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Serving the Neighborhoods of Aldine, 1-45, Greenspoint, and US59 Eastexfor29 Years
VOL. 29, NO. 47
HOUSTON, TEXAS
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2005
High Meadows Library
grand reopening Nov. 28
NEWS
NOTES
Fire destroys Hambrick
Middle’s portable building
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By P.J. WILLIAMS
Area library patrons will receive an early
Cyclist killed on Aldine-Bender
in police chase . page 3 holiday present when the High Meadows Li-
Metro Route 59 to carry seniors brary officially reopens Monday, November 28. |
to Northline Mall . page 3 P1® library staff is busy this week shelving *
books, creating special displays of holiday £
books, and hanging welcome signs before the J
celebration. i
Fire destroyed a porta¬
ble classroom building at
Hambrick Middle School
| Sunday, November 13.
Mg Firefighters arrived on the
Wp scene shortly after 11 pm
Sjgl after a resident who saw $
smoke called 9-1-1. *
Classes at the middle I
METRO holiday
schedule
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The branch closed seven months ago for
renovations. With the new color scheme and
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All METRO bus schedules for
Thanksgiving week will run as
usual except for Thursday,
November 24 when busses will
run on a Sunday schedule. For
METRO information, call 7 1 3-
635-4000 or visit
www.ridemetro.org
NHC Upward
Bound Program
actively recruiting
The North Harris College
Upward Bound program is
currently recruiting new
participants at Aldine, Carver,
Eisenhower, and MacArthur
High Schools. Upward Bound
is a college preparatory
program funded by the US.
Department of Education.
Student participants receive a
variety of services that build
upon the necessary skills that
are needed for success in
higher education and through¬
out life. Services include
academic advising, tutorials,
standardized test preparation
and assistance with college
admissions. New participants
must currently be in the 9th,
1 Oth or 11 th grade.
For more information,
interested students should call
Reannon Foster at 281-227-
9620 or email reannon. f.foster
©nhmccd.edu.
MacArthur Project
Prom presents
Santa Fun Day &
Craft Show
Saturday, December 1 0,
2005 TBD MacArthur High
School - 4400 Aldine Mail Rt.
Come have your picture
taken w/Santa for $3.00 each
from 8am - 3pm
Don't miss out on our Santa
Fun Day we will have pictures/
food/santa store/ crafts/ games/
silent auction.
Are you interested in renting
a table for a $20 donation at
our craft show from 8am -
3pm. Please contact Lisa
Guerrero @ 28 1 .927.8343 or
via email at macarthurproject
prom@yahoo.com.
layout, patrons may not recognize the place.
The changes are visible before even enter¬
ing the building. The sparkling new windows
around the front door replaced Plexiglas that
was too hazy to see through. The lobby has a
new stone looking floor and elegant light fix-
The rest of the library has new blue carpet The colorful teen area features tables with outlets for laptop
with colorful swirls. The contractors dropped computers and a large booth.
the lighting that was up against the cathe-
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dral ceiling to just above the shelves, creat- |j
ing a homey feel. 1
Green and red carpet squares mark the
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path for little ones to take to the back of the jj,
library where a colorful arbor provides a mag- !g
ical space where imaginations can run wild.
Squishy stuffed animals decorate the shelves
and can be used as seats for children. Decora- #
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school were not canceled
§ Monday due to the fire.
S Classes in the damaged
I building were held else-
I where on campus. work, the district will purchase
Authorities are still investi- a new portable building. AISD
gating the cause of the fire, but Public information officer Mike
suspect that it was an electrical Keeney said the district expects
fire to have the new building in
When investigators and in- place by the time students re¬
adjusters finish their turn from Thanksgiving break.
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surance
Grant doubles donations
to Aldine Y.O.U.T.H
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to GED and ESL classes, WIC,
The adult reading area and computer bank
are now located in the front of the branch, and | 5
an official teen area was added. The branch
By P.J. WILLIAMS
Igpll Sylvia Bolling loves to form teen probation officers, food pan-
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new relationships and think out try, after school care, summer
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of the box. Now Bolling, founder camp, exercise classes, and spe-
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j and director of Aldine YOUTH, cial events,
has 25,000 new reasons to go
outside of her circle of contacts, a loan to expand and create a
That’s because the Rockwell youth school of business and re-
Fund granted Aldine YOUTH a sale shop. The newest addition
grant of up to $25,000 as match- to the center is the parking lot,
ing funds for any new donations which replaced potholes a car
the center receives between now length wide. “As beautiful as
and April 30, 2006. “New funds” that parking lot is, it is not paid
is considered donations from for,” Bolling said explaining that
the parking lot
required
$47,000 loan.
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received all new furniture covered in fabrics
with hip, trendy patterns like something from
Target. The burnt orange and soft green col¬
ors bring energy and excitement into the room.
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Recently, the center took out
Bright, squishy stuffed animals decorate the children’s area
Shelves of graphic novels flank the teen and can be used as seats for reading.
area. The area’s tables feature built in out-
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lets for easy use of the library’s laptop com-
A booth-like
table with
long
comfy
puters
bench seats that will seat six to eight teens is
sure to be a popular spot after school.
The computer lab is now in a room of its
own with sliding doors that can be opened or
any source
that has not
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center since
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2002.
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board of direc-
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New furniture breaths life into the adult magazine lounge, tors to branch
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out and make
closed dividing it from the reading room. A
a
pocket door separates the computer lab from
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the community room.
Bank was the
first to help offset
the lot’s cost with
a $5,000 dona¬
tion, but Bolling
hopes the whole
community will
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rest of the loan.
“We are looking
for all individuals
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The grand reopening party will be held at
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10:00 am on Monday, November 28 at High
Meadows Library, 4500 Aldine Mail Route.
The community is invited to attend.
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new connec¬
tions with com¬
munity members who have not to support the operations of Al-
yet become a part of the grow- dine YOUTH,” she said,
ing community center. “This will
be a wonderful time,” Bolling campaign that recently started
said. “It’s going to make us stir as a result of the Rockwell Fund
Matching Grant has the poten-
The April 30 deadline will
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tial to raise $50,000. That would
incide with the center’s 16th be enough to pay off the park-
anniversary and could not come ing lot loan and help with the
at a better time. Over the years, resale shop costs.
Aldine YOUTH has consistent¬
ly added programs to help com- be made out to Aldine YOUTH
munity members receive all the and mailed to 4700 Aldine Mail
services they need in one loca- Route Houston, TX 77039. For
tion rather than taking a bus all more information on programs
over town. The center is home or services, call 281-449-9945.
Sylvia Bolling
The “Double Your Donation
new pots.”
Tax deductible donations can
Fresh Cut Christmas Trees 5 ’to
7 ’ only $9.00 with coupon on
page 2
Computer stations moved to the front of the library and
were replaced with updated equipment.
Please Mention the N0RT
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