Voice of Community-Minded People since 1976
July 16, 2009
Heavy trash scheduled
Tree waste will be picked up Thursday, July
16, for city of Houston residents living north
of Beltway 8. Residents south of the beltway
are scheduled for Thursday, July 23. For more
information, call 3-1-1.
Women host luncheon
The Southeast Christian Women’s Club
will host a luncheon from 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m.
at Golfcrest Country Club, July 16. The lunch
includes a buffet, and speaker for $16. All
women are welcome, but reservations are necessary. Complimentary nursery is provided.
For information, call 281-485-0066.
Library events scheduled
The following events are scheduled for the
Parker Williams Library, 10851 Scarsdale:
The summer reading program will be held
through Aug. 8. Visit www.hcpl.net or call the
library at 281-484-2036 for information.
Movie Madness is Thursday, July 16, at
2:30 p.m. Call the library for feature title.
Investigate ancestries and family histories
when the genealogy discussion group meets
Monday, July 20, at 2 p.m. Also, the August
computer class schedule becomes available.
Space is limited – sign up early.
Imagination Station will visit on Tuesday,
July 21, at 2:30 p.m. Join others for magic,
music, puppets, stories and more. Free tickets
are required and available July 20.
A teen program is Wednesday, July 22, at 3
p.m. for ages 12 and up. Play Rock Band II
and show off rock ‘n’ roll skills.
A craft program for children will be held
Thursday, July 23, at 2:30 p.m. Free tickets
are required and will be available July 22.
Family storytime is Tuesday at 7 p.m. Preschooler storytime is Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.
Toddler time is Thursday at 10 and 11:15 a.m.
E-mail: mynews@southbeltleader.com
www.southbeltleader.com
Vol. 34, No. 24
Sullivan to host town hall meeting on flooding
By James Bolen
Houston City Councilmember Mike Sullivan
will host a town hall meeting Tuesday, July 21,
at San Jacinto College South from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
to discuss area flooding.
To be held in the Marie Spence Flickinger
Fine Arts Building, the meeting will be co-sponsored by the South Belt-Ellington Leader and the
South Belt-Ellington Chamber of Commerce.
Sullivan called the meeting after a similar
function held in May left many questions and
concerns unanswered.
“I’ve been inundated with calls from businesses
and citizens,” Sullivan said. “I am trying to reach
out to every possible agency to find solutions to
help with flooding and flood prevention.”
Autos collide at Beamer, beltway
By James Bolen
An automobile accident took place Sunday,
July 12, at Beamer and Beltway 8, sending three
to the hospital and landing one man in jail.
A 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass was traveling
south on Beamer at 6:10 a.m. when police say
the driver of the vehicle ran a red light and struck
a 1983 Ford van traveling east in the middle lane
of the Beltway 8 service road. The impact of the
crash caused two of the Cutlass’ four passengers
to be thrown from the car and the van to roll over,
trapping the driver inside.
The driver of the Cutlass reportedly rushed to
help the driver of the van escape. Once free, the
driver of the van fled the scene on foot.
According to police, one of the Cutlass’ passengers was also witnessed fleeing the scene on
foot.
One of the Cutlass’ passengers was taken to
Ben Taub General Hospital in serious condition,
while two of the vehicle’s other passengers were
taken to Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital
with less severe injuries.
Police at the scene were investigating the accident as if it were a fatality. At press time, however, it was not listed as such, and no victims’
names were released, nor had charges been filed
on anyone in the Cutlass.
The driver of the van, John Lindsey Follis,
was found at his residence in the 11200 block of
Sageland by police at roughly 12:30 p.m. He was
arrested and charged with failure to stop and render aid, a felony. Follis, 30, was also discovered
to have an open warrant in Pearland for assault.
Over the years, the intersection has become a
common site for collisions. The crash is eerily
similar to the February 2005 accident that killed
Dobie student Melissa Mata.
In addition to Sullivan, officials from the City
of Houston Public Works and Engineering Department, the Harris County Flood Control District and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will
be on hand to field questions. Also attending the
meeting will be state Rep. John Davis and representatives from the offices of U.S. Rep. Pete
Olson, Harris County Judge Ed Emmett, Harris
County Precinct 1 Commissioner El Franco Lee
and Harris County Precinct 2 Commissioner Sylvia Garcia.
“It’s rare for such a strong effort to come together with state, federal, county and local assets
to focus on one problem,” Sullivan said.
A similar meeting featuring many of these
government entities was held roughly three years
ago. Sullivan hopes to address what has been
done since then, what remains to be done and
which parties are responsible for completing any
necessary future improvements.
The councilman is determined to have the
drainage problems in the South Belt rectified.
“While this will not be an overnight solution,
I’m going to be persistent in bringing the issue to
the forefront until we find a solution,” he said.
Sullivan urges South Belt residents to attend
the function to provide input.
“I anticipate active participation in bringing
everyone together,” Sullivan said. “In the end, it
will be a win-win for everyone. I hope everyone
comes away more informed with a higher awareness of what is being done and what is planned
to be done.”
For more information, call Sullivan’s office at
832-393-3008 or by e-mail at districte@cityofhouston.net. (See related editorial Page 2A.)
Intersection strikes again
Changing lights results in fire
Boosters sell ‘Shout-outs’
The Dobie Booster Club will sell “Shoutouts” for the 2009 football program sold at the
games. The cost is $10 for 2 lines at 40
chacters per line for the entire season. For
information, e-mail bethmc1@sbcglobal.net.
A car crash occurred Sunday, July 12, at Beamer and Beltway 8, possibly killing one. The
five-hour investigation, which was treated as a fatality due to the head injuries of one of the
five occupants in the Cutlass, resulted in the closure of Beamer northbound at the beltway.
At press time, however, no deaths had been listed on police reports. The intersection has a
history of major collisions. In February 2005, Dobie student Melissa Mata was killed at the
same spot.
Photo by Marie Flickinger
VBS July 18 & 19
Easthaven Baptist Church
Easthaven Baptist Church will hold Boomerang Express Vacation Bible School for children July 19-23 from 5:45 to 8:45 p.m. For
information, call Hillary DeJohn at 281-9225520 or e-mail hillary@easthavenchurh.org.
Freeway Baptist Church
Freeway Baptist Church, 8702 Kingspoint,
will hold VBS for children 3 years old through
sixth grade July 19 to 23 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Call 281-484-0323 for information or e-mail
freewaybc.com.
Free immunizations July 28
There will be a mobile van giving free
school immunizations in the Sagemont Church
Parking Lot, 11323 Hughes Road, from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 28. Bring a
copy of shot records.
Lariaettes host dance clinic
The Dobie Lariaettes will hold their annual
summer dance clinic themed For the Love of
Dance. The clinic will run from 8 a.m. to 4
p.m. Thursday and Friday, July 30 and July
31, at Dobie High School. The cost will be
$50 for preregistration or $60 at the door (cash
or money order only). Lunch and a snack will
be provided along with a certificate and camp
bag. Show-off of camp routines will be at 3
p.m. on July 31. To register or for information,
call Lori Perez at 281-797-8370.
Sageglen meets July 20
The Sageglen Community Association will
hold its annual meeting on Monday, July 20,
at 7 p.m. in the Sageglen community building
at 11610 Sageyork. The guest speaker will be
Sgt. Zerick Guinn of the Harris County
Constable Precinct 2 office.
Cowboys hold weigh-ins
The Sagemont Cowboys will hold official
weigh-ins Saturdays, July 18 and July 25,
from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the football field at El
Franco Lee Park. All football, drill and mascot
members must attend one of these dates.
Openings remain for 11-, 12- and 13-year-olds
for the senior team. For information, call
Denny Wranich at 281-785-8353.
Connally receives Purple Heart
On Thursday, July 9, around noon, the trailer attached to a Republic ITS truck, which was
replacing the traffic lights at Hughes Road and Beamer, caught on fire in the Sagemont
Center parking lot. Republic ITS representatives said the fire was probably caused by some
uncovered signal heads on the traffic light removed from the intersection reflecting sunlight.
The heat from the sun combined with the dry weather caused cardboard and paper garbage
in the trailer to catch fire. There was one worker in the truck when the fire started, but he
escaped unharmed. Fire Station 70 was able to put out the flames. There was also a minimal
amount of damage to the Sagemont Center’s asphalt parking lot from the burning debris.
Photo by Dana Lizik
Dolcefino speaks at chamber lunch
Channel 13 investigative reporter Wayne Dolcefino was the guest speaker at a luncheon sponsored by the South Belt-Ellington Chamber of
Commerce Wednesday, July 8.
Introduced by Leader publisher and chamber
President Marie Flickinger, Dolcefino spoke on a
number of his past news stories – many of which
have won prestigious journalism awards.
Flickinger noted that never has a guest affected attendance at a chamber function so much
both negatively and positively.
Dolcefino rebutted that he views his job as
a means to keep elected officials and people of
trust in check. He spoke at length to the roughly
70 guests in attendance about instances of people
misusing tax dollars.
“That’s our money,” Dolcefino said. “You’ve
got to hold their feet to the fire.”
Also in attendance was Rep. Ken Legler. The
freshman representative, who represents the
South Belt area, honored the South Belt-Ellington Chamber of Commerce’s 25th anniversary
by awarding chamber Director Sally Mitchell a
House resolution.
Legler also honored chamber Second Vice
President Emory Gadd with a House resolution
for being awarded South Houston High School’s
Distinguished Alumnus. A 1965 graduate of
the area school, Gadd has devoted much of his
time to his alma mater, the Pasadena Independent School District and the the community as a
whole.
Flickinger closed the function by announcing
that the chamber, along with the Deer Park and
Pasadena chambers of commerce, plans to host
Gov. Rick Perry Thursday, Sept. 17.
Dolcefino visits South Belt
ger in the vehicle was
killed.
Connally, 21, and
his brother Mitchell
Connally, 18, both
attended Dobie High
School before joining
the Army. Both men
are based out of Fort
Drum, N.Y.
The injured soldier was taken to a
hospital in Germany
for treatment before
Mitchell Connally
being transported to
Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Baltimore.
If the appropriate doctors can be secured, the
Army plans to transport Connally to San Antonio
so he can be closer to home.
City parking tickets dismissed
Roughly 10 parking tickets issued by the City
of Houston in areas not incorporated by the city
are being dismissed after it was determined they
were issued in error.
Several readers notified the Leader they had
received the suspect tickets, most for parking in
the wrong direction or more than 18 inches from
the curb.
In response, the Leader staff contacted Harris
County Precinct 1 Commissioner El Franco Lee,
who put the paper in touch with Harris County
Attorney Vince Ryan’s office.
It was discovered all of the citations had been
issued Tuesday, June 30, by the same city parking enforcement officer.
The officer was told by a Harris County Precinct 2 deputy the disputed areas – mostly in the
Kirkwood South and Kirkmont subdivisions –
was not in the city limits. The city officer, how-
ever, said he had been instructed by his supervisor to issue the tickets.
Upon being contacted by Ryan’s office, city
officials agreed to drop the cases.
Originally, those who received the tickets
were told they still had to show up in court to
have the citations dismissed. However, officials
later opted to remove their names from the court
dockets.
Many residents living within the city limits
complained they received parking tickets for
blocking sidewalks while parked in their driveways. While it may not be commonly enforced,
this is against city ordinance and is a ticketable
offense.
The Leader staff would like to thank Lee,
Ryan and the City of Houston’s Parking Management Division for their assistance in this matter. (See related editorial on Page 2A.)
Libraries battle pornography
Blood drive for DeLeon
A blood drive will be held Saturday, July
18, for Mamie DeLeon, who was diagnosed
with liver cancer in early April. St. Luke’s
mobile blood bank will be on site in the
Kroger parking lot from 8 a.m. to noon.
Olson holds meeting
Rep. Pete Olson will hold a town hall meeting from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, July 18, at
the Pearland Chamber, 6117 Broadway. Olson
will give an update on activities in Congress
involving NASA funding, “cap and trade”
energy and health care proposals. The meeting
will also give him an opportunity to hear local
concerns and answer any questions about federal issues.
South Belt resident Matthew Connally was badly injured by a roadside
bomb in Afghanistan
Thursday, July 9.
Connally, a member of the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain
Division, was the
driver of a military
vehicle that was
struck by an improvised explosive
Matthew Connally
device (IED). He
suffered a collapsed lung, a dislocated hip, a
concussion, an injured neck and multiple cuts,
bruises and contusions.
He was awarded the Purple Heart. A passen-
Channel 13 investigative reporter Wayne Dolcefino (second from right) spoke at a South
Belt-Ellington Chamber of Commerce luncheon Wednesday, July 8. Shown with Dolcefino
are, left to right, Rep. Ken Legler, chamber Second Vice President Emory Gadd and Leader
publisher and chamber President Marie Flickinger.
Photo by David Flickinger
Pearland resident Thomas Whitmarsh was arrested Thursday, July 9, for exposing himself at
the Friendswood Library.
Whitmarsh, 68, told police he’d recently been
caught doing the same thing at the Pearland Library, but was not cited.
The arrest comes just one week after an adult
male was reportedly watching sexual material on
a public computer at the Parker Williams Library
in the presence of children. Although Harris
County places filters on its computers, the staff
is required by law to remove them if asked by an
adult.
The Friendswood Library is located roughly
six miles from the Parker Williams branch, while
the Pearland Library is located about four miles
from the Parker Williams branch. At press time,
it was unclear if Whitmarsh had ever visited the
Parker Williams Library.
Harris County Public Library Director Rhoda
Goldberg said the Parker Williams staff is currently shopping for privacy screens that will fit
their computer monitors. Goldberg further said
the staff is being trained how to respond quickly
and appropriately to potential future incidents.
“We feel the best prevention is staff vigilance,” Goldberg said. “If we see a problem, we
deal with it immediately.”
Training calls for library staff to be highly
visible and to move anyone looking at adult material away from children, perhaps on a laptop
computer. The staff is additionally trained to immediately call police if patrons are witnessed exposing themselves.
Page 2 Section A, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Thursday, July 16, 2009
Publisher’s Opinion
Flooding help needed; tickets gone
I appreciate how busy everyone is. Baseball tournaments and all-stars are wrapping up while football and
soccer are getting ready to start. Seems like school just
got out, yet Pasadena and Clear Creek teachers go
back to work a month from this week! We never have
enough time to get all we need to do done. BUT . . . .
It is very important that those who are concerned
about our ever increasing drainage problems take time
out to attend a meeting on July 21. (See Page 1A.)
The meeting is sponsored by City Councilman Mike
Sullivan and cosponsored by the South Belt-Ellington
Chamber of Commerce and the Leader. Sullivan has included U.S.Rep. Pete Olson and the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers and Harris County Flood Control.
Many of us have worked on these issues for years. I
became involved in the early 1970s . . . even before the
South Belt-Ellington Leader existed!
Have we made progress? Yes, but there is still plenty to do. The old axiom, “the squeaky wheel gets the
grease,” has worked well for this community in the past.
The Clear Creek U.S. Army Corps project, in my
opinion, has so far proved to be worthless. This issue
has been before Congress beginning in the 1960s! (A
time when many of our readers were not yet born.) Yet,
nothing is getting done – except studying.
A Corps meeting many of us attended four or five
years ago showed holding ponds proposed near Fuqua
and between Scarsdale and Dixie Farm Road. Even at
that time, there were subdivisions and apartments built
on the proposed locations. Again, the Corps was too
late. Congress throws money at the Clear Creek drainage problem, but the Corps just keeps studying, and we
just have to keep putting up with the occasional flooding
which gets into our homes, businesses and vehicles.
Local realtor Sandra Yandell and I met with former
Rep. Tom DeLay 10 years ago and asked that Congress
quit giving the Corps money for studying and demand
that digging and retention get under way. Well, 10 years
later and still nothing is done. We are in the fifth decade
of studying Clear Creek. Surely, it is time to start taking
action.
With all the unspent stimulus money . . . billions, you
would think we could get a little spent on Clear Creek.
Let’s get together with Mike Sullivan July 21, let him
know our concerns and see if we can’t get something
started. (Please remember he is here to help us, don’t
take your frustration out on him.
With Rep. Nancy Pelosi getting $16 million to preserve the habitat for field mice, we should be able to get
a few million for Clear Creek drainage to preserve our
homes! (For more information, Google Nancy Pelosi’s
mouse. The amount was originally $30 million.)
On another issue this week, I want to thank all the
Harris County and city of Houston officials who made
the illegal parking tickets go away. We first called County
Commissioner El Franco Lee, and he started the ball
rolling through the Harris County Attorney’s office. (See
related story Page 1A.)
A county official who worked to get them dismissed
was confident that the recipients of the tickets would
still have to go to court. To me, this was not acceptable
since the tickets should never have been given in the
first place! Why should people have to take off work and
go to court for a ticket which the city now acknowledges
should not have been issued?
Fortunately, for all, the city officials agreed. Thanks
again to those who helped us bring this to a good conclusion.
–Marie Flickinger
P.S. Please read the following Reader’s Opinion from
South Belt’s Bob Mitchell and at least send some letters.
Frazier staff members honored
for 2008-2009 performance
By James Bolen
The staff at Frazier Elementary excelled
during the 2008-2009 school year, taking
home awards for teacher of the year, firstyear teacher of the year and assistant principal of the year.
Mary Oakley was named the Pasadena
Independent School District’s Elementary
Teacher of the Year. Oakley teaches math,
science and social studies in a team situation at the area school and loops from third to
fourth grade with her students.
She serves as a team leader, a mentor to
new staff and a university mentor for student
teachers. Oakley additionally works in the
school’s special education department as an
inclusion teacher for learning disabled students.
Oakley consistently reports Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS)
scores of 100 percent passing and more than
50 percent commended. She maintains thorough communications with parents through
multiple means, including report cards, parent conferences, phone calls, weekly folders
and e-mail.
Oakley sends a curriculum notice about
class work and homework in the folders each
nine weeks and volunteered to host a math
night for parents to learn new ways to help
children master basic facts and to engage in
analytical games at home.
Frazier Principal Rhonda Parmer, who
nominated Oakley for the award, holds the
Houston Economic Partnership teacher in the highest regard.
“Her expertise, dedication and talents as a
Publisher’s note: A sample letter, which can be sent
to the Augustine Panel or The White House, is at www. teacher are greatly appreciated by the Frazier
bayareahouston.com/Home/Headlines/Acalltoaction/.
staff,” Parmer said. “It is a distinct pleasure
Reader’s Opinion
Mitchell working to aid
NASA; needs assistance
The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership is coordinating a national letter writing campaign in support of
NASA and the nation’s Human Space Exploration Program. We are doing this, because we are concerned, in
the midst of the unprecedented economic situation, that
the administration and/or Congress may choose to defer or cancel this shining example of our country’s leadership. Imagine what Bay Area Houston would be like
without JSC at the epicenter of our region’s economy.
There is much uncertainty of exactly what will come
out of the Augustine Panel’s review of Human Space
Exploration in its recommendation to the president. BAHEP has decided that we cannot just wait to see what
the panel recommends; we should act now to help
shape that decision in favor of a strong Human Space
Exploration Program.
Please join me in this letter writing campaign and ask
your organization, your family and friends from across
the nation to join in as well. A strong grassroots swell
of support will let the panel know that America wants a
strong human program. We have already sent over 350
letters ourselves, not including emails.
Together we can make a positive impact on America’s Human Space Program. Sincerely,
Bob Mitchell
President, Bay Area
Deaths
Gary Thomas
Outland
EnergyVenture July session
scholarships still available
EnergyVenture summer
camp for students age 14
and older is being held at
all three San Jacinto College campuses, with emphasis on career opportunities in the energy industry.
There are still scholarships available for students
to attend the camp on July
20-24.
Camp sessions are held
Monday through Thursday
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and
on Friday from 8 a.m. to
noon.
“This is a workforce
initiative to fill the pipeline of workers needed in
years to come for local
energy companies,” commented Linda Drobnich,
business
development
manager for San Jacinto
College’s Continuing and
Professional Development
(CPD) division.
“They perform lab experiments related to energy
topics, win prizes for team
efforts, take a tour of an
energy-related production
facility and interview
recent college graduates
who are working in the
energy field,” said Sherry
Jones, CPD’s executive
director.
to work with
such a selfless
child advocate
and wonderful
person.”
Oakley has
been teaching
for 20 years –
all at Frazier.
She is a resident
of Deer Park
and is married
to her husband,
Paul.
Erica PeciErica Pecina
na was named
PISD’s First-Year Elementary Teacher of the
Year. Pecina teaches kindergarten at Frazier.
Prior to teaching at the school, Pecina
worked as a
full-time substitute teacher
and taught at
the
school’s
extended day
program last
summer. Palmer feels this
helped Pecina
greatly in her
first year as a
kindergarten
teacher.
“She
was
dedicated and
Mary Oakley
learned
from
every new situation presented,” Parmer said.
“She grew professionally and personally. I
The concept developed
from a state-sponsored
Cluster Initiative Report
and research by the East
Harris County Manufacturing Association.
The study indicated
many young people do not
know about the high-paying jobs available in the
energy industry.
Full scholarships (a
$330 value) are available
for a limited number of
students wanting to attend
the July camp.
For information and to
apply for a scholarship,
call 281-478-2772.
Gary Thomas Outland
died peacefully on July 11,
2009, surrounded by his
loving family. Formerly of
East St. Louis, Ill., and a
resident of Sagemont since
1973; Outland was born in
East St. Louis to Francis M.
and Lizzie M. Outland on
Nov. 18, 1944.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; an infant
son, Gary Jr.; two brothers,
Marion and Merrill; and two
sisters, Alma and Pearl.
Survivors include his
wife of 42 years, Betty Jo
Outland; two sons, Randy
(Becky) Wilson and Benny
Outland; two daughters,
Valeria (Bill) Sadler and
Marsha (Randy) Brister; a
sister, Ellie (Sonny) Miller;
and his sister-in-law and
brother-in-law Joy and John
Arnall.
Outland is also survived
by nine grandchildren,
Courtnie Hodge, Chase Sadler, Christie Nehls, Brittnie
Wilson, Abygail Outland,
Emmye Outland, Caelan
Brister, Jacob Brister and
Joshua Brister, as well as
many nieces, nephews and
special friends.
Outland owned and operated a plumbing business
for 25 years until his retirement in 1998. He loved
camping, hunting and his
dog, Bear.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made
to The Living Proof Project
at Sagemontchurch.org.
believe it is her
experience with
children in all
age groups that
gives her the
special knack to
meet the needs
of all learners
in her kindergarten class.”
Pecina is involved in multiple extracurricular activities including
Sandra Jobe
the Red Ribbon
Week, December Toys Collection, 100th Day
Parade, Go Texan Day, Dr. Seuss Day, book
fairs, Leukemia Society’s Pennies for Patients, Komen’s Race for the Cure and Frazier
Family Fun Day.
Like Oakley, Pecina works closely with
parents, holding regular conferences and
sending home monthly newsletters.
Parmer said Pecina creates her lesson
plans to be challenging, while also applicable
in everyday life.
“She masterfully creates learning opportunities that are both rigorous and relevant to
the children’s lives,” Parmer said. “To watch
her teach a lesson is like reading a lesson plan
instruction manual.”
The principal further said the young teacher will make a fitting contribution to the Frazier family.
“Mrs. Pecina teaches as though she has years
of teaching experience,” Parmer said. “Her
Continued on Page 6A
Leader obituary policy
Home, with a rosary being
said at 7 p.m.
Due to renovations
at St. Luke’s Catholic
Church, the funeral Mass
will be celebrated at 10:30
a.m. Friday, July 17, at St.
Frances Cabrini Catholic
Church, 10727 Hartsook
St. in Houston.
Obituaries submitted to the Leader are
published free of charge. There must be
a South Belt connection. Obituaries are
edited to conform to the Leader style.
Sammie Hart
A funeral should be as unique and special as the person it represents. We believe
every life has a unique story and deserves to be honored. Let us help you tell that
story, and truly celebrate a life that was lived.
Sammie Hart, 66, of
South Belt, died July 13,
2009. She is preceded in
death by her son, George.
Sammie was a longtime member of St. Luke
the Evangelist Catholic
Church.
Visitation will be held
Thursday, July 16, from 5
to 7 p.m. at Niday Funeral
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Sweet Baby Jesus commended Summer library programs fill
NASA, UHCL celebrate
moon landing’s 40th
time with movies and more
On July 18, the University of Houston-Clear Lake campus will play host to the Fly Me to the Moon event, a celebration of the 40th anniversary of the moon landing.
Scheduled to attend are special guests John Wolfram,
former U.S. Navy UDT/SEAL, Astronauts Lee Archambault, Robert Kimbrough, Lee Morin and NASA flight directors Glenn and Bryan Lunney.
The festivities start at 6 p.m. with activities ranging from
music, food and giveaways to autographs by astronauts and
an outdoor viewing of the first lunar landing on a giant inflatable screen.
Other activities that will be available are a 1969 familystyle picnic, a laser show in the student services building’s
lecture hall, pick-up games of street hockey on Houston
Drive with the Houston Aeros Hockey in the Streets crew,
ice cream and stargazing beginning at 9 p.m. with the Johnson Space Center Astronomical Society.
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On June 28, the 48 Hour Film Project held its “Best
of 2009” screening and awards ceremony at the TBH
Latino Cultural Arts Center. Riverstone Ranch-based
Sweet Baby Jesus Productions and its film Betman,
mentioned in the South Belt-Ellington Leader June 25
issue, was one of 13 teams with films presented.
SBJ garnered several of the 14 awards given that
evening, including Best Ensemble Acting, Best Special
Effects, Best Editing and Best Directing. SBJ was also
previously awarded the Audience Favorite award for
screening group A, tying with Saving our Suburbs by
Xyro Productions.
“I couldn’t be prouder of the film that the team created,” said Jason Clemons, director at SBJ. “I applaud
each and every member of SBJ. From the writers to the
traffic wranglers, nothing of merit would have been produced without the hard work and dedication of all.”
Shown are SBJ team members, left to right, (front
row) Jacob Kurtz, Jason Clemons, Todd Parker, Michael
Darling, (middle row) Phillip Bane, Jennifer Bane,
Dorian Vela, Caroline Parker, Faina Zolotaryov, John
G. H. Davis, (back row) Theo Psomiadis, Kent Ohler,
Dave Billingsley, Clay Moorhead, Beny Schwarzt, Kyle
Jones, Mitch Youts and Eddie Garza.
For more information on the 48 Hour Film Project,
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For more information on SBJ Productions, visit www.
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The National Quality Forum recently honored Houston-based Memorial Hermann
Healthcare System with the
2009 NQF National Quality
Healthcare Award for providing high-quality health care
by creating a culture of safety
and transparency. The award
was presented at a celebration
in Washington, D.C., honoring Memorial Hermann and
attended by health care leaders from across the industry.
The annual NQF National
Quality Healthcare Award
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“Memorial Hermann has
truly transformed its systems
to create a culture of safety
and transparency and stands
as a model of coordinated,
high-quality health care,”
said NQF president and CEO
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an exemplary commitment to
measuring and reporting
progress both internally and
externally and sharing information
with
patients.
Memorial Hermann is a shining example of how a focus
on measurement, reporting
and high quality health care
can make a real difference in
patient care and outcomes.”
To improve safety and
quality throughout its systems, Memorial Hermann
established dashboards to
constantly track and compare
performance in areas like
hospital standardized mortality ratio, hospital-associated
infections from catheterrelated bloodstream infections, surgical site infections
and ventilator-associated
pneumonia.
In 2008, thanks to these
and other safety and quality
efforts, Memorial Hermann’s
hospital standardized mortality ratio was 13.4 points
below the national average,
or roughly 534 additional
lives saved compared to the
national average.
“Memorial Hermann’s
commitment to transparency,
safety, and quality improvement is remarkable,” said
Joel Allison, 2009 award
chairman, past award winner
and president and CEO of
Baylor Health Care System.
“They truly stood out as a
model of what safe, accountable, coordinated health care
should be. Other health care
systems across the country
can learn from the way
Memorial Hermann serves
patients with high-quality,
patient-centered care.”
The National Quality
Healthcare Award recipient is
selected through a blind
review by a panel of jurors
who score the applications on
the following criteria:
Effective prioritization of
performance improvement
goals, well-designed and
deployed dashboard to measure and manage whole system performance, data-driven
improvement of chronic care,
commitment to transparency,
and demonstrated results on
publicly reported performance measures.
Jurors for the 2009 National Quality Healthcare
Award were:
Chairman Joel Allison,
Baylor Health Care System;
Vice Chairman George Isham, HealthPartners; Rhonda
Anderson, Banner Children’s
Hospital; Larry Boress, Midwest Business Group on
Health; Roki Chauhan, Premera Blue Cross; Carolyn
Clancy, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality;
James Dwyer, Virtua Health;
Mitchell Dvorak, Consumers
Advancing Patient Safety;
Susan Hawkins, Henry Ford
Health Systems; Ziad Haydar,
Baylor Health Care System;
LuAnn Heinen, National
Business Group on Health;
Sunil Sinha, Pfizer.
“Memorial Hermann stood
out as a model of safety and
quality in health care,” said
Dwyer, 2009 award committee member and executive
vice president and chief med-
ical officer of Virtua Health.
“The organization’s commitment to ongoing improvement and providing quality,
patient-centered care is something to be emulated.”
Prior recipients of the
National Quality Healthcare
Award include Baylor Health
Care Systems, HealthPartners,
Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Northwest Memorial
Hospital, Trinity Health, and
Lehigh Valley Hospital and
Health Network. For a complete list of past recipients
visit www.qualityforum.org/
awards/award-winners.asp.
The National Quality
Healthcare Award was created
in 1993 as the first award of
its kind to recognize outstanding quality-driven health care
organizations. For 16 years,
first through the National
Committee for Quality Health
Care and now through NQF,
the award has provided
encouragement for improvements in quality through public recognition of organizations’ accomplishments.
The mission of the
National Quality Forum is to
improve the quality of
American health care by setting national priorities and
goals for performance improvement, endorsing national consensus standards for
measuring and publicly reporting on performance, and
promoting the attainment of
national goals through education and outreach programs.
NQF, a nonprofit organization (qualityforum.org) with
diverse stakeholders across
the public and private health
sectors, was established in
1999 and is based in Washington, D.C.
By Matt Griesmyer
As the heat arrives for
the summer, kids and parents alike tend to retreat to
the beloved air-conditioned
sanctuaries of homes and
buildings. While activities
often revolve around the
pool or the television, there
are alternatives to overchlorinated cement ponds
and tired, overplayed video
games.
South Belt area libraries
offer summer programs
to not only help the kids,
tweens and teens in the
house make it through the
doldrums of summer, but
give the adults something
to do as well.
The Parker Williams
Branch Library, located
at 10851 Scarsdale Blvd.,
suite 510, offers numerous
programs geared toward
kids of all ages.
Every Tuesday in July at
2:30 p.m., the library presents various activities and
special guests. On July 21,
visit the library for Imagination Station - magic,
music, puppets and more.
July 28 brings the HCPL
Variety Show with a puppet show, music, and a
whole lot more.
Teens and tweens will
appreciate the final two
Wednesdays at the library,
with Rock Band 2 on July
22 and 29, starting at 3
p.m.
Every other Thursday
of July will hold Movie
Madness at 2:30 p.m.,
bringing G-rated flicks to
the masses. On July 16,
Parker Williams library
will show Clifford The Big
Red Dog, July 30 it will be
showing Charlottes Web
and August 13 it will be
showing Coraline.
For more information
on activities at Parker Williams Branch Library, call
281-484-2036 or visit the
Web site at http://www.
hcpl.lib.tx.us/branchinfo/
pw/pwinfo.htm.
Join the Friendswood
Public Library at 416 S.
Friendswood Drive for a
great time this July.
Activities
for
the
younger children include
a magic show, live turtles
and Clifford the Big Red
Dog.
Children’s
programs
are presented on Tuesday
and Thursday afternoons
at 1:30 p.m.
The tween and young
adult programs being offered are something to
keep an eye on. Activities
throughout July offer water balloons, cupcake decorating and more. Tween
program starts at 1:30
p.m., and the young adult
program starts at 3 p.m.
For more information
on activities at the Friendswood Public Library, call
281-482-7135 or visit the
Web site at http://www.
friendswood.lib.tx.us.
The folks at the Pearland Library, located at
3522 Liberty Drive, offer
a complete summer reading experience through the
month of July.
Every Tuesday and
Thursday in the month of
July there is a preschool
storytime that starts at
10:30 a.m. Wednesdays
in July are filled with craft
projects for children. Call
281-485-4876 for more information or visit the Web
site at http://bcls.lib.tx.us/
branches/pea/pearland.
asp.
Church holds garage sale
Restoring Hope International Fellowship Church
will host a churchwide garage sale July 25 from 8 a.m.
to 1 p.m. at 12221 Fuqua.
For information, contact Jackye Figg at 832-6074707 or jrfigg1157@yahoo.com or Vanessa Darko at
vanessadarko@yahoo.com. All proceeds benefit the
church building fund.
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San Jacinto College students Travis England of Dickinson (left) and Andrew
Bennett of Houston (right) recently performed a skit for their intermediate
Chinese class on shopping and bargaining. The class is taught by foreign
language instructor Qin Riley at the South campus. For weeks, the class has
learned about Chinese language and culture through a series of presentations on such lessons as calligraphy, brush writing and ordering food using
their newfound language skills. Guest judges from across the campus were
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Congratulations are sent to Heidi Lynn
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in Pearland on June 22, 2009. Heidi is the
daughter of Peter Demel and longtime South
Belt resident Rozette Bailey Demel and
the granddaughter of longtime South Belt
residents Richard and Roseann Bailey and
John and Jesslyn Demel of Houston. She
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SCHOOL DAZE
The following personnel and staff members of the Pasadena Independent School
District celebrate birthdays July 16 through
July 22.
Atkinson Elementary
Greetings for a happy birthday are sent to
Diana Bradshaw July 18.
Burnett Elementary
Best wishes for a wonderful birthday are
sent to Sandra Trojan on July 19. Blow out
the birthday candles July 21 for Wendy
Childs and Katy Gump.
Frazier Elementary
On July 18, Maria Amaro marks a birthday.
Moore Elementary
The day for a birthday cake for Christal
Blakeway is July 22.
Melillo Middle School
On July 18, blow out the birthday candles
for Jennifer Vann. Happy birthday wishes are
sent to Rachel Sheffield on July 22.
Morris Middle School
Best wishes for a wonderful birthday are
sent to Stephanie Owen July 18. Andrine
Villalta enjoys a birthday July 19. On July 22,
Teresa King celebrates a birthday.
Thompson Intermediate
Blow out the birthday candles for Youlanda
Ravenell July 17.
Dobie High
On July 16, happy birthday wishes are
sent to Keely Davison and Joe Saavedra,
who share a birthday. Six cheers for a happy
birthday are sent out to Betty Blackburn,
DiAnn Fernandez, Brian Johnson, Michelle
Malveaux, Josefa Rodriguez and Simon
Sanchez July 18. July 21 is the day for a
birthday party for Debbie Ganske. Kevin
Erickson and Gary Wilkerson share a birthday July 22.
DOBIE TRAILMIXERS MEET
The Dobie Trailmixers met recently for their
monthly meeting. Topics included:
Donna Chamblin Smith is a grandmother! John’s daughter had twins, Elana and
Reagan, on June 2. Each weighed about
6½ pounds, and both are healthy. A third
grandchild is scheduled to be born in August.
Donna still drives to Nacogdoches to check
on her father regularly, but she says she gets
more rest there than she does in Pearland
now. How life can change…
Congratulations are sent to Julia Jay,
former Dobie English teacher, who earned
the prestigious 2008 Minnie Piper Stevens
Award, signifying that she ranks as one of
the top college educators in Texas. The foundation bestows the award annually, along
with a $5,000 honorarium, to 15 outstanding professors from colleges and universities. Julia left Dobie for San Jacinto College
Central campus in 1987, and serves as the
honors program coordinator. She has also
earned the Outstanding Teacher Award and
the Distinguished Faculty Award. She graduated from Galena Park High School and has
earned several degrees: a bachelor’s degree
in speech and drama from Abilene Christian
University; a Master of Arts in theater arts,
and a Master of Arts in literature from the
University of Houston-Clear Lake; and a Ph.D.
in English from the University of HoustonCentral campus. She was recognized by state
Rep. Ken Legler at the SJC board meeting
Monday, July 6.
Dobie educator Melissa McCalla-Allen
was named the Texas Council of Social
Studies High School Teacher of the Year. She
is a peer facilitator and teaches social studies
and macroeconomics.
Dobie marketing student Collin Clark
attended nationals after taking first place in
the business services marketing category
at the State DECA Conference. He was one
of 2,700 students from across the state who
competed in occupational areas related to job
training.
The PISD School Board was named one
of five Texas Honor Boards and was named
Region 4’s Outstanding Board of the Year. It is
the fourth time that the board of trustees has
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Rose Marie White Walton reported that
she is recovering nicely from her broken leg
and has retired her walker. Let’s hope that
this is the end of her medical problems for a
while.
Jon and Jimmie Rascoe recently completed another fabulous trip. It featured cruises to St. Petersburg, Russia, and Rhine and
Danube River cruises. Included were stops
in Amsterdam, Rostock, Stockholm, Helsinki,
Tallin Estonia, Copenhagen and Budapest.
They stopped in Paris before returning to
Manvel, Texas.
Vicki Whitaker Johnson and Paul visited
his brother, Greg Johnson (Dobie grad), in
Las Vegas recently. Daughter Katie Whitaker
graduated from Deer Park High School this
year and is still considering her college
options. She plans to major in business/
finance and hopes to put her great basketball
skills to good use at the same time.
Richard and Jane Golenko are guiding a
travel group in Ireland this summer.
Mike Montz, who sends many interesting
e-mails, is advising all to stay cool this summer. He recommends that we install small
backup air conditioners in our homes in case
of emergencies.
Roy and Cathy Haney recently had a good
experience solving some computer problems by contacting the San Jacinto College
Technology Department.
The department has a list of able computer
experts who are willing to help “computerilliterate” folks quickly.
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Khanh Nguyen, Wendy
Pantoja, Gabriela Rodriguez,
Daniel Saiz, Michael Sartor,
Kyana Shannon, Christian
Tijerina, Fernanda Torres and
Lily Tranh.
Third grade
Clarissa Arredondo, Irving
Canales, Celeste Covarrubias,
Clarissa Diaz, Jacob Ferrell,
Melina Flores, Karina Frias
and Michelle Fuentes.
Lynn Ho, Lewis Jasmine,
Robert Mares, Christian
Ponce, Xochitl Romero and
Earnest Webb.
Fourth grade
Oscar Armenta, Mayra
Avila, Valencia Barrientos,
Nanci Carrera, Ashali Carter,
Monserrat Flores, Randy
Fuentes and Kayla Garcia.
Karim Mendez, Tiffany
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Eriberto Padilla, Edwing
Reyes, Cheyenne Weaver and
Macy Williams.
Merit roll
First grade
Kelechi Aaronchukwunyere, Granyeli Feliciano,
Viviana Frias, Eli Garcia,
Cristel Morales, Yaderi Padilla, Tommy Salinas, Omar
Shahariar, Nicholas Welcome
and Juan Yanez.
Second grade
Katherine Flores, Ricardo
Lima, Jorge Marquez, Ezekial
Martinez, Julian Henderson,
Alazay Hernandez, Trina
Huynh and Nicolas Luna.
Valeria Nicaragua, Samantha Olivas, Darin Pulido,
Remember When
30 years ago (1979)
Wood Brothers Construction was in the process of
awarding a contract to Irrigation Construction Company to complete work on
underground utilities for
Section III of Wood Meadow. The project would mean
the completion of Scarsdale
Boulevard between Wood
Meadow and Sageglen subdivisions.
The South Belt Leader
planned to publish a special
issue for San Jacinto College
which was set to open a
new campus on Beamer
Road. Members of the community were asked to insert
a congratulatory ad in the
special issue.
John Robinson, a senior
at J. Frank Dobie High
School, won the mile run at
the state championship
junior olympic meet held in
Lubbock. By winning, he
qualified for the national
championship. Robinson
was the first area athlete to
make it to the national
championship meet.
25 years ago (1984)
Goodwill
Industries
started manning a drop-off
station in the Furniture
Clearance Center parking
lot at 13401 Gulf Freeway,
just north of Scarsdale.
Dobie High School Lariaette Col. Michelle Palmer
was selected as Miss East
Texas Drill Team. Dobie
junior Kristen Myers
received first runner-up
honors.
20 years ago (1989)
A corroded sewer pipe
collapsed in front of a home
in the 9700 block of Grenadier in Beverly Hills, causing the homeowner’s front
yard to sink into a giant
hole.
The U.S. Coast Guard
Air
Station
Houston
received a new leader when
change of command ceremonies saw Cmdr. Theodore
G. White III replace Capt.
Stephen E. Goldhammer.
15 years ago (1994)
City council members
approved an extension of
Sageglen Drive to connect
Sagemont with Woodmeadow and the Scarsdale area.
Clear Brook High School
graduate Chris Lemasters
was the youngest flight instructor ever at Hobby’s
Fletcher Aviation.
10 years ago (1999)
Sageglen resident Heather Ogilvie was crowned
Miss Texas USA 2000.
Ayrshire Corporation’s
two developments off Scarsdale Boulevard had streets
and street signs.
5 years ago (2004)
A map drawing new
boundary lines from a proposed new high school in
the Pasadena Independent
School District would cut
the South Belt area in half,
causing many students to
attend the new school.
Longtime South Belt resident and community father
Dick Dickenson passed
away suddenly and unexpectedly after a brain hemorrhage.
Houston city Mayor Bill
White addressed concerns
at the monthly Sagemont
Civic Club.
PISD officials and school
principals met to discuss
solutions and strategies to
stop illegal enrollment in
the district.
1 year ago (2008)
Houston Councilman
Mike Sullivan hosted a town
hall meeting to discuss the
land use compatibility regulations affecting the Ellington Field area.
The South Belt-Ellington Chamber of Commerce
The date was July 20,
1969. It was the first time that
a human set foot on an alien
world, and life on Earth took
a cosmic leap forward toward
discovering the makeup of
the universe.
In honor of NASA’s historic mission to the moon,
Space Center Houston and
the Houston Bay Area will
hold an Apollo 11 40th Anniversary Splashdown Celebration on July 24.
Space Center Houston,
along with other aerospace
members of the Bay Area
Houston Economic Partnership, has joined with the
Clear Lake Chamber of
Commerce in planning this
special evening.
The celebration is geared
toward family fun with hot
dogs, moon pies and music
by The Rockit Scientists and
astronaut band, Bandella.
Special Apollo-era guest
speakers will present a firsthand account of the excitement of that day and their
hope for future space “firsts.”
Space Center Houston exhibits will also be open and
include The Cinema of George
Lucas – A New Famous Movie
Artifact Exhibit.
Guests are invited to get
into the spirit of the celebration by wearing an Apollo 11
commemorative T-shirt or
dressing in 1960s-style fashion.
A limited number of tickets
are available to this event.
Tickets cost $11, with children 4 and under admitted
free.
They can be purchased
online at www.spacecenter.
org/apollo11anniversary.html.
The event lasts from 6:30
to 10 p.m., and the program
begins at 7 p.m.
Happy 15th Birthday,
Chelsea Beltran!!!!
July 22, 2009
~ Liturgy of the
A Quinceanera
Word will be celebrated at
St. Luke’s Catholic Church on
Saturday, July 18, 2009 at 2:00
p.m. followed by a dinner and
dance. We are so proud of you!
Love Always,
Dad, Mom, Maggy & Mikey
HOME RUN CORNER
The Leader staff reminds parents to submit
congratulations for their sluggers’ achievements for publication in Over The Back
Fence. E-mail mynews@southbeltleader.
com with OTBF in the subject line. Items
must be submitted by Friday noon for the
next week’s publication.
Atkinson announces
fourth nine-weeks rolls
Atkinson Elementary recently released its honor and
merit rolls for the fourth nine
weeks grading period.
Students named are as follows:
Honor roll
First grade
America Alanis, Destiny
Alvarez, Gabriel Alvarez, Alberto Arriaga, Jennifer Cao,
Angela Chapa, Renee Deng,
Kay Duong, Zoe Flethcher
and Josselin Fuentes.
Emily Galvan, Leelianna
Garcia, Madison Garrett,
Leah Ha, Vivian Huynh,
Carlos Klunk, Hannah Lazo,
Loann Lazo, Thu Le and
Alma Martinez.
Sarah Maryum, Andrea
Menendez, Saira Munoz,
Ashley Nguyen, Cindy Nguyen, Jessica Nguyen, Kevin
Nguyen and Ruben Ramirez.
Leonardo Salas, Charlize
Tamayo, Minh To, Andrew
Tran, Charlie Tran, Nathaniel
Tran, Simon Tran, Andrea
Uribe and William Vargas.
Second grade
Erik Aguirre, Natalie Armenta, Monica Borri, Alyssa
Carrico, Joanna Cruz, Kevin
Dinh, Elizabeth Early, Eric
Escobedo, Noah Ford and
Kevin Galvan.
Kyle Garcia, Mya Garcia,
Destinee Gonzales, Jeremiah
Gray, Ivana Higgins, Johnny
Ho, Bao Huynh, Victoria
Hyams, Nhicatherine Le,
Lauryn Locksey, Austin Luu,
Kathy Mai and Jade Nanez.
Apollo 11 celebrates
“big 40” on July 24
Government Affairs Committee hosted a meeting to
discuss the school funding
dilemma in the Pasadena
Indepenent School District.
Attending the meeting were
PISD Superintendent Kirk
Lewis and House District
144 candidates Ken Legler
and Joel Redmond.
Grace Community Church
announced its plan to erect
two massive crosses along
Interstate 45. To be located
at the church’s south campus near Dixie Farm Road
and the north campus near
The Woodlands, the crosses
would mark both the south
and north entrances to the
city, according to Grace’s
pastor, Steve Riggle. The
two crosses, which could
reach a height of 200 feet,
were to be among the largest in the world.
An investigation conducted by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services confirmed a
local mother’s complaint
that her child had been left
on a bus traveling to an area
day-care center. The mother
said she was notified of the
incident when she picked
her daughter up roughly 1.5
hours after the incident.
Savannah Rodriguez, Megan
Tran, Yesenia Valdez and
Tanner Vega.
Third grade
Pedro Barrientos, Travis
Ho, Kattia Morales, Jenny
Nugyen, Paul Ontiverso, Mia
Reyna and Victoria Ta.
Fourth grade
Robin Acac, Antonio Armenta, Mia Cruz, Tin Pham,
Rebekah Reagain, Jasmine
Rodriguez, Julian Soto and
Gilberto Trevino.
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Pierce, Chassay wed Physicians urge early
children’s vaccinations
Love, Fortson to marry
New rules require more
vaccinations before a child
can start kindergarten or seventh grade this fall. The physicians of the Texas Medical
Association are urging parents to get their children’s shots
now before school starts.
“Don’t wait until school
starts to ensure your child’s
health. The sooner your children get their vaccines, the
sooner they are protected
against serious diseases,” said
Carol Baker, M.D., a spokesperson for the association’s
Be Wise – Immunize program and executive director
of the Center for Vaccine
Awareness and Research at
Texas Children’s Hospital in
Houston.
The Texas Department of
State
Health
Services
announced revisions to vaccine requirements for school
admittance. In addition to the
shots already required for
kindergarten children to start
school, they now need to get
the following vaccinations:
• Two doses of hepatitis A;
• Varicella (chickenpox);
• Measles, mumps, and
rubella (MMR).
Seventh-graders also need
additional shots. The department requires these children
get these vaccinations:
• Meningococcal (meningitis) vaccine;
• Two doses of varicella
vaccine; and
• Tetanus, diphtheria, and
pertussis (whooping cough)
(Tdap) booster.
These vaccines were not
required in the past. The
department is now requiring
these so Texas mirrors the
recommendations of the
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, and the
Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices.
“Vaccines protect us from
potentially deadly infectious
diseases that could be lurking
just around the corner,” said
Baker. “Nearly one in five
teens who contract meningococcal disease dies, and
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James and Virginia Fortson of Woodmeadow announce the engagement and
upcoming marriage of their son, Robert Fortson, to Bryhae Love, daughter
of Bertha Love and the late Jarrel Love. The prospective groom is a 2006
graduate of Dobie High School, and he recently completed his training and
graduated from Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio as airmen first class
on Flag Mass Flight 453. The bride-to-be is a 2006 Clear Creek High School
graduate and plans to graduate from Sam Houston State University this fall
as a dance major. She is a member of the honor society and maintains an A
average. She plans to continue her education and earn her master’s degree
to become a dance instructor. The couple plan a mid-July wedding.
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Children ages 18 months to 5 years old.
Our center based program offers computers in
every classroom, low teacher-child ratios,
individualized curriculum, hands on materials,
daily school uniforms, weekly Liturgy of the Week
service in the chapel and much, much more to help
your child have a healthy & happy experience.
The ECC will hold its Parent Information
Meeting on Monday, August 10, 2009 at 6:00 p.m.
in the Social Hall. At this time, we will go over the
2009-2010 ECC policies and procedures,
uniform information, admission requirements
and children’s visitation day.
Please contact the ECC office for more information.
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Wedding,
engagement
policies
Wedding writeups must
be run in the newspaper,
not submitted, in the time
outlined From wedding
date to six weeks – photo
and full article; Six weeks
to three months – photo
and limited information;
After three months from
wedding date – will not
be run.
Engagement and wedding announcements are
published free of charge
on a first come, first
served basis. Information
must be submitted by Friday to be considered for the
next issue.
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In an effort to help prepare
local students for postsecondary education, San Jacinto
College and Houston Community College have entered
into a partnership called the
Houston Pathways Initiative
(HPI).
The $1.58 million initiative is funded by Houston
Endowment, Inc., and HCC
is appointed as the fiscal
agent. The purpose of the
initiative is to develop and
share a database that tracks
students’ academic progress
across institutional levels,
from
pre-kindergarten
through elementary, middle,
high school, and college.
“The grant initiative will
use data to make decisions
about student success and
will create aligned curricula
so that students will be pre-
pared for the next level and
for postsecondary work once
they leave high school,” said
Dr. Catherine O’Brien, SJC
dean of teaching and learning. “We are excited about
once again partnering with
Pasadena, Galena Park, and
Deer Park ISDs, as well as
the University of Houston –
Clear Lake.”
Texas educational leaders
recognize that more than 90
percent of new jobs that will
be available to students in
this century require some
form of postsecondary education. This grant will help
coordinate college readiness
and success plans with strategies for persistence and timely graduation included in the
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s “Closing
the Gaps” plan.
The Catholic Community of
Rev. James Burkart, Pastor
Rev. Thomas Puthusseril, Parochial Vicar
11011 Hall Rd. Houston, TX 77089
(between Beamer & Blackhawk)
www.stlukescatholic.com
LITURGY SCHEDULE
Saturday
Vigil 5:30 p.m.
Sunday
7:30, 9:15, 11:15 a.m.
Sunday
1:00 p.m. Misa en Espanol
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
9:00 a.m.
Tuesday & Thursday
7:00 p.m.
Sacrament of Reconciliation is celebrated
Thursday 6 to 7 p.m
Saturday 4 to 5 p.m.
Parish Office 281-481-6816 Faith Formation 281-481-4251
Youth Ministry 281-481-4735
St. Luke’s offers ministries for ALL-families, men, women,
youth, children, young adults, single, divorced, separated,
widowed.
This Week’s Message:
The Best and Worst in Us
God puts up with the worst in us
because he treasures the best.
Apprentice Workshop at the
theater.
Clear Creek Community
Theatre is located at 18091
Upper Bay Road in Nassau
Bay.
For more information,
visit the theater’s Web site at
www.clearcreekcommunity
theatre.org. For reservations,
call 281-335-5228.
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will learn about having a relationship with Jesus
through Bible stories, crafts, music and games.
Easthaven Baptist
Church
13100 Beamer Rd. • Houston, TX 77089
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281-922-5520
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The final two shows of
The Princess and the Pea at
Clear Creek Community
Theatre will be July 16 and
July 18 at 10:30 a.m. and
1:30 p.m., with a single performance on July 17 at 10:30
a.m. Ticket are $5 each.
Children of the Bay Area
have been hard at work during the summer in the Youth
The Bay Area Singles
Club will hold its monthly
dance Saturday, July 18, from
7 to 11 p.m. at the VFW
Lodge 8566 in Bacliff, 1401
Grand Avenue (FM646), onequarter mile west of Highway
146. Bring snacks to share.
Cost is $6 for members and
$8 for nonmembers.
For more information, call
409-948-1156 or 281-4844762.
The initiative will also
enhance the existing work of
Achieving the Dream, an initiative designed to increase
academic success for at-risk
students.
The Houston Pathways
Initiative is based on the successful Cal-PASS program
currently in use in the state of
California. Cal-PASS links
primary, secondary and postsecondary institutions on a
regional basis in order to
track students from one segment to the next. The program engages faculty across
segments in instructional
conversation to ensure students are prepared for the
next level.
The Houston Pathways
Initiative is scheduled to
begin tracking student data in
August.
Parents shouldn’t put off
getting their child vaccinated
because they don’t have
insurance or money to pay
for it. “Most communities
offer free or low-cost vaccinations at local public health
clinics so every child has a
way to get vaccinated,” said
Baker.
The association is involved
in improving immunization
practices in Texas through its
Be Wise – Immunize program, which works to educate about the latest vaccination practices. Since it began
in 2004, more than 128,000
vaccinations have been given
to Texas children.
Final weekend of The
Princess and the Pea
Singles
dance set
SJC, HC colleges approve
Houston Pathways Initiative
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Kimberly Pierce, daughter of Robert and Sharon Pierce of Conroe, and C.
Mark Chassay, son of Charles and Janice Chassay, longtime Sagemont resident, were united in marriage Saturday, April 18, in Austin at the Mansion
at Judges’ Hill. The Rev. Donnie Anthony, administrative pastor of Castle
Hills Baptist Church in San Antonio, and Father Sean Horrigan, priest and
childhood friend of the groom, presided at the ceremony. Cori Modisett
served as maid of honor, and Ciera Durling and Leslie Lockett were bridesmaids. Trent Chassay, brother of the groom, served as best man. Groomsmen
were Todd Radloff and William Kass. The groom proposed in August 2008 in
Hong Kong, China, following the XXIX Summer Olympics held in Beijing,
where he served as a medical officer with the USA Equestrian Team. The
bride graduated from Oak Ridge High School in Conroe, then from Liberty
University with a Bachelor of Science degree in communications. She currently works as a marketing representative for River Ranch Radiology in
Austin. The groom graduated valedictorian from J. Frank Dobie High School
in 1984. In 1988, he graduated with a bachelor of business administration/
finance from the University of Texas at Austin before starting medical school.
He earned his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical School at
Houston in 1992. In 1999, he completed a Master of Education in kinesiology/sport management at the University of Texas at Austin. In February 2005,
he was promoted to the position of head team physician for Intercollegiate
Athletics at UT-Austin, a position he continues to hold. He is co-founder of
Texas Sports & Family Medicine. After a honeymoon in Punta Mita, Mexico,
the couple reside in Austin.
another 20 percent of those
who survive may end up with
lifelong complications,” she
added.
Other diseases can have
lingering effects. During the
past few years, Texas has
seen more cases of the highly
contagious whooping cough,
a disease that can cause children to cough for weeks or
even months, Baker said.
“Students miss school, parents miss work, and students
can’t study or sleep because
of the constant cough.” In
Williamson County near
Austin, for example, pertussis cases have risen from 18
in 2008 to 112 this year.
New Covenant
Christian Church
10603 Blackhawk
281-484-4230
281-481-5656
Mount Olive Lutheran
10310 Scarsdale Blvd.
281-922-5673
Pastor Randy W. Ledbetter
www.mountolivehouston.org
Services:
Sunday School:
Adult Bible Class:
8 a.m. & 10:45 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
Bill & Cheryl Hines, Pastors
Kirkwood South Christian Church
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10811 Kirkfair (At Beamer)
www.kscc-disciples.org
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management in 2001.
According to Parmer,
part of Jobe’s success is her
interaction with both faculty
members and students.
“She makes deliberate
efforts to learn about every
staff member and every child
as well as their families,” Parmer said. “She is a highly visible administrator, walking
through every single classroom every day that she is on
campus. Being in classrooms
this much enables her to see
and interact with students
daily. She asks questions
about their learning and their
interests, as well as questions
about their families. The students love her and know they
are loved as they race to hug her.”
Jobe is also active in the
school’s Parent Teacher Organization, assisting with
fundraisers and school photos. She further arranges to
provide day-care services for
parents who attend school
curriculum meetings. Additionally, she worked with the
Dobie graduation committee
to set up Parent Nights Out.
Held one Friday per month
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while also showing the elementary students a good time
and raising money for the
high school’s Project Graduation.
Parmer is grateful for
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school.
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right hand,” Parmer said.
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school.”
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Bondy Intermediate, along
with Jensen and Turner elementary schools. She is married to Miguel Pecina, and
they are expecting their first
child.
Sandra Jobe was named
the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association Assistant Principal of
the Year. The association represents more than 5,300 elementary and middle school
leaders, including principals,
assistant principals, central
office administrators and supervisors of reading, mathematics, science, special education and other disciplines.
Formed in 1917, the association was created to improve
children’s futures by bettering education at the elementary level.
Like Pecina, Jobe, too, is
a product of PISD, graduat-
Strengthening Your Supervisory Skills, a two-day class,
will be held July 21-22, from
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Area Blvd.
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The Dobie High School Lariaettes dance team
recently selected the military and social officers for
the 2009-2010 school year. The girls were chosen
through a detailed tryout process in mid-May, and
officially installed at the annual Mother-Daughter
Banquet held at Green Tee Country Club on May
31. The 2009-2010 Dobie Lariaette officers are, pictured left to right, Cassandra Murray, president;
Sabo Rd
Standing in front of the Louvre in Paris are, left to right, (front row)
Stephanie Nguyen, Brenda Tran, Phuong Tran, Dona Le, San Nguyen, Lisa
Le, Kim Do, Tam Duong, (back row) George Flores, Chris Lanza, Dakota
Loftin, Dobie AP United States history teacher Bob Daugherty, Johnnie
Gonzalez who was a student from Florida on the same tour and Dobie AP
European history teacher Jody Janis,
Photo submitted
it (Europe),” Le said, “that I
wanted to see it for myself,
with my own eyes, instead
of someone telling me about
it.”
Some of the highlights
of the trip included tours
of St. Peter’s Cathedral
and the Vatican in Rome as
well as the Louvre in Paris,
where some of the students
staged a reenactment of the
painting by Jacque Louis
David Consecration of the
Emperor Napoleon I and
Coronation of the Empress
Josephine in the Cathedral
of Notre-Dame de Paris on
2 December 1804 (see photo).
“The most memorable
part of the trip for me was
seeing the inside of St. Peter’s.” Do said. “Every inch
of it is so ornate and detailed.
It’s one of those things you
look at and don’t forget.”
Loftin said he enjoyed the
Vatican with all the sculptures and the whole city of
Rome because it is just so
beautiful.
“St. Peter’s Cathedral
was pretty special with all
the Michelangelo statues,”
Loftin said. “Also the marble
comes from previous Roman buildings. The marble
on the floor of the cathedral
comes from parts of the colosseum.”
Overall, many of the students agreed that it was a
unique experience that they
really enjoyed.
Do said the combination
of being with their friends
and having a teacher who
was so knowledgeable about
Europe and made his students interested really made
the trip fun and unforgettable.
Do, Le and Loftin all said
they want to go back to Europe and would go back any
chance they had.
“I would go back to Paris,
because we didn’t get to see
as much there,” Do said.
“One
week
wasn’t
enough,” Le said. “I want to
go back and visit more.
“I would go tomorrow if
somebody would take me,”
Loftin said.
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Before the painting by Jacque Louis David Consecration of the Emperor
Napoleon I and Coronation of the Empress Josephine in the Cathedral of
Notre-Dame de Paris on 2 December 1804 in the Louvre, several Dobie students decided to stage a reenactment. From left to right are Phuong Tran as
Josephine’s attendant, Brenda Tran kneeling as Josephine, Stephanie Nguyen
in the background as Pope Pius VII, Kim Do as Napoleon, and Jody Janis as
French Cardinal Brasche.
Photo submitted
By Dana Lizik
Dobie Advanced Placement European History students had the opportunity to
experience what they studied
when they spent a week visiting Italy and France.
“It (the trip) reinforced
what we learned in class because I could picture what
things went on in Versailles
and Florence and the other
places we learned about,”
student Lisa Le said.
Eleven students went with
AP European History teacher
Jody Janis and sponsor AP
United States History teacher Bob Daugherty, to Italy
where the group toured Pompei and Florence in Rome and
visited Paris and Versailles in
France.
“I remember learning
stories behind everything in
class, so it made (the trip) a
lot more special,” student Dakota Loftin said. “It was good
to learn about Europe and see
historical stuff too.”
The students and their parents paid for the trip individually, as Le said, most parents
saw it as a graduation present. Nine of the eleven students graduated from Dobie
this spring.
“My parents wanted me to
go for all my hard work,” student Kim Do said. “ I wanted
to go to have the chance to
experience Europe and see
history in real life.”
For some of the students,
including Do, Le and Loftin, this was the first time
to visit Europe, and many
enjoyed the opportunity to
see firsthand the culture and
landmarks they spent all year
studying.
“I enjoyed the people,” Le
said, “because I got to experience a different culture, one
different from the American
standard of living.”
Do was excited to see in
real life the old ruins of classic Rome and the other historic parts of Europe because
she took four years of Latin
so she understands it. She
said it was great to finally see
all of it in real life.
“You hear so much about
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the team’s state win that are
sure to last a long while.
“These guys played together as a team over the
weekend,” Bergeron said.
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5-0 in the first two innings
against Orwall in the title
game, I thought my guys
were done.
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win. Each and every player
on the team made a positive
contribution in some way. It
was the most exciting and
rewarding baseball experience I have ever had.”
Priest’s dominating performance in the opener put
Sagemont on the fast track,
but Bergeron admits he erred
in looking past Orwall in
the second game. Orwall’s
win dropped Sagemont into
a hole. The locals spent the
rest of the weekend digging
its way out.
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12s an early cushion, and
pitchers Michael Munoz
and Nate Martinez did their
part as SBHLL advanced to
sectionals with a 19-5 victory over Maroon July 10 at
El Franco Lee Park.
The relatively easy win
was a welcome site for
SBHLL manager Daniel
Martinez after Maroon had
evened the score with an
11-1 run-rule victory the
night before.
It also gave this age
group its second straight
District 15 title, both coming via clinching wins over
Pearland Maroon, which,
along with Pearland White,
has formed a long-standing
duel with SBHLL.
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you it is always nice to beat
Pearland,” Martinez said.
The locals open the Texas
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League City American July
17 at 8 p.m. at the Pearland
Dad’s Club. The event runs
through July 17.
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Sports news, notes
8-under Longhorns’ select second at Danbury
Aug. 3 to Aug. 7 at the school
BAFL weigh-in dates
Applicant’s Name:
Bay Area Football League officials have set July
18 as the first available day for official weigh-in
and equipment issue. Each of the respective teams
in the league is requiring all players, cheerleaders,
drill team members and mascots to attend one of the
sessions. League policy allows for July 25 to be a
second weigh-in date, but respective team officials
are encouraging all youths to attend July 18.
Sagemont Cowboys: The Cowboys will host weighin July 18 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at El Franco Lee
Park.
Southbelt Dolphins: The Dolphins will host weighin July 18 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Blackhawk Park.
Ellington Rams: The Rams will host weigh-in July
18 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Wilson Park in Pasadena.
School:
Grade entering 2009-2010:
Age:
Stingers softball tryouts
Height:
Defense:
I wish to enroll my child in the 2009 football camp. I understand that neither
the coaches nor anyone connected with the football camp will assume any
responsibility for accidents, medical, dental or other expenses incurred as a
result of injuries sustained during the camp. I further acknowledge that my
child is physically fit to participate.
Parent / Guardian signature:
Home phone:
Work phone:
Address:
City:
Physician/phone:
The South Belt Longhorns, an 8-under select baseball team, captured second place at the Panther
Prowl Tournament in Danbury. The Horns took on
the Pearland Oilers winning 14-3, but then lost to the
Angleton Raptors in double elimination play on the
first day. On the second day, the Horns convincingly
won their first game against the Lake Jackson Bandits 15-1 and then took on the Lake Jackson sluggers,
handily beating them 15-3 to earn a spot in the championship game. The Lamar Storm downed the Horns
in a classic title game that was well-played on both
sides. Members of the Longhorns are, left to right,
(front row) Aaron Ramirez, Steven Alaniz, Andrew
Arriaga, Jonathan Moreno, Seth Gutierrez, Marco
Veloquio, Ibrahim Hatamleh, (middle row) David
Chicas, David Amaya, Max Garcia, Gio Iannuzzi,
RJ Ortega, Josiah Arenas, (back row) coaches Steve
Gutierrez, Ramon Ortega, Jesus Arenas, David Chicas, and Roger Moreno.
Submitted photo
Dobie High School
Dobie High School
Junior Varsity Orange Football
Sophomore Football
Camp to be held at Thompson Intermediate School
Cost is $25 per student.
Please no checks or money orders. Cash only.
Camp hours are 4 to 7 p.m. each day.
Report 15 minutes early Aug. 3. Bring tennis shoes. Cleats optional.
For more information, call coach John Fowler at 281-991-4209
JFD key football dates set;
staff prepares as 2009 nears
Date
Opponent
Time
Date
Opponent
Time
at Channelview
6:30 p.m.
Sept. 3
Dickinson (C)
Sept. 3
Dickinson (A)
4:30 p.m.
Sept. 9
at Dawson
Sept. 9
at Dawson
4:30 p.m.
Sept. 17
at North Shore
Sept. 23
*at Memorial (N)
6:30 p.m.
Sept. 23
*at Memorial (A)
Sept. 30
*South Houston (N)
6:30 p.m.
Sept. 30
Open
Oct. 9
*at Deer Park
6:30 p.m.
Oct. 9
*at Deer Park (Abshire)
Oct. 16
*La Porte (A)
6:30 p.m.
Oct. 16
*La Porte (A)
Oct. 22
*Pasadena (A)
6:30 p.m.
Oct. 22
at Atascocita
Oct. 29
*at Sam Rayburn (A)
6:30 p.m.
Oct. 28
*at Memorial (A)
San Jacinto College head coach David Santesteban will host the Coyote Soccer Clinic for two sessions on the South campus, one in July and another
in August. The July 27-30 session, which will run
from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., is open to players age 13 to
18. The Aug. 3-6 session, which will run from 6:30
to 8:30 p.m., is open to players age 6 to 12. Cost per
player is $100. The focus of the clinic is to improve
players’ fundamental skills and tactical knowledge
of the sport. Players should bring a soccer ball, shin
guards, sunblock, water and a good attitude. Checks
may be mailed to Athletic Endeavors at 3149 Indian
Summer Trail, Friendswood, Texas 77546. For more
information, call Santesteban at 281-658-7441.
Nov. 5
*Pearland (A)
6:30 p.m.
Nov. 5
*Pearland (C)
4:30 p.m.
Summer is officially over
4:30 p.m. for high school football
coaches as staffs around the
4:30 p.m. area begin preparation for
6:30 p.m. the 2009 season.
For programs which did
------not participate in spring
4:30 p.m. workouts, the first allowable day for workouts is
4:30 p.m. Aug. 3. That’s exactly when
the Dobie Longhorns will
5 p.m.
get under way.
Longhorns’ third-year
6:30 p.m.
head coach Bobby Cotton
4:30 p.m. said likely members of the
sophomore, junior varsity
and varsity teams will work
out each day from 7 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m., with team
meetings and weight room
work included. Members of
the freshman program will
work out from 8 to 11 a.m.
Date
Opponent
Time
Date
Opponent
Time
SBYSC registration online
Aug. 28
Channelview (A)
6:30 p.m.
Aug. 28
Channelview (A)
4:30 p.m.
The South Belt Youth Soccer Club is now accepting
online registration for the upcoming fall season. The
league offers play in the under 5 through under 18 divisions. Players are placed on teams based on their age
as of July 31, 2009. Online registration is $80 in the
U-5 through U-8 divisions, $90 in the U-9 and U-10
divisions and $110 in the U-11 through U-18 divisions. Registration fee includes uniform shirt, shorts
and socks. Online registration, including a credit card
payment option, is available on the league’s Web site at
southbeltsoccer.org. Practices will begin in August, and
games will begin in September, running for 10 consecutive Saturdays.
Sept. 3
at Dickinson
6 p.m.
Sept. 3
at Dickinson
4:30 p.m.
Sept. 9
Dawson (N)
6:30 p.m.
Sept. 9
Dawson (A)
6:30 p.m.
Sept. 23
*Memorial (C)
4:30 p.m.
Sept. 23
*Memorial (C)
4:30 p.m.
Sept. 30
*at South Houston (C)
4:30 p.m.
Sept. 30
*at South Houston (C)
4:30 p.m.
Oct. 9
*Deer Park (A)
6:30 p.m.
Oct. 9
*Deer Park (A)
4:30 p.m.
Oct. 16
*at La Porte (Laird Stadium) 6:30 p.m.
Oct. 16
*at La Porte (Laird Stadium) 4:30 p.m.
Oct. 22
*at Pasadena (C)
4:30 p.m.
Oct. 22
*at Pasadena (C)
4:30 p.m.
Oct. 29
*Sam Rayburn
4:30 p.m.
Oct. 29
*Sam Rayburn
4:30 p.m.
Nov. 5
*at Pearland (Rig)
6:30 p.m.
Nov. 5
*at Pearland (Rig)
4:30 p.m.
San Jac College soccer camp
San Jacinto College hoops
San Jacinto College men’s head basketball coach
Scott Gernander will host the 2009 boys’ and girls’
youth camp for two sessions. Participants age 7 to 18 are
eligible to attend. Session I is July 20-24 and Session II
is July 28 to Aug. 1. Both sessions will run from 2 to
5 p.m. at the Central campus, located at 8060 Spencer
Highway in Pasadena. Cost per session is $90. Medical
insurance is included in the fee. For more information,
call Gernander at 281-476-1847. Families may register
online at www.sjcd.edu. Click on athletics, then select
men’s basketball.
(A) – Auxiliary Stadium
(A) – Auxiliary Stadium
(N) – Newcomb Field
(C) – campus
(C) – campus
* – District 22-5A game
* – District 22-5A game
Dobie High School
Dobie High School
Freshman Orange Football
Freshman White Football
(A) – Auxiliary Stadium
(A) – Auxiliary Stadium
(N) – Newcomb Field
(C) – campus
(C) – campus
* – District 22-5A game
* – District 22-5A game
Alafa meets his idol – Earl Campbell
Important note
No player will be allowed to participate unless
he has a completed physical and form and a steroid
release form.
All athletes must also
pay in full a $10 locker fee
as mandated for the 20092010 school year by Pasadena Independent School
District officials.
Other key dates
Dobie players will begin
working out in shorts and
helmets Aug. 3. The first allowable day for full pads is
Aug. 7.
Dobie will scrimmage
against Manvel Aug. 15
and against Elkins Aug. 20.
The varsity season opener is
Aug. 27 at Newcomb Field
against Channelview.
The Longhorns’ subvarsity teams begin the regular season Aug. 28 against
Channelview.
Frosh camp set
Cotton and his staff have
set the Longhorns’ Football
Camp for Thursday and Friday, July 30 and 31 at the
school.
Incoming
ninth-grade
students as of the 20092010 school year are eligible to attend the camp.
The fee is $30 per camper. The session will run from
8 a.m. to noon each day.
Cotton and his staff will
introduce campers to team
activities, including offensive and defensive drills
used on the program.
South Belt Track Club members
earn AAU national meet berths
The South Belt Track
Club is in the midst of another gold-medal winning
season.
Fifteen members of the
club’s summer program
have earned the right to attend the Amateur Athletic
Union Junior Olympic national meet in Des Moines,
Iowa, Aug. 1-8.
The meet, to be held on
the campus of Drake University, will feature youth
age group athletes from
across the nation.
South Belt Track Club
members advanced through
regional competitions to
qualify for nationals.
Local athletes who are
headed to nationals include:
Deandre Bolden – an
intermediate boys’ division
competitor who was second in the triple jump and
second in the decathlon to
make his way to nationals.
Jaylon Bolden – A
midget boys’ division athlete on his way to nationals after placing first in the
800-meter run and third in
the long jump at regionals.
Jazmyn Bolden – A
bantam girls’ division athlete who won the long jump
event and also placed third
in the 200-meter dash at the
regional level.
LaShaye Cooper – An
intermediate girls’ distance
runner who is headed to nationals after qualifying second in the 3,000-meter run
and third in the 1,500-meter
event.
Ty Lozano – A subyouth boys’ distance runner
who is on the way to the national meet. He qualifed by
taking second in the 3,000meter event at regionals.
Deandre Moore – A
bantam boys’ competitor
who will compete in the
1,500-meter racewalk at nationals (third at regionals).
Davonte Smith – A submidget boys’ athlete who
was first in the 3,000-meter
run and first in the 1,500Continued on Page 3B
Beverly Hills Intermediate Football Camp
Aug. 3 to Aug. 14 at the school
Applicant’s Name:
Clear Brook volleyball clinic
Clear Brook varsity volleyball coach Meredith
Thompson will host the Lady Wolverines’ youth camp
July 20-23 at the school. Incoming fourth- through
ninth-grade students as of the 2009-2010 school year
may attend from 9 to 11:15 a.m. Fourth- through
sixth-grade students may attend from 8 to 10 a.m. Seventh- and eighth-grade students, as well as sixth-grade
students who currently compete at the club level may
attend from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Eighth-grade students currently involved in club volleyball and incoming ninthgrade students may attend from 2 to 5 p.m. The fourththrough sixth-grade camp is $90, while the two camps
for older students is $100. The sessions will include
skill work in the areas of passing, serving, setting, attacking, defense and more. Each participant will receive
a camp T-shirt. For more information, direct e-mail to
Thompson at mthomps1@ccisd.net or brookvball@yahoo.com.
School:
Grade entering 2009-2010:
Age:
Height:
Weight:
Positions: Offense:
Defense:
I wish to enroll my child in the 2009 football camp. I understand that neither
the coaches nor anyone connected with the football camp will assume any
responsibility for accidents, medical, dental or other expenses incurred as a
result of injuries sustained during the camp. I further acknowledge that my
child is physically fit to participate.
Parent / Guardian signature:
Clear Brook football camp
Clear Brook High School varsity football coach and
his staff will host the 2009 Wolverine Football Camp
Aug. 3-5 on campus. Students entering the second
through ninth grades are eligible to attend the camp.
The camp will offer instruction to both young players
new to the game or who are involved in youth leagues
as well as to the older students who are involved with
middle school programs. At the youth levels, students
will receive instruction on the fundamentals of the game
and receive quality instruction in all phases of the game.
Middle school athletes will have a chance to learn more
about the Wolverines’ high school program, including
the offensive and defensive systems being used at the
various high school levels. Cost of the camp for all students is $75. For more information, visit the Wolverines’ Web site at www.brookfoootball.org.
Zip:
Emergency contact/phone:
Aug. 28
The South Belt Stingers, currently a 6-under select softball team, will hold tryouts July 25 at the
Sagemont Girls Softball Association facility at El
Franco Lee Park from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for spots on
the 8-under squad that will begin play this fall. All
roster spots are open for competition, and the top 11
players will be selected based on tryout performance.
The team competed in local events throughout the
season. Anyone interested in trying out may call Les
Wincher at 832-746-1745 or direct e-mail to lwinch
er@athleticdreams1.com.
Weight:
Positions: Offense:
NGA/Hooters golf at Golfcrest
Local golf fans will get a chance to see some of the
game’s finest young players up close and personal during an exciting week of action at Golfcrest Country
Club in Pearland Aug. 3-9. The National Golf Association Hooters Pro Tour will make a stop at Golfcrest
during that time for what is sure to bring plenty of fun
for fans of all ages. The Texas Honing Open will begin
Aug. 3 with a qualifying tournament. Practice rounds
and a junior clinic Aug 4 along with a pro-am event
Aug. 5 precede four rounds of tournament play Aug.
6-9. At press time, the field of players was at 72. For
more information about the NGA Hooters tour events,
visit www.ngatour.com. Admission is free to the event.
Aug. 3 – Texas Honing Open qualifying tournament for
hopefuls.
Aug. 4 – NGA Tour practice rounds; charity shootouts,
NGA junior clinic and NGA pro-am pairings party.
Aug. 5 – Pro-am tournament and post-event dinner.
Aug. 6 – Texas Honing Open opening-round action.
Aug. 7 – Texas Honing Open second-round action.
Aug. 8 – Texas Honing Open third-round action.
Aug. 9 – Texas Honing Open final-round action.
Thompson Intermediate Football Camp
Home phone:
Work phone:
Address:
City:
Zip:
Emergency contact/phone:
Physician/phone:
Camp to be held at Beverly Hills Intermediate School
South Belt resident Rudy Alafa (left) enjoyed the
chance of a lifetime when he had the opportunity to
meet University of Texas and Houston Oilers legend
Earl Campbell at a collectibles convention at the
George R. Brown Convention Center. Campbell, a
Heisman Trophy winner at UT and a two-time most
valuable player for the Oilers in the National Football
League, wore jersey No. 20 at Texas and later wore
No. 34 with the Oilers. Following in the footsteps of
his idol, Alafa wore the jersey No. 20 in junior high
school and high school while playing football. Both
Campbell and Alafa were raised by their mothers.
Campbell’s father passed away when he was 11.
Alafa was raised by his mother, Maria, from birth.
“I admire Earl for what he accomplished on the Texas football fields, always fighting for every inch, on
the field and in life,” Alafa said. “This is something I
can relate to in my personal life growing up. We all
should try to make our parents proud of what we become in our lives and what legacy we leave behind.”
Submitted photo
Cost is $30 per student.
Please no checks or money orders. Cash only.
Camp hours are 5 to 6 p.m. each day for incoming seventh-grade students; 6
to 7 p.m. for incoming eighth-grade students.
Report 15 minutes early Aug. 3. Bring tennis shoes. Cleats optional.
For more information, call coach Ben Portis at 281-484-0145
Thursday, July 16, 2009, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Section B, Page 3
Brook volleyball standout Dittrich rises at JOs
Clear
Brook
High
School volleyball player
Alicia Dittrich is gearing
up for her junior season
with the Lady Wolverines
after another terrific summer on the club scene.
Dittrich has returned
from her third trip to the
USA Volleyball Junior
Olympics, held in Miami
late last month. A middle
SB’s Ortiz
a softball
winner
South Belt resident
Sabrina Ortiz (right)
turned in an outstanding
performance while helping her Texas Ice 96 select softball team to the
championship at the Colorado Fireworks tournament. Ortiz, who will be
in the eighth grade at St.
John’s Catholic School
this fall, played third
base for the team and
came through in a big
way both offensively and
defensively. Ortiz is the
daughter of Frances and
Julian Ortiz.
Submitted photo
Alicia Dittrich
blocker for Texas Revolution Volleyball (TRV) 16Elite club team, Dittrich led
the team into its first-ever
appearance in the open division, the program’s finest.
The Texas Revolution
had qualified for the open
division at nationals by
winning the Southern California national qualifier last
April.
TRV’s first venture into
the open division was challenging, but rewarding. The
team finished 26th overall at
the Junior Olympics, taking
on eventual champion KC
Power along the way and
delivering the Power one of
just eight game losses in the
tournament. KC Power won
the tournament easily, going unbeaten.
Heading into her third
season at the varsity level at
Clear Brook, Dittrich is set
to contribute to what could
be a special season for the
Lady Wolverines, who open
the regular season Aug. 11
on the road against St. Agnes.
Alicia Dittrich (right), who will begin her junior year
at Clear Brook High School in August, is set for another big season with the Lady Wolverines’ varsity
volleyball team. This summer, Dittrich was a key
player as the Texas Revolution Volleyball played at
the Junior Olympic nationals in Miami.
10-under Starz events
SGSA 10-under all-Starz are third
The 10-under All-Starz
of the South Belt Girls Softball Association have qualified for nationals in Garland, Texas, and are hosting
a pair of fundraising events
to help cover travel expenses.
The team will host a pok-
er tournament July 24 and
a car wash July 25. Those
wishing to participate or
help in the events may call
Aurelio Pina at 832-8678747, Yvette Giron at 713560-7464, Jesse Alvarado at
832-794-2152 or Yvette Rodriguez at 832-528-6391.
Dobie High School Baseball Camp
Hosted by head coach Miguel Torres
July 28-30 at the school
Applicant’s Name:
School:
Grade entering 2009-2010:
Castillo a series hero
Age:
T-shirt size:
I wish to enroll my child in the 2009 baseball camp. I understand that neither
the coaches nor anyone connected with the camp will assume any responsibility for accidents, medical, dental or other expenses incurred as a result of
injuries sustained during the camp. I further acknowledge that my child is
physically fit to participate.
Parent / Guardian signature:
Home phone:
Work phone:
Address:
City:
Zip:
Emergency contact/phone:
Students age 7 through those entering the ninth grade as of the 2009-2010
school year are eligible to attend.
Cost is $60 per student. Cost is $75 per student the day of the camp.
Please no checks or money orders. Cash only.
Camp hours are 8 to 11 a.m. each day.
Report 15 minutes early July 28. Bring baseball gear, including cleats.
For more details, direct e-mail to Miguel Torres at mitorres@pasadenaisd.org.
Water will be provided. Other concessions will be available for purchase.
The South Belt Girls Softball Association’s 10-under all-Starz battled their way to third place at a
tournament hosted by the Sugar Land Girls Softball
Association. Members of the SBGSA team are, left
to right, (front row) Dominique Palacios, Jackie Villarreal, Brittany Rodriguez, Jocelyn Reyes, Brook
Hudson, (middle row) Annette Cardenas, Emily Pina,
Jade Giron, Haley Garcia, (back row) assistant coach
Aurelio Pina and manager Yvette Giron. Not pictured are players Cera Alvarado and Yasmine Myers
and assistant coaches Bobby Reyes, Ray Rodriguez
and Jesse Alvarado.
South Belt tracksters head to nationals
Continued from Page 2B
meter racewalk at regionals.
Destinee Smith – a sub
youth girls’ competitor will
take part in the 1,500-meter
run at nationals after placing second at regionals.
Smith was also fourth in
the 200-meter hurdles and
third in the high jump to
give herself two more nationals appearances.
Saxon Smith – an intermediate boys’ competitor, will run in the 100- and
200-meter sprints in Des
Moines. At regionals, Smith
placed third in the 200-meter event and fourth in the
100-meter dash.
Aaron Tellis – A youth
boys’ runner, Tellis will be
entered in the 200-meter
dash as well as the 400-meter dash.
At regionals, Tellis qualified for nationals in both
events as he was second
in the 400 and third in the
200.
Zion Walker – Another
South Belt Track Club veteran, Walker is back at the
national meet.
At regionals this season,
Walker won both the 800and 1,500-meter runs in the
bantam boys division.
Chelsea Williams – An
intermediate girls’ runner,
Williams has paved the way
for herself to compete at
nationals in three different
events.
In the regional competition, Williams was the winner of the 3,000-meter run
and went on to take second
place in the 1,500-meter
run. Williams was third in
the 800-meter run to give
herself three shots at national-level medals.
The South Belt Track
Club has also qualified a relay team for the first time in
several years.
In the intermediate boys’
division, Saxon Smith,
Junior Abraham, Antoine Whitaker and Zachary Davis will make up a
4x100-meter relay team.
CALENDAR
THURSDAY, JULY 16
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Monday through Friday. from 7 to 8 a.m. at
the First United Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Room 114. Call
281-487-8787 for information, or just drop in.
11:15 a.m.
Texas Southeast Christian Women’s Club – Texas Southeast Christian Women’s
Club, in affiliation with Stonecroft Ministries, hosts monthly luncheons at Golfcrest
Country Club from 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the third Thursday of every month. The
luncheon includes a buffet, an informative program and an inspirational speaker. Cost
is $16 all inclusive. All ladies are welcome, but reservations are necessary. A complimentary nursery is provided. For information, call 281-992-1675 or 281-482-9727.
11:30 a.m.
ABWA - Southeast Express Network – American Business Women’s AssociationSouth meets on the third Thursday of each month at Makenzies Grill, 9330 Broadway
in Pearland. Lunch is from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost is $20 and includes networking
with professional business women, lunch and guest speaker. Women of all ages and
occupations are invited. Bring plenty of business cards. Reservations are appreciated.
Contact Monica Perez at mlynnperez2002@yahoo.com for reservations, or visit the
Web site at www.seen-abwa.org.
Noon
Al-Anon - Meets every Thursday from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist
Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Room 111. For information, call 281-4878787.
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 281-481-1238 for more information.
7 p.m.
Korean War Veteran Association – The Texas Lone Star Chapter meets the third
Camp instructors, including Dobie head coach Miguel Torres and his staff,
Frazier Elementary fourth-grade student Owen
Castillo has enjoyed a memorable summer. He is
a member of the 8-under Texas Extreme AA coach
pitch baseball team that won the United States Specialty Sports Associaiton World Series title in Sulphur, La. Castillo, a first baseman on the team, also
competed in the Home Run Derby, and his team finished second in the around-the-horn competition.
Castillo is the son of Kristina and Joe Castillo.
Submitted photo
for the
lastest news
on all of your
favorite
South Belt
sports teams!
Thursday of each month at the Tracy Gee Community Center, 3599 West Center.
For information, call 713-774-3662.
8:30 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Alcohol problems? AA meetings are held Thursdays
from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., and Sundays and Tuesdays from 8 to 9 p.m. at St. Stephen
Presbyterian Church, 2217 Theta Street. For information, call 713-204-2481.
FRIDAY, JULY 17
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Monday through Friday. from 7 to 8 a.m.
at the First United Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Room
114. Call 281-487-8787 for information, or just drop in.
10 a.m.
Free Line Dance Class – The Friendswood Senior Citizen Program offers free
line dancing classes. The class is held at the activity building, located at 416
Morningside. All area senior citizens, 55 or older, are invited. Previous experience
not required. For more information, call 281-482-8441.
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 281286-1431.
SATURDAY, JULY 18
6 p.m.
Frontier Squares – Meets to square dance at the NASA Gilruth Center on Space
Center. Refreshments provided. For more information, contact Gina Sherman at
281-554-5675 or George Wieland at 281-286-5682, or visit www.frontiersquares.
com.
6:30 p.m.
Bay Area Bluegrass Association – Produces a bluegrass music show and jam
session the third Saturday of each month, May and
Continued on Page 4B
ing, pitching and other fundamentals. There will be other activities during the
camp, including contests and a controlled scrimmage game. Players who register and pay in full prior to July 27 will receive a Dobie High School baseball
camp T-shirt.
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CALENDAR
December are exceptions. Admission is free. The show is held at
the League City Civic Center, 300 Walker. For more information,
visit http://www.bayareabluegrass.org.
7 p.m.
Bay Area Singles Club Monthly Dance – The Bay Area Singles
Club will hold its monthly dance Saturday, July 18, from 7 to 11 p.m.
at the VFW Lodge 8566 in Bacliff, 1401 Grand Avenue (FM646),
one-quarter mile west of HW 146. Bring snacks to share. Cost is
$6 for members and $8 for nonmembers. For more information, call
409-948-1156 or 281-484-4762.
SUNDAY, JULY 19
2 p.m.
Grief Support Group – For any adult who has lost a loved one.
Meets every Sunday, except Mother’s Day, Easter and Christmas
from 2 to 3:15 p.m. at First United Methodist Church Pasadena,
1062 Fairmont Parkway. For more information, call 281-487-8787.
8 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Alcohol problems? AA meetings are
held Sundays and Tuesdays from 8 to 9 p.m. and Thursdays from
8:30 to 9:30 p.m. at St. Stephen Presbyterian Church, 2217 Theta
Street. For information, call 713-204-2481.
MONDAY, JULY 20
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Monday through Friday.
from 7 to 8 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church Pasadena,
1062 Fairmont Parkway, Room 114. Call 281-487-8787 for information, or just drop in.
9 a.m.
Houston Area Parkinson Society – Free exercise and speech
therapy from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at Clear Lake Rehabilitation Hospital,
655 E. Medical Center Blvd., Webster. Visit www.hapsonline.org for
a complete list of services offered.
Noon
Free Exercise Class – Basic low impact aerobic classes on
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at noon at the Sagemont
Community Center, 11507 Hughes Road. Registration is required.
For more information, call Beatrice at 281-922-2343.
6 p.m.
Scrabble Club #511 – Meets every Monday at the IHOP on Fuqua
from 6 to 9 p.m. All who enjoy the game or want to learn to play are
invited to join. For more information, call 281-488-2923.
6:30 p.m.
Civil Air Patrol Meeting – Weekly at Ellington Field in the Civil
Air Patrol Building. Call 281-484-1352 and leave a message for
more information.
7 p.m.
Grief Support Group – “Friends Helping Friends” meets every
Monday from 7 to 8:15 p.m. at Clear Lake Rehab Hospital, 655 E.
Medical Center Blvd. in Webster. Those who have lost a spouse
or other loved one are invited to participate. For information, call
Betty Flynn at 281-474-3430 or Diana Kawalec at 281-334-1033.
The Clear Lake Gem and Mineral Society, Inc. – Meets the third
week of each month at the Clear Lake Park Building, 5001 NASA
Parkway. Guests welcome. Designed to promote education and
popular interest in the various earth sciences, hobbies dealing with
the art of lapidaries and the science of minerals and fossils.
TUESDAY, JULY 21
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Monday through Friday.
from 7 to 8 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church Pasadena,
1062 Fairmont Parkway, Room 114. Call 281-487-8787 for information, or just drop in. 11 a.m.
The Bay Area Military Officers’ Wives – hold monthly luncheon
meetings on the third Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held at
Bay Oaks Country Club from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Active duty or retired
officers’ wives are eligible. For information, contact Wanda
Symmonds, president, at 832-425-2724 or www.WSYMMONDS@
houston.rr.com or Wendy Peters, membership, at 281-333-3115 or
www.WendyPeters@verizon.net.
Noon
Free Exercise Class – Basic low impact aerobic classes on
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at noon at the Sagemont
Community Center, 11507 Hughes Road. Registration is required.
For more information, call Beatrice at 281-922-2343.
1 p.m.
Pasadena Heritage Park and Museum – Exhibits include dioramas, an old-time kitchen and a turn-of-the-century doctor’s office.
Tuesday through Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. 204 S. Main, Pasadena.
For information, call 713-472-0565.
1:30 p.m.
Houston Area Parkinson Society – Free exercise and speech
therapy from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at Bayshore Sports Medicine and
Rehabilitation Center, 4021 Brookhaven, Pasadena. Visit www.
hapsonline.org for a complete list of services offered.
5 p.m.
Houston Area Parkinson Society – Free water therapy from 5 to
6 p.m. and 6 to 7 p.m. at Clear Lake Rehabilitation Hospital, 655
E. Medical Center Blvd., Webster. Visit www.hapsonline.org for a
complete list of services offered.
6:30 p.m.
Clear Lake Toastmasters Club – Meets at the Clear Lake Church
of Christ, 938 El Dorado Blvd. Call Jerry Tate at 281-481-5417 for
information.
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) – Meets at Sagemont
Recreation Center, 11507 Hughes. For information, call Erma
Coskey at 713-946-6049.
Pearland Area Republican Women’s Club – meets at Perry’s
Landmark Restaurant, 2501 S. Main. For more information, call
281-485-4140 or 281-485-1431.
7 p.m.
The Compassionate Friends – TCF meets on the third Tuesday
of every month at 7 p.m. at the Friendswood United Methodist
Church, 204 W. Edgewood (FM2351) in the Family Life Center,
second floor, room 204. TCF is a nondenominational, self-help
organization offering friendship, support and understanding to
bereaved families who have lost a son, daughter or sibling. For
information, call 281-332-2887 or 281-992-0145.
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each month at 7 p.m. at Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital,
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or neighbor and work together to make PIP the best in the city.
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neighborhoods safer. For more information, call Officer Randy Derr
at 281-218-3900.
Bay Area Turning Point Crisis Intervention Center – Weekly
sexual assault support group offers a confidential self-help support
group for victim/survivors of rape and sexual abuse. To attend or for
more information, call 281-286-2525.
8 p.m.
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7-23
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Page 6, Section B, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Thursday, July 16, 2009
Big Leaguers of Sagemont-Beverly Hills take state tourney; eye southwest regional title
Texas East
State tournament
Continued from Page 1B
Bergeron said he is guilty
of looking past Orwall a
little bit. He tried to save
pitcher Daniel Sawyer for
a later game, and the result
was costly.
Orwall, playing in its
first game of the tournament
after a bye, defeated Sagemont 6-5 in the opening
game of the day July 11.
Later that night, Sagemont was forced to play an
elimination game against
Austin in the three-team
tournament.
“I out-managed my-
self a little bit right there,”
Bergeron said. “I was trying to get a win over Orwall without having to use
Daniel. It didn’t work, and I
should not have done it.”
So, Sagemont had to
play three elimination
games. The team won each
of them.
Some of the hitting stars
included Aris Adame, who
went 11 for 21 at the plate,
and Joseph Gutierrez, who
was 12 for 21. Justin Eckols, who drove in the tying and eventual winning
runs in the decisive game
against Orwall, was 10 for
20. Bergeron said Adame
dominated the tournament
at the plate and also pitched
well. Priest had eight hits as
the team’s designated hitter
after winning the opener on
the mound.
D.J. Julks constantly got
on base at the top of the
lineup. Aaron Kutra pitched
three innings of no-hit baseball in an emergency relief
pitching effort.
The same goes for Wesley Castillo, who threw the
ball exceptionally well in
the final game, going five
innings. Mike Medina also
pitched well in a game.
Adame may not be able
to attend regionals because
of a prior commitment to a
showcase event in Florida,
but the others have told
Bergeron they are on board
for the regional trip. He’s
pumped.
“Regardless of what happens at regionals, these guys
have shown me so much.
Back as 13s, they were very
much the same way, doing
whatever it took to win. It
was truly a special weekend.”
SBHLL 7, Orwall 6
In the championship
game July 12, Orwall led
5-0 through two innings.
But Sagemont refused go
fade easily. The game went
nine innings before the locals prevailed.
Castillo was the pitching hero in relief of Adame.
Sagemont’s three-run fifth,
keyed by doubles from
Priest and Gutierrez and
Adame’s two-run homer,
made the game interesting.
Julks led a two-out rally
in the sixth with a single.
Eckols and Gutierrez later
SBHLL Big League 17-18s bag state championship
doubled as the locals pulled
within 6-5.
Eckols tied the game
with a single in the seventh
and slapped a double in the
ninth to deliver the win.
SBHLL 28, Orwall 1
Orwall saved its best
pitching for a possible finale, and the move backfired.
Sagemont scored 10 runs in
the first innings on the way
to a 28-1 victory early July
12.
While Orwall was using 10 pitchers, Sagemont
stroked 16 hits and got three
no-hit innings from Kutra.
The win set up the final title
game.
SBHLL 7, Austin 6
In the first elimination
game late July 11, Sagemont took a 5-0 lead and
had to hold on for a 7-6 victory. The win set up a first
championship game against
Orwall.
Orwall 6, Sagemont 5
Sagemont lost its first
game of the tournament
early July 11 as Orwall took
advantage of Sagemont’s
sloppy pitching.
Derrick Murray started
for Sagemont and was erratic. He threw 39 pitches
through two innings, and
Sagemont eventually trailed
5-0.
Medina came into the
game in relief and held Orwall scoreless over the final
three innings, but Sagemont’s final rally fell just
short of a win.
Sagemont 3, Austin 1
Priest came through with
the top performance of the
tournament in the opener
against Austin.
Working with Little
League Baseball’s 105pitch limit, Priest threw 6
2/3 innings of no-hit baseball before surrendering a
two-out solo homer.
Priest closed out the
game with a strikeout, his
11th. He threw 98 pitches,
walking just one.
Sagemont got on the
scoreboard in the third inning as Gutierrez doubled
and rode home on Julks’
single.
Adame
and
Josh
Bergeron also had RBI hits,
but Priest stole the show.
“Cody was unbelievable,” Bergeron said. “He
simply dominated the game.
It was tough to see him lose
the no-hitter, but his effort
really gave us a lift.”
From there, Sagemont
had to battle a little harder
to win the big prize, but it
came with plenty of rewards
along the way.
“We played five baseball games, and we were
out there for more than four
hours,” Bergeron said.
“These guys showed me
they wanted to win.”
Special thanks go out to:
Sagemont 3, Austin 1
Orwall 6, Sagemont 5
Sagemont 6, Austin 5
Sagemont 28, Orwall 1
Sagemont 7, Orwall 6
Sagemont wins Texas East title
Southwest Regional
Big League all-stars
Age 17-18s
Ruston, Louisiana
Game 2: Sagemont vs. Laredo
July 17, 7:30 p.m.
Game 1: Amite, La. vs. Westgate
July 17, 4:30 p.m.
Double elimination event
Sagemont-Beverly Hills Little League’s Big League division (1718s) all-stars are headed to the Southwest Regional Tournament
after winning the Texas East state crown with a 7-6 victory over
Orwall July 12. Members of the team are, left to right, (front row)
assistant coach Lee Jackson, Wesley Castillo, Justin Eckols, Mike
Medina, Daniel Sawyer, Josh Bergeron, Derrick Murray, Aris
Adame, manager Dave Bergeron, (back row) assistant coach
Doug Sawyer, Brandon Broussard, Quinton Edwards, Aaron
Kutra, D.J. Julks, Joseph Gutierrez and Cody Priest. The locals
take on the Texas West winner in the regional opener July 17.
Al Carter
Selina Broussard &
Elizabeth Eckols
Photographers of the
SBHLL all-stars
Updates at www.littleleague.org/
series/2009divisions/index.htm
Winner advances to:
Big League World Series
Easley, South Carolina
July 29 to Aug. 5
Sectionals next: SBHLL 12s seek elusive title as League City American opener set
Alford’s homers lead 12s
Jacob Alford (left) socked a grand slam and a two-run homer July 11, sending
Sagemont-Beverly Hills Little League’s 12-year old all-star team to a 12-5 victory
over Pearland Maroon at El Franco Lee Park. Starting pitcher Michael Munoz
earned the win for the locals, going four innings. The District 15 title was the
second straight for this core group of players, which also claimed the crown as 11year-olds last summer. Sagemont will now take on League City in the Texas East
Section 3 opener July 17.
Photo by Al Carter/cartersportsphotos.com
Michael Munoz gave the Sagemont 12-year-old all-stars a big lift as he started the
District 15 title game on the mound, going four innings in a 19-5 win over Pearland Maroon.
Photo by John Bechtle
In the District 15 round, Sagemont-Beverly Hills Little League 12-year-old division
all-star John John Garcia had one brilliant performance and another that wasn’t as
tidy. At sectionals, the hard-throwing right-hander will look to be at his best.
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Photo by John Bechtle
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It certainly is a bit odd
that
Sagemont-Beverly
Hills would claim the Pearland Little League as a host
site.
Yet with League City
and First Colony looming
at sectionals, Sagemont is
looking for an advantage.
Not having to travel very far
to play could help.
First Colony is the defending sectional champion
after beating Sagemont a
season ago. This time, Sagemont has a chance to turn
the tables.
Last summer, SBHLL’s
11-year-old all-stars defeated Pearland Maroon
and moved on to sectionals.
First Colony came away
with the tournament win.
But the SBHLL 12-yearold all-stars, many of whom
tasted defeat last summer,
are intent on evening the
score.
“I really believe this is
our year to win sectionals,”
Martinez said. “We have a
pitching staff with four or
five guys we can go to, and
I think we have a solid, balanced lineup.”
If the District 15 tournament from this season provides a glimpse of what lies
ahead, the locals should be
feeling good.
SBHLL won its first
three tournament games by
allowing just six runs. Pearland Maroon exploded for
an easy run-rule win July
10, but Martinez had his
team ready to go in the final
game.
“We had a nice practice
before the last game, and I
think we went into the game
sharper,” Martinez said.
“The night before, I think
we got our heads down a
little bit after they got to
John John Garcia (SBHLL
pitcher) for a few runs. He
had pitched great against
them in the first game (a 4-1
win for Sagemont) but they
were ready.”
In the winner-take-all
game, Alford and his teammates left no doubt as to the
eventual D-15 winner.
Michael Munoz started
First baseman Nate Martinez and his Sagemont-Beverly Hills Little League 12year-old all-star teammates unleashed a barrage of hits while downing Pearland on the mound and went four
strong innings before Nate
Maroon in the District 15 final. Up next is a big showdown at sectionals.
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Photo by John Bechtle Martinez came on in relief
Texas District 15
Major all-stars (12s)
Sagemont 5, OFA 3
Sagemont 4, Pearland Maroon 1
Sagemont 6, Friendswood 2
Pearland Maroon 11, Sagemont 1
Sagemont 19, Pearland Maroon 5
Texas East Section 3
Major all-stars 12s
Game 2: Sagemont vs. League City
July 17, Pearland Dad’s Club 8 p.m.
Game 1: First Colony vs. Huffman
July 17, Pearland Dad’s Club 6 p.m.
July 18: G1 winner vs. G2 winner, 8 p.m.
July 18: G1 loser vs. G2 loser, 6 p.m.
Updates at www.eteamz.com/td15
and finished the deal.
Sagemont’s
offense
clicked all game long after
Alford’s early slam. Alford
later added a second home
run that closed out Pearland
Maroon’s season.
With the Section 3 title
in the balance, Martinez is
confident this is Sagemont’s
year to shine.
“These kids are a year
older and have been here
before,” Martinez said. “I
haven’t seen another team
that is better than us.
“We have five guys,
including Munoz, Garcia, Marcus Martinez,
Nate Martinez and Jimmy
Trevino who are capable of
pitching for us and doing a
great job. In the end, I think
it’s going to come down to
us and District 16 (First
Colony).
“No offense to the other
teams, but First Colony is
our nemesis at the sectional
level, sort of like Pearland
has been at district.
“We’ve taken care of
Pearland, and now we have
to go out and do it against
those other good teams at
sectionals.”
Martinez and members
of his staff scouted both
League City American and
Baytown in preparation for
the sectional tournament.
League City advanced
but had to do it the hard
way. Baytown beat League
City in nine innings July
13, forcing a deciding game
between the two teams July
14. League City won it.