South Belt-Ellington Leader (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 14, 1989 Page: 1 of 18
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Bookmobile returns
to South Belt area
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PISD introduces new
educational programs
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Dobie volleyball team
riding winning streak
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September 14, 1989
“The Voice of Community-Minded People
Vo/ 14 Number 33
PISD enrollment increases
Increases in elementary enrollment offset a slight decrease in the number of
high school students reporting for classes on the first day of the fall semester.
Districtwide enrollment increased from 33,038 to 33,817. The largest increase
occurred at the elementary level with a growth of 600 new students. Intermediate
school populations increased by 400 students while high school enrollment dropped
by 200 students.
District spokesman Kirk Lewis said the enrollment numbers matched district
projections, but the administration also expected the numbers to increase because
of the influx of students following the Labor Day holiday.
In the South Belt area 2,136 students enrolled at Dobie, down from 2,225. Bever-
ly Hills saw an increase from 929 to 963 students while Thompson Intermediate
enrollment dropped from 976 to 928.
Enrollments for South Belt area elementary schools are Atkinson, 556; Burnett,
722; Frazier, 485; Genoa, 434; Meador, 545; Moore, 710 and Stuchbery, 497. Last
year’s elementary enrollment numbers were not available.
Civic club discusses services
Beverly Hills Civic Club’s Monday, Sept. 18 meeting will feature guest speaker
Kenneth Betz, a citizen’s assistant with Houston. Held in the conference room at
the Armadilla Bowling Lanes, 10055 Fuqua, the meeting will focus on city services.
The civic club is still accepting dues from Beverly Hills, Eastridge Terrace and
Palm Springs residents. The annual $15 fee and deed restriction complaints may
be sent to the Beverly Hills Civic Club, P.O. Box 34062, Houston, Texas 77034.
BHI PTA addresses cults
Sgt. R.A. Skinner from Alvin Junior College will present a program on cults
at the Thursday, Sept. 21 Beverly Hills PTA meeting. The meeting begins at 7 p.m.
in the school cafetorium.
Skinner has an associate’s degree in law enforcement and has served as a police
officer for 11 years. He has been involved in 60 cult-related cases and has trained
over 400 officers.
PTAs holding open house
Atkinson Elementary
Atkinson Elementary School PTA will hold an open house and business meeting
Tuesday, Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. in the school cafetorium.
Genoa Elementary School
Genoa PTA will sponsor an open house at the elementary school Tuesday, Sept.
19 at 7 p.m. Refreshments will be served prior to the business meeting.
Meador Elementary School
Meador PTA will hold its first meeting followed by an open house Tuesday,
Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. at the school. Teachers and staff will be available to answer
questions.
Dinosaurs will be the theme for all Meador PTA-related activities including
the membership drive and carnival.
Rec centers start pilot program
Beverly Hills and Sagemont Recreation Centers will start pilot after-school pro-
grams on Sept. 18 from 2 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. There is no fee for
the program. Registration is limited. For information call the Beverly Hills center
at 941-2476 or the Sagemont center at 481-9426.
YMCA sets fall classes
Tri County YMCA will offer classes at the M.U.D. 13 Building beginning Mon-
day, Sept. 18. Classes include dance for ages 3 and up, gymnastics for children
ages 2 to 5 and karate for ages 6 and up. Evening aerobics classes will be offered
at Cokesbury United Methodist Church.
Registration will be accepted on the first day of class or at the YMCA office
Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. or Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon.
For information call 485-6805.
Burglary suspect arrested
Within eight hours of a reported South Belt area burglary, the suspect was ar-
rested by Harris County constable deputies clearing up at least two other burglaries.
Constable deputies from Precinct 2, Rick Holloman and Charles Clausen, ar-
rested Charles Burrow, 35, of the 9800 block of Sumerlin at approximately 3 p.m.,
Sept. 12.
Holloman said records show the alleged suspect had recently been released from
a Florida correctional institute.
A witness spotted the suspect leaving a house in the 10400 block of Glenkirk
shortly after 7 a.m., Sept. 12. Holloman said another witness recognized the descrip-
tion as someone from the area. The first witness picked the suspect out of a photo
line-up.
Holloman said the suspect was arrested without incident. He was charged with
burglary of a habitation. Fingerprints found at the crime scene allegedly matched
those found at two other area burglaries. Houston police plan to file additional
charges.
Kirkwood Civic Club starts year
Kirkwood Civic Club begins its fall meetings Tuesday, Sept. 19 at 7:30 p.m.
Meetings wil be held at the South Belt Coalition office at 12043 Beamer.
All new residents are asked to attend the meeting to become acquainted with
their neighbors and to discover how the civic club contributes to the vitality of the
subdivision.
Meeting the new coach
Parents of Dobie High School soccer players may meet the new coach, Linzie
Brim, Saturday, Sept. 16 at 10 a.m. in Room 171 at the high school.
Color the world
An arts and craft show will be held Wednesday through Sunday, Sept. 20-24
at Almeda Mall. Selected artists from the Southwest will display an array of art-
work including tole painting, wood crafts and watercolors.
Hours for the show are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and
noon to 6 p.m. Sunday.
Blood drive scheduled
King of Glory Lutheran Church, 10050 Fuqua, will conduct its quarterly blood
drive Sunday, Sept. 17 from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. A free
cholesterol test will be given to all donors. Walk-ins are welcome.
And starting at. . .
Clear Brook Wolverine junior varsity football players will introduce themselves
at the Tuesday, Sept. 19 booster club meeting. During the 7:30 p.m. meeting at
Clear Brook High School, refreshments will be served and information about player
yard signs will be announced. Memberships will also be available.
Planning the season
Dobie High School Cross Country parents will meet Thursday, Sept. 14 in Room
171, at 7 p.m. Cross country athletes are urged to attend.
Soil tests results disputed
EPA disagrees with private lab
By Trigg Gardner right way, the wrong way and the govern- “I see no reason to get upset with what USA ball fields
©1989 ment way. The EPA goes by the book and the EPA said. They never contacted me or EPA conclusions for testing done at the
Refuted chemical test results by the En- looks for target list compounds. If the client the lab owners. They never asked questions United Sports Association ball fields, also
vironmental Protection Agency concerning told me to look for priority pollutants, I on how we arrived at our conclusions. They in the fact sheet, indicate no known con-
a tar sample collected at the Dixie Oil Pro- wouldn’t have found any. never even asked for a portion of the sam- taminants exist in harmful quantities,
cessors Superfund site directly conflict with “We are saying according to the sample ple we were supplied. I don’t know where According to the EPA Region 6 office,
a private laboratory’s analysis. we were given, hazardous chemicals exist I got my sample from so how did the EPA results of the ball field testing indicate “no
Known as the “pickle jar sample,” an at the site where the sample came from,” know where to get their sample,” said detectable quantities of identifiable organic
analysis performed by chemist Tim Corum said Corum. Corum. Continued on Page 3A
of Hanby Analytical Laboratory in April
showed the presence of mutagens and car-
cinogens. A possibility of dioxins was also
included in the analysis.
In a report issued Aug. 31, the EPA said
Hanby’s interpretation of the data “was
judged to be of poor quality.”
According to EPA project manager Lou
Barinka, the agency collected their own
Air Guard’s F-16s arrive
By Trigg Gardner
Texas Air National Guard’s Big Ugly
bites the dust with the arrival at Ellington
sample and using its own analysis, did not Field of two F-16s the guard will fly in
find the same chemical compounds reported place of well-used Vietnam era F-4s.
by Corum. Officially, the F-4s will remain in ser-
“Of course they didn’t find the same vice until January when they will be moth-
results. In most likelihood, they followed balled. The 147th Fighter Interceptor
EPA methodology and only looked for Group will receive four new planes per
target list compounds or priority month until they receive their allotment of was.
pollutants,” said Corum. 20.
“I don’t feel bad about what the EPA But before storage bins replace hangars
says about our report. First of all, I don’t and flight lines for the F-4s, pilots and
even know if the EPA performed tests on ground crews at Ellington must become
the same material. I don’t even know if they flight certified in the F-16. Starting Mon-
used the same analysis procedure. If they day, Sept. 18, maintenance training for the
used a cleanup process, then they wouldn’t sophisticated planes gets underway and will
have necessarily found what we found, they continue for three and one half months,
would have removed the chemicals. Maintenance crews will use the first two
“We did not use a gel permeation F-16s, one model A and one model B, for
cleanup because we were asked by our training while the pilots undergo up to six
clients to find out what was in the sample months of training in Oregon.
and not just to look for targeted com- Col. Larry Arnold, commander of the
pounds,” said Corum. 147th, said the pilots and support crews
should have the F-16s fully operational by
"There are three ways to do January.
things' the right wav the wrong The skies around the South Belt area
inings, ine rigm way, me wrong especially Highway 3 and FM 2351 will
way and the government way. look different without the circa 1965 fighter
—Tim Corum, Hanby Laboratory jets screaming past.
While the newer, sleeker F-16s carry
New birds for TANG
Two new F-16s, the first of 20 assigned to the Texas Air National Guard at El-
lington, arrived last Friday. Col. Larry Arnold, commander of the 147th Fighter
Interceptor Group, inspects one of the planes replacing the old Vietnam era
F4s. Photo by Trit>g Gardner
more sophisticated firepower, they just fighter plane capable of accelerating We can do our job faster and have a better
The EPA’s fact sheet or, the Hanby don’t look as menacing as the F-4s. “The straight up and has a top speed of 1,400 weapons system to do it with. But, it is kind
testing states matchups on the hazardous F-4s are big, extremely loud and look mph, in the general range of the F-4, but of sad to see old Big Ugly have to go. She
chemicals were incorrect and comment threatening, but militarily as a fighter it because of the lightness and aerodynamics, sure got me where I needed to go and back
concerning possible presence of dioxin is would take 24 F-4s to match the capability the plane can do the same job using less fuel years ago,” said Arnold.
unfounded. of one F-16,” said Arnold. in a shorter time. Years ago... when Arnold flew Big
“There are three ways to do things; the Strategically efficient, the F-16 is the first “I’m really glad the new planes are here. Uglies in Vietnam.
If Brio Consent Decree signed
M.U.D. 13
O fight Incineration
By Trigg Gardner federal judge. The Consent Decree, the of-
©1989 ficial document outlining the problems
Anticipating a possible signing of the associated with Brio and the recom-
Consent Decree for the Brio Superfund site, mended remediation, was lodged in federal
the M.U.D. 13 board of directors voted court Aug. 15 with a 30-day public hear-
unanimously to engage a lawyer for the ing commencing Aug. 31.
purpose of gaining an injunction against Chris Clark, M.U.D. 13 president, said
any on-site incineration. the move to hire an outside lawyer
Whether or not an injunction is sought knowledgeable in environmental law came
depends on if the document is signed by a about as a concern over possible on-site
burning of chemical waste.
Clark said the board feared mutagens and
carcinogens would be released into the air
and travel across the subdivisions within the
utility district.
“The board feels that Sageglen and the
other subdivisions are at risk because they
are within two miles of the site. Even if in-
cineration was contained within a con-
trolled structure, we believe not all the
chemicals will be destroyed just thrown out
into the air. We think it’s an irresponsible
way to solve the situation,” said Clark.
According to the Consent Decree,
remediation at Brio consists of a study of
using biodegradation (biological treatment
using micro-organisms) with a possible use
of some incineration.
If the Environmental Protection Agency
determines biodegradation is an unsuitable
, remedy, then the Potentially Responsible
I Parties must resort to incineration.
Currently, the Brio Task Force (PRPs)
have contracted with ENRAC, a division
of ChemWaste Inc., to begin above surface
cleanup at the site.
According to ENRAC literature, the
company’s specialty is mobile on-site in-
cineration. ENRAC is a possible contrac-
tor for complete remediation.
The above surface cleanup was approved
by the EPA through an administrative
order. Mowing of the fields, securing ad-
ditional power for the site, installing a sep-
tic tank for additional trailers and primary
disassembling of above ground structures
has begun.
Clark said one of the things the en-
vironmental lawyer will look at immediate-
ly is the procedure for entering an objec-
tion to the Consent Decree.
“We need to know all our legal options
concerning the Consent Decree and any
proposed remediation. We don't think the
whole story on the site is known,” said
Clark.
Other area and county groups and
organizations are examining possibilities of
preventing the signing of the Consent
Decree without further intense
investigation.
Suspects apprehended
after high speed chase
In the big show
Dobie High School freshman Scott Pollack tackles playing the tuba with en-
thusiasm as a member of the Longhorn Marching Band during halftime at the
first football game of the year and the band’s first performance.
Photo by Trigg Gardner
An apparent South Belt resident and
/ another suspect were arrested Sunday
morning, Sept. 10 following a high speed
i chase from League City to the South Belt
• area.
I The pursuit ensued after League City of-
■ ficers spotted the suspects following a
I holdup at a convenience store in the 5900
■ block of Main in League City.
Charged with aggravated robbery are
I Tan Tai Curtis, 20, of the 9200 block of
i South Bluff and Darryl Jackson, 24, of the
‘I 8600 block of Broadway.
Curtis’ bond was set at $20,000 and
Jackson faces a $40,000 bond.
According to the League City police
report, the suspects used a knife to rob the
• store manager of $65. As the suspects at-
I tempted to flee the scene, two League Ci-
I ty officers in separate patrol units fol-
I lowed in pursuit.
According to witnesses, Houston Police
I Department units joined the chase as well
as officers from the Precinct 8 Constable’s
office.
Details of the route the suspects fol-
lowed trying to escape are sketchy. Accord-
ing to witnesses, the suspects managed to
get to the South Belt area via Dixie Farm
Road and then back to the Gulf Freeway
where they traveled north in the southbound
frontage road lanes.
The suspects made it back into the South
Belt traveling on Hughes then made it into
the neighborhood where they abandoned
Continued on Page 3A
Bad breaks
strike FFA
A year of bad breaks for Dobie High
School Future Farmers of America got
even tougher when someone allegedly
killed one show chicken then released
several of the other animals.
Over the Labor Day weekend, someone
apparently entered the barn area at the FFA
property and killed one chicken and severe-
ly injured another bird.
According to an FFA booster, it appears
an unauthorized person entered the barn
and beat the animals with a piece of con-
duit pipe. The dead chicken’s neck was
broken. The injured chicken received
Continued on Page 3A
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