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F ORT B END FAIR. BALANCED. INFORMATIVE. ww ww w.fbindependent.com .fbindependent.com P.O.BOX 623, SUGAR LAND, TX 77487-0623 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2011 VOL 4 No 8 Phone: 281-980-6745 Seshadri Kumar Publisher & Editor 10701 Corporate Drive, #282, Stafford, TX 77477 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 623, Sugar Land, TX 77487 www.fbindependent.com 281-980-6745 Fort Bend Independent, (USPS 025-572) is published every Wednesday (for a subscription rate of $20 per year) by Fort Bend Independent, LLC., 10701 Corporate Dr., #282, Stafford, Texas 77477. Periodicals Postage Paid at Stafford, Texas. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Fort Bend Independent, P.O. Box 623, Sugar Land, Tx 77487. Official newspaper of Fort Bend County, Missouri City & Sugar Land Tax Return Preparation— Electronic Filing We are ready to help you with a broad range of tax needs including * Form 1040— Personal Tax Return * Business Returns —Corporate & Partnership * Tax Planning & Projections * Complimentary Electronic Filing for School Teachers, Peace Officers and Firefighters Sandersen Knox & Company, LLP 130 Industrial Blvd, Suite 130 Sugar Land, TX 77478 (281)242-3232 www.sktx.com; [email protected] By SESHADRI KUMAR Fort Bend ISD’s proposed rezoning of students in Lake Colony, Heritage Colony and Riverstone neigborhoods from Clements to Elkins High School has drawn an unprec- edented public protest. Aggrieved parents and stu- dents assembled on Highway 6 outside Lake Colony on Sat- urday afternoon with placards showing their opposition to the plan. “FBISD should uphold its zoning principles, otherwise it will continue to foster pub- lic distrust,” said Bart Evans, a Lake Colony resident and spokesman for the First Col- ony residents affected by the re-zoning. “On January 24, FBISD an- nounced ‘Option Three’ as an alleged remedy for alleviating high school overcrowding. A review of the proposal shows it violates FBISD zoning prin- ciples,” Evans said. “Building capacity is ig- nored. Removing students from Clements to Elkins will result in the following dispar- ity by 2014: (Elkins: 2682, Clements: 2343),” he said. “The plan fails to keep First Colony and feeder schools tracking together: Lake and Heritage Colony students will be detoured from First Colony feeder schools to Elkins HS. The plan also splits Lake Col- ony: 1/3 at Clements and 2/3 at Elkins. It ignores transporta- tion and safety issues,” Evans said, “There is no plan for growth: The board is merely shifting students from one over-crowd- ed school to another. The plan does not minimize rezoning: this would be the third rezon- ing of Lake/Heritage Colony in the past decade. Commu- nity feedback wasn’t solicited. First Colony was not consulted by FBISD before announcing this proposal. “Lastly, the plan is ineffi- FBISD school zone protest spills into streets Spokesman Bart Evans speaks to the media at the protest venue on Highway 6 on Saturday. Future Clements Rangers join the protest to ensure that they remain zoned to Clements HS. Fort Bend Theatre presents Hairspray at the Stafford Centre, 10505 Cash Road, March 4 and 5 at 8 p.m. and March 6 at 3 p.m. The Ultra Clutch Hairspray models, L-R Front: Haley Huskins, Riley Branning, Kathryn Victory; L-R Back: Sara Denton, Kris- ta Zieschang, Erica Gallegos celebrate the importance of Hairspray. Tickets are on sale now with no ticket fees for this delightful family musical at www.fortbendtheatre.com. Prices are $17 - $42 with dis- counts available for groups of By SESHADRI KUMAR The U.S. Census Bureau has released preliminary reports naming Fort Bend County the second fastest growing coun- ty in Texas, moving up a spot from the 2000 Census where it ranked third. The County experienced 65.1 percent growth in 10 years and has an estimated population of 585,375. Fort Bend remains the 10th largest county in the state with an annual average population increase of 23,000 people; it is also the fastest growing county in the Greater Houston area. The data shows that Fort Bend County saw tremendous growth in population, and will therefore receive additional representation on both the state and federal level. “It is no secret that Fort Bend County is one of the best places to live in Texas,” said State Rep. Howard. “This increased popu- lation growth presents the pos- sibility of increasing Fort Bend County’s representation from two and a half representatives to three full representatives. This means additional representation for all of the great people that reside in our county.” While many of the counties around the state lost substantial population, Fort Bend County remains the second largest of its kind in the area, next to Harris County. Representative Howard’s district grew from 135,000 to 180,00 residents in the last ten years. “I look forward to work- ing with the House Commit- tee on Redistricting as well as the entire Texas Legislature to shape Texas’ districts in a fair and transparent manner, ensur- ing every resident of Fort Bend County as well as the entire state an equal voice,” said Howard. Meanwhile, Fort Bend Com- missioners Court is scheduled to establish a citizens commit- tee for redistricting this week. Pct. 1 Commissioner Rich- ard Morrison has named Ted Garcia, Cynthia Bennett and Mark Bankston to the Fort Bend County Citizens Advisory Committee on Redistricting representing Precinct One. Pct. 3 Commissioner Andy Meyers has named Sam Raia, Larry Smith, and Lynda Mixon to the committee. Pct. 4 Commissioner James Patterson’s nominees are Bart Hatfield, Carmen Martinez and Naren Patel. County Judge Bob Hebert and Pct. 2 Commissioner Gra- dy Prestage have not submitted the names of their nominees at press time. Fort Bend County Total 585,375 White 296,310 Hispanic 138,967 Black 125,818 Asian 99,370 Other Race 44,328 Multi-racial 17,021 American Indian 2,302 See SCHOOL, Page 4 Fort Bend County’s population nears 600,000 mark Sugar Land City Council called an election for May 14 that will include nine possible changes to the City’s charter. The charter is a document that establishes the form of government for Sugar Land. This includes provisions for a council-manager form of gov- ernment, legislative authority of City Council, general elec- tions provisions, finance pro- visions and several other ar- eas outlining the governing of Sugar Land. The charter can only be amended, added to or repealed by a majority of vot- ers. The charter is available online at www.sugarlandtx. gov/city_hall/city_secretary/ cosl_charter/index.asp. Nine charter amendments were proposed and approved by a citizen-appointed Char- ter Review Committee. Every five years, City Council ap- points a citizen task force to review and make recommen- dations for possible amend- ments or updates to the char- ter. The propositions as they will read on the ballot follow: PROPOSITION NO. 1: Section 1.09 (f) of the City Charter now prohibits persons residing in an area annexed by the City for limited purposes from voting in city elections. A recent change in State law now allows those persons to vote in City elections. Should Section 1.09 (f) be repealed to comply with State law? PROPOSITION NO. 2: Section 2.01 (d) of the City Charter now provides that a person elected to city coun- cil takes office at the council meeting following the meeting at which the council declares the election results. Should the Charter be amended to provide that a person elected to city council takes office at the meeting at which the city council declares the election results? PROPOSITION NO. 3: Sections 3.01 and 3.02 of the City Charter now require that initiative and referendum pe- titions be signed by registered voters “equal in number to at least 30% of those voting in the last regular city election.” Should those sections be amended to require that initia- tive and referendum petitions Sugar Land ballot includes charter amendments 10 or more. For more information, call 281-208-3333. See BALLOT, Page 2
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FORT BEND

FAIR. BALANCED. INFORMATIVE.

wwwww.fbindependent.com.fbindependent.com

P. O.BOX 623, SUGAR LAND, TX 77487-0623WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2011

VOL 4 No 8 Phone: 281-980-6745

Seshadri KumarPublisher & Editor

10701 Corporate Drive, #282, Staff ord, TX 77477Mailing Address: P.O. Box 623, Sugar Land, TX 77487

www.fbindependent.com281-980-6745

Fort Bend Independent, (USPS 025-572) is published every Wednesday (for a subscription rate of $20 per year) by Fort Bend Independent, LLC., 10701 Corporate Dr., #282, Stafford, Texas 77477. Periodicals Postage Paid at Stafford, Texas. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Fort Bend Independent, P.O. Box 623, Sugar Land, Tx 77487.

Offi cial newspaper of Fort Bend County, Missouri City & Sugar Land

Tax Return Preparation— Electronic FilingWe are ready to help you with a broad range of tax needs including* Form 1040— Personal Tax Return* Business Returns —Corporate & Partnership* Tax Planning & Projections* Complimentary Electronic Filing for School Teachers, Peace Offi cers and Firefi ghters

Sandersen Knox & Company, LLP130 Industrial Blvd, Suite 130

Sugar Land, TX 77478(281)242-3232

www.sktx.com; [email protected]

By SESHADRI KUMARFort Bend ISD’s proposed

rezoning of students in Lake Colony, Heritage Colony and Riverstone neigborhoods from Clements to Elkins High School has drawn an unprec-edented public protest.

Aggrieved parents and stu-dents assembled on Highway 6 outside Lake Colony on Sat-urday afternoon with placards showing their opposition to the plan.

“FBISD should uphold its zoning principles, otherwise it will continue to foster pub-lic distrust,” said Bart Evans, a Lake Colony resident and spokesman for the First Col-

ony residents affected by the re-zoning.

“On January 24, FBISD an-nounced ‘Option Three’ as an alleged remedy for alleviating high school overcrowding. A review of the proposal shows it violates FBISD zoning prin-ciples,” Evans said.

“Building capacity is ig-nored. Removing students from Clements to Elkins will result in the following dispar-ity by 2014: (Elkins: 2682, Clements: 2343),” he said.

“The plan fails to keep First Colony and feeder schools tracking together: Lake and Heritage Colony students will be detoured from First Colony

feeder schools to Elkins HS. The plan also splits Lake Col-ony: 1/3 at Clements and 2/3 at Elkins. It ignores transporta-tion and safety issues,” Evans said,

“There is no plan for growth: The board is merely shifting students from one over-crowd-ed school to another. The plan does not minimize rezoning: this would be the third rezon-ing of Lake/Heritage Colony in the past decade. Commu-nity feedback wasn’t solicited. First Colony was not consulted by FBISD before announcing this proposal.

“Lastly, the plan is ineffi -

FBISD school zone protest spills into streets

Spokesman Bart Evans speaks to the media at the protest venue on Highway 6 on Saturday. Future Clements Rangers join the protest to ensure that they remain zoned to Clements HS.

Fort Bend Theatre presents Hairspray at the Stafford Centre, 10505 Cash Road, March 4 and 5 at 8 p.m. and March 6 at 3 p.m. The Ultra Clutch Hairspray models, L-R Front: Haley Huskins, Riley Branning, Kathryn Victory; L-R Back: Sara Denton, Kris-ta Zieschang, Erica Gallegos celebrate the importance of Hairspray. Tickets are on sale now with no ticket fees for this delightful family musical at www.fortbendtheatre.com. Prices are $17 - $42 with dis-counts available for groups of

By SESHADRI KUMARThe U.S. Census Bureau has

released preliminary reports naming Fort Bend County the second fastest growing coun-ty in Texas, moving up a spot from the 2000 Census where it ranked third.

The County experienced 65.1 percent growth in 10 years and has an estimated population of 585,375.

Fort Bend remains the 10th largest county in the state with an annual average population increase of 23,000 people; it is also the fastest growing county in the Greater Houston area.

The data shows that Fort Bend County saw tremendous growth in population, and will therefore receive additional representation on both the state and federal level.

“It is no secret that Fort Bend County is one of the best places to live in Texas,” said State Rep. Howard. “This increased popu-lation growth presents the pos-sibility of increasing Fort Bend County’s representation from

two and a half representatives to three full representatives. This means additional representation for all of the great people that reside in our county.”

While many of the counties around the state lost substantial population, Fort Bend County remains the second largest of its kind in the area, next to Harris County. Representative Howard’s district grew from 135,000 to 180,00 residents in the last ten years.

“I look forward to work-ing with the House Commit-tee on Redistricting as well as

the entire Texas Legislature to shape Texas’ districts in a fair and transparent manner, ensur-ing every resident of Fort Bend County as well as the entire state an equal voice,” said Howard.

Meanwhile, Fort Bend Com-missioners Court is scheduled to establish a citizens commit-tee for redistricting this week.

Pct. 1 Commissioner Rich-ard Morrison has named Ted Garcia, Cynthia Bennett and Mark Bankston to the Fort Bend County Citizens Advisory Committee on Redistricting representing Precinct One.

Pct. 3 Commissioner Andy Meyers has named Sam Raia, Larry Smith, and Lynda Mixon to the committee.

Pct. 4 Commissioner James Patterson’s nominees are Bart Hatfi eld, Carmen Martinez and Naren Patel.

County Judge Bob Hebert and Pct. 2 Commissioner Gra-dy Prestage have not submitted the names of their nominees at press time.

Fort Bend County

Total 585,375

White 296,310

Hispanic 138,967

Black 125,818

Asian 99,370

Other Race 44,328

Multi-racial 17,021

American Indian 2,302

See SCHOOL, Page 4

Fort Bend County’s population nears 600,000 mark

Sugar Land City Council called an election for May 14 that will include nine possible changes to the City’s charter.

The charter is a document that establishes the form of government for Sugar Land. This includes provisions for a council-manager form of gov-ernment, legislative authority of City Council, general elec-tions provisions, fi nance pro-visions and several other ar-eas outlining the governing of Sugar Land. The charter can only be amended, added to or repealed by a majority of vot-ers. The charter is available online at www.sugarlandtx.gov/city_hall/city_secretary/cosl_charter/index.asp.

Nine charter amendments were proposed and approved

by a citizen-appointed Char-ter Review Committee. Every fi ve years, City Council ap-points a citizen task force to review and make recommen-dations for possible amend-ments or updates to the char-ter. The propositions as they will read on the ballot follow:

PROPOSITION NO. 1: Section 1.09 (f) of the City Charter now prohibits persons residing in an area annexed by the City for limited purposes from voting in city elections. A recent change in State law now allows those persons to vote in City elections. Should Section 1.09 (f) be repealed to comply with State law?

PROPOSITION NO. 2: Section 2.01 (d) of the City Charter now provides that a

person elected to city coun-cil takes offi ce at the council meeting following the meeting at which the council declares the election results. Should the Charter be amended to provide that a person elected to city council takes offi ce at the meeting at which the city council declares the election results?

PROPOSITION NO. 3: Sections 3.01 and 3.02 of the City Charter now require that initiative and referendum pe-titions be signed by registered voters “equal in number to at least 30% of those voting in the last regular city election.” Should those sections be amended to require that initia-tive and referendum petitions

Sugar Land ballot includes charter amendments

10 or more. For more information, call 281-208-3333.

See BALLOT, Page 2

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This new technique deliv-ers quick recovery times and better cosmetic results to pa-tients than the traditional pro-cedure.

Approximately 20 to 30 million Americans suffer from varicose veins disease.

Varicose veins is a progres-sive disease that produces symptoms such as leg fatigue, heaviness, and itchiness. Pa-tients are often embarrassed by the noticeable diseased veins on their legs.

“Out of the many who suf-fer from this disease, 20-25% of woman and 10-15% of men, have varicose veins that are enlarged and discolored; sometimes skin ulcers ap-pear near their ankles. These symptoms are caused by in-effi cient blood circulation in their veins,” said Ulises Bal-tazar, board certifi ed vascular surgeon on staff at Methodist Sugar Land Hospital.

There are several conserva-tive options which have been used in the past to treat the symptoms of the disease.

However, treatments such as wearing stockings and ex-ercising have shown to be problematic by merely mini-mizing the symptoms with-out addressing the underlying causes of the disease.

The traditional surgical pro-cedure of stripping the super-fi cial veins, which was intro-duced in the 1960s, has also been unfavorable to patients

because positive outcomes cannot be guaranteed.

The traditional procedure is also painful for patients and results in a longer recovery due to the 20 to 30 incisions that must be made.

With the new technology now being used at Method-ist Sugar Land Hospital, pa-tients can put their concerns to ease.

The TRIVEX System is a comprehensive attack for var-icose veins disease, clinically proven by the FDA.

Dr. Baltazar received hands on training under Dr. Greg Spitz, world-renowned vascu-lar surgeon in Chicago.

Dr. Baltazar offers this treatment only at Methodist Sugar Land Hospital.

This is a minimally inva-sive procedure which allows patients to walk out the door within one to two hours of the surgery and return back to their normal activities within only a few days.

“Positive results are assured

with the TRIVEX System. During the procedure, I am able to visually confi rm the location of the diseased veins, using a novel technique called trans-illuminated powered phlebectomy. This capability allows for accurate removal of large clusters of varicose veins with a minimal number of incisions,” said Baltazar.

The TRIVEX powered phlebectomy procedure is able to deliver a quicker and more accurate procedure, result-ing in a quick recovery and outstanding cosmetic results. Patients at Methodist Sugar Land Hospital are very satis-fi ed knowing that; with the TRIVEX procedure varicose veins have been completely removed, and therefore any recurrence is low.

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“A Night at the Oscars” The Fort Bend Boys Choir’s

annual Gala Dinner and Auc-tion is on Friday, March 4, at 6:30 p.m. in the Palm Pa-vilion at Safari Texas Ranch. The world renowned Tour Choir will perform a medley of Academy Award-winning tunes in keeping with the Night at the Oscars theme and Judge Jim Richard will serve as Auctioneer for the Live Auction. Dave Anderson, a playwright, director, producer and community activist will lead the evening as Master of Ceremonies.

Festivities for this casual, fun-fi lled evening include a delicious buffet meal, a Live Auction and a Silent Auc-tion. Every taste and price range will be represented in the auctions which will in-clude: sporting event packag-es, weekend trips, handmade items and much more!

Opportunities are still avail-able for sponsorships to the Gala Dinner and Auction in-cluding a Platinum Sponsor-

ship that features preferential seating, notable recognition and an exclusive performance by the Tour Choir for a future event (subject to availability of course). Classic Chevrolet in Sugar Land is a Platinum

Sponsor. Proceeds will help support all fi ve ensembles of the Fort Bend Boys Choir.

For more information call 281-240-3800 or visit www.fbbctx.org.

WILD WEST MOVIES. During the month of March, journey back in time to the Wild West at Fort Bend County Libraries’ Sugar Land Branch Library, 550 Eldridge, when “Go Texan” Month will be celebrated with a series of classic western movies.

The fi rst movie, which will be shown on Saturday, March

5, is a 1967 classic starring Clint Eastwood as a mysteri-ous nomad who enters into a partnership with a Mexican gunman with a price on his head. Showtime is 1:30 pm. This fi lm is not rated.

The second movie will be shown on Thursday, March 31. In this Emmy Award-win-ning 1939 classic, a group of

people traveling on a stage-coach fi nd that their journey is complicated by the threat of Geronimo, and they learn something about each other during the ordeal. Showtime is 6:30 p.m. This fi lm is not rated. The movie showings are free and open to the pub-lic. For more information, call 281-238-2140.

be signed by at least 10% of the City’s registered voters?

PROPOSITION NO. 4: Sec-tion 3.08 of the City Charter al-lows the city council to repeal an initiative ordinance two years following its adoption by a two-thirds vote of city council. How-ever, Section 3.10 allows the city council (by majority vote) to repeal the initiative ordinance after six months following its adoption. Should the confl ict in the two Sections be resolved by deleting Section 3.08 and amending Section 3.10 to allow the city council to repeal an ini-tiative ordinance after one year following its adoption?

PROPOSITION NO. 5: Sec-tion 3.10 of the City Charter now allows the city council to re-en-act an ordinance six months fol-lowing its repeal by the voters in a referendum election. Should

Section 3.10 be amended to al-low the city council to re-enact the repealed ordinance after one year following its repeal?

PROPOSITION NO. 6: Sec-tion 3.13 of the City Charter now requires that a recall peti-tion requesting city council to hold an election on whether to remove the mayor or a council member from offi ce be signed by 25% of the city’s registered voters. Should Section 3.13 be amended to reduce the number of required signatures on a re-call petition to 20% of the city’s registered voters?

PROPOSITION NO. 7: Ar-ticle III of the City Charter es-tablishes procedures for the use of the initiative, referendum, and recall procedures. Should Article III be revised to: (1) provide for a more logical or-der; (2) conform to State laws; (3) provide for uniform petition requirements; (4) require that petition signatures be collected within 45 days; and (5) provide

for modern language, usage, and style?

PROPOSITION NO. 8: Sec-tion 4.02 of the City Charter now provides for the city manager to appoint and terminate the city secretary. Should Section 4.02 be amended to provide that the city council must consent to the city manager’s appointment or termination of the city secre-tary?

PROPOSITION NO. 9: Sec-tion 4.03 of the City Charter now provides for the city manager to appoint and terminate the city attorney. Should Section 4.03 be amended to provide that the city council must consent to the city manager’s appointment or ter-mination of the city attorney and to provide that the city attorney will exercise independent pro-fessional judgment in providing legal services to the city?

Visit www.sugarlandtx.gov/city_hall/city_secretary/elec-tions/index.asp.

Pictured back row (l to r): Bill Adams (Founder/Artistic Direc-tor of the Fort Bend Boys Choir), Jacqueline Baly Chaumette (FBBC Board President and Sugar Land City Councilwoman) and Don Kerstetter (Owner, Classic Chevrolet Sugar Land). Front row: Emilio Fautsch and Bryan Pulliam, Tour Choirboy-si in recognition of Classic Chevrolet’s Platinum Sponsorship.

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By BARBARA FULENWIDERH.D. Chambers, the su-

perintendent of the Stafford Municipal School District (SMSD), is packing his bags and heading to Alief Indepen-dent School District where he will be that district’s superin-tendent.

Chambers, who came to SMSD fi ve years ago from Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, is currently “in the middle of working on a transition plan with the Stafford and Alief boards. Alief wants someone as quickly as possible but I need to fi nish up some things here in Stafford fi rst,” he said. He thinks he will likely leave Stafford in early to mid-April.

While at Cy-Fair for 14 years, Chambers fi lled cam-pus and central administra-tion positions. When SMSD offered him the opportunity to be superintendent he took the leap and by all accounts has done an extraordinarily good job.

At Stafford he’s accom-plished much. Some of the accomplishments he’s most proud of are raising student performance – “bringing the school level to ‘recognized.’ We’ve changed the culture and raised the expectations of our students. There’s a higher standard in everything we

do.” Chambers said he’s also

most proud of “our long-range strategic planning that we just recently completed; proud of what role I was able to play to bring city council and the SMSD board together, and proud that we’ve managed our money well, which resulted in budget surpluses and enabled us to reduce the total tax rate for three consecutive years.”

The superintendent said, “I’ve had fi nancial and aca-demic accomplishments here and I’m proud of the teaching and support staff. You do not experience accomplishments without great people in the classrooms, great principals and a great support staff.

“We’ve improved the busi-ness and community support, and had more than 125 com-

munity members participate in our long-range strategic plans,” Chambers said.

“I have a lot of respect and I’ll always be loyal and appre-ciative to SMSD. The district gave me an opportunity to start being a superintendent. There’s no doubt in Stafford that they want what’s best for their children. As long as the city of Stafford and the school board continue to focus on the core mission of the school district, then SMSD will be in good hands.”

Chambers’ next step up the career ladder is Alief ISD, which has some 46,000 stu-dents so is more than 10 times larger than SMSD. “Alief is a larger district and it really has a lot of great people. One thing that appealed to me about the job is their staff. They also have great traditions and their core beliefs are very consis-tent with mine. I am honored that they selected me.

“It’s an outstanding oppor-tunity for me to go to a district that shares the same values I have and gives me an oppor-tunity to grow more as a pro-fessional school district ad-ministrator,” Chambers said.

Mayor Leonard Scarcella said, “We certainly regret that he is leaving. I think he’s brought a considerable amount of advancement to

SMSD. He’s certainly over-come many of the problems between the school board and city council and he deserves a lot of credit for that.”

Chambers’ leaving SMSD “makes the challenge for us a little more than it was with him here but that’s just what you have to deal with, espe-cially when you have a small-er district and you have all these people out there looking to pick off a good superinten-dent. In view of that,” Scar-cella said, “it’s not unexpect-ed that he would get a very excellent offer. We certainly understand why he’s advanc-ing his professional career and we wish him every suc-cess at Alief.”

Chambers will join Alief ISD with 25 years of experi-ence that includes six years of teaching and coaching at Al-dine ISD, prior to his joining Cy-Fair and then SMSD.

His bio from SMSD says, “Chambers has demonstrated a special ability to work with all community members in or-der to bring a common vision and mission for the school dis-trict. He is very engaged and involved at the local and state level and makes no apologies for fi ghting for public educa-tion when required.”

Chambers leaves Stafford for Alief ISD

By BARBARA FULENWIDERSherrie Knoepfel, First

Colony Community Asso-ciation’s executive director, resigned last week after hav-ing worked for FCCA for a total of 15 years and for six years as executive director.

The press release on the association’s website says “Knoepfel is leaving to pur-sue another professional opportunity in Fort Bend County. She described her time with the association fondly and said, ‘The more than 15 years I have worked for the community have been incredibly rewarding, both professionally and on a personal level. The relation-ships that I developed over the years with various boards members, the staff and most importantly the good people who live in our community will provide me with many positive memories that will last a lifetime.’”

A staff member who re-quested anonymity said, “Sherrie did some really good things for this organi-zation. She is very conscien-tious and has so much integ-rity. She really stayed on top of the organization. She had it all together.

“Because of her integrity the organization never went off track. She always tried to do the right thing. She looked at the whole community and did the right things for them. It always had to be for the good of the entire commu-nity.”

Knoepfel’s last year as ex-ecutive director was tumul-tuous because of changes the board decided to make regarding the association’s master plan for parks.

The Edgewater neighbor-hood water park and the pro-posed closing of some swim-ming pools in neighborhoods turned into a major protest by some FCCA residents.

The board put the issue on hold until after the Decem-ber election was held and the new members attended their fi rst board meeting on Jan. 27. At that meeting, board members discussed the Edgewater project and answered questions, accord-ing to the minutes. A motion was made to postpone the project pending further dis-cussion on it by the board.

The board’s Feb. 24th agenda says the board will discuss the project for consideration and (possible) action.

The results of the protest have been one board candidate on the reform ticket, Myatt Hancock, is now board presi-dent, the construction contract for Edgewater Park has been cancelled and Knoepfel has quit, according to Jonathan Day, attorney for those who protested the building of the water park and the closing of some swimming pools.

The new board president, Myatt Hancock, said, “Ms.

Knoepfel’s experience and expertise will be missed. We obviously owe Sherrie a great debt of gratitude for all the outstanding work she has done on behalf of the board and as-sociation over the last several years. We will all miss her guiding hand and her experi-ence in dealing with the City of Sugar Land and other area associations.

“We will, of course, need to start a search for a new execu-tive director as soon as pos-sible, but we’ll take this time to thank Sherrie for her years of service to First Colony and

for her offer to make a smooth and successful transition to her successor.”

Knoepfel’s last day with the association is April 11. She was unavailable to speak prior to press deadline.

Finance Manager Doug Pepping will act as interim executive director during the transition.

Chambers

FCCA executive director Sherrie Knoepfel quits

By JOANNIE PARR & THOMAS PARR, M.D.

Starting as far back as 1968, Americans have been taught that if you have a fi re, police, or health emergency, you dial 9-1-1.

According to the Texas Dept. of State Health Servic-es, much of the public’s early awareness of pre-hospital emergency medical services (EMS) was acquired through the weekly 1970’s television show “Emergency!” as the paramedics of Squad 51 raced around Los Angeles County on emergency rescue calls. We remember “Emergency!” well, as it was our preschool-er’s favorite show, and he caused us to pull to the side of the road more than once with his ambulance and fi re truck siren sounds from the back seat!

Over the past 40 years, our EMS system has evolved. Ed-ucation, technology, training, life-saving skills, and equip-ment have all made quantum leaps.

Today’s Emergency 9-1-1 medical transport system is either a local government agency or a local government contracted ambulance service. These ambulances are well equipped with immediate life-saving medical supplies and equipment.

Upon arrival at the scene, our Fort Bend County EMS professionals assess the pa-tient’s medical condition, make medical decisions about immediate treatment, identify the most appropri-ate hospital destination, and decide whether or not an air ambulance should be called. A primary factor in that pro-cess is whether or not the pa-tient’s condition is so critical that the transport time must be kept to a minimum. Other aspects are how overwhelmed a nearby hospital emergency room might be and how many EMS units are still available to handle other incoming 9-1-1 calls.

Our Fort Bend County EMS today has ten (10) M.I.C.U. (Mobile Intensive Care Unit) Ambulances and three (3) First Responder Squad Units, as well as teams of highly skilled, licensed paramedics who are always on duty on a rotating basis.

It is important to under-stand that because the 9-1-1 EMS phone number is sup-posed to be called for very se-rious medical conditions, the patient may well be taken to the closest hospital which is

capable of handling his or her problem. This provides the most immediate medical care available and allows the EMS unit to get back into service as rapidly as possible, ready to respond to the next incoming 9-1-1 EMS call.

Because of the geographic size of Ft. Bend County and

because of its growing popu-lation, our County’s emergen-cy resources are adequate; but anytime they have less than 5 units available in the entire county, transporting patients to facilities outside the county must be scrutinized on a case by case basis.

Traffi c conditions on our streets and highways also must be considered by the EMS team in making trans-port decisions. Inclement weather, such as fl ooding, hail, and high wind, can create additional safety issues which might add additional hazards to the patient, as well as to the EMS team.

What the Emergency 9-1-1 system is not is a general pa-tient taxi service to the hospi-tal or a doctor’s offi ce. One EMS staffer told us that he has arrived at a residence to see the patient walking down the sidewalk with a suitcase in hand for his ride to the hos-pital. We have private ambu-lance companies and medical taxi services which are sup-posed to handle routine, non-emergency medical transport.

Not knowing how to call a private ambulance transport service might be one reason for such a misuse of our 9-1-1 EMS. When in doubt, you can ask your physician or the medical offi ce staff for help. Hospitals, resident rehab fa-cilities, and nursing homes maintain a list of private am-bulance services which serve their respective locations. The paper phone book yellow pages and internet search en-gines should also have such a list.

Occasionally, patients have expressed surprise about their EMS bill. Just as with other aspects of medical care, no ambulance service is going to be “free” to the patient, includ-ing the County system. The patient’s insurance company will be billed for the services rendered by both private and government systems, with the patient or the patient’s family paying the balance after insur-ance.

Dr. Thomas Parr, an ortho-pedic surgeon in Sugar Land, can be reached at 281-491-7111. Dr. Parr and his wife, Joannie, have been a team for well over 40 years. She has a BS Degree in Business and Finance and a Masters De-gree in Federal Tax Law and has worked in the Medical accounting industry for more than 20 years. Visit www.tom-parrmd.net for more informa-tion.

By RUSSELL C. JONES A consistent thread in

Obama’s reaction to public demonstrations around the world is becoming harder to fi nd, if trying to use any con-sistent logic. Maybe Obama is simply on the side of the historical underdog, as he un-derstands what that means.

In the case of the violence in Teheran following the sto-len election two years ago, Obama was nowhere to be found in condemning the government. Clearly that was a democratic uprising. But this was the government that had replaced the Shah, the oppressor of his people who was supported by the United States. True, this govern-ment was in turn oppressing its own people, but as long as the United States had not sup-ported the oppressing regime, no action was called for.

Then came Mubarak in Egypt. After stumbling around the fi rst few days, the administration’s position in favor of a democratic rebel-lion became apparent. After all, the demonstrators were challenging the government oppressor, who has been sup-ported by the United States for the last three decades. If American policy is to sup-port those who have opposed allies of the United States, it is consistent with the Iranian actions.

Now come the marchers in Wisconsin, who are resist-ing oppression by that nasty old Republican Party. True, Obama has given lip service to reducing spending by gov-ernments at all levels, but he did not mean that states should actually reduce com-pensation of state employees to levels comparable to those of the private sector.

Instead Obama chided the Wisconsin governor for try-ing to destroy the govern-ment employee union, clearly an oppressive act against (Capital-D) Democrat dem-

onstrators. The majority of Wisconsin’s voters put the governor and the majority of the legislature into offi ce, making their actions (small-d) democratic. Democrat leg-islators have abandoned the state in an effort to avoid a democratic vote on the issues. Apparently, those facts have gone unnoticed by the admin-istration.

On Sunday reports started coming in of the Jasmine Revolution, with protesters taking to the streets in 13 Chi-nese cities. As of this writing, Obama has taken no position. How does the oppressor theo-ry work in this case?

The last thing that Obama wants is American leadership anywhere in the world. The administration is likely to limit its role to mild scoldings of the Chinese government for use of excessive force. There will be no siding with the pro-testers, since China is not on Obama’s hit list of historical colonialist powers engaged in oppressing natives of foreign lands.Changing course for

the betterSeveral weeks ago this

column noted that the Sugar Land City Council was ap-parently going down the path of longer terms and extending overall term limits with a pro-posed city charter amendment

to be placed on the ballot in May. At last Tuesday’s city council meeting, the majority of the Council fi nally saw the light and rejected inclusion of the offending proposition on the ballot.

Kudos are to be sent to Councilmen Schiff, Olson and Abraham for taking charge of the issue and being on the winning side of a 4 to 3 vote. All four votes to take the proposition off the ballot came from members of the City Council who are not run-ning again.

Let them eat cakeNot surprisingly, the Board

of Directors of the Gulf Coast Water Authority approved a resolution in opposition to Sugar Land’s proposed legis-lation which would give Fort Bend and Brazoria counties representation on the author-ity’s Board of Directors. The rationale of the opposition was silly at best. The sole grounds stated in the reso-lution was the fact that the board had been appointed by the commissioners court of Galveston County. Well, yes, that is true. It does not address the issue of why the Board should or should not be expanded.

Despite an impassioned plea by this City Councilman and supporting resolutions from the Fort Bend com-missioners court, the Brazo-ria County commissioners court, the City of Pearland, the City of Missouri City and the City of Sugar Land, the board displayed its typical indifference to the needs of 40% of its customer base by opposing its representation. Complete news coverage of the action can be found at www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000032849.

Jones is a member of the Sugar Land City Council, hav-ing been fi rst elected in 2003. He owns a law fi rm and a title insurance company in Sugar Land.

By JANICE SCANLAN Do you remember things

as a child that were “magic” to you? They captured your imagination, seemed so very special, and made you see all kinds of possibility.

Last summer I wrote about the Oyster Creek Trail in Mis-souri City and the possibility it offered for Missouri City residents.

A reader told me the story of taking her son to bike on the trail and the wonderful magic he experienced rid-ing under Murphy Road and the bridge over Oyster Creek from Mosley Park off Mur-phy Road.

Mosley is a jewel of a park and the most amazing thing -- being below the grade level of the street . . . you can’t hear the traffi c as you pass along the trail or visit the shaded picnic areas.

The view of Oyster Creek includes watching the spill-way across the creek and all the birds that fi sh in the area. Or you can just enjoy the day.

Now for a kid, the magic is riding or walking under the bridge as the Oyster Creek Trail continues on the west side of Murphy Road, north of Leonetti Graphics on Mur-phy Road, Congregation

Beth El, Walmart, and other businesses nearby such as Fun Tiki and The Township. However, unlike the beautiful wooded area in Mosley Park, the Oyster Creek Trail did not have many trees in spite of its spectacular view.

Our Missouri City Forest-er, Paul Wierzbicki, has been changing that . . . and building something unique – an Edible Arbor Trail.

Thanks to the generosity of Kroger, Apache Corpora-tion, TXU Energy, Quail Val-ley Church and the Houston Galveston Area Council, there is over a half mile of groves of fruit and nut trees. The groves will go all the way to the YMCA on Cartwright . . . with a new segment extend-ing from Cartwright along

Oyster Creek to Dulles . . . and connecting to Lost Creek and Oyster Creek Parks in Sugar Land starting sometime this year.

The trail is also planned to follow Oyster Creek into Quail Valley, which will fi -nally connect Quail Valley for pedestrians to safely walk or bike under Murphy Road . . . go to the Y or shopping. Hope-fully the pedestrian friendly connections will fi nally be included for the largely inac-cessible Quail Valley Middle School.

But don’t take my word for the magic and possibilities of this trail.

Saturday, March 5th, from 9:30 to noon, there will be a ribbon cutting of the Edible Arbor Trail and just a fun time. Dignitaries such as Mayor Al-len Owen and the City Coun-cil, all kinds of crafts, prizes and fun for kids and parents alike. A perennial plant sale will benefi t Missouri City Green, which is spearhead-ing the event. It’s an organi-zation like Keep Sugar Land Beautiful, that will emphasize making Missouri City a more beautiful, cleaner, greener and more environmentally sustainable community.

You can do your shopping at Walmart park there, Mos-

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Seshadri KumarPublisher & Editor

Email: [email protected]

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The View from Sugar Land

Jones

Parr

Musings: Magic

Predicting American policy on protesters

ley Park or the YMCA. The main part of the event will be near Congregation Beth El. It’s free, fun and a great way to start your Saturday.

Share some magic with your kids or grandkids or just enjoy some yourself.

If you’d like an event fl ier and map, write to [email protected].

WHEN TO CALL 9-1-1 EMS:Diffi culty breathing, shortness of breathChest or upper abdominal pain or pressureFainting or loss of consciousnessUnresponsiveness when talked to or touchedDrowningUnexplained seizures or convulsionsSudden dizziness, weakness, or change in visionMental change (such as confusion, unusual behavior, diffi culty waking or speaking)Unexplained severe headacheSudden or intense pain Bleeding that won’t stopSevere vaginal bleedingCoughing up or vomiting bloodSuicidal or homicidal feelingsChokingSevere burnsAllergic reactionTrauma (injury)Hypothermia or abnormally low body temperatureHeat stress or exhaustionMotor vehicle accident injuryIndustrial accidentDrug overdose or poisoningNeck or back injury[NOTE: Think of this list as being representative, but not all inclusive. This list is provided by the National Institute of Health (NIH) and the American College of Emergency Physicians.]

A primer on 9-1-1

The primary responsibilities of this position are to monitor and implement programs to assure water distribution and wastewater collection systems are maintained through preventive maintenance and timely repair, minimizing any interruptions in service or supplies to our customers. Directly responsible for the fi eld supervisors over repair crews, customer service employees and maintenance. Qualifi cations include:•Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, Construction Management or fi eld from an accredited school or university. Signifi cant direct experience may be substituted for degree. •Five years of progressively responsible experience in a Construction Management, Engineering, or related discipline. •Municipal experience preferred. •Texas Class C driver’s license. •TCEQ C Water Distribution or ability to obtain within two years.•TCEQ Class II Wastewater Collection or ability to obtain within one year.Salary: $51,667 biweekly DOQ + excellent benefi ts. A City of Sugar Land online employment application MUST be completed in its entirety by the deadline Friday, March 4, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. Please visit our website at www.sugarlandtx.gov for specifi c details and to apply.

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cient: Marshall and Willow-ridge remain under-populated under the plan, nor does it con-sider removing academies to a centralized location,” Evans said.

Riverstone joins the protest

Riverstone resident Rama Manne echoed Evans’ con-cerns and added that his neigh-borhood would be rezoned for the third time within the last 10 years.

“In 2007, about 100 students from Riverstone were moved from Elkins to Clements and now, they are again being sent to Elkins,” Manne said.

“This is not the right plan, at the right time or the right ap-proach,” Manne said.

Next year, if the language academy at Clements is moved to a proposed central location, it will lose 400 students and El-kins will remain overcrowded, Manne said.

The district plan shows El-kins will again be overcrowded in 2014 and why carry out the ping pong exercise, he said.

The residents of Lake Colo-ny, Heritage Colony and River-stone were caught by surprise as the plan to rezone their chil-

dren to Clements was present-ed for the fi rst time in the fi fth zoning workshop.

Unlike New Territory, Tel-fair, Orchard Lakes residents, Colony Bend elmentary neigh-borhood and Willowridge High School area residents, who all staged highly visible protests against re-zoning proposals, this group had little time to voice its protest.

The district almost conceded the demands of all other groups and the Lake Colony, Heritage Colony and Riverstone resi-dents hope the school board will heed their request as well and grant their wish to remain in Clements’ zone.

This for the fi rst time in FBISD that a group of resi-dents has taken the zoning is-sue to the street.

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FAMILY GAME NIGHT. Bring the whole family out and en-joy a fun evening together playing classic board games at Fort Bend County Libraries’ Sienna Branch Library, 8411 Sienna Springs Blvd. in Missouri City. On Thursdays, March 3, 17 and 31, beginning at 6 p.m., the library’s Large Meeting Room will be set up for Family Game Night.

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Texans Insurance & Financial Group, Inc101 Southwestern Blvd, Ste 230

Sugar Land, TX 77478-3535PH (281)277-7800FAX (281)277-7801

[email protected]

NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALENOTICE OF LEVY

Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and / or Order of Sale issued on the 17TH day of DECEMBER, 2010 by the 4OOTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of FORT BEND County, Texas in cause #07-DCV-160401 in favor of the Plaintiff – CHASEWOOD COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT ASSO-CIATION Plaintiff , for the sum of $3,355.00 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and / or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. I have levied on the 14TH day of JANUARY, 2011 and will off er for sale on the 1ST day of MARCH, 2011 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of ten o’clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m., any and all rights, title, interests and claims which the said Defendant(s) – LARRY MURRAY had of, in or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz.:

Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affi xed thereto. All sales are fi nal.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION:PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: LOT 6, BLOCK 9, OF WILLOW PARK SUBDIVISION, SECTION 3, SUBDIVISION OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AT VOLUME 21, PAGE 4 IN THE MAP OR PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS

ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: 107,090.00

Terms: CashSale to be held at about 10:00 A.M.

ROB COOK, CONSTABLEFort Bend County Precinct 3Deputy Juan Diaz, #1306

NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALENOTICE OF LEVY

Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and / or Order of Sale issued on the 10TH day of JANUARY, 2011 by the COUNTY Court of FORT BEND County, Texas in cause #10-CCV-041447 in favor of the Plaintiff – MISSION BEND SOUTH CIVIC IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION, INC Plaintiff , for the sum of $7,177.56 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and / or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. I have levied on the 13TH day of JANUARY, 2011 and will off er for sale on the 1ST day of MARCH, 2011 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of ten o’clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m., any and all rights, title, interests and claims which the said Defendant(s) – OHN ROGELIO SUBIA AND WANDA SUE SUBIA, JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY had of, in or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz.:Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affi xed thereto. All sales are fi nal.LEGAL DESCRIPTION:LOT NINETY-ONE ( 91 ), IN BLOCK FOUR ( 4 ), OF MISSION BEND SOUTH, SECTION FOUR ( 4 ), AN ADDITION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN VOLUME 22, PAGE 22, OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS ( ‘’ THE PROPERTY ‘’)

ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: $88,580.00

Terms: CashSale to be held at about 10:00 A.M.

ROB COOK, CONSTABLEFort Bend County Precinct 3Deputy Juan Diaz, #1306

NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALENOTICE OF LEVY

Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and / or Order of Sale issued on the 11TH day of JANUARY, 2011 by the 240TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court of FORT BEND County, Texas in cause #08-DCV-167658 in favor of the Plaintiff – ROYAL LAKE ESTATES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC Plaintiff , for the sum of $4,303.76 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and / or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. I have levied on the 25TH day of JANUARY, 2011 and will off er for sale on the 1ST day of MARCH, 2011 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of ten o’clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m., any and all rights, title, interests and claims which the said Defendant(s) – MARIA MARTIN AND DAMON MARTIN had of, in or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz.:Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affi xed thereto. All sales are fi nal.LEGAL DESCRIPTION:PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: LOT 12, BLOCK 5, OF ROYAL LAKES ESTATES SUBDIVISION, SECTION 1, A SUBDIVISION OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AT SLIDE 1685A, CLERK’S FILE NO. 1999043736 AND SLIDE 1854B IN THE MAP OR PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS.

ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: $430,720.00

Terms: CashSale to be held at about 10:00 A.M.

ROB COOK, CONSTABLEFort Bend County Precinct 3Deputy Juan Diaz, #1306

CONSTABLE SALEUnder and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and / or Order of Sale issued on the 16TH day of DECEMBER 2010 by the 268TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas in cause #08-DCV-165278 in favor of the Plaintiff -THE VICKSBURG COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC., Plaintiff , for the sum of $7,204.00 +++costs as taxed on said Execution and / or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. I have levied on the 26TH day of JANUARY, 2011 and will off er for sale on the 1ST day of MARCH 2011 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of ten o’clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m., any and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant(s)- RODNEY PEARSON AND HALIMAN AQUIL had of, in or to the following described Real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz.:LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT FOURTEEN (14), BLOCK SEVEN(07), REPLAT OF VICKSBURG, THE VILLAGE OF SHILOH, SECTION ONE (1), A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN SLIDE NOS. 843/B AND 844/A OF PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, AS MODIFIED BY ANY SUPPLEMENTS THERETO OR REPLATS THEREOF, 3335 BEDFORD FOREST DRIVE, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS 77459.

Terms: Cash Sale to held at or about 11 a.m.

Ruben Davis, CONSTABLEFort Bend County Precinct 2By Lieutenant G. Majors #73Deputy Constable

CONSTABLE SALEUnder and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and / or Order of Sale issued on the 22ND day of DECEMBER 2010 by the 240TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas in cause #08-DCV-161688 in favor of the Plaintiff -QUAIL BRIDGE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff , for the sum of $3,132.00 +++costs as taxed on said Execution and / or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. I have levied on the 12TH day of JANUARY, 2011 and will off er for sale on the 1ST day of MARCH 2011 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of ten o’clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m., any and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant(s)- SILVESTINA S. DECOTEAU had of, in or to the following described Real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz.:LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT FOURTEEN (14), BLOCK ONE (1), QUAIL BRIDGE SUBDIVISION, SECTION ONE (1), FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, BEING A REPLAT OF RIDGEMONT SUBDIVISION, SECTION FIVE (5), AS RECORDED IN VOLUME 25, PAGE 25, PAGE 14 OF THE FORT BEND COUNTY MAP RECORDS (“THE PROPERTY”) ALSO KNOWN AS 5418 RIDGEMONT PLACE, HOUSTON, FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS 77053. Terms: Cash Sale to held at or about 11 a.m.

Ruben Davis, CONSTABLEFort Bend County Precinct 2By Lieutenant G. Majors #73Deputy Constable

NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALENOTICE OF LEVY

Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and / or Order of Sale issued on the 11TH day of JANUARY 2011 by the COUNTY COURT of FORT BEND County, Texas in cause #10-CCV-041994 in favor of the Plaintiff – MISSION BEND SOUTH CIVIC IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION, INC Plaintiff , for the sum of $6,028.41++++costs as taxed on said Execution and / or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. I have levied on the 13TH day of JANUARY, 2011 and will off er for sale on the 1ST day of MARCH, 2011 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of ten o’clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m., any and all rights, title, interests and claims which the said Defendant(s) – LARRY MURRAY had of, in or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz.:

Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affi xed thereto. All sales are fi nal.LEGAL DESCRIPTION:LOT NINE (9), IN BLOCK SIX (6), OF MISSION BEND SOUTH, SECTION TWO (2), ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN VOLUME 21, PAGE 29 OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS ( ‘’ THE PROPERTY ‘’)ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: 108,150.00

Terms: CashSale to be held at about 10:00 A.M.

ROB COOK, CONSTABLEFort Bend County Precinct 3Deputy Juan Diaz, #1306

NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALENOTICE OF LEVY

Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and / or Order of Sale issued on the 14TH day of JANUARY, 2011 by the 268TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court of FORT BEND County, Texas in cause #08-DCV-167864 in favor of the Plaintiff – FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT & ET-AL Plaintiff , for the sum of $9,576.10 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and / or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. I have levied on the 24TH day of JANUARY, 2011 and will off er for sale on the 1ST day of MARCH, 2011 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of ten o’clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m., any and all rights, title, interests and claims which the said Defendant(s) – WATPA BUDDHAYEN MEDITATION CENTER INC., & ET-AL had of, in or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz.:Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affi xed thereto. All sales are fi nal.LEGAL DESCRIPTION:TRACT 1: GEO: 0175000000900907 / CPC: R42719 / A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, SITUATED IN THE BENJAMIN GEORGE SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 175, BEING THE REMAINDER OF THAT CERTAIN CALLED 7.2215-ACRE TRACT AS RECORDED UNDER CLERK’S FILE NO. 9875670 OF THE SAID COUNTY REAL PROPERTY RECORDS OUT OF THE ORIGINAL CALLED 13.8-ACRE TRACT NO.8, OUT OF THE CALLED 120-ACRE TRACT AS RECORDED IN VOLUME 230, PAGE 411, OF THE SAID COUNTY DEED RECORDS, SAID TRACT BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS IN THE ATTACHED EXHIBIT “A.”ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: $374,180.00Terms: CashSale to be held at about 10:00 A.M.

ROB COOK, CONSTABLEFort Bend County Precinct 3Deputy Juan Diaz, #1306

NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALENOTICE OF LEVY

Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and / or Order of Sale issued on the 3RD day of DECEMBER 2010 by the 268TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of FORT BEND County, Texas in cause #09-DCV-173090 in favor of the Plaintiff – QUAIL VALLEY EAST COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC. Plaintiff , for the sum of $1,641.00++++costs as taxed on said Execution and / or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. I have levied on the 11TH day of JANUARY, 2011 and will off er for sale on the 1ST day of MARCH, 2011 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of ten o’clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m., any and all rights, title, interests and claims which the said Defendant(s) –– MARIO HIGHTOWER had of, in or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz.:Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affi xed thereto. All sales are fi nal.LOT 12, BLOCK 5, OF QUAIL VALLEY EAST SUBDIVISION, SECTION 1, A SUBDIVISION OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AT VOLUME 10, PAGE 7 IN THE MAP OR PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS..ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: $92,360

Terms: CashSale to be held at about 10:00 A.M.

ROB COOK, CONSTABLESERGEANT J.M. HUTSON Deputy Constable #1310

NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALENOTICE OF LEVY

Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and / or Order of Sale issued on the 17TH day of DECEMBER 2010 by the 400TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of FORT BEND County, Texas in cause #09-DCV-170197 in favor of the Plaintiff – WATERSIDE ESTATES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC. Plaintiff , for the sum of $4,183.40++++costs as taxed on said Execution and / or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. I have levied on the 3RD day of JANUARY, 2011 and will off er for sale on the 1ST day of MARCH, 2011 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of ten o’clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m., any and all rights, title, interests and claims which the said Defendant(s) –– STEVEN D ALLEN AND CHERI ALLEN had of, in or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz.:Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affi xed thereto. All sales are fi nal.LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT THIRTY-THREE (33), BLOCK ONE (1) OF WATERSIDE ESTATES, SECTION FIVE (5), AN ADDITION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN SLIDE NO. 2069/A OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, MORE COMMONLY DESCRIBED AS 1506 LAKE HOLBROOK LANE, RICHMOND, TEXAS, 77469.ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: 418,160

Terms: CashSale to be held at about 10:00 A.M.

ROB COOK, CONSTABLESERGEANT J.M. HUTSON Deputy Constable #1310

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By taking care of his or her own needs, the caregiver will be able to better care for those who depend on them. CanCare, Inc., in conjunction with Interface-Samaritan Counseling Cen-ters and Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, now offers a free seminar called Powerful Tools for Caregivers.

The seminar consists of six classes, each of which focus on different tools that caregivers can use to help them become caregivers for themselves as well as for their loved one. Class participants report they are better at caring for themselves; have fewer feelings of anger, guilt and depression; have increased confi dence and ability to cope with the demands of care giv-ing; and take greater advantage of community services.

The classes are held from March 7 - April 11 at Method-ist Sugar Land Hospital from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Sweetwater Pavilion Chapel. To register, call the Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Spiritual Care department at 281-274-7164. Seating is Limited. Please register by Feb. 28.

LEGAL NOTICEREQUEST FOR SEALED

COMPETITIVE PROPOSALSSealed Competitive Proposals will be received in the Offi ce of Gilbert D. Jalo-mo, Jr., County Purchasing Agent, Fort Bend County, Rosenberg Annex, 4520 Reading Road, Suite A, Rosenberg, TX 77471 for the following until THURS-DAY, MARCH 17, 2011 at 1:30 P.M. CST). All proposals will then be opened in the Offi ce of the Purchasing Agent, Rosenberg Annex, 4520 Reading Road, Suite A, Rosenberg, TX 77471 and the names of the proposers made public. Proposals received after the specifi ed time will be returned unopened.RFP 11-050 – JANITORIAL SERVICE AT JUSTICE CENTERA mandatory pre-RFP conference with site visit will be conducted on Thurs-day, March 3, 2011 at 3:30 PM (CST). The conference will be held on the fi rst fl oor of the Parking Garage located next to the Justice Center at 1422 Eu-gene Heimann Circle, Richmond, TX. All qualifi ed vendors are encouraged to attend.Unit pricing is required; payment will be by check after products/services are rendered. Bonds are not required.Fort Bend County reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.Signed:Gilbert D. Jalomo, Jr., Purchasing AgentFort Bend County, Richmond, Texas

LEGAL NOTICEREQUEST FOR SEALED

COMPETITIVE PROPOSALSSealed Competitive Proposals will be received in the Offi ce of Gilbert D. Jalo-mo, Jr., County Purchasing Agent, Fort Bend County, Rosenberg Annex, 4520 Reading Road, Suite A, Rosenberg, TX 77471 for the following until THURS-DAY, MARCH 10, 2011 at 1:30 P.M. CST). All proposals will then be opened in the Offi ce of the Purchasing Agent, Rosenberg Annex, 4520 Reading Road, Suite A, Rosenberg, TX 77471 and the names of the proposers made public. Proposals received after the specifi ed time will be returned unopened.RFP 11-030 – BARKER PARK BASE-BALL FIELD LIGHTINGA pre-RFP conference will be conduct-ed on Thursday, March 3, 2011 at 9:30 AM (CST) with site visit to follow. The pre-RFP conference will be held at the Fort Bend County Purchasing Depart-ment located in the Rosenberg Annex at 4520 Reading Road, Rosenberg Tex-as 77471. All bidders are encouraged to attend.Unit pricing is required; payment will be by check after products/services are rendered. Bonds are required.Fort Bend County reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.Signed:Gilbert D. Jalomo, Jr., Purchasing Agent Fort Bend County, Richmond, Texas

LEGAL NOTICEINVITATION TO BIDDERS

Sealed Bids will be received in the Of-fi ce of Gilbert D. Jalomo, Jr., County Purchasing Agent, Fort Bend County, Rosenberg Annex, 4520 Reading Road, Suite A, Rosenberg, TX 77471 for the following until THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2011 at 1:30 P.M. (CST). All bids will then be publicly opened and read in the Offi ce of the Purchasing Agent, Rosenberg Annex, 4520 Reading Road, Rosenberg, TX 77471. Bids received af-ter the specifi ed time will be returned unopened.BID 11-051 – FUSION IMAGE INTENSIFICATION THERMAL SYSTEMUnit pricing is required; payment will be by check after products/services are rendered. Bonds are not required.Fort Bend County reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Signed: Gilbert D. Jalomo, Jr., Purchasing Agent Fort Bend County, Richmond, Texas

LEGAL NOTICEINVITATION TO BIDDERS

Sealed Bids will be received in the Of-fi ce of Gilbert D. Jalomo, Jr., County Purchasing Agent, Fort Bend County, Rosenberg Annex, 4520 Reading Road, Suite A, Rosenberg, TX 77471 for the following until THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2011 at 1:30 P.M. (CST). All bids will then be publicly opened and read in the Offi ce of the Purchasing Agent, Rosenberg Annex, 4520 Reading Road, Rosenberg, TX 77471. Bids received af-ter the specifi ed time will be returned unopened.BID 11-031 – CONSTRUCTION OF BARKER PARK PRE-FABRICATED CONCESSION STANDA pre-bid conference will be conducted on Thursday, March 3, 2011 at 9:00 AM (CST). The pre-bid conference will be held at the Fort Bend County Purchas-ing Department located in the Rosen-berg Annex at 4520 Reading Road, Rosenberg Texas 77471. All bidders are encouraged to attend.Lump sum pricing is required; payment will be by check after products/services are rendered. Bonds are required.Fort Bend County reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Signed: Gilbert D. Jalomo, Jr., Purchasing Agent Fort Bend County, Richmond, Texas

Powerful tools for Caregivers

Friends of First Colony Branch Library, 2121 Aus-tin Parkway at Grants Lake, Sugar Land, will hold their monthly bargain book sale Sat. Mar. 5, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. GOOD CONDITION ONLY books, CD’s, DVD’s may be donated during regular li-brary hours or at the sale and are tax deductible. Children’s items are especially needed. Call 281-416-0936 for more information.

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Legal NoticesPage 6 • INDEPENDENT • FEBRUARY 23, 2011

CONSTABLE’S

NOTICE OF SALENotice is hereby given, that by virtue of a certain Order of Sale issued by the clerk of the 400TH District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas on DEC 28, 2010 in cause numbered 09-DCV-173445 styled COLONY LAKES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. vs. MAY NGOZI. IHEZUKWUAND VICTOR C. IHEZUKWU AKA VICTOR C. VICTOR in which a judgment was rendered on AUG 30, 2010 in favor of COLONY LAKES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC, for the sum of EIGHT- THOUSAND-EIGHT-HUNDRED-FORTY-TWO DOLLARS AND FOURTEEN-CENTS (8842.14)Dollars; plus fees for posting notice of sale, publishing, costs of suit rendered by the court, legal fees, and all costs of executing this Writ.I have levied upon the below listed property on JAN 27, 2011 and will on MAR 1, 2011, Tuesday, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. proceed to sell for cash to the highest bidder, all the Rights, Title, and Interest of VICTOR C IHEZUKWU AKA VICTOR C. VICTOR AND MAY NGOZI IHEZUKWU in the following described Real PropertyLOT TWENTY –EIGHT (28) , BLOCK TWO( 2), OF FINAL PLAT OF COLONY LAKES, SECTION EIGHT(8) A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN SLIDE NO. 2390/B OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY,TX, MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 3619 SHOREVIEW , MISSOURI CITY , FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS 77459The above sale to be made by me to satisfy the above described judgment in favor of COLONY LAKES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., Plaintiff , and the proceeds applied to the satisfaction thereof.LOCATION: FORT BEND COUNTY COURTHOUSE, RICHMOND, TX 77469DATE: MAR 1, 2011 TIME: APPROX. 10:00 amBY: SGT. M KUTACH

TROY E. NEHLS, Constable Pct. 4Fort Bend County, Texas

LEGAL NOTICEREQUEST FOR SEALED

COMPETITIVE PROPOSALSSealed Competitive Proposals will be received in the Offi ce of Gilbert D. Jalo-mo, Jr., County Purchasing Agent, Fort Bend County, Rosenberg Annex, 4520 Reading Road, Suite A, Rosenberg, TX 77471 for the following until THURS-DAY, MARCH 3, 2011 at 1:30 P.M. (CST). All proposals will then be opened in the Offi ce of the Purchasing Agent, Rosenberg Annex, 4520 Reading Road, Suite A, Rosenberg, TX 77471 and the names of the proposers made public. Proposals received after the specifi ed time will be returned unopened.RFP 11-039 – INTELLIGENT TRANS-PORTATION SYSTEM EQUIPMENT AND SERVICE FOR PUBLIC TRANS-PORTATION FLEET AND OPERATIONSUnit pricing is required; payment will be by check after products/services are rendered. Bonds are required.Fort Bend County reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.Signed:Gilbert D. Jalomo, Jr., Purchasing AgentFort Bend County, Richmond, Texas

NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALENOTICE OF LEVY

Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and / or Order of Sale issued on the 14TH day of JANUARY, 2011 by the 434TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court of FORT BEND County, Texas in cause #09-DCV-175593 in favor of the Plaintiff – FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT & ET-AL Plaintiff , for the sum of $11,795.98++++costs as taxed on said Execution and / or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. I have levied on the 24TH day of JANUARY, 2011 and will off er for sale on the 1ST day of MARCH, 2011 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of ten o’clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m., any and all rights, title, interests and claims which the said Defendant(s) – KKU PROPERTIES, INC., & ET-AL had of, in or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz.:

Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affi xed thereto. All sales are fi nal.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION:TRACT 1: GEO: 8700150011020, 8700150011020907 / CPC: 8700150011020, R309890 / TEAL RUN SECTION 15, BLOCK 1, LOT 102 ABSTRACT / SUBDIVISION ID 8700-15 LOCATED IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS.

ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: $121,210.00Terms: CashSale to be held at about 10:00 A.M.

ROB COOK, CONSTABLEFort Bend County Precinct 3Deputy Juan Diaz, #1306

NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALENOTICE OF LEVY

Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and / or Order of Sale issued on the 14TH day of JANUARY, 2011 by the 400TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court of FORT BEND County, Texas in cause #06-DCV-152243 in favor of the Plaintiff – FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT & ET-AL Plaintiff , for the sum of $15,941.66++++costs as taxed on said Execution and / or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. I have levied on the 24TH day of JANUARY, 2011 and will off er for sale on the 1ST day of MARCH, 2011 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of ten o’clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m., any and all rights, title, interests and claims which the said Defendant(s) – ALICE ANNA SANFORD , & ET-AL had of, in or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz.:Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affi xed thereto. All sales are fi nal.LEGAL DESCRIPTION:TRACT 1: GEO: 8000000020500907 / CPC: R12327 / LOT 5, BLOCK 2, OF TELEVIEW TERRACE ADDITION, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 326, PAGE 465 OF THE DEED RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS.ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: $125,820.00

Terms: CashSale to be held at about 10:00 A.M.

ROB COOK, CONSTABLEFort Bend County Precinct 3Deputy Juan Diaz, #1306

NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALENOTICE OF LEVY

Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and / or Order of Sale issued on the 14TH day of JANUARY, 2011 by the 434TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court of FORT BEND County, Texas in cause #06-DCV-153122 in favor of the Plaintiff – FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT & ET-AL Plaintiff , for the sum of $17,020.84 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and / or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. I have levied on the 24TH day of JANUARY, 2011 and will off er for sale on the 1ST day of MARCH, 2011 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of ten o’clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m., any and all rights, title, interests and claims which the said Defendant(s) – CARLOS NOE ARGUETA AKA CARLOS NOE ARGUETA ROMERO, & ET-AL had of, in or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz.:Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affi xed thereto. All sales are fi nal.LEGAL DESCRIPTION:TRACT 1: GEO: 6254020141300907 / CPC; R107051 / TRACT 13, IN BLOCK 14, OUT OF RESERVE ‘G’ OF RIDGEMONT, SECTION 2, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY AND HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 10, PAGE 11, OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, AND VOLUME 187, PAGE 97, OF THE MAP RECORDS OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS; THIS TRACT LYING IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS: BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS IN THE GENERAL WARRANTY DEED FROM BENJAMIN J. GIBSON TO NAVIGATOR PROPERTIES, INC., DATED SEPTEMBER 13,2000 AND RECORDED UNDER CLERK’S FILE NO.2000078654, IN THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS (ACCOUNT NUMBER 6254020141300907 / 1938004215013 ).ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: $58,180.00

Terms: CashSale to be held at about 10:00 A.M.

ROB COOK, CONSTABLEFort Bend County Precinct 3Deputy Juan Diaz, #1306

NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALENOTICE OF LEVY

Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and / or Order of Sale issued on the 14TH day of JANUARY, 2011 by the 268TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court of FORT BEND County, Texas in cause #06-DCV-152932 in favor of the Plaintiff – FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT & ET-AL Plaintiff , for the sum of $5,551.32 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and / or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. I have levied on the 24TH day of JANUARY, 2011 and will off er for sale on the 1ST day of MARCH, 2011 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of ten o’clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m., any and all rights, title, interests and claims which the said Defendant(s) – OMER GARZA AKA HOMER ANTHONY GARZA,JR., & ET-AL had of, in or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz.:Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affi xed thereto. All sales are fi nal.LEGAL DESCRIPTION:TRACT 1: GEO: 3150000070105907 / CPC: R64630 / ALL THAT CERTAIN TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND CONTAINING .435 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, LOCATED IN THE CHARLES HEYWOOD SURVEY, ABSTRACT 203, IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS; BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS IN THE DEED FROM LINDA RUTH BOYCE TO OTHA DELBERT DAVIS, ET UX DATED DECEMBER 31,1985 AND RECORDED UNDER CLERK’S FILE NO. 8562151 IN THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS.ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: $66,520.00Terms: CashSale to be held at about 10:00 A.M.

ROB COOK, CONSTABLEFort Bend County Precinct 3Deputy Juan Diaz, #1306

NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALENOTICE OF LEVY

Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and / or Order of Sale issued on the 14TH day of JANUARY, 2011 by the 400TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court of FORT BEND County, Texas in cause #07-DCV-160657 in favor of the Plaintiff – FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT & ET-AL Plaintiff , for the sum of $37,502.29 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and / or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. I have levied on the 24TH day of JANUARY, 2011 and will off er for sale on the 1ST day of MARCH, 2011 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of ten o’clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m., any and all rights, title, interests and claims which the said Defendant(s) – PETER JUSTIN & ET-AL had of, in or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz.:

Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affi xed thereto. All sales are fi nal.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION:TRACT 1: GEO: 8032010020170907 / CPC: R153877 / LOT SEVENTEEN (17), IN BLOCK TWO (2) OF SANDERS RIDGE, AN ADDITION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN SLIDE NO. 1094/A OF THE MAP RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS ( ACCOUNT NUMBER 8032010020170 / 8032010020170907 ).

ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: $230,800.00

Terms: CashSale to be held at about 10:00 A.M.

ROB COOK, CONSTABLEFort Bend County Precinct 3Deputy Juan Diaz, #1306

NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALENOTICE OF LEVY

Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and / or Order of Sale issued on the 14TH day of JANUARY, 2011 by the 400TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court of FORT BEND County, Texas in cause #09-DCV-169997 in favor of the Plaintiff – FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT & ET-AL Plaintiff , for the sum of $39,029.89 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and / or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. I have levied on the 24TH day of JANUARY, 2011 and will off er for sale on the 1ST day of MARCH, 2011 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of ten o’clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m., any and all rights, title, interests and claims which the said Defendant(s) – TRENTON LEWIN & ET-AL had of, in or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz.:Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affi xed thereto. All sales are fi nal.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION:TRACT 1: GEO: 5020060280110907, 5020060280110 / CPC: R84227, 03060280110/ LOT ELEVEN (11) IN BLOCK TWENTY EIGHT (28) OF MISSION BEND, SECTION SIX (6), A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 264, PAGE 97 OF THE MAP RECORDS OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, AND IN VOLUME 21, PAGE 26 OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS.

ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: $103,100.00

Terms: CashSale to be held at about 10:00 A.M.

ROB COOK, CONSTABLEFort Bend County Precinct 3Deputy Juan Diaz, #1306

NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALENOTICE OF LEVY

Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and / or Order of Sale issued on the 14TH day of JANUARY, 2011 by the 400TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court of FORT BEND County, Texas in cause #07-DCV-160289 in favor of the Plaintiff – FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT & ET-AL Plaintiff , for the sum of $4,706.70 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and / or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. I have levied on the 24TH day of JANUARY, 2011 and will off er for sale on the 1ST day of MARCH, 2011 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of ten o’clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m., any and all rights, title, interests and claims which the said Defendant(s) – SHARON JACKSON & ET-AL had of, in or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz.:Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affi xed thereto. All sales are fi nal.LEGAL DESCRIPTION:TRACT 1: GEO: 0064000004062907 / CPC: R174699 / ALL THAT CERTAIN TRACT OR PARCEL OF AND CONTAINING 0.158 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, LOCATED IN THE WILLIAM NEAL SURVEY, ABSTRACT 64, IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS: BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS IN THE WARRANTY DEED FROM LYDIA PICKETT TO SHARON JACKSON DATED SEPTEMBER 30,1993 AND RECORDED UNDER CLERK’S FILE NO. 9406249 IN THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROEPRTY OF FORT BEND COUNTY.ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: $21,050.00Terms: CashSale to be held at about 10:00 A.M.

ROB COOK, CONSTABLEFort Bend County Precinct 3Deputy Juan Diaz, #1306

Notice of Public Meeting

Fort Bend County

Hazard Mitigation Plan

Public meetings will be held at the following three times and locations:Tuesday, March 1, 2011, 7:00 – 8:00pm – Cinco Ranch Library,

2620 Commercial Center Blvd, Katy, Meeting Room 2

Wednesday, March 2, 2011, 7:00 – 8:00pm –

Missouri City Community Center,

1522 Texas Parkway, Missouri City, 1st Floor

Thursday, March 3, 2011, 7:00 – 8:00pm – George Memorial Library,

1001 Golfview Drive, Richmond, Room 2B

to review the draft Hazard Mitigation Plan recently prepared by and for Fort Bend County. The draft plan may be reviewed by downloading it from www.fbcoem.

org. A copy is also available for review at the Fort Bend County Offi ce of Emer-gency Management, 307 Fort Street, Richmond.The plan provides an overview of natural hazards in the County and Cities, sum-marizes past hazard events, and describes how the County and Cities recognize and addresses hazards in the planning and development processes. The actions identifi ed in this plan are intended to reduce the long-term impacts of hazards on the County, Cities, and their citizens. Members of the public are encouraged to attend, especially those with property located in fl ood-prone areas. Citizens have the opportunity to comment on the plan. Comments should be faxed to Judy Lefevers, Planning Coordinator at 281-342-4798, or mailed to Fort Bend County Offi ce of Emergency Management, Attn: Judy Lefevers, 307 Fort Street, Richmond, TX 77469.After consideration of comments and review by the Texas Division of Emergency Management, the fi nal hazard mitigation plan will be presented to the Fort Bend County Commissioner’s Court and City Councils for adoption later this year. Questions about the plan should be directed to Mitigation Plan Consultant, Jeff Ward at 888-208-6695.

LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTIONFORT BEND COUNTY

The County Purchasing Agent of Fort Bend County will conduct a PUBLIC AUCTION for SURPLUS AND SALVAGE PROPERTY on SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 2011 AT 10:00 AM. The auction will be held at the Fort Bend County Need-ville Purchasing satellite offi ce located at 9110 Long Street, Needville, Texas.

Items to be sold: 26-Ford Crown Victoria’s (2000-2010), 4-Chevrolet Impala’s (2001-2003), 1-Jeep Cher-okee (1997, 1-Ford Taurus (2001), 3-Chevrolet Lumina’s, 1-Ford Tau-rus, 1-GMC Yukon, 1-GMC Suburban, 1-Ford Ranger (salvage only), 4-1/2 ton pickup trucks, 8-3/4 ton pickup trucks, 1-1 ton pickup truck, 2-Astro vans, fork lift, 6-8 yard dump truck, Ingram steel wheel roller, John Deere 6200 tractor, Rhino FL15 shredder, Rhino Magnum 684 fl exwing shred-der, Cat 120G motor grader, Case 590 backhoe, Ford 2WD tractor with bucket, International 5230 tractor, Ford 6640 tractor, Gemini auto lift and Bradco 650 trencher.

Registration and viewing of all items will begin Saturday, March 5, 2011 at 8:00 AM. The auction will begin at 10:00 AM. All items must be removed from auction site by 4:00 PM on auc-tion day.

All sales are fi nal. All purchases must be paid in full on the day of sale by credit card (Master Card and Visa only), cash, personal check with a bank let-ter of guarantee, cashier’s check with a bank letter of guarantee, or company check with a bank letter of guarantee. Absolutely no checks accepted with-out a bank letter of guarantee.

Fort Bend County reserves the right to add or delete items from the auction. Items off ered for sale are sold as is where is and without warranty. Signed: Gilbert D. Jalomo, Jr., Purchasing Agent Fort Bend County, Texas

LEGAL NOTICE

The City of Missouri City, Texas is now issuing an Invitation for Bids for the

following:

IFB #114-10

WATER TRANSMISSION MAINS

Bid responses will be accepted until 2:00 P.M. local time March 9, 2011 and then opened.

Project Description: The construction of a new water transmission system to provide potable water from the City of Missouri City surface water treatment plant to Sienna Water Plant #1 & #2. The complete transmission system will consist of the following pipelines:

•North Transmission Main – 36” / 16” (Contract A). •North Well Collection Line – 16” (Contract A). •South Transmission Main – 30” (Contract B). •South Reuse Line – 10” (Contract B). •South Raw Water Line – 48” (Contract B).

The successful contractor shall provide labor, materials, equipment and transportation necessary to perform under Contract A and/or Contract B per specifi cations.

There will be a mandatory pre-bid conference at 11:00 A.M. local time March 2,

2011 in the City Hall Council Chambers at 1522 Texas Parkway in Missouri City.

Bid packages with drawings (both Contract A and Contract B) and specifi cations are available beginning February 16, 2011 from the project engineer:

Enprotec/Hibbs & Todd, Inc. Attn: Jonathan Baum, PE

402 Cedar StreetAbilene, Texas 79601

Telephone (325) 698-5560

There will be a non-refundable deposit payable by check, money order, or credit card to Enprotec/Hibbs & Todd, Inc.:

• $175.00 for a set of Construction Documents, plus shipping costs

• $ 75.00 for Construction Documents, on CD in pdf fi les, plus

shipping costs

Bids must be sealed, marked on the outside of the delivery envelope with “IFB #114-10 WATER TRANSMISSION MAINS” along with the date of the bid opening. Bids must be delivered to the attention of the Sealed Bid Box, City of Missouri City Purchasing Offi ce, 1522 Texas Parkway, Missouri City, Texas, 77489, prior to the acceptance deadline. Bids marked improperly and therefore misdirected may be disqualifi ed. Bids are opened in public in the City Hall Council Chambers.

Charles Oberrender, CPPB

Purchasing Manager

City of Missouri City, Texas

CONSTABLE SALE

Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and / or Order of Sale issued on the 29TH day of DECEMBER 2010 by the HONORABLE COUNTY COURT AT LAW 3 of FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas in cause #02-CCV-020887 in favor of the Plaintiff -FIRST SELECT INC., Plaintiff , for the sum of $10,529.00 +++costs as taxed on said Execution and / or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. I have levied on the 18TH day of JANUARY, 2011 and will off er for sale on the 1ST

day of MARCH 2011 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of ten o’clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m., any and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant(s)- SILVESTINA S. DECOTEAU had of, in or to the following described Real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz.:LEGAL DESCRIPTION: HUNTERS GLEN SECTION 4, BLOCK 4, FORT BEND

COUNTY, TEXAS, MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 2532 MORNING MEADOW

DRIVE, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, 77489.

Terms: Cash Sale to held at or about 11 a.m.

Ruben Davis, CONSTABLEFort Bend County Precinct 2By Lieutenant G. Majors #73Deputy Constable

LEGAL NOTICE

The City of Missouri City, Texas is now issuing an Invitation for Bids for the following:

IFB #169-11 Construction of Highway 6 Intersection Improvements

Scope: The City of Missouri City is soliciting bids for the construction of various traffi c control improvements at multiple intersections along State Highway 6 within the City Limits of Missouri City. The City intends to contract with one (1) vendor who will provide all materials, equipment and labor necessary to perform in accordance with the specifi cations.

Bids will be accepted until 2:00 p.m. local time March 7, 2011 and then opened.

A non-mandatory pre bid meeting will be held at 2 PM, Thursday, February 24, 2010 in the City Hall Council Chambers, 1522 Texas Parkway, in Missouri City.

The bid packages may be obtained beginning February 16th by requesting the document name and number listed above from the Purchasing Offi ce at (281) 403-8626.

Bids must be sealed, marked on the outside of the delivery envelope with the IFB name and number as listed above, and the date of opening. Bids must be delivered to the attention of the Sealed Bid Box, City of Missouri City Purchasing Offi ce, 1522 Texas Parkway, Missouri City, Texas, 77489, prior to the acceptance deadline. Bids marked improperly and therefore misdirected may be disqualifi ed. Bids are opened in public in the City Hall Council Chambers.

Charles Oberrender, CPPBPurchasing ManagerCity of Missouri City, Texas

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT SETTLERS GROVE, SECTION ONE

AND SETTLERS PARK, SECTIONS TWO AND FOUR

The City of Sugar Land seeks bids for furnishing all labor, material, and equipment, and performing all work required for the following project in the City:

CIP PROJECT NAME: Water Main Replacement Settlers Grove, Section

One and Settlers Park, Sections Two and Four

CIP PROJECT NUMBER: WA1002

LOCATION OF WORK: Area Bounded by Greenfi elds Drive to the

North, Commonwealth Boulevard to the East,

Austin Parkway to the South, and Ditch C,

Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District No. 2

Plans, specifi cations, and bidding documents may be obtained from the following location with payment of $75.00: Gunda Corporation, LLC, 7322 Southwest

Freeway, Suite 1802, Houston, Texas, 77074.

Sealed bids, one (1) original and two (2) copies, shall be delivered to the City of

Sugar Land City Secretary Offi ce, 2700 Town Center Boulevard North, Suite

122, Sugar Land, Texas, 77479, on or before 11:00 a.m., Thursday, March 10,

2011, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read. Bids received after the opening date and time will not be considered.

A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting for all interested parties will be held 2:00 p.m.,

Tuesday, February 22, 2011, Cane Room No. 161, 2700 Town Center Boulevard

North, Sugar Land, Texas, 77479.

The City Council will award the bid to the lowest responsible bidder that complies with all requirements of the Request for Bids. The City of Sugar Land will give notice of the contract award within forty-fi ve (45) calendar days after the bid opening date and time.

Glenda Gundermann, TRMC, CMC, AAECity Secretary

LEGAL NOTICEREQUEST FOR SEALED COMPETITIVE

PROPOSALSSealed Competitive Proposals will be received in the Offi ce of Gilbert D. Jal-omo, Jr., County Purchasing Agent, Fort Bend County, Rosenberg Annex, 4520 Reading Road, Suite A, Rosenberg, TX 77471 for the following until THURS-DAY, MARCH 3, 2011 at 1:30 P.M. (CST). All proposals will then be opened in the Offi ce of the Purchasing Agent, Rosen-berg Annex, 4520 Reading Road, Suite A, Rosenberg, TX 77471 and the names of the proposers made public. Propos-als received after the specifi ed time will be returned unopened.RFP 11-049 – DRUG TESTING SYSTEM FOR JUVENILE PROBATION

Unit pricing is required; payment will be by check after products/services are rendered. Bonds are not required.Fort Bend County reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.

Signed:Gilbert D. Jalomo, Jr.,Purchasing AgentFort Bend County, Richmond, Texas

LEGAL NOTICEINVITATION TO BIDDERS

Sealed Bids will be received in the Of-fi ce of Gilbert D. Jalomo, Jr., County Purchasing Agent, Fort Bend County, Rosenberg Annex, 4520 Reading Road, Suite A, Rosenberg, TX 77471 for the fol-lowing until THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2011 at 1:30 P.M. (CST). All bids will then be publicly opened and read in the Offi ce of the Purchasing Agent, Rosenberg Annex, 4520 Reading Road, Rosenberg, TX 77471. Bids received after the speci-fi ed time will be returned unopened.

1. BID 11-045 – VOICE AND DATA CABLING;2. BID 11-046 – THERMOPLASTIC TRAF-FIC COATING OF VARIOUS ROADS;3. BID 11-047 – FURNISHINGS FOR UNIVERSITY BRANCH LIBRARY;4. BID 11-048 – FORKLIFTS.Unit pricing is required; payment will be by check after products/services are rendered. Bonds are not required.Fort Bend County reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Signed: Gilbert D. Jalomo, Jr., Purchasing Agent Fort Bend County, Richmond, Texas

CONSTABLE SALEUnder and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and / or Order of Sale issued on the 12TH day of JANUARY 2011 by the 434TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas in cause #10-DCV-178998 in favor of the Plaintiff -CREEKMONT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff , for the sum of $2,600.00 +++costs as taxed on said Execution and / or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. I have levied on the 25TH day of JANUARY, 2011 and will off er for sale on the 1ST day of MARCH 2011 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of ten o’clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m., any and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant(s)- JOE E. BARRERA had of, in or to the following described Real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz.:

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT FOURTEEN (14), BLOCK THREE(3), OF CREEKMONT, SECTION ONE (1), AN ADDITION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT NO. 20060058, OF THE MAP/PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, MORE COMMONLY DESCRIBED AS 4414 KIRK MANOR COURT, FRESNO, TEXAS, 77545. Terms: Cash Sale to held at or about 11 a.m.

Ruben Davis, CONSTABLEFort Bend County Precinct 2By Lieutenant G. Majors #73Deputy Constable

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Back to the Future. When Roane Park was fi rst dedi-cated in 1984, Quail Valley Garden Club planted its fi rst fi ve trees. Now that Roane Park has been made safer by re-routing Turtle Creek, new plantings are needed.

To commemorate this improvement, Quail Val-ley Garden Club through the Missouri City Parks & Recreation Department has planted a Shumard Oak to shade a walkway and provide its beautiful red color during Autumn.

Pictured are City Parks Director Larry Foos, left, Quail Valley East HOA board member Sally Smith, Daniel Smith, 1984 Arbor Day Chair Joan Fox, and current Quail Valley Garden Club President Janice Scanlan. Learn more about the Memorial Tree Program by visiting www.MissouriCityTx.gov or contact City Forester Paul Wierzbicki at (281) 403-8645.

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WATCH COMMITTEE: L to R: Tameeka Dredd (UHC); Sandy Bristow (Oliver Foundation); Vijay Bhuchar ( FBMSA); Annette Henderson (FBISD); Teresa Cox Reading (FBMSA); Mary Kiernan (FBISD); Nomita Bajwa (FBMSA) and Geraldine Whitt (FBMSA President).

Fort Bend ISD Safe and Drug Free Schools in con-junction with the Fort Bend Medical Society Alliance will celebrate WATCH WEEK throughout all FBISD cam-puses from March 7 to March 11.

WATCH, now in its 11th year, a heart health awareness program seeks to highlight the fi ve major risk factors contributing to heart attack and stroke.

WATCH, an acronym for Weight, Activity, Tobacco, Cholesterol and Hyperten-sion, promotes choices for healthy lifestyles and reduc-ing obesity.

WATCH WEEK will be kicked off by a WATCH Health fair on Saturday, March 5 from 11 -2 p.m. in Sugar Land Town Square. A partnership between employ-ee health benefi ts, community health organizations, hospitals and student driven activities and performances, the Health Fair will focus on a variety of exciting activities and healthy living information.

Students from many FBISD campuses will provide enter-tainment and participative ac-tivities. There will be visits by Clutch, the Rockets’ Mascot, as well as the HEB Buddy, the Sugar Land Fire Department

and Sugar Land Police Depart-ment and a PLAYZONE area for kids. In addition, a variety of health screenings and infor-mation will be provided by lo-cal hospitals and Community Health organizations.

“WATCH week” in FBISD schools

Sugar Land has released a Request for Statements of In-terest to identify a private-sec-tor partner for the possible de-velopment of a business park on property currently occu-pied by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s Central Prison Unit.

Developers with experience in light industrial business park development are invited to apply for consideration by

submitting their information to the Sugar Land City Man-ager’s offi ce by March 4.

The Texas Legislature’s proposed budget from both chambers as well as the Gov-ernor’s offi ce recommends the closure of the Central Prison Unit. The redevelopment of the nearly 330-acre site repre-sents a unique source of new economic activity and tax revenue for Texas and Sugar

Land. As the City’s existing business park nears capacity, the City has identifi ed the site for a new business park, which is consistent with the City’s Land Use Plan.

The fi rst phase of the proj-ect would be to identify a po-tential development partner, then perform a joint feasibility study. A copy of the RSI is available at www.sugarlandtx.gov under “Hot Topics.”

Sugar Land seeks partner to redevelop prison property

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The Fort Bend Junior Ser-vice League (FBJSL), along with Sterling McCall Lexus, will present the FBJSL Char-ity Ball ~ Vintage Vegas and Casino on Saturday, March 5, at the Sugar Land Marriott Town Square.

Joining in this fabulous eve-ning will be Honorary Chair-men Lizz & Chris Sansone. Proceeds from the event will benefi t The Fred and Mabel R. Parks Youth Ranch and the FBJSL Community Assis-tance Fund.

In addition, the Ball will be part of a yearlong celebration of FBJSL’s tenth anniversary of serving the Fort Bend com-munity.

The 2011 Charity Ball co-chairs Robin Alston, Shannon Bloesch, Jenn Marker and Shayne Newell are present-

ing a Vintage Vegas-themed casino event, which promises to be a fun-fi lled evening with dancing to the music from the Collaboration Band.

Fabulous live auction items include: Lexus Champions for Charity National Golf Cham-pionship, Desert Luxury – A week long stay at JW Mar-riott Desert Springs Resort and Spa in Palm Desert, CA; The Great Outdoor Hunting Enthusiast Package & High Altitude Fun – A week long vacation package to The Re-sort at Squaw Creek near Lake Tahoe.

The casino will be another fun aspect to this charity event and will include poker, black-jack, roulette and craps.

Presenting Sponsor Ster-ling McCall Lexus, has led the way for the growing number

of businesses and individuals eager to take part.

Peter Strohmer, General Manager of Sterling McCall Lexus, remarked, “The wom-en of the Fort Bend Junior Service League have given tirelessly to our community since 2001, and Sterling Mc-Call Lexus is proud to support the League’s tenth anniversa-ry Charity Ball.”

FBJSL President Pam Spencer added, “We are so pleased to welcome Sterling McCall Lexus as the present-ing sponsor of the 2011 Char-ity Ball.

They have been strong supporters of the League for many years, and we can’t think of a better partner to help us raise funds for Parks Youth Ranch.”

Jenn Marker, left, FBJSL Charity Ball Co-Chair; Bill Rohrbach, PYR Board Member; Dick Hogan, PYR Board President; Shayne Newell, FBJSL Charity Ball Co-Chair; Tod Chapman, Sales Manager, Sterling McCall Lexus; Pam Spencer, FBJSL President; Marvin Marcell, Di-rector, Public Affairs, Group 1 Automotive; Shannon Bloesch, FBJSL Charity Ball Co-Chair; Linda Shultz, PYR Executive Director and Robin Alston, FBJSL Charity Ball Co-Chair .

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