
Texas.”
Nearly half of the state’s population relies
on the Trinity River for some of its water needs.
While an ongoing drought has threatened the
vitality of rivers in other parts of Texas, that has
been less of an issue for the Trinity, which attracts
far more debate over riverside development plans
in Dallas and Fort Worth.
The Trinity’s flows have remained relatively
strong thanks in part to a robust reuse program
in North Texas, according to officials and environmentalists working along the river. The Dallas area returns much of the water it takes from
the river back in the form of treated wastewater.
Downstream, Houston residents rely on that reused water.
“Every drop of water that’s being consumed
in Houston has been through the wastewater
treatment plants in Dallas and Fort Worth,” said
Andy Sansom, director of the Meadows Center for
Water and the Environment at Texas State University. It’s an approach other states and other parts
of Texas are expected to employ more broadly as
populations grow and water sources become more
valuable.
Wetland development and other projects
along different parts of the river, much of it on private land, are also helping maintain and strengthen the river’s vitality, according to Ken Klaveness,
executive director of Trinity Waters, a nonprofit
conservation group.
“We’re trying to stimulate the quality of the
soil which has been depleted by 100 years of farming and over-fertilization,” Klaveness said. “We’re
doing projects like planting native grasses that
revitalize soil health, which is vital in retaining
water.”
Though parts of the Trinity River still remain
polluted, the river has become cleaner in recent
years. The Trinity River Authority, which oversees
much of the wastewater treatment efforts in the
river basin, is currently studying the ecology of the
river in partnership with Texas Parks and Wildlife and the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality, said Glenn Clingenpeel, a senior manager
with the Trinity River Authority.
“The preliminary results are that the ecology
of the Trinity is surprisingly good,” Clingenpeel
said. A key reason for those results, he said, is that
a large proportion of the river’s flow downstream
is from treated wastewater, which is so clean that
the basin now supports species such as darter fish
that are sensitive to pollution and would not have
survived in the river in the past.
Sansom noted that the relationship between
various communities along the river could become strained as they jockey for more of the river’s
resources.
“In the case of the Trinity, it ain’t the rice
farmers downstream,” Sansom said, referring to
a long-standing battle over water in the Colorado
River between Austin and rice farmers south of
the city. “It’s the city of Houston.”
Denis Qualls, senior program manager with
the city of Dallas’ Water Utilities Planning Division, said Dallas officials are aware that the Trinity’s resources are limited. He added that the city is
required to deposit a certain amount of water back
into the river based on the water rights permit the
city has with the TCEQ.
“We’re looking at more conservation and
we’re looking at re-use. In my mind, those are a
given,” Qualls said. “Beyond that, that will not be
enough water for the future so we are looking outside the basin.”
The Houston area is looking both within and
outside the basin to meet its future water needs.
The city is moving forward with the Luce Bayou
project, which will transport more than 400 million gallons of water per day from the Trinity River
to the Lake Houston reservoir 30 miles away.
Environment Texas, an environmental advocacy group, has expressed concern that the project
will endanger wildlife in Galveston Bay, which gets
about half of its water via the Trinity.
“In peak drought periods, it would reduce
the levels below the minimum levels necessary for
ecosystem health,” said Luke Metzger, the group’s
director. “I think that in general, we need to be exhausting our potential for conservation before we
consider projects like this.”
Alvin Wright, a spokesman with Houston’s
Public Works and Engineering Department, said
the project was thoroughly studied and has been
approved by TCEQ.
“All public comments including those pertinent to environmental flow were carefully considered and the inter-basin transfer project underwent a rigorous federal permitting process,
including a comprehensive environmental impact
study that has addressed any and all issues related
to protecting the environment,” Wright said in an
email.
A growing concern for communities that
rely on the Trinity’s waters is the recent discovery
ofzebra mussels in the river in Denton County,
prompting fears that the invasive species will
spread downstream. In other parts of the state, zebra mussels have clogged pipes and restricted the
flow of pumped water, prompting water providers
to spend millions to combat the problem.
Apart from the efforts of managing the river’s
water supply and wildlife, major urban development projects in Fort Worth and Dallas are attempting to tame the Trinity’s historic tendency to
flood while remaking both cities’ landscapes.
In the 15 years since Dallas voters approved
a $246 million bond package for its Trinity River
Corridor Project, city officials and community activists have argued over the details of the flood control project, including the inclusion of a possible
toll road. Though major portions of the project remain in limbo, an environmental impact statement
from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is due next
year and could pave the way for construction to
begin on the toll road. A recent city-sponsored urban design competition aimed at exploring ways to
connect downtown Dallas and the Trinity River has
also revived discussion. Organizers are expected to
announce a winner of the contest next month.
In Fort Worth, the Trinity River Vision Authority is overseeing the decade-old Trinity Uptown, likely to soon be renamed Panther Island.
The project aims to redevelop 800 acres north of
downtown and modernize flood control in the
area. The project’s current price tag is $909 million,
including $487 million in federal funding, of which
about $59 million has so far come in, according to
Trinity River Vision Authority Executive Director J.D. Granger. Granger, the son of U.S. Rep. Kay
Granger, R-Fort Worth, projected that the project
would be completed in 2022 or 2023, assuming the
Texas congressional delegation can secure about
$50 million a year for it.
“We’re not just making parts of the city safer.
We’re actually putting value back into the system,”
Granger said. “It’s economic development and
flood control.”
The project has long drawn controversy and
allegations of cronyism. Earlier this year, east Fort
Worth resident Mary Kelleher won her seat on the
board of the Tarrant Regional Water District, a
key partner on the project, with a campaign that
included questioning the wisdom of the project.
Kelleher thinks its price tag is too high and that
the federal funding assumptions are unrealistic. A
pure flood control project would be less costly and
likely be completed much sooner, she said.
“Obviously everyone loves San Antonio and
the River Walk,” Kelleher said. “I just don’t see a
need for it in Fort Worth.”
This article originally appeared in The
Texas Tribune at http://www.texastribune.
org/2013/10/16/reused-wastewater-key-trinityrivers-survival/. u
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Avoid Dangers of “Over-concentration”
When you were in school, you had to
concentrate on your studies. When you began your career, you had to concentrate on
your work. In fact, in just about every endeavor in life, concentration is essential for
success. However, as an investor, you may
find that you actually don’t want to concentrate too much.
That’s not to say you shouldn’t concentrate on your investment decisions — you
should. But if you concentrate too much
money in one investment, or one type of investment, you could run into problems.
Suppose, for example, that your portfolio is almost entirely devoted to growth
stocks. During a good economy, growth
stocks generally tend to do well, so if we’re
enjoying a period of sustained growth, your
portfolio might show some good returns. But
if the economy slumps while you own only
growth stocks, you could sustain losses that
may take a long time from which to recover.
On the other hand, if you over-concentrate
on fixed-income investments, such as bonds,
your principal value might increase when interest rates are falling (as interest rates and
bond prices are inversely related), but when
interest rates rise, your bond portfolio will
likely lose principal value.
To help avoid the problems of overconcentration, it’s important to own a range
of investments, which may include stocks,
bonds, government securities and certificates
of deposit (CDs). While this type of diversification cannot, by itself, guarantee a profit
or protect against loss, it can help reduce the
effects of volatility on your portfolio.
Of course, how you choose to allocate
your assets will depend on a variety of factors, including the following:
Your goals — Your ultimate objectives
should help govern your investment strategy.
If you are planning to retire early and then
start a new business, you may need to invest
more aggressively than, say, your neighbor,
who wants to work as long as possible and
then stay close to home, pursuing inexpensive hobbies.
Your risk tolerance — Just as we all have
different personalities, we have different tolerances for investment risk. If you can assume greater risk in exchange for potentially
higher returns, you may be a more aggressive investor. Conversely, if you’re willing to
take lower returns as a trade-off for greater
protection of your principal, you’re probably
a more conservative investor. However, to
achieve your goals, you may consider moving
outside your investment “comfort zone”
from time to time.
Your time horizon — Your stage of
life will also affect your investment choices. If you are just starting your career, you
can probably afford to invest more aggressively than if you are nearing retirement,
at which time you may want to cut down
on risks.
To build a diversified portfolio that
reflects your goals, risk tolerance and time
horizon, you may want to work with a
professional financial advisor — someone
who can assess your situation and recommend choices that are appropriate for
your needs. By concentrating on a unified
investment strategy — instead of overconcentrating on a specific type of investment — you can focus on where you want
to go and what you need to do to get there.
Edward Jones, its employees and financial advisors cannot provide tax or
legal advice. You should consult your attorney or qualified tax advisor regarding
your situation.
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16th Annual Christmas on
Texas Avenue
Arts, Crafts and Gifts Festival • December 7, 2013, Baytown, Texas
This annual holiday event will be preceded
by the City of Baytown’s Christmas Parade either
Thursday or Friday, same location. Information
forthcoming. The Festival will be Saturday only.
Security will be provided by Constable Ken Jones.
Interested parties should apply for necessary permits from the City of Baytown and/or Fire Department. This would apply only to food trucks. Merchandise vendors must have their Texas Sales and
Use Tax Permit.
Texas Avenue is the main street through what
was once called Goose Creek and which has been
declared an historic section for the visual and performing arts. We welcome you to participate and
look forward to extending our hospitality to you.
Eligibility: The festival is open to vendors
selling quality arts, crafts, and goods. Each
vendor must include a description of what
they will be selling. The Event Committee reserves
the right to refuse any vendor rental space. Items
not included in the description listed on the application form will not be allowed for sale. Absolutely
no garage sale booths. No exceptions. This year
the festival committee is limiting food sales only
to food trucks.
Booth Display: For booth rental information,
please look on our website www.christmas-on-texas-avenue.com or our Facebook page Christmas
on Texas Avenue.
Raffles: During the Christmas on Texas Ave-
nue Event (December 7) we will have several items
being raffled. The funds raised for these raffles will
benefit the Rising Stars Class and the other youth
art classes that the Art League holds throughout
the year.
Log onto art-league-of-baytown.org for additional information on all art league programs
or call the Art Center of Baytown during business
hours, 281-427-2222.
Parade is on Thursday.
Christmas on Texas Avenue is sponsored by
the Art League of Baytown. This civic event is a
focus point for family fun and celebration, besides
being a place to find that special Christmas present for those on the special part of your shopping
list. This year the festival will feature food trucks
near the intersections and a train running the
entire four block area from Commerce to Pruitt
Streets. The train depot will be near Commerce
Street. This is near the Art Center where Santa and
Mrs. Claus will be waiting to see children and the
Art League will be selling Frito Pie, cold drinks,
and coffee. There is always a lot to look at and buy
in the Art Center, especially during the holidays.
You need to include a stop here to see all of the
art—paintings, photographs, jewelry, handmade
pottery, etc. Some of it will amaze you!
This year during Christmas on Texas Avenue
there will be a series of raffles and silent auctions
to support the Art League’s scholarship fund. This
fund allows anyone without the financial resources
to attend the youth and special needs classes. Volunteers will be on the street to promote this fund
raiser. Raffle Organizer, Brittany Summerville
would appreciate some help with donated items
for the raffles and auction. You may contact her
at cotabaytown@gmail.com or call 281 674 5163.
And if you would like to volunteer to help, please
use the same contacts. Remember this is a 501(c)
(3) charity, so it can be deductible on your tax return.
There will be entertainment on the stage in
front of the Brunson Theater and the whole street
will again have sound from the stage all along the
street. Christmas music will be played between
performances. There are large cash prizes for the
decorations on the booths and for costumes of the
vendors. Don’t worry—there will be a contest of
the best visitor costumes at the Art Center! Stop
by and sign up for the contest while browsing for
gifts, having lunch, or bidding on the silent auction
items—you’s need something to do while the kiddos are seeing Santa!
So remember to get dressed up and come on
out for a day of family fun on the Avenue during
this year’s Christmas on Texas Avenue on December 7!! We want to remember Pearl Harbor and
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By: Weston Cotten
DON’T WISH YOU WOULD HAVE
It is with great sadness that I am writing
this as a substitute column for today.
A great friend of mine was in a terrible
auto crash and was unidentified for a number of days. Her identification was lost during the rush to get her to the hospital. Once
identified, her family and friends were notified and then the search began.
She had a will which was easily found.
However, she has not died as of this writing.
Consequently the will is of no use. What is
necessary are powers of attorney, medical
and financial. Without these, her health care
is constrained by the Texas Health Code, and
HIPAA determine who can counsel with the
doctors, and who can receive information
about her condition.
I received a call this morning regarding her powers of attorney. A search finally
turned them up, but valuable time was lost
and possibly irreparable damage done due to
withholding care pending the proper notifications being given.
My whole point is that once you appoint
someone as your agent, you should certainly
tell them and inform them about the location
of your documents.
The documents should be located where
they can be accessed after hours. As an older
attorney once said to me, “Nothing bad happens while the banks are open”. His point
was that putting wills and powers of attorney
into a safe deposit box were limiting your access to them to ties when the bank was open.
Most problems occur just as this one, late at
night on a week-end.
Give careful consideration to your
appointee(s). This person will be making
decisions for you while you are unable to do
so. Are they local, accessible, and have the
same values as you do? You want someone
who thinks like you do and who is strong
enough to make the difficult decisions while
emotions are at their peak, while the doctor
is standing in front of you and asking if he
can proceed. Knowing you have life or death
decisions to make can sometimes paralyze
a person and then their decisions are based
only on emotion, not the best interest of the
party or the agent cannot make a decision
because they are afraid to make a wrong decision.
We are hoping all turns out well for our
friend, but I am using this instance to sound
the alarm about the need for a Health Care
power of attorney as well as a financial (Durable) power of attorney.
With them, decisions can be made and
made quickly. The decision will best mirror
the injured party’s wishes.
Without them, the injured party may
have an “attorney ad litem” appointed to
make decisions that need to be made. As a
court appointed agent, the ad litem substitutes his judgment for that of the family and/
or friends, unless you are able to convince
the judge who is appointing someone to act
for the injured party, that you or some other
family member should be appointed.
The result of a court appointment is a
court overseeing decisions that are generally
family decisions which should be made with
the injured person’s wishes, lifestyle and instructions in mind, not those of some third
party who is not privy to the thoughts and
lifestyle of the injured.
Speak to your attorney, your family and
then take that step to appoint someone who
will honor your wishes, who thinks like you
do and who is strong enough to make the
hard decisions, knowing that if you were
available that you would either make the
same decision, or approve of it.
Don’t make it any more difficult than it
will already be.
Don’t leave life or death choices to
chance, or to strangers.
THIS ARTICLE IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON AS LEGAL ADVICE. This does
not constitute the establishment of an attorney client relationship between you and
this lawyer. Most information is of a very
general nature and cannot attempt to cover
all fact situations. Nothing contained in this
article should be construed to constitute a
recommendation of any product, service, or
web site.
Weston Cotten is admitted to practice in
all Texas Courts, all Federal District Courts
in Texas, and the U. S. Tax Court, though not
certified as to any legal specialization. He is
a member of the College of the State Bar of
Texas.
Please visit his website at www.westoncotten.com, or call at 281-421-5774. Principal (and only) office is located at 5223 Garth
Road, Baytown 77521.u
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Nutrition for Healthy Eyes
Research suggests that antioxidants and
other important nutrients may reduce your
risk of cataracts and macular degeneration.
Specific antioxidants can have additional benefits as well; for example, vitamin A protects
against blindness, and vitamin C may play a
role in preventing or alleviating glaucoma.
Omega-3 essential fatty acids appear to
help the eye in a variety of ways, from alleviating symptoms of dry eye syndrome to
guarding against macular damage.
Eye Benefits of Vitamins and Micronutrient
The following vitamins, minerals and
other nutrients have been shown to be essential for good vision and may protect your eyes
from sight-robbing conditions and diseases.
Incorporating the following foods in
your diet will help you get the Recommended
Dietary Allowance (RDA) of these important
eye nutrients. Established by the Institute of
Medicine (National Academy of Sciences),
the RDA is the average daily dietary intake
level of a nutrient sufficient to meet the requirements of nearly all healthy individuals
in a specific life stage and gender group.
While the RDA is a useful reference,
some eye care practitioners recommend
higher daily intakes of certain nutrients for
people at risk for eye problems. In the following list, mg = milligram; mcg = microgram
(1/1000 of a mg) and IU = International Unit.
Beta-carotene
• Eye benefits of beta-carotene: May protect against night blindness and dry eyes.
• Food sources: Carrots, sweet potatoes,
spinach, kale, butternut squash.
• RDA: None (Most supplements contain
5,000 to 25,000 IU).
Bioflavonoids (Flavonoids)
• Eye benefits of bioflavonoids: May protect against cataracts and macular degenera-
tion.
• Food sources: tea, red wine, citrus
fruits, bilberries, blueberries, cherries, legumes, soy products.
• RDA: None.
Lutein and Zeaxanthin
• Eye benefits of lutein and zeaxanthin:
May prevent cataracts and macular degeneration.
• Food sources: Spinach, kale, turnip
greens, collard greens, squash.
• RDA: None.
Omega-3 Fatty Acids
• Eye benefits of omega-3 fatty acids:
May help prevent macular degeneration
(AMD) and dry eyes.
• Food sources: Cold-water fish such as
salmon, mackerel and herring; flaxseed oil
and fish oil; ground flaxseeds and walnuts.
• RDA: None. (For cardiovascular benefits, the American Heart Association recommends approximately 1,000 mg daily.)
Selenium
• Eye benefits of selenium: When combined with carotenoids and vitamins C and
E, may reduce risk of advanced AMD.
• Food sources: Seafood (shrimp, crab,
salmon, halibut); Brazil nuts; enriched noodles; brown rice.
• RDA: 55 mcg for teens and adults (60
mcg for women during pregnancy and 70
mcg when breast-feeding).
Vitamin A
• Eye benefits of vitamin A: May protect
against night blindness and dry eyes.
• Food sources: Beef or chicken liver, cod
liver oil, eggs, butter, milk.
• RDA: 3,000 IU for men; 2,333 IU for
women (2,567 IU during pregnancy and
4,333 IU when breast-feeding).
Vitamin C
• Eye benefits of vitamin C: May reduce
the risk of cataracts and macular degeneration.
• Food sources: Sweet peppers (red or
green), kale, strawberries, broccoli, oranges,
cantaloupe.
• RDA: 90 mg for men; 70 mg for women (85 mg during pregnancy and 120 mg
when breast-feeding).
Vitamin D
• Eye benefits of vitamin D: May reduce
the risk of macular degeneration.
• Food sources: Salmon, sardines, mackerel, milk, orange juice fortified with vitamin
D.
• RDA: None, but the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends 400 IU per
day for infants, children and adolescents,
and many experts recommend higher daily
intakes for adults. The best source of vitamin
D is exposure to sunlight. Ultraviolet radiation from the sun stimulates production of
vitamin D in human skin, and just a few
minutes of exposure to sunlight each day
(without sunscreen) will insure your body is
producing adequate amounts of vitamin D.
Vitamin E
• Eye benefits of vitamin E: When combined with carotenoids and vitamin C, may
reduce the risk of advanced AMD.
• Food sources: almonds, sunflower
seeds, hazelnuts.
• RDA: 15 mg for teens and adults (15
mg for women during pregnancy and 19 mg
when breast-feeding).
Zinc
• Eye benefits of zinc: Helps vitamin A
reduce the risk of night blindness; may play a
role in reducing risk of advanced AMD.
• Food sources: Oysters; beef, Dungeness crab, turkey (dark meat).
• RDA: 11 mg for men; 8 mg for women
(11 mg during pregnancy and 12 mg when
breast-feeding).
In general, it’s best to obtain most nutrients through a healthy diet, including at least
two servings of fish per week and plenty of
colorful fruits and vegetables.
If you plan to begin a regimen of eye
vitamins, be sure to discuss this with your
optometrist or ophthalmologist. Taking too
much of certain vision supplements can
cause problems, especially if you are taking prescription medications for health
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By: Jason C. Miller, DPM, FACFAS, FASPS
Heel Pain in Children and Teenagers
Heel pain in children and teenagers is a
common reason for patients to come into our
office for evaluation. Although it is common,
heel pain in children and teenagers should not
be ignored. It is true that some causes of pediatric heel pain will “go away” as the child grows,
however other causes can be serious and/or early signs of a bigger lower extremity problem. All
heel pain in children should be evaluated and
x-rayed to determine its cause so parents (and
children) can be educated on the type, treatment, and natural progression of the condition.
Heel pain could be a warning sign that a child/
teenager has a condition that needs evaluation
and treatment.
Children and teenagers may complain
of pain in the back of the heel, the bottom of
the heel, the Achilles tendon, the arch, aching,
burning, and/or swelling. Patients often complain during or after activities, complain to parents, and some may cry or refuse to participate
in activities. Parents are encouraged to watch
children walk and look for limping, walking
on toes, rubbing their heels/feet/lower legs, or
children having difficulty doing usual activities/
sports.
Adult heel pain and pediatric heel pain are
completely different. Most adult heel pain is due
to plantar fasciitis/heel spur syndrome. Adult
heel pain is sharp with standing and walking
that tends to “loosen up” and get a little better.
Pediatric heel pain rarely is due to the plantar
fascial band and usually builds with standing,
walking, and activities.
The most common cause of heel pain in
children and teenagers is calcaneal apophysitis.
Generally, this affects children ages 7 -15 years
old, but can occur at any age of a growing child.
Calcaneal apophysitis is inflammation and pain
at the heel bone (calaneus) growth plate at the
back and bottom of the heels. Heavy activities
(sports, dancing, running, etc.) can stress this
growth area of the heel bone by the impact of
the heel on the ground and due to the strong
pull of the Achilles tendon on the back of the
heel. This type of heel pain resolves when the
calcaneus stops growing and the growth plate
closes. Calcaneal apophysitis is also known as
Sever’s disease and can occur in one or both
heels. Cleated athletic shoes are often associated with this condition, as cleated shoes often
do not have much shock absorption and cleats
directly under the heel can impact and inflame
the heel bone growth plate.
Many other causes of heel pain exist and
must be ruled out before apophysitis is assumed. Unicameral and other bone cysts are
not uncommon, and when large puts the heel
bone at risk for collapse and fracture. Overuse of surrounding tendons and muscles can
cause the heel to ache in children. The Achilles
tendon attachment in the back of the heel can
become irritated by shoes or by being congenitally too short. Often children and teenagers
can have biomechanical abnormalities (flat feet,
high arched feet, metatarsus adductus, etc.) that
can stress and inflame soft tissue attachments to
the heel. Stress fractures, traditional fractures,
juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, and accessory
ossicles also must be ruled out as the cause for
pediatric heel pain.
Some tips to prevent heel pain in children
and teenagers include avoiding obesity, using
well-constructed, supportive, and shock-absorbing shoes, daily and regular stretching of
the Achilles tendon and hamstrings, avoiding
jumping from furniture/heights, and avoiding
activities beyond a child’s ability.
Treatment for pediatric heel pain varies
based on the type and severity of the condition.
Have your child or teenager’s heel pain evaluated to ensure faster resolution of pain, a piece
of mind, and to prevent future problems/conditions.
Houston Foot and Ankle
Jason C. Miller, DPM, FACFAS, FASPS
Daren M. Guertin DPM, FACFAS
Laura Woodcox, DPM
Elizabeth Fernandez-Arias, DPM
Offices in Kingwood, Atascocita,
and Baytown
281-348-2166
www.houstonfootandankle.com u
creates a chemical reaction in the brain
that relaxes and soothes when the aroma
is inhaled. To keep you feeling relaxed
at work, place a few drops of essential oil
onto a cotton ball and keep it on your desk.
Take a tea break. Drink Chamomile
tea. Chamomile tea is gentle and soothing and helps with a number of things including relaxing the body. Chamomile tea
can be found in most grocery stores. Experiment with different herbal teas such as
Muscles
Tulsi, Chamomile with Valerian, Lemon
Muscles, everybody has them. Every-
simply by compressing tense areas on your
body abuses them in some way and most
scalp. Using small circular motions with the
don’t give them a second thought until they
fingers and thumbs, thoroughly work the
hurt.
muscles and tissue of the head. Work down
A very common result of muscle dys-
the neck in the same fashion. It is amazing
function is a tension or stress headache. Fre-
how much tension this will release. Explore
quently, a stress headache can begin in the
other ways to gently stretch.
shoulders, climbing slowly up the neck and
Add aromatherapy to your tension fight-
enveloping the head. The tension of a stress-
ing toolkit. The powerful essence of plants
ful day or lots of worry can bring on this
promotes well being and unleashes a phar-
uncomfortable event. Here are some things
macy in your brain. Lavender essential oil
Balm.
Many ways exist to relieve tension
and stop the cycle of stress and tension
headaches. If the pain continues after trying the above suggestions or chronic tension headaches are experienced, get some
help. Make an appointment with a trusted
massage therapist. When the cycle of pain
is broken, the body will find other ways
to deal with stress, like breathing to the
count of five.u
you can do to help yourself prior to seeing a
professional.
First, identify and acknowledge the fact
that you are stressed. Step back from being
“in your head”. Take a deep breath and release
it slowly. Do this three times. After the three
deep breaths, breathe in to the count of five
and out to the count of five. The breath and
our body’s reaction to it are inextricably connected. The breathing pattern “in to five and
out to five”, controls heart rate as well. Initially, it can take many minutes to feel the benefit of this breathing pattern. With practice,
mastery over your tension will occur within
seconds.
Stretch your neck and shoulders. In
a sitting position lean your head as far forward as you can. Place a palm on the back
of your head and press your head forward
like you are trying to put your chin onto your
chest. Next, turn the head as far to the right
as you can while dropping the left shoulder and rolling it back until you get a good
stretch in the neck. Do this on both sides.
Massage your head and neck. Start
ability to hold the camera steady. Try a “shutter priority” setting on your camera, (Canon
cameras it is the TV option, Olympus and
Nikon an “S”), with a setting that is greater
than 1/125 you should be good to go!
Why does my background look great but
the person I want to see is too dark? Plain and
simple - you need a flash. Add some light to
your subject and you will have a more evenly
By: Kimberli Smith
What do all these dang buttons on my camera mean?
If you are anything like me, you probably do not read the directions when you are
putting something together or get a new toy
from the electronics store. I just see if it has
enough juice, plug it in or charge it up and
go. Sometimes, the school of hard knocks and
experience is the best way to go. However,
sometimes you can also confuse yourself by
assuming one thing and being totally wrong.
I am not here to tell you I have ever read the
manual to my camera so I can’t judge you
for not reading yours; however there is some
exposed image. The answer is the same for if
you are noticing that your subject is perfectly
shade, florescent lighting and tungsten light.
fine but the background is super bright. Flash
There may also be a custom function, but you
is the key for balancing the exposure in your
should be fine choosing from one of the avail-
images!
able presets.
If you have any specific questions, please
Why are my pictures blurry? Most the
feel free to email me at kim@affinityphotog-
time when this problem arises, you are inside
raphy.net, and I will do my best to help you
or in a low light setting and are trying to take
understand. Photography is my passion and
a picture of something that is moving. Your
I want to help you become better photogra-
camera may have reached its maximum ca-
phers as well!
pabilities without making the image unclear.
However, this is a direct result of your shutter
speed being too slow for your subject or your
good stuff in there. I will try to summarize in
just a few simple tips the top three questions
I get from people that want to understand
how to use their camera! However, to find
these functions on your specific camera you
may need to resort to your manual to find the
settings. Chances are it will be somewhere in
your “Menu”.
Why are my pictures yellowish? Her shirt
should be white, not blue! If your color looks
funky after taking a picture, your “white balance” is off. All the lights around actually
have a color temperature. We typically do not
see these color shifts because our brain does
all the work for us in interpreting colors the
way they are meant to be viewed. Without
getting too technical, this is where you will
find a “WB” option. To correct this issue,
just simply set your camera to the light that
is available. Options should include (and are
likely to have pictures of) a sun, clouds, open
To schedule a portrait consultation,
please call (281) 837- 5882.u
Tracey S. Wheeler, IOM, President & CEO
Last month, I talked about the importance of community leaders and
volunteers to the well- being of the community. One of the best programs that the
Baytown Chamber of Commerce sponsors is the Partners in Education program which is
now in its 28th year. This program brings together businesses and schools for a mentoring and
tutoring. The relationships have evolved over the years to reflect the needs and capabilities of both the
school and the business. Due to the different schools and the different capabilities of a business to fulfill
those needs, the individual partnerships have become unique relationships. As we become aware of the ways in
which other partnerships are utilizing the efforts of those involved, all of us have gained by sharing this information.
The Chamber offers the opportunity for all partners to share ideas and learn from one another with quarterly meetings and
biannual newsletters. Each business is encouraged to decide what is best for their particular partner.
These businesses make it possible for their employees to be volunteer tutors and mentors to countless children throughout the Greater
Baytown/Highlands Area. The program provides many volunteer hours in each of the partnered schools. Last year, some $175,000 and
1,500 volunteer hours were spent in the planning and executing of these partnerships. It is sometimes hard to put into words the impact
that the business representatives have on the children and the children have on the business representatives. This program has been
successful in more ways than we could have ever imagined.
While there are many outstanding partnerships, there are always a few that really stand out. One of those is a program for at-risk girls
(Girls in Action Group) which allows for fieldtrips to different businesses to interact with prominent women in their professions. The girls
had the first-hand experience of the different disciplines of becoming successful.
The business partners sponsor attendance awards, assist with science and history fairs, birthday celebrations, family nights, and
more. They sponsor speakers for the classroom from engineers in science and pre-calculus to tours of industry. One partners provided
science assemblies from the Houston Museum of Natural Science called Bugs on Wheels: “Amazing Anthropods”. This program brings
a selection of living insects and other arthropods from the Cockrell Butterfly Center for hands-on, interactive presentations. During
National Chemistry Week, industry chemists and lab personnel awed some fifth-graders with real-life chemistry experiments and taught
about chemical safety in the home and workplace.
These are just a few examples of what this program offers to the young people of our community.
The businesses that are partners (many have had the same partners for 20 plus years) are tied very closely to their school. They
become somewhat of a family and the young people enjoy having the business representatives in their classrooms. In turn, many of the
schools will provide holiday programs for the businesses.
We are very proud to provide this program for the young people in our area. We have outstanding
partners and again outstanding volunteers making a difference in the lives of children.
Tracey S. Wheeler, IOM
President & CEO
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