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Page 2, Section A, SOUTH BELT LEADER, Thursday, August 7, 1986
EDITORIAL
Ellington commitment first
The city of Houston wants a new air-
port ... too bad they don’t realize they
have one too many now.
At the beginning of the decade, Houston
and Pasadena were involved in a fierce bat-
tle for Ellington Air Field—a federally
declared surplus property.
Pasadena was not alone in its battle.
Eighteen surrounding cities supported
Pasadena as the logical recipient of the
land.
After $54,000 was spent on a feasibility
study, Houston was named winner of the
nearly 2000 acres. Pasadena got property
for an 18-hole golf course.
Pasadena took property which had fallen
into terrible disrepair and built a beautiful
pro-shop and 18-hole golf course.
And what has Houston done the last
couple of years as owner of this property?
With few exceptions, the main effort the
city’s aviation department has shown in-
volves another study . . . costing much
more than the first.
Why isn’t the city following plans as set
out in the first study? According to the ci-
ty’s aviation director Paul Gaines, “the
study was a poor study.”
It can’t have been that bad. After all, it
convinced the federal government Houston
should have the real estate.
The city’s aviation department is deter-
mined not to “give away” any of the land
as it is in the business of “making money.”
Why is it these people cannot understand
in tough economic times you have to
“prime the pump” to some degree?
When the federal government was look-
ing for a place to build a mint, Ellington
was not even considered by the city as a
site, because the federal government was
looking for free land. Just because the
federal government gave us the land is no
reason to make them a good deal!
When a 2000-employee aerospace com-
pany was looking at Ellington, Gaines
again told us he would not make deals.
Maybe the city of Houston needs to take
a course in economic development.
Additions such as these would bring ad-
SRC-Sagemont Recreation Center, 481-9426
BHP-Beverly Hills Park, 941-2476
CALENDAR
To have items published in the calendar, call
Barbara at 481-5656. The deadline is noon
Thursday, two weeks before the scheduled
event.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Many unanswered questions
Editor, South Belt Leader:
We appreciate the time, effort, and ex-
pense of the Leader and Teresa Montz to
report the July 28 meeting at Sageglen. The
meeting was well reported though one glar-
ing error was perpetuated. Satellite dishes
are not against present deed restrictions.
Sageglen residents have many
unanswered questions. Where is the elec-
tion of the Architectural Committee out-
lined in Article IV, Section 4.1 designated
January 1,1985? (Yes 1985) How much has
the Board spent in legal fees with Mr.
Waites over frivolous law suits? Mr.
Knecht outlined a detailed procedure where
the Board cruises the neighborhood in
search of violators, then meets in discus-
sion to determine the merit of the violation.
The Board must have been desperate the
day they sent a letter telling a resident to
edge his sidewalks—Come On!
We believe those who attended the July
28 meeting spent their time well. Please
return for more questions and motions on
August 18, if our Board does not change
the date. This time be sure to bring one
neighbor. It’s time we all learned what is
really going on in our neighborhood.
John K. Huston
10206 Sagegate
Cowgirls Drill Team not full
Editor, South Belt Leader:
Contrary to the report by some persons
in the South Belt community, the Sagemont
Cowgirls Drill team is not full, nor are all
the football teams full. There are still
spaces available for drill team girls aged
7-13, and most of the football teams have
spaces available for boys aged 7-12. Any
parent who has received this erroneous
This is too much
Editor, South Belt Leader:
I can’t even begin to believe what I read
in last weeks Leader! The Sageglen Com-
munity Association is filing a motion for
a new trial! Sageglen Community Associa-
tion vs. Golasinski. This is too much!
Don’t they realize (Sageglen Association)
they lost? That’s it! It’s over! Drop it!!
They lost because of one reason! Not
two! One! the Statute of Limitations ran
out! End of case!
If the judge broke the “law” by award-
ing reimbursement to the defendants
(Golasinskis’), who the _ _ _ _ are
they going to punish? Maybe . . . Mr. &
Mrs. Golasinski? You’d catch a blue whale
in my bathtub first! Looks like all those
hard working (“don’t miss a thing”) board
members missed one! And to top it off,
Mr. Golasinski built a fence to block the
view of his car port? It had to have con-
cealed his home!
Mr. Golasinski said he had 39 signatures
to verify his statement! In retaliation, the
president of the board said, or wrote, na,
na, na, na, na! I can get 39 people to sign
too! Sounds to me like it to me, the presi-
dent of the board has 39 people in waiting!
Just to do as the president . . . ask!
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ditional facilities which would bring jobs
and the revenue the city is looking for from
Ellington.
Instead, the city is waiting for corporate
aircraft to come to Ellington and call, it
home.
This past weekend I spent several hours
taking pictures at the Ellington facilities.
What a disgrace!
No wonder corporate planes won’t use
Ellington. No corporate executive would
want to bring clients through the city’s
facilities. They would be embarrassed.
And what about NASA? The city should
be trying its darnedest to keep NASA here.
One way would be to clean up the junk
yards surrounding NASA’s Ellington
facilities. Factually, within 100 feet of
NASA’s clean, well-kept facilities at Ell-
ington are totally collapsed buildings and
junk machinery. (See related photos page
9A)
What makes matters worse is some of the
junk equipment (for example a truck with-
out fenders, an engine or back wheels)
belongs to none other than the city of
Houston Aviation Department!
According to the first study, Houston
initially planned to spend approximately
$30 million by 1987. Now it is estimated it
will be 2005 by the time that same amount
of money is spent.
Tenants of the field, such as the Texas
Air National Guard, the Coast Guard and
NASA will have spent that amount in a
five-year period which started two years
ago. The Air Guard alone is spending $23
million. The Coast Guard is constructing
one hangar at a cost of $4 million. If that
isn’t enough, they are paying rent that
tallies over $1 million annually to the city!
Houston, you have an obligation to try
to live up to the document which was
responsible for your obtaining the base.
Before you spend nearly $6 million on land
for an airport and approve still another
study, develop Ellington airport—then
move onto a fourth airport if necessary!
—M.T. Flickinger
rumor should contact the people directly
in charge of the Cowgirls-Cowboys. Drill
Team Director Carolyn Demel (941-5710)
can answer questions concerning the drill
program, and Bill Crane (481-0112) can
answer questions concerning the football
program.
Carolyn Demel
Director-Cowgirls
10207 Morro Castle
“A non-profit organization must upon
a reasonable time based request, produce
an accurate statement of financial ex-
penditures” ask for Mr. Johnny Holmes!
Sounds a little fishy to me! $178,000, not
counted for? Oh, oh?
Wow! The State of Texas is about to
fold, under the burden of lost oil revenues,
and a board of men and women, (to police
deed restrictions, by design) are going to
get the chance to “squeeze” blood out of
this family that could use the attorney fee’s
they must spend, for . . . food! The board
needs to worry about . . . flourocarbons!
Yep! the propellants used for paint cans,
etc. By 2026, the earths temperature will
rise a whopping 23 °!
I know what I’m going to do! Checker-
board my brick walls outside and paint my
roof . . . pinstripe! Black and yellow! Will
I be sued?
William H. Vick
10822 Sagecrest
P.S. I drove through Sageglen! I also
counted carports! If I had an expensive
car . . . and my garage was full of my
wife’s nice car and my yard tools, guess
what I would build?
THURSDAY, AUGUST 7
Noon
Playday, 2 hours for children 6-12, SRC
1 p.m.
Crochet lessons for ages 8-15, SRC
2 p.m.
Arts & Crafts, 2 hours for ages 6-12, SRC
2:30 p.m.
Library program for children today is a craft
project. Each child should bring a white T-shirt
for transfer. Free. Bracewell Library in the Almeda
Mall parking lot, 10115 Kleckley. 941-3130.
7:30 p.m.
Clear Lake Republicans meet every 4th Thursday
at the Harris County Courthouse Annex, 16603
Buccaneer, Clear Lake. Social time at 7 p.m. For
more information, Joyce Clodfelter, 480-9070;
Peter Stahl, 488-7055 or 280-1500 ext. 3385.
Dobson Film Series featuring the film “The Fami-
ly Under Fire,” St. Luke’s Catholic Church, 11011
Hall Rd. Every Thurs. night until Aug. 21.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 8
8:15 a.m.
Aerobics for Women, St. Luke’s Social Hall, 11011
Hall Rd.
10:15 a.m.
Adult Aerobics, one hour, SRC
10:30 a.m.
“Peter and the Wolf,” University of Houston
Children’s Theatre Festival. Wortham Theatre,
UH-University Park, entrance 16 off Cullen Blvd.
Mondays-Fridays, 10:30 a.m.; Sundays, 2 p.m. Un-
til Aug. 13.
1 p.m.
Playday for children 3-5, SRC
2:30 a.m.
Plaster Painting for ages 3-14, SRC
8 p.m.
“Dames at Sea,” musical based on the Dick
Powell-Ruby Keeler movies of the 30s and 40s.
Presented by Clear Creek Country Theatre. This
production is in the Bob Mills Red Barn in Kemah,
146 at FM 518. Performances are Friday and
Saturday until Aug. 16. Cocktails begin at 6, din-
ner at 7, play at 8 and dancing after the show to
live music. Tickets for $15.95 include a buffet din-
ner. Show tickets only are available at $7.95.
American Express or cash. Call for reservations,
334-6767.
“How the Other Half Loves,” Alan Ayckbourn
comedy on the large stage at the Alley Theatre,
615 Texas Ave. through Aug. 31. 228-8421.
Tuesdays through Sundays.
“Sarah Ann,” touching drama, Chocolate Bayou
Theatre, 4205 San Felipe. Thursdays through
Saturdays at 8 p.m. Sundays, 5 p.m. Through Aug.
16. 528-7333.
Delia Stewart Dancers perform new works by in-
house choreographers. Performances also on
Saturday and Sunday. Tower Theatre. 526-1709.
8:30 p.m.
Comedy Show Case, live standup comics, 12260
Gulf Freeway. Reservations required. Also Satur-
day night. 947-0823.
“The Lone Star,” outdoor musical extravaganza
depicting the 150-year history of Texas. Tuesdays
through Sundays. Alternates with “Hello Dolly”
starring Marilyn Maye. Until Aug. 23. Mary Moody
Northern Amphitheater, Galveston Island State
Park. (409)737-3440.
“Othello,” Houston Shakespeare Festival. Alter-
nates with “All’s Well That Ends Well.” Miller Out-
door Theatre, Hermann Park. Free. Last night.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 9
The Kids Line, a recorded message for children
for special events going on in Houston. Spon-
sored by the Jr. League. 622-5437.
9 a.m.
New Gem and Mineral Collection becomes a per-
manent feature of the Houston Museum of
Natural Science. The exhibit includes 600 mineral
specimens plus hundreds of gems. Included are
some of the finest uncut Brazilian Imperial Topaz.
The museum is open until 5 p.m. Located in Her-
mann Park. 526-4273.
10 a.m.
NASA Museum, free tours available daily.
Everything you ever wanted to know about space.
NASA Rd. 1. 483-4321.
Armand Bayou, estaurine bayou in its natural
state, 8500 Bay Area Blvd. Boat ride operated
Wednesday through Sunday. 474-2551. Free.
The Children’s Museum, 3201 Allen Parkway,
522-1138. A place for children to touch and
discover. Exhibits include “Childhood on the
Texas Frontier,” a recreated settlement from 150
years ago; a miniature grocery market, a recycle
center with creative art projects; and Kidtechnics,
an exhibit on science and technology. Special ex-
hibits include “What If You Couldn’t...?,” an ex-
hibit promoting an understanding of handicaps.
The museum is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays,
Thursdays, Sundays, 1-5 p.m.; Saturdays, 10
a.m.-5 pm.; and Friday mornings, 10-noon.
“Animals nobody loves”—spiders, snakes,
scorpions, etc. displayed in a special building, the
Texas Wildlife Building. Houston Zoo, children’s
section. Hermann Park. Closes at 3:45. (children’s
200 only).
10:30 a.m.
“The Alexandria Municipal Reading Library,” a
children’s musical. Chocolate Bayou Theatre
Company, 4217 San Felipe. Until Aug. 23
528-0119.
1:30 p.m.
“Revenge of the Space Pandas,” theatre for
children. Stages, 3201 Allen Parkway. Tuesdays-
Fridays, 10:30 a.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 1:30
p.m. Until Aug. 17. 52-STAGE.
“Jailin’ in Texas,” an exhibit of photographs and
paintings from Texas Dept, of Corrections’ Prison
Archives. The Laundale Annex, 5600 Hillman.
Tuesdays through Sundays, 10-6 until Aug. 17.
8:30 p.m.
“All’s Well That Ends Well,” Houston
Shakespeare Festival. Miller Outdoor Theatre,
Hermann Park. Free. Last night.
“The Shadow Box,” sensitive drama and winner
of the Tony Award and the Pulitizer Prize. Fridays
and Saturdays, 8:30 p.m. Sundays at 5 p.m. The
Actors Workshop, 1009 Chartes at Lamar.
236-1844. Until Aug. 23.
9 p.m.
Parents Without Partners, Bay Area Chapter
dance. Open to single parents. 117 East Pasadena
Freeway, BYOB, set-ups available. 473-7572.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 10
Have Theatre ... Will Travel, a theatre group per-
forming at libraries and day care centers, is cur-
rently seeking adults with flexible daytime
schedules. For audition appointment or informa-
tion call the director Barbara Jenkins, 488-1660.
10 a.m.
A moment frozen in time in 1921-Galveston’s
restored Santa Fe Depot. Explores 39 restored rail
cars, exhibits, galleries, sound and light show.
The Center of Transportation and Commerce
Railroad Museum. The Strand at 25th. 409/765-
5700.
Noon
Garage Sale and Sidewalk festival to benefit Main
Street Theatre, 2540 Times Blvd. In addition to the
usual garage sale items the sales will include
props, set pieces and costumes. Live music, free
beer. For information or to donate items,
524-6706.
1 p.m.
Pasadena Historial Museum, Hwy. 225 at Shaver
exit. A community museum. Exhibits include
dioramas, old-time kitchen and turn-of-the-
century doctor’s office. Near San Jacinto
historical site. Weekends 1-5.
2 p.m.
Sam Houston Park, 1100 Bagby. Six of Houston’s
oldest structures-5 houses and a church-restored
and furnished with 19th century antiques. Tours
on the half hour until 5. Also daily. 223-8367.
“Of Earth and Sky” an in-depth look at the crea-
tion of the elements and the spectacular minerals
found on earth. The Burke Baker Planetarium,
Houston Museum of Natural Science located in
Hermann Park. Show times are Monday through
Friday at 2, 3; Saturday and Sunday, 2, 3, 4. $3 for
adults, $1.50 for children. 526-4273!
MONDAY, AUGUST 11
8:15 a.m.
Women’s aerobics, St. Luke’s social hall, 11011
Hall Rd. 481-6816.
9 a.m.
“Easy Does It” - light exercise classes for women,
one hour. Presbyterian Church of the Covenant,
3929 Colgate (Park Place area), 643-6567. Also
Wednesdays & Fridays.
9:30 a.m.
Mother’s Day Out Program for children 8 mo. to
4 years. Until 2:30 p.m. Presbyterian Church of the
Covenant, 3929 Colgate, 643-6567.
Knitters, Unlimited monthly meeting in the com-
munity room of League City Bank and Trust, 303
E. Main, League City. Visitors welcome. 488-7998.
10:15 a.m.
Aerobics for adults, one hour, SRC
11:30 a.m.
Playday for ages 3-5, SRC
2 p.m.
Art and Crafts for 6-12-year-olds, SRC (2 hours)
5 p. m.
Swimnastic Classes, exercising in the water. New
classes begin first of every month. Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays until 5:45 p.m. Spon-
sored by Pasadena Parks and Recreation Dept.
Register at Strawberry Pavilion, 941-7286.
Adult dancercise, SRC
6 p.m.
“Mothers & Daughters/Alcohol & Drugs” an
education series focusing on the effects of
alcohol and other drugs on the lives of women.
Sponsored by the Houston Council on
Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, United Way agency,
3233 Weslayan, Suite 211. 963-0426.
6:30 p.m.
Family Violence Support Group meets every Mon-
day night until 8 p.m. Sponsored by The Bridge,
a Pasadena shelter for abused women and
children. Humana Hospital Southmore, 906 E.
Southmore at Tatar, Pasadena. 473-2801.
7 p.m.
Women’s Aerobics Class meets 1 hour, Pres-
byterian Church of the Covenant, 3929 Colgate,
643-6567. Also Wednesday 7 p.m.
Sexual Assault Survivors Support Group meets
every Monday, 7-8 p.m. at Humana Hospital
Southmore, 906 E. Southmore, Pasadena. A proj-
ect of The Bridge, a shelter for abused women.
The sessions are in the hospital’s third-floor
classroom. Free and open to any victim of sex-
ual assault. 473-2801.
7:30 p.m.
Texas Fathers for Equal Rights, a non-profit
organization of the divorced, conducts sharing
sessions each Monday night. Harris County Civil
Courthouse, 301 Fannin at Preston. Free, open
meetings. 960-0407.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 12
7:30 a.m.
PLANS (Professional Leads and Networking
Society) meets for breakfast each Tuesday at
Evita’s Restaurant, 11045 Fuqua. Guest speakers.
For more information call Dr. Marilyn Hilborn,
481-3435.
8:30 a.m.
Free co-ed aerobics class, Sagemeadow Utility
Building, 10755 Hall Road, also Thursdays.
Taught by Dr. Mike Stokes. 481-1623.
9 a.m.
Oil Painting for Adults. Offered year round.
Classes for youth at 4:30 p.m. Neighborhood
Centers, 720 Fairmont, Pasadena. 944-9186. Other
class times are 7-9:30 p.m. Youth classes offered
at 4:30-6:30 p.m.
10:15 a.m
Adult Aerobics, one hour, SRC
11:30 a.m.
Silver Foxes, King of Kings Lutheran Church,
Almeda Genoa, meets 2nd Tuesday of each
month. Open to retirees, senior citizens. Bingo,
pot-luck lunches, games, fellowship. 946-8289.
Noon
Playday for Children 6-12, 2 hours, SRC
3 p.m.
Kid Fitness for all ages, SRC (1 hour)
4 p.m.
Chinese Softball for ages 6-12, SRC
6:15 p.m.
Aerobic classes at MUD 13 Building. 1 hour, also
Thursday.
7 p.m.
The Compassionate Friends, Bay Area Chapter,
a support group for families who have lost a
child, meets the third Tuesday each month.
Friendswood United Methodist Church. 482-4215.
7:30 p.m.
Coed Exercise designed to help couples work out
together. 12-week class also meets on Thursday.
Neighborhood Center, 720 Fairmont, Pasadena.
944-9186.
Parents Without Partners, San Jacinto Bay Area
Chapter 1025 meets at 117 E. Freeway, Pasadena.
473-7572. This non-profit organization is devoted
to the welfare and interests of single parents and
their children. Those eligible for membership are
single parents—divorced, widowed, separated, or
never married. Custody of children is not require-
ment for membership.
Bay Area Tufflove Parent Support Group (for
parents of teen-agers with behavior problems)
meets every Tuesday for 2 hours. St. Paul’s
Catholic Church, 18326 Point Lookout Dr., Nassau
Bay. 997-1395.
Sagemont Civic Club monthly meeting, 11103
Sageburrow. 484-8092.
8 p.m.
“Pippin,” Musicial, comedy, starring Ben Vereen.
Jones Hall, performance through Aug. 17.
526-1709.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13
7:30 a.m.
South Belt-Ellington Chamber of Commerce
meets at San Jacinto Jr. College Administration
Building, Room 200.
8:15 a.m.
Women’s Aerobics, St. Luke’s social hall, 11011
Hall Road.
9 a.m.
“Easy Does It” - light exercise classes for women,
1 hour. Presbyterian Church of the Covenant,
3929 Colgate (Park Place area), 643-6567. Also
meets Mondays, Fridays.
9:30 a.m.
Mother’s Day Out Program for children 8 mo.-4
years. Pick-up at 2:30 p.m. Presbyterian Church
of the Covenant, 3929 Colgate, 643-6567. Also
Mondays.
9:45 a.m.
Young at Heart Club, Covenant United Methodist
Church meets second and fourth Wednesday at
the church, 7900 Fuqua. Lots of activities, trips,
etc. 991-5527.
10 a.m.
Harris County Bookmobile has a wide selection
of books, records, magazines for all ages. Will be
in front of Holiday Foods, Scarsdale at Beamer
10-noon. Library cards are free to all Harris Coun-
ty residents. 467-1590. Every other Wednesday.
10:15 a.m.
Aerobics for adults, one hour, SRC
10:30 a.m.
Retired Persons Fellowship of Kirkwood South
Christian Church. Activities include games,
potluck lunch, special programs. First Wednes-
day of each month. 481-0004. Communitywide
invitation.
Storytime at the Library for ages 3-5. Bracewell
Library in the parking lot of Almeda Mall. Repeats
at 2:30 p.m. 941-3130.
11:30 a.m.
Playday for children 3-5, 1 hour, SRC
1 p.m.
Liquid embroidery for boys and girls, 8-13, until
2:30 p.m. SRC.
2:30 p.m.
Storytime for children ages 3-5, Bracewell Library,
Almeda Mall parking lot, 10115 Kleckley.
3 p.m.
Special events for ages 6-14, SRC
5 p. ill.
Dancercise for adults, SRC
THURSDAY, AUGUST 14
8:30 a.m.
Houston Mobile Health Unit is available to im-
munize children needing DPT vaccine. Located in
front of Bracewell Library, Almeda Mall. Hours are
8:30-11 a.m. 12:30-3:30 p.m. Free.
Free Co-ed Aerobics Class Sagemeadow Utility
Building, 10755 Hall Road. Taught by Dr. Mike
Stokes. 481-1623.
9:00 a.m.
Women’s Aglow FellowshipNASA Chapter, meets
at the Holiday Inn, 1300 NASA Rd. 1 Guest
speaker, Betty Jo Frank. Children’s fellowship
also. 488-6728. Open to all women.
9:15 a.m.
Prenatal and postpartum exercise classes every
Tues. and Thurs. Memorial Southeast Hospital
staff development classroom, 7655 Bellfort.
776-5123. 1flam
10 a.m.
Cokesbury Methodist Friendly Folks Club, meets
at MUD 13 Building, 11610 Sageyork. Meetings
are on the second and fourth Thursdays until 2
p.m. Open to all retirees. 944-4833.
10:15 a.m.
Exercise for adults, SRC
Noon
Playday, 2 hours for children 6-12, SRC
7:30 p.m.
MUD 13 Board of Directors public meeting, 11610
Sageyork.
Remember When?
10 years ago this week
• Friday evening the city of Houston police arrested and charged a young white
male in the Sagemont area for indecent exposure.
• William B. Cummings Jr., son of William and Benita Cummings of Sage-
mont, will serve as a drum major for the Texas A&M band for the upcoming
year.
• The county reports improvements will be made to a section of the controver-
sial road that connects Blackhawk Road in Sagemeadow to Country Club Drive
in Green Tee Terrace. The exact type of improvements is still unclear accord-
ing to Nancy Gehman of the County Commissioners office.
• An additional $5,000,000 taxable property has been added to the Scarsdale
Water Board tax rolls by the construction and sale of approximately 200 homes
in that subdivision during the past year.
• LocaJ unincorporated subdivisions may not be annexed into the city for quite
some time according to Frank Mancuso, City Councilman. “We are required
to annex as many minority residents as we do whites,” said Mancuso.
• Little Leaguers (or at least a portion of them) are convinced that a “goat
man’* exists at the ball field. Parents could not convince their children otherwise.
• The Air Force Junior ROTC at Dobie was one of 25 units worldwide to receive
the meritorious upit for 1976 commendation from the Department of the Air
Force.
• Winners of the Sagemont Recreation Club mixed doubles tennis tournament
are Sandy Sizemore and Howard Ranft. Second place goes to Bill Botkins and
Debbie Small.
5 years ago this week
• Twice recently Dobie has been broken into. Some audio-visual equiment and
a postage machine were stolen.
• City officials said the water is safe to drink, but South Belt residents are
bothered by the discoloration and bad taste.
• As many as 3,000 students in PISD will have to provide evidence of measles
protection before they will be allowed to begin school this fall. '
• The Gulfway Drive-in Theatre was shut down and approximately 12 persons
were arrested following a riot Monday night.
• Trustees of CCISD approve the resumption of the Alternative Learning Center
for secondary students with major discipline problems.
• San Jacinto College’s Board of Regents approve a 17 percent increase in the
district tax rate and adopt a budget of $30,612,570 for the 1981-82 school year.
BUSINESS REVIEW
Jody’s Travel, Inc.
With the retirement of
Glenn Miller, president of
Texas World Travel, and its
consequent closing June 30,
Jody’s Travel has wel-
comed Sallye Fondren and
Shelby Dempsey to its staff.
With Fondren and
Dempsey joining the staff,
Jody’s now has seven travel
counselors. Jody’s has
separate corporate and
leisure departments, each
specializing in its own area.
The average experience level
of the staff is 12.2 years
(above the national aver-
age), with accumulative
years of experience being
75.3 years.
Jody’s is family-owned
and operated. Jody’s is
completely computerized
with state-of-the art equip-
ment for reservations,
ticketing, documentation
and accounting. Their
automated invoice/itinerary
documentation includes not
only the usual flight num-
bers and times, but hotel
and car reservations/confir-
mation numbers, pre-re-
served seat assignments,
and boarding passes on
many airlines.
McCarver Realtors
McCarver Co., Inc.,
Realtors ranks among the
“Top Twenty” firms in
RELO/Inter-City Reloca-
tion Network on a national
basis, according to its presi-
dent, Barbara McCarver.
The remaining nineteen
firms are primarily from
California and the North-
east section of the United
States.
RELO is the oldest of the
Referral Networks, having
been organized in 1960. It is
a non-profit organization
built by realtors for realtors.
It boasts of 1,200 member
firms, 13,000 sales agents
plus representation in six-
teen foreign countries. Its
slogan is, “World Leader in
Relocation.”
AdultCare, Inc.
A health center opened in
mid-June 1986 at the Com-
mons at Southgreen, 1-45
South and Fuqua. Six units
are planned for key areas in
the Houston community.
The scope of services of-
fered include: skilled nurs-
ing, activities to keep the
body and mind active, phys-
ical therapy, nutritional
guidance, pharmacy ser-
vices and social services.
The optional convenience of
a van equipped for the han-
dicapped is available.
Social services are
available to assist families
with problems in coping
with the aging or disabled.
The goal at AdultCare,
Inc. is to offer a pleasant,
happy, secure place for the
elderly or disabled adult to
spend the day with quality
health care supervision.
Majol’s Buster Brown
Owners Majol and Tom
DeHart grew up in the
Houston area and attended
Galena Park and Stephen F.
Austin High Schools,
respectively.
Their children Michael,
10, and Tommy, 15, attend
Atkinson and Dobie.
A children’.s shoe store
was an idea which both
shared. The dream became
possible when Tom retired.
Representatives of the
Brown Shoe Company
toured the South Belt area
and assisted with site
selection.
Special emphasis was
placed on unusually wide
and narrow sizes which
most retailers do not stock.
The store, located at
10904 Scarsdale, is open
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Monday through Saturday.
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South Belt Leader (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 7, 1986, newspaper, August 7, 1986; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1074079/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting San Jacinto College.