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2014 was a year of changing landscapes and communities for many in The Leader area. (Clockwise from top left) Garden Oaks residents had their voices heard in an “unprecedented” way, voting in favor of distributing surveys to residents to help the Public Works and Engineering Department determine the best options for the area’s drainage project. Construction along US 290 created headaches for many business owners and residents alike. The death of Milton Dailey, the well-known and celebrated athletic leader at Waltrip High School, shocked and saddened many in the community. After public outcry mounted against the city of Houston, city officials took a major step in establishing a commission to fix the maligned Historical Preservation Ordinance.
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the look of the neighborhood and hoped that, by working with the city, the group could come to a compromise. That compromise would come later that year, when PWE opted to collect surveys directly from residents – a request that had previously been made by Cohen’s office. The GOCC subsequently passed a measure to mail the surveys to community residents, who then voted against sidewalks and for narrow streets as part of the potential design for the project. Garden Oaks resident Shellye Arnold said the change in tone from the city has come primarily from a change in leadership, and former civic club president Mark Klein called the opportunity to provide direct feedback to the city for a project on such a large scale “unprecedented.”
4. Garden Oaks drainage project may change face of community Residents of Garden Oaks remained vocal throughout 2014 regarding their opposition to the addition of sidewalks and increased widths of neighborhood streets as part of an $18 million municipal Capital Improvement Project, known in the community as the Shepherd Forest – Garden Oaks Storm Water Drainage Project. In June, GOCC members had a closed meeting with Public Works & Engineering representatives and council member Ellen Cohen regarding plans for widening Alba and Golf, along with the installation of storm sewers and drains to help alleviate potential flooding from nearby areas. GOCC member Pam Parks previously told The Leader in March that the wider streets would dramatically alter
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Residents of the Northwest Houston area cited eminent domain, property values and noise as some of their biggest concerns last month during a Super Neighborhood 22 meeting regarding the Texas Central Railway, which would connect a high-speed rail from the urban centers of Houston and Dallas. The Dec. 18 meeting came several months following a public town hall meeting which was hosted in Houston in October with a public comment period extending until Nov. 14. Following frustrations from local civic groups and other entities over the lack of direct information, that comment period was extended by the Federal Railroad Administration and Texas Central Railway until Jan. 9. As reported in previous issues of The Leader, one of the two proposed routes for the high-speed train goes directly through many Houston-area neighborhoods including Oak Forest and other Leader-area communities. TCR officials say they are aiming to utilize the existing right of way along the BNSF freight railway and an elevated 18-foot high track would be built for the bullet train. TCR President Robert Eckels reiterated that his organization is a private company, and will not receive operating subsidies or grants for the project, and that TCR is still very much early in the process of collecting and interpreting public comments to ultimately move forward with a selection for the route. Eckels said the project will also be heavily influenced by the FRA’s environmental impact study See Rail, P. 4A
Photo by Jonathan Garris Texas Central Railway President Robert Eckels speaks to local residents Dec. 18. at a special Super Neighborhood 22 meeting inside of the Council on Alcohol and Drugs.
Community unites for victims of house fire By Betsy Denson betsy@theleadernews.com A Christmas Day fire on Candlelight Lane in Oak Forest was devastating for one local couple, but the spirit of the neighbors who are coming together to help them has been a bright spot during the ordeal. Brandi Hamilton said that she and her husband were not home when they got word that their house was on fire. “Thankfully we were on our way out of town so we had about three days of clothes and all of our toiletries,” she said. “We are [now] staying with friends in the neighborhood.” The fire, which appears to have been electrical in nature, may have rendered the home a total loss although the damages are still being evaluated. After a neighbor posted a picture of the fire on the Oak Forest Homeowners Association Facebook page, neighbors wanted to know how they could help, asking where to bring groceries, clothes or anything else the couple needed. Several realtors offered to help them find a rental house. “You are all too kind,” wrote Hamilton. “This is why we love this neighborhood so much….our house is destroyed, that’s the hard part. Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers.” See Fire, P. 2A
Source: Facebook Neighbors are looking to continue their support of a family who lost their home in a Christmas Day house fire on Candlelight Lane in Oak Forest. Brandi Hamilton said she and her husband were not home at the time of the fire, but the loss of their home has been devastating.
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ur friends down at the Chronicle needed another story – I mean photo gallery – to put on their website last week, and it’s probably something our readers should know about. The reason they publish all those photo galleries is so you’ll scroll through 47 pictures and give them 47 more clicks, which allows them to tell advertisers that they have 47 extra page views, which means they can charge more money, which allows them to pay big salaries to the few people they have left working once they sell off their downtown building. It’s called “click bait.” Sorry, that’s not what our readers should know about. What really concerns me is the content of the photo gallery, which took a veiled swipe at the Heights. I don’t blame the Chronicle for publishing their photo gallery on Dec. 26 entitled, “Gawker survey shows hip, not-so-hip parts of America.” There isn’t a whole lot of news the day after Christmas, mainly because all the criminals are at home that day, trying to figure out how to reprogram the iPad they stole from your car. But this story they published – actually they republished a story from another media outlet, which
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passes as news these days – was the main story on the home page of the Chronicle’s website. That site, Chron. com, gets about 2 billion pageviews a year, and I’d guess 1.7 billion of those are from photo galleries. I was on a family trip when the story published, but I couldn’t resist the temptation to click through the story, mainly because the writer at Chron.com did such a good job of luring me in – thus ensuring another 47 pageviews from me. “Tired of being a square?” the re-writer wrote. (And yes, I am.) “An informal reader poll shows which neighborhoods in major metros are the coolest places to hang.” Because our newspaper covers a few of the “coolest” neighborhoods in Houston, I wondered if we were lucky enough to make the list. So I clicked, and I clicked, and I clicked
again, until finally I got to some of the Texas cities. In Austin, they said you live in a “Hip” neighborhood if you live on the East Side. Directly below that, they had a second category called “Not Hip.” To show what kind of fantastic journalism this really is, the neighborhood listed as “Not Hip” is – get this – East Side. What? Either you’re a square or you aren’t, right? In Dallas, you’re “Hip” if you live in Oak Cliff. You’re “Not Hip” if you live in Deep Ellum. I don’t know. And then came Houston. The anticipation killed me. In our city, you’re “Hip” if you live in Montrose. Whatever – they have good restaurants, but I always thought that part of town was dingy. You know where this is going, right? Guess what was listed as the “Not Hip” neighborhood of Houston? Yep. The Heights. Of course, there were no descriptions or reasons listed in this photo gallery. Just the admonition that one of our neighborhoods is just not that cool anymore. Unlike our friends downtown, who posted the story – I mean photo gallery – I decided to spend a little more time on the Gawker website to find out how many of their readers actually think the Heights is Not Hip.
Put a wrap on the oddest news of 2014 What a year it was! Military victories, parades, the troops came home, there was peace on earth and prosperity in the land. The year I am speaking of is 1945, of course, because 2014 was a real downer. Here in Texas, we elected or re-elected some strong arguments for Santa Anna’s return. The happy folks among us are those goofballs who won their elections and the Austin press corps, which is going to report on one of the most colorful (i.e. ridiculous, vindictive and insulting to our intelligence) legislative terms in eons. So let’s honor those who made 2014 what it was, whatever that is. Our famed The ER to Avoid Trophy goes to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas which sent an ailing Eric Duncan home with aspirin to take for his illness. Turns out Duncan had Ebola and died soon afterwards. The mistake cost the City of Dallas $155,000 including $27,000 to quarantine and observe the dog of a nurse who became infected. In addition, the hospital said it lost $1.8 million in revenue.
Moving on, police in Lufkin arrested 37year-old Evelyn Hamilton after she called them to complain about the quality of the marijuana she had purchased from a dealer. Mind Your Pees and Qs: Robert Durst, the eccentric millionaire who beat a grisly Galveston murder trial, was charged with urinating on a cash register and candy display at a Houston drug store. A Tweet, briefly sent out by ultra-conservative state Sen. (and soon to be our Lite Guv) Dan Patrick, read: “MARRIAGE = ONE MAN & ONE MAN.” All in caps. Choice Words Dept.: Texas governor and potential presidential candidate Rick Perry said people could decide whether or not they wanted to be homosexual just as “I may have the genetic coding that I’m inclined to be an alcoholic, but I have the desire not to do that.” Biggest Bomb: Battleground Texas, an attempt to sign up voters for Democratic candidates. Some 34,000 volunteers blanketed the state, but the GOP swept everything. “I feel like road kill,” said one Battleground leader. “Nothing worked.” Nothing worked for most of the Texas Democratic Party, either. Wendy Davis & Co. got clobbered, so the GOP wins our coveted Elephant in the Room (and House and Senate) Trophy. After a lengthy review, members of the Republican National Committee narrowed the field for their 2016 national convention to two finalists. Dallas was beaten out by – ready? -- Cleveland. Just your luggage was lost? Dallas-based Southwest Airlines pilots landed at the wrong airport in Missouri. They told investigators they were confused by the small airport’s runway lights, believing it to be a larger airport in nearby Branson which is 7 miles away. Charif Souki, CEO of Houstonbased Cheniere, received $142 million in cash and stocks, more than any other CEO in America. His company lost $507 million
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(By the way, Gawker is a website originally devoted to covering Manhattan news and media gossip. How they got into the business of surveying readers on Montrose is unclear.) The folks at Gawker actually posted a spreadsheet and gave a little more detail about the non-scientific results of the reader survey. All across the country, they asked readers to vote on this subject, and they simply posted the results, no matter what they said. When I went to the vote tallies of the Houston survey, I found there were a whopping 21 votes cast in this metro area of, what, 6 million people? The “Hip” winner – Montrose – got a grand total of 10 votes. Downtown, Midtown and the Third Ward all got two votes. The Heights, Washington Avenue and Westheimer all got one vote as the most “Hip” neighborhood of Houston. Meanwhile, only one neighborhood received any votes for being “Not Hip,” and that was, indeed, the Heights. We got a total of two – count ’em, 2 – votes proclaiming us the most un-hip neighborhood in the city. What does all this mean? Pretty much nothing, unless you’re an online editor at Chron.com and
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your boss has instructed you to take whatever means necessary to get buffoons like me to click on stories that aren’t really stories. Actually, there’s a reason I’m writing about this. First of all, if you saw a headline that says the Heights is not a very cool place to live anymore, a little research shows that’s about as idiotic of a statement as any legitimate news source could ever publish. The Chronicle passing it off as top-of-the-page news is embarrassing, especially when a total of two whole people, or .0000003 percent of the population, cast votes. More important, it’s a good lesson for people who digest news – and it’s not going to get any better as we plow our way into 2015. The amount of news and information available today is absolutely mind-boggling. One media tracker, Digital Buzz, says there are 2 million articles and blogs published on the web every day, and that stat was published in 2012. You all are consumers of news, and while we know information is power, we should also be wary of every single thing we read. And we should expect more from legitimate news sources, like the one that is charged with covering our entire city.
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The reader. Reader suggests better traffic controls to avoid future accidents and fatalities Dear Editor: I was saddened to hear about yet another tragic car accident at Rosslyn and W. 43rd St. recently, where Chris Lopez lost his life. Everyone who lives in the neighborhood knows this intersection has a reputation for frequent accidents, and statistically if you live somewhere long enough, you will be in an accident near your home. That said, this intersection is worse than most for several reasons. First, upon examining the distances below, there are some interesting facts that come from it. (Distances from Google Maps). • 290 to Antoine: 3,000 ft. • Antoine to Mangum: 3,000 ft. • Mangum to Watonga: 2,200 ft. • Watonga to W. TC Jester: 1,000 ft. • W. TC Jester to Rosslyn: 2,200 ft. • Rosslyn to Oak Forest: 3,500 ft. • Oak Forest to Ella: 1,500 ft. • Ella to Alba: 3,200 ft. • Alba to Shepherd: 3,000 ft. The longest stretch of road is between Rosslyn and Oak Forest. This allows west-bound drivers to easily increase their speed well above the 35 mph limit. If the light at Oak Forest is green, the distance from Ella to Rosslyn is about 5,000 ft., nearly a mile. This distance, combined with the double curve, lulls drivers into thinking there is much more distance to the next traffic light than there actually is. The westbound distance, from where the curve straightens to Rosslyn, is less than 500 ft. If a driver is traveling 45
mph, it takes 196 ft. to stop, if conditions and reaction times are perfect. (www.csgnetwork.com). Second, it’s hard to overcome human nature. This is why we have laws, signs and traffic lights. Drivers understand the dangers but since nothing has happened to them personally, they are willing to run the red light and the risk. (www.fhwa.dot.gov) It’s not feasible to post a police officer at this intersection constantly or put up enough signs to slow drivers if they want to speed. (Thank you, Mr. Kubosh). Third, sadly enough, the only way to overcome human nature and dangerous conditions is with better traffic controls. My suggestion is another traffic light at Chantilly and W. 43rd. On reading the Texas MUTCD, it appears that a review could be requested under causes of Warrant 5 School Crossing, Warrant 6 Coordinated Signal System and Warrant 7 Crash Experience. This additional traffic light would not only serve the community by providing a place for children to cross for school but would also slow traffic in both directions. Proper timing would also need to be studied so that consecutive lights wouldn’t allow a driver to make it all the way through at high speed. How much does a traffic light cost in Texas? A single light is about $80,000 to $100,000, according to TXDOT Public Information Office. But the real question is how much does one person’s life cost? Let’s ask Chris Lopez’s wife and children. Armando Araujo
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Candlelight Park gets help from Perry Homes, Trees for Houston By Betsy Denson betsy@theleadernews.com If you’ve spent any time in Candlelight Park lately, you’ve probably noticed some new trees. More than 100 of them were planted in early December by Perry Homes under the guidance of Trees for Houston. Trees For Houston Director of Development Jessica Keener said that the 5 and 15 gallon native drought tolerant trees included Cedar Elm, Bur Oak, Loblolly Pine and Magnolia trees which were planted throughout the park. In November of 2012, the Toshiba International Corporation planted 120 trees in Candlelight Park, which was decimated by the 2011 drought, but those were clustered more closely together. The most recent planting by Perry Homes spread the trees out across
the park more. Keener said that the placement and type of trees are both determined by a planting plan developed in concert with foresters with the City of Houston. “They didn’t want them spread around [in 2012],” said Keener. Perry Homes will continue to sponsor this new batch, including the cost of watering by hand for a minimum of two years to make sure they thrive. “Perry Homes is honored to be partnering with Trees for Houston,” said Kathy P. Britton, CEO of Perry Homes. “Our company has a longstanding commitment to giving back to the communities in which we build. Trees add beauty and value to the community, and planting trees together gives our employees and their families a chance to participate and build closer relationships with one an-
Rail from P. 1A which has not been completed. “We really want as much input as possible as we move forward,” Eckels said. “We’re still very early in the process and there has been some work in narrowing down a potential route, but nothing has been set in stone.” However, that still hasn’t calmed residents and property owners across the area. Peter O’Connor, an Oak Forest homeowner, had concerns regarding the rail itself and the potential noise. “My grandfather lives on Wakefield and he’ll look across the softball field and the tracks and even right now we can hear the train from our home, too,” O’Connor said. James Richard of Garden Oaks
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other and with communities like Oak Forest.” About 100 Perry employees, their families, children and friends came out for the planting. Since its founding in 1983, Trees For Houston has planted and distributed nearly half a million trees
and seedlings. At the end of the 2013-2014 planting season, more than 21,000 trees were planted along Houston’s residential and commercial streets, in parks, along bayous and trails and on school campuses.
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rances Kuehn Hollaway died peacefully at Christopher House in Austin on the morning of December 28, 2014 following a massive stroke earlier in the month. She was born in Orange Grove, Texas on June 5, 1932, the only child of Adolph Georg Kuehn and Sophie Gerold Kuehn. The family moved to Gonzales, Texas early in her life, and it was there that Frances attended school and graduated from Gonzales High School. She went on to attend Mary Hardin Baylor and the University of Texas, majoring in Home Economics. During her college years, she was introduced to a handsome Texas A&M cadet, Herman “Sonny” Hollaway, Jr. on a blind date. They were married on May 24, 1951 in the First Lutheran Church in Gonzales. Sonny died in December 1992, and Frances moved to Mt. Pleasant, Texas to be near her daughter and grandchildren. Frances is preceded in death by her parents, her half-brother, Zilmon Kuehn, her husband, Herman Kyle Hollaway, Jr., and her son-in-law, David Hinton. She is survived by her daughters, Susan Hinton of Georgetown and Janice Hollaway of Houston, and her son, John Hollaway and his wife, Laura of Seguin. She is also survived by her two precious granddaughters, Elizabeth Hinton and Sarah Hinton, both of Austin.
echoed the concerns many others had shared online and in public forums in the weeks prior to the meeting regarding eminent domain. He also said that much of the unrest comes from the proposed routes which run through residential rather than industrial areas. “A lot the controversy around the project is basically because you’re going through these inner city neighborhoods and communities,” Richard said. Others questioned why TCR should focus on having the rail travel into downtown Houston at all. One property owner living in the first ward said she had yet to receive notification of the meetings from either FRA or the TCR and questioned whether
or not the company would focus on ending the rail line at the 610 loop rather than downtown if the public outcry were strong enough. Eckels said that while he liked the idea of extending the rail into downtown, if the area would not be able to accommodate the rail, then stopping at the 610 Loop or nearby would be preferable. “The city of Houston actually requested that the rail come into the downtown area in our plans,” Eckels said. Eckels also admitted that TCR has not done a good job with providing artist renderings of what the elevated track would like running through areas like Garden Oaks or Oak Forest and that the group needs
to provide more specific visual aids for residents to keep them better informed. Some were also concerned about what would happen to the rail in the event it would fail or be otherwise unable to recoup its costs, even following potential scenarios when eminent domain would be used. “I’m a little nervous of a private company exercising eminent domain when most of us probably wouldn’t be able to regularly afford a ticket to use the rail in the first place,” One resident said. However, Eckels reiterated that there is no model in use by TCR showing the railway not covering maintenance and construction costs, but could not share specific analysis
of costs and return investments. “We are still a private company,” Eckels said. A Central Northwest Super Neighborhood Council meeting is currently slated for 6:30 p.m. Jan. 5 at Lutheran High North located at 1130 West 34th St. The orgnaization has invited local government representatives and will discuss submitting an “effective comment” to the FRA regarding the project. More information about the project can be found online at www. dallashoustonhsr.com and www. texascentral.com. Further information and comments can be made by emailing dallashoustonhsr@urs. com or calling toll-free at 1-844-5411875.
many felt that the killings may have been carried out by a human with severe mental issues. However, a November meeting between the Timbergrove Civic Club and investigators with the Houston Police Department revealed that the animal killings may likely be caused by other predators in the area, particularly coyotes. However, many residents remain on edge, citing the ways the cats have been murdered as proof that something bigger may be lurking in their neighborhood.
ed in the community, and led the Rams to the UIL Class 4A playoffs in 2012 and 2013 after previously spending 10 seasons as an assistant coach before being named head coach before the 2012 season. He retired in Spring 2014. Longtime WHS boys basketball coach Dan Kelly perhaps best summarized Dailey’s impact on his athletes and others in the community. “He was a tremendous teacher and coach and a great role model,” Kelly stated. “He was more to these kids than a teacher and a coach. He was a step-dad to many of them. He got on them when they needed discipline. When they needed encouragement, he was there to pick them up.”
Preservation Ordinance, which had pitted neighbors against one another. Since its passage in 2010, the ordinance has caused uncertainty for many homeowners, particularly those in historic districts like the Heights. The frustrations were best reflected by residents and business owners themselves who openly criticized the city’s historic commission, such as Michael Bastian, who had bought the five lots that previously housed Lone Star Poultry in the hopes of the turning the land into new homes. Others, like Tina Han, said she and her husband were denied a certificate of appropriateness to renovate their home in the Heights. Han stated she and her husband spent over 36 hours and $4,400 to redesign the project pursuant to the recommendation of the city’s Planning Department and did eventually receive staff recommendation for approval. However, the HAHC denied
Han a permit to begin construction. The Leader reported that Han’s and Bastian’s dilemma had become recurring stories among many homeowners in the Heights – however after repeated coverage of the HAHC’s shortcomings and public outcry, city officials have taken notice and announced in October the committee would be focusing on implementing clear design guidelines in historic districts like the Heights. Mayor Annise Parker said the city would appoint a committee to examine the ordinance and clarify it. “My direction is for the committee to look for tweaks that will make the ordinance easier to understand and more user-friendly,” Parker stated in an October Leader article. “We are taking a scalpel, not a hatchet to he ordinance. There is no intention of a wholesale reconsideration of the changes adopted in 2010.”
Top Stories from P. 1A 3. Cat mutilations shake Timbergrove Manor residents A string of cat mutilations which struck the Heights and Greater Heights areas during 2014 received attention from news outlets and concerned citizens from across the region. Over 20 cat mutilations were reported to the Houston Police Department over the past four years by residents of Timbergrove Manor, Lazybrook and the Heights areas and many residents took to social networking and newspapers to voice their concerns. The incidents received greater attention following a Craigslist post from an anonymous pet owner in September, promising $10,000 as a reward to anyone who would catch the person responsible for mutilating cats. Timbergrove resident Jennifer Estinopal, who has been heavily involved with pet owners regarding the mutilations, also launched a Facebook page called “Justice for Murdered Cats in the Heights,” and
2. Waltrip community mourns Coach Dailey’s passing One of the most viewed articles on The Leader’s website, residents, alumni and staff at Waltrip High School mourned the loss of Milton Dailey, the well-known former Rams head football and track & field coach who died in late June after a battle with pancreatic cancer. An icon of Waltrip High School, Dailey was well-known and respect-
1. City makes changes to Historic Preservation Ordinance In an October article by Jonathan McElvy, homeowners, builders and architects alike called on the city of Houston to improve its Historical
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Joyce Kathryn Landry Blanco, 86, born Oct. 11, 1928 in Vista, Calif., died Dec. 19, in Los Alamos, New Mexico. She is survived by her sister, Irene Collins; her daughter, Linda Huchton; her sons Clark and Tom Blanco; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Her lifelong cheerfulness endeared her to many and her adventurous spirit never stopped reaching out to enjoy life.
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Myrle Delpesce Bullock, 96, born March 30, 1918 in New Orleans, died Dec. 21, in Jasper, Texas. Bullock was a longtime Houston resident. She is survived by her daughters Sharon Powledge, Madeline Parker and Carol Wynn, four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Frances Kuehn Hollaway, 82, born June 5, 1932 in Orange Grove, Texas, died Dec. 28 in Austin. Hollaway graduated from Gonzales High School and went on to attend Mary Hardin Baylor and the University of Texas, majoring in Home Economics. She was a former employee of The Leader Newspaper. She is preceded in death by her husband, Herman Hollaway. She is survived by her son, John Hollaway; daughters Janice Hollaway and Susan Hinton; and granddaughters Elizabeth and Sarah Hinton. Eloise Yvonne Hollomon, 87, born June 2, 1927, died Dec. 27. Hollomon graduated from Jeff Davis High School. She is preceded in death by her husband, Bill Hollomon, daughter, JoAnn McGehee and her son, Richard Hollomon. She is survived by her daughter, Lisa Laha; son, Edward Hollomon; sister, Mary Lee Rone; and one grandson. Ronald J Lindsay, 73, born Feb. 20, 1941, died Dec. 20. Armandina Farina Morrison, 92, born Oct. 1, 1922 in Cerreto Di Alpi, Italy, died Dec. 16. In 1949, she met a young American Merchant Marine, William Calvin Morrison. They were married 62 years. Morrison is survived by her sons Johnny, Willie, Jimmy and George Morrison; 10 grandchildren and 18 greatgrandchildren. Juanita V Pruyn, 86, born Dec. 9, 1928, died Dec. 26. Katherine Weber Theilen, 74, born Sept. 4, 1940 in Corpus Christi, died Dec. 27, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Theilen earned a BS in Education from Southwest Texas State College in San Marcos in 1961. After moving to Pasadena and teaching elementary education for a number of years, Theilen then became a social worker at DePelchin Faith Home in Houston. She married Hershal Dean Theilen on May 4, 1968. She was an active member of Gethsemane Lutheran Church for more than 40 years, and served on the Altar Guild, sewed and embroidered baptismal cloths, taught Bible classes, and chaired the fellowship committee, and sang in the church choir. Theilen is survived by her husband of 46 years, Hershal Theilen; her children Katherine Hope Davis, Ross Dean Theilen, and Carol Lyn Theilen; brother Ross Kenneth Weber, Jr., and her sister Carolyn Weber Schwartz, and five grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the Daughters of the Republic of Texas – San Jacinto Chapter; Gethsemane Lutheran Church; or The Heritage Society at Sam Houston Park. James Douglas Tomlinson, 89, born May 2, 1925, died Dec. 15.
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Google aiming to bring new ‘perspective’ to bayou trails By Betsy Denson betsy@theleadernews.com
Photo by Betsy Denson Hiking and biking trails like these along the White Oak Bayou may soon be visible through Google Street View, thanks to a partnership between the Houston Parks Board and the tech giant. While not much can be said at this stage, officials with the HPB say they are excited to see the trails mapped by Google, and new sections of the existing bayou trails could also potentially be mapped.
You can spot a lot of things out on Houston’s bayou trails, but last week local resident Joel Osterman saw something really out of the ordinary. He described a fit looking person wearing a Parks By You golf shirt walking the trail along White Oak Bayou with a camera mounted to his body. “It was very elaborate, very expensive and very heavy,� said Osterman. “Imagine a European backpacker.� There was another parks employee several hundred yards behind the first, carrying a clipboard. Osterman stopped to briefly visit with the two men and they told him that their work was part of a partnership with Google. Roksan Okan-Vick, executive director of Houston Parks Board (HPB), said she can see why the getup might have looked a bit strange to those on the trail and confirms that the HPB is working with Google to map the hike and bike trails along the bayou. The data collected will become part of Google’s Street View feature. Although not a great deal about the project can be shared at the present time because of the guidelines of the partnership, Okan-Vick did confirm that Google contacted the HPB and asked them to participate. “We were terribly excited,� said Okan-Vick. “It’s a great service.� Okan-Vick said that the HPB did not have to pay for the project and that Google made their equipment available. She said that the backpack and globe atop the mapper’s head allows for 360 degree views of the surroundings through panoramic video. The other parks employee is
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ing and biking trails started in 2009 in Monterey, CA and spread to other cities in California as well as the United Kingdom and Italy. It’s safety for those doing the work, as well as market share (Google far leads their mapping competitors MapQuest and Yahoo Maps) that leads to the non-public nature with which Google moves into new cites to map trails. While the original Street View feature has been very popular in the US with only some privacy concerns, there was more of an outcry in other countries like Japan where data had to be tossed and new car mounted cameras positioned lower to avoid capturing images over people’s fences. The addition of Google Street View information along hike and bike trails is likely to be more tolerable since trees don’t complain much, and the camera is mounted on a per-
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The calendar. AARP MONTHLY MEETING AARP Chapter 1265 The monthly meeting will be held at 10 a.m., Jan. 5, in the community room at 1520 Candlelight Dr. The meeting is open to anyone 50 or older, and will be preceded by a meet-and-greet at 9:30 a.m. Information: 713-6811133. COMMUNITY TOWN HALL MEETING Central NW Super Neighborhood (SN12) Central NW Super Neighborhood (SN12), which encompasses Oak Forest, has scheduled a community meeting/town hall regarding the high-speed rail so residents can voice any concerns about the project. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 5, at Lutheran High North, 1130 W. 34th St. Elected leaders and other speakers have been invited to attend this meeting. Information: www.ofha.org. HEIGHTS GARDEN CLUB MEETING Boulevard Realty This month’s meeting will be a field trip to Nature’s Way Resources in Conroe. Meet at Boulevard Realty, 1545 Heights Blvd., at 9 a.m. for ride sharing or meet at Nature’s Way at 10 a.m. The owner, John Ferguson, will be the guide to how the compost is made, mulches and soils as well as showing off several demonstration gardens and a new plant nursery. Information: www. heightsgardenclub.com. AFTERNOON MOVIE Collier Regional Library Come by Collier Regional Library at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10,
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Memorial Park Master Plan to restore, preserve and enhance Memorial Park. The hosts will be Mayor Pro Tem Ed Gonzalez (District H) and Council Member Stephen C. Costello (At-Large Position 1). Information: www. memorialparktomorrow.org; www.memorialparkconservancy. org. ECONOMIC FORECAST LUNCHEON Greater Heights Area Chamber of Commerce Join the Heights Chamber of Commerce at the Annual Economic Forecast Luncheon to hear Dr. Bill Gilmer, Director at the Institute for Regional Forecasting, C.T. Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston, discuss the future of Houston business, employment, interest rates, energy and real estate. The event will be from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan. 22, at Sheraton Houston Brookhollow Hotel, 3000 North Loop West. Information: 713861-6735, www.heightschamber. com.
Ongoing RENOVATION TOURS Pat H. Foley & Company Stop by for a special guided tour as renovations begin and meet the staff. There will be refreshments. Tours will be at 3 p.m. every Friday. Pat H. Foley & Company is located at 1200 W. 34th St. Information: 713-8696261, www.pathfoleyfuneraldirectors.com. SENIOR GAME DAY Candlelight Park There will be two senior game days on Wednesday and Thursday
each week beginning at 9 a.m. at Candlelight Park, 1520 Candlelight Dr. Call 281-989-4589 or 713-682-3587 for information. OAKS BUSINESS ASSOCIATION MEETING St. James Lutheran Church The Oaks Business Association meets every third Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. at St. James Lutheran Church, 1602 W. 43rd St. The executive committee meets every second Tuesday of the month. David Lorms is president. Information: david.2490@ aol.com. OAK FOREST RUNNING CLUB Oak Forest Chill This free social running club, part of the Oak Forest Homeowners Association, meets at 3542 Oak Forest Drive at 6 p.m. each Tuesday. Brother’s Pizzeria provided post-run food. Information: 281-685-9929. LEGALLINE: FREE LEGAL ADVICE Houston Bar Association The Houston Bar Association offers free legal advice over the phone through LegalLine from 5-9 p.m. the first and third Wednesday of every month. Consejos Legales for Spanish speakers is the first Thursday of every month from 6-8 p.m. Information: 713759-1133, www.hba.org. LAUGHTER YOGA Heights Library Laughter Yoga utilizes breathing and play-based exercises for health and wellness by people of all professions/ages/abilities. Meet from 11 a.m.-noon Saturday at 1302 Heights Blvd. Information: www.houstonlaughteryoga. com.
From the Pews. The Ten Commandments series at St. Ambrose A presentation of the Faith Formation Department of St. Ambrose Catholic Church will be The Ten Commandments: Laws of the Heart. This is the second part of the series. The classes are as follows: The Eighth Commandment: The Law of Speech, Jan. 14; The Ninth Commandment: The Law of Self-Control, Jan. 21; The Tenth Commandment: The Law of Assurance, Jan. 28; and Epilogue: The Two Laws of Love, Feb. 4. St. Ambrose Catholic Church is located at 4213 Mangum Rd. Call 713-6863857 or email sacdre@gmail. com for more information. Virtus workshop at St. Rose St. Rose of Lima Catholic Community, 3600 Brinkman, will be holding a virtus workshop for adults. The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston program is called “Protecting God’s Children.� The purpose of the program is to educate clergy, staff and volunteers who work with children and youth about child sexual abuse and the ways to create a safe environment. Online preregistration is required. The workshop will be held from 9 a.m.-noon Jan. 17, in the parish hall. Call 832-320-4139 or visit www.virtusonline.org for information. MANNA brings new services to the community MANNA will offer a free
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Thirsty Explorer After the holidays, catching up on sleep and winding down is about all some of us can think about. Something that goes well with that recipe is a cocktail. On those cold and rainy days, an apricot manhattan can be the perfect mix to turn a gloomy day into a stay at home getThirsty away. This month, apricot manhattansExplorer and several other cocktails will be featured in Harold’s first annual Texas Spirits Cocktail Competition. Harold’s own, Arthur Pichardo, will be hosting the event at 6 p.m. on Jan. 24, upstairs at Harold’s bar at the Heights General Store located at 350 W. 19th Street. Five area bartenders will be competing in a mix-off using three select Texas spirts: Herman Marshall Rye, Dripping Springs Gin and White
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Hat Rum; all local spirits to promote small business. Bartenders will shakeup a cocktail in a three-heat competition using a participating Texas made spirit, provided mixers, bitters, liqueur, and at least one of the mystery ingredients to be revealed during the competition. Each distillery will issue a prize for the best cocktail of each heat. Up to three prizes can be won, so the best-of-thebest can potentially when all three rounds! Bartenders may apply to enter the competition by Jan. 16, in person at Harold’s, and the select five will be chosen by Jan. 18.
ployed at a bar or restaurant We are proud to call our- thirsty! plorer? Email christina@the•If selected for the com- selves a small business and Have a tip for Thirsty Ex- leadernews.com and follow on petition, must be present on supporter of local businesses Jan. 24 to compete because that is what will keep Visit Harold’s for full list of our economy floating on.â€? competition rules. There will also be five Youth sports since 1954 Harold’s manager and judges judging the event and Online registration is now open for event host, Pichardo, says he your Thirsty Explorer will be Spring 2015 Baseball & Softball expects to see appreciation one of them! The audience Girls Ages 4-16 & Boys Ages 4-18 for the local businesses that will be the majority ruler and To register or for more information visit make the products utilized account for majority vote. us online ODCsports.com for the competition from ev- Harold Texas Spirits Comeryone. petition is promoting local “We will be utilizing pro- businesses, Texas based busiduce from local farmers and ness, the creative freedom of sustainable harvest and the bartenders and the wide and freshness makes a notable varied use of spirits from all difference,â€? Pichardo said. over Texas. So if you’ve ever “The bartenders should al- wondered how to mix up one a gift the whole family can enjoy! ready have a knowledge of of those apricot manhattans Contact us and let us take care of all the details... the ‘small-batch culture’ that for that gloomy day, this will Rules and regulations is developing. There’s no be the event to attend. The What: Competition utilizing a participating made713-688-6793 spirit as a |base, more room for Grey Goose select five area Texas bartenders •Must Three-heat be at least 21 years www.CulturallyCreativeTravel.com Makers onliqueur, the shelf when will dazzle one your of tastethe budsmystery ingredients to be of age with a valid TABCmixers, Cer- andbitters, provided and at least you’ve got superior products and teach you a thing or two. tification themade competition. down the street. So save the date and stay •Must revealed be currentlyduring em- being
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Eat well and prosper in 2015 Happy, happy new year! If we look back on Nibbles news from 2014, unpredictability is a prominent word that reads between the headlines. Reports of new great places opening. And reports of new and old great places closing. Houston, and within The Leader area, has become a dining destination. Headlines have made national and even international news. But even with the booming buzz, our area has a lot to learn and grow from. This year is sure to be better than last! Nibbles has put together an ‘On Our Radar’ list for your consideration.
Gatlin’s BBQ
Saying Gatlin’s had a good year would be an understatment. If you’ve drove past their 19th steet location and have seen the hopeful and crowded line, then you know the new Ella location has been long over due. Now, with 4,200 square feet, Gatlin’s is sure to bring out the big guns with their new Ella
location. Stay tuned. Gatlin’s is currently located at 1221 W. 19th Street.
Lillo & Ella
Naderi and his crew have had a hard year with their Heights Asian Fusion restaurant. Local publications and foodies alike see the potential, but business isn’t consistent - yet. Is it the neighborhood still expecting margaritas and cantina food? I’m not sure. If you haven’t stopped in yet, make it a destination for 2015. Lillo & Ella is located at 2307 Ella Blvd.
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A wait for a table is guarenteed at Coltivare, but if you grab a cocktail and head to the quaint garden, time will pass in no time at all. And the wait is well worth it. From cocktails to pizza, Coltivare keeps it fresh with their garden in the back and an over flowing pot of new ideas. Coltivare is located at 3320 White Oak Dr.
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