Valentine Love Lines Valentine Love Lines to be printed in the Feb. 9 edition of the Leader are available for $10 for 25 words. Decorative larger ads with artwork will also be available – call the Leader at 281-481-5656 for rates. Ads must be re-ceived by noon Tuesday, Feb. 7.

Tree waste pickup set Tree waste only will be picked up Thursday, Jan. 19, for city of Houston (77089) residents living north of Beltway 8. Residents south of the beltway are scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 26. For more information, call 3-1-1.

Blues Worship at Cokesbury Cokesbury United Methodist Church, 10033 Scarsdale Blvd., will bring back Blues Worship Sunday, Jan. 22, at 5 p.m. The casual 30- to 40-minute service featur-ing relevant real-world messages and power-house blues music is an alternative to tradi-tional worship or contemporary praise and worship church services. A light meal will be provided by the church immediately following the service. The com-munity is welcome to this free event. For information, visit www.cumchouston.org.

Sagemont annual meeting The Sagemont Maintenance Committee will hold its annual meeting Wednesday, Jan. 25, at 7 p.m. at Moore Elementary School, 8880 Southbluff Blvd.

Dobie to present Godspell The Dobie High School Theatre Arts Department will present Godspell Jan. 25-29. Tickets are $10 each, $7 each for a group of 20 or more people. For more information, contact Stephanie Patrisso at spatrisso@pasadenaisd.org or 713-740-0370 ext. 04348.

CDA baked potato supper Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court Mother of Unity #2292 will host a baked potato supper on Saturday, Jan. 21, beginning at 6 p.m. in the social hall at St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Community, 11011 Hall Road. Baked potatoes with barbecue and trim-mings, salad and tea will be sold for $8. Baked potatoes with cheese, chives, butter and sour cream, salad and tea will sell for $6. Take-home plates will be available without a drink. A bake sale of homemade goodies will be held during the supper and will continue after Masses on Sunday morning beginning at 8 a.m. until everything is gone. Proceeds will be used to fund the Court scholarship program and their many other charitable endeavors.

PW Library sets events The following events are scheduled for the Parker Williams Library, 10851 Scarsdale Blvd., Jan. 19 through Jan. 25. The genealogy discussion group will meet at 2 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 23. Anyone inter-ested in researching their family tree is invited to attend (beginner to advanced). Meetings are free, and open to the public. Preschool storytime is at 10:30 a.m. Wed-nesday, and toddler storytime is at 10:30 a.m. Thursday.

Book ‘Bag Sale’ Parker Williams Library will hold its Book ‘Bag Sale’ on Saturday, Jan. 28, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 10851 Scarsdale Boulevard, Suite D. A small bag will sell for $3, a large bag for $6. (From 1 to 3 p.m. everything is 1/2 price). All proceeds benefit the local library.

Dobie hosts cheer clinic The Dobie cheerleaders will host a one-day cheer clinic Saturday, Jan. 28, from 9 a.m. to noon with a parent show-off at 11 a.m. All participants will receive a T-shirt, lunch, a certificate and are welcome to join the cheer-leaders to perform at halftime at a varsity basketball game on Jan. 31. The clinic will be held at the Dobie gym. Cost is $25 at the door or $20 early registra-tion. For more information, contact Carolyn at chrisncar4@gmail.com or Rose at roseneely@sbcglobal.net.

Knights hold blood drive The Knights of Columbus, Council 9201 of St. Luke The Evangelist Catholic Church, will host its quarterly blood drive on Jan. 29. The blood drive will be from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the St. Luke Church Parish Hall locat-ed at 11011 Hall Road.

BH Civic Club meets The Beverly Hills Civic Club will meet on Monday, Jan. 30, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Beverly Hills Park. Bring any concerns.

Sagemont sets election The Sagemont Maintenance Committee election will be held Saturday, Feb. 4, from 9 a.m. to noon at Frazier Elementary School, 10503 Hughes Road. Absentee votes may be mailed to P.O. Box 34146, Houston, TX 77234. Hugo Mora is up for election.

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Meeting held on Clear Creek project The earliest work will be complete on the on-going project to make drainage improvements to Clear Creek is 2020, according to offi cials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at a public hearing held Wednesday, Jan. 11. The Corps has been studying the Clear Creek project since 1962 at the cost of more than $35 million but has done little construction work to date. The purpose of this latest meeting was to discuss the draft supplemental environmental impact statement (DSEIS) for the project’s gen-eral re-evaluation study. Before further construction can begin on the endeavor, which is divided into multiple phases, it must be authorized in Washington. Offi cials said there is a good chance the project will be approved, as there is a high benefi t-to-cost ratio of 2-to-1 on the $181 million investment. Local entities, including the Harris County Flood Con-trol District, Galveston County and the Brazoria County Drainage District No. 4 have agreed to contribute $77 million. The 2020 completion date would require work to begin within the next two years. While the hearing, held at San Jacinto College

South, was attended by approximately 50 people, only a handful were from the South Belt commu-nity, with the remainder coming from the Clear Lake area located downstream of the majority of the proposed construction. The Leader received no advance notice of the function. Two of the known local residents in atten-dance said they were notifi ed of the hearing by a personal letter they received after signing a mail-ing list a similar function in 2007. One of these was Sagemont Park Townhome resident Rosemary Carraway, who has been fi ght-ing area fl ooding for more than a decade. While Carraway went into the hearing with a pessimis-tic attitude, she left with a different outlook. “I told myself ‘I’ll go to one more of these meetings, because I know nothing’s going to happen in my lifetime,’” Carraway said. “But I left there very optimistically. After all these years, something might actually get done.” Questions about the proposed project may be directed to Andrea Catanzaro at 409-766-6346. Written comments may also be addressed to Cat-anzaro at USACE, Galveston District, P.O. Box

1229, Galveston, TX 77553-1229. The comment deadline was originally Mon-day, Jan. 30. However, in response to multiple requests at the hearing, the Corps was in the pro-cess of extending the comment period to Tues-day, Feb. 14, at press time. The extension will not become offi cial until a notice is published in the Federal Register. The DSEIS may be viewed online at www.swg.usace.army.mil/clearcreek. Copies of the

DSEIS are also available for view at several area libraries including the Friendswood Public Library at 416 S. Friendswood Drive, the Clear Lake City - County Freeman Branch Library at 16616 Diana Lane and the Pearland Library at 3522 Liberty Drive. An additional two copies of the study are to be mailed to the Leader offi ce in disc form and will be available for readers to view on a loanable ba-sis.

Police are still searching for Jonathan Antho-ny “Rock” Franklin, 22, who has been charged in the Nov. 18 killing of Xavier Rubio. Franklin, a former Dobie student, is charged with murder and one count of aggravated as-sault. According to police, Franklin, of the 10000 block of the Gulf Freeway, had gotten into an al-tercation with Rubio, 17, and his brother Ruben Rubio, 22, at the Indigo Falls apartment complex

at 10910 Gulf Freeway that escalated into gun-fi re. Xavier Rubio was pronounced dead at the scene, while Ruben Rubio was transported to Ben Taub General Hospital with nonlife-threat-ening injuries. Anyone with information on Franklin’s whereabouts is urged to contact the Houston Police Department’s Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS (8477).

Murder suspect still at large

KTRK Channel 13 recently sent reporter Samica Knight to cover a local Texans tailgate party hosted by the Garza family in Riverstone Ranch. Channel 13 asked viewers to sub-mit a letter to the station regarding a unique Texans tailgate party planned for the Houston Texans’ game against the Baltimore Ravens. Monica Garza submitted her letter explaining why they should come to her house to film, and it was chosen. Above, Knight (left) interviews Garza for her news story. Photo submitted

KTRK at local tailgate party

The Sagemeadow Municipal Utility District will perform flushing of the district’s water lines on Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 23, and Jan. 24. It will begin at 8 a.m. and continue until 4 p.m. on each of the two dates. During this flushing program, some discolor-ation in the water may be experienced. This discoloration is caused by natural sedi-ment in the water mainlines that is being flushed out of the system. It is recommended that cus-tomers refrain from washing clothing during

these two days due to the possibility of sediment in the lines. Before washing clothes, make sure the water is clear. The adding of chlorine bleach while washing clothes could make any discolor-ation problems worse. The Sagemeadow MUD will not be responsi-ble for damages to clothing, etc. Should discoloration of the water be experi-enced at any time after the flushing program has been completed, contact the district’s operator, Municipal District Services, at 281-290-6503.

Sagemeadow MUD flushes water lines

The South Belt-Ellington Chamber of Com-merce’s annual installation banquet will take place on Thursday, Feb. 9, at the Golfcrest Coun-try Club, 2509 Country Club Drive in Pearland. Now in its 27th year, the event is titled, “Go Red for Women” and will support the fi ght against heart disease in women. All 2012 chamber offi cers and directors will be sworn in at the event by Judge Jo Ann Del-gado, Harris County Justice of the Peace Court, Precinct 2, Place 1. In addition to Delgado, other VIPs include U.S. Rep. Pete Olson (Texas District 22), Sen. Mario Gallegos, Jr. (District 6), Rep. John Davis (Dist 129), Rep. Ken Legler (District 144), Har-ris County Precicnct 1 Commissioner El Franco Lee, Harris County Precicnct 2 Commissioner Jack Morman, Pearland Mayor Tom Reid, Harris

County Precinct 2, Place 1 Justice of the Peace George Risner, Houston District E City Coun-cilmember Mike Sullivan, Houston District D City Councilmember Wanda Adams and newly elected Houston At-Large Position 5 City Coun-cilmember Jack Christie. The Citizen of the Year and Chamber Member of the Year awards will also be presented at the event. A mixer will begin at 6:15 p.m., with din-ner being served at 7 p.m. Evening attire is pre-ferred. Tickets are $50 per person. Sponsorships are available for $650, $750 and $1,000. Guests should RSVP by Tuesday, Jan. 31. For more information, to sponsor a table or purchase tickets, contact chamber Executive Director Sal-ly Mitchell at 281-481-5516.

Chamber of commerce banquet set

At a meeting held Thursday, Jan. 12, City of Houston offi cials agreed to drop a signifi cant portion of controversial back charges for the op-eration of the Southeast Water Purifi cation Plant, saving local municipalities millions of dollars. The move will save the Clear Brook City Municipal Utility District roughly $100,000, ac-cording to MUD general manager Chris Clark. The city was initially trying to recoup ex-penses dating back to 2007, stating miscalcula-tions had been made. At the meeting, however, offi cials announced they would forgive all debts through 2009 if the partners that utilize the plant agreed to pay their charges for 2010, roughly $50,000 for the Clear Brook City MUD. The back payments were disputable, as the city issued them well after the deadline required by law, Clark said. The Clear Brook City MUD, along with 10 other entities – including the City of Hous-ton – are part owners of the facility, which was constructed as a joint venture in 1990. The city, which owns 40 percent of the facility, is the man-aging partner and has served as operator since

2006, when the previous operator American Wa-ter’s contract expired. As part of the agreement, the City of Houston provides each of the other partners an estimate of annual operational costs up front each year and then bills them monthly, along with a report of expenses. At the end of the city’s fi scal year, July 1, a “true-up” of actual costs is calculated, and each entity is either given a prorated refund or billed the additional costs. The city is contractually obligated to present an audit detailing these ex-penses within 180 days of the end of the fi scal year. After receiving unexpected bills for past ex-penses last spring, however, the Clear Brook City MUD and the other remaining partners hired an attorney and refused to pay. By contract, the city is not allowed to cut off the water for nonpay-ment. The recent arrangement, however, will allow all involved parties to avoid costly litigation. Houston City Councilmember Mike Sullivan,

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By Al Carter PISD Communications

Speed was the common trait of seven Pasade-na ISD sports greats named to fi ll out the inaugu-ral class of 12 inductees for the new ISD athletics hall of fame. The list includes fi ve football stand-outs, a football coach who made history in his fi rst year on the job and a pitcher whose fastball car-ried him to a red-hot rookie season and a seven-year career in the major leagues. The seven new in-ductees join a group of fi ve others named last fall. All 12 will be formally inducted at a gala ban-quet and hall of fame unveiling on April 14 at Phillips Field House. Tickets for that event go on sale Wednesday, Feb. 1. Four of the new inductees represent Pasadena High:

Robert “Bob” Barfi eld, who coached the Ea-gles football team for 15 years and reached the state fi nals in his fi rst season; Carl Choate, a football and track star who played on Barfi eld’s historic 1958 team; George Cheshire, a football and track standout in the mid-1960s who went on to become one of the most reliable receivers in Baylor University history; Mike Kirkland, a multi-sport star who quarter-backed the Arkansas Razorbacks and Baltimore Colts in the 1970s. The other three new inductees represent South Houston, Sam Rayburn and Dobie. Dan McIlhany, an acclaimed quarterback for the Trojans in the early 1960s who went on to play at Texas A&M and in the NFL; David Freisleben, a fl ame-throwing right-hander from Sam Rayburn who shot to major-league fame in 1974 and pitched seven years in the big leagues; Trevor Cobb, a whirlwind running back at Dobie who shattered multiple Rice University records and won the Doak Walker Award as the nation’s best college running back in 1991.

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Cobb named to PISD Hall of Fame

Trevor Cobb

Harris County Precinct 2 Constable deputies busted a suspected marijuana growing operation Saturday, Jan. 14, in the 10300 block of Sage-berry. Deputies Mike Tran and Mario Saez responded to a call at roughly 8 p.m. after a neighbor called to report suspicious behavior at a residence that involved a U-Haul truck. Three men were at the residence when the deputies arrived. One of the men, Fernando Her-nandez, reportedly consented to a search of his home, where deputies found large amounts of marijuana. According to Precinct 2 Sgt. Zerick Guinn, several marijuana plants were hanging to dry in

one bedroom, while another bedroom had piles of plant matter that had already been broken down. In all, 12 pounds of marijuana was confi s-cated. Guinn said there were multiple signs that the house was used to grow the marijuana. After an interview with Guinn, Hernandez, 35, gave a written statement that the marijuana belonged solely to him and that his two friends were merely helping him move. Hernandez denied growing the marijuana, tell-ing Guinn he had found it on the side of the road and intended to smoke it. He was subsequently arrested and charged with felony marijuana pos-session.

Marijuana grow house busted

Multiple home burglaries reported A string of home burglaries have taken place this past month in a two-block radius in the Bev-erly Hills subdivision. The fi rst reported incident occurred the morn-ing of Sunday, Dec. 18, in the 10500 block of Stover. The homeowner said the burglar(s) en-tered the house through a back window and pro-ceeded to go through all of the residence’s draw-ers looking for valuables. Multiple TVs were taken from the home. The following morning on Monday, Dec. 19, a home in the 9700 block of Sumerlin, located adjacent to Stover, was burglarized. Again, the house was entered through a back window. A third home was burglarized on Monday, Dec. 26, in the 10500 block of Stover between 9 and 9:45 p.m. Once again, the home was entered

through a window. Guns, jewelry, a Wii gam-ing system and a laptop computer were reported missing. At least two of the victims said they have since added security systems to their homes to help prevent future burglaries. On Monday, Jan. 16, police responded to an alarm call in the 10400 block of Stover between 8:30 and 9 p.m. to fi nd a broken window on a home. According to police, the homeowner said the same window had been broken approximate-ly a month earlier. Nothing was reported missing in either of the suspected burglary attempts. Anyone with information on these cases is urged to contact the Houston Police Depart-ment’s Burglary and Theft Division at 713-308-1400.

A Beverly Hills Intermediate student found a gun while walking to school Wednesday, Jan. 18. The matter occurred off campus at the inter-section of Kirkdale and Beamer. The student immediately contacted the school’s principal, Alyta Harrell, who then called the Pasadena ISD police. At press time, the inci-dent was still under investigation. An automated phone call was sent from the school to parents to notify them of the event. Harrell is proud of the student and referred to

her actions as “heroic.” “We are proud of the way that the student han-dled the situation,” Harrell said. “Because it was reported immediately, the student prevented this from possibly coming on to our campus or being used in the community. It is an excellent example of how our students are learning responsibility, both on and off campus, so we can keep our cam-pus safe.” Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact the Pasadena ISD Police De-partment at 713-740-0200.

Beverly Hills student finds gun

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DeathCooper thanks Houston residents Thanks to the generous efforts of Houston-area residents, thousands of hurting children worldwide will have the opportunity to experience the joy of Christmas. Residents joined Operation Christmas Child, the world’s largest Christmas project of its kind, to pack 39,712 shoe boxes with toys, school sup-plies and necessity items. These gift-filled shoe boxes are making their way – or have already made their way – into the hands of needy children in 100 receiving countries. On behalf of our community, I would like to thank the volunteers at local col-lection sites and everyone who packed an Operation Christmas Child shoe box gift. For many of the children receiving these boxes, the simple shoe box will be the first gift they have ever received. Although Houston-area drop-off loca-tions are closed until November 2012, gifts are received throughout the year at Samaritan’s Purse, 801 Bamboo Road, Boone, N.C., 28607. If you would like to get involved year-round in helping chil-dren in need through Operation Christmas Child, go online to www.samaritanspurse.org/occ or call (817) 595-2230. Thanks again to everyone who par-ticipated in this project. A simple gift, packed with love, can communicate hope and transform the lives of children world-wide! Mark Cooper

Texas and Louisiana Regional Director

Hernandez: Fancy Police From the People’s Police to the Fancy Police; how did some of our Harris County elected Constables become so convoluted in their primary mission and duties of this office? When did the Constable’s office go from police work, protect and serve, to pressuring depu-ties to help fund and manage large charity programs of feeding a thousand people, selling tickets to Gala events, casino nights, campaigning on duty and so on? Where is the integrity and pro-fessionalism in these offices? The elected Constable is expected to be a law enforcement officer, who knows and understands the law and how it is enforced. It is very similar to the role of a Police Chief. When was the last time you heard a Police Chief respond to questioning of wrong doing by referring all issues to their staff? Where is the leadership – where is the ownership? The responsibility lays with you, the elected Constable. You should know what is happening within your office. You shouldn’t have to defer every aspect of the office to a staff member – why not be the Administrator and Law Enforce-ment official you were elected to be? Let’s get away from the stigma of cor-

rupt politics and backwoods law enforce-ment and get back to the basics of Texas law enforcement; to serve and protect, be courteous, fair and honest. As voters, we must insist that our Elected Constables fulfill their law enforcement obligation first and foremost. There is no need to re-engineer what the Constable’s main duties are- but there is an immedi-ate need to ensure that these duties take priority within these offices. The primary duties of the Constable’s Office in the State of Texas are to: 1- Protect the Justice of the Peace Courts, 2- Serve Civil Process papers, execute any civil or criminal warrants issued to their office, 3- Preserve the Peace in your Precinct. This office was not intended to be fancy. You are supposed to have access to the Constable- he/she is supposed to be from your community- he/she is sup-posed to be the People’s Police. Yet some of these Constables oversee less than 100 people, and cannot give a clear answer on important matters with-in their office, everything is deferred to or managed by their staff. When did you get so fancy? When does competence and experi-ence become a factor? We have a long-time Precinct 2 Constable with 35 years of service as a police officer. Even after campaigning on the foundation of his law enforcement experience, he is now advising us to support a candidate who has no direction and less than 1 year law enforcement reserve experience. Ask yourself why? Favors, quid pro quo, who knows! What kind of police experience do you need to oversee a group of 40-60 men and women with guns and badges, their character and their behavior? Do you not need many years of police experience to supervise and stand in judgment of their actions? A person with insufficient experience would never pass the first stage of an interview with a city council to serve as a police chief let alone be approved to fill a vacancy of County Constable by Commissioner’s Court. In fact, Com-missioner’s Court just appointed a 35 year law enforcement officer to take over Pct. 1 Constable’s office. Could you ever imagine them putting a person with less than 1 year experience in that role? In my opinion, future candidates for Constable should look to people like Former H.P.D. Police Chief Sam Nuchia, who made it a point to wear his uniform and our current Sheriff, Adrian Garcia who also is frequently seen in his uni-form, after all, the buck stops with you. If any law enforcement situation occurs in your presence- you are obligated to manage that situation, not defer to your staff. Surely you are not too fancy to wear your uniform, right? Lee Hernandez

Former South Houston City Councilman

Reader’s OpinionBessie Pomeroy

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Driver Safety Training set The AARP Driver Safety Training will be held monthly at Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital, 11800 Astoria Blvd. New this year will be five classes in Spanish. AARP Driver Safety Training will be held on the fol-lowing days from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Jan. 24; Feb. 21 (Spanish speaking); March 20; April 24 (Spanish speak-ing); May 22; June 19 (Spanish speaking); July 24; Aug. 21 (Spanish speaking); Sept. 25; Oct. 23 (Spanish speak-ing); and Nov. 13. For additional information and to register for the train-ing, call the hospital at 713-222-CARE (2273).

Boy Scouts hold food drive Boy Scout Troop 1900 will participate in the annual Scouting for Food drive on two consecutive Saturdays. On Saturday, Jan. 28, Scouts will place door hangers through-out the Houston Metro area and the surrounding counties of southeast Texas. The following Saturday, Feb. 4, contributors should place the donated food items at the front door and Scouts will return to collect the donations. Food donated in a particular area will be distributed through relief pantries in that area. This year, food pantries are looking for protein food such as canned tuna, peanut butter or canned ravioli. Visit www.houstonfoodbank.org to learn more about hunger in the area.

Melillo Family Fitness Night set Mellillo Middle School will host Family Fitness Night on Friday, Feb. 10, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the school. Activities will include zumba instruction, fitness demos, inflatables, concessions, fitness basket giveaways and plenty of family fun and fitness.

Kirkwood South meets Jan. 26 The Kirkwood South Committee meeting will be held Jan. 26 at Judge Jo Ann Delgado’s courtroom, 7:30 p.m.. The committee’s annual meeting is March 22.

Thompson hosts book fair Thompson Intermediate will host its spring book fair Monday, Jan. 23, until Friday, Jan. 27. The book fair will be open daily from 7:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. In addition, parents and grandparents may purchase online through the web fair at http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/thompsonintsch.

Houston Mayor Annise Parker and the Public Works and Engineering Department of the City of Houston have lifted the mandatory water conservation measures im-posed last summer. The move is a result of recent rains and cooler tem-peratures which have in-creased lake levels in all three drinking water reservoirs. According to the National Weather Service, the Houston area remains in severe to exceptional drought. Coupled with long-term predictions, it is clearly possible that Hous-ton may experience an even more challenging summer this year than last. While surface water stor-

Mayor rescinds Stage Two Water Shortage measuresWater wise methods still encouraged for residents

age has recovered to an extent, it is unlikely that the city will have as much stor-age at the start of summer this year as it had last year, leading to a likeliness that conservation measures will need to be reinstated. In the meantime, all water customers are strongly en-couraged to practice and fur-ther develop water conserva-tion efforts. The following tips can also help customers be good water stewards during one of the most severe droughts in Texas history. Ways to use water wisely: • Keep showers under five minutes. Water saved: 2 to 5 gallons per minute

• Remember to turn water off while brushing teeth • Wash only full loads of dishes and clothes. • Replace older model showerheads and faucet aera-tors with new low-flow mod-els and install low water use toilets. • Inspect toilets for silent leaks by putting food color-ing in the toilet tank. If colored water leaks into the toilet bowl before flush-ing, water is being lost due to a worn flapper. • Refrain from washing any vehicle or motorbike unless the dirt poses a driving hazard. • Refrain from washing down any sidewalk, walk-

way, driveway, parking lot or any other hard-surfaced area. • Refrain from filling, refilling or adding water to any indoor or outdoor swim-ming pool, spa or whirlpool. The Public Works and En- gineering Department web-site, http://www.publicworks.houstontx.gov/index.html, offers valuable information to encourage residents to use water wisely, which will reduce the large demand on the water system. Using water wisely can not only save water, but also reduce water bills. For more information, visit http://www.publicworks.ho ustontx.gov/utilities/conserva tion.html.

The Rallying PointWaits urges contact reps on EPA gas regs According to a new survey of small businesses by the U.S. Chamber of Com-merce, more than 80 percent of Americans are very concerned about the pros-pect of new regulations, mandates, and higher taxes. One of those pending regulations is being worked within the EPA. US Sena-tors from both sides of the aisle are warning that looming EPA regulations on gasoline could impose billions of dollars in additional costs on the industry and end up adding up to 25 cents to every gallon of gas. That is not what the US eco-nomic recovery needs at this time. The senators, in a letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, urged the agency to back off the yet-to-be-released regulation on the sulfur content in gasoline. Perhaps you would like to drop Administrator Jack-son a line about this. Rapid expansion of government, more than any market factor, appears to be responsible for clogging our economic recovery. Government spending has not only failed to arrest the economic crisis, but also seems to be prolonging it. Our public debt is turning the US economic slowdown into a fi scal crisis with eco-nomic stagnation fueling long-term unemployment. Perhaps you would like to express your concern to your Senators and Congressional representatives.

Gary Waits

Rumors, by Neil Simon, is the fifth show in Pasadena Little Theatre’s 57th season. This comedy, directed by South Belt resident Janet Sharpley, opens Jan. 27 and continues weekends through Feb. 12. The PLT theater is located at 4318 Allen-Genoa Road. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday, and Thursday, Feb. 9, and 3 p.m. for Sunday matinees. Thursday, Feb. 9, is a special two can attend for the price of one adult admis-sion show. Ticket prices are $14 for adults and $12 for students and seniors, and

PLT presents Neil Simon comedycredit cards are accepted. Make reservations online at www.pasadenalittletheatre.org or by phoning 713-941-1758. On Sunday, Feb. 5, PLT will offer a pre-show lunch in the rehearsal hall at 1:30 p.m. The catered meal will be offered at a cost of $25 for lunch and show. Cost to sea-son ticket holder is $15 a person. Make reservations online at www.pasadenalittletheatre.org or leave a message and get a call back for credit card information. Reservations must be received by noon on

Saturday, Feb. 4. At a tastefully appointed townhouse, the deputy mayor of New York just accidentally shot himself. Their friends are gathering for a 10th anniver-sary celebration while the host lies bleeding in another room and his wife is nowhere to be found. Though only a flesh wound, the deputy may-or’s lawyer, Ken, and his wife, Chris, must get their “story” straight before the other cou-ples arrive. As the confusions and faulty communications mount and the police arrive, the evening spins off into classic Neil Simon hilarity.

Renea Runnels questions South Belt resident Marla Miller and Edmund Pan-tuliano in Rumors by Neil Simon opening Jan. 27 at Pasadena Little Theatre, 4318 Allen-Genoa Road, with performances weekends through Feb. 12. Photo submitted

As I noted in my inaugural address, developing programs to help address homelessness in Houston is a priority for my second term in office. We have the largest homeless population in Texas and the 8th largest in the United States, with more than 40,000 people experi-encing homelessness in Houston annu-ally. Results of the 2011 Homeless Cen-sus and Needs Assessment indicate that over 13,500 people are homeless in our community at any point in time. In addi-tion, school reports show that over 11,000 students attending schools in Harris County were homeless during the 2010-11 school year. Your generous gift of time, talent and treasure in supporting the 2012 Homeless Census and Needs Assessment will help the City and the Coalition for the Home-less and over 200 of its agency and

Please help with the 2012 homeless countBy Annise Parker, Mayor of Houston

stakeholder partners assess the chang-ing face of homelessness in our com-munity and the unique needs of home-less youth, families and individuals. The Homeless Count will take place on Tuesday, January 24, and Tuesday, January 31, 5:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. Visit http://houstonhomelesscount.org/ to vol-unteer and for more information on this very important effort. After registering to volunteer, you will be assigned to one of nine areas in Houston to count based on your prefer-ence and the volunteer need. Training will be available the nights of the Count. Thank you for your help.

––– To read the full text of my second inaugural address, visit http://www.houst ontx.gov/citizensnet/ParkerSecondInaug uralAddress010312.html.

Guest Editorial

Dobie High School re-cently received the 2011 College Readiness Award from the Texas ACT Coun-cil for increasing the num-ber of students taking the ACT Assessment over the past fi ve years and signifi -cantly increasing their level of achievement and college readiness. “The Texas ACT Council wanted to recognize those Texas high schools that have made signifi cant strides in increasing the college read-iness of their graduates as

demonstrated by their ACT score increases over the past fi ve years,” said Karen L. Pennell, assistant vice president and ACT south-west regional manager. “This can only happen as a result of the high school’s faculty and staff efforts and the dedication of Dobie High School students and parents to focus on college readiness and raise the level of college readiness for all students. Only 10 percent of all high schools in Texas were honored for this su-

Dobie receives state awardperior level of accomplish-ment. These outstanding Texas high schools should be proud of their faculty, staff, and students.” Dobie Assistant Principal Franklin Moses is pleased with the announcement. “We are extremely hon-ored to receive this award from ACT,” Moses said. “The increase in the scores are a direct result of the hard work and dedication of both our students and teachers.” The Texas ACT Council is comprised of secondary and postsecondary educa-tors who advise ACT, Inc. on the utilization of ACT programs and services in Texas schools and colleges. ACT, Inc. is the not-for-profi t organization that pro-vides assessment, research, information, and program management services in the broad areas of education and workforce development and the publisher of the ACT Assessment. The ACT Assessment is the college admissions test that is used and accepted by all colleges nationwide and throughout Texas. In 2011, more than 205,000 Texas students took the ACT, which was an all-time high, and Texas ACT scores have increased substantially over the last fi ve years.

Nearly one out of seven college students surveyed at a Texas university has par-ticipated in the Choking Game, a dangerous behavior where blood flow is deliber-ately cut off to the brain to achieve a high, according to a study by the Crime Victims’ Institute at Sam Houston State Univer-sity. Jenny Morgan, the daugh-ter of Pasadena Independent School board member Vickie Morgan was a victim of the Chocking Game approxi-mately three years ago. Jenny died Dec. 27, 2008. Since then, Vickie has edu-cated many groups on dan-gers of the Choking Game. The Choking Game, also known as the Fainting Game, Pass Out, or Space Monkey, is played individually or in groups and involves manual-ly choking oneself or others, applying a ligature around the neck or a plastic bag over the head, placing heavy objects on the chest, or hyperventilating to attain a euphoric feeling. This practice has led to several suffocation deaths in Texas and across the coun-try. “This study was under-taken to determine who is

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playing the game, in what context and how they learned about it,” said Dr. Glen Kercher, director of the Crime Victims’ Institute. “It is our hope that these find-ings will inform efforts by parents, schools and commu-nity agencies to warn young people about the dangers of participating in the Choking Game.” The study was based on a survey completed by 837 students at a Texas universi-ty. Among the findings were: • 16 percent of students reported having played the game; 72 percent reportedly played the game more than once • Males were more likely to have played than females. • The average age when students first played the game was 14. • 90 percent of those who played the game first heard about it from peers. • Most students reported that others were present when they first played the game. • Curiosity about the effects of the Choking Game was a primary motivation for playing the game. • Learning about the potential dangers in engag-ing in this activity served as a deterrent for the majority of nonparticipants. “Even though awareness of the Choking Game is growing, it should be noted

that encouragement for par-ents to discuss this activity with their children should still be stressed,” said Brittany Longino Smith, who co-authored the study, The Choking Game, with Kercher and Dr. Leana Bouffard, an associate professor at SHSU. A similar study on the Choking Game found that 90 percent of parents would support incorporating infor-mation on the behavior in health and drug prevention classes. While preventive pro-grams have increased to help warn adolescents of the use of illegal substances, the Choking Game is another method of achieving similar effects that has been intro-duced to this age group. “This ‘game,’ as it is often called, does not require obtaining any drugs or alco-hol, is free, and can go unde-tected by many parents, teachers, physicians and other authority figures. Most importantly, many of those who engage in this activity, do not understand that the practice can be just as deadly as the illegal substances youth have been warned against,” the study found.

––– Created by the Texas Leg-islature, the Crime Victims’ Institute has been charged with studying the impact of crime on victims, survivors, family members and the com-munity in Texas.

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birth is now the Historical Museum in Pasadena. Stack cherished her Pasa-dena roots and was proud of the heritage her family enjoyed. The family name has been preserved with the naming of McMasters, Wil-liams, and Pomeroy schools in the Pasadena Independent School District. She graduated from Pasa-dena High School in 1938 and then from Baylor Univer-sity in 1942. Stack is preceded in death by her parents, her Baylor sweetheart and loving hus-band of 60 years, Walter Eu-gene Stack Sr.; son Walter Eugene Stack Jr.; grandson Matthew Wes Stack; brothers Edward and Clyde Pomeroy; and sister Marguerite Seip. She is survived by her children, Robert and Pamela Stack, Sheryl (teacher at Me-lillo) and Nickey Munn, and Jan Tekell; 16 grandchildren: Mindy Robertson, Michael

Stack, Marcus Stack, Mitch-ell Stack, Molly Hoisager, Mercy Barton, Mary Stack, Marshall Stack, Erin Stack, Scott Stack, Christopher Munn, Corey Munn, Colby Munn, Courtney Tekell, Kristen Tekell and Jonathan Tekell; nine great-grandchil-dren; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and family members. The family suggests alter-nate remembrances be made to South Main Baptist Sec-ond Family Care Team and the library in Stack’s name. A celebration of Stack’s life was held Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, at South Main Baptist Church in Pasadena, the same church her fam-ily helped to build. Dr. Ron Lyles offi ciated. She was laid to rest in For-est Park Lawndale Cemetery in a private ceremony. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.rosewood.cc.

Continued from Page 1Awho chaired the city’s now-dissolved Water Resources Management Committee, is pleased with the decision. “It is important that Houston respect each par-ticipant and to live up to its end of the agreement,” Sulli-van said. “The compromise that everyone agreed to is a perfect example of coop-eration between the affect-ed parties. I want to thank Mayor Parker for agreeing to the compromise so the is-sue could be resolved. I also appreciate the patience of the various participants as the city worked through the issues.” At the same time the city dismissed the past payment requests, it raised the price of treated water at the plant from 55 cents per 1,000 gal-lons to 67 cents, Clark said. The current contract al-lows the partners to fi re the city as operator with a 60 percent vote, and while he is content with the recent agreement, Clark said that is an option that is still be-ing considered.

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Carl Perkins Grant facilitators at San Jacinto College pictured are, left to right, (front row) Dr. Brenda Jones, South campus dean of business and technology; Serita Dickey, North campus dean of allied health and sciences; Dr. Catherine O’Brien, associate vice chancellor for learning and Carl Perkins Grant project director; Rosemary Morales, administrative assistant to the associate vice chancellor for learning; (back row) Michael Moore, director of grant accounting; Veronica Jammer, Central cam-pus dean of health sciences; Dr. Barbara Ake, South campus dean of allied health and sciences; Donna Gresham, Central campus administrative assistant for health sci-ences; Cynthia Safford, grants account specialist; and Jeffrey Parks, Central campus dean of industrial and applied technology. Photo by Andrea Vasquez

Necessity is always the mother of invention, or so the saying goes. For grants personnel at San Jacinto College, necessity comes from all walks of life, which include the unemployed, at-risk high school students, and finding creative ways to budget grant spending while still ensuring every deliver-able throughout the year. The efforts it takes to facilitate a grant can often go unnoticed, even by the teams themselves. Giving students a chance to become who they were born to be remains the sole commit-ment of each grant team member. “It’s always exciting to get a new grant award, but the real efforts shine through when the grant personnel deliver the program that was promised to the funding agency and spend down the funds in the grant,” said Kelly Simons, SJC assistant vice president of resource development. “These efforts are what directly impact our students and their subse-quent success. We are very lucky to have such experi-enced and capable grant managers that run our grant programs here at the col-lege.” For Ellen Bay, project director for the High Growth and Emerging Industries (HGEI) Grant, keeping the communication lines open is what keeps her team in sync. “As a grant director, I definitely believe in having an open-door policy,” said Bay. “There are so many people involved in making sure we process every piece of documentation, so you need a team that communi-cates well. People don’t realize the many hats you wear on any given day, especially when you have a small team. It’s all second nature to us, but when you stop and think, it really makes you appreciate those you have working with you, especially when you get to see the benefits it brings to our students every day.”

Making it count: facilitating San Jac awards One hundred percent fed-erally funded by the U.S. Department of Labor, the HGEI grant provides unem-ployed or dislocated work-ers and veterans three types of job training courses free of charge for possible em-ployment in the manufactur-ing industry. Local industry partner Powell Industries was so impressed by the level of training that it is guarantee-ing an interview for each SJC student who completes the program’s CNC train-ing. “It’s so rewarding when you see someone get a new outlook on their life. We put so much time and effort into every single person, so we are just as excited when they get these opportunities be-cause we know the dedica-tion they have going into these new jobs. You know you’re making a difference,” said Bay. In other cases like the Talent Search Grant, 100 percent federally funded by the U.S. Department of Edu-cation, facilitators begin educating children in middle school through high school about the importance of higher education. Each year the Talent Search Grant pro-vides academic, career, and financial counseling to more than 600 low-income and minority students who have potential, but lack available resources. Project director Cynthia Salazar says that aside from all the detailed documenta-tion a director has to over-see, sometimes it requires thinking outside the box. “We have to compete with other programs out there to make sure our students are getting the same opportuni-ties other programs are giv-ing theirs,” said Salazar. “You have to get creative to figure out what will ulti-mately benefit the students more, yet still make sure you’re giving them the inno-vative activities and mentor-ing sessions they need.” Embarking on its ninth

year this May, the Talent Search Grant was recently awarded to SJC for a third five-year cycle after two previously successful awards issued in 2002 and 2006. As the only two full-time Talent Search Grant facilita-tors, Salazar and grant advi-sor Leticia Leteff go the extra mile for the students they serve. Both have been known to hold extra study sessions on weekends or even devote extra time and research into putting togeth-er complete lesson plans in order to save funds for field-trips later in the year. “You really have to have a passion for working with this young age group. Most of the time, you may be the only positive motivator they have, telling them that they can succeed, go to college, and accomplish what they set out to do; otherwise, they don’t have those expec-tations from anyone else,” said Salazar. Many of the program’s prior students have chosen to pay it for-ward by coming back to become mentors in the pro-gram or have volunteered their own time to help out with activities throughout each year since they know the positive impact the pro-gram had on their current success. Continuing the tradition of excellent science, tech-nology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) edu-cation, the Aerospace NASA Strategic Education Alliance Grant (SEA) provides stu-dents with hands-on real-word scientific education through various technologi-cal programs and intern-ships with NASA Johnson Space Center. One hundred percent funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the grant provides rigorous pro-grams like the Reduced Gravity Student Flight Pro-gram which provides a unique academic experience for undergraduate students through scientific research, hands-on experimental

design, and test operations to successfully fabricate, fly, and evaluate a reduced-gravity experiment of their choice over the course of six months. SEA grant project direc-tor Angie Hughes knows that along with the valuable opportunities come great responsibilities. “A chal-lenge associated with man-aging any grant is ensuring that the money is spent appropriately and within the scope of the project,” said Hughes. “It is my job as a program director to educate my staff on what is deemed an appropriate use of re-stricted funds.” Hughes has a passion for her role in opening the world of STEM fields to students of all ages. By being dili-gent and selective when it comes to spending for the grant, she is one of many project directors that main-tains the reputation SJC has in providing significant de-liverables on awarded grants. In addition to preparing students academically for further education and careers in the STEM fields, SJC has also created successful path-ways in workforce develop-ment. Through the Carl Perkins Basic Award Grant, another initiative that is 100 percent funded by the U.S. Depart-ment of Education, SJC offer its students advanced training for today’s work-force. The grant allows the purchase of the most up-to-date equipment for SJC

technical programs, such as nursing, pharmacy technol-ogy, automotive collision repair, culinary arts, weld-ing, and massage therapy. Perkins grant director and SJC associate vice chan-cellor for learning Dr. Cath-erine O’Brien sees first-hand how the grant prepares and even provides extra training for new and current workforce professionals. “Perkins is essential to the viability of our technical programs,” commented O’Brien. “The challenge for us used to be that by the time we would receive donated equipment that industry partners didn’t use anymore, we would essen-tially have to train our stu-dents on something that was no longer the industry stan-dard. Now because of this grant, we are able to keep pace with these workforce industries, providing quality skilled workers for entry-level positions or additional training for professionals wanting to advance their careers. It can be hard mak-ing decisions based upon where the funds will do the most good, but it’s our responsibility to see that this grant perpetuates our first priority of student success.” The SJC office of grants management set a new record for the 2011 fiscal year with more than $10 million in federal, state and locally funded grant expen-ditures. SJC was awarded $7.9 million in grant awards for the 2011 fiscal year.

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Dobie High School recently teamed up with Bayway Lincoln to participate in Drive Smart for Your School. For every adult who came to Dobie that day and drove a car, the school would earn $20 from Lincoln. Dobie earned more than $2,700 during the event. Pictured are, left to right, Dobie Assistant Principal Franklin Moses; Principal Steve Jamail; Linda Wischnewsky, vice president of Bayway Lincoln Volvo; and Stefanie McKinney, GEAR UP coordinator at Dobie. Photo submitted

Memorial High awarded Healthy Campus Grant Memorial High School has been selected as one of 12 statewide recipients of a $15,000 Healthy Campus Grant from the Excellence in Education Awards program sponsored by H-E-B. The 12 schools chosen for the grant “showed a robust plan for actively promoting H-E-B’s three pillars of health – food, body and life.” Judging considerations included school lunch offer-ings, nutrition in the curricu-lum, physical activity during the school day and the imple-mentation of health-risk assessments for students. Recipients were selected by a panel of fitness and nutrition experts from the Oliver Foundation, ACTIVE Life, the Texas Education Agency, the Texas Depart-ment of State Health Ser-vices and the Texas Asso-ciation for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Memorial was one of only two high schools chosen to receive the grant – and the

only public high school selected. “I am extremely excited about this opportunity Mem-orial has been given,” said Dr. Angela Stallings, Memor-ial’s principal. “I have big plans for our campus as well as our district.” In 2011, H-E-B’s “Fit Campus” award gave $10,000 to 10 campuses that went above and beyond to educate children, parents and staff members about nutrition and fitness. This year, the com-pany chose 12 deserving campuses to receive a Healthy Campus Grant, a three-year $15,000 grant used to enhance existing health and fitness programs or to add new ones. “As the health of our coun-try is declining, there is push for children and adults to lead healthier lifestyles,” Stallings said. “With the help of this grant, we will begin our journey, not only as a campus, but as a district, set-ting the trend for healthy campuses nationwide.”

San Jacinto College South will host open audi-tions for the musical, Schoolhouse Rock Live! The musical is based on the 1970s pop culture chil-dren’s educational series that featured animated shorts on different topics ranging from grammar, math, science, government, and more. Audition dates are Mon-day, Jan. 23, and Tuesday,

Schoolhouse Rock Live! auditions setJan. 24, at 7 p.m. in Room FAB S-15.151 in the Marie Spence Flickinger Fine Arts Center located on the South campus at 13735 Beamer Road. Auditions are open to the public. Participants are asked to wear comfortable clothing for the dance audi-tion but no jeans, and be prepared to sing a favorite song from Schoolhouse Rock!.

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35 years ago ( 1977) The Southeast Volunteer Fire Department experi-enced an increase of nearly 100 percent in responses compared to the previous year. Nancy Gehman, of Coun-ty Commissioner Tom Bass’ offi ce, instigated a study of traffi c on Beamer in an ef-fort to determine what, if any, improvements should be made as the road neared completion. During one 24-hour period more than 4,300 vehicles traveled the road.

30 years ago (1982) Sagemeadow residents began to pay 100 percent of the charges for their trash pick-up to Texas Sanitation. Steps were in motion to deny a building permit for constriction of the proposed Kingsgarden subdivision because it could contribute to downstream fl ooding in

the South Belt area. Even though Dobie var-sity head football coach Buster Gilbreath had been contacted for a similar po-sition at Port Arthur Jeffer-son, he said he would stay at Dobie.

25 years ago (1987) Dobie freshman Laura Hayes, 15, suffered from a fractured pelvis from a hit-and-run accident. Lamont Roberts turned himself in after killing his father, Benny Roberts. Ac-cording to police, Lamont had intervened in a quarrel between his parents result-ing in a “physical confron-tation.” The son went up-stairs, obtained a shotgun and returned to the kitchen where he shot his father in the upward portion of the body.

20 years ago (1992) Demolition of three structures at the Park on Fuqua began to make room for Sam’s Wholesale Club on the site. Students in the Clear Creek Independent School District scored above the state averages on every por-tion of the Texas Assess-ment of Academic Skills test at every grade. Linda Wayland, daugh-ter of South Belt Justice of the Peace Howard Wayland, was preparing for a trip to Tashkent, Uzbekistan, the fourth-largest city in the former Soviet Union, to teach English.

15 years ago (1997) Dobie’s Academic De-

Remember Whencathlon won the regional championship with 45,938 out of a possible 60,000 points. Linda Krysler, who re-sided at her sister’s Sage-meadow home, was awak-ened at 3 a.m. by a barking poodle named Teddy who jumped on her. At fi rst she knocked him away, but then she heard breaking glass. She leaped from the bed to fi nd a fully engaged fi re en-gulfi ng their house. Krysler woke her sister, and the two fl ed from the burning house.

10 years ago (2002) Redistricting in the state Legislature led to many changes in the representa-tion of the South Belt area. Longtime Reps. Garnet Coleman and Al Edwards, both Democrats, were left will little or no political interest in the area, while Republican Robert Talton, a Pasadena representative, gained much of the South Belt area. Paul Kieft was shot by two young men. They came from behind his vehicle and demanded money, and when he refused, they shot him. Gene Paul Robertson, 29, a South Belt resident, was sentenced to 10 years of deferred adjudication and 45 days in jail after plead-ing guilty to manslaugh-ter. Robertson was on trial for the murder of Anthony Chapin.

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MIKE SENT BIRTHDAY WISHES Mike Williams celebrates his birthday Jan. 20. Best wishes are sent for a spe-cial day from his co-workers at Central Ace Hardware, family and friends at the Leader.

MARY ENJOYS A BIRTHDAY Mary Clark enjoys a birthday Friday, Jan. 20. Birthday greetings are sent to Mary from her husband, Chris, other family members and her friends at the Leader.FLICKINGERS CELEBRATE 50 YEARS Marie and David Flickinger will cel-ebrate their golden anniversary on Jan. 20. Best wishes for a wonderful 50th celebration are sent to the couple from their family, friends and the staff at the Leader.

SCHOOL DAZE The following personnel and staff members of the Pasadena Independent School District celebrate birthdays Jan. 19 through Jan. 25.

Atkinson Elementary Wishes for a wonderful birthday are sent to Katy Glass Jan. 20.

Burnett Elementary On Jan. 25, double birthday greetings are sent to Marjorie Locke and Xuan Pham.

Bush Elementary Greetings for a happy birthday are sent to Luis Pasos Jan. 22.

Meador Elementary On Jan. 21, Maria Hernandez and Connie Birmingham celebrate a birth-day.

South Belt Elementary Blow out the birthday candles for Rosa Ayala on Jan. 22. Cora Bigwood marks a birthday Jan. 23.

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Greetings for a happy birthday are sent to Angeline Escamilla Jan. 21. The day for a party for Emma Villatoro-Melendez is Jan. 22.

Thompson Intermediate A birthday is celebrated by Melissa Grabowski and Sharon Curry Jan. 23.

Dobie High Trish Boudra and Joseph Sabatell share a birthday Jan. 19. The day for a party for Maggie Fullen is Jan. 21. On Jan. 22, double birthday greetings are sent to Linda Puckett and Patricia Waloven who share a birthday. Kristi Lumbley is wished a happy birthday Jan. 23. Steven Buckheit celebrates a birth-day Jan. 25.LEADER WANTS YOU IN THE NEWS

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The Harris County Tax Office has scheduled two training sessions for volun-teer deputy voter registrars, Jan. 25 and Jan. 26. Both classes last one hour and 15 minutes and begin promptly at the stated time. The dates, places and start times of the sessions are: • Jan. 25 (Wednesday) Trini Mendenhall Sosa Com-munity Center, 1414 Wirt Road, Houston, 77055. The session will begin promptly at 6:45 p.m. and end at 8 p.m. • Jan. 26 (Thursday) El Franco Lee Community Cen-ter, 9500 Hall Road, Houston, 77089. The session will begin promptly at 6:45 p.m. and end at 8 p.m. Training for new or renew-ing registrars is also available online. Go to http://www.hctax.net/Voter/Deputy/ack nowledge.aspx. Read the material there, acknowledge the responsibility to follow the rules and click on the “I agree” button to access the newest material and applica-tion for appointment as a vol-

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Pfc. Thomas Stephens was recently home on a short leave after an 11-month combat tour in Afghanistan. He is assigned to the 170th Infan-try Brigade, Baumholder, Germany. Stephens is the son of Amy Preece of Alvin and grandson of David and Mary Preece of Sageglen. He attended Sunshine Childrens World, Thompson Interme-diate and Clear Brook High School.

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The Houston Space City Lions Club will meet Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 7 p.m. at the Golden Corral, 12500 Gulf Freeway. For informa-tion, call George Malone at 281-438-7243.

The Bay Area Singles Club monthly dance will be held Saturday, Jan. 21, from 7 to 10:30 p.m. at the VFW Lodge in Bacliff, located at 1401 Grand Avenue on FM-646, one-quarter mile west of Highway 146. Bring snacks to share. Cost is $6 for members and $8 for nonmembers. For information, call 409-948-1156 or 281-484-4762.

Singles dance Jan. 21

Ali, Hickerson wed

Stephen Hickerson and Ariel Ali were united in marriage on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011. A family celebration dinner was held the following Saturday, Nov. 26, at the Olympia Grill in Galveston. The groom is the son of William and Cecelia Hickerson of Sagemont. He is a 2007 graduate of Dobie High School and earned a Bachelor of Science in pharmaceutical sciences with honors in May 2011 from the University of Houston. He is currently enrolled in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Houston pursuing a Doctor of Pharmacy degree with an expected graduation date in May 2015. The bride is the daughter of Azard and Sharlene Ali of Pasadena. She is a 2007 gradu-ate of Pasadena Memorial High School. She earned a Bachelor of Science in management and marketing with honors in August 2011 from the University of Houston-Clear Lake and is currently pursuing a position in her field of study. The couple resides in the Houston area.

Flickingers celebrate 50 years

David and Marie Flickinger, 45-year residents of the South Belt area, celebrate their 50th anniversary on Jan 20. The cou-ple married in Council Bluffs, Iowa, where Marie was born. David was born in Grand Meadow, Minn. The couple lived in both Council Bluffs and Grand Meadow before moving to Houston in 1966 and to South Belt the following spring. They have two sons, Fred Flickinger who lives in Kingwood with his wife, Leslie, and daughter Kimberly. Their daughter, Courtney (Fairchild) Durham, and husband Chris live in Greenville, N.C. Son Davy resides in Riverstone Ranch with his new bride

of one month, Ellie. Ellie’s daughter, Natalie, and grandson Kelvin are also South Belt area residents. David Flickinger is self-employed at Flickinger Machine. He serves on the Clear Brook City Municipal Utility District Board. Marie, along with friend and co-worker Bobby Griffin, founded the South Belt-Ellington Leader and South Belt Graphics. The Leader begins it 37th year next month. Since Griffin semi-retired in 1998, Davy became Marie’s partner and president of South Belt Press, Inc. A family celebration is being planned by the couple’s sons.

Felts, Windsor engaged

Jo Felts announces the engagement and upcoming marriage of her daughter, Catherine Felts, to Jordan Windsor, son of Paul and Susan Windsor. The bride-to-be is a 2008 J. Frank Dobie High School graduate, and plans to graduate from Texas A&M University in May with a Bachelor of Science in kinesiology. The prospective groom is a 2009 graduate of J. Frank Dobie High School and a student at Blinn Junior College in Bryan. A March wed-ding is planned in College Station, and the couple plans to reside in College Station following the wedding.

When people read a really good book, they just naturally want to tell people about it. So they do – on the bus, at lunch, maybe even on Face-book. But, in the end, how many people have been reached? 100? 500? What if that number could be doubled or tripled? What if one could go viral and win a prize too? Harris County Public Library can’t guarantee who will be the next Keyboard Cat or Annoying Orange, but one never knows… Enter the Story Tubes 2012 Contest and get a chance to tell a whole lot of people about a favorite book and star in a personal video, too! Make the video alone or with a group of friends. One doesn’t even need a video camera, editing software or a computer to enter. Harris

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County Public Library branches have the equipment; just ask a librarian at the local branch for assistance. Entering the contest will help encourage other people to read and to get creative with technology. There will be prizes awarded to the winners of on-line voting, as well as special Judges’ Choice Awards in each of four age categories. Texas has had several win-ners in the past. In fact, one of last year’s winners came from HCPL’s La Porte Community Library. To enter, fill out an entry form on the Story Tubes web-site, then upload the video to Youtube or TeacherTube. The staff at a local Harris County Public Library can help with this if needed. Contest rules at a glance.

• Entry forms and videos must be submitted between 9 a.m. Jan. 20, 2012, and 11 p.m. Feb. 20, 2012. • Videos may be up to two minutes long. • The video may be made alone or with a group (group limit per video is five people). • Registration is free and English-speaking children and young adults in grades K-12 are eligible to enter. • Prizes are awarded in five age groups: Ages 5-7, ages 8-10, ages 11-13, ages 14-18, Just for Fun - all ages. For complete rules, guide-lines, and to view past entries, visit www.storytubes.info/drupal/. For more information about the nearest HCPL, call 713-749-9000 or log on to www.hcpl.net.

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Dancing with the Prin-cipals, an annual dinner gala that benefits the Pas-adena Independent School District Education Founda-tion, is set for Saturday, Jan. 21, at 6 p.m.

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On Saturday, Jan. 14, 17 elementary students, nine intermediate students and six high school students com-peted in the 2012 So You Think You Can Sing contest. This is the second annual event hosted by the Clear Creek Independent School District Visual and Perform-ing Arts Department. The students competed in one of three divisions: ele-mentary, intermediate or high school. Dean Muths, Visual and Performing Arts director, announced the winners to the delight of the crowd. In the elementary divi-sion, Ward Elementary’s Victoria Vourganas sang the country classic, I Wanna Be A Cowboy Sweetheart. Bethany Warner, a Space Center student, won the in-termediate school division with Adele’s Set Fire to the Rain. In the high school divi-sion, Ruvinda Gunawardena of Clear Brook High wowed the crowd with Michael

CCISD hosts 2012 So You Think You Can Sing contestBuble’s Haven’t Met You Yet. The contest was streamed live on the internet, and the winners were chosen by the number of text votes re-

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Meador Elementary re-cently released its honor and merit rolls for the second nine-weeks grading period. Students earning status are:

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Landen Adame, Issac Ali, Alex Ayala, Xavier Bernal, Theresa Burchfield, Alex Carroll, Juan Delgado, Fabian Martinez and Mark Pena-loza. Antonio Ramirez, Clarissa Ramirez, Nya Sanford, Deazhia Williams and Emily Zuniga.

Merit roll Ireti Akinwande, Jennifer Ben-Smith, Jeffrey Cerrato, Kylie Dennis, Francisco Gon-zalez, Dylan Helms, Leslie Jimenez, Carissa Pena and Huy Phan. Dimmie Robinson, Alex Rodriguez, Karina Rodriguez, Isaac Thompson, Luis Torres, Gia Tran, Emily Vasquez and Catalina Zendejas.

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Merit roll Brandy Capetillo, Andrew Chapa, Tiana Clark, Amya Dubose, Allan Gonzalez, Tjasa Murray, Emily Pham, Kassidy Pham, Kaylana Pham, Trey Rutherford and Rosmery Torres.

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The 2012 Dobie Lady Longhorn Softball Clinic will be held Saturday, January 28, from 9 a.m. to noon at the South Belt Girls Softball Association

Dobie softball hosts youth clinicfacility at El Franco Lee Park. Girls age 6 to14 are eli-gible to attend the session, which is $30 per partici-pant.

To sign up for participa-tion in the clinic, families may download the entry form and get updated in-formation at www.lady-longhornsoftball.org.

Rising Stars tracksters to register The Rising Stars Track

Club, coming off one of the most impressive sea-sons in program history, is now accepting registration for the 2012 spring/sum-mer season. Head coach Ivory Kim-ble and his staff will host workouts each Friday, Saturday and Sunday this

month, continuing Friday, Jan. 20, at the Dobie High School track. Youths age 5 to 19 are eligible to join the Rising Stars program, which com-petes within the Amateur Athletic Union. Those seeking to join the team will work out on Fri-days from 4:30 p.m. until

dark. Each Saturday, practice and registration will take place from 9 a.m. to noon. Each Sunday, team mem-bers will work out from 3 to 5 p.m. For information about the team, call Kimble at 832-561-1248 or visit sportata.com\risingstars.

The Southbelt Dolphins will host their annual in-formation session Saturday, Jan. 28, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the atrium inside Almeda Mall. Boys who wish to play football for the 2012 season

The South Belt Girls Softball Association will host a fi nal regular regis-tration session Thursday, Jan. 19, from 6 to 8:30 p.m., at the league facility at El Franco Lee Park.

The fee is $80 for the fi rst player in a family, and there is a $5 discount for all other family members. There will be a late reg-istration date Saturday, Jan. 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,

at the league facility at El Franco Lee Park. The league will also host try-outs that day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more infor-mation, call Mario Barajas at 713-946-7464.

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Dobie boys’ soccer team makes early statement

Dobie midfi elder Douglas Leighton (17) maneuvers away from an Alvin defender and slips a pass forward during the Longhorns’ 4-0 victory over the Yellowjack-ets to open the 2012 season. The Longhorns went on to

win the championship with a 4-0 record at the Pear-land/Friendswood Invitational Jan. 12-14. In the title match, Dobie glided past host Pearland 4-0.

Photo by John Bechtle

Clear Brook guard Chris Campbell (far right) steals the ball away from Clear Lake’s Paris Clayton dur-ing the fi rst half of the Wolverines’ 61-55 loss to the Falcons Jan. 13, at Clear Brook. Clear Lake (21-4, 5-0)

took over sole possession of fi rst place with the victory in front of a packed crowd. The Wolverines (22-3, 4-1) will next host Dickinson Jan. 20. At left is Clear Brook forward Jovan Yancy. Photo by John Bechtle

Dolphins host info sessionas well as girls who wish to be members of the drill team, cheerleaders or mas-cot groups are also invited to attend. Team offi cials will also be starting a waiting list for the respective teams.

CL edges Brook boys for 24-5A hoops lead Playing before a packed house on their home fl oor might have been what did the Clear Brook Wolver-ines in during their battle for fi rst place against Clear Lake Jan. 13, at Brook. Both teams entered the game tied atop the District 24-5A standings at 4-0, and it wound up being the Fal-cons who made enough big plays down the stretch to earn the win. Sinking three of four critical free throws in the closing seconds and re-bounding a missed Clear Brook 3-point try, Clear Lake held on for a 61-55 victory in front of one of the biggest crowds to see a game at Brook this season.

For Clear Brook head coach Jason Pillow, it was a case of his team not playing within itself and sticking to the game plan. Neither team was able to grab more than a seven-point lead the entire way. With the game being tightly-offi ciated, both teams spent considerable time at the free throw line. While Clear Brook sank 23 of 30 from the line, the Falcons made theirs count in the end, making seven of eight in the closing 40 sec-onds to win. The victory for Lake avenged a Dec. 3 loss to Brook in the championship game of the Carlisle/Krue-ger Classic for the tourna-

ment title, but no one is thinking tournament crowns at the moment. With one game remain-ing in the fi rst half of Dis-trict 24-5A play, both teams are still in great shape in

the playoff picture, but now it’s the Wolverines who are playing from behind. Brook was led by Fred Richardson’s 19 points, and Chris Campbell added 15.

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Lady Horn soccer seasonoff and kicking in 2012 There’s plenty of sea-son remaining and some improvement to be made, but the Dobie High School varsity girls’ socccer team is brimming with confi dence early on. Getting four shutout wins, including terrifi c play from junior goalkeeper Jackie Baade, the Lady Longhorns fi nished third at the Lady Bruin Classic in

Beaumont Jan. 12-14. Only a goal by Lumberton in the closing minutes of the semi-fi nal round prevented Dobie from playing for the title. Sophomore Alyssa Wil-liams provided a big lift of-fensively, scoring four goals in the fi ve games. Dobie defeated Beau-mont Kelly 1-0 in its third-place game.

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Dobie boys top Mavs;Sanders pumps in 24 The transition to Dis-trict 22-5A action has proved to be just what the doctor ordered for the Dobie varsity boys’ bas-ketball team. With consecutive vic-tories over Pasadena (88-70) and Pasadena Memorial (56-46), the Longhorns have quickly moved to 2-0 in league play.

Against Memorial, the Longhorns put to-gether four quarters of solid basketball and got a game-high 24 points from Christian Sanders to take the victory. Leading 41-37 enter-ing the fourth quarter, the Longhorns kept the Mavs at bay over the fi nal eight minutes to grab the win.

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Brook girls get big W;Lady Horns fall at PM Aliyah Owens had 16 points as the Clear Brook varsity girls’ basketball team stayed in the mix for a playoff spot with a 56-46 victory over Pearland Jan. 19, at Brook. Pearland, which de-

feated Clear Brook in the fi rst round of district play, fell into a fourth-place tie with Clear Brook follow-ing the outcome. Clear Springs (8-0) and Clear Lake (7-1) are

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Pasadena ISD tourney next Dobie’s quest to get back to the Region III tourna-ment is off to a convincing start after the Longhorns won their bracket cham-pionship at the Pearland/Friendswood varsity boys’ soccer tournament. The Longhorns took down Alvin, Dawson and Dickinson in pool play be-fore handing Dickinson a 4-0 defeat in the champion-ship match on the Pearland side of the tournament. “Clearly, it was a solid start for us,” Dobie head coach Jesse Saavedra said. “I think everyone knows that we have high expecta-tions this year. “But this is a new team and a new year, and you have to go out there and

take care of business. We won all four games and took the trophy, so we did what we wanted to do.” Next up for Dobie is the Pasadena Independent School District Cup Jan. 19-21, with the Longhorns playing as one of the host teams. Dobie will face Houston Memorial, North Shore and Klein Oak in pool play be-fore the trophy round fi n-ishes out the event the eve-ning of Jan. 21. “This is a big week for us,” Saavedra said. “North Shore handed us one of our losses last year, and they went deep in the playoffs last year. Klein Oak always has a good pro-gram, so we’ll see how it all

shakes out.” Dobie, which has now climbed to No. 6 in the ESPN Rise national poll that includes seven states playing winter soccer, sim-ply got the job done in Pear-land. The Longhorns took down Manvel Jan. 12 3-0 in the tournament opener while playing without vet-eran midfi elder Douglas Leighton. The following day, the Longhorns shut out Alvin 4-0, getting a big sec-

ond goal just 1.5 seconds before halftime. Against Dickinson, in what was a 2011 regional quarterfi nal rematch, the Longhorns fell behind 2-1 at halftime but came back to take the win. Pearland was the big-ger, more physical team in the championship fi nal, but the Longhorns cruised to an easy 4-0 win. “We had some mishaps along the way, letting Alvin and Dickinson both get be-

hind us a couple of times on the defensive end, but that’s all a learning experience for us,” Saavedra said. “It’s very diffi cult to play a perfect soccer game. This team is just that – a com-plete team. The group is very good as a whole, and they play so well together. Getting off to a great start is just what we wanted to do.” As expected, the Long-horns got scoring contribu-tions from several players. Jonathan Palms led the way

with three goals and three assists, and Marvin Solis also scored three times. On the defensive end, senior Hector Saldivar, the new full-time starter in the nets, earned three shutout wins. Saavedra also cited Ed-win Padilla, Adrian Tranco-zo, Carlos Rivas and Kevin Padilla for their solid play. “All in all, it was a great team effort,” Saavedra said. “To win any tournament,

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Dobie baseball tryouts coming Jan. 27-28 Dobie High School stu-dents wishing to try out for a spot on one of the Long-horns’ baseball teams for

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Sports CalendarBASKETBALLFriday, Jan. 20

Brook varsity boys host Dickinson, 7:00Brook varsity girls at Dickinson, 7:00Dobie varsity girls host Sam Rayburn, 7:30Dobie varsity boys at Sam Rayburn, 7:00Dobie JV boys at Sam Rayburn, 6:00Dobie JV girls host Sam Rayburn, 6:00Brook JV girls at Dickinson, 5:30Brook JV boys host Dickinson, 5:30Dobie sophomore boys at Sam Rayburn, 4:30Brook sophomore boys host Dickinson, 5:30Dobie freshman A boys at Sam Rayburn, 6:00Dobie freshman A girls host Sam Rayburn, 4:30Brook freshman A boys host Dickinson, 4:00Brook freshman A girls at Dickinson, 4:00Brook freshman B boys host Dickinson, 4:00Brook freshman B girls at Dickinson, 4:00Dobie freshman B girls host Sam Rayburn, 6:00Dobie freshman B boys at Sam Rayburn, 4:30

Monday, Jan. 23Thompson 8th Dark boys host Beverly Hills, 5:00Thompson 8th Light boys host Beverly Hills, 6:15Thompson 7th Dark boys host Beverly Hills, 5:00Thompson 7th Light boys host Beverly Hills, 6:15Beverly Hills 8th Light girls vs. Thompson, Dobie, 6:15Beverly Hills 8th Dark girls vs. Thompson, Dobie, 5:00Beverly Hills 7th Dark girls host Thompson, 5:00Beverly Hills 7th Light girls host Thompson, 6:15

Tuesday, Jan. 24Brook varsity boys host Alvin, 7:00Brook varsity girls at Alvin, 7:00Dobie varsity girls host S. Houston, Phillips, 7:30Dobie varsity boys at South Houston, 7:00Dobie JV boys at South Houston, 6:00Dobie JV girls host S. Houston, Phillips, 6:00Brook JV girls at Alvin, 5:30Brook JV boys host Alvin, 5:30Dobie sophomore boys at South Houston, 4:30Brook sophomore boys host Alvin, 5:30Dobie freshman A boys at South Houston, 6:00Dobie freshman A girls host S. Houston, Phillips, 4:30Brook freshman A boys host Alvin, 4:00Brook freshman A girls at Alvin, 4:00Brook freshman B boys host Alvin, 4:00Brook freshman B girls at Alvin, 4:00Dobie freshman B boys at South Houston, 4:30

Friday, Jan. 27Brook varsity boys at Clear Creek, 7:00Brook varsity girls host Clear Creek, 7:00Dobie varsity girls at Deer Park, 7:30Dobie varsity boys host Deer Park, 7:30Dobie JV boys at Deer Park, 6:00Dobie JV girls at Deer Park, 6:00Brook JV girls host Clear Creek, 5:30Brook JV boys at Clear Creek, 5:30Dobie sophomore boys at Deer Park, 4:30Brook sophomore boys at Clear Creek, 5:30Dobie freshman A boys at Deer Park, 6:00Dobie freshman A girls at Deer Park, 4:30Brook freshman A boys at Clear Creek, 4:00Brook freshman A girls host Clear Creek, 4:00Brook freshman B boys at Clear Creek, 4:00Brook freshman B girls host Clear Creek, 4:00Dobie freshman B boys at Deer Park, 4:30Dobie freshman B girls at Deer Park, 6:00

Tuesday, Jan. 31Brook varsity boys at Clear Springs, 7:00Brook varsity girls host Clear Springs, 7:00Dobie varsity girls at Pasadena, 7:30Dobie varsity boys host Pasadena, 7:30Dobie JV boys host Pasadena, 6:00Dobie JV girls at Pasadena, 6:00Brook JV girls host Clear Springs, 5:30Brook JV boys at Clear Springs, 5:30Dobie sophomore boys host Pasadena, 4:30Brook sophomore boys at Clear Springs, 5:30Dobie freshman A boys host Pasadena, 6:00Dobie freshman A girls at Pasadena, 4:30Brook freshman A boys at Clear Springs, 4:00Brook freshman A girls host Clear Springs, 4:00Brook freshman B boys at Clear Springs, 4:00Brook freshman B girls host Clear Springs, 4:00Dobie freshman B boys host Pasadena, 4:30

SOCCERThursday, Jan. 19

Dobie varsity boys vs. H.Memorial, Newcomb, 2:00

Friday, Jan. 20Dobie varsity boys vs. North Shore, Newcomb, noonDobie varsity girls at Hightower, 5:00

Saturday, Jan. 21Dobie varsity boys vs. Klein Oak, Auxiliary, 10 a.m.Dobie JV (A) girls at Kingwood Park tourn., TBADobie JV (B) girls host Dicksinon, Dobie, 10 a.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 24Brook varsity boys at North Shore, GPISD, 7:00Brook JV boys at North Shore, GPISD, 5:00

Thursday, Jan. 26Dobie varsity girls at Pearland tourn., TBADobie JV (B) girls host Brazosport, 4:00

TENNISThursday, Jan. 19

Dobie varsity at Pearland, 2:30

Eighth-Grade LightGirls’ Basketball Standings

(Week Six) Teams W L Beverly Hills 6 0 Park View 5 1 Bondy 5 1 Southmore 5 1 Queens 3 3 San Jacinto 2 4 Thompson 2 4 Miller 1 5 South Houston 1 5 Jackson 0 6 Game scores: Bondy 24, Queens 15 Southmore 33, Miller 25 Thompson 23, San Jacinto 21 Park View 23, South Houston 8 Beverly Hills 46, Jackson 3

Eighth-Grade DarkGirls’ Basketball Standings

(Week Six) Teams W L Beverly Hills 6 0 Southmore 5 1 Thompson 4 2 Park View 4 2 Miller 3 3 Queens 3 3 Bondy 3 3 San Jacinto 1 5 Jackson 1 5 South Houston 0 6 Game scores: Bondy 28, Queens 27 Southmore 16, Miller 13 Thompson 32, San Jacinto 31 Park View 40, South Houston 8 Beverly Hills 34, Jackson 11

Seventh-Grade LightGirls’ Basketball Standings

(Week Six) Teams W L Bondy 6 0 Thompson 5 1 Beverly Hills 5 1 South Houston 4 2 Jackson 3 3 Park View 3 3 Southmore 2 4 Miller 2 4 San Jacinto 0 6 Queens 0 6 Game scores: Bondy 33, Queens 14 Miller 22, Southmore 11 Thompson 40, San Jacinto 12 South Houston 30, Park View 15 Beverly Hills 36, Jackson 27

Seventh-Grade DarkGirls’ Basketball Standings

(Week Six) Teams W L Bondy 6 0 Thompson 5 1 Beverly Hills 5 1 Park View 3 3 Southmore 3 3 Jackson 2 4 Miller 2 4 South Houston 2 4 Queens 2 4 San Jacinto 1 5 Game scores: Thompson 35, San Jacinto 7 Beverly Hills 19, Jackson 14 Bondy 28, Queens 9 Southmore 16, Miller 10 Park View 18, South Houston 16

Eighth-Grade LightBoys’ Basketball Standings

(Week Six) Teams W L Thompson 5 1 Beverly Hills 5 1 Southmore 5 1 Queens 5 1 Park View 4 2 San Jacinto 3 3 Jackson 1 5 South Houston 1 5 Miller 1 5 Bondy 0 6 Game scores: Thompson 55, San Jacinto 44 Beverly Hills 57, Jackson 35 Southmore 40, Miller 23 Queens 75, Bondy 57 Park View 61, South Houston 50

Eighth-Grade DarkBoys’ Basketball Standings

(Week Six) Teams W L Thompson 6 0 Beverly Hills 5 1 San Jacinto 4 2 Queens 3 3 Park View 3 3 South Houston 2 4 Jackson 2 4 Southmore 2 4 Bondy 2 4 Miller 1 5 Game scores: Thompson 47, San Jacinto 41 Beverly Hills 58, Jackson 21 Miller 39, Southmore 36 Bondy 43, Queens 34 Park View 16, South Houston 14

Seventh-Grade LightBoys’ Basketball Standings

(Week Six) Teams W L Thompson 6 0 Queens 5 1 Bondy 4 2 South Houston 4 2 Beverly Hills 4 2 Southmore 2 4 Jackson 2 4 San Jacinto 2 4 Miller 1 5 Park View 0 6 Game scores: Thompson 58, San Jacinto 21 Beverly Hills 49, Jackson 23 Southmore 23, Miller 15 Queens 47, Bondy 46 South Houston 40, Park View 10

Seventh-Grade DarkBoys’ Basketball Standings

(Week Six) Teams W L Thompson 6 0 Beverly Hills 5 1 Bondy 4 2 South Houston 4 2 Queens 4 2 Miller 3 3 San Jacinto 2 4 Park View 1 5 Southmore 1 5 Jackson 0 6 Game scores: Thompson 34, San Jacinto 11 Beverly Hills 28, Jackson 25 Miller 18, Southmore 8 Queens 30, Bondy 26 South Houston 35, Park View 11

The South Belt Suns started Pasadena Recreation Department youth basket-ball action with a win over the Pasadena Cavaliers 30-14. Competing in the 9-10-year-old division, the Suns got off to a great start in the division as they played well at both ends of the fl oor. The Suns started fast as they took a 14-2 lead at the end of the fi rst period. They continued to apply pres-sure on the Cavaliers in the second quarter, building an 18-5 advantage. By the end of the third period, they were leading

by a score of 26-8. Leading the scoring for the Suns was Christian Cleckley with eight points, Marquice Scott with seven, Keyveon Thompson with six, Marco Sanchez with four and Dylan Villareal and Keion Thompson with two points apiece Kobe Ruiz also sank a free throw. Defensively doing a great job was Javonte Dillon, Alex Duenz, Marco DeLe-on, Johnny Jones and Ste-ven Trevino. The Suns’ top rebounders were Scott, Dillon, Keyveon Thompson, Ruiz, Sanchez and Cleckley.

Suns’ 9-10 hoopstersopen season with win

Thompson Intermedi-ate’s eighth-grade boys’ basketball teams continued their impresive season with a pair of big victories over the San Jacinto Tigers Jan. 9.

Lions 8th Dark 47San Jacinto 41

In the Dark team game, the Lions and Tigers went

head-to-head as neither team could manage to pull away. The Lions managed to grab the lead in the third quarter and went on to win 47-41. Leading the Lions was the trio of Travores Gil-bert, Ty Williams and Javon Johnson, who combined

to score 34 of the 47 Lion points. Playing tough in the paint was Jesse Paredes, and play-ing solid on defense were Johnny Williams and Varek Leornard. Craig Wilks had a great rebounding night with eight boards as the Lions remained undefeated in dis-trict with a 6-0 record.

Lions 8th Light 55San Jacinto 44

In the Light team game, the Lions ripped off 12 con-secutive points to start the action and never looked back, defeating the Tigers 55-44. The fi rst-place Lions were led by Trey Kelly’s season high of 21 points. Jason Lester had 10 points, while Tyler Giron and Tyson Thompson added nine points apiece. But it was the stifl ing de-fense of the Lions that tor-mented the Tigers all night. The top defenders for the game were Kelly, Thomp-son, Jaylon Bolden and Kaelon Woods. Top rebounders for the night were Chandler Tisby, Derrick Brown and Ken-neth Gibson.

Lions’ basketball tops San Jac

Horns’ boys beat Mavs, stand at 2-0Continued from Page 1B “It has been a nice start to our district campaign,” Do-bie head coach Kevin Cross said after his team won its third straight game overall. “When you only have 10 district games to decide who is going to the playoffs, you need a quick start. “If you look at the scores of the games, it seems that we handled Pasadena and Memorial, but both games were not decided until the

fourth quarter of both.” Against Pasadena, De-vonte Banks led the Long-horns in scoring with 20, and Christian Sanders had 19. The Longhorns had help as Geo Ramirez had 10 points, and Taylor Holland and Vance Leonard had eight each. In the Memorial win, Christian Sanders paced Do-bie in scoring with 24 points, and he added 10 rebounds.

Holland and Ramirez had nine, while Chris Mendoza and Daryl Edwards added eight points. “Every game is big in

this district, and we are 2-0,” Cross pointed out. “We have to play Sam Rayburn on Friday at their place, and that will be a

huge game. “We have to take these games one at a time, and hopefully, we will be 3-0 af-ter we play Sam Rayburn.”

Brook boys hold onto second placeContinued from Page 1B Clear Brook next avoid-ed a problem spot, coming back to knock off Pearland 70-68 in overtime after a big comeback. Coming off the loss to Clear Lake, the last thing the Wolverines wanted to do was suddenly fall into a second-place tie with the Oilers in a quick two-game

span. Problem averted. Trailing by eight points entering the fourth period, the Wolverines earned the tie late and then won the overtime session 12-10 to move to 5-1 with one game left in the fi rst half of dis-trict play. Richardson paced the win with a game-high 27 points. Chase Mullen added

13 as the Wolverines held on to second place at 5-1. Pearland is now third at 4-2. Clear Lake defeated Dickinson to remain un-beaten at 6-0. Up next for Clear Brook is a Jan. 20, matchup at home against Dickinson. The game is set to tip off at 7 p.m.

Brook girls get huge win; Dobie girls slipContinued from Page 1Bahead of the pack in the District 24-5A race, and Clear Creek has a hold on third place at 5-3. With six games to go, Clear Brook and Pearland

are tied at 4-4 and are likely to wage a battle down the stretch for the fi nal playoff spot. In the fi rst half of District 24-5A action, both Brook and Pearland were defeated

by Springs, Lake and Creek, the three teams in front of them. The best thing going for Clear Brook right now is that the team has played exceptionally well lately to

get back in the mix. Af-ter playing at Dickinson Jan. 20, Brook will return home to play Alvin. A late push last season gave Brook a playoff spot, so maybe 2012 will repeat.

Clear Lake guard Connor Ruta dribbles along the 3-point line while Brook’s Chase Mullen provides defense. In the end, Ruta’s Falcon team held on for a big win in the District 24-5A standings. At right is Brook’s Chris Campbell.

Clear Brook forward Fred Richardson (30) guards Clear Lake’s Fred Lewis dur-ing Clear Lake’s big 61-55 victory Jan. 13 in 24-5A action. The Wolverines later bounced back with a win over Pearland.

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 197 a.m.

AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Monday through Friday. from 7 to 8 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Room 114. Call 281-487-8787 for informa-tion, or just drop in.

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

5:30 p.m.Texas German Society, South Belt (Southeast) Chapter – A social group interested in the culture, music, heritage and lan-guage of the immigrants in early German settlements in Texas. Meetings are held the third Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of Mount Olive Lutheran Church, 10310 Scarsdale Blvd. Visitors are welcome. Call 281-481-1238 for more information.

6:30 p.m.Alcoholics Anonymous – Thursday and Friday at 6:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.St. Luke’s Catholic Church – St. Luke the Evangelist Church, 11011 Hall Road, offers free tutoring on Tuesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tutoring is held in Room 2 of the Education Building. Contact Joe Pavlicek at 281-484-1397 or by e-mail at joe_pavlicek@yahoo.com.

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

FRIDAY, JANUARY 207 a.m.

AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Monday through Friday.

from 7 to 8 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Room 114. Call 281-487-8787 for informa-tion, or just drop in.

10 a.m.Interfaith Care Partners – Interfaith Care Partners minis-try has been established at Saint Frances Cabrini Catholic Church, 10727 Hartsook Street in Houston, in the Mother Cabrini Center. The gathering is for persons with alzheimer’s, dementia, Parkinson’s, strokes and similar disabilities and their caretakers is provided on the third Friday of each month from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The gathering consists of a continental-type breakfast, arts and crafts, exercises, entertainment, devotional break, lunch, and ends with a bingo game. Those who have a family member or know of someone with these challenges are welcome to attend. For additional information, call the church office at 713-946-5768; Claudia Rojas, Interfaith Care Partners, at 713-682-5995; or visit the website at interfaithcarepartners.org.

NoonMoving Forward Women’s Adult Children Anonymous – The ACA group meets Fridays at noon at the Up The Street Club in Webster, 508 Nasa Parkway, in room 4. ACA is a 12-step program of hope, healing and recovery for people who grew up in alcoholic or dysfunctional homes. For more information, call 281-286-1431.

6 p.m.Spanish Al-Anon – Friday at 6 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.

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

SATURDAY, JANUARY 2111 a.m.

Al-Anon Meeting - Women Only – Meets each Saturday morn-ing from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Room 111. Call 281-487-8787,

or just drop in.6 p.m.

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

7 p.m.Bay Area Bluegrass Association – Produces a bluegrass music show and jam session the third Saturday of each month, May and December are exceptions. The stage show begins at 7 p.m., but pickers are welcome to bring their instruments and come earlier. Admission is free. The show is held at the Johnny Arolfo Civic Center, 300 Walker in League City. For more information, visit http://www.bayareabluegrass.org.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 222 p.m.

Grief Support Group – For any adult who has lost a loved one. Meets every Sunday, except Mother’s Day, Easter and Christmas from 2 to 3:15 p.m. at First United Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway. For more information, call 281-487-8787.

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

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

MONDAY, JANUARY 237 a.m.

AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Monday through Friday.

from 7 to 8 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Room 114. Call 281-487-8787 for informa-tion, or just drop in.

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

5 p.m.Clear Lake Freeman Branch Library – “Can you find spiritual freedom through your dreams?” Find out Monday, Jan. 23, through Friday, Jan. 27 at 5 p.m. at the Clear Lake Freeman Branch Library, 16616 Diana Lane. For information, call 713-775-0353.

6 p.m.Scrabble Club #511 – Meets every Monday at the IHOP on Fuqua from 6 to 9 p.m. All who enjoy the game or want to learn to play are invited to join. For more information, call 281-488-2923.

6:30 p.m.New Directions Singles Club – New Directions Singles support meetings for ages 55 and up are held each Monday at 6:30 p.m. at Webster Presbyterian Church, 201 W. NASA Parkway in Webster. For further information, call Carolynn at 713-340-2354 or Linda at 409-392-6886.Civil Air Patrol Meeting – Weekly at Ellington Field in the Civil Air Patrol Building. Call 281-484-1352 and leave a message for more information.

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

Pasadena ISD fi nalizes inaugural hall of fame class with nominationsContinued from Page 1A

Named to the Hall of Fame last fall were E.W. “Ned” Thompson, who coached Pasadena High to the state basketball champi-onship in 1946; Bill Henry, who played on Thompson’s 1946 team before pitching in the major leagues for 16 seasons; Bert Coan, a na-tionally acclaimed Eagles football and track sensation who is generally considered the community’s most her-alded sports star; Mickey McCarty, a multi-sport wonder at both Pasadena High and TCU; and Christa Williams, the softball pitch-ing sensation from Dobie who earned Olympic gold in both 1996 and 2000. Thompson, who died just three weeks ago at the age of 101, will be honored posthumously, as will Bar-fi eld and McCarty. “These 12 sports greats represent far more than just heroics in the arena,” said Terry Brotherton, chairman of the hall of fame organiz-ing committee. “These special athletes represent a starting point for this entire endeavor. In coming years, many other deserving athletes will join this elite group. Many youngsters who currently play on the sand-lots and in the gyms across our community will one day fi nd their names alongside those we plan to enshrine this spring.” The nine surviving in-ductees, and family rep-resentatives of the three deceased inductees, will be in attendance at the gala induction banquet on April 14. The event will include cheerleaders, band mem-bers and athletes from the fi ve district high schools – and will conclude with an autograph and photo ses-sion with the inductees. Tickets for the event are $50 and will go on sale Feb. 1 at the Pasadena ISD Ath-letic Ticket Offi ce. Tables of 10 may also be purchased but will be limited in num-ber. Memberships for found-ing sponsors are also avail-able. The names of each founding member and of each sponsoring corpora-tion will be inscribed in a glass wall to be kept on per-manent display in the hall of fame. A plaque display for the 12 inaugural inductees will be unveiled at the banquet. The display will be lo-cated on a wall at one end of the fi eld house until a permanent location is de-signed and built during an expansion of the facility in the coming years. “Our selection decisions were extremely diffi cult,” Brotherton said. “Sound arguments were made for literally dozens of others. I expect that many of those individuals will be gracing our induction banquets in the near future.” Rodney Chant, the direc-tor of athletics for the Pasa-dena ISD, said the 12 cho-sen for the inaugural class refl ect well on the district as much for their character as their athletic skills. “Numerous athletes have gone on to the collegiate and professional level and represented Pasadena ISD in a professional manner,” Chant said. “Athletics is not just about how to pass, catch or shoot. It’s about the life-long lessons that it teaches.

It’s about how those lessons can be carried into everyday life.” The hall of fame commit-tee, a group of local leaders in business and education, plans to name additional in-ductees each year and host an annual induction ban-quet. Plans call for future ban-quet proceeds to fund col-lege scholarships for senior athletes from the fi ve Pasa-dena ISD high schools. The following are cap-sules of the additional hall of fame inductees. ROBERT “BOB” BAR-FIELDCoach/Pasadena High School / 1958-1972 From the sock-hop ’50s, all through the youth re-volt of the ’60s and into the convulsive ’70s, Bob Bar-fi eld proved to be a football coach for all seasons, for all generations. His combination of lon-gevity and success is un-matched in the gridiron his-tory of the Pasadena ISD. In the age of single play-off qualifi ers, his 15 Pasade-na Eagle squads won three district titles, two bidistrict crowns and appeared in a to-tal of seven playoff games. His fi rst team – in 1958 – reached a peak of playoff success that remains undu-plicated by any district foot-ball squad. After sustaining a sea-son-opening loss to Odessa High, Barfi eld’s Eagles rat-tled off 12 straight victories to reach the Class 4A state championship game in Aus-tin’s Memorial Stadium. Even a loss to Wichita Falls in that contest failed to erase the stupendous ac-complishment of a state fi -nals berth. After graduating from Sam Houston State in 1940, Barfi eld left the coaching ranks temporarily to serve in World War II. He returned as head coach at Cedar Bayou, where he won fi ve straight district titles. He joined the football staff at Baylor and served as backfi eld coach on the 1956 Bears team that upset unbeaten Tennessee in the 1957 Sugar Bowl. A year later, he was dis-missed along with the rest of the Baylor football staff– all to the great fortune of the Pasadena school district. Barfi eld relocated to Pas-adena and marched his Ea-gles all the way to Austin. He followed up that 1958 success with additional dis-trict titles in 1963 and 1970. His 1963 team fi nished with the unusual record of 9-0-3. It took a penetration tie-breaker to bring the Eagles’ season to a close that fall. Still, Barfi eld laid claim to one of only two unbeaten seasons in school history. After the 1972 cam-paign, Barfi eld accepted an assistant athletic director’s position with the district. He retired in 1977 and in 1984 was elected to the Texas High School Coaches Association Hall of Honor. The gymnasium at Pasa-dena High is named in his honor. CARL CHOATEFootball, Basketball, Track /Pasadena High School/ Class of 1959 It’s doubtful that any stu-dent in the history of Pasa-dena ISD packed more into a high-school career than did Carl Choate. Ruggedly handsome and equally friendly, Cho-ate earned varsity letters in three sports each of his three

years at Pasadena High. He contributed to a state championship track team as a sophomore, a district championship basketball team as a junior – and as a senior, he played a key role as an offensive end in the Eagles’ charge to the state championship game in foot-ball, the only such appear-ance by a district team. Choate served as tri-cap-tain of that 1958 squad and left Pasadena as a two-time all-district performer and as an all-state selection (and second-team All-American) his senior season. He played in the Tex-as High School All-Star Game, the Oil Bowl and the All-American High School Game. In basketball, he earned all-district honors as a senior after fi nishing as the district’s No. 2 scorer. Around the halls of Pasa-dena High, he was, as his senior yearbook says, “ide-alized.” A member of the Na-tional Honor Society, he was voted class favorite his sophomore and junior years. As a senior and a co-vale-dictorian, he was bestowed his school’s ultimate honor – the title of Mr. Pasadena High School. Choate earned a football scholarship to Baylor, but injuries and health issues limited his participation. He reinvented himself as a college kicker and made an important contribution to Baylor teams in 1961 and 1962, ranking among the top scorers in the Southwest Conference. As a junior, he kicked fi ve fi eld goals in six at-tempts as the Bears landed a berth in the Gotham Bowl. Playing in New York’s Polo Grounds, he chipped in a fi eld goal as Baylor whipped Utah State 24-9. He left Baylor as the recipient of the Phillips Brooks Hall Award for post-ing the highest grade-point average among four-year scholarship athletes. DAN McILHANYFootball, Basketball, Base-

ball/South Houston High School/Class of 1961 South Houston High opened its doors in 1957, and it didn’t take long for a true football hero to pass through. Both as a junior and again as a senior in the fall of 1960, Dan McIlhany earned all-district honors as the Trojans’ quarterback. He went on to play the same position at Texas A&M, providing the Aggies with one of their brightest moments in a hard-luck era. McIlhany made the transi-tion to full-time defense as a pro, getting in one sea-son with the Los Angeles Rams. Although he never played on a district champi-onship team at South Hous-ton, McIlhany orchestrated a memorable sendoff. In his fi nal high school game, the Trojans were mired in a scoreless tie against Texas City. McIlhany threw one ap-parent touchdown pass for the game’s fi rst points, but a penalty wiped it out. He threw another one, but again a yellow fl ag spoiled the ef-fort. Finally, in the fourth quarter, McIlhany hooked up with Robert Hannusch for a 50-yard strike and the winning points in an 8-0 South Houston victory. The Aggies won only six games during McIlhany’s varsity career, but he did all he could to make them memorable. He completed 56 of 129 passes for 693 yards over three seasons and returned seven kickoffs for 202 yards. As a sophomore in 1962, he provided A&M fans with one of the Aggies’ greatest thrills. With his team trailing Texas Tech 3-0 after the Red Raiders kicked a fi eld goal in the fi nal 20 seconds, McIlhany returned the en-suing kickoff 102 yards, hitting the end zone with the game-winning points with just two seconds on the clock. As a safety in the NFL,

he played 10 games with the Los Angeles Rams in 1965 and intercepted two passes. McIlhany earned his degree in veterinary medicine in 1970 and has owned Towne North Animal Hospital in San Antonio since 1984. GEORGE CHESHIREFootball, Track/Pasadena High School/Class of 1964 A half-century ago, back in the days when playing wide receiver at a Texas school was about as im-portant as being a card-car-rying Republican, George Cheshire was happy to go against the grain. His receiving exploits for the Pasadena Eagles helped produce a rare unbeaten season in 1963. And even today, his name can be found on the rolls of the most productive pass-catchers ever to play at Baylor. Handsome and person-able – a class favorite while in high school – Cheshire used his blazing speed to make a name for himself in area track circles and his ball-catching abilities to help cultivate the term “passing attack.” He won the district 100-yard dash title as a senior and led his mile relay team to a third-place regional fi n-ish. He lettered three years in football, earning all-district honors his senior year for a district championship team that went 9-0-3, made the playoffs and failed to ad-vance to the regional fi nals only because of a penetra-tions defi cit in a tie game. The recipient of a schol-arship to Baylor, Cheshire ran track and played football for two years before devot-ing his time to the gridiron. Over three seasons, he caught 81 passes for 1,034 yards and 11 touchdowns, a total which still ranks in the Top 10 at Baylor. His 81 catches still rank on the school’s Top 20 list. In his fi rst college game, he caught a 19-yard touch-down pass to help beat Au-burn 14-8. In his next game, he

caught a 51-yard touchdown pass to help beat Washing-ton. As a senior in 1967, he fi nished as Baylor’s top receiver, catching 39 passes for 475 yards. DAVID FREISLEBENBaseball, Football/Sam Rayburn High School/ Class of 1971 Among the 10 letters in his last name, you won’t fi nd a single “K.” But for those who followed baseball in the Houston area during the 1970s, David Freisleben brought to mind more “K’s” than anyone would care to count. A product of the Pasa-dena sandlots, Freisleben helped usher in a golden age of Pasadena ISD hurlers in the early 1970s, an era that included teammate Mike Ibarguen, South Houston’s Steve Englishbey and Pasa-dena’s Mike Kirkland. As a senior, just months after quarterbacking the Sam Rayburn football team, he led the Texans deep into the state baseball playoffs with a scorching fastball and lethal bat. Twice, dur-ing summer ball, he earned state American Legion MVP honors. The San Diego Padres made him their fi fth-round draft pick in 1971. After a stellar dash up the minor-league ladder, Freisleben made his big-league debut in April of 1974 and made an immediate impact. He tossed complete-game vic-tories in his two starts and beat future Hall of Famer Steve Carlton in his third. Freisleben struck out 130 batters his rookie season while posting a 3.66 ERA. He won 10 games in 1976 with 81 strikeouts and a 3.51 ERA. He pitched in the major leagues for seven years: fi ve with the Padres and one each with the Cleveland Indians and Toronto Blue Jays. Injuries forced him out of baseball at the age of 28. MIKE KIRKLANDFootball, Baseball, Basket-ball/Pasadena High School /Class of 1972 Kirkland holds the title of the youngest sports hero in Pasadena history. At age 13, he made head-lines by winning the nation-al Punt, Pass & Kick title. The fi nals were held on national TV at halftime of a playoff consolation game between the Cleveland Browns and Los Angeles Rams in Miami’s Orange Bowl. Of course, that was just the beginning. As early as his eighth-grade year at Jackson In-termediate, his quarterback skills were the talk of the town. He led Pasadena High to a district football title his junior year, the Eagles’ fi rst district crown in seven years. He also lettered in basketball and developed into a feared pitcher in base-ball. Heavily recruited, Kirk-land signed with Arkansas and put in four productive seasons for Frank Broyles’ Razorbacks. He broke in as the Hogs’ kicker, but enjoyed a break-through season as a sopho-more 1973, passing for 990 yards and three touch-downs. Injuries slowed his prog-ress, but as a junior he got the call in a memorable contest against SMU, a game played in the rain in Little Rock. With the Hogs trailing

17-0 in the second, Kirkland entered the game and rallied his team to a 24-24 tie. He set up one score with a 91-yard run, passed 37 yards for another and scored yet another himself. His 91-yard run was a school record at the time.Broyles commented on Kirkland’s performance af-ter the game: “For just one half,” Broyles said, “under such adversity, that equals any-thing I’ve seen in my 28 years in football.” Kirkland was drafted by the Baltimore Colts in the fi fth round and spent three seasons on the team’s roster. He played in 16 games in 1978, earned two starts and also served as the team’s punter. TREVOR COBBFootball, Track / Dobie High School / Class of 1989 Many Pasadena ISD ath-letes have helped establish a

link of excellence with Rice University, but none quite so emphatically as Trevor Cobb. The Dobie High prod-uct won the Doak Walker Award in 1991, the highest collegiate honor ever earned by a football product of the Pasadena ISD or a football player at Rice. Cobb played nearly ev-ery sport offered at Dobie, but his performances as an elusive running back for the Longhorns quickly earned him a statewide reputation. He signed with the Owls and earned four letters. He cracked 1,300 yards as a Rice sophomore in what proved to be a warm-up for his monster season as a ju-nior in 1991. That fall Cobb obliterat-ed the Owls’ single-season rushing record with 1,692 yards. For his efforts, he earned All-America honors and brought the Doak Walk-

er prize back to Houston. With opponents locked on his every move, his to-tals shrank in 1992, but only slightly. He ran for 1,386 yards as a senior, fi nish-ing his college career with 4,948 yards and 38 rushing touchdowns. At the time, his 1,091 rushing attempts and 6,521 all-purpose yards were both Southwest Conference re-cords. He was, at the time, the eighth-leading rusher in the history of Division I foot-ball. Cobb signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Chiefs and made the Chi-cago Bears’ roster in 1994. He returned to Houston to form Helping Hands, a charitable organization that assists children with special needs. He was selected for the Rice Athletics Hall of Fame in 1998.

Texans 9-U select baseball The Texans’ select baseball program will host a tryout for 9-under players to com-pete in United States Specialty Sports Association and Nations Baseball tournament this spring. The tryout date is Saturday, Jan. 21. For more information, call Craig Redmon at 281-236-5112.

Nightmare baseball tryouts The Nightmare select baseball organization is seeking South Belt area youths to try out for spots on the 6U through 14U teams that will compete in tournaments and leagues early this spring.

The players must also be planning to register in the Sagemont-Beverly Hills Little League for the 2012 spring season. The Nightmare will host a tryout Saturday, Jan. 21 and Jan. 28, at El Franco Lee Park, beginning at noon. For additional details about the Nightmare program, call Terrance Small at 832-212-3543.

Local sports news, notes

Standout sophomore pitcher Shannon Millman will lead the San Jacinto Col-lege women’s softball team into action beginning Saturday, Jan. 28, as the locals play a doubleheader at LSU-Eunice. San Jac will take on Heartland College and Eunice in back-to-back games to open the spring season.

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Trevor Cobb, a star running back at Dobie High School, went on to enjoy an il-lustrious career at Rice University, winning the Doak Walker Award as the nation’s top performing running back in 1991. The 1989 Longhorn graduate set an all-time Rice record with 1,692 rushing yards.

Dobie tennis to face Pearland The Dobie High School varsity tennis team will of-fi cally begin the spring sea-son Thursday, Jan. 19, going to Pearland High School for a 2:30 p.m. series of match-es. The Longhorns went up against a group of former Dobie players Jan. 10, but the match with Pearland is the true start to the season.

The matchup against Pearland represents one of the few chances for Long-horn fans to see their play-ers in action. For the majority of the spring season, the Long-horns will be taking part in tournaments in the Houston area and across the state. The Longhorns will play at Galveston Ball Feb. 2.

During the spring, head coach Manuel Moreno Jr. will be slotting players in boys’ singles and doubles, girls’ singles and doubles and mixed doubles catego-ries. The focus in the spring is on individual accomplish-ment, and Moreno will also be looking at his options for the 2012 fall season.

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10 a.m.American Begonia Society – Meets the fourth Tuesday of each month at Maxum Bank in League City. For more information, call 281-946-4237 or 281-471-5048.

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2 p.m.TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) – TOPS #1530 meets at the Beverly Hills Community Center, 10201 Kingspoint, from 2 to 4 p.m. For information, call Jeanette Sumrall at 713-946-3713.

5 p.m.Clear Lake Freeman Branch Library – “Can you find spiritual freedom through your dreams?” Find out Monday, Jan. 23, through Friday, Jan. 27 at 5 p.m. at the Clear Lake Freeman Branch Library, 16616 Diana Lane. For information, call 713-775-0353.

6 p.m.Spanish Al-Anon – Tuesday at 6 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.

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

7 p.m.St. Luke's Catholic Church – St. Luke the Evangelist Church, 11011 Hall Road, offers free tutoring on Tuesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tutoring is held in Room 2 of the Education Building. Contact Joe Pavlicek at 281-484-1397 or by e-mail at joe_pavlicek@yahoo.com.Houston Space City Lions Club – Meets the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Golden Corral, 12500 Gulf Freeway. For more information, call George Malone at 281-438-7243.

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

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9:30 a.m.Young at Heart Club – Meets the second and fourth week of each month at Covenant United Methodist Church, 7900 Fuqua. Lots of activities, trips, etc. Call Nellie Galney at 713-991-3517 for more information.

10 a.m.Spanish Al-Anon – Wednesday at 10 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.

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

5 p.m.Clear Lake Freeman Branch Library – “Can you find spiritual freedom through your dreams?” Find out Monday, Jan. 23, through Friday, Jan. 27 at 5 p.m. at the Clear Lake Freeman Branch Library, 16616 Diana Lane. For information, call 713-775-0353.

6 p.m.Spanish Al-Anon – Wednesday at 6 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.

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

7 p.m.DivorceCare Group - CT Church – DivorceCare Group meetings are held at CT Church, 9701 Almeda Genoa Road, every Wednesday evening from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Room #1201. The support group is for separated and divorced individuals. Child care is provided. For more information, call 713-944-4815, email divorcecare@ctchurch.tv, or visit http://ctchurch.tv/ministries.html#17.Bay Area Turning Point Crisis Intervention Center – Confidential domestic violence support group for women meets every week. For information, call 281-338-7600 or visit www.bayareaturning point.com. BATP is located at 210 S. Walnut off NASA Parkway between Interstate 45 South and Highway 3. The 24-hour crisis hotline is 281-286-2525.

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

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Dobie varsity boys atPasadena ISD Cup

Jan. 19: Dobie vs. Houston Memorial Newcomb Field, 2 p.m.Jan. 20: Dobie vs. North ShoreNewcomb Field, noonJan. 21: Dobie vs. Klein OakAuxiliary Stadium, 10 a.m. Jan. 21: Trophy round, Newcomb Field (afternoon, evening)

Brook varsity girls atKaty ISD I-10 Shootout

Jan. 19: Brook vs. Alief Elsikat Katy High School, noonJan. 20: Brook vs. Oak Ridge or Bellaireat Katy High School, TBAJan. 21: Bracket semis and fi nals*The tournament championship match is slated to be played Jan. 21 at Rhodes Sta-dium. Start time is 3:30 p.m.

The Dobie varsity girls’ soccer team started the 2012 season in fi ne fashion, placing third at the Beaumont Independent School District tournament Jan. 12-14 with four wins in fi ve games. The team posted shutouts in each of the four wins and surrendered just one goal in the entire tournament. Mem-bers of the team are, left to right, (front row) Yadira Gon-zalez, Erica Villarreal, Kara Snyder, (second row) Marlen

Narvaez, Kayla Williams, Alyssa Williams, Cynthia Avila, Maggie Silva, Brittany Hernandez, (third row) Mariah Es-cobar, Kendall Sifuentes, Gabby Silva, Sharon Sanmiguel, (back row) Jackie Baade, Michelle Hernandez, head coach Bryan McDonald, Monica Ploucha, Kayla Dokhani, Malyn Nunez and Erica Romero.

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Lady Longhorns place third at Beaumont soccer

Lady Horns’ soccer off to strong start after third placein games. Brittany Hernan-dez, Mariah Escobar, Kara Synder and Marlen Narvaez anchored the defense. “Kendall Sifuentes and Erica Romero also contrib-uted to the defensive efforts from the midfi eld.” With four players fi nding the nets in the tournament and Alyssa Williams com-ing through in a big way, the team found it has scor-

ing options. “Offensively, we played well. We just need to fi n-ish,” McDonald said. “Alyssa Williams and Malyn Nunez each scored key goals that won us the West Brook and Beaumont Kelly games, respectively. “Kayla Williams and Monica Ploucha played well and created scoring opportunities for others.

Both of those young ladies are capable scorers for us as well.” The Lady Longhorns will play at Hightower on Fri-day, Jan. 20, before heading to the Pearland Independent School District tournament Jan. 26-28. So far, so good for the Lady Longhorns through the fi rst week. “Overall, I was pleased

with our results,” said Mc-Donald, after his fi rst tour-nament as the team’s head coach. “In fact, the girls and I agreed that despite our fa-vorable results, we could certainly have played bet-ter. “It’s encouraging to know that we are capable of competing at that level and still have room to grow.”

Continued from Page 1B Dobie’s varsity boys’ team has drawn much of the early season interest after making the Region III fi nal last year, but it didn’t take long for the Lady Long-horns to turn some heads. Shutting out each oppo-nent, Dobie scored a 3-0 re-cord in pool play to grab the top seed entering the trophy round. The locals opened the season with a 2-0 victory over Vidor and followed that up with a 1-0 win over District 21-5A favorite Beaumont West Brook. In the third pool play game, the Lady Longhorns downed Port Neches-Groves to move to the tro-phy round. A late goal by Lumber-ton in the semifi nals led to a 1-0 loss for Dobie, but the team then came back to beat Beaumont Kelly 1-0 in the third-place game. Dobie head coach Bryan McDonald said prior to the start of the season that he felt as though the defense would be able to lead to some wins in a perfect world. Through the fi rst event, McDonald’s assessment proved accurate. Alyssa Williams, back for her second year at the varsi-ty level as a sophomore, led the scoring charge. Brittany Hernandez scored on a free kick, and Cynthia Avila and Malyn Nunez also scored. On the back side, goal-keeper Jackie Baade was terrifi c with four shutouts as she got good support from her defense. “We leaned heavily on our defense and were able to hold off some very good teams,” McDonald said. “Jackie Baade had some very good saves that kept us

Dobie sophomore forward Alyssa Williams (2) was one of the top performers at the Lady Bruin Classic in Beaumont as she netted four goals in fi ve games. The

Lady Longhorns won four of the fi ve games in the event to place third overall. In that third-place game, Dobie edged Beaumont Kelly 1-0. GaryWPhotos.com

At left, Dobie’s Malyn Nunez (17) battles a Beaumont West Brook defender for control of the ball during play at the Lady Bruin Classic Jan. 13 in Beaumont. The Lady Longhorns went on to down Beau-mont 1-0 and fi nished pool play with a 3-0 record before slipping 1-0 to Lumberton in the semifi nals. Nunez scored a goal in the tournament and was also able to lend sup-port on the defensive side from her midfi eld slot. GaryWPhotos.com

Lady Hornstie La Porte An intense, hard-fought game ended in a draw as the Dobie varsity girls’ soccer team played La Porte to a scoreless tie Jan. 17 at New-comb Field in Pasadena. The Lady Longhorns were a little sluggish in the fi rst half after playing fi ve matches in the three days at the Lady Bruin Classic in Beaumont Jan. 12-14, but things picked up in the sec-ond half. Although Dobie did not score, goalkeeper Jackie Baade registered her fi fth shutout in six matches as the Lady Longhorns went to 4-1-1 overall. The locals will be back in action Friday, Jan. 20, at Fort Bend Hightower for a 5 p.m. match. There will be no junior varsity match that night. Dobie is also looking forward to the Pearland In-dependent School District tournament, which will take place Jan. 26-28, with the majority of the matches at The Rig on the Pearland High School campus.

Former San Jacinto Col-lege soccer defender Cy-prian Hedrick was the 30th overall pick by Sporting Kansas City in the 2012 Major League Soccer Su-perDraft on January 12, 2012, at the Kansas City Convention Center. “I was very, very shocked, but very, very ex-cited,” said Hedrick, a Clear Brook High School gradu-ate, SJC alumnus, and most recently a Coastal Carolina University graduate with a bachelor’s degree in mar-keting. “Most of the time, play-ers tend not to put too much emphasis on perfecting the simple, everyday drills, but at San Jac, that’s one of the things we were taught to fo-cus on, and it has defi nitely paid off. “I’m a very hard-work-ing player, and I’m going

to get the job done. This is a childhood dream, and I hope to play as long as my body will let me.” In 2008, Hedrick helped SJC become Mid-South District champions and win the Region XIV champion-ship for the fi fth consecu-tive year. That same year, SJC ended the season as the Na-tional Junior College Ath-letic Association national runner-up and ranked sec-ond by the National Soc-cer Coaches Association of America with an overall team record of 18–2–2. “We’re all so proud of him here,” said David Santesteban, SJC head soc-cer coach. “I wish him all the best. The easy part is over; now the hard part begins. “It’s all about consis-tent performance and work

ethic, which I know he’ll do well as he learned that here at San Jac, and it has served him very well ever since.” Following his season at SJC in 2008, Hedrick signed with CCU to play midfi eld. In 2011, he was named the Big South Conference Player of the Year, hon-ored as a 2011 NSCAA Men’s Collegiate Scholar All-American fi rst team selection, named to the Big South All-Academic team, and was selected to the First Team All-Big South. Hedrick is the fourth CCU player to be drafted by

an MLS club and the ninth San Jacinto College soccer player to go to the profes-sional ranks. Other SJC soccer alumni who have gone on to play professionally include Fran-cisco Calvo (Costa Rica), Dane Richards (New York Red Bulls), Kieron Bernard (Orlando City), Carlos Villa (CSD Municipal), Mozesh Gyorio (Tampa Bay Row-dies), Ryan Maxwell (New England Revolution), Bran-don Durden (River Plate Puerto Rico) and Ken Ho-erner (Houston Dynamo reserves).

Former San Jacinto College soccer defender Cypri-an Hedrick was the 30th overall pick by Sporting Kansas City in the 2012 Major League Soccer Su-perDraft on January 12. SJC marketing

Former Brook, San Jac soccer player drafted

Dobie senior forward Jonathan Palma (13) worked his way inside the Alvin defense and fi red a header toward the goal during the Longhorns’ 4-0 victory Jan. 13 at

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Horns’ soccer gathers fi rst tourney title;locals pick up momentum after 2011Continued from Page 1Byou have to get a team ef-fort, and we got that.” Moving forward, fans are likely to hear Saavedra discussing the team phi-losophy. The 2011 group proved to be one of the best in the history of the school. Saavedra believes Dobie has what it takes to win the Region III title this season,

but the formula may be a little different. Veteran re-turnees will again play key roles, but while the Long-horns occupy a lofty status in many soccer circles, there is currently no star player in view. “I have said before we are a balanced team, and we possess the ball much better than we have in the past,” Saavedra said.

“When you are stingy with the ball, it’s hard for the other team to score. You obviously have to score to win. “I know there are going to be players step up as we go along, but for us to be successful, every player who takes the fi eld for us is going to have to give us a contribution.” So week one of a tough

three-week tournament run is complete. Dobie has won at Pearland and will seek to repeat in Pasadena. Coming next, the Long-horns will be at the Round Rock tournament Jan. 26-28, where they may face defending state champion Southlake Carroll. “I want our guys to fo-cus on this week,” Saave-dra simply said.