South Belt Leader (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 20, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 20, 1979 Page: 1 of 14
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Jane 20,1979
Beverly Hills pool dedication
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n *h® Bever*y Advisory Committee is inviting the entire South
Belt Community to enjoy free refreshments.
There will also be a demonstration of park aetivities on the show
mobile that will include frizbee throwing, ballet, tumbling and tap
dancing.
The Park Police Color Guard will be present and a "seven minute"
swim exhibition of synchronized swimming and diving will be
presented.
Reward for rug
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Taney of 10802 Sagegulf are offering a reward
for the return of an heirloom rug which was stolen from their home
either late Sunday night, or early Monday morning.
The rug, a silver and white Alaskan Wolf rug was stolen while the
family slept.
Entrance to the home was gained through the back door.
You just can’t win!
Members of the Sagemeadow Municipal Utility District are a bit
frustrated over their experiences with the fuel shortage.
The district, which serves the subdivisions of Sagemeadow and
Kirkwood South, was required by the State Health Department to
install an auxiliary power system for their subdivisions.
The board agreed to do so, and an 180,000 unit was recently
installed.
The unit will be used to supply power so that residents may
continue to have water supplied to their homes in the event of an
electrical outage.
The new system runs on fuel, and has a 1000gallon tank. Due to the
fact that it has to be trucked in, SMUD must buy it from a supplier,
but suppliers cannot sell it to them without perm ission from the state
fuel allocations office.
Tom Brown, of Eco Resources, the operator of the district, reports
that to date, he cannot attract the attention of anyone in that office.
They refuse to talk to him, or return his telephone calls.
Unless the state agency cooperates, the $80,000 state-required
auxiliary power unit is useless.
BAFLE registration
Registration for the Bay Area Football League has been announced
for August 11 and 18. The Tigers will register at Beverly Hills
Intermediate; the Mustangs at J. Frank Dobie High School and the
Cowboy and the Knights at Stuchbery Elementaries.
August 20 has been set as the first practice day for the four South
Belt area BAFLE teams.
Girls ages 8-13 and boys 8-12 may participate in the program.
Further inform ation will be carried in the South Belt Leader closer
to registration.
Commuter air service
Houston air travelers may now select any one of the three local
airports, Intercontinental, Hobby or Hull Airport io Sugar la nd asthe
originating point or return designation for many of their out Of town
flights, at no extra cost, over the normal airline ticket price.
Commutair, an intracity air commuter service connecting
International, Hobby and Hull airports has completed interline and
joint tare agreements with eleven of the major and regional U.S. air
carriers, eight of which provide direct service to and from Houston.
The interline agreement and joint fares executed by Commutair
with the cooperating airlines enables Houston air travelers to begin
and terminate their out-of-town trips at any of the three airports most
convenient to them, to enjoy the added convenience of ticketing and
baggage handling to final destination, and to pay only the regular
fare charged by a cooperating airline for the out-of-town flight.
Such joint fares, in which no charge is levied to Commutair
passengers for local airport to airport Commutair flights applies to
first class, coach and standard tickets.
The total fare such flights is prorated between the major airlines
and Commutair.
Ross Christian, president of Commutair points out that as an
exam pie, passengers living in the South Belt area who m ust fly from
Intercontinental to New York can now originate their flight at Hobby
Airport, where they will be ticketed and have their baggage checked
through to New York.
"Traveling by interline commuter service from Hobby gets
passengers across Houston in 20 minutes, conserves the passenger
energy and their automobile gasoline and saves the trouble and cost
of parking at Intercontinental. Additionally, their airline ticket to
and from their out-of Houston designation costs them no more than
originating their trip at Intercontinental”, stated Christian.
Commutair has completed interline agreements with Alleghney,
Chaparral, Continental, Delta, Eastern, Hughes Airwest, Metro,
North Central, Ozark, Piedmont, Texas International. Trans World,
Brannif and National airlines, and several other commuter airlines.
Reservations can be made through professional travel agencies,
major cooperating airlines, or Commutair.
Pony-Colt closing
The Sagemont-Beverly Hills Pony-Colt teams will hold closing
ceremonies on Wednesday, June 27, beginning at 7:30 p.m.
At this time, sponsors will be recognized and members of the
All-Star and tournament teams will be announced.
All parents and sponsors of teams are urged to attend this
ceremony.
School board meets
The Pasadena Independent School District Board of Trustees will
meet on Thursday, June 21.
Items on the agenda include an appearance from a parent of a J.
Frank Dobie High School student in regards to a report card grade;
the budget for the school district for the upcoming year and
numerous construction items.
The meeting is an open meeting, and anyone wishing to attend may
do so. The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Board room of the
administration building at 3010 Bayshore Drive in Pasadena.
Scarsale road halted
Construction on Scarsdale Boulevard, the proposed link between
the subdivision of Sageglen and the Gulf Freeway, has been halted.
As reported at the MUD 13 meeting last Thursday, the company
which had the contract for construction aan into difficulty in not
at a special called meeting to Be held
being bonded in the State of Texes. .
Thia problem was followed by financial difficulties which resulted
in the stopping of construction of the road.
It is estimated that approximately one-third of the underground
work for the road is completed.
Wood Brothers, the developer of the area has agreed td receive seal
bids from each of three contractors who have expressed a desire to
con
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Election for officers and pool
The Sageglen Community Asso-
ciation will hold an election July 11
to select two directors and to vote to
pay for financing and operating a
recreation facility in the commun-
ity.
Recreation facilities being con-
sidered for the community include
a 25 meter swimming pool, with
diving area, wading pool and offi-
ces, storage and lounge facilities,
and lighted tennis courts.
Capital cost of these facilities
would be approxim ately $200,000
and annual operating costs would
be around $32,000.
An increase in the maintenance
fee of $6 per month, ($72 per year),
per residence is required in order to
allow creation of the recreation
facilities.
The proposed facilities would be
located on a 1.2 acre parcel of land
in Section 3 of Sageglen, bounded
by Sagemark, Sageyork and Sage-
green Drives and adjacent to the
future meeting place of MUD 13.
This tract of land is currently
owned by MUD 13.
Should voters approve the in-
creased maintenance assessment,
The Community Association would
make a bid to purchase the land
from MUD 13.
Use of part of the land for
playground facilities has been
Fire, shooting,
has SVFD busy
Members of the Southeast Volun-
teer Fire Department kept quite
busy last Sunday.
At approximately 6:00 a.m., they
responded to a call to transport a
shooting victim to Southeast Me-
morial Hospital.
The victim, Joe Bettis, reported
that he had accidentally shot him-
self in the left lower quadrant, with
a .32 caliber gun.
He was admitted to the hospital,
and was listed in good condition at
press time.
Shortly afterwards, at approxi-
mately 7:00 a.m. they were called
to a house fire at Kirktown.
'When they arrived, they found
the home of Dick Green totally
engulfed in flames. SFVD called for
mutual aid from Friendswood and
the City of Houston. Houston re-
sponded with fire equipment from
70. the Sagemont station, the
Hartsook station, and the Hobby
airport station.
Although the entire roof of the
home was destroyed, the fire
fighters were able to save a
majority of the Green's posses-
sions.
Firefighters speculated that the
fire began near the air conditioning
unit.
Firemen credited the fire-retar-
dant insulation in the attic with the
saving of the Green’s personal
property.
The insulation kept the fire
smoldering for quite some time,
and consequently the SVFD made
numerous trips to the house during
the afternoon.
granted and equipment has been
purchased for installation later this
summer. t
Sageglen maintenance fees can
be raised only if at least two-thirds
of the votes are cast in favor of the
increase at an election in which 60
percent of the total votes are
represented in person or by proxy.
This procedure must be employ-
ed to approve the proposed in-
crease in maintenance fees.
Additionally, voters must ap-
prove putting up the land, once
obtained, as collateral for a capital
im provem ents loan necessary to
finance construction of the facili-
ties.
Ballots with letters of explana-
tion will be mailed to each member
of the community association prior
to the election.
Each homeowner is a member,
and each residence can cast one
vote.
Volunteers will canvass the
homes in the community to collect
proxies prior to the election.
Two of the five positions on the
Board of Directors will be elected
thia year. The term of office for
these positions is three years.
Four candldatea have received
endorsements from the Nominating
Committee.
These candidates are Mary Jo
Westover. Jerry Yeaney, Morris
Fanelli and Lloyd Markowitz.
Sunday morning fire
Spending an early Sunday mor nlng
(Father’s Day] fighting a Kirkwood South
house fire were members of the Southeast
Volunteer Fire Department, the City of
Houston fire Department and the Friends-
wood Fire Department. Occnpants of the
home, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Green smelled
smoke early in the morning, and wore ablo
to escape the fire without Injury. The
majority of their possessions were saved.
New college opens office
The South Belt ajej San Jacinto
ColUge Campus opened an admin-
istrative office this week for coun-
seling and other Information at the
campus site at 13735 Beamer Road.
The office is housed in a portable
building located in the parking lot
in front of the Longnecker Aca-
demic-Administration Building and
will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday.
The Academic-administration
building is nearing completion and
will open this summer. The South
Campus will hold its first registra-
tion August 27-29. and classes will
begin September 4.
"Even though the academic-
administration building will be
completed soon, we decided that we
need to open this temporary office
now so that we could be more
available for counseling and other
assistance,” said Dr. Parker Greg-
oire, vice president of the South
Campus.
Dr. Gregoire encouraged pros-
pective students to come by for
Counseling as sport as possible so
that they can plan their fall sched-
ules early and be ready for the fall
registration.
In addition to counseling, the
office will also accept applications
and distribute fall class schedules,
college catalogues, and other infor-
mation. Dr. Ken Warren, adminis-
trator of counseling for the South
Campus, will be available for coun-
seling and guidance as will other
South Campus administrators.
Dr. Malcolm Rundell, academic
dean, also announced this week
that several classes have been
added to the fall schedule since the
first printing of the schedule.
These classes include Later Brit-
ish Literature (day schedule), A-
merican Literature (day), Social
Psychology (day), Child Growth
and Development (night), and
Social Problems (day and night).
"We also have added a drama
class to the schedule, but as of now,.
we have not set a time for this
class." Rendell said.
R undell also stated that addition-
al coarses may be added if there la
a demand. "If students believe that
we have overlooked a course that
should be on the fall schedule, we
would like to hear from them. It Is
not too late to add a course if there
is a need for It," R undell explained.
R undell and other adm inistrators
for the South Campus may be
contacted at 484-1900.
Congressman
holds meeting
Congressman Ron Paul will be
holding a town meeting on Satur-
day, June 23 in South Hoaston.
The town meeting, which will be
held in the South Houston city
council chambers, 1019 Dallas, will
begin at 1:00 p.m. and expected to
end at 3:00 p.m.
The public is invited.
Recreational
Turning
Drugs
Change in
educational
approach
games like volleyball and new-
other mate
The third article presented the local dreg problem aa seen through
the eyes of our school administration, principals, and teachore.
This week’s article presents the educational reapenee to crime and
The following Is the fourth In a series of articles designed to assess
the drug problems In the South Bolt area community.
The first was a report of the drug problem as soon through the eyes
of teens (and some local residents In their early 20’sJ.
The second article covered some of the problems regarding drugs
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any of the teachers. He
stive and willin
is not sure of the
Prior to the *70’s, Texas schools concentrated their efforts to
counter crime and drug abuse through an "information approach”,
reported Dick Smith, Director of Communications for the Pasadena
Independent School District.
"Scare tactics” is the term Estes Landers, science supervisor for
the Pasadena Independent School District, uses to describe the old
films and lectures schools employed to teach students about different
drugs, their physical effects and the legal aspect of using them.
Mandatory high school health classes were the only place these
were shown. Local policemen were often called upon to emphasize
the legal consequences to students.
However, four years ago, the Texas State Legislature mandated
that Texas public schoola implement a new approach to crime and
drug abuse prevention because the old "informational” theory was
determined not to be an effective deterrent, as Smith explained.
The Legislature stressed that a "values-orleated program** should
be taught at all levels of education.
The new program is designed to encourage students to make
decisions about themselves that "go beyond peer group pressure to a
realization of the long-term impact of crime and drug abuse on others
and themselves’*, emphasized Smith.
The first step this district took was to educate Its teachers through
a program called Harris County Healthful Living.
'Landers tedches the program’s techniques on an “adult level** to >,
kindergarten through twelfth grade teachers.
Teachers are then expected to utilize this tralais
classrooms with their students. They are encouraged to
discussion of values and reactions to situations among
competition
Knee knocker, stork, hula hop,
right curve, between the legs,
catch, skip flight...sounds like a
strange event, right?
Well, they’re all events in a hula
hoop and frisbee com petition day at
Sagemont Community Center on
Tuesday, June 26 at 10:00 a.m.
There will be two divisions of
competition: 11 and under, 12
through 15. The Sagemont Com-
munity Center is hoping that repre-
sentatives here will be able to
compete in the national events.
A district contest will be held on
July 6 at 2:00 p.m. at Charlton
Park.
Other events that the center is
planning for the summer are:
Badminton Competition Week,
ages 8 through 13, June 18-22; Table
Tennis, ages 8 through 18, July 2-6;
Basketball, ages 8 through 13, July
9-13; Relay Week, all ages, July
16-20; Craft Fair. 4 through teens,
July 23-27; Talent Contest, 16 and
under, July 30-August 3; and a
Disco Contest, 16and under, August
6-10; Recreation Roundups for
children and parents.
The Sagemont Construction Club
is one of the new interest groups at
the Community Center. They are a
group of kids who work and learn
about constructing things. Their
first meeting was Thursday at 4:00
p.m.
The first project oa the agenda is
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