Voice of Community-Minded People since Vol. 38, No. 26

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1 Voice of Community-Minded People since 1976 August 1, 2013 Photo winners named The Leader has announced the July winners for its vacation photo contest. Due to a lack of entries in June, there were two firstplace winners and two second-place winners for the month of July. The winners will be awarded either Schlitterbahn or Texas Renaissance Festival tickets, with first place receiving eight tickets and second place receiving six. The two first-place winners are the Rey Tajonera family with their summer road trip photos and the Long Tran family for their photos of their trip to Australia and New Zealand. Both second-place prizes went to couples celebrating wedding anniversaries. Peter and Irene Hoth submitted photos from San Juan during their 50th anniversary, while Brett and Denise Patterson submitted photos from the Caribbean during their 30th anniversary. There is still time to enter the contest for August. Submissions should include when and where the photo was taken, identify each person in the picture and tell about the trip. GAT sets open gym, camp Thompson will hold open gym for eighthgraders and incoming seventh-graders Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For information, call Doug Sawyer at Old issues available Residents wanting to pick up a copy of the June 6 graduation edition of the Leader may do so at the paper s office at Beamer. The Leader is cleaning out old issues and photos. Anyone wanting either may visit the office Monday through Thursday from 9 to 5 and till noon on Friday. PISD early registration set Stuchbery Tues. Aug. 13 Pre-Kindergarten only (must be 4 years old on/before Sept. 1, 2013). 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wed. Aug. 14 Pre-K through fourth 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thur. Aug. 15 Pre-K through fourth 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Meador Elementary Early registration will be held at Meador Elementary on Tuesday, Aug. 13, for Pre-Kindergarten from 8 to noon. Registering students must be 4 years of age as of Sept. 1, 2013, and students must qualify to attend Pre-K. Early registration for grades K-4 at Meador Elementary will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, Aug from 8 a.m. till noon. Requirements To qualify for early registration as noted above, students must be low income students or ESL/non English speaking students. For Pre-K, the following documents will be required for early registration: Proof of residency, birth certificate, shot records, Social Security card, parent/guardian identification and proof of income for those qualifying as low income. Documents required for all grade levels include: student s birth certificate, Social Security card, immunization records, and last report card or withdrawal paperwork from previous school; ID of person enrolling student and two proofs of residence (lease/deed/mortgage payment coupon and current utility bill). For the Pre-K program, at least one of the following qualifications must be met: Limited English/Bilingual child must be present the day of registration and will be tested to determine eligibility. Educationally Disadvantaged/Limited Income must qualify for the free/reduced lunch program. Proof of income required at time of registration. Child of military personnel military ID required. Foster Care child who is in or has ever been in foster care through the Department of Children s Protective Services. Documentation required. JFD cheer car wash Aug. 10 The Dobie cheerleaders will hold a car wash Saturday, Aug. 10, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Snowie s, Scarsdale. Tickets are $5 and donations are welcome. Tickets can also be purchased from any Dobie cheerleader Parents set car wash Exceptional Parents of Little Angels with Special Needs is holding a car wash Saturday, Aug. 3, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Fuqua McDonalds. The group raises funds for special needs children s camps. The cost is $5 per car. For more information, contact Markie Aguirre at or Debbie Brown at Free workshop for boards For homeowner association board members who want to be more informed, Houston Community Management Services is holding a free board workshop. The event will be Wednesday, Aug. 7, at 7 p.m. at the Courtyard Marriott, Saturn Lane, Nassau Bay. Guest speakers will include Trisha Taylor Farine and Charles Daughtry of Daughtry and Jordan, P.C. The topics that will be covered are: board member responsibilities, community association corporate governance, and overview of new legislation affecting community associations in Texas. RSVP to lejean@houcomm.com to confirm spot as seating is limited. mynews@southbeltleader.com Vol. 38, No. 26 City growth helps low-income developers The renewed push to develop the low-income Red Bluff Apartments, to be located on Genoa Red Bluff at Strawberry, was reportedly made possible by a population growth in the city of Houston. According to city officials, if a developer s proposal is located within a local jurisdiction with two-times (2x) the state average of affordable housing units per capita, the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDH- CA) requires the developer submit a resolution of support approved by the local jurisdiction. If the resolution is approved, the application is then evaluated by the state to determine which few will actually receive the tax credits. However, if the resolution is not obtained, the application will not be awarded tax credits. Each year, TDHCA determines which jurisdictions have two-times the state average of affordable housing units per-capita. For the 2013 tax credit process, TDHCA determined the City of Houston had two-times the state average, thus the two-times resolution requirement applied to all proposals located in the City of Houston. Developers and the city both relied on TDHCA s determination. Developers requested resolutions, community meetings were held, committee presentations were made and City Council considered each resolution. Due to concerns and opposition, the developer of the proposed Red Bluff Apartments requested the resolution be pulled from the City Council Harrell, Parmer to oversee area schools Pasadena Independent School District officials announced this past week that recently promoted administrators Alyta Harrell and Rhonda Parmer will now share the duties of overseeing all schools in the South Belt community. Both Harrell and Parmer have longstanding ties to South Belt schools, having served as principals at Beverly Hills Intermediate and Frazier Elementary, respectively. The pair were promoted to the positions of associate superintendent of campus development in early July. Local campuses assigned to Harrell to oversee include Frazier, Moore, South Belt and Stuchbery elementaries; Melillo and Morris middle schools; Thompson Intermediate; and Dobie High School. Other campuses assigned to Harrell include Kruse, McMasters, Richey, Parks and Williams elementaries; Middle School 11; Queens Intermediate; and Community School alternative campus. Local campuses assigned to Parmer include Atkinson, Burnett, Jessup and Meador elementaries and Beverly Hills Intermediate. Other campuses assigned to Parmer include Mae Smythe, Matthys, Pearl Hall and South Houston elementaries; Milstead and Bobby Shaw middle schools; Miller and South Houston intermediates; Sam Rayburn and South Houston high schools; and Tegeler Career Center. Harrell started her career as a life science teacher at Park View Intermediate in She became an assistant principal at Beverly Hills Intermediate in1999 and was promoted to principal in Parmer began her career at PISD in 1994 as a fifth-grade teacher at Matthys Elementary, where she was later promoted to assistant principal. She later served as peer facilitator at Mae Smythe Elementary before being appointed principal at Frazier in She left the school district in 2011 and was replaced at Frazier by Wendy Wiseburn. Both Harrell and Parmer were named the Pasadena Independent School District s Region 4 Principals of the Year in 2010 in their respective categories. Parmer was also named the state s 2010 National Distinguished Principal by the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association. Former Beverly Hills assistant principal Stacy Barber has been appointed to replace Harrell as principal of the local intermediate school. Sales tax holiday set for Aug. 9 to 11 Texas Comptroller Susan Combs reminds shoppers they can save money on certain items priced under $100 during the state s annual sales tax holiday. This year, the sales tax holiday is scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug The law exempts most clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks priced under $100 from sales tax, which could save shoppers about $8 on every $100 they spend during the weekend. Texas families can take advantage of the sales tax holiday when doing their back-toschool shopping, Combs said. San Jac ranks high in nation for degrees San Jacinto College ranked 32nd in the nation among the top 100 associate degree producers for 2013, according to Community College Week magazine. The magazine noted that this year s analysis showed that the total number of associate degrees awarded among the institutions monitored topped 1 million for the first time in history. San Jacinto College moved up two spots from its rank of 34th last year, placing fifth out of the County replaces area streets Many South Belt residents have undoubtedly noticed major construction efforts on several area thoroughfares that are located in parts of the community that are not incorporated by the City of Houston. At the request of Harris County Commissioner El Franco Lee, workers are replacing concrete along multiple local streets that are damaged. Roads under construction include Beamer, Scarsdale and Blackhawk. The work shown to the left is being done on Blackhawk in front of Moore Elementary. Work is expected to be complete in roughly one month. Photo by Marie Flickinger The tax holiday applies to a variety of items ranging from pens to jeans to help shoppers around Texas save some of their hard-earned money. This year, shoppers will save an estimated $74.1 million in state and local sales taxes during the sales tax holiday. The dates for the tax holiday weekend are established by the Legislature in the state tax code. The sales tax holiday has been an annual event since Lists of apparel and school supplies that may be purchased tax free can be found at eight Texas community colleges that made the list. The college has been focusing on degree and certificate completion as part of its student success agenda. Over the past two years, San Jacinto College has experienced a 27.6 percent increase in degrees and certificates awarded. Within the top 50 associate degrees, San Jacinto College ranked third for science technologies/techni- Continued on Page 4A agenda. Without the resolution, the Red Bluff proposal would not receive state tax credits. However, this past week, the city learned that the proposed Red Bluff complex was awarded tax credits. After the entire resolution process and deadline, the state realized its original twotimes per -capita determinations were wrongly calculated due to a growth in the city s population. TDHCA concluded that the City of Houston did not have two-times the state average of affordable housing units as they had previously determined. Therefore, resolutions of support were not required for TDHCA to evaluate an application and award tax credits. Houston District E City Council Member David Martin, who is opposed to the development, feels the complex would place a burden on already overcrowded schools in the area. After learning about the proposed Genoa Red Bluff low income housing project and the strong opposition from the Pasadena Independent School District and the South Belt-Ellington Super Neighborhood, I formally stated my own opposition during the application process and communicated this to my council colleagues and the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, Martin said. In the end, a resolution was not needed after all from the City of Houston. Negligence by the State of Texas, in particular TDHCA, led to the developer being approved for state tax credits and will lead to the eventual overcapacity of our already overcrowded Genoa Elementary and will put additional burdens on our city services. Highland Meadow responds to lawsuit An attorney for the Highland Meadow Homeowners Association has released a response to the recent lawsuit filed against it by Haywood Management Services for the alleged wrongful termination of the company. According to Laura Beckman Hedge of Litchfield Cavo LLP, the plaintiff s claims are barred, in whole or in part, because the association s termination of the contract was excused by the plaintiff s unclean hands and/or prior breach of contract. Hedge further stated the plaintiff s claims are barred, in whole or in part, because the contract amendment purporting to extend the term of the contract was executed by an individual that did not have the requisite authority to act on behalf of the association. In the suit, Haywood alleges its three-year contract was breached in April when the HOA Pct. 2 deputy warns of check scam The Harris County Precinct 2 Constable s office wants to warn South Belt residents about a check washing scam that is targeted at area senior citizens. According to Deputy Dwayne Pacifico, who is heading the investigation, the scam focuses on mostly elderly individuals who still mail checks to pay bills, rather than paying online or using credit/debit cards. The victims were reportedly all targeted after putting up the flag on their mailboxes to signal outgoing mail was inside. That s a red flag, Pacifico said. That s a dead giveaway. When the crooks remove the checks from the mailbox, they then wash off the recipient s name and write their own name on it. The check amount may also be altered to be made larger. board voted 3-1 to relieve the company of its management duties. At a recent Highland Meadow HOA meeting board President Rudy Alafa, said Haywood s original contract expired last December, and the contract extension was on a month-to-month basis. The suit further alleges that Haywood s contract was terminated with cause but that no specific reasoning was given by the HOA. Haywood is seeking more than $65,000 in damages ($2,300 per month through December 2015, plus attorney fees). The incident was not Haywood s first run-in with a local HOA. The company was previously relieved of duty from the Ashley Pointe and Kirkwood South HOAs and was temporarily blocked from managing the Woodmeadow HOA before being reinstated. Back-to-school health fairs set for Aug. 3 Two separate back-to-school health fairs will be held Saturday, Aug. 3. CT Church CT Church, 9701 Almeda Genoa Road, will hold its 10th annual Back-to-School Health Fair Saturday, Aug. 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This year, the church is partnering with Southeast Area Ministries (SeAM), the Houston Food Bank and Grocers Supply in providing more than 70,000 pounds of food to area families. Each child will receive a free backpack of school supplies, health and dental screenings and immunizations through the Blue Cross Blue Shield Care Van for Children and a free haircut provided by San Jacinto Cosmetology School. Hot dogs, popcorn and snow cones will be provided for free. The Houston Fire Department will provide educational activities, and the Houston Police Department will provide fingerprinting for children. For more information, visit ctchurch.tv or call City of Houston City of Houston District D Council Member Wanda Adams, along with the city s Parks and Recreation Department, will hold her third annual Back 2 School Health Fair Saturday, Aug. 3, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Sunnyside Community Center, located at 3502 Belfort. The event will feature free school supplies (must have a report card or enrollment form from the school, and child must be present). free immunizations (must have shot records), free health screenings, free wellness zone, free produce provided by the Houston Food Bank and other free activities, including a disc jockey and face painting. All items are first come, first served, while supplies last. For more information, call the District D office at The forgeries are reportedly very well done. It s a good washing, Pacifico said. They know what they re doing. The first known case in this string of crimes took place in April. There are at least six known cases altogether. The incidents have taken place in the Sageglen, Sagemeadow and Kirkwood South subdivisions. In all six cases, the suspect used the same name with slight variations in spelling. All six checks have been cashed at the same bank on the north side of town, which is working with the constable s office and providing surveillance footage. If anyone else has been affected by this scam, they are urged to contact Pacifico at Moore partakes in SJC s Men of Honor San Jacinto College s Men of Honor program is moving forward, with the school recently naming Ron Hopkins as its first director. Begun in 2009, the program is aimed at increasing retention and transfer rates among African-American male students. South Belt resident Aaron Moore is shown above participating in the program at the South campus. A former convict who turned his life around, Moore earned an associate degree in air conditioning technology this past May and plans to attend the University of Houston and later open his own business. See related story on Page 3A.

2 Page 2 Section A, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Thursday, August 1, 2013 Readers Opinions Weeke has simple solution to theft In reference to recent news and comments on the increasing number of cars getting broken into or stolen I think Mr. Waits, and obviously many home owners, have overlooked the simplest measure to prevent these crimes. Park in your garage. Sam Weeke Sylvia Ruiz thanks local community Thank you! To all our family, friends and South Belt Community for taking part in the benefit held for my husband, Robert Ruiz earlier this month at Moore Elementary. The turnout was more than we could have ever anticipated. My family feels extremely blessed to have received such an overwhelming response of love and support from you all. Thank you to everyone who took part in the food preparations, cooking, BBQing, baking, donating items, serving, as well to those who brought fans, generators, tents and all of you who purchased tickets, and gave generous monetary donations. Also, I would like to give a special thanks to Mario Anzaldua and Larkin Stallings, owners of a local Sports Bar / Restaurant, for their generous contributions in regards to all the food they donated to the benefit, to Chuck and Najoua King, owners of a local party rental, for donating the use of their snow cone and popcorn machines, along with all the trimmings that go with them, and to Noelia Covarrubias and Roy Noel Garcia, owners of a local meat market, for coming to our rescue by donating more chicken. To the Coordinators of the Benefit, aka The Chulas Edna Romero, Lydia Vega, Karla Garcia, Connie Obrien, Connie Gonzalez, and Belinda Gonzalez, on behalf of all my family, thank you so so much for your love, support and most of all your friendship. Sylvia Ruiz Morris comments on Texas legislation I feel led to write this letter in regards to what has happened in the last few weeks in the Texas legislature regarding the pro-life/abortion issue. We are from different walks of life and have all kinds of opinions regarding this issue. Maybe you have heard the recent news stories, or maybe you choose not to pay attention to it. Most likely though we have at least heard a headline on the TV or radio news. Or you may have seen a yahoo (or similar) headline as you turn on your computer. My effort here is to help others hear the truth of what recently happened. The law (that Governor Perry is expected to sign) basically does the following: -Abortion is against the law after 20 weeks- 5 months. (law currently allows it up until 24 weeks) -Abortion facilities must have minimum standards of care, like an ambulatory surgery center. -Abortion facility must be no more than 30 miles away from a hospital This is all the law does. You would think those concerned about women s rights would agree that a facility performing such a serious procedure should have minimum health standards - for the good of the women involved. It is a sad day in America when it becomes so difficult to pass this UN-LIMITING legislation; and abortions can still be performed up until a baby is 5 months old in the womb. I am thankful for political leaders who have the courage to take a stand. Diane Morris Cancer patients need extra support As a cancer survivor, I ve experienced first-hand how the mental and physical side effects of treatment can take a toll on quality of life. As doctors focus on the cancer treatment, comfort and concerns such as pain, nausea, shortness of breath and anxiety are frequently overlooked. That s where palliative care can help - a growing field of specialized care that improves quality of life for patients and their families by focusing on symptoms of treatment for any serious disease. Palliative care works in favor of the patient. Yet thousands of patients suffering from treatment side effects have no idea that palliative care is available to them. Our elected officials have the power to improve the lives of cancer patients like me, and thousands of other patients, by making treatment of pain and other symptoms standard practice during the course of care. I am proud that my Congressman, Gene Green, has co-sponsored legislation to address this problem. As a volunteer for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, I will travel to DC in early September to tell my personal story and to ask more members of Congress to co-sponsor legislation that provides better coordination between their doctors. Cancer will touch everyone in their lifetime. Our lawmakers must take this opportunity to expand access to palliative care so patients and their families can have that extra layer of support when they need it most. Lillian Gallegos Villarreal Volunteer, American Cancer Society Houston Cancer Action Network Harvey R. Stone Long-time Sagemont resident Harvey R. Stone died on Sunday, July 28, at Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital in the presence of family after a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis. Stone was born in Peoria, Ill., in He was the second child of the late Carl and Madeline Stone. He grew up in Longview, Texas, and graduated from Longview High School in He loved fishing and spent many days fishing at Lake O the Pines with family and friends. He worked for the Joseph Schlitz Brewery in Longview and retired from Anheuser Busch in Houston. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Phyllis, sister Linda Metcalf, brother Allen Stone, children Dennis, Angelia, Aaron and Kamille, and grandchildren, Paul Fernandez, Audrey Parish, Rachel Stone, Cameron and Amanda Stone and Lucy Stanton. The family received friends Wednesday, July 31. Funeral services followed at South Park Memorial Funeral Home. Sam Wilson Hawkins, 80, died on July 27, 2013, at 10:40 p.m. He was born July 13, 1933, to Doyle A. Hawkins and Thelma Wilson in Kirbyville, Texas. Hawkins attended the Kirbyville schools and graduated in He was a graduate of the University of Texas and Harvard University. He spent a lifetime career in public education, teaching in the public schools and San Jacinto College for 40 years. Hawkins considered himself Deaths Garza: A teacher I ll remember the rest of my life Yazmin Garza, one of South Houston High School s Shining Stars, is shown with Elizabeth Alanis, who teaches 11th-grade AP English. Both Garza and Alanis were honored at the annual Pasadena Independent School District Shining Stars Gala which recognizes the top students from each high school and their favorite teachers. Garza stated, Mrs. Alanis is a teacher that I ll remember for the rest of my life. While her class was one of the toughest classes during my junior year, it turned out to be my absolute favorite. Mrs. Alanis is an amazing teacher with a great sense of humor, which made her class enjoyable. She never failed to make my day with her exuberant personality, and there was never a time in class when I did not have a good laugh about anything she said. I will never be able to thank her enough for making me a better student and an even better writer. She is one of the best teachers I have ever had, and I know that I can as first, foremost and always a teacher. He was more at home in front of a class than anywhere else. He retired in 1994 after being named a Minnie Stevens Piper Professor, the highest honor in Texas higher education. Hawkins loved and served this country but never wore his patriotism on his sleeve nor made a big issue of it. This was demonstrated in his service from 1955 to 1957 in the Third Armored Division, the first division to penetrate Germany in World War II, as it was reactivated to return to Germany. He often grieved over policy decisions made by the leaders of this country and hoped they would be corrected but lived by the philosophy: My country, right or wrong, my country. He was active in the community affairs serving in various capacities. Among these were Pasadena Independent School District Board of Trustees, college committees, Pasadena Charter Revision Commission, Friends of the Library Pasadena and Huntsville, Retired Teachers Association, PARSE, Democratic party, and First United Methodist Church of Pasadena. Hawkins was fiercely loyal to his friends and colleagues. He was often quoted as saying: If friends and family were a measure of wealth then I am the richest person in the world. There were two groups that Hawkins had great fondness for: the 1950 graduating class of Kirbyville High School and the 1961 graduating class of Deer Park High School. He often talked about both classes with much affection. Preceded in death by his parents, Hawkins is survived by his wife of 52 years, Patricia Ann ; son Malcolm UHCL Institute hosts routing and switching boot camp Gain certification in the growing field of cyber security by attending the Global Knowledge CISCO Certified Network Associate CCNAX v 2.0 CCNA routing and Switching Boot Camp for five Saturdays in August. Information This training is hosted by the University of Houston-Clear Lake s Cyber Security Institute. The camp will be held on Aug. 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., in UH-Clear Lake s Delta Building, Room 204, 2700 Bay Area Blvd. Funded by the Department of Labor through the San Jacinto College Technology Training for Tomorrow or IT3 Grant, the camp is free to those who are U.S. citizens or permanents and have basic computer literacy, personal computer operating system navigation skills, Internet usage skills and basic Internet Protocol address knowledge. We are excited to offer yet another training opportunity to local businesses, says Andrew Yang, UH- Clear Lake Cyber Security Institute director and associate professor of computer science and computer information systems. Sam Wilson Hawkins This valuable training will give participants all the skills they need to become certified for the highly demanded CCNA certifications. Specifically, the course will cover how to install, operate, configure and verify a basic IPv4 and IPv6 network. Attendees will learn how to configure a LAN switch and IP router as well as how to identify basic security threats, understand redundant topologies, troubleshoot common network issues and more. The training and exam is free to those who qualify, but space is limited. To find out more or to register, San Jacinto College IT3 Grant Director Lydia Chavez-Garcia, Lydia.chavez-garcia@ sjcd.edu. always count on her advice. Garza is the daughter of Rebeca and Leonel Garza. Her extracurricular activities included National Honor Society, Student Council, Debate Team, and 11th-12th grade Dance Team. She volunteered for many organizations including mentor and chaperon for the 2012 LNESC Middle School Summer Enrichment Program, beach clean-up, Ecology Club paper recycling, Teacher Work Day volunteer, Freshman First Day, South Houston High School Debate Tournament, after-school biology mentor, Student Council Shoes For Kids service, Student Council food drive, Matthys Elementary Fall Festival, Bailey Elementary Fall Festival, and Ripley s Community Center Garden volunteer. Leadership positions include sophomore and junior class president, 11th grade Student Council secretary, 12th grade National Honor Society vice-president, and 9th-11th grade Superintendent s Student Advisory Committee school representative. After high school, she plans to attend either the University of Houston or The University of Texas at Austin to pursue a career in pharmacy. She hopes to finish her pre-pharmacy requisites in two years and get admitted into the college of pharmacy at whichever university she decides to attend. The South Belt Shining Stars will be presented in a series of 10 students being honored along with their favorite mentor. This is the seventh in the series of 10. The 10 Shining Stars represent the Top 10 South Houston students. The information and photos were supplied by the Pasadena Independent School District. The Leader is also running the Top 10 Dobie Shining Stars. (See related story Page 2A.) Hawkins and children Jack and Anna; daughter Melissa Pierce and husband Larry and children Coleman, Samantha, Taylor and Tyler; a sister, Ann Propst and husband Bob and family; a brother, Doyle and wife Kathleen and families; and brother-in-law Randal Chance; aunt Billie Nowlin, five nieces and three nephews; cousins, numerous friends and former students. Visitation will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 1, at Grand View Funeral Home, 8501 Spencer Highway in Pasadena. Funeral services will be held on Friday, August 2 at 3 p.m. at First United Methodist Church of Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway in Pasadena. The Rev. Kelly Sullivan will officiate. Burial and graveside services will be held on Saturday, Aug. 3 at 2 p.m. at Kirbyville Cemetery, Kirbyville, Texas. In lieu of the usual floral remembrances, Hawkins suggested a more lasting memorial a donation to a library, eiher church, school or public in his memory or by taking a teacher to lunch and telling him or her how much they are appreciated. A book is like a friend which can be shared and enjoyed by many and are permanent. An alternative suggestion is The Smile Train, P.O. Box 9121, Washington, D.C Mary L. Miles Mary L. Miles, 84, of Collins, Miss., died Thursday, July 25, 2013, in Collins, Miss. She was a former resident of the South Belt area for more than 30 years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Collins, Miss., and a 30-year member of Easthaven Baptist Church. She retired from the education field after serving 45 years as a teacher and principal. Her husband of 39 years, George Harrell, preceded her in death. Her survivors include her two daughters, Suzette Davis of Seminary, Miss., and Latresha Miles of Mount Olive, Miss.; three grandchildren: Heather Thompson and husband Craig, Rachel Adams and husband Matt, and Dennis Hagan, Jr. (Dillan) and wife Ashlee; seven great-grandchildren: Chase, Landon, Kyeler and Laila Thompson, Jaxson and Emma Adams and Lincoln Hagan. The family received friends Wednesday, July 31. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Aug. 1, at 11 a.m. at Easthaven Baptist Church, Beamer. Interment will follow at SouthPark Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to St. Jude Children s Hospital. Please visit to express condolences to the family. South Belt- Ellington Leader The Voice of Community-Minded People Beamer mynews@ southbeltleader.com Davy & Marie Flickinger, owners Elected officials share their words In this column, the Leader reprints press releases sent from various elected officials. The content is not edited and is neither endorsed nor supported by the Leader. Scandal implicates highest levels of the IRS By U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R) The scandals surrounding the Internal Revenue Service continue to grow. We now know that President Barack Obama s handpicked chief counsel of the IRS was aware of his agency s malfeasance. With this revelation, the shaky narrative originally pushed by the administration that all blame lies with a few meddling staffers in the Cincinnati office has come crashing down around them. This scandal implicates officials at the very highest levels of the IRS. No agency has the ability to interject itself into the lives of Americans quite like the IRS does. For this reason, we expect it to adhere to the strictest code of nonpartisanship. In its failure to do so, the IRS has breached the public trust and cast serious doubt on its ability to properly conduct itself. This on its own is deeply troubling. Taken in the context of the looming implementation of Obamacare, it is cause for serious alarm. By all accounts, the IRS is in charge of enforcing Obamacare. Under the law, Americans will be required to report to the IRS whether or not we are insured and, in return, the IRS will tax us accordingly. This raises an obvious question: Do we trust the IRS to implement this law the most partisan in recent memory with evenhanded fairness? I do not. To that end, I introduced a bill in May that would deny the IRS the authority to implement Obamacare. This week, I submitted this legislation as an amendment to the appropriations bill currently pending before the Senate. It would be irresponsible to grant broad new powers to an agency that has shown a propensity to abuse what power it already has. Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., has introduced an identical bill in the House, where a vote on it is expected to pass next week. For my part, I intend to use every lever at my disposal to force an up-or-down vote on the measure in the Senate. Of course, there is no shortage of good reasons to oppose the implementation of Obamacare. As the law enters its fourth year, there are reams of data that articulate its injurious effects on jobs, the economy and the bottom lines of American households across the country. A recent survey found that, in response to Obamacare, 74 percent of small businesses are going to reduce hiring, reduce worker hours or replace full-time employees with part-time workers. A separate survey of large health insurers found that premium costs for young and healthy Americans in the individual and smallgroup market will increase by an average of 169 percent. Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal found that individual coverage rates for healthy Americans could double or even triple. But the greatest indictment of the law has come from the Obama administration itself. The ink hardly had time to dry before the administration was quietly brainstorming ways to avoid the slow-motion train wreck it had set in motion. Now, three years and thousands of waivers later, the White House has announced it will delay the implementation of the employer mandate by one year. In doing so, the administration is violating the very law that stands as Obama s signature achievement. You know you have a bad law on the books when you need to break it in order to achieve its intended goal. Rather than break the law, let s repeal it. Rather than offer an ever-widening web of executive waivers, let s replace this unworkable law with something that can stand on its own merits. And rather than hand over more power to the IRS, let s put the power back in the hands of patients and their doctors. What do I do if I see something suspicious? Answer: That s a great question and there are number of things you have to keep in mind when you see something suspicious or unusual going on around your home or in your neighborhood. First of all, your primary concern should be to ensure your own safety and that of your family. Too often, citizens forego calling the police to satisfy their own curiosity. They enter into a mental state of it-won t-happen-to-me and expose themselves needlessly to danger or potential danger. If you suspect something unusual or suspicious is occurring, contact law enforcement immediately. If the activity exposes you to danger, I encourage you to contact If not, you may contact local law enforcement via their main dispatch telephone number. Identify yourself to the call-taker and request a police response. Relate to the call-taker as many specific details as you can regarding the suspicious activity, details like the number of people involved, their physical description, a description of the clothes they are wearing, whether they are in a vehicle or on foot, what it was they are doing that drew your attention and their last known direction of travel if they ve already left the scene. Providing these answers will arm the deputies with information that will prove invaluable to them during their response. While citizens are often the eyes and ears of a community, remember that peace officers are trained specifically to deal with these very types of incidents. Situations can escalate unexpectedly, so keep yourself safe and call in the cavalry. Our Family Has Grown! Now with two locations to better serve our community Niday - Fairmont Funeral Home 6777 Fairmont Pkwy. Pasadena What do I do if I see something suspicious? By Constable Chris Diaz (D) Bill filed to prohibit use of CSCOPE By Sen. Dan Patrick (R) Senator Dan Patrick filed Senate Bill 41 that prohibits the use of CSCOPE lesson plans. Senator Patrick has asked Governor Perry to add this important issue to the call of the special session. During the 2013 legislative session, Senator Patrick led the charge to put an end to CSCOPE lesson plans. He passed legislation (SB 1406) that gave the State Board of Education the authority to review the CSCOPE lesson plans. Before the bill passed, the Texas Education Service Centers Curriculum Collaborative (TESC- CC) decided to stop producing CSCOPE lesson plans. With this agreement and bill enacted into law, he believed the issue was settled. 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3 20 former South Houston High teachers selected for induction Twenty former South Houston High School teachers including the school s first band director, first head football coach and first librarian have been chosen for induction in a new portion of the South Houston Hall of Honor to be dedicated to distinguished faculty and staff. The list of inductees includes Thomas Gorsuch, South Houston s original band director; Margaret Lodge, the school s original librarian; and Harry Morgan, who coached the first 10 Trojan football teams. All were South Houston faculty members when the school opened its doors in James Barber, another inductee, was an assistant football coach under Morgan when the school opened. Barber later became dean of boys at South Houston and from 1981 to 1991 served as the school s principal. The inductee list also includes Janet Barnett Reed, whose 41-year tenure ranks as the longest in school history. Reed taught history and government at the school from 1967 until her retirement in The 20 educators chosen represent a total of 475 years of teaching, coaching and administrative experience at South Houston High. The inductees will be honored at a reception scheduled for Oct. 1, beginning at 6:30 p.m., at the school. A permanent plaque display to be titled Distinguished Faculty and Staff will be unveiled that night. All nine living inductees are expected to take part in the ceremony. Family members representing all 11 deceased inductees have been invited and several have indicated plans to attend. The teacher portion of the Hall of Honor will supplement the alumni section, which was unveiled in The Hall of Honor currently stands as a testament to the great accomplishments of our alumni, said Dr. Steve Fullen, South Houston s principal. The addition of a section honoring outstanding educators will recognize those educators who laid the foundation upon which our honored alumni built their success. It is a logical progression in celebrating the positive impact of all Trojans alumni and educators. Selections for the teacher portion of the Hall of Honor were made by the school s baccalaureate committee and based largely upon input from alumni and former colleagues. The committee plans to add inductees on an annual basis with an induction ceremony to be held in conjunction with homecoming football games. The first teacher induction ceremony will launch the school s 2013 homecoming week ceremonies. The Trojans homecoming game is set for Oct. 4 against Pasadena. Three new members of the Alumni Hall of Honor, to be named soon, will be formally inducted during pregame ceremonies. The teacher inductee list includes four of South Houston s first five head football coaches: Morgan, the late Ray Cleckler, Bill Newcomb and Dick Nance. Cleckler, who coached from 1968 to 1980, holds the record for Trojan coaching victories. Both Newcomb, who coached from 1981 to 1987, and Nance, who coached from 1991 to 2001, went on to become Pasadena ISD athletics directors. Both were longtime football assistants at South Houston before becoming the school s head coach. Gorsuch is one of three performing arts teachers on the inductee list. Richard Tom Myers and Sally Schott, whose back-to-back tenures as South Houston choir directors stretched 42 years, were both selected. Myers led the choir from 1962 to Schott took over for Myers and directed the choir until Prominent on the list are teachers who began their careers during the school s first decade and whose tenures stretched across generational lines. Among that first wave, inductees include Dennis Skarda, a chemistry teacher who arrived in 1963 and taught at the school for 16 years; Dorothy Williams, who joined the faculty in 1961 and taught until her retirement in 1984; and John Lyday, an American history teacher whose South Houston tenure lasted from 1963 until his retirement in Lyday served as lead counselor for most of his final two decades at the school. Four English teachers were selected, including three whose careers were an integral part of the South Houston experience in the 1960s. English teachers named were Ina McDaniel, who arrived in 1959 and taught until 1982; Carolyn Perry, who came to South Houston in 1961 and taught until she was hired away by San Jacinto College in 1970; and Hanna Timmons, who left her job in the trucking industry to enter teaching. She taught at South Houston from 1960 to Timmons is fondly remembered for her speech classes and for her work with South Houston debate teams. Kathy Dittmar, another inductee from the ranks of South Houston s English Department, is one of three inductees with long tenures that ended in In addition to Reed and Dittmar, inductee John White retired in 2008 after 31 years as a South Houston history, economics and sociology teacher. Another inductee, JoAnn Stringer, retired in 2011 after 24 years as a science and biology teacher at the school. One inductee, Walter Jerry Dunaway, was a member of the South Houston faculty as recently as two years ago. Dunaway, who established and coached the school s highly regarded fencing program, died in 2011 at the age of 51. Dunaway spent 24 years at the school as a science teacher and fencing coach. Of the original South Houston faculty members named to the Hall of Honor, two are still living. Morgan, now 87, retired from the Pasadena ISD in 1988 after 39 years of service to the district. Lodge, who started the Pasadena ISD s first National Honor Society chapter at South Houston and served as the school s librarian until her retirement in 1978, still lives adjacent to the school. Lodge will celebrate her 100th birthday this December. Both Morgan and Lodge have indicated they will attend the induction ceremony. Those to be inducted posthumously are Barber, Cleckler, Dunaway, Gorsuch, Lyday, McDaniel, Myers, Perry, Skarda, Timmons and Williams. Men of Honor improves outcome Organization aids success of black male students By Rob Vanya San Jacinto College As the Men of Honor program gains traction, San Jacinto college is taking steps to accelerate the program designed to increase retention and transfer rates among African-American male students. (See related photo Page 1A) The college recently selected veteran educator Ron Hopkins to assume the newly created position of Men of Honor director. As director, Hopkins will oversee and coordinate Men of Honor classes, meetings, and activities at all three San Jacinto College campuses. Hopkins has worked in the field of education for 13 years, all at San Jacinto College, serving as the North campus coordinator for testing and assessments and as the GED chief examiner for all three campuses. Hopkins has been involved in Men of Honor since its inception in He served on the team that planned, designed and launched the program. He has also served as a mentor, and taught a Men of Honor course for six semesters. I am excited about assuming the new director position because I feel like our administrators and all who are involved in Men of Honor believe we can continue to positively in- fluence African-American bers serve as mentors for male students, further African-American male improving retention and students, offering guidance, graduation rates, Hopkins commented. I look forward encouragement, and support. Some activities to making positive include monthly meetings, changes. guest speaker forums, According to the most community service projects and participation in recent studies from the U.S. Department of Education, college graduation conferences. To build on the program s positive momen- rates of 33.1 percent for African-American males tum, Hopkins plans to represented the lowest hit the ground running Young among all groups studied. when the fall 2013 semes- Hopkins says Men ter starts on Aug. 26. My of Honor is helping to reverse that trend at San Jacinto College. immediate plans as new director is to be a visible presence on each campus Our participation and and to help recruit new success results on each students, with the help of campus have steadily returning Men of Honor grown each semester, and students and campus mentors, he said. I am confident this will continue, he remarked. Now that the program There has indeed been has more resources, we progress, according to will be better able to focus figures provided by San on weekly meetings, biweekly Jacinto College s office of mentoring sessions research and institutional and getting men engaged effectiveness. There have been positive with all the opportunities available at each campus, gains in the three key which should help to build categories that have been membership. tracked since the Men of Honor program started four years ago 11.7 percent increase in the number of students who stayed Hopkins long-range vision is for the program to flourish and perhaps provide assistance to similar programs. enrolled; 8.9 percent I envision one day increase in the number hosting a statewide, daylong or weekend confer- of students who passed; and 12.2 percent increase ence that would bring in the number of together other mentoring Men of Honor students programs across the city who were both retained and state, he remarked. and passed. Hopkins says it is critical for colleges to step In the program, trained faculty and staff mem- up efforts that stress the value of education to African-American male students. The African-American male is the key to the positive cultural shift in attitudes of our race, he said. Without education, and all of the attitudinal changes that go along with it, African-American families will not flourish as I feel that they should. African-American males look for role models, and they need more who are educated, gainfully employed, and contributing to the family economically and emotionally. Aaron Moore is living proof of the positive impact the Men of Honor program can have. Moore grew up in a troubled and violent environment. At 15, he was in a gang running the streets, using and selling drugs, which eventually led to a prison sentence. In jail, he did some serious soul searching. I knew I had to make a positive change in my actions, he commented. I had to change my environment and associates from negative to positive. He served eight months of a two-year sentence and was paroled for good behavior. Moore then enrolled at San Jacinto College, where he found out about Men of Honor, which provided the positive environment he was seeking. I found mentors, and began to follow their good examples, he said. I also shared experiences, hopes, and plans with fellow Men of Honor members. We learned from each others experiences, and we would check on each other for accountability. Moore earned an associate degree in air conditioning technology from San Jacinto College in May and plans to earn baccalaureate and master s business degrees from the University of Houston. His ultimate career goal is to own his own air conditioning business. Moore has a straightforward message for young African-American males who seem to place little value on education. Basically, you could be setting yourself up to be at the bottom rung of the ladder, he warns. Earn that college certificate or degree. We need more educated African-American males in the workforce. Besides, education provides a positive self-esteem. Family and friends look at you differently, in a positive light. Like I learned in elementary school: Don t be a fool, go to school. Please. A related video is available online at watch?v=-a74zdt0xbo. San Jacinto College offers Men of Honors classes, meetings, and activities at all three campuses. For more information, call Thursday, August 1, 2013, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Section A, Page 3 Nguyen describes Horton as encouraging Christine Nguyen, one of J. Frank Dobie High School s Shining Stars, is shown with Joe Horton, who coaches Dobie freshman basketball. Both Nguyen and Horton were honored at the annual Pasadena Independent School District Shining Stars Gala which recognizes the top students from each high school and their favorite teachers. University of Houston Clear Lake hosts SAT Prep Class High school students can get a head start on their college entrance exams by participating in UH-Clear Lake s SAT Preparation Course. Sessions begin Sept. 14 and run through Oct. 26. Classes meet each Saturday, 8 a.m. noon, in the university s Bayou Building, Room Students will learn to master the essay portion by developing writing skills specifically for the 25-minute SAT format. Speaking activities complement reading and writing exercises to make learning vocabulary more natural. Participants will also discover techniques to improve reading comprehension by breaking down long passages. They will reduce math anxiety with a thorough review of math elements, and practice distinguishing between essential Nguyen stated, Although I usually do not talk much to my teachers unless it is something important, I really enjoy speaking to Coach Horton. 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4 Page 4, Section A, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Thursday, August 1, 2013 Over The Back Fence Daniel Sandoval graduates from West Point GULFHAVEN ADVENTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL PreK - 8th Grade Sabo Rd., Houston, TX Phone: gcsk-8@att.net Registration: Aug. 4 9 AM-2 PM Certified teachers - Fully Accredited through Texas Private School Accreditation Commission (TEPSAC) BEST WISHES FOR SPEEDY RECOVERY Best wishes for a speedy recovery for James Muecke who had knee surgery. He is recovering and already hard at work for improvements in his Edgebrook area community. SCHOOL DAZE The following personnel and staff members of the Pasadena Independent School District celebrate birthdays Aug. 1 through Aug. 7. Atkinson Elementary Birthday greetings are sent to Stacy Fontenot Aug. 1. Burnett Elementary Blow out the birthday candles for Maria Romero Aug. 2. The day for a party for Isabel Amaya is Aug. 5. Frazier Elementary Blow out the birthday candles for Luisa Lewis Aug. 5. Moore Elementary Blow out the birthday candles for Dan Hoppie Aug. 5. Aug. 7 is the day for a cake for Gisela Villagarcia. South Belt Elementary Kathleen McArthur is sent a birthday greeting Aug. 4. Stuchbery Elementary Rosa Alencastro is wished a happy birthday Aug. 5. Melillo Middle School Celebrating a birthday Aug. 1 is Norma Sanchez. Wishes for a wonderful birthday are sent to Norberta Mercado Aug. 2. On Aug. 4, happy birthday greetings are sent to Leticia Garcia. Aug. 6 is the day for a cake for My Doan. Thompson Intermediate On Aug. 1, Bob Boyes and Patricia Tabarez are wished a happy birthday. Deborah Hirsch is sent a birthday greeting Aug. 3. Dobie High The day for a cake for Sherrie Kent is Aug. 3. Birthday greetings are sent to Shelby Collier Aug. 4. The day for a party for Eileen O Conner, Anne Regier, and Brianna Vorhis-Topping is Aug. 6. FACEBOOK FRIENDS BIRTHDAYS The Leader sends happy birthday wishes to its Facebook friends who celebrate a birthday this week: Thursday, Aug. 1: Gabriel Diaz, Helen Kainer, Andrew Burks, Denny Wranich Sr., Emilio De Los Santos, Ryan Remember When 35 years ago ( 1978) Lightning struck the Nichols home located on Sagevale. GARNER VISION CENTER Family Owned & Operated We Specialize in Old-fashioned Service Dr. B.J. Garner Therapeutic Optometrist Optometric Glaucoma Specialist Laser Surgery Consultations Melinda McClure, Optometry Tech Hall Road Houston Enrolling Now! Registration For children 18 months to 5 years old Our program is located on the grounds of St. Luke s Catholic Church where we provide a warm & loving environment Mark your calendars now! ECC mandatory parent meeting Thurs. Aug. 8 ECC Meet Your Teacher Friday, Aug. 9 ECC Program Year begins Monday, Aug. 12 For more information about our program or to schedule a tour, please call the ECC Office or visit us on the web. earlychildhoodcenter@stlukescatholic.com Treatment of Eye Diseases Laura Garner, Registered Optician Contact Lenses Eyewear By Matt Walker In honor of Teacher Day, Chick-Fil-A had a contest for Laura Bush Elementary, providing free breakfast to teachers who received letters of appreciation from their students. Due to the unusual volume of letters from their fourth-grade students, however, all fourth-grade teachers were chosen to receive the free breakfast. The Chick-Fil-A cow Serving the South Belt Area for 37 Years Hughes Rd arrived at 8 a.m. sharp to deliver the breakfast. Nine teachers were in attendance. Lynda Agan, Elizabeth Aleman, Yesenia Ramirez, Erica Garza, Ricardo Llanes, Sacha Campos, Nicole Holguin, Erica Fernandez and Brenda Hernandez all appreciated the kind words from their students. Fourth-grade student Andrea Leon wrote that Ramirez was helpful and kind. Ale- ing passage of the Texas Assessment of Basic Skills tests as a requirement for graduation. 25 years ago (1988) Pasadena Independent School District first-grade TEAMS scores improved in all areas, with the exception of the Spanish version of the writing test, while mastery percentages improved in all areas but one. Jeff Bailey Insurance Company, located at Gulf Freeway, was under investigation for selling policies and distributing binder cards on Stone Mountain Insurance Company. A state regulatory agency in Georgia ordered the company to cease and desist from writing policies. 20 years ago (1993) The San Jacinto College District Board of Regents approved the budget and accepted library construction bids for the college district s North and South campuses at its regular monthly meeting. Each library would be a two-story structure of approximately 40,000 square feet. Construction on both facilities was scheduled to begin in September and would take nearly a year to complete. Jackie Lee Forbes, 30, a former resident of the South Houston area, was charged with the murder of Barbara Ann Gaskins, 22, formerly of Sageglen. According to the victim s mother, her daughter was moving back in with her when the murder occurred. Forbes had been the victim s boyfriend. 15 years ago (1998) Teachers from the Pasadena Independent School District were set to receive a $1,403 raise in the school year. The Clear Creek Independent School District board of trustees voted 4-3 not to renew superintendent John Wilson s contract. 10 years ago (2003) South Belter Avis Smith Gunnels, the July 15 Texas Two Step lottery winner, traveled to Austin to collect $825,000 after taxes of the $1.1 million jackpot from Austin s lotto claim center. Mayor Lee Brown visited officers and board members of the South Belt-Ellington Super Neighborhood years ago (2008) A group of Pearland activists led by Rep. Mike O Day approached the Alvin Community College Board of Regents, to discuss the possibility of switching Pearland schools over to San Jacinto College s service area. The City of Houston storm drainage project on Sabo Road neared completion, but some residents in the area were concerned flooding would still be problematic unless additional repair work was done in areas under Harris County s control. Of particular concern was ditch A , which ran downstream from the north, parallel to the townhomes, before cutting to the west under Sabo just north of Sagetree. It served as a divider between the Kirkwood and Sagemont Park subdivisions. Troubling residents was a brick wall that had been constructed under Sabo to Hanzelka, Jo Lyday and Scott Bishop; Friday, Aug. 2: Mayra Elizabeth, Patricia Lynn Krivik, Ana Acosta, Juanita Herrera, Hinojosa Sue, Dori Honohan, Terry Barclay and Donna Northrup; Saturday, Aug. 3: Angela James-Farrar, Joaquin Jimenez, Jennifer Pena-Zuniga and Gina Valdez; Sunday, Aug. 4: Beth Fawcett, Monica Salazar, Donna Taylor, Kristen Sorenson, Diana Polus, Kevin Baker, Michele Cutrer and Robin Wach; Monday, Aug. 5: Stephanie McAtee, Douglas Woodson, Edna Peña, Wendy Phillips, Karen Owen, Lillie Alvarez, Deanna Goodlet and Shaun Stanton; Tuesday, Aug. 6: David Perry, Kenneth Brown and Jeff Weber; and Wednesday, Aug. 7: Sean Gilbert, Curtis Bradley, Challen Averre, Claudia Castillo, Aubreae Swanson, Eric Jackson, Doug Mills and Vu Tuong. LEADER WANTS YOU IN THE NEWS birthday, anniversary, vacation, congratulations, etc., to mynews@south beltleader.com with OTBF in the subject line. Items must be submitted by Friday noon for the next week s publication. Teacher Day celebrated at Laura Bush Elementary Teachers at Laura Bush Elementary School are honored by the Chick-Fil-A cow for their contributions put forth for their students, who mailed an overwhelming number of letters to the cow. Pictured left man was described by her student, Jayla Arenas, as nice, loyal and kind. According to Aleman, Their letters represent gratitude and might motivate other students to appreciate their teachers as well. The teachers created cow-print shirts and a banner to thank Chick-Fil-A for the school s recognition. Belinda Ellis, Chick-Fil-A marketing manager, was impressed with the school s awesome spirit, referring to Laura Bush Elementary as the jewel of South Belt. She was also taken aback by the volume of letters generated. It was hard to pick just one teacher because we received 200 letters in all, she said. The fourth-grade teachers received the most. Ellis added that all the teachers at the school to right are: Erica Garza, Yesenia Ramirez, Lynda Agan, Elizabeth Aleman, Nicole Holguin, Brenda Hernandez, Ricardo Llanes, Sacha Campos, and Erica Fernandez. Photo submitted Southeast Volunteer Fire Department responded to 29 calls marking its busiest month of the year. 30 years ago (1983) The Sagemont-Beverly Hills Little League All- Star baseball team won the bi-district playoffs and advanced to the state playoffs in Waco. Trustees of the Clear Creek Independent School District joined other area school districts in adoptrestrict water flow downstream. While it helped alleviate flooding in areas located downstream, it worsened it in areas adjacent to Sabo. Suspects Edward Harris, 19, and Rodney Bishop, 20, were arrested and charged with felony theft for stolen motorcycle. Suspect Anthony Session, 20, along with a 15-year-old juvenile, were arrested and charged with making a terroristic threat after allegedly attemping to rob a gas station with a BB gun. 1 year ago (2012) The unofficial primary runoff election results were released, with the close race for the Democratic nomination for Harris County Precinct 2 constable causing much controversy. Despite having a significant lead in the polls on election night, local Precinct 2 Sgt. Zerick Guinn trailed opponent Chris Diaz by three votes when a later vote count was released the following morning. Records released by the Harris County Clerk s Office at 10:12 p.m. showed Guinn with a significant lead with 93 percent of precincts reporting. Guinn was shown to have percent of election day votes to Diaz s percent. Results released at 12:43 a.m., however, showed Guinn s election day vote count drop to percent while Diaz s vote count increased to percent. Diaz had a significant advantage in the number of absentee votes, which put his campaign over the top. seemed very dedicated, appeared to love their job and seemed to mix well with their students. We were looking for teachers that thought outside the box, were good listeners, cared for each student and ensured that each student felt safe, she said. Teachers wanting to participate in next year s Chick- Fil-A Teacher Appreciation Breakfast can reach Ellis at cfapasadena@gmail.com. SJ cited as top degree producer Continued from Page 1A cians; fifth for family and consumer sciences/human sciences; 23rd for business management, marketing, and related support services; 32nd health professionals and related programs; 39th in nursing - registered, administration, research and clinical; and 42nd in precision production. In the Top 100, San Jacinto College ranked 23rd for serving minority students, 12th for Hispanic students, 56th for Asian-American students, 99th for African-American students, and 52nd for non-minority students. The value of an associate degree is more apparent now than ever, as companies look to hire employees with not just skills for the job, but those who also possess a well-rounded education, complete with soft skills, said Dr. Brenda Hellyer, San Jacinto College chancellor. It is our goal to keep striving for student success as more people realize the vital roles that community colleges have in today s society and turn to institutions such as San Jacinto College for the credentials needed to stay ahead of a competitive job market. For two-year certificates, Community College Week ranked San Jacinto College 24th among all disciplines, 15th for minority students, 57th for nonminority students, 78th for Asian-American students, and 14th for Hispanic students. San Jacinto College was also ranked 92nd for African- American students and 53rd for Hispanic students with one-year certificates. The Top 100 list covers degrees and certificates awarded during academic year The listings include institutions that have awarded the largest number of associate degrees and sub-two-year certificates. Lists for specific disciplines include the top 50 ranks with the same caveat regarding additional institutions included that are tied at the last rank. To see complete list of the Community College Week Top 100, visit Daniel Sandoval, son of former South Belt residents Romulo and Eva Sandoval, now of League City, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on May 25, Sandoval is a former student of both Meador and Stuchbery elementaries. He graduated from Clear Creek High School in While at West Point, he concentrated his studies in business management. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U. S. 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5 Thursday, August 1, 2013, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Section A, Page 5 Dr. O Brien awarded 2013 Outstanding Leadership award Dr. Catherine O Brien, Jacinto College and through student success course outcomes in all technical proment, O Brien has taken the sistant vice chancellor for Coast region, she led the lor for learning and assess- San Jacinto College as- and projects. In the Gulf San Jacinto College associate vice chancellor for statewide initiatives, said grams; and established a re- lead in advancing and im- educational partnerships, college s implementation her work in a number of learning and assessment, San Jacinto college chancellor, Dr. Brenda Hellyer. implemented in fall quirements. She also develvised core curriculum to be plementing curriculum re- has been selected the Texas Community College Instructional Administrators she has led faculty and has served San Jacinto Col- program review process, Over the past five years, For 25 years, O Brien oped the college s current (TCCIA) 2013 Ray Williams Outstanding Leader- have redefined the college s ministrative roles. As a biol- standardized and internally student services teams that lege in both faculty and ad- which includes an annual ship Award recipient. general education outcomes; reviewed, revised, students in microbiology, ery academic and technical ogy professor, she mentored audited data report for ev- Dr. O Brien exhibits exemplary instructional and updated college degree anatomy, and physiology. program and discipline in leadership in her role at San requirements; integrated As associate vice chancel- the college. O Brien also helped establish the college s Institutional Effectiveness Council, which she also chairs; leads the articulation processes for the college; and continues to execute innovative strategies for higher education curriculum development. Ray Williams was a wonderful individual and an inspiring leader, said O Brien. It is a privilege and an honor to be recognized by my colleagues at the Texas Community College Instructional Administrators conference to receive this year s Outstanding Leadership Award, she added. Dr. O Brien is an energetic and insightful leader, said Pamela Campbell, who nominated her for the award. She demands much of herself and sets that example for those who work with and for her. Jeffrey Parks, San Jac s dean of industrial and applied technology, also commented on her consistent leadership. Dr. O Brien continues to exemplify the skills that true leaders need, and her ability to tackle the new norm and get buy-in from the interested stakeholders is what makes her a great leader, said Parks. In addition to her work with San Jacinto College, O Brien collaborates on numerous local, regional, and statewide initiatives of the Houston Pathways Initiative, the Gulf Coast Partners Achieving Student Success grant project, and other P-16 efforts. At the state level, she has served on the Workforce Education Course Manual leadership team, serves as the college liaison to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, and just recently completed her term as president of the Texas Association of College Technical Educators. Locally, O Brien serves on the Pearland Library Board and has been an active contributor to the Pasadena Independent School District Helping One Student to Succeed program, which pairs an adult with an elementary school student once a week for reading. It is extremely gratifying to see the work of Catherine O Brien recognized by TCCIA, said San Jacinto College Deputy Chancellor and President, Dr. Laurel Williamson. Her work in assessment and institutional effectiveness is outstanding and affects all levels and areas of the college. She has been a longtime instructional leader in the state of Texas and one of our most valued leaders at San Jacinto College. It is my honor and privilege to work side by side with her as a colleague. The Ray Williams Outstanding Leadership Award Thompson Rites of Passage is given annually to recognize a maximum of three instructional administrators, who exemplify leadership by making a substantial impact in the college s effectiveness. Recipients must demonstrate creativity and innovation in their professional responsibilities; demonstrating sustained commitment to instructional issues and challenges; or influencing a statewide initiative or project. It is the expectation that a recipient of this award has exerted influence at the college level in one or more of the following areas: institutional effectiveness, effective management, curriculum development, transformation of organizational environment, or faculty development. Dr. Catherine O Brien, San Jacinto College vice chancellor for learning and assessment, was recently named the Texas Community College Instructional Administrators (TCCIA) 2013 Ray Williams Outstanding Leadership Award recipient. Pictured left to right: Dr. Brenda Hellyer, San Professor returns to alma mater to teach others lessons of history Stephen Lopez, interim dean of liberal arts and sciences at San Jacinto College, has visited some of the nation s most historic Civil War sites. As a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, his passion for history has carried over into the classroom where he teaches countless others about events that have shaped today s society. He s even come full circle, beginning his education at San Jacinto College in 1978 and earning an associate degree, and later attending the University of Houston - Clear Lake for a bachelor s degree in American history and a master s degree in history. Lopez is a doctoral candidate with Lamar University. Where did you begin your education for a teaching career in history? I, like many of our students, was a first-generation college student. San Jacinto College was affordable and local, and I saw the opportunity to complete my first two years there. College exposed me to new ideas and thoughts - a higher level of thinking. At the time, I wanted to become a public school teacher. After graduating from San Jacinto College, I started attending the University of Houston. However, at the time I had other ambitions which were satisfied by joining the U.S. Marine Corps. During my time, I traveled and served honorably as a fleet marine, and after my enlistment, returned home to Houston where I remained in the active reserve. It was then that I began balancing work and school and graduated from the University of Houston-Clear Lake with my bachelor s and master s degrees. After graduating, where did you begin teaching? I started substituting in public schools and even worked in several longterm sub positions mainly with the Pasadena Independent School District. In 2002, I began teaching at San Jacinto College as an adjunct history instructor, and in 2003 began teaching at the University of Houston-Downtown as an adjunct professor of history. In 2007, I became a fulltime professor of history at San Jacinto College. What is your favorite historical subject? Some of my favorites include the Old South or the antebellum period, just prior to the American Civil War, as well as the Civil War itself. 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6 Page 6, Section A, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Thursday, August 1, 2013 South Belters share vacation photos Rey Tajonera family takes traditional summer road trip Newly engaged couple takes day trip to the Hoover Dam Newly engaged couple Ronnie Allen and Amanda Burk of the Sagemont area took a recent trip to the Hoover Dam. This was their first vacation together as a couple and also the first time both visited the Hoover Dam. While in Las Vegas for a music festival that Allen s band played in, Allen and Burk decided that they would use the last day before heading back to Houston to take a day trip to see the Hoover Dam. They agreed that it was a great decision. They even ended up taking home a rock from the Hoover Dam as a souvenir from their very first vacation together. 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7 Thursday, August 1, 2013, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Section B, Page 1 SECTION B SPORTS & CLASSIFIED Volleyball preseason opens Aug. 5; opening night matches Aug. 13 The high school volleyball regular season is now less than two weeks away, and as of Monday, Aug. 5, teams will begin the rush to prepare. Clear Brook and Dobie are among the programs that will hit the court that first day of workouts. There will be four days of court workouts before teams take part in scrimmage action Aug. 9. There s another day of scrimmages for most teams on Saturday, Thompson VB staff host preseason camp The Thompson Intermediate girls volleyball coaching staff will host a camp for incoming seventhand eighth-grade students Monday, Aug. 5, through Thursday, Aug. 8, at the school. The camp, which costs $25 cash to attend, will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. each day. No checks or money orders will be accepted. Participants are asked to arrive 15 minutes early (8:45 a.m.) on Aug. 5 in order to register. Proper volleyball attire, including knee pads if wanted, should be worn to the camp. Participants must carry their own medical insurance as the Pasadena Independent School District does not provide medical coverage for events of this type. DIXIE DELI 364A FM 1959 (between I-45 & Hwy 3) Hours: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. DAILY SPECIAL $ PO-BOY, CHIPS & DRINK Aug. 10, before the regular season opens Aug. 13. Clear Brook, which missed the playoffs a season ago for the first time since 2003, will begin the regular season Aug. 13 at St. Agnes Academy. After that, the Lady Wolverines will be one of 79 teams taking part in the Texas Volleyball Invitational in Pearland, the nation s largest tournament based on team entries (see Page 3B). As for Dobie, the Lady Longhorns, coming off a third-place finish in District 22-5A before a playoff loss to Baytown Sterling, will begin the regular season with a tri-match against North Shore and Elkins at Dobie, beginning at 6 p.m. On Aug , Dobie will attend the Northside ISD tournament in San Antonio (see Page 3B). Hopes are high this season for Clear Brook and Dobie. After missing out on the playoffs in 2013, to get its string of playoff again. Meanwhile, the Lady eight players coming back Continued on Page 3B Brook head coach Meredith appearances going once Longhorns have as many as Thompson will welcome back a solid group of players as the varsity team looks JFD hosts youth FB minicamp The Dobie High School football coaching staff will do its part in helping community youths prepare for the upcoming season by hosting a minicamp Saturday, Aug. 3, at the school. 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All players, including incoming freshmen, are asked to re- port no later than 2:30 p.m. Aug. 12, and the on-field workout will begin at 4 p.m. Both Clear Brook and Dobie will take part in scrimmage action before the start of the regular sea- son. Brook will host Santa Fe Friday, Aug. 23, at Veterans Memorial Stadium in League City. Dobie s teams will be at Dickinson s Sam Vitanza Stadium, also Aug. 23. With Coupon Hamburger, Fries and Med. Drink $ Fuqua Pasadena Independent School District offering football season ticket packs Now through Friday, August 23, from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., football season tickets will be on sale in the Pasadena Independent School District Ticket Office, located at 2906 Dabney within Phillips Field House. The cost for tickets is $6 each. This is a savings of $1 per ticket off the $7 gate price. There will be no reserved seats sold. Individual tickets only will be available after Au- gust 23. Student tickets are also available for $3 each and may be used for any varsity regular season game at Veterans Stadium. Varsity home games will be played at 7 p.m. on Friday and 6 p.m. on Thursday and Saturday. There are exceptions to these times which are noted within the season ticket package. Season tickets for Dobie High School may be purchased at Roy Shiflett Realtors, Beamer Road (Beamer and Beltway 8 next to South Belt-Ellington Leader) as well as at the ticket office. The Longhorns will play eight of their 10 regular season games at Veterans Stadium, including two visitor s side games against fellow Pasadena ISD schools. Dobie s 2013 homecoming game is set for Friday, Sept. 13, against Clear Falls. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. Players report Aug. 7 Welcome mat out within SJC soccer With 12 returning players set to lead the way in workouts, San Jacinto College men s soccer head coach Ian Spooner is excited to welcome members of the 2013 team as they arrive Aug. 7 for the start of the preseason. Spooner, who served as the team s interim head coach a season ago, led San Jac to a overall record, which included a disappointing shootout loss to Paris at the Region XIV tournament. Now, the team is ready to quickly put 2012 in the rearview mirror, and Spooner, his interim tag removed, believes the roster is stocked to do just that. Last season we had just four returners, whereas this season we have 12, Spooner said. We certainly have a lot more guys who understand college soccer and will be able to get out of the gate quickly in terms of expectation and performance. We also had a really successful recruiting process, so we ll bring in some talented freshmen, a transfer or two and some walkons who could help. This team is definitely deeper than last year, and that will create a competitive environment. Early on, Spooner eyes several players who will come in and perform well from the get-go. Midfielders Sito Seoane and Pablo Vasquez each scored eight goals a season ago en route to picking up a host of postseason accolades as freshmen. Seoane (Coruna, Spain/ Nuestra Senora del Carmen) also had seven assists as he made the National Junior College Athletic Association s All-America second team. In addition, Seoane was an All-Region XIV performer and collected San Jacinto College s Newcomer of the Year award. Vasquez (Madrid, Spain /El Burgo de las Rozas) Continued on Page 6B Roy Shiflett Realtors "The Company You'll Keep" Celebrating 43 years!! gents Top A vice! r e S rior n! 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Photo by John Bechtle Only a trip to the Texas High School Coaches Association s Convention/ Coaching School and a few youth football clinics stand between the opening of preseason workouts. Coaching staffs at Dobie and Clear Brook High School will host youth camps early in August (see Page 2B) before the start of preseason workouts come Monday, Aug. 12. Without further ado, both Clear Brook varsity football head coach Paul Lanier and his counterpart at Dobie, Jim Phillips, reiterate that any athlete wishing to take part in the start of preseason workouts must have a current ( school year) athletic physical on campus file in order to be able to do so. That out of the way, Clear Brook and Dobie will garten through the eighth grades as of the school year to participate. Cost of the camp is $25 cash or check made payable to the Dobie Football Booster Club. 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8 Page 2, Section B, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Thursday, August 1, 2013 Dobie tennis nearing season openers The Dobie High School varsity tennis program is continuing to prepare for the 2013 fall team tennis season under the guidance of coach Manuel Moreno Jr. (right). Returning varsity players have already been working out once a week at the school with the season opener now just over two weeks away. Moreno will host the varsity squad s final tryout Friday, Aug. 2, beginning at 9 a.m. The team will then practice Aug. 12 through Aug. 15, from 5 to 8 p.m. before the real fun starts. Dobie, the defending District 22-5A team tennis champion and Region III qualifier, is coming off one of its best seasons under Moreno s tutelage. But several key senior players from 2013 have graduated, and Moreno is looking for the next wave of tennis stars to emerge. The Longhorns open the regular season Friday, Aug. 16, at Willis and will then host a group of former Dobie players in the annual exes matches Saturday, Aug. 17, beginning at 5 p.m. Of note for the upcoming season, the University Interscholastic League will allow four teams from each of the region s districts to qualify for the Class 5A, Region III Area Team Tennis Championships, which will come before the Region III championships. Photo by John Bechtle Regular season starts Aug. 17 Bay Area Football League opens with practice slate It s full steam ahead as players in the Bay Area Football League continue preseason workouts with an eye on opening day Aug. 17. Players from all divisions got started with the first day of practices Aug. 27. There are still many Sports calendar VOLLEYBALL Friday, Aug. 9 Dobie all teams at Pearland scrimmage, 9:00 Saturday, Aug. 10 Dobie hosts La Porte scrimmage, 9 a.m. Brook all teams at Clear Falls scrimmage, 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13 (Regular season openers) Dobie varsity hosts North Shore/Elkins, 6:00 Brook varsity at St. Agnes, 6:30 Dobie JV hosts North Shore/Elkins, 5:00 Brook JV at St. Agnes, 5:30 Dobie freshman A hosts North Shore/Elkins, 4:00 Brook freshman A at St. Agnes, 4:30 Dobie freshman B hosts North Shore/Elkins, 4:00 Brook freshman B at St. Agnes, 4:30 Thursday, Aug. 15 Brook varsity at Pearland Invitational, TBA Dobie JV at Sam Rayburn tourn., TBA Friday, Aug. 16 Dobie at Northside ISD (San Antonio) tourn., TBA Dobie JV at Sam Rayburn tourn., TBA Saturday, Aug. 17 Dobie at Northside ISD (San Antonio) tourn., TBA Dobie JV at Sam Rayburn tourn., TBA TENNIS Friday, Aug 16 (Regular season opener) Dobie varsity at WIllis, 10 a.m. more evening practices and another Saturday round Aug. 3 before much of the real fun begins. The Bay Area Football League has grown to 18 teams for the 2013 regular season, the largest number the league has seen in some time. Ellington Rams: First scrimmage of the preseason is Saturday, Aug. 10, at 8 a.m. versus Magnolia Park Sharks at Rams practice field, Wilson Memorial Park. Second scrimmage of the preseason is Tuesday, Aug. 13, against the Bayou City Gators at Wilson Memorial Park beginning at 6:15 p.m. Southbelt Dolphins: First scrimmage of the preseason is Tuesday, Aug. 6, against the Pearland Patriots at Pearland Dad s Club, 6612 Fite Road, beginning at 6 p.m. Second scrimmage of the preseason is Saturday, Aug. 10, against the League City 49ers at the League City Sportsplex, 1251 Highway 96, at 8 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 17 Dobie varsity hosts JFD ex players, 5 p.m. The Sagemont Cowboys, one of the league s pioneer programs dating back to the 1970s, is part of the American Football Conference, while the Ellington Rams and South Belt Dolphins are both in the National Football Conference. Beginning Aug. 17, the league s teams will begin the regular season with the hopes of becoming one of the four playoff teams from each of the two conferences divisions. As in previous years, each Saturday game day will begin with peewee action at 8 a.m., followed by senior play at 9 a.m. and junior action at 10:45 a.m. The sophomores play at 12:30 p.m., and finally the freshmen at 2:15 p.m. South Belt GSA 8U all-stars win Super Hero Slam tourney After taking second place at the Who Says You re The Best tournament in Spring, the South Belt Girls Softball Association s 8-under all-stars took it one step further, winning the Super Hero Slam event in Friendswood. Members of the team are, left to right, (front row) Alexa Quiroz, Alexis Lara, Eviana Robles, Claire South Belt sports news, registrations E3:7 Game Changer softball clinic Dobie High School graduate and E3:7 Game Changer president Iver McDonald has announced plans for the organization s next softball clinic at the South Belt Girls Softball Association s facility at El Franco Lee Park. The free clinic will be held Sunday, Aug. 11, from 2 to 5 p.m. Players age 7 through 16 may attend. Rhonda McDonald, mother of Krystal McDonald Williams, Sharonda McDonald and Iver McDonald, will speak during the event about the journey visited while sending the trio to the collegiate softball ranks. To attend, players must RSVP to Iver McDonald via at e37gamechangers@gmail.com. Those who would like to donate to the organization may contact the McDonalds at Dobie incoming freshman football camp Dobie High School varsity football head coach Jim Phillips and his staff will host the 2013 incoming freshman football camp Monday, Aug. 5, through Wednesday, Aug. 7, at the school. The staff will instruct campers in a variety of football-related drills from 9 to 11 a.m. each day. There is no cost for the camp. Brook youth football camp Clear Brook varsity football head coach Paul Lanier and his staff will host the 2013 Wolverines youth camp Monday, Aug. 5, through Wednesday, Aug. 7, from 8:30 to 11 a.m. each day at the school. Students entering the second through eighth grades as of the school year are eligible to attend. The fee is $75 per student, which includes instruction in all phases of the game of football. Those who wish to register on the first day of the camp are asked to arrive at 8 a.m. Dobie baseball boosters to meet Aug. 7 The Dobie Diamond Club, the booster supporters of the school s baseball program, will host its first offseason meeting Wednesday, Aug. 7, to discuss plans for the 2014 season. As in the past, Dobie s varsity team will take part in three regular season tournaments, including the Pasadena ISD event as well as at least one that will require travel and lodging plans.the meeting, which begins at 7 p.m., will be held in the Dobie High School annex, near the rear of the school across from the weight room. Parents of both current Longhorn players as well as those who expect to have players in the first-year player program, are invited to attend. Players are also encouraged to attend. For more information, direct to dobiebaseball@yahoo.com. Select baseball program for 13s, 14s Youth baseball players ages 13 and 14 are being sought to compete for a select baseball team based in the South Belt area beginning in August. Players may also have the chance to compete with the team next spring. The team is coached by Tammy Pues and Javier Castaneda. For more information, call Pues at N.A.S. Rawlings Select Baseball The N.A.S. Rawlings select baseball program is seeking players in the 6-under through 18-under divisions to compete in Nations Baseball tournament this fall and into next spring. Those interested must pass an all-skills set of drills in order to be considered for play. Coach Terrance Small is heading up the Rawlings effort locally. To schedule a tryout date and time, call Small at or direct to him at coacht@nightmareamateursports.com. Dobie swim workouts, youth camp Aug Dobie swim coach Brad Nguyen will host incoming freshmen for tryouts and the first day of practice Tuesday, Aug. 13 through Friday, Aug. 16, from 7:45 to 9 a.m. at the Beverly Hills Intermediate pool. All swimmers, both incoming freshmen and returning members, need an updated physical in addition to a completed steroid form in order to participate. All forms can be found on the Dobie High School website. Nguyen will also host a youth camp for students entering the fifth through ninth grades as of the school year from 9 to 11 a.m. each day. The cost is $50 per student, which includes a camp T-shirt. Participants should wear proper swim attire and bring goggles and a towel to each event. Participants must also carry their own medical insurance for the camp. For more information, call Nguyen at Ramirez, Shylien Brister, (middle row) Rosalinda Gonzalez, Maddison McClure, Marisa Martinez, Aidan Johnson, Alyssa Jones, Alexis Arredondo, (back row) coaches Dale Brister, David Rocha, Jaime Martinez, Art Robles and Doug Jones. South Belt Horns 12U wins third straight USSSA WS title At right, the South Belt Horns 12-under select baseball team won the United States Specialty Sports Association s Global World Series crown for the third straight year after defeating the Arkansas Storm in the championship contest in Destin, Fla. The team went undefeated along the way, allowing just nine runs at the tournament. In the title game, Diego Gonzales threw an 8-0 shutout against the Storm, while David Amaya smacked a two-run homer. David Perez also went deep in the game. Members of the team are, left to right, (front row) David Chicas, Josiah Arenas, Junior Espinoza, Gonzales, (middle row) Gavin Machado, Amaya, Perez, Carlos Calvillo, Eric Benitez, Chris Rodriguez, Jan Lara, manager Jesus Arenas, (back row) coaches David Chicas and Ralph Benitez. San Jac volleyball sends 2013 slate San Jacinto College Women s volleyball schedule Date Opponent Time Aug. 16 at Brookhaven scrimm. 9 a.m. Aug at Reiver Classic (Iowa) TBA Aug. 28 Navarro 4 p.m. Aug at Lee College Invitational TBA Sept. 6-7 host Patriot s Day Classic TBA Sept. 10 *Blinn College 6 p.m. Sept. 13 *Wharton 6 p.m. Sept. 14 at Hill/Navarro trimatch TBA Sept. 19 *Lee College 6 p.m. Sept. 24 *Tyler Junior College 6 p.m. Sept. 27 *at Coastal Bend 5 p.m. Sept. 28 *at Laredo 1 p.m. Oct. 5-6 at Tyler J.C. Classic TBA Oct. 7 *at Paris College 5:30 p.m. Oct. 10 *at Lee College 6 p.m. Oct. 16 *Paris College 5:30 p.m. Oct. 19 *at Navarro College TBA Oct. 22 *at Wharton College 6 p.m. Oct. 25 *Laredo College 6 p.m. Oct. 26 *Coastal Bend 6 p.m. Oct. 30 *at Blinn College 6 p.m. Nov. 6- at Region XIV champs. TBA Nov. 10 at Region XIV champs. (Tyler) * Region XIV matches Coming off a 36-3 overall finish and a third-place finish at the National Junior College Athletic Association s national tournament, the San Jacinto College women s volleyball program is excited about The 2012 team lost seven sophomores, but head coach Sharon Nelson has recruited another strong class as the team chases the national crown.

9 Dobie varsity volleyball head coach Joe Sabatell has quite a few returning players in the mix as the team tries to make its way back to the postseason. In 2012, the Lady Longhorns were third in District 22-5A. Dobie homecoming reset for Sept. 13 Dobie High School s 2013 homecoming game has been reset to Friday, Sept. 13, as the Longhorns take on the Clear Falls Knights at Pasadena ISD s Veterans Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is at 7 p.m., and the homecoming king and queen finalists and winners will be announced at halftime. In last week s issue, the Much like the McDonald s Texas Invitational has done for high school basketball, the Texas Volleyball Invitational in Pearland is doing for high school volleyball. Following in the footsteps of the McDonald s event, the Texas Volleyball Invitational has become not only the state s largest event but also is the nation s largest. The 16th annual TVI is set to take place at seven different locations within the Pearland ISD Aug , the event having been bumped up on the calendar to allow for a first-ever moment. Tournament officials, headed by Pearland varsity girls volleyball head coach John Turner, have Advertise in the Leader! Leader had erroneously reported another date. The Longhorns will be looking for a bit of revenge against the Knights after losing the 2012 matchup. Clear Brook will also take on Clear Falls in its homecoming game Friday, Oct. 11, at Veterans Memorial Stadium in League City. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. When: Thursday, Aug. 15 Saturday, Aug. 17 Where: Pearland ISD locations, seven in all How many?: 79 teams, making it nation s largest Notes: Gold bracket championship and third-place matches will be televised live Aug. 17 on Comcast Sports Net, 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. (championship). Key teams involved: 2012 Class 5A state champion Coppell (No. 2 overall seed), No. 1 seed Southlake Carroll, The Woodlands (No. 4 seed), Pearland, Deer Park, Clear Lake, Clear Brook, Clear Springs and others. announced that the Aug. 17 championship and third-place matches will be televised live on Comcast Sports Net, which is channel 39 on the Comcast carriers remote. CSN will carry the Gold bracket third-place match at 1 p.m., to be followed by the Gold bracket championship match at 4 p.m. Turner, who guided Pearland to the District 22-5A championship a season ago and has had a long run of success while leading the Lady Oilers since 1998, says it s the first time since 2001 that a regular season high school vollleyball game has been televised in the Houston area. Seventy-nine teams have been invited to take part in the event, headed by No. THURSDAY, AUGUST 1 7 a.m. AA Meeting Breakfast With Bill each Tuesday through Friday at 7 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, in the Cornell Conference Room. Call 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 for a complete list of services offered. 6:30 p.m. Diabetes Support Group A support group for young adults with diabetes. All subjects are open for discussion: new technologies, research advances, fears, phobias, dating and other personal matters. Meets the first Thursday of each month at 1315 St. Joseph Parkway #1705, Medical Place One. Contact Dan Steiner, CDE, at for more information. Alcoholics Anonymous Sunday, Thursday and Friday at 6:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena, Fellowship Hall 4. Call , or just drop in. 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 CALENDAR 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 FRIDAY, AUGUST 2 7 a.m. AA Meeting Breakfast With Bill each Tuesday through Friday at 7 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, in the Cornell Conference Room. Call for information, or just drop in. Noon Moving Forward Women s Adult Children Anonymous The ACA group meets Fridays at noon at the Up The Street Club in Webster, 508 Nasa Parkway, in room 4. ACA is a 12-step program of hope, healing and recovery for people who grew up in alcoholic or dysfunctional homes. For more information, call p.m. Un Dia a la Vez Alanon Group (Spanish speaking) Provides support for family and friends of alcoholics or addicts. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 6 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Room 232. Call , or just drop in. 6:30 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous Sunday, Thursday and Friday at 6:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena, Fellowship Hall 4. Call , or just drop in. SATURDAY, AUGUST 3 7:30 a.m. Alcoholics Anonymous Saturday at 7:30 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Cornell Conference Room. Call , or just drop in. 9 a.m. Un Dia a la Vez Alanon Group (Spanish speaking) Provides support for family and friends of alcoholics or addicts. Saturday at 9 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Room 232. Call , or just drop in. 11 a.m. Al-Anon Meeting (Women Only, English) For persons whose lives are affected by someone who is addicted. Each Saturday morning at 11 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Cornell Conference Room. Call , or just drop in. 6 p.m. Frontier Squares Meets to square dance at the Westminster Academy at 670 E. Medical Center Blvd. in Webster. Refreshments provided. For more information, contact Gina Sherman at or visit Thursday, August 1, 2013, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Section B, Page 3 Dobie, Brook volleyball set as preseason arrives Continued from Page 1B as they look to get off to a hot start in nondistrict play. Few teams in the Houston area are talented enough 1 overall tournament seed Southlake Carroll and No. 2 Coppell, which is coming off winning the 2012 state crown at the Class 5A level. As for the Houston area, The Woodlands is the tournament s No. 4 seed. Clear Lake, a state semifinalist last season, is joined by Brazoswood Lovejoy Stratford Trinity Christian Amarillo Georgetown Clear Lake Dulles Dawson Pearce Harp L.C. Mauriceville Allen Magnolia Alamo Heights John Cooper Dripping Springs Colley Heritage Bellaire Atascocita to compete with a Pearland team that should repeat as the champion in District 22-5A after not losing a set in league play a season ago. regional tournament teams such as Clear Springs and Friendswood. Locally, Clear Brook is in the mix along with Deer Park, Clear Falls, Clear Creek and others. Turner took charge of a 28-team event back in 1998 and has seen it grow to as Pearland Lake Highlands Clements St. Pius Clear Falls Marcus Pfluger. Connally Bishop Lynch Alvin S.A. Johnson Rockwall S.A. Churchill Friendswood Memorial Clear Brook Boerne Hebron St. Agnes F.B. Austin However, Dobie just may be the best-equipped team to battle the likes of Alvin, Pasadena Memorial, Sam Rayburn and others for many as 84 teams in previous years. He added that the event has raised more than $65,000 for various cancerrelated charities over the years. This year, Turner will also see that the Houston Firefighters Fund gets in on some of the monies. Southlake Carroll Deer Park A&M Cons. Davis Coppell St. Stephens Santa Fe Parish Episcopal Rockwall Heath S.A. O Connor Dumas North Shore Westlake Barbers Hill College Park S.A. Brandeis S.A. Reagan Tomball Mem. Waller R.R. McNeil second place. In senior Bre shuan Franklin, Dobie has a player who has started for three seasons and has shown she Dobie s Riley Miller (6) is back for a second season and could very well play a big role for the team during the 2013 campaign after showing terrific play in the offseason. Miller is one of as many as eight players back from a season ago as the Lady Longhorns look to better a third-place finish in District 22-5A. Texas Volleyball Invitational becomes nation s largest tournament Clear Brook, looking for a strong start to the season, will not have an easy road. The Lady Wolverines will take on Friendswood, San Antonio Churchill and Houston Memorial in their three pool play matches Aug. 15, all at Pearland High School. Round Rock Clear Creek Ridge Point New Caney Woodlands Byron Nelson Pflugerville Midlothian Highland Park N.B. Canyon F.B. Travis Rouse New Braunfels Clear Springs Flower Mound Concordia Luth. Plano West Canyon Randall John Paul III Elkins can be a top scorer. Franklin s sister, J Franklin, was injured in April and will not be ready for the start of the regular season. In her absence, Sabatell said he saw players such as Riley Miller and Sady Olguin step up and prove they, too, can put the ball on the floor. Jackie Estrada played libero quite a bit last season as the starter, but Sabatell said Amber Nguyen might be the most improved player on the team from last season to now. Valerie Baez and Amanda Bates are also back from last season, giving the team plenty of experience to start the season with. Dobie volleyball to Northside tourney JFD girls cross country starts Aug. 12 Dobie High School girls cross country coach Tina Knight-Gray will welcome first-time and returning team members beginning Monday, Aug. 12. Incoming freshmen and Beverly Hills Intermediate Football Camp Applicant s Name: School: Grade entering : August 5-9 (M-F) at the school Age: Height: Weight: Positions: Offense: Defense: I wish to enroll my child in the 2013 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 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. 5. Bring tennis shoes. Cleats optional. For more information, call coach Ben Portis at Special Summer Prices! 5 Year Labor Warranty Kevin Dalley 76 Dobie Grad Chris Dalley 79 Dobie Grad We have a lot of kids back in key positions, Sabatell said. A lot of them played in spring leagues together, and they ve been doing their cardio workouts together. There s a big sense of team going. Because we have eight players back, we have a mature group that ought to be able to get off to a fast start. I know it s summer league play and the offseason, but I liked what I saw. Dobie s varsity players will work out from 7 to 9 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. beginning Aug. 5. As for the fast-paced trend of the first week before the regular season, Sabatell knows it comes with The Dobie varsity girls volleyball team will play its first tournament in San Antonio as part of the Northside ISD event Aug Dobie is the lone Houston-area program at the event, which also includes Steele, Antonian, Floresville, Taft, East Central, Boerne, Warren, Madison, Clemens, Clark, Somerset, REPLACEMENT & STORM WINDOWS the territory. It helps to have a veteran group, he said. They have played together and know what to expect. Like Dobie, the Clear Brook team will also return as many as eight players from last year s squad. Those returnees include middle blocker Juliette DiGiuseppe, defensive specialist Celia Wakeling, outside hitter Chassidy Harris, opposite hitter Bailey Knight, setter Chelsea Sincox, outside hitter Lauren Terrell, outside hitter Jasmine Juliette and setter Victoria Santos. Dobie will meet Brook during the regular season at Dobie on Aug. 23. Brennan, MacArthur and Southwest. Dobie is in the same pool as Clark and Somerset and will play both of those teams Aug. 16 before the trophy round. current team members are urged to join Knight-Gray for a 7:30 a.m. training run at the athletics field house, located in the rear of the school. Per University Interscholastic League rules, anyone who wishes to take part in preseason workouts must have a current athletics physical on file with school personnel. Workouts will continue during the week. Call Now! Vinyl Hardi Board Siding :30 p.m. Pearland Overeaters Anonymous HOW Meeting Saturdays 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Open discussion. Memorial Hermann Prevention and Recovery PARC, 2245 N. Main St., Suite 2, Pearland (Located on Hwy 35, just north of Broadway). The group s primary purpose is to abstain from compulsive overeating and to carry the message of recovery to those who still suffer. Call for information, or just drop in. SUNDAY, AUGUST 4 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 :30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery A faith-based 12-Step Program meets every Sunday evening at 5:30 p.m. in the Chapel of the Educational Building at Life Church in Houston at 9900 Almeda Genoa. Call for more information or to RSVP for child care. 6:30 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous (NA) For persons who are trying to overcome drug addiction. Sunday at 6:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Cornell Conference Room. Continued on Page 4B

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Antiques, Electronics, School clothes, Baby stuff, Etc SAGECASTLE Saturday, August 3, only, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Lot of miscellaneous, baby clothes, toys, household furniture. 8-1 CALENDAR Alcoholics Anonymous Sunday, Thursday and Friday at 6:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena, Fellowship Hall 4. Call , or just drop in. 8 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous Alcohol problems? AA meetings are held Sundays and Tuesdays from 8 to 9 p.m. and Thursdays from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. at St. Stephen Presbyterian Church, 2217 Theta Street. For information, call MONDAY, AUGUST 5 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 for a complete list of services offered. 10 a.m. Al-Anon Deer Park Mondays 10 to 11 a.m. Literature Study. In His Presence Fellowship Church, 1202 East P. Street, Deer Park. Enter through Fellowship Hall in back of church. 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Call for information, or just drop in. 11:30 a.m. Local NARFE Meeting The National Association of Retired Federal Employees, Chapter 1321, meets the first Tuesday of each month in the Clear Lake Community Center, 5001 NASA Parkway. A meal will be available for $6. For more information, call Bob Mitchell at p.m. Trailmixers Meets the first Tuesday of the month at the Luby s Cafeteria on Fuqua. Former and current employees of J. Frank Dobie High School are welcome for lunch and conversation. Pasadena Heritage Park and Museum Exhibits include dioramas, an old-time kitchen and a turn-of-the-century doctor s office. Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 204 S. Main. For information, call :30 p.m. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) TOPS #1530 meets at the Sagemont Park Community Center, Hughes Road, at 1:30 p.m. For information, call Jeanette Sumrall at 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 for a complete list of services offered. 6 p.m. Un Dia a la Vez Alanon Group (Spanish speaking) Provides support for family and friends of alcoholics or addicts. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 6 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Room 232. Call , or just drop in. 8 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous Alcohol problems? AA meetings are held Tuesday and Sunday from 8 to 9 p.m. and Thursdays from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. at St. Stephen Presbyterian Church, 2217 Theta Street. 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12 Page 6, Section B, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Thursday, August 1, 2013 Pasadena ISD releases intermediate football schedules as 2013 season nears Thompson Lions A football schedule Date Opponent Sept. 9 South Houston Indians Sept. 16 at Park View Cowboys Sept. 23 at Beverly Hills Bears Sept. 30 Miller Falcons Oct. 7 at Bondy Patriots Oct. 14 Park View Cowboys Oct. 21 at Jackson Wildcats All games begin at 5 p.m. Thompson Lions B football schedule Date Opponent Sept. 9 at South Houston Indians Sept. 16 Park View Cowboys Sept. 23 Beverly Hills Bears Sept. 30 Miller Falcons Oct. 7 Bondy Patriots Oct. 14 at Park View Cowboys Oct. 21 Jackson Wildcats All games begin at 5 p.m. Continued from Page 1B tacked on nine assists to go with eight goals on his way to NJCAA All-Region XIV and National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-Region second team honors. Spooner also pointed to sophomore defender Ezequiel Amestoy (Asturias, Spain/IFS Asture) as a key on the defensive end of the field. We had a good season last year with a lot of these guys coming through for us, Spooner said. Of course our goal is always going to be getting to the national tournament and Thompson Lions A football schedule Date Opponent Sept. 10 South Houston Indians Sept. 17 at Park View Cowboys Sept. 24 at Beverly Hills Bears Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Miller Falcons at Bondy Patriots Oct. 15 host Park View Cowboys Oct. 22 at Jackson Wildcats All games begin at 5 p.m. Thompson Lions B football schedule Date Opponent Sept. 10 South Houston Indians Sept. 17 Park View Cowboys Sept. 24 Beverly Hills Bears Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Miller Falcons Bondy Patriots Oct. 15 at Park View Cowboys Oct. 22 Jackson Wildcats All games begin at 5 p.m. San Jacinto College soccer expects rewarding season winning, and we will be off to a good start when some of these guys take the field. On a local note, Spooner has signed 2013 Dobie High School graduate Carlos Ibarra. Former Longhorn players and Ibarra teammates Gerardo Martinez and Edgar Gomez will participate in workouts as walk-on players. Those two and others will therefore have the opportunity to get noticed by Spooner and his staff with an eye on both the present and future. Beginning Aug. 8, the team will largely be focused on two-a-day workouts on the South campus. San Jac will host the University of Houston-Victoria Aug 16 at 7 p.m. at Coyote Field before traveling to the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio for another scrimmage Aug. 17. San Jacinto will open the regular season on the road Aug in Perkinston, Miss., for a set of matches. San Jac first goes against Brevard Community College and then Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. The home opener comes Aug. 31, at Coyote Field against Ranger College. Wednesday, Aug. 7: Players report to San Jacinto College for athletic physicals and meetings. Head coach Ian Spooner opens two-aday workouts Aug. 8 on the South campus. Friday, Aug. 16: San Jacinto hosts the University of Houston-Victoria in a scrimmage match at Coyote Field. Match time is 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17: The locals play their final scrimmage at the University of the Incarnate Word at 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug : San Jacinto opens the regular season with a pair of games. First comes a match against Brevard Community College and then another against host Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College of Perkinston, Miss. Above, Ezequiel Amestoy is back to anchor the San Jacinto College defense after having a great season in Amestoy, a native of Spain, played a big role as the Coyotes went before losing in the opening round of the Region XIV tournament. At right, midfielder Pablo Vasquez (8) returns after leading San Jacinto in scoring a season ago. Vasquez, like Amestoy a native of Spain, scored eight goals and dealt out nine assists en route to National Junior College Athletic Association allregion XIV accolades. Below, Sito Seoane figures to be a key component for San Jacinto after a standout freshman season in Seoane had eight goals and seven assists and was later named an NJCAA second team all-american as well as SJC s Newcomer of the Year.