The Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 33, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 22, 1987 Page: 1 of 12
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® 1987 The Texan Newspaper VOL. 34 NO. 33/APRIL 22,1987
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4562 BISSONNET #203 • P.O. BOX 999 • BELLAIRE, TEXAS 77401 • (713) 660-7112
• Afton Oaks • Ayrshire • Bsllaire • Bonham Acres
• Boulevard Oaks • Braeburn Glen • Braeburn Terrace
• Braeburn Valley • Braes Heights • Braes Manor
• Braesmont • Braeswood • Broadacres e College Court
e Knollwood Village • Larchmont • Larkwood • Linkwood
e Maplewood • Meyerland e Museum Area e Robindell
e Sharpstown • Southampton • Southern Oaks
e Southgate • Southside e Sunset Terrace • Wessex
• Westridge • West University • Westwood • Windermere
• Woodshire • Woodside
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Veteran Grocery Sacker Leonard Robinson
That friendly face
Sacker gives a hand and a smile
By Marie Moynahan
Texan Columnist
To take Leonard
Robinson away from the
scene at Safeway on the
triangle in Bellaire
would be like taking the
face out of a clock!
That shy and smiling
countenance has fol-
lowed us to our cars with
sacked groceries for the
past 38 years. After
serving Weingartens for
25 years, he received a
watch and then a tie pin
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been with Safeway for
the past three years.
Driving 16 miles one
way to work each day
from a home he owns off
1-10, Leonard laments,
"Times have changed
drastically, people just
don't have it to tip much
anymore and with prices
going up it's getting
tougher.”
But he is grateful for
his loving wife, Minnie
Lee who is disabled and
his four children and
seven grandchildren.
He finds most people
kind but meets the other
type too, always hoping
someday to get a smile
out of them, although he
never starts a conver-
sation.
He remembers one
elderly lady who always
seemed to be unhappy
until one day she asked
him to pul 111lltcinc
plate back on her car.
Completing the job, he
loosed up and saw ner
teeth for the first time!
“I felt wonderful,” he
grinned.
Luckily he has not
been working the couple
of times the store has
been robbed, except for
one time, and he says
he happened to be work-
ing in the rear of the
building so was com-
pletely oblivious to the
whole thing until it was
all over.
A native of Louisiana,
he spends his vacations
there, visiting with near
kin and this is the extent
of his travels. Being a
very light eater he stays
slim and healthy mis-
sing very few days work.
Jim Hilbum, manager
of Safeway and Leo-
nard’s supervisor des-
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cornerstone of this store
and represents our store
tne way we like it to
be." Meaning courteous
and friendly, no doubt.
You'll find very few
people who don’t know
him and he doesn’t have
to leave us with the trite,
“Have a nice day.”
Leonard’s smile makes
our day nice.
Meyerland
chiefs elected
By Nick Herrera
Texan Editor
Meyerland residents
have some new leaders
this month.
Six new and four
incumbent directors
were elected April 7 to
the board of the Meyer-
land Community Impro-
vement Association.
Each year, the ap-
proximately 2,300-home
subdivision elects 10
members to the associa-
tion’s 20-member board.
The subdivision is
divided into 10 sections
and has two representa-
tives from each section
on the board.
The directors elected
are:
Section 1. Incumbent
Richard Lutz, 4802
Jason.
Section 2. John G.
Emerson, 5107 Carew.
Section 3. C Allan
Simpson, 5214 Jack-
wood.
Section 4. Adelyn
Bernstein, 4819 Imo-
gene.
Section 5. Incumbent
Linda Richardson, 5014
Loch Lomond.
Section 6. Incumbent
James W. Hammond,
5222 North Braeswood.
Section 7. Ellen B.
Gaber, 4946 Glen-
meadow.
Section 8E. J. Ed
Moores, 5047 Dumfries.
Section 8W. William
A Kistler Jr.. 9911
Cedarhurst.
Section 10. Martha
Wong, 5746 Ariel.
Board members each
serve two-year terms.
Residents voted for
one candidate from the
section which they
reside in.
The board will meet
May 4 to elect new
officers of the civic
association.
General boundaries of
Meyerland are: Beech-
nut Road on the north
West Bcllfort Avenue on
the south, the West
Loop Freeway and South
Post Oak Road on the
cast and Chimney Rock
Road on the west.
Montrose invasion
Thousands expected at art festival
By Nick Herrera
Texan Editor
Almost 200,000 peo-
ple are expected to
invade the Montrose
Area this weekend,
flocking to the Spring
Westheimer Colony Art
Festival.
Besides the 217
booths with original art-
works, festival goers will
enjoy continuous mu-
sical entertainment, a
variety of food and drink
and even get a chance at
creating their own
“steamroller art."
The festival, in its
15th year, will be held
Saturday and Sunday,
April 25-26, from 10
a.m. till dusk each day
on an area bounded by
Westheimer, Montrose
Boulevard, Lovett and
Yoakum.
Artists will be showing
their original works of
oil and acrylic paintings,
watereolors, pen and ink
drawings, jewelry, glass
and wood crafts, leather
products, sculptures,
photography, musical
instruments, etchings,
fibers, yard art and
pottery.
In honor of the 15th
anniversary of the art
festival, Radio Station
KKBQ and the West-
heimer Colony Associa-
tion are sponsoring the
first ever Steamroller
Art Creation on Satur-
day, from 2 p.m. to 4
p.m. on Yoakum Street
(west end of the fes-
tival).
"Show your designing
ways by bringing any-
thing squashable, ’ said
Joe Pogge, promotions
director for 93Q Radio.
"Our steamroller will
flatten cans, fruit, food
items such as fajitas,
sausages, sandwiches,
etc., two-and three-litre
plastic soft drink bottles
(empty), paint-anything
except glass items.
"Think creative and
bring your materials.
We’ll provide the canvas
and the steamroller for
this first time creative
steamroller art!”
Each day from 11 a.m.
to 11:30 a.m., 93Q Radio
will provide music in the
festival area. KKBQ
Radio personalities will
be on site at the outdoor
art show on Saturday
and Sunday.
Sean Walter’s Song-
writers Showcase will
have constant music on
the festival stage,
located on Yoakum.
Local musical artists
to appear will include
Steve Fowler and the
Fowler Brothers, Sheri
Beeson, Dana Davis,
Diane Ciacco and Linda
Mathews, Susan Mar-
tin, Bill Ward, The
Guardians, Mr. Lloyd,
“X”, and Sean Walters.
Canadian Doug Clark
Steiger will also per-
form.
On Sunday, at 1:45
p.m., Delia Stewart
Junior Dance Company
will entertain the crowd.
An array of foods,
sold by several local
restaurants, will feature
items such as fajitas,
smoked turkey legs,
blackened fish, corn on
the cob, crayfish, boudin
and cajun fried shrimp
on a skewer.
Admission to the fes-
tival is a $1 donation at
the four entrances, with
money going to area
projects.
Westheimer Road,
between Montrose
Boulevard and Yoakum
will be closed to auto-
mobile traffic on Satur-
day and Sunday, begin-
ning at 9 a.m. each day
until dusk.
Caiun Carnival hits Chelsea
V
"Cajun Carnival ’87”,
an outdoor festival
featuring "Cajun” cui-
sine and music, will
be held Thursday, April
30, from 7 p.m. to 11
p.m., at The Chelsea
Market, 4611 Montrose.
The event will be the
second annual city-wide
fundraiser sponsored by
Houston Metropolitan
Ministries.
All net proceeds go
directly to services of
the interfaith agency.
Last year’s "City &
Western" Ball raised
over $62,000 for such
HMM programs as:
Meals on Wheels, Inter-
faith Hunger Coalition,
Family Connection (and
emergency shelter for
runaways), and eight
other major programs.
According to Judy
Meyer, chair of the
event and a member of
HMM’s Board of Direc-
tors, the evening will
feature a massive
shrimp and crawfish boil
furnished by Hollywood
Marine, desserts by
Butera's, and dancing to
Zydcco Rhythm &
Blues.
For information on
underwriting, or infor-
mation on individual
tickets, available at $50
per person, contact: Jim
Maxwell. 520-4604.
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Herrera, Nick. The Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 33, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 22, 1987, newspaper, April 22, 1987; Bellaire, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth648894/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bellaire Friends Library & Historical Society.