South Belt Leader (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 36, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 7, 1981 Page: 1 of 20
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The Voice of
Community-Minded
People
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October 7, 1981
Vol. 6 Number 36
4 file for CCISD election
Four candidates had filed for the two positions open on the Clear Creek
Independent School District’s board when filing closed Friday.
Both incumbents have filed for re-election.
Incumbent for Position 2 Dr. Katie Youngblood, a physician residing in Clear
Lake City, is unchallenged.
Position 1 incumbent Ruth Walraven is being challenged by Sageglen
resident John Bueche and Marcella Derrick of League City.
Walraven, an instructor at San Jacinto College’s central campus, resides at
213 Bayou View in the El Lago subdivision of Seabrook.
Buesche, 11634 Sagemeadow, is the sales manager for Tex-am Valves and
Fittings and is a former president of the Weber Elementary School Parent
Teacher Association.
Derrick resides at 2305 Acacia in League City.
The election will be held Nov. 3.
Weber spaghetti supper Oct. 13
The Weber Elementary School Parent Teacher Association will hold a
spaghetti supper at the school Tuesday, Oct. 13, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tickets will
be on sale all week at Weber.
The menu will include spaghetti, tossed salad, bread and ice tea. Dessert will
be extra. Cost is $3.50 for adults and $2.50 for children. All proceeds will go
toward PTA projects to directly benefit the children of the school.
Weber is located at 11510 South Fork, across from San Jacinto College South.
Heard to speak here Tuesday
Houston mayoral candidate Sheriff Jack Heard or a representative of his will
speak at Tuesday’s meeting of the Sagemont Civic Club.
The meeting will be held at the Sagemont Community Center, 11507 Hughes
Road, beginning at 7:30 p.m.
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remained out of classes by late Friday afternoon because they lack required
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Dobie booster dance Friday
The J. Frank Dobie Booster Club is holding a Fall Festival Dance on Friday,
Oct. 9, from 8 to 12 p.m. in the Dobie Activity Room. There will be no game that
night.
The dance will feature A1 Denson as disc-jockey. There will be dance contests
and prizes given. Tickets are $2 at the door.
PISD offers $500 reward
The South Belt Leader regrets it erroneously printed in last week’s edition
the Pasadena school district is offering a $5,000 reward in the Dobie vandalism
case. The correct amount of the offered reward is $500.
The district is offering $500 for information leading to the arrest and
conviction of the person or persons responsible for the Sept. 22 vandalism at
Dobie.
fUiioate construction expected
Harris County Commissioner’s Court is expected to approve a bid for Choate
Road construction at Thursday’s court meeting. Bids were received Oct. 1.
Proposed construction calls for turning Choate into a divided, four-lane
concrete highway with storm sewers from the Gulf Freeway to Beamer Road.
Work is expected to be complete in 1982.
Wood Meadow group forms
Residents of the Wood Meadow II subdivision held an organizational meeting
to form a civic club Sept. 28 and nominated a board of directors to serve for the
90-day organizational period.
The temporary board consists of Ira Andrews, Theresa Bohannon, Carole
Wells and Jan Hagen.
Approximately 45 residents attended the first meeting. There are approxi-
mately 125 homes currently built in the subdivision.
A representative of the subdivision’s developer will speak at the October
meeting scheduled for Oct. 27.
Sagemeadow spook house set
The Sagemeadow Civic Club will sponsor its third annual spook house on Oct.
31 (early evening) at the Sagemeadow Utility District Building at Hall and
Blackhawk.
They are looking for someone, (husband-wife team preferred — but any adult)
+o chair the spook house committee. Contact Steve Haskew at 485-4034 before
Oct. 12.
KUD sets Thursday meeting
Directors of the Kirkmont Utility District will consider establishing a third
section to the subdivision at their regular monthly meeting Thursday, Oct. 8.
The meeting will be held at 2506 First City National Bank Building
downtown, beginning at 10 a.m. The meeting is open to the public.
Sageglen schedules classes
Arts and crafts and recreation classes for all ages are now being offered
through the Sageglen Community Association at the Harris County Municipal
District 13 Building.
Classes offered are ceramics, pen and ink, rub out, whip dancing and adult
exercise.
For information, call Jean Garnett at 481-0425.
Kirkmont I meets Oct. 13
A representative of MECA Cable TV will speak to the Kirkmont I
Homeowners Association Tuesday, Oct.13, at 7:30 p.m. The meeting will be held
at the Sagemeadow Utility Building at 10755 Hall Road at 7:30 p.m.
Ken Swift will talk on cable TV, and Ted Mittica will talk on the South Belt
Crime Watch Association. Also scheduled to speak is John Ramsey of the
Lexington Development Company.
In this week’s issue
In this week’s issue of the South Belt Leader, readers will find the following
news items:
• An area-wide calendar appears on page 2.
• Letters to the editor are on page 2.
• Over the Back Fence can be found on page 4.
• School menus are on page 7.
• High school football standings are on page 10.
• Dobie’s varsity football report is on page 10.
• Youth soccer results appear on page 11.
• PISD intermediate football results are on page 12.
• The sports calendar is on page 13.
• South Houston High football action is reported on page 14.
• Bay Area Football League action is reported on page 15.
• PISD intermediate girls basketball reports appear on page 20.
Stanley Baskin, attorney for the Pasadena Independent
School District, swears in Ed Enderby, left, and Lee
Oliver as district deputies. As deputies, the pair now
has the legal right to bear arms. Oliver, who heads up
At Sagemont station
security for the school district, said the primary reason
for bearing arms is to be protected when called upon to
investigate at schools at night. The swearing-in took
place at the September meeting of the PISD board.
Photo by Marie Flickinger
County backs
construction
permit denial
Harris County Flood Control Director
Jim Green has joined the 759 South Belt
area residents who signed a petition
opposing construction of Kingsgarden
subdivision on grounds the proposed
subdivision would contribute to down-
steam flooding.
Green said county engineer Ronald
Mullinax has studied plains for the
proposed nine-acre subdivision to be
constructed off Kingspoint across from
Atkinson Elementary and said if it is to
drain into the Beamer Road ditch, such
permit would be denied by the county
because such drainage would overbur-
den the system.
The county flood control district
recommends the subdivision’s develop-
er construct a detention facility.
Two Sagemont flood victims, Joyce
Baker and Linda Bruton, circulated the
petition which was presented to city
council Sept. 30 by Kingsplace sub-
division resident John Wright.
Councilman Frank Mancuso, who
represents the South Belt area on coun-
cil, told council members the Kings-
place subdivision would be the topic of a
meeting tentative scheduled for Thurs-
day, Oct. 8.
Scheduled to meet with Mancuso
Thursday are representatives of the
Houston Public Works Department, of-
ficals from Harris County Flood Con-
trol, the developer and engineer for
Kingsplace and several South Belt area
residents. They will meet at Houston’s
Public Works and go over plans for the
proposed subdivision.
Mancuso said city council does not
issue building permits, but officials
from the city will go over the subdivi-
sion’s plans before issuing permits.
Fire fighters respond to 25 calls
The Sagemont station of the Houston
Fire Department responded to seven
fire calls and 18 ambulance calls in the
period from Monday, Sept. 28, until
Monday, Oct. 5.
On Sept. 28 the paramedics trans-
ported a 25-year-old woman ready to
deliver a baby to Hermann Hospital.
The Sagemont paramedics responded
to four calls on Sept. 29. A 60-year-old
injured female was transported from the
11600 block of Sabo to Bayshore Hospi-
tal after she suffered a dislocated leg. A
25-year-old female victim of a major
accident at Genoa-Red Bluff at Yepez
was transported to Bayshore for treat-
ment of multiple blunt trauma. An
injured party from the 10000 block of
Kingspoint was transported to Her-
mann Hospital. Another injured party at
the same location went to the hospital
by private auto.
On Sept. 30 the Sagemont pumper
assisted an ambulance from another
station at Choate and the Gulf Freeway.
A man in a truck was dead on arrival at
that call.
Four calls kept paramedics busy on
Oct. 1. Paramedics gave reassurance
only to a 26-year-old male possible over-
dose in the 10200 block of Telephone. A
21-year-old female suffering from a
head injury from a fall was transported
from the Gulf Freeway at Bay Area
Boulevard to Clear Lake Hospital. A
major accident at the Gulf Freeway at
Kurland wds a good intent call, with no
transport necessary. A 74-year-old fe-
male suffering from blunt trauma to the
leg after an auto-pedestrian accident at
Hughes Road at Sagecreek was trans-
ported to Pasadena General Hospital.
Sagemont firemen put out a small
house fire on Oct. 1 in the 10600 block of
Kirklane. Estimated losses were $1,300
on structure and $1,000 on contents.
Paramedics received five ambulance
calls on Oct. 2. A major accident at the
SVFD gets
five calls
The Southeast Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment responded to four ambulance calls
and one fire call in the period from
Monday, Sept. 28, until Monday, Oct.
Firemen were called to put out a car
fire at Highway 3 at Scarsdale Boule-
vard Sept. 30, but the fire was out on
their arrival.
Also on Sept. 30, the ambulance was
called to the Gulf Freeway at Choate
Road where the occupant of a truck was
dead on arrival.
The Southeast emergency medical
technicians responded to two calls on
Saturday. A 50-year-old male victim of a
major accident at the Gulf Freeway at
F.M. 2351 was transported to Clear
Lake Hospital, suffering from blunt
trauma to the back. The EMTs were
called to another major accident at the
Gulf Freeway at Choate, but the injured
parties were gone on arrival.
On Sunday, the Southeast EMTs
were called to a motorcycle accident on
Choate Road, but the injured male was
transported to Hermann hospital by
Life Flight.
Gulf Freeway at Fuqua was a good
intent call. First aid was given to a
25-year-old male who suffered a lacera-
tion to the arm after a shooting in the
10800 block of Telephone. A 14-year-old
•oy suffering from paralysis of the neck
was transported to Clear Lake Hospital
from the 10500 block of Fuqua. A
79-year-old male cardiac victim was
transported to Bayshore from the 5800
block of the Gulf Freeway, and a 69-
year-old female cardiac victim was
transported from Stover and Sumerlin
to Southeast Memorial Hospital.
Firemen were called to Rodney at
Shawnee Oct. 2 for a false alarm. They
were called to South Shaver at Viceroy
Oct.3 for another false alarm.
Also on Oct. 3, firemen put out an
apartment fire in the 10800 block of
Algonquin. Estimated damages were
$5,000 on contents and $50 on structure.
Paramedics received four calls on
Sunday. Two major accidents — one at
the Gulf Freeway at Scarsdale Boule-
vard and one at the Gulf Freeway at
South Belt — were good intent calls
with no transportation necessary. A
17-year-old male suffering from short-
ness of breath was transported to Her-
mann Hospital from the 10500 block of
Kirklane. A 45-year-old female suffer-
ing from blunt trauma to the head and
abdomen from a beating was transport-
ed from the 5000 block of Allen Genoa to
the hospital.
Firemen responded to two calls on
Sunday. They put out a car fire at the
Gulf Freeway at Choate. The deserted
car was a total loss. The fire apparently
started from overheated wheels. A mi-
nor house fire in the 10900 block of
Sageyork was out on arrival. The fire
destroyed a chair.
Nov. 3 election slated
by MUD 13 directors
Residents of the Sageglen and Wood
Meadow subdivisions will get the op-
portunity to vote on three separate
funding proposals at an election set for
Nov. 3.
The call for election was approved by
directors of the Harris County Munici-
pal Utility District 13 at Thursday’s
board meeting.
The first proposition will give the
board the authority to increase the bond
interest rate to conform with state law.
Approval of the proposition will allow
the board to enter the bond market to
finance district improvements as re-
quired. Presently the district cannot
enter the bond market due to the
existing interest rate limitation.
The second proposition seeks authori-
zation to increase the district bond
indebtedness by $10 million. Due to
inflation, the district needs to increase
its bond authorization limit to insure the
continually orderly development of the
district.
The third proposition authorizes the
district to levy a maintenance tax (not to
exceed 10 cents per $100 evaluation) to
meet its operational obligations. The
present district bylaws do not allow
utilization of tax dollars or interest from
tax dollars to operate the district. Ap-
proval of this proposition will allow
operational expenses of the district to
be shared among all district property
owners, not just occupied homes paying
water bills.
The Board of Directors unanimously
recommends approval of all three prop-
ositions.
The election will be held at the MUD
13 Building, 11610 Sageyork, from 7
a.m. to 7 p.m.
Thompson’s 10th anniversary
Thompson Intermediate’s first principal Frank Braden,
second from right, who is currently principal of Dobie
High School, visits Thompson to celebrate the school’s
tenth anniversary. Thompson’s current principal E.J.
Ritchey, second from left, and three original staff
members, from left, Nina Aten, Jane Perkinson and
Gwen Gibbs visit with Braden during last week’s visit.
Journalism students interviewed Braden about the
school’s early days. The 1981-82 school year marks the
school’s tenth year. Photo by Lee Kovalchuk
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