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Heights resident is all about spiritsHeights resident Hailey De

La Rosa said many college students think that working in the alcohol industry is a dream come true.

But they soon find out that it’s a much tougher job than they’d expect.

“I had a mentor tell me that if you’re in it for longer than three years, you’re in it for life,” De La Rosa said. “If you can last and figure it out, it’s not a bad industry to be in.”

De La Rosa has climbed the ranks in the industry and is currently the Distillery Spe-cialist for Jim Beam Inc., the

second largest spirits compa-ny in the world.

De La Rosa visits bars and restaurants throughout the South Texas region and evalu-ates which Jim Beam Inc. brands would fit that estab-lishment’s needs the best.

She also coordinates special events for Jim Beam Inc. and works in conjunction with the distributors and sales team.

“The job is all about com-munications,” she said. “We see where the gaps are and help inspire ideas.”

De La Rosa began her ca-reer working in the wine in-dustry but later became the brand ambassador for Maker’s Mark, a whiskey under the Jim Beam Inc. umbrella.

“I switched from wine to whiskey overnight,” De La Rosa said. “Makers Mark has a very special place in my heart.”

De La Rosa visits Jim Beam Inc. distilleries in places like Kentucky and Mexico. She said visiting a distillery gives her more appreciation and knowledge for that specific brand.

She said one of the new trends is that classic cocktails are making a comeback.

“They’re classic for a rea-son,” De La Rosa said. “They have balance, taste and they’re simple.”

De La Rosa, who grew up in Sugar Land and graduated from Southwest Texas State in

2004, has lived in the Heights since 2008.

“It’s the classic Americana neighborhood,” De La Rosa said. “with all of the accessi-bility of being in the Loop. It’s quaint, while not trying to be trendy.”

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Heights resident Hailey De La Rosa is the Distillery Specialist for Jim Beam Inc. (Photo by Michael Sudhalter)

• Hailey De La Rosa

“(Classic cocktails) are classic for a

reason. They have balance, taste, and

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Leader Nibbles

The owners of Jus’ Mac on Yale will be opening Deep South Eats on W. T.C. Jester where the vacant Forest Café is currently lo-cated. Deep South Eats, which is scheduled to open in late March or early April, will feature fried chicken, as well as an all-day breakfast menu that includes bis-cuits and waffles. Another special-ty will be corn fritters with honey and powdered sugar.

Just in time for Valentine’s Day weekend Witchcraft Tavern has a new menu – including new items for brunch – and an up-dated wine list. Truffle Fries and Candied Waffles? Build your own burgers with pulled pork and pro-volone? Yes!

At Ruggles Green, including their Heights location, couples will get a free dessert on Valen-tine’s Day. Already have plans? Stop in to Ruggles Green every Tuesday-Saturday after 9 p.m. to try any dessert paired with wine or coffee for $9.

Oak Forest Papa Murphy’s pizza store will host a fundraiser for awareness and funds for SIDS research between Feb. 20 and Feb. 26 at the Papa Murphy’s location, 1214 W. 43rd St. Ten percent of the pizza sales will go toward SIDS research, saving lives and helping MBJFS create SIDS pre-vention kits for local hospitals to give to new parents.

It’s true! A Chick-fil-A is going in next to the Whataburger on the Loop between Ella and Durham. No opening date just yet.

Two Leader area restaurants,

Hughies on 18th and the new Coltivare on White Oak have been added to Eater Houston’s Heatmap as a must eat restaurant in February.

El Gran Malo on Ella Blvd.

is closing next week because the property has been sold. The ca-sual “gastrocantina” was popular for its margaritas, cocktails, craft beers, tacos and more.

– Staff Reports

Dinner Entrée of the month (under $20) – Shrimp and Grits, Poached Gulf Shrimp, Pho Broth, Bacon, Cilantro, Green Onions, Anson Mills Grits at Down House. (Photo by Betsy Denson)

Already a well known dish thanks to reviews like the Zagat nod which called it the “Best Thing We Ate,” Candle-light Plaza’s Selena Crochet also gives “The DownHouse Grits” a big thumbs up. “I am from South Louisiana and I consider myself a connois-seur of Shrimp and Grits,” she said. “If Shrimp and Grits is on the menu, I order. Down House’s Shrimp and Grits have a subtle unique flavor while staying true to the original concept. What sets it apart is the Vietnamese

twist they put on it by using a Pho broth. Also, the bacon and cilantro add a unique Texas flare.

I can’t talk about it without craving it.”

Down House manager Paddi Thornton said that the dish has been on the menu since November 2012. “It is a twist on a southern classic,” she said. “It is influenced by all the great Vietnamese food we eat in Houston.”

Chef Mark Decker agrees with Crochet about the pho broth. “It transforms it from a traditional dish to a dish that draws upon the flavors most everyone has experienced

eating Asian cuisines.”The wild caught shrimp is

a factor in the dish’s appeal too as are the grits them-selves which come from An-son Mills in South Carolina.

Decker, who moved to Down House two years ago from Chez Nous in Humble, has been the head chef since late July. He said that the Shrimp and Grits is definitely one of their top sellers and is available on the lunch, brunch and dinner menus.

Do you have an appe-tizer or dinner entrée under $20 that you love? E-mail [email protected]

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Entree of the Month

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The Oak Forest owners of Jus’ Mac are planning to open a restaurant called Deep South Eats on West T.C. Jester.

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Oak Forest resident Sean Pes-sarra said that he has always been an unconventional person-ality with an interest in agricul-ture. When he was younger, he had an organic garden and also a small Quail business, breed-ing the birds and raising their chicks. Now, he has moved from the birds to the bees.

His business, Mindful Honey, started off as a hobby but is picking up steam. He specializes in bee removal from people’s houses and then locates the bees to several different apiar-ies, or bee yards, that he builds

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Appetizer of the Month: Sea Salt Pretzel with Honey ButterKen Bridge called an audi-

ble on one of the most popular appetizers at Shepherd Park Draught House. He knew that for his appetizers he wanted some classics with a twist and was playing around with the idea for a pretzel. Bridge didn’t have a recipe for pretzel dough, but he did own Pink’s Pizza next door.

“We took the dough from

Pink’s and tweaked it,” said Bridge. He sprinkled it with sea salt and for a sweet coun-terpoint to the savory added the honey butter on the side. It’s been a hit on the menu for the last two years and was mentioned multiple times by Leader readers as a favorite with one person calling it the “crack pretzel.”

The dough for the pretzel

is baked fresh multiple times throughout the day so the yum factor stays consistent. Bridge commented that people like the honey butter so much they request it as a side with other dishes too.

For the past couple of years, Bridge has used honey from his own hives for the butter as well as for his needs at other restaurants. He is preparing to

launch a small retail business, Honeycraft, which will offer his honey to the public.

On a recent night, Matt Buckland, who lives across the street from Shepherd Park and normally orders a burger, sampled the pretzel for the first time. Verdict? A clean plate.

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On a recent Saturday eve-ning, Leader Eater and a small group tried to penetrate the pomp and circumstance around what has become the hottest restaurant in The Heights: Coltivare. But even a pre-6:30 p.m. arrival was too tardy to even take our names for the list as the throngs of Col-tivare contenders spilled out onto the White Oak sidewalk and adjoining urban garden. With the quick wit of our crew and the rather mild tempera-tures our letdown was dashed with a pivot towards one of the pioneers of the neighbor-hood’s restaurant renaissance. Glass Wall was once on the tip of every foodie’s tongue in the area years ago but now would surely have more than enough open space to accommodate us after our disappointment. After seven years at its spot on Studewood, Leader Eater thought Glass Wall could only hope for the hoopla that the new eatery on White Oak was receiving. Or so I thought.

What seemed like a plausi-ble Plan B abruptly turned into a reminder of the enduring quality of what has become a culinary cornerstone in the city. As we turned to head northeast, Glass Wall was also booked up without a seat to spare over the next two hours. However, we took our chances on getting a seat at the bar and moving to our seat once it was ready. Even the high-top bar tables at Glass Wall were tak-en when we got there, but the bartender ushered us to one of them because we would have plenty of time before its real proprietors showed. This initi-ated an evening of awfully at-tentive service. With our time at the table fleeting, we took a run at some appetizers, which after some humming and haw-ing over the Nachos or the Crab Tower Salad decided to go with both. The nachos are not your typical scrapheap of tortilla chips paved with a quarter inch of cheese and an explosion of beans and sour

cream; rather a modest help-ing of sturdy chips, maybe a 10 or so, that could hold the jumbo lump crab and half short ribs that were featured on the dish. This is perfect sharing. So is the Crab Tower, especially when this succulent silo of seafood is imploded like a downtown building demoli-tion and everyone can scoop out their share (although this move was to the chagrin of one at our table). The four dollops of preserves in each corner of the plate made the dish pop.

A round of drinks ensued – including a tasty Manhattan and a table favorite, Prisoners Zinfandel – and we placed our entrée orders as a carousel of service continued to cater to us. Glass Wall has become fa-mous for its modern take on comfort food, particularly the inventive sides that accom-pany entrees such as Corn Flake Chicken Fried Steak, Beef Short Rib and Purple Po-tato Crusted Gulf Red Snap-per. But without any concerted coordination, our party of four veered off the restaurant’s en-trée offerings and split a special and loaded up on appetizers. A Chilean Sea Bass was on the proverbial special board, and two of Leader Eater’s dining companions decided to split it. The wonderfully robust piece of fish was topped off with a

scallop and sided with a hand-ful of strands of healthy as-paragus. Another went with a combination of the appetizer Roasted Willapa Baked Oysters and a side of Saffron Infused Valencia Risotto, a creamy yel-low-hued dish that attracted everyone’s spoon for a try. The Baked Oysters are an amuse-bouche type of dish where only a handful of oysters sitting on a bed of rock salt can capture a wide range of flavors in one bite. The jumbo crab and roast leaks and paprika hollandaise rounded out the full-bodied taste profile.

Leader Eater went the ap-petizer and side route for my main, too. I defaulted to a Glass Wall salad, a standard mixed greens salad with cheese and vinaigrette. While in most cases a vinaigrette’s acidic tart-ness can overpower a salad, Glass Wall’s champagne-based dressing was a complimenter not an obstructer and really made it more than just a side salad. The Chesapeake Crab Cake was also prepared with the subtleties that separated it from most crab patties. A loose formation of Old Bay-seasoned crab and mixed slaw were fused together with an ap-propriate flash fry that crisped up its exterior perfectly. The side plate-sized homemade potato chips put this dish in its own league.

The sharing continued into dessert, where at this time we had made it to our table in the dining room where the service continued to be impeccable. A Double Chocolate Chambord Cake came out as well as a Meyer Lemon Cheesecake. While everyone digs chocolate, the citrusy cake easily elevated to winner in this duel. It only had hints of Meyer lemon tart and equalized the creaminess of the cheesecake. The faults at Glass Wall were few and far between and even though it was our Plan B this night, the restaurant continues to be the measuring stick for culinary innovation and quality in the North Houston area,

Glass Wall, a good choice for Leader Eater

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kidding - 6:30 - and the din-ner rush has begun. You want to give your family something healthy but you also want to get it on the table quick. Leader reader Cara Ramelow suggests one of her favorites, which like the entrée of the month is also a shrimp dish. Lucky us for liv-ing near the Gulf of Mexico.

“It’s super easy and quick for a weeknight,” Ramelow said. “I also deliver it a lot for din-ner drops. It’s a one dish meal with all the four food groups represented.”

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Place the tomatoes in large bak-

ing dish and drizzle with the olive oil. Add garlic. Sprinkle with 3/4 tsp each of salt and pepper and toss to combine. Roast for 20 minutes.

Remove baking dish and stir

in the shrimp, basil, and lemon juice. Sprinkle top with feta. Return the dish to oven for about 10 to 15 more minutes. Serve with the warm bread.

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“We wanted something that was both tasty and familiar,” said White.

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and maintains. He also sells their honey.

“I did over 40 bee remov-als last year,” he said. “Loca-tions ranged from attics, water meters, statues, and bedroom walls. Every removal is dif-ferent, as is every colony’s personality. I have learned so much from seeing so many different hive configurations and colony behaviors. Taking a colony apart and putting it back together in a new loca-tion takes a lot of time and care.”

A simple removal is $60 while a more complicated one can cost up to $300, but Pes-sarra maintains that it costs less for him to come out and remove the bees, while also thoroughly cleaning the space so they won’t return, than it would to hire an exterminator who will use insecticide and leave the dead bees and honey behind. Plus, there is the extra benefit of leaving those bees alive to do what they do best – pollinate and produce honey.

Pessarra, who also works in environmental compliance for the oil and gas industry, studied environmental science at Stephen F. Austin. He said that when he moved to Hous-ton from East Texas he began to explore how agriculture fits into the urban landscape.

“The European honeybee is actually well suited to life in the city and flourishes here,” he said. “I think it is important to point out that urban bee-keepers aren’t brining bees to the city. Feral bees in the city are attracting urban beekeep-ers such as myself and oth-ers.”

He said that feral bees are a mix of several different races of bees and tend to be particu-larly disease and pest resistant. While many of the bees in Houston are the descendants of European honey bees who came here in the 1700s, Texas has well over 1000 species of native bees that are vital to the ecosystem. Pessarra wears protective clothing when he is doing a removal. However, once he relocates the colony to another location and gets a feel for its personality, he for-goes the bee suit.

“I have noticed that calm, positive and repetitive action will dramatically improve the temperament of a colony and

allow me to work only using smoke as protection. Smoke has a calming effect on bees,” he said.

He also said that if he has an aggressive colony, he will kill the queen and introduce a new one from a more docile colony, which will in turn mel-low out the rest of the hive.

Pessarra has three small breading colonies at his home

near Scarborough High School and said that in a four block radius, he’s noticed four other wild bee colonies. His neigh-bors are interested in what he is doing and he’s spent some time talking bees with some of the high school kids.

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Construction is moving for-ward on the future home of Town in City Brewing at 1125 W. Cavalcade.

Town in City Brewing is a project that has been in de-velopment for over a year. Re-cently Owner Justin Engle was granted approval for the brew-ing project he developed with partner Steve Macalello.

Engle said they plan to start with four beers, two “City” series beers, an amber and a robust porter, and two in a currently unnamed series, which will include Mosquito’s Revenge pale ale and Chipped Tooth IPA.

If all goes as planned, Town in City could be selling beer by mid-summer.

Thereafter, they plan to al-low people to come in and drink beer there and distribute kegs to establishments in the Heights.

They were able to preserve nearly 1,400 square feet of outdoor space as a beer gar-den and provide a pedestrian plaza in the front of the prop-erty.

“We are committed to the Heights and will bring the highest quality craft beer to the community as well as to provide a very community-like feeling at the brewery,” ac-cording to a statement on the blog at http://www.towninc-itybrewing.com

On the event portion of the website, it is also said that there will be a construction permit party that will be an-nounced via social media.

Onion Creek’s Annual H-Town Chili Throwdown

Onion Creek is hosting the Fifth Annual H-Town Chili Throwdown and Rock and Roll Show from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15. Local breweries, restaurants and lo-cal chili teams will compete against each other for a $500 grand prize for charity.

Some participants will in-clude Boheme, Eatsie Boys, Beaver’s Ice House, LowBrow, Good Dog, Kraftsmen, Happy Fatz, 8th Wonder Brewery, Karbach Brewery, St. Arnold Brewery, Brazos Valley Brew-ery, and Oskar Blues Brewery. There will also be live music from the Hazardous Dukes and The Roomsounds.

Tickets are $20 online or $25 at the door and include an event t-shirt, beer glass, free swag bag, people’s choice vote and lots o’ chili! Proceeds will benefit Wounded Warriors. For more information, or to purchase tickets, visit www.onioncreekcafe.com.

Karbach Bar Burner Saison Released

Punxsutawney Phil may have predicted six more weeks of winter, but in parts of Texas spring is already in the air. Kar-bach Brewing Co. just began shipping Barn Burner Saison, the brewery’s spring seasonal offering.

Saisons were tradition-ally brewed by the Belgians as sustenance for farmhands working in the warm sum-mer months. These ales were generally lighter in body and often brewed with fruit and spices. Karbach’s Barn Burn-er is brewed with local ruby red grapefruit and a blend of spices for added complexity. According to Brewmaster Eric Warner, the beer is “efferves-cent and golden with hints of citrus and spice, making it a great match for the warm spring we have here in Hous-ton.”

Seasonals continue to be popular in the craft industry with the Brewer’s Associa-tion citing that the segment is amongst the top selling in craft beer. Barn Burner Saison is available on draft and in six packs until Love Street Sum-mer Seasonal hits the market later this year. For more infor-mation, visit www.karbach-brewing.com.

Crawfish on the PatioThere are crawfish on the

patio at Celtic Gardens! They will be serving up the best crawfish in town for only $5 per lb. with potato and corn included. Catch some rays, eat a few mudbugs and enjoy deli-cious cocktails and craft brews not once, but twice a week at your favorite Midtown Patio Bar!

Crawfish will be available on Wednesdays from 4-9 p.m. and Saturdays from Noon-6 p.m., weather permitting. For more information about Celtic Gardens, located at 2300 Loui-siana, find them on Facebook.

Hughie’s to host breast cancer benefit Feb. 22

The Hot Tatamales have teamed up with Hughie’s Tav-ern and Vietnamese Grille to raise critically needed funds for breast cancer awareness, prevention, treatment and re-search.

On Saturday, Feb. 22 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., Hughie’s and the Hot Tatamales, a team of the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, will host a benefit at Hughie’s, 1802 W. 18th St.

The event will feature food and drinks, music by Obsolete August, a silent auction, raffle and much more.

Hughie’s will donate a gen-erous portion of proceeds from the sale of food and drinks to the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, which funds research as well as programs that enable all patients access to quality care.

The silent auction and raffle will include a weekend Galves-ton getaway, photographs from award-winning photojournal-ists, gift certificates for local restaurants and businesses.

For more information, visit tatamales.com, ‘like’ www.facebook.com/tatamales or follow at twitter.com/Hot-Tatamales.

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Glass Wall bartender Chris Stump (Photo by Michael Sud-halter)

Waiter/bartender of the month

Chris Stump is more than a bartender. He’s a hero.

Stump, the 33-year-old bartender at Glass Wall, 933 Studewood in the Heights, was tailgating at a Houston Texans game when he saved a 7-year-old boy from jump-ing off the roof of a tailgate bus.

Stump was injured and out of work for six months, but he ensured that the child was unharmed.

Now, the Sugar Land na-tive is back behind the bar and better than ever.

You started as a server. What do you like better about being a bartender?

“I get to interact with people more. You get to be yourself and show your per-sonality. Glass Wall is a real neighborhood bar. Same table, same seat. It’s like “‘Cheers’.”

Do you make any of your own drinks?

“I have my own signature cocktails that I toy with ev-ery now and then. The most popular is Black & Blue, with Black Cherry Vodka, organic juice, sprite (and more).”

How do you come up with your drinks?

“A lot of taste tests. Right now, I have 6 or 7 drinks. We give some to the guests and see which ones they like the best.”

What happens when customers drink too much?

“I cut them off or call them a cab. Sometimes, we have regulars, and we know where they live. We’ll call a valet, or I’l drive them home.”

What’s your motto for serving your customers?

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St. Thomas High sopho-more goalkeeper Nicolas Baizan is excited about the Eagles’ prospects of winning their first state soccer champi-onship in 33 years.

“I think we can make a run to state,” Baizan said. “We have one of the best chances St. Thomas has had in a long time.”

Gas was $1.38 per gallon, and Ronald Reagan was the

president in 1981 -- the last time STH won a state title in soccer.

Baizan, 16, has five shutouts for the Eagles this season – his first on the varsity roster. Bai-zan, who’s played goalkeeper since he was 5 years old, chose St. Thomas over Strake Jesuit because he was impressed with the school during his Shadow Day two years ago.

“I like the community, teach-ers and athletic department,” Baizan said. “I enjoy the broth-erhood that’s formed.”

The Eagles will host Beau-mont Kelly at 7 p.m. on Feb. 18.

What have you enjoyed about playing soccer for St. Thomas?

“I really like the bond that we have together. I think we’re well-organized.”

What do you like about playing goalkeeper?

“The amount of action and the pressure I have. I really like the pressure that comes with it. No other position com-pares to it.”

Describe what it was like to play in tournaments in Orlando, Fla. and Dallas this season?

“I think it’s a very college-like experience because you get to travel with your team. When you step on the field, you’re with 10 of your best friends.”

Do you play club soccer year-round?

“Yes, I play for the Houston Express club team.”

How do you communi-cate with your teammates

on the field?“I’m a very loud player. I

talk a lot when I play, help my team out on defense. Com-munication is very important. I try to communicate with my teammates as much as pos-sible.”

What are your future goals?“To go as far as I can in soc-

cer and be the best goalkeeper. To study Civil Engineering or Petroleum Engineering in col-lege.”


Nicolas Baizan

LHN girls prepare for postseason

Lutheran High North senior guard Marian Gerard drives to the basket during a 56-47 loss to Westbury Christian last month. The Lady Lions will compete in the district tournament this month with hopes of qualifying for the TAPPS State Playoffs. (Photo by Michael Sudhalter)

The Lutheran High North boys and girls basketball teams will qualify for the TAPPS 4A playoffs, if they can advance in the district tournament this weekend.

TAPPS 5A playoffsThe St. Pius X boys basketball team repeat-

ed as district champions with a 79-64 win at St. Thomas on Feb. 7. Both teams will advance to the TAPPS 5A playoffs next week.

The SPX girls will advance to the postsea-son as well.

Scarborough shows improvementThe Scarborough High boys basketball team

improved significantly under first-year head coach Martin Wall, a former assistant at Class 5A Cypress Springs.

The Spartans may have missed the postsea-son, but they entered the regular season finale against Washington with a chance of reaching it. They lost a hard-fought game, 65-58.

Reagan girls drop playoff openerThe Reagan High girls basketball team

reached the postseason for the eighth straight season. They lost to host Tomball Memorial, the 22-4A champion, 64-25 on Monday night.

Bulldogs, Rams competing for playoff spots

At press time, Reagan and Waltrip were competing against Milby for the last two 4A-21 playoff spots. Follow theleadernews.com for updates on the 4A-21 playoff picture.

Last season, both teams reached the play-offs.

Reagan advanced to the second round, while Waltrip lost a hard-fought game in the first.

Rockets honor Stevens teacher

Stevens first grade teacher Mrs. Angela Persefield, left, was recognized as a top ten winner of the State Farm Teacher Ap-preciation Night on Jan. 24 at a Houston Rockets game at the Toyota Center. Persefield “had a blast” at the game with her husband and enjoyed meeting the other nominees as well as Clutch, the Rockets’ mascot. The winning nomination form was submit-ted by Jon Harvey, whose son is a student in Persefield’s class. Harvey wrote that Persefield, “has created an environment where my son can learn, blos-som, and come out of his shell.” (Submitted photo)

Eleven local athletes commit to play sports at the next level

Eleven athletes from the Leader area committed to col-leges on Feb. 5, the National Letter of Intent day.

Reagan High senior running back/defensive back Tavon Dodd signed with Montana State, a Football Champion-ship School located in Boze-man, Mont., while teammates, offensive lineman Gewhite Stallworth and wide receiver Malcolm LaFleur committed to Navarro and Kilgore junior colleges, respectively.

The trio helped lead the Bulldogs to their first district championship in 54 years.

Scarborough High seniors Justin Steward (a defensive lineman) and Derek Walpool (a wide receiver/running back) will continue to be teammates in college. Both committed to Bacone College, an NAIA school in Muskogee, Okla.

Four St. Pius X athletes committed to play football at the next level, while senior Chase Fontana chose baseball

over football at Southwestern University.

SPX senior Sam Pierce signed with defending Con-ference USA champion, Rice University, while senior wide receiver Brian Newman, the reigning Touchdown Club of Houston Private School Of-fensive Player of the Year, signed with Hillsdale, a Divi-sion II school in Michigan.

Linebacker/defensive end

Avery Sims signed with Quin-cy University, a D-II program in Illinois, and defensive back Deejay Johnson committed to play football at Southwestern.

St. Thomas senior Chris Zook, who played just about every position available for the Eagles in four varsity sea-sons, signed to play football for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

St. Pius X senior athletes, from left, Chase Fontana (Southwestern University baseball), Brian Newman (Hillsdale College football), Sam Pierce (Rice University football), and Avery Sims (Quincy University football) signed with their respective colleges on Feb. 5. Senior Deejay Johnson signed to play football at Southwestern University but was not pictured because he was competing in the International Bowl in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. (Photo courtesy of St. Pius X)

Athlete Spotlight: St. Thomas’ Nicolas Baizan

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The Friends of the Houston Public Libary has lots of differ-ent volunteer roles available at their northwest Houston ware-house, 6510 W. Little York.

Volunteers are need to scan donated books, list the donated books using the sys-tem and sorting through the books. They also need help with general operations of the warehouse. The warehouse is open to new volunteers every Saturday morning from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

For information, call the Houston Public Library at 832-393-1313

Check out the third round of Heights Idol on Feb. 21 at the Blue Moose Lodge, 5306 Washington Ave.

After the first two rounds (country music and love bal-lads), the contestants will be ready to rock.

The top eight contestants will advance to the finals which will be staged at the Chamber’s annual Crawfish Festival set for March 8 at 411 West 20th St., across the street from Se-lect Specialty Hospital.

Admission is free to the Crawfish Festival and crawfish tickets are only $15. The event is scheduled from 11 a.m. to Sunset.

The Oak Forest Veterinary Clinic has come a long way in the past half-century.

In 1964, horses were seen in the backyard of the prac-tice, along with cattle, dogs and cats.

The Oak Forest community was made up of new homes that had been built less than a decade earlier.

The community changed, and the clinic adapted as well. Oak Forest Veterinary Clinic still works out of the original building, although it has been remodeled inside several times.

In the ever evolving nature of veterinary medicine, Drs. Griffith and Green saw many changes through the years.

When fewer horse calls be-came necessary, the practice started seeing just dogs and cats.

Unfortunately, the Griffith and Green partnership was cut short in the mid 1980s when Dr. Green passed away. Dr. Griffith kept practicing until 2008, when he sold the prac-tice to Dr. Hallie Ray Moore.

Today the clinic has three veterinarians, Dr. Susan Carde-nas, Dr. Maggie Morris, and Dr. Hallie Ray Moore.

The clinic is in the planning phase for a new building in the same location. They have a large backyard to build a new building in while they continue to work out of their current building.

Tuesday, March 4- Brad Paisley

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Thursday, March 6 - Reba McEntire

Friday, March 7 - Usher (Black Heritage Night)

Saturday, March 8 - Chris Young

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Thursday, March 20 - Blake Shelton

Friday, March 21 - Easton Corbin

Saturday, March 22- The Band Perry

Sunday, March 23 - Zac Brown Band

Blake Shelton will perform at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo on Thursday, March 20. (Photo by Michael Sudhalter)

2014 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo star lineup

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The staff at Oak Forest Veterinary Clinic are proud to celebrate 50 years in the community. (Submitted photo)

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Valentines Day is upon us. If you’re still scrounging for ideas, I’ve found a few artsy ones for you. Oddly, I could not fi nd one single art event on Valen-tines Day in time to turn in my column. Like I told my friend Cass, as a former waiter, I steer clear of restaurants on any holiday, but es-pecially this one. I call them tourist nights, so stay home and cook up something spe-cial for your honey - check out these red hot art shows instead.

THURSDAY Funnel Tunnel Lighting Ceremony,

6:30-8:30 p.m. Art League Houston, 1953 Montrose. Have you seen the 180 foot sculpture made from steel and reclaimed wood that snakes along the Montrose es-planade by West Gray? THAT is the Fun-nel Tunnel, an installation by artist Patrick Renner and commissioned by Art League Houston. Expect to fi nd drinks, light snacks and music. The tunnel lighting was generously donated by Brandon Kuehler, Owner and Founder of Light It Right and Brilliance LED.

Portraits Of Poetry: Theme: “Pas-sion,” 7-11 p.m. 2nd Thursday each month, The Starving Artist Gallery, 2037 West Alabama. The Starving Artist Gallery Girls host Portraits Of Poetry, a monthly poetry and performance art event with exciting and thought provoking themes each month. Featured poets read around a theme giving audiences a rare vantage point into the artists’ minds and providing unique perspectives. Open mic follows. Featured Readers: Winston Derden, Kris Smith, Jesse Cougot, Marie Brown and Erick Cruz. Though I haven’t been to this

gallery yet, it keeps popping up on my ra-dar. Great artists are showing their work, so that is always a good sign.

SATURDAY Discovery Green Flea, 11 a.m. to

5 p.m. recycled/up-cycled, eco-friendly art market at Discovery Green down-town.1500 McKinney. Music by Tianna Hall & The Houston Jazz Band from 2-4 p.m. Macaroni Kid Southwest Houston has crafts for the kiddos and The Flea of-fers a free bicycle repair workshop every month. Now that’s cool!

East End Arts Market, 12-5 p.m. 708 Telephone Rd. Ste. C. Also the clos-ing show for Lizbeth Ortiz’s “Corazón Anatómico.” Lizbeth Ortiz, curator of the East End Studio Gallery, has work appear-ing in two shows Saturday. The Red Show and her closing reception at her space. I’ll ask how she does that and report back to you. Lizbeth created a heart with nails jutting out in all directions with only the points of longer nails radiating out from behind. It is quite expressive. I like the quote from relating to her show: “I have always been intrigued by the organ that pumps life through our bodies. The ana-tomically correct heart has been a source of inspiration as I explore the visual and emotional bonds associated with it.”

Hardy & Nance Studios 3rd Satur-day Open Studios with a special Artist’s in Residence “RED” Show, 2-6 p.m., 902 Hardy St. Featuring Alex Barber, Lee Car-rier, Em Connor, Allison Currie, Joana Esteves, Alexa Hall, Kenneth Hudson, Naz Kaya-Erdal, Penny McDonald, Diane Nickerson, Lizbeth Ortiz, Claire Richards, Mark Roden, Dana Samuelson and Stäcy Smith. Be sure to visit Studio #17 while you’re here. “Tricyclical Studios” is artists Em Connor, Stäcy Smith and Allison Cur-rie. Hardy & Nance Street Studios is one of my favorites. When I visited New York City a few years ago, I was enthralled with

the studio and gallery spaces in Chelsea, and Hardy reminds me of that. Also on Saturday at Hardy, a show appropriately named Romance is being hosted by Jo-Mar Visions.

TUESDAY, FEB. 18 Artist Town Hall Meeting 6:30-8:30

p.m. Eldorado Ballroom, 2310 Elgin St. Art League Houston and Fresh Arts invite the Houston artist community to an Art-ist Town Hall Meeting with a focus on the growing needs of artists living and work-ing in the Houston area. The Town Hall format will be interactive, offering multi-ple opportunities for participants to offer input and ask questions. The meeting will be facilitated by three respected Houston artists: Ayanna Jolivet McCloud, Carrie Schneider and Patrick Renner.

Cohen is the founder and manager of First Saturday Arts Market. Contact him at [email protected] or visit him on the web atArtValet.com.

by Molly Sue McGillicutty

Do you ever feel like you just need a little space? Maybe you’re a little grumpy or possi-bly you’re hurting a little (that old football injury giving you grief in this cold weather)? Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to have an outward show-ing of your inability to “play nice” today? Well, if your dog ever feels like this, you might consider learning a little more about The Yellow Dog Proj-ect.

The Yellow Dog Project is a global movement that aims to bring awareness to the special needs of dogs who need some

space, while still affording them (and you!) the free-dom to get out and about. The brainchild of Tara Palardy, a dog trainer in the city of Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, the movement seeks to educate the pub-lic about appropriate ways

to approach or make contact with a dog with permission of a dog owner only, whether or not a dog is a “Yellow Dog”. The project also seeks to pro-mote the use of yellow ribbons to identify dogs needing extra space. A similar, but unaffi li-ated group to The Yellow Dog Project is DINOS (Dogs In Need Of Space) who aims to educate and remind people to ask the owner before petting the dog.

Many dogs who participate in The Yellow Dog Project or DINOS need space for a vari-ety of reasons--not necessar-ily because they’re aggressive.

Some might have been recent-ly adopted and are still unsure of their surroundings and unfamiliar with their human. Some might have had surgery and need space to heal. Oth-ers might have some behavior issues that cause them to react badly to other dogs, people or children. The whole point of the movement is to protect humans and other animals from getting attacked, due to a misunderstanding about a dog’s temperament or current state of friendliness.

Local dog owner, Sierra Jones, fi rst read about The Yellow Dog Project in The Leader. Having just adopted “Chewy,” a terrier/shepherd mix, who had some aggressive tendencies, Jones was strug-gling with not feeling comfort-able taking Chewy out on a walk during “peak” walk times, due to his aggression towards other dogs. Jones’ fi rst move

was to purchase a Gentle Leader harness, which helped keep Chewy focused on the walk. Next, after learning more about The Yellow Dog Project, Jones added a yellow ribbon to the leash. Jones felt as though, the Gentle Leader harness, coupled with the yel-low ribbon (naturally, with the addition of a verbal warning to a dog owner, if their dog was invading Chewy’s space) was her best defense in giving other dog owners the heads up that Chewy was a DINOS. As Jones said, “I appreciate a [nonverbal] way to communi-cate that Chewy needs some space.”

As a result of The Yellow Dog Project, life in the Jones’ home is much easier. “Chewy is getting better all the time and I no longer plan our walks for odd parts of the day in order to avoid other walk-ers,” states Jones. If your dog

could benefi t from some of the principals of The Yellow Dog Project or DINOS, visit: www.theyellowdogproject.com or www.dogsinneedofspace.com.

Choose MeMeet soulful, sweet Maribel,

a two-year-old terrier/poodle mix who is Miss Congeniality--she gets along with everyone! Maribel credits her poodle heritage to her low-mainte-nance, non-shedding coat and her intelligence and playful-ness to her terrier ancestors. Maribel loves walks and play-ing a little fetch but gives equal billing to cuddling and snug-gling. Wouldn’t Maribel be the

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