Voice of Community-Minded People since 1976
April 17, 2014
Easter holiday observed
South Belt-Ellington Leader
The Leader will be closed Friday, April 18,
in observance of the Easter holiday.
Clear Brook City MUD
The office of Clear Brook City MUD will be
closed April 18 for Easter. It will re-open April
21, at 8 a.m. For convenience, payments can be
left in the drop slot located on the drivethrough side of the building.
Parker Williams Library
The Parker Williams Branch Library will be
closed on Good Friday, April 18.
Bracewell Branch Library
The Bracewell Branch Library will be closed
on Good Friday, April 18.
KSCC egg hunt April 19
Kirkwood South Christian Church, 10811
Kirkfair, will hold its annual Easter egg hunt
on Saturday, April 19, from 10 a.m. to noon.
The community is invited to come and enjoy
crafts, refreshments and the egg hunt.
St. Luke’s seeks socks
The St. Luke’s chapter of the Catholic
Daughters of the Americas is currently accepting donations to be delivered to U.S. military
troops overseas. Desired items include white
tube socks and individually sealed sanitary
wipes. A donation box will be located in the
church narthex through Wednesday, April 30.
For more information, call Pat Arp at 281481-5611 or Betty Dixon at 281-481-1777.
Email: mynews@southbeltleader.com
The contract to construct a massive new detention pond in the area is expected to go out
for bid sometime next month, according to Harris County Flood Control District Project Manager A. Gene Rushing Jr., who spoke at a Super
Neighborhood 80 community meeting Tuesday,
April 15.
Referred to as the Mud Gully Stormwater Detention Basin (A520-03-00-E001), the 174-acre
site will be located in the area that once housed
the South Bend subdivision. Soil sampling conducted by both Harris County and the Brio Site
Task Force have determined the once-hazardous
site is now safe.
Once complete, the pond will hold up to 1,250
acre/feet or 407 million gallons of stormwater.
Although the detention facility had been proposed more than 20 years ago, it wasn’t until a
July 2009 meeting sponsored by then-Houston
City Council Member Mike Sullivan that county
officials decided to take action. At the meeting,
representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said the earliest they could make drainage
improvements to Clear Creek would be in 13 to
15 years.
The Corps has been studying the Clear Creek
Project since 1968 at a cost of more than $35
million. Corps officials at the 2009 meeting further said any future work on Clear Creek would
likely require a new congressional authorization and additional funding, due to its change in
scope over the last five decades.
Following the 2009 meeting, Harris County
officials, with strong support from Precinct 1
Commissioner El Franco Lee, began the process
of acquiring the necessary land. The deal was finalized in October 2010.
Construction of the detention pond will be
Flood control officials meet
Lariaettes host spring show
The Dobie Lariaettes will hold their annual
spring show May 1, 2, and May 3 in the Dobie
High School auditorium. The show begins at
7 p.m. each night. Tickets are $10 and can be
purchased from any Lariaette or at the door.
Damsel in distress returns
A potential scam involving a damsel in distress reported in the April 3 edition of the
Leader may have just moved a few miles down
the road, according to some alert residents. The
initial story involved a woman whose car
appeared to be broken down on Ryewater near
the intersection of Dixie Farm Road and the
Gulf Freeway. The driver said she was from out
of town and needed money to get her vehicle
towed to a nearby mechanic. While the woman
is no longer at that intersection, multiple residents have reported seeing a driver with a similar story at the intersection of Fuqua at Monroe.
Park at Fuqua garage sale
Park at Fuqua will hold a community garage
sale on Fuqua between I-45 and Old Galveston Road Saturday, April 26, from 7 a.m. to 3
p.m. This is a multi-family sale with electronics, furniture, baby items, clothes, household
items, and much more.
SJC presents APPLAUSE
San Jacinto College will hold its spring dance
concert, APPLAUSE, on Thursday, April 24,
and Friday, April 25, in Slocomb Auditorium at
the Central Campus. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.
each evening. Performers will display a collection of the styles of hip-hop, jazz, contemporary,
and Broadway-style jazz learned this semester.
Dancers will include San Jacinto College students, two hip-hop dance crews, and guest choreographers from the community. Entry fee is a
$5 donation toward the dance scholarship fund.
San Jacinto College Central campus is located
at 8060 Spencer Highway in Pasadena.
PLT celebrates 60 years
Pasadena Little Theatre, 4318 Allen-Genoa,
will host a free season-opening party April
26 at 7 p.m. to celebrate its 60th anniversary.
There will be door prizes, games, refreshments
and more. For information, call 713-941-1758,
visit the website at www.pasadenalittletheatre.
org or find them on Facebook.
currently drains to Clear Creek.
Construction costs of Phase I are estimated at
roughly $5 million.
Flood control officials are also moving forward with a concurrent plan to improve the
Mud Gully Channel (A120-00-00-C003) from
Sagerock to Astoria Boulevard.
Part of the district’s 2015-2016 Capital Improvement Program, plans call for lining the bottom of the channel with concrete with a bottom
width of 45 feet.
While current plans involve working jointly
with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the endeavor, Rushing said the county could likely secure the necessary funds to go it alone if needed
to expedite the project.
Risner saga continues
Judge orders injunction; gives time to collect signatures
Handwriting expert Curt Baggett was asked to
compare 305 questionable signatures to those on
official county documents. Baggett said if there
is one significant difference between two signatures, one is probably forged. In all 305 cases, he
said there were not even any similarities among
them.
Blanton, who has not been charged with any
crime at press time, admitted on the stand Tuesday – to the shock of the entire courtroom – that
he was responsible for forging the signatures on
the notarized documents. Four individuals hired
by Blanton to circulate the petitions have been
indicted on charges of organized crime.
Risner’s legal team argued to Burgess that
his decision to give Olivares-Salazar a second
chance to collect the signatures was setting a historical precedent.
The final disposition of the trial is scheduled
for April 28.
DEA holds Take-Back event April 26
Addiction recovery program
Sageglen will hold its communitywide garage sale Friday, May 2, and Saturday, May 3.
broken down into three phases, with Phase I
scheduled to go to Commissioners Court on
Tuesday, May 6, for authorization.
Rushing said he expects actual construction
of Phase I to begin between July and September
and take approximately 1.5 years to complete.
The project manager further said the funds are
already available for the design portion of Phase
II and that he hopes construction on it will begin
as soon as the first phase is complete.
While officials at the Tuesday meeting gave no
specific time frame for Phase III, the entire project
is estimated to take seven years to complete.
Galveston County officials have agreed to
contribute up to $10 million to the project, as
it will also benefit them by detaining water that
In the ongoing trial of Judge George Risner
against the Harris County Republican Party, visiting Judge Robert Burgess ordered a temporary
injunction Tuesday, April 15, prohibiting GOP
challenger Leonila Olivares-Salazar’s name
from appearing on the November ballot unless
she can collect 250 valid signatures in 10 days.
In the suit, Risner, a Democrat, alleges that
the local Republican Party violated state election
law by placing candidate Olivares-Salazar on its
ballot after being notified that her application
included hundreds of fraudulent petition signatures. Party officials contend they were not notified of the allegations until after the deadline had
passed, making it too late to change the ballot.
After hearing expert testimony, Burgess
agreed the majority of the signatures were likely
fraudulent. He, however, spared Olivares-Salazar of any blame, as she hired a third party, Fred
Blanton, to collect them.
The Clear Brook JV, varsity teams and softball booster club will hold their annual Youth
Night and Easter Egg Hunt Thursday, April 17.
The JV softball game starts at 5 p.m. and the
varsity game is at 6:30 p.m. An Easter egg hunt
will take place after the varsity game (approximately 8 p.m.) with plenty of candy-filled eggs
for the children to find. Special golden eggs
will be hidden and finders will win a special
prize. Participants should bring a basket.
Sageglen holds garage sale
Vol. 39, No. 11
Work to begin soon on new detention pond
Clear Brook Youth Night set
RCCG Dayspring Chapel, 10909 Sabo
Road, will present the Teen Challenge of
Texas – the largest and most successful addiction recovery program in the world on Sunday,
April 27, at 10 a.m. Those struggling with drug
and alcohol addictions, depression, anger, discouragement, and lifelong issues are strongly
encouraged to attend. Attendees will have the
opportunity to meet people whose lives have
been delivered from lifelong addictions. Registration and admission are free. Space is limited. To register, visit www.rccg dayspring.org
or call 832-282-3678 or 713-418-0248.
www.southbeltleader.com
A community meeting was held Tuesday, April 15, to discuss the Harris County Flood
Control District’s plans to construct a new detention pond off Beamer across from San
Jacinto College. Shown above at the function viewing the plans are, left to right, local
business owner Dr. John Freeman, Larry Engle of the Brio Task Force, HCFCD Project
Manager A. Gene Rushing Jr., John Danna of the Brio Task Force and HCFCD Project
Coordinator Curtis Lampley.
Photo by Marie Flickinger
South Belt cookoff heats up
The annual South Belt Spectacular Cookoff, scheduled to take place Thursday, May 1,
through Saturday, May 3, at El Franco Lee Park,
9400 Hall Road, is starting to heat up, drawing
the attention of local media and entertainment
programs.
Radio station, 100.3 FM The Bull (formerly
known as KILT-FM), has agreed to help promote
the event and has expressed interest in also participating in some capacity.
Similarly, the BBQ Texas TV Show, which
airs every Saturday at 3 p.m. on Over the Air
55, Dish Network 55, AT&T U-verse 55 and
Comcast 55, has also expressed an interest in
covering the event.
Now in its 18th year, the event is the lone fundraiser for the annual South Belt Fourth of July
fireworks display, also to be held at the area park.
Saturday, May 3, will be geared toward families, with children 12 and under being admitted
free during the day with the purchase of one
adult admission.
Free children’s activities include moonwalks,
rock climbing, pony rides, Gabby the Clown, a
bopping head video booth, a petting zoo, a train,
face painting, hair braiding and extensions, a police cruiser and ambulance display and photos
with a live watusi bull named Oliver.
Organizers expect this year’s event to be the
largest to date.
At press time, a couple of cooking spots still
remained available.
While no outside alcohol will be allowed for
patrons, it will be for sale on the cookoff grounds.
Barbecue sandwiches, sausage on a stick, chili,
cotton candy and snow cones will also be available.
Admission will be $5 until 6 p.m. and $10 after 6 p.m.
For additional information or to check the
availability of cooking spots, call Linda Arnone
at 281-484-4325.
Spaceport plans move forward
In a joint news conference held Thursday,
April 10, at the Rice University Space Institute,
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) and the Houston Airport System (HAS) announced plans to
explore potential applications and multiple economic development opportunities presented by
the combination of a Houston-based spaceport
and SNC’s Dream Chaser – a spacecraft that can
land at the spaceport directly from low-Earth orbit.
SNC and HAS signed a letter of intent to work
together to explore the possibilities associated
with the proposed Houston Spaceport including a wide range of educational, technological,
scientific and business capacities. As part of
the cooperative initiative, the organizations will
study the physical, operational and regulatory
requirements for SNC’s commercial space vehicle, Dream Chaser, to utilize the spaceport as
one of its potential landing sites. This effort will
contribute to defining a long range strategy for
the diversification and development of a vibrant
commercial space industry in Texas, serving the
needs of government, science and commercial
applications.
“Houston has been a cornerstone of America’s
space program and remains vital for its future.
Dream Chaser’s ability to land on a commercial
runway such as Ellington offers, for the first time,
a realistic path for America’s space program to
return and be seen locally by the thousands of
people who make space happen every day in
Houston and give tribute to the generations that
have made us the leaders in exploration,” said
Mark N. Sirangelo, corporate vice president and
head of SNC’s Space Systems. “As importantly,
we can reach out to the young people of the region who will take us to the future and get them
to experience in person the passion of our nation’s space program so that they might be inspired as we were. With the unique combination
of NASA, the local aerospace industry, many of
whom are already partnered on our program and
academic institutions such as Rice University,
combined with the potential of a future spaceport, Houston’s future in space commerce is a
go.”
“Houston has unique advantages over other
emerging spaceport locations with significant
access to an existing, robust aerospace community,” said City of Houston Aviation Director
Mario C. Diaz. “This letter of intent will allow us
to effectively assess and define the new markets
and applications that could emerge from having
a Houston-based portal to space, which in turn
will drive enterprise, economic growth and prosperity in this area.”
SNC is working with NASA’s Commercial
Crew Program to develop a safe, innovative,
modern, flexible and highly capable crew transportation system for the 21st century. Dream
Chaser provides the only reusable, human-rated
lifting-body spacecraft with a commercial runway landing capability, anywhere in the world
and is on the forefront of the commercial human
spaceflight industry, offering safe, reliable and
cost-effective crew and critical cargo transportation to low-Earth orbit. Dream Chaser is a multimission capable spacecraft which has the ability
to work as an independent science platform, or
as a logistics vehicle to retrieve, move, assemble
or deploy items in space.
After collecting more than 1,000 tons of expired, unwanted prescription medications at previous events over the past three years, the Drug
Enforcement Administration (DEA) and its national, tribal, and community partners will hold
a seventh National Prescription Drug Take-Back
Day across the country on Saturday, April 26.
The local Take-Back event will take place at
the Houston Police Department’s Clear Lake
Station, located at 2855 Bay Area Blvd., from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m.
The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.
The public has embraced the opportunity
these Take-Back Day events provide to prevent
pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of po-
tentially dangerous expired, unused, or unwanted prescription drugs. Local law enforcement
agencies in thousands of American communities
have partnered with the DEA in the previous six
events that have taken place since September
2010.
“Everything we do is geared toward protecting
American families and communities,” said DEA
Administrator Michele Leonhart. “We know that
young people consider controlled-substance prescription drugs, like Vicodin, to be a safer way
to get high, but they couldn’t be more wrong.
By removing unwanted prescription drugs from
their homes, the public helps prevent experimentation, addiction, overdose and even death.”
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Two killed in Edgebrook crash
Two people are dead and several others injured following an accident that took place at the
intersection of the Gulf Freeway at Edgebrook
the afternoon of Saturday, April 12.
Teodoro Benavides, 82, and Jesus Serrano,
19, were both pronounced dead at the scene.
According to police, Benavides was traveling north on the feeder road in a blue Dodge
Caravan around 1:20 p.m., when for reasons unknown, he lost control of the vehicle, jumped
over the median at Edgebrook and struck Serrano’s blue Ford F150 pickup truck and a silver
Saturn S12 that were stopped at the westbound
traffic light.
The collision then caused the Ford to strike a
blue Toyota Sienna and a blue Dodge 1500 pickup truck.
Benavides and Serrano both died on impact,
while occupants of the other vehicles were treated on the scene for minor injuries.
Police suspect Benavides may have suffered
a medical problem that led to the crash, but this
had not been confirmed at press time, and the investigation was ongoing.
Dunkin’ donates to chamber
To celebrate the grand opening of the new Scarsdale Dunkin’ Donuts/Baskin-Robbins on
Saturday, April 5, the restaurant held a cup-stacking contest, in which six local nonprofit
groups competed to win $1,000. Dunkin’ Donuts franchise owner Garry Sams (right) is
shown above handing the winning check to Jonathan Ebizie of PrimeWay Federal Credit
Union, who won the competition on behalf of the South Belt-Ellington Chamber of Commerce. Shown with the pair are chamber member Judy Harrison and chamber board
member Derrick McElwee Sr. of J.P. Morgan Chase. Other contestants included Terralyn Wilburn of Clear Brook High School, Sgt. Everett Valdez of Dobie ROTC, Aaron
Schneider of Lutheran South Academy, Andre Simon of San Jacinto College South Men
of Honor and Dean Baier of the Southeast Volunteer Fire Department.
Photo by Marie Flickinger
Page 2 Section A, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Thursday, April 17, 2014
In My Opinion
Johnson applauds
3-legged cat rescue
Kudos to Ms. Myrna Peters a Sagemont
Area long-time resident for rescuing a
beautiful freeroaming cat. Ms. Peters, at
her own personal expense took the newly-named “Whiskers” to Gulf Gate Animal
Hospital where it became necessary to
amputate one of Whiskers’ legs. Whiskers
looks like a Picasso dream not a nightmare
– she is not just multicolored, she is many
colors and not a Calico. Neighbors may
have noticed this little beauty with a happy
personality just living La Dolce Vida – and
loving the touch of human hands. Whiskers, thanks to Myrna Peters’ kindness,
now has a Forever Home. She has adapted
to having only 3 legs beautifullly thanks to
love in action. Again, Kudos for a caring
neighbor.
Lorraine Johnson
Bridges impressed
by inspiring letter
I just finished reading the letter written
by Almeda Mall that was in the April 10th
South Belt Leader edition. Wow, what
an awesome and inspiring letter. Almeda
Mall management is doing a great service
to our community by reminding us what
the Easter Season is really about. It’s not
about us. It’s about Him, Jesus Christ and
what he did for us. After reading the letter,
it gave me a feeling of wanting to be kind to
my neighbors, to do my part as a member
of the South Belt Community. I think I’ll start
picking up trash on my street, even if not in
front of my house. I’ll start looking out for
the safety of the kids on the my block, even
though my own kids are grown and gone. I’ll
take the opportunity to introduce myself to
one of my neighbors walking their dog. I’ll
even let someone cut in front of me in traffic. I want to say a big Thank You to Wayne
C. Fox, CEO of WCF Development (of Almeda Mall) for actually signing his name to
the letter.
Linda Bridges
Acosta family
grateful for rescue
This morning my son, Ricky De La Fuente was bitten by a stray dog a pit bull in our
neighborhood Lake at Golfcrest while waiting for the bus at the corner of Solero Ridge
and Hughes Ranch Road. Local resident
Jimmy Esquivel witnessed the attack and
immediately rushed to assist Ricky. He took
control of the dog, tied him up until local
law enforcement and animal control were
contacted. According to the nurse at Melillo
the dog did not bite into the skin, therefore
no immediate medical attention was necessary and Ricky should be okay. Family will
be forever grateful to their neighbor Jimmy.
Thank you,
Yvonne Acosta
Clear Brook City MU District
to flush water lines May 12-16
Flushing of the Clear
Brook City MUD water lines
will be performed during
Monday, May 12, through
Friday, May 16.
The flushing will continue
until all of the water lines
have been flushed. It will
begin at 8 a.m. and continue
throughout the day until 4
p.m. on each day.
During the flushing program some discoloration in
the water may be experienced, caused by natural sediment in the water mainlines
that is being flushed out of
the system. It is suggested
that customers refrain from
washing clothing during
these days due to the possibility of sediment in the
lines.
Before washing clothes,
make sure the water is clear.
The adding of chlorine bleach
while washing clothes could
make any discoloration problems worse.
The district will not be
responsible for damages to
clothing, etc.
Should discoloration of
the water be experienced at
any time after the flushing
program has been completed,
do not hesitate to contact
Clear Brook City at 281-4841562.
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Scholarships offered to college
students in aviation-related field
The Commemorative Air
Force Wings Over Houston
Airshow is accepting scholarship applications for its 20142015 scholarship program.
The organization will award
up to five scholarships ranging
from $1,000 to $5,000 each to
selected college students.
The scholarships, which
are intended to assist and
reward students who have
demonstrated academic potential, leadership and extracurricular involvement, are available for students pursuing
degrees associated with a
career in aviation, aeronautics
or aerospace.
The selection will be made
by the Wings Over Houston
Scholarship Committee in
July 2014 with winners being
notified by the end of August
2014.
“With our scholarship program, we try to encourage
youth to pursue careers that
will impact the field of aero-
space and aviation for years to
come,” said Steve Sehnert,
Wings Over Houston Airshow
Scholarship Committee chairman. “Wings Over Houston
Airshow is proud to support
aviation education throughout
the Greater Houston area.”
The scholarships are available to students from the
Greater Houston area currently enrolled at an accredited
college or university and have
completed two academic
years of full-time college
work or 50 semester hours of
credit. Graduate students are
also eligible.
Applicants must have a
minimum college grade point
average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
and be enrolled in a minimum
of 12 credit hours each semester during the year of the
awarded scholarship.
As Wings Over Houston
supports local communities,
applicants must have legal residence in Harris County or
one of the contiguous counties
including Galveston, Brazoria,
Fort Bend, Waller, Montgomery, Liberty and Chambers.
The residency requirement is
waived for members of the
Texas A&M University Corps
of Cadets.
All applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of
the United States.
In addition to the completed application, applicants
must submit a written essay
describing his or her career
objectives as well as three letters of recommendation.
Financial need of the applicants will be considered by
the selection committee.
Applications must be postmarked or submitted online no
later than July 1, 2014.
For more information or to
download the Wings Over
Houston Airshow scholarship
application, visit http://
wingsoverhouston.com/index.
php/info/scholarship.
Automobile credit card
transactions reach all-time high
Tax Assessor-Collector Mike Sullivan lauds investment
The Harris County Tax
Assessor-Collector’s Office
has processed more than
100,000 automobile credit
and debit card transactions
since its launch less than six
months ago.
“I’m very excited that
we’ve processed more than
100,000 automobile credit
and debit card transactions,”
said Tax Assessor-Collector
Mike Sullivan. “Taking this
office into the 21st century
was a promise I made two
years ago. The investments
we’re making will greatly
benefit all Harris County residents, and I’m glad many are
already taking advantage of
the services. As we move
forward, we will continue to
invest to improve our operations, increase efficiencies
and update technology in my
office.”
The Harris County Tax
Assessor-Collector’s Office
began accepting credit and
debit cards for automobile
transactions in October 2013.
To date, the branch offices
have processed more than
100,000 credit and debit card
transactions, totaling $12.1
million.
All Harris County Tax
Assessor-Collector’s Office
branch locations accept cash,
check and all major credit
and debit cards for all automobile transactions, which
include registration stickers,
license plates, automobile
titles and temporary disability placards. Residents can
also renew automobile registration stickers online, by
mail or at more than 200
renewal locations at partner
grocery stores and participating AAA offices.
The Harris County Tax
Office Automobile Division
performs 3.5 million automobile registrations and 1.04
million title transfers in
Harris County each year.
The division also works
closely with the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
to register motor vehicles,
collect registration and title
fees and distribute them to
the proper entities.
Learn more about the
Automobile Services Division by calling 713-3682000, visiting www.hcauto.
net or visiting any Harris
County Tax Assessor-Collector branch location.
Deaths
Doris Faye
Evans Jewell
Doris Faye Evans Jewell,
76, died Friday, April 11,
2014, at her home in Bryan,
Texas. She was born on Aug.
13, 1937, in Galveston to
Ila Wooten and Norman W.
Evans. She was a high honors graduate of J.H. Reagan
High School in the Heights in
Houston.
Jewell was a longtime resident of the South Belt area
until she and her husband retired in Bryan on land where
her mother was born.
She is survived by her
husband of 57 years, Harley
Jewell; four children, Michael Jewell and wife Terri,
Diane Wheeler and husband
David, Belinda McElroy and
husband Dwayne, and Rusty
Jewell; nine grandchildren,
Lynsey Palmer, Jonathon
Jewell, Jennifer Youngblood
and husband Larry, Shaun
Wheeler, Jessica McElroy, Alex McElroy, Bryan,
Matt, and Adam Jewell; one
great-grandchild,
Dawson
Palmer; two sisters, Norma
Jean Loan and husband C.B,
and Mary Ann Braswell and
husband Johnny.
Services were held Wednesday, April 16, 2014, in
Bryan.
Leola Melton
Calhoun
PISD seeks public comment on Title Funds
Two informational meetings will be held by the Pasadena Independent School
District on April 17, 2014, to
seek public comment on the
Dobie East campus gets new enhancement
needs and uses of Title I, II,
and III federal funds. The
meetings will be at 8:30 a.m.
and 5 p.m. in the Special Programs office at the Pasadena
ISD Administration Building,
1515 Cherrybrook in Pasadena.
The purpose of the meetings is to discuss how the
district uses the funds received under the federally
Local library events set
Leola Melton Calhoun, 96,
of South Houston, Texas, died
The following events are scheduled for the Parker Wil- on Saturday, April 12, 2014, at
Parker Williams Branch
Bracewell Library
Dobie East campus landscape design class created
a new enhancement to add to the campus’ appearance. The students worked for several months on
the idea and process of creating a design that they
were proud to display. Local community helpers
were Home Depot and Shades of Texas to make it
all possible. Pictured are, left to right, Dr. Eric Martinez, Eddie Flores, Hector Rangel, Juan Martinez,
Natalie Banales, Leslie Castro, Melissa Alonso,
Hernan Arredondo, Gisela Gonzalez, Mary Miner,
Lauro Guitierrez, Alan Ovalle, Andre Mireles and
teacher Schuyler Morris.
Photo submitted
The Bracewell Neighborhood Library, 9002 Kingspoint Drive, recently listed its programs for April 17
through April 23.
Baby/toddler storytime is at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday,
April 23. Computer basics is set for 3:15 p.m. Wednesday,
April 23.
All HCPL branches are closed Good Friday, April 18.
For information, call the library at 832-393-2580.
dium is funded by the Bond
2013 program, which was
approved by voters in May
2013 to help accommodate
for the continued fast growth
of the Bay Area region and
support the many athletics
and fine arts activities of
CCISD’s five comprehensive
high schools.
Adding to the significance
of the day, several family
members of the Challenger
and Columbia crews, who
perished on those fateful
space shuttle missions, were
also in attendance to break
ground and see their loved
ones’ legacies honored. Family members present were
Lorna Onizuka, whose husband, Ellison Onizuka, was a
mission specialist on the
Challenger mission; Cheryl
McNair, whose husband, Ron
McNair was also a mission
specialist on Challenger;
Evelyn Husband Thompson,
whose husband Rick Husband was the commander of
Columbia;
and
Sandy
Anderson, whose husband
Michael Anderson was the
payload commander on
Columbia.
“I hope it pleases you to
know that this community
has not only not forgotten
your loved ones, but has chosen to meaningfully honor
their memories in this way,”
said Dr. Greg Smith, CCISD
superintendent of schools
directly addressing the crew
families who were seated
before him. “In fact, it was
this Bay Area community
that overwhelmingly decided
to name this complex in
honor of your family members’ courage, sacrifice and
remarkable spirit. Our students of today and tomorrow
will know their story and
continue to be inspired by
their legacy.”
Members of CCISD’s
board of trustees presented the
families with a special commemorative shovel to mark
the event. The Clear Creek
ISD Challenger Columbia
Stadium features a collection
of facilities that provide a
venue for events, including
athletic games and tourna-
Patsy Charlene
Andrus
Banjos on Parade April 25
The All Stars Youth
Banjo Band will present
Banjos on Parade on
Friday, April 25, at 7 p.m.,
and Saturday, April 26, at
2 p.m. at The Hall –
Sagemont Church, 11300
S. Sam Houston Parkway
E. Admission is free.
Join the fun and see the
amazing 60-plus piece,
energetic, talented and
“just plain fun” band play
music that will put a smile
on one’s face, a snap in
one’s fingers, a song in
one’s heart and a tap in
one’s toes.
Clear Creek ISD breaks ground for Challenger Columbia Stadium
A community converged
on bare land at 2145 W.
NASA Blvd. to officially
break ground where a stadium complex will stand tall by
fall 2015.
Members of the public,
city mayors, NASA Johnson
Space Center leadership, and
Clear Creek Independent
School District students and
staff gathered to ‘turn the dirt’
at the site of the future athletic and fine arts complex.
The district’s second sta-
Summer Keys and Austen
Andrus; 15 great-grandchildren: Shelbie, Sarah, Jacob,
Joseph, Mary-Grace, Ayden,
Lucian, Izrael, Apple, Sunday, Shalom, Josh, Alyssa,
Hunter and Colten.
Foster mother for more
than 17 years, Andrus cared
for more than 250 children
which she loved and nurtured
as her own. She was a former
president of the Texas Foster
Parent Association and had a
life goal of making a difference in the lives of others,
especially children.
Andrus defined the difference between being a
housekeeper and being a
homemaker; the difference
between unearthing a treasure and digging up a relic.
She not only dusted shelves,
she let in the sunlight. Piece
by piece, day by day, life by
life, word by word, picture by
picture, she pieced together
the tapestry of family lineage
the way every quilt in her
house was created – thread by
thread, square by square, for
the purpose of keeping one
warm in the midst of a chill
in the air.
The funeral service was
held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April
12, 2014, at Niday Funeral
Home – Beamer Chapel.
Andrus was returned to
her place of birth in Wichita Falls to be laid to rest at
Bowman Cemetery. A graveside service was held Sunday,
Patsy Charlene Richardson April 13, 2014.
Andrus, 77, died peacefully
in her sleep Wednesday, April
9, 2014, in Houston. She was
born in Wichita Falls, Texas,
on Nov. 19, 1936.
She is preceded in death
by her parents, Charles Edward Richardson and Lucille
Byrd Richardson, and her
Obituaries submitted
brother, Edward “Sonny” Joe
to the Leader are
Richardson.
published free of
Andrus is survived by
her husband of 61 years,
charge. There must
Norvell Lee “Red” Andrus;
be a South Belt
sons Jacky Wayne Andrus
connection.
and Thomas Wade Andrus;
Obituaries
are edited
daughter Brenda Lucille
to conform to the
Andrus Lovell; four grandchildren: Rachel Charlene
Leader style.
Matranga, Michelle Lozano,
Leader
obituary
policy
funded Title I, II and III programs of the Elementary and
Secondary Act of 1965 as
amended by Public Law 100297. Title moneys are designed to provide supplemental support to improve the
district’s elementary and secondary educational programs.
For more information,
contact Pasadena’s District
office at 713-740-0225.
liams Library, 10851 Scarsdale Blvd., April 17 through
April 23.
File and Folder Management III is set for Monday,
April 21, at 3 p.m. File and Folder Management IV will be
on Wednesday, April 23, at 3 p.m.
Preschool storytime is at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, and
toddler storytime is at 10:30 a.m. Thursday.
For information, call the library at 281-484-2036.
The Friends of Parker Williams Library are currently
in need of donations of nonfiction, current fiction, pocket
paperbacks, children’s books, DVDs and current magazines. The library is located at 10851 Scarsdale Blvd. All
proceeds go to help the library.
the Friendswood Health Care
Center.
She was born on Nov. 19,
1917, to William Arthur and
Martha Elizabeth Melton in
Tolbert, Texas, where she attended Chillicothe schools
and graduated from Chillicothe High School where
she met her future husband
of nearly 73 years, Jack Calhoun. They were married in
1941 in Wichita Falls, Texas,
and shortly after moved to
Houston, living in the Heights
area first and later moving to
South Houston.
Calhoun is preceded in
death by her parents, William
Arthur Melton and Elizabeth
Haynes Melton; her brothers,
Guy Melton, Laurie Melton,
and Cecil Blair Melton; and
her grandson, Scott Williams.
She is survived by her husband, Neil Jackson Calhoun;
and their daughter, Jackie
Calhoun Williams and husband John Duncan Williams
III of Pearland; granddaughter Holly Williams Lyons and
husband John Lyons of Austin, Texas; three great-grandchildren: Jackson and Abigail
Lyons, and William Lyons;
nephew Michael Melton, wife
Lisa and sons David and John
and his wife, Verena, and their
children.
Calhoun’s daughter, Jackie
Williams, was a longtime resident and business owner in the
Scarsdale area.
A celebration of life was
held on Wednesday, April 16,
2014, at First United Methodist Church of Pasadena, with
burial in Grand View Memorial Park.
Memorial
contributions
may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Pasadena or a charity of choice.
Words of comfort may
be shared with the family at
www.grandviewfunerals.com.
ments, graduation ceremonies, track and field competitions, fine arts exhibitions and
more. The stadium will have a
nearly 10,000 seat capacity,
centralized field house including locker rooms, athletic
offices, and a community area,
as well as a multiple-level
press box with film deck and a
state-of-the-art student-operated media and control room.
Attendees will hear
nearly all types of music
played on tenor banjos,
guitars, mandolins, fiddle,
keyboard, bass, washboards, kazoos and a few
other things… all designed
to make the audience
smile, laugh, clap and
have a great time. The
average age of this group
is 12 years old, and they
have played more than
600 concerts “from sea to
shining sea.”
For more information,
call Buddy Griffin, director and Banjo Hall of
Fame member, at 281493-4993.
Free oral, head, neck
cancer screenings set
April 20-26 is International Oral, Head & Neck
Cancer Awareness Week
meant to promote public
awareness and the importance of early detection. In
conjunction with awareness
week, Memorial Hermann
Southeast Hospital will hold
a free screening at Memorial
Hermann Southeast-Cancer
Center, 11920 Astoria Blvd.,
Suite 100. Free oral, head and
neck cancer screenings will
be held from 9 a.m. to noon.
More than 50,000 oral,
head and neck cancer cases
are diagnosed annually
(American Cancer Society,
2009).
These cancers are most
often linked to tobacco use –
85 percent of patients have a
history of smoking; however,
over the past decade, a growing number of young,
non-smokers have developed
oral cancer associated with
the human-papillomavirus, or
HPV.
Today, 25 percent –
10,000 cases each year –
might be attributable to a
strain of HPV.
Although the event is free,
registration is required. To
register, call 713-222-CARE
(2273).
Park Manor of South Belt
Park Manor
celebrates its
residents!
Clinical Services Covering:
◆
Skilled Nursing
Long Term Care
◆
Rehabilitation & much more
◆
11902 Resource Pkwy.
(near Memorial Hermann SE Hospital)
Representing the CCISD high schools at the new stadium groundbreaking were,
left to right, Falcon mascot Tessa Martin, Falcon Flair member Maddie Kuczynski,
Clear Lake High School Principal Debra Dixon, Clear Brook HS Principal Michele
Challenger Columbia Family with CCISD board of trustees pictured are, left to right, Staley, Brook track member Jamarco Stephen, Creek football player Josh Mixon,
Cheryl McNair, Lorna Onizuka, Evelyn Husband Thompson, Susan Anderson, CCISD Springs cheerleader Haley Kneupper, Falls soccer player Maddie Huerta, Springs
board of trustees member Page Rander, Secretary Dr. Laura DuPont, President Ann band member Daniel Del Nero, Clear Falls HS Principal Karen Engle, Falls graduate
Alex Petty, and Creek color guard member Nelly Rudd.
Hammond, Charles Pond, Ken Baliker, Vice President Win Weber and Dee Scott.
281-922-6802
We love our residents at Park Manor!
Shown here are Jessica Hernandez,
C.N.A., Bella Vita resident Sharon
Macha, and Jason Shi, P.T.
Fax: 281-922-6804
Thursday, April 17, 2014, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Section A, Page 3
Lariaettes attend national dance competition Bush releases 3rd 9-weeks rolls
The Dobie Lariaettes
attended the American
Dance/Drill Team Nationals Dance competition in
Denton, Texas, on Saturday, March 29. They all
agreed they had a phenomenal weekend filled with
their best performances of
the year. Not only did the
group compete against
American teams, but they
also entered the International Division to compete
against Japan and South
Africa.
Awards earned at the
competition included:
Military Officers – first
place Jazz, first place Lyrical, first place Hip-Hop,
Super Division National
Champions;
Team and Ensembles –
National Champion Lyrical Ensemble, National
Champion Jazz Troupe,
first runner-up Hip-Hop
Ensemble, Academic Award
(Super division), first place
Super Team Jazz, first
place Super Team Kick,
first place Super Team
Modern, second place Super
Team Pom, first runner-up
overall for Super Teams;
International Division
– first place Team Jazz,
second runner-up Team
Kick, fifth runner-up Team
Pom, first runner-up Team
Modern and eighth place National Champion Lariaette military officers are, left to right, Lt. Marlene
overall in the International Martinez, Lt. Col. Abby Pedroza, Col. Emmi Kieu, Capt. Liz Montemayor, Maj.
Geraldine Navarette and Lt. Karla Reyna.
Division.
Lariaette team members shown with their awards are, left to right,
(front row) Executive Cybelle Cerda, Executive Jannessa Ackman,
Lt. Karla Reyna, Maj. Geraldine Navarrete, Col. Emmi Kieu, Lt.
Marlene Martinez, Capt. Liz Montemayor, Lt. Col. Abby Pedroza,
Vice President Christian Rosales, President Taylor Ard, (second
row) Christina Oliveira, Dominique Jiminez, Lauren Pettey, Sara
Martinez, Denise Banda, JoAnna Espinoza, Victoria Maldonado,
Destinye’ Barnes-Hall, Amalia Perla, Damaris Sidrian, Danielle
Buckholt, Rebecca Villegas, (third row) Isabel Tabarez, Crystal Gar-
za, Holly Gonzales, Francelli Monreal, Kellie Tyer, Valerie Mendoza, Jackie Bischof, Sophia Sarabia, Savannah Oropeza, (fourth row)
Angelica Zuniga, Dulce Morales, Diana Castillo, Jade Mottu, Laura
Stephens, Aliana Aleman, Emily Le, Rachel Vu, Christina Saavedra,
Alyssa Lopez, Mayalen Suarez, (back row) Megan Schuetz, Laura
Torres, Leslie Garcia, Macalyn Castro, Alexis Woodruffe, Patience
Lyons, Keauhna Bailey, Raegan Saxton, Naseem Shafaei, Charish
Wiliams, Desiree Johnson, Ikea Taylor, Deserey Cabrales and Marissa Flores.
Photos submitted
Spring concerts feature variety of musical styles
San Jacinto College will
showcase the versatility of
student and faculty musicians in spring concerts that
will feature a wide variety of
musical styles.
All concerts are free and
open to the public.
The South campus concerts will take place in the
Marie Flickinger Fine Arts
Center auditorium, 13735
Beamer Road in Houston.
Unless otherwise noted,
the Central campus concerts will take place in the
Monte Blue Music Building,
8060 Spencer Highway in
Pasadena.
The North campus concerts will take place in the
Charles Grant Fine Arts
Center auditorium, 5800
Uvalde Road in Houston.
South campus concerts
• April 22, 7:30 p.m. –
A guitar concert, under the
direction of music professor
Jeremy Garcia, will feature
students performing various
musical compositions. The
concert will include solo performances and a set featuring the South campus guitar
ensemble.
• April 27, 2:30 p.m. –
A flute concert, under the
direction of music professor
Lynne Brandt, will feature
DEA holds Take-Back event
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Unused medications in
homes create a public health
and safety concern because
they are highly susceptible to accidental ingestion,
diversion, misuse, and abuse.
Rates of prescription drug
abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high--more Americans
currently abuse prescription
drugs than the number of
those using cocaine, hallucinogens, and heroin combined, according to the most
recent National Survey on
Drug Use and Health. The
majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from
family and friends, including
from the home medicine cabinet, according to surveys of
users. For a complete list of
collection sites, visit www.
dea.gov, click on the “Got
Drugs?” icon, follow the
links to a database, then enter
ZIP code.
Only solid medicines may
be turned in. No liquids, injectables or needles will be
accepted. Four days after
DEA’s first Take-Back event,
Congress passed the Secure
and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010, which
amends the Controlled Substances Act to allow an “ultimate user” of controlled
substance medications to
dispose of them by delivering
them to entities authorized by
the attorney general to accept
them. The act also allows the
attorney general to authorize long term care facilities
to dispose of their residents’
controlled substances in certain instances. DEA is in the
process of finalizing regulations to implement the act.
chamber music performed by
members of the South campus flute ensemble.
• April 28, 7:30 p.m. – A
jazz concert will feature various styles of jazz performed
by the South campus jazz
ensemble.
• April 29, 3:15 p.m. – A
student recital will showcase
South campus music students
performing a variety of selections that were learned in
private lessons.
Central campus concerts
• April 29, 7 p.m. – A jazz
concert, under the direction
of music professor Eric Late,
will feature various styles of
jazz performed by the Central
campus jazz ensemble.
• May 4, 6 p.m. – The
Central campus choral department will collaborate
with the Chancel Choir of
Pasadena’s First Presbyterian
Church to present a scholarship concert in memory
of the late Noel Wilkins, a
former San Jacinto College
music professor.
Performing in the concert
will be First Presbyterian
Church’s Joyful Ringers,
Students
participate
in
Trash Bash
Participants included, left to right, (front row) Cynthia Zarate, Mariah Waters,
Anabella Wilems, Cindy Wilems, Kayla Szydlo, Elisha Johnson, Jorge Gomez,
(back row) Amanda Lopas, Elyssa Kneisler, Jenna Lambert, John Earl Kneisler, Elayna Kneisler, Madeline Zapata, Autumn Johnson, Trung Ngyuen, Jackalin Rodriguez, Diana Ibarra, Craig Wilems and Grace Wilems.
Elisha Johnson and Mariah Waters
Students from Dobie’s
aquatic science class participated in Trash Bash on
Saturday, March 29. The
students kayaked down
part of Armand Bayou,
picking up trash along
the water’s edge. This is
the third year the class
has participated with the
Galveston Bay Foundation and Pinky’s Kayak
Rental, which organized
the trip and donated the
use of the kayaks.
Photos submitted
Kayla Szydlo and Jackalin Rodriguez
and the newly formed San
Jacinto College Handbell
Choir, under the direction of
music professor Dr. Martha
Braswell.
The concert is free and
open to the public, and will
promote donations to the San
Jacinto College Foundation’s
Noel Wilkins’ Scholarship.
The concert will take place
at the church, located at 4647
Preston Road in Pasadena.
North campus concerts
• April 17, 10 a.m. to 11
a.m. – A “kiddie” concert
will be an energetic show
for children from kindergartens and child care centers
to introduce them to musical
instruments.
• April 22, 7:30 p.m. – A
jazz band concert will feature a diverse selection of
styles including swing, rock,
funk, and Latin to showcase
student musicians. Selections
will include Wind Machine,
an up-tempo tune by Sammy
Nestico; Tangerine, a samba
by Nestico; Danny Boy, a
Maynard Ferguson hit featuring student Frank Saavedra
on the trumpet; Birdland, a
driving fusion song featuring student Eric Meneses on
soprano sax; Booze Brothers,
a swinging blues tune from
the Count Basie library; and
Attitude Dance, featuring
student vocalist Charisma
Black.
• April 29, 7:30 p.m.
– The wind ensemble, led
by student conductors, will
perform a diverse selection
of styles including marches,
orchestral transcriptions, and
classics of the concert band
literature.
Selections will include
Procession of the Nobles,
in recognition of the recent
Winter Olympics; American
Salute, to honor military veterans; Salvation is Created,
conducted by music student
Jeremy Dergent; Bravura,
a circus march featuring a
mystery guest conductor
from the audience; Elsa’s
Procession, a tribute to the
late Adonis Pantoja, Channelview High School band
director; Shepherd’s Hey, a
British composition; and a
Beatles medley.
• April 30, 7:30 p.m. –
A choral concert, under the
direction of music professor
Dr. Edgar Moore, will feature
folk songs, spirituals and the
music of Viadana, Victoria
and Leonard Bernstein.
San Jacinto College offers
music degrees and courses,
as well as private music lessons at all three campuses.
For more information
about San Jacinto College,
call 281-998-6150, visit
www.sanjac.edu, or follow
on Facebook at www.face
book.com/SanJacintoCol
lege.
Laura Bush Elementary
School recently released its
third nine-weeks rolls for
the 2013-2014 school year.
Students earning status are:
Kindergarten
Perfect attendance
Salah Ben Achour, Priscialla Alaniz, Camila Arguello, Isabella Avila, Kaitlyn
Baines, Kayleen Basurto,
Alexis Bonilla, Diana Bonilla,
Jeremiah Briscoe, Camden
Butcher, Jayden Carleton,
Everardo Celedon, Daniel
Chavez, Carlos Cuevas and
Christina Dang.
Jacob Davis, Alyria Galvan, Ariana Garza, Jonathan
Gerra-Chacon, Massiah Gordon, Mike Hernandez, Kloe
King, Kevin Lara, Jnadell
Leon, Zanaya McClain,
Mariana Melendez, Kiara
Merkerson, Jeshua Moreno,
Sebastian Moya, Chinedu
Okoro and Alana Oliver.
Rig Quinney, Kayla
Reynaud, Camron Robertson,
Andrew Rodriguez, Sofia
Rodriguez, Sophia Sagastizado, Elijah Salazar, Britanny
Sanchez, Eniko Sanchez,
Braden Smith, Jenna To,
Zoelys Torres, Ulysses Valdez,
Fernando Vargas, Joshua
Wright and Pablo Zuniga.
First grade
Perfect attendance
Raina Alam, Casey Aleman, Perla Bazan, Joshua
Berlanga, Spencer Cash,
Lizeth Celedon, Mark Chase,
Danielle Chenier, Adam
Daley, Valeria De La Garza,
Anthony Dinh, Emmanuel
Ealy, Desmond Etienne, Pablo
Garcia, Mayra Lizbeth Gomez
and Isaiah Gonzalez.
Jayren Hector, Jaden Jackson, Dominick Leija, Khang
Ly, Amanda Marler, Annette
Mendez, Miguel Mercedes,
Gael Alejandro Munoz, Jack
Ngo, Bruce Nguyen, Roberto
Nuñez, Andy Medardo Oscal,
Heidi Jenei Pereira, Michelle
Pham, Timmy Pham, Kaitlyn
Phan and Richard Postel.
Ivan Rodriguez, Ryan
Rodriguez, Andrea Sagastizado, Aiden Sanchez, Yahir
Sanchez, Julio Saucedo,
Issiah Stocker, Elin Svensson,
Mathew Trevino, Kylie Ward,
Jo’Anna Williams, Michael
Williams, Aaliyah Wilson and
Joseph Wright.
Second grade
Honor roll
Manlio Arango, Nico Barr,
Hannah Carillo, Christian
Davis, Richard Diaz, Anna
Dinh, Hugo Estrada, Jadyn
Johnson, Kamryn Lacy, Trinity Lopez, Joel Morales,
Nkeiruka Okoro, Axel Olmedo, Carolina Ponce, Gia Robinson, Itzel Romero, Karol
Sanchez and Eduardo Tamez.
Merit roll
Kevin Ayala, Ashton
Bishop, Jade Butler, Naara
Chapman, Kasie Hoang,
Kaleb Luna, Trey Medlock,
Jessica Ngo, Cathy Nguyen,
Justin Nguyen, Ariznelly
Rivera, Savannah Smith, Sean
Tatum, RJ Thompson, Jordan
Tisnado and Abigail Unica.
Perfect attendance
Alyssa Allen, Manlio
Arango, Victoria Arnsworth,
Nylah Banks, Nico Barr,
Santiago Barrachina, Jaydon
Bonilla, Jade Butler, Isaak
Camacho, Maxwell Cash,
Isbella Chagoya, Angel
Chavez, Kassandra Cornejo,
Daylen Crosby, Ellyndee
Damian and Christian Davis.
Max Davis, Galilea De La
Garza, Nickholas Diaz, Hillary Do, Brian Erazo, Amberly
Flores, Steven Flores, Baleria
Gallegos, Jonathan Gamez,
Alexandra Garibay, Fabian
Garza, Jose Gomez, Manuel
Grajales, Izaiah Hernandez,
Malachi Hobbs, Alyssa Jones
and Angel Limachi.
Emmalee Lopez, Trinity
Lopez, Han Ly, Hector
Martinez, Noah McKnight,
William Merida, Matthew
Merlos, Julio Montano, Travis
Montgomery, Joel Morales,
Jessica Ngo, Cathy Nguyen,
Elvis Nguyen, Justin Nguyen
and Kylie Obregon.
Nkeiruka Okoro, Alyssa
Oliva, Axel Olmedo, Jennifer
Olmedo, Daniel Ortegon,
Carolina Ponce, Amalia
Reyes, Ariznelly Rivera, Gia
Robinson, Maryssa Rodriguez, Eytsel Sanchez, Asuleny
Santiago and David Serrano.
Mason Skelton, Savannah
Smith, Tanyiah Sturgis,
Eduardo Tamez, Sean Tatum,
Kenisha Tenchon, Thomas
Tran, Frederick Triplett, Jem
Velazquez, Javier Villareal,
Iveen Vu, Mike Wandji and
Liliana Rodriguez.
Third grade
Honor roll
Zoe Banks, Julian Guerra,
Cassidy Idele, Tristan Fuentes,
Sandra Quiroz, Ashley Garza,
Diego Contreras, William Ho
and Shakty Juarez.
Merit roll
Evelyn Aguirre, Evelyn
Cabello, Armando Chapa,
Ella Daley, Raymond Felton,
Brianna Garcia, Jalyssa Hernandez, Melanie Hernandez,
Vy Ho and Daniela Martinez.
Zachary McKenzie, Jacob
Montez, John Pozo, Byron
Robinson, Laci Rodriguez,
Diego Salinas, Jahzel Samules,
Vincent Tran, Hanson Vo and
Kimberly Vuong.
Perfect attendance
Houda Ben Achour, Daileen Adame, Torik Aigbedion,
Kennedy Baines, Zoe Banks,
Kyle Broussard, Evelyn
Cabello, Jasmine Cazares,
Julianna Crear, Ella Daley,
Anelee Damian, Diana Dang,
Ray DeLaGarza, Jenevie
Devora and Evbu Edigin.
Abel Espinoza, Yesenia
Franco, Alysia Galvan,
Natalia Garza, Jose Guerra,
Dibanhi Hernandez, Melanie
Hernandez, William Ho,
Shakty Juarez, Angel Leon,
JuanManuel Leon, Steven
Maldonado and Daniela
Martinez.
Jessica Martinez, Zachary
McKenzie, Douglas Melendez, Desmon Mitchell, Max
Munoz, HuyHoang Nguyen,
Sergio Ochoa, Levit Pereira,
Alissa Ramirez, Faith Ramos
and Christopher Robertson.
Abraham Rodriguez, Ronaldo Rodriguez, Jaylene
Rojas, Eva Rubio, Mia Sanchez, Jaden Shanklin, Brianna
Solares, Vincent Tran, Abigail
Villafana and Micah Williams.
Fourth grade
Honor roll
Naydelin Almaguer, Emily
Amezcua, Martshaidy Cuevas,
Trent Daley, Sedna Juarez,
Tracey Le, Paloma Leal,
Alexandra Luna, Angela Marler, Lilly Nguyen, Vincent
Nguyen, Ashley Pham, Maya
Scott, Roselin Serrano, Kaylay Toyloy, Eric Tran, Julian
Trevino and Hailey Vu.
Merit roll
Trajan Davis, Analaura
Elizarraras, Katie Gamez,
Abigail Gonzalez, Christofer
Laygo, Victoria Nguyen,
Tommy Pham, Miranda Resendez, Jazmine Segovia and
Kathleen Vu.
Perfect attendance
Alberto Aguilar, Naydelin
Almaguer, Emily Alvarez,
Denny Bonilla, Fernando
Carrera, Martshaidy Cuevas,
Stephanie De La Cruz, Kevin
Dinh, Isamar Angelica Elizalde, Analaura Elizarraras,
Jocelyn Flores, Sarahy Franco, Alex Garza, Isaac Gonzales and Ivan Gonzalez.
Jesus Gonzalez, Daniel
Grajales, Alexis Hernandez,
Rodolfo Hernandez, Bryson
Hicks, Peter Hoang, Sarrionna
Hobbs, Andrew Ingram, Sedna
Juarez, Keely King, Christofer
Laygo, Guadalupe Lopez,
Modesti Lozano, Cristopher
Macias, Angela Marler and
Astrid Martinez.
Juan Mendez, Damian
Mendoza, Victoria Montes,
Jesalynn Moreno, Elizabeth
Mullins, Melany Munoz,
Brandon Nguyen, Lilly
Nguyen, Victoria Nguyen,
Vincent Nguyen, Mariana
Nunez-Banuelos,
Miriam
Orellana and Hailey Ortega.
Luis Ortiz, Alan Perez,
Ashley Pham, Tommy Pham,
Miranda Resendez, John
Reyna, Da’Jaun Ridley,
Joshua Rodriguez, Samuel
Ross, Kevin Salamanca, Edith
Sanchez, Ilianna Sanchez,
Izabel Sanchez, Santos Sanchez and Daniel Serrano.
Roselin Serrano, Kayla
Silva, Terranie Stubblefield,
Briana Torres, Brissa Jasmine
Torres, Vanessa Torres, Eric
Tran, Vanessa Tran, Julian
Trevino, Kevin Turcios, Jonathan Velasquez, Valarie Villa,
Hailey Vu, Kathleen Vu and
Paul Vu.
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Outstanding
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Maya Scott (right), a fourth-grade student at Laura Bush Elementary, was presented the Pasadena
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Scott’s excellent citizenship both in the classroom
and in her community. With Scott is her father,
Byron Scott. Maya’s mother is Lashonda Scott.
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HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY, SANDRA
Best wishes for a wonderful birthday are
sent to Sandra Williams, who celebrates her
birthday Friday, April 18, from her co-workers
at Central Ace Hardware, family, friends and
the staff at the Leader.
28 YEARS FOR ANGELA AND DAVID
Congratulations are sent from Houston
area friends and family to Angela and David
Griffin who celebrate their 28th wedding anniversary on April 19. Both are Dobie graduates
currently living in Plain City, Utah, with their
sons, Robert and Kenneth.
AARON TURNS 20
Happy birthday greetings are sent to Aaron
Giles who turns 20 Sunday, April 20, from
grandparents Ken and Bobby Griffin, parents Jim and Tracy Giles, sister Kristen and
brother Cody. Aaron is a 2012 Dobie graduate and a student at Grand View University in
Iowa.
ANN CELEBRATES A BIRTHDAY
Sageglen resident Ann Brannen celebrates her birthday Sunday, April 20. Best
wishes are sent from the staff at the Leader.
SCHOOL DAZE
The following personnel and staff members
of the Pasadena Independent School District
celebrate birthdays April 17 through April 23.
Burnett Elementary
Imelda Martinez enjoys a birthday April
19. Blow out the candles for April Dabila and
Jhanet Diehl as they celebrate a birthday
April 22.
Frazier Elementary
Greetings for a wonderful birthday are sent
to Kevin McDonald April 17. A double birthday is celebrated April 23 for Dominique Gay
and Jordin Williams.
Meador Elementary
Blow out the birthday candles April 19 for
Anna Ayala.
Moore Elementary
The day for a birthday party for Thom
Sewell is April 21.
South Belt Elementary
Light the birthday candles April 17 for
Allison Sutton. Best wishes for a wonderful
birthday April 21 to Grace Garcia. Blow out
the birthday candles for Robin Sanders who
celebrates a birthday April 22.
Stuchbery Elementary
Silvia Ramirez enjoys a birthday April 17.
Double birthday greetings are sent to Chan
Luong and Elizabeth Bui April 21. The day
for a birthday cake for Charyl Lyons is April
23.
Melillo Middle School
On April 19, Patty Gordon celebrates
a birthday. The day for a birthday cake for
Courtney Tekell is April 23.
Beverly Hills Intermediate
Double birthday greetings are sent to
Darcy Heard and LaRhonda Lewis April
17. Blow out the birthday candles April 21 for
William Anders.
Thompson Intermediate
On April 21, Elizabeth Bui is wished a
happy birthday. A special birthday greeting is
sent to Bianca Hunter on April 23.
Dobie High
Light the birthday candles April 17 for
Joseph Janis. The day for a birthday present
for Christine Kerr is April 18. Celebrating a
birthday April 19 is Carey Sink. April 21 is
the day for a double birthday party for Sam
Flippin and Lorena Villalobos. The day for
a birthday cake is April 23 for Kieu-Loan
How-to workshop set
for fiction writers April 26
by Alexis
Nguyen.
FACEBOOK FRIENDS CELEBRATE
BIRTHDAYS
The Leader sends happy birthday wishes
to its Facebook friends who celebrate a birthday this week:
Thursday, April 17: Heike Jurado-Gabino,
Allison Sutton, Tatiana Gonzalez, Danielle
Goodrum and Jason Sherrill; Friday,
April 18: Deadra Lozano, Carla Rackley,
Lydia Sonier, Allison Rogers and Tchad
Taormina; Saturday, April 19: Greg Bartlett,
Imeanda Martinez, Tiffany LeCompte,
Tre McCrummen, Marisa Ramirez and
Kristen Brockman; Sunday, April 20: Ann
Brannen, Sandra Teng, Andy Crawford and
Shelly Nails; Monday, April 21: Michael
Barlow and Carol Talbot; Tuesday, April 22:
Barbara Eikenburg, Sandy Young, Jhanet
Wood, Jenny Nguyen and Dawne Goforth;
Wednesday, April 23: Lewis Reyna, Mandy
Lewis and Ashley Coppens; Thursday, April
24: Dakota Golightly, Charles Chassay,
Theresa Flower, Jessica Poltorak, Lisa
Castellano, April Broussard-Hobartsch
and Claudia Espinoza.
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The Leader staff reminds parents to submit
congratulations for their sluggers’ achievements
for publication in Over The Back Fence E-mail
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the subject line. Items must be submitted by
Friday noon for the next week’s publication.
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E-mail birthday, anniversary, vacation,
congratulations, etc., to mynews@south
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Items must be submitted by Friday noon for
the next week’s publication.
Kroger donates toward Lost in Space summer adventure
The Aerospace Academy
at San Jacinto College is
sending high school students on a geocaching
adventure thanks to support from the Kroger
Foundation.
Recently, Kroger donated $5,000 to the Aerospace
Academy to assist in supporting the Lost in Space
camp, July 14-16, 2014.
This camp will offer students activities in GPS
tracking and mapping of the
International Space Station,
geocaching, basic electronics instruction, tours
of NASA-Johnson Space
Center, and professional
speakers.
“By supporting such
activities as the Lost in
Space camp, Kroger aims
to play a role in the enrichment of the community’s
science and math education,” said Enrique Morales,
Kroger consumer affairs
specialist.
This will be the first year
of the Lost in Space camp
through the Aerospace
Academy, which collaborates with education, industry, government, economic
development and community groups to advance science,
technology, engineering and
mathematics (STEM) career
development. Sara Malloy,
Aerospace Academy project coordinator, said the
Academy is looking for 30
area students to participate
in the camp this year.
“Lost in Space will be an
exciting scavenger hunt to
teach students about GPS
and geocaching, while also
educating them about the
International Space Station
and what NASA has to offer
in their own backyard,” said
Malloy.
The Aerospace Academy
is rolling out a variety of
upcoming events for area
school students this summer.
In addition to Lost in
Space, the Academy also
will host the underwater
robotics camp, Water Bots,
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to the bridge over I-45. This joint venture by the state and city was a result of the
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Construction of Clear
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off Beamer Road, in the
subdivision of South Bend,
was well underway.
A Harris County grand
jury no-billed a sheriff’s
deputy and a former deputy
for their parts in the highspeed chase involving two
South Belt area youths.
30 years ago (1984)
Vandals discovered that
the gas pumps at Surrey’s
Mobil were left on after
closing and created a miniflood at the corner of Fuqua
and Beamer, wasting 590
gallons of gasoline.
Dianna Reasoner, a 1981
graduate of Dobie High
School and 1983 Miss Strawberry Festival, entertained
troops in the U.S. Navy stationed in San Diego.
25 years ago (1989)
As part of the I-45 bridge
and highway improvements
at Fuqua and Scarsdale,
the state highway department contractors shut down
the feeder roads under the
bridges sending many unsuspecting motorists into
South Belt area neighborhoods.
A broken arm sidelined
Pasadena ISD board of
trustees president, Vicki
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a wheelchair and prompting the board to extend the
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Care Partners meet April 18
Interfaith Care Partners Ministry group at St. Frances
Cabrini Catholic Church, 10727 Hartsook St., a gathering for persons with Alzheimer’s, dementia, Parkinson’s,
strokes and similar disabilities and their caretakers, meets
the third Friday of each month from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Gatherings consist of a continental breakfast, arts and
crafts, exercises, entertainment, a singalong, a devotional
break, lunch, and ends with a bingo game. Those who have
a family member or know of someone with these challenges, are welcome to attend.
The next gathering will be held in the Mother Cabrini
Center at the church on Friday, April 18.
For more information, call the church at 713-946-5768,
Interfaith Care Partners at 713-682-5995, or visit the Interfaith Care Partners website at interfaithcarepartners.org.
Support group at Cokesbury
Those who are the husband, wife or partner of a chronically ill/disabled person may join a new support group,
Sickness and Health, the last Thursday of each month
from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Cokesbury United Methodist
Church, 10030 Scarsdale. Free child care is provided. This
month’s meeting is set for Thursday, April 24. For more
information, contact Jennifer Miller at sicknesshealth
houston@gmail.com or 713-724-2360, or visit the Well
Spouse Association at http://www.wellspouse.org.le.
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Deadline for email registration at workshops@hbar
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One of the presenters will
be Cheryl Bolen, former editor for the South Belt Leader,
and best-selling, award-winning author of more than 20
romance books, both historical and contemporary mystery.
in June and July.
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Wild Birds Unlimited on
Wednesday, May 21, at 10
a.m. at the Clear Lake Park
Meeting Room, 5001
NASA
Parkway
in
Seabrook. The event is free.
On Monday, May 19,
Harris County Master
Gardeners at Precinct 2 will
hold its Open Garden Day
from 8:30 to 11 a.m. at
Genoa Friendship Garden,
1202 Genoa Red Bluff
Road.
At 9:30 a.m., an educational program will be presented along with a Master
Gardeners Q-and-A session.
The event is free.
For more information on
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The pace will be fast but
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and getting published (or
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The workshop will be from
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the vacant superintendent’s
position.
20 years ago (1994)
For the 14th consecutive
year, Dobie High School
Latin Club students won
the Latin Junior Classical
League’s state championship.
Up to 600 Ace Hardware dealers from around
the country would tour the
Beamer Road store to view
the completed remodeling.
15 years ago (1999)
Sagemont Church broke
ground for a 114,000-squarefoot, two-story facility dedicated to the children of the
church.
Francis Fontana, a member of St. Luke’s Catholic
Church, took his mother, Evelyn, to Rome for her 70th
birthday. While in Rome,
they met Pope John Paul II.
10 years ago (2004)
The Pasadena Independent School District board
approved the hiring of additional personnel and a pay
raise for teachers.
A record 38 teams were
preparing to compete at the
eighth annual South Belt
Barbecue Cookoff to be
held at El Franco Lee Park.
The Texas Education
Agency named the Pasadena Independent School
District the eighth fastest
growing district in Texas.
J. Frank Dobie grad Ben
Carter was named to receive the Buck Weirus Spirit Award by the Association
of Former Students at Texas
A&M.
5 years ago (2009)
Sagemont Church purchased a former dentist office on Hughes Road with
plans to convert it into a
counseling center.
A public hearing was
held regarding the proposed
construction of the low-income Dixie Gardens apartment complex on Dixie
Farm Road. Arranged by
the Texas Department of
Housing and Community
Affairs, the meeting gave
citizens a chance to voice
their concerns about the
possible development.
Houston City Councilman Mike Sullivan opened
a satellite office on El
Camino Real to serve the
South Belt/Clear Lake area.
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Park, Sagemeadow and
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local apartment complexes
and townhouses.
Former Dobie track
coach John Bryan and former Dobie track standout
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Frazier lists third nine-weeks rolls Dance faculty to be highlighted
Frazier Elementary School
recently announced its third
nine-weeks rolls for the 20132014 school year.
Students earning status
are:
Kindergarten
Perfect attendance
Olivia Aguirre, Christopher
Berrum, Diego Betancourt,
Kourtney Goeman, Ava Herrera, Jeremy Jaso, Alexis
Lazcano, Addison McAfee,
Daniel Moe, Krystal Molina,
Diego Paz, Octavio Paz,
Eduardo Salazar, Francisco
Serrano, William Triplett,
Addison Vela, Eric Ward,
Daisha Williams and Deshawn
Williams.
First grade
Perfect attendance
Nathan Bennett, Didiane
Boijseauneau, Isabella Burr,
Madison Ford, Andrea Garcia,
Max Garza, Miranda Gomez,
Dimas Gonzalez, Erika
Henry, Dhailen Hopes, Tiana
Le, Karyme Leal, Alexandria
Martinez, Rubi Martinez,
Yaretzi Martinez, Mark Massoud and Laura Mata.
Lorenzo Mejia, Loriana
Mejia, Samantha Mejorado,
Ava Morales, Emilio Nava,
Jenny Nguyen, Avery Owens,
Zachary Owens, Juliana
Perez, Alina Sanchez, Cyril
Silas, Daniel Silva, Nicholas
Soza, Nina Walker, Ca’Renthian Wallace and David
Williams.
Second grade
Honor roll
Sebastian Aguilar, Ezequiel
Arriaga, Melvin Carcamo,
Ashley Cruz, Titus Giang,
Shalini Johnson, Nathan Lind,
Jazzlyn Moya, Victoria Ngo,
Ariana Perez, Belle Perridon,
Gabriel Preciado, Hannah
Pyper, Jeovany Rodriguez,
Damian Rosales, Jorge Salinas
and Hallie Vu.
Merit roll
Madison Fedler, Angelica
Jasso, Aurora Johnson, Ryley
Atkinson names third
9-weeks honor, merit rolls
Atkinson Elementary recently released its third nineweeks honor and merit rolls
for the 2013-2014 school
year.
Students earning status
are:
Second grade
Honor roll
Christian Covarrubias,
Dylan Dao, Maximiliano
Delgado, Emily Hamlett,
Trenton Ho, Vincent Holcomb, Ryan Le, Nathan
McClure and Matison
Mitchell.
Anh Nguyen, Diego
Orta, Angel Osaghae, Linda
Pham, Christina Prouse,
Aylin Reyes, Emily Reyes,
Joslin Rodriguez, Lilly Tran
and Thomas Vu.
Merit roll
Anya Botello, Yahir
Garcia, Stephanie Gonzalez,
Steven Huynh and Henry
Nguyen.
Third grade
Honor roll
Alexis Cline, Jade Gallegos, Trisha Hoang, Hayden
Marshall, Iliana Mealey,
Carol Tran, Dien Trang and
Samantha Wilkerson.
Merit roll
Janet Armenta, Kelly
Nguyen, Leyla Salazar and
Justin Thach.
Fourth grade
Honor roll
Ghada Abdelaal, Stephanie Covarrubias, Kevin
Gaytan, Andrew Huynh, Andrea Nunez, Haley Salinas,
Khoi Vu and Michael Zambrano.
Merit roll
Harpreet Banger, Dylan
Harris, Tina Huynh, Smriti
Khadka, Tien Nguyen, Caroline Orta, Kristyn Pham,
Elma Santos-Salgado and
Nikole Welcome.
Thompson registers
for Keystone trip
Thompson Intermediate
is in the process of registering seventh-grade students
for the Keystone Science
School field trip next school
year. The group will travel
to Keystone, Colo., Oct. 4
through Oct. 9 to attend science school. Students will
spend six days and five
nights living in dorms,
while learning about everything from environmental
issues to tree identification.
This will be Thompson’s
22nd year to participate in
the program. Interested seventh-graders from Thompson
can contact Susie Haas, trip
coordinator, at shaas@pasa
denaisd.org for information.
The trip costs $1,000 and
everything, including airfare
and food, is included in the
price. A deposit of $300
must be paid to hold a spot.
The balance of $700 must be
paid by June 6.
Malveux, Laly Mercedez,
Alton Parker, Edward Pena,
Daniel Rodriguez, Darien Valdez and Madison Valladares.
Perfect attendance
Sebastian Aguilar, Ivan
Acosta, Rey Aguirre, Mya
Bell, Sofia Burr, Diego
Camacho, Dammel Celeste,
Azalea Coronado, Madison
Fedler, Titus Giang, Karley
Goeman, Kira Goeman,
MacKenna Houston, Nicholas
Jolivette and Ryley Malveaux.
Anthony Martine, Laly
Mercedez, Joseph Meza, Jesus
Moreno, Alton Parker, Gabriel
Preciado, Andre Reyes,
Sophia Rodriguez, Damian
Rosales, Jorge Salinas, Joice
Sims-Campbell, Nkeonyelu
Uzomah, Madison Valladares
and Samantha Whittle.
Third grade
Honor roll
Jesus Avitia, David Gonzalez, Emma Gonzalez, Fernando Hernandez, Gage Krenek,
Mauricio Leal, Emily Salazar
and Kaitlyn Webb.
Merit roll
Alexis Acosta, Ethan
Bishop, Dylan Campos, Amy
Cruz, Sean Durham, Hayden
Feil, Jiselle Gonzalez, Aryana
Mejorado, Isela Munoz, Daniel Nguyen, Nataly Pena,
Jaden Pham, Elizabeth Pineda,
Jacob Reyna, Jeremiah Rodriguez and Evelyn Sanchez.
Perfect attendance
Alexis Acosta, Ethan
Bishop, Yvette Boijseauneau,
Dylan Campos, Andrea Espi-
noza, Ashlee Garcia, Xiclaly
Gonzalez, Armando Hernandez, Brian Hernandez, Fernando
Hernandez and Morgan Ina.
Pedro Jimenez, Nathan
Leal, Zachary Lee, Antonio
Lopez, Madison Lugo, Aryana
Mejorado, Michael Mendez,
Candy Molina, Liliana Nava,
Daniel Nguyen, Kaviana
Nguyen, Joseph Pacheco and
Adrian Panerio.
Nataly Pena, Jaden Pham,
Elizabeth Pineda, Deanna
Rodriguez, Jeremiah Rodriguez, Emily Salazar, Valeria
Silva, Christopher Soza, Samantha Talamantes, Abrielle
Velasquez and Amia Wallace.
Fourth grade
Honor roll
Timothy Giang, Adrianna
Golden and Jaidyn Kelly.
Merit roll
Joshua Carter, Lucy Davis,
Clarissa Hernandez and
Ezequiel Mejia.
Perfect attendance
Jaretzy Alvarez, Steve
Alvarez, Ethan Beltran, Christian Boijseauneau, Kendall
Brown, Viviana Carvajal, William Dao, Samantha Gama,
Timothy Giang, Eric Gonzalez, Pedro Herrera, Rosie
Laredo and Carlos Martinez.
Ezequiel Mejia, Lauren
Mendez, Riley Mercer, Audrey Owens, David Piere, Jaden
Richardson, Emily Tamez,
Jaydon Thomas, Brandon
Torres, Chukuwemeka Uzomah, Emilio Villarreal and
Khari Walker.
at annual spring concert event
The San Jacinto College
South campus will present
Spring into Dance on April
25 and April 26.
Featuring choreography
from faculty and students
from the South campus fine
arts dance program, the concert will include three works
presented at the American
College Dance Festival in
Austin, as well as new choreography by dance faculty
Diane Cahill Bedford, Rebekah Chappell and Brittany
Thetford, along with San
Jacinto College dance majors.
The performance will also
feature small and large
ensemble works with a range
of dance influences, including
contemporary, jazz and ballet.
“This semester, many of
the students chose to choreograph and perform in their
own pieces,” said Bedford,
San Jacinto College dance
professor and director of the
San Jac Dance Performing
Arts Company (PAC). “This
is a new approach that the
students investigated in their
technique classes and wanted
to carry over to their work in
the performance class.”
Dance faculty choreography will also be a highlight of this year’s concert.
“This concert also serves
as a passing of the torch,”
taining, and more importantly, a strong advocate for education. Through his involvement with numerous education foundations in our area,
he understands the importance of completing a certificate or degree, and we are
honored and delighted to
welcome him to our commencement.”
McClelland joined H-E-B
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at Frito Lay.
He served in a number of
marketing and operations
positions before being named
chief marketing officer in
2000. In 2003 he moved to
Houston and be- came the
division president.
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currently
serves on numerous local
boards, including the Greater
Houston Partnership, where
he serves on the executive
board and also chairs the Education Advisory Committee.
He is the former board
chair of the Houston Food
Bank and headed the $56
million capital campaign to
fund the construction of the
largest food bank warehouse
in the United States.
McClelland spearheaded
Houston Super Bowl Food
Drive, which is now the largest in the state and annually
collects 3 million pounds of
food for Houston’s hungry. In
addition, he sits on the boards
of Memorial Hermann Hospitals, the Center for Houston’s Future, and the Posse
Foundation.
McClelland received his
bachelor’s degree in business
administration from the
University of Southern California and graduated from
Harvard’s Advanced Management Program.
More information about
the San Jacinto College commencement ceremony can be
found at www.sanjac.edu/
graduation.
Also featured in the concert is the work of new adjunct
Thetford, who recently graduated from Sam Houston State
University and performs with
NobleMotion locally. “Brittany’s work is fresh, athletic,
quirky, and a great challenge
for our students, and I look
forward to seeing her influence on our students in the
future,” said Bedford.
The Spring into Dance
concert will be held on Friday,
April 25, and Saturday,
April 26, at 7:30 p.m. in the
Proscenium The-atre inside
the Marie Spence Flickinger
Fine Arts Center, located on
the South campus at 13735
Beamer Road.
Tickets are available at
the door beginning at 6:45
p.m. for $5 cash with a San
Jacinto College ID or a
$10 general admission. For
more information, contact
Bedford at 281-484-1900,
ext. 3854, or email diane.
bedford@sjcd.edu.
The San Jacinto College South campus will present, Spring into Dance, on Friday, April
25, and Saturday, April 26, at 7:30 p.m. in the Proscenium Theatre inside the Marie
Spence Flickinger Fine Arts Center. Pictured are, left to right, Anissa Trevino, Rochelle
Williams-Earle, Tuesday Boswell and Nicole Ybarra.
Photo by Diane Cahill Bedford
GAT Academic Pentathlon Flood control work begins
excels at PISD competition
The Thompson Academic Pentathlon Team recently completed the Pasadena Independent School District competition with many student medals and
a couple of trophies. This year, the competition was broken up into two days.
The competition’s theme was World War I, and the Day 1 categories were:
language and literature, history, math, and science. Day 2 included a Super
Quiz and an award ceremony. The Super Quiz focused on American culture
and fine arts during the World War I era.
H-E-B Houston president to deliver
San Jac commencement address
Scott McClelland, president of H-E-B’s Houston
Division, will speak to San
Jacinto College’s class of
2014 at a commencement
ceremony Saturday, May 10.
The May 10 commencement ceremony will bring
together all San Jacinto College graduates from each of
the three campuses for one
ceremony. It will take place
at Reliant Stadium at 2 p.m.
“I can’t think of a more
exciting send-off for our
graduates than to have Mr.
Scott McClelland speak at
our commencement,” said
Dr. Brenda Hellyer, San
Jacinto College chancellor.
“He is dynamic and enter-
said Bedford. Dance adjunct
Chappell, whose work was
recently presented in Houston
Choreographers X6, will be
leaving the college to pursue
her Master of Fine Arts at the
University of Iowa. “Rebekah
has been an integral part of
our students’ growth in the
classroom and in performances, and it is only fitting that
her piece highlights the material she developed for her solo
audition for graduate school,”
she added.
Team members pictured are, left to right, (front row) Randy Nguyen, Izayah
Perez, Luis de Jesus, Gustavo Rodriguez, (back row) Dalila Nguyen, Andy
Nguyen, Uyi Ewansiha, Tiffany Duong and Pricilla Andrade. Not pictured are
Connor Caughlin, Trey Pettis, Briana Munoz, Isaac Mestizo and Annie Mata.
Continued from Page 1A
The Crenshaw basin, formally identified as HCFCD
Unit C506-02-00, is designed
to include a permanent pool,
planted with approximately
6.5 acres of stormwater treatment wetlands. Plans also
call for planting wetland vegetation near the point where
stormwater enters the basin,
to filter the stormwater and
keep floatable materials from
entering the pool. The basin
also has been designed with
an approximately 200-foot
long corridor of trees and other vegetation at its outfall, to
shade and enhance the water
that flows out of the basin.
A revegetation plan for
the Crenshaw basin includes
reforestation areas by the water’s edge and side slopes to
provide shade, stabilize the
site, decrease mowing needs,
and further enhance water
quality and habitat.
This project will require
the temporary closure of
Crenshaw Road near South
Shaver Street for one to two
weeks during the summer of
2014, to allow for construction of the culvert.
During the temporary
closure of Crenshaw Road,
alternate detour routes for
those living and working in
the area will be via Fairmont
Parkway, Genoa Red Bluff
Road, Allen-Genoa Road,
South Shaver Street, and Gal-
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3.
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Page 6, Section A, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Thursday, April 17, 2014
South Belt Elementary announces third 9-weeks rolls Golden Egg winners named
Johnson, Avery Jones, Quynh
Ky, Rachael Le, Mayte Marfil
and Natalia Marin.
Melissa Martinez, Hailey
Mendiola, Roselynn Molina,
Michael Montano, An Ngo,
Kailee Nguyen, My-An Nguyen, Joseph Ortiz-Ramirez,
Victoria Ortiz-Ramirez, Ayah
Palomares, Mary-Grace Pelekamoyo, Jacqueline Peralta
and Patrick Perez.
Haley Precella, Dasia Ram,
Eduardo Reynero, Mandilynn
Riley, Melania Salazar, Gustavo Salinas, Alyiah Sanchez,
Malcom Sherwood, Favian
Tamez, Juliana Tavera,
Jairo Tobar, Mathew Vu and
Stephen Wiggins.
Third grade
Honor roll
Michael Alvarez, Rabab
Asif, Saad Bhatti, Noah
Garcia, Jasmine Gutierrez,
Justice Johnson, Eyanna Martinez, Danae Navarro, Dominic Ortiz, Bella Perez, Christian Schmidt and Jacob White.
Merit roll
Jeleesia Brackett, Jeremiah
Bradley, Dream Clavelle,
Kaiden Hills, Kareemah Kothiya, Ivann Longoria, Connor
Mohwinkel, Cole Palermo,
Thessaly Quintana, Mable
Self, Kiet Vo and Kyle Wallace.
Perfect attendance
Frankie Aleman, Ranyia
Allen, Michael Alvarez,
Rabab Asif, Saad Bhatti,
Jeleesia Brackett, Jeremiah
Bradley, Dream Clavelle,
Kamilya Collins, Cecilia
Dale, Colin Dang, Jenny Do,
Alec Garza, JahJon Hawkins,
Kaiden Hills, Kadin Hosein,
Justice Johnson and Eyanna
Martinez.
Tevin Massie, Javier
McCoy, Melody Nabi, Demah
Naser, Ryan Nguyen, Dominic
Ortiz, Janice Padilla, Cole
Palermo, Bella Perez, Nicholas Ponce, Logan Riley, Jordan
Robertson, Jacob Ropollo,
Christian Schmidt, Vianey
Silva, Ava Soza, Carrick
Steans, Chayla Walker, Jacob
White and Rudolfo Zarate.
Good Citizen
Sidney Armstrong, Rabab
Asif, Kaleb Campos, Aidan
Cedillo, Alexander Couchman, Cecilia Dale, Justin
Dang, Nathan Mena, Alena
Morin, Anthony Morin, Thessaly Quintana and Yvonne
Thai.
Principal’s Award
Mia Alexander, Devon
Anderson, Sidney Armstrong,
Gabriella Arredondo, Rabab
Asif, Saad Bhatti, Jeleesia
Brackett, Andrew Cabrales,
Chance Cadena, Kaitlyn Campos, Kaleb Campos, Aidan
Cedillo, Dream Clavelle,
Kamilya Collins and Alexander Couchman.
Victoria Couchman, Cecilia
Dale, Colin Dang, Justin
Dang, Jenny Do, Ethan Flores,
Adison Galloway, Noah Garcia, Alec Garza, Kimberly
Garza, Noah Gaytan, Jasmine
Gutierrez, Eric Guyote, JahJon Hawkins, Jacob Hernandez, Madeline Hernandez and
Natalie Hernandez.
Kaiden Hills, Cedrick
Johnson, Ian Johnson, Justice
Johnson, Rayyan Khan,
Kreemah Kothiya, Keith
Manson, Eyanna Martinez,
Natalia Martinez, Tevin
Massie, Javier McCoy, Nathan
Mena, Danielle Mendiola,
Connor Mohwinkel, Alena
Morin and Anthony Morin.
Demah Naser, Danae Navarro, Ryan Nguyen, Steven
Nguyen, Tyler Nguyen, Dominic Ortiz, Brianna Padilla,
Janice Padilla, Cole Palermo,
Bella Perez, Nicholas Ponce,
Thessaly Quintana, Ryan
Richards, Alexander Rios,
Jordan Robertson, Jordy Rodriguez and Manuel Rodriguez.
Sadie Roessler, Jacob
Ropollo, Mi’Kia Salter, Christian Schmidt, Mable Self,
Vianey Silva, Jace Smith,
Melvin Solis, Ava Soza,
Caden Spiller, Carrick Steans,
Yvonne Thai, Robert Villatoro, Kiet Vo, Chayla Walker,
Jacob White, Gabriel Wright,
Rudolfo Zarate and Antony
Zavala.
Fourth grade
Honor roll
Marcus Momie, Jeremiah
Palma and Megan Rodriguez.
Merit roll
Keegan Ashworth, Cameron
Galloway, Kelly Nguyen and
Brianna Toro.
Perfect attendance
Geovanni Anguiano, Jorge
Arredondo, Keegan Ashworth,
Andre Barrientos, Rhiannon
Barron, Aqib Bhatti, Devin
Brown, Makenzie Castillo,
Brandon Cates, Alyssa Chapman, Medina, Christian, Conlie Christmas and Di Dao.
Kaden Fernandez, Melanie
Galvan, Alyssa Gonzalez,
Katelyn Hernandez, Leslie
Hernandez, Hailey Jolivette,
Anh Ky, Emerie Leal, Deven
Lendsey, Jadelyn Luna, Abigail Martinez, Yaire Martinez
and Christian Medina.
Diego Melchor, Katelyn
Mendoza, Kelly Nguyen,
Levani Palaez, Jacob Puente,
Ryan Saxton, Dominic Serna,
Wyatt Sherwood, Layla Terrel,
Vincent Vo, Abby Whitley and
Neveah Zermeno.
Good Citizen
Jorge Arredondo, Emily
Gonzalez, Lazarus Gonzalez,
Vincent Gonzalez, Avry Munoz, Keith Parker, Kal Self,
Kielee Snook, Kennedy Scimmons and Londan Wiggens.
Principal’s Award
Nadine Ahmed, Reid Allen,
Abraham Amaro-Diaz, Keegan
Ashworth, Ava Ayala, Andre
Barrientos, Jasmine Bethely,
Michelle Blanchard, Makenzie Castillo, Brandon Cates,
Izabella Cavazos, Alyssa
Chapman, Conlie Christmas,
Matthew Collins, Angelina
Coronado and Di Dao.
Jaxon Efird, Kaden Fernandez, Cameron Galloway,
Melanie Galvan, Joseph Garza, Vincent Gonzales, Emily
Gonzalez, Lazarus Gonzalez,
Michael Gooden, Johnathan
Guerrero, Eliza Gutierrez,
Elijah Hernandez and Leslie
Hernandez.
Madison Hoop, Akira
Jack, Hailey Jolivette, Anh
Ky, Mandy Le, Emerie Leal,
Kevin Lewis, Jadelyn Luna,
Abigail Martinez, Yaire Martinez, Christian Medina,
Matthew Mendiola, Katelyn
Mendoza, Marcus Momie and
Avry Munoz.
Xavier Musquiz, Kelly
Nguyen, Levani Palaez, Jeremiah Palma, Keith Parker,
Jacob Puente, Zachary Ramirez, Colby Reed, Corey
Reyes, Adrian Rios, Megan
Rodriguez, Ryan Saxton,
Kennedy Scimmons, Dominic
Serna and Wyatt Sherwood.
Kenzie Snook, Kielee
Snook, Brianna Toro, Diego
Torres, Fernando Villarreal,
Luis Villarreal, Vincent Vo,
Zaire Walker, Jhonas Washington, Abby Whitley, London
Wiggens, Taya Williams,
Asasfeh Zaynab and Neveah
Zermeno.
The Highland Meadow Easter Egg Hunt was held Saturday, April 12, at
Highland Meadow Park. More than 1,300 Easter eggs filled with candy
were hidden in the park. Chili-cheese hot dogs, chips, soft drinks, desserts
and candy were served to the children and homeowners. In addition to
the three golden egg winners, six small Easter bunnies, and children’s music CDs were given out in drawings. The Golden Egg winners pictured are
(front) Vanessa Elahie, 1-3 age group; (middle) Nicholas Sepulveda, 4-7 age
group; and (top) Gisselle Castillo, 8 and up age group. Each received a 2014
Easter bunny.
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Madeleine Lorfing, Lianna
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Josiah Pena, Elijah Perez,
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Thursday, April 17, 2014, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Section B, Page 1
SECTION B
SPORTS & CLASSIFIED
Lady Wolverine tracksters bag 24-5A title
The Lady Wolverines dium in Dickinson.
The Clear Brook varsity
Juniors Maygen and
girls’ track and field team proved so at the champiis the best District 24-5A onship meet held April Raygen Smith, the twin
8-10, at Sam Vitanza Sta- sister duo, led the way as
has to offer.
Clear Brook edged Clear
Springs for the title.
Winning the 4x400-meter relay in the final event
of the meet, Clear Brook
pocketed the 20 points necBecause of icy condi- First pitch is set for 4 p.m. essary to surpass Springs.
tions earlier this year, high
A bit later, at 6:30 p.m.,
school athletics action in the Dobie varsity girls’ softDistrict 22-5A has been ball team will close out the
bumped back a day.
regular season by hosting
Since Pasadena ISD stu- Pearland at the Pasadena
dents must attend classes ISD complex.
Friday, April 18, to make up
The Clear Brook varsity
for a poor weather absence, girls’ softball team will play
district officials have now its regular season finale
also altered the athletics April 17, by taking on Clear
schedule.
Creek at Lady Wolverine
There will now be no Field.
April 17 play.
Game time is 6:30 p.m.
Instead, the Dobie var- and will include Senior
sity baseball team, which Night and Youth Night achas already qualified for the tivities in addition to an
playoffs, will take on the Easter egg hunt following
Pasadena Eagles April 18 at the varsity game, starting at
Maguire Field in Pasadena. about 8 p.m.
Good Friday holiday
alters sports action
Brook finished with 161
points, with Springs second at 154. Clear Falls,
with 104 points, was a distant third.
Maygen and Raygen
Smith each won two individual events and also
teamed in the 4x400-meter
victory along with Chelsea
Joseph and Dominique
Lewis. Brook won easily at
3 minutes, 58.110 seconds
for the decisive 20 points.
Springs, which won the
4x100- and 4x200-meter
relays, finished second in
the 4x400, nearly five seconds off the pace.
The top four finishers
in each individual event as
well as the top four relay
teams in each of the three
distances advanced to the
District 23-5A/District 245A Area Championships,
April 16 after press time at
Vitanza Stadium.
From there, the top four
individual event and relay
finishers will be off to regional competition later
Continued on Page 3B
Sports news, notes
Diamond Club meets April 30
The Dobie Diamond Club, the official booster
club for the school’s baseball program, will host its
monthly meeting Wednesday, April 30, at 7 p.m. in
the school annex near the athletics weight room. Parents of players at all levels are encouraged to attend,
and players are welcome to attend as well. For more
information, direct email to dobiebaseball@yahoo.
com.
Sharks swim registration
The South Belt Area Sharks Swimming Team will
host regular registration Thursday, April 17, from 5
to 7 p.m., at the Ashley Pointe pool. The team’s late
registration is Saturday, April 26, from 8 to 10 a.m.
New team members must be able to swim 25 yards
before registering. For more information, visit www.
sbast.org.
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ton, a standout all season, championed the
400-meter dash in a time
of 57.82.
Ridge was the lone
competitor in the varsity girls’ pole vault, and
her best effort was 7 feet
even. Henderson cleared
18 feet, 11 1/2 inches in
the long jump for an easy
win.
She also medaled in
the 100-meter dash, taking second place at 12.33
behind Pearland champion Nweke Nkolika
(12.08).
Stella Somdah, Gabrielle Jones and Giron also
made their way to areas
by virtue of their individual performances at district.
Somdah was third in
the shot put at 34’8 3/4”,
and Jones went to the
33’2” mark in the triple
jump for third place. At
16’6”, Giron was fourth
in the long jump.
I’m very proud of
these girls, especially
considering we have just
one senior and one junior,” Dobie head coach
Tina Knight-Gray said.
“Hopefully, the success they have had this
year will make them
want it even more next
year.”
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Intermediate. Students interested in applying for the
scholarships should visit the Dobie counseling office
for details and paperwork.
foursome of Jayla Joulevette, Jade Giron, Camryn
Ridge and Justice Henderson delivered a championship time of 48.21 seconds, with Manvel second
at 48.71.
In
winning
the
4x200-meter relay at 1
minute, 43.94 seconds,
Dobie got the job done
with Daisia Morris, Henderson, Giron and Joulevette forming the team.
Manvel
won
the
4x400-meter relay in a
time of 4:02.23, with Dobie second at 4:04.75.
Dobie’s second-place
team consisted of Morris,
Camille Singleton, Giron
and Joulevette.
Individually,
Ridge
(pole vault), Henderson
(long jump) and Singleton
(400-meter dash) won 225A championships in their
respective events.
The Lady Longhorn
qualifiers, which included
the top four finishers in
any event, advanced to the
District 21-5A/District 225A Area Championships,
which were held April 16,
after press time at The Rig
in Pearland.
At Pearland, Dobie’s
athletes were aiming at
those same top-4 finishes,
which will come with a
Region III invite.
The freshman Single-
Dobie track and field
still has plenty of hope
leading up to the Region
III championships later
this month in Humble.
A strong contingent of
athletes paved the way
as Dobie’s varsity girls’
team placed second at
the District 22-5A meet
April 8-10 at Auxiliary
Stadium.
Manvel won the girls’
title with 160 points, followed by Dobie’s 126.
Pearland was third with
95 points.
Dobie’s boys’ team did
not fare as well. Darien
Childs, Joe Gonzalez and
Chris Washington made
their way to areas in individual events, and each
of the Longhorns’ relay
teams also advanced.
JFD girls great
As has been the case
for much of the season,
the Lady Longhorns relied on both the relays
and individual events to
score big.
Dobie took gold in
the 4x100-meter and
the 4x200-meter relays
and was second in the
4x400-meter event for 56
of the team’s 126 points.
The Lady Longhorns
beat Manvel to the finish
line in the 4x100- and
4x200-meter events.
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The Clear Brook varsity girls’ track and field team
won the District 24-5A team championship as several athletes moved a step closer to regionals. Those
Lady Wolverines, including, left to right, (front row)
Maygen Smith, Breanna Byrd, Jamaris Stephen,
Chelsea Joseph, (middle row) Kalia Hendrix, Ray-
gen Smith, Tiara Castille and (back row) Furqani
Al-Amin competed at the 23-5A/24-5A Area Championships April 16, after press time, in Dickinson.
The Brook athletes were hopeful of advancing to the
Region III meet later this month at Turner Stadium
in Humble.
Alvin ends Dobie baseball streak at 10
Its 10-game winning
streak now over, it’s time
for the Dobie varsity baseball team to focus on winning the District 22-5A
championship.
Alvin, currently aiming to hold off Memorial
for the final playoff seed,
handed Dobie a 9-5 loss
April 15 at Nolan Ryan
Field in Alvin.
The loss sent Dobie to
10-1 in District 22-5A,
tied with Pearland for the
top spot. Manvel is currently third at 8-3.
Dobie, which faces Pasadena April 17 and then
Sam Rayburn April 21,
both at Maguire Field, is
looking to hold its ground
before possibly facing
Pearland April 25 at Dobie
for the 22-5A championship.
Alvin, now 6-5 in
league play, handed Dobie
sophomore starting pitcher Jesse Paredes his first
loss of the season after six
straight wins.
The Longhorns will
now likely turn to senior
Mike Munoz against Pasadena April 17. Game time
at Maguire Field is 4 p.m.
On April 11, Dobie ran
its record to 10-0 with a
3-2 win at Manvel.
Munoz pitched a complete game for the win,
and Travarus Ansley tripled and drove in a pair of
runs to lead the way offensively.
Arnett underway at regionals
Dobie senior Ben Arnett, the District 22-5A
champion, began play at
the Region III Golf Cham-
pionships April 16, after
press time, at Eagle Pointe
Golf Club. His results will
appear April 24
Horns stall at Region III tennis championships
At right, Dobie boys’
doubles player Flavio
Castillo leaves his feet
while blasting a forehand return during a
first-round match at
the Region III tennis
championships April
15 at Deer Park High
School’s South campus. Castillo, teaming
with Albert Luu, won a
first-round match. Dobie took a program-record and 2014 regional
tournament high 12
players to regionals, but
the season ended in the
first round in four of
the five draws. Despite
the tough day, the Dobie program completed
a terrific run through
the spring season and
will carry momentum
into the fall team tennis
season, which will start
in August. For more on
the Longhorns’ appearance at regionals, see
Page 6B.
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Page 2, Section B, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Thursday, April 17, 2014
South Belt Warrior 12-under wins ASA softball championship, going unbeaten along the way
The 12-under South Belt Warriors were crowned champions of the Houston Amateur Softball Association Recreation tournament after going undefeated at Collins Park in Spring. Members of the team are, left to right, Karisa
Hernandez, Taylor East, Kaitlyn Rubio, Marisa Soto, Alexandra Perez, Leslie Longoria, Jewels Hernandez, Felicity
Soto, Seleste Martinez, Celeste Salazar, Ashley Garcia and Jenifer Lopez. Not pictured are coaches Charlie Salazar,
Nick Garcia, Larry Soto and Rene Hernandez.
Judge, Dobie OC, on the move Dobie’s 10-6 win over Rayburn sets up exciting 22-5A finish
Damian Judge (at left), who has been the Dobie varsity football offensive coordinator for four seasons, has been hired as the Lytle Independent School
District’s athletic director/head football coach. The Lytle ISD board of
trustees approved Judge’s hire at a recent board meeting. The Lytle High
School Pirates of District 29-3A won the district title in 2014 before losing
in the Division II bidistrict playoff round. Judge came to Dobie before the
2010 season along with Jim Phillips, who is Dobie’s varsity football head
coach. At right in the photo is Dobie assistant coach Jermaine Gasaway.
Dobie graduate Eckols leads Lamar
Dobie High School
graduate Justin Eckols,
now a junior at Lamar
University in Beaumont,
played a key role as Lamar
handed 16th-ranked Rice a
10-1 defeat April 15.
Eckols, the team’s starting catcher, had three hits,
including a double, as the
Cardinals won their fourth
straight game overall.
Eckols doubled, drove
in a pair of runs and scored
three times as Lamar ran
away with the nonconference win over the highly
touted Owls.
Dobie varsity softball
team defeated Sam Rayburn 10-6 April 15, at the
Pasadena ISD complex,
setting up an exciting
close to the regular season.
The first three playoff
seeds – Alvin, Pearland
and Manvel – are set. Still
undecided is the fourth
seed.
Memorial and Dobie,
with one victory over one
another this season, are
7-6 with one game each to
play.
While Dobie closes
the regular season Friday,
April 18, at the Pasadena
ISD complex, Memorial
will host Alvin just a few
yards away, also at the
PISD complex.
Alvin is 12-1 and will
win the District 22-5A
championship with a win
over Memorial. Pearland,
win or lose against Dobie,
is likely locked in the No.
2 seed. Manvel will be
seeded third.
A Memorial win over
Alvin coupled with a Dobie loss will send Memorial to the playoffs. Should
Dobie beat Pearland and
Memorial lose to Alvin,
Dobie will advance.
In the event Dobie and
Memorial end the season
in a tie, a play-in game
has been agreed upon to
decide the fourth playoff
seed.
That game will be
played, if necessary, Sat-
urday, April 19, at the
PISD complex. Game
time is 6:30 p.m.
Since the University
Interscholastic
League
approved softball competition for the 1992-1993
school year, Dobie has
never missed the postsea-
morial softball fans will The bidistrict playoffs
son.
streak snapped.
The Lady Longhorns
Come April 18, per- be caught with their eyes get underway April 24-26
won the state’s first-ev- haps a few Dobie or Me- drifting to another field. across the state.
er title in 1993 and went
on to win state championships also in 1993 and
1995.
Clearly, Dobie isn’t
interested in seeing that
The Darren Lajaunie Tennis Scholarship Fund along with the Bay Area Racquet Club in Houston will host the third annual Darren Lajaunie Memorial Tennis Tournament Friday, April 25 through Sunday, April 27. The event will again
award members of the Bay Area Racquet Club junior tennis players camp and
Dobie High School senior players college scholarships. Members of the Dobie
varsity tennis team will also be allowed to play in the tournament free of charge.
Lajaunie, who lost his battle with melanoma May 3, 2011, began his tennis
career at Dobie High School and graduated as the co-valedictorian in 1984. For
tournament details, visit the Lajaunie website at www.DLtennisscholarships.
com. The Darren Lajaunie Tennis Scholarship Fund is a nonprofit corporation,
and all donations are tax deductible. Donations may now be made via the website with a credit card or by check or money order via mail at Darren Lajaunie
Tennis Scholarship Fund, 3106 Mossy Elm Court, Houston, Texas 77059. Direct
any questions or donation requests to Camille Lajaunie, committee chairperson,
at cjlajaunie@gmail.com. The Bay Area Racquet Club (281-488-7026) is located on Kings Park Lane, off NASA Road 1 in Houston.
Local sports news, notes
Lajaunie tennis tourney coming soon
Lunar Rendezvous tennis April 25
The 2014 Lunar Rendezvous Festival committee has set the date for its tennis
tournament. The Astronomic Aces Tennis Tournament will pit some of the area’s
top tennis players when tournament play begins Friday, April 25, at 6 p.m., at the
Fitness Center at South Shore Harbour, 3000 Invincible Drive in League City.
Play continues through the weekend. The divisions include men’s and women’s
doubles 4.5, 4.0 and 3.5 and juniors as well as mixed doubles 4.5, 4.0 and 3.5
and juniors. A player can participate in only two divisions. The fee is $30 per
person. All matches will be best two out of three. For more information about
the tournament or sponsorships, contact Kevin Duke or Curtis Chen at 281-3342560 or kevinduke@southshorefitness.com. Entries also are available at www.
southshorefitness.com.
Brook hoops’ Thompson teaching game skills
Clear Brook High School varsity boys’ basketball head coach Christian
Thompson is offering offseason training for boys’ and girls’ players in both
1-on-1 and group sessions. The training sessions will include drills covering the
fundamentals of the game, including shooting, ball-handling, dribbling, passing
and more. For additional information, call Thompson at 832-573-0739.
San Jacinto College men’s basketball tryouts
Horns win 10-AA Boys of Spring Showdown
Allison Bravo (above) and her teammates hope it
doesn’t come down to it, but the possibility exists
that the Lady Longhorns will have to take on Memorial to decide the fourth and final playoff seed in
the District 22-5A playoff race. If so, the two teams
will play Saturday, April 19, at the Pasadena ISD
complex. Game time will be 6:30 p.m.
The San Jacinto College men’s basketball team will hold tryouts for the 201415 team on Saturday, May 17. Tryouts will take place at Anders Gymnasium on
the San Jacinto College Central campus from 3 to 5 p.m. There is a $25 processing fee for the tryouts, and participants will be required to sign a waiver of
liability. Participants should plan to arrive no later than 2 p.m. Questions about
the tryout should be directed to the men’s basketball office at 281-476-1849. San
Jacinto College finished the 2013-2014 season with a 23-8 overall record. The
Central campus is located at 8060 Spencer Highway in Pasadena. For more information about San Jacinto College men’s basketball, visit www.sanjacsports.
com.
Red Hots’ 12-under softball third in Spring
The South Belt Horns’ 10-year-old select baseball
team won the 10-AA Boys of Spring Showdown
in Texas City at the Carlos Garza complex, going
undefeated at 5-0 along the way. Members of the
team are, left to right, (front row) Devin Molina,
Ayden Garcia, Landon Hunt, Jaydon Carter, Gael
Amezquita, (middle row) Anthony Garcia, Jacob
Cueva, Darius Hale, Eduardo Gonzales, Andrew
Salazar (back row) coaches Juan Amezquita, Ray
Garcia, Michael Hunt, J.D. Molina and Jesse Salazar. Gonzales threw a complete game, no-hitter in
one of the Horns’ wins, and Hale smacked a tworun homer in another.
The South Belt Red Hots, a 12-under softball team, captured
third place at the Houston Amateur Softball Association Recreation tournament in Spring. Members of the team are, left
to right, (front row) Bionce Caldera, Marissa Ramirez, Marit-
za Elizalde, Lexus McMahan, Jasmin Pena, Danielle Colunga,
(middle row) coach Joe Olivares, Lexanie Rodriguez, Shayenne Olivares, Kayla Guajardo, Briasia Garza, Ariana Martinez, coach Eddie Colunga, (back row) coach John Colunga.
Thursday, April 17, 2014, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Section B, Page 3
Wolverines’ Malone picks Texas Lutheran football
Local tracksters star at Visions AAU meet
The South Belt-based
Rising Stars Track Club,
returning from one of the
most successful seasons in
program history in 2013,
began the 2014 campaign
April 12, at the Visions
Amateur Athletic Union
competition.
Chardel Terrell led the
way in the primary division, winning first place
in the 800-meter run with
a time of 3 minutes, 8 seconds.
Terrell was sixth in the
400-meter dash at 1:22,
and also posted a time
of 36.5 in the 200-meter
dash.
Na’diya Shelby placed
second in the 800-meter
run with a time of 3:15.
Elsewhere, Shelby ran the
400-meter dash in a time
of 1:25 and the 200-meter
dash at 38.9.
Menelik Gurnell’s time
of 3:18 was third in the
800-meter run. Menelik’s
400-meter time was 1:37,
and his 200-meter time
At right, Clear Brook
varsity football player
K.J. Malone (seated
center) will continue
his education and playing career at Texas Lutheran University in
Seguin, Texas. Those
with Malone at the
signing included, left
to right, (seated) Amy
Malone (mother), Kenneth Malone (father),
(standing) Sharon Lopez (Brook associate
principal), Renee Armstrong (Brook counselor), Kendra Malone
(sister) and Paul Lanier (Brook varsity football head coach).
was 42.82.
Deshaun
Singleton
went 1:56 in the 400-meter dash, and he finished
at 52.94 in the 200-meter
dash.
Omar-Luis Lopez was
in on three events, including the 800-meter run
(3:44), the 400-meter dash
(1:44) and the 200-meter
dash (49.00).
As for the subbantam division, BrayLan
Shelby placed second
in the 800-meter run at
2:50. Shelby also ran the
400-meter dash (1:17)
and the 200-meter dash
(34.16).
Elijah Jackson, meanwhile, picked up a thirdplace showing in the
100-meter dash, finishing at 15.41. Jackson’s
400-meter dash time was
1:35, and he completed the
200-meter dash at 35.1.
Jatay Solis came in at
3:01 in the 800-meter run.
A pair of bantam division competitors posted
big days for the Rising
Stars.
Camryn Dickson won
the 100-meter dash (14.3)
and the 200-meter dash
(42.3), and also was third
in the 400-meter dash at
1:12.
Bantam racewalker Nathan Mena was the champion at the 1,500-meter
distance, winning at 10:34.
Kori Pounds represented the Stars in the submidget division, highlighted by a third-place finish
at 16.9 in the 100-meter
dash.
Pounds ran the 200-meter dash in a time of 38.0
and also finished the
400-meter dash at 1:30.
Jasmine Peralta and
Marco Torres took part in
the midget division for the
locals, with solid results.
Peralta
won
the
1,500-meter racewalk at
12:24, and she ran at 43.4
in the 200-meter dash.
In the shot put, Peralta’s
best throw was 18 feet, 10
inches.
Torres, at 5:57.36, was
fifth in the 1,500-meter
run. He also competed in
the 800-meter run (2:53)
and the 400-meter dash
(1:27).
Kellin McGowan of the
subyouth division was in
at 3:00 in the 800-meter
run and at 1:09.97 in the
400-meter dash.
Luis Figueroa paved
the way for the Stars in
the 1,500-meter racewalk
with a second-place finish
of 9:11. Icelande Robinson, meanwhile, was third
in the 100-meter dash at
14.14. Robinson’s time
was 1:14 in the 400-meter
dash.
Intermediate division
athletes Jacoby Davis and
his brother, Jeremy Davis,
won events.
Jacoby Davis took first
place in the 800-meter
dash at 2:14.43, and was
fifth in the 400-meter dash
(54.7).
Continued on Page 6B
24-5A track and field: Brook stars
Former San Jac players homer in same SF Giants game
Perhaps more than any
other American sport, the
world of baseball is all
about statistics – runs,
hits, errors, earned run
averages, runs batted in,
batting averages, slugging
percentages, box scores,
etc. etc. etc.
Two baseball players
who attended San Jacinto
College and now play for
the San Francisco Giants
recently accomplished a
rare feat that may arguably
go down as a first-ever statistic.
Brandon Belt and Brandon Hicks, who played
for San Jacinto College
in 2007 and 2006 respec-
tively, hit home runs in the
same game.
“I could be wrong, but
it’s very unlikely that two
players who both played
at the same community
college have ever hit home
runs in the big leagues on
the same day, for the same
team in the same game,”
commented Kory Koehler,
San Jacinto College assistant baseball coach.
“If so, it’s even more
unlikely both their names
were Brandon.”
The Brandons slugged
their round-trippers in the
Giants 8-5 win on April
3 over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Most college baseball
players dream about advancing to play pro ball,
but not many do.
Koehler says Hicks and
Belt demonstrated certain characteristics that
set them apart and that
have subsequently helped
them to excel at the major
league level.
“Hicks had a steadfast
determination to be exceptional,” Koehler commented.
“He was an average
offensive player coming
to us from Pasadena Sam
Rayburn High School. He
excelled here by putting in
a tremendous amount of
extra time honing his offensive game.
“Hicks could always
flash the glove and play
the game at a high level
defensively, but it was his
efforts in practice and on
his own that separated him
and helped him to advance
to the big leagues.”
Belt came to San Jacinto College from Hudson
High School in Lufkin as a
highly touted pitcher who
worked hard to improve
offensively and became
so good that the coaching
staff took notice.
“We knew he would be
an OK hitter, but he turned
heads after finally being
given a chance to hit,”
Koehler said.
“Once
given
that
chance, he quickly made
believers. He went on to
become quite possibly one
of the best San Jac hitters
of all time.
“Hicks and Belt are
both tremendous individuals. We are blessed to have
had the opportunity to
help them grow.”
San Jacinto College is
currently 23-17 overall
and 14-13 in conference
play. The Region XIV
tournament is May 10
through May 14 at Angelina College in Lufkin.
The winner of the regional tournament advances to the National Junior
College Athletic Association World Series, May 23
through May 31 in Grand
Junction, Colo.
For more information
about the San Jacinto College baseball team, visit
www.sanjacsports.com
At left, San Jacinto College’s Brandon Belt warms
up prior to a game at the National Junior College
Athletic Association World Series in Grand Junction, Colo., in 2007. Above, SJC’s Brandon Hicks
posed for his 2006 player photo. On April 3, 2014,
the pair, now members of the San Francisco Giants,
drilled homers in the same game, pulling off what is
believed to be a first-ever feat involving players from
the same college – both named Brandon no less.
Continued from Page 1B
this month.
The Lady Wolverines
carried big goals into the
area championships.
Raygen Smith, already
a 2013 Class 5A state
bronze medalist in the
300-meter hurdles, continued what has been a special season at the 24-5As.
Raygen’s
time
of
14.890 won the 100-meter
hurdles, and she doubled
up with an easy win at
43.508 in the 300-meter
hurdles.
Maygen was the champion of the 400-meter dash
in a time of 56.353, and
she also won the 800-meter run, coasting in at
2:19.110.
Make no mistake, the
Smiths had plenty of
support as Clear Brook
grabbed the overall girls’
title.
Tiara Castille was second at 12.895, and Kalia Hendrix placed third
at 12.901 in the speedy
100-meter dash.
Lewis joined Maygen
Smith in the 400-meter
dash at areas by taking
fourth place at district in a
time of 59.227. Lewis was
also fourth in the 800-meter run, clocking in at
2:25.132.
At 18’7 3/4”, Raygen
Smith won a silver medal
for second place in the
long jump.
Furqani Al-Amin headed to the area championships in two field events
after an impressive showing in Dickinson.
Al-Amin’s throw of 40’
0 1/2” was second in the
shot put at district, and she
was also second (116’8”)
in the discus.
Alex Box was fourth
in the discus at the 245A championships with a
throw of 98’0” as she also
moved on to areas.
Triple jumper Breanna
Byrd made her way to the
35’8” mark second in the
event.
Pole vaulter Hannah
Schillaci was third after
clearing 10’0”.
In the other two relays,
Clear Brook also qualified
for the area meet.
The 4x200-meter team
of Byrd, Castille, Hendrix
and Jamaris Stephen was
second at 1:42.958. Clear
Brook’s time of 49.948 in
the 4x100-meter relay was
third as Byrd, Castille,
Hendrix and Stephen also
joined in that one.
Brook boys second
Performing well in the
distance runs as well as
the field events, the Clear
Lake varsity boys’ team
scored the win in the final
24-5A standings with 153
points.
Clear Brook was second with 105 points, with
third-place Clear Springs
in at 83.
Jemarco Stephen led
the way for Clear Brook
with a gold medal victory in the 400-meter dash
paired with a second-place
finish in the 200-meter
dash. High jumper Bailey
Bunde and pole vaulter
Karter Bullard also landed
wins.
Bullard cleared the
14’0” mark for the championship in the pole vault.
Teammate Jared Roberson
was third at 13’0” as the
Wolverines pocketed 16
total points in the event.
At 6’2”, Bunde won
the high jump by 4” over
the nearest competitor as
Brook collected 10 more
team points.
Stephen won a very
competitive
400-meter dash, beating Clear
Springs’ John Serrano to
the finish line. The winning time was 49.919
seconds for Stephen, compared to 50.887 for Serrano.
Stephen then grabbed
a silver medal for second
place in the 200-meter
dash. Clear Creek’s Satchel McElroy was first at
22.48, with Stephen next
in a time of 22.512.
Bunde also medaled
in the 110-meter hurdles,
taking third at 16.689.
Brook’s Brandon Taylor
also punched his ticket for
the area championships
as he was fourth in the
100-meter dash (11.6111).
The same held true for
long jumper Luke Barksdale, who placed fourth at
20’0 1/2”.
The Wolverines’ best
relay finish of the three
came in the 4x400-meter
event as Jared Ackerman,
Stephen, Kenneth Peters
and Jacob Chapman joined
forces for second place in
a time of 3:26.411. Clear
Lake won the event at
3:24.975.
Jamael Farooq and
Robert Berry represented
Clear Brook at the area
meet after going third and
fourth, respectively, in the
24-5A triple jump.
Farooq (42’6 1/2”) was
third, followed by Berry
(42’ 4 1/4”). Brook also
qualified for areas with a
pair of fourth-place relay
finishes.
In the 4x100-meter relay, Ackerman, Taylor,
Cuatarus Quarles and
D’Andre Jackson teamed
for a time of 43.989.
The same four ran
the
4x200-meter
relay, also fourth at
1:31.980.
JFD boys to areas
Continued from Page 1B
JFD boys advance
It was slim pickings for
the Dobie boys this season. Manvel won the team
title with Pearland second.
South Houston was third.
As for the Longhorns,
Childs placed third in the
110-meter hurdles in a
time of 15.78.
At 22’10”, Gonzalez
placed third in the long
jump.
Washington advanced
to areas with a fourthplace effort of 42’10 1/2”
in the triple jump.
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THURSDAY, APRIL 17
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Tuesday
through Friday at 7 a.m. at the First United Methodist
Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, in the
Cornell Conference Room. Call 281-487-8787 for information, or just drop in.
Noon
Houston Area Parkinson Society – Free water exercise
from noon to 1 p.m. at Clear Lake Rehabilitation Hospital,
655 E. Medical Center Blvd. in Webster. Visit www.hapson
line.org for a complete list of services offered.
5:30 p.m.
Texas German Society, South Belt (Southeast)
Chapter – A social group interested in the culture,
music, heritage and language of the immigrants in
early German settlements in Texas. Meetings are held
the third Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the
Fellowship Hall of Mount Olive Lutheran Church, 10310
Scarsdale Blvd. Visitors are welcome. Call 281-4811238 for more information.
7 p.m.
Al-Anon (English Speaking) – Provides support for
family and friends of alcoholics and addicts. Thursday at
7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 1062 Fairmont
Parkway, Pasadena, Room 215. Call 281-487-8787, or
just drop in.
Alateen – Provides support for teenage children,
friends and family members of alcoholics and addicts.
Thursday at 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church,
1062 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena, Room 212. Call
281-487-8787, or just drop in.
8:30 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Alcohol problems? AA
meetings are held Thursdays from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.,
and Sundays and Tuesdays from 8 to 9 p.m. at St.
Stephen Presbyterian Church, 2217 Theta Street. For
information, call 713-204-2481.
FRIDAY, APRIL 18
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Tuesday
through Friday at 7 a.m. at the First United Methodist
Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, in the
Cornell Conference Room. Call 281-487-8787 for information, or just drop in.
10 a.m.
Interfaith Care Partners – Interfaith Care Partners
ministry has been established at Saint Frances Cabrini
Catholic Church, 10727 Hartsook Street in Houston,
near Almeda Mall. The gathering is for persons with
Alzheimer’s, dementia, Parkinson’s, strokes and similar disabilities and their caretakers is provided on the
third Friday of each month from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The gathering consists of a continental-type breakfast,
arts and crafts, exercises, entertainment, a sing-a-long,
devotional break, lunch, and ends with a bingo game.
Those who have a family member or know of someone with these challenges are welcome to attend. For
additional information, call the church office at 713-9465768; Claudia Rojas, Interfaith Care Partners, at 713682-5995; or visit the website at interfaithcarepartners.
org.
Noon
Moving Forward Women’s Adult Children
Anonymous – The ACA group meets Fridays at
noon at the Up The Street Club in Webster, 508 Nasa
Parkway, in room 4. ACA is a 12-step program of hope,
healing and recovery for people who grew up in alcoholic or dysfunctional homes. For more information, call
281-286-1431.
6 p.m.
Un Dia a la Vez Alanon Group (Spanish speaking)
– Provides support for family and friends of alcoholics
or addicts. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 6 p.m.
in Room 215 at the First United Methodist Church,
Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway. Call 281-487-8787,
or just drop in.
SATURDAY, APRIL 19
7:30 a.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – “Breakfast with Bill” each
Saturday at 7:30 a.m. at First United Methodist Church,
Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Cornell Conference
Room. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.
11 a.m.
Al-Anon Meeting (Women Only, English) – For
persons whose lives are affected by someone who is
addicted. Each Saturday morning at 11 a.m. at First
United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont
Parkway, Cornell Conference Room #111. Call 281487-8787, or just drop in.
6 p.m.
Frontier Squares – Meets to square dance at the
Westminster Academy at 670 E. Medical Center Blvd. in
Webster. Refreshments provided. For more information,
contact Gina Sherman at 281-554-5675 or visit www.fron
tiersquares.com.
7 p.m.
Bay Area Bluegrass Association – Produces a bluegrass music show and jam session the third Saturday
of each month, May and December are exceptions. The
stage show begins at 7 p.m., but pickers are welcome to
bring their instruments and come earlier. Admission is
free. The show is held at the Johnny Arolfo Civic Center,
300 Walker in League City. For more information, visit
http://www.bayareabluegrass.org.
7:30 p.m.
Pearland Overeaters Anonymous HOW Meeting –
Saturdays 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Open discussion. Memorial
Hermann Prevention and Recovery PARC, 2245 N.
Main St., Suite 2, Pearland 77581. (Located on Hwy 35,
just north of Broadway). The group’s primary purpose is
to abstain from compulsive overeating and to carry the
message of recovery to those who still suffer. Call 713
865-1611 for information, or just drop in.
SUNDAY, APRIL 20
2 p.m.
Grief Support Group – For any adult who has lost a
loved one. Meets every Sunday, except Mother’s Day,
Easter and Christmas from 2 to 3:15 p.m. at First United
Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway.
For more information, call 281-487-8787.
5:30 p.m.
Celebrate Recovery – A faith-based 12-Step Program
meets every Sunday evening at 5:30 p.m. in the Chapel
of the Educational Building at Life Church in Houston
at 9900 Almeda Genoa. Call 713-419-2635 for more
information or to RSVP for child care.
6:30 p.m.
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) – For persons who are
trying to overcome drug addiction. Sunday at 6:30 p.m.
at First United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062
Fairmont Parkway, Fellowship Hall 4. Call 281-4878787, or just drop in.
7 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Candlelight Meeting
Sunday at 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church,
1062 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena, Cornell Conference
Room. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.
8 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Alcohol problems? AA
meetings are held Sundays and Tuesdays from 8 to
9 p.m. and Thursdays from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. at St.
Stephen Presbyterian Church, 2217 Theta Street. For
information, call 713-204-2481.
MONDAY, APRIL 21
9 a.m.
Houston Area Parkinson Society – Free exercise
and speech therapy from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at Clear Lake
Rehabilitation Hospital, 655 E. Medical Center Blvd.,
Webster. Visit www.hapsonline.org for a complete list of
services offered.
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MONDAY, APRIL 21
10 a.m.
Al-Anon Deer Park – Mondays 10 to 11 a.m. Literature Study. In His
Presence Fellowship Church, 1202 East P Street, Deer Park. Enter
through Fellowship Hall in back of church. Call 409 454-5720 for information, or just drop in.
10:30 a.m.
Seniors and Law Enforcement Together – SALT holds monthly
meetings at 10:30 a.m. at Madison Jobe Senior Citizens Center, 1700
East Thomas St. in Pasadena, on the third Monday of each month
except December. The meetings teach seniors how to avoid identity
theft, scams, fraud, etc. Police officers and sheriffs are normally in
attendance. There is no charge to attend, and refreshments are
served. Meetings start on time and last one hour or less. For more
information, call the center at 713-477-0175.
11:30 a.m.
Overeaters Anonymous Deer Park – 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Literature Study. In His Presence Fellowship Church, 1202 East P
Street, Deer Park. Enter through Fellowship Hall in back of church.
Call 409 454-5720 for information, or just drop in.
6 p.m.
Scrabble Club #511 – Meets every Monday at IHOP at 11222 Fuqua
at 6 p.m. Come and improve crossword game playing skills. Call 281488-2923 for more information.
6:30 p.m.
New Directions Singles – Group for ages 55 and up meets on the
first and third Mondays for a potluck dinner at 6:30 p.m. at the Webster
Presbyterian Church, 201 W NASA Parkway in Webster. There are
many other activities thoughout the month. For further information, call
Bambi at 281-795-4514 or Mary at 281-337-2589.
7 p.m.
Friends Helping Friends Grief Support Group – The grief support
group “Friends Helping Friends” meets every Monday at Kindred
Rehabilitation Hospital, 655 E. Medical Center Blvd. in Webster. Time
is 7 - 8:15 p.m. in the staff meeting room. Anyone who has lost a loved
one is welcome to attend. The meetings are free. For information, call
Betty Bielat at 281-474-3430 or Diana Kawalec at 281-334-1033.
7:30 p.m.
The Clear Lake Gem and Mineral Society – Meets the third week
of each month at the Clear Lake Park Building, 5001 NASA Parkway
in Seabrook. Guests are welcome. Presenters for the educational
program explore a variety of subjects such as fossils, planetary geology, mineralogy, lapidary, jewelry making, rock, fossil and mineral
collecting, and field trips to various collecting sites throughout Texas
and surrounding states. All persons with an interest in these topics are
welcome to attend. Door prizes. Free parking. For more information,
visit www.clgms.org.
TUESDAY, APRIL 22
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Tuesday through Friday at 7
a.m. at the First United Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont
Parkway, in the Cornell Conference Room. Call 281-487-8787 for
information, or just drop in.
10 a.m.
American Begonia Society – Houston Satellite meets the fourth
Tuesday of each month at Clear Lake Park, 5001 NASA Parkway (on
the lake side) in Seabrook. For information, call Joe at 281-481-2458.
1 p.m.
Pasadena Heritage Park and Museum – Exhibits include dioramas,
an old-time kitchen and a turn-of-the-century doctor’s office. Tuesday
through Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. 204 S. Main. For information, call 713472-0565.
1:30 p.m.
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) – TOPS #1530 meets at the
Sagemont Park Community Center, 11507 Hughes Road, at 1:30 p.m.
For information, call Jeanette Sumrall at 713-946-3713.
Houston Area Parkinson Society – Free exercise and speech therapy from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at Bayshore Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
Center, 4021 Brookhaven, Pasadena. Visit www.hapsonline.org for a
complete list of services offered.
6 p.m.
Un Dia a la Vez Alanon Group (Spanish speaking) – Provides support for family and friends of alcoholics or addicts. Tuesday, Wednesday
and Friday at 6 p.m. in Room 215 at the First United Methodist Church,
Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.
7 p.m.
Houston Space City Lions Club – Meets the second and fourth
Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Golden Corral, 12500 Gulf
Freeway. For more information, call George Malone at 281-438-7243.
8 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Alcohol problems? AA meetings are held
Tuesday and Sunday from 8 to 9 p.m. and Thursdays from 8:30 to
9:30 p.m. at St. Stephen Presbyterian Church, 2217 Theta Street. For
information, call 713-204-2481.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Tuesday through Friday at 7
a.m. at the First United Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont
Parkway, in the Cornell Conference Room. Call 281-487-8787 for
information, or just drop in.
9:30 a.m.
Young at Heart Club – Meets the second and fourth week of each
month at Covenant United Methodist Church, 7900 Fuqua. Lots of
activities, trips, etc. Call Nellie Galney at 713-991-3517 for more
information.
4 p.m.
Houston Area Parkinson Society – Free exercise held from 4 to
5 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Pearland, 3005 Pearland Parkway,
Pearland. Visit www.hapsonline.org for a complete list of services
offered.
6 p.m.
Un Dia a la Vez Alanon Group (Spanish speaking) – Provides
support for family and friends of alcoholics or addicts. Tuesday,
Wednesday and Friday at 6 p.m. in Room 215 at the First United
Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway. Call 281-4878787, or just drop in.
6:30 p.m.
Bay Area Turning Point Crisis Intervention Center – Domestic
violence support group for male survivors meets each Wednesday at
210 S. Walnut off NASA Parkway. Call 281-338-7600 for information.
Participants may join at any time as this is an open group.
7 p.m.
Bay Area Turning Point Crisis Intervention Center – Confidential
domestic violence support group for women meets every week. For
information, call 281-338-7600 or visit www.bayareaturningpoint.
com. BATP is located at 210 S. Walnut off NASA Parkway between
Interstate 45 South and Highway 3. The 24-hour crisis hotline is 281286-2525.
THURSDAY, APRIL 24
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Tuesday through Friday at 7
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Region III tourney appearance caps great Dobie tennis season
Another spring tennis
season has come to a close
with Dobie experiencing
a rough go of things at
the Region III tournament
April 15, at Deer Park
High School.
Despite the team’s 1-6
overall record at the event,
though, all is not lost.
With as many as seven
of the Longhorns’ 12 regional qualifiers returning for 2014-2015 and
beyond, head coach Man-
uel Moreno Jr. is pleased
about both how this season ended and how the
next one can play out.
“To be fair, all but
two of the seeded players or doubles teams advanced through the first
two rounds at regionals,”
Moreno said.
“The seeded players, the
better players, advanced.
With that said, we have to
figure out a way to win the
big matches against the
elite competition. It’s not
good enough to simply be
happy to make it to regionals. I have to do my part,
and the players have to expect more. We will.”
Dobie’s lone regional
win came in the boys’
doubles division as Flavio Castillo and Albert
Luu defeated Elsik’s Phi
Nguyen and Pho Nguyen,
6-4, 6-4.
In the next round, the
Dobie pair lost 6-0, 6-0
to Houston Memorial’s
Tadhg Collins and Parker
Siller, the overall No. 2
seeded duo.
“I realize the scores
were 0 and 0, but Flavio
and Albert competed well.
“They made some big
shots and had a chance to
win some games but just
couldn’t come through
with another big shot here
and there.”
Dobie boys’ singles
player Ruben Vargas also
had high hopes but fell
victim to a tough draw.
Going against Houston
Memorial’s Dane Esses,
Vargas won a set but Esses went on to claim a 6-3,
1-6, 6-1 victory.
“Ruben deserved better,
but there wasn’t enough
background to support a
higher seeding for him,”
Moreno said.
“Next year, we’ll play
the Spring Branch tournament and some of these
other stronger events to
hopefully help players like
Ruben get a better seeding
at regionals.”
Lady Longhorn singles
player Betram Nguyen
went down 6-1, 6-2 to
Beaumont West Brook’s
Arriana Levine. West
Brook’s girls’ doubles
team of Stevie Azitilicuita
and Brett King defeated
Dobie’s Hai Ho and Triny
Tran, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, also in
the first round.
As for the mixed doubles, Dobie’s Brian Williams and Lada Heng led
5-4 in the first set before
losing 7-5, 6-2 to Rushi
Birudala and Teja Birudala of Cypress Ranch.
Also in the first round,
Clear Creek’s fifth-seeded
team of Sophie Baillargeon and Dillan Behrly
defeated Dobie’s Kim
Dinh and John Le by a
6-0, 6-1 score.
In boys’ doubles, Dobie’s Levi Marshall and
Michael Duron lost 6-0,
6-0 to Cypress Ranch’s
Christian Burriboro and
Ravichand Ramirezy.
Of note, Dobie’s 12
players at regionals were a
tournament best. Alief Elsik qualified 11 total players.
“That’s something to be
proud of, having 12 players there,” Moreno said.
“I had several coaches
approach me and congratulate us on our accomplishment.
“We had another great
season. Now, we have a
year to figure out the best
ways to get better results
at regionals.
“I feel good about the
fall team tennis season.
Seven of the 12 players
will return. As for next
spring, I want to get a lot
of these kids back here,
and maybe more, and win
some matches.”
Rising Stars Track Club open 2014 season
Continued from Page 3B
Jeremy Davis was
crowned the champion of
the shot put at 40’8”.
Christal
Dickson
placed third at 15.22 in the
100-meter dash and also
ran the 400-meter dash at
1:14.44.
Ma’riah Williams ran
in three different events,
including the 800-meter
run (3:16), 100-meter dash
(15.25) and the 400-meter
dash (1:16.75).
The Rising Stars’ Destiny Williams was at 2:53
in the 800-meter run, and
finished at 1:14 in the
400-meter dash.
LSA girls’ golf district champs!
Dobie boys’ doubles player Michael Duron waits for
a return during first-round play at regionals at Deer
Park. He and teammate Levi Marshall fell 6-0, 6-0
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Levi Marshall, making his first regional
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School, prepares to send a backhand
return across the net during first-round
action at the Region III championships
April 15 at Deer Park High School. Marshall and his partner, Michael Duron,
lost to a duo from Cypress Ranch High
School.
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The Lutheran South varsity girls’ golf team celebrated a big win at the Texas Association of Private
and Parochial Schools 4A district championship,
with the Lady Pioneers sweeping the top four places.
Team members are, left to right, Sabryna Salazar,
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while Vaughn was second. Hawley placed third and
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