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Thursday, May 13, 2021 Email: [email protected] www.southbeltleader.com Vol. 46, No. 15

Dobie HS senior car parade Dobie High School will hold a drive-thru senior Controversy, contradictions on GLO houses growing car parade for the Class of 2021 in the senior parking By James Bolen cluding local civic clubs and HOAs, the Clear tencies and contradictions that has been pres- lot from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, May 13. ing overseen by the Texas General Land Offi ce, The proposed construction of new houses in say the replacement houses are smaller in size, Brook City MUD and the Leader – has joined ent throughout all communications with the Garcia hosts pet event the South Belt community to replace those de- have little to no brick and do not include garages. together. GLO. Harris County Precinct 2 Constable Jerry Gar- stroyed during Hurricane Harvey in 2017 contin- Local leaders contend the new homes are incon- “Unfortunately, the replacement housing being The Sagemont deed restrictions do specifi cal- cia, along with the Houston Humane Society, will ues to stir controversy, as community leaders say gruous with the surrounding residences and will considered for these residents is substandard at ly require two-car garages and a certain amount host a free family event catering to dogs Saturday, legal loopholes are allowing state contractors to have a negative impact on property values. best and fails to account for the cohesive commu- of brick, and the Sagemont Civic Club has been May 15, at J. Frank Dobie High School, 10220 bypass local HOA deed restrictions. To challenge the proposed construction, a co- nity development and aesthetic that existed in our active for nearly 50 years, with contact informa- Blackhawk Blvd., beginning at 10 a.m. Free pet Opponents of the construction, which is be- alition of South Belt community leaders – in- area prior to Hurricane Harvey,” Clear Brook City tion easily available. food will be provided to those in need of assistance. MUD General Manager Cecelia J. Ganje said in a Further, GLO offi cials told Martin they had Volunteers will also build dog houses for outdoor letter to GLO Commissioner George P. Bush. (See been in contact with the Sagemont organization pets, using lumber and building supplies donated complete letter on Page 2.) “The proposed struc- since December, while no one from the group from Home Depot Store No. 6501, located on the Mayor, Martin check out GLO houses Gulf Freeway at Beltway 8. tures do not comply with the pre-existing builder has been contacted to date on the issue. To the To register to build a dog house, call Eli Garcia standards and legal and HOA guidelines that have Leader’s knowledge, the Sagemeadow Mainte- at 832-967-8480. A special thanks to Texas Pride been established since as early as the 1960s.” nance Committee is the only local civic group Disposal and Kevin Atkinson, president, owner for Community leaders have been joined in the that has been contacted directly by the GLO. supporting this event. challenge by Houston City Council Member and Additionally, a letter to Alvarado said one of Mayor Pro Tem Dave Martin, state Sen. Carol the new houses has already been constructed in City heavy trash scheduled Alvarado and state Rep. Dennis Paul. the Sagemont subdivision. This is also untrue, City residents south of Fuqua will have heavy To date, however, their efforts have all proved as the only new replacement home that has been trash pickup Thursday, May 13 (second Thursday of fruitless, as GLO offi cials appear to be moving constructed in the immediate South Belt area the month). City residents north of Fuqua and west forward with their initial plans. was built in the Scarsdale subdivision. of the Gulf Freeway will have heavy trash pickup on A recent letter from Martin to the GLO came Billy Burge III, who serves as chairman and Friday, May 14 (second Friday of the month). April is for tree waste only. Due to a larger amount of de- with a quick negative response. president of Ayrshire Corporation – the company bris being discarded during the COVID-19 pandem- “Unfortunately, the deed restrictions govern- responsible for developing the Sagemont com- ic, pickups may be delayed. For more information, ing building in the Sagemont neighborhood do munity, also sides with the coalition in opposi- visit www.houstontx.gov/solidwaste or call 311. not contain formal written guidelines requiring tion to the new construction. the inclusion of garages and brick coverage in “In the last 50 years, we’ve built more than Sageglen meets May 17 design plans,” responded GLO Senior Deputy 4,000 homes in the area,” Burge said. “Ayrshire The Sageglen Community Association will hold Director Heather Lagrone. “The GLO has also has been out here since 1964, back when hous- its next homeowner meeting May 17, at 7 p.m. All not been able to substantiate the presence of an es ranged from $13,500 to $16,000. And those Sageglen residents are urged to attend this event operational HOA or other similar organization.” $16,000 homes are now selling for $200,000 be- since it will be honoring Debi Hummel who is retir- The response displays a pattern of inconsis- Continued on Page 3 ing after a decade of service to Sageglen. Cake and ice cream will be served after the meeting. COVID numbers continued Homeless vet helped off streets As of Wednesday, May 12, there were 159 confi rmed South Belt deaths due to COVID-19, The Harris County Precinct 2 Homeless Out- lost all contact with his family. up four from the previous week. Reporting of reach Team was recently successful in getting a Prior to being homeless, Blanton said he lived deaths related to COVID-19, however, may be U.S. Air Force veteran off the street and into an a different life. delayed by local offi cials. Of the 5,584 confi rmed apartment. Blanton served in the U.S. Air Force from cases in 77089 (total population: 53,866), 102 re- Created by Precinct 2 Constable Jerry Gar- 1974 to 1978 and was stationed at Clark Air main active. To date, 61 from the ZIP code have cia, the Homeless Outreach Team was formed to Force base in the Philippines toward the end of died from the disease, up one from the previous address the South Belt area’s growing homeless the Vietnam War. He was once married and has a week. In 77075 (total population: 43,933), 87 of problem. son who is a U.S. Navy offi cer. the 4,026 confi rmed cases remain active. A total The team fi rst made contact with Douglas On Monday, Jan. 25, the Harris County Pre- of 50 from the ZIP code have died, up one from the previous week. Blanton in mid-January under the Almeda Ge- cinct 2 Homeless Outreach Team, in collabora- The City of Houston held a free vaccination event Saturday, May 8, at the Sagemont Church noa underpass along the Gulf Freeway, where he tion with the Harris County Sheriff’s Offi ce and Of the 4,083 confi rmed cases in 77034 (total Annex on Hughes. Mayor Sylvester Turner (left) and City Council Member and Mayor Pro population: 40,532), 69 remain active. To date, was staying in a tent. the nonprofi t group H.O.P.E. Haven, were able 48 residents from ZIP code 77034 have died from Tem Dave Martin hosted the event. While attending the function, the pair were shown Blanton told team members he was a veter- to meet with Blanton and connect him with med- the disease, up two from the previous week. photos of the controversial GLO homes that are proposed for construction in the area to an and that he received a monthly check from ical services at the Veteran Affairs Hospital to According to Harris County Public Health replace homes damaged during Hurricane Harvey. See related story on this page. Both men Veterans Affairs that is sent to Wells Fargo bank, treat his chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. offi cials, the vast majority of the fatalities suf- expressed disappointment at the plans for the proposed homes. See related photo Page 3. but he can’t withdraw the money without proper After Blanton was treated, he was connected fered from pre-existing health issues. County- Photo by Marie Flickinger identifi cation. with housing resources with the ability to obtain wide, there have been 395,663 total confi rmed Blanton, who also suffers from substance a new ID card. cases. Of those, 383,141 have recovered from the abuse, further told team members that he has Following his stay at the VA hospital, Blanton disease, while 8,148 cases remain active. A to- tal of 4,355 deaths have been reported in Harris Police chase leads to felony charge been homeless for more than 15 years and has Continued on Page 2 County. Statistics are updated daily and include A police chase that took place Sunday, May side the vehicle. numbers from within the Houston city limits and 2, near the Gulf Freeway and Edgebrook led to At this time, deputies attempted to remove throughout Harris County. To view an interac- multiple charges being fi led. Tang from the car to investigate further. Tang tive map, visit publichealth.harriscountytx.gov/Re Deputies with Harris County Constable Pre- then put his vehicle in drive and fl ed the scene at Constable officers make arrest sources/2019-Novel-Coronavirus. cinct 2 Special Operations Division were con- a high rate of speed. Highway 3 closure set ducting proactive patrols in the 9000 block of the Deputies retreated to their patrol cars, and a Gulf Freeway around 2:45 p.m. when they ob- short chase ensued. Tang came to a stop in the At least one northbound lane and one southbound served a small passenger car exit a local business 9800 block of Ledge, where he was arrested lane on SH 3/Old Galveston Road will be closed from FM 2351/Clear Lake City Boulevard to NASA Road 1 parking lot known for narcotic sales and prosti- without incident. daily (excluding Sundays) from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. tution. The vehicle continued south on the Gulf Upon stopping Tang, deputies were unable to through Monday, May 31. Freeway feeder road, reportedly driving errati- fi nd the jar containing suspected narcotics. It is cally and violating multiple traffi c laws. believed the suspect threw the jar out during the Beltway closures planned A traffi c stop was conducted on the main pursuit. Deputies did, however, recover multiple At least one eastbound Beltway 8 frontage road lanes of the 10300 block of the Gulf Freeway. digital scales and numerous small clear plastic lane will be closed at Scott Street/Fellows Road Deputies identifi ed the driver as Tony Tang, 26. baggies containing cocaine residue. nightly from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. through Sunday, May While speaking to Tang, deputies saw what they Tang was apprehended and charged with felo- 16. At least one eastbound Beltway 8 frontage road believed to be a jar of cocaine in plain view in- ny evading and tampering with evidence. lane will be closed at SH 288 nightly from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. through Friday, May 14. At least one eastbound Beltway 8 frontage road lane will be closed from SH 288 to Kirby Drive Pct. 8 deputies battle area crime nightly from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. through Friday, May 14. At least one eastbound and one westbound Belt- Deputies from Harris County Precinct 8 Con- hicle continued traveling at a high rate of speed way 8 frontage road lane will be closed from Alme- stable Phil Sandlin’s offi ce have kept busy as of while at times abruptly swerving across all lanes. da/FM 521 to Bellfort daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. late patrolling the Edgebrook area and Beltway 8 The pursuit continued for approximately 80 through Tuesday, May 18. At least one northbound east of the Gulf Freeway. miles before Sanchez’s vehicle was successfully and one southbound Beltway 8 frontage road lane On Tuesday, May 4, at approximately 12:40 spiked by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Of- will be closed from Vista to SH 225 daily from 8:30 a.m., Precinct 8 Deputy J. Gomez observed a fi ce. a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and nightly from 8:30 p.m. to 5 black Mercedes sedan fail to signal a turn in the As a result of the spike, the vehicle’s front a.m. through Friday, June 4. The closures are asso- 8200 block of Rodney St. near Edgebrook and right tire fell apart, however Sanchez continued ciated with the ongoing project to widen Beltway 8 the Gulf Freeway. Gomez activated his emergen- to travel for 20 more miles. The pursuit fi nally from two to four lanes in each direction. cy lighting in an attempt to initiate a traffi c stop ended in Walker County after the driver lost con- A call of a suspicious vehicle on Olivewood near Brookmeadow led to multiple arrests the Gulf Freeway closures set on the vehicle for the violation. The driver, later trol of the vehicle and it went off the roadway morning of Tuesday, May 11. As deputies approached the car in question, the driver sped off, Two alternate northbound and southbound main identifi ed as 47-year-old Sergio Sanchez, failed into a ditch. and a short chase ensued. The driver struck a mailbox in the 11400 block of Quincewood, lanes and frontage road lanes on the Gulf Freeway to stop and began to elude the deputy. The suspect exited the vehicle but failed to and the three occupants then fl ed on foot. Sgt. Robert Sanchez and Deputy Villareal chased will be closed from NASA Bypass/NASA Road 1 A pursuit was initiated, and Sanchez contin- comply with commands from Gomez and Dep- the three individuals and were able to apprehend the suspects – all 14 years of age. The male to SH 96 daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and nightly ued to fl ee north onto the Gulf Freeway. The ve- Continued on Page 3 driver was charged with felony evading in a vehicle, while a male and a female passenger were from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. through Friday, Dec. 31. each charged with evading on foot. The female is a Woodmeadow resident, while the males The northbound exit ramp from the Gulf Free- reside in Humble and Tomball. More charges may be pending. Photo by Marie Flickinger way to NASA Bypass/NASA Road 1 will be com- Reyes charged with manslaughter pletely closed through Friday, Dec. 31. Motorists wishing to access these intersections may exit us- Charges have been 338th State District Court. ing the exit to FM 518 and proceed on the north- fi led against a female Hector Mario Saldarriaga, 60, was pro- City, county offer rental assistance bound frontage road to the intersections or exit us- driver accused of kill- nounced dead at the scene. The City of Houston and Harris County are align both the city’s and the county’s resources, ing the Bay Area Boulevard exit ramp, then make ing a cyclist early Satur- According to police, patrol offi cers respond- a U-turn and travel south to the NASA Bypass or still distributing approximately $100 million in collaboration with BakerRipley and Catholic FM 528. At least one northbound main lane and day, May 8, in the 12400 ed to a report of a dead individual at the above in rental assistance to those affected by the Charities, so hard-working families can catch one southbound main lane on the Gulf Freeway block of SH 3/Old Gal- address at approximately 8:10 a.m. Upon their COVID-19 pandemic. up and get back on solid footing fi nancially. The will be closed from FM 518 to FM 517 in League veston Road near FM arrival, one of the offi cers realized he had passed This past February, the city and county were rental assistance program is vital for assisting City daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and nightly from 1959/Dixie Farm Road. Saldarriaga a few minutes earlier, as the victim allotted $159 million of the state’s $1 billion in our neighbors in a timely and effi cient manner. 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. through Thursday, Sept. 30. The suspect, Crys- was working on his bike on the side of the road. federal aid as part of the American Rescue Plan. Houstonians are strong and resilient, and we will At least one northbound lane and one south- tal Reyes, 37, is charged While this was occurring, another HPD patrol To date, the City of Houston and Harris Coun- work together to overcome the impact of a dead- bound lane on the Gulf Freeway frontage road will with intoxication man- offi cer was almost struck by a white Ford F-150 be closed from FM 518 to FM 517 in League City ty, under the Houston-Harris County Emergen- ly pandemic.” slaughter and failure to pickup truck driven by Reyes. The offi cer initi- cy Rental Assistance Program, have distributed A similar position was taken by Harris County daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and nightly from 9 p.m. Crystal Reyes stop and render aid in the Continued on Page 2 to 5 a.m. through Thursday, Sept. 30. more than $50 million of that to 15,000 residents Judge Lina Hidalgo. Two alternate northbound and southbound main in need. Nationwide, $21.6 billion in federal “Hard-working families throughout Harris lanes and frontage road lanes on the Gulf Freeway funds was dispersed under the program to assist County are teetering on the verge of homeless- will be closed from IH 610 South Loop to Broad Walk-in vaccines increase in area households that are unable to pay rent and utili- ness because of the prolonged economic hard- Street nightly from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. through Fri- Getting a COVID-19 vaccination without an more than 8,300 stores in 49 states, Washing- ties due to the COVID-19 crisis. ship brought on by the COVID-19 pandem- day, Dec. 31. Both the northbound and southbound appointment is easier than ever, with CVS being ton D.C., and Puerto Rico. In addition to walk-in Locally, the funds will be distributed by two ic,” said Hidalgo. “The Houston-Harris County entrance and exit ramps between IH 610 South the latest pharmacy chain to offer a walk-in op- vaccinations without an appointment, CVS will agencies with established experience in helping Emergency Rental Assistance Program offers a Loop and Broad Street will be closed nightly from tion. also accept same-day appointments scheduled as people in need: BakerRipley and Catholic Char- critical lifeline to scores of residents facing eco- 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. though Friday, Dec. 31. CVS joins Walmart, Sam’s Club and Wal- soon as an hour prior to vaccination. The closures are associated with an ongoing ities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. nomic hardship through no fault of their own, of- greens in offering walk-in vaccinations and The company has administered more than 17 “COVID-19 has created an insurmountable fering hope that they might emerge from this cri- construction project to widen the freeway from same-day appointments for the COVID vaccine. three to fi ve lanes in each direction and the frontage million COVID vaccine doses to date. economic burden for many Houstonians,” said sis with their households intact. This way, they roads from two to three lanes in each direction. CVS is currently offering vaccinations at Continued on Page 2 Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner. “This fund will Continued on Page 2 Page 2, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Thursday, May 13, 2021 In My Opinion Death preference. have a police problem, we have a CRIM- job they have to do on a daily basis. I ask not only much admired by CBC MUD urges GLO There are many volunteers and leaders 2021, Stewart P. Alexander, INAL Problem, totally out of control. Then that you do the same when looking at mak- Stewart P. friends and family, but will who have and continue to work diligently to loving husband and father of respond to community all the talk about getting control of the ing changes in police procedures. ALWAYS also last a lifetime on Christ- preserve our community by volunteering on Alexander four children, passed away at weapons. Now, I am a legal American cit- remember they are dealing with a criminal, mas trees, and in Easter bas- Dear Commissioner Bush, the HOA Boards and in elected positions to the age of 70. izen and have the second amendment as some who have many previous encoun- kets. He was known for his Clear Brook City MUD (“District”) is a ensure the area neighborhoods integrity is Stewart was born Feb. 5, my right to bear arms. I am also a proud ters. Some went to jail and just learned how proud demeanor, his quiet water utility district located in the South Belt maintained. Both area HOAs and MUDs 1951, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to member of the NRA which supports proper to be a better criminal. I want to see the comfort and his kind and com- area of Houston, Texas. We are surround- have spent countless hours maintaining John and June (Hamilton) Al- gun management and control. The police emphasis changed from the fi rst respond- passionate spirit. ed by the Sagemont and Scarsdale Com- and improving the community surround- exander. He retired from the may be minutes away or hours. We need ers to the real PROBLEM, the criminal. He Stewart was preceded in munities in addition to being adjacent to the ings by adding green spaces, privacy walls U.S. Coast Guard in 1991 after to be able to protect ourselves as best pos- knows what he is doing and where to get death by his father and mother; City of Pearland and two other municipal and amenities to add taxable value. By 20 faithful years of service to sible way. Forget disarming us, dis arm the his weapon; stealing, buying off the street and his son Joshua. He is sur- utility districts. Clear Brook City MUD was doing these things, community sports and his country and Constitution. CRIMINAL. and remember coming across the border vived by his wife; his three liv- established in 1972 and has grown to ser- surrounding schools have fl ourished, thus On March 15, 1975, he The police are just like a business, try with the illegal drugs. ing children; his brother Jamie vice approximately 6000 connections. We improving the lives of the younger genera- married Alice Laura Lawhorn. to hire the best available person for the While considering better training please Alexander; his sister Jennifer have 13 Subdivisions within our District. tions. They raised their sons Jon, amount of money you can spend. Some do not go over board and tie their hands Pfordresher; seven grand- We have been notifi ed by the residents Surrounding MUD’s contract for paid po- Harley and Joshua and daugh- times the wrong person is hired. Over all more. Yes, it would be great if the offi cer children; and several cousins, of our District, the Scarsdale Community, lice protection, paid fi re protection and am- ter Rachel. most every police person does his job from could get better control of a situation by at- nieces and nephews. the Sagemont Community and the Sage- bulance service as the areas are outside Stewart had a passion for just giving a speeding ticket to a major en- tempting to talk the criminal to comply with A visitation and funeral meadow Utility District that a grave depar- of the City of Houston. Declining proper- carpentry. He also loved to counter, how ever that is. They go in while his instructions. Most recent cases clearly service were held Tuesday, ture from existing builder and HOA stan- ty values and tax collections would great- spend quality time with his others run off. I’m 87, have seen a lot. Back shows the criminal well knows he is bet- May 11, at Peevey Funeral & dards is taking place by your offi ce with ly impact these endeavors and potentially seven grandchildren. His in my early days when someone did an of- ter off resisting, then the out come is not On Wednesday, May 5, Cremation on Beamer Road. regards to the Hurricane Harvey Housing threaten the higher levels of security felt by fence, punishment was swift and meaning- good. The major ones in the news were do- woodworking projects were Recovery Program. our residents. ful. Now just a pat on the hand and don’t do ing a Federal offence of passing a forged As you are aware, this program was es- To have an outside source invade our that again. $20.00 bill. The other had a warrant. Then tablished to replace homes damaged from community with substandard replacement I was asked by the city to become a they fought the offi cers. The sad part is in Homeless vet helped off streets Hurricane Harvey in 2017 with comparable housing degrades the long-standing effort member of the CRC (Citizens Review Com- reading the paper or TV news at how many Continued from Page 1 Team. “Mr. Blanton has been newly created outreach team homes that historically existed prior to the and care of our local offi cials and volun- mittee) my panel of very diverse 5 mem- people, some innocent by standers, are was admitted into detox at homeless for over 15 years, can build on this success. devastating storm. Unfortunately, the re- teers to continually improve the communi- bers. We respected each others thoughts being killed each day with what ever weap- CENiKOR in Deer Park on and he now has a place to call “I truly believe that with placement housing being considered for ty. Such carelessness will cause proper- and questions. We read hundreds of cases on that is available. Jan. 28. On Monday, Feb. 1, home. He will no longer have more resources to our Pre- these residents is substandard at best, and ty values to plummet, degradation of the with full documentation of pictures, eye wit- This is long but remember it is not only Blanton began the paperwork to be at risk from becoming cinct 2 agency, we can multi- fails to account for the cohesive communi- community as a whole and all hope will be ness and all other. Included, the offi cer (s) me, but your life is on the list also. necessary to receive his own a victim of crime. He will ply our success and continue ty development and aesthetic that existed lost for any efforts to sustain and improve records. What I found interesting is read- Jim Muecke apartment, and on April 30, no longer have to survive to do God’s work and save in our area prior to Hurricane Harvey. The our area. We need this program to do what ing this documentation and then what the he was fi nally housed. the freezing cold weather. others.” proposed structures do not comply with the is right for both the parties affected by this news media reported. Very mis leading. Bischof comments: “It took us three months to Mr. Blanton now has a fully Blanton, he said he plans pre-existing builder standards and legal horrifi c storm and the community. Any One case, an offi cer was chasing a crim- complete his process, but this furnished apartment with re- to get his life straight and re- and HOA guidelines that have been estab- home being replaced in this community inal in an apartment complex and was be- replacement homes great day fi nally came,” said sources on site to help him connect with his family. He lished since as early as the 1960’s, as de- must be designed and built according to ing shot at. Asked why he did not return I have lived in the Sagemont area Sgt. Ray Perez of the Pre- with his needs.” additionally said he hopes to scribed below. the existing standards at minimum. We ful- fi re. Simple answer, too much paper work. since 1974 and I must say that it has cinct 2 Homeless Outreach Perez is hopeful that the one day learn how to fl y. The proposed structures violate existing ly believe that this was the intention of the The CRC was disbanded unfortunately been a pleasant experience. neighborhood specifi cations that include program. by Mayor Parker due to a certain group of I am writing in response to the article maintaining a minimum square footage We are asking you to immediately people protesting that made this happen. in the South Belt Leader about the re- Dobie Colorguard honors seniors (size), a required 2-car garage and brick amend your existing plan regarding the Replaced by a group and the fi rst question placement homes planned for the people façade. Attached to this letter is an exam- proposed replacement structures by de- is, how much are we paid? who lost their homes during Hurricane ple of the difference between the existing signing and replacing those damaged None of you are in the shoes of the of- Harvey. and proposed structures which indicate the homes with structures that comply with fi cer when he has to make a split minute It was shocking to see the houses that proposed structures do not conform to the area standards and HOA guidelines. We decision; will I go home after this, will I be were proposed to replace three to four pre-existing development. Should these ask that you respect our voices of this com- dead or will I go to prison for 40 years be- bedroom houses that have a two car ga- proposed structures be built in our com- munity and quickly work to address the cause of how the media think I handled this rage. The houses look like something you munity, the community will be devastated concerns brought to your attention by this offense. You go home after your shift not would have seen in the 1930’s and this is aesthetically and economically as proper- letter. Should you have additional ques- thinking of this. Now choke holes are big unacceptable. ty values will substantially decline. This in tions in your implementation of our commu- news. Should not be allowed. But remem- This will devalue the existing homes turn will have a far-reaching effect on all the nity standards in your program, please feel ber when young and you got into a fi ght. and turn the neighborhood into a ghetto. taxing entities and the property owners in free to reach out to us. Kind regards, You tried to throw the other person on the Thank you Mayor Pro Tem Martin and the surrounding area. Cecelia J. Ganje ground with a neck hold. That should still Marie Flickinger for standing up and Additionally, this inconsistent housing General Manager - Administration be allowed because the criminal is doing fi ghting for the South Belt Community. will hinder the HOA from enforcing its exist- all in his power to gain control of the event. Elaine Bischof ing and recorded neighborhood guidelines. Muecke shares I respect and support the police and the Residents will see no benefi t of following the rules when the government does not. thoughts on police The guidelines set by the developers/build- Mayor Pro Tem Martin, Controversy, contradiction growing ers are to preserve the neighborhood and Soon the mayor and council will begin community. For neighborhood residents, Continued from Page 1 the house was originally on “I understand what she’s discussions on the so called police reforms. cause we had restrictions and the rear of the property, the going through,” said Leader the HOA guidelines are legally enforceable Currently all we hear is what we have to do and a historical precedent; they are not a standards in place. People new house will also be built publisher Marie Flickinger. to get our police under control. We do not knew there wouldn’t be trail- there. “She’s tired of living with her ers and mobile homes going Ayrshire staff, however, daughter on the other side of Local library events set up.” told the Leader this is referred town, while she’s still work- In case of storms or adverse weather, refer to library website for details. Another inconsistency in- to as a “setback” in the indus- ing here on this side of town. Bracewell Branch Library volves the defi nition of the try, and the legal defi nition But at the same time, the peo- Bracewell Library is located at 9002 Kingspoint. For information, visit https://houstonli term “footprint,” as the GLO for the term footprint is the ple in charge of enforcing the brary.org/ or https://houstonlibrary.org/online-learning-7556 or call 832-393-2580. document states that new “shape of a building’s base.” deed restrictions are obligat- Bracewell HPL To Go curbside service is in operation construction will be done in While the vast majority ed to do this. If they give in on Contactless curbside services, known as HPL To Go, are available by appointment Mondays, noon “substantially the same foot- of residents support the co- one or two of these, the whole to 7 p.m.; Tuesdays and Thursdays, noon to 4 p.m.; Wednesdays and Fridays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and print and manner.” GLO of- alition’s efforts to stop the neighborhood will go down. Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Customers walking or riding a bike may also pick up reserved materials. fi cials told the Leader this planned construction, the It’s already hard enough with For questions, call circulation at 832-393-2222. To use HPL To Go: means that if the house was Leader has encountered one old neighborhoods. While I 1. Place a hold through the online catalog or by phone. originally on the front of the holdout, a female who just understand her position, I sin- 2. Receive email or phone call of notifi cation prior to scheduling a time for pickup. property, the new house will wants any house to call her cerely believe the GLO could The team recognized their two seniors for this season, Destiny Wilson (left) and 3. Upon arrival, park and stay in the vehicle and call to notify staff of arrival. also be built there, while if own again. do better if they tried.” Penny Hernandez. Wilson has been a member of Dobie Colorguard for four years 4. Have MY Link card number and PIN ready. as the weapon captain and Hernandez has been a member for two years as the fl ag Book drop The book drop is open. Library materials can be returned with no overdue fees. The library contin- captain. Both girls are role models for the others on the team and will be missed ues to provide online resources to enjoy the library virtually. Large items such as FLIP kits or laptops Reyes gets manslaughter charge by the guard members. should not be placed in the book drop. Keep those items until further notice. Additional resources Continued from Page 1 offi cers determined, based the pickup truck’s driver had The Houston Public Library has electronic resources, books, audiobooks, databases for research, ated a traffi c stop and observed upon evidence on the Ford and struck the victim before fl ee- Dobie Colorguard celebrates tutoring, language learning, education and parent information for Texas residents with a library card. Reyes to show signs of intox- at the Old Galveston Road lo- ing. Reyes was subsequently To get a card, visit the home page at www.houstonlibrary.org under Here’s What’s Happening. Click ication. While conducting the cation, the two scenes were re- arrested and charged in the on Free Resources for All to access the digital resources to obtain a temporary card. Also, under subsequent DWI investigation, lated. The evidenced indicated incident. Here’s What’s Happening, the card titled Online Resources for Kids accesses a Virtual Storytime provided on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 11 a.m. The archived storytimes can be found on Facebook under Houston Public Library Virtual Storytimes. Another virtual program is Craft. City, county offer rental aid Houston Public Library’s many free online resources and digital services are available 24/7 with a MY Link Library Card at www.houstonlibrary.org, including e-books and e-audiobooks, streaming Continued from Page 1 employed for at least 90 days. TV, movie and music services, online classes and tutoring and databases. Until further notice, only will be prepared to immediately contribute to Qualifying families can receive as much as electronic items are eligible for holds and check-out. HPL has a robust collection of free e-books and our community when our job market rebounds. 12 months of rent relief and some utility pay- audio books. Visit the catalog to determine if a previously requested hold selection may be in a digital The societal cost of sitting by and letting these ments. Per U.S. Treasury guidelines, most pay- format. Instructions on downloading the e-book or audio book are on the site. households crumble under the weight of the ments will be made directly to landlords instead All overdue fi nes/fees will be waived through June 30, 2021, retroactive to March 14, 2020. While the Bracewell Branch Library remains closed, Wi-Fi service is still available by coming to the library pandemic is too high for us to contemplate. of tenants. Landlords interested in registering standing/sitting within six feet of the building. A password is not needed. Go to Settings, then Net- This rental assistance program represents a their property will need to enroll their property work and Internet, Wi-Fi and connect to HPL – Public. smart, responsible and compassionate invest- and agree to the terms of the program. HPL is not accepting book donations at this time. For more information, visit www.houstonlibrary. ment in our collective prosperity.” Renters who applied this fall but were not org to chat with a librarian 24/7, or to send questions through HPL’s email reference. The Houston-Harris Rental Assistance Pro- selected for the previous BakerRipley rental Parker Williams Library gram is available to renters within the City of assistance program have been asked to update Parker Williams Library is located at 10851 Scarsdale Blvd. Visit the website at https://www.hcpl. Houston or Harris County who have been fi - their applications. Landlords enrolled in the net/branch/parker-williams-branch-library or call 832-927-7870. nancially impacted by the COVID-19 pandem- BakerRipley COVID-19 Rental Assistance The book drop is open. No late fees will be charged during the library closure. Social media links ic, who are experiencing housing instability program will be automatically enrolled into this are Facebook.com/ParkerWilliamsLibrary and Instagram.com/ParkerWilliamsLibrary. and whose household income is at or below 80 new program unless they choose to opt out. Parker Williams “No-Contact Curbside Holds Pick-Up” percent of Area Median Family Income. The For more information on the emergency – After receiving notifi cation that holds are ready for pickup, call 832-927-7870. program will prioritize applicants in the lowest rental program, visit houstonharrishelp.org or – Have a library card number and PIN handy. income bracket and those who have been un- call 832-402-7568. – A pickup time and instructions will be given. – Upon arriving at the library, follow the instructions given. – Be prepared to show a library card or other form of ID for verifi cation. Walk-in vaccines increase in area Curbside hours are: Monday – Thursday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Friday, 1– 6 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Visit https://www.hcpl.net/branch/parker-williams-branch-library for details. Continued from Page 1 at walmart.com/COVIDvac- A parent or legal represen- Online services “We continue to orchestrate cine and samsclub.com/covid. tative must accompany 16- and – Use HCPL Wi-Fi service with HCPL’s drive-up Wi-Fi. an all-out effort to vaccinate – Walgreens at Walgreens. 17-year-olds to their vaccina- – Download e-books and audiobooks, stream movies, research and learn at www.hcpl.net. the nation against COVID-19,” com/ScheduleVaccine or tion appointments, and Memo- – Attend an HCPL program or story time online through Facebook or YouTube. said Karen Lynch, president 1-800-Walgreens (925-4733). rial Hermann locations admin- – Check an account to renew loans or request books, e-books, comics or graphic novels. and CEO of CVS Health, in a Memorial Hermann istering the Moderna vaccine – Stream classic fi lms, Indie cinema and award-winning documentaries on Kanopy. statement. The Memorial Hermann will only vaccinate individu- – Listen to audiobooks through RBDigital or OverDrive. While walk-ins are wel- Health System is also now als 18 years of age and older. – Read along and play with picture books on TumbleBooks. Don’t have an HCPL library card? Instant access can be obtained to all HCPL’s digital materials come, appointments are still offering walk-in COVID-19 Should individuals need assis- and research tools with an iKnow Digital Access Card. Apply at https://www.hcpl.net/services/iknow- the preferred method. vaccines at select Memorial tance receiving vaccination, card for a HCPL card. For details, visit https://www.hcpl.net. To schedule an appoint- Hermann hospitals and clinics one caregiver may accompany Dobie Colorguard celebrated their 2020-2021 school year with a banquet at Las Ha- Thursday, May 13, 10:30 a.m. Virtual Toddler Time. Join John Harbaugh and Jason Cruz for the ment with one of the pharma- for individuals 16 years of age them to their appointment. ciendas. Shown above, left to right, (front row) Cassidy Idele, (middle row) Penny virtual Toddler Time through Microsoft Teams. Parents are encouraged to participate to facilitate in- cy chains, visit the following and older. For up-to-date location in- Hernandez, Destiny Wilson, (back row) Chris Cantu and Eleezabeth Torres. teraction. While designed for 18 months to 4-year-olds, all children and families are welcome to join websites: The nearest participating formation, details and direc- virtually. Sign up once with a valid email address online at https://www.hcpl.net/branch/parker-wil – CVS at cvs.com/immuni- location for South Belt resi- tions visit https://memorialher liams-branch-library and register for the event series to get a weekly invitation. zations/covid-19-vaccine. dents is Memorial Hermann mann.org/services/conditions/ Black belts offer self-defense #toddlertime #storytime #story #childrensbooks #reading #books #harriscountypl #HCPL – Walmart and Sam’s Club Southeast Hospital on Astoria. coronavirus/vaccine-walk-in- The American Society of Karate offers free virtual self-defense classes taught by expe- Thursday, May 13, 4:30 p.m. Anime Club – Discord Chat. Parker Williams’ Anime Club has mor- clinics or call the Memorial rienced black belts. No previous self-defense experience is necessary. Sign up at https:// phed online. Join Jason Cruz and John Harbaugh on the Discord Anime Channel for a discussion Hermann COVID-19 Vaccine tinyurl.com/askselfdef. Visit askkarate.com–>Online classes–>Mind Body Site for addi- about the new Spring 2021 season. To join, email John at [email protected] to get added to the Helpline at 833-772-2864. tional martial arts virtual courses, email [email protected] or call 281-571-3697. channel. #anime #animefan #manga #otaku #animelove #harriscountypl #HCPL. Leader checks out Friday May 14, 11 a.m. Taste the Culture Part 1. Plan to join the foodie adventure. This month, local restaurants with Asian cuisines will be visited. Go to Facebook.com/ParkerWilliamsLibrary. ST. LUKE THE EVANGELIST New Covenant Christian Church social media Catholic Church #AAPI #AsianAmericanPacifi cIslanderMonth #May2021 #HeritageMonth #Food #AsianCuisine Day Care Christian Based Child Care #Foodvlog #harriscountypl #HCPL. Rev. Douglas J. Guthrie, Pastor Friday May 14, 1 p.m. Draw with Me. Join Ariel Perez and try something a little more diffi cult, but By Natalie Abarca other social media pages. 11011 Hall Rd. still fun and easy to follow. Residents will be needing pens and markers for these videos which will A member of People of A member from the (between Beamer & Blackhawk) Now Enrolling be featured on Facebook and Instagram. Sagemont 2 Facebook group Neighbor’s app posted a vid- www.stlukescatholic.com Friday, May 14, 5 p.m. Is It Wrong to Watch So Much Anime? Episode 18: “Hot Wingz Trivia posted that a person has been eo of an individual that was Showdown.” Hot wings are almost the perfect food, but they can also be hot morsels depending on the taking the gas out of the vans looking into cars and check- LITURGY SCHEDULE (Modified during COVID-19) sauce. Jason and John will match wits in an anime trivia battle in which the loser must keep consum- at Kid-N-Play Daycare and ing if doors were locked. Saturday Vigil 5:30 p.m. ing wings equating to mouth lava. This video will be featured on Facebook.com/ParkerWilliamsLi- Learning Center. The mem- The individual was on foot, Sunday 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.* brary. #anime #animefan #manga #otaku #animelove #harriscountypl #HCPL. ber states there are surveil- walking with another per- Sunday 1 p.m. Misa en Español* Saturday, May 15, 11 a.m. Science with experiments in Spanish with Luis Cavazos. Build an lance cameras and that local son. The incident happened *Also Available on Facebook Live electrical circuit using potatoes and other materials around the house, then turn on a small LED light. police have been contacted Saturday, May 8, at 1:45 Wednesday & Friday 9 a.m. New Covenant Christian Church provides Christian Send the video to someone who loves science. but there is nothing the po- a.m. Tuesday & Thursday 7 p.m. #cienciaparaniños #electricidad #circuitoelectrico #Harriscountypl #HCPL #HCPLespañol based child care for the local community. Director Tuesday, May 18, 10:30 a.m. Virtual Story Time. Join John Harbaugh for stories and songs. Fam- lice can do since the camera Another member of the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions) Nedra Jackson and her staff are here to take does not capture the person same app posted a surveil- ilies with children of all ages are welcome. This program will be at Facebook.com/ParkerWilliamsLi Thursday 7:45 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday 4 to 5 p.m. perfect care of your children while you work. brary. #storytime #story #childrensbooks #reading #books #harriscountypl #HCPL. actually taking the gas, oth- lance video of someone Parish Office: 281-481-6816 Tuesday May 18, noon. Drawing with Ariel Perez. Join in for virtual fun and easy cartoon draw- er members commented that driving a truck, stopping at Children’s Faith Formation: 281-481-4251 they have experienced the every mailbox. The person 281.481.2003 ings featuring various doodles, numbers and letters. This video will be featured on Facebook.com/ Adult Faith Formation: 713-538-2862 www.newcovenantchristianchurchhouston.com ParkerWilliamsLibrary and Instagram.com/ParkerWilliamsLibrary. same issue and the catalytic was spotted on Tuesday, converters were also taken. May 4, at 4 a.m. in Wood- All are welcome to come to worship and serve the Lord 10603 Blackhawk Blvd. Houston, Tx 77089 Wednesday, May 19, 3:30 p.m., ages 16 and older. Dungeons & Dragons Online. Join Tanner Ad- in a spirit of love, sharing, and hope. ams over Discord online. No prior experience is required. Contact [email protected] for details. The post was also shared on meadow subdivision. Blackhawk @ Kirkfair May 13, 2021, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Page 3 Thompson names fifth 6-weeks honor roll Mayor, council members visit South Belt Troop 692 Thompson Intermediate iel Nguyen, Gia Nguyen, Ha- and Dekoven Cherry. Laura Mata, Kiana Mc- offi cials announced the fi fth ley Nguyen, Minh Nguyen, Miranda De Le Rosa, Combs, Julian Melchor, Lu- six-weeks honor roll. Tiffany Nguyen and Victory Alejandro Del Villar Rodri- cius Monarez, Abriana Neco provides Seventh grade Nwosu. guez, Vyvy Do, Abril Dosal, and Jenny Nguyen. Julian Acevedo, Blessing Rendy Obah, Thalia Kirsten Duong, Paul Elison- Nhu Nguyen, Ny Nguyen, Akinloye, Sureal Alcorta, Oddo, Jonathan Orellana do, Aniya Epps Andre Espi- Trish Nguyen, Hope Ortiz, flags Henry Armenta Alonso, Ce- Sarmiento, Alex Perez, Emy- nosa and Natalie Espinosa. Carina Osorio Avelar, Avery Troop 692 at St. Luke the leste Arriaga, Sean Arroyo, ly Pineda, Giovanni Ramirez, Lindzey Flores, Gabriel Owens, Angel Padilla, Jabez Evangelist Catholic Church Kendall Ashworth, Blue Ban- Natalie Rangel, Leila Reyes Fulgado, Elizabeth Garcia, Palma and Emily Parrish. will be providing two differ- da and Alexander Baumgart- and Nathan Rodriguez. Brianna Garza, Max Garza, Carlos Perez, Eric Perez, ent annual fl ag subscription ner. Nicholas Sepulveda, Fran- Kai Gilhousen, Victoria Go- Julianne Pham, Tony Phan, services to the neighbor- Megan Bui, Kimber- cisco Serrano, Alison Soriano mez, Yazmine Gonzalez and Madison Puente, Matthew hood. This program gives ly Castillo, Ethan Cavazos, Gonzalez, Mia Sudario Gar- Emily Grimaldo. Rangel, Jayden Reimer, An- residents of the community Alonzo Chapman, Kevin za, Addison Taylor, Emily Isabella Guajardo, Erik dre Reyes, Domingo Reyes, the opportunity to show their Chau, Ryan Chau, David Taylor and Lillian Thomas. Guerrero, Patience Hayes, Joel Reyes and Jack Roberts. pride and love for the coun- Contreras, Audrie Deroos Kian Ton, Parker Tran, Emily Henriquez, Deseree Marcus Robinson, Hilda try. and Kenneth Dominguez Fernando Vargas, Marissa Hernandez, Emily Hernan- Robles, Derek Rodriguez, The annual subscription Gonzalez. Vasquez, Aidan Veitia, Hec- dez, Kevin Hernandez, Leo- Barbara Rodriguez Salas, fee is $40 for four holidays Hadi Elghawi, Cooper Es- tor Vela-Puerto and Olivia nel Hernandez, Lillian Herte, Katherine Sabillon-Velas- or $70 for seven holidays. tes, Calvin Flowers, Cedric Wheeler. Sophia Ho, Lena Hoang, quez, Carlos Salazar and Luis With one’s subscription in Gillespie, Emily Golenko, Eighth grade Marvin Jerezano, Jake Joslin, Salazar. place, a 3-foot by 5-foot Guillermo Gonzalez Diaz, Juliana Aguirre, Rigoberto Iakovos-Panagiotis Kostiko- Isabella Sanchez, Dan- American fl ag, mounted on Abel Gutierrez, Abigail Guti- Alanis, Manal Aleem, Jona- glou and Maher Kothiya. iel Silva, McKenzie Smith, a 10-foot pole will be raised errez and Dulce Hernandez. than Alexander, Sophia Alon- Kayla Lam, Nathan Le, Ethan Snow, Pitou So, Emi- in their front yard on four Morgan Hill, Isabel- so, Keiley Anthony, Emma Karyme Leal, Emma Lopez, ly Stephen, Jocelyn Stringer, or seven national holidays, la Labra, Rayne Larson, Arizmendi, Jaydon Askew Gabriel Lopez, Tatiana Luna, Tristan Sudario and Jason Ta. whichever is selected. Alex Le, Danton Le, Na- and Ashley Barahona. Mayte Marfi l, Alexandria Nolan Tran, Philip Tran, Proceeds from this fl ag than-Cuong Le, Breanna Oscar Barajas, Owen Barr, Martinez, Javier Martinez, Tristan Tran, Andrew Ull- The City of Houston Health Department and Sagemont treasurer; Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner; District program will help support Lott, Mehreen Mir and Aziel Lorenzo Betancourt Mejia, Jorge Martinez, Paris Marti- man, Isaiah Vivier, Megan Church hosted a local vaccination event Saturday, May D City Council Member Carolyn Evans-Shabazz; and the troop activities includ- Moreno. Loriana Betancourt Mejia, nez and Priscilla Martinez. Vu, Sophia Vu, Cameron 8. Shown above at the area function are, left to right, District E City Council Member and Mayor Pro Tem ing camping and high ad- Ayden Munoz, Jawad Elisha Bonilla, Kaylie Bui, Rubi Martinez, Yaretzi Walcott, Jesus Williams and Jeff Turnipseed, Sagemont Civic Club vice president/ Dave Martin. Photo by Marie Flickinger venture, and the purchase of Naser, Quoc-bao Ngo, Dan- Emily Cano, Paris Cervantes Martinez, Mark Massoud, Karis Williams. troop equipment. For more information regarding the Advertise in the troop, email Troop692Scout [email protected] or call Laura Bush participates in chocolate fundraiser Leader! Delilah at 832-591-9398. Students at Laura Bush Elementary who participated in the World’s Finest Chocolate sellers were eligible to participate in the fun activity of spraying select administration fundraiser were treated to a magic show from a magician. The students who were the top staff members with aerosol string. Burnett competes in book contest

Shown above are, left to right, Suzanne Anderson, counselor; Stephanie Miller, princi- pal; Maria Vives, assistant principal; Maci Fasci; Noah Newsome; and Isaiah Shepherd. Shown are Caleb Tapia (left) and magician Tommy Blaze with students engaging. Burnett Elementary participated in the Pasadena ISD Name That Book Competition that was held virtually April 15. This is a districtwide reading competition in which students read books chosen for the event and identify the book from quotes select- Beverly Hills announces honor roll for fifth six-weeks ed. Shown above are, left to right, Liany Zarazua, Alyanna De La Garza, Brenda Villareal, Sebastian Negrete, Jae Lee (principal), Chelsie Salgado, Cassandra Moon Ysaguirre, Jordi Zamudio, Zollocoffer and Yuriana Beverly Hill Intermedi- by Muniz, Tommy Ngo Cosse. Nash and Jack Ngo. (librarian), Sayuli Ramirez and Lexi Smith. ate offi cials announced the Andrew Nguyen, Anthony Kiana Cruz, Eduar- Riley Nguyen, Bruce Michelle Zarate, Juliana Zollocoffer. fi fth six-weeks honor roll. Nguyen and Chloe Nguyen. do Cuevas, Alexis Davis, Nguyen, Dylan Nguy- Seventh grade Dan Nguyen, Diana Anthony Dinh, Eduardo en, Elaine Nguyen, Jacky Aubrey Adler, Leonela Nguyen, Gia Nguyen, Han- Dominguez, Samuel Errasti, Nguyen, Kristi Nguyen, Aguila, Jozeph Alejo, Drea- nah Nguyen, Hoang Nguy- Sarah Espinal, Jose Flores Linda Nguyen, Nhi Nguyen Meador receives minigrant from PISD gon Alexander, Dulce Arias, en, Mary Nguyen, Matthew and Brenden Foxx. and Diego Nunez. Hussai Arias, Alyciana Ar- Nguyen, Minh Nguyen and Jenny Gallardo, Fred- Angelina Paquinto, So- melin, Freddy Ayala and Ngan Nguyen. dy Gallegos, Angel Garcia, fi a Pastrana, Jashara Pend- Mikalya Bain. Thu Ninh, Michaela Of- Faith Garcia, Aldemy Gar- leton, Michelle Pham, Car- Joshua Berlanga, Diana ford, Nair Olvera Guerrero, za, Jenna Garza, Alexandra din Phan, Khanh Phan, Tran Bonilla, Julian Calderon Waleska Palacios, Isabella Gomez, Freddie Gonzales Phan, Jamare Philbert and Vargas, Thien Cao, Daniel Pena, Matthew Perez, Don and Christian Gonzalez. Isabelle Pichardo. Carrera, Dayami Cervant- Pham, Hannah Pham and Diego Gonzalez, Javier Joseph Pineda Sifontes, es Puga, Zenaida Cisneros, Cynthia Pineda. Gonzalez, Ke’myra Green, Uriel Polito, Tahllon Pro- Aubri Cole and Chloe Cros- Ademay Pol, Jezreel Ra- Hector Guevara Avila, Is- vost, Adriana Ramirez, Ga- by. males, Joaquin Ramirez, abella Hernandez, Jaylen briella Ramirez, Yainely Christina Dang, Jeremiah Lucas Reed, Kaitlyn Resen- Hernandez, Kynadi Hines, Robles, Christopher Rodri- Davis, Zaria Dawson, Kate- dez, Alexander Resendiz, Juan Hinojosa Vasque and guez, Evan Rodriguez and lyn De Leon, Josselyn Del- Aileen Rivera, Rachel Rive- Ruben Hinojosa. Ryleigh Rodriguez. gado, Hayden Do, Gizelle ra and Viviana Rostro. Shalaci Hollis, Addison Sydney Rodriguez, Mil- Escobar, Norman Fabian Alexander Salguero, Idele, Joelle Jagdeo, Zoey ly Salas, Aryanna Sanchez, Alba and Esbeidy Fonseca. Aaron Sanchez, Desiree Janke, Melanie Jaramillo Yahir Sanchez, Rhema San- Jordyn Galloway, Ethan Sanchez, Jacob Sanchez, Zamora, Christopher Jones, ni-Thomas, Omar Santos Garay, Edward Garcia, Erik Santillanes, Alejan- Erron Jones, Abigail Koplin Fuentes, Erica Segovia, Liz- Johnny Garcia, Alyria Gar- dro Sauceda, Kaitlyn Sher- and Alexander Lara. beth Serrano and Cindy Su. cia-Garza, Christopher Go- wood, Savannah Talavera Ximena Garza, Christo- Isabel Suarez, Jasmine mez, Angel Gonzales, Gi- and Jorge Torres. pher Lopez, Fernando Lo- Sunga, Leonard Thumann anna Gonzalez and Ella Bladimir Tovar, Kaylanie pez, Mia Lozano, Katlyn Andres Tolentino, Angelina Guerra. Tran, Khang Truong Andres Martinez, Leyla Martinez, Tran, Kyler Tran, Loi Tran, Timothy Guerra, Danie- Valdez, Brandon Ventura Malia Martinez, Samuel Thi Tran and Sarah Trinh. la Guerrero, Joel Gutierrez, and Theodore Villarreal. Martinez and Joy Menahem. Samantha Truong, Ja- Meador Elementary was awarded a minigrant in the amount of $3,157 Agency; Heather Cline, technology teacher; Marshall Kendrick, PISD Ashley Hernandez, Luis Clayton Washington, Daniela Mendoza, Ma- zlynn Urban, Samantha from the Pasadena ISD Education Foundation. Members of the Edu- board member; Tara Merida, counselor; John Holder, third-grade Hernandez, Michael Her- Jai’ana Washington, Xan- teo Mercado, Rayan Mirza, Uribe, Yara Valois, Alexan- cation Foundation prize patrol visited the campus to present the great teacher; Melinda Torrison, Meador Staffi ng; and Beverly Bolton, nandez, Trinity Hoang, Ami dria Williams, Ximena Diego Montelongo, Dani- der Vargas, Vivian Vega and news. Shown above are, left to right, Troy McCarley, associate superin- principal. Merida, Cline and Holder submitted the grant to fund the Johnson and Jordan John- Yepez, Yuliana Zambra- lo Moran, Jeshua Moreno, Kennedy Villafana. tendent projects/planning; Wayne Adams, Education Foundation; Amy update of video equipment for daily video announcements and lessons son. no and Christopher Zarate Shazia Mustapha, Charles Aaliyah Wilson, Luis Clowers, assistant principal; Salvador Serrano Jr., Serrano Insurance and for sharing school events with parents and the community. Audrina Lanza, Richard Moreno. Le, Jayden Lee, Francia Lu- Eighth grade engo Montana, Ilana Luna, Rachel Alonso, Abigail Pct. 8 Constable Phil Sandlin deputies battle crimes in the area Nathan Luna, Peyton Lynn, Alvarez, Bryan Anderson, Continued from Page 1 for the female passenger due with previous convictions the 5900 block of Beltway Calhoun checked the reg- did not have consent to be in ing Center and his bond was David Martinez and Eduar- Taylor Armstrong-Forniss, uty Mitchell. Sgt. A. Cruz to prior family assaults with and one misdemeanor war- 8 near Highway 3 when he istered owner of the trailer possession of the trailer. The set at $40,000. At the time do Martinez. Kalel Arredondo, Giselle was able to use his TASER, previous convictions. rant for terroristic threat observed a gray Ford Expe- and learned that it returned registered owner stated he of Fleming’s arrest, it was Evelyn Martinez, Kevin Ayala, Diego Bonilla, Hec- which caused the suspect to The Harris County Dis- from separate cases out of dition towing a trailer with- to a business. Due to a recent did not know Fleming, and found he is currently out on Martinez, Natalia Martinez, tor Callejas and Kailee Ca- become incapacitated, and trict Attorney’s Offi ce was Harris County. Sanchez was out the required tail lights uprise in trailer thefts in the that the trailer was supposed bond awaiting trial for two Nicholas Martinez, Xavier nales. he was taken into custody contacted and accepted a ultimately transported to the and showing an expired reg- area, Calhoun proceeded to to be at a storage lot. arrests from April 2021, a Martinez, Mark Mata, Kath- Arwen Cardona, Aiden without further incident. felony charge for evading Harris County Joint Process- istration. Calhoun initiated a question all three occupants The Harris County Dis- possession of a controlled erine Matute, Victor Mejia Carrillo, Thomas Castelan, The female passenger arrest/detention in a motor ing Center for booking. traffi c stop and made contact of the vehicle about the trict Attorney’s Offi ce was substance (crack cocaine) and Jaylene Melo. Karime Castro Ojeda, Kah- was detained and identifi ed. vehicle and a Class A misde- Two days earlier on Sun- with the occupants of the ve- trailer and received confl ict- contacted and felony charges case fi led by Precinct 8 and Isaac Mendez, Nelson lina Chahayed, Victor Cha- Upon further investigation, it meanor charge for violating day, May 2, at approximately hicle. The driver was identi- ing information. During the for theft were accepted. a burglary of a building case Mendez, Damyah Mills, pa, Covan Chavez, Kobi was found that Sanchez has a a no-contact order. 3:55 a.m., Precinct 8 Deputy fi ed as 42-year-old Marcus course of the investigation, Fleming was booked into the fi led by the South Houston Simon Montemayor, Jaco- Conaway and Avangeline court issued no-contact order At the time of his arrest, C. Calhoun was patrolling Leevet Fleming. it was found that Fleming Harris County Joint Process- Police Department. Sanchez was wanted on fi ve open felony arrest warrants Home Grown lecture scheduled May 20 that included endangering a HCAD announces homeowners homestead exemptions The Home Grown Gardening lecture “Growing Fabulous House Plants” by Paul Winski, child, possession of a con- The Harris County Ap- ket roads or fl ood control, a ter what percentage of value ity and a rating of 100 per- Services killed in action Texas A&M AgriLife County Extension Agent-Horticulture, is scheduled for May 20. trolled substance, evading praisal District is encour- homeowner may receive a the taxing unit adopts, the cent disabled or of individu- The surviving spouse of The free virtual lecture will be at 10 a.m. Registration is required. One can visit the web- arrest/detention, two counts aging homeowners to make $3,000 homestead exemption dollar value of the exemption al unemployability from the a member of the U.S. armed site at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/home-grown-lecture-series-tickets-143797162183. of assault family member sure they have the homestead for this tax. must be at least $5,000. United States Department of services who is killed in ac- exemptions to which they are Age/disability exemptions Partial exemption Veterans Affairs is entitled to tion is allowed a total (100 entitled. Individuals 65 years of for disabled veterans an exemption from taxation percent) property tax exemp- Morris earns second place in book contest “One of the easiest ways age or older or disabled as de- Texas law provides partial of the total appraised value tion on his or her residence a homeowner can lower their fi ned by law may qualify for exemptions for any property of the veteran’s residence homestead if the surviving property tax bill is to fi le a a $10,000 homestead exemp- owned by veterans who are homestead. Surviving spous- spouse has not remarried homestead exemption,” said tion for school taxes, in addi- disabled, surviving spous- es of veterans who qualifi ed since the death of the armed Roland Altinger, chief ap- tion to the $25,000 exemption es and surviving children of for this exemption or who services member. praiser. A homestead is gen- available to all homeowners. deceased disabled veterans. would have qualifi ed for this Surviving spouses of fi rst erally the house and land Also, any taxing unit may This includes homesteads exemption if it had been in responders killed used as the owner’s principal offer a local optional exemp- donated to disabled veterans effect at the time of the vet- in line of duty residence on Jan. 1 of the tax tion of at least $3,000 for tax- by charitable organizations eran’s death are also eligible The eligible surviving year. payers age 65 or older and/or at no cost or not more than with certain restrictions that spouse of a fi rst responder “Homestead exemptions disabled. Older or disabled 50 percent of the good faith include the surviving spouse killed in the line of duty is can reduce the appraised homeowners do not need to estimate of the homestead’s has not remarried since the allowed a total (100 percent) value of your home and, as own their homes on Jan. 1 market value to the disabled death of the disabled vet- property tax exemption on his a result, they can lower your to qualify for the $10,000 veterans and their surviv- eran and the property was or her residence homestead if property taxes,” Altinger homestead exemption. They ing spouses. The exemption the residence homestead of the surviving spouse has not said. qualify as soon as they turn amount is determined ac- the surviving spouse when remarried since the death of Available homestead ex- age 65 or become disabled. cording to the percentage of the disabled veteran died the fi rst responder. emptions include: Local option exemption service-connected disability. and remains the residence For more details on home- School taxes Taxing units may offer 100 percent residence homestead of the surviv- stead exemptions, call the All homeowners may re- an exemption based on a homestead exemption for ing spouse. The residence Harris County Appraisal Morris Middle School students secured second-place med- and Melillo middle schools for fi rst place, but Keller won ceive a $25,000 homestead percentage of a home’s ap- disabled veterans homestead application must District at 713-957-7800 or als at the PISD Name That Book Competition held virtu- fi rst place in the bonus rounds. The team members shown exemption for school taxes. praised value. Any taxing A disabled veteran who be fi led if this exemption is email [email protected]. Prop- ally April 15. This was a districtwide reading competition are, left to right, (front row) Javanni Capuchino, Phi County taxes unit can exempt up to 20 receives 100 percent dis- claimed. erty owners may obtain an in which students read 20 selected books and identifi ed a Dang, Leah Moreno, (back row) Nicholas Cantu, Minh If a county collects a percent of the value of each ability compensation due to Surviving spouses of mem- application online at www. book from quotes chosen. Morris initially tied with Keller Vu, Cheryl Patrick (librarian), Khai Nguyen and Huy Le. special tax for farm-to-mar- qualifi ed homestead. No mat- a service-connected disabil- bers of U.S. Armed hcad.org under “Forms.” Page 4, South Belt-Ellington Leader, May 13, 2021 Over the Back Fence named 40 years ago Property value protest deadline set for May 17 Harris County property submit electronic documen- choose to upload evidence and we encourage property cluded in the property value owners who believe there is tation to support your opin- through the owner’s website. owners to take advantage of notice HCAD is sending to an error in the market value ion of value and an appraiser Property owners will have these options instead of hav- each property owner. A No- set by the appraisal district will review it. If the apprais- fi ve days to submit their doc- ing an in-person meeting in tice of Protest form may be have until Monday, May 17, er responds with a new value umentation, such as a closing the building,” Altinger said. downloaded from the dis- to protest the value of their and you accept, you’re pro- statement, repair estimates, The chief appraiser also trict’s website at www.hcad. property. While the usual test is done for the year.” comparable sales informa- reminded property owners org under the FORMS head- protest deadline is May 15, Altinger noted that unique tion, deeds or photos, elec- that they are protesting the ing. Protests may be brought if that day falls on a week- iFile numbers are printed on tronically from the date they market value of their proper- to HCAD’s offi ce at 13013 end or holiday, the deadline the face of the 2021 value no- fi led their protest online. ty, and that value is based on Northwest Freeway, or is postponed to the next busi- tices near the property account Questions concerning iSettle their property’s condition on mailed to P.O. Box 922004, ness day. number in the upper right. may be directed to isettle@ Jan. 1, 2021. Houston, TX 77292-2004, Some property owners may For security reasons, the hcad.org. “The purpose of the ap- but must be postmarked by not have received their value iFile system cannot be used If a settlement through praisal is to allocate the May 17. notice yet. If that is the case, for fi ling a protest without the online system isn’t pos- tax burden fairly among all Business personal prop- they will still have 30 days to this iFile number unless the sible once HCAD makes an owners of taxable proper- erty and some real proper- fi le their protest, and the later property owner has an ex- offer, the homeowner will be ty,” Altinger said. “The ac- ty accounts may have later protest deadline will be printed isting electronic owners ac- scheduled for a hearing with tual amount of tax due is protest deadlines. If a later on their value notice. count. Owners who have the Appraisal Review Board. determined by the tax rate deadline applies to a partic- Chief Appraiser Roland misplaced their value notice A video explaining how to set in the fall by the gov- ular account, the property Altinger encouraged proper- can use HCAD’s free mobile fi le an online protest and use erning body of each juris- owner will be mailed an of- ty owners to use the apprais- app to quickly retrieve their the residential iSettle system diction such as county, city, fi cial HCAD value notice on al district’s online options for iFile number by scanning is available on the district’s school district or MUD. The which the later protest dead- fi ling and settling a protest. their Texas driver’s license. website at www.hcad.org un- appraisal district has no in- line will be listed. “Using iFile to submit The name and address on the der the HELP heading. volvement in the rate setting If one has any questions your protest and then select- license must match the prop- “HCAD is offering re- process.” concerning protesting their ing iSettle is the quickest and erty address in the HCAD mote informal meetings with For those property own- market value, call the ap- easiest way to fi le and re- system. an appraiser and remote hear- ers who do not want to fi le praisal district’s information solve your protest,” Altinger Property owners who ings before the Appraisal Re- their protest electronically, center at 713-957-7800 or said. “With iSettle, you can have opted in to iSettle may view Board again this year, a green protest form is in- email [email protected]. Morris celebrates new teacher Hometown Heroes resumes dances COVID-19 restrictions sual dances and the public is on city facilities have been invited. lifted by the City Council Everyone including danc- of League City, enabling ers with skill levels ranging ballroom dance activity at from modest to advanced are the League City ballroom welcome. at Hometown Heroes Park, Afternoon dance attire 1001 East League City Park- is designated as “comfort- way. able.” The dances are made Ballroom dances are now available by ballroom danc- open Mondays and Wednes- ers volunteering for the city. days from 2 to 3:30 p.m. and The dances are free to Fridays from noon to 1:30 anyone who has an activity p.m. card, which is required by The ballroom is equipped the city for all activities. with a 3,630-square-foot ac- For additional informa- Dobie High School grad Tori Mask, who blogs about 40 years ago by Dana Schoppa, left. If one is interest- Morris Middle School offi cials honored fi fth-grade reading teacher Brittney Ahl tivity room that includes a tion on the card or updates events that have happened in past years in South Belt ed in seeing more past milestones that have happened (center) as New Teacher of the Year with a bouquet of fl owers. Shown recognizing fl oating hardwood fl oor. on dates and times of danc- area, has provided a memory for us from 40 years ago. all around the South Belt area, check out Mask’s blog her are, left to right, Felipe Sanchez, assistant principal; Allison Lewallen, principal; Although these are not es, call the park offi ce at As shown above, Over the Back Fence was instituted online at South Belt Houston Digital History Archive. Robin Cate, assistant principal; and Jamie Otto, assistant principal. dance lessons, they are ca- 281-554-1180. South Houston High School names honor roll for fifth six-weeks South Houston High el Hernandez-Rivera. Valenzuela. Guzman, Nicolas Hernandez, Scott, Olufunmilayo Talabi, Gonzalez, Maryella Diaz, Li- Monasterio, Liliana Monca- Valadez and Andrea Vasquez. Lopez. School offi cials announced Angela Herrera, Elissa Melanie Vargas Gar- Jeremiah Horton, Christina Ashley Trujillo Andrea Va- zette Dimas and D’Angela da, Victor Montalvo, Yese- Yarisa Vasquez, Aldo Ve- Teffani Lopez, Maria the fi fth six-weeks honor roll. Herrera, Ruby Herrera, Kay- cia, Jamileth Vasquez, Dan- Houston, Tuan Huynh and ladez Alvizo, Evelyn Valdez Doss. nia Monterroza, David Mo- lasco Ruiz, Christopher Wil- Luna Rosas, Luis Luna, Ninth grade la Hughes, Ciara Jackson, iel Vazquez, Oscar Vilchis, Jacob Jaimes. and Alexandra Vasquez Gar- Vanessa Forbes, Josue rales, Pablo Morales, Neyder liams, Woodrow Wilson and Madylyn Luna, Marisol Mal- Andrew Alcantar, Jessica Jose Labra, Kayleen Leal, Ja’kobe Wilson and Ashley Jazlyn Jimenez, Carolina cia. Galdamez, Katherine Gal- Moreno Mendez and Natalia Wendy Zarate. donado, Samantha Maldo- Alfaro, Elizabeth Almaguer, Abril Leon and Daniela Mal- Zarate Julian, Sindi Lemus Ruiz, Ai- Melissa Vazquez, Hanson lardo, Richard Gallegos, Munoz. 12th grade nado, Stephanie Maldonado, Christopher Almanza, David donado. 10th grade leen Lopez, Jesiel Lopez, So- Vo, Demarcus Whitaker, Ari- Jorge Garcia Carreno, Kar- Yurely Negron, Joe Oroz- Antonio Aguilar Jimenez, Taliyah Mann and Leonardo Alvarado Paz, Maria Alvarez Judith Martinez, Kassan- Edith Acosta, Denisse nia Lopez, Joel Luque, Mat- el Zamora, Cynthia Zavala, la Garcia, Maureen Garcia, co, Yoselin Ortiz, Emily Pa- Itzaira Aguilar, Rebecca Martinez Arreola. Ramos, Pedro Alvarez, Dan- dra Martinez, Raul Martinez, Aguilar, Alejandra Arredon- thew Macias and Stephanie Josue Zuniga and Angie Zu- Yaneli Garibay and Daniel dron, Alec Palacios, Stefany Aguilar, Evelynn Aguilon, Giovanni Martinez, Lucia iel Arroyo-Yepez and Andrea Tristan McGuffery, Ariana do, Edgard Banuelos, Yeisi Maldonado. viri. Garza. Perez Macias, Mariah Perez, Meagan Allen, Alicia Alma- Martinez, Norma Martinez, Ayala. Mendoza, Aldo Navarro Mo- Benitez-Vazquez, Kensy Bo- Amy Martinez, Natalia 11th grade Jesus Gonzalez, Leslie Stephanie Perez and Uyen guer, Jose Argueta, Ashley Yuliana Martinez, Alyssa Michell Bernardo, Ovidio ran, Jaui Navarro, Laila Ol- nilla Lainez, Amaya Brown, Martinez, Daisy McGarrity, Esteban Abascal, Yanira Gonzalez, Bianca Gutierrez, Pham. Arredondo and Abigail As- Mata, Rutmariel Mateo, As- Bustillo, Rosa Campos, Jose mos and Edgar Orozco. Cristal Camacho Najera and Keven Medel, Adriana Me- Alfaro, Natalie Amaya, Key- Alexandra Guzman, Evelin D’Andre Polk, Quinten tudillo. cencion Mejia Rizzuto, Ana Cardoza, Angelina Damian, Ryan Pham, Adrian Pi- Isaac Camacho. dina, Daisy Mendoza, Emi- la Amaya-Hernandez, Ri- Hernandez, Jeslin Hernan- Potts, Gretchen Prado Gon- Natalia Ayala, Derrick Mendez and Diana Mendo- Paola Diaz Galvan, Abraham neda, Fernando Pruneda, Jo- Gladys Cantillano Ro- ly Millan, Maribel Montalvo cardo Anaya, Taelyn Ansley, dez, Jesus Hernandez, Josiah zalez, Aracely Ramos, Aali- Bell, Oscar Belmares, Es- za. Escareno, Syntrel Evans and anna Ramos, Rosa Reyes, sales, Ariana Cantu, Daniel and Cristina Moreno. Anthony Arguello, Yessenia Horton and Christian Labra. yah Reyes, John Reyna, Ryan meralda Bravo, Jomaigh Bur- Leslie Mendoza, Monica Everth Flores. Stacie Rivera, Cheyenne Carrillo, Angeles Chamor- Isaiah Orta, Jonathan Argueta Lara and Jennifer Seep Lona, Bryan Lopez, Robertson, Luis Rodriguez ton-Britton, William Calles, Mendoza, Ruth Miranda, Er- Jadon Flores, Jayden Robertson, Josephine Robles ro Hernandez, Cesar Conde, Piche, Saul Quintanilla, San- Balleza. Marium Macias, Lesly Mal- and Melissa Rodriguez. Anai Cardoza, Juan Castilleja nest Morales, Rebeca More- Flores, Jesus Flores, Natalie and Silvio Rodriguez Suarez. Heidy Cruz, Carlos Davila, tos Ramirez Garcia, Govany Michelle Bustamante, donado, Ivan Marquez, Des- Jacquelyn Rosales, Clau- and Andrea Castillo. no, Dayanara Najera, Julian- Funes, Manuel Gamboa, Mansa Rogers, Carlos Ro- Hannian De Leon and Gabri- Ramirez, Janeth Ramirez, Alexis Calles, Alexander tiny Marshall, Alazae Mar- dia Salinas, Nancy Sa- William Castillo, Ce- na Nandin, Julianna Navarro Kenneth Garcia Martinez, man, Victoria Romano, Dina ela Deras Calix. Maritza Ramirez, Jose Ra- Cantarero, Viviana Casta- tinez, Brianna Martinez and maniego, Eric Santana sar Catun Lajuj, Anthony and Alesia Nmezi. Angela Garcia, Emily Garza Romero, Nathan Rosales, Di- Diego Espinosa, Joseph mos and Amy Rios Del Cid. neda, Elissa Cervantes, Li- Luis Martinez. Ozuna, Stephanie Sauceda, Cervantes, Karen Corral, Lizzette Noguez Garcia, and Ethan Garza. ana Rubio, Luis Salas Merca- Ferguson, Angel Flores Guti- Angel Rivas, Katerin Ri- zandro Cervantes, Alondra Alejandro Mata, Jocelynn Clarissa Saucedo, Jamarcus Arly Cruz Flores, Jazmine Miguel Nunez, Rebecca Or- Trynity Garza, Elias do, Jose Salazar and Roselyn errez, Heidi Franco, Sara vera Diaz, Diana Rivera, Ce- Chapa, Angel Chavez and Mata, Rosa Mayor Suarez, Shorten, Edgardo Solis Ro- Cruz-leyva, Emily De Dios tiz, Brandon Perez, Jenifer Gauna, Christian Grana- Sanchez. Gaeta, Susana perez, Gabri- sar Rodriguez, Leslie Rodri- Matthew Collada. Treveon McGuffery, Bianca driguez and Anthony Thom- Valenzuela, Grace Delgado Priego, Alexis Ramirez, Ma- dos, Azael Gutierrez, Edwin Emmanuel Solano, Bryan- elle Garcia, Jamesha Gary guez, Paloma Rosas, Celissa Dayannia Colon Santi- Medellin, Gloria Mendez, Is- as. and David Dimas. rangelly Rangel, Yahir Re- Hernandez Angeles, Cristian na Suarez, Caleb Trejo, Mari- and Natalie Garza. Salazar, Jailyn Saldana and ago, Seth Compean, Idalia abella Mendez, Katteri Men- Emiliano Torres, Saman- Bianca Espinal, Tiffany sendez and Stephanie Reyes. Hernandez, Frida Hernandez, ela Urias-Sarmiento, Isaac Aimee Gomez, Jefferson Ingrid Sanchez. Contreras, Damaris Cornejo, doza and Natalie Mendoza. tha Torres-Lozano, Alan Espinoza Valladares, Adilene Sierra Robertson, Eduar- Valeria Hernandez and Isma- Valdez Gonzalez and Gabriel Gomez, Nathalie Gomez, Lea Valeria Sanchez, Shakia Rebecca Cortez, Jeremy Cruz Sa’von Mitchell, Henry Tran, Lissete Trejo, Ricardo Esquivel Merino, Marina do Resendez, Julianna Reyes, Favela, Asia Fleming, Fa- Nimsi Rodriguez, Kimberly teenmaa Freeman, Alexa Rojas Pena, Nancy Roman, Garcia and Cristian Garcia. Joshua Romano, Jennifer Remember When Daniela Garcia, Juan Gar- Romero and Diana Rubio. cia, Liliana Garcia, Lisamaria Tiffany Sanchez Marceli- 45 years ago ( 1976) vironmental Protection Agen- the district’s technology plan. cy’s coveted Heroes for Chil- crack cocaine, three were for grade student, “I bet that parking lot, where they were Garcia, Alyssa Garza, Ariel no, Lessley Sanchez, Ray A vehicle ran a stop sign cy denied the agency was con- Clayton Chenault, 34, dren award. marijuana and three were on you’re grieving.” greeted by staff holding signs Garza, Eric Garza, Elizabeth Sanchez, Michelle Sendejo, and crashed into John Van sidering incineration of toxic a 1975 Dobie High School Texas State Comptroller burglary and truancy charges. 5 years ago (2016) and cheering them on, before Gomez and Andy Gonzales. Alexis Sifuentes, Beatrice Alstine’s home on Torrington wastes at the Brio site. graduate, his wife Sharon Carol Keeton Rylander was 10 years ago (2011) The Harris County Toll proceeding to the front park- Fryda Gonzalez, Vale- Sillas, Damien Sluder, Mark near Almeda Mall. The car Scarsdale resident Geral- and infant daughter Kasi, the guest speaker at the San A fatal traffi c accident Road Authority began work ing lot to claim their caps and ria Gonzalez, Emily Govea, Tabor and Gabriela Torres. hit a station wagon, which hit dine Swain, 43, was sentenced 23 months, died when their Jacinto South graduation. She took place on the feeder road on a massive project to widen gowns. Cassandra Guerrero, Joselin Kimberly Torres, Tristian a third car and landed in the to life in prison after being 1984 Ford LTD station wag- was presented an honorary of Beltway 8 just west of the Beltway 8 from two to four A robbery took place at Guevara, Leibyllen Gutier- Tunson, Paola Urban, Ramiro den of Van Alstine’s home. found guilty of arranging the on was struck by another car Associate of Arts by Dr. Ade- Gulf Freeway about 6:20 lanes in each direction from an abandoned home in the rez, Hansell Guzman Rodri- Valdez, Daisha Vargas, Alex- The South Belt area held death of her husband, Boyce traveling the wrong way in na Loston, president of SJCS. a.m. According to police, Beamer to Highway 288. The 11400 block of Sagedowne. guez, Vivian Hernandez and ander Vela and Denilson Vel- two memorial drives in mem- Swain, 40. He was gunned the 4300 block of Telephone 15 years ago (2006) Adrian Galindo, 37, was project is addition to a sec- Th ree young adults (two fe- Brandy Hernandez. asquez. ory of Jeff Tate. The fi rst was down in his bathroom at their Road. After 35 years as an educa- operating a black Kawasaki ond endeavor that will widen males and one male) were Rebekah Hernandez, Julian Villacorta, Jenna a blood donation drive and home. Two suspects implicat- 25 years ago (1996) tor, Dobie High School Latin Ninja motorcycle when he Beltway 8 from two to four held at gunpoint by three Denisse Herrera Andres Hur- Villanueva, Fidel Vizcaino, a memorial fund called the ed Swain, saying she left the Local fi fth-graders were teacher Richard Golenko left lost control of the motorcy- lanes in each direction from men. Th e three victims were tado, Elizabeth Jasso, Lizbeth Erick Zamarripa, Fatima Za- United Sports Association front door open and left cash fi lmed in public service an- a legacy of accomplishment cle and struck a curb. The the Gulf Freeway to Highway robbed of the personal be- Landa, Charles Le, Juan Lo- vala, Thais Zavala and Bran- Jeff Tate Memorial Reserve in a prearranged location. nouncements at Stuchbery when he retired at the end of impact ejected Galindo from 225. That project will also re- longings, along with their ve- pez, Julissa Lopez and Raul don Zens. Fund. The second was a me- Thompson sixth-grader touting the benefi ts of recy- the school year. the motorcycle. He was pro- place the existing Beltway 8 hicle, which also contained a morial drive to raise money Shelly Soto submitted the cling wood. Dobie High School’s pro- nounced dead at Ben Taub Ship Channel toll bridge. gun. Th e vacant house, which for library books at Stuch- winning entry in the Leader’s After just two years as duction of “The Sound of General Hospital. 1 year ago (2020) was easy to access through Largest selection of bery Elementary. “My Mom’s the Best” Moth- Thompson Intermediate’s Music” received two Tommy A Clear Brook High To boost morale among open windows, had reported- 40 years ago ( 1981) er’s Day contest. Elsa Soto principal, Cheryl Fowler re- Tune Awards for best orches- School teacher accused of graduating seniors aff ected ly long been a gathering site wigs in Texas! Keith Kveton, a Rice Uni- won an overnight stay at the signed to take a position in tra and best musical direc- making an insensitive com- by the COVID-19 pandem- for youths and vagrants. FEATURING versity graduate, became the Hobby Hilton hotel as well as the Spring Branch School tion. ment about the death of Osa- ic, Dobie High School held A family disturbance call ESTETICA fi rst player from Dobie High Sunday brunch. District. Deputies from Precinct 2 ma bin Laden to a Muslim a drive-thru parade at the Th ursday, May 7, in the 11600 School to sign a professional 30 years ago (1991) 20 years ago (2001) Constable Gary Freeman’s student resigned. The teach- area campus Wednesday, block of Sagelink led to multi- DESIGNS WIGS & EXTENSIONS RAQUEL WELCH™ football contract. The 1977 PISD board members Retired U.S. Coast Guard offi ce were busy with sever- er, whose name was not re- May 13, as students picked ple felony charges. Upon their SIGNATURE COLLECTION OF WIGS & Dobie graduate signed with awarded a $9,589,000 con- Lt. Cmdr. Gilbert Aguilar, a al arrests after receiving calls leased, was initially placed up their caps and gowns for arrival, Precinct 2 deputies The Right BRA, HAIR ADDITIONS the Oakland Raiders. tract to Tandy for computer Vietnam veteran, was award- from alert South Belt resi- on administrative leave after graduation. Students/parents were informed by the caller The Right Form! by JODEE Caring Fitters Trained & Certified Becky’s A $3.6 million contract hardware to start phasing in ed the Texas Education Agen- dents. Two arrests were for he reportedly told the ninth- entered through the back that her son had assaulted her to Help With All Your After was awarded by the San Ja- daughter. Th e suspect pos- Breast Surgery Needs. 125 E. Galveston Street cinto College Board of Re- sessed an AR-15 rifl e and re- Great selection of League City gents for the construction of portedly threatened his sister Mastectomy Swimsuits 281-332-6407 an occupational-technical with harm. Th e suspect fl ed education building and a Over The Back Fence by Alexis the location prior to deputies’ maintenance building for the arrival and was located in the college’s south campus. nearby area driving an unau- nt? Pasadena Independent thorized vehicle. During the gna School District trustees vehicle stop, a loaded AR-15 Pre I be awarded a $2,619,542 con- rifl e and handgun were spot- ould tract for construction of a FRED DOING BETTER Dunagan. FRIENDS CELEBRATE BIRTHDAYS ted in plain view inside the C new gym and band hall at The family of Fred Flickinger sends a Meador Elementary For those wanting a birthday in this sec- car. Th e handgun was report- I need a pregnancy test bouquet of thanks to all who have included tion, email [email protected] with Thompson Intermediate. The Remember to wish Lizette Saldana a happy ed as stolen. Brett Gilliam was I need to know what to do Fred in their recent prayers. Fred will be dis- birthday May 16. Send a happy birthday greet- “OTBF: Friends Celebrate Birthdays” in the contract also allowed for ren- subsequently apprehended We are here for you. We care!! ovations to Thompson as well charged from Memorial Hermann Southeast ing May 18 to Nereyda Lerma. subject line by Friday for the next week’s issue. and charged with aggravated All Services are Free and Confidential. as Beverly Hills and Miller Hospital this week. His wife Leslie is anxious Moore Elementary Thursday, May 13: Lexi Salinas, Norma assault with a deadly weapon, intermediates. to get him home where he will continue with Blow out the candles May 13 on a special Torres, Karen Kerr, Douglas Mikel and Faith unauthorized use of a motor 281-484-0005 The Harris County Flood his physical therapy. Fred suffered from Miller cake for Gail Bailey. Roberts; Friday, May 14: Chris Escalera and vehicle and unlawful carrying Beltway 8 South Control District constructed Fisher Syndrome, a rare autoimmune condition Stuchbery Elementary Bianca Perez; Saturday, May 15: Melissa of a weapon. Crisis Pregnancy Center a footbridge between Sage- which is a less severe form of Guillain-Barré Send a memorable birthday greeting May Rios-Gutierrez and Roland Lejeune; Sunday, mont and Wood Meadow. Syndrome, probably caused from COVID which 14 to Krystal Lam. Break out the balloons and May 16: Anthony Swilley, Alan Adams, The new bridge, made of Fred had in April. party favors for a happy birthday May 15 for Keith Walker, Kenny Napper and Allyson surplus materials, allowed SCHOOL DAZE Rosanna Ibarra. McMillen; Monday, May 17: Becky Henry, students from Thompson In- The following staff of the Pasadena Indepen- Melillo Middle School Roland Kennedy, Gina Houghton and FURNITURE RE-DO termediate to walk home. dent School District celebrate birthdays May 13 May 14 is the day for a celebration for Tara Jessica Nixon; Tuesday, May 18: Melody 35 years ago (1986) through May 19. Clark. Tanner, Brian Conn, Sheila Neal, Jessica • Re-Pair • Re-Finish The Southeast Volunteer Frazier Elementary Beverly Hills Intermediate Ramirez De La Cruz, Alondra Cristina and Fire Department began con- Break out the birthday cake and ice cream Celebrating a birthday May 16 is Anne Rachel Mooney; and Wednesday, May 19: • Re-Glue • Re-Screw struction of its fi rst perma- May 18 for Susan Blue. Berry. Send a happy birthday greeting May Melanie Martin, Tanya Williams, Jonathan nent home since the opera- Genoa Elementary 18 to Heather Anders. The day for a party for Pearson, Robby Asbury, Leah Poirrer and ‘We Re-Do For You’ tion began. The property to Join the double-fun celebration May 14 with Daniel Jacobs is May 19. Laura Scott. hold the $130,000 structure Lauren Davis and Tiffany Bennett, Genoa Dobie High LEADER WANTS YOU IN THE NEWS For Free Estimates Call: was donated by Ayrshire Cor- principal. Sing a chorus of a happy birthday May 13 is the day to send a gift to William Email announcements to mynews@south Jeff Davis 281-481-3216 poration. song May 15 to Meshia Horn. Best wishes Malpass. Happy birthday greetings are sent to beltleader.com with OTBF in the subject line by A representative of the En- for a great birthday May 16 are sent to Katie Tyler Ruberg May 18. Friday noon for the next week’s issue. Thursday, May 13, 2021, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Page 5 SPORTS NEWS & NOTES Lady Longhorns into regional quarterfinal softball; Clear Springs next

By John Bechtle that winner to face either Napper as Dobie took the than half a run per game. home runs with 10. Final Four, and don’t fig- swing game one with a Reagan Jones and Roni with four runs in the fifth Sports Editor Dobie or Clear Springs in lead for good at 4-3. A She is hitting .473 at But Dobie has been ure to go quietly. three-run homer, Alvin Harrison. as Jones sent a two-run And then there were the regional semifinals. single by Leslie Longoria the plate as the Lady Char- here and done this before. Alvin takes middle game evened the series with a Alvin scored in the homer out and Harrison eight. Dobie will enter the made it 5-3. gers’ leader in many pow- The locals are a series win A night after watch- 7-2 win on the strength of opening inning to lead 1-0 followed with a solo shot. The Dobie varsity soft- quarterfinal round having Barba doubled twice, er categories, including away from the Region III ing Dobie’s Karlie Barba back-to-back homers by and added to their lead Continued on Page 6 ball team is one of those won four of five postsea- went 4 for 4 in all and eight, set to take on un- son games and boasting a scored two runs. Perez beaten Clear Springs in 24-10 mark. was 3 for 4 with a pair of Pearland baseball the Region III quarterfi- In the decisive third runs batted in, and Jasmin nals after toppling Alvin game against Alvin, the Benitez had two hits and 7-5 in a tense third game Lady Longhorns trailed knocked in a run. stuns Clear Brook of a best-of-three series at 3-2 entering the bottom of Sophomore pitcher Clear Lake High School. the fifth inning but scored Marisa Perla closed out Caden Ferraro and Car- 3-0 in the May 7 series With that key win over three times to lead 5-3 and the win, going the distance ter Allen blasted homers opener at Pearland. Alvin, Dobie is in the re- added two more in the and allowing six hits and as Pearland finished off The left-hander fanned gional quarterfinals for the sixth en route to the win. four earned runs. Clear Brook with an 8-3 nine as part of a three-hit second straight postsea- In that fifth, Karlie Bar- Dobie considers itself win in the second and de- shutout and delivered a son. In 2019, Dobie de- ba opened the frame with an underdog in the post- ciding game of the two key two-run single in the feated Clear Springs in the a single and Yessenia Pena season, and that will cer- teams’ best-of-three bidis- bottom of the third inning area round and then lost in reached on an error. tainly be the case against trict playoff series May 8 to boot. two games to Alvin in the After a sacrifice bunt, the 26-0 Clear Springs at Wolverine Field. Pearland, which slipped quarterfinals. Bella Perez tied the game team, led by dual-threat The Oilers came into to the No. 4 seed after a Katy, the state’s reign- with a run-scoring single junior Emma Strood. the first-round series as loss to Strake Jesuit in the ing Class 6A champion to right field. Verbally committed to the fourth seed out of season finale, got a dou- from 2019, is taking on Alvin committed a sec- Louisiana State Univer- District 23-6A but never ble from Carter Allen and Travis in another regional ond error in the inning on sity, Strood is 18-0 in the played as such against the a single from Brett Sma- quarterfinal series, with a ground ball by Ashley circle while allowing less District 24-6A champion jstrla in the pivotal third Wolverines. inning before Patrick’s At right, Dobie junior Instead, Pearland got two-run single. Softball Quarterfinals Karlie Barba (22) went a shutout pitching per- The Oilers added an in- 4 for 4 with a pair of formance in a 3-0 win in surance run in the bottom Dobie vs. Clear Springs doubles, scored twice the series opener and then of the fifth inning courtesy and drove in a run as used the home run ball to of a passed ball, and Pat- the Lady Longhorns close things. rick handled the rest. Game 1: Thur., May 13, 6:30 p.m. defeated Alvin 7-5 It was a weekend of Clear Brook ace Aaron Game 2: Fri., May 14, 6:30 p.m. in the deciding area- celebration as a whole for Calhoun struck out sev- round third game to 23-6A fans as the league’s en over six innings in the Game 3: IF May 15, 6:30 p.m. advance to the regional four playoff teams swept final high school start of quarterfinals for the past those from 24- his career. The University second straight post- 6A. of Oklahoma signee also All games at La Porte High School season. 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Dobie’s Kristen Barba (3) fl ips the ball to Karisa won the decisive third game 7-5, getting Dobie to the Hernandez (1) on a fi elder’s choice against Alvin’s regional quarterfi nal round for the second consec- Victoria Valdez (13) during the Lady Longhorns’ utive postseason. Along the way, Dobie avenged a big series win over the Yellowjackets. The two teams 2019 playoff series loss to Alvin. split the fi rst two games before the Lady Longhorns Photo by Donna Alsdorf Kristoff MVP as UH-Victoria advances At right, coming up with one of the most memo- rable days of her entire softball career, Dobie High School graduate Michelle Kristoff pitched Bella Perez of Dobie had a big night in the decisive third-game games this season en route to the Region III Final Eight. Next the UH-Victoria softball 7-5 win over Alvin, banging out three hits as the Lady Longhorns up is a best-of-three series coming May 13-15 at La Porte High program to the Red Riv- reached the regional quarterfi nal round for the second straight School as the Longhorns go against unbeaten Clear Springs. er Athletic Conference postseason. Head coach Robin Rackley’s team has won 24 overall Photo by Donna Alsdorf postseason tournament championship as the Jag- uars earned a berth in San Jac’s Arrington eclipses 900 career wins the National Association of Intercollegiate Athlet- San Jacinto College nity to continue coaching ics national tournament head baseball coach Tom and educating these young opening round. UH-Vic- Arrington nabbed his men.” toria went just 8-10 in the RRAC regular sea- 900th career win April 28 Arrington began his son and entered the with a 7-3 victory over Al- coaching career in 1991 at tournament seeded fi fth. vin Community College. the College of Mateo. Lat- But three wins on May Arrington is in his 21st er came stops at San Fran- 8, 10-4 over Our Lady season as San Jac’s head cisco State University and of the Lake, 6-1 over coach. In that time, he has College of Marin. Texas A&M-Texarkana led the Gators to 11 Na- In 2000, Arrington ar- and then a 4-1 win over tional Junior College Ath- rived in Houston as San TAMU-T in the winner- letic Association JUCO Jac’s assistant coach, take-all fi nal got the job World Series appearances, where he focused on the done. Kristoff, a senior including six appearances pitchers and their develop- who pitched the fi rst two in the national title game. ment. years of her collegiate ca- It’s all culminated as He was named head reer at San Jacinto after the Gators being the na- coach nearly two seasons a four-year varsity ca- tional runner-up in 2003, later and athletic director reer, collected two pitch- 2004, 2010, 2012, 2016 for the San Jacinto College ing wins on the cham- and 2017. North Campus in 2011. pionship Saturday and His 40 wins and 64 total The Mill Valley, Cal- won RRAC Pitcher of the games at the JUCO World ifornia, native began his Tournament honors. Series is an all-time re- playing career at College cord. Arrington can also of Marin, where he was add “Hall of Fame” to his an all-conference selec- signature, as the veteran tion. coach entered the NJCAA He then played two Brook’s Dickson double medals at state Baseball Hall of Fame in years at Texas A&M Uni- Continued from Page 5 third for the bronze in a finished second with 50 While Montgomery is 2018. versity, where he earned Friendly. time of 23.60. points. headed to national power “Nine hundred wins two letters, was all-con- Roughly an hour and Montgomery, a Univer- Montgomery also set Oregon, Dickson has re- doesn’t happen by ference and was named a half later, Montgomery sity of Oregon signee, also San Antonio city records ceived scholarship offers chance,” said Arrington. “I the Southwest Conference was first to the line in the anchored Reagan’s 4x100 in the 100 and 200. Rea- from several big-time Di- have been fortunate over tournament Most Valuable 200 in a time of 22.94 for relay squad to a silver gan’s time of 45.00 in the vision I programs ahead of the last 20-plus years to Player. her second state all-condi- medal as she was respon- 4x100 is also a city record. her 2021-2022 senior year. have talented student-ath- Arrington also earned tions record clocking. sible for 24 points in the Clear Brook’s last state Dickson will be looking letes and coaches who the C.E. “Pat” Olsen MVP Dickson, unbeaten at Class 6A meet. track and field medals be- for a third trip to state next have all been a part of award. Arrington played both distances during the DeSoto won the 6A fore now were claimed by season as well. each one of those wins. professionally for the Tri- 2021 season prior to state, girls’ state team title with current Lady Wolverines’ She competed in and “I love coaching and ple-A team of the Texas took second at 23.28, with 72 points, while the Mont- head coach Erica Alexan- took eighth in the 2019 am grateful to San Jacinto Rangers; in Guadalajara, Westfield’s Anivea Gilbert gomery-led Reagan group der in 2006. 100 state final. College for the opportu- Mexico; for the Salt Lake Trappers; and the Sin- San Jacinto College head baseball coach Tom Arrington eclipsed 900 career gle-A farm team of the wins earlier this season and has the Gators in the running for a national title. LSA’s Brown Montreal Expos. The 2021 club won the Region XIV title earlier this month. scores school LSA girls’ 4x100 wins 5A state championship 200 mark At right, Lutheran South Academy senior Perry Brown enjoyed a memorable fi nish to his prep career, setting a new school record in the 5A 200 at the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools State Track and Field Championships in Waco. At 22.08 sec- onds in the 200, Brown was second for a silver medal and the school record. He also won a bronze medal for third place in the 100 at 11.26 and contributed to strong relay fi nish- es as the Pioneer boys’ team was third overall.

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The Thompson Intermediate Pentathlon team had an amazing year. tional Pentathlon competition May 21. School offi cials congratulated them 18516 Highway 3, Webster, TX 77958 • 281-338-6633 Their eighth-grade team placed third in both the local and regional com- on their hard work and perseverance. Shown above, left to right, (front petition. Students won 22 individual medals. They also placed 20th in the row) are Luke Penaloza, Jabez Palma, Delailah Ramos, Max Garza, Gia state competition. The seventh-grade team placed sixth in both the local Nguyen, Awele Ozieh, (back row) Ca-Lishea Woods, Sally Thacker, Jo- www.praisechapelhouston.com and regional competition with 12 individuals medals. They also placed saih Castillo Murcia, Francisco Serrano, Luis Salazar, Stephen Wilson, 34th in the state competition. Both teams will be participating in the Na- Eli Bonilla, Nathan Rock, Marybeth Nicol and Tanis Griffi n, principal.