Phone: 281-980-6745 ww ww w.fbindependent.com .fbindependent.com P.O.BOX 623, SUGAR LAND, TX 77487-0623 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2011 VOL 4 No. 42 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 Gold & Silver Refiner y Bring in gold and silver jewelry ; go with a hand full of cash. We have no middle men and can afford to pay higher than competitors. NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 3599 Highway 6, Sugar Land 281-313-9999 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday (In the Kroger Shopping Center at Settlersway) We buy gold and silver jewelry and scrap, melt it on the spot. That is why we can afford to pay more. Visit us once before you go elsewhere. The American Redstart is a warbler migrating through Fort Bend on its way to winter in Central and South America. It summers in the Eastern US, throughout the secondary forests in all of Canada and some of the upper central and western US. It is a bird about the size of a wren that is most often seen in scrub and tree foliage as insects and some small fruits are its favorite meals. Boldly colored for a warbler the black and orange male flashes its wings and tail to startle and flush out insects. The female and immature males, while muted in comparison with a gray and yellow coloration, still flashes and moves quickly when gleaning foliage for insects. Some males are polygynous and after his first mate nests, looks for a second mate. However, he does so in a second territory and therefore maintains two separate territories. Photo by Quail Valley resident and international birder Margaret Sloan. To see additional photographs of males and females and learn more visit http://traction.typepad.com/birds The Hyatt Place manage- ment in Sugar Land on Mon- day decided to cancel a meet- ing hosted by the Sugar Land Tea party, featuring Pamela Geller scheduled for Tuesday. The management decision followed an email they re- ceived threatening to protest Pamela Geller’s speech. Despite the last minute cancellation of the venue, organizers of the meeting quickly made alternative ar- rangements and booked the Sugar Land Community Center for “a very special evening with Pamela Geller, founder and editor of Atlas Shrugs, executive director of the American Freedom De- fense Initiative and author of the book “Stop the Islamiza- tion of America.” The protest outside Hy- att Place was originally or- ganized by the Sugar Land Democrats Club. In a statement, a spokes- man for the club, Deron Pat- terson said, “The voice of di- versity has won out over the voice of hate and fear mon- gering. Today, October 17, 2011, at 10 a.m. the General Manager of the Hyatt Place Hotel in Sugar Land called Sugar Land Democrats Club Co-Chairs Deron Patterson and “Q” Imam to advise the Hyatt Place Hotel was can- celling the Sugar Land Tea Party event in which Ms. Pa- mela Geller, the anti-Muslim crusader was the keynote speaker. “Sugar Land Democrats Club, the Fort Bend County Democratic Party, and all cit- izens of Sugar Land who are in favor of diversity and in- clusiveness give a big thank you to the Hyatt Place Hotel of Sugar Land for standing up for diversity in Sugar Land.” Tuesday morning, the Sugar Land Democrats Club issued another press release under the heading : Peaceful protest is back on ‘Love con- quers hate.’ The press releases added: “Protesting Bigotry and Anti-Muslim Ideology: Sug- ar Land Democrats Club an- nounce a peaceful public pro- test. Stand with us to protest the bigotry of Ms. Pamela Geller and her adherents at the Sugar Land Tea Party. “Stand up for our beliefs, our Democratic principles of diversity, and for our Muslim brothers and sisters who are being persecuted by this anti- Muslim crusader and her sup- porters. “The SLDC believes in respect for all religions and all people. Let’s stand up together to fight bigotry and anti-Muslim crusaders like Pamela Geller. Let’s send a message to the fear mongers and haters in Sugar Land and Fort Bend County that the likes of Ms. Pamela Geller and her bigoted ideology are not welcome here in the fourth most racially diverse county in the USA.” Editor’s note: The Indepen- dent believes in free speech. By publishing the protestors’ com- ment, it is not endorsing their views, but shows that they have the right to free speech as much as Pamela Geller and the Sugar Land Tea Party have. It is ironic and contradictory to the claim of democracy to muzzle free speech in a country where even burning of the national flag is treated as a protected speech. It is hypocritical to claim that “Love conquers hate,” while gloating over the short-lived vic- tory, when Hyatt Place canceled the speech. It is also a common tactic to smear legitimate criti- cism as “bigotry” and “racist.” Where is love? Where is hate? You decide. Speech venue shifted, “Peaceful protest” revived Sheriff’s department favors civil service Birds of Fort Bend: American Redstart By SESHADRI KUMAR Sonal Bhuchar parlayed her passion for education and healthcare, Jacquite Chau- mette portrayed herself as a public policy wonk, while Rick Miller touted his Repub- lican credentials as second to none. Bhuchar, Chaumette and Miller are the three candi- dates now seeking the Re- publican Party nomination for the Texas House Dist. 26 seat, currently held by Charlie Howard. The candidates were par- ticipating in the first forum, hosted by the Indo-American Political Action Committee at the Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce on Oct. 12. IAPAC board member Rick Pal conducted the forum. Initially, there were two Indo-American candidates in the field, but Sugar Land Councilman Tom Abraham, who had announced his can- didacy earlier, had just with- drawn from the race. Bhuchar is the only Indian-American in the field. The filing deadline for the race is Dec. 12 and the elec- tion will be held in March 2012. Bhuchar is now serving as a trustee on the Fort Bend ISD school board. Chaumette is an at-large council member of the city of Sugar Land. Miller resigned as the chair- man of the Fort Bend County Republican Party recently to run for the state legislature. Bhuchar said the state should grow its economy, cre- ate jobs and hold the spending line. The state used to follow the “Pay as you go” policy for its projects, but now it is adopting the model of borrow and spend, which needs to be watched. Two key issues that will shape the future of Texas are healthcare and education, ac- cording to Bhuchar. The ever widening gap in funding for education and healthcare will drive the agen- da, she said. Bhuchar said she is a “fis- cal conservative” and she has lived it. Bhuchar said her real life, hands-on experience in edu- cation and healthcare put her on the top and she was the best candidate to navigate through the upcoming storm (of financial crisis in the state budget). Chaumette said fiscal re- sponsibility and conservatism should come back to the state. Chaumette said she was very proud of her role as a council member in maintain- ing Sugar Land’s financial health and its fiscal conser- vatism. Three years ago she even voted against the city budget because she did not like some of the spending, Chaumette said. Chaumette believed that “We are being overtaxed (by the state and the federal gov Dist. 26 State Rep. candidates tout credentials to woo voters By BARBARA FULENWIDER Scott Elmer wanted a con- sensus and a decision but in- stead he got questions and comments. The Missouri City assis- tant city manager was seeking some changes to the ordinance regarding sidewalk repairs, which has been on and off of council’s meeting agenda since Mayor Allen Owen first joined the group as a city councilman. What Elmer wanted to have happen at the special Oct. 17 meeting, was councilmen would put some red meat in the ordinance that council passed in 2007. The ordinance says that the city will repair/replace dam- aged sidewalks after the prop- erty owner mitigates any tree root problems. The problem with that is the city sends out two letters to property owners telling them their sidewalk will be repaired or replaced after the tree roots are properly dealt with and then they aren’t. For whatever reason, the property owner may not mitigate the problem because they can’t afford to yet needs the sidewalk repaired be- cause it’s a safety issue. Elmer proposed that council no longer continue the city’s permanent maintenance and management program regard- ing sidewalks and instead put the money used for that pro- gram into repairing sidewalks. He also suggested that council could choose to prod home- owners into action via munici- pal court. Elmer was asked how other cities handle the problem and he said the majority of cities have property owners make the repairs to their sidewalks. He also told council that in 2007 there were approximately 403 miles of sidewalks in Mis- souri City, that 83 miles were hazardous and it would cost approximately $21 million to repair them all. Today, Missouri City has 660 miles of sidewalks and 132 miles or 20 percent need repairs or replacing at an esti- mated cost of $33.4 million. Elmer also said that in 2008 and 2009 council budgeted $150,000 for sidewalk repairs. The amount was doubled in 2010, reached $400,000 in 2011 when 683 work or- ders were completed and is at $150,000 for fiscal year 2012. Every year there’s been more spent to repair and replace city sidewalks than has been bud- geted. The city’s total sidewalk replacement program to date has completed 1,435 work or- ders at a cost of $1,193,741. Currently, Missouri City has 262 locations where sidewalk work orders are pending. The estimated costs of repairs total $235,800 and do not include the cost of mitigating tree roots. City stumbles on sidewalk issue An election was held at the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Of- fice Tuesday that asked voters if they were “for” or “against” the creation of a Sheriff’s Depart- ment Civil Service System. The election was open to all Sheriff’s Office employees and was conducted by the Fort Bend County Elections Administra- tion. As reported Tuesday evening by John Oldham, the County’s Elections Administrator, the proposition passed by a count of 565 “for”, and 5 “against”. Interest in the election was high with nearly 79% of the Sher- iff’s Office employees casting a vote. Kent Edwards, the County’s Human Resource Director, explains that the election was actually the second step in the formation of a Civil Service Commission at the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office. “The whole process is gov- erned by the Texas Local Gov- ernment Code Chapter 158, Subchapter B,” he said. The statute starts with the requirement that a petition is signed by at least 20 percent of the Sheriff’s Office employees and presented to the County Judge. That petition was delivered to Fort Bend County Judge Bob Hebert’s office on Septem- ber 1st, and was processed and validated by Fort Bend County Elections Administration which reported that 71.9% of the 718 employees signed the petition requesting an election. Judge Hebert issued that order on September 13th, and Tuesday, October 11th was selected as election day. What happens next? Mr. Edwards explains, “Now that the election has been held and the proposition passed, a three- member Civil Service Commis- sion is formed as directed by the statute. The Sheriff, Com- missioner’s Court, and the Dis- trict Attorney will each appoint one person to serve on the Civil Service Commission. Although the statute specifies no deadline for those appointments to be made, I’m expecting that those names will be announced short- ly,” stated Edwards. To be eligible for appoint- ment, a person must be 1) at least 25 years of age, and 2) a resident of Fort Bend County for the last three years. The Sheriff will designate one of the members as Chairman of the Commission.
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The American Redstart is a warbler migrating through Fort Bend on its way to winter in Central and South America. It summers in the Eastern US, throughout the secondary forests in all of Canada and some of the upper central and western US. It is a bird about the size of a wren that is most often seen in scrub and tree foliage as insects and some small fruits are its favorite meals. Boldly colored for a warbler the black and orange male fl ashes its wings and tail to startle and fl ush out insects. The female and immature males, while muted in comparison with a gray and yellow coloration, still fl ashes and moves quickly when gleaning foliage for insects. Some males are polygynous and after his fi rst mate nests, looks for a second mate. However, he does so in a second territory and therefore maintains two separate territories. Photo by Quail Valley resident and international birder Margaret Sloan. To see additional photographs of males and females and learn more visit http://traction.typepad.com/birds
The Hyatt Place manage-ment in Sugar Land on Mon-day decided to cancel a meet-ing hosted by the Sugar Land Tea party, featuring Pamela Geller scheduled for Tuesday. The management decision followed an email they re-ceived threatening to protest Pamela Geller’s speech.
Despite the last minute cancellation of the venue, organizers of the meeting quickly made alternative ar-rangements and booked the Sugar Land Community Center for “a very special evening with Pamela Geller, founder and editor of Atlas Shrugs, executive director of the American Freedom De-fense Initiative and author of the book “Stop the Islamiza-tion of America.”
The protest outside Hy-att Place was originally or-ganized by the Sugar Land Democrats Club.
In a statement, a spokes-man for the club, Deron Pat-terson said, “The voice of di-versity has won out over the voice of hate and fear mon-gering. Today, October 17, 2011, at 10 a.m. the General Manager of the Hyatt Place Hotel in Sugar Land called Sugar Land Democrats Club
Co-Chairs Deron Patterson and “Q” Imam to advise the Hyatt Place Hotel was can-celling the Sugar Land Tea Party event in which Ms. Pa-mela Geller, the anti-Muslim crusader was the keynote speaker.
“Sugar Land Democrats Club, the Fort Bend County Democratic Party, and all cit-izens of Sugar Land who are in favor of diversity and in-clusiveness give a big thank you to the Hyatt Place Hotel of Sugar Land for standing up for diversity in Sugar Land.”
Tuesday morning, the Sugar Land Democrats Club issued another press release under the heading : Peaceful protest is back on ‘Love con-quers hate.’
The press releases added:“Protesting Bigotry and
Anti-Muslim Ideology: Sug-ar Land Democrats Club an-nounce a peaceful public pro-test. Stand with us to protest the bigotry of Ms. Pamela Geller and her adherents at the Sugar Land Tea Party.
“Stand up for our beliefs, our Democratic principles of diversity, and for our Muslim brothers and sisters who are being persecuted by this anti-Muslim crusader and her sup-
porters.“The SLDC believes in
respect for all religions and all people. Let’s stand up together to fi ght bigotry and anti-Muslim crusaders like Pamela Geller. Let’s send a message to the fear mongers and haters in Sugar Land and Fort Bend County that the likes of Ms. Pamela Geller and her bigoted ideology are not welcome here in the fourth most racially diverse county in the USA.”
Editor’s note: The Indepen-dent believes in free speech. By publishing the protestors’ com-ment, it is not endorsing their views, but shows that they have the right to free speech as much as Pamela Geller and the Sugar Land Tea Party have. It is ironic and contradictory to the claim of democracy to muzzle free speech in a country where even burning of the national fl ag is treated as a protected speech. It is hypocritical to claim that “Love conquers hate,” while gloating over the short-lived vic-tory, when Hyatt Place canceled the speech. It is also a common tactic to smear legitimate criti-cism as “bigotry” and “racist.”
Where is love? Where is hate? You decide.
Speech venue shifted, “Peaceful protest” revivedSheriff’s department favors civil service
Birds of Fort Bend: American Redstart
By SESHADRI KUMARSonal Bhuchar parlayed
her passion for education and healthcare, Jacquite Chau-mette portrayed herself as a public policy wonk, while Rick Miller touted his Repub-lican credentials as second to none.
Bhuchar, Chaumette and Miller are the three candi-dates now seeking the Re-publican Party nomination for the Texas House Dist. 26 seat, currently held by Charlie Howard.
The candidates were par-ticipating in the fi rst forum, hosted by the Indo-American Political Action Committee at the Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce on Oct. 12.
IAPAC board member Rick Pal conducted the forum.
Initially, there were two Indo-American candidates in the fi eld, but Sugar Land Councilman Tom Abraham, who had announced his can-didacy earlier, had just with-drawn from the race. Bhuchar
is the only Indian-American in the fi eld.
The fi ling deadline for the race is Dec. 12 and the elec-tion will be held in March 2012.
Bhuchar is now serving as a trustee on the Fort Bend ISD school board.
Chaumette is an at-large council member of the city of Sugar Land.
Miller resigned as the chair-man of the Fort Bend County Republican Party recently to run for the state legislature.
Bhuchar said the state should grow its economy, cre-ate jobs and hold the spending line.
The state used to follow the “Pay as you go” policy for its projects, but now it is adopting the model of borrow and spend, which needs to be watched.
Two key issues that will shape the future of Texas are healthcare and education, ac-cording to Bhuchar.
The ever widening gap in
funding for education and healthcare will drive the agen-da, she said.
Bhuchar said she is a “fi s-cal conservative” and she has lived it.
Bhuchar said her real life, hands-on experience in edu-cation and healthcare put her on the top and she was the best candidate to navigate through the upcoming storm (of fi nancial crisis in the state budget).
Chaumette said fi scal re-sponsibility and conservatism should come back to the state.
Chaumette said she was very proud of her role as a council member in maintain-ing Sugar Land’s fi nancial health and its fi scal conser-vatism. Three years ago she even voted against the city budget because she did not like some of the spending, Chaumette said.
Chaumette believed that “We are being overtaxed (by the state and the federal gov
Dist. 26 State Rep. candidates tout credentials to woo voters
By BARBARA FULENWIDERScott Elmer wanted a con-
sensus and a decision but in-stead he got questions and comments.
The Missouri City assis-tant city manager was seeking some changes to the ordinance regarding sidewalk repairs, which has been on and off of council’s meeting agenda since Mayor Allen Owen fi rst joined the group as a city councilman.
What Elmer wanted to have happen at the special Oct. 17 meeting, was councilmen would put some red meat in the ordinance that council passed in 2007.
The ordinance says that the city will repair/replace dam-aged sidewalks after the prop-erty owner mitigates any tree root problems.
The problem with that is the city sends out two letters to property owners telling them their sidewalk will be repaired or replaced after the tree roots
are properly dealt with and then they aren’t. For whatever reason, the property owner may not mitigate the problem because they can’t afford to yet needs the sidewalk repaired be-cause it’s a safety issue.
Elmer proposed that council no longer continue the city’s permanent maintenance and management program regard-ing sidewalks and instead put the money used for that pro-gram into repairing sidewalks. He also suggested that council could choose to prod home-owners into action via munici-pal court.
Elmer was asked how other cities handle the problem and he said the majority of cities have property owners make the repairs to their sidewalks. He also told council that in 2007 there were approximately 403 miles of sidewalks in Mis-souri City, that 83 miles were hazardous and it would cost approximately $21 million to
repair them all. Today, Missouri City has
660 miles of sidewalks and 132 miles or 20 percent need repairs or replacing at an esti-mated cost of $33.4 million.
Elmer also said that in 2008 and 2009 council budgeted $150,000 for sidewalk repairs. The amount was doubled in 2010, reached $400,000 in 2011 when 683 work or-ders were completed and is at $150,000 for fi scal year 2012. Every year there’s been more spent to repair and replace city sidewalks than has been bud-geted.
The city’s total sidewalk replacement program to date has completed 1,435 work or-ders at a cost of $1,193,741. Currently, Missouri City has 262 locations where sidewalk work orders are pending. The estimated costs of repairs total $235,800 and do not include the cost of mitigating tree roots.
City stumbles on sidewalk issue
An election was held at the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Of-fi ce Tuesday that asked voters if they were “for” or “against” the creation of a Sheriff’s Depart-ment Civil Service System.
The election was open to all Sheriff’s Offi ce employees and was conducted by the Fort Bend County Elections Administra-tion.
As reported Tuesday evening by John Oldham, the County’s Elections Administrator, the proposition passed by a count of 565 “for”, and 5 “against”. Interest in the election was high with nearly 79% of the Sher-iff’s Offi ce employees casting a vote.
Kent Edwards, the County’s Human Resource Director, explains that the election was actually the second step in the formation of a Civil Service Commission at the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Offi ce.
“The whole process is gov-erned by the Texas Local Gov-ernment Code Chapter 158, Subchapter B,” he said.
The statute starts with the requirement that a petition is signed by at least 20 percent of
the Sheriff’s Offi ce employees and presented to the County Judge.
That petition was delivered to Fort Bend County Judge Bob Hebert’s offi ce on Septem-ber 1st, and was processed and validated by Fort Bend County Elections Administration which reported that 71.9% of the 718 employees signed the petition requesting an election. Judge Hebert issued that order on September 13th, and Tuesday, October 11th was selected as election day.
What happens next? Mr. Edwards explains, “Now that the election has been held and the proposition passed, a three-
member Civil Service Commis-sion is formed as directed by the statute. The Sheriff, Com-missioner’s Court, and the Dis-trict Attorney will each appoint one person to serve on the Civil Service Commission. Although the statute specifi es no deadline for those appointments to be made, I’m expecting that those names will be announced short-ly,” stated Edwards.
To be eligible for appoint-ment, a person must be 1) at least 25 years of age, and 2) a resident of Fort Bend County for the last three years. The Sheriff will designate one of the members as Chairman of the Commission.
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Methodist Sugar Land Hospital is playing a major role in stroke prevention and care. Stroke is the third lead-ing cause of death in the U.S. today.
The hospital was recently named a Primary Stroke Cen-ter by the Texas Department of State Health Services, a designation given only to health care institutions that have demonstrated commit-ment to stroke prevention and services, including a dedicat-ed stroke unit; 24-hour stroke team; trained emergency de-partment personnel; 24-hour neuro-imaging and lab ser-vices; neurosurgical, neuro-logical and medical support services; and a public educa-tion program.
In addition, Methodist Sugar Land Hospital has re-ceived the American Heart Association/American Stroke
Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Silver Plus Performance Achieve-ment Award.
The honor recognizes Methodist Sugar Land Hos-pital’s commitment and suc-cess in implementing a higher standard of stroke care by en-suring that stroke patients re-ceive treatment according to nationally accepted standards and recommendations.
“With a stroke, time lost is brain lost, and these recent awards demonstrate that our staff is committed to provid-ing care that has been shown in the scientifi c literature to quickly and effi ciently treat stroke patients with evidence-based protocols,” said Am-itabh Shukla, M.D., Medical Director of the Methodist Sugar Land Stroke Program.
Methodist Sugar Land Hospital has developed a
comprehensive system for rapid diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients admitted to the emergency department. This includes always being equipped to provide brain imaging scans, having neu-rologists available to conduct patient evaluations and us-ing clot-busting medications when appropriate.
“The mortality rate for stroke in Harris and surround-ing counties is twice as high as the national average, mak-ing it even more important for Methodist Sugar Land Hospital to bring this higher standard of stroke care to Fort Bend County residents,” said Maria Socci, Manager, Stroke Program.
“Methodist Sugar Land Hospital is to be commend-ed for its commitment to implementing standards of care and protocols for treat-
ing stroke patients,” said Lee H. Schwamm, M.D., chair of the Get With The Guidelines National Steering Committee and director of the TeleStroke and Acute Stroke Services at Massachusetts General Hos-pital in Boston.
“The full implementation of acute care and secondary prevention recommendations and guidelines is a critical step in saving the lives and improving outcomes of stroke patients.”
Get With The Guidelines-Stroke uses the “teachable moment,” the time soon after a patient has had a stroke, when they are most likely to listen to and follow their healthcare
professionals’ guidance. Studies demonstrate that
patients who are taught how to manage their risk factors while still in the hospital re-duce their risk of a stroke. Customized patient educa-tion materials are made avail-able at the point of discharge, based on patients’ individual risk profi les.
“The time is right for Methodist Sugar Land Hospi-tal to be focused on improving the quality of stroke care by implementing Get With The Guidelines–Stroke. The num-ber of acute ischemic stroke patients eligible for treatment is expected to grow over the next decade due to increasing
stroke incidence and a large aging population,” said Janet Leatherwood, CNO at Meth-odist Sugar Land Hospital.
According to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, stroke is one of the leading causes of death and serious, long-term disability in the United States. On average, someone suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies of a stroke ev-ery four minutes; and 795,000 people suffer a new or recur-rent stroke each year.
For a physician referral, call Methodist Sugar Land Hospital’s physician referral line 281-274-7500, or visit MethodistSugarLand.com.
Methodist Sugar Land Hospital receives national recognition for stroke prevention
Methodist Sugar Land Hospital’s Stroke Care Team
The Fort Bend County Sher-iff’s Offi ce is once again par-ticipating in the DEA’s Na-tional Prescription Drug Take Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011 to provide a venue for per-sons who want to dispose of unwanted, unused or expired prescription drugs. Sheriff’s Offi ce deputies will host a drop-off station in the
parking lot of the Gus George Law Enforcement Academy, located at the corner of Eu-gene Heimann Circle and Williams Way Boulevard in Richmond (across from the jail complex).More than seven million Americans currently abuse prescription drugs, according to the 2009 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Each day, approxi-mately, 2,500 teens use pre-scription drugs to get high for the fi rst time according to the Partnership for a Drug Free America. Studies show that a majority of abused prescrip-tion drugs are obtained from family and friends, including the home medicine cabinet.
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The Toys for Tots Fort Bend program is under way recruit-ing toy drop-off locations and volunteers for the seventh an-nual campaign that helps Fort Bend area families. Last year’s successful program provided assistance to more than 2,400 local children. “We are proud of how our community comes together for this annual event that brings joy to so many chil-dren,” said Jack Molho, coordinator for Toys for Tots Fort Bend. “Since 1948, Toys for Tots and the United States Ma-rine Corps have been providing toys for our most needy chil-dren but this is once again a very challenging economic time. With that in mind, we still are asking local businesses and residents to support our 2011 campaign.” In addition to toy drop-off at First Colony Mall, Toys for Tots is seeking addi-tional locations for residents to conveniently drop-off a new, unwrapped toy. To become a collection site, volunteer or do-nate, please visit the website at http://stafford-tx.toysfortots.org or call 281-891-3401.
The board of directors of the Rosenberg Railroad Muse-um, www.rosenbergRRmuseum.org- a museum for all of Fort Bend County, will host its 9th Annual Fundraising Gala on Saturday, Oct. 22 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Safari Texas Ranch Ballroom in Richmond.
Commissioner Richard Morrison will serve as the keynote speaker to the event. He will discuss the growth of Rosenberg and Fort Bend County; now known as the number one fastest growing county of the ten largest counties in Texas. Dr. Larry and Mrs. Linda Wilkinson will be the honorees at this year’s Gala.
Over the last nine years, the Rosenberg Railroad Museum has grown from a dream into a major tourist attraction for Fort Bend County. Thousands of guests visit the museum each year from all over the world. Programs and services are continually being added and the museum has several certifi ed Operation Lifesaver presenters who work in cooperation with the Texas Operation Lifesaver, a program that teaches railroad safety to citizens of the Gulf Coast region.
The Rosenberg Railroad Museum offers two merit badge programs for the Boy Scouts of America, the Railroad Merit Badge and Heritage Signaler Merit Badge. Some of the Eagle Scout projects include the “Tot Spot”, a hands-on learning center and children’s library. Executive Director, Jerry Hoover is committed to expanding the museum’s exciting educational opportunities with cutting edge programs and hands on learn-ing experiences for the children of Fort Bend County.
Rail has always been a critical component of Fort Bend County. The fi rst 20-mile rail trip in Texas occurred in 1883 when a train trip ran from Harrisburg in Harris County to Staf-ford’s Point in Fort Bend County. Today, freight rail opera-tions are prominent in Fort Bend County especially down the U.S. 90 A Corridor.
Fort Bend area residents and businesses are encouraged to attend the gala or make a donation. The museum is a private non-profi t institution with 501(c)(3) status. All donations are tax deductible. Tickets and sponsorship information is avail-able at www.rosenbergRRmuseum.org/gala
Railroad museum hosts gala on Oct. 22
Toys for Tots Fort Bend 2011
Oct. 22 marks the fourth Saturday of the wildly popular Farmers Market at Imperial where thousands of visitors will shop new vendor booths stocked with produce, enjoy a cooking demonstration from French chef Frédéric Perrier of Aura Res-taurant and listen to live music by Pete Simple.
“The popularity of the Farmers Market at Imperial contin-ues to grow with additional farmers and specialty food vendors signing up daily,” said Keri Schmidt, president of the Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce.
Vendors who participated during the Market’s fi rst Saturdays have re-stocked their booths with extra produce to keep up with demand, Schmidt adds.
Besides great shopping, Chef Perrier, who trained under French legends Paul Bocuse and Georges Blanc, will host two cooking demonstrations highlighting innovative American cui-sine with a French twist at 10 a.m. and again at noon.
At 10: 30 a.m., artist Allison Merriweather will unveil The Grand Wine & Food Affair’s 2012 commemorative painting, “The Girl with the Cupcake Tattoo.” This is the ninth painting in a series that has served as a symbol of The Grand Wine & Food Affair since its inception in 2004.
A KidZone, Hula Hoops and Bubbles will keep younger kids entertained while parents shop for selections of fresh, locally grown produce, specialty foods and one-of-a-kind shopping fi nds.
Located under a massive, covered pavilion at Highway 90 and Ulrich Street in front of the Imperial Sugar silos and his-toric Char House, the Farmers Market at Imperial will be held rain-or-shine Saturdays from 9 am – 1 pm through December 10.
Imperial Sugar Land’s park-like setting, with picnic tables under sprawling oak trees, allows visitors to enjoy their locally grown food purchases while gathering with friends neighbors. Enjoy on-site, read-to-eat items from Berryhill, Grande Tama-les, Udipi Café Sugar Land, Pork Side BBQ and Grill, Teresitas Café and Keba Hut. Plus, free, on-site parking provides easy access to the market.
Stay up to date as new vendors are added by visiting www.ImperialSugarLand.com/FarmersMarket.
The grand-opening ceremony of Fort Bend County Librar-ies’ University Branch Library will take place on Thursday, Nov. 10, beginning at 6 p.m, at the new library, at 14010 Uni-versity Blvd. in Sugar Land. The library is a joint project be-tween Fort Bend County, the University of Houston System at Sugar Land, and Wharton County Junior College.
The grand opening will be offi ciated by Fort Bend County Judge Bob Hebert, who will be joined by other county, univer-sity, and local offi cials. All area residents are invited to come out and take part in the grand-opening reception.
The University Branch is the second joint-use facility in the Fort Bend County library system. Designed by Bailey Ar-chitects of Houston, the two-story building is 40,193 square feet in size. E.E. Reed Construction, L.P. of Sugar Land is the general contractor. The library is part of a $130-million bond referendum approved by voters in May 2006, which included $24.5 million for three county library projects: the University Branch Library in partnership with the University of Houston campus in Sugar Land and Wharton County Junior College; the Sienna Branch Library in partnership with Houston Com-munity College; and renovations at George Memorial Library in Richmond. For more information, call the libraries’ Public Information Offi ce at 281-341-2677.
The Phra Malai, one of the Orient’s most impressive pieces of literature, will just be part of many items up for sale and display at this week-end’s Eighth Annual Hous-ton Vintage Book, Postcard and Paper Festival.
David Nutzman of StoneMonkey Books pres-ents this 40-foot-long hand-painted manuscript that tells the story of Phra Malai. It is one of Buddhism’s deepest stories.
The festival, put on by DM Promotions in conjunc-tion with the Texas Booksell-ers Association, takes place Saturday and Sunday at the Stafford Center, 10505 Cash Road, in Stafford.
Admission is $3.50 per person and is good for both days. Children are allowed in free with a paid adult. Fes-tival hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
“Each year, we seem to bring out better and better books and items for our re-turning friends or newcom-ers,” said Daniel Monsanto of DM Promotions. “There just always is an energy sur-rounding our Houston festi-val and I’m expecting anoth-er great event this weekend.”
Book readers and collec-tors will have a plethora of choices, ranging from new, used and antiquarian books covering varied subjects like history, war, Texana, sewing, children’s interest, cooking, fi ction and non-fi ction areas of interest.
There are postcards fea-turing churches, modern chrome views of cities and rare hold-to-light ones.
Vintage paper products ranging from advertising,
New University branch library opens
New vendors, produce and cooking demo at the Farmers Market at Imperial
The Child Protection Roundtable honored State Rep. John Zerwas, M.D., at a luncheon at the Austin Club on October 10.
Jaime Capelo, former Texas
historical documents, au-tographs, paper currency, matchbooks, brochures, val-entines, calendars, magazines, pin-ups, artist-signed prints and much, much more are waiting for your fi ngertips to touch and purchase.
Bookseller Shirley Dyess, of The Dust Jacket will dis-play antique and vintage chil-dren’s books, old cookbooks and books on Texas history in-cluding the rare title “Terry’s Texas Rangers.”
Dealer Bob Harper with Outdoor Visions specializes in rare big game hunting books with an emphasis on hunt-ing in Africa, Asia and North America.
Charlotte Oleinik, of Home-spun Classics, is offering a large collection of unique Boy Scout memorabilia, Campfi re Girls books, vintage greeting cards and valentines from the
40’s and early 50’s, railroad ephemera and a sewing sec-tion with vintage patterns and magazines.
The festival offers people that are either just starting out or veterans in collecting a chance to meet and learn from
dealers and fellow collectors. Attendees can gain knowl-edge about book, postcard and paper collecting activities.
For more information about this weekend’s event, visit www.houstonshow.com.
Vintage book, postcard and paper festival
State Rep. John Zerwas, M.D. honoredHouse of Representatives member and consultant to the Child Protection Roundtable, remarked that “During the 82nd Leg-islative Session, Dr. Zerwas was instrumental in protecting critical child protective services and stood strong in the face of fi erce opposition. He also fought to ensure that child abuse pre-vention programs, like the Nurse-Family Partnership, received funding to go forward. Dr. Zerwas, you truly are the Legislator of the Year for the children of Texas.”
The CPRT has over 35 statewide organizations that actively seek to reduce child abuse in Texas and improve outcomes for abused and neglected children.
Dr. Zerwas is in his third term in the Texas House of Repre-sentatives, serving the citizens of District 28.
Sherry Carter, 51, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 15, af-ter a brief illness.
She owned and operated Star Video Digital Produc-tions for the past 15 years. During the 1990s she wrote for the Fort Bend/Southwest Star and the Fort Bend Busi-ness Journal, worked as pro-gram director for a local cable access channel that covered Fort Bend County and worked in the fi lm industry in Califor-nia. Upon her return to Fort Bend, she started Star Video Digital Productions and wrote scripts for dozens of local TV commercials and several pro-motional videos.
She is a native Texan who grew up in the Houston area and graduated from the Uni-versity of Texas at Austin with a bachelor’s degree in radio-TV-fi lm.
She is survived by her pub-
lishing family: mother, Bever-ly Carter, owner and publisher of the Fort Bend/Southwest Star and Fort Bend Business Journal; brother, Michael Fredrickson, Star general manager; sister-in-law, Lisa Fredrickson, magazine pub-lisher, and one niece and two nephews.
Obituary: Sherry CarterZerwas
By JARED & BILL JAMESONWill you outlive your
money?This particular column is
dedicated to a topic that is becoming more and more im-portant as nearly 60 million people or one in fi ve Ameri-cans turns 60 over the next 15 years – retirement planning. The essential question you must answer is whether or not you and your spouse will outlive your money. If you don’t know the answer to this question (most people don’t), you should immediately fi nd resources to help you fi nd the answer.
Retirement planning math is relatively simple. The day you retire you have a certain amount of money set aside that needs to last longer than you do and provide for the lifestyle you desire.
From this description the key variables are how long you are going to live (your life expectancy), how your money grow over time (your rate of return), and what lifestyle you desire (your annual spend-ing). With estimates for these variables a simple calculation will tell you how much money you will need when you retire.
Unfortunately, the values of these variables are rarely known and estimating them often is an uncomfortable task. Who likes to think about when they are going to die? The result is that many do not formally plan for retirement.
We have a few suggestions that might help in ending your procrastination. First, just as-sume you and your spouse will live to be 100 years old. Conservatism is the key to retirement plan so it makes sense to use a life expectancy that you are unlikely to reach.
Second, for determining your annual spending in re-tirement use what you spend today adjusted for infl ation and if you become debt free,
reduce it by the amount you currently spend on debt re-payment.
This advice is contrary to what many recommend, but our experience has been that although spending in certain categories goes away after retirement such as clothing, cleaners, and lunches it is re-placed by spending in other categories such as increased health costs, gifting and vaca-tions. The remaining variable is investment returns. For the last 80 years stocks have re-turned approximately 10 per-cent while bonds 5 percent. The return you use should be somewhere in between these two numbers. It is not realistic to assume returns greater than what we have experienced over the last 80 years.
Armed with this informa-tion, go to a website that pro-vides a free retirement plan calculator. We did a Google search on “retirement plan calculators” and it brought up numerous options. Also, many 401(k) now provide re-
tirement planning calculators for free. The calculator will tell you the amount of money you will need to accumulate for retirement.
Assuming your spending remains about in line with what you have predicted and stock and bond market returns look about like they have over the past 80 years your prob-ability of not outliving your money will be greatly en-hanced.
It is never too late to begin to plan for retirement. Numer-ous resources are available to ensure you are on track. Spending a few hours analyz-ing your current situation and developing a plan for your future might be the most im-portant hours you will spend this year.
WJ Interests is a fee-only fi -nancial planning and invest-ment management fi rm in Sugar Land. For more infor-mation, please contact us at [email protected] or 281-634-9400.
By RUSSELL JONESThe federal government
has been in the business of providing loan guarantees for businesses for decades. A key function of the SBA is exact-ly that, offering the govern-ment’s guarantee to back up private lenders and investors. The government guarantees a portion of the loan, but the lo-cal bank that decides whether the loan qualifi es keeps the risk of a portion of the loan. It has skin in the game, and the result is high quality loans supporting profi table compa-nies.
The recent bankruptcy of Solyndra brought to light a different, politically motivated loan program without the pro-tections of private sector deci-sion making. These loans are only available to businesses pursuing a politically correct service or product. The cred-itworthiness of the borrower seems to take a back seat to the political decision.
The Solyndra deal is ex-pected to cost taxpayers over a half billion dollars. Killed by the Bush energy department due to the limited likelihood of repayment, the Solyndra loan application was resuscitated within days of Obama taking offi ce. It just so happened that a key offi cer of the company was a major contributor to Obama’s campaign, and, just as importantly, the company manufactured solar cells, a po-litically correct product.
The government money was used to build Solyndra’s second manufacturing plant. At the time the loan was grant-ed, solar cells were going for $3, but cost Solyndra $6 to make. The government mon-ey was supposed to result in economies of scale. It didn’t happen, and by the time of the
bankruptcy, the price of solar cells had dropped to $1.30. Some say that the Chinese fl ooded the market, but the deal was a loser from the start.
Solyndra illustrates the failed Obama economic men-tality. The suggestion that pol-iticians should allocate capital is full of political poison. The belief that government creates jobs and industries runs coun-ter to every serious economic principle. Free markets see the government-makes-jobs mentality as the antithesis of reality.
For once Obama may have found a kernel of truth in his blame-Bush rhetoric. The loan program Obama used to funnel funds to his campaign contributors was created by Republicans in 2005. They saw it as a way to defl ect criti-cism of their support of the oil companies and to develop green businesses among their constituents. Obama took it to extremes, but Solyndra could not have happened without the pre-existing legislation.
Governments, both local and federal, have a role to play in encouraging a pro-business atmosphere in their communi-ties. But, the idea that taxpay-
er money should be used to in-vest in businesses having only private profi ts if successful and public losses if unsuccess-ful is painfully wrong-headed.
This column has previously noted that green projects will only succeed when they be-come fi nancially competitive with other alternatives. The marketplace is a brutal over-seer. It will penalize any busi-ness which cannot compete, the political correctness of its product having no role to play in its success or failure.
Dropping OutHaving served eight years
as a member of the Sugar Land City Council and being term-limited out of offi ce last June, the most frequent ques-tion addressed to this colum-nist has been, “What now?”
The answer has always been that the time to resume a full-time career in the private sec-tor had come, time to resume making a real living. Often that response has been unsat-isfactory, and was followed with another question: “What about Charlie’s seat? Are you running for the legislature?”
Fourteen years in local elective offi ce in two different cities and many more on vol-unteer boards, both charitable and governmental, meant that the question could not be ig-nored. Now, the decision has been made. I will not be a candidate for the vacant seat representing Fort Bend Coun-ty in the Texas legislature.
Many thanks to those whose urging and encourage-ment were offered.
Jones served as a member of the Sugar Land City Coun-cil from 2003 through June, 2011. He owns a law fi rm and a title insurance compa-ny in Sugar Land.
live, too much water had been the emphasis . . . and it’s al-ways been feast or famine where water was concerned everywhere in Texas. Today, capturing run off pays dra-matic results. More and more, particularly in the Texas Hill Country and west, central and the panhandle, all varieties of rain harvesting are being de-ployed. Permeable parking lots now capture rain below them. All capture reduces fl ooding.
What really piqued my in-terest was the recent storm wa-ter diversion into Thunderbird Lake, a lake on the El Dorado Golf Course. It had totally dried up. Truthfully, with the lake being dried and cracked, I was pleasantly surprised how much water our two recent rains captured. From the fi rst rain much water was lost to being absorbed in the ground, but still left enough water it had not evaporated 2 weeks later during high temps. Our last rain really paid dividends compared with the fi rst one as well as being a larger, more general rain.
I especially wanted to com-pare Thunderbird with Kiame-sha Weir, which has been a storm water diversion project years old. Kiamesha had got-ten very low, but had never completely dried up. Just from our last two moderate rains, I’m happy to report that Ki-amesha Weir is now up to the
wooden bulkheads and Thun-derbird is half way up. Water fowl have replaced vultures at Thunderbird.
My cousins in Menard cap-ture run off from their roof for two tanks, 1000 and 1500 gal-lons respectively. In normal years they have plenty of water for their large vegetable garden all spring, summer and fall. It has been so dry in Menard; they have been carrying out bath wa-ter to water their foundation. Their tanks did provide until late August, but fi nally dried up from use and evaporation.
They don’t have a sophisti-cated system. In fact, my cous-ins and rain capture expert Billy Kniffen of Texas A&M laugh and refer to their system as the “white trash level.” Now don’t get all politically correct and write . . . it’s a joke. Long story short, their 3 inch rain over-fl owed the 1000 gallon tank and fi lled the 1500 just from roof run off. They have installed two more 300 gallon tanks.
Many of these systems are quite invisible. In the urban and suburban areas with deed re-strictions many capture systems lie below patios using aqua-blocks for harvesting and save enough water to run lawn and garden irrigation systems tied to them by pumps. And tax in-centives do exist with up to 14 LEEDS points. But rain barrels work as well. You can rig up a trash can for as low as $12.00 for your own white trash sys-tem. Papershell in Richmond had a class and workshop on do-ing so in August.
Billy Kniffen of A&M really walks the talk. He moved to an area where there is no city wa-ter and well water was not high quality. He completely runs his household including drinking and a greenhouse on harvest-ing rain runoff. His greenhouse captures roof water into an un-derground facility. Since water gains or loses temperature less quickly than air, this water stor-age helps moderate greenhouse temps. He uses gray water from baths and laundry for a drip ir-rigation system for outside cot-tage gardens.
With water bills starting to refl ect the value of water, these systems look a lot more viable even in our area. For pictures of lakes and systems as well as technical info, visit http://trac-tion.typepad.com/musings
Finance & Investment
Elmer said the city could continue with its current prac-tice or set number of days that the property owner has to miti-gate the tree issue.
The property owner could appeal to the city manager within 10 days after receiving a notifi cation letter from the city. If the city mitigates a tree root problem because the own-er fails or refuses to comply
then the city manager would fi le a lien against the owner for the city’s expenses incurred for tree root mitigation.
Councilmen Danny Nguyen said the city should fi x side-walks that are a safety hazard even if the homeowner cannot get the tree root problem miti-gated.
Councilman Jerry Wyatt said the sidewalk issue is all over the city and that the only way to come up with enough
money to repair them all is for the city to have a bond referen-dum. He urged councilmen to look at sidewalks throughout the entire city and not just in First Colony.
Councilman Robin Elackatt was the one who placed the sidewalk issue on the agenda.
Council took no action but will continue their discussion of sidewalk repair at their Oct. 24 meeting.
ernment) and the government should get out of our busi-ness.”
Citing her job experience in the Houston-Galveston Area Council and in the city of Sugar Land as a planner, her experience in infrastructure, water and transportation is-sues, Chaumette said, “I know policy. I teach it, I live it, It is my business; it is my hobby. I have done it continuously for the last 20 years.”
Chaumette also sought to endear herself to the Indo-American community, the hosts, by saying that she was “no stranger to your commu-nity,” and “I gave more board and commission appointments to your community than any-body else on city council.”
Miller highlighted his role in the U.S. Navy, and his job in the Pentagon which brought him face to face with the Congress.
“You need a strong conser-vative voice in Austin. I am that person. I will show up and stand up,” Miller said.
“I have great credentials as a conservative Republican,” he said.
Experience counts, he said and pointed out his leadership in the local Republican Party, his church and in the Rotary Club.
“I know fi scal responsibil-ity and budget responsibil-ity,” Miller said. “I am the right person, for the right job, for the right reason, to do the right things,” he said.
One of the questions from the audience was, if elected, how each one will be effective in the state legislature.
Bhuchar said it is about “coming together, digging your heels, and building con-sensus, while staying your ground.” She also said she will get access to committees on health and education.
Chaumette said she had been a legislative liaison for the city, knew the process and she knew how to work with the legislators. The bills want-ed by the city were passed, and they were not accidents, but she worked hard for their passage.
Miller said he will be ef-fective through his leadership and bring about infl uence as a leader. As a member of the association of county chairs, he knew how to build relation-ships, Miller said.
Another question was from Farha Ahmed, who unsuc-cessfully ran for Sugar Land City Council. A mailer which linked her to a Pakistani terror-ist sparked controversy during the election. Ahmed and her supporters denounced her crit-ics as bigots.
Ahmed said, on behalf of several immigrants inn the au-dience, that there were preju-dice and bigotry against barces and religions. When did you last speak up against bigotry, she asked.
Miller said he is an Ameri-can. “We believe in defending nthe Constitution of the U.S. It is open to all people who come here legally. We won’t tolerate bigotry to any group of people.”
Chaumette, said immigrants come here to pursue the Amer-ican dream. She echoed what Miller said and added “We will defend you if you are here le-gally. There is no room for big-otry.”
Bhuchar, said as an immi-grant, she helped celebrate di-versity in Fort Bend, one of the most ethnically diverse com-munity.
“We must honor all legal immigrants with a culture of respect.”
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CONSTABLE’SNOTICE OF SALE
Notice is hereby given, that by virtue of a certain WRIT OF EXECUTION issued by the clerk of the 190TH District Court of HARRIS County, Texas on AUG 24, 2011 in cause numbered 2009- 63908 styled AMERICAN BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS SUPPLY CO, INC. vs. CUSTOM CONSTRUCTION CO, INC AND LONG T. CHAU JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY in which a judgment was rendered on MAR 9, 2010 in favor of AMERICAN BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS SUPPLY, CO. INC , for the sum of FIFTY-THREE –THOUSAND-SIX HUNDRED TWENTY- -DOLLARS AND TWENTY-THREE CENTS (53,620.23)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 OCT 5 , 2011 and will on NOV 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 LONG T. CHAU in the following described Real PropertyTHE SURFACE ESTATE ONLY OF A 9.5205 ACRES,BEING LOTS THIRTY-SIX (36),THIRTY-EIGHT(38), AND FORTY-TWO (42) OF OYSTER CREEK FARMS, AN UNRECORDED SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS AND RECORDED UNDER FILE NUMBER 9681585 OF THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY,TEXAS. The above sale to be made by me to satisfy the above described judgment in favor of AMERICAN BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS SUPPLY,. INC. .Plaintiff , and the proceeds applied to the satisfaction thereof.LOCATION: FORT BEND COUNTY COURTHOUSERICHMOND, TX 77469DATE: NOV 1, 2011 TIME: APPROX. 10:00 amBY: SGT. M KUTACH
TROY NEHLS, CONSTABLEFort Bend County Precinct 4
CONSTABLE SALE
Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and/or Order of Sale issued on AUGUST 10, 2011 by the 240th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in Cause #08-
DCV-163855 in favor of the plaintiff - THE VICKSBURG COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, Inc., plaintiff , for the sum of $6,256.08++++ costs as taxed on said execution and/or order of sale and further the sum of executing the same.I have levied on August 04, 2011 and will off er for sale on the 1ST day of NOVEMBER 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., and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant (s) -TYRYN D. SIMMONS
had of, in or to the following described Real Property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz:Legal Description: LOT 43, BLOCK 05,
REPLAT OF VICKSBURG, THE VILLAGE OF
CUMBERLAND, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT
BEND COUNTY TEXAS, ACCORDING
TO THE MAP OR PLAT RECORDED IN
SLIDE NOS. 664/B AND 645 A&B OF
THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND
COUNTY, TEXAS AS MODIFIED BY ANY
SUPPLEMENTS THERETO OR REPLATS
THEREOF. 2822 BOWDEN COURT,
MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, 77459.
TERMS: CASHTIME: Sale to be held at or about 11:00 A.M.
Ruben Davis, ConstableFort Bend County Precinct Two
By: Sergeant J. LawrenceDeputy Constable
CONSTABLE SALE
Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and/or Order of Sale issued on SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2011 by the 434th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in Cause #11-DCV-188284 in favor of the plaintiff - SIENNA PLANTATION RESIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION, Inc., plaintiff , for the sum of $6,829.94++++ costs as taxed on said execution and/or order of sale and further the sum of executing the same.I have levied on SEPTEMBER 06, 2011 and will off er for sale on the 1ST day of NOVEMBER 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., and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant (s) -MONIQUE
MERCIER had of, in or to the following described Real Property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz:Legal Description: LOT SEVEN(7), IN
BLOCK ONE, (01), OF SIENNA VILLAGE
OF WATERLAKE, SECTION TWENTY-
SEVEN (27), A SUBDIVISION IN FORT
BEND COUNTY TEXAS, ACCORDING TO
THE MAP OR PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT
NO. 20070173 OF THE PLAT RECORDS
OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. 5919
BUFFALO GAP, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS,
77459.
TERMS: CASHTIME: Sale to be held at or about 11:00 A.M.
Ruben Davis, ConstableFort Bend County Precinct Two
By: Lieutenant G. MajorsDeputy Constable
CONSTABLE SALE
Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and/or Order of Sale issued on AUGUST 17, 2011 by the 434th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in Cause #10-DCV-
181373 in favor of the plaintiff -WINFIELD LAKES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, Inc., plaintiff , for the sum of $8,983.36++++ costs as taxed on said execution and/or order of sale and further the sum of executing the same.I have levied on SEPTEMBER 06, 2011 and will off er for sale on the 1ST day of NOVEMBER, 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., and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant (s) -LUIS A. FUERTE
had of, in or to the following described Real Property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz:Legal Description: LOT 6, BLOCK 1,
OF WINFIELD LAKES, SECTION 9, AN
ADDITION IN FORT BEND COUNTY
TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR
PLAT RECORDED IN THE PLAT RECORDS
OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS
UNDER DOCUMENT NO. 20060006,
AS MODIFIED BY ANY SUPPLEMENTS
THERETO OR REPLATS THEREOF. 2147
ACORN GLEN TRAIL, FRESNO, TEXAS,
77545.
TERMS: CASHTIME: Sale to be held at or about 11:00 A.M.
Ruben Davis, ConstableFort Bend County Precinct Two
By: Lieutenant G. MajorsDeputy Constable
CONSTABLE SALE
Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and/or Order of Sale issued on SEPTEMBER 1, 2011 by the 268th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in Cause #11-DCV-188261 in favor of the plaintiff -SIENNA PLANTATION RESIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION, Inc., plaintiff , for the sum of $3,938.23++++ costs as taxed on said execution and/or order of sale and further the sum of executing the same.I have levied on SEPTEMBER 06, 2011 and will off er for sale on the 1ST day of NOVEMBER, 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., and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant (s) -JAMES SCOTT had of, in or to the following described Real Property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz:Legal Description: LOT FIFTY-ONE
(51), IN BLOCK TWO (2) OF SIENNA
VILLAGE OF ANDERSON SPRINGS,
SECTION ONE-B (1-B), AMENDING
PLAT NO. 1, AN ADDITION IN FORT
BEND COUNTY TEXAS, ACCORDING
TO THE MAP OR PLAT NO. 20060238
OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND
COUNTY, TEXAS. 8006 EMPERORS PASS,
MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS 77459.
TERMS: CASHTIME: Sale to be held at or about 11:00 A.M.
Ruben Davis, ConstableFort Bend County Precinct Two
By: Lieutenant G. MajorsDeputy Constable
CONSTABLE SALE
Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and/or Order of Sale issued on AUGUST 4, 2011 by the 240th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in Cause #09-
DCV-172619 in favor of the plaintiff -QUAIL GREEN WEST HOMEOWNERS
ASSOCIATION, Inc., plaintiff , for the sum of $5,226.66++++ costs as taxed on said execution and/or order of sale and further the sum of executing the same.I have levied on AUGUST 19, 2011 and will off er for sale on the 1ST day of NOVEMBER, 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., and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant (s) -STEVE ORUERIO had of, in or to the following described Real Property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz:Legal Description: LOT 9, BLOCK 10
OF QUAIL GREEN WEST SECTION 1, A
SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY
TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR
PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOL. 22,
PAGE 56 OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT
BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. 1907 QUAIL
FEATHER COURT, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS
77489.
TERMS: CASHTIME: Sale to be held at or about 11:00 A.M.
Ruben Davis, ConstableFort Bend County Precinct Two
By: Lieutenant G. MajorsDeputy Constable
CONSTABLE SALE
Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and/or Order of Sale issued on JULY 12, 2011 by the 240th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in Cause #10-
DCV-181540 in favor of the plaintiff - THE VICKSBURG COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, Inc., plaintiff , for the sum of $6,986.15++++ costs as taxed on said execution and/or order of sale and further the sum of executing the same.I have levied on August 19, 2011 and will off er for sale on the 1ST day of NOVEMBER 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., and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant (s) -MARK PORTER
& ANNA PORTER had of, in or to the following described Real Property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz:Legal Description: LOT 23, BLOCK
02, OF 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 THE PLAT RECORDS
OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS AS
MODIFIED BY ANY SUPPLEMENTS
THERETO OR REPLATS THEREOF.
TERMS: CASHTIME: Sale to be held at or about 11:00 A.M.
Ruben Davis, ConstableFort Bend County Precinct Two
By: Lieutenant G. Majors #73Deputy Constable
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICEThe Commissioners Court of Fort Bend County, Texas has set a public hearing on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. for acceptance of the traffi c control plan for Fry Road extension east of Holton Grip Drive Street Dedication, Precinct 3.The hearing will be held in the Commis-sioners Courtroom, 309 South Fourth St., Suite 700, William B. Travis Bldg., Richmond, Texas. You are invited to at-tend and state your approval or objec-tion on this matter.
Submitted by,Dianne WilsonFort Bend County Clerk
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION (AVISO DE ELECCIÓN ESPECIAL)
To the registered voters of the County of Fort Bend, Texas: (A los votantes registrados del Condado de Fort Bend, Texas:) Notice is hereby given that the polling places listed below will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., November 8, 2011 for voting in a special election to adopt or reject the creation of the proposed County Assistance Districts as ordered by the Fort Bend County Commissioners Court on September 7, 2011. (Notifíquese, por las presente, que las casillas electorales situados abajo se abrirán desde las 7:00 a.m. hasta las 7:00 p.m. el 8 de Noviembre de 2011 para votar en una elección especial para adoptar o rechazar las creación de las propuestos Distritos de Asistencia del Condado de Fort Bend así como fueron sometidas por la Corte de Comisionados del Condado de Fort Bend el 7 de Septiembre, 2011.) County Assistance District No. 1 (Asistencia Distrito No. 1 del Condado de Fort Bend)
LOCATIONS OF POLLING PLACES: (DIRECCION(ES) DE LAS CASILLAS ELECTORALES)
PRECINCT POLLING PLACE ADDRESS CITY ZIP 3038, 3143 Seven Lakes High School 9251 S. Fry Rd Katy 77494 3095 Oakland Elementary School 4455 Waterside Estate Dr Richmond 77469
3130 Cinco Ranch High School 23440 Cinco Ranch Blvd Katy 77494 County Assistance District No. 2 (Asistencia Distrito No. 2 del Condado de Fort Bend)
LOCATIONS OF POLLING PLACE: (DIRECCION(ES) DE LA CASILLA ELECTORALES)
PRECINCT POLLING PLACE ADDRESS CITY ZIP 3083 Crockett Middle School 19001 Beechnut St Richmond 77469 County Assistance District No. 3 (Asistencia Distrito No. 3 del Condado de Fort Bend)
LOCATIONS OF POLLING PLACES: (DIRECCION(ES) DE LAS CASILLAS ELECTORALES)
PRECINCT POLLING PLACE ADDRESS CITY ZIP 4026 Walker Station Elementary 6200 Homeward Way Blvd Sugar Land 77478 4124 Brazos Bend Elementary School 621 Cunningham Creek Blvd Sugar Land 77479 County Assistance District No. 4 (Asistencia Distrito No. 4 del Condado de Fort Bend)
LOCATIONS OF POLLING PLACE: (DIRECCION(ES) DE LA CASILLA ELECTORALES)
PRECINCT POLLING PLACE ADDRESS CITY ZIP 1003, 1134 Mustang Community Center 4525 FM 521 Fresno 77545 County Assistance District No. 5 (Asistencia Distrito No. 5 del Condado de Fort Bend)
LOCATIONS OF POLLING PLACE: (DIRECCION(ES) DE LA CASILLA ELECTORALES)
PRECINCT POLLING PLACE ADDRESS CITY ZIP 1003, 1134 Mustang Community Center 4525 FM 521 Fresno 77545
Early voting by personal appearance will be conducted at the: (La votación adelantada en persona se llevará a cabo en:) Schedule for: Rosenberg Annex Building - 4520 Reading Road, Rosenberg, TX Horario para: Beasley City Hall – 319 S. 3rd Street, Beasley, TX
Cinco Ranch Branch Library – 2620 Commercial Center Blvd, Katy, TX Irene Stern Community Center, 6920 Fulshear-Katy Road, Fulsher, TX
Aliana Clubhouse – 17122 West Bellfort, Richmond, TX Hightower High School – 3333 Hurricane Lane, Missouri City, TX Meadows Place City Hall – One Troyan Dr., Meadows Place, TX Missouri City Community Center - 1522 Texas Parkway, Missouri City, TX Pecan Grove Baptist Church – 1727 FM 359, Richmond, TX
Day (Dia)
Date (Fecha)
Hours (Horas)
Monday – Friday (Lunes - Viernes)
October 24 - 28, 2011 (Octubre 24 - 28, 2011)
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday (Sábado)
October 29, 2011 (Octubre 29, 2011)
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday (Domingo)
October 30, 2011 (Octubre 30, 2011)
CLOSED (CERRADO)
Monday – Wednesday (Lunes - Miercoles)
October 31 – November 2, 2011 (Octubre 31 – Noviembre 2, 2011)
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Thursday – Friday (Jueves - Viernes)
November 3 – 4, 2011 (Noviembre 3 - 4, 2011)
7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Schedule for: Chasewood Clubhouse -7622 Chasewood Drive, Missouri City, TX Horario para: First Colony Conference Center - 3232 Austin Parkway, Sugar Land, TX
FBC Road and Bridge (Needville) – 3743 School Street, Needville, TX Sienna Branch Library – 8411 Sienna Springs Blvd, Missouri City, TX Sugar Land Methodist Church – 431 Eldridge, Sugar Land, TX
Day (Dia)
Date (Fecha)
Hours (Horas) Monday – Friday (Lunes - Viernes)
October 24 - 28, 2011 (Octubre 24 - 28, 2011)
10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Saturday (Sábado)
October 29, 2011 (Octubre 29, 2011) 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday (Domingo)
October 30, 2011 (Octubre 30, 2011)
CLOSED (CERRADO)
Monday – Wednesday (Lunes - Miercoles)
October 31 – November 2, 2011 (Octubre 31 – Noviembre 2, 2011)
10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Thursday – Friday (Jueves - Viernes)
November 3 – 4, 2011 (Noviembre 3 - 4, 2011)
7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Applications for ballot by mail should be mailed to: (Las solicitudes para boletas que se votarán adelantado por correo deberán enviarse a:)
John Oldham Fort Bend County Elections Administrator 4520 Reading Road Rosenberg, Texas 77471-2133 Phone 281-341-8670 Applications for ballot by mail must be received no later than the close of business on November 1, 2011. (Las solicitudes para boletas que se votarán adelantada por correo deberán recibirse para el fin de las horas de negocio el día 1 de Noviembre, 2011) Issued this the 7th day of September 2011. (Emitada este día 7 de Septiembre, 2011.)
__________________________________ Robert E. Hebert, County Judge
(Firma del Juez del Condado)
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICEThe Commissioners Court of Fort Bend County, Texas has set a public hearing at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 for Wills Estate being a replat of Lots 1 & 2, Blk. 1 out of Sienna Village ofBees Creek, Sec. 4B, Precinct 1. The hearing will be held in the Commissioners Courtroom, William B. Travis Bldg., 309 S. Fourth St., Rm. 700, Richmond, Texas.Under state law, you the owner, have certain rights with respect to the proposed replat. Should you wish to exercise your right, you may be heard at the planned public hearing. You may contact Julie Edwards with Probstfeld & Associates at 281-829-0034 for information prior to the hearing.Submitted by,Dianne WilsonFort Bend County Clerk
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICEThe Commissioners Court of Fort Bend County, Texas has set a public hearing at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 for replat of Veranda Professional Building Replat No. 1, Precinct 3. The hearing will be held in the Commissioners Courtroom, William B. Travis Bldg., 309 S. Fourth St., Rm. 700, Richmond, Texas. Under state law, you the owner, have certain rights with respect to the proposed replat. Should you wish to exercise your right, you may be heard at the planned public hearing. You may contact Brian Nawara with Texas Engineering and Mapping at 281-491-2525 for information prior to the hearing.Submitted by,Dianne WilsonFort Bend County Clerk
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICEThe Commissioners Court of Fort Bend County, Texas has set a public hearingon Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. for acceptance of the traffi c controlplan for University Boulevard at River-stone Phase I Street Dedication, Pre-cinct 4. The hearing will be held in the Commissioners Courtroom, 309 South Fourth St., Suite 700, William B. Travis Bldg., Richmond, Texas. You are invited to attend and state your approval or ob-jection on this matter.
Submitted by,Dianne WilsonFort Bend County Clerk
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICEThe Commissioners Court of Fort Bend County, Texas has set a public hearing on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. for acceptance of the traffi c control plan for Cinco Ranch Southwest, Section 42, Precinct 3.The hearing will be held in the Commissioners Courtroom, 309 South Fourth St., Suite 700, William B. Travis Bldg., Richmond, Texas. You are invited to attend and state your approval or objection on this matter.
Submitted by,Dianne WilsonFort Bend County Clerk
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICEThe Commissioners Court of Fort Bend County, Texas has set a public hearing on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. for acceptance of the traffi c control plan for Eugene Heimann Circle, Precinct 1.
The hearing will be held in the Commissioners Courtroom, 309 South Fourth St., Suite 700, William B. Travis Bldg., Richmond, Texas. You are invited to attend and state your approval or objection on this matter.
Submitted by,Dianne WilsonFort Bend County Clerk
CITATION BY PUBLICATIONSTATE OF TEXAS
TO: UNKNOWN FATHER, and to all whom it may concern, Respondent(s), You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do (does) not fi le a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 a.m. on the Monday next following the expiration of 20 days after you were served this citation and petition, a default judgment may be taken against you. The petition of HENDRICK, CARLOS, Petitioner, was fi led in the 328TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of Fort Bend County, Texas on the March 22, 2011 against UNKNOWN FATHER, Respondent(s), numbered 11-DCV-188610, and entitled IN THE INTEREST OF MATTHEW AUSTIN HENDRICK, A CHILD.The suit request SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP as is more fully shown by Petition on fi le in this suit.
The date and place of birth of the child(ren) who is/are the subject of the suit:DATE OF BIRTH: December 26, 1996PLACE OF BIRTH: FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS
The Court has authority in this suit to render an order in the child(ren)’s interest which will be binding on you, including the termination of the parent-child relationship, the determination of paternity and the appointment of a conservator with authority to consent to the child(ren)’s adoption.Issued and given under my hand and seal of said Court at Richmond, Texas, ON THIS THE 12TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2011.
ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER OR RESPONDENT:MAISIE BARRINGER3212 SMITH SUITE 202HOUSTON, TX 770006
DISTRICT CLERK ANNIE REBECCA ELLIOTTFORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS
By Deputy District Clerk Amanda Morales281-238-3282
NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALENOTICE OF LEVYREAL PROPERTY
Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and lor Order of Sale issued on the 02nd day of September, 2011 by the County Court at Law No. 3 Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause # 961491703 in favor of the Plaintiff -Ocean Waves Products Plaintiff , for the sum of $15,077.49 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and I or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. Therefore, on the 12th day of September, 2011, I, Constable Rob Cook of Precinct Three Fort Bend County, have levied on and have seized all rights, title, interest, and claim to which the said Defendant(s) -Marc Issa had of, in, or to the following described real property, and will off er for sale on the 01st day of NOVEMBER, 2011 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours often o’clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m., any and all rights, title, interests and claims which the above defendant had of, in, or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz:
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LAKEMONT SECTION 4, BLOCK 1, LOT 14.
Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affi xed thereto. All sales are fi nal.
ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: $138,230
Terms: Cash Sale to be held at or about 10:00 A.M.
ROB COOK, CONSTABLEFort Bend County Precinct 3
Sergeant J. M. HUTSON#1310Deputy Constable
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NOTICE FOR COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSALS
36-INCH SURFACE WATER LINE
FROM VOSS ROAD TO FIRST COLONY WATER PLANT
The City of Sugar Land seeks competitive sealed proposals for furnishing all labor, material, and equipment, and performing all work required for the following project in the City:
CIP PROJECT NAME: 36-Inch Surface Water Line from
Voss Road to First Colony Water Plant
CIP PROJECT NUMBER: SW0801
LOCATION OF WORK: Voss Road, Hwy 6, and Ditch H in
Fort Bend County, Sugar Land, TX.
Plans, specifi cations, and competitive sealed proposal documents may be obtained at the following offi ces and location with payment of $50.00 for electronic format of Adobe.pdf copies saved to compact disc media:
Lockwood, Andrews, & Newnam, Inc.
2925 Briarpark Drive, 3rd Floor
Houston, TX 77042
Contact Kerri Burton at 713-821-0406
Sealed proposals 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. on Thursday, November 3, 2011, at which time the names of the fi rms submitting sealed proposals will be read. Sealed proposals received after the opening date and time will not be considered
A mandatory pre-proposal meeting for all interested parties will be held at 3:00
p.m. on Thursday, October 20, 2011, at the City of Sugar Land City Hall, 2700
Town Center Boulevard North, Sugar Land, TX 77479.
The City Council will award the contract as provided in the Request for Competitive Sealed Proposals. The City of Sugar Land will give notice of the contract award within ninety (90) calendar days after the opening date and time.
Glenda Gundermann, TRMC, CMC, AAECity Secretary
CITY OF MISSOURI CITY
LEGAL NOTICE
The Missouri City Recreation and Leisure Corporation is now issuing a Request for Proposals for the following:
RFP #057-12 Design and Set Up of Golf Pro Shop Retail Space
The Missouri City Recreation and Leisure Corporation (“MCRLC”) is soliciting pro-posals for design, provision, and installation of retail display space for the op-eration of the Quail Valley Golf Course Pro Shop. The proposals submitted shall contain all services and costs necessary to convert a new built-out unoccupied retail space in the MCRLC’s Golf Pro Shop. The MCRLC intends to contract with one (1) vendor.
A non-mandatory pre-proposal conference will be held at 11 AM, Thursday,
October 13, 2011 in the Quail Valley Golf Course Pro Shop located at 2880 La Quinta in Missouri City, Texas.
Proposals will be accepted until 2 PM Local Time, October 31, 2011 and then opened.
The RFP packages may be obtained beginning October 5th by requesting the document name and number listed above by:
•contacting the Purchasing Offi ce at 1522 Texas Parkway (281) 403-8626•email [email protected]
Proposals must be sealed, marked on the outside of the delivery envelope with the RFP name and number as listed above, and the date of opening. Propos-als 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. Proposal packages marked improperly and therefore misdirected may be disqualifi ed. Proposals are opened in public in the City Hall Council Chambers.
Charles Oberrender, CPPBPurchasing Manager, City of Missouri City, Texas
CITY OF MISSOURI CITY
LEGAL NOTICE
The City of Missouri City, Texas is now issuing a Request for Proposals for the fol-lowing:
RFP# 050-12 BANK DEPOSITORY SERVICES
The City of Missouri City is seeking proposals from eligible fi nancial institutions to be the banking depository for the City. The banking services proposal will include the basic services of receiving deposits, paying items, wiring funds out, receiving funds wired in, stop payments, and other normal business banking activities. The contract will not cover investment transaction activities other than safekeeping services. The City plans to manage its own investment portfolio.
Proposals will only be accepted from fi nancial institutions qualifi ed under Chapter 105 depositories for municipal funds with branches located within the City of Mis-souri City. Any and all charges and fees associated with the services must be clearly and ac-curately included in the proposal response.
Proposals will be accepted until 2:00 p.m. local time November 7, 2011 and then opened.
The RFP packages may be obtained beginning October 12th by requesting the document name and number listed above by:
•contacting the City Purchasing Offi ce at 1522 Texas Parkway (281) 403-8626•email [email protected]
Proposals must be sealed, marked on the outside of the delivery envelope with the RFP name and number as listed above, and the date of opening. Proposals must be delivered to the attention of the Sealed Bid Box, City of Missouri City Purchas-ing Offi ce, 1522 Texas Parkway, Missouri City, Texas, 77489, prior to the acceptance deadline. Proposal packages marked improperly and therefore misdirected may be disqualifi ed. Proposals are opened in public in the City Hall Council Chambers.
Charles Oberrender, CPPBPurchasing ManagerCity of Missouri City, Texas
NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALENOTICE OF LEVYREAL PROPERTY
Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and lor Order of Sale issued on the 24th day of August, 2011 by the 400th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause # 10-DCV-181773 in favor of the Plaintiff -QUAIL VALLEY EAST COMMlJNITY ASSOCIATION, INC. Plaintiff , for the sum of $2,636.00 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and I or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. Therefore, on the 05th day of October, 2011, I, Constable Rob Cook of Precinct Three Fort Bend County, have levied on and have seized all rights, title, interest, and claim to which the said Defendant(s) -SHARI LYNN GOODIE had of, in, or to the following described real property, and will off er for sale on the 1ST day of NOVEMBER, 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 above defendant had of, in, or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz:LEGAL DESCRIPTION:LOT 26, BLOCK 30, OF QUAIL VALLEY EAST SUBDIVISION, SECTION 5, A SUBDIVISION OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AT VOLUME IS, PAGE 3, IN THE MAP OR PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS.Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affi xed thereto. All sales are fi nal.
ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: $92,190.Terms: Cash . Sale to be held at or about 10:00 A.M.
ROB COOK, CONSTABLEFort Bend County Precinct 3
Sergeant J. M. HUTSON#1310Deputy Constable
NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALENOTICE OF LEVYREAL PROPERTY
Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and / or Order of Sale issued on the 4th day of August, 2011 by the 434th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause # 10-DCV-183074 in favor of the Plaintiff -BARRINGTON PLACE HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION Plaintiff , for the sum of $4,856.90 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and / or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. Therefore, on the 7th day of October, 2011, I, Constable Rob Cook of Precinct Three Fort Bend County, have levied on and have seized all rights, title, interest, and claim to which the said Defendant(s) -SANDRA I. ARTAVIA AND LUIS ARTAVIA had of, in, or to the following described real property, and will off er for sale on the 01ST day of NOVEMBER, 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 above defendant had of, in, or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz:LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 17, BLOCK 8, BARRINGTON PLACE, SECTION 3, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN SLIDE NOS 594/B AND 595/A OF PLAT RECORDS OF THE FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, AS MODIFIED BY ANY SUPPLEMENTS THERETO OR REPLATS THEREOF.Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affi xed thereto. All sales are fi nal.ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: $134,820.00Terms: Cash . Sale to be held at or about 10:00 A.M.
ROB COOK, CONSTABLEFort Bend County Precinct 3
Sergeant J. M. HUTSON#1310Deputy Constable
NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALENOTICE OF LEVYREAL PROPERTY
Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and / or Order of Sale issued on the 24th day of August, 2011 by the 434th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause # 08-DCV-162458 in favor of the Plaintiff -WESTPARK LAKES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. Plaintiff , for the sum of $1,204.23 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and / or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. Therefore, on the 05th day of October, 2011, I, Constable Rob Cook of Precinct Three Fort Bend County, have levied on and have seized all rights, title, interest, and claim to which the said Defendant(s) -JOSE BARILLAS had of, in, or to the following described real property, and will off er for sale on the 01ST day of NOVEMBER, 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 above defendant had of, in, or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz:LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 3, BLOCK 3, OF WESTPARK LAKES, SECTION 1, A SUBDIVISION OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AT SLIDE NOS. 858/A AND 858/B IN THE MAP OR PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS.
Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affi xed thereto. All sales are fi nal.
ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: $134,550Terms: Cash Sale to be held at or about 10:00 A.M.
ROB COOK, CONSTABLEFort Bend County Precinct 3
Sergeant J. M. HUTSON#1310Deputy Constable
NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALENOTICE OF LEVYREAL PROPERTY
Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and I or Order of Sale issued on the 07th day of September, 2011 by the 240th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause # 10-DCV-180354 in favor of the Plaintiff -KINGS BRIDGE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Plaintiff , for the sum of $3,673.71 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and I or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. Therefore, on the 28th day of September, 2011, I, Constable Rob Cook of Precinct Three Fort Bend County, have levied on and have seized all rights, title, interest, and claim to which the said Defendant(s) -MONMPOINT & GUIRLANDE CHERY had of, in, or to the following described real property, and will off er for sale on the 01ST day of NOVEMBER, 2011 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours often o’clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m., any and all rights, title, interests and claims which the above defendantLEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 18, IN BLOCK 1, OF KINGSBRIDGE PLACE, SECTION 5, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN SLIDE NO. 2053/A AND 20531/B OF THE MAP RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, (THE “PROPERTY”) ALSO KNOWN AS 9331 ROYAL WAY, HOUSTON, FORT BEND COUNTY, TX 77083.Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affi xed thereto. All sales are fi nal.
ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: $175,240
Terms: Cash . Sale to be held at or about 10:00 A.M.
ROB COOK, CONSTABLEFort Bend County Precinct 3
Sergeant J. M. HUTSON#1310Deputy Constable
NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALENOTICE OF LEVYREAL PROPERTY
Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and lor Order of Sale issued on the 26th day of August, 2011 by the 240th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause # 1O-DCV-181902 in favor of the Plaintiff QUAIL VALLEY EAST COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC. Plaintiff , for the sum of $3,633.00 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and / or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. Therefore, on the 5th day of October, 2011, I, Constable Rob Cook of Precinct Three Fort Bend County, have levied on and have seized all rights, title, interest, and claim to which the said Defendant(s) -JOHN DANIEL AND ALEYAMMA DANIEL had of, in, or to the following described real property, and will off er for sale on the 01ST day of NOVEMBER, 2011 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours often o’clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m., any and all rights, title, interests and claims which the above defendant had of, in, or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz:LEGAL DESCRIPTION:LOT 21, BLOCK 32, OF QUAIL VALLEY EAST SUBDIVISION, SECTION 5, A SUBDIVISION OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AT VOLUME 15, PAGE 3, IN THE MAP OR PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS.Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affi xed thereto. All sales are fi nal.
ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: $91,370
Terms: Cash Sale to be held at or about 10:00 A.M.
ROB COOK, CONSTABLEFort Bend County Precinct 3
Sergeant J. M. HUTSON#1310Deputy Constable
NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALETHE STATE OF TEXASFORT BEND COUNTYBy virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable 240TH DISTRICT COURT of FORT BEND County on the 9TH day of SEPTEMBER, 2011 by the Clerk thereof, in the case of FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT VS. ROBERT L. WILLIAMS, SR, ET AL in Cause # 10-DCV -181130 and to me, as CONSTABLE directed and delivered, I will proceed to sell, at 10:00 0’ Clock AM on the 1st day of November, 2011, which is the fi rst Tuesday of said month, at the Offi cial door of the Courthouse of said FORT BEND County, in the City of RICHMOND, Texas, the following described property, to wit:TRACT 1: GEO: 2150090040090907 LOT NINE (9), BLOCK FOUR (4), OF BRIARGATE, SECTION NINE (9), AN ADDITION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN VOLUME PAGE 34, OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS.Levied on the 6TH day of DAY OF OCTOBER as the property of ROBERT L. WILLIAMS, SR. & DOROTHY B. WILLIAMSto satisfy a judgment amounting to $4,737.27, representing delinquent taxes, penalties, interest, and attorney’s fees through the date of judgment, plus all costs of court, costs of sale, and post judgment penalties and interest recoverable by law in favor of FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, FORT BEND COUNTY AND CITY OF HOUSTON.
ALL BIDDERS MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION 34.015 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 6th day of October, 2011.
ROB COOK, CONSTABLEFort Bend County Precinct 3
Sergeant J. M. HUTSON#1310Deputy Constable
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING TO CONSIDERTAXATION OF GOODS-IN-TRANSIT
andSCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLANS FOR
ACADEMICALLY UNACCEPTABLE CAMPUSESFor Fort Bend Independent School District
4:00 P.M. on October 24, 2011in the Board Room of the FBISD Administration Building
16431 Lexington Blvd. • Sugar LandThe purpose of this meeting is to consider the
taxation of goods-in-transit and school improvement plans for academically
unacceptable campuses for Fort Bend Independent School District.
Public Encouraged to Attend
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
AIRPORT ZONES AZ-01 IMPERIAL / TRACT 3 PROPERTY
2011 AVIGATION EASEMENT
REMOVAL OF AIRPORT ZONES (AZ-01 AND ANID) FOR IMPERIAL / TRACT 3 PROPERTY APPROXIMATELY 585 ACRES DISTRICT DUE TO RECORDATION OF 2011 AVIGATION EASEMENT, FURTHER DESCRIBED AS BOUNDED NORTH BY VOSS ROAD, EAST BY PORTIONS OF BURNEY ROAD, AND WEST BY STATE HIGHWAY 6.
PURPOSE: ONE (1) PUBLIC HEARING SHALL BE HELD AT WHICH ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE PROPOSED AIRPORT ZONING SHALL BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD.
WHERE: CITY OF SUGAR LAND CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER 2700 TOWN CENTER BOULEVARD NORTH
WHEN: AIRPORT ZONING COMMISSION 6:30 P.M., NOVEMBER 8, 2011
DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED AIRPORT ZONING MAY BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING THE CITY OF SUGAR LAND PLANNING OFFICE (281) 275-2218 OR BY EMAIL AT [email protected]. THE PLANNING OFFICE IS OPEN MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 8:00 O’CLOCK A.M. TO 5:00 O’CLOCK P.M., AND IS LOCATED IN CITY HALL, 2700 TOWN CENTER BOULEVARD NORTH, SUGAR LAND, TEXAS. PLEASE CONTACT US IF YOU WISH TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO GO OVER ADDITIONAL DETAILS IN PERSON.
Vicinity Map:
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT OPTIMUM PERSONAL CARE, INC.
LAKEVIEW DRIVE
REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ESTABLISH OPTIMUM PER-SONAL CARE, INC. (NURSING & PERSONAL CARE) FACILITY ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON LAKEVIEW DRIVE NEAR THE INTERSECTION WITH ELDRIDGE ROAD IN THE BUSINESS OFFICE (B-O) DISTRICT, BEING FURTHER DESCRIBED AS 11.5861 ACRES IN THE BROWN & BELKAP SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 15, CITY OF SUGAR LAND, FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS.
PURPOSE: ONE (1) PUBLIC HEARING SHALL BE HELD AT WHICH ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE PROPOSED CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT SHALL BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD.
WHERE: CITY OF SUGAR LAND CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER 2700 TOWN CENTER BOULEVARD NORTH
WHEN: PLANNING & ZONING MEETING 6:00 P.M., NOVEMBER 8, 2011
DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT MAY BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING THE CITY OF SUGAR LAND PLANNING OFFICE (281) 275-2218 OR EMAIL [email protected]. THE PLANNING OFFICE IS OPEN MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 8:00 O’CLOCK A.M. TO 5:00 O’CLOCK P.M., AND IS LOCATED IN CITY HALL, 2700 TOWN CENTER BOULEVARD NORTH, SUGAR LAND, TEXAS. PLEASE CONTACT US IF YOU WISH TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO GO OVER ADDITIONAL DETAILS IN PERSON.
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Colony Bend Elementary School celebrates 30 years of service
The fi rst public school in First Colony, Colony Bend Elemen-tary opened its doors on Aug. 31, 1981 to 618 students and only 25 teachers. The school has had fi ve principals, with Dr. Ray Hassett serving as its fi rst and Sue Sierra as the current principal. The school’s mascot changed from the original Pioneers to the American bald eagle. The school colors went from forest green and tan to its current red, white and blue. To mark its 30th anni-versary, Colony Bend will host a two-day celebration, beginning on Thursday, Oct. 20 with a morning parade around the campus. On the evening of Oct. 20, the school will host a reception, be-ginning at 7 pm in the school’s cafeteria, for all current and for-mer members of the Colony Bend Elementary family (including students, administrators, staff, and community members). Fes-tivities will continue for students on Friday, Oct. 21, as they take part in several fun activities (such as bounce houses and games) throughout the day. Colony Bend Elementary School is located at 2720 Planters Street in Sugar Land. For more information about the anniversary events, call 281-634-4080.
CITY OF MISSOURI CITYNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
On Monday, November 7, 2011, there will be held, during the regularly
scheduled City Council meeting beginning at 7:00 p.m., in the Council
Chamber, City of Missouri City, City Hall, 1522 Texas Parkway, Missouri City,
Texas, a public hearing to discuss the annexation and proposed annexation
service plan for the property east of the current city limits, west of the
extension of Teal Road, south of State Highway 6, and north of Newpoint
Estates and that portion of the Newpoint Estates subdivision that is west
of the extension of Teal Road right of way and not currently within the city
limits of the City of Arcola, excluding Reserve B and that portion of Reserve
A not currently within the City. Any interested person is entitled to speak
and present evidence for or against the proposed annexation and service
plan. The proposed annexation service plan is available for public inspection
in the Development Services Department during regular business hours.
For questions concerning the annexation process, please contact the
Development Services Department at (281) 403-8541.
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The St. Laurence Chamber Singers will present “Music for the Soul”, a concert featur-ing a variety of choral works from the early Baroque period to the 21st Century, includ-ing Fauré’s Requiem, plus anthems, hymns and spiritu-als, at St. Laurence Catholic Church on Friday, October 28, at 8:00 p.m. Under the direction of Kevin Klotz, the Chamber Singers will offer this concert to the public free of charge.
“The Requiem in D minor by French composer Gabriel Fauré has become an im-mensely popular and well-
loved choral-orchestral work among both singers and listen-ers,” says Klotz.
“One cannot help but be moved by the lyrical melodies, shimmering choral sonorities, rich orchestration and peace-ful spirit embedded in this time-honored masterpiece. It is truly music for the soul!”
Inspired by All Souls Day (November 2), “Music for the Soul” showcases this requiem, music written for a funeral Mass. But unlike the requi-ems of Mozart, Cherubini and Verdi, this one emphasizes hope, peace and comfort. Fau-ré composed it around 1890,
at about the same time as the deaths of both of his parents.
The piece contains beauti-ful melodies which are of-ten chant-like, unique choral harmony, rich orchestration, and the famous and beautiful soprano solo movement, “Pie Jesu”. The program also in-cludes pieces by Alessandro Scarlatti, Eric Whitacre and arrangements of hymns and spirituals.
The St. Laurence Chamber Singers, known for profes-sional quality performances of sacred music, is under the direction of founder Kevin Klotz, a music minister at St.
Laurence and doctoral cho-ral conducting student at the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston.
The Chamber Singers re-lies fully on donations to un-derwrite the cost of present-ing these concerts free to the public. Patron support at all levels is available and dona-tions are happily accepted at the concert.
To learn more about the Chamber Singers or St. Lau-rence Catholic Church, at 3100 Sweetwater Boulevard in Sug-ar Land, visit www.stlaurence.org or contact the parish offi ce at (281)980-9812.
St. Laurence Chamber Singers and Orchestra, under the direction of Kevin Klotz, far left.
Get a jump-start on your holiday shopping by attend-ing the Fort Bend Junior League’s eleventh annual Sugar Plum Market.
This year’s “Walkin’ in a Winter Wonderland” themed event, presented by Method-ist Sugar Land Hospital will be held on Thursday, Nov. 3 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Fri-day, Nov. 4 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 5 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Stafford Centre Performing Arts Theatre and Convention Centre.
The shopping extrava-ganza kicks off with Preview Night underwritten by Fideli-ty Investments – Sugar Land, Thursday, Nov. 3.
Ticket prices for this ear-ly–bird event are $60 and include entrance to an exclu-sive night of shopping, two complimentary drink tickets, live entertainment, large spe-cialty raffl e along with tast-ing delicious samples from surrounding restaurants. Restaurants already com-mitted are; Black Eyed Pea, Carino’s Italian, Escalante’s,
Pier 36, PF Chang’s, Post Oak Grill, The Swinging Door, The Sweet Boutique and Turquoise Grill & Bar.
The Market features a large raffl e and over 100 vendors selling items, from holiday goods to home accessories, clothing, jewelry and gour-met foods. Shopping hours are from 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. General Ad-mission tickets are available for $10.
Tickets for the Sugar Plum Market are available online now at www.sugarplummar-ket.com.
General Admission tickets may also be purchased at se-lect Fort Bend County Ran-dall’s stores. Ticket sales, booth fees and sponsorships go towards helping local Fort Bend County charities.
For additional information on sponsorship opportuni-ties or purchasing tickets to the 2011 Sugar Plum Mar-ket, please visit the website, call 281-636-6272, or e-mail [email protected].
Holiday shopping starts with the Sugar Plum Market
Left to right- FBJSL members Themile Bush, Sherri Ebarb, Melissa Guerra, Cindy Dempster
Bill McKinzie, President/CEO of Manatron and Marty Ulan-ski, Executive Vice President, National GRM Operations of Manatron presented the 2011 NATIONAL OUTSTANDING USER award to Dianne Wilson, center, County Clerk, Fort Bend County, Texas, at its annual Users Conference held last month in Austin. The award recipient is selected by a team of Manatron employees to honor an outstanding customer. Fort Bend County and Dianne Wilson were pioneers in 1994 in the use of document imaging and archiving.
The Stafford MSD Educa-tion Foundation will host its 4th Annual Gobble Hobble Run, Walk, and Push on a Certifi ed 5K Course on Sat-urday November 19, 2011 starting at 8 a.m. (packet pick up: 6:30 a.m- 7:30 a.m) at the Stafford MSD School Complex, 1625 Staffordshire Road, Stafford, Texas. Chil-dren under 6 are free. $10 registration fee for students in kindergarten through 12th grade, $20 registration fee by Oct. 31, and $25 registration fee through Nov. 19.. A spe-cial team rate – pay for four adults and register fi ve – is also offered. Save the day for a morning of exercise, com-petition, and goodies. Reg-ister online at EZtoRegister.com. For additional infor-mation, go to www.stafford-
msd.org, email [email protected] or call 281-261-9219. The SMSDEF is a tax-exempt organization established to secure fi nancial support and other resources for students.
Gobble Hobble 5K Run-Walk-Push
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The constitutional amendment to change the length of the unexpired term that causes the automatic resignation of certain elected county or district offi ceholders if they become candidates for another offi ce.FURTHER EXPLANATION:
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The Bands of America Con-roe Regional Championship was held in The Woodland’s on Oct. 8, where the Stephen F. Austin High Marching Band and Angels Dance Team captured recognition in the competition.
In the preliminary round, they won third place in Divi-sion 4A, a level higher than they have competed in previ-ous years.
The Stephen F. Austin High Marching Band and Angels Dance Team was the only
FBISD band to make Finals, and won fi fth place overall in the competition. The di-visions are based on student population in grades 10-12.
Twenty-seven performing bands from around the re-gion competed in the Bands of America Conroe Regional Championship.
Bands of America Champi-onships are recognized as the premiere high school march-ing band events in the United States.
With the high caliber of par-
ticipants that competed this weekend, this accomplish-ment is a great honor and the Austin Band Boosters could not be prouder of the students who have put in hundreds of hours of hard work preparing.
The Stephen F. Austin High Marching Band and Angels Dance Team will now be fi ne tuning their show entitled “Angels Among Us” as they prepare to head to the BOA Super Regional Champion-ships on Nov. 4 in San Anto-nio.
Members of the Stephen F. Austin High Marching Band and Angels Dance TeamJanelle Korf, left, Stephanie Clark, Marc Estil and Carolyn Levert
Stephen F. Austin Band gets recognition
The fun and frights of Hal-loween Town will return to Sugar Land Town Square on Sunday, Oct. 30 from 4-8 p.m. Superheroes, friendly monsters and other Hallow-een characters are all invited to enjoy an evening of family fun and festive frights!
Activities such as a haunt-ed horse and carriage ride, extreme face painting, wax hand making and other scare-friendly surprises await fami-lies at Halloween Town.
Retailers also invite chil-
dren to trick-or-treat through-out their stores for delicious treats from 4-6 p.m. Other en-tertainment includes the new-ly added munchkin pumpkin patch, spooky haunted house and crafts provided by local organizations.
Keep Sugar Land Beautiful and Sugar Land’s Community and Environmental Services Division will offer activities emphasizing the importance of recycling and keeping Sugar Land clean and green everyday of the year. Pre-
registration is strongly rec-ommended for the popular costume contest that will take place on the steps of City Hall throughout the evening. A variety of categories are pl Due to the high volume of participants, only the fi rst 30 contestants per category are guaranteed an opportunity to compete. Admission is free and open to the community. For more information and costume contest entry forms, visit www.sugarlandtx.gov or call (281) 275-2885.
