Voice of Community-Minded People since 1976 June 21, 2012 Email: [email protected] www.southbeltleader.com Vol. 37, No. 20 Cheerleaders hold car wash The J. Frank Dobie High School cheerlead- ers will hold a car wash Saturday, June 23, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Snowie’s at 10902 Houston conducts heavy-trash sweep Scarsdale (located in the Food Town parking lot at Beamer and Scarsdale). During a block-by-block campaign, work- can range from $50 to $2,000 for fi rst-time viola- website are as follows: generated by contractors who were retained by a Cost is $5 per car wash, and donations are ers from the City of Houston recently issued 40 tors and from $250 to $2,000 for repeat offend- • Tree/junk waste should be placed adjacent resident to perform work on his or her residential welcome. warnings to South Belt residents living within ers. Each day a violation continues may be pun- to the front curb in a location easily accessible property. It is the responsibility of the contractor Tickets can also be purchased from any the city limits for heavy-trash violations. ishable as a separate offense. to the collection vehicle between the hours of 6 to remove all debris that may arise from the con- Dobie cheerleader. The sweep was conducted by Houston Mayor Tree waste months are January, March, May, p.m. the Friday before, and 7 a.m. on the sched- tractor’s activities. These contractor-related ac- Annise Parker’s Citizens Assistance Offi ce Se- July, September, and November. uled collection day. tivities include, but are not limited to: trimming Kirkwood South VBS set nior Community Liaison Maria Bolanos and Junk waste months are February, April, June, • Tree/junk waste material should not be and removal of trees, remodeling, new construc- Reisha Beaty, aide to Houston District D City August, October and December. stacked under low overhead electrical wires or tion and roofi ng. Kirkwood South Christian Church, 10811 Councilmember Wanda Adams. Although junk waste is not accepted during other cabling, signs, or mailboxes; next to fences • If authorized items placed for collection are Kirkfair, will hold Vacation Bible School According to Beaty, the violations would tree waste months, tree waste is accepted dur- or posts; or on top of water meters, gas meters, mixed with unauthorized items, department per- Sunday, June 24, through Thursday, June 28, have normally resulted in citations being issued. ing junk waste months. However, to ensure that fi re hydrants, or other exposed utility compo- sonnel shall not be obligated to sort the materials from 6:30 to 9 p.m. At Adams’ request, however, warning placards tree waste is recycled, residents should hold tree nents. and may refuse the entire load. The theme this year is “SKY,” Everything is were placed on the doors of the offenders to re- waste materials until the next tree waste desig- • Materials should not be placed in the street, • Solid Waste Management Department col- Possible With God. mind them of the city’s heavy-trash code. nated month or bring it to a neighborhood de- on the sidewalk or other right-of-way or in any lection services are not available to multi-resi- For additional information, call the church Of particular concern to city offi cials is that pository. manner which would interfere with pedestrian or dential structures of more than eight units. at 281-481-0004. junk waste is not mixed with tree waste. Fines The rules, according to the City of Houston vehicular traffi c. Residents should be aware that the schedule • Tree/junk waste collection is limited to resi- for the South Belt area heavy trash pick up days Junk waste pickup set dential units and vacant residential lots only if are staggered between the third and fourth weeks Junk waste will be picked up Thursday, the waste generated is in connection with the of the month. June 21, for city of Houston (77089) residents Deputies respond to bomb scare maintenance of the property. Those who live within the beltway have their living north of Beltway 8. • No more than 8 cubic yards of junk waste or heavy trash picked up on the third Thursday Residents south of the beltway are sched- tree waste may be placed for collection. of the month, while those who live outside the uled for Thursday, June 28. • A maximum of 4 cubic yards of building beltway have their heavy trash picked up on the For additional information, call the city’s material – not to include roofi ng shingles, brick, fourth Thursday of the month. 3-1-1 help line. plaster or concrete – generated by the resident Residents who put their heavy trash in the Although junk waste is not accepted during in connection with the maintenance of the resi- front of their yard before the allowed time, as in tree waste months, tree waste is accepted dur- dential property may be collected by Solid Waste the above rules, are subject to citation. ing junk waste months. See related story on Management Department crews. For more information regarding the rules, visit this page. • Appliances containing refrigerant must have www.cityofhouston.net/solidwaste. a tag attached to them certifying that a qualifi ed In addition, residents who would like to set Freeway Baptist sets VBS technician has removed the refrigerant. up a meeting with Adams to discuss this issue • The Solid Waste Management Department or other residential concerns may call the coun- Freeway Baptist Church, 8702 Kingspoint, is not allowed to collect any material that was cilmember at 832-393-3000. will hold Vacation Bible School Sunday, June 24, through Thursday, June 28, from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday will be Family Night from 5 to 7 July 4 parade celebrates 25 years p.m. Ages 4 and up are welcome to attend. For additional information, call 281-484- Independence Day is around the corner, and South Belt resident Frank Baye will make a fl oat 0323. the 25th annual South Belt parade is scheduled for the South Belt-Ellington Chamber of Com- to take place Wednesday, July 4, beginning at 10 merce. Baye’s elaborate fl oat designs have made Cowgirls sell BBQ a.m. him a consistent trophy winner in past parades. The Sagemont Cowgirls will hold a barbe- The parade route will wind from Beverly Hills All residents, organizations and businesses are cue fundraiser on Saturday, June 23, from 10 Intermediate to San Jacinto College South. While welcome to enter. Participants are encouraged to a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Phillips/Conoco Station the parade starts at 10 a.m., participants are urged decorate their vehicles and fl oats, as prizes will on the corner of Beamer and Hughes. to arrive early, as the lineup for the caravan will be awarded in various categories. Plates will be $8 and will include: chicken, begin at 9 a.m. Community and nonprofi t groups may sign up sausage, beans, potato salad, bread and a To celebrate the parade’s silver anniversary, for the parade at no charge, unless they wish to drink. Houston Mayor Annise Parker will serve as its be eligible for a prize. A $50 fee is charged for grand marshal. commercial entries. Noncommercial entries may Proceeds will go toward helping the team A deputy from the Harris County Precinct 2 Constable’s offi ce is shown above responding pay for competition costs. Other elected offi cials taking part include enter the contest for $25. to a bomb scare at Chase Bank in the 10990 block of Scarsdale Friday, June 15. A suspect Harris County judges Jo Ann Delgado and Ru- Entry forms are available at the Leader offi ce, wearing a costume reportedly gave a teller a money bag that contained what appeared to ben Guerrero, Harris County Commissioner El 11555 Beamer, or by emailing mynews@south PISD enrichment classes be a pipe bomb. When the teller pushed the bank’s panic button, the suspect fl ed the Franco Lee and Lee’s Republican challenger beltleader.com. The South Houston High School CASE scene. The building was evacuated, and a bomb squad was called. Explosives experts Chuck Maricle. The forms are to be fi lled out and returned program will offer enrichment classes through determined the device was a hoax. Photo by Marie Flickinger Youth organizations participating include the to the Leader offi ce, faxed to 281-481-5730 or Thursday, July 5. Dobie band, Lariaettes, cheerleaders, swim team emailed by July 2. For convenience, entry forms Classes run Monday through Thursday and JROTC, the South Belt Sharks swim team, may be dropped off through the mail slots locat- from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. the Sagemont-Beverly Hills Little League’s ed on each side of the front offi ce doors. English as a Second Language (ESL) is Fake bomb given to bank teller Challenger Division team and multiple all-star Fireworks display offered to adults on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. teams from the South Belt Girls Softball Asso- Later that evening, residents may view the an- to 12:30 p.m. Deputies are searching for a suspect who gave The bank and nearby stores were evacuated, ciation. nual fi reworks show at El Franco Lee Park, lo- All classes are free of charge. a fake bomb to a teller at the Chase Bank in the and much of Scarsdale was blocked until around San Jacinto College and the U.S. Coast Guard, cated at 9400 Hall Road. Lunch is offered free to students every day.