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SATURDAY | June 1, 2013 | Vol. 59 | No. 31 | www.theleadernews.com | @heightsleader Inside Today: Heights vinyl shops making a comeback • Page 1B 6B 4B THE INDEX. Public Safety 2A Hipstrict 3A Topics 4A Obituaries Coupons Puzzles 4A Sports 7B Classifieds 6A www.preproperties.com Your Neighborhood Full Service Real Estate Office 713-686-5454 PREMIER PROPERTIES THE BRIEF. sponsored by 3401 W. T.C. Jester 713-957-1100 M-F 11am-9pm Sat 11am-5pm Mon-Fri • 4-8PM ALL DAY - SAT Come Join Us! DAILY SPECIALS �� ����� �� �� � � � ���� 10570 NW Frwy • 713-680-2350 Darlene’s ��������������� ������� � �� As bat colonies go, the one un- der the Congress Street Bridge in Austin gets the big buzz. Housto- nians also plug the large colony that has taken up residence at the Waugh Drive Bridge over Buffalo Bayou. But residents of Oak Forest and surrounding neighborhoods have their own group of winged mammals that are rapidly becom- ing a community attraction. Bill Mallin of Oak Forest, along with his 17-month old Rhodesian Ridgeback Karno Moose, runs or walks about 35-40 miles each week. One of his preferred paths is along the White Oak Bayou Hike and Bike Trail, which is where he first saw – and smelled – the colony under the Watonga Street Bridge at West T.C. Jester Boulevard. After mentioning the experi- ence on Facebook, Mallin has be- come a tour guide of sorts, lead- An Oak Forest man was pistol- whipped in his front yard late May 22 as he fought off a would-be rob- ber who fired a shot into the air as he fled, unsuccessful in his attempt. The 55-year-old victim told The Leader the following day that he had just returned to his home in the 1500 block of Wakefield about 11 p.m. af- ter shopping at the Kroger on 43rd Street and was unloading groceries in front of his home when he noticed a vehicle crawl through the nearby in- tersection with Piney Woods. “Thinking back, I’m sure he was just cruising slowly through inter- sections, looking up and down the streets, looking for victims,” the resi- dent said. The older, boxy white station wag- on with a roof rack — possibly a Vol- vo, he said – backed up and parked across the street, and a black man in his 20s “with very smooth skin” jumped out brandishing a pistol and demanding the man’s wallet. The vic- tim said the suspect was “built like an athlete.” Instead of giving in, the victim ran into his yard, throwing two bags of groceries at the suspect and hitting him in the head with a 12-pack of so- das. “I must have tossed it hard, like Houston’s Planning Commission last week approved Trammell Crow Residential’s replat application without variance for the site of its 360-unit Alexan Heights mid- rise luxury apartment at Yale and 6th streets, West Heights Coalition’s website reports. The replat for the 3.5-acre site included properties previ- ously restricted to single fam- ily use but was recently revised with deed restrictions amend- ments. The deed restrictions in- volved single-family home ini- tially within the block-filling complex’s proposed footprint – properties that the owners did not want to sell and that TCR was able to design around. TCR’s earlier request for con- struction with a variance failed before the Houston Plan- ning Commission. A half-dozen or so area residents spoke against the re- plat request at the May 23 hearing – and others had written and called relevant offices and attended numerous planning commission meetings, WHC sources said. Studewood Place on track for dining, lofts Studewood Place, the mixed use development with luxu- ry lofts located at 1111 Studewood in the Heights, is mov- ing forward for residential and business occupancy, according to David Littwitz of Chodrow Realty Advisors. Littwitz said one restaurant has signed a lease and another one is expected to sign shortly, and both should be open by November. The development offers 20 2-bedroom, 2.5-bath residen- tial units starting at $450,000. They range from 1,793-2,010 square feet and boast down- town skyline and Heights views. Two residential lofts have been sold, and Littwitz said “there’s no doubt in my mind” the remaining 18 units will sell out by the end of the the summer. Residents are expect- ed to move in by July. “It looks fabulous,” Littwitz said. “It’ll be an asset to the neighborhood.” Harolds sign down, not out The landmark script signs of Harolds in the Heights were pulled off the building at 350 W. 19th St. Tuesday morning – but the disappearance is only temporary, the redeveloper of the building says. Dan Braun of Braun Enter- prises told The Leader the signs will be down until the building is transformed into Torchys Ta- cos, the Heights General Store and one other, yet unconfirmed space, and are being safely pre- served. That was part of the under- standing when Harold Wiesen- thal, who passed away last May -- nearly to the day of the signs’ removal -- sold the prop- erty to Braun. Wiesenthal’s son, Michael, said he’s glad that the signs will be preserved. He said the one in front has been up since 1960, and the one facing Heights Boulevard has been there since 1980. “I think it’s great,” Michael said. “When Mr. Braun bought it, he said he wanted to make sure people knew what was on that corner for 61 years.” Heights senior living ready to rise Construction is launching this week on The Village of the Heights, a luxury living facil- ity for seniors at the corner of Studewood and Algregg that is expected to open in late sum- mer of 2014. Demolition wound up last week on the structure on the site, which had served since the 1950s as a supermarket for the Heights, most recently a Fiesta Mart. Rachel Moore, speaking for the developers of the new fa- cility, said construction should last about 16 months, with an eye toward an opening in late summer of 2014. D etails on evelopment Yale St. apartments OK’d Reworked plans for a luxury apartment com- plex on Yale Street has been approved. Ignore the sign. Residen- tial move-ins are expected by July – restaurants possible in November. The iconic signs from Har- olds will be put back up, according to its current owner. (Tracy Dacus) The former supermarket on Studewood was torn down, and this is a draw- ing of the site plans. Victim whipped after robbery confrontation by Charlotte Aguilar [email protected] EEK- o -Tourism see Victim • Page 5A Aleida Klimko and father Adam, who participated in a recent walk from T.C. Jester Park to the Watonga Street Bridge can’t take their eyes off the stream of bats which have taken up residence under the bridge. (Photo by Betsy Denson) At top, bats hide in the expansion joints of the more noted bat colony under the Waugh Street Bridge. (© Dale Martin/Houston Zoo.) Oak Forest bat colony gets buzz by Betsy Denson [email protected] The end of the school year at Oak Forest Elementary also marks the beginning of a new chapter for Magnet Coordinator Jacquelyn Mai- da. After 34 years at the school — and 40 years in childhood education — Maida is retir- ing. “It was a hard decision,” she said, “but I decided it was time.” Maida grew up in Abbev- ille, La. and attended the Uni- versity of Southwestern Loui- siana, now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, before starting her career as a first- grade teacher in Lafayette. Wanting a change, Maida moved to Houston where she worked at Lakewood Elementary in the North For- est Independent School District for a few years. She knew someone at Oak Forest Elementary and next applied for a teaching position there. That decision would lead to her spending the next 34 years at the school, first as a teacher for first grade and later for third-, fourth- and fifth-graders. In 1997, the original magnet coordinator retired, and Maida moved into a new role at the school. Although she missed the classroom, Maida says she enjoyed getting to follow students from kindergarten through fifth-grade. “I love seeing the children progress,” she said. As overseer of the school’s Vanguard (or Gifted and Talented) program, Maida was tasked not just with the admissions process for children classified as G&T, but also with the quality of their elementary school educa- tion once they arrived. To do this, she regularly visited classrooms and also ensured that teachers were getting the right training. She also handled transfers, budget, field trips, trans- portation, and “other duties as assigned.” Although she is not officially classified as an administrator, Maida is third in command after the principal and assistant principal. “Some days I come in with a plan, and don’t even touch it,” said Maida. Principal Jenny Thomas says that Maida’s value to the school cannot be underestimated. “When I first came on board, I saw the trust and the relationships that Jackie Retirement (b)looming for OFES veteran by Betsy Denson [email protected] Jacquelyn Maida see Bats • Page 5A see Maida • Page 5A Lodge to host family ‘homecoming’ SPJST Lodge 88, 1435 Beall St. in the Heights, will host a “home- coming” lunch with outdoor water activities and a polka dance starting at 11 a.m. June 2. A lunch consisting of grilled chicken and sausage, potato salad, pinto beans and cole slaw, will be served from 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Mem- bers eat free, and visitors pay $7 for adults and $4 for children, and the Birthday Club Sisters will be selling homemade pastries. The SPJST Orchestra and choral group will perform from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., and a barbecue pit and gift cards will be raffled off. Youngsters can enjoy outdoor entertainment and a water slide (for which they should bring bathing suits or a change of clothes). From 2-6 p.m., the Ennis Czech Boys band will play polkas and variety dance music. Admission to the dance is $10. For information, visit www. lodge88.org, the SPJST Lodge 88 Facebook page or call 713-869-5767. What YOU Can Find Inside JOIN HOUSTON DANCE WORKS as it presents its second annual dance recital “Road Trip!” 2 p.m. Saturday, June 8 at Johnston Middle School, 10410 Manhattan Dr. 77096. Free admission. ANTIQUES BY NANCY: Painted furniture, yours or ours. 832-282- 8108, www.antiquesbynancy.com. BRAVENEC ELECTRIC for all your electrical needs. 713-864-4168, 713-864-2791. See more in our CLASSIFIED section • Page 6A

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As bat colonies go, the one un-der the Congress Street Bridge in Austin gets the big buzz. Housto-nians also plug the large colony that has taken up residence at the Waugh Drive Bridge over Buffalo Bayou. But residents of Oak Forest and surrounding neighborhoods have their own group of winged mammals that are rapidly becom-ing a community attraction.

Bill Mallin of Oak Forest, along with his 17-month old Rhodesian Ridgeback Karno Moose, runs or walks about 35-40 miles each week. One of his preferred paths is along the White Oak Bayou Hike and Bike Trail, which is where he fi rst saw – and smelled – the colony under the Watonga Street Bridge at West T.C. Jester Boulevard.

After mentioning the experi-ence on Facebook, Mallin has be-come a tour guide of sorts, lead-

An Oak Forest man was pistol-whipped in his front yard late May 22 as he fought off a would-be rob-ber who fi red a shot into the air as he fl ed, unsuccessful in his attempt.

The 55-year-old victim told The Leader the following day that he had just returned to his home in the 1500 block of Wakefi eld about 11 p.m. af-ter shopping at the Kroger on 43rd

Street and was unloading groceries in front of his home when he noticed a vehicle crawl through the nearby in-tersection with Piney Woods.

“Thinking back, I’m sure he was just cruising slowly through inter-sections, looking up and down the streets, looking for victims,” the resi-dent said.

The older, boxy white station wag-on with a roof rack — possibly a Vol-vo, he said – backed up and parked across the street, and a black man

in his 20s “with very smooth skin” jumped out brandishing a pistol and demanding the man’s wallet. The vic-tim said the suspect was “built like an athlete.”

Instead of giving in, the victim ran into his yard, throwing two bags of groceries at the suspect and hitting him in the head with a 12-pack of so-das. “I must have tossed it hard, like

Houston’s Planning Commission last week approved Trammell Crow Residential’s replat application without variance for the site of its 360-unit Alexan Heights mid-rise luxury apartment at Yale and 6th streets, West Heights Coalition’s website reports.

The replat for the 3.5-acre site included properties previ-ously restricted to single fam-ily use but was recently revised with deed restrictions amend-ments.

The deed restrictions in-volved single-family home ini-tially within the block-fi lling complex’s proposed footprint – properties that the owners did not want to sell and that TCR was able to design around. TCR’s earlier request for con-struction with a variance failed before the Houston Plan-ning Commission.

A half-dozen or so area residents spoke against the re-plat request at the May 23 hearing – and others had written and called relevant offi ces and attended numerous planning commission meetings, WHC sources said.

Studewood Place on track for dining, loftsStudewood Place, the mixed use development with luxu-

ry lofts located at 1111 Studewood in the Heights, is mov-ing forward for residential and business occupancy, according to David Littwitz of Chodrow Realty Advisors.

Littwitz said one restaurant has signed a lease and another one is expected to sign shortly, and both should be open by November.

The development offers 20 2-bedroom, 2.5-bath residen-tial units starting at $450,000. They range from 1,793-2,010 square feet and boast down-town skyline and Heights views.

Two residential lofts have been sold, and Littwitz said “there’s no doubt in my mind” the remaining 18 units will sell out by the end of the the summer. Residents are expect-ed to move in by July.

“It looks fabulous,” Littwitz said. “It’ll be an asset to the neighborhood.”

Harolds sign down, not outThe landmark script signs of Harolds in the Heights were

pulled off the building at 350 W. 19th St. Tuesday morning – but the disappearance is only temporary, the redeveloper of the building says.

Dan Braun of Braun Enter-prises told The Leader the signs will be down until the building is transformed into Torchys Ta-cos, the Heights General Store and one other, yet unconfi rmed space, and are being safely pre-served.

That was part of the under-standing when Harold Wiesen-thal, who passed away last May -- nearly to the day of the signs’ removal -- sold the prop-erty to Braun.

Wiesenthal’s son, Michael, said he’s glad that the signs will be preserved. He said the one in front has been up since 1960, and the one facing Heights Boulevard has been there since 1980.

“I think it’s great,” Michael said. “When Mr. Braun bought it, he said he wanted to make sure people knew what was on that corner for 61 years.”

Heights senior living ready to rise

Construction is launching this week on The Village of the Heights, a luxury living facil-ity for seniors at the corner of Studewood and Algregg that is expected to open in late sum-mer of 2014.

Demolition wound up last week on the structure on the site, which had served since the 1950s as a supermarket for the Heights, most recently a Fiesta Mart.

Rachel Moore, speaking for the developers of the new fa-cility, said construction should last about 16 months, with an eye toward an opening in late summer of 2014.

Details onevelopment

Yale St. apartments OK’d

Reworked plans for a luxury apartment com-plex on Yale Street has been approved.

Ignore the sign. Residen-tial move-ins are expected by July – restaurants possible in November.

The iconic signs from Har-olds will be put back up, according to its current owner. (Tracy Dacus)

The former supermarket on Studewood was torn down, and this is a draw-ing of the site plans.

Victim whipped after robbery confrontationby Charlotte Aguilar

[email protected]

EEK- o -Tourism

see Victim • Page 5A

Aleida Klimko and father Adam, who participated in a recent walk from T.C. Jester Park to the Watonga Street Bridge can’t take their eyes off the stream of bats which have taken up residence under the bridge. (Photo by Betsy Denson) At top, bats hide in the expansion joints of the more noted bat colony under the Waugh Street Bridge. (© Dale Martin/Houston Zoo.)

Oak Forestbat colonygets buzz

by Betsy [email protected]

The end of the school year at Oak Forest Elementary also marks the beginning of a new chapter for Magnet Coordinator Jacquelyn Mai-da. After 34 years at the school — and 40 years in childhood education — Maida is retir-ing.

“It was a hard decision,” she said, “but I decided it was time.”

Maida grew up in Abbev-ille, La. and attended the Uni-versity of Southwestern Loui-siana, now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, before starting her career as a fi rst-grade teacher in Lafayette.

Wanting a change, Maida moved to Houston where she worked at Lakewood Elementary in the North For-est Independent School District for a few years. She knew someone at Oak Forest Elementary and next applied for a teaching position there.

That decision would lead to her spending the next 34

years at the school, fi rst as a teacher for fi rst grade and later for third-, fourth- and fi fth-graders. In 1997, the original magnet coordinator retired, and Maida moved into a new role at the school.

Although she missed the classroom, Maida says she enjoyed getting to follow students from kindergarten through fi fth-grade. “I love seeing the children progress,” she said.

As overseer of the school’s Vanguard (or Gifted and Talented) program, Maida was tasked not just with the admissions process for children classifi ed as G&T, but also with the quality of their elementary school educa-tion once they arrived. To do this, she regularly visited classrooms and also ensured that teachers were getting the right training.

She also handled transfers, budget, fi eld trips, trans-portation, and “other duties as assigned.” Although she is not offi cially classifi ed as an administrator, Maida is third in command after the principal and assistant principal.

“Some days I come in with a plan, and don’t even touch it,” said Maida.

Principal Jenny Thomas says that Maida’s value to the school cannot be underestimated. “When I fi rst came on board, I saw the trust and the relationships that Jackie

Retirement (b)looming for OFES veteranby Betsy Denson

[email protected]

Jacquelyn Maida

see Bats • Page 5A

see Maida • Page 5A

Lodge to hostfamily ‘homecoming’

SPJST Lodge 88, 1435 Beall St. in the Heights, will host a “home-coming” lunch with outdoor water activities and a polka dance starting at 11 a.m. June 2.

A lunch consisting of grilled chicken and sausage, potato salad, pinto beans and cole slaw, will be served from 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Mem-bers eat free, and visitors pay $7 for adults and $4 for children, and the Birthday Club Sisters will be selling homemade pastries.

The SPJST Orchestra and choral group will perform from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., and a barbecue pit and gift cards will be raffl ed off . Youngsters can enjoy outdoor entertainment and a water slide (for which they should bring bathing suits or a change of clothes).

From 2-6 p.m., the Ennis Czech Boys band will play polkas and variety dance music. Admission to the dance is $10.

For information, visit www.lodge88.org, the SPJST Lodge 88 Facebook page or call 713-869-5767.

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TALKING ABOUT CANCER1-2 p.m. June 12Memorial Hermann Northwest1635 N. Loop West, Classroom CSouth Tower

Cancer EMBRACE is a cancer discussion group open to all patients, survivors and caregivers. It meets at the hospital the second Wednesday of every month.

NOURISH TO FLOURISHFOOD AND BOOK DRIVEThe Giving Back GroupGabby’s BBQ2-7 p.m. June 22 4659 Telephone Road 77087832-270-8807www.givingbackgroup.org

A silent auction, barbecue and ice cream eating contest will be featured. Food and books will be distributed to low income at risk children in the neighbor-hood.

GLASSELL SCHOOLSUMMER SIGNUPSJune 3-Aug. 55100 Montrose Blvd. 713-639-7700www.mfah.org/juniorschool

Registration is now open at The Glassell Junior School at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Classes and workshops are offered year-round for children of all skill levels and interests, ages 4 through 18. Registrations are accepted by mail, by fax and in person during Junior School office hours.

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“Beer is King in Texas and we want to make sure everyone knows it,” says the website for Houston Beer Fest, which is 1-10 p.m. June 8 at Hermann Square Park at 900 Smith St. downtown.

This third installment of HBF prom-ises to be the best to date. They’ve add-ed cool new things to enjoy, and most importantly, more beer. The local craft beer selection has increased as well as the vendor selection.

All of the great beer of Texas can be tasted, as well as beer from the rest of the states and abroad. Drinking a great beer is one thing, but to meet the person that made it while doing so is a moment to remember. Several breweries will have personnel and staff on site to speak and drink with you.

Everything but the Kitchen SinkOn Saturday, June 1 at 1 p.m. Everything But The Kitchen Sink

crawfi sh boil and pig roast will be “the grand daddy of all parking lot parties” at Woodrows Heights. Entertainment will be provided by Bad Boyfriend, Jody Booth and The Zydeco Dots. Featured craft breweries include Lone Pint, Cedar Creek, No Label, Southern Star, Real Ale, Buffalo Bayou, Lagunitas, and Abita. Booze will include Smith’s Vodka, Fitch’s Goat Whiskey, Moody June Gin, Red River Whiskey, Western Son Vodka, and Dulce Vida Tequila.

Woodrows Heights is located at 1200 Durham. For more informa-tion, visit www.woodrowsheights.com.

Corkscrew UOn Wednesday, June 5 at 7 p.m. join Andrew Adams at The Cork-

screw as he peels away the mystique of wine and makes it fun and approachable. The topic will be female winemakers. The Corkscrew is located at 1308 W. 20th Street. For more information, or to regis-ter for the event, visit or call 713-230-8352.

Latin Beats at Landry’s Downtown Aquarium Strap on your dancing shoes and go move to the Latin beats ev-

ery Friday night from 7-11 p.m. at Landry’s Downtown Aquarium. There are free Salsa lessons, with Latin inspired food and drinks available. There is a DJ and a live band the last Friday of each month. There is no cover charge. For more information, visit www.http://www.aquariumrestaurants.com/downtownaquariumhouston/.

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Summertime, again. A bittersweet time for most Houstonians, and if you’ve lived here through more than one Houston summer you know what I mean. I’m not going to wax po-etic about Houston weather here though. To me, summer means art after dark! The First Saturday Arts Market switches to evening shows for the summer to beat the heat. Start-ing this Saturday June 1 at 6 and ending around 10 p.m.

We see a different crowd in the sum-mer, more couples and groups of friends com-ing to shop. First Satur-day nights are popular evenings for gallery openings, too, so we join the long list of stops for gallery hoppers. It’s a fast four hours and we typically see the same numbers of people, just in a shorter time frame. Don’t dally, it may be hot till November here but the summer shows are only 3 months. June 1, July 6 and August 3. More details below.

By the way, if you follow my column let me tell you what happened at the Brazarre event at G Gallery last Saturday night. I became the proud (ahem) owner of Bra Bra Blacksheep. A very artfully inspired piece with two sheep pup-pets ingeniously displayed up front. I was really happy to see that my friend and artist Ginger Travis Page created this piece. The event ben-efi ts the American Cancer Society and raised over $10,000. Amazing turnout and art!

The Heights is gaining a new art gallery, Av-enue Gallery will be located at 3219 Houston Avenue, directly across the street from Kaboom Books. Set to open Saturday June 8, the gallery owner and director, Taylor Clendennen, will have regular business hours and openings on the 2nd and 4th Saturday’s of every month, trunk shows, and host local fundraisers. All vi-sual art mediums are accepted as well as classes and workshops taught by local artists. The gal-lery will operate by leasing space to artists on a monthly basis, there are no commissions to the gallery. The gallery also handles all promotions and opening expenses. Taylor started attending my shows a few years ago with her mother, jew-elry designer Debbie Clendennen, and both are exceptionally talented. I’m very excited about this space. Congratulations Taylor! For more information and opening details visit the gal-lery Facebook page: www.facebook.com/aveg-allery

Friday, May 31Texas Art Asylum & TUTS Tupperware Art

Show! Texas Art Asylum, 5 - 8 p.m. 1719 Live Oak Street, Houston TX 77003. To celebrate the Houston run of Dixie’s Tupperware Party, local artists have created one of a kind pieces of art using Tupperware! All art will be for sale, and a portion will benefi t TUTS’ Educa-tion Fund. Exhibition runs May 31-June 9. Opening reception refreshments will be pro-vided by Phoenicia Market Bar. Participating artists: Erin Baer, Nicole Bean, Bonnie Blue, Mitch Cohen, Lacey Crawford, Adrienne Dun-can, Mike Esparza, Megan Freemantle, Marsha Glickman, Robin Hanning, Khanh Ho, Jennifer McCormick, Kiki Neumann, Pat Padilla, Chas-ity Porter, James Scott, Brian Neal Sensabaugh, Chris Smith, Loni Sproles, Sam VanBibber www.texasartasylum.com

*As of this writing, I have NOT created my piece for this show yet. So, we shall both be sur-prised.

Saturday, June 1Aurora Street Open Artist Studios 129 Au-

rora Street, 77008 2 - 8 p.m. http://hasg.blog.com I haven’t gotten to go this yet - maybe I can sneak over this Saturday.

Lynn Lane’s Art Opening - 14 Pews 800 Aurora St. 6-8 p.m. New art show explores the dancer as kinetic art plus local fi lmmaker Cres-sandra Thibodeaux will premiere her short fi lm Lynn Lane In Motion. www.14pews.com

Art After Dark - First Saturday Arts Market at Night! 548 W. 19th Street, 6 - 10 p.m. The market switches to evening hours for the sum-mer through August. Located in the Historic Houston Heights next to Gen’s Antiques at 548 W. 19th St. at Lawrence St., the market features the works of dozens of visual artists, showcas-es paintings, sculpture, photography, jewelry and handcrafted items. Bring the entire family and come enjoy the great outdoors, live music and delicious fare from some of the area’s best gourmet food trucks. This month Good Dog Houston.

Open year-round on the fi rst Saturday of each month, the market is open from 6-10 p.m. June, July and August and September thru May from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. For more information visit www.FirstSaturdayArtsMarket.com or call 713-802-1213.

Sunday, June 2The Offi cial Love Street Light Circus 5th

Birthday Bash - Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar 1031 E. 24th, Houston, Texas 77009 - Starts at 3 p.m. Five years of bringing the healing power of live

music to children in local hospitals. Love Street volunteers will be on hand, so you can fi nd out more about how Love Street works. For the full schedule: http://lovestreetalliance.org. (Okay now, I do not plan to turn this into a music column too, however, this is a nonprofi t rock and roll band! That is just to cool. I have been to their shows and they are absolutely amaz-ing. Myrna Sanders, a regular performer at the market is in this group too. Just go.)

Thursday, June 6BOOM! Group Poster Art Show, presented

by Paper and Space and Boomtown Coffee - 242 West 19th, Houston, Texas 77008. With works by Uncle Charlie, John Hancock, Catfi sh, Dom Bam, Kevin Clifford, Chasity Porter. An open-ing party will be held on June 6, 7 ? 9 p.m. DJ, Food truck and complimentary wine will be available.Rotating works will be for sale and on display throughout the Summer. http://www.paperandspace.com

Friday, June 7First Friday Reception - DaVinci Artists

Gallery 6 - 9 p.m. 315 West Main Street, Tom-ball, Texas 77375 http://www.davinciartistsgal-lery.com - First Saturday doesn’t come before the fi rst Friday very often - this space is off the Heights beaten path but many of the artist members frequent many shows in our area. It is a nice space too, grab some friends and check it out.

Saturday, June 8Craftacular 2nd Saturday - The Father’s

Day edition. 1025 Studewood, Noon to 4 p.m. in the Heights at Hello-Lucky. Oh and get your shaved ice treats from Yeti Sunshine outside the shop on Saturdays noon to 4 or so, some Fridays too!

Open Artist Studios at Winter & Spring Street Studios 2101 Winter Street and 1824 Spring Street http://winterstreetstudios.info

Coinciding with the open studios: WORKS, oil-on-paper, from 2012 and 2013 by Robert Derr - Winter Street Studios #C3b *This space has its own entrance on the front left side of the building.

Charles Watson, Reception - Heights Art Studios & Gallery 7-10 p.m. 214 E. 27 St. Houston, 77008 http://hasg.blog.com http://charleswatson.com/home.html

Cohen is the founder and manager of First Saturday Arts Market. Contact him at [email protected] or visit him on the web atArtValet.com.

Art a la Carte: Avenue Gallery opening on Houston Ave.

Mitch CohenArts Columnist

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Houston Beer Fest expands

Leader NibblesRudyard’s owner sets sights on Heights

The owner of the popular Rudyard’s British Pub, 2010 Waugh Dr., plans on building a new restaurant-bar and entertainment outlet on the edge of the Heights next summer, according to a report late last week in the Houston Business Journal.

Lelia Rodgers told HBJ the venue will be called Tik Tok, comprise 15,000 square feet and hold 750-800 people – about 500 of those in the performance area. Already, she said, the project has cost more than $2 million. It will be located in the same center as the SSQQ Dance Studio and Restaurant Depot, at 1412 W. 20th St.

More projects for BRC-Liberty Kitchen ownersPartners Lance Fegen and Lee Ellis, who have several new projects on the books in

Houston, now plan to open a BRC Gastropub-Liberty Kitchen hybrid in Austin in summer of 2014, Ellis tells CultureMap.com.

The creative team will be adding frozen custards to the menu at the Kitchen this sum-mer, Ellis said, and eventually plans to go into the frozen dessert business – details to be announced.

The prix fi xe menu has gained prominence in the Houston din-ing scene as of late. Typically it is a hefty-priced, multi-course sam-pling of the restaurant’s menu, which puts you on a pre-deter-mined course of consumption. Nationally-acclaimed eateries such Oxheart, The Pass, Triniti and Uchi, where Leader Eater recently indulged, have built their reputa-tions on the set menu. While the revolving door of courses hitting the table is ideal to experience a chef ’s strong suit, you are also at the mercy of their gastronomic mood, not yours.

For a restaurant like Coppa Ris-torante, the Italian-inspired spot on Washington Avenue that has a multitude of intriguing options, creating your own sampler of suc-cessive plates is the ideal approach to appreciating its range of fl avors. This works especially well when you are with a small group that is comfortable hauling off smaller portions from the main plate, and a waiter who is more than willing to stagger the arrival of your dish-es. (We had both.)

Coppa’s Crispy Spiced Chick-peas are in small print at the top of the menu, but these zesty little garbanzo marbles with a subtle crunch are a must to introduce your palette to the place. We made a move and passed on Coppa’s renowned Fritto Misto and chose Octopus Carpaccio for our fi rst true course. We were rewarded with fi ngernailed sized and glassy white pieces of exquisitely sea-soned octopus arranged in a rounded shingle formation on the plate. And they tasted even better than they looked.

Leader Eater’s crew stayed with the seafood theme and encoun-tered an Insalata di Frutti di Mare, a medley of shrimp, lobster, cala-mari and greens. It’s always tough for a lettuce-based dish to steal the

show and this one was a serviceable salad without any tricks. We were expecting a little bit more moxie from the “Ham & Eggs” pizza that came out next. The attraction of in-house dried and spiced sausage alongside a delicacy like quail eggs proved too optimistic, though. Al-though there was a sunny side up version of those rare speckled eggs on each slice, the combination’s fl avor was fl at (and a little messy with the yolk oozing off the ‘zza and onto my fi ngers). By no means was it a dud (it’s kind of hard to screw up pizza), but the toppings looked better on paper than they tasted on the thin crust.

However, our sampling circus could not have ended with a bet-ter surprise (if you don’t count the refreshingly tart yet smoothly rich Lemon Semifreddo dessert and trio of cannolis). Leader Eater was drawn to Coppa’s Foglie di Carci-ofo by the fascination of lamb sau-sage in the pasta entrée, but had no idea it would be just a small part of a bold dish that weaves to-gether multiple tastes and textures. The lamb on its own isn’t a fl avor heavyweight, but partnered with sautéed eggplant and tomatoes, a healthy helping of garlic, halved caper berries (which look like green olives with tiny seeds) with a hint of sour, the snap between your teeth of pinenuts and the periodic dominance of basil, this pasta dish is praiseworthy. (“This is the best thing I’ve ever had,” one of our group said, with only a smidge of hyperbole.) Coppa’s fresh arti-choke-based pasta in the shape of pressed pennies showed off its own character and complemented the rest of the ingredients. It took us four courses (and a couple of tries at their wine and cocktail menu), but your own version of prix fi xe proved the best way to appreciate Coppa and unearth a gem from its ranging menu.

Coppa Ristorante5555 Washington Ave.www.copparistorante.comBites and Small Plates: $4-$19Pizza: $14-$19

Pasta and Plates: $19-$42Kid Friendly: I’ll keep The Bomber (my 5-year-old going on 15) at homeLE’s Favorite: Foglie di Carciofo

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Last week, I asked our readers if they would give their thoughts on The Leader, how we’re doing, and

what you’d like to see us improve in your newspaper. And on cue, many of you provided great ideas.

Among them were requests to begin publishing local recipes. We’ve heard that before, and I think it’s time we ramp up our food coverage even more. We also were asked to begin covering local poli-tics better. With municipal and school board elections around the corner, I’m looking forward to delving into some of the pressing issues facing our commu-nity. Again, another fantastic idea from you all.

There are plenty of other useful ideas you all submitted, and as we transition into year two of owning The Leader, I think you’ll enjoy some of the changes we have in store.

I also asked readers to tell me things they would change about this newspaper and our website. Some of those sugges-tions were quite pointed, and while I suppose I could list all the great ideas and none of the “bad” ideas, that just doesn’t seem like much fun. So I’d like to answer some of the negative comments, starting with one that came to my voicemail last weekend.

In the May 25 edition of The Leader, we ran a story on Page 1 that carried the headline “Sacred Tolerance.” The story, if you missed it, was about the Hare Krishna Temple being renovated on 34th Street in Garden Oaks. What seemed more interesting, even though we didn’t play it up too much, was that this group also has purchased land across the street, where they’ll build apartments and en-courage their members to live there. And to add to the intrigue, this temple is right next door to the Young Men’s Christian Association, better known today as the Y.

Anyone who has driven along 34th Street has seen the extensive renovations being done to that facility. In fact, you don’t even have to be on that street to notice the prodigious temple. Despite the

work and obvious presence of the Hare Krishna group in this community, a man called over the weekend with anger seep-ing through the phone line.

“About this Sacred Tolerance story you have on the front page,” the caller said. “I just have one question for you and your reporter who wrote it. Do you say you are a Christian? You can call me back if you want.”

It is very easy to understand why this caller was upset. In fact, I expected a few more calls about it. There’s an old country song called, “Politics, Religion and Her,” and the premise is that it’s OK to talk about anything except politics, re-ligion and lost love. And when we choose to write about a religious organization in our community or about a tough political issue, we are going to incite some readers. (And no, we don’t write many stories about lost loves – you’re welcome.)

So, to answer the caller’s question, yes, I am a professed Christian and I am not ashamed for a minute to tell our readers that.

I also understand that what we do at our newspaper, and at thousands of simi-lar newspapers across the country, is to paint a picture of our community as best as we possibly can. You don’t paint good pictures by ignoring images with which

you may philosophically or theologically disagree. Put another way, I don’t believe a fair and accurate news medium (be it newspaper, TV, radio or the web) should ever be taken seriously if that medium only reports on comfortable issues.

We reported on the Hare Krishna facil-ity not to spread their word or encourage your membership. If they want to knock on your door and invite you to join, that’s up to them. Our responsibility is to in-form you of the things happening in our area, and I refuse to allow personal beliefs to cause our trusted medium to ignore segments or places here.

I don’t remember Jesus being a person who avoided those of different faiths during His time on earth. And I’d also ask the caller to consider that we devote almost an entire page every week to the churches in our community, includ-ing the publication of a “Message of the Week” based on the Bible.

With that out of the way, I realize I’m running a little long here. But there is one other question I’d like to quickly address, because it won’t go away.

Without fail, we had a few people who wrote two simple, yet succinct, words on their review of The Leader: “Fire Ashby.”

Lynn Ashby has written columns in Houston for decades, and I imagine

there’s never been a time when all of his readers agreed with his witty and some-times left-leaning opinions. The best answer I can give, though, is based on a recent speech I gave. One person in the audience asked, “When are you going to fire Lynn Ashby?” That question was im-mediately met by another person in the audience who retorted, “I like Ashby.”

To that, I simply nodded to the origi-nal questioner and said, “There’s your answer.” We don’t have a bottled-up, stereotypical reader. We have folks from all walks of life and all political directions who enjoy different parts of The Leader. If we only published what one political party enjoyed, I fear we’d become just another heap of information as worthless as many of the media you hear and read today. Ashby often writes about issues in Texas, and I think some of his stuff is worth passing along.

So Ashby gets to stay as long as he keeps writing original columns that interest some of our readers. And besides, he’s a good alternative to me.

Email [email protected]

P.S. Please feel free to continue email-ing ideas for ways we can improve your newspaper.

We can’t be trusted and wear blinders at the same timeJONATHAN

MCELVY

Publisher

THE TV WEATHER REPORT – “There is a small, low-pressure area just west of Ghana – you can see it here on our FloSloMo Radar – which means it could become a major hurricane and wipe us out, every one of us. But it’s still too early to tell. That’s it from your Panic Weather Center. Back to you, Chip.” Thus begins every TV weather report from now until the end of hurricane season on Nov. 30.

Officially, hurricane season be-gins on June 1 when FEMA tosses out the first doughnut, but our lo-cal TV weather wizards have been working on their frenzied attack for months. This is the one time of the year when they get top billing on the local TV news programs. The more fear and panic they can induce in us, the more their own ratings go up. And this year, they tell us, is going to be a particularly bad time for hurricanes – just like every other year.

The weathermen and women get their frantic forecasts from that tropical beach outpost: Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colo., which, to the best I can de-termine, has never experienced a hurricane or even a warm breeze across the ski slopes. Last year, the Rams (that’s their mascot) pre-dicted 10 named storms would hit the Atlantic and Gulf coast. There were 19, which is close enough for government work. The CSU ex-perts said the difference of almost 100 percent (or almost 50 percent) was because of El Nino. Certainly comprehensive immigration re-form should shoulder some re-sponsibility, but not all.

Now the CSU crack weather team is predicting 2013 “could be a very active season with an above average chance for a major hurri-cane to hit the United States coast or the Caribbean.” AccuWeather says this year will be another active season “for a total of 16 storms. Out of those 16, eight will be hur-ricanes. Four of those hurricanes will be major hurricanes.” (An interesting point: In recent years, European weather forecasters have been more accurate about storms hitting the U.S. than our own fore-casters. I blame the Gulf Stream

media.) We must take these warnings

with a grain of salt water, remem-bering that Sandy caught NOAA off guard, as the prognosticators predicted the storm would go up the east coast but stay out at sea. The big blow arrived on the Jer-sey and New York shores catching the locals in hell and high water. See: “government work” above. But Sandy did rack up record me-dia coverage. Why? Because that storm almost hit NEW YORK CITY! That is home base for the national media, so any hurricane danger, real or imagined, requires 24-hour coverage with radar, maps and always the reporter standing in the wind and rain with water up to his waist while shouting, “Brian, I’m standing in the wind and rain with water up to my waist.” I heard some New Jersey TV reporter calling Sandy “the worst national disaster in our nation’s history.” News of the Galveston Storm and Katrina never made it up to the Jersey shore. For that matter, compare the coverage of the Bos-ton Marathon crime spree, which killed four people, with the West, Texas, explosion that killed 15.

In any event, we are now brac-ing for Andrea, Barry, Chantal and Dorian. Those are the names given this season to our first tropical storms that may or may not be-come full-fledged hurricanes. The list goes on down to Wendy, and if we need more names the National Hurricane Center will turn to the Greek alphabet, and we’ll have Hurricanes Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, etc.

We’ve got to be ready in case a hurricane hits the Texas coast, so move to Midland. Even if you live there or any other place beyond

the ravages of the Gulf, you’ve got a seagull in this deluge because storms cost Texas taxpayers money – lots of money. There are the Na-tional Guardsmen, DPS troopers, TxDOT workers, all getting time and a half, and don’t forget the governor’s hair stylist. If you have friends or relatives along the coast, be prepared to open your home to soggy guests in bad need of a drink and a hot bath. Can your backyard keep a cougar? One solution is to fix your phone recorder to play: “I’m sorry we can’t take your call. The health department made us move out after discovering a ram-pant SARS virus in the den, prob-ably carried by rabid rats.”

Forget plans to visit Corpus Christi or South Padre during hur-ricane season, just in case 2.5 mil-lion Texans flee inland, as they did before Ike. If a storm is coming, you can’t get a hotel room in San Antonio or Dallas; they’ll be filled with evacuees. Speaking of Dal-las, when the state of Texas asked Dallas to house 40,000 disabled evacuees from the Houston area in case of another hurricane – these would be the blind, babies on life-support, lame octogenarians – Dallas said no. Thanks, Little D.

If you are among the millions of Texans whose houses are finan-cially under water and soon may be literally that way, here are a few suggestions: Buy lots of plywood to nail over your windows, which brings up a question: every year we see TV shots of frantic hom-eowners and store landlords lined up at a Home Depot to buy sheets of plywood. What happened to last year’s plywood? I mean, that plywood is still good, doesn’t turn sour or get that refrigerator taste.

Also, stock up on ice. I suggest you pack bags of it in the garage beforehand. Got batteries for your dialysis machine? You may want to purchase a new vehicle to tour your property after the flood, like a glass-bottom boat. Make evacua-tion plans so you can flee to a safe place. Maybe New Orleans.

Most importantly, leave early – like when there is a small, low-pressure area just west of Ghana.

Ashby is adrift at [email protected]

If there’s a storm, don’t head to Dallas

ASHBYAT

LARGE

No mush zoneDear Editor:Thanks for your straightforward,

unapologetic answer to politically correct IsThisThe50s.

Please don’t “mush-ize” your writing to accommodate people like that. Whatever you do they will always find fault. You want your writing to be “Rocky Road”, not “Vanilla”. Vanilla is the largest seller in ice cream but not in literature. I’ll bet that no one writes in to tell Ashby what words to use. Stay interesting.

I hope your paper remains a success. Bill Hanley

More MollyDear Editor:I am an avid reader of The Leader and

enjoy it very much. I pretty much ignored this paper until you took over and I am a convert. Love it!

Molly the Cat is very informative and that is great for all readers. I would like to see more from Molly herself and stories from other Heights pets. For example, Molly the pug was taken from my yard just before Christmas over a year ago. Two neighbors saw a girl from Reagan HS pick

her up and drive off with her. I decided that I would find Molly the Pug even if I died trying.

I talked to everyone in the neighbor-hood every day for information, posted flyers every few weeks (they were being taken down) and started a website called “Help Me Find my Pug.” Hundreds of people responded to that website and many came to help me hunt for Molly. The non-profit rescue group PugHearts also helped and I took a three legged foster from them to help me cope with my sadness.

Also the wonderful response of the neighborhood helped me get through the agony of not knowing where Molly the Pug was. And Molly’s disappearance was on Fox News. Three months later, one of these wonderful people emailed me that she had seen a pug matching Molly’s pic-ture at a house near her in Sunset Heights. I had responded to many sightings all over NE Houston and found many pugs, but not Molly, so I did not have high hopes. But it WAS Molly and she climbed all over me. I was overwhelmed with emotion. Fox News covered the reunion too.

This is a great neighborhood. BTW, I

adopted the 3 legger and he and Molly are best friends.

Dr. Anne SutherlandHeights

Dishonoring our heroesDear Editor:As we reflect upon Memorial Day just

passed, would it not be relevant to won-der why so much life was lost in the name of freedom and democracy. Our warriors buried in eight different countries around the world? If our leaders are so intent in simply giving this country away, why all the wars?

What about the recent news events where the Boy Scouts voted to allow gay members and in the same week a British soldier was savagely murdered in broad daylight. Two decapitations in the same week.Take note of the parrallels. The fascists movement seeking to extinguish Christian views of morality instead of founding their own group infiltrated a long-standing group that is supposed to foster virtue and sexual morality among their ranks.Instead of upholding courage the Scout leaders crumble at the prospect of losing support from large benefactors

under siege by those who have a well calculated agenda of moral relativism.

Meanwhile, in Britain, a population outlawed from any self-defense in the form of a device or weapon are left in the streets to be preached to by the blood-soaked jihadists while waiting on the police. In response, PM Cameron bleats: “it was also a betrayal of Islam. . . . There is nothing in Islam that justifies this truly dreadful act.”. Who needs a leader that is so ignorant of Islam? Islam seeks the worldwide Caliphate, there is no moderate Islam.They will continue to kill and maim as directed in their ideology.

The peoples of Western Civilization owe it to their fallen heros: Reject polite and controlled speech, act with courage in the defense of your people and civilization, overthrow all treacherous and cowardly politicians. Watch UKIP and the colorful Nigel Farage in Britain for what may have to happen here in the USA.

God Bless America & All the West,Liz Theiss

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a shotput, because my leg is hurt-ing today from the move,” the man said.

Also hurting: his head and face, after the suspect struck him twice with the pistol, which the “really angry” man fired into the air once as he retreated.

“Looking back at it, I probably would have done something dif-ferently,” the victim said. “I didn’t know he was going to attack me like that.”

The victim praised police, who were called by his family and on the scene with two units in eight minutes, along with paramedics.

“We’re getting great service from that department,” said the resident, who’s lived in Oak Forest for 25 years. “But what’s happen-ing out there is truly scary.”

A paramedic examined the vic-tim at the scene and recommend-ed that he have a family member take him for emergency treatment, after it was determined that his in-juries weren’t serious and that he hadn’t lost consciousness. He was treated and didn’t require stitches.

After two rounds of similar rob-beries of residents last fall and in the spring, HPD and Precinct 1 Constables had increased patrols in the neighborhoods, and things had quieted down recently.

“I hope it’s not starting up again,” the victim said.

Facebook postings – some from people who heard the gunshot – speculated overnight and Thurs-day morning about what had hap-pened. There was a report that the victim was walking from a conve-nience store on 34th Street or one on 43rd Street to his home and was attacked, and false informa-tion that he might have been shot in the head.

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non asked nearby residents to be on watch for a vehicle matching the description of the white sta-tion wagon used in this robbery attempt and to call HPD Robbery

at 713-308-0700 if they spot it. CrimeStoppers, 713-222-TIPS, is also offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the suspect in the case.

Victim • from Page 1A

established in the community. It made my job so much easier. Al-though she plays a big part in the Vanguard program here, she im-pacts the whole campus. Jackie has a genuine heart for all the kids at Oak Forest and has always thought about what’s in their best interest.”

As a testament to her worth, June 4 at the school will be “Jackie Maida Day at Oak Forest.”

While Maida does not rule out working part time in the educa-tion field down the road, she looks forward to doing something “to-

tally different” in retirement. She says she might help her husband in his boot and shoe repair busi-ness. A trip to Nova Scotia is in the works, and she’ll be able to catch up on her gardening and reading. Maida can also spend more time with her three children, who all at-tended Oak Forest.

And there’s one more thing.“Ideally, I’d set up a booth some-

where selling fresh flowers and be at peace with the world,” she said. “Flowers always make people hap-py. “

ing neighbors on bat walks. On a recent Saturday, about 15-20 people met up in T.C. Jester Park for some snacks and conversa-tion before setting out northward about 7:45 to the bridge.

For many, including Alisa Bes-sire-Wooten and her family, it was their first time going to see the bats. “We’ve been wanting to come on this,” she said. “The tim-ing worked out tonight.”

The walk to the Watonga over-pass from the park is a little less than a mile. The junior members of the expedition were very ex-cited about the prospect of seeing bats and had no problem keeping up with their parents.

When the group arrived, there were a few other families and cy-clists already waiting for nightfall. Some ventured under the bridge where the squeaking of the bats grew steadily louder. The wind was blowing upstream so the smell of bat guano wasn’t a fac-tor.

Although you can’t set a watch by the bats, Mallin noted that they would take off shortly after sunset when the light under the bridge switched on. He said that he’d taken two groups recently, the first of which was a crowd of 40 neighbors who came out dur-ing one of Houston’s recent cold snaps. When the bats did not make an appearance, a quick In-ternet search by phone found that bats don’t like cold or wind.

“We learned they don’t like noise either,” said Nora Loera, “and we had a lot of kids with us that night.” The next group of 30 had better luck.

When it’s quiet, Mallin says that the entire colony leaves the bridge over a five-minute span: “It looks like a river in the sky

moving along the bayou’s path.” On this Saturday night at about

8:25, after a few strays led the way, a steady stream of bats exited their perch and took to the skies in search of insects to eat. They kept coming for the next 20 min-utes as the group watched and took photos and videos. Aleida Klimko watched from the arms of her father, Adam. “I like how they travel in packs,” she said.

Diana Foss, an Urban Biologist with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, says she hasn’t been to the Watonga Bridge in several years but was recently told by a nearby landowner that the bat population had grown.

“That’s nice to hear,” she said.Along with a group of volun-

teers called the Bat Team, Foss identifies bat colonies in Houston and gathers information about them. Although it is not an exact science, the Bat Team has counted the bats under the Waugh Bridge,

primarily through crevice counts where spotlights are used to briefly illuminate the bats’ habi-tat. Emergence counts and thumb counts, using hand held counters, are also utilized.

Foss’ team plans to visit Waton-ga for a count as soon as they can fit it in the schedule. Mallin esti-mates there are tens of thousands of the bats which Foss says, as far as she knows, are the Mexican Free-tailed variety, which lives in the southern United States.

All who came out on Saturday night enjoyed the camaraderie and the show as well as Brenda Thompson’s killer guacamole.

For those who would like to take a bat walk of your own, Mal-lin suggests that you do so in a group as there is safety in num-bers. If you don’t want to walk from T.C. Jester Park, you can also park in the Watonga Parkway Park or the Oak Forest Masonic Lodge at 4721 Watonga Street.

Bats • from Page 1A

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MECHANIC WITH EXPERIENCE on Econoline vans needed. Ex-perience with A/C, alternators, brakes and suspension. Tools required. Salary commensurate with experience. 713-681-3600. (TF)

24/7 ANSWERING SERVICE seeking a (Spanish) bilingual representative with call center customer service experience. Employment Line. 713-866-4490. (6-15)

COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPING COMPANY is currently looking for a licensed chemical applica-tor with a valid Texas license. Good salary and benefi ts. For more information, please call 713-688-2435 or apply at 2048 Johanna Dr. We are an equal op-portunity employer. (S) (6-1)

RECEPTIONIST FOR CPA OF-FICE: Permanent, part-time. 610 N. Loop area. M-F. Professional presentation required. Duties: greet clients, must be computer literate, know administrative clerical procedures, be able to prepare correspondence, receive/sort/send mail, update database, send mailouts, print and assemble reports. E-mail re-sume to: [email protected]. (6-1)

OFFICE ASSISTANT: Full or part-time. Familiar with setup and use of spreadsheets required. Experience with photo editing, DTP, Joomla, cPanel, etc. ... is a plus. Apply in person. 3616 Pinemont Dr. M-F, 9-5. (S)

EXPERIENCED GROOMER AND BATHER needed at Pooch-N-Dales. We groom up to 400/month. 713-681-6218. (6-8)

ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC COM-MUNITY is accepting applica-tions for part-time custodian. Call 713-864-2653 x 208, between 8 a.m.-3 p.m. (6-1)

COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPING COMPANY is currently looking for leadmen with minimum one year of experience. For more information, please call 713-688-2435 or apply at 2048 Johanna Dr. We are an equal opportunity employer. (S) (6-1)

COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPING COMPANY is currently looking for English speaking foreman with one year+ of experience. Good salary and benefi ts. For more information, please call 713-688-2435 or apply at 2048 Johanna Dr. We are an equal op-portunity employer. (S) (6-1)

GROOMER NEEDED at Pooch-N-Dale Grooming. We groom up to 400 a month. 713-681-6218. (6-1)

TRAINEES FOR PERMANENT POSITION rebuilding auto parts. Mechanically inclined, valid TDL. Apply in person. 3616 Pinemont Dr. M-F, 8:30-5. (S)

RESTAURANT COUNTER HELP and dishwasher needed. Mon-day-Friday. 713-466-6550. (6-8)

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HUNTING PROPERTY/ACRE-AGE FOR SALE: Panther Can-yon Ranch #34, 344.37 acres at $265/acre. Mule Deer, Blue Quail and Javelina. Rough Draw and Canyons. $4,565 down with owner financing. Non qualifying loan. 1-210-734-4009. www.westerntexasland.com.

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HOUSE FOR SALE: 910 E. Wellington, 77076. 3-2, as is. $58,000 cash. 281-379-7079.

FAIR PRICES ON CARPET/FLOORING SALES, INSTAL-LATION AND REPAIR: Thirty-five years experience. Carpet, hardwoods, vinyl, ceramic tile. Carpet shampoo and restretch carpet. Dry cleaning now avail-able. 713-582-5500. (TF)

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