Scholarships offered Several area elementary schools will offer scholarships to Dobie seniors. Applications and requirement information are available through the counselor’s office at Dobie, and each application must be returned by the dead-line set by each school (see below).

Atkinson Elementary School The Atkinson Elementary PTO will offer $500 scholarships to two graduating seniors at Dobie High who attended Atkinson at least two years, one being fourth grade. Atkinson applications must be received by noon on March 1 to be considered.

Frazier Elementary School Frazier Elementary will offer scholarships to seven Dobie graduating seniors who attend-ed Frazier in third and fourth grades. Frazier applications are due at the Dobie counselor’s office by Friday, March 22.

Moore Elementary School The Moore Elementary PTO will offer scholarships to four Dobie High graduating seniors who attended Moore in fourth grade. Moore applications must be returned by Monday, March 25. The scholarships will be awarded at the May PTO meeting.

Legion hosts fish fry American Legion Post 490, 11702 Galves-ton Road will host its Fish Fry Fridays through March 22, from 5 to 7 p.m. Dinners are $8.50 each and consist of 12-oz. fish, hush puppies, french fries and cole slaw.

Dobie football sells BBQ The Dobie High School football program will host a barbecue Saturday, March 2, to raise monies to purchase new uniforms for next sea-son. Team offi cials will be at the Heydi Garcia State Farm insurance agency, 10833 Hughes, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Featured are chicken/sausage combination plates with the usual trim-mings for $8. Dobie football players will sell advance tickets through March 1. Tickets are available at the State Farm agency. Dobie head coach Jim Phillips is seeking food donations for the event. To contribute, call 713-851-8531.

Knights fish fry dates set The Knights of Columbus Council 9201 will serve catfish dinners during Lent at St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church on the Fridays of March 1, March 8, March 15 and March 22 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the parish hall, 11011 Hall Road. Dinners include a breaded catfish fillet, fries, hush puppies, cole slaw, corn-on-the-cob and iced tea. Soft drinks and desserts will be available for purchase. Baked fish will be available in limited quantities. One-piece dinners are $9; two-piece dinners are $13, dine in or take out. All money raised will be used for scholarships and other local community charitable projects. For more information, call 832-444-4958.

New Covenant events set12th annual Walk-Jog-A-Thon

New Covenant Christian Church, 10603 Blackhawk, will hold its 12th annual Walk-Jog-A-Thon benefiting the Willie V. Hahn Scholarship Fund Saturday, March 2, from 8 to 11 a.m. The event is open to the public. For more information, call 281-484-4230.

I Still Believe Women’s Conference New Covenant Christian Church, 10603 Blackhawk, will hold its sixth annual I Still Believe Women’s Conference hosted by Pas-tor Cheryl Hines. Guest speaker on Thursday, March 14, will be Elder Stephanie Roland from Pearland Christian Community Church in Pearland, and on Friday, March 15, the guest speaker will be Pastor Janice Gilbert from McKinney Memorial United Methodist Church in Lamar. The conference will begin at 7 p.m. and is open to the public. For informa-tion, call 281-484-4230.

Genealogy group meets The Parker Williams Genealogy Group will meet Monday, March 4, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Parker Williams Library, Scarsdale and Beam-er. Meetings are free, and anyone interested in researching family history is invited to attend.

Veterans hiring event set JP Morgan Chase Military and Veterans Af-fairs Hiring Event is set for all active duty, re-serves, guard, veterans and spouses on Thurs-day, Feb. 28, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at JP Mor-gan & Chase Co., 712 Main St. in Houston. Prior to the event, they ask that all candidates preregister and upload a resume for the hiring managers to review. To register for the event and for more information, visit https://jpm chase.taleo.net.

Church offers free car wash Gulf Meadows Church, located at 8012 Fuqua, will offer a free car wash to area resi-dents on Saturday, March 9, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Coffee and light refreshments will be served “while you wait,” and there will be a clown, balloons and prizes for the children (while supplies last.) This is 100 percent free – no donations will be accepted. A free cou-pon is on Page 6A with more information. For more information, call 713-991-5683. (Rain out date will be the following Saturday, March 16.)

Email: mynews@southbeltleader.com www.southbeltleader.com Vol. 38, No. 4February 28, 2013

Voice of Community-Minded People since 1976

The special runoff election to fi ll the seat pre-viously held by the late Mario Gallegos Jr. is set to take place Saturday, March 2. Gallegos, who had held the state senate seat since 1994, died Oct. 16 due to complications from liver disease. Vying to replace him are Democratic heavy-weights Rep. Carol Alvarado and former Harris County Commissioner Sylvia Garcia. Although there were eight candidates compet-ing for the spot in the Jan. 26 election, Alvarado and Garcia received roughly 87 percent of the

vote, receiving approximately 42 percent and 45 percent respectively. While both performed well in the contest, neither candidate garnered a ma-jority, therefore requiring a runoff. Alvarado, 45, has represented state House District 145 since 2008. Prior to serving in the Legislature, Alvarado served three terms on Houston City Council and as mayor pro tem. She has also worked for U.S. Rep. Gene Green and former Houston Mayor Lee P. Brown. Garcia served on Commissioners Court for eight years. Prior to that, she served as controller

District 6 runoff election set for March 2

Towey stranded at sea

Sageglen resident Daniel Towey and his girlfriend, Megan Hudson, were among the roughly 3,000 passengers who were recently stranded at sea aboard the Carnival Triumph cruise ship. The couple are shown above docked in Cozumel prior to the ship’s engine fi re.

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for the City of Houston and as director and pre-siding judge of the Houston Municipal System. Both candidates have received several sig-nifi cant endorsements. During the initial spe-cial election, the Houston Chronicle said either candidate would make a fi ne senator. The paper, however, has since come out in support of Al-varado in the runoff. Being a special election without primaries, candidates will not be listed on the ballot by party in the heavily blue district, which is nearly three-quarters Hispanic. Only around half of local precincts are located in District 6 and allowed to vote in the election. All eligible precincts will vote in the same lo-cations as November’s general election. See ac-companying chart on this page for polling spots. Voting hours are from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. For additional information, visit www.harris votes.org. See related questionnaire on Page 3A.

South Belt resident Daniel Towey was among the roughly 3,000 passengers who were recently stranded at sea on the Carnival Triumph cruise ship for fi ve days after an engine fi re left the ves-sel inoperable. The cruise that departed from Galveston Feb. 10 was to be the fi rst for Towey, a 2007 Clear Brook graduate, and his girlfriend, Megan Hud-son. While the ship’s emergency generator provid-ed some backup power, the boat was left adrift about 150 miles off the coast of the Yucatan Pen-insula in the Gulf of Mexico. Initial plans called for tugboats to tow the stranded ship to the Mexi-can port of Progreso. After drifting north in the Gulf, however, alternate plans were made to haul the vessel to Mobile, Ala., where it arrived the evening of Feb. 14. Despite media reports to the contrary, Towey said life aboard the ship was far from catastroph-ic. “The conditions were not nearly as bad as they were made out to be,” Towey said. “For the most part, people were all in good spirits.” Towey said the cruise ship’s staff handled the situation professionally, given the circumstances. “Carnival did a great job,” Towey said. “They were very apologetic. They tried to do their best, given the hand they were dealt.”

To pass time, the Carnival staff arranged for trivia games and movie screenings. Complimen-tary playing cards were also distributed to help alleviate boredom. Hudson used the opportunity to catch up on reading. Aside from gambling expenses and gift shop purchases, Carnival provided everything else for free. For their inconvenience, passengers were re-funded the price of their tickets, given credit for an additional cruise of equal cost and given an extra $500. While many passengers have announced in-tentions to sue the cruise line, Towey said he has no plans to do so. “It wasn’t that bad,” Towey said. “Things hap-pen.” In some ways, Towey found the ordeal to be serene. “The situation was bad but was in a way peaceful,” Towey said. “Being out on the ocean was very relaxing in a sense. It gave you a change of perspective.” Towey said the incident will not dissuade him from taking another cruise. “I’d defi nitely go again,” Towey said, jokingly adding, “They’ve already paid for it.” Towey is the son of longtime Sageglen resi-dents James and Susan Towey.

Resident recalls cruising ordeal

Dobie to honor alumni, faculty Dobie High School will hold a ceremony Fri-day, March 1, to honor its inaugural class of Hall of Honor inductees. The event will take place at the area campus, located at 10220 Blackhawk Blvd., and will be-gin at 7 p.m. A reception will follow the formal festivities. The ceremony will honor eight alumni, two fallen heroes, one faculty member and two com-munity volunteers. Alumni being inducted include Edmund Walker (Class of 1974), a career military man; Mary Campbell, (Class of 1976), a local phy-sician; Chris Connealy (Class of 1977), a dis-tinguished fi refi ghter; Dina Jackson (Class of 1981), a dentist who provides charitable work; Mark Chassay (Class of 1984), a physician who

specializes in sports medicine; Bobby Burton (Class of 1987), an acclaimed expert in sports journalism/publishing; Ken Howery (Class of 1994), who co-founded PayPal; and Christa Wil-liams (Class of 1996), a star softball pitcher who earned two Olympic golds. Fallen heroes being honored include Walter McRae Jr. (Class of 1972) and Chris Williams (Class of 1984). Former Latin teacher and Academic Decath-lon coach Richard Golenko will be the sole fac-ulty member recognized. Community volunteers being honored include the Rev. Emory Gadd and Gilbert Aguilar. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, call the school at 713-740-0370.

Where to voteMarch 2 polling locations

Pct. # Location289 Garfi eld Elementary School 10301 Hartsook St.417 Stuchbery Elementary School 11210 Hughes Road418 Beverly Hills Community Center 10201 Kingspoint Road475 Scarsdale Civic Association Building 12127 Teaneck Drive536 Laura Welch Bush Elementary School 9100 Blackhawk Blvd.755 Genoa Staff Development Center 12900 Almeda Genoa Road 774 JC Mitchell Elementary School 10900 Gulfdale Drive842 Burnett Elementary School 11825 Teaneck Drive996 Parker Williams Library 10851 Scarsdale Blvd. Suite 510

Martin town hall set for March 4 Houston District E City Councilmember Dave Martin will host his fi rst town hall meeting Mon-day, March 4, at the University of Houston-Clear Lake Garden Room, 2700 Bay Area Blvd., from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Representatives from the City of Houston’s fi re department, police department, Solid Waste Management, Public Works and En-gineering and Offi ce of Emergency Management will also give presentations and be on hand to address local questions and concerns. Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership President Bob Mitchell, a South Belt resident, and Lisa Holbrook, aide to state Rep. John Da-vis, will also deliver presentations at the event. Mitchell will speak on economic development in the area, while Holbrook will brief attendees

on current legislative issues. Martin replaced former District E Council-member Mike Sullivan this past November when the term-limited Sullivan was elected as Harris County tax assessor-collector. For more infor-mation, contact Martin’s offi ce at 832-393-3008. CIP meeting Martin will hold the annual District E Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) meeting Wednesday, March 27, at the Bay Area Community Center, 5002 NASA Parkway, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Begun by the City of Houston in 1984, CIP meetings provide citizens the opportunity to par-ticipate in the capital budget process by contrib-uting comments and suggestions about needed services and improvements.

A motorcyclist was killed in a traffi c accident that took place Friday, Feb. 22, in the 1000 block of Genoa Red Bluff Road at about 7:10 p.m. The victim, Daniel Martinez, 57, was pro-nounced dead at the scene. According to police, Martinez was driving a Harley Davidson motorcycle and traveling east on Genoa Red Bluff Road as a red Ford F-250

pickup truck towing a trailer with lawn equip-ment was traveling west on the street. When the driver of the truck turned left (south) on Old Ge-noa Red Bluff Road, the motorcyclist struck the trailer and died at the scene. The driver of the truck did not show signs of intoxication. He was cited for failure to yield the right of way and released.

Motorcyclist dies in accident

The Leader has received multiple calls regard-ing an apparent arrest that took place Monday, Feb. 25, at 9803 Sageaspen at roughly 4 p.m. Witnesses reported seeing two males being ap-prehended by undercover police and uniformed deputies from the Harris County Sheriff’s Offi ce and undercover offi cials. Harris County Sheriff offi cials, however, said no arrests were made, and no charges were fi led. Rather, the two males were detained for ques-

tioning, police said. Local law allows police to hold individuals for up to 72 hours without pressing charges. If no charges are fi led within that time frame, the law requires the individuals be released. Neighbors said the residence had been a com-mon spot for suspicious behavior for a number of years.. The Leader will continue to follow this story as it develops.

Pair awaiting charges or freedom

The Clear Creek Independent School District Board of Trustees recently accepted the Citizens Facility Advisory Committee’s recommenda-tion to call for a $367 million bond referendum in order to address aging facilities, instructional technology and co-curricular and extracurricular programs. During its Feb. 25 general meeting, the school board unanimously voted to call the bond elec-tion for May 11, 2013. Contents of the school bond package were prioritized by a 30-member facility committee consisting of parents, local citizens, business

leaders and educators. Over the course of several months, the Citizens Facility Advisory Commit-tee studied a districtwide facility assessment, en-rollment projections and district fi nancial infor-mation as well as toured schools. The committee used this information and input from the public to fi nalize its recommendation.

Bond provisions The proposed bond will touch all CCISD schools and eight support facilities in some ca-pacity. The proposed bond will: • Address aging or overcrowded campuses

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CCISD calls for bond election

A recent violation related to state-required water testing nearly cost Clear Brook City Mu-nicipal Utility District taxpayers around $2,000. The MUD is required by law to submit mul-tiple water samples each month to be tested for coliform bacteria. The monthly submissions, required by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s Drinking Water Standards and the U.S. Environ-mental Protection Agency’s Safe Drinking Water Act, are given to an intermediary lab in Galves-ton to be analyzed. The TCEQ previously required only 15 sam-ples per month but increased that number to 20 in November 2012. That month, the TCEQ received only 19 sam-ples from the district, leading to a violation that required the MUD notify all residents of the mis-hap. Clear Brook City MUD General Manager Chris Clark said he is uncertain if the district or the state is responsible for the unaccounted sam-ple.

“The lab may have lost it,” Clark said, adding that it was the district, itself, that reported the er-ror. “They probably would have never noticed.” Regardless of who is at fault, state procedure normally requires the municipality in charge to notify all residents by mail – a process Clark said would cost roughly $2,000. “That’s not taxpayers’ money being well spent,” Clark said, noting the district had not failed to submit a sample in more than 20 years. An agreement between the district and the state was made, however, that allowed the MUD to refrain from sending notifi cations out by mail. The samples must be submitted throughout the month and therefore may not be sent to the state all at once or submitted at a later date. Clark assures residents there is no cause for concern, adding that there has only been one dis-puted sample in the MUD’s history, and it was later determined to be a false positive. “We ran more tests in November than we ever had in prior decades,” Clark said. See related legal notice on Page 5A.

State regs nearly cost MUD taxpayers

Witness warns of purse theft A concerned resident who recently witnessed a car burglary wants to warn others not to leave valuables in their vehicles. The alleged incident occurred at roughly 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, in front of the Kidz Come 1st day care located at 10863 Kirkfair. The resident reported seeing a man pull up next to another vehicle, look into its window, en-ter it and then casually leave. It wasn’t until after the car’s owner came out of the day care asking if the resident had seen anyone take her purse out of her car that she even realized a crime had taken place. “It all happened so quick, I didn’t really think anything of it,” the resident said.

The suspect’s luxury vehicle, a late-model BMW sport utility vehicle with paper plates, also drew little suspicion from the woman. “He was driving a real nice car,” she said. The woman hopes the incident will serve as a lesson for others to lock their doors, hide their purse or carry it with them, even if they are just leaving for a minute or two. “The area needs to be alerted that this is going on,” the resident said. The suspect is described simply as a black male. Anyone with any information about this case is urged to contact the Harris County Precinct 2 Constable’s offi ce at 713-477-2766.

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Deaths

Escalante urges support for family On Feb 9 Javier was killed in an explo-sion at the Air Liquide plant on Fairmont pkwy and Bay Area blvd. Javier leaves behind three beautiful children Daniella, Gabriel and Antonio that he played with and put to bed every night. At the prayer service held on 2/15 at Holy Rosary church, friends, co-workers and those that knew him spoke of the dedication he had to his friends and family. Always ready to lend a hand, person after person spoke of time after time when he personally helped a friend, or a neighbor fix a problem around the house, build a project, of give advice on how to be a better parent. Julie and Javier met in college at Our Lady of the Lake in San Antonio and have been close ever since. They have helped hundreds of young people in the commu-nity and in other countries as they often counseled and tutored youth, encouraging them to finish school and go onto college as well as went on several mission trips throughout the US and Mexico. During the service to honor Javier, his wife Julie spoke of the time she first fell in love with Javier. They were on a mission trip in Mexico when a small child was crying on the ground covered in sores and her head shaved from the rampant lice problem. Javier walked over and without hesitation scooped her up and tossed her up on his back providing some much needed love and affection. She said it was that moment that she knew they would be together. For those friends and family that have asked about a way to help the Ortiz family. A Memorial Fund has been established to help Julie and her three children, in lieu of flowers that can help the family.

If you would like to mail in a check dona-tion, checks can be mailed to: Chase Bank payable to the Javier Ortiz Memorial Fund, 545 W. 19th Sts, Houston TX 77008. PayPal contributions can be sent to: javierortizmemorialfund@gmail.com. Thank you so much. Jonathan Escalante

Shafer, commuintygrateful for paint I am so happy that the awnings at the strip shopping center on Hughes and Beamer have been painted. It has been needing a paint job for quite awhile and definitely looks so much nicer. It benefits the area in a positive way. I hope that soon, Hughes Road & a few other roads will be redone as well. The roads are so bad and only getting worse by the day. Now, what is not so positive is that I have noticed cars being parked in the “grass” of several homes. I do not understand why this is happening. Several people have mentioned this to me as well. We don’t live in the country and we have driveways or curbs to park on or near. You should not be parking in the grass for any length of time. I would hope deed restrictions would do something about this. Not only is it unap-pealing but it is not too classy. All it takes is one person to do this and then before you know it more people are doing the same thing. It not only decreases property values but it looks horribly bad. I would hope everyone would want their property values to stay as high as possible to not only ben-efit themselves but the neighborhoods as well. Nancy ShaferPublisher’s note: I agree totally. It has been looking so tacky. Amazing what a little paint will do.

Marie Flickinger

Readers’ Opinions

Robert Ernest “Bob” Smith

Robert Ernest “Bob” Smith, 74, died Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, in a local hospital. He was born March 30, 1938, in Somerville, Mass., to Lloyd Ernest Smith and Ann Yoemans Smith. He was a South Belt resident for more than 30 years. Smith was a retired Long-shoreman and a member of ILA 24. He worked at the Houston Ship Channel for many years, and owned sev-eral businesses including a muffl er shop in Galveston. He was a dive master and avid scuba diver, and he also enjoyed coaching youth foot-ball. Survivors include his wife, Lyzette Smith; sons Sam Smith and Frank Smith; daughter Brianna Smith; daughters-in-law, Deborah Smith and Nicole Smith; grandchildren: Madison and Tyler Smith; step-grand-daughter Samantha Bertrand; sister Barbara Bunch; neph-ew David Blazis; and niece Carol Wunder. Visitation, services and interment were held on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, in the chapel at Forest Park East Funeral Home. Deacon Dar-ren Hultquist offi ciated.

Walter H. Pace Jr

Walter Henderson Pace Jr., 78, died Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013. He and his fam-ily are longtime members of the South Belt and Sagemont communities. He was born on Sept. 27, 1934, in Texarkana, Ark., to Walter and Eleanor Pace and grew up in the small town of Nash. His family moved to New Orleans where he at-tended high school and col-lege. Pace earned his bach-elor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering from Tulane University. The family moved to the South Belt area in 1965 from California when Pace was transferred by TRW to work as an engineer on NASA projects. He worked on all of the space programs from the 1959 Mercury Project through the 2003 space shut-tle fl ights. Pace was a true renais-sance man. He was knowl-edgeable about many topics and never stopped learning new things or exploring new ideas and concepts. He was both a scholar and a teacher. He taught classes at the uni-versity level for several years but loved guiding and teach-ing young children about any topic they showed an in-terest in. He was capable of repairing just about anything mechanical or electrical – ap-pliances, cars, motorcycles, airplane engines, etc. He was an excellent handy man. Although he was trained as an engineer, Pace taught himself about computers as they came of age, and he par-ticipated signifi cantly in the programming of the onboard space fl ight computers, in-cluding the space shuttle. Pace enjoyed fl ying air-planes and immersed himself in the subject, as he often did with new hobbies, and earned his pilot’s license. He also enjoyed sailing, photography, motorcycling, woodworking and camping. Pace is survived by his wife of 50 years, Gloria; sons: Ronald and wife Ramona, Christopher, Theodore and wife Cristi, John, and Thom-as; grandchildren: Chelsea LeBlanc, Lee Pace, Alden Pace, Sarah Pace, Mindy Pu-ente, Scott Pace, France Pace, JT Pace; great-grandchildren: Greyson Chisholm, Shara Chisholm and Anthony Pu-ente; nephew Michael Miller; and niece Janice Keith. He is preceded in death by his sister, Dorothy Miller. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 2, 2013, at 1 p.m. at Cokesbury United Methodist Church, 10030 Scarsdale Blvd. A re-ception will follow the me-morial service. There will be no graveside services. In lieu of fl owers, dona-tions can be made in the name of Walter Pace to Cokesbury United Method-ist Church, 10030 Scarsdale Blvd., Houston, TX 77089. Online donations can also be made. For additional history of Pace’s life or to sign his electronic guest book, visit the Forest Park East Funeral Home website at www.digni tymemorial.com.

Milby sets 50th reunion The Milby High School Class of ’63 will hold its 50-year reunion on Saturday, April 6, 2013, at David Roessler’s Texas Food Service, 4211 Chance Lane in Rosharon, Texas, from 2 until 11 p.m. Cost is $20 per person in advance, or $25 per person at the door, which includes a barbecue plate, water, soft drinks and David’s “Famous” Frozen Margaritas. Dress is casual. BYOB and lawn chairs. 1960s music will be provided by Ronnie Coleman. For more information, contact carolgroff@earthlink.net or visit the Milby Alumni Association website at www.milbyalum.org.

PW Library events set The following events are set for the Parker Williams Library, Feb. 28 through March 6. AARP Tax Preparation Assistance is available on Mondays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Help is provided at no charge on a first come, first served basis. A book discussion is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 28, at 3 p.m. The novel Cane River by Lalita Tademy will be discussed. On Friday, March 1, join the library for a fun-filled Dr. Seuss Birthday Party at 4 p.m. Crafts and cupcakes will be available for children of all ages to celebrate Dr. Seuss and Read Across America. Preschool storytime is at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, and toddler storytime is at 10:30 a.m. Thursday.

SBHLL seeks vendors Sagemont-Beverly Hills Little League offi cials have begun making plans for the opening day carnival, Sat-urday, March 23, at El Franco Lee Park. The league is seeking vendors to provide food, merchandise, arts and crafts. Booth spaces will be leased for $100 per vendor. Vendors interested may direct email to sbhll@hotmail.com. A league representative will be in touch after re-ceiving email contact.

Moore Chick-fil-A fundraiser set On Tuesday, March 5, between 4 and 10 p.m., Chick-fil-A at 1512 Broadway at Dixie Farm Road will donate a portion of its sales to the Moore Elementary PTO. Notify the cashier that you are there to support Moore.

Betty Diane Semple

Betty Diane Semple, 65, died on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. She was born to Rowe-na and Max Howard on Oct. 26, 1947. She was reared in Cameron, Texas. She gradu-ated from YOE High School 1966. She graduated from the University of Houston with a Bachelor of Science in edu-cation and a master’s in cur-riculum and instruction, with Kennedy Foundation Schol-arships. She married Charles Fish-er, and had two daughters. She lived in the Sagemont area until 2008. Charles died of cancer in 2001. She married Jim Semple in 2005, and together they traveled, enjoying many new places and visiting family and friends. Semple enjoyed teaching fi rst grade and special edu-cation students, and helping their parents for 28 years in the Pasadena Indepenent School District. Also, special to her heart was serving in BSF Bible Study Fellowship as a discussion leader for more than 10 years. Semple was preceded in death by her parents and brothers Dan, Larry and Dwayne. Surviving relatives in-clude Jim Semple of High-lands Ranch, Colo.; Don and wife Sharon Howard of Dallas; Marcia Semple of Pittsburgh, Penn.; Robyn, Kevin, Benjamin, Elizabeth and Garrett Howard of Yam-hill, Ore.; Alison and Swan Miller of League City; Amy, David, McKenna and Emma Hale of Plano; Betsy Semple of Dallas; Jamie Semple of Houston; and Wes, Susan and Wesley Semple of Pittsburgh. Donations may be made in Semple’s memory to the ALS Association, MDA, Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church, or Smile Train. A visitation and Celebra-tion of Life Service was held Feb. 26-27, 2013, at Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church in Denver, Colo. A Celebration of Life Me-morial Service will be held Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, at Sagemont Church, Sam Hous-ton Parkway at Hughes Road, at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be with both of her husbands. Family and friends can sign the online guest book at www.EllisFamilyServices.com.

State Rep. Carol Alvarado has fi led bills that take a ho-listic approach to the state’s toughest education challeng-es. This education package

includes legislation that tar-gets prekindergarten eligibil-ity, classroom sizes, and col-lege affordability. “The consequences of the $5.4 billion cuts to pub-

Rep. Alvarado takes holistic approach to improve education lic education last legislative session hit every corner of the state,” said Alvarado. “It is essential that lawmakers provide the education system Texas students deserve, and I have introduced six bills that address some of the most fun-damental issues facing our schools and students.” Alvarado is committed to making prekindergarten accessible for every young Texan. HB 573 would allow students four years and older

The Texas Public Policy Foundation issued a state-ment recently affi rming sup-port for Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s fi rm stand against Medicaid expansion in Texas. “We are pleased to see that the governor remains com-mitted to his promise to not expand this failed program in Texas,” said the Honorable Arlene Wohlgemuth, execu-tive director and director of the foundation’s Center for Health Care Policy. “In its current form, Med-icaid is a broken program that delivers substandard care to the people of Texas. In ad-dition, Medicaid spending continues to consume an in-creased share of the state’s budget, while continuing to deliver poor health care cov-erage and inadequate access to providers for those en-rolled. “Texans should not be asked to expand a failed pro-

gram. Our research has dem-onstrated there are solutions to correct the problems – so-lutions that will provide bet-ter care at a lower cost. The time has come for fundamen-tal Medicaid reform. In light of the program’s takeover of the state’s budget, Texas can-not afford to delay.” Wohlgemuth is the execu-tive director and director of the Center for Health Care Policy at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. She served 10 years in the Texas House of Representa-tives, specializing in health care issues. The Texas Public Policy Foundation is a nonprofi t, free-market research institute based in Austin. The primary website is www.TexasPolicy.com, Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/TexasPublic PolicyFoundation, and Twit-ter feed at www.Twitter.com/TPPF.

TPPF supports Gov. Perry against Medicaid expansion

High schools meet new San Jac shared counselors

Dobie High School librarians Nancy Schwab (left) and Dendy Farrar (right), enjoy the goodie bags provided by San Jacinto College Shared Counselor Kimberly Steele (center).

J. Frank Dobie High School and South Hous-ton High School faculty and staff recently had a chance to meet San Jacin-to College shared coun-selors Kimberly Steele and Megan Greene. Steele, the Dobie shared counselor, and Greene, the new South Houston shared coun-selor, both held meet-and-greet events in their of-fices at each high school, providing snacks and goodie bags for visitors. San Jacinto College shared counselors provide on-site advising and edu-cational planning for high school students, and pro-vide students with infor-mation about the college’s academic, technical and transfer programs. Students can also get information about apply-ing to San Jacinto Col-lege, testing dates and fi-nancial aid.

(Left to right) South Houston High School Special Programs appraisal clerk Gracie Garcia and special education teacher Heather Bryla take some snacks and goodie bags after meeting new San Jacinto College Shared Counselor Megan Greene.

Left to right, San Jacinto College Shared Counselors Kimberly Steele (Dobie High) and Megan Greene (South Houston High), are now available fi ve days a week to provide on-site advising and educational planning for high school students on the college’s academic and technical programs.

Josephine “Josie” Pena

Josephine “Josie” Lopez Pena, 82, of Pearland, died from cancer on Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, at the Houston Hos-pice Center while surrounded by her family. Pena is preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Candelario Pena, daughter Julie Pena and granddaughter Adrianna Renee Pena. She is survived by her nine children and their spous-es: Josie Pena and Thomas “Wayne” Webb, Candelario Pena, Chachi and Mike Prud-homme, Robert Pena, Patri-cia Pena, Raymond and Deb-bie Pena, Gerry and Anitra Pena, Nina and David Divin and Lisa Pena Resendez. She is also survived by 19 grand-children and 21 great-grand-children. Pena was born on Dec. 16, 1930, in Galveston, Texas to Deluvina and Joe Lopez. She moved to Houston in 1977, where she became one of the fi rst women to own her own franchise business, Shipley Donut Shop. She served the South Belt area for more than 20 years and was well-known in the community. Of all her accomplish-ments, Pena has said her greatest achievement was her children. At the age of 80, she learned to play on the com-puter where she would keep up with all of her children and grandchildren on Face-book. Her heart fi lled her home with love, fun, family and friends, including an attitude there was always room for one more.

Frances L. Powledge

Frances L. Powledge, 74, died on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, after a short battle with cancer. Powledge is preceded in death by her husband, V.R. “Bud” Powledge; her broth-er, Jerry “Leon” Cutaia; and her parents, Samuel and Eva Cutaia. She is survived by her

daughters, Becky L. Pow-ledge, Barbara Jean Stevens and husband Ricky; and her grandsons, Bryan and Brent Stevens. Powledge graduated from Jefferson Davis High School. She married her school sweetheart and shortly after they began a family. She was a loving and nurturing moth-er to her daughters and be-came a hands-on grandmoth-er to Bryan and Brent. She was talented at playing the piano, teaching children from the comforts of her home, as well as cooking for her loved ones. She was involved in Uvalde Baptist Church where she played the organ and later joined the Easthaven Baptist Church. The service celebrating Powledge’s life was held on Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, at Ni-day Funeral Home – Beamer Chapel. Interment followed at Rosewood Cemetery.

Roberto “Teto” Salazar Santoy

Roberto “Teto” Salazar Santoy, 93, of Houston, died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. He was born on Nov. 27, 1919, in Rosebud, Texas. He attended Sagemont Church and is a former resident of the South Belt area. Santoy is preceded in death by Rebeca Salazar. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Francisca Sala-

zar Lozano; children Yolanda Garfi as and husband Anasta-cio, Otoniel Salazar and wife Diana, Irma Aguilar and hus-band Frank, Arturo Salazar and wife Ana Luisa, Lidia Ortiz and husband Alberto, and Ana Garcia; grandchil-dren: Veronica Perez and husband Ramon, Melissa Sanchez and husband Carlos, Monica Holtkamp and hus-band William, Alex Salazar and wife Irma, Ricardo Gar-fi as and wife Erika, Carolina Mendiola and husband Juan, Diana Aguilar, Rebecca Or-tiz, Laura Aguilar, Annette Salazar, Erika Salazar, Alber-to Ortiz Jr., Cassandra Gar-cia, and David Garcia; great-grandchildren: Alyssa Perez, Ramon Perez IV, Jiovani Per-fecto, Levi Martinez, Frank Mendiola, Vanessa Sanchez, Karla Sanchez, Angelina Salazar and Ada Salazar. The funeral service cele-brating Santoy’s life was held Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, at Ni-day Funeral Home – Beamer Chapel. Entombment fol-lowed at Oakview Mausole-um in Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery. Those honored to serve as pallbearers were Otoniel Salazar, David Garcia, Arturo Salazar, William Holtkamp, Frank Aguilar, Juan Mendio-la, Alberto Ortiz Sr., Ramon Perez III, Anastacio Garfi as, Carlos Sanchez, Alberto Or-tiz Jr., Ricardo Garfi as and Alex Salazar.

A memorial service cel-ebrating Pena’s life will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, March 1, 2013, at Niday Funeral Home – Beamer Chapel.

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to enroll in free prekindergar-ten programs. Additionally, Alvarado has fi led two bills aimed at relieving swelling class-rooms. State law currently lim-its elementary class sizes to 22 students per teacher for kindergarten through the fourth grade; HB 273 would extend this limit to the fi fth grade. HB 274 takes the goal for smaller class sizes a step further by requiring schools,

which are granted a waiver to the class size exemption, to report detailed information about their current sizes. Alvarado is also lead-ing the fi ght to make college more affordable. HB 1033 makes the current college tuition exemption for veter-ans more inclusive for those veterans currently residing in the state, and HB 726 freezes tuition for public and com-munity colleges for as many as fi ve years for all incoming

Texas freshman. Other legislation in this education package includes a bill that increases the rigor of disciplinary alternative edu-cation programs (HB 482). “By keeping our prekin-dergarten programs acces-sible, our class sizes small, and our colleges more afford-able, we are taking a huge step towards improving our student’s minds and protect-ing their pocketbooks,” stated Alvarado.

Bereavement support group open to the public

Bereavement support groups, facilitated by Hospice Care Team’s professional counseling staff, enable those who are grieving to encourage, support, and help each other to accept losses and to cope with grief. The groups are open to anyone who is grieving the death of a loved one. Each group will meet for 8 weeks. For more information or to register to attend, please call Rebecca Deaton at the Texas City offi ce at (409) 938-0070 or (800) 545-8738.

Spring 2013 Schedule • Clear Lake – Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Up-per Bay Road – Tuesdays, 6 to 7:30 p.m., March 19 through May 7.

The San Jacinto College South campus career and employment center will host a job fair on Wednesday, March 6. The job fair is open to all San Jacinto College students and the public. Representatives from Burnett Staffi ng Special-ists, Center of Reproductive Medicine, Certifi ed Compa-nies, Inc., Clean Harbors En-vironmental Services, Dashi-ell Corporation, Enterprise Products Company, Genan, Inc., Harris County Public Health & Environmental Services, Noltex LLC, Space Center Houston, The Deter-ing Company, and Walgreens will be in attendance. Other companies repre-senting child care, construc-tion, retail, customer ser-vice, banking, not-for-profi t, health services, health care, food service, manufacturing,

and more will also be present. Participants are asked to dress for success and come prepared with updated re-sumes. San Jacinto College stu-dents who need help with building or updating a resume can make an appointment with a career and employ-ment staff member for tips on using Optimal Resume, an online career management tool that allows the user to build a resume, create a cover letter, portfolio, interview preparation, and more. The job fair will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the South Campus Welcome Center (Building 6). The South campus is lo-cated at 13735 Beamer Road. For questions and more information on San Jacinto College career and employ-ment services, call 281-922-3488.

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NAME: Carol AlvaradoAGE: 45OCCUPATION: State Representative District

145EDUCATION: Univer-sity of Houston – B.A. & M.B.A.MARITAL STATUS/CHILDREN: SinglePARTY AFFILIATION: Democrat Do you reside in Dis-trict 6? If so, for how long? I have lived in Senate District 6 all my life. Do you have any di-rect ties to the South Belt community? I currently represent part of the South Belt community in the Texas House. What is the most im-portant issue facing Dis-trict 6? Public education. We must fully fund our public schools, increase gradu-ation rates and restore vocational programs that have been cut in recent years.

State Senate 6 run-off candidates respond to Leader questionnaires What is the most im-portant issue facing the state? Public education. If we are to remain the eco-nomic envy of the rest of the nation, we must have an educated workforce to fi ll the jobs of tomor-row. What is your profes-sional/public experi-ence? I began in public ser-vice as an aide to Con-gressman Gene Green, and worked at City Hall prior to being elected to Houston City Council in 2001. I served six years as the District I Council Member, and since 2009 have represented District 145 in the Texas House. Do you currently have any endorsements? If so, from whom? Houston Chronicle; Houston Police & Fire; former Mayor Bill White;

Senator Rodney Ellis; Council Member James Rodriguez, Commissioner El Franco Lee, and many others. What are your goals if elected? To fully fund our pub-lic schools; expand work-force training and retrain-ing programs, as well as vocational & technical ed-ucation programs; expand access to affordable health care, and protect our se-nior citizens. What makes you best qualifi ed to serve the constituents of District 6? My years in the Texas House and on City Coun-cil have given me the policy-making experience needed to be an effective Senator for District 6 on day one. Earlier this month, a state judge ruled that Texas’ existing education

funding system is inad-equate and inequitable. Do you agree with this ruling? If so, what would you do to change it? I do agree with Judge Dietz’s ruling. We must rework the funding formu-las to ensure every Texas student receives an equita-ble education, as our state constitution requires. Last July, Gov. Rick Perry said he would not create a state insurance exchange nor accept ex-panded Medicaid funds outlined in the Afford-able Care Act. Do you agree with this? Why or why not? I disagree with Gover-nor Perry on this issue. We should create an exchange and accept these funds. Senate District 6 has very high rates of uninsured, and by declining funds we essentially give our federal tax dollars to other states. Following the re-cent Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown, Conn., Gov. Perry spoke out in favor of arming teachers. What are your feelings on this issue? I am a supporter of the Second Amendment, but do not believe guns on campus are the answer to the public safety challeng-es we face. Recent legislation in-troduced by state Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa and Rep. Senfronia Thompson (Senate Bill 236 and House Bill 421) would abolish the state’s “blue laws” limiting al-cohol sales on Sundays. What are your feelings on this subject? I am currently review-ing this proposed legis-lation, and have not yet made a fi nal determination on my position. A recent bill intro-duced by state Sen. Rod-ney Ellis seeks to legalize Las Vegas-style casino gambling in Texas. Do you support this mea-sure? Why or why not? I support this legisla-tion. Texas currently loses enormous revenue op-portunities to neighboring states that allow gambling. I support allowing gam-bling in Texas and using revenue from it to fund critical needs like public education.

On Monday, Feb. 11, Stuchbery Elementary celebrated the Chinese New Year by dressing in authentic attire. Pictured are, left to right, (front row) Herleen Dinh, Jasmine Tran, Huong Nguyen, Mai-Anh Truong, Vy Nguyen, Y Tran, Kalyna Tran, Jenny Trinh, Jayden Nguyen, Thu Pham, Mike Tran, Huy

Nguyen, (second row) Thuy Nguyen, (third row) Christopher Dang, Troy Nguyen, Tri Nguyen, Tony Le, Kevin Tran, Hoang Nguyen, (back row) Tommy Le, Vinh Diep, Thao Lam, ESL aide Lehang Nguyen, Julie Trinh, Kiet Nguyen, Sang Lam and Andrew Nguyen. Photo submitted

Stuchbery celebrates Chinese New Year

Dressed in Asian attire are, left to right, (front row) Priscilla Nguyen-Vo, Valerie Phonxayalinkham, Sophia Ho, Kiana McCombs, Annie Tran, Katie Nguyen, Joshua Lopez, Tripp Harris, (middle row) Christina Le-Tran, Adrita Rahman, Annette Tran,

Kathleen Nguyen, Ann Nguyen, Arianna Martinez, Jordan Leahman, Silvia Luna, (back row) Jenni-fer Meier, Max, Jade To-Nguyen, Henry Nguyen, Megan Cowan, Ylise Ianna Hinojosa, Angel Tran, Marisa Soto and Gloria Guillen. Photo submitted

Moore celebrates

Asian New Year

Moore Elementary School recently cel-ebrated Asian New Year at the school. Students and staff dressed in authentic Asian wear for the event. Students pa-raded around the school with masks and dragons to celebrate the beginning of the Year of the Snake.

At left: Kathleen Nguyen and Annie Tran are ready for the parade.

NAME: Sylvia R. GarciaAGE: 62OCCUPATION: Lawyer

EDUCATION: Texas Woman’s University grad-uating with a degree in social work, and a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University. MARITAL STATUS/CHILDREN: SinglePARTY AFFILIATION: Democrat Do you reside in Dis-trict 6? If so, for how long? Yes, since 1988 when I bought my home in Hous-ton. Do you have any di-rect ties to the South Belt community? As Harris County Com-missioner, Precinct 2, worked with Bay Area/South Belt Ellington area on economic development issues – mobility, NASA jobs and job training – and a member of your Cham-ber. What is the most im-portant issue facing Dis-trict 6? There are three major issues facing SD 6: 1. We need strong job creation to improve our economy. 2. We need better ac-cess to quality affordable healthcare. 3. We need better schools that are properly funded for our children. What is the most im-portant issue facing the state? These three issues need immediate attention by our State Legislature: 1. Public education funding – The Legislature needs to do its job and properly fund our schools. We can’t wait for Greg Abbott to appeal the court ruling. 2. State budget – The legislature needs to be fi s-cally responsible, while making sure we aren’t cutting crucial programs which help our most vul-nerable populations. 3. Water needs – Hous-ton is fortunate to have an advantage based on water needs. Our region can lead and make certain Texas is doing everything it can to preserve water, while helping those areas with lower access to water. What is your profes-sional/public experi-ence? My passion for pub-lic service began when I became a social worker. Since then, I have served my community as Chief Judge of Houston Mu-nicipal Courts, Hous-ton City Controller and Harris County Commis-sioner. Additionally, I just fi nished serving as the

President of the National Association of Latino Ap-pointed and Elected Offi -cials. Being able to serve in the Texas Senate would be an honor and I look forward to continuing my career in public service, if the voters will give me that honor. Do you currently have any endorsements? If so, from whom? Texas State Represen-tatives Allen, Coleman, Farrrar, Hernandez-Lu-na and Walle, Houston Council Member’s Davis and Gonzales, AFL-CIO, Houston Chronicle, TOP, GLBT Caucus, Teachers Union, Constable Chris Diaz, Area 5 Democrats, Bay Area Democrats, Joa-quin Martinez. What are your goals if elected? I want to go to Austin and fi ght for the work-ing families of District 6. I will fi ght to bring jobs with fair wages, fi ght for access to affordable & quality healthcare and fi ght to fully fund public education. What makes you best qualifi ed to serve the constituents of District 6? My strong record of public service, combined with my honesty, integrity and professionalism make me the most qualifi ed candidate. Additionally, my experience as a social worker, Houston Con-troller and Harris County Commissioner working on issues that matter to the working families of Dis-trict 6 – jobs, economic development, transporta-tion, healthcare and edu-cation – prepare me to hit the Senate fl oor on day one. Earlier this month, a state judge ruled that Texas’ existing education funding system is inad-equate and inequitable. Do you agree with this ruling? If so, what would you do to change it? I agree with the judge and believe the legislature needs to better fund our public schools. Our local school districts are strug-gling every day because the legislature failed to properly fund them. When I am in Austin, I will fi ght to make sure our schools get the money they right-fully deserve. Further-more, I was disappointed to see my opponent failed to show up when Legisla-tors voted on a crucial pro-cedural rule that would’ve allowed legislators to add an amendment to a supple-mental appropriations bill that could’ve restored edu-

cational funding. Last July, Gov. Rick Perry said he would not create a state insurance exchange nor accept ex-panded Medicaid funds outlined in the Afford-able Care Act. Do you agree with this? Why or why not? I understand what it’s like to not have access to a doctor. Growing up, my family had to drive 20 miles to the county wel-fare clinic. Unfortunately, this story is true today for many Texans. Up to 30% of Harris County resi-dents currently go without health insurance. We need to expand Medicaid and help those who need ac-cess to healthcare. Healthy families mean healthy employees and students who can better their lives and reach the American dream. Following the re-cent Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown, Conn., Gov. Perry spoke out in favor of arming teachers. What are your feelings on this issue? Growing up on a farm, I know the value and tra-dition of fi rearms. I was taught by my father how to handle fi rearms in or-der to hunt and protect our property. But teachers are there to teach our children. We shouldn’t burden them with the added responsi-bility of having a loaded weapon in a classroom full of children. I believe there are better ways we can protect our schools and I look forward to fi nding these solutions by speak-ing directly with school offi cials, teachers, law en-forcement, and parents, so

we can fi nd a way to best keep our school safe. Recent legislation in-troduced by state Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa and Rep. Senfronia Thompson (Senate Bill 236 and House Bill 421) would abolish the state’s “blue laws” limiting al-cohol sales on Sundays. What are your feelings on this subject? If Texans can purchase beer and wine seven days a week, there should be no reason why they shouldn’t be able to purchase liquor as well. Additionally, abol-ishing “blue laws” gives local small businesses the ability to grow while al-lowing for additional rev-enue in tax receipts. A recent bill intro-duced by state Sen. Rod-ney Ellis seeks to legalize Las Vegas-style casino gambling in Texas. Do you support this mea-sure? Why or why not? The people of Texas should be allowed to vote and determine if Las Ve-gas-style casino gambling should be legal in Texas. The only conditions I would like to see would be the following: 1. Tax revenue from ca-sino gambling will only be used for public education funding. 2. Gambling devices and games will only be al-lowed in casinos. I would not want to see slot ma-chines in every conve-nience store and super market. 3. Texas owned casinos will be given preference when applying for per-mits, allowing for Texans to expand their businesses and work force.

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Over The Back Fence

BRAYDEN TURNS 11! Brayden Espinosa will turn 11 years old Friday, March 1. Lots of hugs of best wishes for a wonderful birthday are sent from proud grandparents Jannie and Robert Scarberry of South Belt; mom Jenny Hayes, Benny Moreno, and sisters Baylee Espinosa and Livvy Moreno; uncle Tyler Scarberry; aunt Stacey Flowers, uncle Stephen and cousins Kennedy and Owen; uncle Joey Hayes; and uncle Austin Scarberry and cousin Jade.

SCHOOL DAZE The following personnel and staff mem-bers of the Pasadena Independent School District celebrate birthdays Feb. 28 through March 6.

Burnett Elementary A special birthday greeting is sent to Nora Chapa Feb. 28.

Frazier Elementary On March 6, Melissa Cardenas cel-ebrates a birthday.

Moore Elementary Sharing a birthday Feb. 28 are Adriana Ramirez and Priscilla Nguyen-Vu. The day for a party for Damaris Vargas is March 4. Paula Carter enjoys a birthday March 5.

Stuchbery Elementary Melissa Cardenas is wished a happy birthday March 6.

Melillo Middle School The day for a cake for Lydia Meadows is March 5.

Beverly Hills Intermediate The day for a party for Shay Woodruff is Feb. 28. On March 2, Cynthia Lozano marks a birthday. Blow out the birthday candles on a double-layer cake on March 5 for Elizabeth Ferguson and Brenda Martinez Paniagua. Rosa Perez has a birthday March 6.

Thompson Intermediate March 1 is the day for Katina Kirk to celebrate a birthday. The day for a cake for Mandy Ogden is March 5.

Dobie High David Chollett and Zoila Salazar share a birthday Feb. 28. On March 1, double birthday wishes are sent to Jason Roth and Ozmel Tovias. Erin Thompson is wished a happy birthday March 3. Double birthday greetings are sent to James Bennett and Andria Senegal on March 4. Blow out the birthday candles for Angela Kresse March 5. On March 6, Patricia Cain celebrates a

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BIRTHDAYS The Leader sends happy birthday wish-es to its Facebook friends who celebrate a birthday this week: Thursday, Feb. 28: Jessica Shannon, Rudy Peralez, Kim Brown and James Myers; Friday, March 1: Jacquie Farrey; Saturday, March 2: Sunshine Lane; Sunday, March 3: Craig Joseph, Kelley Pennington, Mike Chuter, Francesca Cash and Jonathan Herridge; Monday, March 4: Susan Rogers, Vanessa Murillo, Miranda Robertson-Riley, Leslie Lytle, Gigi Childers, Chaunte Harvey, Linda Eckerman, Michael Krafka and Nan Laux; Tuesday, March 5: Laura Arnett, Marty Pendleton, Karen Gonzalez, Amy Tisnado, Chris Lively, Mary Granger and Camille Maloney; and Wednesday, March 6: Cydryce McMillian and Keith Kirby.

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Remember When30 years ago (1983)

Drainage work and other groundwork began on the Highland Meadow Apart-ments. Clear Creek principal, Henry Bauerschlag, asked the district’s board of trustees to reassign him back to class-room teaching. Dobie students Patricia Russell and Jonathan Pyle received the Youth Perfor-mance Award.

25 years ago (1988) Two Dobie High School students, Evelyn Zera and Lynne Etheredge, were named National Merit fi nal-ists. Two local state represen-tatives announced the forma-tion of a bipartisan legislative group to consider changes in Texas waste disposal laws.

20 years ago (1993) Texas sculptor Max Grein-er Jr. presented a life-sized Divine Servant statue to Sage-mont Church. The church planned to build a multi-story atrium-type prayer garden to display the statue. Sagemont Baptist Church was offi cially renamed Sage-mont Church. The Rev. John Morgan, senior pastor at the church, said they wanted to remove the denominationl name which could possibly hinder the church reaching people. Due to no hot water at Do-bie High School after a new boiler was installed, the City of Houston Health Depart-ment would not allow food to be prepared in the cafete-ria. Prepared food had to be brought on campus for sale.

15 years ago (1998) Dobie junior Audra Re-sendez ended her reign as

queen of the Club Mexico Bello. Resendez received a scholarship, watch and ring during her reign as queen. Pasadena Independent School District released a book covering the 100-year history of the district to com-memorate the district’s cen-tennial anniversary.

10 years ago (2003) More than 300 South Belt residents attended the city of Houston’s annual Capital Im-provement Projects meeting at San Jacinto College. Clear Brook Independent School District Board of Trustees unanimously ap-proved a schoolhouse bond proposal for the addition of a ninth-grade center to the high school. Helen Craddock of C&D Burger Shoppe died after complications from surgery. 1978 Dobie graduate James Schroder, 42, was killed in an automobile acci-dent on Highway 146.

5 years ago (2008) The South Belt-Ellington Chamber of Commerce held its 24th annual banquet. The event was attended by area business leaders, along with several local elected officials. The banquet’s theme was, “A Salute to the 147th Fighter Wing” and was also attended by several members of the Texas Air National Guard. Outgoing chamber president George Valtasaros presented the Citizen of the Year award to Dr. Dixie Melillo, the founder of the nonprofit or-ganization The Rose. Jacqueline Ann Cheramie died. Cheramie was a long-time employee at both the Clear Creek and Pasadena independent school districts.

35 years ago ( 1978) Preliminary work began on the site of the Beamer Road project between Kirk-wood and Sagemont subdivi-sions. Mike Reichert, a nephew of a cattle owner, reported that he had been shot at by an individual who was on his uncle’s leased property shooting cows.

Her most recent position had been secretary to Dobie prin-cipal Steve Jamail. The South Belt-Ellington Chamber of Commerce hosted a meet and greet to give residents a chance to familiarize themselves with candidates who would appear on the March 4 primary bal-lots. All contestants running for local congressional and legislative seats, as well as for justice of the peace and constable, were invited to participate.

1 year ago (2012) A suspect who allegedly struck two off-duty Houston police officers with his vehi-cle was shot by one of them outside a nightclub at Edgebrook and the Gulf Freeway. According to police, the two officers were working as security at the El Rodeo when they were alert-ed a suspect was breaking into a vehicle in the parking lot. The two officers went to the area. The suspect, Hector Lopez Jr., and his passenger, Jaime Acevedo, were backed into a parking spot as the officers approached. The offi-cers gave Lopez commands to exit the vehicle, but instead he allegedly revved the engine and left the parking space quickly, striking one of the officers. Lopez put the vehicle in reverse and backed up quickly and hit the second officer. At that time, both officers discharged their weapons and struck Lopez, who was then taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Acevedo ran from the scene but was arrested a short while later. Lopez, 19, was charged with aggravated assault against a

public servant and Acevedo, 32, with felony evading arrest. A federal court in San Antonio issued new interim congressional and legislative maps pushing the primary elections to Tuesday, May 29. The redistricting debacle had already forced the prima-ries to be moved to April 3. The maps came after months of legal challenges from mi-nority groups. At issue was whether the original bound-aries drawn by the GOP-led Legislature violated the 1965 Voting Rights Act by failing to give minorities due repre-sentation.

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CCISD counselors helped clean the Bay Area Assistance League resale shop on National Service Day. Participates were, left to right, (front row) Michelle Wilson, Angela Roberts, Georgia Lovell,

(back row) Laura Stepp, Colleen Neal, Ajunta Thomas, Linda Stiefel, Rhonwyn Pattison and Patti Dunn. Photo submitted

Clear Creek ISD celebrates counselors National School Coun-seling Week, Feb. 4-8, highlighted the tremendous impact school counselors can have in helping stu-dents achieve school suc-cess and plan for a career. The special week hon-oring school counselors provided recognition for school counselors who implement comprehensive school counseling pro-grams, which are a vital part of the educational pro-cess for all students as they meet the challenges of the 21st century. National School Coun-seling Week, sponsored by the American School Coun-selor Association (ASCA), focuses public attention on the unique contribution of professional school coun-selors within U.S. school systems and how students are different as a result of what school counselors do. “Our school counselors work with all students to remove barriers to learning by addressing students’ ac-ademic concerns, personal/social skills and career awareness in post-second-ary options,” said Suzanne Thomas, CCISD director of Student Services. “Our school counselors are in-tegral to student success. Help us celebrate our coun-selors during this week.” One example of how school counselors impact the community is their work on National Service Day. On Jan. 21, 2013, CCISD counselors gave back to the community partners by go-ing in groups to the follow-ing agencies and provided a day of service and support as a way of thanking the community that helps sup-

port the students and fami-lies of CCISD: • Anchor Point Preg-nancy Center: The coun-selors organized baby item drives on their campuses prior to Service Day and then delivered and orga-nized donated items in the facility. • Bay Area Assistance League: The group of counselors worked in its resale shop on cleaning its

facility. • Bay Area Turning Point: Some counselors held food drives on their campus prior to Service Day and delivered the do-nations to the center, and another group of counsel-ors presented programs and activities to the children of the shelter. • Devereux Texas Treat-ment Center: The counsel-ors planted and cleaned the

flower beds of their Green-house Project. • Ibn Sina Clinic: Sev-eral counselors toured the facility and learned about the services it provides, then worked in the facility. • Interfaith Caring Min- istries: A group organized food drives on their cam-puses prior to Service Day, then delivered the dona-tions and worked in the food pantry.

• McWhirter Food Pan-try: Many counselors paint-ed the Communities in Schools lab. • My Body and Soul-Toiletry Supply Ministry of Bay Harbour UMC: The counselors organized toiletry items drives on campuses prior to Service Day. They delivered the toi-letries and worked in the fa-cility to stock and organize.

San Jacinto College will host a camp for kids, ages 12 to 16, designed to jumpstart their interest in craft trades like construction and non-destructive testing. Kids Under Construc-tion will allow participants to construct a playhouse us-ing techniques from industry experts and safety rules and regulations by the Occupa-tional Safety and Health Ad-ministration (OSHA). Guest speakers will also stop by to talk about the various areas of

craft trades. Dates and locations in-clude 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., June 17 to 20, at the Central campus, 8060 Spencer High-way in Pasadena; and 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Aug. 5 to 8, at the North campus, 5800 Uvalde Road in Houston. Cost for the camp is $50. This camp is sponsored by the San Jacinto College Continuing and Professional Development division. To register, call 281-991-2644 or email sara.malloy@sjcd.edu.

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and Garden Room, 2700 Bay Area Blvd. Learn about career options and expand networking in the IT industry. Professional at-tire required. To register for the recep-tion, visit http://www.uhcl.edu/jobfairs, email jobfair@uhcl.edu or call 281-283-2590.

Networking reception held for IT professionals

Learn more about dynamic leadership characteristics at University of Houston-Clear Lake’s Leading With the Mind By Following Your Heart pre-sented by Dr. Monica Davis, Tuesday, March 5, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Student Servic-es and Classroom Building, Room 2307, 2700 Bay Area Blvd. Davis, a board certified anesthesiologist, hypnothera-pist, life coach and Reiki practitioner, will focus on the

dynamic characteristics of effective leaders with a brief lecture and interactive work-shop. This event is sponsored by the university’s Student Leadership, Involvement and Community Engagement pro-gram as part of its community outreach. For more information con-tact Jennifer Clark, assistant director of Student Life, at 281-283-2611 or clarkjen@uhcl.edu.

Leadership workshop focus on following the heart

University of Houston-Clear Lake will host Project Management Professional Examination Preparation March 4-5 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Bayou Building, UHCL, 2700 Bay Area Blvd. The course assists test-takers by providing an over-view of the test and offering

strategies to master the test. Register for a track and save 20 percent off list pricing. For more information or to register, visit http://www.uhcl.edu/camp, call UHCL’s Center for Advanced Man-agement Programs at 281-283-3133 or 281-283-3121, or e-mail camp@uhcl.edu.

UHCL project management exam prep set for March 4-5

NASA Johnson Space Center Historian Jennifer Ross-Nassal, Production Co-ordinator Sandra Johnson and Johnson Space Center History Office Coordinator Rebecca Wright present Re-flections on 50 Years in the Bay Area during University of Houston-Clear Lake’s Vi-sions in Our Midst lecture on Thursday, March 7, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the university’s Bayou Building, Garden Room, 2700 Bay Area Blvd. The lecture series is of-fered by the university’s Clear

Lake Association of Senior Programs, which provides educational opportunities for area seniors and others inter-ested in learning. Program moderators are Sharon and Gordon Christ-man, Roemehl and John Dewey, Ron Lohec and Jim O’Malley. All ages are wel-come. Admission is free. For information, contact clasp@uhcl.edu, call the Of-fice of Alumni and Communi-ty Relations at 281-283-2019, or visit the CLASP website at http://www.uhcl.edu/clasp.

Visions in Our Midst lecture offers 50 years in Bay Area

American Legion Post 490 to offer scholarships

South Houston American Legion Post 490 will offer schol-arships to eligible individuals who meet the following crite-ria: • The applicant must be a member of South Houston American Legion Post or directly related to a current member in good standing. • The applicant must be able to provide evidence of cur-rent enrollment or acceptance in an institute of higher educa-tion (college or technical school). • The applicant must provide a fully filled out official ap-plication and submit with resume and essay (as described in the application), to South Houston American Legion Post 490 postmarked or delivered by April 15, 2013. Attention: Ameri-canism or Scholarship Committee. Selection will be made by a special committee formed by the Americanism Chairperson. No one on the committee will be related to the applicant. The Scholarship Committee will select winners no later than May 31, 2013, and advise win-ners of their selection by mail. For more information, call Post 490 at 281-481-1179.

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Lariaette military offi cers pictured with their awards are, left to right, Lt. Tearra Small, Lt. Col. Denise Ma, Col. Samantha Green, Maj. Amanda Palacios, and Lt. Taylor Sias.

Lariaettes excel at Senior Showcase The J. Frank Dobie Lari-aettes recently attended their first contest, Crowdpleaser's

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Military officers com-peted along with the ensem-bles, and they all scored a

Division 1, as well as receiv-ing the following awards: The military officers re-ceived the following awards: • Super Sweepstakes Award for scoring 90 or above on all routines. • First Runner-Up Offi-cer Jazz • First Runner-Up Offi-cer Hip Hop • Winner Officer Lyrical • First Runner-Up Over-all Large Team Officers • Outstanding Chore-ography Award for Officer Lyrical • Crowdpleaser Award for the most entertaining and crowd appealing routine for Officer Lyrical (the only crowdpleaser award given to an officer routine at the competition) • Elite Circle – The most coveted award, given to one of the top officer groups of the entire competition. Also, Dobie's Jazz Troupe was named second runner-up in Large Ensem-ble.

Lariaettes pictured with their awards are, left to right, (front row) Lt. Col. Denise Ma, Lt. Tearra Small, Col. Samantha Green, Maj. Amanda Palacios, (back row) Jennifer Acero, Abby Pedroza,

Karla Reyna, Liz Montemayor, Kailyn Perry, Demi Ayala, Jasmyn Johnson, Geraldine Navarette, Dazha McCloud and President Princess Tabarez. Not pictured is Emmi Kieu. Photos submitted

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“Zombies wanted.” That’s what Pasadena Memorial High senior Mad-dison Lopez wrote when she sent out a message to her Facebook friends hoping to fi nd a few actors for her new zombie-inspired fi lm, Out-break. At the time, she was just looking to make a short fl ick modeled after the work of her favorite horror direc-tor, George Romero, respon-sible for the wildly popular Night of the Living Dead hor-ror fi lms. She had no idea her fi lm would beat out thousands of student submissions and would be showing at the an-nual South by Southwest (SXSW) Texas High School

Short Film Competition just months later. Lopez’s fi lm documents a high school student’s journey after a toxic plant explosion releases a fume, turning peo-ple into zombies. She is now set to travel with her mother and Memorial High’s MAVi-sion teacher Jennifer Baldwin for the fi lm screening festival on March 8. Her fi lm is one of 22 stu-dent fi lms that will be shown in front of a live panel of judges. “I’ve always been in love with zombie movies,” Lopez said. “I was sitting in class when Ms. Baldwin told me to come to her computer to look at an email. That email said I

Memorial High student Texas Film Festival finalist

was a fi nalist.” “I always knew I had tal-ented kids,” Baldwin said. “The rest of my students and I are really excited for her be-cause it is a great experience for fi lm students to listen and learn from industry profes-sionals.” Lopez said she was sur-prised to see her name in print as a fi nalist. “As the director, I know I am more critical of my own work, but reading that email – that’s when it really hit that my fi lm was really good.” Before the success of her fi lm, Lopez had not planned to study fi lm at the University of Texas in Austin where she was recently accepted. “I originally planned to study geology, but I am think-ing about taking some video and fi lm classes as my elec-tives,” she said. This is the second year in a row that a Memorial fi lm student has been selected as a fi nalist in the fi lm festival. Last year, a group of four Memorial students had their documentary, McChange: A Manifesto, premiere at the festival. “It’s all about vision,” Lopez said. “I would tell as-piring fi lmmakers to not be afraid of doing what you like. I like zombies and I went for it, and now my fi lm is show-ing at the biggest fi lm festival in Texas.”

Memorial High senior Maddison Lopez will have her fi lm, Outbreak, screened at the South by Southwest Festival in Austin.

The Joint Commission, in conjunction with the American Heart Associa-tion/American Stroke As-sociation, recently recog-nized Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital with Advanced Certifi cation for Primary Stroke Centers. Achievement of Primary Stroke Center Certifi cation signifi es an organization’s dedication to fostering better outcomes for patients. Me-morial Hermann Southeast’s Primary Stroke Center Cer-tifi cation has demonstrated that its program meets criti-cal elements of performance to achieve long-term success in improving outcomes for stroke patients. Memorial Hermann Southeast underwent a rig-orous on-site review in No-vember 2012. A Joint Com-mission expert reviewed the hospital’s compliance with the requirements for the Joint Commission’s Disease-Specifi c Care Cer-tifi cation program as well as primary stroke center re-quirements, such as collect-ing Joint Commission core measure data and using it for performance improvement activities. “In achieving Joint Com-mission advanced certifi ca-tion, Memorial Hermann Southeast has demonstrated its commitment to the high-est level of care for its stroke patients,” says Jean Range, M.S., R.N., C.P.H.Q. execu-tive director, Disease-Spe-cifi c Care Certifi cation, the Joint Commission. “Certifi -cation is a voluntary process and the Joint Commission commends the hospital for successfully undertaking this challenge to elevate its standard of care and instill confi dence in the commu-nity it serves.” Developed in collabo-ration with the American Stroke Association and launched in 2003, the Joint Commission’s Primary Stroke Center Certifi cation program is based on the Brain Attack Coalition’s “Recommendations for the

Establishment of Primary Stroke Centers.” Certifi -cation is available only to stroke programs in Joint Commission-accredited acute care hospitals. “Memorial Hermann Southeast is thoroughly committed to providing our patients the highest quality stroke care centered on cur-rent scientifi c research to en-sure continued improvement in treatment,” said Andrea Holmes, BSN, RN, CEN, CCRN, Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital Stroke Program manager. “In ad-dition to our the Joint Com-mission accreditation, the Primary Stroke Center Cer-tifi cation has given us the opportunity to highlight the exceptional stroke care we provide for our patients, and help us improve care overall for our community.” Memorial Hermann Southeast will be able to display the Joint Commis-sion’s Gold Seal of Approv-al® and the American Heart Association Heart-Check mark for its Advanced Cer-tifi cation for Primary Stroke Centers. Displaying the seal and Heart-Check mark sig-nifi es that it is providing the “next generation of stroke or heart failure care,” and will help patients easily identify this facility as one of quality that has surpassed numer-ous goals in the treatment of stroke. For more information on the Joint Commission and American Heart Asso-ciation’s Advanced Certi-fi cation for Primary Stroke Center visit http://www.joint commission.org/ or www.heart.org/myhospital.

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FrazierFrazier fourth-graders enjoyed a visit from Voices of the Alamo author Sherry Garland on Friday, Feb. 15. The author brought lots of memorabilia to share with students. In addition, several students were chosen to participate in the author’s presenta-tion by dressing in cos-tume. More information about the author can be found at http://www.sher rygarland.com.

Photos submittedStudent Malcolm McGee dressed as a soldier with author Sherry Garland.

Left to right, (front) author Sherry Garland, Frazier students Jacob Rodriguez, Julio Silva, (back) Xavier Gutierrez and Chanel Lofton.

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BHI, Thompson students perform at Region Concert

Beverly Hills and Thompson Intermediate students recently performed in the Texas Music Educators Association’s Region XIX Orchestra Concert held at Deer Park High School. Band and orchestra students earned a spot in the performance during auditions last October. Students pictured are, left to right, (front row) Edna Herrera (B), Viviana Montemayor (T), (second row) Esther Kim (T), Jay Do (T), Cassie Guevara (B), (third row) Charlotte Ford (T), Kelly Tran (B), Helena Cosme (B), Uyen Phan (B), (fourth row) Macy Williams (B), Kimberly Bui (B), Erika Ragasa (T), (fifth row) Tin Pham (B), Patrick

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On Jan. 18 and 19, stu-dents from Beverly Hills Intermediate and Thompson Intermediate schools per-formed in the Texas Music Educators Association’s Region XIX Orchestra Con-cert. Region XIX is made of students in grades six

through eight in the Pasa-dena, Deer Park, Humble, Aldine, Galena Park, Bar-bers Hill and La Porte inde-pendent school districts, and area private schools. Approximately 30 eli-gible schools participated in the event. Selected students worked

together under the direction of guest conductors Bryan Buffaloe from Clear Lake High School and Kay Van-Landingham, longtime or-chestra director (retired) and current administrative direc-tor of TMEA. The students received the audition music in May of

last school year, and have practiced daily in order to prepare for the audition. Many of the students worked on the audition mu-sic with their teachers over the summer. Students attended weekly practices with the direc-tors throughout the summer

and the first eight weeks of school. These students are di-rected by Ana Payne, San-dra Shaffer, Tod Lawlis and Wes Hardy at Beverly Hills Intermediate; and Mark Var-ian, Deborah Hirsch and James Smith at Thompson Intermediate.

Continued from Page 1Aand infrastructure, improve energy effi ciency, reduce energy costs and increase the life expectancy of ex-isting facilities. • Improve safety and security systems at many campuses; • Upgrade wireless in-frastructure and expand ac-cess to technology in every classroom; and • Construct or expand facilities to support co-cur-ricular and extracurricular programs.

Tax impact The estimated tax in-crease of this bond is $0.1125. If approved by voters, a homeowner of a median home would see an initial $5.12 increase per month in property taxes with a maximum annual payment of $172.72. A median home in CCISD is $177,400. Homeowners 65 years and older would not see a tax rate increase as their prop-erty tax rates are frozen by law. Early voting will begin April 29 and end May 7. The last day to register to vote in this election will be April 11. For details of the bond proposal, visit www.ccisd.net/2013bond.

CCISD calls for $367m bond election

Blood drive for Cipolla The MD Anderson blood bank van will be setting up a collection for Ashley Cipolla. Platelets and blood donations will be taken Satur-day, March 9, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the El Franco Lee Community Center. Cipolla is a 2010 graduate of Dobie High School, where she was a four-year line member of the Lari-aettes. She is currently still fighting medulla blas-toma.

A highlight of the San Jacinto College Central campus March concerts will be Orpheus, which will feature music students who will perform original compositions. Unless otherwise noted, the concerts are free and

at 7 p.m. – A Woodwind Ensemble Concert, under the direction of music pro-fessor Jeffrey Adams, will feature students perform-ing compositions by Bach, Haydn, Beethoven, Ravel and Dvorak. A light jazz selection will conclude the concert. The ensemble in-cludes 12 musicians play-ing different woodwind instruments such as fl utes, clarinets, and saxophones. “The performance will be lively and entertaining and perhaps informative as well,” commented Adams. • Thursday, March 21, at 7 p.m. – A Jazz En-semble Concert, under the direction of Adams, will feature all types of jazz styles, including modern swing, waltz, Latin, funk and rock. Student musi-cians will be showcased with improvised solo per-formances. The ensemble is a full instrumental group consisting of saxes, trom-bones, trumpets, piano, guitar, bass and drums. “The concert promises to be lively and interactive with the audience,” com-mented Adams. “Hand clapping and foot patting will be permitted.” • Tuesday, March 26, at 7 p.m. – The Orpheus Con-cert, under the direction of music professor Joseph Schenck, will feature San Jacinto College music stu-dents performing original compositions. Two com-positions by Steven Cobo, String Trio and Etude in G-Minor, will feature stu-dent musicians Chris Ortiz, Cindy Vasquez, David Her-nandez and Robert Killings-worth. Scott Butler’s Duet for Piano and Cello will be performed by David Hernandez on cello, and Killingsworth on piano. Jacob Bernstein’s Piano Trio, will feature Hernan-dez on cello, Killingsworth on piano and Ortiz on violin. Vasquez’ Skeleton Circus will feature Maria Chavez and Mark Klinger on marimbas. Klinger will perform his composition, Aleatoric, as a “statement on society.” San Jacinto College of-fers a wide range of music courses and degree op-tions, as well as private music lessons at all three campuses. For more infor-mation, visit arts.sanjac.edu.

open to the public, and will take place at the Monte Blue Music Building, 8060 Spencer Highway in Pasa-dena. • Sunday, March 3, at 4 p.m. – First Presbyte-rian Church, 4647 Preston in Pasadena, will host the

Noel Wilkins Memorial Scholarship concert featur-ing the combined choirs of the church and San Ja-cinto College Central. The choirs will perform Ga-briel Fauré’s Requiem, ac-companied by the college’s orchestra. The concert will be in the church sanctuary and free-will donations to a scholarship fund will be accepted. The concert will be under the direction of Marilyn Wilkins, director of the First Presbyterian Church choir, and San Ja-cinto College music pro-fessor Dr. Paul Busselberg. • Thursday, March 7, at 7 p.m. – The college’s choirs will present the Spring Cho-ral Concert, under the di-rection of Busselberg. The men’s chorus, the women’s chorus, and the combined chorale will perform a range of selections from the stan-dard choral repertory, folk songs and spirituals. • Tuesday, March 19,

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Unbeaten in district play with a handful of games remaining in both races, both Dobie – in 22-5A – and Clear Brook – in 24-5A – are atop the district stand-ings in varsity boys soccer play. Dobie, which defeat-ed South Houston 4-0 Feb. 25, is 7-0-1 and comfort-ably in front. The Wolverines, coming off a 2-1 vic-

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Dobie High School and Clear Brook High School are just two of the host sites as the Pasadena ISD and Clear Creek ISD var-sity baseball tournaments play out Feb. 28 through

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Regional quarterfi nal hoops

Travis’ Harrisons deliver on hype; eliminate Brook boys

Summer Creek out of the Humble ISD ran away with the boys’ title, scoring 174 points to more than double second-place Alief Taylor (86). Clear Lake was third with 83 points.

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Local track athleteswow at PISD’s Brown

Dobie softball wins fi fth straight

Living up to their hype as two of the nation’s top high school basketball players, the Harrison twins – Aaron and Andrew – made sure the Clear Brook Wolverines would advance no further in the playoffs. The Harrisons – who have signed to play at NCAA power Kentucky beginning this fall, led Tra-vis to a 70-49 victory over Clear Brook in a Region III quarterfi nal matchup Feb. 26 at Manvel High School. Clear Brook, which had defeated Beaumont West Brook 74-68 (see Page 6B) to reach the quarterfi nals, saw its season end at 21-21. Travis, which advanced to the Region III Final Four, joins Bellaire, Bush and Westside in the semifi nal round March 1-2 at the Al-dine ISD’s Campbell Cen-ter. Brook turned a quick 5-0

Travis lead into an 8-5 ad-vantage before the Tigers, simply bigger, stronger and faster, began to assert con-trol. Still, the Wolverines trailed just 21-14 after a quarter of play and 23-18 early in the second before the Harrisons took over the game. Guard Aaron Harrison, who at 6 feet 6 inches is taller than any Clear Brook starter, stole a Brook pass near midcourt and went in for a dunk. After Brook’s Chase Mason missed long on a 3-point try, Andrew Harri-son, also 6’6”, grabbed the rebound and went coast-to-coast for a layin as Wolver-ines’ head coach Christian Thompson called a timeout. But another Brook mis-fi re led to Aaron Harrison’s 3-point fi eld goal for a 30-18 Tigers’ lead. Brook’s

Prince Albert nailed a 3-pointer of his own to stem the tide, but the Harrisons led the way the rest of the quarter as the Tigers took a 42-21 lead to halftime. Clear Brook won the District 24-5A champi-onship and then a pair of playoff games largely on the strength of playing te-nacious defense for 94 feet and getting out and running on offense. Travis’ overall height ad-

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At right, Clear Brook’s Chase Mullen (3) had 31 points in an area playoff game win over Beaumont West Brook but was held in check by Travis’ Tyronne Jordan (23) and his teammates during the Tigers’ easy quarterfi nal win Feb. 26. Photo by John Bechtle

Joanna Gutierrez hom-ered and drove in four runs as Dobie’s varsity girls’ softball team downed South Houston 9-3 in the Dis-trict 22-5A opener for both teams at the Pasadena ISD sports complex. Senior Katie Lee started

in the circle and got the win as the Lady Longhorns kept the offense coming throughout the action. Lee did her part with sev-en strikeouts, allowing no earned runs along the way. After a sluggish start to the season, Dobie is on a

bit of a roll. The team swept four wins at the Clear Creek ISD tournament Feb. 22-23. In Dobie’s 9-1 win over Clear Lake, Lee drove in three runs and Sara Vela two more in the tournament opener. Lee also got the pitching win. Dobie then downed Goose Creek 3-1 before beating Clear Falls 6-5. Against Falls, Stephanie Buenrostro got the pitching victory and Karina Ramirez had three hits and two runs driven in. Vela had two more RBIs in the game. The Lady Longhorns then tripped Vidor 3-2, scoring single runs in the sixth and seventh innings to win. The Lady Longhorns will look to keep their streak alive at the Sienna tournament Feb. 28 through March 2.

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Sports calendar

South Belt sports events

SOCCERFriday, March 1

Brook varsity boys at Clear Lake, 7:00Brook varsity girls host Clear Lake, 7:00Dobie varsity boys vs. Memorial, 8:00Dobie JV boys vs. Memorial, Auxiliary, 6:00Brook JV boys at Clear Lake, 5:00Brook JV girls host Clear Lake, 5:00

Saturday, March 2Dobie varsity girls vs. Memorial, Veterans, 10 a.m.Dobie JV girls vs. Memorial, Auxiliary, 10 a.m.

Tuesday, March 5Brook varsity boys host Clear Falls, 7:00Brook varsity girls at Clear Falls, 7:00Dobie varsity girls at Manvel, 7:00Dobie JV girls at Manvel, 5:00Brook JV boys host Clear Falls, 5:00Brook JV girls at Clear Falls, 5:00

Friday, March 8Brook varsity boys at Dickinson, 7:00Brook varsity girls host Dickinson, 7:00Dobie varsity girls at Alvin, 7:00Dobie JV girls at Alvin, 5:00Brook JV boys at Dickinson, 5:00Brook JV girls host Dickinson, 5:00

TENNISFriday, March 1

Dobie varsity at Lamar University Invitational, TBA

Wednesday, March 6Dobie varsity host Houston St. John’s, Dobie, 3:00

SOFTBALLThursday, Feb. 28-Saturday, March 2

Brook varsity girls at HSSL tourn., TBADobie varsity girls at HSSL tourn., TBADobie JV at Pasadena ISD tourn., Crenshaw, TBA

Tuesday, March 5Brook varsity hosts Chavez, 6:30Dobie varsity vs. Memorial, PISD complex, 6:30Dobie JV vs. Memorial, PISD complex, 5:00Brook JV hosts Chavez, 5:00

Friday, March 8Brook varsity hosts Brazoswood, 6:30Dobie varsity at Manvel, 6:30Dobie JV at Manvel, 5:00Brook JV hosts Brazoswood, 5:00

BASEBALLThursday, Feb. 28-Saturday, March 2

Brook varsity hosts Clear Creek ISD tourn, TBADobie varsity hosts Pasadena ISD tourn., TBABrook JV at Spring Branch tourn., TBADobie JV at Pearland tourn., TBABrook sophomores at Brazoswood tourn., TBADobie sophomores at Pasadena ISD tourn., TBA

Monday, March 4Brook varsity at Alvin, 7:00Brook JV hosts Alvin, 7:00Dobie JV hosts La Porte, Dobie, 4:00Brook sophomores host Alvin, 4:00Dobie sophomores at La Porte, 4:30

Tuesday, March 5Dobie varsity at La Porte, 6;00

Thursday, March 7-Saturday, March 9Brook varsity at Boerne ISD tourn., TBADobie varsity at Victoria tourn., TBABrook JV at Pearland tourn., TBADobie JV at Pasadena ISD tourn., TBABrook sophomores at Ridge Point tourn., TBA

Monday, March 11Brook JV hosts Clear Springs, 7:00

CROSS COUNTRYThursday, March 7

PISD intermediates meet, Memorial H.S., 4:30

TRACK AND FIELDSaturday, March 2

Dobie varsity boys and girls at Bayshore, La Porte, TBA

South Belt Area Swim Team seeks coaches The South Belt Area Swim Team is now accepting applications for the head coaching position as well as assistant coaching positions. Interviews will be held March 12-14, from 6 to 8 p.m. Those wishing to apply may direct email inquiries to wisfamily@sbcglobal.net or contact Toni Izzarelli at 713-724-6128 for more information.

Longhorns’ football BBQ fundraiser March 2 The Dobie High School football program will host a barbecue fundraiser Satur-day, March 2, to help raise monies for the purchase of new uniforms for the 2013 season. Team offi cials will be set up in the parking lot of the State Farm (Heydi Garcia) insurance agency, 10833 Hughes Road, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will feature chicken/sausage combination plates with the usual trimmings for $8 each. Football players with the Dobie program will be selling advance tickets now through March 1. Those who wish may also purchase tickets at the State Farm agency. Dobie High School varsity football head coach Jim Phillips is also seek-ing food donations for the event. Those who would like to contribute items for the event may contact Phillips at 713-851-8531.

Dobie spring break youth swim camp Dobie High School swimming coach Bradley Nguyen will host a swimming camp for youths age 5 through those entering their freshman year as of the 2013-2014 school year. The camp will be held during spring break for Pasadena ISD students – March 11-14, at Beverly Hills Intermediate. The sessions will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. each day. Participants should have proper swimwear and bring goggles, a towel, water, etc. Cost is $50 per participant and includes a camp T-shirt. Pasadena ISD does not provide insurance coverage for participants, so par-ents will be required to do so. For more information, call Nguyen at 281-773-1712.

SBHLL opening day vendors Sagemont-Beverly Hills Little League offi cials have begun making plans for the opening day carnival, set for Saturday, March 23, at El Franco Lee Park. The league is seeking vendors to provide food, merchandise, arts and crafts. Booth spaces will be leased for $100 per vendor. Vendors interested in taking part in the carnival may direct email to sbhll@hotmail.com. A league repesentative will be in touch after receiving email contact.

SBHLL concession stand helpers needed Sagemont-Beverly Hills Little League offi cials are seeking workers for the 2013 spring season. Students age 14 to 18 will be considered. Concession stand directors will host a meeting at the league’s facility (El Franco Lee Park) conces-sion stand on Friday, March 8, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Interested individuals are asked to direct email to Jennifer Schwerdtfeger at sbhllconcessions@hotmail.com. Those under 18 years of age are required to have a parent/guardian present at the meeting.

SBHLL Legends softball The Sagemont-Beverly Hills Little League is planning a Legends softball game in conjuction with the 2013 opening ceremonies, to be held Friday, March 22, at El Franco Lee Park. Any former players at least 21 years of age are eligible to play in the game. There will be a $5 player fee to compete. Those interested may RSVP to play at sbhll@hotmail.com.

Rising Stars track registering The Rising Stars Track Club will host registration in conjunction with workouts at the Dobie High School track. Those who register will then begin workouts each Friday, Saturday and Sunday until further notice. The Friday workouts will be held from 4 p.m. until dark, while the Saturday workouts will be held from 10 a.m. to noon. The Sunday workouts will take place from 3 to 5 p.m. Youths ages 5 to 19 are eligible to compete in the longtime area program. The track season will begin the fi rst week in April. For more information about the Rising Stars Track Club, visit the club’s website at sportata.com/risingstars.

South Belt soccer online signup The South Belt Youth Soccer Club has started online registration for the 2013 spring season at www.southbeltsoccer.org. Youth ages 4 to 18 as of July 31, 2012, are eligible to compete in the league. The U5 through U8 (ages 4, 5, 6 and 7) fee is $85, while the U9 and U10 (ages 8 and 9) fee is $95. The fee for U11 and older (ages 10 through 18) is $105. Any player who recruits a team sponsor will register for free. The league will accept checks, money orders and credit cards as forms of online payment. No cash will be accepted. All players must fax a copy of their birth certifi cate to 713-559-6200. The fee includes league play and a uniform (shirt, shorts and socks). Parents must provide shin guards, soccer cleats and a soccer ball. Home games and practices will be played at El Franco Lee Park and Beverly Hills Park. Practices will begin in February for all teams, and players will be contacted by a representative of the team that drafts them prior to the start of those practices.

Lajaunie Memorial tennis set The Darren Lajaunie Tennis Scholarship Fund along with the Bay Area Racquet Club in Houston will host the second annual Darren Lajaunie Memorial Tennis Tournament Saturday and Sunday, April 27-28. The Bay Area Racquet Club is located on Kings Park Lane, off Nasa Road 1. Board members and volunteers are busy seeking sponsors for the tournament, which will award members of the Bay Area Racquet Club junior tennis players camp and college scholarships. This year, college scholarships will be awarded to two tennis-playing seniors (one boy and one girl) at J. Frank Dobie High School.

Lajaunie began his tennis career playing tennis at Dobie High School and grad-uated as the co-valedictorian in 1984. The Lajaunie family have been members of BARC since 2009. Lajaunie lost his battle with melanoma on May 3, 2011. This scholarship fund and tournament is a way to honor his memory by helping junior tennis players enjoy tennis and assist with their education in college. Last year, 115 tennis players braved the heat to participate in the tournament as more than $12,000 was raised to help support the scholarship fund. Again this year, play-ers will receive a tournament T-shirt and goodie bag and enjoy refreshments and lunch.

This year the awards dinner will include musical entertainment, and the silent auction winners in addition to the camp and scholarship winners from BARC will be announced. The winners of the Dobie college scholarships will be awarded in May at Dobie High School. The Darren Lajaunie Tennis Scholarship Fund set up a website at www.DLten nisscholarships.com with pictures from last year’s tourna-ment and information on sponsorships, scholarships and this year’s tournament. Donations and sponsors are welcome. The fund is a nonprofi t corporation, and all donations are tax deductible. Donors may send a check or money order to: Darren Lajaunie Tennis Scholarship Fund, 3106 Mossy Elm Court, Houston, TX 77059 or contact Camille Lajaunie, committee chairperson, at cjlajaunie@gmail.com with any questions.

Bondy’s seventh- and eighth-grade girls’ cross country teams simply domi-nated the competition at the Pasadena Independent School District’s fi rst inter-mediate level cross country meet Feb. 20, at Memorial High School. At the eighth-grade level, the Patriots held off second-place Beverly Hills, scoring a meet-low 45 points for the victory in the two-mile event while the Battlin’ Bears had 48. Thompson Intermediate claimed the 10th-place spot. Bondy also grabbed the team win in the seventh-grade race, winning with 63 points. Thompson was eighth and Beverly Hills ninth out of 10 teams. Bondy won both teams championship in part by also sweeping top overall fi nishes in both races. El-exia Carmona of Bondy won the eighth-grade race in a time of 13 minutes, 57 seconds.

South Belt 14U volleyball places fi rst

A South Belt 14-under youth volleyball team fi nished fi rst in its bracket during offseason tournament play. The team, which includes a combination of athletes from Thompson and Beverly Hills intermediates, in-

cludes, left to right, (front row) Kathrina Villanueva, Camryn Ridge, Lauren Escobar, Alazaii Trevino, (back row) coach Rachel McClure, Nia Herman, Au-drey Wandji, Deja Gaines and Jade Giron.

Beverly Hills’ Natalie Zaragoza was second over-all in a time of 14:06, with teammate Lauren Escobar fourth at 14:17. The Bears’ Audrey Wandji cracked the top nine places with a fi nish of 14:39 The Patriots, led by champion Abbygail Balili, cruised to the victory in the seventh-grade competition as Balili’s teammates Am-ber Ruiz (13:34) and Es-merelda Lozano (13:56.01) were second and third, re-spectively. Natalie Diosdado, tak-ing part in her fi rst-ever meet for the Bears, was fi fth overall at 14:08. BHI 8s are second Aside from Zaragoza, Escobar and Wandji, the Beverly Hills eighth-grade team had several other run-ners who stood out. Elsewhere, BHI’s Grace Hukabay was 15th in a time of 14:52, and Ivonne Trevino (18th at 14:59)

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Dobie High School varsity baseball head coach Miguel Torres (left) and third baseman Marcos Martinez hope the Longhorns can get on track during the Pasadena ISD Varsity Baseball Classic Feb. 28 through March 2. The team, off to a 1-3-1 start early this season, will play

a total of three pool play games at Dobie Feb. 28 and March 1 before the trophy round begins March 2. The locals open up play with a rematch against Dickinson. On Feb. 25 at Dickinson, Dobie pounded the Gators 16-4. Photo by John Bechtle

BHI Bears, Lionsbegin x-country

Pasadena ISD ClassicDobie vs. Dickinson

Feb. 28, 10 a.m.

Dobie vs. Katy TaylorFeb. 28, 1 p.m.

Dobie vs. Laredo UnitedMarch 1, 10 a.m.

All games at Dobie High School

Clear Creek ISD ClassicBrook vs. Westside

Feb. 28, 10:30 a.m.

Brook vs. Lewisville HebronFeb. 28, 6 p.m.

Brook vs. M.V. ChristianMarch 1, 10:30 a.m.

Brook vs. Jersey VillageMarch 1, 6 p.m.

Brook vs. Fort Bend AustinMarch 2, 12:30 p.m.

All games at Brook High School

Dobie, Brook baseball show mixed results in early goingas host tournament action runs Feb. 28 through March 2 Clear Brook varsity baseball coach Gene Flores has seen fl ashes of terrifi c play from his Wolverines thus far this season yet at other times has hoped for more. Ditto for Dobie head coach Miguel Torres, who has seen far too many op-posing hitters issued free passes during his team’s fi rst fi ve games. Both coaches believe better days are ahead as their programs host their respective district tourna-ments Feb. 28 through March 2.Dobie hands out freebies

Through four games, Torres said he and pitching coach Jeff Raymer had seen all they could take. After getting a fairly sol-id effort from No. 1 starter Aaron Gonzalez in the team’s season-opening 4-1 loss to Friendswood Feb. 19, Torres couldn’t believe what he witnessed at the Humble ISD tournament. In a 6-6 tie against Beau-mont West Brook Feb. 23. the Longhorns built a 5-1

lead before troubles on the mound ensued. “We had the game won,” said Torres, pointing to the Longhorns’ 5-1 edge through fi ve innings. Longhorn relief pitch-ers proceeded to hand out seven walks over the next two innings. Before the tide was turned, the Bruins had forced a tie game as time expired per tournament guidelines. On Feb. 23, the Long-horns’ pitching concerns resurfaced. Dobie built a 2-0 lead over Goose Creek Memorial heading into the third inning before things came apart. Dobie hurlers handed out nine walks in the third inning alone and 14 in the game, allowing Memorial to win going away, 16-5. Michael Munoz pitched a solid game against Little Cypress-Mauriceville in the tournament fi nale. Dobie trailed 5-3 at one point be-fore forging a 5-5 tie. In the end, a pair of walks to start the fi nal inning fol-lowed by a hit batsman al-

lowed LCM to win 6-5. “Mauriceville is a very good team, and we were right there with them,” Torres said. “We just have to throw more strikes and challenge hitters. Even if a player hits .400, he still fails 60 percent of the time. “Our guys, particularly the fi rst-time varsity pitch-ers, have to be confi dent enough to throw the ball in the strike zone and let our defense play behind them. “At some point this sea-son, we are going to have to rely on not just one or two or even three or four of our pitchers but maybe even all nine of them. We have to work out some of these control issues.” The Longhorns did get their fi rst win of the season, beating host Dickinson Feb. 25 as the offense went to work early and often. Gonzalez earned his fi rst win of the season, pitching the fi rst four innings. Early on, Torres has seen Gonzalez, Travarus Ansley, Jacob Mendoza and Ruben Guevara lead the way offen-sively. Three of those players are back from last season, and Guevara was on South Houston’s varsity team a season ago before tranfer-ring.

On the mound, Gonzalez and other returnees Ansley, Munoz and Tyler Wolfe have pitched well. Now, some of the others must de-velop. “A lot of the other guys had success at the junior varsity level last season,” Torres said. “We know they can get the job done. But this is the varsity level, and there is an adjustment pe-riod. We knew that coming into the season, but walks are hard to accept, particu-larly that many of them.” Knowing it’s still early, Torres will not panic. A vet-eran Dobie team got off to a red-hot start last season and then faded late in the Dis-trict 22-5A race before win-ning a playoff series against North Shore. This is a new season, but Torres expects more suc-cess this season. “Overall, we’re going to be pretty good when it’s all said and done,” he said. “We really only have three starters back from last season, so the early part of the season will bring some challenges. We’re going to be just fi ne.”Brook stands at 3-2 early Clear Brook jumped out to a 3-0 start to the season before taking a couple of lumps. Overall, Flores is

pleased with the way the Wolverines have opened the season but would like more. Brook began the La Porte tournament by beat-ing a very good Deer Park team 7-4. Cristian Morales led the Wolverines to the victory on the mound, pitching 5 1/3 innings and giving up three earned runs. Offensively, the Wol-verines were led by Cody Woodyard (3 for 3) and Co-rey Julks (2 for 4). Brook combined for a total of 11 hits to earn a big win. In an 8-6 victory over Manvel, the Wolverines

also broke out the offensive fi repower to get the win. Flores acknowledged that pitching depth was slim on both sides during the fi -nal day of the tournament yet credited his group for swinging the sticks well. Julks led the 13-hit at-tack by going 3 for 4 with a 3-run homer. Derek Sim-mons, Tyler Smider, Oscar Kutch and Corey Cegielski also had two hits apiece in the win. Unfortunately, the Wol-verines also suffered a pair of losses. Port Neches Groves de-feated the Wolverines 9-5

during the La Porte tourna-ment. On Feb. 26, state-ranked Pearland also showed its overall prowess. Blake Gowings, Pear-land’s No. 1 starting pitcher who has signed to play at the University of Texas, tossed a one-hitter during the Oilers’ 8-0 victory at Pearland. “A fabulous pitching per-formance,” Flores said. Now, the Wolverines and Longhorns both hope to get back on track during the second tournament appear-ance for the teams with one more coming.

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CALENDARTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28

7 a.m.AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Tuesday through Friday at 7 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, in the Cornell Conference Room. Call 281-487-8787 for information, or just drop in.

NoonHouston Area Parkinson Society – Free water exercise from noon to 1 p.m. at Clear Lake Rehabilitation Hospital, 655 E. Medical Center Blvd. in Webster. Visit www.hapsonline.org for a complete list of services offered.

6:30 p.m.Alcoholics Anonymous – Sunday, Thursday and Friday at 6:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena, Fellowship Hall 4. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.

7 p.m.Pasadena Gulf Coast Art Society – Monthly meetings held the last Thursday of each month in the Community Room at Pasadena Town Square Mall.

8:30 p.m.Alcoholics Anonymous – Alcohol problems? AA meetings are held Thursdays from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., and Sundays and Tuesdays from 8 to 9 p.m. at St. Stephen Presbyterian Church, 2217 Theta Street. For information, call 713-204-2481.

FRIDAY, MARCH 17 a.m.

AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Tuesday through Friday at 7 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, in the Cornell Conference Room. Call 281-487-8787 for information, or just drop in.

NoonMoving Forward Women’s Adult Children Anonymous – The ACA group meets Fridays at noon at the Up The Street Club in Webster, 508 Nasa Parkway, in room 4. ACA is a 12-step program of hope, healing and recovery for people who grew up in alcoholic

or dysfunctional homes. For more information, call 281-286-1431.6 p.m.

Un Dia a la Vez Alanon Group (Spanish speaking) – Provides support for family and friends of alcoholics or addicts. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 6 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Room 232. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.

6:30 p.m.Alcoholics Anonymous – Sunday, Thursday and Friday at 6:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena, Fellowship Hall 4. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.

SATURDAY, MARCH 27:30 a.m.

Alcoholics Anonymous – Saturday at 7:30 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Cornell Conference Room. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.

9 a.m.Un Dia a la Vez Alanon Group (Spanish speaking) – Provides support for family and friends of alcoholics or addicts. Saturday at 9 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Room 232. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.

11 a.m.Al-Anon Meeting (Women Only, English) – For persons whose lives are affected by someone who is addicted. Each Saturday morning at 11 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Cornell Conference Room. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.

6 p.m.Frontier Squares – Meets to square dance at the Westminster Academy at 670 E. Medical Center Blvd. in Webster. Refreshments provided. For more information, contact Gina Sherman at 281-554-5675 or visit www.frontiersquares.com.

SUNDAY, MARCH 32 p.m.

Grief Support Group – For any adult who has lost a loved one.

Meets every Sunday, except Mother’s Day, Easter and Christmas from 2 to 3:15 p.m. at First United Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway. For more information, call 281-487-8787.

5:30 p.m.Celebrate Recovery – A faith-based 12-Step Program meets every Sunday evening at 5:30 p.m. in the Chapel of the Educational Building at Life Church in Houston at 9900 Almeda Genoa. Call 713-419-2635 for more information or to RSVP for child care.

6:30 p.m.Narcotics Anonymous (NA) – For persons who are trying to over-come drug addiction. Sunday at 6:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Cornell Conference Room. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.Alcoholics Anonymous – Sunday, Thursday and Friday at 6:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena, Fellowship Hall 4. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.

8 p.m.Alcoholics Anonymous – Alcohol problems? AA meetings are held Sundays and Tuesdays from 8 to 9 p.m. and Thursdays from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. at St. Stephen Presbyterian Church, 2217 Theta Street. For information, call 713-204-2481.

MONDAY, MARCH 49 a.m.

Houston Area Parkinson Society – Free exercise and speech therapy from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at Clear Lake Rehabilitation Hospital, 655 E. Medical Center Blvd., Webster. Visit www.hapsonline.org for a complete list of services offered.

10 a.m.Al-Anon Deer Park – Mondays 10 to 11 a.m. Literature Study. In His Presence Fellowship Church, 1202 East P Street, Deer Park. Enter through Fellowship Hall in back of church. Call 409 454-5720 for information, or just drop in.

11 a.m.Overeaters Anonymous Deer Park – 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Literature Study. In His Presence Fellowship Church, 1202 East P

Street, Deer Park. Enter through Fellowship Hall in back of church. Call 409 454-5720 for information, or just drop in.

6 p.m.Scrabble Club #511 – Meets every Monday at IHOP at 11222 Fuqua at 6 p.m. Come and improve crossword game playing skills. Call 281-488-2923 for more information.

6:30 p.m.New Directions Singles Club – New Directions Singles support meetings for ages 55 and up are held each Monday at 6:30 p.m. at Webster Presbyterian Church, 201 W. NASA Parkway in Webster. For further information, call Linda at 409-392-6886 or Carolynn at 281-340-2354.Civil Air Patrol Meeting – Weekly at Ellington Field in the Civil Air Patrol Building. Call 281-484-1352 and leave a message for more information.

7 p.m.Grief Support Group – “Friends Helping Friends” meets every Monday from 7 to 8:15 p.m. at Kindred Rehabilitation Hospital, 655 E. Medical Center Blvd. in Webster. Those who have lost a spouse or other loved one are invited to participate. For information, call Betty Flynn at 281-474-3430 or Diana Kawalec at 281-334-1033.

TUESDAY, MARCH 57 a.m.

AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Tuesday through Friday at 7 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, in the Cornell Conference Room. Call 281-487-8787 for information, or just drop in.

11:30 a.m.Local NARFE Meeting – The National Association of Retired Federal Employees, Chapter 1321, meets the first Tuesday of each month in the Clear Lake Community Center, 5001 NASA Parkway. A meal will be available for $6. For more information, call Bob Mitchell at 281-333-2881.

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Varsity Boys’ BasketballAll-District 22-5A Selections

Most Valuable PlayerCameron Reynolds, Pearland, Sr.

Offensive Player of the YearTraylin Farris, Manvel, Sr.

Defensive Player of the YearElton Dyer, South Houston, Jr.

Newcomer of the YearUriel Hill, Pasadena, Soph.Adam Lopez, Memorial, Sr.

Coach of the YearSteve Buckalew, Pearland

First Team SelectionsJay Hedgeman, Pearland, Sr.Devon Begley, Pearland, Jr.Scott Marsella, Dobie, Sr.Daryl Edwards, Dobie, Jr.

Anthony Christ, Memorial, Sr.Justin Durbin, Memorial, Sr.Corey Martin, Pasadena, Jr.

Leon Gilmore III, Manvel, Jr.Ahamad Huff, Manvel, Jr.

Felipe Salinas, South Houston, Sr.

Second Team SelectionsJustin Gardner, Manvel, Jr.Gavyn Walker, Manvel, Sr.

Tristen Williams, Pasadena, Sr.Justin Ovalle, Sam Rayburn, Sr.

Larry Jaramillo, Sam Rayburn, Sr.Keith Lawson, Pearland, Sr.

Brandon Sneed, Pearland, Sr.Jackie Parker, Dobie, Sr.

Jesse Houston, Memorial, Sr.Jose Castillo, South Houston, Jr.

Honorable Mention – DobieJoseph Cooper, Sr.

At left, Dobie junior forward Daryl Edwards (5) was a fi rst-team, all-22-5A varsity boys’ basketball selection after leading the Longhorns in scoring this season. The Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore, Edwards will return for a third varsity sea-son in 2013-2014. Above, Dobie’s Scott Marsella (12) and Jackie Parker (21) double team South Houston’s Jacolby Rogers (15) during a late-season game. Marsella was the Longhorns’ other fi rst-team pick, while Parker made the second team. Rogers was an honorable mention selection. The Longhorns’ Joseph Cooper was an honor-able mention pick as well. Photos by John Bechtle

Longhorns’ duo among 22-5A boys’ basketball elite performers

Continued from Page 1B In the girls’ division, Clear Lake – with 97 points – edged out Sum-mer Creek, which had 95 points. Alief Taylor’s girls were third with 77 points. Locally, the Clear Brook boys claimed sev-enth with 48 points, with Dobie eighth with 38 points. The Dobie girls, led by freshman sprinter Justice Henderson’s victory in the 100-meter dash, placed ninth with 43 points. Henderson has made a big splash since arriving in the Lady Longhorns’ program. The team’s top overall scorer this season, she had a part in 22 points for Do-bie, participating on a pair of relay teams that scored in addition to her 100-me-ter crown. Henderson (12.69 sec-onds) was the easy winner of the 100-meter event, and senior teammate Es-sence Gilbert continued her fi ne season in the sprint with a third-place showing (13.18). Highlighting the boys’ mix for South Belt area teams, Dobie’s Darien Childs also took an overall championship, winning the 110-meter hurdles in a time of 15.67. Clear Brook’s Osaya-men Ojeaga ran to a bronze medal at 15.99.

Dobie girls ninth Elsewhere for the Dobie girls, Brianna Guevara ran well in a pair of distance events, winding up fourth in both. Guevara covered the 3,200-meter distance in a time of 12:11.85 and had a time of 5:42.58 in the 1,600-meter run. The Lady Longhorns ran well in the sprint relays, going fourth in the 4x200-meter event and fi fth at the 4x100 distance. While Summer Creek blazed to the victory in a time of 1:43.92, Do-bie’ fourth-place time was 1:50.90 as Gilbert (fi rst leg) and Henderson (second leg) teamed with junior Jayla Joulevette and freshman Daisia Moris. Alief Taylor won the girls’ 4x100-meter relay in a time of 49.35, with Dobie fi fth at 50.70 as Joulevette, Henderson and Gilbert grouped with Marquette Johnson, a junior. Kate Inchun was another standout for the Lady Long-horns as the senior placed second in the high jump, clearing the 4-foot-10-inch mark. The winner was Chelsie Decoud of South Houston at 5-2.

Brook boys are seventh There was a gold medal-ist among the Wolverines in the boys’ division as junior Jamarco Stephen made his way to the fi nish line fi rst

in the 200-meter dash at 22.89. Stephen also anchored the Clear Brook 4x200-me-ter relay effort as the locals placed fourth in a time of 1:33.31. Joining Stephen were senior Chase Cyprien, and sophomores James Ramos and Kenneth Peters. Another big player in the equation for the Wolver-ines was Julian Gay in the weight events. Gay, a talented senior who was a regional quali-fi er last season, was second in the discus and third in the shot put for 14 points. Summer Creek’s Jayvion Hines won the discus at 144-9, and Gay wasn’t far behind with a best effort of 143-11. A throw of 47-9 3/4 was enough to get Gay the bronze medal in the shot put, and teammate Patrick Jennings was fi fth with a throw of 46-7 1/4. Clear Brook’s Cyprien also scored big for his team in the 100-meter dash, earn-ing six points for third place in the event at 11.30. Lamorise Johnson, a Brook senior, scored a point for his sixth-place fi nish in the 400-meter run at 53.65. Ojeaga, backing up his bronze medal in the 110 hurdles, was sixth in the 300-meter hurdles at 44.29.

JFD boys place eighth Childs was perhaps the

key contributor for the Longhorn boys, but sever-al others performed well. Freshman Dvaughn Pennamon was fi fth in the 200-meter dash in a time of 23.64, and he was also part of Dobie’s 4x100-meter team that fi nished fourth. Pennamon was joined by sophomore Joe Gon-zalez, junior Jesse Cedeno and fellow freshman Jur-Cory Shelvin. In the 4x200-meter relay, the Longhorns claimed the fi fth spot for four team points as Cede-no and Gonzalez teamed with seniors Victor Castil-lo and Terrance Jefferson for a time of 1:33.90. Senior Victor Walker competed well in the 400-meter run, grabbing fi fth place at 53.22 for the Longhorns. Regaryan Reed and Pennamon went 4-5 in the triple jump, with Reed reaching the 41-5 1/2 mark and Pannamon leap-ing 41-1 1/2. Andre Timmons and Reed scored for Dobie in the long jump. Timmons came in at 20-4 3/4 for fourth place, and Reed was fi fth with an effort of 20-2 1/4. The Dobie boys’ and girls’ teams are now sched-uled to compete March 2 at the Bayshore Olympics in La Porte.

Tracksters excel at PISD’s Brown RelaysPISD’s X-countryseason under way

and 12th, respectively. Lady Lion teammate Jocelyn Thompson wasn’t far behind as she placed 15th overall at 15:11. Tyra Adams (16:59) and Emily Garcia (17:31.67) were the Lady Lions’ other offi cial scorers. Others who ran well for the team included El-lysa Manriquez (19:07.19), Dulce Santos (19:41), Em-merson Snyder (19:43), Maritza Hernandez (19:45), Leslie Rodriguez (21:50), Emily Carballo (22:12) and Miranda Calderon (22:28).

BHI 7s are ninth Like the Thompson sev-enth-graders, the athletes from Beverly Hills gave their all as the team took ninth place. Diosdado was the fi fth-place winner, and team-mates Andrea Perez (20th at 15:34), Angeles Garcia (16:24.51), Veronica Unica (16:55.92) and Kiara Bur-roughs (17:09) were the Lady Bears’ other scorers. Beverly Hills also got great races from Ngoc Phan (17:14), Samantha Merrill (17:40), Elizabeth Jasso (17:42), Daniella Zuniga (17:57), Cassandra Gue-vara (18:01), Adilene Flores (18:08.54), Katherine Sa-varia (18:10.01), Marcely Tsikis (18:39) and Ayanna Nguyen (18:42.33).

Continued from Page 2Band Camille Singleton (19th at (15:00) made the top 20. Other fi nishers for the Lady Bears included Crys-tal Glover (21st at 15:03), Abigail Villasenor (15:48), Macy Williams (16:27.02), Helena Cozme (16:28.06), Mireya Sinfuentes (17:04) and Raquel Garza (19:39).

GAT 8s compete Although the Lady Li-ons’ eighth-grade team was last in the standings, each of the competitors gave her all in the race. Chelsea Cubos was Thompson’s top fi nisher, placing 11th in a time of 14:46. Thompson’s other fi n-ishers included Cassan-dra Garcia (15:36), Emily Hernandez (16:04), Trin-ity Curry (17:55), Cristina Jasso (18:03), Nicole Lopez (18:18), Celeste Ontiveros (18:28), Brittney Cubos (18:29), Destiny Manzano (18:34), Cassandra Rojas (20:51) and Sylar Rocha (21:04).

Lions’ 7s place eighth In their debut meet of the season, the Lady Lions’ sev-enth-grade team was eighth in the fi nal team standings. Janae Shanklin (14:49) and Yvonne Whaley (14:50) ran together for much of the race and were Thompson’s top fi nishers, placing 11th

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CALENDARTUESDAY, MARCH 5 (continued)

1 p.m.Trailmixers – Meets the first Tuesday of the month at the Luby’s Cafeteria on Fuqua. Former and current employees of J. Frank Dobie High School are welcome for lunch and conversation.Pasadena Heritage Park and Museum – Exhibits include dioramas, an old-time kitchen and a turn-of-the-century doc-tor’s office. Tuesday through Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. 204 S. Main. For information, call 713-472-0565.

1:30 p.m.TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) – TOPS #1530 meets at the Sagemont Park Community Center, 11507 Hughes Road, at 1:30 p.m. For information, call Jeanette Sumrall at 713-946-3713.Houston Area Parkinson Society – Free exercise and speech therapy from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at Bayshore Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center, 4021 Brookhaven, Pasadena. Visit www.hapsonline.org for a complete list of services offered.

6 p.m.Un Dia a la Vez Alanon Group (Spanish speaking) – Provides support for family and friends of alcoholics or addicts. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 6 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Room 232. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.

6:30 p.m.Clear Lake Toastmasters Club – Meets at the Clear Lake Church of Christ, 938 El Dorado Blvd. Call Jerry Tate at 281-481-5417 for information.

8 p.m.Alcoholics Anonymous – Alcohol problems? AA meetings are held Tuesday and Sunday from 8 to 9 p.m. and Thursdays from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. at St. Stephen Presbyterian Church, 2217 Theta Street. For information, call 713-204-2481.

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AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Tuesday through Friday at 7 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, in the Cornell Conference Room. Call 281-487-8787 for information, or just drop in.

10 a.m.Un Dia a la Vez Alanon Group (Spanish speaking) – Provides support for family and friends of alcoholics or addicts. Wednesday at 10 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Room 232. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.

11:30 a.m.Houston Hobby Airport Lions Club – meets at 11:30 a.m. on the first and third Wednesday of the month. Meetings are held at the Golden Corral, 12500 Gulf Freeway (Fuqua and I-45). For information, call Monica Montoya at 281-794-5531.

4 p.m.Houston Area Parkinson Society – Free exercise held from 4 to 5 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Pearland, 3005 Pearland Parkway, Pearland. Visit www.hapsonline.org for a complete list of services offered.

6 p.m.Un Dia a la Vez Alanon Group (Spanish speaking) – Provides support for family and friends of alcoholics or addicts. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 6 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Room 232. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.

Alzheimer’s Support Group – The free group meets the first Wednesday of each month in the third floor classrooms 3 and 4 of Bayshore Medical Center, 4000 Spencer Hwy. in Pasadena. For more information, call 713-944-4782 or 713-266-6400.

6:30 p.m.Bay Area Turning Point Crisis Intervention Center – Domestic violence support group for male survivors meets each Wednesday at 210 S. Walnut off NASA Parkway. Call 281-338-7600 for information. Participants may join at any time as this is an open group.

7 p.m.DivorceCare Group - CT Church – DivorceCare Group meet-ings are held at CT Church, 9701 Almeda Genoa Road, every Wednesday evening from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Room #1201. The support group is for separated and divorced individuals. Child care is provided. For more information, call 713-944-4815, email divorcecare@ctchurch.tv, or visit http://ctchurch.tv/min-istries.html#17.Survivors of Suicide Support Group – The Southeast Houston group meets the first and third Wednesday of each month. The group offers support and coping skills in a non-threatening environment to adult individuals who have lost a loved one to suicide. For information on registration or to obtain a physical address for a location, call 713-533-4500 or visit www.crisishotline.org.Bay Area Turning Point Crisis Intervention Center – Confidential domestic violence support group for women meets every week. For information, call 281-338-7600 or visit www.bayareaturningpoint.com. BATP is located at 210 S. Walnut off NASA Parkway between Interstate 45 South and Highway 3. The 24-hour crisis hotline is 281-286-2525.

THURSDAY, MARCH 77 a.m.

AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Tuesday through Friday at 7 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, in the Cornell Conference Room. Call 281-487-8787 for information, or just drop in.

NoonHouston Area Parkinson Society – Free water exercise from noon to 1 p.m. at Clear Lake Rehabilitation Hospital, 655 E. Medical Center Blvd. in Webster. Visit www.hapsonline.org for a complete list of services offered.

6:30 p.m.Diabetes Support Group – A support group for young adults with diabetes. All subjects are open for discussion: new tech-nologies, research advances, fears, phobias, dating and other personal matters. Meets the first Thursday of each month at 1315 St. Joseph Parkway #1705, Medical Place One. Contact Dan Steiner, CDE, at 713-756-8536 for more information.Alcoholics Anonymous – Sunday, Thursday and Friday at 6:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena, Fellowship Hall 4. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.

7 p.m.The Bay Area Writers League – Meets the first Thursday of each month at Barnes and Noble at Bay Area Boulevard and the Gulf Freeway. Newcomers are welcome.

8:30 p.m.Alcoholics Anonymous – Alcohol problems? AA meetings are held Thursdays from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., and Sundays and Tuesdays from 8 to 9 p.m. at St. Stephen Presbyterian Church, 2217 Theta Street. For information, call 713-204-2481.

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Page 6, Section B, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Thursday, February 28, 2013

Lady Lions’ 7th Light basketball wins PISD title

The Thompson Intermediate seventh-grade girls’ Light division basketball team won the Pasadena Independent School District regular season crown with a terrifi c 15-1 overall fi nish. Mem-bers of the team are, left to right, (front row) Ellyssa Manriquez,

Yvonne Whaley, (back row) coach Britney Ramirez, Emily Pina, Miranda Calderon, Hailey Yates, Jocelyn Thompson Jackie Garcia, Chelsey Keener Abby Renteria and Victoria Palos

Dobie football trio picks Mary Hardin-Baylor

Three Dobie High School varsity football players, including (seated) Jordin Harrison, Jonathan Jones and Dwight Tucker, will remain teammates at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton, Texas. The players signed their letters of intent to play for the Crusaders beginning this fall amid Dobie coaches and

family members. Those attending the signings included, left to right, (standing) Dobie varsity football head coach Jim Phillips, Raquel Guerrero, (Harrison’s mother), Stephen Sutton (Dobie assistant coach), Adrian Jones (Jones’ father), Fatima Jones (Jones’ mother) and Dwight Tucker Jr. (Tucker’s father).

JFD baseball player Wolfe to Richland CollegeAt right, Dobie High School varsity base-ball player Tyler Wolfe (seated) will continue his education and play-ing career at Richland College in Dallas after signing a letter-of-intent with the ThunderDucks. Those with him at the signing included, left to right, (standing) Sandy Muse (mother), Greg Mitchell (family friend), Ryan Wolfe (brother), Rusty Wolfe (father) and Paul Muse (grand-father). Not shown are Wolfe’s sister, Emily Wolfe and Lila Muse, his grandmother. Wolfe also played varsity foot-ball for two seasons with the Longhorns.

At right, Clear Brook junior forward Jo-van Yancy (22) and his teammates expe-rienced a rough night while trying to pen-etrate the Travis de-fense delivered by John Burnett (left), Daniel Chika (4) and others. Travis, the defending Region III champion, put the clamps down on 24-5A titleholder Clear Brook in a Re-gion III varsity boys’ basketball quarterfi nal playoff game Feb. 26 at Manvel High School. Travis led 38-21 at the half and went on to win 79-40. Clear Brook, which fi nished its re-markable season at 21-11, will welcome Yancy back next season along with starting guard Chase Mason and sev-eral other bench play-ers. Travis, featuring University of Kentucky signees Aaron and Andrew Harrison, ad-vanced to the Region III Final Four with the win.

Photo by John Bechtle

Area boys’ teams jump atop standingsJFD girls take over 22-5A lead

Bridges notched goals. With a huge match com-ing March 1 against Clear Lake, the Wolverines, like Dobie, can take a big step toward snaring a league title. Stromeyer cited Kieran Cupples, Escobar, Saul Cu-ervo, David Montalvo and goalie Carlos Campos for fi ne play to this point. Over-all, the Wolverines are sim-ply winning. “We are playing very well right now, and most importantly, we are play-ing as a team,” Stromeyer said. “Our team chemistry is

amazing, and the boys are working very hard.”

Lady Horns in fi rst With a win over Alvin in the fi rst half of district play, Dobie’s Lady Long-horns are atop the 22-5A standings at 6-1. Alvin is also 6-1 as the two teams try to hold off Memorial and others. Dobie scored a big road win Feb. 22, getting goals from Deanna Martinez and Aimee Mar to defeat the Lady Oilers 2-1. Goal-keeper Jackie Baade was terrifi c, stopping a Pearl-and penalty kick just min-

utes before Mar’s eventual game-winner. Dobie is now in fi rst place this late in the sea-son for the fi rst time in a long while. ““I’m excited for the kids,” coach Bryan Mc-Donald said. “Since our loss to Memorial they have come out fi red up and ag-gressive, ready to play.” After playing South Houston Feb. 27 after press time, Dobie will face Memorial and Alvin in back-to-back games that could decide the eventual 22-5A champion.

A big thumbs up has to be in store to this point in the season as the Dobie Longhorn and Clear Brook Wolverine varsity boys’ soc-cer teams fi nd themselves in fi rst place headed down the back stretch of games. Meanwhile, the Dobie varsity girls’ team is in a bit of an unfamilar position, leading the 22-5A align-ment at 6-1 heading into the second half of play.

Dobie boys still in front A 1-1 tie against Pear-land was quickly put in the rearview mirror as Dobie knocked out South Houston 4-0 to begin the second half of league play Feb. 25 at Veterans Stadium. Jonathan Palma had two goals and Carlos Ibarra and Marvin Solis also scored as Dobie improved to 7-0-1 with six games to play. With possibly as few as three more wins, Dobie will secure the 22-5A crown. However, Dobie head coach Jesse Saavedra just wants to keep the pedal to the metal. “We came back against South Houston with a good, solid overall attack,” he said. “Against Pearland I felt like we played better than they did, but we just couldn’t fi nd the net that second time. We came back against South Houston and scored some goals. That’s what we have to do as a team.” A win over Memorial March 1 will do wonders for Dobie’s title quest, and it’s all the team is focused on. “One at a time right now,” Saavedra said. “Last season we struggled down the stretch. We cannot ac-cept that this season.”

Brook boys in lead Brook head coach Chris Stromeyer had high hopes for this season. With his team at 5-0-2 and in the lead in 24-5A, he has to be thrilled. The Wolverines defeated Clear Springs Feb. 26 as Justin Escobar and Quinton

Brook senior David Montalvo (14) and his Wolverine teammates are in fi rst place in the District 24-5A standings with fi ve games to play. With one victory over Clear Lake already in hand, the team will play its biggest game of the season to date March 1 at Clear Lake. Match time is 7 p.m. Photo by Jan Sokol

Continued from Page 1Bvantage and perimeter de-fense took away those av-enues. The Tigers, trying to de-fend their Region III crown, used their superior length inside to grab numerous of-fensive rebounds. In turn, Clear Brook’s in-ability to control the defen-sive backboards kept the lo-cals from getting into their running game. With time to refl ect on the outcome a day later, Brook’s Thompson said his squad was defeated by a truly gifted basketball team. “You have to give them

credit,” Thompson said. “The Harrison kids are the real deal, and overall, Travis is just a very good basket-ball team.” As for the Wolverines’ inability to get much go-ing offensively when the outcome was still in doubt, Thompson again pointed to Travis’ skill set. “Our guys played as hard as they could,” he said. “I thought we would be able to play our game and execute our stuff a little better than we did. “Maybe if we had been a little more patient on the offensive end and made an

extra pass or two instead of putting up 3s...but then again, I was a little sur-prised at how well they cov-ered us defensively. Just a great basketball team.” The loss was truly disap-pointing. The Wolverines made the elite eight in the region before being elimi-nated. Mullen had scored 31 points as the Wolverines beat Beaumont West Brook Feb. 21 to reach the quarter-fi nal round. Two-year starters like Mullen and Davon West played their fi nal games against Travis, as did guard Prince Albert.

“Our guys had a great year. My hat’s off to them. They believed in what we were doing.” As for Thompson, he also has to be pleased with the way the season went. Hired last spring, he essen-tially got a late start in the offseason program and then had to revamp his staff in the summer. Still, Thomp-son excelled as the pro-gram’s new leader. “It does feel good to have this kind of success in your fi rst year and feel like you answered the challenge,” Thompson said. “I couldn’t think of a

better way to start my time both in the school district and at Clear Brook than to make a deep playoff run.” And now, Thompson said, it’s time to get back to work. Chase Mason and Jovan Yancy will return, and there are other building block players in the pro-grams. “We’re building a foun-dation,” Thompson said. “We want to be in the mix for a district title every sea-son and to put ourselves in position to do just what we did this season. I’m excited to get back to work with these players.”

Brook hoops season ends

Dobie senior goalkeeper Jackie Baade capped a fabu-lous performance at Pearland Feb. 22 by stopping a Lady Oilers’ penalty kick attempt late in the second

half of action. The locals later got a game-winning goal from Aimee Mar to win 2-1, putting Dobie in fi rst place midway through the schedule. Photo by Gary Williams