Thursday September 18, 2014 - South Belt

Voice of Community-Minded People since 1976
September 18, 2014
Knights host blood drive
The Knights of Columbus No. 9201 will
host a blood drive in the social hall at St. Luke
the Evangelist Catholic Church, 11011 Hall
Road, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday,
Sept. 21.
Dobie nominations accepted
Dobie High School is accepting nominations for the 2015 Hall of Honor until Oct. 17.
Individuals may be nominated in the following categories: alumni, community volunteer,
faculty/staff/administrator, and fallen hero.
Nominations can be submitted at dobie.pasa
denaisd.org/campus_information/hall_of_
honor. Forms are available in the front office
at Dobie. The event will be held Friday, March
6, 2015, in the Dobie auditorium.
Church offers tutorials
New Covenant Christian Church offers tutorials to students in first through 12th grade. in
the South Belt area on Wednesdays. Tutorials
will be conducted from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m.
CT Church hosts festival
CT Church, 9701 Almeda Genoa, will host
its 21st annual Fall Festival and Market Friday
and Saturday, Sept. 26 and 27, from noon to 8
p.m. Friday, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday featuring shopping and craft booths, a Kid Zone
with inflatables and games, food booths, live
entertainment, a silent auction, and a Lil’ Tikes
Parade. For information on being a vendor or
activities, call 713-944-4815 or visit www.
ctchurch.tv/event/fall-festival-and-market.
Email: mynews@southbeltleader.com
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Vol. 39, No. 33
Local charter school met with opposition
The future charter school to be located in the
Riverstone Ranch subdivision has drawn the
ire of residents in the community who fear the
school of choice may bring unwanted traffic and
crime to the area.
To be located on Riverstone Ranch Road at
Kirksage, the Elite College Prep Academy–Riverstone, which will eventually serve pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, is tentatively set to
open for class by fall 2016.
“This area already has a problem with traffic
because of the 10 or 11 schools located very near
by,” said Riverstone Ranch resident Sylvia Rodriguez in a letter to the Leader. “The Houston
Gateway Academy will only add to the disruption of an already bad traffic flow for the subdivisions on both sides of Blackhawk Boulevard and
to the right and left of Riverstone Ranch.”
While there are several schools in the area
(Dobie High School, Melillo Middle School and
Moore and South Belt elementaries, all located
within one mile of the proposed campus), the
existing Pasadena Independent School District
campuses all have staggered start times to avoid
overlapping congestion. It is unsure at the moment what measures would be taken by Gateway
to avoid such problems.
The same level of displeasure has not been
displayed in regards to proposed PISD campuses, as the Leader has received zero complaints
about the future intermediate school to be constructed in the area, pending the result of a November bond election.
The Leader has received multiple calls from
residents who are under the misguided impression that the school is for troubled or at-risk students, possibly adding to area crime.
“At the annual HOA meetings, the constable’s
report on crime has always indicated that Riverstone Ranch had a low crime rate,” said Rodriguez. “Now because of construction of the
Houston Gateway Academy in the near future,
there is a fear of an increase in the crime rate for
the whole area.”
Contrarily, the school will actually be held to
a higher performance standard than traditional
public schools as a requirement to receive its
public funding.
Gateway’s other campuses have received several academic honors. In multiple years, Houston Gateway Academy has been recognized for
outstanding academic performance by the Texas
Education Agency and has received the Texas
Honor Circle District Award from the Texas
Comptroller’s office. It has also been rated as
Exemplary by the TEA multiple years.
Further, unlike other public schools, all students and faculty will be subject to random drug
screens, Gateway officials said.
Despite the Leader publishing multiple articles on the proposed school over the past five
years, some residents feel they were not properly
notified and should have had a say in the matter.
“We also feel that the property or properties
sold was without the knowledge of the residents
of the subdivisions in the area. There was no
knowledge of what was proposed until the sale
was final and a story was in the South Belt newspaper as an article for the area,” said Rodriguez.
“The residents of Riverstone Ranch and neighboring subdivisions in the area are mostly working class citizens of Houston and just did not see
or read the article that appeared in the South Belt
newspaper having to do with the construction of
another school in the Riverstone Ranch subdivision and the effects that construction will have
on the traffic flow in the area.”
While the law does not require a public notification of such a project, the Gateway endeavor
has also been on the Clear Brook City Municipal
Utility District’s monthly agenda on multiple occasions.
In an attempt to halt construction of the school,
a group of Riverstone residents are currently collecting petition signatures. At press time, more
than 100 signatures had been collected (many
of which are from residents who admitted they
were misinformed about the proposed school).
Early morning fire strikes PapaGayos, Scotty’s Pub on Scarsdale
Thompson sets drive
September is Hunger Action Month, and
Thompson Intermediate’s Science Department
is teaming up with Cheesecake Factory at
Baybrook for its fourth annual peanut butter
drive. Students donate peanut butter to help
support Feeding America, the nation’s leading
domestic hunger relief charity. Students bring
the peanut butter to their science teacher
through Sept. 24. Students receive a contributor certificate for their Rites of Passage presentation, and a teacher specified reward. The science
class bringing the most peanut butter will participate in a special lab. For information, contact
Carol Waters at cwaters@pasadenaisd.org.
Knights sell spaghetti
Knights of Columbus Council 9201 will
sponsor a fundraising spaghetti dinner Friday,
Sept. 26, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the St. Luke’s
social hall. The menu includes all-you-can-eat
spaghetti with KC 9201 pasta sauce, two
handmade Italian meatballs, garden salad with
Italian dressing, French bread, and iced tea or
lemonade. The cost is $7 eat in or take out. For
children under 12, the cost is $3, eat in only.
ESL class at Life Church
An ESL Class will be held on Thursday
nights beginning Oct. 2 at Life Church, 9900
Almeda Genoa. This will be an opportunity to
learn conversational English. The class lasts six
weeks and costs $50, which includes the workbook. To enroll, email Mike Carlen (mike.car
len@life.cc) or call 713-910-1911 by Sept. 21.
Dobie 40-year reunion set
The Dobie Class of 1974 will hold its 40th
reunion Saturday, Oct. 11, from 7 p.m. to 11:30
p.m. at South Shore Harbour. Cost per person is
$95.
Make checks payable to Dobie 40 Reunion,
and mail to Dobie 40 Reunion, c/o Janet Kolajajck Thompson, 10306 Grand Brook Dr., Houston, TX 77089. Pay by credit card via Paypal (4
percent charge added). For information, email
Dobie 40Reunion@yahoo.com or call Suzan
Patterson, 713-944-7755 or 832-283-1956.
Lariaettes hold dance clinic
The Dobie Lariaettes will hold their annual
Hand and Stand Dance Clinic Monday, Oct. 6.
Participants will learn routines, and sit with
Lariaettes at the first half of the Dobie versus
South Houston football game Saturday Oct.
11, at 1 p.m.
The clinic will be held at Dobie from 6 to 8
p.m. Monday, Oct. 6, for students in Pre-K
through eighth grade. Preregistration is $25, at
the door is $35, no checks. Parti-cipants who
preregister receive a shirt, that guarantees
them free admission into the game. For more
information, contact Maria Zuniga at Mariadg
31@yahoo.com or 713-314-6086.
KW South meeting set
The Kirkwood South Committee HOA
meeting will be held Sept. 25, at 7:30 p.m. in
Judge JoAnn Delgado’s, courtroom 10851
Scarsdale. Homeowners are urged to attend to
discuss critical issues affecting property owners and be apprised of what is happening and
what the board is doing on their behalf.
Kirkwood to meet Sept. 25
The Kirkwood Civic Club will meet
Thursday, Sept. 25, at 6:30 p.m. at the
Sagemont Community Center on Hughes
Road near Beltway 8. Subsequent meetings
will take place the last Thursday of the month
at the same location.
An office fire at PapaGayos on Scarsdale at Beamer spread to the restaurant’s kitchen
(left), then to the adjacent Scotty’s Pub (right) early Friday, Sept. 12. The cause of the suspicious fire was still under investigation at press time. During the blaze, an independent
cameraman working for KHOU was briefly detained after pulling a handgun on a pair
of bar regulars, who were later arrested for being intoxicated. The incident marked the
second time in less than a month that an area bar has been damaged by fire, as Beamer’s
Place suffered extensive smoke damage Aug. 31 after a nearby nail salon caught fire.
Photos by Marie Flickinger
Groundbreaking planned for pond
Harris County and Galveston County officials
will hold an official groundbreaking ceremony
for the new South Belt Stormwater Detention
Basin on Thursday, Oct. 9, at 10 a.m.
Formerly known as the Mud Gully Stormwater Detention Basin (A520-03-00-E001), the
174-acre site will be located in the area that once
housed the South Bend subdivision. Soil sampling conducted by both Harris County and the
Brio Site Task Force have determined the oncehazardous site is now safe.
Once complete, the pond will hold up to 1,250
acre/feet or 407 million gallons of stormwater.
Construction of the detention pond will be
broken down into three phases.
Phase I will cost roughly $5 million and take
approximately 1.5 years to complete.
While the project is being coordinated by the
Harris County Flood Control District, Galveston
County officials have agreed to contribute up to
$10 million to the project, as it will also benefit
them by detaining water that currently drains to
Clear Creek.
The entire project is estimated to take seven
years to complete.
Flood control officials are also moving forward with a concurrent plan to improve the
Mud Gully Channel (A120-00-00-C003) from
Sagerock to Astoria Boulevard.
Part of the district’s 2015-2016 Capital Improvement Program, plans call for lining the bottom of the channel with concrete with a bottom
width of 45 feet.
While current plans involve working jointly
with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the endeavor, officials said the county could likely secure the necessary funds to go it alone if needed
to expedite the project.
SJC named a top degree producer
San Jacinto College ranks 29th in the
nation – 18th among two-year colleges –
in the Community College Week magazine
Top 100 Associate Degree Producers for
2014.
Despite a decline in the overall number
of degrees and certificates awarded from
last year, the magazine’s analysis showed
that the total number of associate degrees
awarded among the institutions monitored
topped 1 million. San Jacinto College
moved up three spots from its rank of
32nd last year, placing sixth among Texas
community colleges that made the list.
Since 2008, San Jacinto College has
seen a 48.9 percent increase in the total
number of degrees and certificates awarded. Since 2008, San Jacinto College graduated more than 5,000 students for the
first time in school history.
In the Top 100, San Jacinto College
ranks 23rd for serving minority students,
13th for Hispanic students, 46th for AsianAmerican students, and 93rd for non-
minority students.
Within the Top 50 associate degrees by discipline
lists, San Jacinto College ranks third in science technologies/technicians, sixth in family and consumer
sciences/human sciences, 26th for business, management, marketing, and related support services, 40th in
health professions and related programs; and 45th in
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San Jacinto College Total Degrees and
Certificates by Academic Year
Academic Year
Total Degrees & Certificates
2006-07
2,682
2007-08
2,805
2008-09
2,849
2009-10
3,712
2010-11
4,176
2011-12
4,738
2012-13
5,076
Sagemont cleanup set for Oct. 11
“Let’s Spark Sagemont” is the combined effort of the City of Houston and the Sagemont
Civic Club to clean up the neighborhood and get
city laws enforced.
On Saturday, Oct. 11, the City of Houston will
sponsor “Keep Houston Beautiful Day” and is
partnering with Sagemont to have a much needed cleanup of the area.
“We are going to mow, edge and clean along
Hughes and Beamer,” said Sagemont Civic Club
President Julius Schindler. “Also the City of
Houston will help board up and clean a couple of
abandoned homes.”
Volunteers will meet at the Sagemont Park
Community Center at 8 a.m. to sign in, pick up
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Annual Evening of Cuisine nears
The South Belt-Ellington Chamber of Commerce’s annual Evening of Cuisine will take
place Thursday, Oct. 10, at The Gardens, 12001
Beamer, from 5:30 to 9 p.m.
Now in its 17th year, the event is by far the
chamber’s biggest fundraiser every year.
The all-you-can-eat function allows attendees
to sample a wide variety of food and beverages
for a myriad of local vendors.
This year’s event will feature cuisine ranging
from Mexican to steak, as well as multiple desserts.
Confirmed vendors include Outback Steakhouse, Floyd’s Cajun Seafood and Steakhouse,
Barcenas Mexican Restaurant, Sicily Pizza, Celeste’s Cakes & More, Randy’s BBQ, Mexican
Restaurant, Pizza Lounge Express, Black-Eyed
Pea, Dunkin’ Donuts, Longhorn Steakhouse,
Time Out Sports Bar, H-E-B Blackhawk, San Jacinto College Culinary Department, Cakelicious,
Savannah Café & Bakery, Rene’s Catering, Egg
& I and Silver Eagle Distributors.
Awards will be given to best entree, best dessert, best decorated, rookie of the year, people’s
choice and best of show.
The event will also feature live and silent auctions.
Dining tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at
the door and are available at the chamber, 10500
Scarsdale; ACE Central Hardware, 11676 Beamer; Primeway Federal Credit Union (inside HE-B), 9828 Blackhawk; and the Leader offices,
11555 Beamer.
For more information, call Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Sally Mitchell at 281481-5516.
National Night Out set for Oct. 7
National Night Out 2014 will take place Tuesday, Oct. 7, from 6 to 9 p.m.
Founded in 1983 by Matt Peskin of National
Association of Town Watch in Wynnewood, Pa.,
the event is aimed at preventing crime by encouraging neighbors to communicate with each
other, as well as local law enforcement officers.
Last year’s campaign involved citizens, law
enforcement agencies, civic groups, businesses,
neighborhood organizations and local officials
from 15,000 communities. More than 37 million
people participated in NNO 2013.
The event is designed to heighten crime and
drug prevention awareness; generate support for,
and participation in, local anti-crime programs;
strengthen neighborhood spirit and policecommunity partnerships; and send a message to
criminals letting them know neighborhoods are
organized and fighting back.
Along with the traditional display of porch
lights and front porch vigils, NNO will be celebrated by neighborhoods and communities with
a variety of events and activities such as block
parties, cookouts, parades, flashlight walks, contests, youth programs and visits from local police.
Now in its 31st year, the annual event took
place in August in years past. Organizers have
since changed the NNO’s Texas date to give residents an opportunity to enjoy cooler weather.
The Houston Police Department, Harris
County Sheriff’s Office and Harris County Precinct 2 Constable’s Office will once again be participating in the yearly program.
South Belt residents within the city limits who
are planning on having a block party should contact Houston police Officer Richard Buitron at
281-218-3800 or Buitron@Houstonpolice.org.
Residents outside of the city limits having parties should contact Harris County Constable Precinct 2 Chris Diaz’s office at 713-477-2766. The
sooner the law enforcement agencies are aware
of a NNO party location, the better chance an
officer can come by and visit.
Page 2 Section A, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Thursday, September 18, 2014
In My Opinion
Another management
HOA situation in area
I moved into my house at Tierra Subdivision in May 2014. It is located east of I
45 and south of Shaver. With my 38 years
of property management experience I was
wanting to get involved in the HOA to see
what help I could offer.
I contacted Patricia Ortiz, the manager of the Texas Community Management
Company. We had a few conversations. She
didn’t know when the Annual Board meeting would be. I also asked for the names
and phone numbers of the Board members.
She said, “It is our policy not to release that
information to the members. The board
does not want to be bothered. All contact
is through me.”
Wow, what a red flag. After that conversation Ms. Ortiz would not take any of my
calls, nor answer my emails. So I started re-
questing information by certified mail. She
only sent one of the many reports I requested, some financial statements.
There were a lot of red flags in the report.
In the first 5 months of 2014, management
collected $55,000 and spent $83,000. That
was $ 43,000 over budgeted expenses. Total net loss for the 5 months was $27,000.
Not good.
I requested more detailed information,
but she blocked my emails.
Ms Ortiz still will not tell me when and
where the Board meets, but that I “I’ll receive a certified letter from the Board.”
This is a scary situation since so many
companies like this have skipped town and
left the homeowners without. Bill Higgins
Publisher’s note: I, like Bill Higgins, have
tried to contact this individual, but to no
avail. If anyone has any information on
this HOA, please contact the Leader at my
news@southbeltleader.com.
–Marie Flickinger
Elected officials share their words
Financial State of the City
By Stephen C. Costello, Houston City Council, At Large 1
Those of us fortunate to call the City
of Houston home know that we live in a
city experiencing a booming economic
recovery that is far ahead of the national
average. Yet even as we grow more jobs
for our neighbors, friends and families,
and see our overall economy grow, the
financial state of our city unfortunately
continues to head in an opposite direction.
Even as the local economy booms,
our great city stands on the edge of a little talked about financial cliff that not only
threatens our economic well-being, but
also limits our ability to adequately meet
our basic obligations. Today, our municipal unfunded pension liability stands
at $3.2 billion and unfunded healthcare
liability is over $2.1 billion. These numbers don’t even account for the unfunded
leave balance, and annual fleet, equipment and maintenance obligations. This
problem runs deep.
While we have already taken some interim steps that include saving excess,
unbudgeted revenue for the next year’s
budget, such measures are simply a
modest start. To get to the heart of the
problem and save our city from financial
disaster, we must now do more. While
there is no single, “silver bullet,” I believe
we have the opportunity to create a lasting pension reform plan that secures our
financial footing and puts the city in position to reduce its debt, and lower tax
rates while further investing in our infrastructure and even allows us to put more
police officers on the street.
My proposed solution begins with the
elimination of the current mandatory cost
of living adjustments (COLA) and freezes the deferred retirement option plan
(DROP) – doing so would alone yield
nearly $1.2B in pension saving over the
next six years and reduce the city unfunded liability over 80%.
This would not only ensure our city is
saved from the threat of economic failure, it would also create savings that
would allow us: (i) increase the size of
the police force by annually funding seven cadet classes in lieu of the presently
planned two classes while also purchasing the necessary equipment to allow
our officers to safely perform their duties;
body cameras, body armor, computers,
vehicles, etc.; (ii) improve our streets
by incorporating alleys, curbs and sidewalks into the city street and drainage
improvement program while also providing greater funding for street repair and
maintenance; (iii) reduce municipal debt
by providing additional funds to the annual debt service account thereby reducing
the burden on the general fund; and (iv)
increase the homestead exemption for
our senior citizens.
These are some of my thoughts after
serving on city council for 4 1/2 years
studying the financial state of the city.
While our municipal unions and others
may disagree with this approach, I can
respect their opposition but also believe
that doing nothing is no longer an option.
Local library events set
Parker Williams Branch
The following events are scheduled for the Parker Williams Branch Library, 10851
Scarsdale Blvd., Sept. 18 through Sept. 24.
Senior health/computer training is scheduled for Wednesdays and Thursdays, Sept.
18, 24 and 25, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Learn basic computer skills such as using a mouse,
getting to a website, and using a search box, while also learning how to use websites
with reliable health information. Searching for Health Information Online – An Internet
Course for Older Adults takes places in four sessions. No computer experience is necessary.
Preschool storytime is held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesdays, and toddler storytime is at
10:30 a.m. on Thursdays.
Vietnamese storytime is every Saturday - Level 2 at 10 a.m., Level 1 at 11:15 a.m. and
Level 3 at 2:30 p.m. For more information on Vietnamese programs, speak with Loc Bui.
For information on programs, call the Parker Williams Library at 281-484-2036.
Bracewell Branch Library
The Bracewell Neighborhood Library, 9002 Kingspoint Drive, recently listed its programs for Sept. 18 through Sept. 24.
Thursdays – Computer Basics at 2 p.m.; Internet Basics at 3:30 p.m.; Basic
PowerPoint at 5 p.m.; and Spanish Computer Basics 1 at 6:15 p.m.
On Thursday, Sept. 18, Not Your Mama’s Book Club will meet at 6 p.m. Holmes on
the Range, by Steve Hockensmith, will be discussed.
Tuesdays – Family Storytime at 10:30 a.m., followed by a storytime-themed craft at
11 a.m., and a kid’s craft at 4:30 p.m.
Wednesdays – Baby/Toddler Storytime is at 10:30 a.m. followed by playtime at 11 a.m.;
Computer Basics at 3:15 p.m.; Internet Basics at 4:30 p.m.; and Wii gaming at 4:15 p.m.
On Wednesday, Sept. 24, Wii Gaming will be held. Play games on the Nintendo Wii
battling in mini-games, trivia challenges and skills competitions.
For more information on events, call the Bracewell Library at 832-393-2580.
SJC offers pet vaccinations
The San Jacinto College South campus natural sciences department will host its seventh annual World Rabies Day event offering low-cost vaccinations for dogs and cats,
on Saturday, Sept. 27, from 9 a.m. to noon.
The event will be held at the San Jacinto College South campus in the Academic
Wing - North (Building 7) in Rooms S7.124 and S7.128. The South campus is located
at 13735 Beamer Road in Houston.
Owners need to check pets in at the registration desk located in the P6 parking lot,
directly outside the vaccination rooms.
All pets should be in carriers or on a leash.
This year, three new canine vaccinations are available: rattlesnake, leptospirosis and
influenza.
Available vaccinations and fees are: Dogs – rabies, $10; distemper/parvo, $15; bordetella, $15; leptospirosis, $15; rattlesnake, $25; influenza, $25. Cats – rabies, $10;
distemper (FVRCP), $15; leukemia, $15.
No additional veterinary services will be offered. Cash only will be accepted. All
proceeds will benefit local animal rescue and rehabilitation facilities.
Healthcare
Amenities:
Rehabilitation-Physical,
Occupational and
Speech Therapy
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Wound Care
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Pain Management
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Post-Operative Care
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Cardiac Services
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Intravenous Therapy Services
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Respiratory Care
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Pulmonary Services
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Hospice/Respite Care
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Specialized Care. Advance Recovery.
Total Wellness.
11902 Resource Parkway
281-922-6802
Elected officials share their words
9/11 and our porous borders
By U.S. Rep. Pete Olson
Thirteen years ago, our nation suffered a catastrophic attack on our homeland. America “woke up” that day to a
harsh reality – terrorists could strike our
families and friends on American soil, in
the places we worked and lived.
Having served in the United States
Navy both as a pilot and in a post at the
Pentagon, remembering 9/11 and those
we lost stirs both a sense of dread that
we could be attacked in such a way, and
a sense of national pride that our country, our ideals, and our vision for freedom
will always triumph over the twisted forces of evil that seek to harm us.
The world is still a very dangerous
place. Arguably, it has become even
more dangerous in recent years because
we are weakened by an Administration
that devalues our military, seeks to pacify
our enemies, and believes that shrinking
from the world somehow makes us safer.
Death
Edward Frank
Manuel
But worse than that, we have an
Administration so willfully blind to the
dangers we face that they allow our borders to remain wide-open for terrorists to
infiltrate. As a former Naval officer, I have
great respect for the men and women of
our armed forces, intelligence services,
and border security – we are blessed to
have them manning the front lines in
defense of our nation. Unfortunately, we
do not have a President willing to stand
up and do his duty in protection of our
sovereign soil.
That is why today, I will take a moment
to pray for the Americans we lost on
9/11, the families they left behind, and I
renew my solemn oath that we WILL
SECURE OUR BORDERS so we can
stop future terrorists who seek to assault
Edward Frank Manuour homeland.
el, 91, of Houston, died on
May God Continue to Bless Texas and Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014.
our United States of America.
He was born on March 29,
1923, to John F. Manuel and
Dorothy V. Carter Manuel
in Westlake, La. He grew up
on a farm in Shepherd, Texas, where his father and uncle Tom Manuel ran Manuel
Brothers General Merchandise.
Elected officials speak out
Green responds to presidential
address, terrorist threat from ISIL
On Wednesday, President
Barack Obama rolled out his
comprehensive strategy to
degrade and ultimately
destroy the terrorist group
known as ISIL. U.S. Rep.
Gene Green released the following statement in response:
“ISIL has become a threat
to our friends and allies in the
Middle East, and could pose
a growing threat to the United
States. Already, they’ve taken
two American lives.
“We need to put an end to
this threat by supporting our
allies who want to defend
themselves against acts of
terrorism.
“We’re supportive of a
comprehensive strategy that
includes airstrikes and drones
to support Iraqi and Kurdish
forces, but we cannot and
will not put American boots
on the ground. The American
people are weary, and we’ve
already sacrificed too many
of our servicemen and
women fighting the war in
Iraq. Going forward, we want
to be smart about the way we
deal with this group.”
Olson votes to keep Obama’s
promise to Americans
Rep. Pete Olson, Texas
22, recently voted to allow
Americans who like their
health coverage to keep it
instead of being forced to
change it.
Olson’s vote for H.R.
3522, the Employee Health
Care Protection Act, would
allow any group health plan
offered at work in 2013 to
continue to be offered
through 2018. Without this
legislation, millions of American families face the possibility of losing their current
coverage if it does not conform to Obamacare mandates. The bill passed in the
House by a vote of 247-167.
“When selling his disastrous health care plan to the
American people, President
Obama famously promised
that if a person liked their
current health coverage they
could keep it,” Olson said.
“Sadly, as millions of Americans have learned under
Obamacare, that was a lie.
Families and individuals
across America were kicked
off of their current plans and
forced into government plans
with no guarantee they could
keep their current doctors.
Today, the House acted to
protect millions more from
facing that same dilemma.
On behalf of the American
people, I urge the Senate to
pass this bill and help the
House keep the president’s
promise.”
Actuaries for the Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid
Services estimate that roughly 65 percent of small businesses face a premium
increase under the Affordable
Care Act (ACA). While maintaining existing health care
plans for Americans, H.R.
3522 would also allow other
small businesses and employees to choose from non-ACA
compliant plans offered last
year. Increasing choices
helps Americans avoid costly
premium increases.
of 69 years, Ruth McWilliams Manuel; children Edward Manuel Jr. and wife
Virginia, Elaine Sparks, Lynn
Ciolli and husband Clayton,
and David Manuel and wife
Susan; sisters Ethelda Nelson, Matilda Johnson and
Jackie Manuel; brothers Vernon Manuel, Gerald Manuel
and Donnis Hunter; grandchildren Amy Curtis and husband Eugene, Lisa Ciolli-Hile
and husband Chris, Stacy
Ciolli, and Jordan Manuel;
great-grandchildren Mikaela
Curtis, Sydnie Hile and Addison Curtis; and many other
relatives and friends.
The funeral service was
held at 1 p.m. on Monday,
Sept. 15, 2014, at Jeter Memorial Funeral Home Chapel
in Friendswood with the Rev.
Ron Culberth officiating. Interment followed at Forest
Park East Cemetery in Webster.
Condolences may be sent
to the Manuel family in care
of Jeter Memorial Funeral
Home at www.jeterfuneral
home.com.
San Jac one of nation’s top
associate degree producers
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precision production.
“At San Jacinto College, we want our
students to complete what they came
here to start, whether that is an associate
degree or certificate, ‘the basics’ to
transfer on to a four-year institution, or
skills training to advance in their career,”
said San Jacinto College Chancellor Dr.
Brenda Hellyer. “We know that a higher
education credential is critical to the
success of our local economy and workforce, and we are committed to helping
our students succeed.”
For two-year certificates, Community
College Week ranked San Jacinto College
16th among all disciplines, 12th for
minority students, 35th for non-minority
students, 101st for African American
students, 95th for Asian-American students, and 11th for Hispanic students.
The college was also ranked 74th among
minorities and 32nd for Hispanic students with one-year certificates.
The Top 100 list covers degrees and
certificates awarded during academic
year 2012-13.
The listings include institutions that
have awarded the largest number of
associate degrees and sub-two-year certificates.
Lists for specific disciplines include
the top 50 ranks with the same caveat
regarding additional institutions included that are tied at the last rank.
To see a complete list of the
Community College Week Top 100, visit
www.ccweek.com.
Imagination Celebration Oct. 18
The Education Village in
the Clear Creek Independent
School District will come
alive for one day with the
sound of music and the arts.
Imaginations soar as students get the chance to
make works of art at more
than a dozen Creation
Stations.
This special day sponInterfaith Care Partners Ministry group at St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church, 10727 sored by the CCISD DepartHartsook Street (near Almeda Mall), a gathering for persons with Alzheimer’s, dementia ment of the Visual and
or memory loss, meets the third Friday of each month from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Performing Arts is filled
Gatherings consist of a continental breakfast, arts and crafts, exercises, entertainment, with activities for elementaa singalong, a devotional break, lunch, and ends with a game.
ry- aged children and their
Those who have a family member or know of someone with these challenges, are
welcome to attend. All services are provided free of charge.
An initial interview must be conducted by Interfaith CarePartners staff to welcome
new participants into this program
Students who missed the
The next gathering will be held in the Mother Cabrini Center at the church on Friday,
start of the 16-week semesSept. 19. For more information or to register a loved one, call Interfaith CarePartners at
ter at San Jacinto College
713-682-5995 or visit the website at www.inter faithcarepartners.org.
can still enroll for fall classes and begin their path to a
college credential or degree
Those who are the husband, wife or partner of a chronically ill/disabled person may with courses that begin
join a support group, Sickness and Health, the last Thursday of each month from 6:30 to Monday, Oct. 20.
8:30 p.m. at Cokesbury United Methodist Church, 10030 Scarsdale. Free childcare proCourses available as part
vided. This month’s meeting is set for Thursday, Sept. 25. For more information, con- of the second eight-week
tact Jennifer Miller at sicknesshealthhouston@gmail.com or 713-724-2360, or visit term are those that will help
the Well Spouse Association at http://www.wellspouse.org.le.
students finish the “basics.”
Students can choose to
enroll in classes that meet
Moore Elementary will hold a Fall Festival on Friday, Oct. 24, from 5:30 until 8:30 online, face-to-face, or a
p.m. Vendors are being sought who are interested in reserving a booth for this event. For combination of both, as
well as in the evening or on
more information, call Silvia Luna at 713-740-0656.
the weekends to meet flexible scheduling needs.
Financial aid is available
The Jingle Bell Market, hosted by the Golfcrest Country Club Ladies Association, to those who qualify.
will be held Monday, Nov. 3, from 4 to 9 p.m. at Golfcrest Country Club, 2509 Country
Students interested in
Club Drive in Pearland.
attending San Jacinto ColThe Jingle Bell Market is a holiday shopping experience where visitors can explore lege should first apply by
unique displays of jewelry, apparel, home décor, gourmet food selections, and much visiting sanjac.edu/apply.
more. A $5 admission benefits the Pearland Neighborhood Center. For more informaTo view available second
tion about the center, visit www.pnctexas.com.
eight-week courses, visit
Care Partners meet Sept. 19
Manuel graduated from
Shepherd High School in
June 1940. After graduating
from high school, he spent
several years working in the
Civilian Conservation Corps.
He married Ruth McWilliams
on March 31, 1945, and they
lived in San Antonio while he
served in the Army. They then
moved to Houston where he
worked for Seaboard Transit
and Red Arrow Freight Line.
Manuel attended the University of Houston while
raising a family, graduating
in 1949, and became a certified public accountant. He
worked for many years in the
trucking industry and was
comptroller of Robertson
Tank Lines before joining his
brothers, Vernon and Gerald,
in running their own business, Manuel Brothers Optical in Shepherd, for some
years before his retirement.
Manuel was preceded in
death by his parents; sister
Joyce Birmingham; nephew
Edward Wayne Johnson; and
son-in-law Steven Sparks.
He is survived by his wife
families.
“Please make plans to
take advantage of this free
opportunity to enrich your
child’s creative side,” said
Dean Muths, director. “Our
art and music teachers
strive to make this an event
to remember for our students.”
Imagination Celebration
is Saturday, Oct. 18, from 9
a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the
Commons at Education
Village, 4380 Village Way
in League City. Parking is
in front of Clear Falls High
School’s Performing Arts
Center.
The Fifth-Grade Honor
Choir, with students from
every CCISD elementary
campus, will perform at 1
p.m. in the auditorium at
Clear Falls High School.
For more information
and to view photos of past
celebrations, visit http://
www.ccisd.net/departments
/visual-performing-arts/dis
trictwide-events/imagina
tion-celebration.
Fall courses still available at SJC
Support group at Cokesbury
Vendors sought for Moore fall festival
Jingle Bell Market Nov. 3
Dobie art show at San Jac
Dobie High School art students will exhibit their
work in the San Jacinto College South Art Gallery,
Room S15.112 from Sept. 18 through Oct. 8. A reception will be held Thursday, Sept. 18, from 6:30 to 8
p.m. The exhibition is free and open to the public.
Hours are Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3
p.m.; Monday and Wednesday from 3 to 6 p.m.; and
Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
sanjac.edu/coursefinder, fall 2014 semester eightand search for classes in the week (second) part of term.
Sagemont cleanup
Continued from Page 1A
tools and go out into the neighborhood to show all residents what is needed and what can be done to benefit
all as a part of this cleanup.
Anyone can volunteer for this project, and everyone
is encouraged to help out.
For more information, call Schindler at 832-5454054 or Sandra Robb at 281-481-2838.
Campaign fundraiser set
A campaign fundraiser will be held for Kim Ogg on
Friday, Sept. 26, from 7 p.m. to midnight at The
Gardens Houston, 12001 Beamer Road.
Ogg is running for Harris County District
Attorney.
The cost is $35 per person and will include a sitdown dinner and live music.
Special guest will be Texas State Sen. Sylvia Garcia.
RSVP at coordinator@kimoggforda.com or 713-9610521.
American Legion presents check to Genoa
Tax-Aide volunteers sought
Each year from Feb. 1 through April 15, Houston-area
AARP Tax-Aide volunteers help about 50,000 low-income and over-60 taxpayers. For the 2015 tax season,
volunteers are needed now for two four-hour shifts weekly as a Tax-Aide tax counselor, greeter, technology coordinator or administrator. Training will be provided in
January at local Clear Lake-area churches. Speakers of
Spanish and English are especially needed. Learn more
and sign up at www.aarp.org/tavolunteer8 (English only).
Into the Woods Sept. 12-28
Clear Creek Community Theatre will present the Tony
Award winning musical, Into the Woods, with music and
lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine.
Steven Sarp is the theater director.
Favorite Grimm characters find out how far they would
go to make a wish come true when they take a journey into
the woods. It’s a magical, bewildering place full of witches, wolves, giants and mysterious strangers, where familiar fairy tales get tangled up together. Wishes come true
here, but at a price.
Into the Woods runs Sept. 12 through Sept. 28. Showtimes are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at
2:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.clearcreek
communitytheatre.com or call 281-335-5228.
At 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, American Legion American Legion Post 490; Tiffany Bennett, GePost 490 donated $1,000 to Genoa Elementary noa Elementary principal; and John Cronin, secSchool for school supplies for all children. Pictured ond vice commander, American Legion Post 490.
are, left to right, Faith Federspiel, commander,
Photo submitted
Thursday, September 18, 2014, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Section A, Page 3
Texas’ biggest beach cleanup Sept. 27
Volunteer sign-up for Adopt-A-Beach Fall Cleanup open
As many as 10,000
Texans are expected to hit
the beach Saturday, Sept.
27, for the biggest beach
cleanup in the Lone Star
State, the Texas General
Land Office’s Adopt-ABeach Fall Clean-up.
The cleanup takes place
at eight Galveston area
beaches, starting at 8:30
a.m.
Cleanup will be from 9
a.m. to noon.
Post-cleanup celebrations begin at noon.
“Come and join us for a
good day of family fun with
a purpose,” said Jerry Patterson, Texas Land Commissioner.
Volunteers can sign up
online at www.texasadopta
beach.org or just show up at
any participating beach that
morning, except for the
sites at St. Joseph Island
and the John M. O’Quinn
Cowgirl of the Week
I-45 Estuarial Corridor and
Virginia Point Peninsula
Preserve, which require
advance registration. Each
volunteer will be given data
cards, gloves, pencils and
trash bags.
All volunteers are
advised to wear closed-toe
shoes and bring sunscreen
and plenty of drinking
water. The Texas General
Land Office Adopt-ABeach Cleanups are held
rain or shine.
Texans who are not able
to attend the cleanup can
help keep their beaches
clean by making a tax-deductible donation online at
www.Texas AdoptABeach.
org. There are several different
Adopt-A-Beach
sponsorship levels ranging
from $25 to $25,000, allowing both individuals and
corporations to contribute
to this major cleanup effort.
The Adopt-A-Beach program is an all-volunteer
effort that began in 1986 in
an effort to rid Texas beaches of litter.
Since the program began,
465,000 volunteers have
removed more than 8,900
tons of trash from the Texas
coastline, making it one of
the most successful volunteer efforts in the nation.
To learn more about the
Adopt-A-Beach program,
visit www.TexasAdoptA
Beach.org or contact the
General Land Office at
1-877-892-6278.
Like on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/texas
adoptabeach.
Also, follow on Twitter
via @TXAdoptA Beach
and use #TexasAdoptA
Beach in all social media
posts about the event.
NASA’s Orion spacecraft nears
completion, ready for fueling
Kenzie Fernandez was announced Sagemont
Cowgirl of the Week at the football game against
the Pearland Texans on Sept. 13. Kenzie is a
Sagemont Cowgirl Mascot and is the 6-year-old
daughter of Kenny and Kasie Fernandez and the
sister of Kaden Fernandez. She is a student at
South Belt Elementary.
Photo submitted
NASA is making steady
progress on its Orion spacecraft, completing several
milestones this week at
NASA’s Kennedy Space
Center in Florida in preparation for the capsule’s first trip
to space in December.
Engineers
finished
building the Orion crew
module, attached it and the
already completed service
module to the adapter that
will join Orion to its rocket
and transported the spacecraft to a new facility for
fueling.
“Nothing about building
the first of a brand new space
transportation system is
easy,” said Mark Geyer,
Orion Program manager.
“But the crew module is
undoubtedly the most complex component that will fly
in December. The pressure
vessel, the heat shield, parachute system, avionics –
piecing all of that together
into a working spacecraft is
an accomplishment. Seeing it
fly in three months is going
to be amazing.”
Finishing the Orion crew
module marks the completion of all major components
of the spacecraft. The other
two major elements – the
inert service module and the
launch abort system – were
completed in January and
December, respectively.
The crew module was
attached to the service module in June to allow for testing before the finishing
touches were put on the crew
module.
The adapter that will connect Orion to the United
Launch Alliance (ULA)
Delta IV Heavy rocket was
built by NASA’s Marshall
Space Flight Center in
Huntsville, Ala. It is being
tested for use on the agency’s
Space Launch System rocket
for future deep space missions.
NASA, Orion’s prime
contractor Lockheed Martin,
and ULA managers oversaw
the move of the spacecraft
recently from the Neil
Armstrong Operations and
Checkout Building to the
Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at Kennedy,
where it will be fueled with
ammonia and hyper-propellants for its flight test. Once
fueling is complete, the
launch abort system will be
attached. At that point, the
spacecraft will be complete
and ready to stack on the
Delta IV Heavy.
Orion is being built to
send humans farther than
ever before, including to an
asteroid and Mars. Although
the spacecraft will be uncrewed during its December
flight test, the crew module
will be used to transport
astronauts safely to and from
space on future missions.
Orion will provide living
quarters for up to 21 days,
while longer missions will
incorporate an additional
habitat to provide extra
space.
Many of Orion’s critical
safety systems will be evaluated during December’s mission, designated Exploration
Flight Test-1, when the
spacecraft travels about 3,600
miles into space.
For more information on
Orion, visit http://www.nasa.
gov/orion.
Melillo takes ice bucket challenge
Melillo Middle School administrators and counselors were
challenged to the ALS ice bucket challenge by Dobie High
School. Students contributed
$1 to watch the freezing spectacle. Staff members contributed money to be the ice water
“dumpers.” The school raised
$1,100 in only three days. In
turn, Melillo challenged administrators from each of its elementary feeder schools: Moore,
Frazier, South Belt, Burnett and
Stuchbery. All monies will be
donated to the ALS foundation.
Before (right) and after (seated
below): Left to right are Counselor Patricia Goodman, Assistant Principal Chris Bui, Principal Diane Wheeler, Assistant
Principal Melissa Garza and
Counselor Erin Provost.
Ice water dumpers (standing) are, left to right, (substitute), Crystal Polo (teacher), Marti Watts
Debra Yocum (librarian); Mallory Parker (teach- (teacher) and Charlene Gronewold (teacher).
er), Amee Stoneman (nurse), Jennifer Youngblood
Photos submitted
San Jac expands welding
training to meet demand
The demand for certified
welders remains strong as
the Houston area economy
and population continue to
boom. To help fill the need
for welders, San Jacinto
College is expanding its
welding technology training.
The San Jacinto College
North campus added 16 new
welding training stations in
the spring 2014 semester,
and 32 new training stations
are now under construction
and were scheduled to be
ready for use in the fall 2014
term.
“We are adding these additional training stations
because of the continuing
high demand for welders in
the area,” commented Eddie
Foster, welding department
chair at the San Jacinto
College North campus. “In
fact, I was recently contacted by a human relations representative from the Fluor
corporation who said that
Fluor is hiring welders.”
At the Central campus,
the welding program is now
at full speed in new, expanded facilities that are equipped
with advanced equipment.
The Central campus also
recently began offering a
twice-weekly 10 p.m. to 2
a.m. “graveyard” welding
class to help accommodate
shift workers.
The student enrollment in
the welding programs at
both the North and Central
campuses is the highest in
the history of the college,
with a combined enrollment
of nearly 800. “In just two
years the student enrollment
count has doubled,” commented Tivo Parras, welding
program director at the San
Jacinto College Central campus. “It’s due mostly to the
new and improved training
facilities and because we
began offering the late-night
classes.”
The strong demand for
welders shows no sign of
slowing down, according to
Glen O’Mary, director of
education for the Construction and Maintenance Education Foundation (CMEF),
an organization that tracks
skilled labor needs in the
Gulf Coast region. “There
has been a consistently
growing demand for skilled
welders for Houston area
industries,” he commented.
“Rig welders, especially, are
being sought after in an
expanding market. CMEF
Training
Contributor
Partners hire new welders on
a regular basis.”
O’Mary said several large
companies are especially in
need of welders, including
Turner Industries, Jacobs,
and Force Corporation. “For
welders, the current job market offers an increasing
number of employment
opportunities and a greater
earning potential,” he said.
Students who graduate
from the San Jacinto College
welding technology program
generally have no problem
finding work, with job placement rates on an upward
trend, according to data from
the Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board.
The average job placement rate for welding graduates with a one-year certificate of technology at both
the North and Central campuses was around 70 percent
during the three-year period
of 2009 to 2011. But in
2012, the job placement rate
jumped to nearly 80 percent
at the North campus, and to
94 percent at the Central
campus.
Both Foster and Parras
say that job placement rates
should continue to trend
upward as a result of the
region’s strong job and population growth.
According to the Texas
Workforce Commission’s
(TWC) labor market tracking site, welding has been
one of the highest demand
careers in the Gulf Coast
area since 2010, and the
need for welders is projected
to remain high for the near
future.
The TWC’s projected
estimated employment figure for welders from 2010 to
2020 in the region is 20,650,
which represents an industry
growth of nearly 27 percent.
Wages for welders,
according to the TWC site,
are fairly good. For 2013,
the TWC estimated average
annual wage for entry-level
welders was $28,031; the
estimated average annual
mean wage was $39,699;
and the estimated average
salary for experienced welders was $45,533. But with
the recent surge in demand
for welders, wages are
reportedly rising dramatically.
Parras says that welding
students can start earning as
much as $28 an hour after
earning a one-year certificate. Wages can quickly
escalate, and Parras said that
several of his students have
gone on to purchase their
own trucks and welding rigs,
which allows them to earn as
much as $7,000 a week
working in places such as
the Eagle Ford drilling fields
in South Texas.
Although welding is a
male-dominated field, San
Jacinto College welcomes
females in its welding technology program, and Amber
Tyler, a welding instructor at
the college, says females
have certain traits that can
help them to excel as welders. “Women generally have
a lot of patience and tend to
have an eye for detail, which
are qualities that are important for anyone who wants to
consistently make quality
welds,” commented Tyler.
After high school, Tyler
worked for four years as a
contract welder. She earned
a welding technology associate degree from San
Jacinto College in 2009, the
same year she began as a
part-time welding instructor
at the North campus, where
she now serves as a full-time
welding instructor. She says
welding is not what she considers a glamorous job, but
there are positives and benefits that are rewarding.
“There’s job security and
very good pay,” she said.
“It’s a career where people
can make a future for themselves, and for their family.
There is also a certain pride
in workmanship that I find
rewarding. You can feel
good about performing a
skilled craft and about knowing that your work will hold
up – it has a lasting quality.”
According to research by
the Greater Houston Partnership (GHP), many employers in the Gulf Coast region
struggle to find workers to
fill welder positions and
other middle-skill jobs,
which do not necessarily
require a four-year degree,
but still pay substantial
wages. As a partner in GHP’s
UpSkill Houston initiative,
San Jacinto College is part
of an effort to meet an ambitious goal of training workers to fill an estimated
296,000 new middle-skill
jobs in the next three years.
Dr. Gary Friery, dean of
business and technology at
the San Jacinto College
North campus, says he has
noticed in recent years a subtle shift in general perception about middle skills
“blue collar” workers, such
as welders. “We are finding
an increased interest and a
changed attitude toward
these types of jobs, many of
which require only one or
two years of college,” he
remarked. “When people
learn that, for example, a
welding job can lead to a
six-figure income in a short
amount of time, that can
change a person’s perception.”
For more information
about welding training, visit
www.sanjac.edu/weldingtechnology.
Dobie debate shines
at first tournament
On Sept. 6, the Dobie debate team went to its
first tournament which was at the Hastings and
Foster Swing Tournament. The team showed
success with Jaylon Bolden (pictured above) receiving first in prose performance and Deonte
Ledet placing fifth in the same category. The Dobie debate team looks to have a great year with
Andrew Barrett taking over as head coach and
former head coach Tonya Naylor as assistant
coach. They hope to lead to success with President Deonte Ledet and Vice President Daniel
Kim.
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Lariaette of the Week
Over The Back Fence
SCHOOL DAZE
The following personnel and staff
members of the Pasadena Independent
School District celebrate birthdays Sept.
18 through Sept. 24.
Atkinson Elementary
Sing a happy birthday song to Angie
Fox Sept. 20.
Burnett Elementary
Gina Petrash is sent a birthday greeting Sept.19.
Bush Elementary
The day for a birthday cake for Enrique
Macias is Sept. 18.
Moore Elementary
Blow out the birthday candles for
Elizabeth Neubauer Sept. 21.
South Belt Elementary
Vilma Fernandez is wished a happy
birthday Sept. 22.
Stuchbery Elementary
Light the birthday candles Sept. 24 for
Maria Melendez.
Melillo Middle School
Dung Huynh is sent a birthday greeting Sept. 21.
Beverly Hills Intermediate
Sing a happy birthday song to Blanca
Delgado Sept. 20. Special birthday wishes are sent to Stacey Barber Sept. 22.
Thompson Intermediate
Singles dance Sept. 20
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20: Bren Duh, Freddy Silva, Rebeca
Sanchez, Doris Zacks, Nancy Naquin,
Peggy Bennett, Keith Mercado, Sandra
Buchman, Manuel Guerrero, Ricky
Aquino, Dawn Sharpe and Catherine
Windsor; Sunday, Sept. 21: John Neal,
Laura Arispe, J. Cruz Aannette, Barbara
Dillon, Tiffiny Willis, Heather Bowen,
Matt Bolt, Rose Dunlap-Adaway, Cesar
D’Agostino, Kim Kapsiak, Jennifer
Paling, Susan Silva and April Carson;
Monday, Sept. 22: Joe Garza, Brenda
Olivarez, Torrence Clark, Larry Swann,
Michael Rummel, Shawnie Moses
and Gwen Ohman; Tuesday, Sept. 23:
Marcus Anthony, Carla McKay, Cheney
Tamez, Gloria Tran, Kelly Villareal,
Tim Tuttle, Rozette Demel, Cynthia
Rodriguez and Lauren Allen; and
Wednesday, Sept. 24: Lissa StephensBell, Brenda Flewellen, Paola Medel,
Harold Barron, Karl Wilkerson, Obed
Valdez, Jason Rendon, Lindy Hoggard,
Debra Kendrick, Kim Martinez and
Angela Shaulis.
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E-mail birthday, anniversary, vacation,
congratulations, etc., to mynews@south
beltleader.com with OTBF in the subject
line. Items must be submitted by Friday
noon for the next week’s publication.
Meador
celebrates
grandparents
The Dobie High School Lariaette of the Week for
Sept. 8 through Sept. 12 is Zully Garza. She is a
first-year line member and the daughter of
Zully and Juan Garza.
The Bay Area Singles Club will hold its monthly
dance on Saturday, Sept. 20, from 7 to 10:30 p.m. at the
VFW Lodge Post 6378, 5204 Highway 3 in Dickinson.
Bring party snacks to share. Cost is $7 for members
and $9 for nonmembers.
For more information, call 409-948-1156 or 281484-4762.
Steven Vromant celebrates a birthday
Sept. 20. On Sept. 21, Rosa Garcia is
wished a happy birthday. The day for a
birthday cake for Glen Russell is Sept. 23.
Jane Gorden enjoys a birthday Sept. 24.
Dobie High
Erica Ba and Neomi Caceres are sent
birthday greetings Sept. 19. Sept. 20 is
the day for a double-layer cake for Delia
Garrett and Cynthia Kemp. The day for
a party for Jermaine Gasaway, Manuel
Moreno and Zaira Tamez is Sept. 21.
Sept. 23 is the day for a cake for Denice
Smajstrla. Birthday greetings are sent
to Franklin Moses and Martha Varela
Sept. 24.
FACEBOOK FRIENDS
CELEBRATE BIRTHDAYS
The Leader sends happy birthday
wishes to its Facebook friends who celebrate a birthday this week:
Thursday, Sept. 18: Carey Holder,
Cathey Cox, Anthony Virgadamo,
Leslie Cockerham; Friday, Sept. 19:
Tasha Ford, Diane Martinez, Carlos
Melcher, Stacy Mayberry, Elyse Totten,
Jo Ann Minchew, Porsche Lancelin,
Roe Moreno, Rita Hernandez, David
Bergeron, Gracie Bires, Michelle
Griffin, Marisa Hartley, LaToya Oliver
and Brittany Swanson; Saturday, Sept.
Escort of the Week
by Alexis
The Dobie High School Lariaette Escort of the
Week for Sept. 1 through Sept. 5 is Anthony
Gonzales. He is a senior and is the son of Perla
and Ricky Gonzales.
Lions Club meets Sept. 23
The Houston Space City Lions Club will meet Tuesday,
Sept. 23, at 7 p.m. at the Golden Corral, 12500 Gulf
Freeway. For more information, call George Malone at
281-438-7243.
Meador Elementary honored grandparents on Monday, Sept. 8, by inviting them to have lunch with
their grandchild. They were presented with a special
grandparents verse that stated, “A grandparent is
a little bit parent, a little bit teacher, and a little bit
best friend.” More than 200 grandparents attended
the luncheon.
CCART to meet Sept. 23
The Clear Creek Association of Retired Teachers
(CCART) will hold its first meeting of the 2014-2015
season on Tuesday, Sept. 23. Meetings are held at the Bay
Area Community Center, 5002 NASA Parkway in
Seabrook.
There will be a short business meeting, followed by the
featured speaker, Marcy Cann, District 4 president, who
will discuss future legislative goals.
The meeting will conclude with a potluck salad and
sandwich luncheon.
The meeting starts at 9:30 a.m. for coffee and cookies,
and the business meeting begins at 10 a.m.
All Texas retired school employees from the area are
invited. Annual dues are $45.
At right: Pre-K student Thomas Wilkerson enjoys
lunch with his grandmother, Linda Miller (right),
and his great-grandparents, Leroy and Louise Turbeville.
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six employees watched.
The Texas Education
Agency denied Pasadena
Independent School District’s request for $40,000
to initiate a program for the
gifted and talented students,
but the district planned to
go ahead with a smaller,
modified program with local funds.
30 years ago (1984)
Residents of the tiny subdivision of Sagemont Park
purchased a secondhand car
and hired an unarmed man,
who is not a peace officer, to
patrol the 10 blocks of the
subdivision. This approach
reduced the incidence of
crime in the neighborhood
by 33 percent.
A digital display sign
was erected near the cafeteria at Dobie High School.
The sign was a gift from the
class of 1984.
25 years ago (1989)
An apparent South Belt
resident and another suspect were arrested following a high-speed chase from
League City to the South
Belt area.
Someone killed one of
Dobie High School Future
Farmers of America’s show
chickens and then released
several of the other animals.
20 years ago (1994)
Dobie High School student Kelli Bennett raised
the grand champion lamb in
the 1994 rodeo competition.
A robbery at the Bank
of America at Almeda Mall
resulted in a police-suspect
shootout that sent one bank
customer and one suspect to
the hospital.
15 years ago (1999)
The Texas Education
Agency reversed an earlier
decision on appeal and declared Pasadena Independent School District a Texas
Recognized District for the
second consecutive year.
Thieves deposited a
$5,000 check, forged from
the Harris County Hospital District, in a Kirkmont
man’s bank account.
10 years ago (2004)
A major decrease in the
number of students projected to attend PISD schools
caused administration officials to question why.
Thompson
Intermediate,
which was predicted to increase by 100 students, saw
student increase in only a
single digit.
A resident on Chickwood Street in Highland
Meadow was shot in the left
hand after two men wearing
ski masks reportedly entered his home through the
garage.
Dobie grad Lance Botkin appeared as a contestant
on The Price Is Right television show. He won a big
screen television and played
Plinko on stage with Bob
Barker.
The South Belt Dolphins football team held a
fundraiser to replace sports
equipment that had been
lost when a storage trailer
was stolen.
5 years ago (2009)
Houston City Councilman Mike Sullivan hosted
a hard-hat tour of the new
Bracewell Library at 9002
Kingspoint near Blackhawk.
Memorial
Hermann
Southeast Hospital CEO
George Gaston was named
one of 12 nationwide Up &
Comers by Modern Healthcare magazine. The Up &
Comers recognition program included individuals
40 years old or younger
who had made their mark in
health care and were likely
to play a key role in shaping
the industry’s future.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry
spoke at a luncheon jointly sponsored by the South
Belt-Ellington, Pasadena
and Deer Park chambers of
commerce.
1 year ago (2013)
Lutheran South Academy purchased 22 acres
of land needed for a major
expansion. The $2.4 million
property, located slightly
north of Dixie Farm Road
and adjacent to the existing
school campus, was expected to take about five years
to complete and cost around
$16 million.
Dobie High School
named its 2013 homecoming king and queen at the
Longhorns’ football game
against the Clear Falls
Knights. Jesse Cedeno was
named king, and Amber
Nguyen was named queen.
The Knights were victorious
in the competition, beating
the Longhorns 24-0.
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Lemons, Hoggard engaged Clear Brook debate team fares Maldonado, Fuller to wed
well at Grapevine, Elkins High
The Clear Brook Speech
and Debate squad decided to
split the team and attend two
separate meets the weekend
of Sept. 12 and 13.
A four-member contingent attended the Grapevine
Classic tournament that is
held every year in the Dallas
area. This was the team’s
first time attending this tournament which is, arguably, a
meet with top-caliber competition.
The Grapevine Classic is
a “bid tournament” that
enables students to qualify
for the Tournament of
Champions meet that occurs
in 2015. This meet predominantly attracts former state
and national competitors
from around the country.
Team historians Keion
Rasti and Elizabeth Isabell,
as well as team secretary
Matt Garcia and LD co-captain Suketh Subramanya,
made the five-hour drive to
Grapevine on Friday, competing in three arduous
Robert and Lindy Hoggard of South Belt announce the engagement and
upcoming marriage of their son, Avery Hoggard, to Rebekah Lemons of
Pasadena, the daughter of Clayton Lemons of Pasadena and Kenlee Lemons
of Webster. The prospective groom graduated from Dobie High School in
2006. He attended Texas A&M University’s Fire Academy (TEEX) where he
studied fire science. He is employed by the Port of Houston Fire Department
as an Engineer Operator/EMT on the fireboat fleet. The bride-to-be graduated from Pasadena Memorial High School in 2010. She graduated from
the University of Houston in May of 2014 with her bachelor’s degree in education and is currently attending Texas A&M for a master’s degree. She is
a second-grade teacher at Golden Acres Elementary School in the Pasadena
Independent School District. The couple met at Sagemont Church where
they will marry in early October.
rounds, followed by an additional two rounds Saturday
morning.
At the end of this two-day
meet, co-historian Elizabeth
Isabell came away with the
third-place Speaker Award in
public forum debate, beating
out more than 140 other
competitors.
When the preliminary
rounds were complete, LD
competitor Suketh Subramanya was just under the
bracket of the advancing
double-octa finalists (top 32
debaters) by less than one
speaker point. Similarly, the
PF team of Elizabeth Isabell
and Matt Garcia were just
under the break as well, by a
factor of two-to-three speaker points. Sophomore Keion
Rasti was also very successful, achieving a 2/3 win-loss
ratio.
Though the team was just
shy of advancing to the out
rounds at this meet, the performance they showed for
this high caliber tournament
is exceptional.
At the same time that
these four were at Grapevine
competing at the Tournament
of Champions, another 17
students traveled to Elkins
High School where LincolnDouglas debater Dustin
Jackson advanced to the double-octa final round, picking
up one state point and the PF
debate team of Chasity
Courtney and Stephen
Tijerina advanced to the
quarterfinal round, picking
up two state points.
Team members competing in either domestic or foreign extemporaneous speaking who advanced to the
semifinals round included
Dustin Jackson, Dhiren
Wijesinghe, Alyssa Cavazos,
Spencer Schneider, Kiara
Soliz and Hannah Alsobrook.
Rounding out the team’s
successes for the weekend
was Buvaneshraj Saravanan
who also advanced to the
semifinals round for original
oratory.
Clear Brook debate team members pictured are, left to right, Suketh Subramanya, Matt Garcia, Elizabeth Isabell and Keion Rasti.
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Airshow names 2014 Aviation Scholarship recipients
The Commemorative Air
Force 30th annual Wings
Over Houston Airshow – to
be held Saturday and Sunday,
Nov. 1-2, at Ellington Airport
– recently announced its
2014 scholarship recipients.
The recipients are: Shafer
Hunt of Magnolia, Lindsey
Hurley of Spring, Amanda
Ratliff of Cypress, and repeat
recipient Carisma Gutierrez
of Houston.
Scholarships were awarded to outstanding college students in Texas who are pursuing an education in the fields
of aviation or aerospace.
“Each of this year’s recipients has demonstrated
immense passion and a true
commitment to aviation,”
said Steve Sehnert, chairman
of the 2014 Wings Over
Houston Airshow Scholarship
Subcommittee. “We are
pleased to present scholarships to these individuals and
look forward to the many
contributions each will make
over their lifetimes.”
Hunt is a senior at LeTourneau University in Longview
and is majoring in mission
aviation with a concentration
in maintenance. He intends to
make a career of mission
work in which his training as
both a pilot and an aviation
mechanic will allow him to
travel to otherwise inaccessible parts of the world.
Hurley is an aviation science major at Baylor University in Waco. She is also
active is several aviation-related organizations at Baylor
and serves as safety officer on
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College flight team as part of
an instructional cooperative
effort between the two
schools. After graduation,
Hurley plans to pursue a
career as a professional pilot.
Ratliff is an aviation stud-
ies major at LeTourneau University. A senior, she is
focusing on the business side
of aviation for a career in
airport or aviation business
management.
Gutierrez is a senior at the
University of Houston,
majoring in public relations
with a minor in Air Force
management. A cadet in the
U.S. Air Force ROTC program and currently serving as
the executive officer of her
detachment, she is also active
in several other aviation and
ROTC-related groups. After
graduation, Gutierrez intends
to earn a postgraduate degree
then serve in the U.S. Air
Force as a public affairs officer. Gutierrez was also a
Wings Over Houston Scholarship recipient in 2013.
Eduardo and Milagro de Maria Maldonado of Houston announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Edlín Maldonado, to Justin Alexander Fuller, son of Stephen Maxwell and Natalie Deane Alexander Fuller of Dayton, Ohio. The bride-to-be graduated from South Houston High School in 2004
where she was a member of the Trojan Band and excelled in her studies. She was
also a student at Matthys Elementary School and South Houston Intermediate.
Growing up, she was a member of St. Frances Cabrini Church. She will earn her
Master of Business Administration from St. Mary’s University’s Greehey MBA
for Values-Driven Leaders program in December 2014. She earned a Master of
Arts in International Relations with a focus in international development from St.
Mary’s University in 2012, and a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of
Texas at Austin in 2008. She has worked within the nonprofit, community health
and mental health fields for the past six years. She is deeply involved and committed to reducing health disparities and increasing access to quality care among
underserved populations, with a focus on immigrants. She is currently a grant
writer for a nonprofit health center in San Antonio. She completed a 4,500 mile
bike ride from Texas to Alaska in 2009 in support of cancer research with Texas
4000 for Cancer. The prospective groom graduated from Rose-Hulman Institute
of Technology in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science in computer engineering. He has
worked for Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio for the past five years.
Most recently, he works within the Applied Power division where he specializes
in high-performance data acquisition and analysis systems and embedded acquisition systems. He is a certified LabVIEW developer, and has been a National
Instruments’ NIWeek speaker for the past two years where he has discussed networked data routing architecture and modular data processing architecture. The
couple is planning a mid-February wedding in San Antonio.
San Jacinto College facility earns prestigious APEX Award
The San Jacinto College
North Campus Science and
Allied Health Building has
earned the prestigious Associated General Contractors
APEX Award based on meeting or exceeding stringent and
comprehensive criteria.
“The APEX Award is the
most significant commendation a construction company
can receive in the Houston
market,” commented Terry
Hargus, project executive for
Tellepsen Builders, the company that built the facility.
“The award recognizes both
construction excellence and
contribution to the community.”
Hargus said the field of
entries for the APEX Award
was “one of the most competitive this year.” Other projects
included the University of
Houston Classroom and
Business Building, Jean E.
Stewart Elementary School,
Texas A&M University Memorial Student Center Renovation, and the San Jacinto College South Campus Science
and Allied Health Building.
The APEX Award includes
nine criteria categories,
including quality of workmanship in construction, contribution to the community
and/or environment, quality
of the management process,
safety records, timely completion, completion within
budget, difficulty in construction, new technology or work
processes used on the job, and
what uniquely qualifies the
project for the award.
The three-story, 130,500square-foot North campus
Science and Allied Health
building was completed in
spring 2013. The spacious,
high-tech facility enables San
Jacinto College to provide
training for students pursuing
allied health and science
careers, which are high
demand fields in the Houston
area. Faculty and administrators were actively involved in
planning the building, which
is designed to be interdisciplinary to enable science and
allied health students to collaborate for in-depth research
across fields of study. All
classrooms and labs are
equipped with the most
advanced technology available to optimize learning.
The building also houses
all of the North campus science courses, which includes
biology, chemistry, geology,
and physics, in addition to the
allied health programs such as
emergency medical technology, health information management, mental health services, medical assisting, phar-
Passport applications, revenue increased
The Harris County District
Clerk’s passport operation
recently marked its first year
of service, and during that
time, its applications and revenue have increased sevenfold.
Business has increased so
steadily at the passport service that the service is projected to add $300,000 to the
county coffers during the
next 12 months.
District Clerk Chris Daniel
said, “I worked to create a
passport service from the
time I came into office. But
even I’ve been surprised at
the overwhelming positive
response it has received.
Once the service was created,
the number of folks coming
into the DCO for passports
has grown exponentially.”
The service handled 699
applications in June, seven
times as many as during its
first month of operations. In
Wedding, engagement policies
Wedding writeups must be run in the newspaper, not submitted, in the time outlined:
From wedding date to six weeks – photo and full article;
Six weeks to three months – photo and limited information;
After three months from wedding date – will not be run.
Engagement and wedding announcements are published
free of charge on a first come, first served basis. Information
must be submitted by noon on Friday to be considered for
the next issue.
June, the service made
$17,000 for the county.
The passport office is
located in the Civil
Courthouse at 201 Caroline
in the heart of Houston’s
downtown court complex.
Daniel said he sought to
open a passport service after
observing long lines for passports at post offices and other
agencies.
“I said to myself, ‘We can
do better than this.’ I travel
abroad myself, and I’m too
busy to wait in line for four
hours to renew my passport,”
Daniel said. “Here we have
the opportunity to truly have
a ‘one-stop shop’ service in
partnership with the County
Clerk’s Office. You can get a
copy of your birth certificate
at the County Clerk’s Office
and then get your passport
and photo at the District
Clerk’s Office. Everything’s
in one building.”
Daniel and Paul Coselli,
who oversees the passport
service as DCO finance
director and executive counsel, have insisted that clerks
provide excellent customer
service. Most passport customers who come to the
District Clerk’s Office are
waited on within 15 minutes.
Customers have given the
service glowing reviews.
“Thank you for providing
this passport service,” one
customer wrote. “You are
helpful, courteous and quick!
So much better than the
USPS. A lifesaver.”
The passport service is open
Monday through Friday from
8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Walk-ins
are welcome. Customers may
make appointments by calling
713-755-1674.
macy technology, and nursing. The new campus addition
enables San Jacinto College
to offer additional courses as
needed to help meet future
health care demands.
The facility stands out as a
model of environmental best
practices. “The building was
built to LEED standards
(Leadership in Energy and
Environmental
Design),
meaning that it meets stringent environmental standards,” commented Frank
Rizzo, co-owner of Rizzo and
Associates, which served as
consultants throughout planning and construction of the
facility. “Not only is the building environmentally friendly,
there are some unique features
designed into it, such as a
rainwater collection system
that is used for irrigation, a
daylighting system that makes
efficient use of natural lighting, and fume-capturing hoods
in the labs.”
Bryan Jones, San Jacinto
College associate vice chancellor of facilities and construction, said that earning the
APEX Award is particularly
significant because judging is
“peer based,” meaning the criteria is determined by high
standards set by the construction industry. “Earning such a
prestigious award illustrates
how San Jacinto College
strives to be the leader in educational excellence,” Jones
commented. “The building is a
physical manifestation of San
Jacinto College’s commitment
to STEM education (science,
technology, engineering, and
math). State-of-the-art classrooms and labs enable professors to actuate innovative
teaching strategies to prepare
students for the workforce,
while students are able to emulate actual environments they
will face after graduation.”
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Lady Longhorns’ volleyball gets even, CB falls
Back-to-back wins over Longhorns’ varsity volley- two weeks of play.
Pasadena and South Hous- ball team even in District
Meanwhile,
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ton have gotten the Lady 22-6A play after the first Brook is once again playing from behind after a
hard-fought, five-set loss
to Dickinson in the District 24-6A race.
Dobie back in hunt
Dobie began the district
(As of Sept. 17)
campaign slowly, losing
Teams
W
L
matches to Pearland and
Manvel in sweeps.
Pearland
5
0
Since then, the Lady
Alvin
3
1
Longhorns have come
back to the pack. On Sept.
District 22-6A Standings
Varsity Volleyball
Manvel
Dawson
Dobie
Rayburn
Pasadena
Memorial
South Houston
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
4
5
winning ways going, Dobie did just that Sept. 16
at South Houston High
School.
This time, Mariah Escobar paced Dobie with
eight kills as the Lady
Longhorns posted a 25-14,
26-24, 25-22 win.
The Lady Longhorns
now have a key match
against Dawson coming
Friday, Sept. 19, at Dobie.
Match time is 6:30 p.m.
for varsity play.
Brook loses tough one
Clear Brook’s 20132014 district season was
filled with tough five-set
losses as the program
missed the playoffs for the
first time in a long while.
The current team is now
hoping that same trend
doesn’t continue following an 0-2 start in league
play.
Clear Creek asserted
itself as a 24-6A title contender with an easy 25-16,
By John Bechtle
Sports Editor
Pearland’s control over
Dobie continued as JaColbie Butler’s four touchdowns lifted the Oilers to
a 49-9 victory over the
Longhorns Sept. 11 at
Veterans Stadium in Pas-
adena.
Butler, the latest in a
long line of standout tailbacks in Pearland, scored
on runs of 40, 12 and 34
yards.
He also caught a 27yard pass for a fourth
score as the Oilers opened
District 22-6A play with
an easy win.
History is just that
– history. While Dobie
hasn’t defeated Pearland
since 1997, all that really matters is the here and
now.
Dobie is winless out of
the gate with another huge
challenge coming Sept. 19
at Manvel, home of the defending Region III Division II playoff finalists.
The schedule will ease
up from that point forward, but the Longhorns
are likely to have to play
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annual junior college allstar game, to be held Friday, Sept. 19, at the South
campus softball field.
San Jac sophomore
players Bridgette Stein,
Brigitte Gauvin, and Carah Nunez will play in
the games, which feature
players from both Region
V and Region XIV. SJC
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XIV ranks.
Last season, Stein was
a second-team all-conference and all-region selection as a pitcher.
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Teams
W
L
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
Clear Creek
Clear Lake
Clear Springs
Clear Falls
Dickinson
Friendswood
Brazoswood
Clear Brook
SJC foundation golf Oct. 18
Now in its 19th year, the San Jacinto College
Foundation Golf Tournament, featuring guest host
Andy Pettitte, is moving to Golf Club of Houston,
home of the Shell Houston Open. The big event will
be held Tuesday, Oct. 14.
Proceeds from the tournament and reception go
directly to the Promise for Their Future scholarship
fund, which helps San Jacinto College students attend college and gain the skills they need to further
their education or enter the workforce. Pettitte, who
is a former SJC student-athlete and longtime major
league baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees
and Houston Astros, has been involved since the
beginning.
As for 2014, lunch and registration begin at 11
a.m., with a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. The format is a Florida scramble consisting of four-person
teams, regardless of handicap. Two flights will be
determined after all scores are submitted, and the
average score will be the break point for the division of the two flights. After golf, an open reception
begins at 6 p.m. and includes live and silent auctions, and dinner.
There are a variety of sponsorship packages
available. For more information about the foundation tournament, to sign up or become a sponsor,
visit www.sanjac.edu/foundation or call 281-9986104.
Dobie swim fundraiser
The Dobie High School swimming program will
host a car wash fundraiser Saturday, Sept. 20, from
9 a.m. to noon at the Walgreen’s, located at the corner of Beltway 8 and Blackhawk. Tickets are $5,
and other donations will be accepted. The original
Sept. 13 date was rained out. Any tickets purchased
for that date will be honored.
Rising Stars cross-country
The Rising Stars Track Club will continue
cross-country practices on Monday, Sept. 22, at
Dobie High School. For more information about
the cross-country season or the RSTC, call coach
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First came a 1-0 victory over Northeast Texas,
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97th minute.
The following day, San
Jacinto came back from a
2-0 deficit at Paris, eventually winning 3-2 as
O’Neal Moore tallied the
game-winning goal, again
in overtime.
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For the 2014 season,
Gauvin hit .291 overall,
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In 189 plate appearances, she had 55 hits, including two home runs and 24
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At left, Dobie’s Chris
Washington (4) slips
the tackle of Pearland
player Justice Reece
(4) during the Oilers’
49-9 victory Sept. 11
at Veterans Stadium
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touchdown on a run of
25 yards. Trailing this
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Longoria (62).
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Lady Longhorns downed
Pasadena 23-25, 25-16,
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the nation’s top scorers,
Yannick Koffi and Rimiario Gordon, who had
combined for 15 goals and
five assists.
“The Northeast Texas
win was a good one for
us,” San Jacinto College
head coach Ian Spooner
said.
“The guys deserved the
win. We did a good job
of marking those two top
scorers, and we got the
late goal to win. We both
had some chances, but we
were able to convert ours
in overtime for the win.”
Perhaps letting down a
bit against Paris the next
day, San Jac found itself in
a 1-0 hole 10 minutes into
play and later went back
2-0.
But San Jacinto came
back strong. Esteban
Reyes tallied scores in
the 78th and 85th minutes
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It’s homecoming season
within Pasadena ISD
Pep rallies, parties, inductions, campus tours,
commemorative bricks,
beautiful queens, handsome kings and a bonfire.
Those are just some of
the ingredients going into
the planning and preparation of homecoming observances at the five Pasadena ISD high schools
over the next month.
Homecoming season in
Pasadena kicks off with
two games – and two celebrations – this weekend.
Memorial will mark a full
decade of homecoming
observances on Thursday and on Friday when
the Mavericks play South
Houston at 7 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
Rayburn, which opened
in 1964, celebrates its 50th
homecoming on Friday
and again on Saturday
when the Texans take on
Pearland Dawson at 6 p.m.
at Veterans.
Homecomings at the
other three district schools
are set for October, although planning on those
campuses is well underway.
Dobie’s
homecoming game is set for Oct. 3
against Pasadena. South
Houston plays Dobie
for homecoming on Oct.
11.
And Pasadena, the district’s original flagship
school, will wrap things
up with its homecoming
game on Oct. 17 against
South Houston.
Homecoming
sights
and sounds begin on
Thursday night with the
annual Maverick March &
Bonfire at Memorial.
A homecoming revival
at Rayburn gets into full
swing on Friday with an
open house on campus.
All alumni are welcome
to attend an unveiling of
the school’s commemorative brick project at 1
p.m. outside the main entrance.
After the unveiling,
alumni will be treated
to refreshments – and a
chance to mingle with other Rayburn grads – in the
cafeteria.
Alumni are also invited
to participate in the Texans’ homecoming pep rally at 2 p.m. in the school’s
new competition gym.
For those Rayburn alums who cannot attend on
Friday, a second brick ceremony will be held at 3:30
p.m., on Saturday.
After the ceremony,
alumni will meet at the
stadium for pregame festivities and the football
game.
At Dobie, various
alumni groups are making
plans to attend the Oct. 3
homecoming game.
One group of graduates
from the 1980s will gather
after the game at the Fox
and Hound restaurant on
the Gulf Freeway at Fuqua
for a homecoming party.
South Houston, which
launched the local homecoming revival five years
ago, has another two
events planned.
The school will host an
alumni open house on Friday, Oct. 10, beginning at
11:30 a.m.
A reception will take
place at 12:15 to honor
seven new inductees into
the school’s hall of honor.
At 1:45, alums will join
students in the school’s
new competition gym for
the homecoming pep rally.
The open house will
feature free hot dogs and
beverages, student performances and Trojan merchandise tables.
The Trojans’ Saturday
homecoming game has
been moved to 2 p.m.
At 1:30, an induction
ceremony will be held at
midfield for the new hall
of honor members.
Pasadena, with the final
homecoming on the docket, is making preparations
for another open house
event and pep rally before
the Eagles’ game against
South Houston on Oct. 17.
Pasadena ISD
Homecoming dates
Rayburn – Sept. 20
Dobie – Oct. 3
S. Houston – Oct. 11
Pasadena – Oct. 17
Memorial – Sept. 19
South Belt
football
predictions
Dobie at Manvel
Troy Leland
John Bechtle
Eli Tanksley
Toni Muse
Emory Gadd
Debbie Vaughn
Manvel
Manvel
Manvel
Manvel
Dobie
Manvel
Baytown Sterling at
Clear Brook
Summer Creek
at Houston Memorial
Sterling
Sterling
Sterling
Sterling
Sterling
Sterling
Memorial
Summer Creek
Summer Creek
Summer Creek
Summer Creek
Memorial
Katy Taylor at
Beaumont West Brook
BWB
BWB
Katy Taylor
Katy Taylor
Katy Taylor
Katy Taylor
Euless Trinity
Euless Trinity
Euless Trinity
North Shore
Euless Trinity
Euless Trinity
La Marque
La Marque
La Marque
La Marque
Brazosport
La Marque
Oak Ridge
Deer Park
Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge
Deer Park
Woodlands
Woodlands
Woodlands
Woodlands
Woodlands
Woodlands
George Ranch
George Ranch
George Ranch
George Ranch
George Ranch
George Ranch
Channelview
Channelview
Channelview
Channelview
Channelview
Channelview
4-6
7-3
3-7
4-6
3-7
6-4
16-14
21-9
16-14
18-12
16-14
21-9
Euless Trinity at
North Shore
La Marque at
Brazosport
Deer Park at
Oak Ridge
La Porte at
The Woodlands
Port Arthur Memorial
at George Ranch
Channelview at
Aldine
This week’s record
Season record
At right, Alan Lopez
(27), a senior division
running back for the
Sagemont Cowboys,
breaks away from a
Pearland Texans’ defender for a big gain
during action between
the two Bay Area
Football League teams
Sept. 13 at El Franco
Lee Park. The game
was close on the scoreboard
throughout,
but the Texans used
a late score to hold
off the Cowboys, 2014. Midway through
the season and with a
bye week coming, the
Cowboys, now 1-4, will
try to make a second
half push toward the
playoffs when they return to action Sept. 27.
At right, Sam Rayburn High School staff members – and graduates – Jenna Zayed (class of
2011) and Donna Hanscom Alsdorf (class of 1977)
admire the new commemorative brick display in
the school’s horseshoe parking lot, recognizing
homecoming activities at the school. Sam Rayburn, which opened in 1964, celebrates its 50th
homecoming Friday, Sept. 19, and again on Saturday, Sept. 20, when the Texans take on Pearland
Dawson at 6 p.m. at Veterans Stadium in Pasadena. Rayburn is the first of the five Pasadena ISD
high schools that will celebrate homecoming this
month and into October. Dobie’s homecoming
date is set for Oct. 3 as the Longhorns face the
Pasadena Eagles in the District 22-6A clash.
Photo by Al Carter
Photos by Jaime Hickman
BAFL Week 5 Standings
Senior Division American
Team
Sharks
Patriots
Bulls
Texans
’49ers
Cougars
Cowboys
Panthers
W
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
L
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
T
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Junior Division American
Team
’49ers
Patriots
Sharks
Cougars
Bulls
Texans
Panthers
Cowboys
W
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
L
0
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
T
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sophomore Division American
Above, Kobe Estrada of the Sagemont Cowboys’
senior team, chases a loose football during the first
half of the locals’ game against the Pearland Texans Sept. 13, at El Franco Lee Park. The Texans’
eventual 20-14 victory leaves the Cowboys at 1-4
midway through the season. The Cowboys have a
bye week coming Sept. 20.
BAFL
Week 6 games
Sat. Sept. 20
Rams at Texas City Stingrays
Texas City Sports Complex
Week 5 Scores
Srs.
Jrs.
Sophs. Fr.
Cowboys 14
Texans
20
19
26
6
6
0
35
Dolphins
0
Hurricanes 22
0
0
0
28
0
40
Rams
Gators
38
0
0
25
26
0
33
0
Team
Patriots
Cowboys
Texans
Cougars
’49ers
Bulls
Sharks
Panthers
W
4
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
L
0
0
1
1
2
4
5
5
T
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Freshman Division American
Team
Texans
Bulls
Patriots
Panthers
Cougars
’49ers
Cowboys
Sharks
W
5
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
L
0
0
1
2
2
2
4
4
T
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Senior Division National
Team
Rams
Steelers
Eagles
Hurricanes
Stingrays
Saints
Gators
Dolphins
W
5
4
4
3
3
1
1
0
L
0
0
1
1
2
3
4
5
T
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Junior Division National
Team
Stingrays
Hurricanes
Saints
Dolphins
Rams
Eagles
Steelers
Gators
W
5
3
3
2
3
1
0
0
L
0
0
1
1
2
2
4
5
T
0
1
0
2
0
2
0
0
Sophomore Division National
Team
Eagles
Hurricanes
Saints
Steelers
Dolphins
Stingrays
Gators
Rams
W
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
0
L
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
5
T
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Freshman Division National
Team
Saints
Stingrays
Hurricanes
Rams
Dolphins
Eagles
Steelers
Gators
W
4
4
3
3
1
1
0
0
L
0
1
1
2
4
4
4
5
T
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Thursday, September 18, 2014, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Section B, Page 3
High school girls’ hoops
soon to begin practices
Perhaps the respective
district races have only
just begun in high school
football, but that doesn’t
mean basketball isn’t
coming soon.
The start of high
school girls’ practices
are just a bit more than
a month away, and hopes
are again high at both
Clear Brook and Dobie.
Both varsity teams
advanced to the playoffs
last season, with Clear
Brook reaching the area
round.
Dobie, which lost in
the first round to Channelview, is looking to
return as well.
Practices are eligible
to begin Oct. 22, and
scrimmages thereafter.
SJC baseball program hires new assistant coach to staff
Eric Weaver, a former
standout college pitcher
and more recently a successful college coach, was
hired as assistant baseball
coach at San Jacinto College.
Brook High School
Varsity Girls Basketball Schedule
Date
Opponent
Time
Nov. 4
Chavez scrimmage
5 p.m.
Nov. 7
at Kingwood Park scrimmage TBA
Nov. 11
Aldine Nimitz
Nov. 13-15
at Baytown Tip-off Classic
TBA
Nov. 17
at La Porte
7 p.m.
Nov. 21
at Katy Tompkins
6 p.m.
7 p.m.
Nov. 25
at Hightower
1 p.m.
Dec. 4-6
at Clear Creek tourn.
TBA
Dec. 9
at The Woodlands
6 p.m.
Dec. 12
*Brazoswood
7 p.m.
Dec. 16
*at Friendswood
7 p.m.
Dec. 19
*at Clear Creek
4 p.m.
Dec. 29-31
at Brazosport Classic
TBA
Jan. 6
*Dickinson
7 p.m.
Jan. 9
*at Clear Lake
7 p.m.
Jan. 13
*at Clear Springs
5:30 p.m.
Jan. 16
*Clear Falls
7 p.m.
Jan. 20
*at Brazoswood
7 p.m.
Jan. 23
*Friendswood
7 p.m.
Jan. 27
*Clear Creek
7 p.m.
Jan. 30
*at Dickinson
7 p.m.
Feb. 3
*Clear Lake
7 p.m.
Feb. 6
*Clear Springs
5:30 p.m.
Feb. 10
*at Clear Falls
7 p.m.
Eric Weaver
Weaver’s duties at San
Jac will include pitching
and infield coaching, and
assisting with player recruitment.
He will also serve as the
baseball field facility coordinator.
Weaver jumped at the
chance to join the coaching staff at San Jacinto
College.
“It was a no-brainer,
and in a sense, sort of
a dream come true,” he
commented.
“Everyone knows about
San Jac baseball’s long
tradition of winning, so I
am very glad to be a part
of such a successful program.”
Weaver looks forward
to working alongside Tom
Arrington, who is now in
his 14th year as San Jacinto College’s head baseball
coach.
“I am only 29 years old,
and I am eager to learn
from Coach Arrington,”
he remarked.
“Already, I pick his
brain as often as possible. I really like his style
of coaching because he
does not micromanage
but allows latitude for the
coaching staff. I’m looking forward to a great season.”
Weaver brings talent
and strengths that should
prove helpful, according
to Arrington.
“We are very excited
and fortunate to have Eric
on board with us at San
Jac,” Arrington commented.
“Eric will diversify
our approach to recruiting players within the local area and state. He has
a strong contact base and
is highly respected in the
region.
“He shows a great passion for the game and the
development of young
players. He also possesses
a great knowledge of situational strategies, which
will be an asset to me during game management.”
Weaver graduated from
Deer Park High School in
2003, where he was a twosport standout, earning alldistrict honors in baseball
and football.
He was a starting
pitcher at Alvin Community College in 2005 and
2006, and was voted to the
Texas/New Mexico JUCO
All-Star game after his
freshman year.
He was the team’s Most
Valuable Player in 2006,
earning All-Conference
recognition.
Weaver attended Texas
State University as a pitcher in 2007 and 2008.
He was ranked as the
fifth most effective pitcher
in the Southland Conference in 2007, posting a 6-1
record in 30 appearances,
with 5 saves, a 2.23 ERA,
allowing 33 hits and seven
walks, with 33 strikeouts,
and a .212 opponents’ batting average.
He saw limited action
in his senior year due to
a shoulder injury that required surgery.
Weaver returned to
ACC to serve as infield
coach and recruiting coordinator from 2011 to
JFD softball sets golf fundraiser
* District 24-6A games
Dobie High School
Opponent
Time
Nov. 1
at Westside scrimmage
TBA
Nov. 7
Home scrimmage
TBA
Nov. 10
Friendswood
7 p.m.
Nov. 13-15
at Baytown Tip-off Classic
TBA
Nov. 18
at Baytown Lee
7 p.m.
Nov. 20-22
at Texas Invitational
TBA
Nov. 24
Dulles
1 p.m.
Dec. 2
*Sam Rayburn
7 p.m.
Dec. 5
*at Pasadena Memorial
7 p.m.
Dec. 9
*at Pearland
7 p.m.
Dec. 12
*Manvel (Phillips F.H.)
7 p.m.
Dec. 19
*at Pasadena
4 p.m.
Jan. 3
*South Houston
1 p.m.
Jan. 6
*at Dawson
7 p.m.
Jan. 9
*Alvin
7 p.m.
Jan. 13
*at Sam Rayburn
7 p.m.
Jan. 16
*Memorial
7 p.m.
Jan. 20
*Pearland
7 p.m.
Jan. 23
*at Manvel
7 p.m.
Jan. 30
*Pasadena
7 p.m.
Feb. 3
*at South Houston
7 p.m.
Feb. 6
*Dawson
7 p.m.
Feb. 10
*at Alvin
7 p.m.
* District 22-6A games
the highest national ranking in the college’s history.
In 2014, Weaver served
as assistant coach in the
Karl Young Collegiate
League, a Houston-area
summer league, and he
will serve as a head coach
in 2015.
He holds a bachelor’s
degree in occupational education from Texas State
University.
Weaver and his wife
Kassi were married in
2012, and the couple lives
in Deer Park.
For more information
about San Jacinto College baseball, visit sanjac
sports.com.
From left, Josh Croft, Aaron Ford, Joshua Palacios, Jacinto College in the upcoming Texas/New Mexico
Riley Smith and Austin Homan will represent San All-Star game in Round Rock.
San Jacinto College baseballers earn all-star nods
San Jacinto College
baseball will once again
be well-represented at
the upcoming Texas/New
Mexico All-Star Game,
slated for Sept. 26-27 at
Dell Diamond in Round
Rock, Texas.
Dell Diamond is home
of the Round Rock Express, the Triple-A affiliate
of the Texas Rangers.
Five San Jacinto College players have been selected to participate in the
event, which includes four
selected teams of all-stars
from Texas, New Mexico
and Louisiana community
colleges.
Also included are players from the Dallas Metroplex National Junior
College Athletic Association Division III colleges.
The event gives baseball student-athletes an
opportunity to showcase
their talents for collegiate
coaches and professional
scouts.
Players are selected
at the annual conference
meetings based on the previous year’s accolades.
The five players selected to represent San
Jacinto College are pitcher
Riley Smith (Lufkin/Hudson High School), pitcher
Aaron Ford (Klein High
School), outfielder Joshua
Palacios (Stony Brook
University),
outfielder
Austin Homan (Barbers
Hill High School) and second baseman Josh Croft
(Powell River, British Columbia, Canada).
Teams from Region
XIV South, Region XIV
East, Region V North and
Region V West will participate.
San Jacinto College finished the 2014 with a 3126 overall record.
Five players were
named to the all-conference and all-region teams,
and six were selected in
the major league baseball
First-Year Player Draft.
For more information
about San Jacinto College athletics, visit sanjac
sports.com.
Dobie Diamond Club to host monthly booster meeting
Varsity Girls Basketball Schedule
Date
2014.
During his tenure, the
ACC baseball team won
the South Zone Championship in 2014 and was
ranked third in the nation
in the Perfect Game poll,
The Dobie High School softball program will host its annual golf tournament fundraiser Saturday, Oct. 11, at Country Place Golf Club in Pearland. Entry fee is $85 per player, which includes golf, lunch, a door prize
ticket and goodie bag. There will also be longest drive and closest-to-the-pin
competitions. Registration deadline is Oct. 6. The tournament will begin at
8:30 a.m. with a shotgun start, and lunch and awards session will be held
thereafter. Proceeds from the event go toward annual costs associated with
the softball program, led by longtime head coach Robin Rackley (above),
including equipment purchases, tournament travel expenses, field maintenance and more. For more information, call Dobie booster club member
Aaron Longoria at 713-478-0078. Emails are also accepted at dobiesoft
ball@yahoo.com.
The Dobie Diamond Club, the official booster organization of the school’s baseball program, will
host its monthly meeting Wednesday, Oct. 1, at 7
p.m., in the school’s annex located near the weight
room. Parents of both current and incoming players are encouraged to attend, and players are also
welcome to come. The baseball program’s continued offseason agenda will be discussed. For more
information, direct email to dobiediamond@gmail.
com. Above, Dobie’s 2014 varsity baseball team
won the District 22-5A championship and is intent
on getting back to the top in 2015.
CALENDAR
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Tuesday
through Friday at 7 a.m. at the First United Methodist
Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, in the
Cornell Conference Room. Call 281-487-8787 for information, or just drop in.
Noon
Houston Area Parkinson Society – Free water exercise
from noon to 1 p.m. at Clear Lake Rehabilitation Hospital,
655 E. Medical Center Blvd. in Webster. Visit www.hapsonline.org for a complete list of services offered.
5:30 p.m.
Texas German Society, South Belt (Southeast)
Chapter – A social group interested in the culture,
music, heritage and language of the immigrants in
early German settlements in Texas. Meetings are held
the third Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the
Fellowship Hall of Mount Olive Lutheran Church, 10310
Scarsdale Blvd. Visitors are welcome. Call 281-4811238 for more information.
7 p.m.
Al-Anon (English Speaking) – Provides support for
family and friends of alcoholics and addicts. Thursday at
7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 1062 Fairmont
Parkway, Pasadena, Room 215. Call 281-487-8787, or
just drop in.
Alateen – Provides support for teenage children,
friends and family members of alcoholics and addicts.
Thursday at 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church,
1062 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena, Room 212. Call
281-487-8787, or just drop in.
8:30 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Alcohol problems? AA
meetings are held Thursdays from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.,
and Sundays and Tuesdays from 8 to 9 p.m. at St.
Stephen Presbyterian Church, 2217 Theta Street. For
information, call 713-204-2481.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Tuesday through
Friday at 7 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church
Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, in the Cornell
Conference Room. Call 281-487-8787 for information.
10 a.m.
Interfaith Care Partners – Interfaith Care Partners
ministry has been established at Saint Frances Cabrini
Catholic Church, 10727 Hartsook Street in Houston,
near Almeda Mall. The gathering is for persons with
Alzheimer’s, dementia, Parkinson’s, strokes and similar
disabilities and their caretakers is provided on the third
Friday of each month from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The gathering consists of a continental-type breakfast, arts and
crafts, exercises, entertainment, a sing-a-long, devotional break, lunch, and ends with a bingo game. Those who
have a family member or know of someone with these
challenges are welcome to attend. For additional information, call the church office at 713-946-5768; Claudia
Rojas, Interfaith Care Partners, at 713-682-5995; or visit
the website at interfaithcarepartners.org.
Noon
Moving Forward Women’s Adult Children Anonymous – The ACA group meets Fridays at noon at the
Up The Street Club in Webster, 508 Nasa Parkway, in
room 4. ACA is a 12-step program of hope, healing and
recovery for people who grew up in alcoholic or dysfunctional homes. For information, call 281-286-1431.
6 p.m.
Un Dia a la Vez Alanon Group (Spanish speaking)
– Provides support for family and friends of alcoholics
or addicts. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 6 p.m.
in Room 215 at the First United Methodist Church,
Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway. Call 281-487-8787,
or just drop in.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
7:30 a.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – “Breakfast with Bill” each
Saturday at 7:30 a.m. at First United Methodist Church,
Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Cornell Conference
Room. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.
11 a.m.
Al-Anon Meeting (Women Only, English) – For persons whose lives are affected by someone who is
addicted. Each Saturday morning at 11 a.m. at First
United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont
Parkway, Cornell Conference Room #111. Call 281-4878787, or just drop in.
6 p.m.
Frontier Squares – Meets to square dance at the
Westminster Academy at 670 E. Medical Center Blvd. in
Webster. Refreshments provided. For more information,
contact Gina Sherman at 281-554-5675 or visit www.
frontiersquares.com.
7 p.m.
Bay Area Bluegrass Association – Produces a bluegrass music show and jam session the third Saturday of
each month, August and December are exceptions. The
stage show begins at 7 p.m., but pickers are welcome to
bring their instruments and come earlier. Admission is
free. The show is held at the Johnny Arolfo Civic Center,
200 W. Walker in League City. For more information,
visit http://www.bayareabluegrass.org.
7:30 p.m.
Pearland Overeaters Anonymous HOW Meeting –
Saturdays 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Open discussion. Memorial
Hermann Prevention and Recovery PARC, 2245 N.
Main St., Suite 2, Pearland 77581. (Located on Hwy 35,
just north of Broadway). The group’s primary purpose is
to abstain from compulsive overeating and to carry the
message of recovery to those who still suffer. Call 713
865-1611 for information, or just drop in.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
11 a.m.
First Christian Church of Pasadena (Disciples of
Christ) has an innovative worship service Sundays
11a.m., Sept. 7 through Nov. 23. This service will combine contemporary and traditional worship with an interactive message and experiential prayers. All are welcome to join and participate in this worship experience!
4848 Preston (between Beltway 8 and Crenshaw). Call
281-991-4585 for more information.
2 p.m.
Grief Support Group – For any adult who has lost a
loved one. Meets every Sunday, except Mother’s Day,
Easter and Christmas from 2 to 3:15 p.m. at First United
Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway.
For more information, call 281-487-8787.
5:30 p.m.
Celebrate Recovery – A faith-based 12-Step Program
meets every Sunday evening at 5:30 p.m. in the Chapel
of the Educational Building at Life Church in Houston
at 9900 Almeda Genoa. Call 713-419-2635 for more
information or to RSVP for child care.
6:30 p.m.
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) – For persons who are
trying to overcome drug addiction. Sunday at 6:30 p.m.
at First United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062
Fairmont Parkway, Fellowship Hall 4. Call 281-4878787, or just drop in.
7 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Candlelight Meeting
Sunday at 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church,
1062 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena, Cornell Conference
Room. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.
8 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Alcohol problems? AA
meetings are held Sundays and Tuesdays from 8 to
9 p.m. and Thursdays from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. at St.
Stephen Presbyterian Church, 2217 Theta Street. For
information, call 713-204-2481.
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10-2
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9-18
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These dogs are so lovable.
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9-18
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9-18
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9-18
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
9 a.m.
Houston Area Parkinson Society – Free exercise and speech
therapy from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at Clear Lake Rehabilitation Hospital,
655 E. Medical Center Blvd., Webster. Visit www.hapsonline.org for a
complete list of services offered.
10 a.m.
Al-Anon Deer Park – Mondays 10 to 11 a.m. Literature Study. In His
Presence Fellowship Church, 1202 East P Street, Deer Park. Enter
through Fellowship Hall in back of church. Call 409 454-5720 for information, or just drop in.
11:30 a.m.
Overeaters Anonymous Deer Park – 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Literature Study. In His Presence Fellowship Church, 1202 East P
Street, Deer Park. Enter through Fellowship Hall in back of church.
Call 409- 454-5720 for information, or just drop in.
6 p.m.
Scrabble Club #511 – Meets every Monday at IHOP at 11222 Fuqua
at 6 p.m. Come and improve crossword game playing skills. Call 281488-2923 for more information.
7 p.m.
Friends Helping Friends Grief Support Group – The grief support
group “Friends Helping Friends” meets every Monday at Kindred
Rehabilitation Hospital, 655 E. Medical Center Blvd. in Webster.
Time is 7 - 8:15 p.m. in the staff meeting room. Anyone who has
lost a loved one is welcome to attend. The meetings are free. For
information, call Betty Bielat at 281-474-3430 or Diana Kawalec at
281-334-1033.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Tuesday through Friday at 7
a.m. at the First United Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont
Parkway, in the Cornell Conference Room. Call 281-487-8787 for
information, or just drop in.
10 a.m.
American Begonia Society – Houston Satellite meets the fourth
Tuesday of each month at Clear Lake Park, 5001 NASA Parkway (on
the lake side) in Seabrook. For information, call Joe at 281-481-2458.
Noon
Rotary Club of Pearland – Meets weekly on Tuesdays, noon to 1
p.m. at the Golfcrest Country Club, 2509 Country Club Drive in Pearland. Lunch is served for $15. Variety of interesting speakers. For more
information, call 281-900-7257 or visit nalix@texascitizensbank.com.
1 p.m.
Pasadena Heritage Park and Museum – Exhibits include dioramas,
an old-time kitchen and a turn-of-the-century doctor’s office. Tuesday
through Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. 204 S. Main. For information, call 713472-0565.
1:30 p.m.
Ballroom Dance Practice – held every Tuesday afternoon at Hometown Heroes Park in League City. Come and enjoy free ballroom
dancing from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on this beautiful 3,630 sq. ft. floating
hardwood floor. Dancers practice to a large variety of ballroom music
played by Neva Schroder. Eileen Bauerlein, instructor, is available to
assist people with new moves. Everyone is welcome! For questions,
call 281-554-1180. 1001 East League City Parkway.
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) – TOPS #1530 meets at the
Sagemont Park Community Center, 11507 Hughes Road, at 1:30 p.m.
For information, call Jeanette Sumrall at 713-946-3713.
Houston Area Parkinson Society – Free exercise and speech therapy from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at Bayshore Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
Center, 4021 Brookhaven, Pasadena. Visit www.hapsonline.org for a
complete list of services offered.
6 p.m.
Un Dia a la Vez Alanon Group (Spanish speaking) – Provides
support for family and friends of alcoholics or addicts. Tuesday,
Wednesday and Friday at 6 p.m. in Room 215 at the First United
Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway. Call 281-4878787, or just drop in.
7 p.m.
Houston Space City Lions Club – Meets the second and fourth
Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Golden Corral, 12500 Gulf
Freeway. For more information, call George Malone at 281-438-7243.
8 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Alcohol problems? AA meetings are held
Tuesday and Sunday from 8 to 9 p.m. and Thursdays from 8:30 to
9:30 p.m. at St. Stephen Presbyterian Church, 2217 Theta Street. For
information, call 713-204-2481.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Tuesday through Friday at 7
a.m. at the First United Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont
Parkway, in the Cornell Conference Room. Call 281-487-8787 for
information, or just drop in.
9:30 a.m.
Young at Heart Club – Meets the second and fourth week of each
month at Covenant United Methodist Church, 7900 Fuqua. Lots of
activities, trips, etc. Call Nellie Galney at 713-991-3517 for more
information.
4 p.m.
Houston Area Parkinson Society – Free exercise held from 4 to
5 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Pearland, 3005 Pearland Parkway,
Pearland. Visit www.hapsonline.org for a complete list of services
offered.
6 p.m.
Un Dia a la Vez Alanon Group (Spanish speaking) – Provides support for family and friends of alcoholics or addicts. Tuesday, Wednesday
and Friday at 6 p.m. in Room 215 at the First United Methodist Church,
Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.
6:30 p.m.
Bay Area Turning Point Crisis Intervention Center – Domestic
violence support group for male survivors meets each Wednesday at
210 S. Walnut off NASA Parkway. Call 281-338-7600 for information.
Participants may join at any time as this is an open group.
7 p.m.
Bay Area Turning Point Crisis Intervention Center – Confidential
domestic violence support group for women meets every week. For
information, call 281-338-7600 or visit www.bayareaturningpoint.com.
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Pearland hands Dobie 22-6A opening night loss, 49-9
Continued from Page 1B
program has seen in a
while.
While the win-loss results have not indicated
such, this is a talented Dobie team. Phillips knows
the tide will turn.
“We just have to keep
everybody together, work
hard and be ready when
the schedule turns in our
favor,” Phillips said.
“We knew we had a
tough schedule early on.
We put more (offensive)
yards on Pearland than
anybody else has this
season, but we just had a
tough time putting the ball
in the end zone.”
As for the trip to Alvin
ISD’s Memorial Stadium
Sept. 19 to face Manvel,
Phillips is aware of reality.
The goal is to play hard
and aim for mistake-free
football. A Dobie win,
clearly, would be huge.
Manvel, a Region III,
Division II finalist a season ago before a loss to
Katy, is loaded with talent,
including at least a couple
of transfer students who
started their high school
playing careers elsewhere.
Two of the Mavs’ players are believed to reside
in the Dobie attendance
zone. That aside, the Mavericks possess one of the
most gifted rosters anywhere in the state.
“Manvel has about 12
skill guys who are considered Division I (college)
prospects,” Phillips said.
“I’ve never seen a football team with that much
talent. We know how good
Manvel is, but you go out
there and play the games.”
Realistically, the Longhorns will likely be seeking their first win when
they host Pasadena as part
of the school’s homecoming celebration Friday,
Oct. 3 at Veterans Stadium
in Pasadena.
Speaking of Pasadena,
the Eagles are 2-1 this
season, including 1-0 in
District 22-6A play after
the school’s first-ever win
over Memorial Sept. 13.
To get things going first
against Manvel and then
the rest of the way, Phillips knows the Longhorns
have to clean up their act.
“Defensively,
we’ve
performed real well on
first and second down,
but then in third and long
situations, we’re giving up
too many big plays,” Phillips said. “We have to play
better overall on defense,
and getting off the field on
third down would really
help.”
Offensively,
Chris
Washington has been
the team’s standout, and
Rashaad Randall has run
with the authority expected of him.
Washington
scored
Dobie’s lone touchdown
against Pearland on a nifty
25-yard burst up the middle late in the third quarter.
The Longhorns’ other
two points came on a
safety as the Oilers’ center snapped the ball over
quarterback Jake Blumrick’s head.
Blumrick subsequently
bumped the ball out of the
back of the end zone to
avoid surrendering a possible Dobie touchdown.
Meanwhile, Butler and
the Oilers did quite a bit of
what they wanted to do en
route to 49 points.
“We’ve played three
playoff teams so far and
will play another one in
Manvel,” Phillips said.
“But nobody is going to
feel sorry for us. We have
to stay together as a group
and believe it will turn
around.
Phillips knows that it’s
more than likely every
team in the district will
lose to Pearland aside
from perhaps Manvel.
Those two teams are
virtual locks to not only
make the playoffs but advance a long way once
there.
Yet that still leaves two
playoff spots up for grabs,
and the Longhorns still believe they are one of them.
It may be hard to see today, but there’s a lot of
season remaining. It continues with a trip to take
on Manvel.
District 22-6A Varsity Football Standings
Overall
District
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Pearland
Dawson
Pasadena
South Houston
Manvel
Dobie
Memorial
Sam Rayburn
Alvin
3
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
0
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Weather delays JFD/Pearland
Strong afternoon thunderstorms that moved through the South Belt area
Sept. 16 forced a delay of the start of Dobie’s crucial District 22-6A opening match against Pearland at Dobie. Senior Ruben Vargas (above) and his
Longhorn teammates instead hoped to be in action against the Oilers Sept.
17 at press time. Results of the battle will come in the Sept. 25 issue.
San Jacinto College soccer team
finally ready to play home games
Continued from Page 1B
to force a tie. Moore, the
team’s top scorer back
from a season ago, closed
out the comeback with his
overtime score.
“These were good
character wins for us and
showed that we have some
heart,” Spooner said.
“In the season opener
against Richland we got
behind and didn’t respond.
“This time, we kept
pushing and eventually
got the win. It was good
to see the guys come back
like that.”
With the two wins, San
Jacinto College is hoping
to build momentum as the
schedule toughens from
this point forward.
However, the team is
also home for the first time
this regular season, scheduled to play Laredo Sept.
19 at 7 p.m., then Coastal
Bend Sept. 20 at 3 p.m.
Both games will be
contested on SJC’s South
campus.
“Yes, it will be good to
be at home on our field,”
Spooner said.
“It’s a bit bigger, and
the guys are used to training and competing here.
This will be their first
chance to be at home.”
And while it remains
to be seen just how San
Jacinto College will fare
this season with so many
first-time players being
asked to come through
big, Spooner is seeing
progress.
“The guys are settling
in well,” Spooner said.
“We knew it would take
some time with so many
new players, and the adjustment to our style of
play and to the college
game in general is a big
one.
“We’re coming along
well. Guys are starting to
understand their roles, and
we’re seeing the positive
results on the field.”
Of note, San Jacinto
College’s pair of wins,
including the shutout of
Northeast Texas Community College, has paid
dividends.
San Jacinto is back in
the national rankings at
No. 9 overall. Northeast
Texas, meanwhile, is at
No. 7.
Region XIV foe Tyler,
the defending national
runner-up from 2014, is at
No. 3.
Dobie special teams player Gage Peete-Myers makes the tackle
against Pearland’s Isaiah Chaney (6) on a kickoff during firsthalf play Sept. 11 at Veterans Stadium in Pasadena. Pearland
went down the field and scored a touchdown en route to an
eventual 28-2 halftime edge. Dobie recorded a first-half safety
and later got a 25-yard scoring run from Chris Washington. But
Pearland went on to win the game 49-9, opening District 226A play successfully. Meanwhile, Dobie fell to 0-3 this season.
At right is Pearland’s Matt La Chiusa (28) and Dobie’s Aaron
Jordan (29).
Photo by Al Carter