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Halloween decorations, but then seconds later realized he was looking at a crime scene and the suspect was right in front of him,
the victim’s son. According to sheriff’s spokesman, Bob Haenel, the bodies of Steve and Laquita
Volume XXXVI • No. 11 Wednesday, October 30, 2013
BOND, continued on page 5
PARRICIDE, continued on page 5
FORT BEND, continued on page 5
OFFICER DOWN, continued on page 5
MEADOWS, continued on page 5
NO, continued on page 5
Some folks are just too dumb to walk amongst us…
Early last S a t u r d a y morning three of their kings were out and about in Stafford – and made an error in judgment that they will long live to regret. They just thought they got ahold of the Devil that
By LeaAnne Klentzman
Dumb, Dumber, and
Dumbest
DUMB
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DUMB, continued on page 5
Sugar Land Town Square turns into Halloween Town
Photos by Joey Belleza
Halloween fun seekers gathered at Sugar Land Town Square last Sunday for a screamingly good time with awesome entertainment, delicious food and sweet treats for all. Superheroes, monsters, princesses and fairies were among those who made it a perfectly fun family event. (Top left photo) The cute Minions in Black, represented by Nicholas and Jonathan Lee, were the crowd favorite and awarded first place in the kids’ costume contest category.
Birds of Prey program offered
Photo by EarthQuest
Shown is Steve Hoddy with an Andean Condor with a wingspan of over 10 feet! You can see all this and much more at Brazos Bend State Park on Saturday, November 2 at 2:30pm. For one day only Master Falconer and environmental educator Steve Hoddy founder of EarthQuest will present a Birds of Prey Program to the public. The program will be held in the lawn area in front of the park’s nature center. Feel free to bring lawn chairs, blankets or just sit in the grass. The program is free of charge with regular park admission. Donations will be accepted and will go to EarthQuest. For more information visit their website www.brazosbend.org or call the park at 979-553-5101.
By Elsa Maxey As of yesterday, Tuesday, the
City of Sugar Land “has not been notified by the Texas Ethics Commission of any complaint filed with them relating to the November 2013 bond election,” said city spokesperson Doug Adolph about a complaint filed by and provided to media outlets by Diana Miller, founder of Sustainable Sugar Land this
month naming City Manager Allen Bogard as a respondent.
The commission’s attorney on the matter, Tim Sorrells, contacted by the "Star" twice this week, has not been available to respond to questions. At press time, the entire legal staff of the commission, eight attorneys including Sorrells, was in a commission meeting which could last until the end of the day, said an office representative and
Community advocate files ethics complaint against city
Does a “no” vote on Sugar Land bond projects mean you’re not a proud resident?
that no one else could provide feedback, even to confirm the filing. One could surmise that the meeting may have included the complaint filed against Sugar Land, but that would be mere speculation.
In the sworn document filed on October 17 (see complaint online) by 29-year Sugar Land resident, Miller, who is referred
By LeaAnne Klentzman
Former Marine, military police officer, mother, Stafford Police officer, and one infuriated patrol officer!
Ann Carrizales was on routine patrol in the wee hours of Saturday morning October 26, when she came across a sedan stopped in a moving lane of traffic in the 12700 block of Murphy Road between W. Airport and Fountaingate Drive.
Officer down ... but not out
Officer Ann Carrizales
Officer Carrizales checked out with the dispatcher and approached the vehicle.
According to Stafford Police, as she approached the car talking with the driver, the passenger, later identified as Sergio Francisco Rodriguez, 21, a purported gang member from Honduras shot her twice, once in the chest and once in the face.
By Betsy Dolan Missouri City's Bond
Exploratory Committee (BEC) has designated how $40 million would be divvied up in a proposed bond referendum in May. Residents have until November 15 to provide their feedback.
The bond package calls for $13 million to be spent on transportation, $10 million on
facilities, $8 million on public safety, $6.5 million on drainage and $2.5 million for parks and recreation.
While specific transportation projects have not yet been identified, improvements would include maintenance such as paving, sidewalks, and landscaping as well as widening projects.
The drainage project would include improvements to the
Missouri City unveils preliminary plans for $40 million bond referendum
Residents have until November 15 to give feedback
Willow Waterhold Watershed as well as mitigate future flooding as the city's growth continues.
Public safety improvements would include the property purchase, design, construction of Fire Station #6. The measure also calls for buying a new fire truck.
Developing a plan to build a new city hall and repairing the existing structure make up the
By Karen Daniels
The City of Meadows Place has a problem with empty houses. At the October City Council meeting, an agenda item to repeal and replace sections of the city's current code of
ordinance, quickly became a divisive subject. Mayor Charles Jessup has been working on this solution for a year. "This is the first question I get from residents, complaining about the house next door that is dilapidated or abandoned."
Meadows Place Mayor declares “War on abandoned homes”
This redefined ordinance, "Will not be a hammer, but it will give us teeth."
Mayor ProTem Terry Henley made a motion to table this agenda item
By LeaAnne Klentzman
Homicide again strikes the Village of Weston Lakes in far west Fort Bend County.
Friday afternoon about 3:45 pm. the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a woman screaming and a man with a body at a home on Watersmeet in Weston Lakes.
When the first deputy arrived on the scene he momentarily confused what he saw for
Parricide takes place in the Village of Weston Lakes
Ross Lawrence
By Betsy Dolan
With under a million dollars to go, the Fort Bend Children's Discovery Center is gearing up for their final push to raise $3.65 million by December 31.
The project, which will be a partnership with the nationally recognized Children's Museum of Houston (CMH), will be
Fort Bend Children's Discovery Center closing in on $3.65 M goal
located in a 10,000 square foot existing brick building in the historic Imperial Development and is slated to open in the summer of 2015.
After meeting the George Foundation’s $1-million matching challenge grant months ahead of the October 31 deadline,
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Kalin and Rob are getting settled in their new home in Richmond. Here is what they said: “Buying our first home was exciting and also stressful at times. Jennifer led us through the process step by step. We are happy with the results. We could not have done it without her!”
MISSING DOGS: FYI: If you know the owners of a white Boxer dog and a black Lab. Please ask them to email this Hotline Column. Proud has received notification from a resident that these 2 dogs were seen together in the vicinity of QV East Drive & intersections of Clearbrook & Hilton Head the morning of October 23rd (Wednesday).
CYPRESS POINT ENTRANCE @ Cartwright: The QV FUND HOA is looking into this concern, by a QV resident, about not enough flower/plant updates.
CITY CENTRE @ Quail Valley: QV Garden Club continues with a landscaping project at City Centre, which began in February 2013. “City Centre is a beautiful facility that gives the people of Missouri City PRIDE! “We
wanted the landscaping to reflect the architectural beauty of the building.” (Courtesy of the QV Garden Club.)
BROKEN RECORD: This sounds like a broken record BUT it cannot be stressed enough. PLEASE do not leave any items visible in your car/truck when you exit the vehicle. If your items can be seen while passing your vehicle, you become a possible target.
DON’T BE PARANOID—BE CAUTIOUS! Always assume that you are being watched. If you place your phone/purse/computer in your trunk before you enter a park/game/fitness center, etc. you are telling “them” that you have valuable items in your unattended vehicle.
WHAT THEY USUALLY WANT? They typically
are not interested in a trunk full of groceries. They want your cash, your check book, your credit cards, your lap top, your cell phone.
POOR CELLULAR RECEPTION: The only way to improve this is to have a cell tower. Residents say, okay with me, AS LONG AS IT IS NOT IN MY “NEIGHBORHOOD”. That is not possible, so I guess we all just continue to endure the poor reception?
HELP PROUD SPONSOR QV PROJECTS: Mail your (tax deductible) donation of $25 or more to: Frost Bank, Lock box Department, Quail Valley PROUD, P. O. Box 367 Dept. 06, Houston, Texas 77001.
The battle for our borders comes home. Last Saturday morning Fort Bend residents awoke to learn that a Stafford police officer had been shot, twice, in the line of duty. She was doing her job and keeping the citizens safe while they slept when she was ambushed by a carload of purported illegals with alleged drug and gang ties.
This evil lurking at the gates of our country and county has tentacles that are entwined with drug cartels and gangs that have been marching north up the South American continent for the last 30 years. As the Beltway Boys pontificate; we here along the southern border of the United States could use a little help…UNITING…. our border that is.
There are many facets to border security; as a country we have been remiss, as a people we have turned a blind eye. The United States was founded on freedoms, principals, and opportunity by welcoming the Huddled Masses. The problem we seem to be facing now is how to afford those Huddled Masses. Entitlements are way too high and the working population is steadily shrinking. No, not because of slackers but because of lower birth rates and the onset of family planning some 45 years ago, thus the ratio of worker to retiree is drowning us. We need workers paying into the system ... legal ones.
Interestingly, David Dewhurst is calling on the federal government to pay back Texas for housing illegal immigrants that are in the justice system. That has been a plight for border
states for years. Citizen or not, if someone commits a crime, they are headed to the local hoosegow. That costs money, food, the latest in orange jumpsuits, electricity, and new facilities to house the perpetrators just to name a few which all equals to millions more per year. Want to add that cost to your property tax?
The pitfalls of immigration legislation are as long and deep as the tentacles of the drug cartels. Immigration to the United States is a business. To begin with, it employs thousands of bureaucrats, support services for those bureaucrats, enforcers, lawyers, judges, prosecutors, then there are the lawyers for the immigrant, Social Services for
immigrates and families, schools, medical attention the list goes on forever. But realistically, how can this problem be fixed if the Beltway Boys can’t even keep the government running?
Beltway Boys poking at each other and not taking care of business and getting productive legislation passed, like immigration reform, could have very likely robbed a family of their mother, the city of Stafford, and Fort Bend County of a hardworking, tough police officer. If only the Beltway Boys had the kind of tenacity and commitment that Officer Ann Carrizales exemplified last weekend we could all stand proud. Heck, maybe she can get the borders under control.
There’s a telephone survey taking place in Fort Bend test-ing the waters on the “like-ability” of Rosenberg Mayor Vincent Morales for a run for the county judgeship in the upcoming primaries in March. Filing would have to take place by the end of December. Mayor Morales would be opposing incumbent Fort Bend County Judge Bob Hebert,
should the Judge decide to run for reelection. A Fort Bend resident was called this week from a 503 area code number and she thought maybe she had been selected as a contestant on the Wheel of Fortune, since she had requested to be in the show. She said she answered the call excitedly and even though it did not turn out to be the case, she says she was still excited about what she heard. Feedback about both Mayor Morales and Judge Hebert was sought in relation to “if the election were held today,” etc., etc. Not yet confirmed with Mayor Morales, we hear from reliable sources that this is in the making. Heads up - you may be one of the 30,000 called!
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This Zumba fundraiser was held last Saturday at Simply Fit A Studio for Women for The Anne Sullivan Scholarship Foundation. According to Simply Fit A Studio for Women owner, Victoria Arevalo, $4,200 in donations was raised. All money will go directly to The Anne Sullivan Firefighter Memorial Fund.The scholarship is listed on The Greater Houston Community Foundation website, www.ghcf.org. The scholar-ship fund focuses on assisting women who want to be first responders. Shown are participants in this Zumba fundraiser.
Fallen Firefighter Anne Sullivan Memorial fundraiser successful
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SOUTHMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH • 281-499-23104200 Cartwright Road, Missouri City, 77459 Contemporary Worship Service: 9:00am Sunday School: 10:15am Traditional Worship Service: 11:15am www.southminpres.org
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
HERITAGE BAPTIST CHURCH • 281-403-49942223 FM1092 • Missouri City, TX 77459 Dr. Charles Murphy, Pastor Sunday Bible Study 9:30am - 6:00pm Sunday Worship 10:45am - 7:00pm Wednesday: 7:00pm Bible Study / AWANA "A Place To Call Home" - www.hbctx.org
BAPTIST CHURCH
MURPHY RD. CHURCH OF CHRIST • 281-261-52162025 FM 1092 • Missouri City Sunday Worship: 9:30am - 5:00pm Bible Classes: Sunday 10:45am Bible Study: Wednesday 7:30pm www.murphyroadchurch.org
CHURCH OF CHRIST
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH • 281-499-35023900 Lexington Blvd., Missouri City, TX 77459 Sunday Worship: 9:00am, 11:00am Open Skies Worship: 9:00am Sunday School All Ages 10:00am www.fumcmc.org
SUGAR LAND METHODIST CHURCH • 281-491-6041431 Eldridge Road, Sugar Land, TX 77478 Worship @ 9:00am and 11:15am Bible Study, all ages, @ 10:10am www.sugarlandmethodist.org
CHRIST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH • 281-980-68883300 Austin Parkway • Sugar Land, TX 77479 Sunday Worship: 8:15am - 9:45am - 11:05am the hub - 11:00am Sunday School for all ages - 9:45am www.cumcsl.org
METHODIST CHURCH
FISHERS OF MEN LUTHERAN CHURCH (LCMS) • 281-242-77112011 Austin Parkway - Sugar Land, TX 77479 www.fishersofmen.org Sunday Worship: 8:30am - 11:00am Sunday School classes for ages 2 & up: 9:40am
LUTHERAN CHURCH
SUGAR LAND CHURCH OF CHRIST • 281-561-088115590 Voss Road • Sugar Land • www.slcoc.org Sunday Worship Services: 7:00am • 10am • 5pm Bible Study (all ages): Sun. 9am & Wed. 7pm Tuesday Seniors' Bible Study: 10am
NEW HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH (ELCA) • 281-499-76111424 FM 1092 Rd., Missouri City, 77459 Worship w/Holy Communion: 8:00 & 10:30 am Education hour for all ages: 9:15am www.newhopelc.org
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF SUGAR LAND • 281-240-3195502 Eldridge Road, Sugar Land, TX 77478 Sunday Worship 8:30am • 11:00 am Sunday School for All Ages 9:30am Pastor's Bible Study Tuesday 7:00 pm
NON DENOMINATIONAL
BRIGHTON CHURCH • 281-988-775511925 SW Frwy 59 • Stafford (Between W. Airport and Murphy Rd.) Sunday Worship: 10:30am www.brightonhouston.org • Refreshing & Relevant
FREEDOM CHURCH • 281-240-1055121 Wood ST. • Sugar Land, TX 77498 Sunday Worship: 11:00am www.facebook.com/freedomchurchintl Pastor - Bryan Eggenbeger
FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH, LCMS 281-242-7729800 Brooks St., Sugar LandSunday: 8:00 am Traditional Worship 9:15 am Sunday School 10:30 am Contemporary Worship (Nursery Available) 4:00 pm Spirit of Life Worship
“For our struggle is not against flesh
and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against
the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms” —1 Thessalonians 3:12
Scripture of the week
Heather Moon Clingenpeel, age 41, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 22, 2013, after a battle with Multiple Sclerosis. Heather was born on February 24, 1972, in Roanoke, VA. She graduated from Wilmington College in Wilmington, Ohio. Heather was full of personality with a smile to warm everyone’s heart and a personality to lift anyone’s mood. She was a loving daughter, sister, aunt and friend.
Heather is survived by her mother, Peggy Clingenpeel, of
Richmond, TX; fa-ther, Conrad Cling-enpeel, of Lewiston, NY; sister, Tammy Caballero and hus-band Donovan, of Brentwood, TN; brothers, Mike Clin-genpeel and wife Deborah, of Shelbyville, TN, and Sean Clingenpeel, of
Perth, Australia; and many other loving relatives and friends.
A private Memorial Service will be held with family. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Heather’s name to the MS Society, at www. nationalmssociety.org.
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Harrel Crabb, 85. Feb 4, 1928 - Oct. 22, 2013
Harrel Crabb was
born Feb 4, 1928, to Nettie Lee and Oscar Carlyle Crabb in Or-ange, TX.
He passed away Oct. 22, 2013, in Houston, at age 85. Harrel served the US Navy at the Bikini Islands where the US Operation Crossroads thermonuclear tests were con-ducted.
He spent his early, post-mili-tary, life as an iron worker con-tributing to major construction projects in several cities; most notably the Astrodome in Houston.
He was a member of the American Legion. Following a construction accident, Harrel be-came a Realtor® where he served the greater Houston community for over 40 years.
Harrel was committed first to his family who he deeply loved and, throughout his life, to helping others.
He was married, and for 54 years deeply devoted, to Thelma Ruth Crabb (daughter of Charles and Irene Liddell) who prede-
ceased him in 2004. He leaves behind a
son and 3 daughters: Mitchell Crabb, Pa-tricia Bilow, Connie Douglas, and Janice Fey; four grandchil-dren: Denise Caldwell, Bobby Douglas, Dustin Douglas, and Jen-nifer Macklom; and
four great-grandchildren: Hailey, Caleb, and Jordan Caldwell, and Miriam Macklom.
Services were held on Sat-urday, October 26 at Davis-Greenlawn Funeral Home in Rosenberg, TX.
Condolences for the family may be left at davisgreenlawnfh.com.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to VFW (Post 4010) Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post Office Box 215, Missouri City, Texas 77459.
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F U N E RA L C H AP E L S, C E M E T E R I E S & MAU S O L E U M
Mary Lou Coltharp, 70, of Missouri City, Texas died at 12:20 a.m., Friday, October 25, 2013. She was born April 8, 1943 to Buell Sagraves and Tishia Jones Sa-graves in Terre Haute, Indiana. She gradu-ated from Glenn High School and attended Indiana State University until her marriage to Robert (Bob) Coltharp in 1964.
They then moved to Gaines-ville, Florida where Bob com-pleted an advanced degree at the University of Florida. In 1969 Bob was deployed by the army to NASA at Clear Lake.
They lived in the Friendswood area where she was an active member of the Friendswood Unit-ed Methodist Church.
In 1978 they moved to Mis-souri City and joined the First United Methodist Church Mis-souri City. While her children were young she worked in the Mother’s Day Out program at FUMC MC.
She then worked at the Fort Bend Hospital and subsequently in the Memorial Hermann system as a Medical Staff Coordinator for over 20 years.
In 2006 she served as president of the Greater Houston Society for Medical Staff Services. She was very active in missions work at FUMC.
She volunteered at East Fort
Bend Human Needs and was the FUMC MC church volunteer coordinator along with Bob for the Fort Bend Family Prom-ise program for many years.
She was a devoted mother and grand-mother who cherished
spending time with her family and was actively involved in support-ing them at all their activities.
Survivors include her hus-band Robert, sister Betty Sa-graves of Missouri City, daugh-ter Suzanne and her husband Rusty Medlin of Spring Branch, TX, sons Greg Coltharp and his wife Lisa (Tyson) Coltharp of Houston, and Jeffrey Coltharp and his wife Crystal (Cumba) Coltharp of Missouri City and nine grandchildren – Shelby, Emily and CJ Medlin, Megan, Jordan and Jake Coltharp, and Jackson, Joshua and Grace Coltharp.
She was preceded in death by her sisters, Bonnie Sagraves, Annabel Baker, and her brothers Glen Sagraves and Eugene Sa-graves.
A memorial service will be held in the sanctuary 3:00, Friday, Nov. 1, at the First United Methodist of Missouri City.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations can be made to FUMC MC or Fort Bend Family Promise.
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Protection Against the Flu is EssentialInfluenza, commonly known as “the flu”, is a viral infection that
pre dominantly affects our respiratory system. An infected person may ini tially think they have “a cold” because the symptoms of a runny nose and sneezing. However, a person infected with the flu will additionally experience a high fever (usually over 100 degrees F), muscle aches in the arms, legs, and back, chills, severe weakness, headache, and nasal con gestion. The flu virus travels through the air in the form of droplets that can easily spread to another person. The influenza virus changes con tinuously. This is why building immunity in your body against the flu either by previously having the infection or through vaccination may help prevent future infections.
For most flu infections, the best remedy is bed rest and lots of fluids to prevent dehydration. A physician may prescribe antiviral medications to help prevent serious complications. Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) is an pre scription drug that may be in the form of a capsule or a liquid suspension. It stops the virus from releasing more virus particles. Tamiflu may be taken to help manage and/or prevent the flu. Zanamivir (Relenza) is an antiviral medication used to treat and prevent the flu, as well. It should be avoided in people who experience respiratory problems such as asthma.
By Karen Daniels
For the past 14 years, Carin Williamson, a teacher at SMSD has chaperoned 8th grade students that meet the grade and conduct criteria to Washington D.C. and New York City to learn about history and government. In a district where more than 65% students are economically challenged, this is not an easy undertaking for many families. Last year, due to the generosity of several
Stafford businesses, Rockford Management (The Resort Townhomes and Windfield Townhomes) and Industrial Ventilation Systems, enough money was donated so that two scholarships were available. This year, SMSD is asking once again for community businesses to lend a helping hand.
Arthur and Margie Kohn and Christian and Janet Strickland, on behalf of Industrial Ventilation Systems, had this to say about giving.
Stafford businesses make a difference in students lives"What interested us was that the donation made an instant impact on the student's lives. With many charitable donations it's not always clear how your money has made a difference in someone's life. But with this it was very clear." In order to apply for the scholarships, students must write an essay. Margie Kohn had the opportunity to read these papers. "The writing brought me to tears a few times because these students were dealing with so much in their lives, but yet still had a goal and ambition to see more and do more for themselves and others. These student's are our future and the businesses of Stafford have the means to help the students' reach their goals."
SMSD Board of Trustees President, Ed Castillo said, “Business support of student programs, such as providing scholarships for 8thgraders to travel to Washington D.C., is a
foundation of SMSD providing high-quality education. SMSD is appreciative of businesses that have supported our programs in the past and eager to continue those relationships. We encourage all Stafford and Fort Bend County businesses and organizations to become involved with our students and schools. Contributing scholarships sends a powerful message to our students that they are important and their community cares. Involvement in our student programs and schools through scholarships, teacher grants, and providing volunteers ensures our business community has voice in the education of their future workforce. Great schools do not happen without the involvement of all stakeholders – students, parents, educators and community. SMSD is eager to engage additional business support to benefit programs that prepare our students for college and careers.”
Throughout the month of November, students in grades 5-9, who are interested in attending an academy program during the 2014-2015 school year are invited to attend Academy Open House events. The Open Houses will give students and their families an opportunity to meet with Academy representatives, learn about the application process and offerings of each of the District’s Academy programs, and tour the facilities.
Academy Open House dates and times:
• Nov. 4 – Engineering Academy at Elkins High School, 6:00 pm
• Nov. 6 – International Business and Marketing Academy at Bush High School, 6:30 pm
• Nov. 7 – Math and Science Academy at Dulles High School, 6:30 pm
• Nov. 12 – Digital Media Academy at Hightower High School, 6:30 pm
• Nov. 12 – Medical Science Academy at Hightower High School, 6:30 pm
• Nov. 13 – Global Studies Academy at Clements High School, 6:30 pm
• Nov. 19 – GT Academy at Quail Valley Middle School, 6:00 pm
Note: The Engineering Academy at Elkins originally announced a 6:30 pm event time, but has changed its open house start time to 6:00 pm.
Fort Bend ISD Academies to host open house events in November
A public meeting to receive feedback on draft recommendations and updates for the City's Master Drainage Plan is scheduled for Nov. 6, from 6-7:30 p.m., in the Cane Room at Sugar Land City Hall, 2700 Town Center Blvd. North.
The meeting will begin with a presentation at 6 p.m. to review proposed plan updates and request feedback from attendees. A brief mapping activity will allow participants to provide additional feedback on drainage-related topics and issues.
The City's Master Drainage Plan is one of the City's eight master plans and is a component of the Comprehensive Plan. The Master Drainage Plan update will document drainage facility ownership and responsibilities, identify drainage improvements needed for flood protection and establish policy direction on detention pond maintenance.
The plan will also identify strategies to achieve the following drainage-related goals found in the City's Comprehensive Plan:
• City Prepared for All Hazards• Clean, Well Maintained Waterways• Well Designed, Well Maintained Infrastructure• Effective Stormwater Management to Protect NeighborhoodsFor more information
about the plan, visit www.sugarlandtx.gov/drainage, email [email protected] or call (281) 275-2780.
Sugar Land announces public meeting for Master Drainage Plan for Nov. 6
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Free Flu Shot CliniC and Community Toy Drive
Join Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, the Exchange and Rotary Clubs and Toys for Tots in an effort to keep our community healthy and make our local children happy this holiday season. Bring a new, unwrapped toy or children’s clothing item and you’ll receive a FREE Flu shot.
saturday, November 2 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.houston Methodist Sugar land hospital Conference Center
No appointments necessary. Must be 18 or older. The shot is formulated to provide protection against three different flu strains: h1N1, h3N2 and Influenza B. Call 281.275.0751 with questions.
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital will be distributing a limited supply of the influenza vaccine to persons with no history of egg and/or latex allergy. Must be 18 or older. If you are pregnant, please visit your OB/GYN or primary care physician to have your vaccine administered.
That was an out and out lie when he said it five years ago and it has been a lie while he has been say-ing it for the past three years after
Obamacare was past... and he knew it was a lie.
Millions and millions of happy policyholders are being notified that their “low-cost” policy they have been perfect-ly happy with does not meet the minimum standards that Obamacare says every health-care policy must include. That would include making their policy include maternity cover-age for 50-year-old men and women.
As many as 11 million people will not be allowed to keep their plan because of Obamacare. This healthcare act was designed
to cancel low cost policies that, after including unwanted cover-age’s, would force individuals to pay MUCH more for a new policy. This diabolical president wants all these millions and mil-lions of people to be forced to look to the so-called healthcare exchanges and shop for their healthcare coverage there.
Originally any and all indi-vidual healthcare policies were suppose to be grandfathered even if they did not meet the minimum standard. Then the 10,000+ pages of regulations were written after the law was passed which made it almost impossible to grandfather a 2010 policy. Some insurance policy experts predict that 50% to 75% of individual healthcare policies will be cancelled due to Obamacare.
When these people go to the government sponsored health-care exchanges they will pay up to four times the healthcare pre-mium that they were previously
I'm Sick and Tired...
Michael Fredrickson
paying for a policy with similar coverage. Low-income individ-uals will get a huge subsidy to make their policy ‘the cost of a cell phone bill’ according to the president.
Prior to Obamacare didn’t these people just sign up for Medicare? If they accidently ingested poison or cut their fin-ger off they went to a hospi-
tal emergency room and were not sent into bankruptcy, which has been the drum beat of the Obama regime.
Media outlets and this extremist president told us repeatedly that there were 30 million uninsured citizens. Did anyone ever ask them if they wanted healthcare insur-ance? I think not. Millions of
...of the president lying to the American people, repeatedly saying ‘If you like your
(healthcare) policy you can keep it’
these “uninsured people” were healthy individuals that do not want a health policy that they think they would not use. If they had opted out of an employer-sponsored plan, it was probably because they didn’t think they needed it so why should they pay the employee portion.
These young, healthy people are the ones the liberal Obama regime targeted with a fine (now, magically transformed into a tax by the Supreme Court) if they didn’t sign up on a government exchange or get on their employer’s plan. Well, the first year’s fine was only $95. So, for less than $8 per month they can agree to be fined or pay the employee portion or the “subsidized” premium on bronze, silver or gold policy on a government exchange. If all this sounds convoluted and confusing to you, what do you think it sounds like to a 25-year-old, low-information voter?.
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fried chicken, beef, pork, and seafood dishes
This is the best-kept secret among the locals in Fulshear. It’s a fairly new place with classic Texas hill country architect and a large deck out front, where people can enjoy live entertainment on the weekends. Indoor dining was available also.
Typical offerings were soups, stuffed crab, seafood gumbo, various flatbreads, quail eggs, salads, burgers and other warm sandwiches, chicken fried steak, pork chops, rib eye, chicken and pasta, grilled and fried seafood, typical sides and desserts.
The chicken fried steak was huge, served over a
bed of mashed potatoes. The fried catfish, grilled shrimp, and gumbo were all excellent and well seasoned. Homemade rolls were available for an extra charge and were quite worth it! Everything ordered was fresh, hot, well seasoned and very generously portioned.
The service was outstanding. The waiter went the extra mile to make sure we were happy and satisfied.
The entertainment that night was a guitarist playing and singing old classics. The weather was nice, the food great, the entertainment pleasant, and the service outstanding; a fun and very satisfying experience.
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The Texas Gulf Coast Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation will host the 9th Annual Taylor Sears Champion the Cure for Cystic Fibrosis to raise money and awareness toward a cure for cystic fibrosis. The event is sponsored by Mercedes-Benz of Sugar Land and will take place at the Mercedes-Benz of Sugar Land dealership.
The event is Saturday, November 9, at 7:30 p.m., at Mercedes-Benz of Sugar Land,15625 Southwest Freeway, Sugar Land. Guests will enjoy live music, silent and live auctions and food tastings from local restaurants.
Tickets begin at $100 and are available for purchase online at www.txgulf.cff.org/taylorsearschampion or by calling 713-621-0006.
Taylor Sears Champion For The Cure Cystic Fibrosis fundraiser is November 9
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to as a community advocate, she cites Title 15 of the Election Code relating to an officer or employee of a political subdivision, who may not spend or authorize the spending of public funds for a communication describing a measure if the communication contains information that is sufficiently substantial and important as to be reasonably likely to influence a voter to vote for or against the measure. The section is also about the unlawful use of an internal mail system for the distribution of political advertising.
In the same complaint, Miller states that the city produced materials for the upcoming bond election with a newly created large parks logo with the words PARKS, FOR A PROUD SUGAR LAND, WHERE QUALITY OF LIFE COUNTS. “Clearly the message to voters is you should vote if you are a proud resident,” she maintains in the complaint. What is referred to as a professionally produced
The ballistic vest worn by Carrizales saved her life by deflecting the bullet to her chest but she still suffered concussion injuries from the blast as well as a gunshot wound to the face where a 40 cal. bullet tore into her cheek and out the side of her head.
Undaunted and even more determined, Carrizales returned fire at the fleeing vehicle, got back into her patrol car and along with a multiple agency fleet of police officers, pursued her shooters into north Houston near the Greenspoint area. The pursuit came to an end for Carrizales at Greenfork Drive when she had to be transported to Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston for treatment for her gunshot wounds.
As Carrizales was transported to the hospital, officers from Missouri City, Sugar Land, Houston, and DPS established a perimeter and arrested the shooter Sergio Rodriguez.
Shortly after Rodriguez’s arrest for Aggravated Assault on a Peace Officer, the driver
for one month due to some of the language in the ordinance. Two reasons he gave: 1) this would label homes abandoned after 90 days of vacancy, and 2) would require homeowners of vacant homes to keep their insurance current. Alderman John Isbell said, "This ordinance replaces one that ties the city’s hand, it
video with scrolling words “family, wellness, relaxation, nature” is also in contention as are large posters with the same large parks logo not specifying the bond projects’ dollar amount, and signs placed throughout the city. Direct mail publications and a press release about a citizen’s bond committee having recommended the parks projects two months before the committee was selected are included in Miller’s alleged violations.
The city previously reported that a bond committee of more than 100 residents met from March to May to prioritize proposed projects, consider phasing opportunities and make funding recommendations.
In substantiation of Miller’s claim is a list of seven documents including flyers for the bond election and a town hall meeting. This Wednesday, Oct. 30, 6:30 – 8 p.m., a public presentation on Sugar Land's $50 million parks bond election, an overview of the parks and trails for voter consideration, is scheduled at Sugar Land City Hall. A question
and answer session will follow the presentation, according to the announcement.
The bond election is set to take place this upcoming Tuesday, Nov. 5, and whether the Texas Ethics Commission may have contacted the city by then or begun or ruled on an investigation remains to be seen. In her statements to the media, Miller said that the ethics complaint was filed against City Manager Allen Bogard intending on also “filing a complaint against each of the City Council Members and Mayor in regards to this campaign.”
City spokesperson Adolph says, “The materials developed by the City of Sugar Land were designed to inform and educate potential voters of the choices they are being asked to make regarding the funding of three projects totaling $50 million.”
For more about the city election, he encourages residents to visit sugarlandtx.gov/bondelection.
Miller, on the other hand, encourages interested residents to visit SustainableSugarLand.com.
of the car was identified as 28 year old Freddy Henriquez. The third man in the car has been identified as Daniel Cruz (AKA Jose Luis Cruz). He is wanted as a person of interest in this case and reportedly has “Houstone” tattooed on the back/side of his neck, a tattoo of a city skyline on his left arm, a tattoo of a star on his right forearm and a tattoo of a cross underneath his left eye.
At press time there remained an active warrant out for Henriquez. All three men are believed to have ties to organized criminal gangs.
Officer Ann Carrizales has been released from the hospital and is recovering at home with her family.
Anyone with information that would aid in this investigation is encouraged to contact Detective H. Garcia at 281-208-6991 or Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers at 281-342-TIPS (8477).
gives the city a legal path to follow to protect our citizens, city and property values, and is not a weapon against law abiding citizens.” He wanted no delay in passing the ordinance. Mayor Jessup made his assurances that Meadows Place would not be taking away homesteads, and that any action on a homeowner would need to go before council first.
This wasn't a public hearing,
however, in Meadows Place, members of the audience can speak on agenda items for up to three minutes. During this part, the temperature in the room increased a few degrees as people gave their thoughts on both sides of the matter. Past Alderman John Whiteman stated that he was in favor of tabling the ordinance for one month. Shirley Isbell wanted to "protect citizens that live here,
not owners that do not." The motion to table the ordinance did not pass. The vote to pass the ordinance was tied 2 to 2 (one alderman was not present), giving the Mayor the deciding vote.
Ordinance 2013-25 passed. Mayor Jessup said, "In one year you will see a difference in Meadows Place, and in three years, there will be no abandoned homes."
Missouri City unveils preliminary plans for $40 million bond referendum
Parricide takes place in the Village of Weston Lakes
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bulk of the facilities portion of the bond. City Manager, Ed Broussard, said the City Hall building has exceeded its 30-year service life. The facilities measure would also include an expansion of the Public Safety Center.
Possible projects for the parks
(Sue) Lawrence, both 61, were found on the driveway of their upscale Weston Lakes home bludgeoned beyond recognition. Their son, Ross Lawrence, was
and recreation portion of the bond include building a second gym, a sports complex, skate park, nature park, and renovating the community park amphitheater.
City council will consider the debt service tax impact and prioritize the projects, before finalizing the bond amount and proposed projects.
The BEC will present their
proposal to the Missouri City Planning on Zoning commission on November 13. The city will receive feedback from the community until November 15. The BEC will present their recommendations to City Council in December.
Missouri City’s last bond election was in 2008 and included money to buy and renovate Quail
Valley Golf Course, the recreation and tennis center, and City Centre. The measure got support from more than 72 percent of Missouri City voters.
Missouri City had planned to have a bond referendum on the May 2013 ballot but decided to hold off after city leaders felt the city was already carrying too much debt.
standing nearby in the drive covered in blood.
The preliminary cause of death was called blunt force trauma. The weapon is believed to be the sledge hammer recovered at the scene.
The Lawrence’s 27 year old son Ross, who had recently returned to live at home, was taken to a hospital for observation before being booked into the Fort Bend County Jail.
Lawrence has been charged
with two counts of murder for the parricide of his mother and father. His bond was set at $2 million dollars.
Sheriff Troy Nehls said the case remains under investigation.
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the museum’s capital campaign committee is working to raise the remaining $960,000 by the end of the year. The $3.65 million represents the museum’s first three years of programming and operating costs.
"This is the first time that the Children's Museum of Houston has attempted a project like this," said Rachel Leaman, Fort Bend Children's Discovery Center Campaign Co-Chair. "But the
timing is right with the growth in Fort Bend County and the number of young families moving in."
The Fort Bend Children's Discovery Center will mirror the location at CMH, providing six primary exhibits, that will focus on childhood questions such as “How Does It Work?,” “Where Does It Come From?,” and “Can I Solve That?”. The exhibits will have a distinct Fort Bend flavor. Another Time Soda Fountain in Rosenberg and Wells Fargo Bank recently pledged $50,000 for the naming rights in the children's diner and
bank in Kidtropolis. The idea to bring a permanent
children's museum to Fort Bend County, started seven years ago when a group of Fort Bend citizens approached CMH about opening a satellite facility in Sugar Land. The temporary museum was open for six weeks in the summer of 2007 and 2008 in Sugar Land Town Center and brought in over 21,000 visitors each year.
"As a mom of three and as someone who grew up going to the Children's Museum, the opportunity to have a tool to encourage hands-
on learning in our own backyard is invaluable", said Leaman.
Top-level naming opportunities remain in its meeting rooms at $100,000 each as well as naming rights for the TotSpot exhibit for $300,000 and the Kidtropolis exhibit for $400,000. In addition, several columns in the museum’s main entry are available for sponsors. Families can also purchase tiles for a permanent display in the museum and there are also opportunities for grandparents to get involved with the Grandparent Wall of Fame.
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morning… Ha! just wait till she feels better!
Yep, while on routine patrol, something just didn’t seem right when a Stafford officer saw a car stopped in an intersection, lurking. Well, she walked up to the car
…. not even a how do you do or anything else, the passenger just blasts her! Yep, 2 shots, a double tap, one to the chest and the other …as she dodged, it caught her left cheek.
Picking herself up from the concussion, she gave chase. Honey, she was like butta on hot bread….
right up in there, all over their buns!Imagine if she had not been
injured, it was like Sherman through Georgia as it was. Yes sirreeee, shot twice, she got back in that po-po car and chased the gang bang’n punks across Houston up to a Guns point area apartment complex, where she finally gave in to medical attention and the rest of the posse to get the shooter! Now this woman is an
example of your tax dollars at work! A former Marine, a momma, and a city po-po…yep, a suburban full of women like her… with the promise of an adult beverage and a little shopping at the end of the mission.
Well, suffice to say the US Border would be cleared!
And Dumb, Dumber and Dumbest….maybe they’d blast them back to their mutha-land.
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QUAIL VALLEY - This beautiful home has so much to offer. 4 bedrooms (2 down), 3 full baths, gameroom up and 3 car garage on oversized corner lot. Updates include: granite counters in kitchen, master & up bath. Refinished cabinets, Real wood floors in dining. Custom solid Mahogany front door. Tile thru-out down. Recent roof w/upgraded plywood decking & techshield. $217,500 MLS # 60790452. (3922PA)
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WATERBROOK WEST - Near Sienna – 1.25 Acre lot. Cleared lot backing up to wooded area. Corner lot in acreage subdivision. Already fenced on 2 sides and has culvert and drive installed. $110,000. MLS # 93906446 (0RA)
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Becky FaustABR, CDPE, CIPS, CRS, GRI
713-828-9007RE/MAX Fine Properties281-265-5533 • Each Office Independently Owned & Operated
QUAIL VALLEY LA QUINTAGreat one story in Quail Valley. Huge yard on the golf course. Golf cart garage. 4 bedrooms, 2 ½ baths, covered back porch. Updated baths & kitchen, formals plus den. Cedar closet. Replaced roof, ac, heat, windows, flooring, hardware. Don’t pass it up!! $194,500. (2231WI)
Tours online at www.HAR.com/BeckyFaust
WILLIAMS GRANTFirst Colony one story home with 4 bedrooms & pool zoned to Clements. Remodeled kitchen with granite & stainless appliances, custom display cabinets, replaced island cabinets & drawers, great back patio with retractable cover. Lots of yard left over for gardening. Close to shopping, schools. Skylight, formal dining, family room with brick fireplace, French doors to pool. Large master with private exit, big tub & separate shower. Nicely landscaped. Lots of storage & closets. Great neighbors. $274,500. (9106ST)
CAMBRIDGE COURT CONDO
Condo in the medical center. 2/1. Ready for renovation, all has been removed for you to make it your own. Upstairs corner unit walking distance to the dental school. $39,000 (8055CA)
SOUTHWESTeach off ice independently owned and operated
CREEKMONT • This immaculate PERRY home is stunning and must be seen. Energy efficient, open floor plan, high ceilings, arches, 2 inch blinds, 42 inch cabinets, wet bar area. Mannington hardwood floors in the living room and in the office/study. Built-in entertainment center w/remote control fire place. Over sized backyard with sprinkler system. This is property is a must see. Upgrades are top notch and can NOT be matched. $179,000 (4422KI)
WESTFIELD PINES • Stop this is the one! This beauti-ful 4 bedroom home offers both formals, family room, large backyard. Lovely crown molding in formals and master bedroom. The warm feeling this home gives off as you walk in makes you want to stay. Enjoy entertain-ing family and friends, or a night of games or grilling your favorite burgers. A/C replaced in 2012. Come by you will be glad you did!!. $128,000 (5218RU)
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CEDAR SPRINGS • The Bella Plan is our largest home w/stone accents & brick elevation. This home includes a spacious dining room, open family room, kitchen w/breakfast bar, granite countertops, maple cabinets, & ceramic tile flooring. Great family home w/5 large bedrooms, 3.5 baths, & huge game room up. Master bedroom located on first floor. Gated community, Easy access to Beltway 8 & Hwy 59. Close to Bellaire Asian Business District. Convenient to Eldridge Energy Cor-ridor & Westchase District.. $209,950 (8834WI)
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Leopards and zebras and giraffes, oh my! The 13th annual Sugar Plum Market, presented by the Fort Bend Junior Service League (FBJSL) and Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital (HMSLH), is almost here! The Sugar Plum Market kicks off on Thursday, November 7 with a Preview Night event. Doors open for regular Market Shopping at 9 a.m. on Friday, November 8 and again on Saturday, November 9.
Preview Night is from 6-10 p.m. on Thursday, November 7. Preview Night tickets are
$60 each and include Thursday evening advance shopping, light hors d’oeuvres, two drink tickets and Market entry Friday and Saturday. A $100 VIP Preview Night ticket is also available and includes all of the above plus early entry at 5:45 p.m., a valet pass and a Sugar Plum Market koozie.
General admission tickets to the Market are $10 and are good for one day only. A Two-Day Shopping Pass is available for $15. A Mrs. Claus ticket package includes a Two-Day Shopping Pass, two $10
concessions vouchers and two valet passes. Market hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday.
In addition to shopping the many unique vendors, shoppers will enjoy a large general raffle featuring nearly 200 items and a specialty raffle of over 40 items.. For safety reasons, no strollers, wagons or carts are permitted in the Sugar Plum Market.
Through patrons and sponsors, the Sugar Plum Market was able to donate needed funds to 14 different
charities last year. Preview Night tickets
(limited quantity available) and general admission tickets are available now at www.sugarplummarket.com. General admission tickets are available at select Randalls stores and also at the door during Market hours.
For more information on sponsorship opportunities, participating vendors, or purchasing tickets to the 2013 Sugar Plum Market, please visit www.sugarplummarket.com or call 281-636-6272.
Sugar Plum Market slated for November 7-9
2013 Sugar Plum Market Committee Members: First Row (L-R): SPM Co-Chairs Stephanie Van Horn and Haley Millis. Second Row (L-R): Chasity Munn, Laura Taylor, Karla Aranda, Michaela Barthel and Jenny Nelson.
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THE WILLIAM TONY WORKMAN AMERICAN LE-GION POST 294 OF MISSOURI CITY is having a major ga-rage sale Saturday, Oct. 26th from 8am to 12 noon, in the parking lot in front of Old Hickory Inn, 3334 FM 1092, Missouri City. Proceeds ben-efit scholarship fund to award an Air Force Jr. ROTC Cadet at El-kins High School.
2002 SECRETARIET DR., STAFFORD, Fri. & Sat., Nov. 1 & 2, welding machine, drill press, band saw, wheels, furniture, Christmas decora-tions, much more.
4923 CANTERBURY LANE, Sugar Land, Bridgewater sub-division, Sat., Nov. 2, 8am to 1pm., all kinds of items, cloth-ing, sporting goods, household items, fur-niture.
5651 HORSESHOE FALL, Missouri City 77459, Fri. 11/1 to Sat 11/2, 8am to 2pm, computer table, rocking chair, bunk bed, household items, more.
2014 MASTERS LANE, Quail Val-ley off Glenn Lakes, Sat., Nov. 2, 8-4pm, special needs equip-ment, household items, girls clothing, exercise bike, yellow slide.
4514 SHERWOOD GREEN CT., Lex-ington Village, Mis-souri City, 77459, Sat., Nov. 2. High-end items, designer clothes, jewelry, fine china, antiques, Asian Art & sculp-tures, one-of-a-kind holiday decorations, furniture.
GREAT CHRIST-MAS GIFTS! Avon Inventory Clearance and Garage Sale 1023 Bayhill Dr., Sugar Land 77479 New Territory Friday Nov 1st, Noon - ? Saturday Nov 2nd, 7Am - ? LIVE PUBLIC AUC-
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TEA-CUP CHIHUA-HUA’S for sale, $250, ready in No-vember, 4 females, 2 solid black, 2 brindle, 832-818-5073.
WEIMARANERS, 5 yr. old male, 2 yr. old female, good with children, $200, regis-tered w/ shots, 713-459-7462
INFANT CARE BY LIZ, specializing in newborns, operating hours 8am - 5pm, over 25 yrs. experi-ence, stellar refer-ences, 281-933-5217
ESTATE SALE, MIS-SOURI CITY, 40 YEARS OF STUFF, 2803 BERMUDA DUNES, Thur. - Sat., Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 9 - 4pm, cash only, house & garage full, lots of silver & ster-ling, antiques, fine china, crystal, jewelry, books, art, piano, 500 pce. ladies clothing & shoes, oriental rugs, beautiful furniture, washer & dryer.
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Saturday, November 2, 2013 toSunday, November 3, 2013 • 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.
2123 Claire Court, Sugar Land, Texas 77478
The estate of Dr. Oscar & Mrs. FariasLife time collection of antiques including:
French furniture, Taxco Mexican sterling silver hollowware, fine jewelry, furs, fine art, KPM por-celain plaques, ivory carved figures, decorative
porcelain, crystal and glass.
ALL SALES FINAL. ALL SALES “AS IS”;CHECKS AND CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED. NO CHILDREN.
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First-class riverfront duplex on River Rd.
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2 units available - Each unit sleeps 8
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FOOT FACTSby Dr. Eric Tepper
BOARD CERTIFIED PODIATRIST, ACCPPS
The bones of the foot can be broken as a result of falls, overuse, direct blows, and numerous other types of injuries. Breaks can be quite painful. The foot may swell and feel tender, inhibiting the ability to put any pressure on it. Initially, the RICE approach (Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation) may help. X-rays of the foot may be necessary to determine if there are, in fact, fractures. Most of the bones in the foot will heal in time if proper rest is observed. However, some breaks require the foot to be placed in a cast. More complicated situations may require surgery. Contact your podiatrist immediately if you suspect that you have broken a bone in your foot.
Your podiatrist will provide instructions for care following surgical or non-surgical treatment when you have broken a bone. Physical therapy, exercises and rehabilitation may well be included in a schedule for return to normal activities. You’ll receive the highest quality medical care coupled with the personal attention you expect and deserve. We offer comprehensive foot care. Our approach is conservative, gentle, and caring at 3143 Hwy. 6 South. We welcome your call for family foot care at 281-980-3668. Don't take your feet for granted - call us for an appointment. Make your next step a comfortable one - call us for an appointment.
HINT: A broken bone that includes a break in the skin must be treated immediately to avoid infection.
BREAKING UP
By LeaAnne Klentzman
The Sugar Land Police are looking for the man who robbed a gaming store in a horizontal striped shirt.
Monday evening as the GameStop at 403 State Highway 6S was closing, a masked man approached an employee who was outside washing windows and forced him back into the store.
As the masked man huddled the three employees together
he threatened them with a pistol demanding cash from the register and the safe. The masked robber fled the scene of the robbery with multiple game consoles and an unspecified amount of cash. Doug Adolph spokesman for Sugar Land police department said no physical injuries were reported.
The suspect was described as a thin black man, about 5’ 6” to 5’10” and weighing about 120 pounds. He was wearing a gray and black horizontal
Robber’s stripes going in wrong direction
striped hoodie, baggy black pants and white shoes.
Anyone with information should call the Sugar Land Police Department at (281) 275-2540 or Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers at (281) 342-TIPS (8477).
Selective Service is looking for two to three members of the community who are willing to serve on the board for Fort Bend County. These volunteers serve an important role closely connected with our nation's defense.
If a military draft becomes necessary, the Selective Service local board, a group of five citizens, will decide who among the registrants in their community will receive deferments, postponements, or exemptions from military service based on the individual registrant's circumstances and beliefs.
Board members undergo an initial 8-hour training session and then participate in annual training in which they review sample cases similar to real-life situations.
If the draft were to be implemented, registrants with low lottery numbers will be ordered to report for a physical, mental, and moral evaluation at a Military
Entrance Processing Station to determine whether they are fit for military service.
Once he is notified of the results of the evaluation, a registrant will be given 10 days to file a claim for exemption, postponement, or deferment.
At that time, board members will begin reviewing and deciding the outcome of the individual registrant's case.
Qualifications for becoming a local board member are: 1) Must be a US citizen 2) Must be 18 years old 3) Males must be registered 4) Must not be an employee of any law enforcement 5) Must not be an active or retired member of the Armed Forces or Reserve/National Guard and 6) Must not have been convicted of any criminal offense.
If you are interested in serving on the Selective Service local board or would like more information, contact Mike Schofield at 281-494-5070.
Fort Bend Selective Service Board needs a few good men & women
Meadows Place Fall Craft Show will be held on Saturday, November 2 from 9:00am - 4:00pm. Holiday decorations, baked goods, plants and shrubbery are just of a few of the items available for purchase.
Fall craft show to be held, Saturday, November 2
Hosted by the Meadows Place Home & Garden Club, proceeds benefit scholarships that the garden club has provided for the past 19 years.
The Fall Craft Show will be held at Sugar Grove Church of Christ at 11600 West Airport.
By LeaAnne Klentzman
While the case remains under investigation, one man has been arrested for his part in a smoke shop robbery.
On October 16, 2013, Sheriff’s deputies were called to the High Dreamz smoke shop in the 9900 block of Highway 6 to investigate an armed robbery.
Sheriff’s spokesman Bob Haenel said, “A black male entered the store with a gun and demanded money from the clerk.
The suspect took money from the cash register, cigarettes, cigars, and a box of glass pipes.” That man then met with a coconspirator in the parking and they fled the scene, explained Haenel.
A short time later a deputy spotted the suspects’ vehicle in Rosenberg, identified the license plate, and obtained a warrant issued by Precinct 3 Justice of
the Peace Ken Cannata.
The suspect, Robert Dozier, 41, of Richmond, was arrested by Rosenberg Police officers on Friday.
At press time Dozier remains in the Fort Bend County Jail under a $50,000 bond.
Haenel said detectives are still looking for the other suspect. He was described as a black male with a medium build. At the time of the robbery he was wearing a gray hoodie and baggy shorts.
The case remains under investigation.
Anyone who may have knowledge of the second suspect may call Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers at 281-342-TIPS (8477).
Dreamz dashed when suspect gets arrested
Robert Dozier
First United Methodist Church Missouri City invites you to enjoy their 19th annual Fall Festival, called “It’s a Country Affair!”.
Happening on November 9th, this delightful fall festival is free to the public and offers holiday shoppers a wonderful craft market (approximately 90 craft booths), a huge silent auction, the Tea Room for plated lunches, Hatties Home Baked Goods store for delicious home-baked goodies.
For the children, a Carnival mid-way with games and
entertainment, complete with the Festival Cafe offering that “carnival-type” food options that we all love!
For more information visit fumcmc.org. First United Methodist Church is located at the corner of Lexington Boulevard and Murphy Road (aka FM 1092) in Missouri City.
Come on out on Saturday, November 9, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and bring your family and friends!
For more information visit www.fumcmc.org.
A Country Affair! Fall Festival is Saturday, November 9
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Sealed bids, in duplicate, on the original forms, signed by an officer of the company, will be received by Thunderbird Utility District at their offices located at 3134 Cartwright Road, Missouri City, Texas 77459 until 10:00 a.m., Wednesday November 20th, 2013 for the construction of:
REPAIR, RENOVATION & REHABILITATION of WATER STORAGE FACILITIES at THUNDERBIRD UTILITY
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Plans, specifications and necessary information may be obtained from Saliger Engineering Corporation by calling (830) 263-1510 or e-mailing [email protected]. Plans and Specifications require a non-refundable deposit of $100 per set of plans and/or specifications.
Bid Security shall be a Bid Bond, Cashier’s Check or Certified Check in an amount equal to ten (10%) percent of the total bid and must accompany each proposal. Bid Bond, Cashier’s Check or Certified Check must be made payable to Thunderbird Utility District.
The successful bidder must furnish an insurance certificate, a performance bond and a payment bond in the amount of one hundred (100%) percent of the contract price within the (10) days after receipt of the contract documents. Payment and performance bonds shall be issued from sureties with “A+” rating from Best’s Key Rating Guide and who are authorized by the State Board of Insurance to do business in Texas and to issue said bonds. The bonds must be signed by an authorized representative of the surety, and licensed by the State Board of Insurance.
Thunderbird Utility District reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to accept any bid deemed advantageous to them or waiver all irregularities.
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Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held before the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Stafford, Texas on Tuesday, November 12, 2013, at 7:30 PM and before the City Council of the City of Stafford, Texas on Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at 7:00 PM, in the City Council Chambers, Stafford City Hall, 2610 South Main, Stafford, Texas for the purpose of receiving testimony for and against the following:
A proposal to adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 102 of the Code of Ordinances, the same being the City’s Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, by granting a Specific Use Permit to AMF Stafford Lanes to allow the development of an outdoor recreation facility, specifically, sand volleyball courts, and is located within the City in Zoning District Primary Corridor, and further identified as being located at 4919 South Main, Stafford, Texas 77477.
All residents of the City of Stafford and other interested parties are invited to attend and will be given the opportunity to be heard.
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CITY OF STAFFORD
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held before the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Stafford, Texas on Tuesday, November 12, 2013, at 7:30 PM and before the City Council of the City of Stafford, Texas on Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at 7:00 PM, in the City Council Chambers, Stafford City Hall, 2610 South Main, Stafford, Texas for the purpose of receiving testimony for and against the following:
A proposal to adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 102 of the Code of Ordinances, the same being the City’s Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, by amending section 102-123 (b) (2) in “Landscaping and Buffering”.
All residents of the City of Stafford and other interested parties are invited to attend and will be given the opportunity to be heard.
Bonnie BaiamonteCity Secretary
CITY OF STAFFORD
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
As required by 40 CFR 403.8(f)(2)(viii), Fort Bend County Water Control & Improvement District No. 2 is publishing the following list of those Significant Industrial Users (SIUs) that are in significant noncompliance with applicable pretreatment standards, including local limits: Niagara Bottling Company.
The above Industrial User achieved compliance with the applicable pretreatment standards and is taking steps to ensure there are no future violations. No environmental harm was caused by the noncompliance.
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30Auditions for “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”
Fort Bend Theatre is holding auditions for the play, “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”. Auditions will be Wednesday, October 30 from 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm. Please bring your headshot, resume, and prepare a Christmas song. For more information 281-208-3333.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1Music in the Plaza
Sugar Land Town Center to hold this event 7-9 p.m. Bring your dancing shoes to as The Revelators perform a variety of music that will make you dance, sing, and holler for more!
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2Vendors Wanted for 38th Annual Craft Show
The Meadows Place Home and Garden Club is accepting booth reservations for the annual craft show. Handcrafted items only. This craft show will be held Saturday, November 2, from 9 to 4 at Sugar Grove Church of Christ 11600 W. Airport. Contact Joe at 281-530-2566 or [email protected].
38th Annual fall craft showMeadows Place Home and Garden Club’s 38th Annual Fall Craft Show will be held Saturday, November 2, 9:00 – 4:00, Sugar Grove Church of Christ, 11600 W. Airport, Meadows Place 35+ hand craft vendors will be selling glass ware, spices, wooden art, jewelry, wearables, florals, candles, home and holiday décor and many novelty items. Event includes a bake sale and raffle. No admission charge. Visit www.meadowshomegardenclub.com.
“Fall Vegetable Gardening”Join the Fort Bend County Master Gardeners’ on Saturday, November 2
and Park in front of the Agriculture Center located at 1402 Band Road, Rosenberg.. Gardens will be open from 9:00-11:00 a.m. on November 2nd. Attend an informal garden talk on Fall Vegetable Gardening which starts at 10:00 a.m. in the Vegetable Garden. Call 281-341-7068 or visit www.fbmg.com for more information.
Taste of Town SquareSugar Land Town Square is celebrating the Taste of Town Square, November 3, 5-7 p.m. Stroll through the Plaza while enjoying food and drinks, restaurants and listening to live music from The Brew, one of Austin’s most popular Latin bands. Plus, Pinot’s Palette will on-hand with paintings for $10. For more information, visit SugarLandTownSquare.com.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4Piano Recital
Star Learning, Ft. Bend Co. Global Initiative and Rainbow Foundation present a piano recital by Turkish musician Professor Dr. Evren Kutlay, Mon., Nov. 4, 6:30 p.m. reception, program & recital 7 p.m., Lakeview Auditorium, 226 Lakeview Drive, Sugar Land. Call Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce by Nov. 1 for reservations.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6Free Family Law Workshop
Fort Bend Lawyers CARE Family Law Workshop will be held from on November 6, from 6:00 – 8:00 pm in the Parish Hall of Calvary Episcopal Church, 806 Thompson Road, Richmond. FBLC welcomes low-income res-idents of Fort Bend County with family law questions and is an open forum. Veterans who are low-income residents are especially invited to attend. Bring to the workshop any prior court orders or documents that you have prepared. Call Fort Bend Lawyers CARE at 281-239-0015 to pre-qualify.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7Sugar Land Modern Dentistry Open House
Sugar Land Modern Dentistry has partnered with Hope for Three at this open house Thursday, Nov. 7, 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m., 19984 SW Freeway (HEB shopping Center, 99 & Grand Parkway). Information provided on tips for office visits & dental care for special needs families. Snacks, toothbrush kits & other prizes.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8Music in the Plaza
Enjoy an evening of live music in the Sugar Land Town Center’s Plaza, Fri., Nov. 8, 7-9 p.m. The DarDans, one of Houston’s favorite classic rock and country music cover bands will play.
14th Annual Veteran’s Appreciation LuncheonThe Rotary Club of Oyster Creek will hold it’s 14th Annual Veteran’s Appreciation Luncheon 11:30AM, Friday, November 8 at the City Centre at Quail Valley , Missouri City.The speaker will be Missouri City native John Boerstler. Come and bring a Veteran to honor them for the service to our country. An RSVP is required by November 1. Please contact Cindy Fauvelle at [email protected] or 713-829-0550 or James Thurmond , the MC for the event, [email protected] or 713-870-4747 for more information or to RSVP.
ONGOINGOyster Creek Rotary Club meets
The Oyster Creek Rotary Club meets every Friday at noon @ The Quail Valley Centre(Golf Club) , 2880 LaQuinta, Missouri City. All are welcome to come. For Information contact Cindy Fauvelle,713-829-0550 or [email protected].
Fridays in NovemberFitness in the Plaza Fridays, Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 9-11 a.m., Sugar Land Town Center’s Plaza. Featuring FREE Boot Camp with Jon Hood of Fleet Physique and Zumba with a professional instructor! Boot Camp is from 9-10 a.m. followed by Zumba from 10-11 a.m
The Mom’s Club of Sugar Land NorthAre you a stay at home mom? We have playgroups, socials, mom’s night out, book clubs, and many more fun things planned! Any age children are welcome, or just come yourself if your children are in school. For more info email [email protected].
New Diabetic support groupMondays 6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m., Memorial Hermann Sugar Land, 17500 West Grand Paryway South, hospital conference rooms B & C. Aug. 19, 2013, Nov. 18, 2013, Feb. 17, 2014, May 19, 2014. Events are free RSVP to 713-222-2273. Info? 281-725-5059.
Morning Exchange Club of Sugar LandThe morning Exchange Club of Sugar Land is an all-volunteer national ser-vice organization for men and women who want to serve their community, develop leadership skills, and enjoy new friendships. The Club meets every Wednesday morning at 7:00 a.m., Sweetwater Country Club, Palm Royale Blvd., Sugar Land. Web site is ECSL.ORG
Beat the heat at Gattitown Beat the heat at Gattitown with indoor Laser Tag, Go Karts and much more. Plus enjoy Gatti’s signature pizza buffet for just $3.99 (plus $1.89 bottomless drinks), Monday – Thursday all summer long.Great for groups & birthdays.
Exchange Club of Fort Bend meets The Exchange Club of Fort Bend meets every Wednesday, noon, Sweetwater Country Club, 4400 Palm Royal Blvd., Sugar Land. For more information call Mike Reichek at 281-575-1145 or [email protected].
Support group for caregiversNAMI Fort Bend (an affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness)
would like to invite you to a Support Group for caregivers on the second and fourth Thursday of every month. These meetings are free and open to anyone who is giving care and support to a family member who is suffer-ing from mental illness. These are caregiver ONLY meetings and are held at St. Laurence Catholic Church in Sugar Land, in the Social Concerns Conference Room from 7:00 to 8:30 pm.
Al-Anon Support GroupDoes someone have a drinking problem? Weekly, 1 hour meetings every Saturday night, 8 p.m., Lamplighters, 2425 FM 1092, (Murphy Road) in the Baytown Seafood strip center. Last Saturday of month the meetings are held at Denny’s Hwy.6 near Murphy Rd. Call Jill 281-416-9005.
Interested about breastfeeding?Mothers wishing to find out more about breastfeeding are invited to attend a meeting of La Leche League of Fort Bend every second Monday at 7pm at Memorial Hermann Sugarland Hospital or every third Monday at 10:30am at St. Theresa Catholic Church Family Life Center. Babies are always wel-come at meetings. For more info call Erin: 281-325-0618, Laura: 281-277-4989, Lisa: 281-710-7171, Briana: [email protected]
UPCOMINGWalk to Bethlehem
First United Methodist Church, 3900 Lexington, Missouri City, will host an amazing and unique Christmas experience Friday, Dec. 13, Saturday, Dec. 14, and Sunday, Dec.15. Also, visit the special “Bethlehem Square” to learn & explore “food & activities” of the time. Also, visit and shop their “Christmas Store”. For more info visit www.fumcmc.org.
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Along with carrying the winning title for Hope for Three 2014 The Many Faces of Autism calendar, Sara Jane will grace the cover of 1,000 calendars.
She also earned $250, which her parents and family friend, Christie Johnson (unofficial photographer), decided to donate back to Hope for Three in an effort to assist other families.
Joining Sara Jane are 12 winners who coveted a title for each month of the year.
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With fall around the corner and the holiday season not far behind, Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital is once again offering Fort Bend residents the opportunity to “give a gift and beat the flu.”
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, in collaboration with the Exchange Club of Sugar Land, Fort Bend Exchange Club, Rotary Club of Sugar Land, Rotary Club of Fort Bend and Toys for Tots Fort Bend, is offering free flu shots on Saturday, November 2 to community members who participate in Santa’s Gift Exchange.
Fort Bend and surrounding area residents can bring a new, unwrapped toy or clothing item to Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital from 8 a.m. to noon in exchange for a free flu shot. The toys and clothing will benefit local children in the Fort Bend area.
“We are proud to partner with the local exchange clubs and Toys for Tots once again to provide this community offering,” said Chris Siebenaler, CEO of Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital. “This is a great way for the community to stay healthy while also putting smiles on children’s faces during the holiday season.”
In 2012, Santa’s Gift Exchange provided toys and clothing to more than 4,000 economically disadvantaged children in Fort Bend County. “Everyone's help is needed to meet the challenge of providing toys for our children who will not have toys this year without our help,” said Farha Ahmed, co-chairman of Santa’s Gift Exchange 2013.
If you would like to participate in this community event, please bring an unwrapped, new toy or clothing item to the main lobby of Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital between
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital offers free flu shots
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the times of 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 2.
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital will be distributing a limited supply of the influenza vaccine to persons age 18 and over with no history of
egg and/or latex allergy. If you are pregnant, please
visit your OB/GYN or primary care physician to have your vaccine administered. For more information please call 281-275-0751.
Join Southminster School on Thursday, November 7, from 9:30-10:00, for a special ceremony and prayer around the flagpole as the students remember our Veterans.
Please email Christy Balenene ([email protected]) by October 25 with the names of family members who have served or are currently serving our country and indicate his/her branch of service.
They will be honored on Southminster's Family Honor Roll and their names will be read during the ceremony. Unfortunately, we will not be able to add names to the honor
roll after October 25 so please send them in before the deadline.
The ceremony is open to anyone who wishes to join us in prayer for our men and women in the Armed Forces. Veterans who plan to attend are asked to RSVP. They want to properly prepare for their special guests.
The school children would like to recognize the Veterans who attend the ceremony with a special ribbon. Members of the Stafford ROTC Color Guard and Elkins ROTC Drill Team will be participating in the ceremony. Colonel Tom Ehlinger from Stafford High School will be the guest speaker.
Southminster School to hold special ceremony for our veterans
