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South Belt Ellington Leader Thursday, October 17, 2019 4343 yearsyears ofof coveringcovering SouthSouth BeltBelt Voice of Community-Minded People since 1976 Thursday, October 17, 2019 Email: [email protected] www.southbeltleader.com Vol. 44, No. 38 Prayer walk set for Oct. 19 School Prayer Walks USA will host a JFD grad Howery named Sweden ambassador prayer walk from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at Weber Elementary, 11955 Blackhawk Former Dobie student Kenneth A. Howery re- subsequently confi rmed by the Senate on Sept. 17. Howery attended Stuchbery Elementary and Blvd. This is a nondenominational gathering cently assumed the position of U.S. ambassador to After some fi nal classes and preparations, Howery Beverly Hills Intermediate, before entering Do- to pray for the protection and peace of stu- Sweden. A successful tech and fi nance entrepre- was sworn in by the State Department Oct. 10, be- bie High School, where he graduated in 1994. dents and staff. All are welcome to attend. neur, Howery was nominated for the seat this past fore fl ying to Stockholm Oct. 14, to take on his While at Dobie, Howery earned the titles of vale- For information, call 281-484-0901. January by President Donald Trump, and he was new diplomatic responsibilities. dictorian and drum major, among many other honors. Trunk or Treat on Oct. 24 In 2013, Howery was inducted into the Do- South Belt Elementary School is hosting a Airshow takes flight Oct. 19-20 bie High School Hall of Honor. Following grad- trunk or treat event Thursday, Oct. 24. Busi- uation, Howery attended Stanford University, nesses are invited to set up and pass out good- The 35th annual Commemorative Air Force er’s fi nal performance in the Oracle Challenger where he earned a degree in economics in 1998. ies to the children. There is no vendor fee and Wings Over Houston Airshow is set to take place III biplane before its retirement to the Smithso- Howery remained in Silicon Valley and went it is a great way to advertise. Contact Jason Saturday, Oct. 19, and Sunday, Oct. 20, at Elling- nian National Air and Space Museum. on to become one of the co-founders of PayPal, Watson at 713-740-5276. ton Airport. – Aerobatic performances include: Matt where he worked alongside such notable col- Highlights include the U.S. Air Force Thun- Chapman and Embry Riddle Aeronautical Uni- leagues as Peter Thiel and Elon Musk. South Belt hosts Halloween derbirds, Canadian Forces Thunderbirds and a versity fl ying the Extra 330LX aircraft; La Porte After PayPal was acquired by eBay, Howery fi rst-time F-35A Lightening II “full demo.” Oth- resident Deborah Rihn-Harvey, world aerobatic cofounded Founders Fund, a venture capital fi rm South Belt Church, 13100 Beamer, will er attractions include the following: champion and one of the highest ranked compet- host indoor trick-or-treating Thursday, Oct. in San Francisco. Founders Fund has invested – World famous aerobatic pilot Sean Tucker itors in the country; and longtime aviator Paul in such notable technology fi rms as Facebook, 31, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., rain or shine. This is a and Team Oracle will showcase a special “duet” Fiala in his Great Lakes Biplane. fun, safe, free indoor event for the whole fam- Airbnb, Spotify, Lyft and SpaceX. performance with pilot Jessy Panzer. Wings Over – The Navy Legacy Flight program comes to ily. Howery resigned from his position at Found- Houston is one of only 10 airshows to host this Houston this year, featuring modern and vintage ers Fund after taking on his new role as ambas- Continued on Page 4A Knights selling spare ribs performance this season, and this will be Tuck- sador. The role had been vacant since Trump The Knights of Columbus from St. Luke’s became president in January 2017. The absence Catholic Church is cooking pork spare ribs Early voting begins Monday, Oct. 21 of such a diplomat is somewhat historic, as Swe- den has not been without a U.S. ambassador in (full rack about 12 ribs). The average size is Early voting for the Nov. 5 City of Houston and In the District E City Council race, incumbent the last century. 4.5 pounds (precooked). The cost is $20 and State of Texas elections begins Monday, Oct. 21, Dave Martin is facing challenger Sam Cleveland. In a speech to the U.S. Senate at his nomi- the ribs will be available Saturday, Oct. 26, and continue through Friday, Nov. 1. Voters will de- South Belt resident Ericka McCrutcheon, who Continued on Page 6A from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot by the cide who will fi ll the positions of mayor and several serves as president of the Kirkwood Civic Club, is Kenneth A. Howery at Capital BBQ pit. The group is taking orders in the St. city council seats, and the fate of 10 state propo- running for Houston City Council At-Large Posi- Luke Catholic Church Social Hall Sundays sitions. In the race for mayor, incumbent Sylves- tion 4. She will face Bill Baldwin; Christel Bastida; from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Orders are being tak- ter Turner is facing 11 challengers. Vying for the Anthony Dolcefi no; Javier Gonzalez; Tiko Haus- Yandell presents genetics program en for full rack sales only and must be pre- position are Kendall Baker; Dwight A. Boykins; man; Nick Hellyar; James “Joe” Joseph; Jennifer Former Dobie stu- meda, Calif., where he led the corporation’s soft- paid. For phone orders call Melvin Glover at Derrick Broze; Tony Buzbee; Naoufal Houjami; L. Laney; Letitia Plummer; and Jason Rowe. dent Mark Yandell ware research and development team. 281-455-1175. Bill King; Sue Lovell; Victoria Romero; Demetria Nearby early voting locations include the Harris will be a featured Along the way, he became a leading authority Thompson holds concert Smith; Johnny “J.T.” Taylor; and Roy J. Vasquez. County annex at 10851 Scarsdale and Beamer; the presenter at the annu- in the application of computer technology to the In the race to fi ll Boykins’ District D City Coun- east Harris County Activity Center at 7340 Spencer al American Society biological sciences – especially to the fi eld of ge- The Thompson Intermediate School Orches- cil seat, candidates include Anthony Kirk Allen; Highway in Pasadena; and the Freeman Branch Li- for Human Genetics nome research. tra presents the Honor Fall Concert Thursday, Carla Brailey; Andrew C. Burks Jr.; Rashad Cave; brary at 16616 Diana Lane in the Clear Lake area. conference, taking In 2002, Yandell was named a senior scien- Oct. 24, at 7 p.m. in the school gym, 11309 Marlon A. Christian; Dennis Griffi n; Mike Gris- Polling hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 21 through place at the George tist at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at Sagedowne Dr. Houston. All concerts are free som; T. “Nissi” Hamilton; Brad “Scarface” Jor- Oct. 26; 1 to 6 p.m. Oct. 27; and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. R. Brown Convention Cal-Berkeley. Two years later, he joined the fac- and open to the public. dan; Travis McGee; Dontrell L. Montgomery; Ken Oct. 28 through Nov. 1. Center Tuesday, Oct. ulty at the Eccles Institute of Human Genetics at Moore; Jerome Provost; Carolyn Evans-Shabazz; To see a complete list of polling locations or a 15, through Saturday, the University of Utah’s medical school. Fun Bunch sets garage sale and Terrill D. Thomas. sample ballot, visit www.harrisvotes.com. Oct. 19. Yandell will His work as principal investigator of the The South Belt-Ellington Fun bunch will speak at 9:45 a.m. Yandell Lab involves complex analysis of ge- host a multi-family garage sale Friday, Oct. Friday, Oct. 18. Mark Yandell nomes, the genetic material of organisms. Yan- 18, and Saturday, Oct. 19, from 8 a.m. to 4 HPD hosts benefit car show Oct. 26 A 1983, graduate, Yandell’s presentation is dell applies informatics – the process of using p.m. at the South Belt Chamber of Commerce A car show to benefi t the Houston Police De- school districts. “We believe in this project, and it described on the organization’s website as “an computers to mine biological information from building, located at 10500 Scarsdale Blvd. partment Clear Lake Division’s annual student is our hope the car show on Oct. 26 will give HPD artifi cial intelligence approach for nearly instant conventional sources – to his genome sequenc- Items include toys, children’s books, clothes, backpack drive will be held Saturday, Oct. 26, at Clear Lake Division a jump start for next August’s diagnosis of Mendelian diseases by deep pheno- ing research and uses that research to develop household items and more. For more informa- Hunton Distribution, 735 FM 1959/Dixie Farm backpack drive, as all proceeds will go directly to typing and whole-genome or exome sequenc- new informatics tools and methods. tion, call 713-419-6676. Road, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. this effort,” said Albert Mireles, Hunton vice pres- ing.” In 2012, he was named to a prestigious H.A. In its inaugural year, the Cool Rides & Hot ident of Human Resources. The event will feature Yandell is currently a professor of Human and Edna Benning Presidential Endowed chair at Friends seek book donations Rods car show, sponsored by HVAC industry lead- both classic and modern vehicles. Awards will be the University of Utah. Genetics at the University of Utah and a leading ers Hunton and Trane, will donate all proceeds to presented in multiple categories, including people’s Yandell was inducted into Dobie High School Friends of the Parker Williams Branch Li- researcher into the mysteries of the human ge- the department’s backpack drive, which provides choice.
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