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VOL 5 No. 31

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

Seshadri KumarPublisher & Editor

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Bobby Shen of Dulles High School (center) is shown with teammates during the closing ceremonies at the 53rd Interna-tional Mathematical Olympiad.

Bobby Shen, a senior at Dulles High School, helped form Team USA at the 53rd International Mathematical Olympiad, held July 4-16 in Mar del Plata, Argentina.

The six-member team representing various states throughout the US competed among 548 students at the annual competition, which challenges pre-college stu-dents to solve six math prob-lems covering a wide range of mathematical components.

Participants may be asked to determine composite posi-tive integers, prove that the lengths of all sides of poly-gons in a dissection are also rational numbers, and so forth.

After competing in various rounds at the competition, Team USA placed third over-all with a score of 194. Shen, the only member from Texas, earned 39 points, which was the third-best score among students competing in the contest. Students with a score

of at least 28 points received a gold medal.

Those who earned 21-27 points received silver, and students earning 14-20 points were presented with bronze medals. Combined, Team USA members earned fi ve gold medals and one silver. Shen’s academic competition

experience includes the 2011 US Physics Team, the USA Math Olympiad (2009-2011), Mathematics Olympiad Pro-gram 2011, Romanian Mas-ters of Mathematics, USA Biology Olympiad Semifi nals 2011, USA Physics Olympiad Finalist 2011, and various oth-er competitions.

Fall means football as well as auditions for the Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra. If you’re a musician looking for a group to perform with, then plan to audition for FBSO’s 2012-13 season on Saturday, Aug. 25 at First United Meth-odist Church, 3900 Lexington Blvd., in Missouri City.

The orchestra is particularly in need of additional string players - violin, viola, cello, and bass. In addition, the or-

chestra has immediate open-ings for two French horn play-ers, a bassoon II player and tympani and auxiliary percus-sion players. Both permanent and alternate positions are available with all musicians serving as unpaid volunteers. Candidates should prepare a three- to fi ve-minute solo and be ready to demonstrate their sight-reading skills.

Auditions are open to all musicians who are high school

age and older. To schedule an appointment time between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., please e-mail [email protected] or call 281-276-9642. Rehearsals are held on Tuesday evenings begin-ning at 7:15 p.m., generally at First United Methodist Church in Missouri City.

This year, FBSO will play fi ve concerts as part of its sea-son subscription series and at least two other free concerts around Fort Bend County.

Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra musicians Lonny Yu, trombone, and Kathryn Herod, French horn, are ready for the orchestra’s 2012-13 season and for college football as they show support for their alma maters. FBSO will hold auditions for its upcoming season on August 25. Yu and Herod are graduates of Kempner High School in Fort Bend ISD. (Photo by Coleman Locke)

Fort Bend Symphony auditions on Aug. 25

Dulles High School Student earns Third-Best Score at International Math Olympiad

County Judge Robert Hebert and County Commissioners Richard Morrison, Grady Pre-stage, Andy Meyers and James Patterson joined the Fort Bend County Department of Social Services recently as it received donations from several local businesses for the “Walk with Pride” kids shoe program.

More than $20,000 has been raised by Fort Bend County’s Department of Social Services to provide shoes for children in the community. Local donors include Sprint Fort Bend Land-fi ll, TXU Energy, Fluor Daniel, Champions Technology and State Farm Insurance.

Anna Gonzales, Director of Fort Bend County Social Servic-es said, “Our Corporate and In-dividual donations this year have been phenomenal. And because of our generous contributors, we will be able to serve approxi-mately 1000 school age children to start the new school year off with a new pair of shoes.”

For more than 20 years, Fort Bend County Social Services has hosted the “Walk with Pride Shoe Program” in collaboration with various contributors in-cluding charitable organizations, private businesses, and individu-als in the community.

Each year before school be-gins, children of low income families can register to receive a free pair of shoes from select Payless Shoe stores. Last year 700 children received a new pair of shoes. For more information call 281 238-3504 or 281 238-3506. Registration ends August 10, 2012.

County joins Walk with Pride Shoe Program

Walk With Pride Recipients with Richard Morrison, left, Com-missioner Precinct 1; Grady Prestage, Commissioner Precinct 2; County Judge Robert Hebert; Andy Meyers, Commissioner Precinct 3; and James Patterson, Commissioner Precinct 4.

By SESHADRI KUMARThe proposed connection of

Larry Johnson Parkway in Riv-erstone with Commonwealth Boulevard at Palm Royale is not set in concrete.

The proposed connection has evoked opposition from area residents.

City council has concurred with the staff recommendation to do an additional study of the connection of LJ Parkway and to determine the fi nal confi gu-ration of the future intersection with Commonwealth.

City Manager Allen Bogard told the city council that he, and Dist. 4 Councilman Har-ish Jajoo, along with City En-gineer Christopher Steubing, visited the site and found some physical barriers like power lines for the extension of the LJ Parkway. There are some legal issues as well.

In view of the public com-ments during a public hearing at the planning and zoning commission and the obvious obstacles, Bogard said the city would proactively conduct a

study to fi nd a variety of op-tions.

The developer and the com-munity would be involved in fi nalizing the right option to meet the transportation needs, without negatively impacting the neighborhoods, Bogard said.

Steubing said Johnson De-velopment supports the city in moving forward with an analy-sis of the proposed connection and will assist the city as need-ed through the analysis

LJ Parkway, Palm Royale connection goes back to the drawing board

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By SESHADRI KUMARFort Bend ISD is planning to

build a “Culinary Center.” The Culinary Center will be

located in the Central Ware-house on Julie Rivers Road and serve as a training facility for FBISD food service employees and as a test kitchen for devel-oping new menus for school campuses.

This facility will provide training for employees in op-eration of kitchen equipment, food preparation, cooking, and serving.

Space will also be provided for classroom teaching activi-ties and storage space for Child Nutrition programs.

This Center will provide a consistent level of food prepa-ration for children district wide.

The district received qualifi -cations from 15 fi rms for pro-viding professional services to build the Culinary Center.

The fi rms were evaluated and scored based on the es-tablished criteria. At the July 9 board meeting, the trustees approved the ranking list and PBK Architects was named the top ranking fi rm.

A proposed contract for pro-fessional services to build the center will come up for consid-eration on Aug. 13.

Trustee Dave Rosenthal asked about the need for the culinary center and if it was a government program.

Gail Stolter of the child nu-trition department said new reg-ulations for the National School Lunch Program are extremely complicated, with menu pat-terns and composition of food. For example, the regulations stipulate very strict limits for sodium in the food served to students and the cafetaria staff has to test for sodium levels.

“We have been striving to

put a menu that meets legal requirements. It is extremely complicated. Probably, we need to hire a chef next year,” Stolter said.

Stolter described the culinary center as a “self-funded” proj-ect. Part of the funds come from federal grants and part comes form the students who pay for the lunch.

The estimated cost of the cu-linary center is not immediately available.

The new standards mark the fi rst major change to school meals in more than 15 years.

According to the district website, “Fort Bend ISD’s Child Nutrition Services will only need to make minimal changes to our menus to com-ply with the new standards be-cause the District already fol-lows a more nutritional meal plan for our schools.”

FBISD plans for a Culinary Center

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The Exchange Club of Fort Bend recently won numer-ous awards, which include National Outstanding Service Project- Community Service; National Child Abuse Re-duction Effort Award; past-president Mike Reichek was recognized as a Distinguished Club President by the Nation-al Exchange and John Healey was recognized as the Club’s Exchangite of the Year.

“The award for the Na-tional Outstanding Service Project was for the Awareness Field. Our Exchange Club painted and tied ribbons on over 1,300 stakes and placed them on the Richmond Court House’s lawn. Each stake rep-resented a child who had been served by Child Advocates in Fort Bend County,” said Crissy Nolen, president of the Exchange Club of Fort Bend.

The Awareness Field drew considerable attention and

land. Nolan has many plans for

her upcoming year as presi-dent, which includes hosting another successful Duck Clas-sic Golf Tournament, October 15, continuing the mission of the Club by increasing ef-forts in the prevention of child abuse, increasing hands-on community service projects, and increasing membership and more.

“Our Duck Classic Golf Tournament raises funds which allow us to support non-profi ts in preventing child abuse and to support other programs in our communities,” Nolen said.

According to Nolen, the Exchange Club’s focuses are Americanism, child abuse pre-vention, community service, and youth projects.

“The Exchange Club of Fort Bend meets at noon ev-ery Wednesday at Sweetwater Country Club.

was shown in all of the pub-lications in the area. Many drivers who saw the stakes, stopped to read the sign re-garding their purpose, accord-ing to Nolen.

The Club also announced their new board members, as of July 1, 2012: Crissy Nolen,

president; Mike Reichek, Im-mediate past-president; Ka-tina Scott, president-elect; Bill Russell, vice president, Kelli Metzenthin, treasurer; and Charlie Huber, secretary. New board members are Barbara Piazzo, Bill Leavitt, Kaelyn Bujnoch and Rebecca Mait-

Crissy Nolen, left, president; Katina Scott, president-elect; Bill Russell, vice president; Kelli Metzenthin, treasurer; Charlie Huber, secretary; Kaelyn Bujnoch and Barbara Piazzo, board members. Photo by Bill Russell

National Honors for The Exchange Club of Fort Bend

The fi nale of Sugar Land Superstar – Sugar Land’s American Idol-like competition – will take place on Saturday, August 11 at 7 p.m. in the Plaza of Sugar Land Town Square. One lucky winner will be named the 2012 Sugar Land Superstar. The eve-ning will include performances from this year’s top ten fi nal-ists, as well as a concert by 2011 Superstar Erica Marks! This event is free and open to the public. For additional information about the competition, visit SugarLandTownSquare.com.

Local talent competes in fi nale of singing competition

Sugar Land Christian Women’s Connection Luncheon

The Sugar Land Christian Women’s Connection invites all

women in the Fort Bend/Houston area to attend its luncheon on Friday, August 10, 2012 from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm. at Sweet-water Country Club, 4400 Palm Royale Blvd., Sugar Land.

Former “Miss America” preliminary winner and recording artist, Brenda Copeland will entertain members and guests. Brenda will share how she went from “Walking on the Wild Side” to “Taming the Wild Beast.”

Reservations are necessary by calling 281-980-9670 or e mail [email protected]. Cost for luncheon is $18 inclu-sive. Sugar Land Christian Women’s Connection is affi liated with StoneCroft Ministries, www.stonecroft.org.

Jason Alexander Smith was sentenced to 60 years in prison on July 25 after a jury convicted him of murder.

The 31-year old Kansas man was prosecuted in Fort Bend County for killing a man in a drug-related shoot-ing in August 2003.

According to Assistant Dis-trict Attorney Amanda Bolin, on August 8, 2003, the victim negotiated a deal through Hiro Hariram to sell Jason Smith ten pounds of marijuana.

Smith claimed to have a buyer for the marijuana and the three men set out to fi nal-ize the transaction and make the delivery.

As the victim drove the trio to their location, Smith began to argue that Hariram was un-necessary as a middleman and did not want him involved

anymore. While near the area of Riv-

erside Grove and Ashlawn Drive in Mission Bend, Smith pulled out a .357 magnum re-volver and shot the victim be-hind his right ear killing him instantly.

Hariram tried to grab the wheel to steer the car but ran through a fence and came to rest in the back yard of a resi-dence.

Hariram shouted to resi-dents who came out of their homes to call the police, but then ran off in a panic with the defendant – who had taken the ten pounds of marijuana from the trunk.

Hariram and Smith ran to Smith’s nearby apartment where they disposed of their clothes and then separated. Smith packed minimal items

and the marijuana and imme-diately left town leaving the rest of his belongings in his apartment and his job at a lo-cal car wash.

Hariram hid out in a hotel, but then hired an attorney and came forward to tell the au-thorities everything that hap-pened.

He led investigators to the murder weapon that had the victim’s blood on it. Investi-gators later located shell cas-ings hidden in Smith’s apart-ment that were linked to the murder weapon by a ballistics expert.

When investigators secured an arrest warrant for the de-fendant, he was nowhere to be found.

In May 2005, after being on the run for almost two years, Jason Smith was arrested in

his home state of Kansas on new charges which included lying about his identity.

Once Kansas offi cials dis-covered his true identity, they learned that Smith was want-ed for murder in Fort Bend County, Texas.

Before Smith was extra-dited to Texas, he told a pro-bation offi cer in Kansas that he knew had a warrant from Texas and that the incident was “drug-related” but that he didn’t know the guy died.

The State meticulously pre-sented their evidence over the course of nearly two weeks.

The jury heard from po-lice offi cers, DNA experts, a ballistics expert, crime scene offi cers, and offi cials from Kansas, but it was the testi-mony of Hiro Hariram that eventually convinced the jury

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By Steve BrownWhen the Patient Protec-

tion and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed in March 2010, its authors had states like Texas in mind.

Texas is unique in that it’s the only state that has the most advanced, but least accessible medical systems in the nation (if not world). The num-ber of uninsured Texans has overwhelmed our healthcare infrastructure and economics for the last two decades.

The ACA reduces sky-rocketing health costs by increasing access to health insurance. By doing so, the uninsured would be able to receive quality preventive care to help them manage and early diagnose chronic illness instead of receiving expen-sive primary care in emer-gency rooms. The costs as-sociated with uncompensated care are paid for by local tax payers, employers and the in-sured. One emergency room visit by an uninsured patient costs $1300. Multiply that by 5 million uninsured Tex-ans, and you’ve just stumbled upon Texas’ Health Care cri-sis.

All Texans would benefi t from health care reform – and that includes Texas business-es.

As such, both the Texas Democratic Platform and res-olutions passed by business groups throughout the state support efforts to increase funding for Medicaid eligible populations. For instance, this past legislative session, the Greater Houston Partner-ship advocated for billions being spent from the Rainy Day Fund for Medicaid.

That’s why it was shock-ing when Gov. Rick Perry

announced that he planned to reject the Medicaid expansion components of the bill when it’s rolled out in 2014.

Perry’s overblown disdain for President Barack Obama is laying the foundation for Texas Democrats and small businesses to build a long overdue relationship.

Think about it.Businesses will lose bil-

lions if Texas’ tax dollars are allowed to care and treat the sick in other states. Accord-ing to the Texas Health and Human Services Commis-sion, “From 2014-2019, for the roughly $6 billion that Texas contributes, the state would receive $76 billion in Medicaid funds for patient care, hospitals and health pro-vider services.” That type of infusion of resources in our local economy would have a dynamic impact on business in and around the health care sector.

All businesses stand to gain from the passage of ACA. Small businesses will receive tax credits, physicians and hospitals will be compen-

sated for the care they deliver and major employers will see health-related costs stabilize. Texas Democrats grasp these policy improvements, and could work with the business community to ensure that the implementation of health care reform matches the intent.

Healthcare isn’t the only area where we agree.

We also agree with Texas businesses on fully funding public education, as we both agree that our state’s future prosperity depends on an educated workforce of criti-cal thinkers. Democrats and business leaders also support increased funding for the state’s decaying infrastructure which includes transporta-tion, transit and our diminish-ing water supply.

Adequate state funding al-lows for leveraging federal resources and decreasing lo-cal property taxes. It just makes fi scal sense.

Oddly, last month Gover-nor Perry stood with business leaders supporting a pact to continue underfunding the state’s fi scal priorities. Those leaders were well aware that this “pact” worked against their long term interests and common sense – but they stood with him anyway.

Texas Democrats and Texas businesses, big and small alike, share a number of mutual goals. What’s best for our state is for us to stop pretending that we don’t, and start standing together for Texas’ future.

Steve Brown is the Chair-man of the Fort Bend County Democratic Party. Connect with Steve on Facebook at-facebook.com/sbrown2 and on Twitter at twitter.com/electstevebrown.

Bargain Book SaleFriends of First Colony Branch Library, 2121 Austin Park-

way at Grants Lake, Sugar Land, will hold their monthly bar-gain book sale Sat. Aug. 4, 9 am to 2 pm. Hardbacks $1, pa-perbacks $.50 (some upcharged). GOOD CONDITION ONLY books (including children’s), CD’s, DVD’s may be donated during regular library hours or at the sale and are tax deduct-ible. 281 416-0936

TSTC Fall 2012 registration at Fort Bend

Registration is now open for the fall 2012 semester for Texas State Technical Col-lege classes held at WCJC Fort Bend Technical Center. Students have a number of programs to choose from, in-cluding Air Conditioning & Refrigeration, Diesel Equip-ment, Mechanical Engineer-ing and Machining.

Registration hours run 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and end Thursday, Aug. 23. Classes will begin on Mon-day, Aug. 27. For a complete listing of available programs, go to www.waco.tstc.edu/fort_bend.

Students have the option to choose from two-year degree or certifi cate programs, or opt to take online and Distance Learning classes through Tex-as State Technical College. In addition, high school students can enroll in dual credit class-es and get a jump on their col-lege degree at no charge.

Financial aid processing can take several weeks to complete, especially for the fall term. Students needing fi -nancial assistance should con-tact the TSTC Financial Aid Offi ce immediately at (254) 867-4814. Visit www.waco.tstc.edu for more details, dates and an online application.

A perfect match between Texas business and Democrats

ORDINANCE NO. O-12-21

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, AMENDING SECTION 4, DEFINITIONS, AND SECTION 13, SIGN REGULATIONS, OF APPENDIX A OF THE MISSOURI CITY CODE, ENTITLED “THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY ZONING ORDINANCE;” PROVIDING RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE LOCATION OF SIGNS; REPEALING ALL OTHER ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.

I, Maria Gonzalez, City Secretary of the City of Missouri City, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the caption of said Ordinance No. O-12-21 approved on second and fi nal reading by the City Council at its regular meeting held on June 18, 2012, as the same appears in the records of my offi ce.

/s/ Maria GonzalezCity Secretary

City of Missouri City

60 years in prison for murder that Smith was guilty and they returned a verdict in less than 90 minutes.

During the punishment phase of trial, a tearful Smith took the stand and asked for mercy.

But when asked on cross-examination if those tears were for himself or for his victim, he nonchalantly ad-mitted that they were tears only for himself.

As the fi erce cross-exami-nation by prosecutor Amanda Bolin continued, the defen-dant angrily told her that she was evil and was the one re-sponsible for his conviction. The jury took less than 45 minutes to sentence the de-fendant to 60 years in prison.

“We applaud the jury for taking on a complicated case and reaching the right deci-sion to convict Jason Smith,” said Bolin.

“Finally, the victim’s fami-ly received much awaited jus-tice and closure. It may have taken nine years, but Jason Smith received the message loud and clear that you can’t get away with murder in Fort Bend County, Texas.”

Smith was tried in the 240th District Court before Presid-ing Judge Thomas R. Culver, III. Murder is a fi rst-degree felony punishable from 5 to 99 years or life in prison and a fi ne up to $10,000. Under current laws, the defendant must serve at least one-half of his sentence before he is eligible for parole. Smith was not probation eligible.

Assistant District Attorneys Amanda Bolin and Celena Vinson prosecuted the case. Attorneys Teana Watson and Marcia Davidoff represented the defendant.

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process. Upon fi nal determination

of this layout, the thorough-fare plan will be amended to in clude the revised alignment.

Currently, LJ Parkway ends at the CenterPoint right of way.

The fact that the city has decided to do the study did not stop Sweetwater residents from speaking at a public hearing on the Thoroughfare Plan on July 17.

A resident from Travis Park subdivision which is at the end of Palm Royale, near Com-monwealth Boulevard, high-lighted the issues of safety, noise and property values as a result of increased traffi c.

He described Palm Royale and Sweet water as a “special asset” to the city and the resi-dents..

A Sweetwater resident de-scribed the neighborhood as

a “pride” of First Colony and Sugar Land, a “crown jewel” and an “enclave” and urged the city council not to destroy the neighborhood and dimin-ish high property values by opening up Palm Royale to any connection.

Mayor Jimmy Thompson asked the city manager to re-view the 2003 developer’s agreement with the city re-garding the LJ Parkway-Com-monwealth connection.

The agreement requires the developer to make the con-nection after the University Boulevard is completed and certain number of homes are built in the area.

Jajoo also said the existing connection between Scenic Dr. (formerly Oil Field Road) and Commonwealth could be enhanced as one of the alter-natives and some residents echoed that idea.

The requirement remains for the developers to design the intersection of LJ Parkway (formerly Spine Road) and

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Palm Royale Boulevard and have the plans approved by the City Council prior to the con-struction of the intersection.

Jajoo suggested that the city staff reclassify Palm Royale as “minor” collector road, instead of “major collector.”

Councilwoman Amy Mitch-ell asked for a traffi c analysis to reduce the speed limits on Palm Royale.

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The View from Sugar Land


By JANICE SCANLANThere was so much going

on . . . so many people, activi-ties. People standing in line to sign up. People from all walks of life, from various neighbor-hoods; and with something happening in every direction, it was hard to decide where to go fi rst.

No, it wasn’t the Olympics in London. It was in Missouri City. And like the kids during the dedication ceremony, we couldn’t wait to get back in-side to what was happening, because it was fun and exciting no matter what your age. It’s what every successful event is about. It exceeded any opening I expected for the Recreation and Tennis Center, which had over 1000 in attendance. It was like a three-ring circus from a happening standpoint.

We’ve all gone to a walk through, seen a new center ... which is often polite, but bor-ing. Not here.

The fi rst thing you notice is how nice the center is . . . from its beautiful concrete etched and painted fl oors to the im-pressive gymnasium, weight and cardio room, batting cages, multi-purpose rooms, dancing and spinning room, really nice showers, a kid’s zone and col-orful interior.

Of course, you can’t miss the 13 tennis courts out front, unless you quit driving by long ago because the blighted and neglected area just spelled trouble. If you just put on your blinders to “get by,” it’s time to

take a new look at Cypress Point and Cartwright. The Missouri City Rec Center is a handsome place to be very proud, because it’s more than you expect. More-over, ignored shopping areas are sprucing up as well.

Now, will it translate into an investment that provides a place for people to mingle, get fi t and have fun?

I involved my skeptical hus-band in that one . . . First we took our seniors rates on an al-ready value-priced annual family fee. There’s daily and monthly rates as well. The machines are high quality, give you feedback, and we’ve had fun designing our own personal Olympics training program. John seems happy with his online tutorials of the Precor machines—and suggested pro-grams. The machines also offer easy-to-understand icons of what muscle group or cardio function each improves. I’m going to use a trainer initially to ensure I’m getting the most benefi t of all kinds of equipment as well as

weight, ropes and agility equip-ment.

Will we be going to the seniors Olympics, no? But we’re doing something for us by strengthen-ing our bodies and improving our health. And it’s fun and challeng-ing. I’m having to pace myself and “follow my program” versus “break out” too fast. I already have a role-model—Jackie. No fl ab, no fat, fi t and feminine. She’s nice too.

My doubting husband is blown away by the gymnasium. No one has asked us for a pick-up game . . . but it’s fun watching some really talented boys (and we’re starting to see some girls and families) out having whole-some fun. August can be a month when, frankly, kids get bored and get in trouble. These kids aren’t bored and neither are the adults. All kinds of programs, tennis leagues and more are starting now.

So, this center is what we make of it. At the opening, I was blown away by the wheel-chair athletes on the tennis courts as well as volley and basketball use of the gym. So what’s your excuse to not be exercising and staying fi t? Take a tour . . . you’ll be proud and likely discover a way to benefi t personally.

For pictures to get a peek, visit my blog http://traction.typepad.com/musings or write [email protected].

By RUSSELL JONES This guy is really getting to be

irriWhat will America look like four years from now if Obama wins another term? That is ques-tion being asked by Dinesh D’Souza, president of Kings Col-lege in New York, in his new mov-ie, 2016: Obama’s America. The answers are frightening. Worse, they are logical in the context of D’Souza’s analysis of what makes Obama tick.

D’Souza takes a look at Obama’s formative years, begin-ning with his mother’s move to Jakarta shortly after being aban-doned by the boy’s father. There he grew up as an Indonesian with his mother and step-father. His mother grew disillusioned, and be-gan comparing the boy’s Kenyan father, supposedly a patriotic anti-colonialist, with her second hus-band who took a job working for the colonizing British. The step-father’s collaborative attitude was disdained by Obama’s mother.

Rather than allow the boy to grow up in a home environment sympathetic to British occupation, she sent Barry back to Honolulu to be raised by her parents. His grandfather introduced him to black poet Frank Marshall Davis. A well known Marxist author, Da-vis became his mentor and left a lifelong impression on the young-ster.

Obama’s college years supple-mented his colonial understanding of the world. At Columbia Uni-versity he studied under Edward Said, a champion of the Palestin-ian cause. At Harvard Law School he was taught by Roberto Ungar, the leading anti-colonial scholar in the legal fi eld.

Jeremiah Wright, Obama’s pas-tor in Chicago for 20 years, further contributed to Obama’s anti-co-lonial convictions. Wright’s ser-mons were fi lled with references to suffering populations worldwide, all victims of white men and West-

ern oppression; i.e. colonialism.With this background, Obama’s

essential belief system is anti-colonialism, a concept not under-stood by most Americans. Britain colonized Africa and gained the antipathy of Obama’s father, who then passed it on to his son through the myths told by the boy’s mother.

We have already seen the symp-toms of this philosophy. Immedi-ately after his inauguration, he banned a bust of Churchill, the world’s greatest colonialist, from the White House. He has repeat-edly apologized to third world countries for America’s role as an international power. He has shunned Israeli leaders visiting the United States, and has adopted the Palestinian approach to the dispute with Israel.

Obama wants America to shed all vestiges of its perceived colo-nial past. Rather than take a lead-ership role in international policy, he has deferred to the United Na-tions and NATO. He took no ac-tion in Libya until NATO and, more importantly, other Middle Eastern countries, sought Ameri-can participation. He readily dumped America’s long-time ally in Egypt, Mubarak, in favor of a popular revolution whose ultimate impact on peace in the region re-

mains uncertain. Even now he looks to the UN for

leadership in Syria, even though Russia and China are unlikely to ever forego their vetoes and al-low any meaningful UN military action there. Finally he refuses to take effective action against Iran despite repeated threats against Is-rael, a country which he views as the Middle East’s resident colonial power. Instead, he looks for lead-ership from the UN, which, ironi-cally enough, has just appointed Iran to its Arms Trade Treaty com-mittee.

Obama’s goal is to eliminate American preeminence in the world. He wants to equalize the world’s nations, so that one cannot dominate the others. Equality, in Obama’s mind, does not involve elevating other nations to Ameri-ca’s status; instead, it means low-ering the United States to the level of other countries.

At a screening of the movie last Saturday, gasps of anguish and disbelief were repeatedly heard from the audience. The logic of D’Souza’s argument is not per-fect, but it explains more about Obama’s approach to politics than any other theory.

Walter McMeansFort Bend County lost a long

time public servant last week when former County Court at Law Judge Walter McMeans passed away. The judge was known around the courthouse as one who assured that parties and attorneys always got fair treatment. Having fi rst met in 1981 when he was the fi fth mayor of Sugar Land, he was a friend of this columnist and a staunch Re-publican. Walter viewed his work for the community as an honor. He will be missed.

Jones served as a member of the Sugar Land City Council from 2003 through June, 2011. He owns a law fi rm and a title in-surance company in Sugar Land.

America in 2016

Jones

To the Editor:Thanks to the hard work of

our levee districts, Fort Bend County Judge Robert Hebert, Senator John Cornyn, Con-gressman Pete Olson and the Fort Bend Flood Management Association (FBFMA), our na-tional fl ood insurance program is intact for the next fi ve years. These individuals and groups have been hard at work behind the scenes to save our fl ood in-surance program.

Congress has been trying to revamp the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Although our Districts sup-ported these efforts, the Senate pushed hard to include a provi-sion that required the purchase of mandatory fl ood insurance at very high rates and ignored the healthy levees our local tax dollars built and main-tain. We believe this mandate

would have imposed a fi nancial hardship on our taxpayers and would have negatively affected our home values.

Our levee districts worked under strong leadership provid-ed by Fort Bend County Judge Robert Hebert and the FBFMA with Senator Cornyn and Con-gressman Olson to defeat this unreasonable mandatory pro-vision. The House and Senate passed a transportation bill that helped us on this critical matter. This bill included an extension of the NFIP without the man-datory purchase requirement that ignored our healthy levees. Judge Hebert provided great leadership and the lobby teams hired by Fort Bend County and the FBFMA helped our Dis-tricts explain the adverse im-pact of bad legislation that was introduced to revamp the NFIP. Senator Cornyn helped us fi ght

the battle in the Senate. Con-gressman Olson worked be-hind the scenes as a member of the Majority Whip team in the House and with Senate allies to make sure the transportation bill passed with good language and to defeat the bad legisla-tion that would have required the mandatory expensive in-surance. At least for now, our taxpayers do not have to worry about skyrocketing fl ood insur-ance premiums mandated by the federal government.

Thanks to our County and federal leadership for looking after our taxpayers. Your lead-ership was instrumental in pro-tecting our quality of life.FORT BEND COUNTY LID NO. 11 (Greatwood),FORT BEND COUNTY LID NO. 14 (Avalon), andFORT BEND COUNTY LID NO. 17 (Telfair)

To the Editor:I have been continuously

disappointed with the movie review section week after week. As a cinephile, I love fi lm. I love watching movies, going to movies, talking about movies, and writing about movies. As a cinephile (and a writer), I fi nd Larry H.’s re-views to be an embarrassment on both fronts.

I want to preface this by saying that I do not know “Larry H.” personally, and that I’m sure he’s a wonder-ful person. I just question his ability to review fi lms in a re-spectable publication such as the Independent. His reviews are consistently fi lled with ty-pos, grammatical errors, mis-spellings, and factual errors. Not to mention that he doesn’t follow any kind of guidelines for his criticisms.

For an example, in the July 25th issue of the Independent, he reviews the fi lm The Dark Knight Rises. The headline reads, “FILM REVIEW: Dark Night[sic] Rises”. In para-graph 7, he uses the follow-ing: “It’s been two days since I saw ‘Dark Knight Rises’ and I knew I would have to write my review, but I was dreaded it.”

The purpose of a fi lm re-view is for the reader to walk away with a better idea of the movie, and whether or not it sounds like they might want to see it. Larry H. regularly disregards the basic purpose of his job. In the review for Moonrise Kingdom he wrote for the June 27th issue, he wrote the following:

I am confused; I don’t know if I like this movie or not. I know I’m paid a mam-moth salary to view, grade, and comment on movies so you people will have some idea about whether you might want to spend your ten bucks, but you’re on your own. I’m going to assign a grade range just to be safe. Rock ‘n Roll. Grade 82-90.

As a reader, I’m supposed to take away that he’s con-fused and doesn’t know if he liked it or not? How does this help me decide if I want to see it or not? Then, he gives it a grade range “to be safe”, which appears to be complete-ly arbitrary and has no actual value. (A quick juxtaposition: “The Dark Knight Rises” was given an 82. “Madea’s Wit-ness Protection” was given an 85. This shows how meaning-less his rating system really is). He even tells the readers “you’re on your own.” How is this helpful?

On June 13, he wrote, in-stead of a review, an edito-rial called “Larry H. Needs to Win an Oscar”. He starts with an explanation of how the Oscar voting process works (which could actually be an interesting article that a fi lm reviewer might write), but then goes on a diatribe about how he “deserves” to win an

Oscar. The Academy Awards are given to people who make movies. He has not made a movie. So instead of a poten-tially interesting article about the Oscar voting process, we get a drawn out whine about how he deserves an award for something he has not done.

I’ve always noticed that in several of his reviews, he mentions the AMC theater at First Colony. Now, it’s a fi ne theater, I go there myself of-ten. But the sheer number of times he name-drops the the-ater, you start to wonder if he’s getting some sort of kick-back from the theater for his constant mentioning.

In his review for “Ma-dea’s Witness Protection”, he briefl y mentions the fi lm Magic Mike, which he admits he has not seen. He says the manager at AMC has men-tioned that they’ve had their highest drink sells because of the mostly-female audience for Magic Mike. After men-tioning that the women in the audience have been drinking, he closes his review with the following: “For you guys that need to meet women, here’s your chance.” This is not only horrifi cally unprofessional (and has no business being in a published review), it’s very creepy. Hinting that male readers should prey on drunk women at the movie theatre, it just seems wrong.

In his review for Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, he misspells Dr. Seuss (he spells it “Suess”). This seems petty to point out, except that he says in the re-view that he pulled the plot overview from IMDB, which has the title printed correctly. He could not take the time to check his work against the website that he already had opened. I fi nd this just plain lazy. Then, as one reads the review hoping to get an idea if The Lorax is good, we fi nd a few sentences of Larry H. whining about how there are children in the theaters (at a children’s movie?), and how he walked out of the theater. Although his job is to write re-views for your paper, he chose to walk out instead of actually watching the 86-minute-long movie. Then, rather than just not turning in a review for the movie (since he couldn’t even be bothered to watch it), he turns in a non-sensical rant about how children are annoying and how he didn’t watch the movie (which is in direct contradiction to his re-view for Ice Age: Continental Drift in which he praises small children, and denounces the “sour” adults in attendance). How is a parent reading your newspaper supposed to gather any information from this re-view on whether or not to go?

I really hope this email was not taken in some kind of mean-spirited context, be-cause it really was not meant to. I really do like the Inde-pendent. I just wanted to write

a professional criticism of Larry H.’s work, as a reader, a movie-lover, and a writer. If a movie critic/reviewer’s job is to help the reader have a better understanding about a movie (to see if they may or may not want to go), I think it’s safe to say that Larry H. has completely failed in that regard. Kirk Loftin

For spelling mistakes and grammatical errors, I, as edi-tor, take full responsibility. It is not Larry H’s fault. Following is a response from Larry H.

Dear Mr. Loftin,Thank you very much for

reading my reviews and put-ting forth the effort to write a very detailed email to the edi-tor. I completely understand your comments, and agree with many of your thoughts. Except the parts where you have me confused with a tra-ditional movie critic. And, I’m mildly shocked that you don’t think I deserve an Oscar.

My style of writing is pur-posely unique and almost en-tirely a product of my movie experiences which is all about “did I like the movie?”

My movie critiques are tak-en seriously by me. Well, sort of. Not really; I’m just having fun and sharing my thoughts with my “friends,” and I insist on having fun at the movies. For example, if a movie is a dud and boring, I’m walking out. I enjoy walking out of a movie. It’s what people do sometimes.

Since I’m an active mem-ber of the Houston Film Crit-ics Society, I’m invited to the weekly screenings by the studio PR companies, but I prefer going on a Friday after-noon with a real audience and popcorn seems to taste bet-ter during the early afternoon hours. AMC First Colony 24 is my neighborhood theatre complex; many on staff at AMC greet me with a warm hello and are interested in my opinions; gotta love that.

Old-style movie critics, which include most of the members of the Houston Film Critics Society, rarely write about their movie venues or the quality of their popcorn. I think those things are im-portant. It all boils down to “different strokes” and I truly enjoyed Madea about three points more than “The Dark Knight Rises.”

I’ve been “dreading” this response. Just kidding. Rock ‘n Roll. Larry H.

PS: Please email me directly at [email protected] and/or check out my archived movie reviews at www.larryhmoviereviews.com. Or come by my offi ce in Sugar Land and I’ll buy the coffee and we can talk about movies.

A critique on our fi lm critic

Job well done on fl ood insurance

AUGUST 1, 2012 • INDEPENDENT •

CONSTABLE SALEUnder and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and / or Order of Sale issued on MAY 24TH, 2012 by the 434TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court of FORT BEND County, Texas in cause #09-DCV-176559 in favor of the Plaintiff -SOUTHWEST CROSSING HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff , for the sum of $8,649.70++++costs as taxed on said Execution and / or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. I have levied on JUNE 8TH, 2012 and will off er for sale on the 7TH day of AUGUST, 2012 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 said defendant(s) - ALVIN HARGROVE AND KAREN HARGROVE had of, in, or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz:LEGAL DESCRIPTION:LOT 39, BLOCK 05, SECTION ONE (1)OF SOUTHWEST CROSSING, AN ADDITION IN FORT BEND AND/OR HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAPS OR PLATS THEREOF RECORDED IN THE MAP RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, UNDER SLIDE NOS. 560/A, 560O/B, 561/A AND 561/B, AND RECORDED IN THE MAP RECORDS OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS UNDER VOLUME 315, PAGE 24, AS MODIFIED BY ANY SUPPLEMENTS THERETO OR REPLATS THEREOF. 14519 LONE WILLOW LANE, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS 77489.Terms: CashTIME: Sale to be held at or about 11:00 A.M.

Ruben Davis, ConstablePrecinct Two

Fort Bend County, TexasBy Lieutenant G. Majors

Deputy Constable #73

CONSTABLE SALEUnder and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and / or Order of Sale issued on MAY21ST, 2012 by the 240TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court of FORT BEND County, Texas in cause #05-DCV-143606 in favor of the Plaintiff -QUAIL RUN COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff , for the sum of $7,638.53++++costs as taxed on said Execution and / or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same.

I have levied on JUNE 8TH, 2012 and will off er for sale on the 7TH day of AUGUST, 2012 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 said defendant(s) - DEBBIE CLARK AND MICHAEL E. CLARK had of, in, or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz:

LEGAL DESCRIPTION:LOT 78, BLOCK 14, SECTION TWO (2)OF QUAIL RUN, AN ADDITION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN THE MAP RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, UNDER VOLUME 22, PAGE 30, OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS AS MODIFIED BY ANY SUPPLEMENTS THERETO OR REPLATS THEREOF. 16307 QUAIL PLACE DRIVE,GREEN MEADOW COURT, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS 77489.Terms: CashTIME: Sale to be held at or about 11:00 A.M.




CONSTABLE SALEUnder and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and / or Order of Sale issued on MAY21ST, 2012 by the 400TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court of FORT BEND County, Texas in cause #11-DCV-190409 in favor of the Plaintiff -QUAIL GREEN HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff , for the sum of $7,635.29++++costs as taxed on said Execution and / or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same.

I have levied on JUNE 8TH, 2012 and will off er for sale on the 7TH day of AUGUST, 2012 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 said defendant(s) - FREDERICK L. HOLTS AND LAWANDA M. HOLTS had of, in, or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz:

LEGAL DESCRIPTION:LOT 11, BLOCK 01, OF QUAIL GREEN SECTION 2, AN ADDITION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN THE MAP RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, UNDER VOLUME 28, PAGE 1, AS MODIFIED BY ANY SUPPLEMENTS THERETO OR REPLATS THEREOF. 2715 GREEN MEADOW COURT, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS 77489.

Terms: CashTIME: Sale to be held at or about 11:00 A.M.




CONSTABLE SALEUnder and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and / or Order of Sale issued on MAY 22ND, 2012 by the 240TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause # 10-DCV-181134 in favor of the Plaintiff - MISSION BEND HOMEOWNER’S ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff , for the sum of $1,812.53 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and / or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. I have levied on JUNE 7TH, 2012 and will off er for sale on the 7TH day of AUGUST, 2012 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 said defendant(s) - SERGIO A. CAMPOS had of, in, or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz:

LEGAL DESCRIPTION:LOT 34, PLUS AN EASTERLY PORTION OF LOT 35, IN BLOCK 54, OF MISSION BEND, SECTION 9, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE REPLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 29, PAGE 18 OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS ON EXHIBIT “A” ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, 15818 CAMINO DEL SOL DRIVE, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77083.Terms: CashTIME: Sale to be held at or about 11:00 A.M.




CONSTABLE SALEUnder and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and / or Order of Sale issued on MAY 10TH, 2012 by the 400TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court of FORT BEND County, Texas in cause #03-DCV-131127 in favor of the Plaintiff -QUAIL RUN COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff , for the sum of $14,240.32 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and / or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same.

I have levied on MAY 25TH, 2012 and will off er for sale on the 7TH day of AUGUST, 2012 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 said defendant(s) - JOSE R. GARZA had of, in, or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz:

LEGAL DESCRIPTION:LOT 16, BLOCK 14, SECTION TWO (2)OF QUAIL RUN, AN ADDITION IN FORT BEND AND/OR HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 22, PAGE 30, OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEN COUNTY, TEXAS AS MODIFIED BY ANY SUPPLEMENTS THERETO OR REPLATS THEREOF. 16318 HUNTING DOG LANE, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS 77489.





CONSTABLE SALEUnder and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and / or Order of Sale issued on MAY 21ST, 2012 by the 434TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause # 11-DCV-188123 in favor of the Plaintiff - QUAIL GREEN HOMEOWNER’S ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff , for the sum of $5,637.57 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and / or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same.

I have levied on JUNE 8TH, 2012 and will off er for sale on the 7TH day of AUGUST, 2012 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 said defendant(s) - LARRY D. LEWIS AND LORENE LEWIS had of, in, or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz:

LEGAL DESCRIPTION:LOT 50, BLOCK 06, OF QUAIL GREEN, SECTION 2, AN ADDITION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN THE MAP RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS UNDER VOLUME 28, PAGE 1 , AS MODIFIED BY ANY SUPPLEMENTS THERETO OR REPLATS THEREOF. 926 TURTLE CREEK DRIVE, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, 77489.





CONSTABLE SALEUnder and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and / or Order of Sale issued on JUNE 13TH, 2012 by the 400TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause # 08-DCV-161275 in favor of the Plaintiff -DOVER COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff , for the sum of $10,337.29++++costs as taxed on said Execution and / or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same.

I have levied on JUNE 18TH, 2012 and will off er for sale on the 7TH day of AUGUST, 2012 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 said defendant(s) - GABRIEL PUENTE AND JUANA PUENTE had of, in, or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz:

LEGAL DESCRIPTION:LOT 11 IN BLOCK THREE (3) OF DOVER, SECTION ONE (1), REPLAT OF KINGSBRIDGE, SECTION 3, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 26, PAGE 13 OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS (THE PROPERTY) ALSO KNOWN AS 14242 ROYAL HILL DRIVE, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77083.





CONSTABLE SALEUnder and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and / or Order of Sale issued on JUNE 18TH, 2012 by the County Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause # 09-CCV-039901 in favor of the Plaintiff - QUAIL GLEN HOMEOWNER’S ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff , for the sum of $4,198.33 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and / or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same.

I have levied on JUNE 27TH, 2012 and will off er for sale on the 7TH day of AUGUST, 2012 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 said defendant(s) - JOE CLINTON DIC KERSON, SR., had of, in, or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz:

LEGAL DESCRIPTION:LOT FIVE (5), BLOCK TWO (2), OF QUAIL GLEN SUBDIVISION, SECTION ONE (1), AN ADDITION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 21, PAGE 16 OF THE MAP RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS COMMONLY KNOWN AS 8619 QUAIL BURG LANE, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, 77489.(THE PROPERTY)





NOTICE OF CONSTABLES SALETHE STATE OF TEXAS

COUNTY OF FORT BENDBy virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable 268TH DISTRICT COURT of FORT BEND County on the 8 day of June, 2012 by the Clerk thereof, in the case of FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL VS. JAMES ROBERT STRAIN, ET AL in Cause # 11-DCV -193461 and to me, as CONSTABLE directed and delivered, I will proceed to sell, at 10:00 0’ Clock AM on the 7th day of August, 2012, which is the fi rst Tuesday of said month, at the Fort Bend County Justice Center Parking Garage, 1418 Eugene Heimann Circle, Richmond, Texas, Level l of the Parking Garage at the South End, West Corner, near Stairway “B” of the Courthouse of said FORT BEND County, in the City of RICHMOND, Texas, the following described property, to wit: TRACT 1: GEO: 6015370010150907/GEO: 6015370010150 LOT FIFTEEN (15), IN BLOCK ONE (1), OF NEW TERRITORY PARCEL SF-37 REPLAT (RIVER GLEN SECTION 1), AN ADDITION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN SLIDE NO. 1571/A AND 1571/B, OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS.Levied on the 14th day of June, 2012 as the property of JAMES ROBERT STRAIN, NEW TERRITORY RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC. to satisfy a judgment amounting to $10,624.57, 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 LEVEE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT # 7; FORT BEND COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT # 112; FORT BEND COUNTY GENERAL FUND; FORT BEND COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT AND FORT BEND COUNTY LATERAL FLOOD ROAD CONTROL.ALL BIDDERS MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION 34.015 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTYTAX CODE .GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 14th day of June, 2012.

Rob Cook, ConstablePrecinct Three

Fort Bend County, TexasBy Veronica Rodriguez

Deputy #1134

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT ALTUS SUGAR LAND HOSPICE1.5 ACRES, CREEK BEND DRIVE

REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ESTABLISH ALTUS SUGAR LAND HOSPICE (SKILLED NURSING) FACILITY ON 1.50 ACRE TRACT LOCATED ON CREEK BEND DRIVE NEAR THE INTERSECTION WITH FLUOR DANIEL DRIVE, BEING FURTHER DESCRIBED AS OUT OF UNRESTRICTED RESERVE “C”, LAKE POINTE TRACT “C” (RECORDED IN F.B.C.P.R. NUMBER 20070108) IN THE BUSINESS OFFICE (B-O) DISTRICT.

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 AND ZONING COMMISSION 6:00 P.M., AUGUST 21, 2012

DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT MAY BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING THE CITY OF SUGAR LAND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING OFFICE (281) 275-2218 OR EMAIL [email protected]. THE DEVELOPMENT PLANNING OFFICE IS OPEN MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 8:00 O’CLOCK A.M. TO 5:00 O’CLOCK P.M., AND LOCATED IN CITY HALL, 2700 TOWN CENTER BOULEVARD NORTH, SUGAR LAND, TEXAS. PLEASE CONTACT US IF YOU WISH TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO REVIEW ADDITIONAL DETAILS IN PERSON.Vicinity Map:

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT MERCEDES BENZ OF SUGAR LAND

15625 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY

REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR MERCEDES BENZ OF SUGAR LAND TO EXPAND EXISTING SALES OPERATIONS AND TO CONSTRUCT A BODY SHOP AND PARKING GARAGE, ON 8.91 ACRES BEING DESCRIBED AS COMMERCIAL TRACT ‘L-1’ OF CREEKSIDE AT TOWN CENTER AMENDING PLAT (INSTRUMENT NO. 20120083 OPRFBC) LOCATED AT 15625 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY AND THE INTERSECTION OF U. S. HIGHWAY 59 AND TOWN CENTER DRIVE IN THE GENERAL BUSINESS (B-2) DISTRICT. 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: CITY COUNCIL MEETING 6:00 P.M., AUGUST 21, 2012

DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT MAY BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING THE CITY OF SUGAR LAND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING OFFICE (281) 275-2218 OR EMAIL [email protected]. THE DEVELOPMENT PLANNING OFFICE IS OPEN MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 8:00 O’CLOCK A.M. TO 5:00 O’CLOCK P.M., AND LOCATED IN CITY HALL, 2700 TOWN CENTER BOULEVARD NORTH, SUGAR LAND, TEXAS. PLEASE CONTACT US IF YOU WISH TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO REVIEW ADDITIONAL DETAILS IN PERSON.Vicinity Map:

THE STATE OF TEXASCITATION BY PUBLICATION

You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not fi le a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 a.m. on Monday next following the expiration of forty-two days from the date of issuance of this citation, same being August 27, 2012 a default judgment may be taken against you. Said answer may be fi led by mailing same to: District Clerk’s Offi ce, 301 Jackson, Richmond, Texas 77469, or by bringing it to the offi ce. Our street address is 1422 Eugene Heimann Circle, Richmond TX 77469. We are located on the fi rst fl oor of the Justice Center building. The case is presently pending before the 400TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of Fort Bend County sitting in Richmond, Texas, and was fi led on JULY 13, 2012. It bears cause number 12-DCV- 199412 and is styled:Diogu Diogu, II vs Wesley LogansThe name and address of the attorney for PLAINTIFF OR PETITIONER is:DIOGU KALU DIOGU IIDIOGU LAW FIRMPO BOX 994FULSHEAR TX 77441713-791-3225The nature of the demands of said PLAINTIFF OR PETITIONER is as follows to-wit:PETITION TO QUIET TITLE. PLAINTIFF DIOGU KALU DIOGU II lS A RESIDENT OF THE COUNTY OF FORT BEND AND STATE OF TEXAS, AND THE REAL ESTATE AS ISSUES ARE DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:1. 0050 E LATHAM, TRACT 1, ACRES4.183, 80.00% UDI;2. 0050 E LATHAM, ACRES 3.00(PT S 4.00 ACS OF N 20 ACS)3. 0050 E LATHAM ACRES 4.176; AND4. 0050 E LATHAM, TRACT 1, ACRES 4.183, 20.00% UDIIf this Citation is not served, it shall be returned unserved.Issued under my hand and seal of said Court, at Richmond, Texas on this the 13th day of July, 2012.

DISTRICT CLERK ANNIE REBECCA ELLIOTTFort Bend County, Texas

Deputy District Clerk Tentra Allen281-633-7616

CONSTABLE SALEUnder and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and / or Order of Sale issued on MAY 15TH, 2012 by the Honorable County Court at Law 1 of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause # 05-CCV-027569 in favor of the Plaintiff -CREDIGY RECEIVABLES INC AND OLD WEST CAPITAL CO. AS ASSIGNEE, Plaintiff , for the sum of $42,170.05++++costs as taxed on said Execution and / or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. I have levied on MAY 25TH, 2012 and will off er for sale on the 7TH day of AUGUST, 2012 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 said defendant(s) - GILBERT J. SMITH had of, in, or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz:LEGAL DESCRIPTION:UNIT NUMBER SIX THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED FIVE (6905), IN BUILDING SITE NO. FOURTEEN (14), OUT OF RESERVE “A” OF WILLOW PARK, SECTION ONE (1), A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 11, PAGE 5 OF THE MAP RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS; SAID TRACT ALSO BEING OUT OF BUILDING SITE NO. FOURTEEN (14), ACCORDING TO THE DECLARATION OF COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS FOR THE BRIARGATE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, AS RECORDED IN VOLUME 589, PAGE 362, ET. SEQ., OF THE DEED RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, WHICH PROPERTY IS MORE COMPLETELY DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS IN EXHIBIT A TO THAT CERTAIN TRUSTEE’S SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED FROM LOWELL T. CAGE, TRUSTEE TO GILBERT JAMES SMITH AND WIFE LINDA MARIE SMITH, RECORDED UNDER DOCUMENT NO. 2008095000 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, AND MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 6905 CHASEWOOD, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS 77489.





PUBLIC HEARING NOTICEThe Commissioners Court of Fort Bend County, Texas has set a public hearing on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. for acceptance of the traffi c /safety study for Katy ISD Roosevelt Alexander Elementary School at the intersection of Fry Road and Peek Road to install “No Right Turn on Red During School Hours” signs, 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, August 28, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. for acceptance of the traffi c control plan for Spring Green Boulevard Extension from Evans Mill Lane No. to Roesner Road STD, 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, August 28, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. for acceptance of the traffi c control plan for Canyon Lakes at Cardiff Ranch, Section 1, 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.


PUBLIC HEARING NOTICEThe Commissioners Court of Fort Bend County, Texas has set a public hearing on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. for acceptance of the traffi c control plan for Pine Mill Ranch Section 5, Section 9 and Section 14, Precinct 3.



PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

The Commissioners Court of Fort Bend County, Texas has set a public hearing at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 for Sienna Steep Bank Village Section 9 Replat No. 1, 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 Michael Hall with GBI Partners LP at 713-995-1306 for information prior to the hearing.


PUBLIC HEARING NOTICEThe Commissioners Court of Fort Bend County, Texas has set a public hearing on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. for acceptance of the traffi c control plan for Cambridge Falls Section 2 and Cambridge Falls Section 3, Precinct 2.



Cause No. 11-CCV-044697THE STATE OF TEXAS

TO: ALBERTO SAA AND RUBEN PEREZ, DEFENDANTS, GREETING. YOU (AND EACH OF YOU) ARE HEREBY COMMANDED TO APPEAR before the Honorable County Court at law 3 of Fort Bend County, Texas, at the Courthouse being located at the Fort Bend County Justice Center, 1422 Eugene Heimann Circle, in the City of Richmond, Fort Bend county, texas, by fi ling a written answer at or before 10 o’clock A.M. of the Monday next after the expiration of 42 days from the date of issuance of this citation, same being the 23rd day of July, 2012, to Plaintiff ’s Petition fi led in said court on the 24th day of March,2011, in this cause numbered 11-CCV-044697 on the doscket of said court and styled: Heckmann Farms vs Alberto Saa and Ruben Perea; allegations as shown in said petition now on fi le in Fort Bend County Clerk’s Offi ce.The offi cer executing this Writ shall promptly serve the same, according to requirements of law and the mandates hereof, and make due return as the law directs.ISSUED AND GIVEN UNDER MY HAND SEAL OF said Court at offi ce, this the 5th day of June, 2012.

Dianne Wilson, Clerk of Fort Bend County, Texas

301 Jackson Street, Suite 101Richmond, Texas 77469-3108

By Melinda Morten,DeputyYou have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do fi le not fi le a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 A.M. on the next Monday following the expiration of 20 days after you are served this citation and petition, a default judgment be taken against you.The name and address of the Plaintiff ’s attorney is:Richard A. ShanksAttorney At Law1001 West Loop South Suite 700Houston, TX 77027713-335-8521

PUBLIC NOTICE

Parties in interest and citizens of Fort Bend County comprised of the 240th, 268th, 328th, 387th, 400th and 434th Judicial Districts of Texas.

Subject: Pursuant to Local Government Code Sec. 152.905, notice is hereby given to all parties in interest and citizens that a public hearing will be held for the pur-pose of setting the annual compensation for the Court Reporters, County Auditor and Assistant County Auditors serving Fort Bend County comprised of the 240th, 268th, 328th, 387th, 400th, and 434th Judicial Districts of Texas.

Date: August 15, 2012 @ 3:30 P.M.Where: 240th District Courtroom,

1422 Eugene Heimann Circle, Richmond, Texas 77469

Signed: Thomas R. Culver, III, Judge 240th Judicial District.


THE STATE OF TEXASCITATION BY PUBLICATION

TO: ALL UNKOWN HEIRS OF OPAL B KELLEYADDRESS UNKNOWNNOTICE:You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not fi le a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 a.m. on Monday next following the expiration of forty-two days from the date of issuance of this citation, same being August 20, 2012 a default judgment may be taken against you. Said answer may be fi led by mailing same to: District Clerk’s Offi ce, 301 Jackson, Richmond, Texas 77469, or by bringing it to the offi ce. Our street address is 1422 Eugene Heimann Circle, Richmond TX 77 469. We are located on the fi rst fl oor of the Justice Center building. The case is presently pending before the 434TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of Fort Bend County sitting in Richmond, Texas, and was fi led on JUNE 21, 2012. It bears cause number 12-DCV- 198991 and is styled:Hilario Campos And Alma Rosa Sanchez-Diaz; Jorge Mata Segovia And Sandra Lopez V. All Unknown Heirs Of Opal B. Kelley, Deceased; All Unknown Heirs Of William Kelley, Deceased And Any And All Unknown Persons Claiming An Interest In This LandThe name and address of the attorney for PLAINTIFF OR PETITIONER is:BRENT LANEBEARD & LANE PC12841 JONES RD STE 100HOUSTON TX 77070281-897-8848The nature of the demands of said PLAINTIFF OR PETITIONER is as follows to-wit:THIS IS A SUIT BY PLAINTIFF TO ESTABLISH OWNERSHIP TO THE PROPERTY ALL OF LOTSIXTEEN (16) AND THE WEST ONE-HALF OF LOT FIFTEEN (15), BLOCK NINETY-ONE (91) OFARCOLA HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN VOLUME 321, PAGE 498, OF THE MAP AND PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, AND KNOWN BY STREET ADDRESS OF COMMON ST., ROSHARON, TEXAS 77583 (THE “PROPERTY”).If this Citation is not served, it shall be returned unserved. Issued under my hand and seal of said Court, at Richmond, Texas on this the 2nd day of July, 2012.

DISTRICT CLERK ANNIE REBECCA ELLIOTTFort Bend County, Texas

Deputy District Clerk Brittany RebelesTelephone 281-633-7613

CONSTABLE’S NOTICE OF SALENotice is hereby given, that by virtue of a certain Order of Sale issued by the clerk of the 434TH District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas on MAY 24, 2012 in cause numbered 10-DCV-185412 styled CHIMNEYSTONE PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. vs. TIMOTHY S. YOUNG., in which a judgment was rendered on DEC 10, 2011 in favor of CHIMNEYSTONE PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC, for the sum of FIVE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED FORTY NINE DOLLARS AND NINETY-FOUR CENTS (5849.94)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 MAY 31, 2012 and will on AUG 7, 2012, 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 TIMOTHY S. YOUNG in the following described Real PropertyLOT THIRTY-EIGHT (38)IN BLOCK NINETEEN (19) OF REPLAT OF CHIMNEYSTONE, SECTION 2 A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEROF RECORDED IN VOLUME 29,PAGE 5 OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, SUCH PROPERTY HAVING A COMMON ADDRESS OF 3207 SAM HOUSTON DRIVE, SUGAR LAND TX 77479The above sale to be made by me to satisfy the above described judgment in favor of CHIMNEYSTONE PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., Plaintiff , and the proceeds applied to the satisfaction thereof.LOCATION: FORT BEND COUNTY COURTHOUSE RICHMOND, TX 77469DATE: AUG 7, 2012 TIME: APPROX. 10:00 amBY: SERGEANT M KUTACH

TROY E. NEHLSConstable Pct. 4

Fort Bend County, Texas

CONSTABLE’SNOTICE OF SALE

Notice is hereby given, that by virtue of a certain Order of Sale issued by the clerk of the 268th District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas on May 14th, 2012 in cause numbered 10dcv082677 styled Brightwater Homeowners Assoc vs. Eli Materum and Rachel Materum, in which a judgment was rendered on January 11, 2011 in favor of Brightwater Homeowners Assoc for the sum of One Thousand Four Hundred Thirty Four Dollars and Sixty Cents ($1,434.60); 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 June 6th, 2012 and will on August 7th, 2012, 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 Right, Title, and Interest Eli Materum and Rachel Materum to and in the following described Real Property:

Lot Thirty Two (32), in Block Two (2) of Lakeshore Point at Brightwater, a subdivision in Fort Bend County, Texas, according to the plat thereof recorded in slide number 1259/A, 1259/B, of the map/plat records of Fort Bend County, Texas

The above sale to be made by me to satisfy the above described judgment in favor of Brightwater Homeowners Assoc, Plaintiff , and the proceeds applied to the satisfaction thereof.

LOCATION:FORT BEND COUNTY COURTHOUSERICHMOND, TX 77469DATE: August 7th, 2012TIME: APPROX. 10:00 amBY: DEPUTY S. STEELE

TROY E. NEHLS

Constable Pct. 4Fort Bend County, Texas


Notice is hereby given, that by virtue of a certain Order of Sale issued by the clerk of the 240th District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas on May 10, 2012 in cause numbered 07dcv160210 styled Pheasant Creek Homeowners Assoc vs. Brian Farley, in which a judgment was rendered on November 06, 2008 in favor of Pheasant Creek Homeowners Assoc for the sum of One Thousand Four Hundred and Seven Dollars and Twenty Dollars ($1407.20); 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 June 12,2012 and will on August 7th, 2012, 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 Right, Title, and Interest Brian Farley to and in the following described Real Property:

Lot Thirteen (13), in Block Four (4) of Pheasant Creek, Section One(1), a subdivision in Fort Bend County, Texas, according to the plat thereof recorded in volume 22 page 32 of the map records of Fort Bend County, Texas together with all improvements located thereon, also known as 16707 Cobble ridge Dr, Sugar Land, Texas

The above sale to be made by me to satisfy the above described judgment in favor of Pheasant Creek Homeowners Assoc, Plaintiff , and the proceeds applied to the satisfaction thereof.

LOCATION: FORT BEND COUNTY COURTHOUSE RICHMOND, TX 77469DATE: August 7th, 2012TIME: APPROX. 10:00 amBY: DEPUTY S. STEELE




Notice is hereby given, that by virtue of a certain Order of Sale issued by the clerk of the County Court at Law #3 of Fort Bend County, Texas on May 18, 2012 in cause numbered 05ccv027631 styled CACV of Colorado, LLC vs. Daniel M. Rodriguez, in which a judgment was rendered on May 11, 2006 in favor of CACV of Colorado, LLC for the sum of TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED SEVENTY EIGHT DOLLARS AND SEVEN CENTS ($2,578.07); 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 June 13, 2012 and will on August 7, 2012 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 Right, Title, and Interest Daniel M. Rodriguez to and in the following described Real Property:

known as 310 Rochelle St., Richmond, Texas

The above sale to be made by me to satisfy the above described judgment in favor of CACV of Colorado, LLC, Plaintiff , and the proceeds applied to the satisfaction thereof.

LOCATION: FORT BEND COUNTY COURTHOUSE RICHMOND, TX 77469DATE: August 7th, 2012TIME: APPROX. 10:00 amBY: DEPUTY S. STEELE




Notice is hereby given, that by virtue of a certain Order of Sale issued by the clerk of the 434th District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas on June 5, 2012 in cause numbered 11cv193617 styled Factory Builder Stores, LTD vs. LC Venture Group Inc, DBA Sapphire Custom Homes; Leonardo and Cathy Conde, in which a judgment was rendered on April 09, 2012 in favor of Factory Builder Stores, LTD for the sum of FOUR THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED FORTY FIVE DOLLARS AND TWENTY SEVEN CENTS ($4,845.27); 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 June 15, 2012 and will on August 7, 2012, 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 Right, Title, and Interest of LC Venture Group Inc, DBA Sapphire Custom Homes; Leonardo and Cathy Conde to and in the following described Real Property:

21003 Ripford Court, Richmond, TX 77406 AKA Lot 6, Block, 3, Long Meadows Farms Section 1, Fort Bend County, TexasThe above sale to be made by me to satisfy the above described judgment in favor of Village of Oak Lakes Homeowners Assoc, Plaintiff , and the proceeds applied to the satisfaction thereof.LOCATION: FORT BEND COUNTY COURTHOUSE RICHMOND, TX 77469DATE: August 7th, 2012TIME: APPROX. 10:00 amBY: DEPUTY S. STEELE




COUNTY OF FORT BENDBy virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable 268TH DISTRICT COURT of FORT BEND County on the 8th day of June by the Clerk thereof, in the case of FORT BEND COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT# 57 vs. LEO PINEDA AKA LEONARDO PINEDA, ET AL in Cause # 11-DCV -194678 and to me, as CONSTABLE directed and delivered, I will proceed to sell, at 10:00 0’ Clock AM on the 7th day of August, 2012, which is the fi rst Tuesday of said month, at the Fort Bend County Justice Center Parking Garage, 1418 Eugene Heimann Circle, Richmond, Texas, Level I of the Parking Garage at the South End, West Comer, near Stairway “B” of the Courthouse of said FORT BEND County, in the City of RICHMOND, Texas, the following described property, to wit: TRACT 1: GEO: 5797050020120/57970500201209 14 LOT TWELVE ( 1 2), IN BLOCK TWO (2), OF PINE MILL RANCH, SECTION FIVE (5), A SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT NO. 20080049 OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS.Levied on the 14th day of June, 2012 as the property of LEO PINEDA AKA LEONARDO PINEDA, ERNESTINA PINEDA to satisfy a judgment amounting to $15,599.96, 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 COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT # 2; FORT BEND COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT #57; FORT BEND COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT; FORT BEND COUNTY LATERAL ROAD AND FLOOD CONTROL; FORT BEND COUNTY GENERAL FUND AND KATY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.ALL BIDDERS MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION 34.015 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE.GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 14th day of June, 2012.


Fort Bend County, TexasBY: V. RODRIGUEZ



COUNTY OF FORT BENDBy virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable 434TH DISTRICT COURT of FORT BEND County on the 8th day of June by the Clerk thereof, in the case of FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT vs. BKU PROPERTIES ET AL in Cause # 09-DCV -175593 and to me, as CONSTABLE directed and delivered, I will proceed to sell, at 10:00 0’ Clock AM on the 7th day of August, 2012, which is the fi rst Tuesday of said month, at the Fort Bend County Justice Center Parking Garage, 1418 Eugene Heimann Circle, Richmond, Texas, Level I of the Parking Garage at the South End, West Comer, near Stairway “B” of the Courthouse of said FORT BEND County, in the City of RICHMOND, Texas, the following described property, to wit: TRACT 1: GEO: 87001500 I I 020, 1: GEO: 8700150011 020907 TEAL RUN SECTION 15, BLOCK 1, LOT 102 ABSTRACT/SUBDNISION ID 8700-15 LOCATED IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS.Levied on the 14th day of June, 2012 as the property of BKU PROPERTIES, INC. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA to satisfy a judgment amounting to $23,390.1 00, 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 MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT# 23; FORT BEND COUNTY GENERAL FUND; FORT BEND PARKWAY DISTRICT 1; FORT BEND COUNTY DRAINAGE AND FORT BEND COUNTY LATERAL ROAD AND FLOOD CONTROL.

ALL BIDDERS MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION 34.015 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE.

GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 14th day of June, 2012.




NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALENOTICE OF LEVYREAL PROPERTY

Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and / or Order of Sale issued on the 6TH day of June, 2012 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 $2,797.15 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and / or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same.Therefore, on the 18th day of June, 2012, 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 7th day of August, 2012 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the homs often o’clock a.m. and fom 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. 858A AND 858B IN THE MAP OR PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS.

ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: $124,360.00Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affi xed thereto. All sales are fi nal.

Terms: Cash, Cashier’s Check, or Money Order

Sale to be held at or about 10:00 A.M.





Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and / or Order of Sale issued on the 23RD day of MA Y, 2012 by the 240TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause # 08-DCV-167658 in favor of the Plaintiff - ROYAL LAKES ESTATES HOMEOWNER’S ASSOCIATION, INC Plaintiff , for the sum of $5800.10 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and / or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. Therefore, on the 6TH day of JUNE, 2012, 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) - MARIA MARTIN AND DAMON MARTIN had of, in, or to the following described real property, and will off er for sale on the 7TH day of AUGUST, 2012 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 12, BLOCK 5, OF ROYAL LAKES ESTATES SUBDIVISION, SECTION 1, A SUBDIVISION OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AT SLIDE 1685A, CLERK’S FILE NO. 1999043736 AND SLIDE 1854B IN THE MAP OR PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS.ADJUDGED MARKET VALUE: $432,960.00Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affi xed thereto. All sales are fi nal.Terms: Cash, Cashier’s Check, or Money OrderSale to be held at or about 10:00 A.M.





COUNTY OF FORT BENDBy virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable 268TH DISTRICT COURT of FORT BEND County on the 8th day of 2012 by the Clerk thereof, in the case of FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT VS. LANELL WOODARD, ET AL in Cause # 11-DCV-186859 and to me, as CONSTABLE directed and delivered, I will proceed to sell, at 10:00 0’ Clock AM on the 7th day of August, 2012, which is the fi rst Tuesday of said month, at the Fort Bend County Justice Center Parking Garage, 1418 Eugene Heimann Circle, Richmond, Texas, Level l of the Parking Garage at the South End, West Corner, near Stairway “B” of the Courthouse of said FORT BEND County, in the City of RICHMOND, Texas, the following described property, to wit:TRACT 1: GEO: 2175020120460907 LOT FORTY SIX (46), BLOCK TWELVE (12), BRIAR VILLA, SECTION TWO (2), AND ADDITION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED ON SLIDE 571-B, OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS.Levied on the 13th day of June, 2012 as the property of LANELL WOODARD, FORT BEND COUNTY BAIL BOND BOARD,ENTERPRISE BANK AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO TEXAS PREMIER BANK, NA,to satisfy a judgment amounting to $13,082.59, 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 DISTRICTCITY OF HOUSTON; FORT BEND COUNTY GENERAL FUND; FORT BEND COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT AND FORT BEND COUNTY LATERAL FLOOD AND ROAD CONTROL.· ALL BIDDERS MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION 34.015 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE.GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 13th day of June 2012.




INVITATION TO BIDDERSSealed Bids will be received in the Of-fi ce of Gilbert D. Jalomo, Jr., County Purchasing Agent, Fort Bend County, Travis Annex, 301 Jackson, Suite 201, Richmond, TX 77469 for the following until THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 2012 at 1:30 P.M. (CST). All bids will then be publicly opened and read in the Offi ce of the Purchasing Agent, Travis Annex, 301 Jackson, Suite 201, Richmond, TX 77469. Bids received after the speci-fi ed time will be returned unopened. CDs are available in the Purchasing Agent’s Offi ce. All addendums will be posted on Purchasing Agent’s website located at www.co.fort-bend.tx.us. BID 12-060 – CONSTRUCTION OF MASON ROAD FROM FM 359 TO NORTH OF SKINNER LANEA pre-bid conference will be conduct-ed on Thursday, August 2, 2012 at 9:00 AM (CST). The pre-bid conference will be held at Fort Bend County Purchas-ing Department located in the Travis Annex at 301 Jackson, Suite 201, Rich-mond, TX. All bidders are encouraged to attend. Unit pricing is required; payment will be by check. Bonds are required.Fort Bend County reserves the right to reject any or all bids.Signed: Gilbert D. Jalomo, Jr., Purchasing AgentFort Bend County, Richmond, Texas

CONSTABLE SALEUnder and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and / or Order of Sale issued on MAY 22ND, 2012 by the 400TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause # 08-DCV-163683 in favor of the Plaintiff - KINGSBRIDGE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff , for the sum of $15,028.77 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and / or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same.

I have levied on JUNE 8TH, 2012 and will off er for sale on the 7TH day of AUGUST, 2012 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 said defendant(s) - FRANKLIN D. OKOLO AND JOSEPHINE OFORLEA had of, in, or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz:

LEGAL DESCRIPTION:LOT FIVE (5), BLOCK THREE (3), OF KINGSBRIDGE PLACE, SECTION THREE (3), A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED UNDER SLIDE NO(S) 1897/B & 1898/A OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS (THE PROPERTY) ALSO KNOWN AS 14607 WYNBOURN WAY, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77083.





CONSTABLE SALEUnder and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and / or Order of Sale issued on MAY18TH, 2012 by the 419TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court of TRAVIS County, Texas in cause # D-1-GV-10-001996 in favor of the Plaintiff -THE STATE OF TEXAS, Plaintiff , for the sum of $31,787.16 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and / or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same.

I have levied on MAY 29, 2012 and will off er for sale on the 7TH day of AUGUST, 2012 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 said defendant(s) - ALI FARASAT, DBA ALPINE USED AUTO PARTS had of, in, or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz:

LEGAL DESCRIPTION:1701 PACKER LANE, OO64 WM NEAL, ACRES 2.291, CROSS REFERENCE 0064-00-000-1745-907, DEED PAGE 952281 0.






Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and / or Order of Sale issued on the 22ND day of MAY, 2012 by the 240TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause # 09-DCV-174867 in favor of the Plaintiff - BRADFORD VILLAGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC Plaintiff , for the sum of $4,296.96 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and / or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. Therefore, on the 4TH day of JUNE, 2012, 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) - DEXTER WILLIAMS had of, in, or to the following described real property, and will off er for sale on the 7TH day of AUGUST, 2012 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 5, BLOCK 1, OF BRADFORD VILLAGE, A SUBDIVISION OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AT SLIDE NO. 2528A IN THE MAP OR PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS.ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: $114,710.00

Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affi xed thereto. All sales are fi nal.Terms: Cash, Cashier’s Check, or Money OrderSale to be held at or about 10:00 A.M.

BY: V. RODRIGUEZ, Deputy Constable # 1324




COUNTY OF FORT BENDBy virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable 240TH DISTRICT COURT of FORT BEND County on the 8th day of June by the Clerk thereof, in the case of FORT BEND COUNTY, ET AL VS. ASHLEY HERMAN VENTURA, ET AL in Cause # 06 -DCV-153129 and to me, as CONSTABLE directed and delivered, I will proceed to sell, at 10:00 0’ Clock AM on the 7th day of August, 2012, which is the fi rst Tuesday of said month, at the Fort Bend County Justice Center Parking Garage, 1418 Eugene Heimann Circle, Richmond, Texas, Level I of the Parking Garage at the South End, West Comer, near Stairway “B” of the Courthouse of said FORT BEND County, in the City of RICHMOND, Texas, the following described property, to wit: TRACT 1: GEO: 6200030180010907 LOT 1 IN BLOCK 18 OF RIDGEGATE, SECTION 3, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 22, PAGE 60 OF THE MAP RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS.Levied on the 13th day of June, 2012 as the property of ASHLEY HERMAN VETURA, ROSA A. VENTURA, WENDELL MORRIS to satisfy a judgment amounting to $20,568.41,00, 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 13th day of June, 2012.




Richmond’s 175th Birthday Celebration, happening Sep-tember 15, 2012, is gearing up to assure all who attend will have a day to remember, and sponsorships are still available.

“Anytime we celebrate his-tory, we are becoming part of history, for what we are doing today is being recorded for those who follow us,” said Pat Hebert, member, Richmond’s 175th Birthday Committee.

There is so much history in Richmond, so many little de-tails that people do not know, things about daily life of those who settled this land and built this town that are not in history books. Yet, at the 175th Cele-bration many of these tidbits of history will be shared, accord-ing to Rebecca Maitland, chair, Richmond’s 175th Birthday Committee.

For example, Peggy Mathis, parade coordinator, Rich-mond’s 175th Birthday Com-mittee, “Many people do not know that people living in Richmond stayed in Richmond, their lives were here because they did not have transporta-tion, like we have today.

There was a bridge across the Brazos River at Richmond for people traveling to Hous-ton, but on August 3, 1893, it collapsed and went down, with almost 400 head of cattle, thir-ty horses and two cow hands. When the two cowhands’ bod-ies were recovered, they were still astride of their dead horses, according to A. J. Sowell’s His-tory of Fort Bend County.

“After this accident, most used the ferryboat across the Brazos River, then on the other side, either walked, rode in a horse-drawn wagon, or rode a horse. Traveling far from home was not really an option in the early days,” Mathis said.

Also, by the time kids were reaching their teenage years, they began looking at the lim-ited population and considering who they would marry. With limited transportation, and not so many people moving into the

area, those in the town were the ones they would usually marry. Today, people have choices from all over the world, but not so back then, Mathis said.

Also, at the event, compli-ments of the George Ranch, there will be a replica of the old fort that Stephen F. Austin and his men built in the bend of the Brazos River, which the county took its name, Fort Bend. There will also be walking historic tours, an old timey trolley for historical tours, Kidz Corner

Fun day in Historic Downtown Richmond from the YMCA, a host of ven-dors, entertainment, gunfi ght-ers, and a number of surprises, Maitland said.

The day of the celebration will kick-off with a parade, with cowboys, antique cars, school marching bands, fl oats and more, according to Mathis.

The City of Richmond and Historic Richmond Association have partnered to bring this free event to the community, to cel-ebrate the long, interesting and entertaining history of those who came before us, plus many fun activities for the whole

family, so be sure not to miss this event, Maitland said.

“Sponsorships are available on four different levels, to al-low all to participate comfort-ably, Sponsorships benefi ts include tickets to the VIP re-ception, name on marketing materials, media, and more,” Hebert said.

For more information, visit www.historicrichmond.org or call 832-752-9645. Those interested in a vendor booth, please call 281-342-4114.

LEGAL NOTICE

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

IFB # 017-13 Construction of City Hall Landscape Improvements Phase 1A

The City of Missouri City will accept bids for and intends to award a contract for all materials, labor, tools, equipment and facilities required to complete turnkey construction of the fi rst phase of landscape improvements at City Hall. This project includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Site Grading and Drainage;• Concrete Walks, Entry Signs, Foundations;• Planting of Trees, Shrubs, and Turf;• Ninety Days of Landscape Maintenance

All construction shall be in conformance with project plans, specifi cations, City of Missouri City standards, ordinances and comply with Americans with Disabilities Act requirements. Bid shall include any freight, fuel surcharge or other miscellaneous charges. The bid shall be lump sum and include the days to completion.

Project Location: This project is located at the City Hall Complex at 1522 Texas Parkway in Missouri City.

A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at 10 AM, Thursday, August 9, 2012 in the City Hall Council Chambers, 1522 Texas Parkway, in Missouri City.

Bids will be accepted until 2 PM local time August 27, 2012 and then opened.

The bid packages may be obtained beginning August 1st from the Missouri City Purchasing Offi ce located 1522 Texas Parkway in Missouri City. Contact the offi ce at (281) 403-8626 or by email [email protected] There is no charge for the bid package.

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

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Jason Lane fi red seven scoreless innings against the Patriots to pick up his third win of the season in the Skeeters 3-0 shutout win at Constel-lation Field in front of 6025 Monday night. Sugar Land moves a half-game into fi rst.

Skeeters Bites: Jason Lane has thrown 30 score-less innings in his last four starts. Dominic Ramos

hits his career-high eighth home run of the season.

Coming up next…Game two between the Sugar Land Skeeters(10-8) and Somer-set Patriots (8-10) pits lefty Scott Kazmir (0-2, 12.54 ERA) against righty Der-ell McCall (4-4, 4.90 ERA).

First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. CDT Tuesday night at Constellation Field.

Join the Skeeters in recogniz-ing local dance studios during ‘Dance Night’ at the ballpark!

Tickets are available by calling 281.240.HITS or checking the website at SugarLandSkee te r s . com

SKEETERS START WITH SHUTOUT WIN, 3-0

Fri Aug. 10 LAN Brea-kin’ BBoy McCoy appear-ance! Girl Scout Night! Friday Fireworks Sat 11 LAN E m e rg e n c y Responders Night! Kids Run the Bases!Sun 12 LAN Faith Night Catch on the Field! Mon 13 LAN Katy Com-munity Night! Plus, it’s a Money Mailer Monday, where you can win prizes at local businesses, free Skeeters tick-ets and a chance to throw out the 1st pitch. Look for the Skeeters Savings envelopes, brought to you by Money Mailer, at the end of the game with savings at local restau-rants and businesses.Tue 14 LAN Engineering Night! First 2000 fans will receive a Skeeters Pocket Pro-tector!Wed 15 LAN S o f t b a l l Night!

SERIES SPLIT WITH LOSS IN FINALE, 7-5

Sunday, July 29, 2012Record Number Of Home Runs Leave The Yard In Four-game Series, Cam-den (7) Sugar Land (7) The Riversharks tied the se-ries at two games each against the Skeeters with a win in game four by the fi nal score of 7-5 at Constellation Field in front of 6249 Sunday evening.

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It’s time again for Music Fest 2012. This year’s event, presented by Chevron, fea-tures 80’s stud Rick Spring-fi eld. Music Fest will be held on Saturday, October 6th at the Stafford Centre at 8 p.m. The Pre-Event Sponsor Party kicks off at 6:30 p.m.

Remember these songs by Rick Springfi eld - “Life in a Northern Town”, “I’m Not in Love” or “Jessie’s Girl”? They could be heard blasting from every roller rink, boom-box and 8-track in town. In fi ne Music Fest tradition, Springfi eld is sure to keep ev-eryone on their feet!

““Once again it is an honor to be chairing this event. It

is always fun and exciting to see Music Fest fans enjoying themselves and reminiscing about days of old,” comment-ed Ron Norsworthy, Music Fest chairman. “Fans who come will have an awesome time hanging out and enjoy-ing the show.”

“In the past Music Fest has always been a huge suc-cess - from the fun we’ve had to the work we were able to do through the funds raised,” said Women’s Center Execu-tive Director Vita Goodell.

“I’m extremely positive that between our fantastic entertainment and the work of our fabulous sponsors and everyone involved, this

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Music Fest sponsors are getting excited about see-ing Rick Springfi eld. Lizzie Dragon of PCCA remembers, “I had a poster of Dr. Noah Drake up in my high school locker and I wished I was Jes-sie’s girl!” Houston Federal Credit Union’s Tracy Stabe-now commented, “C’mon! It’s Rick Springfi eld!! And it benefi ts one of the greatest and most important causes in Fort Bend County - the Wom-en’s Center!” Gary Owens of Sponsor OYO Geospace was much more direct – “I just want to ROCK!”

Music Fest is an irresistible celebration of life’s simple pleasures: food, wine, and music.

In the past, the event has included names such as ABBA the Concert, KC & the Sunshine Band, the Nev-ille Brothers, Scott Gertner, George Benson, Joyce Cool-ing, Little Richard, Kenny G and Michael Bolton. This event raises $90,000 annually to benefi t the survivors of do-mestic violence and sexual as-sault served by the Women’s Center.

Sponsorship and premium seating opportunities are still available, but only until Au-gust 8. For more information on sponsorship and individual tickets, visit www.fortbend-womenscenter.org or contact Anne Budill at 281.344.5756.

All proceeds from the event will benefi t the survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault served by the Fort Bend County Women’s Cen-ter. To volunteer, call Patty Holt at 281-344-5761.

Don’t you wish you were Jessie’s Girl? (Tracy Stabenow – Houston Federal Credit Union and Lizzie Dragon – PCCA)

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SIRE’s horse Bob delights 2011 Ride-a-thon participant with his new paint.

Ms. Lili Kellogg, executive director of SIRE, Houston’s Therapeutic Equestrian Cen-ters has received a $20,000 grant from the George Foun-dation to support therapeu-tic horseback riding for Fort Bend County residents.

The George Foundation en-deavors to support, strength-en and empower Fort Bend families through community-based services that meet the needs and values of the com-munity. Ms. Kellogg thanks the foundation, saying, “We are so blessed to have the con-tinued support of the George Foundation. It’s because of the generosity of the George Foundation and others that we are able to offer services that change the lives of per-sons with disabilities and their families.”

SIRE also relies upon in-dividuals to support its pro-grams. Fast approaching is one such opportunity for indi-vidual support, the CGG Veri-tas 20th Annual Saddle Up! for SIRE Ride-a-thon, Satur-day October 13th.

Those interested can sign up to ride, gather pledges, or support SIRE clients who are doing the same. 7iL Trails in Cat Spring, Texas is donating their facility for a remarkable 12th time. 7iL has 40 miles of equestrian trails through 1,100 gently rolling acres. All participants will enjoy riding through the rolling pastures of 7iL Trails, eating mouth-wa-tering barbeque, and listening to live music.

Visit www.sire-htec.org, for more information about events and opportunities or email Sa-brina Strawn at [email protected].

SIRE is a Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International premier accredited center serving over 160 riders per week with three sites in the greater Houston area, and has been in operation since 1983. Therapeutic riding enables people with disabilities to en-joy activities one might have considered out of reach. For the moment disabilities dis-appear. The lesson on horse-back becomes play, while the rider benefi ts from the physi-cal movement of the thousand normal steps the horse takes.

The quality of life improve-ments last beyond the 45-min-ute lesson. Though faced with diffi culties in walking and

speaking from birth, 23-year-old Alex Dumas beams as she emphatically enunciates her feelings for her “sweetheart,” Hootie. Alex looks forward to her weekly ride, setting out her riding clothes and boots the night before. And she willingly goes to the grocery store to purchase apples for the horses she rides, Hootie and Velvet.

Currently SIRE expects clients to pay one-fourth of their lessons’ cost, with the remaining three-fourths do-nated from the community. Giving opportunities range from rider scholarships, horse sponsorship, improvements in facilities, as well as general support.

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