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Sunday provided a sudden and fi erce re-minder of why this isn’t just “hurricane” season but the time of year to expect severe weather of all kinds.

A fast-moving storm packing downpours and wind gusts was routine for most of the Houston area but wreaked havoc on some Oak Forest streets.

Centerpoint crews worked quickly to re-store power from downed lines, and neigh-bors helped neighbors to remove fallen trees and debris.

Residents’ photographs and written ac-counts posted on social media showed trees fallen onto a home on Lido Lane, onto a car parked on one street and pulling down power lines. One limb appeared to be hurled,

projectile-style, into the side of a residence.At one point, Centerpoint reported 4,500

homes in the area without power, but crews were dispatched to pinpoint and repair the problems, and by evening, power had been restored to most residences.

One resident who was caught outside in the storm described it “like a tornado” with limbs crashing and debris fl ying, including yard furniture. Another resident said the top of a carport ended up in her yard.

ABC-13’s chief meteorologist Tim Heller studied data from the affected area and said it showed no tornadoes. The strongest wind gusts from the storm were only about 35-40 miles per hour, he said.

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At any given time on the 700 block of the Yale Street walkway, people are jogging, walking with their children and riding their bicycles.

Houston Police Department senior offi cer Antonio C. Boutte is there to ensure their experi-ence is a safe one.

“(Motorists) are oblivious of the pedestrian traffi c,” Boutte said. “Offi cers are out here for the safety of the public. The speed limit is the safest speed you can drive on these roadways.”

Boutte, 51, can tell how fast a car is going by “visual estima-tion,” but since that won’t hold up in court, he has a laser that tracks vehicles from 1,000 feet away.

“The equipment is very ef-fi cient – it helps you write tick-ets,” said Boutte, who estimates that 80 percent of the tickets he writes hold up in court.

He has an 11 mile per hour “cushion,” which means that he doesn’t stop cars unless they’re going 11 miles over the speed limit.

Some offi cers, Boutte said, have a 5 mph cushion, and it can vary depending on the offi cer.

The HPD traffi c offi cers drive unmarked black cars, known within the department as “slick tops.”

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Houston Police Department traffi c offi cer Antonio C. Boutte ensures that motorists follow the posted speed limit, especially along Yale Street near I-10.

(Photos by Michael Sudhalter)

by Michael [email protected]

Speeders BewareAn attempted smash-and-grab

ATM robbery, an assault by car and a number of robberies and assaults kept police in Leader neighbor-hoods active in recent days.

Would-be smash-and-grab robbers hit OF Valero

The Valero convenience store at 43rd Street and Rosslyn in Oak Forest was hit by a messy smash-and-grab robbery attempt early Tuesday morning.

ABC-13 reported that investiga-tors say a group of fi ve men backed a pickup truck through the store-front about 3:20 a.m., before it opened and no employees were on site. Apparently the suspects fl ed when the alarm sounded, accord-ing to the report.

Robbers frequently use that tech-nique to steal ATM machines, but the ATM at the store wasn’t taken.

Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

Timbergrove woman faces charge in assault-by-car

A Timbergrove woman was ar-rested and charged with aggravated assault on a family member after she struck her boyfriend with her 2013 Nissan Ultima on the 1600 block of Bevis at 3:15 p.m. on June 4.

Houston police said Gabrielle Hunter, 19, was arguing with her boyfriend, Terrance Barnes, 20, when he attempted to get away. She followed him in her vehicle and struck him, investigators said.

He was taken, in stable condi-tion, to Ben Taub General Hospi-tal with a broken leg and possible fractured skull.

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What was described by neighbors as a well-tended 100-year-old tree crashed onto this Oak Forest home Sunday in a sudden outbreak of high winds and rain. (Photo from Facebook)

Honor our hometown heroes in 2 weeks With our most patriotic holiday approaching, The Leader is seeking to honor our true American heroes – men and women from our neigh-borhoods on active duty with the military for the Fourth of July.

Please email us photos of your loved ones in uniform as jpeg at-tachments to [email protected], along with their name, military branch and rank, current base and duty, name of their high school/col-lege, parents and/or spouse and the name and contact information of the person submitting the information.

Submissions may also be dropped off at The Leader, 3500-A E. T.C. Jester Blvd. between 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Deadline for photos and informa-tion is June 28.

So while we get ready for picnics, parades and fi reworks, let’s remember those who are living their patriotism far from home by serving their country and protecting our freedoms.

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The Greater Heights Chamber of Com-merce could have a new president as early as next week, according to the person leading the search committee.

In March, Ken Stallman notified the Cham-ber’s board that he would step down from his position. He became president in the summer of 2009 after a career in banking.

Dee Farino, a member of the Chamber’s executive committee, was tapped to lead the search for a new president, and shortly after Stallman’s last day, April 15, the board began taking applications for candidates of the open position.

A complete list of those candidates was not

made public, though two confirmed names that were considered in the interview process were Mickey Blake, cur-rent chairwoman of the Chamber board, and Terry Burge. Blake owns a mar-keting company, Market-ability Inc., and Burge was the long-time publisher of The Leader.

According to Farino, the committee established to find Stallman’s replace-ment will make a recommendation to the en-tire board at its next scheduled meeting on

June 19.If the board approves the recommendation,

the candidate will then be offered the job, Fa-rino said. If the board does not approve the recommendation, the search committee will conduct more interviews in hopes of finding another candidate.

It is not known if either Blake or Burge will be recommended as potential candidates, as the Chamber has been quiet during the selec-tion process.

Since Stallman’s resignation, Jacob Milwee, director of member services for the Chamber, has served as the acting president.

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Karbach, with 1,112 percent growth, was only outpaced by Tennessee’s Blackston Brewer, with 1,190 percent, according to data cited from the Brewers Association.

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The 12th Annual Evelyn Payne Memo-rial Benefit and Chili Cook Off is June 15 from 2-6 p.m. at Cottonwood, 3422 N.

Shepherd Dr. There will be four different bands offering four hours of live music to help in efforts to raise money to send diabetic kids to Camp Sweeney, one the largest and most effective diabetes educational facilities in the world.

At 2 p.m., 11-year-old rising country sensation Abigail Taylor will take the stage. The Dog Party Band, who’s been involved with the benefit since the very beginning, will take the stage at 3 p.m. At 4 p.m. Whiskey Brisket goes on, followed by B.O.O.M. (Brothers of Other Mothers) at 5 p.m.

The “Mad-Dog” Chili Cook-Off begins at 3 p.m.

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“Get ready to grab life by the horns!” The Running With The Bulls Pub Crawl, sponsored by the Texas A&M Howdy

Club, will take place midday June 15 in Midtown. Registration begins at 11:15 a.m. at Pub Fiction, 2303 Smith St. The dress code is all white with a maroon or red sash. Admission is $25 in advance and $30 at the door, which includes a free drink at each bar, free food and a koozie. For information or to sign up, visit www.howdyclub.com.

Bourbon, scotch andwhiskey tasting

The Corkscrew, 1308 W. 20th St., is host-ing a bourbon, scotch and whiskey tasting from 7-9 p.m. June 19. “Even if you don’t think you like the hard stuff, you will want to have this experience,” the announce-ment promises. Admission is $35 or $25 for COOL card holders. Register by using the PayPal button at www.houstoncork-screw.com.

Tap Takeover andFood Truck Fest

The Houston Young Professionals are sponsoring a Tap Takeover and Food Truck Fest at West End Public House, 5320 Westheimer Road, from 2-9 p.m. June 15. Karbach Brewing Co. will be taking over the taps with great beer and food trucks on site to sling great cuisine.

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If anyone has turned to this weekly appreciation of eating and drinking in north Houston, you might can guess that Leader Eater is fond of finding his way to a good spot out for watching sports. And I have used this space to moan about the lack of adequate places in the area to catch sports on TV while getting down on a decent meal.

So, I was a little perplexed one recent evening when I was in need of a venue that would guarantee that I could watch both a playoff hockey and basketball at the same time. But T-Bones Sports Pub, a neighborhood tavern anchoring the strip center at the intersection of Ella Boulevard, 18th Street and T.C. Jester, had Leader Eater more than covered.

I walked in, and each one of its TVs was flashing the sporting events I wanted. They even had a table across the bar’s wall that opens to a patio that had a pair of big screens sitting side by side: one with hockey, one with basketball. T-Bones is sports lovers’ sports pub.

This particular weekday night, there was a full roster of regulars saddled up at the bar, a half dozen tables pulled together for an af-ter-work intramural sports squad still in their matching shirts, and people in the place were giving the games their full attention - actually cheering during the game instead of just catching the action out of the corner of their eye.

There are 35-cent chicken wings and $6 pitchers of beer (both of which Leader Eater tested out), and the bartender is genuinely in-terested in how many fouls Indi-

ana’s big man has.This scene is ideal for feeding

your sporting fix, but it’s not like Eater Houston is going to be send-ing out a breaking news alert on its foodie-follower blog when T-Bones’ chef jumps ship to another restaurant. Still, this sports pub puts some pride in its chow.

Leader Eater came down on that day’s special, a Chicken Cae-sar Wrap, after warming up with the wings and jug of brew (I chose ZiegenBock but T-Bones has an admirable selection of local brew-ers – St. Arnold’s and Karbach for sure – on its wall of draught). The chicken Caesar salad and tortilla odd couple can be a soggy mess sometimes, but T-Bones made sure they wrapped the leafy portion of the meal in a fresh tortilla that was lightly grilled on each side. The tortilla’s crispiness not only kept the creamy creation from leaking out, but it provided a tasty texture for the wrap.

The Sweet Potato Fries on the side, which cost you an extra $1, caught Leader Eater by surprise. Coming out hot is an instant bo-nus, and the consistency of the fries was light, almost flaky, rather than a stout strip of fried yam that you tend to get elsewhere. They tasted almost as if the sweet potatoes were made from phyllo dough, possess-ing a delicate crunch that would have been ruined if they were run through a puddle of ketchup be-fore being enjoyed.

T-Bones exceeded expectations with their food, but then again, ev-erything tastes better when you’re consuming it with sports on the big screens.

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Hot, hotter and sizzling: This weekend there is a grand opening celebration, a Father’s Day Popup Shop, and an artist closing and talk. Mix in a few open studios, night markets and we’ll wrap it up next Saturday with Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream - Art & Social, with costumes that are as hot as the art.

Avenue Gallery’s grand opening takes place from 5-9 p.m. June 15 at 3219 Houston Ave. at Bayland. Artists show-cased will cover sculp-ture, drawings, painting, photography and jewelry including Vivian Mora, April Murphy, Brett Hall, Janise Cookston, Daniel Rocha, Toria Hill, Billy York and SamVan-Bibber.

Gallery founder Tay-lor Clendennen explained: “At Avenue Gallery, we’re here for the artists first and foremost. As an artist, I understand the business challenges of gaining exposure and working with galleries. We want to give artists more time and freedom to do what they do best: create art.”

Clendennen is a practicing jewelry artist and photographer. Her jewelry line, Knots & Leath-er Designs, mostly consists of fiber based jew-elry with natural gemstones and wire embel-lishment. It has been featured in a number of boutiques and arts markets. Clendennen’s jew-elry line will be available at the gallery, along with periodic exhibits of her photography.

Local artists will teach classes and workshops focused on photography, jewelry, painting and other art mediums. The gallery’s July class schedule will be available shortly on its website at www.avegallery.com and Facebook page ath-ttps://www.facebook.com/avegallery.Saturday, June 15

Mister Man: A Men’s Pop Up Shop - Atticus

(next to Retropolis) 321-B W. 19th St., Heights, 1-6 p.m. Get handsome just in time for Father’s Day https://www.facebook.com/events/193351664150441/

Steve Brudniak - The Science of Surrealism, closing show and artist talk. Avis Frank Gallery, 1606 White Oak Drive, 3-6 p.m. Gallery hours are Wednesday-Saturday 11 am - 5 pm & by ap-pointment - the http://www.avisfrank.com

School’s Out! A ‘70s music-themed art show. 5- 9 p.m. Texas Art Asylum 1719 Live Oak 77003 http://www.facebook.com/events/371408136298149/?fref=ts Free admission -- music and beverages included. https://www.facebook.com/events/371408136298149

Children of the Rainbow group exhibit at JoMar Visions, 902 Hardy St. 77002, noon-7 p.m. An event celebrating multicultural tol-

erance, peace and love. Get your psychedelic colors and paint your heart out.Participating children, ages 3-14, sponsored by the artists. Sponsored in conjunction with The Hardy & Nance Street Studios 3rd Saturday open house. http://www.jomarvisions.com.

Discovery Green Flea at Night - recycled/up-cycled, eco-friendly art market now at night! At Discovery Green downtown. 1500 McKinney St., 6-10 p.m. http://www.discov-erygreen.com/flea. An excellent outing or last-minute shopping trip for Dad.Thursday, June 20

TRES | Three Points of View at Native Citi-zen, 2311 Dunlavy, 77006. 6-9 p.m. Artists Sonya Cuellar, Ryan Fugate and Edgar Me-dina will come together for the first time to exhibit new works and celebrate the power of art, friendship and collaboration. https://www.facebook.com/events/537762712953755A. All three have been part of the John Ross Palmer Escapist Mentorship Program.Friday, June 21

Mini Pops at Avant Garden, 411 Westheimer 77006, 6 p.m.

The first evening program for Pop Shop Houston, indie craft under the stars with bands, cocktails, activities and more. https://www.facebook.com/events/313833708750537 Saturday, June 22

Houston Re-Market 4302 Harrisburg, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. The goal of Houston Re-Market is to foster responsible consumerism. The mar-ket features approximately ten very affordable vendors who use recycled and reused materials and other sustainable practices in their craft. Visitors are encouraged to bring their recy-cling, swap items, too. Of course you’ll find a food truck or two and live music to entertain. www.houstonremarket.com

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

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Sad news from El Gran Malo The popular El Gran Malo

gastrocantina was closed Sunday in memory of Dimitre Dimitrov, who died last week.

Dimitrov was one of three owners of the Ella Boulevard establishment, which specializes in infused tequilas and gourmet pub fare.

Grieving patrons posted messages on the establishment’s Facebook page, including this one: “An amazing person. So sorry for your loss. Heaven will truly have an epic tequila party. I can’t wait to hear the angels’ comment on the margaritas. RIP, Dimitre.”

Oak Forest in the news: armed and dangerousOak Forest is making headlines all over North America after the Associated Press

distributed a story last weekend about a nonprofit organization beginning to train and arm residents in a neighborhood hit by crime.

National (NBC News) and local media from Vancouver, B.C. to the Rockies and the East Coast ran versions of the story with photos that showed the Armed Citizens Project train-ing a single mother on a shooting range.

A number of residents reacted negatively on the Oak Forest Homeowners Association’s Facebook page – both to the attention, but especially to the assertion by the director of the project that the organization would post signs at entrances to the community warn-ing that residents are now armed. There was discussion whether such signs would violate HOA deed restrictions.

The Leader first ran a story on the project in May, http://www.theleadernews.com/?p=8800.

Heights on Reuters tourThe news agency Reuters posted one of its 48-hour “Travel Postcard” series on Houston

over the weekend, and some Heights locations were on the must-see list.Suggestions: Revival Market, Gatlin’s BBQ, a “stroll down 19th Street,” with stops at

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Faint praiseDear Editor:My husband and I receive and read The

Leader every week and have witnessed and enjoyed how this neighborhood paper has expanded and morphed into a formidable local competitor to the larger news sources here in Houston. Since you assumed your role as its publisher, the paper is not so hastily thrown in the recycle bin.

Today, at the breakfast table, both my husband and I were perusing your paper and mentioned aloud that we find it very difficult to read your paper. All the windows were open to the morning sunshine, the overhead kitchen light was on, and yet we were still straining to read the print. I had no problems reading the small home improvement ads or the article headings, but reading the actual articles was difficult. Perhaps the font style, font size and/or the ink itself needs adjusting. (Personally, I think the ink is simply too faint.)

I realize it is an expensive process to produce a newspaper and that publishers strive to get the most “bang for the buck” on each page to keep the costs down. But seriously…do you honestly expect us to read your paper without the aid of a magnifying glass?

I hope you will seriously consider our comment, Mr. McElvy; I’m willing to bet that we are not the only ones who have noticed this or are having difficulty read-ing your fine paper. We hope our concern might bring about positive change.

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Publisher’s Response:Dear S.C.,Thank you for writing. You are, indeed,

about the third person we’ve heard from about what we call “ink density” in this business.

Like nearly every small newspaper in America today, we do not own a printing press. Those massive machines cost mil-lions to own and operate, and we aren’t playing in that pond anymore. Instead, we print at another facility, and in all my years in this business, I will say that our printer, on the whole, does a great job with our pictures.

Measuring ink is a tough job. If there’s too much, the pictures all become “muddy” (another technical term) and the paper looks horrible. Too little ink and we get your concern.

I have sent a note to our printer (and maybe they’ll read it as it comes off the press). Hopefully, we can find the right medium. In the meantime, I’d also sug-

gest that sitting by a window with the sun glaring in and the light on above actually makes it harder to read the paper. The sun creates quite a glare that isn’t conducive to newsprint. Maybe that will help in the interim.

Jonathan McElvy

Letters about the lettersDear Editor:I had to respond to the criticism in

last week’s letters against Liz Theiss who had written about her concerns for the Boy Scouts and the growing presence of Islam in society. Adults make judgments every single day. So Ms Theiss presum-ably believes American culture is being systematically dismantled from its roots and replaced with multi-culturalism. If so, I totally agree with her.

On the one hand, Lynn Ashby can regularly inject insulting humor at conservatives and Tea Party members, but the views about absolutes expressed by Ms. Theiss are not fit to print? This is classic! I feel like I’m back on my college campus. Liberals tolerate only liberal ideas and “situational ethics” while conserva-tives are impugned and—at the federal level—intimidated...The IRS scandal, in particular, will never be a concern of Ashby’s because, like a good liberal,

attacking conservatives is a good thing. It is tolerated.

What is most ironic from the letters last week is Russell Sanders’ letter citing his gay lifestyle. Fine, it’s a free country. But try that lifestyle in a predominantly Islamic setting and see how tolerant a few dozen of the 2.1 billion Muslims will be.

All things considered, I’d trust Liz Theiss with the keys to my home far more than I would the president and his faceless, unaccountable, unelected, federal agents.

Mike Crowe

Another Ashby fanI was really surprised that anybody de-

manded that you fire Lynn Ashby. Ashby’s column around 1980 about Metro’s plans to buy luxury cars with giant V-8 engines for its officials was a classic case of how freedom of the press functions. When the plan became public, and the citizens of Harris Co. found out what Metro was planning to do with their money, sud-denly Metro didn’t think it was a good

idea anymore. Ashby is exactly the kind of writer we need in journalism today, but for some reason there just don’t seem to be any more where he came from.

The effect of the Chronicle’s shady buy-out of the Houston Post is that Ashby has already been nuked; at this point those who want to see him gone will have to petition the Almighty.

George Williams

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means more killing. Murder was still a crime the last time I checked. So more killing means more crime, not less.

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Statistics don’t have to dictate being a good fatherMy Dad and I used to have a fun

joke we’d play on people. We’d be somewhere in public and

Dad would run across someone he knew, usually from his work as an attorney back home. He’d introduce me as his son, and the new acquaintance would nod with approval and say, “I can see the resem-blance.”

Dad would carry on about it for a quick minute, say that we heard that all the time, and then get a good laugh as we walked away.

The reality is that my Dad and I don’t share an ounce of blood. As I’ve men-tioned before, my biological father passed when I was young and my Second Dad adopted my brother, sister and me when he married our Mom. Besides, my Dad has a much larger nose than me (he even says he frequently considers a nose job just to make it bigger). I’d also suggest he’s the wisest man I have ever known, and I obviously miss those genetics from time to time.

Today, we’re celebrating Father’s Day throughout the pages of our newspapers, and I’ve got to admit writing a Father’s Day column is a bit harrowing.

I consider myself the product of not just one, but two incredible fathers, and

every day I am reminded that it is nearly impossible to live up to the legacy one left and the other still impresses upon me. What’s more, I’m less than four months away from becoming a father for the first time – to my own son.

Those should all be reasons for excite-ment, and you can have no possible idea how excited I am that I’ll have a young boy to hold, to spoil, to wrestle with in the dirt. But there’s something that gnaws at me about being a father, and I think it has to do with the miserable recent his-tory of fathers across this country.

In the United States, there are more than 4 million babies born each year – or 10,959 every day. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 33 percent of those chil-dren will be raised without a father in the

home. That’s 1.3 million young children each year – or 3,616 children born every day – who will not have a father at home.

And then you start reading the sta-tistics about what happens to children whose fathers have gone absent. Accord-ing to the U.S. Department of Health, 63 percent of teen suicides come from fatherless homes.

Of all the rapes that will occur this year, 80 percent of the perpetrators will come from homes with no dads, accord-ing to the journal Justice and Behavior.

We all know about the alcohol and drug problems facing young people. According to a group called Rainbows for all God’s Children, 75 percent of ado-lescent patients in chemical abuse centers come from homes where the father is absent.

And last, the U.S. Department of Justice says 85 percent of all youths in prison come from fatherless homes.

But there’s another side of the story that I don’t think gets told very often. I have a number of people I’d call friends here in Houston, but my two closest friends are young men who did not have a father at home either. One of those guys – we’ll call him Nick – did not have his biological father at home as a child, and

is now a single father who shares custody of his daughter. Nick’s life revolves around his beautiful girl, even when she’s not around. He is patient with her (I say too patient, sometimes), and I know that no matter what the statistics say, Nick will be as good a father to her no matter how many weekends he’s around.

My other close friend, maybe closer than any I’ve had – and we’ll call him Johnny – also was raised in a home where the father left and never really bothered to have a hand in Johnny’s life.

The statistics would say Johnny was doomed for a life of crime, or drugs, or some failure too sick to imagine. The statistics would be incredibly wrong.

Johnny is the kind of person you want your daughter to marry. He’s a man’s man in every sense of the word, can probably fix a space shuttle, and cares about his family more than any person I’ve known. He has a good job, is a re-sponsible human being, and he genuinely cares about the people closest to him. He’s still single, but he’s going to make the best husband and father to a lucky woman one day. (Feel free to email me if you’d like to submit an application.)

There’s a reason I’ve told you about Nick and Johnny, and it’s this: Father-

hood is the most important job a man can have, but there are young men every-where we turn who did not have the same thing I had. There are so many young men around us today who had absolutely no responsibility in their fathers shirking their obligation to their children.

But that doesn’t mean our generation has to fail. It doesn’t mean that we don’t have kind-hearted, responsible young men all around us. And that, I believe, is what’s most important now.

As we celebrate Father’s Day – or as 33 percent of us ignore this day because it’s too painful – I’d offer something my Dad has taught me for the past 30 years. Being a good man, of character beyond reproach, is not easy. In the end, though, it’s the most important legacy we leave.

Whether you’re someone like me, who had the greatest father a man could know, or you’re like Nick or Johnny, we don’t have to fail at being good men. No matter what mistakes we’ve made, we can break this cycle of divorce and abandon-ment. We can – we should – learn from this fatherless generation that we’re as important as any other influence on a child’s life.

I hope I pass that on to my son.Email [email protected]

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The Drudgery Report: Why we hate our jobsTHE RADIO – “This is Wednes-

day. Hump day,” says the DJ. His reference has nothing to do with camels or speed bumps, but rath-er he means that Wednesday is the middle of the work week and now we are moving downhill and closer to getting away from our jobs. We’ve got Thursday, which is called Friday eve, then TGIF and finally the weekend which means time away from work.

The term “hump day” always makes me a bit sad. Is your job so bad, so boring, so unfulfilling that you dread going to work and only look forward to being away from it? That’s not much of a life. But a lot of Americans don’t like their jobs, hate their bosses and want to graze in the greener grass. Univer-sity business schools and employ-ment agencies, not to mention the U.S. Dept. of Labor, are always doing surveys on the subject, and their findings vary, but they are consistent in showing millions of Americans dislike their jobs.

A 2009 survey by the Conference Board research group showed only 45 percent of Americans were sat-isfied with their work. It was the lowest level ever recorded in the 22 years the board has been study-ing U.S. workers. Another survey taken last year put job dissatis-faction rate at 70 percent. It’s no wonder Johnny Paycheck’s song, “Take This Job and Shove it (I ain’t working here no more)” was such a hit. Perhaps Paychecks’ slippery grasp of the English language had something to do with his lack of work fulfillment.

A Mayo Clinic study found there is a difference in job dis-satisfaction, and it has little to do with income. Lowest on the happy face chart are you people who feel that what you do is just a job. The nature of the work doesn’t interest you, and you’ll probably move on. (The average tenure in a given job is now 4.4 years.) Then comes: It’s a career. In this case you’re more interested in advancement, perks, the corner office, no matter what you do 9 to 5. Finally: It’s a calling. I think three lines of work would fall into this category: teaching,

preaching and journalism. Hey, would we put up with lousy pay and your constant put-downs if we didn’t love what we do? All three pursuits are out to change the world for the better, but as the anti-Obama crowd likes to say: You can keep the change.

Why do so many people dislike their work? Forbes ran a study and determined many employees first chose their career at the age of 22 when they have no idea what they want to do with their lives. They have a very narrow view of their options. They feel they need to make money, because they are now independent from their par-ents. Then, after 7-10 or more years, they feel locked in, they don’t know how to change, and they see a risk to switching careers. So, they do the same thing for the rest of their life.

Another survey found that the Number 1 reason for dissatisfac-tion is their job is boring. Then comes: having a bad boss, no per-sonal time, difficult working en-vironment and in fifth place: low pay. Having a boring job could ap-ply to almost any pursuit. Dentists clean teeth every day, lawyers keep getting the same drunks off DWI charges, after a while all trans-planted hearts look the same and Seal Team 6 will never be promot-ed to Seal Team 7. I was talking to the president of one of the biggest banks in Houston. He made very good money, his expense account covered most of his restaurant meals, his country club member-ship (golf networking) and other perks like business trips to Ha-waii. “So how’s the banking biz?” I asked, trying to sound curious.

“Let’s not talk about banking,” he said. “It’s so boring.” Yes, bor-

ing would lead my list. Number 2., bad boss: Do you have a bad boss, or, even worse, are you a bad boss? Psychology Today found six main reasons (we’ve got a lot of lists to-day): Doesn’t treat employees like human beings. Has completely unrealistic expectations. Fails to see his/her own shortcomings. Punishes first and asks questions later. Is a bully. (This reminds me of the notice put up on a company bulletin board: “The floggings will continue until morale improves.”) Lastly, is dishonest and inauthen-tic. You might want to cut out this list and anonymously leave it on your boss’s desk.

Next: no personal time. I quib-ble with this gripe unless your boss says, “Forcipes, quick!” and you are using your iPad. As for the complaint that you slave in a diffi-cult working environment, tell that to pig skinners, landfill inspectors and your co-workers who resent your lunch-time accordion prac-tices. Last was low pay. These days any job and any pay are better than the alternative, but what ever you earn is not enough unless you can bat .335, are a hedge fund manager or are an unindicted drug lord.

What’s the worst job you ever had? No, not as parent of a teen-ager. Not the time you were an air traffic controller shouting prayers to crashing pilots. Put down your shovel and think. It could be the one you have now. My worst job might have been when I was mak-ing $86 a month as an infantry private in the U.S. Marines. No, I’d file that post under “a calling.” My worst job was one summer vaca-tion in high school when my father got me a position with the Texas Highway Dept. Each scalding day I would go out in one of those big trucks to cut grass (manually), paint stripes down the middle of the county or, if lucky, be put on the Dead Dog Patrol. Don’t ask. Forty-four hours a week earning $44. My father said I was over-qualified to be an orange barrel and under-qualified to hold up an orange flag.

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Tina and Jay Roberts just re-turned from hiking the Grand Canyon “rim to rim” with their sons and daughters-in-law as well as some friends. Tina said, “It was a 21-mile, 13-hour hike that took us down the south rim, across the Colorado River via the black bridge at the bottom of the canyon and up the North rim - an incredible experience that tested everyone’s endurance while allow-ing us to take in the beauty of the canyon.”

Also on the trip were Donna and Louis Vetrano, Father Clint Ressler, pastor of St. Rose of Lima, Lowanda Ressler, Stephanie Peterson and Lauren Bryce. After a day’s rest on the North Rim, those that dared hiked rim to rim again back to the South Rim.

Texas A&M students Teresa Russell (daughter of Kathy & Gary Russell) and Diana White-field (daughter of Janeal & Bill Whitefield) received their Aggie rings recently and celebrated with family and friends. The Russell and Whitefield families are very proud of their daughters who will both graduate in December 2013.

Happy birthday to neighbors Ross Hobart (June 11) and Donna Webb (June 10). Friends and fam-ily wish you many happy returns.

Congratulations to Andrew Schlosser whose artwork was once again chosen to compete in the Mari Jon Filla Student Art Exhibit at the Reliant Park World Series of Dog Shows in Houston this sum-mer. Andrew has a history of ar-tistic talent. After seeing his dog artwork on display last year, local dog owners have asked him to use his colored pencils to draw their pets. Andrew also competed in the 2013 Quick Draw Contest with the Houston Livestock Show & Ro-deo this season and was awarded a scholarship to the Glassell School of Art. Andrew is a student at St. Rose Catholic School and will en-ter eighth-grade in the fall.

Neighbors send their Father’s Day messages

Happy Father’s Day to Johnny Evanicky from his children Julie

and Jonathan. Jonathan is spend-ing the week with Boy Scout Troop 20 in Arkansas on the beautiful Buffalo River. Happy Father’s Day to all the dads of Troop 20.

Lauren Bryce and Melissa Car-ney, both Oak Forest residents and St. Rose of Lima staff, wish their dad the best Father’s Day ever. We love you Papa Bear!

To Mike Grayum: You’re the best husband and father. We love you, Gina & Jaden

To Wallace Stewart: You’re the best father we could ever ask for. Love from all 6 of your kids, sons & daughters in law, and your grand kids!

I would love to send a shout out to my husband, Martin Poliak, this Father’s Day. We just became a family of four this past Wednesday, June 5, and he continues to be a loving, patient father to our 3-year old son, Joseph, and a gentle, car-ing father to our newborn daugh-ter, Ludmila.

Happy Father’s Day to Frank Duplechain ... from Frankie and Cody.

I’d like to send a very Happy Father’s Day out to my dear dad, Donnie Tantillo, and my hand-some husband, George Young-blood, father and grandfathers to my sons, Grayson and Gabriel. We love you so very much and are blessed and grateful to have you! We also remember our dearly de-parted grandfathers Youngblood, Tantillo and Dunson. Hugs and kisses, Shannon Tantillo.

Happy Father’s Day to Craig Bell a great man & dad!!! Love you, Clare & Colby

Olivia and Sofia Araiza would like their father, Joey Araiza, to know he is the very best as well as the most silly daddy in the world. Joey’s wife, Virginia, also sends her love and her gratitude for Jo-ey’s amazing sense of humor and thoroughly sweet ways with his baby girls.

Shari Sacco Beasley of Shep-herd Park Plaza shared that her hubby, Dennis Beasley, has a birthday on Father’s Day so that makes him extra special. Happy birthday and happy Father’s Day to you, Dennis.

McCoy Kucherka sends a lov-ing shout out to his daddy, Paul. Happy Father’s Day!

Tina, Kristy, Stephanie, Jason, Justin and Jay Roberts on the South Kaibab trail at the Grand Canyon, where they completed a 21-mile hike with other area residents. (Submitted photo)

Teresa Russell and Diana Whitefield, who will graduate from Texas A&M in December, proudly show off their new Aggie rings. (Submitted photo)

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On Monday, Boutte stopped 17 vehicles and issued 25 citations in less than an hour on Yale.

In addition to citations for speeding, parole and probation violators, outstanding city and fel-ony warrants often come up dur-ing traffi c stops.

Some residents have called the 700 block of Yale a speed trap, but Boutte disputes that.

“How can this be a speed trap?” Boutte said. “Maybe if I was hid-ing in the bushes, but I’m stand-ing here in a blue uniform and you can see me two miles away.”

Boutte, who plans on retiring next summer after three decades of service with HPD, began his career in patrol and also worked undercover.

He’s been in the traffi c division for the past fi ve years.

On the surface, working traffi c may seem less intense than patrol or undercover, but statistically, it’s the second most dangerous as-signment in policing, next to an-swering a family disturbance call. That’s due to the uncertain nature of pulling over motorists.

Boutte’s territory in Central Pa-

trol ranges from downtown, the Galleria, U.S. Hwy. 59, 610, the Heights and North Shepherd.

He’ll come across motorists who argue with him, which can be diffi cult, but he said the good and bad usually even out.

“The next person (you pull over) may be the nicest person in the world, and that makes your day,” Boutte said.

Boutte credited Chief Charles McClelland and Capt. Daryn Edwards with ensuring that the traffi c offi cers can successfully do their jobs.

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Shoplifting suspect adds on assault charge

The Houston Police Department arrested Thomas Marion Urdiales, 51, and charged him with robbery with a bodily injury.

Urdiales was allegedly attempt-ing to shop lift food, soda and de-odorant at the Randall’s on 5264 West 34th Street, when he was stopped by the store’s loss preven-tion offi cer at 1 p.m. on June 7.

Police said Urdiales then assault-ed the 42-year-old loss prevention offi cer, who suffered minor inju-ries and transported himself to a doctor. No weapon was used in the robbery.

Ruggles Greenemployee robbed

The new Ruggles Green loca-tion in the Heights, 748 E. 11th St., was robbed at 10:15 a.m. on June 7 when a suspect, described as a black male, 20-30 years of age, 5-foot-8 and 155 pounds, ran behind a 23-year-old female employee of the restaurant, who had just picked up money from the bank.

The suspect wasn’t described as being armed, but police said grabbed the bank bag away with force and fl ed to a waiting car, which was described as a silver four-door car. The money hasn’t been recovered. The victim was not injured.

Infant assault probein Oak Forest

HPD, after receiving a call from Child Protective Services, re-sponded to a call at 8:30 a.m. on June 5 at 4000 Watonga for an as-sault. An infant was taken to Texas Children’s Hospital with skull and rib fractures. No arrests have been made yet, and the case was referred to the juvenile division for further investigation.

Russell arrested for aggravated assault

Roydeshia Russell, 20, was ar-rested and charged with aggravat-ed assault at 5:10 p.m. last Satur-day after she allegedly tried to stab her estranged 21-year-old husband with a knife. Her mother-in-law intervened and suffered a cut on her hand.

The victim was visiting his mother at 4211 Sherwood when Russell visited the home and alleg-edly committed the crime after an argument.

Wells Fargo robberyTwo-to-three armed suspects al-

legedly walked into the Wells Fargo Bank, 5650 Memorial, at 10:45 a.m. last Saturday. One of them al-legedly demanded cash from the teller and left. There were no inju-ries. The FBI Robbery Task Force is investigating the case.

Robbery on NettThree Hispanic males allegedly

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The suspects allegedly jumped out of a silver Chevrolet sedan, produced pistols, demanded purs-es and cell phones from the female victims, then fl ed the scene.

Two of the suspects were de-scribed as between the ages of 17 and 25, 5-foot-3 to 5-foot-7 and 140 to 150 pounds. The third sus-pect fi t that description, with the exception of his age, which was undetermined.

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NOTICE OF SEIZURE AND INTENT TO FORFEITNotice is hereby given that the United States Department of the Interior is hereby commencing a forfeiture proceeding against the following items of wildlife or wild-life products, which were seized in the Houston area of Texas on the date indi-cated because they were involved in one or more violations of any of the following law: Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. 1538(a)(1)(A), 16 U.S.C. 1538 (a)(1)(G), l6 U.S.C. 1538(c)(1) and 16 U.S.C 1538 (e). These items are subject to forfeiture to the United States under Title l6, U.S.C. Sec. l540(e), 16 U.S.C. Sec. 1377, or l6 U.S.C. Sec. 3374 and Title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, Section l4.91(a) and 14.61. Any person with an ownership or financial interest in said items who desires to claim them must file a claim with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Law Enforcement office,16639 W. Hardy, Houston, TX 70060-6230. Such claim must be received by the above office by 7-24-13. The claim will be transmitted to the U.S. Attorney for institution of a forfeiture action in U.S. District Court. If a proper claim is not received by the above office by such date, the items will be declared forfeited to the United States and disposed of according to law. Any person who has an interest in the items may also file with the above office a petition for remission of forfeiture in accordance with Title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, and Section 12.24, which petition must be received in such office before disposition of the items. Storage costs may also be assessed.

File No. Seizure Value Item2013202040 04/18/2013 $11,956.00 One (1) wooden desk with African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) ivory inlays, Twelve (12) Rhinoceros (Rhinocerotidae)Leather chairs

CHARMING VENUE FOR YOUR NEXT GATHERING: Houston Heights Woman’s Club’s His-toric Bungalow, perfect for small events. Recitals, luncheons, fundraisers — events up to 100 people. Grand piano, stage, round tables, small catering kitchen. Call Lizz Martin, 281-217-6070, regarding this Heights landmark. (TF)

SEEKING INSIDE SALES PERSONGreat opportunity for Growth!

Ideal for College Students. Must have computer skills, meet & greet customers,

help with product selections, ship orders. 4 day work week M-W-F-S 9-5

Call 281-272-1875 ask for John

FACILITIES MANAGER

Please visit www.allsaints.us.com for full job description.Resumes may be turned in to the parish office or sent to

Michael Cooke, Business Manager/Bookkeeper([email protected])

The Facilities Manager provides leadership and direction to the overall plant maintenance. He/she directs duties

of part-time custodian. Ensures the continuity of produc-tion operations and collaborates with other departments/

ministries to ensure overall success of the parish.

Position Summary

All Saints Catholic Community215 E. 10th St. • Houston, TX 77008 • (713) 864-2653

ADULT CAREAUTOS & TRUCKS

AUTOSERVICES

MOBILE AUTO & TRUCK REPAIRS

7 Days a week, 35 yrs. exp.Low Prices, Sr. Discount.

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SEWING

713.686.6622 FOAMthe store

Memory FoamMattresses

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RETAIL CENTER WHOLESALE PRICES

THE FOAM STORE

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FOR SALE

GUNS & AMMO

REPUBLICARMS

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3344 E.T.C. Jester

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2005 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF: Ex-cellent condition. 109,000 miles, one owner. New transmission. Reduced $6,500, taking offers. 713-290-0411. (6-22)

2001 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE: Runs good, looks good. $2,500 obo. 713-569-6999.

NOTICE OFNONDISCRIMINA-TORY POLICY AS

TO STUDENTSThe New Middle School ad-mits students of any race, color, national and ethnic ori-gin to all the rights, privileg-es, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discrimi-nate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, scholar-ship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-ad-ministered programs.

Got a car, boat, cycle or RV to sell? Use our Big Wheel Deal ads and save.

1301 Chantilly Ln. 77018Saturday 6/15 9AM - 1PMWasher, Chest of Drawers, Shelves, Ottomans, table &

Chairs, Deep Freezer.

GARAGE SALE

Big Garage Sale!5738 Weeping Willow Rd.Saturday 6/15 8AM

Fishing, Toys, Baby stuff, lots of misc.

1991 Cadillac Sedan Deville approx. 35k miles, Antique Settee, Wardrobe, end table, 2 sets of Christal glass lamps, Ethan Al-len Swan lamp, pictures, goblets, linens, clothes, shoes, glass-ware, dishes, books, garden statues, patio furniture, garage items, misc. house items, plus lots of smalls!! CASH ONLY

ESTATE SALE Inside the loop - 4306 Floyd St. Houston, TX 77007

Saturday & Sunday June 15th & 16th from 9 – 4 pm

TOP CASH PAID FOR YOUR GUNS: FFL concealed handgun classes. 713-694-4867. (TF)

ATTENTION! WANTED: Child’s violin. Must be in good condition. 713-290-0411.

WE BUY JUNK CARS: Dead or alive. 832-468-7140; 281-272-0840. (6-15)

WE BUY ONE TOUCH ULTRA STRIPS: $22 for 100 count box. 281-764-9615. www.selldiabet-icstrips.com.

It’s easy to place a Leader clas-sifi ed. Just call us and charge it to your credit card.

FOR SALE DISHWASHER, $50. 832-483-9865.

BLUE MOON ANTIQUES: An-tiques and collectibles. We do estate sales. 3311 Ella. 832-286-7882. www.bluemoonantiques-houston.com. (TF)

WE BUY/SELL GUNS: Top cash paid. FFL concealed handgun classes. 713-694-4867. (TF)

TUPPERWARE AVAILABLE: Call JoAnn Lord at 281-923-3729. (TF)

SKILL SAW WITH THREE BLADES, one for metal, $125; 220 V electric heater for work-shop, $60; compressor and tank, $60; large electric Kitch-enAid washer and dryer, $600; small refrigerator, $75; small jack with two stands, $100; large jack needing repair, $125; maple antique hall bench, $85; Hoover vacuum cleaner, $35; Kimball player piano, $45. 713-862-6594.

EXPERIENCED CAREGIVER: Available fi ve days per week. Latisha, 832-343-4277. (6-22)

ALTERATIONS: Reasonable. Pick up and delivery. Charlotte, 713-694-0003. (TF)

With their phones and small digital cameras, everyone can now be a photojournalist for The Leader. If you get a great shot in our area, e-mail it to us and we'll share it with the whole community on our website. Contact our editor for more information.

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Call Mike or Steve at713-227-5461

PART TIME COUNTER PERSON

for Dry Cleaners

for small family owned dry cleaning business. 2908 Fulton Mon-Fri

Call Mike or Steve at713-227-5461

NEED DRY CLEAN INSPECTOR

Local hauling/home daily. Paid weekly. Paid Orientation. Ex-cellent benefits package. Quarterly Safety and Performance bonus. Class A-CDL-X with T/T experience required Visit us online @: www.mipe.com Or in person at: 8450 Mosley Road HOUSTON, TX 77075 John Payne 832/615-0708

GROWING AGAIN!! IMMEDIATE OPENINGS FOR

GASOLINE DRIVERS

ANIMAL LOVERS NEEDED to volunteer at no kill animal shelter in the Heights. Download volun-teer application at www.nokill1.org or visit us in person at 107 E. 22nd Street, Tuesday-Saturday, noon-6 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. (TF)

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) (6-15)

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)

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 applicator 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 opportunity employer. (S) (6-15)

FAST LUBE NEEDS LUBE TECHS: Apply in person. 4615 W. 34th (77092).

BUS DRIVERS NEEDED FOR CHURCH SHUTTLE: Approxi-mately six hours a week. Must have CDL and passenger en-dorsement. Call 713-681-3600. (TF)

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)

COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPE COMPANY needs experienced crew leader with a good driving record. 713-805-3817. (6-15)

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 opportunity employer. (S) (6-15)

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]. (6-15)

EUGENE HAULS TRASH: Cleans garages, trims trees. 832-890-5453; 713-631-5348. (6-29)

C.W. TRASH HAULING: Resi-dential/commercial, clean out garages, tractor work, box blade. 832-434-8863. (7-6)

C.W. LAWN CARE: Yard work — cut grass, clean lots. 832-434-8863. (7-6)

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All types of new wiring and repairs

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• Residential • Commercial • ServiceLicensed - Insured - 23 Yrs. Exp.

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• Room Additions • Baths & Kitchens• Hardwood & Tile Flooring• Painting • Window Replacement

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HEIGHTS CUSTOM HOME REMODELING

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Since 1977 Free Est.

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PLUMBERSONNY’S REPAIR SERVICE

832-465-5325Est. 1979 Ins. RMP #18131

ALWAYS UPFRONT PRICE$Independent Master Plumber

Call Sonny and SAVE!Single Homeowner Discount

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• Plumbing • Water Lines • Gas Lines • Disposals • Faucets • Shower pans & doors • Sewer Service • Gas test

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25YearsResidential & Commercial

• Shingles: Flat - Tile - Metal • 5" and 6" Seamless Gutters

HOWDY'S HANDYWORK

20 Yrs. Exp. - 30 Yr. Resident

• Carpentry - Cabinets to Patios & Decks• Painting, Interior/Exterior

• Sheet Rock Repair & Installation

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Mastercard & VISA acceptedTECL 23960

OAK FOREST SPACE FOR LEASE

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(832) 435-7734

COM MER CIAL PROP ER TY

GARAGE DOORS• Repair Specialist• Springs • Rollers

• Sections repaired &replaced • Cables

40 years' exp. • Low Rates

(713) 682-3528$10 off w/Ad

SIFUENTES SER VICESRoom Additions

• Ceramic Tile • Kitchen/Bath• Flood Damage Repair

• Painting • Sheetrock, Concrete

281-508-1718Small Jobs Welcome

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Interior & Exterior Painting

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Texture Work & RepairsDOCTOR

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713-249-2140

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FENCES &DECKS

Repair & In stallationAll Type Fences

• Chain link • Wood• Ornamental Iron

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PAINT INGInterior/Exterior

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FENCE SALE• Chain Link • Wood

• Wrought Iron • Operators30 yrs. Exp. Free Est.

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GARAGE DOORSRepair or Replace

Doors/Openers

½ HPSears

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Choice DoorCredit Cards Accepted

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713-545-3414

7 DAY SERVICE

$27000

At Reasonable prices •Patios •Driveways •Room Additions •Expedient Work American Made

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Oak Forest 2-1 rental available July.

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804 Erin: $79,900 1028 square foot home on a corner lot. Lot size 50x100.

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OAK FOREST APARTMENT FOR RENT: Two bedrooms with laundry room and private patio area. 713-213-4530, 713-686-3011. (TF)

FURNISHED GARAGE APART-MENT IN GARDEN OAKS: One bedroom. Single person only. Washer/dryer, water, gas. $800/month + deposit. Refer-ences. Secure garden setting. 713-862-2849.

HUNTING PROPERTY/ACRE-AGE FOR SALE: Terrell County. White Tail, 448 acres at $295/acre. Mule Deer, 399 acres at $265/acre. Valverde County. White Tail 348 acres at $695/acre. Owner financed, 5% down. 210-734-4009. www.western-texasland.com.

RARE PROPERTIES UNLIM-ITED offers 6,000 sq. ft. building. For sale or lease. Very good condition in the center of the city. Seven minutes from the Galleria. 610/T.C. Jester area. Great for law office, clinic, insur-ance agent. Includes ongoing casket and monument business. Fixtures and caskets included. Possible some owner financing. Reduced to $535,000. Broker. 713-290-0411.

GENERAL HOME IMPROVEMENTS GENERAL HOME IMPROVEMENTS GENERAL HOME IMPROVEMENTS GENERAL HOME IMPROVEMENTS GENERAL HOME IMPROVEMENTS GENERAL HOME IMPROVEMENTS GENERAL HOME IMPROVEMENTS

FAIR PRICES ON CARPET/FLOORING SALES, INSTALLA-TION AND REPAIR: Thirty-five years experience. Carpet, hard-woods, vinyl, ceramic tile. Carpet shampoo and restretch carpet. Dry cleaning now available. 713-582-5500. (TF)

HANDYMAN: Build, repair fenc-es, garage doors or decks. Carpentry — install Hardi-plank, cabinets, windows, doors, locks. Painting, home theater set up. 35+ year Oak Forest resident. Call David, 713-688-1839, leave name and number.

Interior or ExteriorSatisfying customers

for over 25 years

281-706-2848

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ALL HOME REPAIR• Termite/Water Repair• Sheetrock • Painting• Roo ng Repair/Replace• Shower/Bath Redo • Tile• Flooring/Carpet @ Wholesale PricesSales & Installations

35 Yrs. Exp. & Leader AdvertiserCall Sam 713-582-5500

713-686-2285

BURGLAR BARS: Custom made. Residential and com-mercial. Free estimates. 281-448-2759. www.burglarbarsand-more.com. (TF)

EXPERIENCED HANDYMAN SAVES YOU MONEY: Carpenter, plumbing, electrical. 281-660-0350.

Will Treat Your Loved Ones As My Own

M&M PetSitting

Affordable Pet CareIn Your Home

Mitzi Cell (713)444-8517Bonded (713)682-5246

Dog Grooming

5229 Brinkman St.Houston, Tx. 77091832•654•7475

$5 Off1st Visit

[email protected]

Boarding

PETS & LIVE STOCK

Haute DawgsMobile Pet Spa

832-722-7367

We will meet or beat our

mobile grooming competitor’s prices Royalty Pet Center

9900 N. Houston Rosslyn713-849-9000

• Grooming• Boarding• Pet Supplies

Since1976

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GROOMING

$5 OFFGROOMINGS

39TH ANNIVERSARY

Expires 6-30-13

DALMATION MIX AND LARGE CRATE, $50. Trained, neutered, shots current, 50 lbs., 1½ years old. 281-217-7598.

PETS / LIVESTOCK PETS / LIVESTOCK PETS / LIVESTOCK PETS / LIVESTOCK PETS / LIVESTOCK PETS / LIVESTOCK PETS / LIVESTOCK

FIND YOUR FRIEND FOR LIFE: Adopt or foster a shelter animal. www.nokill1.org. (TF)

ANIMAL LOVERS NEEDED to volunteer at no kill animal shelter in the Heights. Download volun-teer application at www.nokill1.org or visit us in person at 107 E. 22nd Street, Tuesday-Saturday, noon-6 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. (TF)

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Beat The Market!

Contact Sharon Ettinger 713-299-5149

4402 Lido Lane$149,000

721 14th StListed $329 SOLD High $320s

1811 Watercrest Dr.Listed $499 SOLD $530s

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New Construction 1806 Haverhill • $575,000

5222 Poinciana Dr.$147,000

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1426 Du BarryListed $249 SOLD $270s

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716 W 16th St $265,000

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