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Have you ever had a crazy idea and decided to just run with it? The AMC critically-acclaimed se-ries Breaking Bad is centered around several crazy ideas and from these ideas turned another.

Oak Forest resident, Dr. Jennie Rexer, is passion-ate about the TV series and all of the fandom that goes with it. Passionate enough to collaborate with another super fan to headline the first ever Breaking Bad Fan Fest that will take place this year in No-vember.

The two super fans met through social media. Rexer’s partner, Miguel S. Jaramillo, is a proud and well known Albuquerque resident and also an Ins-tagram celebrity. Jaramillo was instantly intrigued with the TV series and created an Instagram fan ac-count “Breaking Bad Locations.” The international account has over 15,000 followers and is where Oak Forest resident, Rexer, found her fan fest business partner.

Rexer, a neuropsychologist in the Texas Medical Center, says she was inspired by her husband and his love for the 1998 comedy The Big Libowski. A fan fest was raised from the comedy 12 years ago and since then has created an established name and has become a phenomenon across the country – some-thing the Breaking Bad Fan Fest duo aspires to.

“My husband and his friends are all Big Lebowski buffs, so I knew about Lebowski Fest,” Rexer said. “I was inspired by the fact that Lebowski Fest was start-ed by two fans, two “normal guys,” just like Miguel and I. It took three years for Lebowski Fest to have Jeff Bridges attend. We would love to have Vince Gilligan, Bryan Cranston, or Aaron Paul as guests. We would be happy to see the fan fest become a ma-jor annual event for the city of Albuquerque, which will always be the home of Breaking Bad.”

The Albuquerque Breaking Bad Fan Fest is sched-

uled this year Nov. 7-8 at the Albu-querque Convention Center. Rexer and Jaramillo have planned a weekend for fans to see filming sites, meet Breaking Bad cast members and meet other fans from across the world.

“I think for all Breaking Bad fans there is an awe-some festival being put on by two fans,” Rexer con-tinues, “It’s so much fun to go to Albuquerque and experience all of the different locations. Everyone in Albuquerque is really friendly. Waiters, shop keep-ers, several locals were an extra or someone’s cousin was on the crew – so everyone has a Breaking Bad story.”

On Nov. 7 the festival will open with Breaking Bad trivia, hosted by Geeks Who Drink Breaking Bad at a local venue. Winners from the trivia contest will receive front row seating for the panel discussion, receive entry to the VIP after party and a “swag bag full of swag.”

The discussion panel with the cast will be held Nov. 8 with doors opening at 4 p.m. at the Albuquer-que Convention Center. Steven Michael Quezada, Jeremiah Bitsui, Luis and Daniel Moncada, are con-firmed for the panel and more cast members are to be added. A Breaking Bad costume contest will take

Oak Forest resident puts on Breaking Bad Fest

The Leader graphicOak Forest resident, Dr. Jennie Rexer poses for a photo with Bryan Cranston,while Aaron Paul photobombs the two’s picture on set at the Navajo reservation, Tohajiilee ( just kidding, they’re not really on set).

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By Jonathan [email protected]

The recent murder charges against a Houston teenager for the alleged stabbing at the Tropical Motel and other crimes are shedding a not-so-bright light on some of the issues facing businesses and residents along North Shepherd.

HPD North Division Captain Larry Baimbridge said crime in the district serving much of North Shepherd Drive has gone up and down. While there has been a spike in robberies,

Baimbridge said burglaries for the year are well below what they were last year. Aggravated assaults are also down ten percent over the previous year and although robberies are up for the month of July, he said there were still four percent fewer than the previ-ous year.

Baimbridge said calls for service along the North Shepherd area are on par with many other major streets throughout Houston, which he said is not unusual given the amount of busi-nesses and fast food restaurants in the area.

“It’s those high profile cases like the tragedy at Tropical Motel that get the attention sometimes,” Baimbridge said. “While the area is still a chal-lenge for us, it’s not necessarily reflec-tive of what the area has been seeing regarding its crime rate.”

J.C. Mosier, assistant chief of the Harris County Precinct 1 Constable’s Office, said parts of North Shepherd still remain “troublesome.”

“Most of that area is handled by the Houston Police Department, but we do have contract work in the vicinity,” Mosier said.

From cursory work by Precinct 1, Mosier said crimes like robberies and burglaries have been particularly troublesome for businesses along the North Shepherd corridor due in part to the area’s continued growth.

“I’ve lived there since the 50s and you can’t ride down that area without seeing homes getting torn down and new housing and developments being put up. When you have that kind of interest in the neighborhood, you’re bringing in the people with money, but

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Urban Living started to pro-mote their new development on the corner of Alba and Wakefield in Garden Oaks, it wasn’t just the soon to be built townhomes that got the attention of the neighborhood. It was the name – Swayze Court. Pancoast said that the development of single family homes allows people to live in the area for a price point that is below many of the new homes in Garden Oaks.

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If you’ve never seen Breaking Bad, you may not understand why so many people would be in-terested in the fan fest organized by Oak Forest resident Jennie Rexer. You may even wonder why it’s such a big deal.

This may help: Breaking Bad and its actors have been nominated for more than 250 TV awards and have won 103 of them. The show has won 11 Emmy’s and two Golden Globes. They are nominated for six more Emmy’s this year alone.

Ask casual fans and they’d tell you the show is about a high school chemistry teacher who finds his way into the mixed-up world of the drug in-dustry. That may not sound appealing to would-be viewers, but the show is about much more than methamphetamines and gun fights.

Walter White (Bryan Cranston) is diagnosed with stage 3 cancer in the first season of the show. He is broke, broken and desperately seeking a way to support his family. He finds his idea after a ride-along with his DEA agent brother-in-law.

For five gripping seasons, White works with a former student, Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) to produce the purest, blue meth in New Mexico. He gets mixed with drug lords, the cartel and family members, while cash piles up and his life contin-ues to crumble.

Breaking Bad is an original AMC series and runs in syndication.

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Authorities with the Harris County Precinct One Consta-ble’s Office say they are inves-tigating another report of a serial defecator spotted in the 900 block of Byrne Aug. 15.

According to a press re-lease, deputies learned that an unknown person was seen behind a residence between 1:30 a.m. and 2:20 a.m. act-ing suspicious. The owner of the residence told deputies that their video equipment captured a person described as a white or Hispanic male, at about 5’6” tall and wearing a dark colored jersey with the

number 43 on it, behind their residence. No items were tak-en during the incident.

The serial defecator also left his mark again in the area of Euclid and Florence and investigators are following up on information and leads.

A similar incident occurred earlier this year when 53-year-old Jessie Hernandez was arrested for his alleged activities in The Woodland Heights area. According to a previous article in The Lead-er, Hernandez wasn’t charged with any crimes because he suffers from mental health is-

sues. He was seen allegedly urinating on the exterior wall at the Fiesta Market on Quit-man and was also seen on a Woodland Height’s resident’s surveillance video allegedly defecating.

According to Precinct 1, Hernandez had defecated on residents’ property between 5 and 8 times, usually between the hours of 1 and 4 a.m. As-sistant chief J.C. Mosier could not immediately confirm who is suspected of the current in-cidents, but said officers will ensure the situation is handled properly.

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Resident and business owner, Glen Putman, diesAnn Putman, Glen’s wife,

found him unconscious in her backyard Monday afternoon. Putman suffered a heart at-tack and HFD personnel were unable to revive him.

Glen spent all of his 72 years in the Heights and over

50 of those years were spent operating his company, Malo-ne Printing.

He has a reputation for sup-porting charitable community projects by either donating printing or deep discount-ing it. In 2007 he received

the Corporate Citizen Award from the Houston Heights Association. His neighbors in the 1100 Blk. of Ashland St. remember him as a fun loving person that shared the veg-etables from his garden with them.

Randy Ertman, father of fallen teen, has diedAccording to community

reports, homicide victims ad-vocate Rany Ertman has re-portedly died of cancer.

Andy Kahan, the head of the City of Houston’s Crime Victims Assistance, stated on his Facebook page that

Ertman’s legacy as a victim advocate for homicide survi-vors will “never be forgotten.” According to his Facebook page, Ertman reportedly died Monday after a battle with lung cancer.

Ertman’s daughter Jennifer

Ertman, and her friend Eliza-beth Pena, were raped and murdered by six gang mem-bers while walking through T.C. Jester Park in 1993.

Ertman spoke with The Leader about the story last year.

THE TOPICS.Saturday, August 23, 2014 • A

There’s a reason parents have a near-drunken look about them these days. Me, I’m not

so lucky because my son is not old enough to qualify for state-spon-sored babysitting. For a lot of you, though, the young ‘uns are headed back to school and you can’t contain yourselves.

Let me stop you right there, dear parent, because I don’t think you’re showing the sort of empathy required of a mature adult. You’re all hopped up on images of R&R, while your children are absolutely morti-fied. You should be ashamed.

I’m not going to waste my time writing something the adults will comprehend. No, I’m going to spend this week writing to the school kids. You are the ones suffering, and be-cause your parents refuse to stroke your fragile feelings, Uncle Publisher is going to give you a hand.

Here’s what we’re going to do. We’re going to cover every single grade (quickly) today. You children deserve some honest advice, so pay close attention.

First Grade: If you’re entering the first grade, let me tell you how impressed I am that you’re reading a newspaper. Most of your parents don’t know what this thing is. First grade is a breeze, and there’s only one thing you need to know this year: Become the teacher’s pet. Seriously, do not worry yourself one bit with learning anything. That will happen because your brains have yet to become warped. Instead, spend all your time becoming friends with your teacher. Here’s why that’s important: Your teachers will then

tell your parents what a wonderful child you are, which sets the stage for a life of being the golden child at home. Easy enough, right? Trust me.

Second Grade: Here’s the thing. I don’t remember second grade. Chances are, when you’re 40, you won’t either. By the time you finish this school year, you should probably know how to read. What you should really know is that you still have 10 more years of school after this one, and your only objective is to get to third grade.

Third Grade: They’re going to teach you this silly thing called “cursive writing” this year (unless your mom wasted half of your summer teaching you already). Your teacher is going to tell you this is very important. Your teacher will be wrong. You’re also going to learn about telling time, all the way down to the minute. Girls, for the sake of your future husbands, please pay careful attention — 5 o’clock is a lot different than 5:45.

Fourth Grade: I looked up the curriculum for this grade, and here’s one of the things they say you’ll learn this year: “Be able to memorize and recite facts, although you may

not have a deep understanding of them.” You have eight more years of school after this, but let me tell you something. If you can learn this one lesson in fourth grade, you will become extremely successful for the rest of your life. In fact, most of your parents are still using this long-ago learned skill when they help you with math. The other thing they say you’ll learn this year? How to correct misused words like “to” and “too,” or “their” and “they’re.” I really hope you learn this. If you don’t, the world won’t stop. Most adults still don’t know the difference.

Fifth Grade: They say you’ll learn how to add and subtract frac-tions this year. You’ll also learn how to divide large numbers by “multi-digit” numbers. Listen, I don’t even know what that means. What mat-ters in fifth grade is if you’re worth your salt out on the playground. Stay focused on the things that matter — like athletics and fitness.

Sixth Grade: Let me apologize in advance if this is you. Sixth grade is horrible. You look weird this year, but don’t worry, all of you munch-kins look weird. Your feet are still too big for your bodies. This year will pass, just don’t develop a complex. In school, the curriculum says you’re going to learn how to write multi-paragraph compositions. Again, this is useless. As long as you can write something that’s 140 characters long, you’ll be fine.

Seventh Grade: Here’s the thing. Summer didn’t help you much. You still look weird. Some of you got glasses. Again, this isn’t a big deal, because Uncle Publisher has them,

too. Socially, don’t waste your time with girlfriends or boyfriends. It is a colossal waste of time. Academi-cally, this is probably the first year you are going to do a science proj-ect. This will be torture — on your parents. Enjoy it.

Eighth Grade: Finally, you don’t look so weird, right? You boys actually have some real muscles to show off and you girls are about to drive the boys crazy. These are good times, except that all of those things are fleeting. You don’t understand what the word “fleeting” means, but your dad does. Ask him where he got that belly and he won’t tell you it was in eighth grade.

Ninth Grade: Let me guess. You ninth graders would just as soon crawl into a hollow stone and stay there for the next nine months. This is sheer horror, right? I wish I could tell you different, but I cannot. This year will be miserable. You’ll feel like you’ve reverted back to sixth grade. Keep your head down (especially when you have a big zit on your forehead) and just try to survive. You can do it — most of us did.

Tenth Grade: If you made it through last year, this is God’s way of rewarding you. Tenth grade is as great as ninth was horrific. You find classes you like. You find boyfriends or girlfriends and they’ll be semi-serious and maybe even worth your time. You have someone younger to pick on, which is an important func-tion in adulthood. For as wonderful as school will be this year, it will be equally bad at home. This is usually the year your parents lose all sanity. They suddenly enforce rules. But

don’t worry, this too shall pass. It’s amazing how much wiser your par-ents become as you get older.

Eleventh Grade: This is the cycle of life, my friend. Tenth grade was wonderful; 11th grade is for prisoners. Sure, you’re going to prom this year (if someone asks you). The problem is, you’re going to get treated like a senior without any of the perks. You are taking tests this year to determine the success of your entire life. Teachers and parents are telling you that it’s not too late. You can still make something of yourself. They’re right, but you don’t want to hear it. Try to listen.

Twelfth Grade: This is the year you begin questioning everything you learned the past 12 years — and rightfully so. You’re a senior now, and while there will be students who duke it out for this silly thing called “valedictorian,” don’t let your mind get confused with such drivel. Here’s what’s so great: Your teachers are trying to get you out of school. Your parents are trying to get you out of their homes. Your girlfriends are just making sure they have a date to prom before they go “find them-selves” next year. This is a wonderful year, if you put it in perspective. You’ll have high school friends for the rest of your life, but the rest of your life will not be dictated by high school. Just enjoy this last year.

And when you’ve finished these 12 steps of misery, let me offer you a hearty congratulations. You have completed the 12 most difficult years of your life.

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My fellow Patriots,This is an invitation to a secret

meeting of the Texas Militia & Non-Mensas. Maybe you saw our ad in the papers and on TV. We are here to guard the Rio Grande River because all kinds of terrorists are sneaking across our border, like that guy Al Kida, and Obama Ben Franklin. Now we have an invasion of so-called “children,” but some are actually ter-rorists disguised as “children” while some are made up to be donkeys, clay pots and bales of marijuana bound for Colorado. Other invaders are calling themselves “women,” and this is a bit tricky for us to deal with because most of us haven’t been around a woman for years, even though we’ve let them vote and drive sometimes. Texas is no longer a red state or a blue state. It’s a brown state. We’ve got to stop them.

The new twist in these “children” and “women” immigrants is that they aren’t from Mexico but from Central American countries like Guacamole, El Stevedore and Horrendous, be-cause a law lets anyone in who’s from a country that is not contagious to the U.S. That commie Kenyan Barracks Obama refuses to do anything to stop the flow because he claims John Boeh-ner won’t let him. Why doesn’t Obama sign a good immigration bill like our President George W. Bush? No, wait. I’m being told that it was Bush’s bill that led to the border mess. Let me get back to you on this, but I’m sure that somehow it is Obama’s fault.

Anyway, we need to stop this flow by putting more boots on the ground. We are told that these children actu-ally want to be found and sent to a de-tention center where they finally get some food, a bed and a one-way ticket to their uncle in Amarillo. This doesn’t make any sense. If that were really the case, the more Border Guards with more boots on the ground, the easier for the kids to find them. Maybe we’ve got this all wrong. Maybe we use just one Border Patrol agent, put him in a high-rise office in El Paso, with an un-listed phone number, and those illegal kids will never find him.

Fortunately, since that African il-legal immigrant Obama has done nothing, we have Governor for Life Rick Perry. He has ordered the entire Texas National Guard to go to the bor-der and do something. According to a press release by his non-campaign presidential campaign manager, the guardsmen will be more boots on the ground, which is why Perry did not also call up the Texas Air National Guard. We need boots, not jets. The National Guardsmen cannot arrest anyone, something about that pesky U.S. Constitution, but they can bring coffee to the patrolmen, open mail, answer the phone and pose for photo-graphs looking tough. Perry says funds for this program, about $17 million a month, will come from the money he was going to allot to Planned Parent-hood.

Here are a few things to do: Always keep your gun loaded, except when firing. Or maybe it’s the other way around. One or the other. Capt. Buck Shot forgot his 0-99 Migrant Mower was fully loaded when he passed out at a Laredo bar and fell to the floor.

We shall miss him. If you want to use pistols, remember state law requires you keep them concealed, but you can do as we members of the Shoot First Club did and walk around with your rifle in the open and at the ready, and maybe go into eateries. Sure stirred them up at that Chuck E Cheese birth-day party the other day. Bazookas, 105 howitzers and napalm may be used in some cases, but you didn’t hear that from me. Machineguns are allowed, but bayonets are frowned on.

Always be well-kamoflaged. Blend in with your surroundings. For some of you working better neighborhoods, this means getting a haircut, taking a bath and shaving. For those stationed in the countryside, you can get a cac-tus suit at Academy complete with three-inch thorns. Don’t make the mistake Corporal Charlie J. made and put it on inside out. We shall miss him, too. Another good kamoflage is the tumbleweed. In that case, forget about the haircut. This brings us to infiltra-tors. Word is that the FBI is sending its agents to join our band. If you spot someone who uses polysyllable words ñ is polysyllable a word? ñ uses a hand-kerchief or seat belts and no tattoos, they don’t pass the smell test, if you get my drift. Many of you have prior experience facing down those feds in the Nevada desert when they tried to seize that rancher’s cows just because he owed more than a million bucks in grazing fees, penalties and back taxes. The feds need to keep their hands off us and our Social Security checks, military pensions, Medicare, Medicaid and air traffic controllers.

Our lieutenant governor-in-wait-ing, Dan Patrick, has warned about these newcomers carrying typhoid, sidewalk syndrome, bated breath and other insecticides, so when actually handling them, like if they faint from hunger, always wear a haz-mat suit. Yes, they can get hot in 110 degrees, but it’s better than coming down with magnolia. Now, some limp-wristed do-gooders ask why we are here guarding the border when we could be working at a job. I like to quote Senators Ma-rio Rubio and Ted Cruz who say that immigrants should be deported be-cause they have funny last names. A few other points: When you get to the border, if the signs on the other side are in French, you’re at the wrong bor-der. Be careful of that left-wing group known as “the press.” They will twist your words, take quotes out of con-test and make you look like a mouth-breathing knuckle-dragger, so try not to drag your mouth.

Remember our motto: Lingua solo estella bueno vox Christo. (If English was good enough for Jesus, it’s good enough for Texas.)

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We have a little extra space, and with the indictment of Texas Gov. Rick Perry in the news, we thought we’d share the opinions of two com-pletely opposite sides of the argument. The first is from the Texas Democratic Party. The second is from conserva-tive group Empower Texas.

Who can Perry Blame?Texas Republican Governor

Rick Perry held a press conference where he said his indictment was a “farce of a prosecution” and that “those responsible will be held accountable.” Why does Perry think his indictment was farce and who exactly does Perry plan to hold accountable?

The District Judge with Jurisdiction? Republican Billy Ray Stubblefield, presiding judge over 3rd judicial dis-trict was appointed by Rick Perry.

The Appointed Judge in Charge? Judge Stubblefield appointed Republican retired Judge Bert Richardson of Bexar County to handle Perry’s corruption case.

The Special Prosecutor? Judge Richardson appointed Mike McCrumb as the special prosecutor. McCrumb was a U.S. prosecutor under George W. Bush whose name was submitted for U.S. Attorney by Sen. John Cornyn.

The Grand Jury? A jury of Perry’s Texan peers, ran-domly selected to carry out their civic duty. Texans, just like you.

A Farce? Texas Democratic Party Executive Direc-tor Will Hailer released the following statement: “Texas Republican Governor Rick Perry faces the result of a nonpartisan, independent investigation by a grand jury of his peers. His fellow Texans indicted him on felony charges for coercion and abuse of power when he shut down funding to the law enforcement unit tasked with holding his own administration and political officials ac-countable.”

“The only farce is Governor Perry’s denial. Perry has betrayed his fellow Texans and its time for him to step down.”

Plain and simple: Malicious ProsecutionWhen they cannot win on merits of their ideas in the

public forum, the establishment resorts to malicious prosecution. The latest example of that are indictments handed down in Travis County against Gov. Rick Perry for a budget veto.

You read that right: the liberal District Attorney’s Office in Travis County (the bluest county in Texas) managed to convince a grand jury to indict a Republican governor for doing his job. The governor vetoed funding going to the Travis County District Attorney’s Office after de-manding that the DA, Rosemary Lehmberg, resign.

Why did he do that? Because the Travis County DA was arrested for drunk driving, then she reacted so belligerently towards arresting of-

ficers she had to be physically restrained. All captured on video.

The Travis County DA oversees the prosecution of all state officials through its “public integrity unit,” which is subsidized by state taxpayers. Of course, voters in 253 of Texas’ 254 counties don’t get to vote on the Travis County DA.

Conservative lawmakers tried legislatively to move the PIU from Travis County to the office of the Attorney General, but were thwarted by liberal House Speaker Joe Straus’ hatchet man, Republican Charlie Geren of Fort Worth. It was because Geren and 18 other Republicans joined forces with the Democrats that the PIU remains under the clutches of the liberal, drunk-driving Travis County district attorney.

Malicious prosecution by the liberals in Austin against conservatives is nothing new. They dragged Tom Delay through the mud for a decade, only to now be seeing those convictions overturned. Truth does win; it just sometimes takes a while. And can be very costly.

It isn’t just a Democrat thing. We’ve witnessed the malicious prosecution of Wallace Hall, the whistle-blow-ing UT regent by Joe Straus’ toadies (Republican Dan Flynn and Democrat Carol Alvarado).

And, of course, we’re under attack by those same forces who want to unconstitutionally silence conserva-tives.

Make no mistake: Gov. Rick Perry did nothing wrong. He has been indicted, and will now be prosecuted, for doing his job as governor. Whatever else one may think of Gov. Perry, he is being prosecuted for the “crime” of doing the right thing.

When you do the right thing, and liberals will come gunning for you. Wear it like a badge of honor!

City Hall AccountabilityDear Editor: My wife and I agree 100 percent with [Jonathan McElvyís]

editorial about City Hall accountability. I hope it is read by anyone who can do something about the problem. That would include all voters, I suppose.

Kevin Brewer

Dear Editor:City Hall Accountability and Tax Rollback I couldn’t agree

more about the City Hall needing accountability. Is there a way to create an Ordinance which holds the City

of Houston and all civil servants accountable for their actions and/or lack thereof? Letís include the Harris County Appraisal District in an accountability matter.

Could we include a time frame by which the City and/or County should act regarding complaints and requests along with penalties such as reduced pay and termination, as well as any other penalties we may think of? I am sure your read-ers could get pretty creative.

While we are at it lets get a petition going for a tax rollback for all residential properties! How about an online petition!

How may we do all this and what should be included in the Ordinance?

I would be the first to sign a petition. I have met many vot-ers who regret voting for the Mayor.

Signed,Fed Up

From theleadernews.com:I have owned property in the Houston Heights for 25 years.

Itís my time to develop the property. I want to demolish / move and I have encountered a totally biased, one-sided

system. I have had to hire an attorney just to help me get through the maze. I have lost thousands of dollars and at least a year trying to develop my property.

I have spoken with neighbors and they would not mind me building a similar style house as theirs, and I agreed. This story is a long longer and would take 100 pages to tell, but I have spoken with state representatives, city council members and tons of residents.

Many residents want a review and a recount of the vote. They want some kind of opt-out on the ordinance. Many residents feel they were lied to, and I never voted for this ordinance. I am one of the 30 percent that got railroaded, and I have dates and times and residents to back up all claims. I am a moderate and I beliee in preservation of the Heights, but not to the exent in which we have no say-so in anything.

Pedro Martinez

Swayze started in Oak ForestFrom theleadernews.com:Great article. I remember taking dance from Patsy Swayze at

Love Elementary School in the early í60s.Cynthia McGregor Boerner

From theleadernews.com:We need a Patrick Swayze Memorial, I suggest Oak Forest

Park.Patrick Swayze was not only a great actor but an indredibly

fantastic person. He will always be remembered.Doren Inman

From theleadernews.com:Good article on Patrick Swayze. Keep up the good work.Kimberly Wilson

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your dog needs to take a heart-worm preventative. According to the American Heartworm Society, (yes, there is such a thing), “Heartworm disease is a serious and potentially fatal disease in pets in the United States and many other parts of the world. It is caused by foot-long worms (heart-worms) that live in the heart, lungs and associated blood vessels of affected pets, caus-ing severe lung disease, heart failure and damage to other organs in the body.”

Heartworms are most com-monly spread via mosquitos and, if you’ve spent anytime outside lately, you know that Houston’s got them. Lots of

them. The American Heart-worm Society reminds us that, “Mosquitoes blown great distances by the wind and the relocation of infected pets to previously uninfected areas also contribute to the spread of heartworm disease--this happened following Hurri-cane Katrina when 250,000 pets, many of them infected with heartworms, were ad-opted and shipped throughout the country.”

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ease is anywhere from $400 to $1000. This is why preven-tion is the key to heartworm disease.

Now that you’re convinced that it’s best to give your dog heartworm preventatives, it’s time to convince your dog. To encourage your dog to take her heartworm pill, you might try breaking it into sev-eral pieces--if it’s a big tablet--and giving it a little bit at a time, over the course of the day that it’s due. Some dogs love a pill wrapped in cheese, others are peanut butter lov-ers. Cream cheese also works well to smear on the tablet and encourage consumption. However, if your dog is still

unwilling to take her pill, there is a twice yearly injection that your vet can administer that’s effective against heartworm disease.

My point is this: Yes, I know that heartworm preventatives are costly and not always fun for your dog to take, but heart-worm disease is a preventable disease in south Texas. One of the responsibilities of be-ing a pet owner is to provide the best care that you can and preventing such a horrible disease is your obligation.

Do you have a question for Tabby? If so, email her at dear [email protected].

Tabby, does my dog really need a monthly heartworm preventative?

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unfortunately you also bring in those that may want to take advantage of that.”

Kathryn van der Pol, rep-resentative of the North Shepherd Area Business As-sociation, said numerous businesses have had run-ins with such unwelcome cus-tomers, particularly in the last year or so.

“I would have to say that I personally haven’t seen a lot of improvement.” Van der Pol said. She recalls a string of armed robberies last year, but said the crime often comes in waves.

“It’s obviously a concern to all business owners in this area,” Van der Pol said. “Even the L.A. Fitness here had is-sues with cars being broken into and my daughter’s own car was burglarized.”

While her business, the Adolf Hoepfl & Son Garage, has been free of break-ins and other crimes, some of her neighbors haven’t fared so well. Van der pol said Carol Kleiber, owner of the Class III gun shop on North Shepherd, reported that two would-be

burglars attempted a break-in earlier this week.

In 2012, the gun shop made headlines after 18 weapons were robbed from her store. The Leader previously re-ported that Kleiber took is-sue with the Houston Police Department’s prioritization of burglar alarm callas after the robber escaped from the scene. Police had assigned the call to its lowest response pri-ority, according to the report.

While not directly located on North Shepherd, Shawn Salyers feels the situation is getting worse for business owners in the area.

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cial media, but it’s my per-ception,” Salyers said. His own Baskin Robbins has been robbed three times, and Saly-ers said he met with Ellen Co-hen and the Houston Police Department’s Northside Di-vision Captain following the incidents.

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been sold in England, Austra-lia and she spoke to a man in Scotland who planned on at-tending.

Ticket sales have picked up since their initial start in July and ten percent of their raised funds will be donated to Albuquerque child-services charities PB&J Family Ser-vices and Youth Development Inc., Rexer says. According to an article from Speakeasy, Ste-ven Gomez, the DEA partner of Hank Schrader will appear in connection to his work with YDI.

Rexer and Jaramillo have made the November festival a full-time job. Jaramillo is handling some of their pub-licity in Albuquerque and has made guest appearances on

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Oak Forest neighbor and Breaking Bad super fan, Rexer, has her work cut out for her, but hopes that her Houston community will spread the word and travel with her to Albuquerque come November. Rexer jokingly said “my hus-band probably regrets agree-ing to this and asks me every-day if I’ve sold tickets.”

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Tickets are now on sale for $15 each for the Mystery Din-ner Theater at St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church, 2003 W. 43rd St., Saturday, Aug. 23 at 5:30 p.m. and a mat-inee; Sunday, Aug. 24 at 1 p.m. in the fellowship hall. Both performances of “A Wedding in Sicily” will include a catered Italian dinner.

Students of all ages are wel-come to bring backpacks for a special blessing at the 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. worship ser-vice Sunday, Aug 24.

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Blessing of the backpacks at St. Mark’s

The 10:50 a.m. worship service will hold a Blessing of the Backpacks Aug. 24, at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, 600 Pecore.

This special blessing is for students and teachers as they prepare to return to school. Bring the backpack to the rail-ing at the chancel steps in the sanctuary before the 10:50 a.m. service.

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Faith and film at Oaks Presbyterian

Oaks Presbyterian Church, 1576 Chantilly Ln., will be showing a Disney/Pixar film with a Christian theme for the Wednesday Bible Study. Rev. Noelie Day will give a brief introduction. A discussion will follow the presentation. The film The Incredibles will be at noon, Aug. 27.

Call 713-682-2556 or visit www.oakspresbyterian.org for information.

Thrift store at St. Joseph’s Catholic open after all Masses

St. Joseph Catholic Church Summer Thrift Store, 1505 Kane St., will be open after each mass on Sundays (9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.) until Aug. 24. Proceeds from sales will help raise funds for the fall fes-tival on Sept. 27.

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Garage sale at All Saints Catholic

The Guadalupanas will be holding a garage sale at All Saints Catholic Church, 215 E. 10th St., from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 23 and Aug. 24, in the parish hall.

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Judgement Day play at New Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist

New Mount Calvary Mis-sionary Baptist Church, 4711 Kelley St., will be presenting a play, “The Judgement Day,” at 6 p.m. Aug. 23. Tickets are $15 each. Vendors will be available in the recreation center for a shopping extravaganza two hours prior to the main event. Information: 713-635-1955.

Blessing of the Backpacks at Grace UMC

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Cooking with Father Clint spaghetti dinner at St. Rose

St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, 3600 Brinkman, will host ëCooking with Father Clintí Spaghetti Dinner, from 4-7 p.m. Sept. 6.

Tickets are $8 and the meal includes spaghetti with meat sauce, salad, bread and drinks. Takeout is available and des-serts will be sold. The funds will be used for scholarships and to help put on the two ACTS retreats each year. ACTS stands for Adoration, Commu-nity, Theology and Service. The men’s retreat will be held Oct. 23-26. The women’s re-treat will be June 4-7, 2015.

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The Lydia Circle has changed their meeting dates and time. The next Lydia meeting is at 10:30 a.m. Sept. 7, immediately following the free pancake breakfast.

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unwillingness or inability to trust God. While we should be a bit dubious about reducing everything, especially something as complicated as sin or evil, to one simple thing, the more we reflect on this the more we see that fear does indeed reside at the basis of many sins. Consider how greed (or the love of money) derives from a fear that our future will be destitute and that money will somehow guarantee our security. Negative emotions like jealousy and envy are often borne of the fear that we will lose our loved ones to more attractive or talented rivals. Anger is quite often just fear that has turned outward: the startled response to a slammed door is quickly replaced by anger directed at the door slammer. But, perhaps this is as it should be: anger and fear are appropriate at the right time and place, and when tempered by reason and mercy. Perhaps no one thing is the root of all evil and perhaps there are many roots of many evils. Greed is one thing, while fear and anger are another, or to quote Joseph Butler, “everything is what it is and not another thing.”

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During a dental examination, the dentist will need to take x-rays in order to confirm the findings from the clinical

examination. These x-rays should include films showing all the roots of the teeth, as well as clear views between teeth where they contact each other. A full examination, recommended at the first dental visit and then approximately every 36 months (or when a problem is suspected) might include from 16 to 22 films. The reason for this many films is that the dentist needs to see clearly the following areas: all root tips, the sinuses, the bone around the teeth and behind the last teeth and the contacts between all of the teeth. For periodic check ups, approximately every six to 18 months, four bitewing x-rays should suffice. Though these will not show the root tips or bone as well, they will show any new cavities which have formed which cannot be seen visually. Your dentist will let you know which x-rays he recommends for you to ensure that you are being cared for as well as possible.

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LADIES AUXILIARY FISH FRYAmerican Legion Post 560

Come by for Ladies Auxiliary Fish Fry at the American Legion Post 560, 3720 Alba Rd., at noon until sold out, Aug. 23. Fillet fish, hushpuppies, tater tots and cole slaw will be served. Information: 713-682-9287, www.americanle-gionpost560.org.

‘BAD MEDICINE OR GOOD TO THE LAST DROP’ MELLER DRAMMER Theatre Suburbia

The theatre presents “Bad Med-icine, or Good To The Last Drop,” by Kris Thompson. Performances will continue through Aug. 23. The performance on Fridays and Saturdays are at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $16 for adults, $13 for seniors and students, and $12 on Sundays. Group rates available for parties of 15 or more payable 48 hours in advance. Call to make a reservation. Theatre Suburbia is located at 4106 Way Out West Dr. Information: 713-682-3525, www.theatresuburbia.org.

HOUSTON CHORAL SHOWCASE AUDITIONSZion Lutheran Church

Theatre Under The Stars’ local partner, Houston Choral Show-case, will be holding auditions in August at Zion Lutheran Church, 3606 Beauchamp. This volunteer group is the only mixed commu-nity show choir in Houston. Open rehearsals and auditions are Aug. 25. No prepared audition piece is required. Information: 281-346-0161, www.choralshowcase.org.

MAKE IT HAPPEN WITH DAVID LORMSInternet Radio Show

Ellen Cohen, Houston City Council Member District C, will appear live at noon, Aug. 22, on www.KBRZSports.com. On Aug. 27, Anchor Courtney Zavala of KPRC (Click2houston) will be featured. The Podcast of the show will be available online at www.spreaker.com/user/7420120 or iHeart Radio. Information: [email protected].

FUNDRAISER AT SWEETFROG Waltrip Parent Teacher Student Association

Come out and enjoy a sweet treat while supporting the local Waltrip PTSA at SweetFrog, 1214 W. 43rd St., from 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m. Aug. 23. Information: www.waltrippta.org/join-the-ptsa/, 832 752-7561.

FIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE Computer Wiz

Bring all donations to Computer Wiz, 511 Garden Oaks Blvd., until Aug. 27. Donations may be in the form of school supplies or mon-etary contributions with checks made out to the Heights Com-munity Fund. Information: www.heightschamber.com/school-sup-ply-drive, 713-979-4500.

YMCA MEN’S SCRIPTURE SHARING GROUPHarriet and Joe Foster Family YMCA

Join Foster YMCA will have a Men’s Scripture Sharing Group

at 7 a.m. Aug. 28. This six-week series equips men to embrace how their past has affected their present and prepares them to deal with the future. Donuts and coffee are available. Lead by YMCA Chaplin, Jamie Clark. Reservatons are recommended. Information: 713-681-5241, [email protected].

SEPTEMBER BREAKFAST CONNECTIONGreater Heights Area Chamber of Commerce

Take networking to the next level at this new supercharged annual breakfast. Learn new networking skills from expert Bonnie Karpay. The breakfast will be from 6:45-8:30 a.m. Sept. 11, at the Sheraton Houston Brook-hollow Hotel, 3000 North Loop West. Buy one member ticket and receive a non-member ticket free. Call or visit the website to register and purchase tickets. In-formation: 713-861-6735, www.heightschamber.com.

STRUT YOUR MUTTBest Friends Animal Society

Throw on some comfy shoes, leash up the dog and Strut your Mutt in the Best Friends Animal Society’s second annual fund-rais-ing event from 7 a.m.-noon, Sept. 20. A leisurely dog walk and fun run will be followed by a doggie-themed festival that includes pet contests, photos, doggie goodies, fun activities for the whole family, including food and refreshments. The event will be at T.C. Jester Park, 4201 West T.C. Jester Blvd.

Choose from a 2.2 mile fun run or a 1.5 mile walk. Information: 435-644-2001, ext. 4617 or [email protected].

RIGOLETTOOpera in the Heights

Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi is about how a lecherous duke, an innocent girl, and a fatherís curse make a court jester a broken man. The performance begins Sept. 26 and runs through Oct. 5. The opera will be sung in Italian with English surtitles projected above the stage. For show times and to purchase tickets, visit the web-site. Information: 713-861-5303, www.operaintheheights.org.

MANNA INAUGURAL FUNDRAISERMinistry Assistance of the Near Northwest Alliance

MANNA is celebrating 25 years in the community. A fund-raising event will be held from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 1, in the parking lot of the MANNA Resale Store, 1806 W. 43rd St. This event will be a BBQ dinner and silent auction. Tickets are $15 pre-sale or $20 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at the store or online. Information: 713-504-5486, [email protected], www.manna-houston.org.

SHRED FOR KOMENComputer Wiz

Bring all old, personal papers into the secured bin and once a month, it’s shredded on site and picked up by Texas Security Shredding at Computer Wiz, 511 Garden Oaks Blvd. Also bring old

computers, monitors, printers, hard drives, floppy disks and CDs for recycling. Information: 713-979-4500.

ST. PIUS X 50TH REUNIONThe St. Pius X Class of 1964

50th Reunion is Sept. 19 and Sept. 20. Please contact Lauren Power if the invitation/informa-tion has not been received. Infor-mation: [email protected].

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In the Leader area that would be the Provisions por-tion of Pass & Provisions, 807 Taft. Other Houston contend-ers to make the grade were Reef, Underbelly and Oxheart.

Southern Living’s suggested order? Cresta di Gallo pasta with Hen of the Woods mush-rooms, roasted yeast, and Par-mesan.You can’t miss Red Dessert Dive

Especially not with their new sign at 1045 Studewood Street. They are also basking in the glow of their recent Za-gat mention in one of the ‘The 10 Hottest New Restaurants in Houston’. Zagat touts their “locally roasted coffee, beer and wine” as well as “an eclec-tic assortment of light bites and baked goods that include creative offerings like the De-busker, a chocolate brownie-cookie hybrid loaded with M&M’S.” Stay tuned – a full web site will be up soon.Bradley’s Fine Diner cele-brates National All Ameri-can Breakfast Month in September

Bet you didn’t even know September was all American Breakfast month – no matter.

Bradley’s, 191 Heights Blvd., will have an al a carte Brunch on Sundays, from 10:30 am until 3 pm. Options include Buttermilk Griddle Cakes and Pigs in a Blanket. Wine and beer pairings will be available.Laurenzo debuts fall menu items

We may not be getting really colder weather for a while but fall does put you in the mood for more substantial fare. Do-menic Laurenzo answers the call at Lorenzo’s, 4412 Wash-ington Avenue, with such new offerings as Beef Carpaccio (Thin slices of Hereford beef tenderloin with olive oil, baby arugula, shaved parmesan and balsamic reduction) and Dou-ble Cut Lamb Chops (Lighted breaded and pan seared lamb chops fi nished in a mint demi-glace and a side of mint jelly. Served with garlic mashed po-tatoes.) “That’s Amore!”

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22 Cent Martinis at Katch 22

Join Katch 22 to celebrate the 22nd day of the month in honor of their namesake num-ber. There will be 22 cent mar-tinis until 5 p.m., in addition to great food, drink specials and live music from 5 p.m. until midnight. The specials con-tinue after 5 p.m. with $2.22 martinis, $2 domestic drafts, $10 pitchers of domestic beer, $12 buckets of domestic beer, $22 Mr. Splitty Appetizer Plat-ter plus a pitcher of domestic beer, and select half-price ap-petizers. Happy hour is typi-cally from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m., but is all day on the 22nd, which means half-price signa-ture cocktails, premium vodka (you name the drink) for $5.95, all bottled beer is $2.50, do-mestic pints are $2, craft beer drafts are $2.50 off and house red or white wine is $5.95 per glass. Football season just got better at Katch 22 with The 3rd and 10 Rewards Program. If you dine with Katch 22 dur-ing any college or pro football game, receive one punch from

your service with every $10 food purchase. Three punches can be redeemed for a $10 Re-wards Card, six punches for a $25 Rewards Card and nine punches for a $50 Rewards Card. Beat the heat and join Katch 22 for football season, great eats and cold drinks ga-lore. Reservations are not re-quired but recommended. Call 832-804-7281 to RSVP. Katch 22 is located at 700 Durham Dr. For more information, visit www.katch22houston.com.

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one of Saint Arnold‚Äôs more popular events, at least with women. So get your girlfriends together, and go out to the brewery on Tuesday, August 26 from 6 to 8 p.m. for an eve-ning of tasty refreshments. The event is BYOF, so feel free to bring something to snack on. The cost for the evening is $17 per lady ($1,000 per man), which includes beer and a commemorative pint glass. For each ticket sold, $5 will

go to Harley’s Angels, a group of women motorcycle enthu-siasts dedicated to promot-ing breast cancer awareness, research and education. For more information about the event, visit www.saintarnold.com. Saint Arnold is located at 2000 Lyons Ave.

Oktoberfest Olympiad If you’ve never competed

in German style competition, this is your chance to be im-mersed in the culture. Games will include a stein race, a barrel roll, a bucket race, and the legendary brat toss! In-cluded with the tournament registration is a one of a kind tournament t-shirt, the op-portunity to purchase spe-cially discounted tickets, and

a customizable team website! The tournament is Saturday, September 13 at Houston Ok-toberfest. The top three teams will receive medals and prizes, and the champions will win a grand prize that includes a 90 minute private tasting session at Karbach Brewing Co. for up to 20 people. To register your team, visit http://houstonss-coktoberfestolympiad.league-toolbox.com. There are also opportunities to get a FREE ticket to the festival when you volunteer with Houston Sports & Social Club at Okto-berfest Houston. To register as a volunteer, send an email to [email protected]. For more information about Okto-berfest, visit www.oktoberfest-houston.com.

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THE OBITUARIES.Robert Noble Allison, 73,

born Aug. 28, 1940 in Houston, died Aug. 11. Allison grew up in Garden Oaks and gradu-ated from Reagan High School in 1958 where he was a member of the golf team. He went to the University of Houston and graduated with a Chemical Engeneering degree. He worked in various companies in the petro-chemical industry including The Eads Co., Goulds Pumps and WorleyParsons. He is survived by his beloved wife Wanda, son Ste-phen, daughter Kathleen Goforth, sister Marianne West, and fi ve grandchildren.

Victor A. DeLeon III, 84, born Dec. 22, 1929, died Aug. 12. DeLeon was a devoted member of Larking Street Methodist Church and Shepherd Drive Method-ist Church. He was currently a faithful member of St. Matthew United Methodist Church, where he was a member of the Men’s Club. He is survived by his wife, Mary Lou Matlage, son Ken-neth DeLeon, daughter Netta Rodenburg, stepdaughters Lisa Vinklarek, Dorothy McCumber; stepson John Appuliese, and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Everett M. Garza, 74, born Feb. 28, 1940 in New Gulf, Texas, died Aug. 10. Garza enlisted in

the U.S. Army, March 29, 1957. He was proprietor of Telge Manor MHP. He is survived by his wife, Mary O. Garza; daughters Debra Hernandez, Aurora Doreen Garza; son Ted O. Garza; sisters Angela Ortega and Rita Perkins, brother Frank Garza, seven grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

Patricia Ann Parham Gut-kowski, 68, born May 27, 1946 in Memphis, Tenn., died Aug. 10. She is survived by her devoted husband, Frank Gutkowski Jr.; children Craig Allen Gutkowski, Carl James Gutkowski and Tam-mie Rene Gutkowski; brother, Bill Maine; sister, Debbie Abrams; and fi ve grandchildren.

Betty Jane Johnson, 90, born May 23, 1924, died Aug. 11.

Anthony J. Piercy, 73, born June 18, 1941, died Aug. 12. Piercy was a native Houstonian and a faithful, life-long member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church. He was employed at St. Ambrose for more than 25 years prior to working at Kroger’s for the past 15-plus years. He enjoyed playing bingo every week and the fellow-ship through the Men’s Club at St. Ambrose. He is survived by his brother, Louis F. Piercy Sr., and sisters, Jean Lehman and Lena Mae Sustala.

Louise Pitts, 83, born Nov. 17, 1930 in Council Bluff s, Iowa, died Aug. 14. Pitts lived a strong Christian life working as an associate of the Billy Graham Crusades Ministries, and served

as secretary of her church. She is survived by her son Kenneth Pitts, daughters Karen Spauld-ing, Kimberly Pitts and Kelli Pitts, brother Gerald Robertson, eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Happy, happy birthday to Laura Gamez who celebrated her 60th birthday at an amaz-ing party given by her children Cassandra, Jorge and Joel Gamez. Nearly 90 friends and family members gath-ered to toast Mrs. Gamez at Maggiano’s Little Italy on Aug. 10. Special guests included her two sisters Maria and Blanca Cabello, who came from Monterrey, Mexico, and a sur-prise Mariachi band, Mariachi Nacional De Mexico, provided merry entertainment. A long time and devoted volunteer in her children’s schools through-out the years, Mrs. Gamez is beloved throughout the com-munity for her kind heart and generous spirit. Mrs. Gamez’s daughter, Cassie, made beauti-ful tropical fl oral centerpieces and the invitations. Some of the friends and family present

were Mrs. Gamez’s sisters in law Aurora Villacorta and Oralia Gamez, her niece An-gela Gamez and her husband Abraham, Mrs. Gamez’s only grandson, Jacob Gamez, along with his mother, Steph-anie Vera, Tracey Rios, Raymond and Rosalinda De La Cruz with their daugh-ters Kristina and Katherine, Jesse and Celena Espinosawith their children Isabel and Jae, Stacey Lindell, Me-lissa Lopez, Maribel De La Cruz with her daughter Lisette and son Armando, and David Zavala and wife Francis. Mrs. Gamez’s only aunt, Minerva Almaguer, joined the party with her three sons Armando, Adrian, and Americo along with their chil-dren and grandchildren. Other friends present were Lisa and Philbert Lopez with daugh-ters Beth and Christina, Ma-ria and Ricardo Hernandez with daughter Analicia, and

Olga Ayala and her family.

Alyssa Perez is a student at Reagan High School whom I met at Academy where she was doing her back to school shopping. Alyssa had a great summer and went to Hawaii with her family. She said, “The most memorable part of this summer was touring Oahu on a Segway tour. It was just so much fun riding the Segways and learning the history of the Hawaiian islands.” Alyssa feels like she will have loads of schoolwork this year, but says she is ready for it; she is look-ing forward to preparing for her future after high school. Her dream is to attend UCLA and study psychology.

The Oak Forest Homeown-ers’ Association held its 2nd Annual Dog (and Cat) Days of Summer this past weekend benefi ting the Oak Forest Ani-mal Advocates (OFAA board

members and OFHA chairs for this event are Nora Loera, Lisa Junco, Kay Adams, Meredith Harris, Annette Donovan, and Kimberly Antley). The OFHA and OFAA would like to thank the sponsors, silent auction do-nors, animal rescues, vendors, and especially the hard work-ing volunteers. OFAA is a lo-cal 501(c)(3) non-profi t animal rescue. Sponsors were: Hart-man & Associates, Oak Forest Veterinary Clinic, The Posh Petal, Yuppie Dog, Pat Walker of Keller Williams, Poo the Rescue, Bonilla & Chapa, Frida’s Mexican Kitchen, Elizabeth Villarreal of Berkshire Hath-away HS Anderson Properties, and Justin Gordon Homes. Participating vendors were Yuppie Dog, Poo the Res-cue, Mister Koool, A Dog’s Dharma, Kilgore Pest Con-trol, Think Creatively, The Kennel Klub, Spotted Dog

Shop, Natran Green Pest Control, Good Paws Drool Bus, The Pet Barber, Modu-lar Dog, and Natural Pawz. The event raised a wonderful $5,065.00 for Oak Forest Ani-mal Advocates. However, they are in dire need of foster fami-

lies. The group uses a rotation schedule so no one is fostering more than a month at a time. OFAA can be found on Face-book under Oak Forest Animal Advocates.

Neighbors: Celebrations during the waning dog (and cat) days of summerBy Elizabeth [email protected]

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