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July 7, 2011
Cowboys, Cowgirls register
Sagemont Cowboys and Cowgirls hold official registration and weigh-ins for the 2011
football season July 9 and 16, from 9 a.m. to
2 p.m. at the football field at El Franco Lee
Park. All players who have preregistered are
required to attend one of these registrations.
All new players need to bring their birth certificate. All outstanding registration fee balances
are due at this time. Call President Denny
Wranich at 281-785-8353 for information.
JFD football boosters meet
Dobie Football booster club meets Monday,
July 11, at 7 p.m. in the Dobie athletic media
room. DFBC meets the first Monday monthly.
Dobie Longhorn Shout Out Form
Anyone wanting to place an ad in this year’s
football program, e-mail gauthenreith@comcast.net or klohse@pasadenaisd.org to request
a shout out form be e-mailed. Deadline for ad
submission is Friday, July 29.
Library events set
The following events are set for the week of
July 7 through July 14 at Parker Williams
Library, 10851 Scarsdale Blvd.:
On Thursday, July 7, there will be a 152minute family friendly movie at 2:30 p.m.
On Saturday, July 9, Vietnamese storytime
includes 9 a.m. Reading Club, followed by
intermediate storytime at 11 a.m. and beginner
storytime at 1 p.m.
On Monday, July 11, at 2:30 p.m., there
will be the Readers of the Lost Book. This
reading adventure is for ages 5 and up. Free
tickets are required and may be picked up at
the reference desk on the day of the program.
On Wednesday, July 13, the Teen Movie
Time will be at 3 p.m. The 146-minutes
movie for ages 12 and up is rated PG-13.
Preschool storytime is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Toddler storytime is 10:30 a.m. Thursday.
E-mail: mynews@southbeltleader.com
By James Bolen
Clear Brook City Municipal Utility District officials are disputing roughly $150,000 in charges
from the City of Houston for costs to operate the
Southeast Water Purification Plant.
The district, along with 10 other entities – including the City of Houston – are part owners
of the facility, which was constructed as a joint
venture in 1990.
The 10 non-City of Houston entities (the Gulf
Coast Water Authority, the Clear Lake City Water Authority, the Clear Brook City MUD, the La
Porte Area Water Authority, the Harris County
MUD No. 55, the City of Pasadena, the City of
South Houston, the City of Webster, the City of
Friendswood and the Baybrook Municipal District No. 1) own 60 percent of the water plant,
while the City of Houston owns the remaining 40
percent.
“The City of Houston is just a shareholder, not
the owner,” said Chris Clark, Clear Brook City
MUD general manager.
The city, however, is the managing partner
and has served as operator since 2006, when the
contract with previous operator, American Wa-
ter, expired.
As part of the agreement, the City of Houston
provides each of the other partners an estimate of
annual operational costs up front each year and
then bills them monthly, along with a report of
expenses. At the end of the city’s fiscal year, July
1, a “true-up” of actual costs is calculated, and
each entity is either given a prorated refund or
billed the additional costs. The city is contractually obligated to present an audit detailing these
expenses within 180 days of the end of the fiscal year (contrary to the 90 days published in the
Houston Chronicle).
In both 2007 and 2008, the Clear Brook City
MUD was issued a refund within the allotted
time. In both 2009 and 2010, Clear Brook City
MUD officials heard nothing from the city within the 180 days, and it was assumed the original
calculations were correct.
Last April, however, the City of Houston sent
the MUD an invoice for more than $97,000 for
additional costs incurred during 2009. The following month, a second bill of nearly $53,000
for the 2010 year followed.
The other entities have also all received simi-
Morgan celebrates 4th
Bible Way Fellowship Baptist Church,
10120 Hartsook Road, will host a community
health fair Saturday, July 9, from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. at the church. The community is invited.
Free screenings will be available for blood
pressure, diabetes and other conditions, as
well as information on mental health, women’s health programs, WIC and others. Children
screenings and free school supplies will be
available (while they last). There will also be
activities for children and door prizes.
Dobie 10th reunion change
Dobie Class of 2001 will hold its 10-year
reunion Saturday, at a new location, July 9,
from 7:30 p.m. to midnight at FWD Lounge,
in Houston. Tickets will be sold at the door at
$75 each. For more information, contact
http://www.dobie2001.webs.com/.
The Dobie Lariaettes will host their annual
Summer Dance Explosion Dance Clinic,
including dancing, games, crafts and lunch,
Thursday and Friday, July 28 and 29. The
clinic will be held at Dobie from 8 a.m. to 4
p.m. for pre-K through eighth grade. Preregistration is $40, at the door is $50, cash or
money order only. A show of what was
learned will be Friday, July 29, at 3 p.m. in the
auditorium – participants will receive a souvenir. For information, call Pam Burns at 281412-7123 or e-mail prburns1@earthlink.net.
AARP meets July 8
The South Belt AARP will meet at 10 a.m.
Friday, July 8, at El Franco Lee Community
Center, 9400 Hall Road. Teresa Mauney will
present a patriotic music program. Marla
Turner from the Texas state office will give an
informative talk about Medicare and Social
Security. All seniors are invited.
VBS at St. Luke’s
St. Luke the Evangelist, will hold Vacation
Bible School Week, Back to the Future, July
18-22 from 9 a.m. to noon. VBS is for children
age 4 years by Sept. 1, 2011, through fifth
grade. Open house will be Thursday, July 21,
from 7 to 9 a.m. for friends and family of participants. For registration information, call the
Faith Formation office at 281-481-4251.
Milby 30-year reunion set
Milby Class of 1981 will hold its 30-year
reunion Saturday, July 30, at the DoubleTree
Hotel, downtown Houston. Register at www.
reunionsofhouston.com. Online registration is
$50. At the door, it will be $60 per person.
Survivors address NARFE
The National Active and Retired Federal
Employees, Gulf Freeway Chapter 941, meets
July 19 and the third Tuesday monthly at 2
p.m. at EFL Senior Community Center, 9500
Hall Road. Two local members of the Pearl
Harbor Survivors Association will share their
personal accounts of this tragedy. Visitors are
invited. For information, call 713-734-1461.
There will be no meeting in August.
Sageglen board to meet
The Sageglen Community Homeowners
Board will meet on July 11 at the Sageglen
building, at 11610 Sageyork. The meeting begins at 7 p.m.
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Clear Brook City MUD disputes charges
Health Fair at Bible Way
Lariaettes host dance clinic
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The Rev. John Morgan, senior pastor at Sagemont Church, participated in the South Belt
Fourth of July parade for the first time in the event’s 24-year history. Shown with Morgan
is his granddaughter Maris Morgan, the daughter of Sean and Leslee Morgan. The pair
are being driven by the Rev. Emory Gadd, associate pastor at Sagemont.
Residents enjoy parade, fireworks
The Fourth of July weekend was certainly hot
and busy this year. With the lack of rain being
a burden on residents of the Houston area, participation at events suffered; but nevertheless, the
show went on for South Belt.
While most areas of Houston had no fireworks, South Belt was special in that it had not
only one but two fireworks shows to view.
On July 1, the Leader contacted the Houston
Chronicle as well as various television organizations in an attempt to get the word out about
the fireworks continuing in South Belt. Despite
the efforts, however, the word did not get out to
many residents.
“In the future, if residents ever want to know if
the fireworks program is still on, call the Leader
offices or visit their website,” said Marie Flickinger, South Belt parade organizer.
On July 3, Sagemont Church held it’s Freedom Celebration at the cross along Beltway 8.
A baptism service was held, followed by a Sagemont choir and orchestra performance of I Believe in America and a fireworks display.
The parking lot staging area for the 2011
Fourth of July parade at Beverly Hills Intermediate School was certainly buzzing with excitement the morning of the parade. It was clear that
the hot conditions of the Houston summer were
not going to keep the parade participants or the
viewers from celebrating. That morning, as in
previous years, Neil West was riding around the
parking lot on his bicycle. West has lined up the
parade every year since it was created.
The parade, a South Belt tradition for the past
24 years, drew crowds of viewers to the parade
route. There were numerous people lining the
streets all the way from Beverly Hills to San Jacinto College South campus.
Participating in the parade this year were nuContinued on Page 4A
lar bills, totalling more than $5 million.
The 10 partners have banded together, hired
an attorney and are refusing to pay the added
fees. By contract, the city is not allowed to cut
off the water for nonpayment.
For Clark, the issue is about more than money.
“These are relatively small figures,” Clark
said. “It’s the principle.”
Confounding matters, Clark said the city is
now also trying to recoup the refunds already issued for the years 2007 and 2008.
“If you make a mistake in business, you can’t
go back and charge your customers to make up
the difference,” Clark said.
Beyond the adjusted invoices being billed well
after the 180-day mark, Clark is unsure the figures are even accurate, as the cost analysis is not
a true audit, but rather just a log of expenses.
“An audit goes behind the numbers,” Clark
said. “It doesn’t just add them up.”
In fact, the overview of expenses conducted
by McConnell & Jones, the independent firm
hired to do the review, even states, “We were not
engaged to, and did not conduct an audit, the objective of which would be the expression of an
opinion on the accounting records. Accordingly,
we do not express such an opinion.”
When the City of Houston took over as operator of the water plant in 2006, it assured the
remaining partners it would provide superior service for less money – something Clark said has
now proved to be untrue.
“They made all these presentations, and they
didn’t keep their word,” Clark said. “I hate being
lied to.”
The contract allows members to fire the city as
operator with a 60 percent vote, and Clark said
that is an option that is being seriously considered.
A meeting is scheduled Friday, July 8, between members and Daniel Krueger, director of
the City of Houston Public Works and Engineering Department to discuss the issue.
Clark is hopeful the matter can be resolved
without litigation.
“I’d like to settle this out of court,” Clark said.
“But I’m not sure that’s going to be possible.”
Area drought conditions worsen
The Fourth of July weekend came and went
without the South Belt area receiving any needed rainfall during this time of unprecedented
drought.
In Harris County, measurements on the Keetch
Byram Drought Index (KBDI) are approaching
750. The KBDI is a continuous reference scale
for estimating the dryness of the soil and duff
layers. The index increases for each day without
rain (the amount of increase depends on the daily
high temperature) and decreases when it rains.
The scale ranges from 0 (no moisture deficit)
to 800. The range of the index is determined by
assuming that 8 inches of moisture are readily
available to the vegetation in a saturated soil.
A measurement of 500 is considered the start
of drought conditions and when counties begin
to initiate burn bans (currently in effect).
A measurement of 575-599 is the first critical range. At this point, the county is in drought
conditions and significant rainfall is needed to
restore fuel moisture. There are more fires on
windy, dry, hot days, and they burn with more
intensity. The number of fires increases, but
most fires can be controlled with local resources,
sometimes requiring mutual aid assistance. Average KBDI in Harris County first reached 575
on April 28.
A measurement of 600-699 is the next critical range. At this point, the county is in drought
conditions and significant and sustained rainfall
is needed to restore fuel moisture. The number
and intensity of fires increases. Many fires can be
controlled with local resources, but mutual aid
assistance is often required. State assistance, primarily dozer support, may be required in wooded areas. Average KBDI in Harris County first
reached 600 on May 5.
A measurement of 700 and above is the extreme critical range. Fuel dryness has a great
effect on the number of fires; and any source
of ignition – carelessly discarded smoking materials, off-road vehicles, unattended campfires,
lightning and fireworks – can cause a major fire.
Fires will be difficult to control, and mutual aid
is required on almost all fires. Requests for state
assistance — including indirect dozer, hand
crew and/or aerial support — is often required in
wooded areas. Average KBDI in Harris County
first reached 700 on June 22 and is currently at
725 and expected to reach 760 soon.
The South Belt area has not seen a soaking
rainfall of 2 inches or more since October 2010.
The last time the area received even an inch of
rain or more was January 24, 2011.
Wildland fires
To protect one’s home from wildland fires, the
Harris County Fire Marshal offers the following
steps: Do not burn on “red flag” or windy days
and think twice before burning outdoors when
KBDI approaches 700 or more; Propane tanks
should be far enough away from buildings for
valves to be shut off in case of fire. Keep area
around the tank clear of flammable vegetation;
Store gasoline in an approved safety can away
from occupied buildings; All combustibles
such as firewood, wooden picnic tables, boats
and stacked lumber should be kept away from
structures; Clear roof surfaces and gutters regularly to avoid build-up of flammable materials
such as leaves and other debris; Remove branches from trees to a height of 15 feet or more; In
rural areas, clear a fuel break of at least three
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Mr., Miss Baseball winners
Three teens charged in murder
Three South Belt teens have been charged
with capital murder following the fatal shooting
of a League City man.
Stephen Roman-Garza, Andrew Robles and
Erick Valdez, all 18, are charged in the killing of
Daniel Lee Clark, 23, in the 1900 block of Acadia in League City on Sunday, June 5.
Robles is a current Dobie student, while Roman-Garza is a former Dobie student.
According to League City police, Clark was
trying to prevent his truck from being stolen
from his driveway around 2:15 a.m. when the
shots were fired.
Police responded to find Clark with multiple
gunshot wounds.
Neighbors tried unsuccessfully to revive him.
The teens were originally charged with aggravated robbery before having their charges upgraded.
During the initial investigation, League City
detectives interviewed Roman-Garza as a person
of interest, and he was subsequently arrested by
the Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force.
While following up on other leads, Robles and
Valdez were also identified, and warrants were
obtained for their arrests.
All three are being held in the Galveston
County Jail in lieu of $250,000 bail each.
Leader seeks vacation photos
The Leader is seeking readers’ vacation photos for possible publication. A first- and secondprize of Schlitterbahn tickets will be awarded
each month during July and August to the best
submissions. Each month’s first-place winner
will be awarded six tickets, while each month’s
second-place winner will be awarded four.
All submissions should include where and
when the photo was taken, as well as identify
each person in the picture and tell an interesting
story about the trip. All photos must be high resolution. No phone camera photos will be accepted. E-mail photos to mynews@southbeltleader.
com. Do not compress photos when sending.
Ten-and-a-half month-old Gianna Mata, daughter
of Jillena Mata of Sagemont, was recently crowned
Miss Baseball 2011 at a competition held at Pasadena Town Square mall. She will turn 1 year old
on Aug 8 and attends Ms. Janet's Daycare. Grandparents are Debbie and Willie Mata. As a winner,
Gianna will get to attend the Astros game on July
15 and have pictures taken at the game with her
crown and banner. She will also compete for Baby
Miss Pasadena in the Pasadena Rodeo Pageant
July 9. At left: Five-year-old Christian Rummel,
son of Michael Rummel and Christina Rameriz of
Sagemont, was named Mr. Baseball 2011. He will
attend Weber Elementary in the fall. Christian was
a participant in the Pasadena 4th of July Parade.
He also will be attending the Astros game on July
15 and have pictures taken at the game with his
trophy and banner.
Page 2 Section A, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Thursday, July 7, 2011
Readers’ Opinions Morgan begins 26th year as Pasadena ISD board member
Scott on Sageglen
homeowner issue
A Resolution was passed in 2008
charging $35 a year for “street lights.”
This amount has not changed even
though the calculation was based on the
total amount of the electric bill divided in
half and then divided among the 1,465
homes within our Association (10/20/2008
Resolution).
That totals $51,275 if all homeowners
were to pay and we are now in our 3rd
year with this fee. Was this fee supposed
to be voted on each year or recalculated
each year?
I remember reading articles in this
newspaper from 2008 and 2010 whereas
Property Code Section 204.010(a)(9)
was cited as a legal justification for the
fee. The code states “unless otherwise
provided by the restrictions, the association’s articles of incorporation, or the
bylaws” the association “may impose and
receive payments, fees, or charges for
the use, rental, or operation of the common area and for services provided to
property owners”. In an Attorney General
Opinion dated 11/4/96, the OAG gives
the Board authority under 204.010(a)(9)
to “impose a fee, including an additional
or increased fee for the use, rental, or
operation of the common area and for
services provided to property owners,
without seeking approval of the property
owners.”
The Opinion also says “Section
204.010(a)(9) does not apply, however,
to the extent that the restrictions or the
property association’s articles of incorporation or bylaws provide to the contrary.”
Sageglen’s Deed restrictions provide
that the purpose of the assessment (our
annual assessment) is to “exclusively
promote the recreation, health, safety
and welfare of the residents of the properties, including, but not limited to, lighting…“to keep the properties neat and
presentable” (SG Deed Article III Sec.
3.2). Why would our Deed specifically list
“lighting” if it was not the intent that lighting be paid from our dues? Does that
make it a conflict then, to impose a new
fee for street lights when our Deed pro-
vides that the annual assessment is
designated for that purpose?
Being that the homeowners are funding this Association, if it is struggling
financially to pay street lights or any electricity needs from our assessment dues
paid, the Board should communicate that
to the homeowners. In accordance with
the Deed, the Board should allow for a
vote by the homeowners for an increase
in our annual assessment or for a vote
for a special assessment of a capital
improvement to cover one time costs for
repair or maintenance so that electric
bills can be paid.
For example, over $33,000 was spent
re-plastering and repairing the community pool in 2009, a capital improvement.
That $35 could have been a one-time
special assessment that would have covered the cost of the pool repair. Instead,
the Association used our assessment
money for the repairs (which is allowed
but seems inappropriate if our electric
bills can not be paid first); then added a
fee that basically raised our assessment
by 17-20% without the approval of the
homeowners for an expense that our
assessment is designed to cover. It does
not make it right for our Association to
“jump off that bridge” just because other
Associations are doing it.
Recent By-law Amendment
*Article IV Section 1 of the By-Laws was
amended recently to allow only members
to serve on the Board.
*Article XIII Section 2 of the By-Laws
says that when there is a conflict between
the Articles and the By-Laws, the Articles
shall rule.
*Article IX of the Articles allows for nonmembers to serve on the Board.
The language seems pretty clear.
Does it not sound as though a nonmember can still serve on the Board? My
understanding is that it would take a
much higher majority to amend the
Articles of Incorporation (Article XI –
“2/3rds of the entire membership”). It
concerns me that time and money was
spent amending an important document
that may not change anything in the end.
What concerns me more is that this
should have been caught.
Nicole Scott
Publisher’s note: Edited due to length.
Graduation on health
educational issues and with
the Pasadena community. She
decided to challenge Carl
Schwartz, who had served on
the board since 1967.
And she won.
In the quarter-century
since – fueled by an intense
passion for the welfare of
Pasadena children – she has
left an indelible stamp of
leadership and advocacy on
behalf of district students.
“All of her decisions are
based on what’s right for
kids,” said school Superintendent Dr. Kirk Lewis. “She
has been an unwavering supporter of Pasadena ISD and
believes in what we are trying to accomplish.”
Unopposed in her latest
re-election bid, Morgan has
played a vital role in helping
to implement special programs to meet student needs.
She has been a vocal supporter of new teaching methods that incorporate advances
in technology.
“I’ve seen a tremendous
change in the way instruction
is delivered from when I first
started out,” Morgan said.
“We no longer have the standard teacher-lecture dynamic.
We have a more direct, handson approach that not only
encourages kids, but allows
them to interact with each
other and learn from each
other as well.”
Often, she finds herself
visiting classrooms around
the district to experience
Vickie Morgan is sworn in for another term on the Morgan is shown with PISD board member Marshall firsthand what is involved in
students’ daily learning strucPasadena Independent School District Board of Trustees. Kendrick (left) and board attorney Dexter Joyner.
ture. “To see those kids interacting and learning from each
other,” she said, “is incredible.”
One of her more recent
concerns has been the district’s projected budget
crunch for the next two
school years, the fallout of a
state budget shortfall.
“I want a resolution to this
financial crisis,” she said. “I
want to be able to reward our
employees, supply our classrooms and provide new technology for our students.”
Morgan’s contributions to
the community haven’t abated over the years. She has
By Britts Gamino
Pasadena ISD
Vickie Morgan was about
to make Pasadena Independent School District history.
It was election night in the
spring of 1986. Morgan,
whose only experience in
public education had been to
tenderly serve as an elementary-school room mom, sat
quietly in the front of a
crowded conference hall
waiting for vote totals to be
announced.
She knew the odds were
against her. She was challenging a 19-year incumbent
She was attempting to
for a seat on the board of become the first elected
trustees.
female trustee in school dis-
trict history. She had already
reconciled herself with the
probability of defeat. Then
the results were announced.
It would be a while before
Vickie Morgan would be
passing out scissors and paste
pots again.
When the tally was
announced, Willie Morgan
found himself on the receiving end of a look he’d never
seen before, at least not from
his usually demur wife.
“The look on her face,” he
recalls, “said it all.”
It said more than that. The
unlikeliest of candidates for
elected office, Morgan last
month began her 26th year of
service as a member of the
Pasadena ISD school board.
With her swearing in on May
24, she surpassed the tenure
of Harvey Turner, who served
from 1969 to 1994, a full
quarter-century.
“I decided to run, never
thinking that I would be
elected my first time,”
Morgan said. “I said to
myself, ‘OK, I am going to
run, but if I don’t get elected
I am not going to be heartbroken.’”
Morgan had regularly
attended board meetings and
simply viewed board membership as a way to stay connected with her children, with
Top 10 Vu, honors Parlangeli
stayed involved as a PTA
volunteer, a Girl Scout troop
counselor, the director of
Vacation Bible School at
South Main Baptist Church
in Pasadena and the coordinator for several other events
at her church.
Through her board service, she has consistently
demonstrated her concern for
the well-being of children.
She says she hopes to see a
program established to combat bullying in schools during
her new term in office.
Bullying, she says, affects
students at every grade level.
Awareness, she says, is the
key to fighting the problem.
Morgan has also been diligent in raising awareness on
another issue – one that had
tragic consequences in her
own life.
For the past two years, she
has conducted a crusade – in
speaking appearances and on
the Internet – against the dangers of choking games played
by many young people.
Choking games involve
acts of self-suffocation –
through strangling or intense
pressure to the chest – that
cut off the flow of blood from
the brain, resulting in a temporary high.
In 2009, Morgan and her
husband lost their daughter,
Jenny, a Memorial High
School senior, to a choking
game incident. Morgan’s
most personal quest is to help
educate students, parents and
educators on the dangers and
warning signs of choking
games.
She now speaks to groups
both locally and statewide –
often in conjunction with
local police departments –
and also to churches and
other groups about the tragedy of such games.
Her goal is simple – to
save lives, one child at a time,
through awareness.
Not that she’s comfortable
with her own public profile.
“I love doing things for
people, but I don’t exactly
like the attention,” she said.
“I’m not that kind of person. I’d rather just stay in the
background.”
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at Dobie. She was awarded by Vu for making school material
more meaningful and helping him see the world from a more
scientific point of view. Both Vu and Parlangeli were awarded
during the annual Shining Star Gala held in May at the Hobby Hilton Hotel. The Shining Star Gala highlights the top 10
brightest students of the district’s five high schools and their
mentors. Vu participates in many extracurricular activities
such as chess, math club, science club, HOSA Clubs, UIL
math member, HOSA Medical Terminology Competition at
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future issues of the South Belt-Ellington Leader.
The Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital Pediatric Weight Management
Program held an informational class for families and their children. The
program helps teach healthy lifestyle eating and exercise habits for the whole
family. The following students who graduated from the health program are
pictured, left to right, (front row) Brooke Keys, Daniel Cantu, Alejandro
Ledesma, Karina DelToro, (back row) Jairo Luna, Luis DelToro, Enrique
DelToro, Macie Begnaud.
Debra J’ton
Roberts
MHSH provides family
weight management
The Memorial Hermann
Southeast Hospital Pediatric
Weight Management Program is a family-based, group
behavioral and educational
program. The personalized
weight management team
teaches healthy lifestyle, eating and exercise habits that
will help the family achieve
their health goals. The program occurs in six-week increments, allowing families
to have sessions with a team
of specialists, with the goal
of promoting lifelong healthy
eating and exercise habits for
overweight children, adolescents and their families.
“With
the
epidemic
of childhood obesity, the
MHSH’s Pediatric Weight
Management Program allows
children and their families to
learn healthy exercises and
eating habits,” said Sonny
Gornek, registered dietitian
and certified personal trainer
at Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital. “We combine
traditional exercises such as
running and resistance training, and activities such as
basketball and dance that
allow children to have fun
and keep active at the same
time.”
Childhood obesity has
both immediate and longterm health impacts. Obese
youth are more likely to have
risk factors for cardiovascular
disease, greater risk for bone
and joint problems, sleep apnea, and they are more likely
to be overweight or obese
adults. The program includes
the parents so they can also
learn healthy eating habits
to help their children live a
healthier lifestyle. Healthy
lifestyle habits including
healthy eating and physical
activity can lower the risk of
becoming obese and developing related diseases.
The most recent Pedi
Weight Management Program ended on Saturday, June
25. Participating families
graduate and start instilling
the lessons from the program
at home and on their own.
Once they have graduated
from the program, families
have a regular support group
meeting every other month
to continue to monitor their
healthy lifestyles. For more
information about the program, e-mail jody.kuchta@
memorialhermann.org. Call
713-222-2273 to register for
the next program beginning
Sept. 17.
Debra J’ton Roberts, 58,
died on Wednesday, June 29,
2011, after a lengthy battle
with cancer. She was preceded
in death by her mother, Patsy
Ball, a longtime South Belt
area resident. Survivors include
sisters, Margo Morris and Angela Green and husband Jim.
Louis Anthony
Richard George “Tony” Cambiaso
Fenner
D.C., but rather by getting
those decisions out of D.C.
and back to the people of
Texas.”
Once Perry signs Senate
Bill 7, Texas will join Georgia
and Oklahoma as participants
in the Health Care Compact.
Legislation has also been
introduced or is being drafted
in at least one dozen other
states.
“Medicaid in its present
form is unsustainable for
Texas,” Wohlgemuth said.
“Without the flexibility and
cost predictability provided
by the Health Care Compact,
the federal Medicaid program
will further crowd out core
state government functions
such as education, public
safety, and transportation.”
The Texas Public Policy
Foundation is a nonprofit,
free-market research institute
based in Austin.
turned into a profession, working for more than 26 years at
United Space Alliance developing film and installing cameras
for the space shuttle program.
Cambiaso enjoyed sports
photography, taking photos of
the Houston Gamblers football
team. He was a father, husband,
and provider for his family and
cherished the time he got to
spend with them.
Cambiaso coached basketball and football for his sons
when they were smaller and
it was here that “Coach Tony”
met Deanna, the “Team Mom,”
and they later married in 2004.
A memorial service to celebrate Cambiaso’s life will be
Saturday, July 9, 2011, at 10
a.m. at Clayton Funeral Home,
in Pearland. The Rev. Keith
Anderson of New Harvest
Christian Fellowship Church
will officiate. Condolences
may be left at www.clayton
funeralhomes.com.
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The Texas Legislature deserves praise for sending the
Health Care Compact to Gov.
Rick Perry’s desk, according
to representatives of the
Texas Public Policy Foundation. The Health Care Compact was included in the conference committee report on
Senate Bill 7, which won
final approval in both houses
recently.
“The Texas Legislature’s
approval of our state’s participation in the Health Care
Compact is one huge step
forward to having health care
decisions made as close to
home as possible, ideally by
citizens in consultation with
their physicians and without
interference from the federal
government,” said TPPF Executive Director Arlene
Wohlgemuth. “America’s
health care crisis is not going
to be solved by Washington,
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avid amateur radio operator
and enjoyed many lunches and
conventions with friends from
his ham radio operator group,
NASA, Air National Guard,
German Society, Chamber of
Commerce Fun Bunch and Ace
in the Hole friends.
The family will hold visitation Thursday, July 7 from 6 to
8 p.m. at Mount Olive Lutheran
Church on Scarsdale Blvd. The
funeral will be Friday, July 8,
2011 at 10 a.m. at Mount Olive
Lutheran Church with graveside burial to follow at South
Park Cemetery, For those
desiring, memorial contributions may be made to Mount
Olive Lutheran Church, 10310
Scarsdale Blvd., Houston, TX
77089; Houston Hospice, or to
the charity of one’s choice.
281-484-4337
Richard George Fenner, 79,
a longtime resident of Sagemont, died July 3, 2011. He is
survived by his wife, Gwendolyn Geffert Fenner: a brother,
and three children: Melissa
Fenner Byrd, Bret Wayne
Fenner, and Traci Fenner Rothermund, seven grandchildren
and two great- grandchildren.
Fenner graduated from the
University of Texas with a
Bachelor of Science degree
in electrical engineering. He
retired from the Air Force Reserves after 30 years of service.
He was employed 31 years at
NASA Johnson Space Center
as a test engineer and project
manager for the Apollo Lunar
Module.
Fenner will be remembered
for his love for fishing and tinkering with radios. He was an
Former South Belt resident,
Louis Anthony “Tony” Cambiaso, 54, died on July 3, 2011.
He is preceded in death by his
mother, Hortence Escalante.
Cambiaso is survived by his father, Jose Cambiaso; his loving
wife, Deanna Cambiaso; sons,
Lewis Anthony Cambiaso, Dillon Anthony Cambiaso; stepchildren, Randy Lee Moro and
Krystal Lynn Moro; brother,
Joseph Cambiaso and his wife,
Shannon; sister, Josephine
Baade and her husband, Rick;
and other family members and
friends.
Cambiaso and his wife enjoyed spending time fishing
and walking on the beach. In
his younger days, Cambiaso
spent time surfing and camping
on the beach. His passion was
photography, which he later
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Thursday, July 7, 2011, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Section A, Page 3
South Belt releases rolls for fourth 9-weeks Lariaettes excel at officer camp
South Belt Elementary
recently announced its honor,
merit, perfect attendance and
award rolls for the fourth
nine-weeks grading period.
Students earning status are:
First grade
Honor roll
Alana Arrington, Zaynab
Asadfeh, Andre Barrientos,
Rhiannon Barron, Miguel
Bazaldua, Christa Bralley,
Brittany Burleigh, Madison
Cai, Gabriella Campo, Makenzie Castillo, Matthew
Collins and Di Dao.
Cameron Galloway, Emily
Gonzalez, Alaina Hampton,
Elijah Hernandez, Katelyn
Hernandez, Leslie Hernandez,
Niklas Hernandez, Caidence
Martin, Diego Melchor,
Katelyn Mendoza, Marcus
Momie and Xavier Musquiz.
Kelly Nguyen, Jeremiah
Palma, Keith Parker, Alexandra Ramos, Megan Rodriguez, Ryan Saxton, Kennedy
Scimmons, Kal Self, Kenzie
Snook, Kielee Snook, Brianna
Toro, Diego Torres and Taya
Williams.
Merit roll
Keegan Ashworth, Ava
Ayala, Dillon Barron, Anisa
Burds, Alyssa Chapman,
Jaxon Efird, Vincent Gonzales, Akira Jack, Isaac Jaimes
and Matthew Mendiola.
Sydney Oliver., Levani
Pelaez, Adrian Quiroz, Asher
Ridge, Jaedon Riechelt,
Dominic Serna, Ethan Valles
and Fernando Villarreal.
Perfect attendance
Ava
Ayala,
Andre
Barrientos, Dillon Barron,
Rhiannon Barron, Miguel
Bazaldua, Aaron Begazo,
Kayla Belle, D’Aisha Bob,
Cameron Brown, Brittany
Burleigh, Makenzie Castillo
and Brandon Cates.
Alyssa Chapman, Conlie
Christmas, Di Dao, Jaxon
Efird, Jamarques Ervin, Vincent Gonzales, Emily Gonzalez, Eric Guyote, Alaina
Hampton, Katelyn Hernandez,
Leslie Hernandez and Natalie
Hernandez.
Lara Huynh, Anh Ky,
Angelina Lam, Cory’on
Matthews, Matthew Mendiola,
Katelyn Mendoza, Kenneth
Merritt, Nicholas Myles,
Samuel Paredes, Keith Parker,
Colby Reed and Magan
Rodriguez.
Manuel Rodriquez, Ryan
Saxton, Kennedy Scimons,
Kal Self, Dominic Serna,
Kielee Snook, Derrick Turner,
Ethan Valles, Ebony Velasquez, Fernando Villarreal,
Luis Villarreal, Jimmy Vo and
Abby Whitley.
Good Citizen
Alana Arrington, Christa
Bralley, Makenzie Castillo,
Brandon Cates, Conlie Christmas, Isaac Jaimes, Kevin
Lewis, Natalia Martinez, Celeste McBride, Jacob Puente,
Adrian Quiroz, Alexandra
Ramos, Daniel Rice, Bryce
Sanchez and Anni Tran.
Principal’s Award
Alyssa Alvarado, Gabby
Arredondo, Zaynab Asadfeh,
Ava Ayala, Andre Barrientos,
Aaron Begazo, Kayla Belle,
Jasmine Bethely, Cameron
Brown, Madison Cai, Gabriela
Campo, Makenzie Castillo
and Izabella Cavazos.
Conlie Christmas, Matthew
Collins, Di Dao, Jaxon Efird,
Vincent Gonzales, Emily
Gonzalez, Johnathan Guerrero, Alaina Hampton, Elijah
Hernandez, Katelyn Hernandez, Niklas Hernandez,
Sy’mora Holt, Emond Jackson and Isaac Jaimes.
Jocelyn Limon, Natalia
Martinez, Celeste McBride,
Diego Melchor, Matthew
Mendiola, Katelyn Mendoza,
Marcus Momie, Karime
Murguia, Jeremiah Palma,
Adrian Quiroz, Alexandra
Ramos and Daniel Rice.
Alexander Rios, Megan
Rodriguez, Bryce Sanchez,
Ryan Saxton, Kennedy Scimmons, Kal Self, Kenzie
Snook, Kielee Snook, Brianna
Toro, Diego Torres, Anni
Tran, Derrick Turner, Fernando Villarreal, Luis Villarreal
and Abby Whitley.
Second grade
Honor roll
Matthew Campos, Luke
Castillo, Yelizavet De La
Cerda, Jacob Flores, Emily
Gonzalez, Jeremy Gutierrez,
Lily Gutierrez, Karisa
Hernandez, Savanna Herring,
Anissa Howard, Jonathan
Jean, Reagan Jones, Joe
Martinez and Erin Maslonka.
Janah Naser, Albert
Nguyen, Alexis Nguyen, Duy
Nguyen, Trishta Nguyen,
Jacob Perez, Morgan Pytka,
Austin Rhoden, Lily Simons,
Arianna Soza, Elliot Spiller,
Alyssa Toro, Michael Vo,
Alise Williams, Garrett Winnek and Bella Worenley.
Merit roll
Jaydon Carter, Alonso
Garza, Wesley Godwin, Jordan Hayes, Yazmine Lackey,
Mary Pham, Isaac Real and
Christian Sauter.
Perfect attendance
Cheyenne
Alexander,
Heaven Cadena, Matthew
Campos, Ricky De La Fuente,
A.J. Garcia, Wesley Godwin,
Emily Gonzalez, Jeremy Gutierrez, Jordan Hayes, Adrian
Lopez, Alex Lopez, Erin
Maslonka, Steven Myles, Albert Nguyen and Alexis
Nguyen.
Duy Nguyen, Justin Padilla, Damian Parton, Mary
Pham, Morgan Pytka, Austin
Rhoden, Tristan Soria, Arianna Soza, Marcus Torres,
Daqari Tuckson, Michael Vo,
Jhonas Washington, Garrett
Winnek, Bella Worenley and
Enlai Yii.
Good Citizen
Bre’leana Anderson, Luke
Castillo, Moises Cisneros,
Yelizavet De La Cerda, Nicole
Embrey, Wesley Godwin,
Christian Medina, Mary
Pham, Christain Sauter and
Alyssa Toro.
Principal’s Award
Cheyenne
Alexander,
Bre’leana Anderson, Ayanna
Brooks, Matthew Campos,
Luke
Castillo,
Moises
Cisneros, Dominick Cruz,
William Dao, Yelizavet De La
Cerda, Leah De Hoyos,
Nicole Embrey, Jacob Flores
and A.J. Garcia.
Alonso Garza, Luke Giron,
Megan Godeke, Wesley
Godwin, Emily Gonzalez,
Valerie Gonzalez, Lily Gutierrez, Karisa Hernandez,
Savanna Herring, Anissa
Howard, Jonathan Jean, Reagan Jones, Yazmine Lackey
and Brooklynn Lathan.
Mandy Le, Matthieu
Lindsey, Alex Lopez, Jose
Martinez, Erin Maslonka,
Christian Medina, Kristene
Mena, Avry Munoz, Steven
Myles, Janah Naser, Albert
Nguyen, Alexis Nguyen, Duy
Nguyen, Trishta Nguyen and
Justin Padilla.
Jacob Perez, Mary Pham,
Morgan Pytka, Isaac Real,
Austin Rhoden, Isaac Salazar,
Christian Sauter, Lily Simons,
Tristan Soria, Elliot Spiller,
Alyssa Toro, Daqari Tuckson,
Michael Vo, Vincent Vo, Alise
Williams, Garrett Winnek,
Bella Worenley and Enlai Yii.
Third grade
Honor roll
Jacqueline
Arrington,
Joshua Bickers, Yenvy Bui,
Olga Cisneros, Sophia Colemenares, Nicolas Cook, Shelby Couchman, Bailee Dang,
Alex Dhuperoir, Jacob Efird,
Elisabeth Elings, Annette
Eonne, Noah Gonzales and
Jaylen Gonzalez.
Tyler Guth, Tristan Hillman, Abigail Hogan, Faith
Johnson, Vivian Luu, Halliee
Nelms, Leslie Nguyen, Gracie
Roessler, Eloy Sanchez,
Samantha Schroder, Jordan
Tran, Dylan White and Zoe
Whitley.
Merit roll
Rida Asif, Reid Ball,
David Benavidez, Hailey
Henry, Natalia Melchor,
Alexis Mottu, Madyson
Nguyen, Madyson Nguyen,
Nathan Rodriguez, Caleb
Tamez and Kobe Thompson.
Perfect attendance
Jacqueline Arrington, Rida
Asif, Joshua Bickers, Justin
Blogg, Yenvy Bui, Jessica
Cano, Nicolas Cook, Shelby
Couchman, Deven Cypert,
Shaylyn Dunlap, Jacob Efird,
Efosa Ewanisha, Mackenzie
Gilliand, Hailey Henry,
Andrew Hernandez and
Xavier Hernandez.
Carla Lopez, Vivian Luu,
SJC signs transfer agreement with UHD
San Jacinto College recently signed a seamless and
reverse transfer agreement
with the University of Houston-Downtown.
At a recent board of trustees meeting, the college
signed an agreement with
UHD that allows students to
receive their associate degree
once they have completed the
residential requirement of 24
hours at SJC, have exceeded
60 hours, and are core complete after transferring to
UHD. The UHD registrar
will forward the student’s
transcripts to the SJC registrar’s office to run a degree
check, and if the student
qualifies, he or she will be
awarded an associate degree
at no cost.
This new agreement with
UHD furthers the college’s
commitment to student success by ensuring that students
will be able to attain their
associate degree in any situation, even if they had not
applied for their SJC degree
before transferring to UHD.
“The associate degree that
the student receives marks a
milestone in their educational
process,” said Dr. Catherine
O’Brien, SJC associate vice
chancellor for learning.
“Should ‘life happen’ for
whatever reason, and a student has to drop out of the
university, then he or she will
have an associate degree to
carry with them into the job
market. There is value to an
associate degree that employers recognize, and for the student, it could mean a boost to
a starting salary. These degrees
are win-win for everyone.”
Dr. Brian Chapman, UHD
provost and senior vice president for academic affairs,
also agrees that this new
agreement can be seen only
as an advantage to any student furthering his or her
education.
“The University of Houston-Downtown has long
offered quality, affordable
educational opportunities to
students from the San Jacinto
College District, and this
articulation agreement advances that relationship,” said
Chapman. “This important
agreement facilitates the
reverse transfer of certain
course work which allows
eligible and interested students the option to complete
the requirements for their
associate degrees. UHD and
SJCD share a common interest in encouraging students to
pursue postsecondary degrees, and this agreement
does that.”
This agreement will be
effective beginning the fall of
2011 through the summer of
2016.
San Jacinto College signs a seamless and reverse transfer agreement with the
University of Houston-Downtown. Pictured are, left to right, Dr. Catherine
O’Brien, SJC associate vice chancellor for learning; Dr. Michael R. Dressman,
UHD interim vice president for academic affairs/provost office of academic
affairs; Dr. Brenda Hellyer, chancellor, SJC; Dr. Brian Chapman, UHD senior
vice president for academic affairs and provost. Photo by Amanda L. Booren
GT basic teachers training at HCDE
Harris County Department
of Education will host the
Gifted and Talented Basic
Training Workshop July 11
FIRST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
Summertime
Fun!
• Daycare
• Pre-School 2, 3, 4
• Private School K-12
• Each student will be given one tee shirt.
Additional tee shirt cost, $8.
• Breakfast/Lunch/Afternoon Snack
• Water Obstacle Course
1 day per week divided by age group
and gender
• Snow Cones each day
• Academic Enrichment Daily
3 “R” divided into age/skill groups
• “Character Plus” with Bill Gothard
• Weekly Field Trips
• Sports - each (2) weeks a different sport
is taught:
Basketball/Softball/Kickball
281-412-5182
through July 15 from 8:30 a.m.
to 3:30 p.m. daily at HCDE,
6300 Irvington Blvd. in
Houston.
Cost is $100 per day or
$470 for all five days.
Gifted and talented educational consultant Betty Patton
will be the presenter. Topics
include identification and
assessment of gifted learners;
nature and needs; curriculum
and instruction/creative thinking strategies; classroom models and critical thinking strate-
gies; and elements of differentiation and research.
To qualify to teach gifted
and talented students, Texas
teachers are required to take 30
professional
development
hours in gifted and talented
education.
Subsequently, teachers must
gain six hours of training each
year.
To register online, visit
www.hcde-texas.org.
For information, call 713696-1308.
Lions Club meets July 12
The Houston Space City Lions Club will meet
Tuesday, July 12, at 7 p.m. at the Golden Corral,
12500 Gulf Freeway. For more information, call
George Malone at 281-438-7243.
AARP Chapter 199 meets
AARP Chapter 199 will meet Friday, July 15, at
10 a.m. at the Bay Area Community Center, 5002 E.
NASA Parkway in Seabrook. This month’s feature
will be a program by UTMB on ophthalmology. A
variety of eye conditions will be covered and eye
health in general will be discussed.
The public is always welcome to attend this free
informative program.
Refreshments will be served.
For general information about the Bay Area
Community Center or about what AARP Chapter
199 has to offer, call 281-326-2955 or e-mail
President Carol Ledergerber, AARP Chapter 199, at
cleder@hotmail.com.
Alexis Mottu, Leslie Nguyen,
Madyson Nguyen, Jasmine
Peralta, Eloy Sanchez,
Samantha Schroder, Randy
Smith, Everett Taylor, Justin
Tran, Oscar Velasquez,
Angela Vu, Zoe Whitley, Lian
Yii.
Good Citizen
Jaachi Aaron, Briana
Andrade, Colby Arnold, Rida
Asif, Yvette Hernandez, Raymond Hung, Andrew Limon,
Victoria Nunez, Tanaiya Oliver, Jasmine Peralta, Nathan
Rodriguez, Everett Talor,
Kevin Vargas and Lian Yii.
Principal’s Award
Jaachi Aaron, Abrianna
Aguilar, Ashleigh Alveranga,
Briana Andrade, Angel Aquilar, Colby Arnold, Jacqueline
Arrington, Rida Asif, Yulissa
Avitia, Reid Ball, Tierra
Bickems, Joshua Bickers,
Yenvy Bui, Jessica Cano,
Priscella Chavez, Olga Cisneros and Joshua Collins.
Sophia Colmenares, Shelby Couchman, Deven Cypert,
Bailee Dang, Shaylyn Dunlap,
Jacob Efird, Elisabeth Elings,
Annette Eonne, Justin Esquivel, Raven Finister, Carson
Fletcher, Jonathan Garcia,
Machenzie Gilliand, Noah
Gonzales, Kalya Guajardo
and Tyler Guth.
Mikayla Gutierrez, Hailey
Henry, Laila Hernandez,
Xavier Hernandez, Yvette
Hernandez, Abigail Hogan,
Raymond Hung, Faith
Johnson, Zain Khan, Carla
Lopez, Rhett Lorfing, Vivian
Luu, Marissa Maxwell,
Natalia Melchor, D'untre
Miller and Kaaynat Mistry.
Joshua Morin, Alexis
Mottu, Hallie Nelms, Leslie
Nguyen, Madyson Nguyen,
Victoria Nunez, Tanaiya
Oliver, Jasmine Peralta, Amya
Ray, Nathan Rodriguez,
Gracie Roessler, Brianna
Salazar, Eloy Sanchez and
Samantha Schroder.
William Schroder, Randy
Smith, Hunter Stevens, Dominic Tamez, Everett Taylor,
Kobe Thompson, Jordan
Tran, Tam Tran, Isaiah Trevino, Oscar Velasquez, Nathan
Villanueva, Angela Vu, Dylan
White, Zoe Whitley, Vorian
Wilcox, Erin Woodard and
Lian Yii.
The J. Frank Dobie Lariaette Officers recently attended the Crowdpleaser's
Officer Camp, themed Lead
out Loud, recently at the
Hyatt Regency Downtown
Houston.
They spent four days
working on technique, choreography, leadership and
teambuilding/motivational
skills.
The group took numerous dance and technique
master classes, including
one taught by Kathryn McCormick of So You Think
You Can Dance. They also
spent a great deal of time
learning what it means to be
an outstanding officer, with
the focus of the camp being about leading with one's
heart, head and hands.
The social officers attended classes on teambuilding, motivation, organizational ideas and
planning out the year. The
girls did an outstanding job
and came home prepared
with a great deal of ideas
and skills to lead their team
to greatness in the upcoming year.
Both groups won numerous awards while at camp.
The first night of camp,
both the military and social
officers were selected as
the recipients of the Most
Spirited Officer Line award
chosen by Crowdpleaser’s
camp staff. An award was
presented to the military officers and one to the social
officers each night of camp.
This was the first time in
camp history that the same
school has won the award
on the same night for both
officer lines – military and
social, and it was a huge
honor because the winners were chosen by their
instructors, and it led to a
great first impression of the
girls.
The social officers were
awarded ribbons for their
spirit stick titled Dobie
Rocks, as well as their presentation of nicknames and
officer awards. They also
received numerous individual ribbons for various
girls’ achievements in different classes.
On the final day of
camp, the group received
the award for Outstanding
Overall Achievement for a
Social Officer Line, as well
as the coveted Most Spirited Social Officers Award.
The Military Officers did
an outstanding job as well.
They received numerous
individual awards and were
also honored to receive a
Blue Ribbon on every evaluation they completed. Two
of the officers, Col. Alaina
Burns and Lt. Amanda
Palacios, were named finalists for Star Dancer Award.
The girls competed in an
audition process against all
of the officers at camp, and
made it to the final round.
The Military Officers
also received numerous
awards for their home routine – a jazz performance
titled Ruby Blue. Not only
were they recognized with
the award for superior performance, they were also
selected as one of the top
10 home routines out of the
entire camp, and were given awards for outstanding
choreography and outstanding showmanship for their
routine.
On the final day of
evaluations, the girls were
awarded the Most Spirited
Military Officer Award, as
well as being named to the
Elite Performance Circle.
Leader Amanda Medrano, Party Girl Katie Tyer,
Co-Party Girl Cecilia Uribe, President Briana
Harper, Vice President Layla Brown, Secretary
Kameko Bryant, Historian Princess Tabarez and
Spirit Leader Cassandra Velasquez.
Pictured with their awards at the end of camp are,
left to right, (front row) Lt. Amanda Palacios, Capt.
Denise Ma, Lt. Col. Rachel Moore, Col. Alaina
Burns, Maj. Samantha Green, Lt. Karena Duran,
(back row) Director Lori Alexander, Co-Spirit
Thompson names rolls for 6th six-weeks
Thompson Intermediate
recently released its honor rolls
for the sixth six-weeks grading
period. Students earning status
are:
Honor roll
Seventh grade
Ahmad Hussein Abusaif,
Luis Alan Adame, Beulah
Chinonyerem Akpan, Aliana
Cristina Aleman, Alexis Alicia
Alfaro, Adrianna Alise Allen,
Cera Elizabeth Alvar-ado,
Daniel Alvarez, Marissa Isabel
Amezcua,
Amandani-cole
Gabino Arambula and Cristian
Ernesto Ascencio.
Jaylon Deon Bolden,
Hannah Marie Brady, Robert
Erving Brown, Daniela Campo,
Kara Ashley Campos, Mandy
Thuy Cao, Katie Ann Carnish,
Anthony Noah Caughlin,
Gabriela Cavazos, Andrea
Rene Cedeno, Bran-don Van
Chung and Madeline Anastasia
Colunga.
Tristan Issac Cool, Kevin
Joseph Cortez, Zoe Nicole
Cortez, David Alejandro Cruz,
Melissa Sarahi Cruz, Alyssa
Nicole Cumpian, Nicole Marie
Cypert, Wesley Wade Dawson,
Stephanie Shaianne Delagarza,
Ashley Ann Deveza, Deann
Celeste Dimas and Hung Tony
Dinh.
Joshua Micah Dishongh,
Alex Amir Dosal, Jose Narciso
Duarte, Ryan Vaughn Ehlinger,
Jennifer Flores, Marquise
Juane Francis, Joslyn Denae
Gallien, Karla Emperatriz
Gamez, Adrian Isael Garcia,
Adriana Garcia, Aileen Victoria
Garcia and Kenia Giselle
Garcia.
Leslie Alejandra Garcia,
Nathan Christopher Garrett,
Alexus Nicole Garza, Crystal
Garza, Justin Allen Gee,
Andrew Davendra Ghansyam,
Adam Louis Gonzales, Holly
Sophia Gonzales, David Lee
Gonzalez, Eliana Giselle
Gonzalez and Vanessa Alexandra Gonzalez.
Stephanie Alexis Goudeau,
Leann
Marie
Guerrero,
Christopher Alexes Guzman,
Pernell Joseph Hamilton,
Myles Avery Harris, Kallie
Nicole Hart, Shelby Ann
Henderer, Tranese Hender-son,
Amanda Guadalupe Hernandez and Michelle Ngoc
Thao Hoang.
Avery Kaine Hodges,
Dechanelle Nickay Howell,
Jason Huerta, Aryn Danielle
Ibarra, Sarathany Duong In,
Jacob Ryan Izaguirre, Tea
Ajuha Jackson, Brady Houston
Jacobs, La’Claudia Ty Kee
Anna Labarrera, Nathan
Murrell Lazenberry and Anna
Nguyen Le.
Bobby Nhiyen Le, Emily
Ngoc Le, Matthew Khang Le,
Autumn Lynn Lefever, Kacie
Lyn Little, Sarah Ruth Loftin,
Orlando Nigel Logan, Julia
Michelle Lohse, Marissa Renay
Longoria, Ivonne Stephanie
Lopez, Miguel Alexis Lopez,
Ana Martinez and Briana
Alexis Martinez.
Rafael Brandon Martinez,
Evan Thomas Mauk, Marisa
Mendieta, David Zachary
Mendiola-Garcia, Timesha
Jenea Miller, Virginia Nicole
Mora, Denisse Moreno Acosta, Jordan Chase Moreno, Jade
Thi Mottu, Isaiah Armando
Munoz and Joshua Ray
Musquiz.
Summer Kamleh Naser,
Angel Luis Navedo, Karen
Neira, Amber Chanel Newsom, Cindy Nguyen, Elton
Duy Long Nguyen, Martin Anh
Vu Nguyen, Nancy Trang
Nguyen, Thuanh Vu Nguyen,
Tin Nhan Nguyen, Tina
Mongduytien Nguyen and
Jason Chuan Nhan.
Rebecca Lynn Nickelson,
Jacob Alexander Onak, Johnny
Rey Ordaz, Giselle Ailyn
Oviedo, Brandon Angel Padilla,
Greelynne Bayang Panza,
Jesus Manuel Paredes, Marcela
Gabriella Pena, Ashley C.
Perez, Julissa Perez, Thinh Duc
Phan and Alyssa Michelle
Pierce.
Faridhe Yamelli Puente,
Anthony Quiroz, Joseph
Jaianthony Ramirez, Brianna
Rae Reed, Benjamin Javier
Reyes, Anfernee Jay Reyna,
Julian Angel Rivera, Lesdy
Iveth Rivera, Mateo Andrew
Rivera, Jacquelyn Marie Rubio,
Joe Manuel Salazar and Luis
Ramon Salazar.
Clarissa Marie Sanchez,
Ivetth Karina Santibanez,
Megan
Nicole
Schuetz,
Samantha Leigh Schwartz,
Nicole Deniece Seals, Joshua
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merous former and current
members of the military,
classic and show cars, members of local and city government and youth sports
teams.
One unique float showcased the South Belt Sharks
swim team. The Sharks
seemingly built a swimming pool inside on their
float so that the team could
keep cool while riding in
the parade.
Also riding were several
current and former South
Belters, riding anything
they could get their hands
on, including four-wheelers
and horses.
Leon Petty, former South
Belt resident, was there in
his 2004 Chevrolet SSR
towing his custom Suzuki
Boulevard 109 motorcycle.
Petty does not live in the
area, but his commitment to
the South Belt community
is firm.
“I do it for the kids,”
Petty said. “I love to see
the look on the kids’ faces
when I pass by in whatever I
am driving with my stuffed
Mickey and Minnie Mouse
dolls along for the ride. I
also like seeing how the car
collectors look when they
see my cars.”
In addition to his SSR
and motorcycle, Petty also
owns a Ford Model A.
Also in the parade procession were members of
the Knights of Columbus
Council 9201 with their gargantuan barbecue pit in tow.
Norman J. Mondor, Mike
Work, Craig Guth and Steve
Buckman were all participating in this year’s parade
on behalf of Council 9201.
“We usually cook for everyone around here,” Mondor said. “We said ‘why not
show off our equipment?’”
Several of the parade participants were blasting music from their brought-along
stereos and radios, but two
groups were providing live
music for the community.
Both Buddy Griffin’s
All-Star Banjo Band and J.
Frank Dobie High school’s
band were in attendance
and playing their respective
instruments. Griffin led his
band dressed in a sequined
Uncle Sam outfit while the
Dobie crew - more than 40
in total - were towed in a
trailer. All members had
their instruments, complete
with sousaphones, trombones, clarinets, flutes,
trumpets and a full-sized
drum set.
“I hope that rig can stand
up to their weight,” Buckman joked.
Music has always been
a weak point of the parade,
but this year’s organizers
were glad to have both Griffin’s and Dobie’s bands participating.
Despite the rampant heat,
residents lined the streets to
celebrate the United States
and collect goodies thrown
by the motorcade. Among
those on the streets were
Veda Winfree and granddaughter Jasmin Winfree.
Even though the music and
sounds were a bit loud, everyone had a great time.
“This was Jasmin’s first
year at the parade,” Veda
Winfree said. “She was a bit
scared of the fire trucks and
their sirens at first, but she
will definitely be back next
year.”
Jasmin was unavailable
for comment as she was too
busy picking up candy and
watching the parade go by.
Overall winning float
was created and manned
by Frank Baye. Baye has
also been participating in
the parade since the beginning when the first vehicle
he rode in the parade was
simply a car draped in red,
white and blue. This year
he designed a float to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001,
attacks on the Pentagon and
World Trade Center.
Later that night, a fireworks display was held at
El Franco Lee Park. The
fireworks started at approximately 9:30 p.m, but attendance was lower than usual.
Due to the lack of rain recently, several communities throughout the Houston
area had cancelled their
own fireworks displays.
The cancellations were not
citywide, but some of the
more mainstream news media misinterpreted the news
and broadcast citywide closures and cancellations for
fireworks programs. The
display went off without
a hitch, though, and was a
sight to see.
Overall, the festivities
for the weekend were a
great success, and fun was
had by one and all.
The South Belt community gathered as one to celebrate the birth of the nation
and enjoy the fellowship of
neighbors.
Over The Back Fence
CHERYL CELEBRATES A BIRTHDAY
Local author Cheryl Bolen of Green
Tee, formerly of Sagemont, is wished a
happy birthday Friday, July 8. Sending her
best wishes are her son and Leader staffmember, Bo, and other family and friends
in the South Belt area.
BIRTHDAY CHEERS FOR ROBERT
Robert Griffin of Utah will celebrate
his 23rd birthday Friday, July 8. Robert is
wished a great day by his grandparents,
Bobby and Kenneth Griffin, and other
family members in the South Belt area.
SCHOOL DAZE
The following personnel and staff members of the Pasadena Independent School
District celebrate birthdays July 7 through
July 13.
Atkinson Elementary
Wishes for a wonderful birthday are sent
to Regina Barnes July 13.
Bush Elementary
On July 10, Sandy Copeland celebrates
a birthday. Lisa Vick is wished a happy
birthday July 11.
Frazier Elementary
Blow out the birthday candles for
Charlotte Plummer on July 12.
Meador Elementary
On July 8, Sanjuanita Nuncio celebrates a birthday. July 10 is the day for a
party for Rebecca Nichols.
Stuchbery Elementary
Blow out the birthday candles for Denise
Palos July 8. Marking a birthday July 9 is
Terri Abbott. Birthday wishes are sent to
Beth Maxwell July 12. Joy Degidio enjoys
a birthday July 13.
Melillo Middle School
The day for a party for Mary Carter is
July 12.
Morris Middle School
On July 8, Leticia Trevino is wished a
happy birthday. Enjoying a birthday July 9
is Heather Hibbetts. Rachel Cantu and
Carla Covarrubias share a birthday July
12.
Beverly Hills Intermediate
July 8 is the day for a double birthday
party for Maria Herrera and Lelis Rivera.
Thompson Intermediate
Deandra Abuto enjoys a birthday July
11. A special birthday greeting is sent to
Susie Haas July 13.
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On July 8, Erin Kramer has a birthday.
Blow out the birthday candles for Elva
Mendiola July 11. Carol McDonald is sent
birthday greetings July 12. Three cheers
for a happy birthday July 13 for Allison
Binnicker, Karen Daigle and Cynthia
Wilems.
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teachers with a bachelor’s
degree earning $14,505
annually and beginning
teachers with a master’s
degree earning $15,275.
Brad Womack, Doug
Pettit and Bert Wilms were
elected from a seven-man
field at the annual meeting
of the Kirkmont II Homeowners’ Association.
25 years ago (1986)
The City of Houston
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while it negotiated with
a prospective new tenant
whose presence would
dramatically alter the airport’s future.
Further investigation
for single-member districts for Pasadena School
District was approved at
the regular board meeting. The board approved
a study by Bracewell and
Patterson law firm which
would allow the district to
be broken up into various
districts, with each district
having a representative.
20 years ago (1991)
Rita Garcia, Dobie
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An out-of-court settlement for $19 million was
reached by attorneys for
Farm and Home Savings
and attorneys for 214 children for medical expenses
and education in a case
involving the Brio Superfund toxic waste site.
15 years ago (1996)
The Texas Department
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the Beltway 8/Mykawa
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Kenneth Alan Martin
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ground pool.
10 years ago (2001)
The Clear Creek Independent School District
board of trustees reduced
the homestead exemption
for district residents by
one half, to a 5 percent deduction.
Steven Dittrich, 12, a
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at the Sam Houston State
University Band Camp. It
was reported by Dittrich
that he was swimming in
the pool when he noticed
Crumel was in a “cannonball” position at the bottom of the pool. He looked
at him for a moment to see
if he was kidding around
and then swam down to
the bottom of the pool
and pulled him to the top.
A camp counselor and
Dittrich pulled the drowning Crumel out of the pool
and onto the safety deck.
The lifeguards were summoned, and they administered CPR to Crumel.
5 years ago (2006)
At St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church,
South Belt resident John
Heckler was honored for
50 years of service with
the Knights of Columbus.
The Rev. Stephen Horn officiated the Mass.
An increase in motor
vehicle burglaries and other crimes prompted South
Belt community leaders
to pursue the hiring of another deputy for Constable
Gary Freeman.
Arrests for possession
of cocaine and burglaries
as well as other burglaries
of businesses and vehicles
broken into at a church and
a restaurant kept local law
enforcement officers busy.
1 year ago (2010)
While Houston was
spared the brunt of
Hurricane Alex, the South
Belt area was still hit hard
by heavy rainfall in its
wake. Roughly 8 inches of
rain
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between
Wednesday at 10 p.m. and
Friday at 10 p.m., according to the Harris County
Flood Control District’s
rain gauge located at the
Beamer ditch at Hughes
Road. Despite the heavy
rains, area flooding was
minimal.
Heavy rainfall, however, is believed to have
played a role in a fatal
traffic accident that took
place Thursday afternoon
on the Gulf Freeway at
Edgebrook, where an
infant was killed when
thrown from a southbound
vehicle.
Participation in the
annual July 4th parade
was lower than expected
due to earlier rainfall with
several entries dropping
out.
City of Houston Mayor
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the establishment of the
Special Ethics and Council
Governance Committee
on Redistricting and Term
Limits and appointed
Councilmember
Mike
Sullivan, who represents
the South Belt, as its chair.
All other councilmembers
would serve as committee
members. The committee
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Tanksleys celebrate 40th anniversary
Eli and Sheila Tanksley will celebrate their 40th anniversary on July 10, 2011.
They were married in Miami, Fla., in 1971. In 1988, they moved to Houston where
they have been very involved in the South Belt area. Eli currently owns Clear
Brook Realtors where he works as a real estate agent, broker and loan officer.
He also stays involved in the many South Belt events. During the football season,
Eli participates with the South Belt Leader in predicting the outcome of the high
Eddie and Nancy Carlton of South Belt announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Kristin Carlton, to Richard Sorenson,
son of Rick and Sandy Sorenson, also of South Belt. The bride-to-be graduated from Dobie High School in 2002. She is a production coordinator at Atlas Gulf Coast. The prospective groom graduated from Southeast Academy
in 2002. He owns Millenium Cutts Landscaping. The pair were high school
sweethearts. A July wedding is planned.
school football teams. Sheila has been a kindergarten teacher in the Pearland Independent School District for more than 20 years. Both are active members of
Sagemont Church. They have two children. Their daughter, Crystal, is married
to Timothy Rothberg, and they live in the Houston area. Their son, Ryan, lives in
California and is married to Beth Tanksley. They have two children, Isaiah and
Mackenzie.
Former South Belt resident follows in the family footsteps
ever careers they choose. This
is the case when it comes to
Anita Campbell, first cousin
of singer Glen Campbell, who
most notably recorded such
songs as Rhinestone Cowboy,
Wichita Lineman, and By the
Time I Get to Phoenix.
Anita, who graduated from
Dobie in 1980, has many different achievements under
her belt. She has followed in
her cousin’s footsteps and become a well-known singer.
Like
country
music
songs, though, her story has
to begin somewhere. Anita
Campbell lived in the South
Belt area for more than 30
years. She attended Frazier
Elementary, Beverly Hills
Intermediate and Dobie High
schools. During this time she
participated in various activities, but since the age of 10,
she was singing with her father’s band. After having what
she considered professional
experience, she opted out of
performing in school choirs
and instead joined the Dobie
drama and speech teams.
“I went to the old Dobie
when it was still new,” Anita
Campbell said. “In the theater and speech programs we
were so blessed to have such
inspirational teachers.”
Anita also helped instruct
the drill team and cheerleaders for the area.
Several years have passed
since her transition from
grade-school life into adulthood. She has been through
Former South Belt resident and country singer Anita many ups and downs, but
Campbell poses with her cousin, the well-known country- one major event that she still
pop singer, Glen Campbell.
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Oct. 21, 2008.
Aside from how a father’s
death normally affects a person, Campbell is still having to cope with the illness
through her cousin, Glen
Campbell, who has recently
gone public with the announcement that he, too, has
Alzheimer’s.
Glen is planning a farewell tour, which will be the
next step for cousin Anita as
well. On her father’s birthday, Anita will be opening for
Glen. “I think it is kind of my
dad’s way of telling me to do
this,” Anita said. “The show I
will be opening for Glen is on
my father’s birthday, and one
of the days he performs will
actually be the anniversary of
my father’s death.”
The connection between
the families goes far beyond
just common blood and talent though. Gene was the
one who taught Glen how to
play the guitar. In fact, Gene
was such an influence on the
budding singer that Glen recognized him in his Country
Music Hall of Fame induction speech.
Anita lived in Beverly
Hills for several years and
then moved to Sagemeadow.
She has since left but still
keeps strong ties to the area
through her family. Her sisters, Rita and Tammy, still live
in the area, as well as most of
her children and grandchildren. With her husband, Alan
Thomas, they have five children: A. C. Thomas, Michael
Tangedahl, Angela Tangedahl, Rachel Thomas Maurer
and Kyle Thomas.
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all structures; Have fire tools
handy such as: ladder long
enough to reach the roof,
shovel, rake and a bucket or
two for water; place connected
garden hoses at all sides of the
home for emergency use; Assure everyone in a household
knows all emergency exits
from one’s home; and assure everyone in a household
knows all emergency exits
from one’s neighborhood.
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Although the City of
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the Houston city limits at
all times, the Houston Fire
Department would like to remind citizens to be extra vigilant in activities that may lead
to accidental fires, including
improper use of a barbecue
pit or improper disposal of
barbecue coals, ashes or briquettes and carelessly discarded smoking materials.
A burn ban in unincorporated areas of Harris County,
has been extended to surrounding counties and more
than 200 counties across the
state. The burn bans prohibit
any outdoor open burning including the burning of a bonfire, rubbish fire, campfire,
trench fire, or other fire in an
outdoor location where fuel
being burned is not contained
in an approved incinerator,
outdoor fireplace, barbecue
grill or barbecue pit.
Portable barbecue pits,
charcoal grills and other
open-flame cooking devices
outside of a building should
not be operated on combustible balconies or located
within 10 feet of combustible
walls or roofs or other combustible materials.
When igniting the barbecue charcoal, citizens should
use a charcoal lighter, not
gasoline. Gasoline can flash
violently in and around the
pit causing serious injuries to
anyone in the area of the flash.
A fire extinguisher or charged
garden hose should be handy
while the fire is burning.
Check the pit frequently to
ensure it is OK. Hot ash and
coals from barbecue pits and
charcoal burners should be
placed in a non-combustible
container until cooled or thoroughly saturated with water,
before being disposed of.
Another cause of accidental fires which increase during times of drought are carelessly discarded cigarettes,
or other smoking materials.
These can smolder for hours
and should be completely
doused with water before being discarded. They should
be discarded in a safe manner and not by being thrown
out a window or tossed on the
ground.
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Extremely hot weather
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necessary to institute the City
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outlined in Chapter 47 in the
Code of Ordinances.
The city requests residents
limit irrigation to the hours
between 12:01 a.m. and 10
a.m. or between 8 p.m. and
midnight on no more than
two days per week.
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abide by the following schedule: Sundays and Thursdays
for customers with evennumbered street addresses
and Saturdays and Wednesdays for customers with oddnumbered street addresses.
While the City of Houston
Public Works and Engineering Department has adequate
water capacity to meet the
demands of its customers, it
does offer the following tips:
Keep showers under five minutes; Remember to turn water off while brushing teeth;
Wash only full loads of dishes or clothes; Replace older
model showerheads and older
faucet aerators with new lowflow ones and install water
conservative toilets; Inspect
toilets for silent leaks by putting food coloring in the toilet
tank. If colored water leaks
into the toilet bowl before it
is flushed, water is being lost
due to a worn flapper.
Currently, Anita and her
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Alan works for the chemical plants in Port Arthur, and
in the midst of her career in
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to make it to Houston and the
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children or grandchildren.
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The two players who
finished ahead of Arnett at
the 22-5A tournament were
seniors from Deer Park.
Per the competition at the
regional level, Arnett also
believes he is ever so close
to being in the mix.
“Right now, I’m the one
standing in my way,” Arnett
said. “My biggest obstacle
is myself. In golf, that’s the
way it is.
“You have to be able to
combine the physical tools
with the mental focus on
a hole-by-hole basis for
multiple rounds. I’m sometimes really good at that,
and sometimes it gets away
from me. It only takes one
bad hole.”
For much of his freshman season, Arnett didn’t
experience many backslides
on the course. He didn’t
play particuarly well in the
Longhorns’ first tournament
but then came back to lead
the way for the group.
Arnett received much of
the credit due to the results
on the leader boards, but he
is quick to point to his teammates at Dobie for the support and teamwork.
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the Rising Stars, several
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Julia Heymach, a 13-yearold, was the regional champion in the 800-, 1,500- and
3,000-meter runs.
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Charra Elliott, a 16-yearold, won gold medals in the
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inches) and the heptathlon
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Dobie golfer Ben Arnett turned heads as he placed
third at the District 22-5A varsity golf championships
as a freshman, but the longtime linkster believes it’s
only the beginning of something special.
also allowed him to win the
pentathlon at regionals with
2,325 points.
“All of the athletes competed like champions, regardless of if they made their
way to nationals or not,”
Kimble said. “Obviously,
we can’t be any prouder of
these kids and the way they
went about their business.
“You never know what
will happen at nationals, but
these kids will be ready to
compete.”
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Summer FB camps here
July has arrived, so it’s
time to start thinking about
football again.
The National Football
League is experiencing a
work stoppage at the moment, but that has not dampened the excitement for the
game at all other levels.
This month and at the
start of August, there are
several youth camps scheduled in the South Belt area.
The Dobie High School
youth camp is July 11-14,
from 6 to 8 p.m. Students
ages 6 to 12 are eligible to
attend the camp.
As for August, Clear
Brook varsity head football
coach Paul Lanier and his
staff will host the Wolverines’ Youth Camp Aug. 1-3
at the school.
Students entering the
second through ninth grades
as of the 2011-2012 school
year are eligible to attend.
The sessions will run from
8:30 to 11 a.m.
The Beverly Hills and
Thompson
intermediate
coaching staffs will also
host their respective youth
camps in August.
The Lions’ youth camp is
Aug. 1-5 for students entering the seventh or eighthgrades as of this school
year.
Incoming seventh- and
eighth-grade
students
may also attend the Battlin’ Bears youth camp at
Beverly Hills, which runs
Aug. 1-5 and Aug. 9 at the
school.
For more information on
these camps and more, see
Page 3B.
BAFL football
sets practice;
opens July 23
The 2011 Bay Area Football League season will officially get under way as the
first day of practice is set for
Saturday, July 23.
There will be more youth
football league news in the
Leader in the July 14 and
July 21 issues. See the BAFL
schedule on Page 2B.
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The South-Belt based
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at the regional level and
will now send 27 athletes to
the Amateur Athletic Union
national meet later this
month.
Longtime Stars’ head
coach Ivory Kimble held
high expectations heading
into the regional meet June
29-July 2 at Atascocita High
School, but he still came
away in awe of the performance of the athletes.
A total of 35 athletes attended regionals, with 27
qualifying for the state meet
in New Orleans. Of the
eight who did not advance,
a handful missed qualifying by hundredths or thoudandths of seconds in the
running events.
“It was just a great effort
and performance from all of
the kids,” Kimble said.
“In all of the years I have
been doing this, I have never
had this high of a percentage of athletes move on to
nationals. We knew the opportunities were there, but
our kids really stood out in
a big way.”
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To all of those former
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students who chuckled at
Ben Arnett’s golf stories:
Take note, Mr. Arnett is a
District 22-5A medalist and
a rising young star on the
high school golf scene.
The Dobie High School
freshman burst onto the
scene during the 2010-2011
school year, eventually taking third place at the District 22-5A championships
and becoming the first male
golfer from the school to
advance to regionals in
quite some time.
At regionals, Arnett
found himself tied for the
lead after a first-round 73
but struggled on the second
day with an 83 en route to a
17th place finish.
Coupled with Lady
Longhorn golfer Jackie
Vasquez’s sixth-place finish at district on her way
to a regional appearance, it
was quite a year for the Dobie golf program under the
direction of longtime coach
Richard Hokanson.
And as for Arnett, he
hopes his first impression
at Dobie is just the start of
something special.
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Remaining teams Sagemont, OFA and Pearland
Maroon are all chasing
Pearland White, which currently sits in the winner’s
bracket.
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The Texas District 15
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for Sagemont’s 12-year-old
major division all-stars.
The locals fell to Friendswood 7-5 in the first game,
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7, at the Friendswood Little
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is set for 7 p.m.
The SBHLL 11s won two
straight games after falling
in the tournament’s first
game to Pearland White.
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and well for three age group
teams in the Sagemont-Beverly Hills Little League.
At press time, the league’s
11- and 12-year-old teams
were battling their way
through the loser’s bracket
of their respective Texas
District 15 tournaments.
The Sagemont junior division (14-year-old) team
opened the Texas District
15 tournament July 5 with
a 20-0 win over Dixie and
played South Houston July
6 after press time.
The 9-year-old and
13-year-old
tournaments
have been completed, with
teams from the Pearland
Little League advancing
to sectionals from each of
those brackets.
In the 10-year-old division, the SBHLL all-stars
have also been eliminated.
The locals opened District 15 tournament play
with a 3-2 victory over OFA
but then fell 13-2 to Pearland Maroon and 10-3 to
Pearland White, wrapping
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Dobie is one of 64
teams that has qualified
for the Division I Texas
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and the locals aren’t going
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Although Dobie is a
newcomer to the state
level, this group has high
expectations heading into
the big event July 15-16 at
Texas A&M University in
College Station.
The respective 64
teams will be divided into
16 4-team pools July 15,
and from there they will
be battling to reach the
championship round July
16.
The state 7-on-7 championship game is set for
July 16, at Kyle Field, at
5 p.m. The consolation
bracket final is at 4 p.m.
Dobie reached the state
tournament for the first
time in school history by
winning a Greater Houston Area Qualifying Tournament at Texas City’s
Stingaree Stadium last
month.
After losing to host
Texas City in the opening
qualifying game, Dobie
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Bay City, Clear Lake,
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With several skill position players back on offense
and the defense having been
reloaded this spring, the
Longhorns are again the favorites in the league according to the magazine.
Deer Park, which finished second a year ago, is
picked to do so again, with
Pasadena Memorial third
and South Houston fourth.
Having come out of nowhere to win the District
22-5A varsity football title
in 2010, the Dobie bandwagon has plenty of riders
these days.
Dave Campbell’s Texas
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Girls’ Regional Results:
Athlete
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Robyn Barber
Shelby Devereaux
Sydney Devereaux
Camryn Dickson
Charra Elliott
Brianna Guevara
Julia Heymach
Janya Hunt
Constance Jacob
Dominique Lewis
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800 meters
2:47.81
1,500 meters
5:45.78
High Jump
3-8
Long Jump
8-6
High Jump
5-5
Javelin
91-3
Heptathlon
3,621 points
3,000 meters
12:23.85
1,500 meters
5:38.22
800 meters
2:25.59
1,500 meters
5:02.17
3,000 meters
10:45.80
500 meters
6:19.96
800 meters
2:28.19
1,500 meters
5:17.36
400 meters
1:00.73
800 meters
2:30.99
Long Jump
15-9
Javelin
89-0
Heptathlon
2,750 points
400-meter hurdles 1:17.24
1,500 meters
6:13.35
800 meters
2:43.45
1,500 meters
5:47.19
1,500-m Racewalk 11:29.40
800 meters
2:36.41
1,500 meters
5:26.00
3,000 meters
11:29.17
Boys’ Regional Results:
Athlete
Place Event
Desmond Burnett
Jacoby Davis
Jeremy Davis
Caleb Devereaux
Cameron Devereaux
Luis Figueroa
Daniel Lewis
Osby Mitchell
D’Vaughn Pennamon
Justus Ross
Zaire Walker
Zion Walker
1st
1st
2nd
2nd
5th
4th
2nd
5th
2nd
2nd
4th
2nd
1st
4th
4th
1st
3rd
1st
2nd
1st
4th
2nd
1st
2nd
Shot Put
Discus
Javelin
High Jump
Shot Put
Pentathlon
High Jump
1,500 meters
800 meters
1,500 meters
High Jump
Pentathlon
1,500 Racewalk
Long Jump
Discus
Javelin
Shot Put
400 meters
800 meters
1,500 meters
800 meters
800 meters
1,500 meters
3,000 meters
Bay Area Football League
sets 2011 slate of action
The 2011 master schedule and important upcoming
key dates are in place as the
Bay Area Football League
prepares for action.
Three local organizations, the Ellington Rams,
Sagemont Cowboys and
Southbelt Dolphins, will be
part of the mix in the 16team league.
The Rams, Cowboys and
Dolphins are all part of the
eight-team American Conference, and there are eight
more teams in the National
Conference.
Once the action begins,
teams will be vying for one
of four playoff berths available in each conference.
The three South Belt area
programs will go head-tohead during the season.
The Cowboys will play
at the Rams during the third
week of the regular season,
which is Saturday, Aug. 27.
The Rams’ home field
is at South Houston High
School.
Meanwhile, the Dolphins
will face the Rams and the
Cowboys in the final two
weeks of the regular season,
providing for plenty of lateseason drama.
During the season’s 10th
week of an 11-week schedule, the Dolphins will play
at the Rams Oct. 15. On
Oct. 22, the Dolphins will
host the Cowboys at Blackhawk Park. The Cowboys’
home facility is at El Franco
Lee Park.
The Bay Area Football
League has set Saturday,
July 23 as the first day for
team practices. The regular
season opens Aug. 13 as the
Cowboys travel to the Magnolia Sharks, the Dolphins
host La Marque and the
Rams play at the Pasadena
Panthers.
Age
18
Continued from Page 1B
Prior to the regional
meet, Kimble admitted expectations were high among
the athletes, coaches and
parents.
But at the completion
of the national-qualifier at
Atascocita, even Kimble,
a veteran track and field
coach and trainer, was left
a bit surprised at the outcome.
“What a great performance,”
Kimble
said.
“These kids work to get to
this point, and they deserve
the recognition.”
In all, the Rising Stars
won a total of 18 gold medals. Seventeen of the 27 athletes who qualified for nationals did so in more than
one event.
Heymach, Elliott and
Pennamon headlined the
team’s
accomplishments
because of their multiple
gold-medal wins, but there
were plenty of others who
10
11
SBHLL all-star teams
remain in title hunts
10
11
11
7
16
15
13
9
16
14
9
18
Time/Dist.
Age
40-11 3/4
113-11
109-6
4-4
35-11/4
1,507 points
4-8
5:03.17
2:31.64
5:07.61
3-8
673 points
11:31.20
14-6
96-6
72-0
30-4 1/4
54.93
2:03.95
4:28.24
2:52.57
2:22.48
4:54.11
10:37.37
14
12
12
13
13
10
11
12
13
13
15
8
12
2011 BAFL schedule
Opponent
Aug. 13
at Pasadena Panthers
Aug. 20
at Pearland Patriots
Aug. 27
Sagemont Cowboys
Sept. 3
at Alvin Raiders
Sept. 10
Pearland Hurricanes
Sept. 17
Bayou City Gators
Sept. 24
at Texas City Stingrays
Oct. 1
Bye week
Oct. 8
at League City Wildcats
Oct. 15
Southbelt Dolphins
Oct. 22
Santa Fe Braves
Pee Wee games at 8 a.m., others follow
with senior play at 9 a.m., junior play at
10:45 a.m., sophomore play at 12:30 p.m.
and freshman play at 2:15 p.m.
Southbelt Dolphins
Sagemont Cowboys
2011 BAFL schedule
2011 BAFL schedule
Date
Opponent
Aug. 13
La Marque Cougars
Aug. 20
at League City Wildcats
Aug. 27
Alvin Raiders
Sept. 3
at Texas City Stingrays
Sept. 10
Bye week
Sept. 17
at Pearland Patriots
Sept. 24
at League City ’49ers
Oct. 1
at Magnolia Sharks
Oct. 8
Bayou City Gators
Oct. 15
at Ellington Rams
Oct. 22
Sagemont Cowboys
Pee Wee games at 8 a.m., others follow
with senior play at 9 a.m., junior play at
10:45 a.m., sophomore play at 12:30 p.m.
and freshman play at 2:15 p.m.
Date
Continued form Page 1B
but have since come back
through the loser’s bracket
to remain in the hunt.
After the Friendswood
loss, Sagemont defeated Dixie 13-6 and then beat OFA
12-6.
With a revenge win over
Friendswood after the opening loss, the locals were trying to make their way to
the final three teams in the
event.
Juniors start hot
With a big win in the
junior division opener, the
Sagemont-Beverly
Hills
team currently represents
the league’s best chance
for a district title with a 1-0
came through in a big way
with everything on the line.
Sydney Devereaux, an
11-year-old athlete, won her
1,500-meter run in a time of
5:45.78, and Larissa Ramirez, 18, won the Javelin as
she delivered a throw of 89
feet.
Chelsea Williams, a
2011 Dobie High School
graduate, qualified for nationals in three events, including the 800, 1,500 and
3,000-meter runs.
Luis Figueroa, 11, captured a gold medal in the
1,500-meter racewalk with
a time of 11:31.20.
Osby Mitchell, a 13-yearold athlete, threw the javelin
72 feet for a gold medal,
and Desmond Burnett, 14,
was a double winner in the
shot put and discus events.
Justus Ross, 15, won his
1,500-meter running event.
The
accomplishments
from the Rising Stars have
been nothing short of spec-
record. At press time, Sagemont was looking for a win
over South Houston. Pearland awaits in the winner’s
bracket.
As expected this all-star
season, the Pearland Little
League has stood out along
with Sagemont. But SBHLL is still seeking its first
District 15 title with three
teams still playing.
As long as there is one
more game to be played in
the respective brackets, the
locals have hope.
For more information on
the Texas District 15 tournament brackets, visit www.
eteamz.com/td15 or www.
eteamz.com, sbhll.
Texas District 15 All-Stars
Tournament results
Ellington Rams
Date
Rising Stars Track Club athletes make nationals
Age 10-11 at Friendswood facility
SBHLL vs. OFA
July 6, after press time
Winner takes on Pearland
Maroon, July 7, 7 p.m.
Age 11-12 at Pearland facility
SBHLL vs. Friendswood
July 6, after press time
Winner takes on Pearland
White, July 7, 7 p.m.
Juniors at SBHLL facility
SBHLL vs. S. Houston
July 6, after press time
tacular to this point, but
there is more to be done.
The national meet is still
to come, and the team has
thoughts of special results.
“We’ll train properly and
work to be at our best for
nationals,” Kimble said.
“There will be a large
group of us at nationals this
year, and that makes it that
much more exciting. I’m
just so happy for these athletes to get this opportunity.
As coaches, it’s our job to
continue to prepare these
young men and women to
be at their best when nationals arrive. So far, these
athletes have given us everything they have.”
JFD’s Arnett honing golf skills
Continued from Page 1B
As the new guy on the
team, Arnett was welcomed
as a teammate from the outset. He said the Longhorns
quickly bonded as a group
and fed off of one another’s
performance. At district,
Arnett’s overall third-place
finish helped Dobie take
third place as a team.
His score might have
led the way for Dobie, but
Arnett is quick to say the
Longhorns achieved their
goals as a team, not as individuals.
“We grew together as a
team, and my teammates
made me a better player as
the season went along, Arnett said of Dobie varsity
golfers that included Chris
Sorenson, Aaron Dryden,
Aaron Garcia and Chase
Jones.
With Arnett posting a
two-round total of 150 at
district, Dobie was able to
place third as a team behind
two teams from Deer Park.
Overall, the Longhorns
put together a 360-370 at
district, which was played
at Evergreen Point Golf
Course in Baytown.
At regionals, played at
Eagle Pointe in Mont Belvieu, Arnett was tied for the
lead after the first day at 73,
but a four-putt on hole No.
9 blew up his round as he
fired an 83 en route to 17th
place.
“I played as well as I
can play in the first round,
and that’s something I have
to work on is transitioning smoother from round
to round,” Arnett said. “I
played the ball low in the
wind, and the greens were
fast, but I was able to get
up and down without many
three putts.
“Through eight holes on
the second day, I was one
or two over and still very
much in the mix. That’s
when I four-putted No. 9,
and my round basically
came apart.”
On that decisive ninth
hole, Arnett made his way
to the green roughly 55 feet
from the cup but then rolled
his first putt about eight
feet past the hole. Coming
back, he sent another putt
about five feet past the cup.
In short, the ninth hole cost
him quite a bit.
At the very least, Arnett
figures he could have finished high enough on the
leader board to move on
to state. However, he also
thinks a Region III title
could have been had.
“If I would have shot a 75
on the second day, I think I
would have had a great shot
at the regional title,” Arnett
said. “There are great golfers out there, no question,
but you’re playing against
yourself both physically
and emotionally. It was a
great learning experience
for me.”
Since that time back in
April, Arnett has continued
to hone his game, primarily by practicing at Timber Creek in Friendswood,
where he spends nearly
every weekday. He has also
excelled in the Houston
Golf Associaiton’s Performance Series, winning three
tournaments.
In the game of golf, there
is no sense of perfection or
a feeling that one has mastered his or her craft, and
Arnett likes it that way.
“Right now, my driver
and my short irons are my
best friends,” Arnettt said.
“But you’re always working
on something in this game.
I haven’t putted as well as
I would like, but I haven’t
had as many three putts on
the greens lately, either.
It’s a long journey for
Arnett, who hopes to one
day play at the professiomal
level. But for now, he’s taking it one day at a time, and
one golf stroke at a time.
“In this sport, you have
to be ready to take on the
world,” Arnett said. “Pressure is not something people put on you; it’s something you put on yourself.
The pros can go out and
get it done for three and
four rounds at a time, and
I haven’t reached that point
yet. It’s a long road in this
game.”
All of that aside, Arnett is willing to put in the
time and effort. After all, it
wasn’t that long ago that his
Beverly Hills Intermediate
classmates didn’t really believe he played golf.
“I got out of school early
on Tuesdays and Thursdays
during my eighth-grade
year because I was able to
use golf as my physical education credit, but not many
of my friends had or have
seen me play. That’s kind of
funny.”
Perhaps many of those
former and current Dobie
classmates now understand
about Arnett’s game. He
isn’t solely responsible for
the resurgence of the golf
program at Dobie nor is he
the face of the Longhorns’
program, but he has helped
both his team and himself
with name recognition.
Longtime South Belt area resident Ben Arnett has already made an impression on the high school golf scene
as a member of the Dobie program, and he is just getting started as a sophomore-to-be.
7-on-7 state football to include Dobie team
Continued from Page 1B
together for the group this
season, both on and off the
field.
Of the 20 or so players
on the team, roughly eight
have high school varsity
football experience, making
this a younger group overall.
Bailey worked with the
2010 Dobie 7-on-7 group as
well, and he believes experience has played a part in the
emergence of this group.
“This is a younger group,
but they also witnessed
some of the things we did
last year in the program,”
Bailey said. “The lessons
they learned last year really
helped this time around, and
they now understand that
winning is the only thing
that matters in this game.
It’s a group effort.”
Speed plays a huge role
in the 7-on-7 game along
with the ability to throw and
catch the football. There is
no tackling allowed, so a
willingness to go all-out on
defense is a must as well.
Dobie seemingly has an
upper hand because of the
throwing abilities of Blake
Jackson, who has been the
varsity starting quarterback
for the past season and a
half. But Jackson also has
plenty of talent surrounding
him in the passing game.
Defensively, the team
has bought into the idea that
stopping the opponent is
just as important as scoring
points.
“We had some injuries
early on, and it forced a lot
of guys to step up, particularly some of the younger
guys,” Bailey said. “Maybe
early on we had some guys
searching for their identity,
their role in the mix. Now,
we seem to have that lined
out.”
And as the team’s primary quarterback in the 7-on7 game, Jackson has taken
on the role of an offensive
leader. He is of the mind set
that this group can achieve
something special at the
state competition.
“We’re looking to win
the whole thing,” Jackson
said. “Dobie has had the
talent for a lot of years, but
we have pulled together as a
team and are understanding
that it’s about victories.
“Offensively, we have so
much talent with Andrew
Robinson, Vance Leonard,
Chris Stockman, Deshawn
Butler and some others. Defensively, Jordin Harrison
has improved so much in
his pass coverage, and he’ll
likely be shifting to middle
linebacker this season at
Dobie. It’s a big plus for us
to be involved with this. The
chemisty and togetherness
we have right now is going
to translate in a big way this
fall, but we still want to finish off this 7-on-7 season
with a title.”
Opponent
Aug. 13
at Magnolia Sharks
Aug. 20
Texas City Stingrays
Aug. 27
at Ellington Rams
Sept. 3
Pearland Texans
Sept. 10
Alvin Raiders
Sept. 17
at League City Wildcats
Sept. 24
Bye week
Oct. 1
Pearland Patriots
Oct. 8
East End Eagles
Oct. 15
at Bayou City Gators
Oct. 22
at Southbelt Dolphins
Pee Wee games at 8 a.m., others follow
with senior play at 9 a.m., junior play at
10:45 a.m., sophomore play at 12:30 p.m.
and freshman play at 2:15 p.m.
Dobie has had little trouble scoring points in the 7-on-7 game
this summer, but the team has also excelled because of its commitment on the defensive side of the football. Here, a Pearland
receiver made a successful catch in a league game at Veteran’s
Memorial Stadium, but defenders Duke Edwards (10) and Jordin Harrison quickly closed in to force a short yardage gain.
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Thursday, July 7, 2011, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Section B, Page 3
Sports news, notes
Horns 11-U takes third at NB state tournament
Thompson Intermediate Football Camp
H-Town Jokers 10-U tryout
Aug. 1 to Aug. 5 at the school
The H-Town Jokers select baseball program is seeking players for its 10-under baseball team. The Jokers
will host tryouts, including an intrasquad game, July
16-17. Serious players may call coach Rudy Mendez at
713-478-1495 or direct e-mail to Josie Mendez at josie.
mendez4@att.net. Those interested may also visit the
team website at www. houstonjokers.webs.com.
Applicant’s Name:
School:
Grade entering 2011-2012:
Age:
SJC youth hoops camp
Defense:
I wish to enroll my child in the 2011 football camp. I understand that neither
the coaches nor anyone connected with the football camp will assume any
responsibility for accidents, medical, dental or other expenses incurred as a
result of injuries sustained during the camp. I further acknowledge that my
Brook volleyball camp
child is physically fit to participate.
Clear Brook High School varsity volleyball coach
Meredith Thompson and her staff will host the 2011
Lady Wolverines’ youth camp July 25-29 at the school.
Students entering the fourth through ninth grades as of
the 2011-2012 school year are eligible to attend. To register, visit the volleyball website at www.clearbrookvol
leyball.org.
Dobie girls’ hoops camp
Weight:
Positions: Offense:
San Jacinto College invites boys and girls, ages 7-18,
to register for the 2011 basketball camp at the Central
campus. The first session is scheduled for July 18-22.
The second is from July 25-29. Both sessions are held
from 2 to 5 p.m., inside Anders Gymnasium, located at
8060 Spencer Highway in Pasadena.
Dobie varsity girls’ basketball head coach Shane
Brown and his staff will host the 2011 Lady Longhorns’
Youth Basketball Camp July 11-13 at the school. Students entering the fourth through ninth grades as of the
2011-2012 school year are eligible to attend. The cost
per student is $55 cash or money order, which includes
a camp T-shirt. No checks will be accepted. The sessions will run from 9 a.m. to noon. For information,
direct e-mail to Brown at rbrown@pasadenaisd.org.
Height:
Parent / Guardian signature:
Home phone:
Work phone:
Address:
City:
Zip:
Emergency contact/phone:
The South Belt Horns 11-under select baseball team
placed third at the Nations Baseball state tournament
after advancing to the semifinals. Members of the team
are, left to right, (front row) Leo Martinez, Alex Perez,
Alex Arriaga Seth Barber, Matt Morales, (middle row)
Michael Avila, Andrew Arriaga, Jose Esparza, Michael
Villarreal, Gilbert Alejandro, (back row) manager Alex
Arriaga. Alex Gonzalez, coach David Gonzalez, Jon Saldana and coach Joe Saldana. The team will travel to the
world series next month.
Sluggers 11-under wins Firecracker baseball
Physician/phone:
Camp to be held at Thompson Intermediate School
Cost is $25 per student.
Please no checks or money orders. Cash only.
Camp hours are 4 to 6 p.m. each day.
Report 15 minutes early Aug. 1. Bring tennis shoes. Cleats optional.
For more information, call coach John Fowler at 281-991-4209
Dobie youth football camp
Longhorns’ varsity head football coach Jim Phillips
and his staff will host the 2011 Dobie Youth Football
Camp July 11-14 at the school, from 6 to 8 p.m. Students ages 6 through 12 are eligible to attend. The cost
is $40 prior to the camp and $50 the day of the camp.
For more information, call Longhorns’ assistant coach
Kenneth Foster at 713-899-2054.
Beverly Hills Intermediate Football Camp
Aug. 1-5 and Aug. 9 at the school
Applicant’s Name:
School:
Dobie ninth-grade VB camp
Dobie High School varsity volleyball coach Joe Sabatell and his staff will host the Lady Longhorns’ camp
for incoming ninth-grade students July 27-29, from 8
to 11 a.m. at the school. Participants will take part in
a variety of drills, including those for passing, setting,
hitting, blocking, serving and digging. There will also
be strength and agility drills. Cost of the camp is $55
per student via cash, money order or cashier’s check.
Participants must have their own medical insurance as
the Pasadena Independent School District does not provide coverage for summer fitness/recreation programs.
Those in attendance should dress in athletic shoes,
shorts, a proper T-shirt, knee pads (if wanted) and bring
a good attitude. For more information, call Sabatell at
281-468-1066.
Grade entering 2011-2012:
Age:
Height:
Weight:
Positions: Offense:
Defense:
I wish to enroll my child in the 2011 football camp. I understand that neither
the coaches nor anyone connected with the football camp will assume any
responsibility for accidents, medical, dental or other expenses incurred as a
The Sagemont Sluggers 11-under baseball team took
first place at the Friendswood Firecracker tournament at Renwick Park. Members of the team are,
left to right, (front row) Jacob Sims, Jacob Sulak,
Triston Gibson, (middle row) Torrey Tapper, David
Zermeno, Mario Rodriguez, Mikey Fuqua, Hunter
Garcia, DeJuan Dixson, Jonathan Acosta, Andres
Padilla, manager Taji Garcia, (back row) coach PJ
McAlister, Joey Espinosa, Kevin Gartner, AJ Martinez, coach Joe Martinez, and Andrew Hinojosa.
Houston 9 select wins 14-U state baseball crown
result of injuries sustained during the camp. I further acknowledge that my
child is physically fit to participate.
Parent / Guardian signature:
Home phone:
Work phone:
Address:
City:
Zip:
Emergency contact/phone:
Physician/phone:
Camp to be held at Beverly Hills Intermediate School
Cost is $20 per student. Please no checks or money orders. Cash only.
Camp hours are 4 to 5:30 p.m. each day for incoming seventh-grade students;
5:30 to 7 p.m. for incoming eighth-grade students.
Report 15 minutes early Aug. 1. Bring tennis shoes. Cleats optional.
For more information, call coach Ben Portis at 713-299-0251
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In the championship game, the Houston Nine took down the Friendswood Mustangs 6-3. Members of the team are, left to right, (front row) Isaiah Fernandez,
Mason Miller, Martin Cano, Geoffrey Sockwell, Ivan Alfaro, Josh Navarrete,
Efrain Cisneros, (back row) coach Juan Navarrete, Aldo Izaguirre, Luis Briseno,
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THURSDAY, JULY 7
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Monday through Friday.
from 7 to 8 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church Pasadena,
1062 Fairmont Parkway, Room 114. Call 281-487-8787 for information, or just drop in.
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.
Al-Anon - Meets every Thursday from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the
First United Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway,
Room 111. For information, call 281-487-8787.
6:30 p.m.
St. Luke’s Catholic Church – St. Luke the Evangelist Church,
11011 Hall Road, offers free tutoring on Tuesdays from 7 to 9 p.m.
and Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tutoring is held in Room 2 of
the Education Building. Contact Joe Pavlicek at 281-484-1397 or
by e-mail at joe_pavlicek@yahoo.com.
Diabetes Support Group – A support group for young adults with
diabetes. All subjects are open for discussion: new technologies,
research advances, fears, phobias, dating and other personal matters. Meets the first Thursday of each month at 1315 St. Joseph
Parkway #1705, Medical Place One. Contact Dan Steiner, CDE, at
713-756-8536 for more information.
7 p.m.
The Bay Area Writers League – Meets the first Thursday of each
month at Barnes and Noble at Bay Area Boulevard and the Gulf
Freeway. Newcomers are welcome.
8:30 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Alcohol problems? AA meetings are
held Thursdays from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., and Sundays and Tuesdays
from 8 to 9 p.m. at St. Stephen Presbyterian Church, 2217 Theta
Street. For information, call 713-204-2481.
FRIDAY, JULY 8
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Monday through Friday.
from 7 to 8 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church Pasadena,
1062 Fairmont Parkway, Room 114. Call 281-487-8787 for information, or just drop in.
10 a.m.
AARP-South Belt Chapter – The American Association of Retired
Persons meets the second Friday of each month at the community
center at El Franco Lee Park on Hall Road.
Noon
Moving Forward Women’s Adult Children Anonymous – The
ACA group meets Fridays at noon at the Up The Street Club in
Webster, 508 Nasa Parkway, in room 4. ACA is a 12-step program
of hope, healing and recovery for people who grew up in alcoholic
or dysfunctional homes. For more information, call 281-286-1431.
SATURDAY, JULY 9
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 281-5545675 or visit www.frontiersquares.com.
SUNDAY, JULY 10
2 p.m.
Grief Support Group – For any adult who has lost a loved one.
Meets every Sunday, except Mother’s Day, Easter and Christmas
from 2 to 3:15 p.m. at First United Methodist Church Pasadena,
1062 Fairmont Parkway. For more information, call 281-487-8787.
8 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Alcohol problems? AA meetings are
held Sundays and Tuesdays from 8 to 9 p.m. and Thursdays from
8:30 to 9:30 p.m. at St. Stephen Presbyterian Church, 2217 Theta
Street. For information, call 713-204-2481.
MONDAY, JULY 11
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Monday through Friday.
from 7 to 8 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church Pasadena,
1062 Fairmont Parkway, Room 114. Call 281-487-8787 for information, or just drop in.
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.
6 p.m.
Scrabble Club #511 – Meets every Monday at the IHOP on Fuqua
from 6 to 9 p.m. All who enjoy the game or want to learn to play are
invited to join. For more information, call 281-488-2923.
6:30 p.m.
New Directions Singles Club – New Directions Singles support
meetings are held each Monday at 6:30 p.m. at Webster
Presbyterian Church, 201 W. NASA Parkway. For further information, call Susan at 832-494-5098 or Carolynn 281-340-2354.
Civil Air Patrol Meeting – Weekly at Ellington Field in the Civil Air
Patrol Building. Call 281-484-1352 and leave a message for more
information.
7 p.m.
Sagemont Civic Club – Meetings are held the second Monday of
every month at 7 p.m. at Kirkwood South Christian Church, 10811
Kirkfair Dr.
Grief Support Group – “Friends Helping Friends” meets every
Monday from 7 to 8:15 p.m. at Clear Lake Rehab Hospital, 655 E.
Medical Center Blvd. in Webster. Those who have lost a spouse or
other loved one are invited to participate. For information, call Betty
Flynn at 281-474-3430 or Diana Kawalec at 281-334-1033.
TUESDAY, JULY 12
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Monday through Friday.
from 7 to 8 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church Pasadena,
1062 Fairmont Parkway, Room 114. Call 281-487-8787 for information, or just drop in.
9:30 a.m.
CCART – The Clear Creek Association of Retired Teachers meets
the second Tuesday of each month, September through May.
They are held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Bay Area Community
Center, 5002 Nasa Parkway in Seabrook near the Landolt Pavilion.
All Texas retired school employees from all surrounding school
districts are welcome to attend and join this organization. Annual
dues are $35.
10 a.m.
American Begonia Society – Meets the second Tuesday of each
month at the Pasadena Town Square Community Room. For more
information, call 713-946-4237 or 713-941-7158.
10:30 a.m.
Tri-County Republican Women – General meetings are held the
second Tuesday of every month except June and July at Golfcrest
Country Club, 2509 Country Club Drive in Pearland. A luncheon is
available. To make reservations, call 281-484-8083.
1 p.m.
Pasadena Heritage Park and Museum – Exhibits include dioramas, an old-time kitchen and a turn-of-the-century doctor’s office.
Tuesday through Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. 204 S. Main, Pasadena.
For information, call 713-472-0565.
1:30 p.m.
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.
2 p.m.
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) – TOPS #1530 meets at the
Beverly Hills Community Center, 10201 Kingspoint, from 2 to 4
p.m. For information, call Jeanette Sumrall at 713-946-3713.
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NOTICE TO PROPOSERS: Request for sub-contractor
proposals for the following project at
The San Jacinto College District - Central Campus:
Technical Education Building II
“Durotech, Inc. as Construction Manager at Risk on behalf of San Jacinto College District, Houston, Texas will receive sub-contractor/vendor proposals for
the Technical Education Building II project as designed by Dansby & Miller
Architects.
Proposals and qualifications statements will be received by Durotech, Inc. from
interested proposers, sub-proposers and suppliers until 2:00 PM on Wednesday, July 20, 2011, in the presence of the Owner and Architect at the offices of
Durotech LP at 11931 Wickchester Lane #205, Houston, Texas 77043-4501,
Phone: 281-558-6892 and Fax: 281-496-5637. Construction Manager Contact: Sidhesh Kakodkar
After Hours: Use mail slot in
front of building facing Beamer.
AUCTION
‘81 EVINRUDE SER #E115TLCIM
will be sold at Public Sale on July
7, 2011 at Mad Dog Welding, 7530
FM 1518, Schertz, TX for mechanic charges due.
7-7
‘81
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#STEP2504M81E will be sold at
Public Sale on July 7, 2011 at Mad
Dog Welding, 7530 FM 1518,
Schertz, TX for mechanic charges
due.
7-7
AUTOMOTIVE
FOR SALE: ‘84 BLAZER 4X4, not
running, & ‘93 GMC Safari van,
needs transmission work. Fix or
use for parts. Both vehicles for
$1,500 as is OBO. Please call
832-526-7269 or email jnr520@
sbcglobal.net for photos.
TF
All plan and specifications will be distributed by:
Ridgway’s, Inc., 2900 Smith Street, Houston, TX 77006
Phone 713-782-8580
through the “Plan Well” System, ATTN: Joe Woolley
STORAGE
BOATS, RV’s, CARS
• Concrete floors
• Electricity • Water
$
25’ stall - 65
30’ stall - $80
Drawings and Specifications will also be available for review at the offices of
Durotech, Inc., and at the plan rooms of ABC-Houston, AGC and FW Dodge
Plan Room. Prevailing wage rates in conformance with Texas law will be paid
on this project. All proposals shall remain valid for thirty (30) days.
The Owner, Architect/Engineer and Construction Manager reserve the right
to reject any and all proposals, to waive any informalities and irregularities in
the proposal process, and to make the awards in the best interest of the school
district. By submitting a proposal, each proposer agrees to waive any claim
it has or may have against the Owner, the Architect/Engineer, Construction
Manager and their respective employees arising out of or in connection with
the administration, evaluation, or recommendation of any proposal; waiver of
any requirements under the Proposal Documents, or the Contract Documents;
acceptance or rejection of any proposals; and award of a Contract.”
713-943-7172
11502 Dumas
Call 281-585-5693
SMALL LOCAL COMPANY IN NEED OF A GIRL FRIDAY
$12 an hour • HOURS: M-F 8-4:30 • Answering multi-line
phones, data entry, filing, ordering, office supplies, other
tasks as needed! Some experience necessary in Word, Excel,
Outlook & Peachtree, but not required: Willing to train the right
candidate! Misti, 713-943-8032
COMPUTER
YOUR FRIENDLY Neighborhood
computer guy. New hard drive,
upgrades, increase memory, wireless setup & home networking.
WANTED:
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No Production, Must have own tools,
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713-947-8047
Office Assistant Part-Time
(Tues.-Thurs.)
Oral surgeon’s office looking for
part-time clerical office assistant to
prepare charts, help answer phones,
file charts, and make copies.
Call 281-484-9400
Fax resume 281-484-4124
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SHAPING, REMOVAL
& PLANTING
Licensed & Insured
Free Estimates
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Delivered/Picked-Up
Dispatch: 281-431-0609
Yard Sand & Top Soil
Locations in Houston,
Pearland, Texas City,
Missouri City, &
Richmond-Rosenburg, TX
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Complete scan for viruses &
cleanup, $35. Hablamos Español.
713-987-9189.
7-7
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Drive Data Recovery - Linux
Installation. 10909 Sabo, Suite
120, 281-922-4160. E-mail: sds@
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GARAGE SALE
8520 BAKER DR., HOUSTON,
77017. Sat., Sept. 9, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Estate sale. Household furniture.
7-7
9835 SAGECASTLE (end of
Hughes Rd. by Vol. Fire Dept.).
Thurs., Fri. & Sat., July 7, 8 & 9, 8
a.m.-2 p.m. Lots of misc. things at
good prices!
7-7
10723 NICOLE’S PLACE, Fri.,
July 8, 8:30 a.m.-11 a.m. Brand
name clothes, baby items, shoes,
toys, audio equipment, etc.
7-7
10218 KIRKVALE DR. Sat., July 9,
8 a.m. Toddler boy clothes, toys,
shoes, kitchen items, knickknacks, books, rug, purses and
more.
7-7
12022 CLEAR BROOK OAK ST.,
Sat., July 9, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Family
garage sale/house cleaning sale.
Lots of furniture, baby items,
clothes, etc.
7-7
HEALTH
HAVE YOU BEEN INJURED on
the job or in an automobile accident? The company doctor or
insurance company doctor is not
your doctor. He works for the
company. In Texas you get to
choose your doctor. Call me, Dr.
Michael Stokes for your free consultation. 281-481-1623. I will work
for you. I have been relieving back
and neck pain for South Belt families for over 30 years. I want to be
your chiropractor.
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HELP WANTED
OWNER OPERATORS WANTED:
local work, end dump pneumatic
tanker, home daily, paid weekly,
sign-on bonus. Call for details,
281-693-4587
7-7
OILFIELD/AERO MFG/CLOSE
Tolerance, CNC lathe/mill, TracMill,
EDM, manual mill & lathe. Fulltime 1st & 2nd shifts, MASTERCAM
a plus. Min. 8-10 years exp. req.
Benefits plus retirement and O/T.
Clean A/C shop located near
Beltway 8/Telephone Rd. area.
Fax resume to BHI Corporation @
713-644-8463, or email to susan@
bhicorporation.com
7-7
LUBY’S/FUDDRUCKER’S: Hiring
cooks, production, cashiers, counter servers, utility, diet clerks,
supervisors. Great hourly pay &
benefits. Job fair, July 11, 325
Town & Country Center.
7-7
LOST & FOUND
FOUND: LARGE YELLOW DOG,
maybe Retriever or Lab. 281-4813392
7-7
MISCELLANEOUS
I SELL POWER TOOLS. I sell
mixed media VHS, DVD, computer
games, audiobooks and more.
Cheap prices! $1-$2 for media.
832-404-4889
7-7
FOR SALE: TWO MATCHING
89-inch Broyhill sofas. Burgundy
and cream striped with four pillows, $250 each. White oval farmhouse table with four chairs, $125.
Excellent condition. Call 281-9932974
7-7
REAL ESTATE
SPACIOUS 5-3.5-2 WITH swimming pool, master down, and study
for $1,650 per month, includes pool
service. Good rental history a must!
713-298-4130
7-7
FOR LEASE: SABO Townhouse Nice 2-story, 3-2.5-2D, new appliances, $975/mo. plus equal deposit. No pets/smoking. Good credit
only, please.
Dennis Forster,
Bridgecrest Properties, 713-4178063.
7-7
WOODMEADOW: 3-2-2, den, fireplace, wet bar, high ceilings, huge
dining room, island kitchen, washer/dryer, stainless front refrigerator.
$109,900.
Dennis Forster,
Bridgecrest Properties, 713-4178063.
7-7
HOUSE FOR RENT: 3-2-2,
Kirkmont, nice area, P.I.S.D., large
back lawn area. Rent $1200/mo. or
negotiable, deposit required.
Contact Lona Jean, 713-540-6021
7-14
FOR RENT: SAGEMONT, 5-3.5-2,
$1525 rent, $825 deposit. Call 713301-8914
7-21
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713-498-8841 or 281-464-7336.
7-7
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with house-cleaning, walking
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TUESDAY, JULY 12
6:30 p.m.
Green Thumb Series – The Harris County Master Gardeners at Precinct 2 offers free evening gardening lectures the second Tuesday of each month at the Bass Pro Shops, Hwy. 288 @ the Sam
Houston Tollway. Programs will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Visit the Web site for a list of topics and
location at www.hcmgap2.tamu.edu or call 281-991-8437.
Clear Lake Toastmasters Club – Meets at the Clear Lake Church of Christ, 938 El Dorado Blvd. Call
Jerry Tate at 281-481-5417 for information.
7 p.m.
St. Luke's Catholic Church – St. Luke the Evangelist Church, 11011 Hall Road, offers free tutoring
on Tuesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tutoring is held in Room 2 of the
Education Building. Contact Joe Pavlicek at 281-484-1397 or by e-mail at joe_pavlicek@yahoo.com.
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 Tuesdays and Sundays from 8 to
9 p.m. and Thursdays from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. at St. Stephen Presbyterian Church, 2217 Theta Street.
For information, call 713-204-2481.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 13
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Monday through Friday. from 7 to 8 a.m. at the First United
Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Room 114. Call 281-487-8787 for information,
or just drop in.
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.
11:30 a.m.
American Business Women’s Association Bay Area Vision Chapter – Now meets at Perry's
Italian Grill, 1001 Pinelock in Houston on the second Wednesday of every month. For more information or to R.S.V.P., call Lorilyn Wynn at 281-388-5202.
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.
Alzheimer’s Support Group – The free group meets the second Wednesday of each month at
Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital. For more information, call Steven Williams at 281-929-4199
or 713-266-6400.
6:30 p.m.
Bay Area Turning Point Crisis Intervention Center – Domestic violence support group for male
survivors meets each Wednesday at 210 S. Walnut off NASA Parkway. Call 281-338-7600 for information. Participants may join at any time as this is an open group.
7 p.m.
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.bayareaturn ing point.
com. BATP is located at 210 S. Walnut off NASA Parkway between Interstate 45 South and Highway
3. The 24-hour crisis hotline is 281-286-2525.
Bay Area New Democrats – Meet at the Clear Lake Court House at 16603 Buccaneer Drive, across
from the new Clear Lake Library. For more information, contact John Cobarruvias at john.cobarruvias@bayareanewdemocrats.org or visit www.bayareanewdemocrats.org.
THURSDAY, JULY 14
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Monday through Friday. from 7 to 8 a.m. at the First United
Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Room 114. Call 281-487-8787 for information,
or just drop in.
9:30 a.m.
NASA Aglow Community Lighthouse – meets the second Thursday of the month at 9:30 a.m. at
the Lighthouse Fellowship of Friends, 144 Park Avenue in League City. The public is welcome and
encouraged to bring others to the interdenominational meeting.
11:30 a.m.
ABWA - Southeast Express Network – American Business Women’s Association-South meets on
the second Thursday of each month at MiMi's Cafe in the Pearland Town Center, 11200 Broadway
Street, #1600. Lunch is from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost is $20 and includes networking with professional
business women, lunch and guest speaker. Women of all ages and occupations are invited. Bring
plenty of business cards. Reservations are appreciated. Contact Monica Perez at mlynnperez2002@
yahoo.com for reservations, or visit the Web site at www.seen-abwa.org.
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.
Al-Anon - Meets every Thursday from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church
Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Room 111. For information, call 281-487-8787.
6:30 p.m.
St. Luke's Catholic Church – St. Luke the Evangelist Church, 11011 Hall Road, offers free tutoring
on Tuesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tutoring is held in Room 2 of the
Education Building. Contact Joe Pavlicek at 281-484-1397 or by e-mail at joe_pavlicek@yahoo.com.
8:30 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Alcohol problems? AA meetings are held Thursdays from 8:30 to 9:30
p.m., and Sundays and Tuesdays from 8 to 9 p.m. at St. Stephen Presbyterian Church, 2217 Theta
Street. For information, call 713-204-2481.
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Page 6, Section B, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Thursday, July 7, 2011
Staging, route of South Belt’s 24th Fourth of July parade
On this page are some of the photos taken at the July 4th annual
parade. Next week’s Leader will also include photos from the event. This
year’s first place winners were the J. Frank Dobie Lariaettes for non-commercial and the Zerick Guinn float for the commercial category. These
photos were taken by Matt Griesmyer. More photos will also be placed online at www.southbeltleader.com and in next week’s issue.
A special thanks to all who participated to make this year’s parade
such a community success. I was disappointed in last year’s parade and
seriously considered not continuing the event. But . . . this year’s participation has changed all that. In fact, I am already excited about next year’s
since it will be the 25th anniversary of our parade and fireworks.
So start planning for next year. It’s going to be fantastic!
Again, thanks so much for making it a great day. –Marie Flickinger
Boy Scout Pack 773 pose on their float for the parade. Pictured are, left to
Emergency vehicles from the Southeast Volunteer Fire Departmtne and City of right, (front row) Zacheus Macias, Nathan Scott, Xavier Lowtan, (second row)
Leon Petty stands next to his 2004 Chevrolet SSR towing his Suzuki Boulevard Houston Station 70, line up for the July 4 parade at Beverly Hills Intermedi- Christian Sloan, Andrew Ingram, Trey Ingram, (third row) Rosemarie Scott,
Jennifer Macias, Steven Smith (back) and Garth Sloan.
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ate.
Cheerleaders from All-Star Revolution Cheerleading pose for a picture before the parade begins. PicJac, the San Jacinto College South campus’ mascot, rides on the parade route
tured are, left to right, Jill Todaro, Lexy Vela, Paris
waving to residents.
Bobby Lister and Ann Brannen pose for a quick pic- Todaro, Kristi Vela, Ireland Todaro and Avery Mcture while setting up for the parade.
Millin.
Left: Former Dobie swim
coach and recent inductee into the Texas Senior
Games Hall of Fame
Dennis Shippey rides
alongside Bruce Rollins,
swimmer and friend of
Shippey.
Right: Dobie band director Richard Hicks gives
his son Coleman a sip of
cold water during the set
up and staging of the parade.
Zerick Guinn and Frank Baye pose in front of the float
that Baye created for Guinn. Baye won best overall
commercial float this year for his work commemorating the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Frank’s entries
have won first-place commercial entry every year.
Bottom: Jasmin Winfree
pauses from collecting
candy to watch the horses pass by at the parade.
Alexis Assed smiles as she trots her horse through
Classic and show cars lined up next to the floats in the parade staging area at the staging area of the parade. Several horse riders
and their mounts were present at the parade.
Beverly Hills Intermediate School.
Buddy Griffin’s All Star Banjo Band sits ready to play for the patrons of the
parade. Pictured are, left to right, (front row) Andrew LeBlanc, Angela Fleck,
Members of the U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary stand next to one of the two boats Elissa Morris, Abby Sinclair, Carla Corleto, Jacob Sowell, Joshua Sowell, Members of the St. Luke’s Knights of Columbus Council 9201 stand in front of
that they had in the parade. Pictured are, left to right, Tommy Matheson, Paul Buddy Griffin, (back row) Morgan Terrell, Aaron Purcell, Gabriella Morris, their barbecue pitt that doubles as their parade float. Pictured are, left to right,
Heinig, J. Tyler and T. C. Jones.
Anna Purcell, Rachel Morris, Abigail Sowell, Naomi Sowell and Nikki Van Hook. Norman J. Mondor, Mike Work, Craig Guth, and Steve Buckman.