June 7, 2017 - Fort Bend Community Newspaper

INSIDE | Missouri City to hold Juneteenth celebration, pg 10

Opinion

Local governments need to listen to residents’ complaints about noise, p. 3

Sports

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Road outrage

Waterbrook residents tired of road noise

By Joe Southern jsouthern @ fortbendstar.com

Residents along Sienna Parkway have been complaining about road noise for years but say Missouri City has turned a deaf ear to them.

“The city portrays us as people who bought next to an airport and then complain about the airport noise but that’s not the case at all,” said Waterbrook community resident Jim Hemingway. “There was no traffic when I moved out here.”

The community was established in 1977 and an-

nexed into Missouri City in 1982. Four years later what residents thought was an expansion of McKeever Road turned into Sienna Parkway and became the main entryway for Sienna Plantation, a master planned community in the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ). As the community has grown, so have the traffic volume and the accompanying noise. John Jobe can prove it. In addition to meticulously documenting the community’s battle with the city for more than 17 years, he has a handheld decibel reader, which clearly shows the hum of traffic permeating their

homes at 75 decibels or more during peak traffic hours.

“In April of 2000 the noise became uncomfortable,” he said. “It exceeds federal limits.”

That is the equivalent of a typical dishwasher or the noise of a busy restaurant. The difference is this is what they hear in the sanctuary of their living rooms each morning and evening. In comparison, normal human conversation takes place at about 60 decibels and 80 decibels is similar to a garbage disposal, doorbell or an

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Marlice Jobe holds up a protest sign along Sienna Parkway. She would like to have the speed cut to 35 mph to reduce the level of traffic noise permeating the homes in the Waterbrook community.

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Students get smart about finances ated by student interns at Stafford and Lamar Consolidated high schools.

For the Fort Bend Star Stafford High School branch leader Jennifer MontAt the end of a hallway in gomery, a Smart Financial Stafford High School, two Credit Union employee based senior students stand behind in the schools, spent the last the counter of the Smart Fi- year with the seniors who nancial Credit Union ready just graduated. This sumto help customers with their mer she will recruit and train finances. more juniors.

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Credit Union, Fort Bend IndeBoth Alvarez and Pickpendent School District and ett have been interested in Stafford Municipal School finances since eighth grade District that teaches finan- when their teacher was cial literacy and financial services through student-run credit union branches operH SEE MONEY, PG 11

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Members of the Texas Rangers and U.S. Rep. Pete Olson (back, right) pose at the Danny Dietz Memorial Classic in Rosenberg with the widows of Navy SEALS killed in action. Pictured from the left are Patty Roberts (husband Neil Roberts, Afghanistan 2002), Tracy Tapper (husband David M. Tapper, Afghanistan, 2003), Patsy Dietz (husband Danny Dietz, Afghanistan 2005), Donna Lewis (husband Jason D. Lewis, Iraq, 2007), Cindy Axelson (husband Matt Axelson, Afghanistan 2005), Charlotte Ange (fiancée Adam O. Smith, Afghanistan 2010), and Kathy Howell (husband Michael E.

Danny Dietz Memorial Classic in Rosenberg benefits the Navy SEAL Foundation Founder urges others to continue to give back to their community

By Donna Hill For the Fort Bend Star When Danny Quinlan heard Patsy Dietz, widow of Navy SEAL Danny Dietz, make a motivational speech about courage and valor in Virginia, he knew somehow he would find a way to honor fallen veterans here in Texas, too.

Quinlan, founder and event coordinator of the Danny Dietz Memorial Classic, held at the Fort Bend County Fairgrounds last month, was in the audience while Patsy spoke about her husband’s life in Opera-

tion Red Wings, where her husband, Navy SEAL Danny Dietz, died in Afghanistan in 2005. Dietz’s story was retold in the book and subsequent movie “Lone Survivor.”

After the speech, Quinlan approached Patsy with the idea of bringing people together with family events and activities in an effort to honor her husband and other fallen SEALS in Texas.

Quinlan is no stranger to healing.

Inspired by Patsy’s talk of courage and strength, especially after his own recovery to remove a brain tumor, was life-changing. Doctors kept telling Quinlan of the

things he couldn’t do anymore, particularly physical activities.

“I was tired of folks telling me what I could and couldn’t do. After attending Patsy’s speech that day, I really heard her story of bravery and sacrifice; it motivated me in a way I couldn’t explain,” he said. “I never served in the military but I wanted to give back, but wasn’t sure how.”

He found out how by creating the Danny Dietz Memorial Classic, along with Dietz’s wife and hundreds of volunteers.

He organized the three-day weekend

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Fort Bend Education Foundation awards $524,407 in grants to FBISD teachers, schools At its 2017 Grant Awards ceremony, the Fort Bend Education Foundation presented Fort Bend ISD with a check for $524,407 to fund grant programs to benefit FBISD students and teachers.

This year’s amount marks the highest contribution to FBISD in the history of the Fort Bend Education Foundation. Since its inception, the foundation has awarded nearly $6 million in grants to FBISD teachers and schools. This year, the foundation awarded 268 grants for $407,665 to support the Grants to Teachers and Schools program; 311 new teacher gifts for $21,817; an

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A jury convicted Caleb Fonseca of burglary of a vehicle in only 20 minutes on May 18.

The 20-year-old Rosenberg man was subsequently sentenced to almost a year in jail in an agreement with prosecutors. According to Assistant District Attorney Bryan Honeycutt, Fonseca broke into a vehicle just after midnight on June 12, 2016, no more than 50 feet from the victim’s residence in Rosenberg. Fortunately, the crime was caught by a residential surveillance camera.

Though nothing was taken from the vehicle, the surveillance video showed the defendant rummaging through the victim’s vehicle for at least two minutes. A few days later, the defendant confessed to the crime while he was in custody on an unrelated charge.

The victim testified at trial

CALEB FONSECA about how the burglary left her shaken and afraid. Honeycutt told the jury that the defendant had no right to violate the victim’s sense of security. After considering all of the evidence, the jury found Fonseca guilty. The defendant

and his attorneys then reached an agreement with the State for Fonseca to serve 339 days in the county jail.

“Under Texas law, this defendant completed the crime when he broke into that car with the intent to steal,” said Honeycutt.

“Texans don’t have to endure more than that, because we discourage victimization of any kind.”

Fonseca was tried in County Court at Law No. 4 before Presiding Judge Jerry Bussell.

Burglary of a vehicle in this case is a class A misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in the county jail and/or a fine up to $4,000. The defendant is probation eligible. Assistant district attorneys Honeycutt and Drew Kwartler prosecuted the case. Attorneys Andrew Wright and Lloyd Oostenrijk represented the defendant.

Video shows suspects using stolen credit cards during two-day crime spree Sugar Land police are looking for three people who used credit cards stolen at stores in First Colony Mall recently.

A woman told police she placed her wallet containing cash and credits cards on a counter while working at Dillard’s on April 10 at 12:30 p.m. She was unable to locate the wallet 30 minutes later.

Her bank card was used to make unauthorized purchases at Walmart, 345 Highway 6, at 3:30 p.m. the same day.

She contacted police on April 18. Police reviewed surveillance video at Walmart and saw a woman wearing a blonde wig, glasses, a beige shirt and tan pants use the stolen credit card. The suspect was accompanied by another woman wearing a beanie hat, glasses and a blue/white shirt with the number 88. They exited the store and left in a grey, fourdoor Mercedes.

Another woman told police she placed her purse containing a bank card, credit cards and other personal items in

This image from surveillance videos shows one of three women suspected of stealing and using bank cards.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Sugar Land police. a cabinet under a register while working at Macy’s on April 18. Her bank notified her about suspicious activity on her card at 9 p.m. She returned to the cabinet, and her purse was gone. She later discovered her card was used at a Shell gas station, 1484 State Highway 6. A review of surveillance video from Shell showed two women using the

stolen card. One of the women was also seen on video using a stolen card at Walmart.

A third woman told police she arrived to work at Chico’s on April 19 at 1 p.m. She placed a purse containing cash, credit cards and other personal items in an unsecured locker. Her husband contacted her later that evening to report unauthorized purchases that were made with one of her cards, including one at Target, 16300 Southwest Freeway. She returned to the locker and her purse was missing.

A review of surveillance footage at Target showed two women using the stolen card.

They were the same two suspects who used a stolen card at Walmart.

Anyone with information should call the Sugar Land Police Department at 281-275-2540 or Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers at 281-342-TIPS (8477).

Surveillance video is posted at www.sugarlandtx.gov/ case17-128996.

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the OPINION Local governments need to listen to residents’ complaints about noise It didn’t take much for the residents of Missouri City’s Waterbrook community to convince me they suffer from noise pollution generated from Sienna Parkway. Their private drive, McKeever Lane, and a row of trees and shrubs is all that separates the four-lane road from their front yards.

I met with a group of about a half-dozen residents at the home of Jim Hemingway to hear their concerns. Their complaints were as loud and clear as the din of traffic that afternoon as the evening rush was beginning to build. They said the noise was nothing compared to what it would be a couple hours later as the residents of Sienna Plantation began returning home from work, but I didn’t hang around long enough to find out. I had heard enough.

They have been asking Missouri City for 17 years to do something to mitigate the noise coming off of Sienna Parkway. Specifically, they want a sound barrier wall to be built along the road, among other noise-reducing options.

All this time the city kept putting them off and stringing them along. Now they’ve been told it won’t happen any time in the foreseeable future.

That has the residents – some of whom have lived there longer than the existence of Sienna Parkway –understandably upset. The quality of their lives and the property value of their homes have been negatively impacted in a significant way. The city that annexed their community and that they pay taxes to will not help them.

I’m not a legal expert but in my estimation the city has an inherent obligation to take care of its residents. They were there long before Sienna Parkway and Sienna Plantation were constructed. Since the city is responsible for the road, it is equally responsible for the noise.

I understand the economics of the situation in that the city claims it doesn’t have the money to build the wall. That doesn’t, however, let the city off the hook for alleviating a problem that it helped create.

I think the city needs to very seriously and aggressively investigate ways to adequately mitigate the traffic noise. It needs to work with the residents on the problem and stop putting them off.

I understand the effect noise can have on a person and how frustrating it is when local government refuses to respond.

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I can count on one hand the number of nights of uninterrupted sleep I’ve had at home in the more than eight years that we’ve lived in Rosenberg.

(Most of those nights were with the aid of some potent over-the-counter cold medications.)

We live on an intersection where we are surrounded on two sides by a Mexican restaurant/cantina, an ice house bar, gas station, Washateria, and an automotive shop. All of these establishments make noise at all hours of the day and night, especially the bar.

We routinely call in loud music complaints to the police, but the police are becoming less and less responsive. On weekends when they have live music – or worse, karaoke – they just as well be set up in

Star Wars actor Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) used a picture taken by Joe Southern as his profile picture on Facebook following his appearance at the Alamo City Comic Con.

our living room they’re so loud.

Many nights we have to go to bed with their music pulsing through the house until at least midnight.

The Washateria and gas station regularly have customers in front with music blaring.

The Washateria owner also makes sure to have his landscaping crew over first thing on Saturday mornings – the only day we get to sleep in –

Letter about Trump off the mark Dear Editor, The letter from Will Heierman dismissing the investigation into the Trump administration still has me scratching my head.

He suggests that it’s much ado about nothing and those making the allegations are “disenfranchised gremlins.”

James Comey is no disenfranchised gremlin, nor

partisan flamethrower. John Boehner, who said this week that the Trump presidency is a disaster, was the GOP Speaker of the House. Micheal Flynn is a staunch Republican. Flynn lied on his security clearance application and now we hear that AG Jeff Sessions did the same.

Comey composed contemporaneous memos detailing how Trump asked him to back off

the investigation into possible collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign.

It’s important to note that very little of this has been denied by the White House.

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In the interview with Lester Holt, Trump himself said that the “Russia thing” mo-

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That comes perilously close to an outright admission of obstruction of justice by Trump himself.

The American people have a right to demand answers, and the Trump administration has an obligation to provide them.

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to mow the grass, blow leaves and other noisy work. We’ve butt heads over this before and now instead of waking us at 7 a.m., he has them over at 6:30.

The mechanic at the auto shop (which is new) sometimes likes to work late into the evening with power tools and loud music.

The Mexican restaurant isn’t so bad, except for the trash pickups at 4 or 5 a.m. where the Dumpster gets banged around. They also host the occasional party that gets loud and lasts long into the night.

If that were not enough, the neighbor two houses down from us got a new dog. It barks incessantly, sometimes for hours on end. That is coupled with the new highway noise, as Avenue I, which runs alongside our house, is now a

one-way street. The crossover is a block and a half behind us, so we can count on all the big rigs to be noisily shifting gears as they go by – and they do go by all times day and night.

Plus I haven’t even gotten to the trains that blow their horns and rattle the tracks as the go through town.

So yeah, when the Waterbrook residents complain about the road noise affecting their quality of life, I can relate to their plight better than they realize. Noise pollution has significantly affected my health. Sleep depravation is a nasty thing to live with.

Clearly government needs to be paying more attention to the serious problem of noise pollution in our communities.

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PAGE 4 H Wednesday, June 7, 2017 H OPINION, FROM PG 3 COMIC CON FOLLOW-UP A few weeks ago I wrote a column comparing the guest lineups of Houston’s Comicpalooza to San Antonio’s Alamo City Comic Con. I wasn’t able to attend Comicpalooza and from what I’ve heard, I didn’t miss much. Alamo City, on the other hand, had a vastly better celebrity lineup and a much better fan experience. For one thing, the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center is a lot more spacious than the George R. Brown in Houston.

Comicpalooza now prohibits all photography in the autograph area. In San Antonio, it’s up to the individual celebrity. A few still allow it (thank you, George Wendt)

but others are pretty adamant that they be left alone to their paying customers. Karl Urban even held his hand up to block me from taking a picture. Val Kilmer went as far as to tent off his booth so he could not be seen, let alone photographed.

As a member of the press, I was given the front, center seat at the Star Wars panel where Ian McDiarmid (who played the Emperor) and Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) talked about their experiences making the movies. I’ve met Peter many times and I follow him on Facebook. It was there on the social media site a couple days later when he paid me the huge honor of using one of my pictures of him as his profile picture. He also shared my photo album of the convention, which caused the likes, shares

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Despite my positive appraisal of Alamo City over Comicpalooza, I have to confess that I’m getting tired of the con games. I go mostly for the opportunity to see celebrities. In the early years of the cons, celebrities didn’t charge for autographs and they loved posing for photos. Now, you not only have to pay for an expensive ticket to the events, but shell out anywhere from $30 to $150 per autograph or photo.

The sad thing is, people line up for hours and pay through the nose for the opportunity to do this.

I think maybe next year I will turn more of my attention to the real, creative grassroots force behind the cons and focus on the costumers (known as cosplayers). They want the attention and are a lot more fun than conceited millionaires (Photo by Joe Southern) with the Midas touch of their Star Wars actors Ian McDiarmid (left) and Peter Mayhew talk about their experiences making pens. the movies during a panel discussion at the Alamo City Comic Con.

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They have asked the city several times to install a sound barrier wall, pave the section of Sienna Parkway by their homes with noise-reducing asphalt, and to lower the speed limit from 45 to 35 or 40 mph.

According to Missouri City spokesperson Cory Stottlemyer, none of the requested changes will be happening any time soon.

“As recently as this month (May), City staff and elected officials have explained to residents that the City does not fund or construct sound walls,” he said in an email reply to an inquiry made by The Fort Bend Star. “Throughout the years, the City has received numerous requests for the construction of sound walls and screening walls. This includes the request from Waterbrook, from subdivisions along Texas Parkway, along State Highway 6 and most significantly from subdivisions adjacent to industrial development in the City.

“Historically, Missouri City has not funded or constructed any sound barriers or community fencing. While the City will continue to look for opportunities to do this by leveraging resources with other agencies, at this point we don’t have the funds. All of the sound barriers along FM 2234 and Cartwright were done by the Texas Department of Transportation due to federal funding requirements that are triggered by the widening of a state highway.

Sienna Parkway has no federal funding and has not been widened from its original four-lane configuration,” he said.

Stottlemyer said the city’s hands are tied when it comes to reducing the speed limit.

“In addition, the speed limit on Sienna Parkway is set by the engineering factors established by state law that the City is required to follow,” he said. “Sound volumes will not be significantly affected by a 5 mph reduction, even if it was allowed by state law. If a speed limit is set contrary to the engineering standards then the speed limit becomes unenforceable in court. City staff have explained that we will continue to attempt to facilitate other agencies with constructing the sound wall when there is funding to do so, but we are unable to fund this type of project with City funds in the foreseeable future.”

The Waterbrook residents have heard all of this before from the city and they’re not buying it.

“Had they simply told us in 2000 that we could not have a

sound barrier we would have pursued other options. ... Instead they have managed to delay things for 15 years while we foolishly believed they were working to help us,” Hemingway said.

The residents said they have been asking the city since 2004 to use Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) funding to build a wall. They found out last month in a homeowners association meeting with Floyd Emery, the city council member who represents them, that a wall has never been put on the TIRZ priority list.

“Priority of projects in the TIRZ business plan is based on pre-funding, of which there are approximately $38 million in pre-funded projects,” he said in a follow-up email after the meeting. “There has been no pre funding of this project so for priority purposes it falls behind all pre-funded projects.

Further, correspondence from the TIRZ Attorney indicates there are no plans to attempt to pre-fund this project based on inadequate funds for the full construction cost of this project.”

Hemingway said that contradicts what they were told 13 years ago.

“In 2004 the city said they would look into the possibility of using TIRZ money for the project,” he said. “Unfortunately this letter from Floyd Emery confirms what most of us suspected all along and that was that nothing was being done.

Floyd has confirmed that there is no pre-funding of this project, which confirms that there has been no action on the part of the city to get the sound barrier built. After almost 15 years we should be on top of the list.”

As for the speed limit, the residents feel that a 10 mph reduction will help reduce the noise and only minimally impact the time it takes to travel along Sienna Parkway.

“We are petitioning for a lowered speed limit of 35 mph along the stretch of road on both sides of the median from Sienna Ranch road to Watts Plantation Road,” said Marlice Jobe. “That reduction in speed will only insignificantly increase traffic time by a mere 10-15 seconds, thus significantly reducing the noise pollution in our front yards.”

Even though she has stood along the parkway holding protest signs, Jobe and her neighbors know they will probably not win that battle. There is already a speed control structure on the parkway designed to keep speeds up. The radar triggers the speed sign when-

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ever traffic falls below 45 mph, not when it rises above like most do.

In his letter, Emery said the speed will not be changed.

“The current City speed zone was determined through engineering and traffic examinations,” he said. “Further, speed law disallows the reduction of speed to resolve safety issues, where safety improvements should instead be made.

Artificial reduction of speed for the purpose of reducing noise levels have been shown to decrease traffic safety. Accordingly, based on these and other pertinent factors the City established and will maintain the 45 mph limit for this roadway and other like roadways in the City.”

The City has also turned down the suggestion of doing an asphalt overlay on the road.

“Public Works staff would not recommend an asphalt overlay as an alternative solution as it would not significantly reduce vehicle noise, would likely have an adverse impact on roadway drainage, and would produce reflective cracking at the pavement joints,” Stottlemyer said.

In addition to the noise problem, another complaint the residents have is the difficulty getting into and out of their subdivision. The traffic volume on Sienna Parkway has been increasing steadily and is projected to reach 46,000 cars per day. They said entering and exiting Waterbrook is risky and sometimes time consuming because traffic is so heavy and fast. Emery said in his email that the city will study the issue and consider options to increase safety.

Another issue the residents have aside from the negative impact the noise has on their quality of life, is the impact on their property values. Hemingway said a neighbor has had her house on the market for two years but can’t get a buyer because the noise.

“There’s a whole bunch of us who want to move because of the noise but we can’t move because of the noise,” he said.

The noise has already driven out some of the area’s natural inhabitants. Egrets and many other species of birds that used to live along Westbrook Lake have all but disappeared as the traffic noise increased. The residents are hopeful that if they are ever successful in getting the noise reduced that the birds and other wildlife will return to their community. In the meantime, they plan to keep bending Missouri City’s ear until the City finally hears them and responds.

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THE HIGHLANDS/FIRST COLONY – Terrific 4/2/2-Att. home w/many updates! Brick Ext. w/updated Hardi-Board Siding. Tile thru-out except 3 of the 4 bedrms. Bathrms updated w/Granite counters & framed mirrors. Updated A/C(2011), Roof(09). Vaulted Ceilings. Double Paned French Doors off Master. 4th bedrm could be a study/media room. Smooth top SS range & new SS microwave(1/17). 2 Patios. $187,500 Call Virginia Mack 281-207-5200 (VM2206ST)

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Sugar Land updates council’s rules of ethical conduct Sugar Land City Council recently adopted a new Code of Ethical Conduct for city officials that establishes an independent review board and ensures the integrity of the city’s purchasing process among other requirements.

The document was approved after a citizen committee spent months researching best practices and obtaining public input.

Sugar Land’s previous ethics code was approved in December 2005, and changes in state law prompted City Council to establish a sevenmember task force to conduct

H DIETZ, FROM PG 1 He organized the threeday weekend rodeo event and fundraiser, invited the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, scheduled in professional and amateur team roping, added in food, music, family events, and a new addition – a car show.

Quinlan firmly believes in giving back to military members and first responders.

“These people gave up their lives for our freedom. I took my freedom for granted for so long. Here was a way to say thanks to the military everywhere,” he said.

He said he strives to honor what Memorial Day is all about. “Part of what we are doing here is to bring back the meaning of Memorial Day. So many people forget that,” Quinlan said.

According to the event’s website, the Danny Dietz Memorial Classic combines two worlds of the “All American Cowboy and Teamwork” with

a 10-year review.

The Ethics Code includes specific guidelines and regulations governing conflicts of interest, business interactions with the City, City Council’s role in the procurement procedures, disclosure of gifts, private interests, misuse and disclosure of confidential information and restrictions on political activity and political contributions.

A process for filing a complaint is detailed in the new code, and the duties and procedures of an independent review board of appointed citizens are included.

the “All American Warrior and No Quit mentality.” One hundred percent of the proceeds go to the Navy SEAL Foundation.

Erica Molina, the event’s director, spoke of the Honorary Texan Award, presented to a surviving spouse of a Navy SEAL killed in action.

“The wives don’t know who we choose until we announce it at the Memorial Classic.

Patsy helps us choose the honor. We get a letter from the governor, and the Texas Rangers are there to present the Texas flag to the surviving spouse on behalf of the State of Texas,” Molina said.

This year’s Honorary Texan recipient is Donna Lewis, surviving spouse of Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL) Jason Dale Lewis, who was killed while conducting combat operations near Baghdad, Iraq.

Molina, no stranger to the stories shared by the wives of fallen soldiers, struggles to regain her composure as she talks of the courage from survivors whom she knows so

The Ethics Code is available online at http://ow.ly/ GZmr300xRRf. “The code is designed to supplement the requirements in state law to ensure Sugar Land’s elected and appointed officials are held to the highest ethical standard,” said Chairman Conrith Davis.

The new code provides for a maximum penalty of $2,000 for ethics violations.

Other sanctions include measures such as censure, written reprimands, removal of appointed officials and recommendations for the recall of elected officials.

well. She’s worked closely with the wives over the years, and they are active volunteers for the event, even though many live in Virginia Beach, Va. “We’ve held the Dietz Memorial Classic in Katy and in College Station, but the last five years have been in Fort Bend County, at the fairgrounds,” said Molina. “We have a great group of proud volunteers who help us every year since 2009, and it has been growing ever since.”

After the presentation, U.S. Rep. Pete Olson commented, “Honoring these amazing SEALS and their families, the wives in particular, is a special day and we are here to tell them we love them and acknowledge the sacrifice they gave. We appreciate what they and their husbands have given to our country.”

To Quinlan, it’s all about the honor to “those who have fallen, and the families who are left behind.”

For more about the Navy SEAL Foundation, visit www. navysealfoundation.org.

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT Charles Thomas Dawson as Independent Executor of the Estate of Harley Lynn Tanner, Deceased.

Pending in the County Court of Fort Bend County, in Matters of Probate No. 17-CPR-030373.

TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ABOVE ESTATE: WHEREAS, on the 22nd day of May, 2017, in the County Court of Fort Bend County, the undersigned duly qualified as Independent Executor of the Estate of Harley Lynn Tanner, Deceased.

Notice is hereby given that Original Letters Testamentary on this estate were granted and this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present the same to the undersigned within the time prescribed by law. Any person indebted to said estate is hereby notified to pay same to the undersigned.

Charles Thomas Dawson Independent Executor of the Estate of Harley Lynn Tanner, Deceased Charles M. Hornberger, Attorney 7373 Broadway, Suite 300 San Antonio, TX 78209 (210) 271-1700

United Healthcare re- es; Cody Nguyen, Ridge Point; Parent Lillian Holmes is cently announced the names Ileana Ramirez, Hightower; equally proud of her son on of 12 Fort Bend ISD high Nicholas Sparks, Austin; Sara being selected as a Project school students who were Sugar, Dulles; Divine Tezzo, Search intern. selected to participate in Austin; Emma Watson, Dulles; “When my son Daniel Project Search, a job training and Jacoby Young, Marshall. learned about Project Search, program created for students During the 2017-18 school I noticed an immediate difliving with disabilities. year, the FBISD interns will ference in how he presented Fort Bend ISD’s Special gain real-life work experiences himself,” she said. “From the Education Department part- as they receive onsite job train- second he took part in the oriners with United Healthcare, ing at United Healthcare and entation, his confidence blew Texana and Texas Work- learn independent living skills. through the roof. force Solutions to provide “We are very excited that He spoke much clearer, the school-to-work program our son was selected for Project made direct eye contact when to help young people make Search,” said Emile and Lil- speaking to people and started a successful transition from liane Tezzo, parents of Divine dressing appropriately – and school to productive adult Tezzo. “His high school teach- this all happened before he life. ers have been talking to us knew of his acceptance into the FBISD’s 2017-18 Proj- about the project for a couple of program. ect Search interns include: years and we’ve always hoped The change I’ve witnessed CLASSIFIED RESULTS CALLinUS Joshua Berry, Bush; Ritika ADS that THAT DivineGET would be selected. him and his excitement for ATNicho281-690-4200 FAX 281-690-4250 Bhardwaj, Kempner; Now that •he’s entered the pro- the Project Search lets me las Contarell, Bush; Daniel gram, he will discover a path know that he will have a great Hall, Bush; Gary Metz, Dull- leading to his independence.” experience next year.”

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CITY OF STAFFORD NOTICE OF JOINT PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a joint public hearing will be held before the City of Stafford Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council of the City of Stafford, Texas on Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at 7:00 p.m., in the City Council Chamber, Stafford City Hall, 2610 South Main, Stafford, Texas for the purpose of receiving testimony for and against the following: A proposal to adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 102 of the Code of Ordinances, the same being the City’s Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance to change the zoning text and map to conform with the City of Stafford’s Comprehensive Plan and to include the City of Stafford’s Landscape Ordinance as part of the City’s Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance.

Copies of the proposed ordinance are available for public inspection at Stafford City Hall, 2610 South Main, Stafford, Texas.

All residents of the City of Stafford and other interested parties are invited to attend and will be given the opportunity to be heard.

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NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE III AND IV OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CREATING AN INDEPENDENT ETHICS REVIEW BOARD AND ADOPTING A NEW CODE OF ETHICAL CONDUCT FOR CITY OFFICIALS The City of Sugar Land City Council on May 23, 2017 adopted on second consideration City of Sugar Land Ordinance No. 2095: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SUGAR LAND, TEXAS AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY REVISING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE III TO CREATE AN INDEPENDENT ETHICS REVIEW BOARD; REVISING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE IV BY DELETING THE EXISTING RULES OF ETHICAL CONDUCT AND ADOPTING A NEW CODE OF ETHICAL CONDUCT FOR CITY OFFICIALS; AND PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY IN A MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $2000 FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF. Any person found guilty of violating this ordinance will be fined not more than $2000.00 for each offense.

Said ordinance is available in the Office of City Secretary, City of Sugar Land, 2700 Town Center Boulevard North, Suite 122, Sugar Land, Texas, (281) 275-2730, and may be examined between the hours of 8:00 o’clock a.m. and 5:00 o’clock p.m., Monday through Friday.

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM WATER MAIN REHABILITATION SUGAR CREEK AREA The City of Sugar Land seeks bids for furnishing all labor, material, and equipment, and performing all work required for the following project in the City: CIP PROJECT NAME:

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Distribution System Water Main Rehabilitation Sugar Creek Area WA1601 Sugar Creek Area

The scope of work for the project consists of the installation of approximately 6,340 linear feet of 6”,8”,and 12” water line (open cut), approximately 10,160 linear feet of 6”,8”,and 12” water line (trenchless), and pavement repairs including street pavement, sidewalk and driveways.

Plans, specifications, and bidding documents may be obtained from www.CivCastUSA.com. Bidders must register on this website in order to view and/or download specifications and plans for the project. Documents may be examined without charge in the office of the Project Engineer, Kelly. R. Kaluza & Associates, Inc., 3014 Avenue I, Rosenberg, TX 77471.

Sealed bids one (1) original and two (2) copies, shall be delivered to the City of Sugar Land, Office of the City Secretary, 2700 Town Center Boulevard North, Suite 122, Sugar Land, Texas, 77479, on or before 11:00 a.m.Thursday, June 29, 2017, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read. Bids received after the opening date and time will not be considered.

A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting for all interested parties will be held 1:00 p.m. Thursday, June 15, 2017, City Hall Brazos Room, 2700 Town Center Boulevard North, Sugar Land, Texas 77479.

Questions regarding the bid must be received on or before 12:00 p.m. Monday, June 19, 2017 and may be posted on CivcastUSA.com, or by contacting the Project Engineer, Kelly R Kaluza, P.E. telephone (281) 341-0808.

The City will give notice of contract award within sixty (60) calendar days after the opening date and time.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS COVINGTON WOODS STREET & SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS The City of Sugar Land seeks bids for furnishing all labor, material, and equipment, and performing all work required for the following project in the City: PROJECT NAME:

PROJECT NUMBER: LOCATION OF WORK:

Covington Woods Street & Sidewalk Improvements N/A Covington Woods Subdivision

Plans, specifications, and bidding documents may be obtained for free by registering with Public Purchase www. publicpurchase.com Sealed bids one (1) original and two (2) copies, shall be delivered to the City of Sugar Land, Office of the City Secretary, 2700 Town Center Boulevard North, Suite 122, Sugar Land, Texas, 77479, on or before 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 15, 2017, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read. Bids received after the opening date and time will not be considered.

Questions regarding this bid must be received by Thursday, June 8, 2017 on or before 3:00 P.M. Please post questions to Public Purchase, www.publicpurchase.com The City will give notice of award contract within sixty (60) calendar days after the opening date and time.

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SPORTS @FtBendAthletics: 2016-17 The Year of the Buffalo

By Bill McCaughey For the Fort Bend Star The Marshall High School Buffalos have been selected as the Fort Bend Star Athletic Program of the Year winners.

During the 2016-2017 school year, the Buffalos’ football team made it to the 5A quarterfinals, the basketball team finished second in the 5A state tournament, and the track team just came up short in an attempt to win their third state championship.

During preseason football drills last August, Head Coach James Williams was asked if he had a quarterback.

“I think I do, but I’m not sure yet,” Williams said. It only took Jabari James about three games to get the feel of the quarterback position.

In their first district game against Galena Park, James was 9-13 passing and threw four touchdown passes, and he rushed for 153 yards and two touchdowns. As teams began focusing on the passing game, offensive linemen Barton Clement and Bryant Newson began opening holes for the running game, and running backs Antonio Brooks, Kory King and Jerry Davis began to have big games.

Mid-season losses to Man-

vel and Elkins temporarily slowed the Buffalos, but they rebounded to tie for second in District 23-5A with a 52 district record and an 8-2 overall record.

In the first round of the playoffs, Marshall beat Houston Sterling 58-12, and then beat Crosby 42-21. In the third round, the Buffalos beat A&M Consolidated 2821 in a hard-fought battle at NRG Stadium.

The following week in a quarterfinal game with College Station, Marshall lost 31-27, ending their season at 11-3.

After the season, Marshall placed 11 players on the All-District First Team: Quarterback Jabari James, running back Jerry Davis, center Bryant Newson, Jr., offensive lineman Barton Clement, wide receiver Henry Thomas, defensive end Shaakir Smith, defensive tackle Arris Johnson, linebackers Adrion Robertson and Lawrence Serious, cornerback Braxton Brantley, and safety Jarius Taylor.

“The success of last year’s team has had a big impact on our program. We work very hard and have goals that we want to achieve and last year, we came very close to our ultimate goal. We have made the state quarterfinals twice in the last five years.

That is a testament to the kids, coaches and the culture

we have created here,” Williams said. “The school was buzzing this past football season. I loved the support from the top down, from the administrators, teachers and the student body. They were all behind us.”

The basketball team, led

by Coach Gary Nichols, used their aggressive defense to earn a spot in the 5A state championship game against Mansfield Timberview last March. Throughout the playoffs, the Buffalos used their defense to trigger scoring runs. In the championship game, they came up one scoring run short, as Mansfield Timberview won 74-66 at the Alamo Dome in San Antonio.

After the championship game, Nichols said, “I am just so elated about this group, especially the seniors.

(Photo by Bill McCaughey) We fought through adversity The Marshall basketball team won the Region 3 finals and advanced to the state tournament. The all year long. They are cham- school had tremendous success in multiple sports this year. pions. They learned a lesson that sometimes you play as hard as you can and still not Coach Lloyd Banks ex- the class room when you are ter relay team finished fifth win. That’s the way life is. As pects, and gets, the best from taking a test. It is your time with a time of 3:15.96. long as you play your best, his track team. The Marshall to perform to the best of your The Marshall girls finished you are a champion.” in ninth place in class 5A. boys track team finished sec- ability.”

The Buffalos beat Manvel ond in the state championship The Buffalos attempt for a Payton Wells finished third in the Region 3 champion- in 2013 and 2014, and won the three-peat came up short as in the 400-meters with a time ship game 82-57, and beat state championship in 2015 they finished in 14th place of 56.52. The 4-by-200-meter Northwest 82-59 in the state and 2016. Banks stresses his in the class 5A competi- relay team finished fifth with semifinals. Marshall ended concept of Go Time. tion. Shamon Ehiemua, the a time of 1:41.26 and the 4-byits season with a 32-8 record.

“Go Time is when the spot- defending 200-meter cham- 400-meter relay team also Three Marshall players, light is on you and it’s time for pion, finished fourth in the finished fifth with a time of John Walker, Jabari Rice, you to perform,” Banks said. 200-meters this year, while 3:52.20. and Taz Sherman, were “Go Time can be at the state Tyrelle Valentine finished voted to the District 23-5A championship, at a weekly sixth in the 400-meters. The all-district first team. meet, at practice or even in Marshall’s boys’ 4-by-400-me- H SEE @FTBENDATHLETICS, PG 10

Deer Park beats Travis to earn berth in state tournament

By Bill McCaughey For the Fort Bend Star With two outs in the eighth inning and the bases loaded with Deer, Deer Park’s Jacobi Martinez drew a walk-off walk to send the Deer to the state tournament in Austin this weekend.

The final score last Saturday at Crosby High School was Deer Park 2 – Fort Bend Travis 1. After winning the first game of the three-game series, Travis was shut out in the second game and could not score until the seventh inning of game three. With one out to go in the game, Travis’ Dominic Cox blasted

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a double down the left field line. Next up, Brandon Pruitt singled and Cox scored on a close play at the plate to tie the game at 1. On the throw home, Pruitt advanced to third base.

However, the Tigers stranded Pruitt at third, and after the Deer threatened in the bottom of the inning but did not score, the game went into extra innings.

In the top of the eighth, Travis’ Cole Turney singled with two outs but the Tigers could not score.

In the bottom of the inning, Deer Park, with two outs and a runner on first base, drew three consecutive walks to force in the winning run and claim the win, 2-1.

Travis out-hit Deer Park 7 to 3, but the Tigers could only score one run. Deer Park had just three hits but were the beneficiary of eight walks and second baseman Blaine Holden was hit by a pitch three times.

Deer Park’s Adrian Gonzales pitched 5 and 2/3 innings of relief, holding the Tigers to one run on six hits.

“I’m just overcome with emotion right now, because I am so proud of the job Adrian

Gonzales went out there and did.

We overcame a few mistakes but it’s just a great feeling right now,” Deer Park Coach Chris Rupp said.

“This is a special time for me too. I am so proud of the effort these guys put in all year. They just ground it out, and we were able to get out of here with a win.”

Last year, Deer Park was undefeated and ranked number one entering the region finals.

The Deer won the first game of the series, but lost the next two games and went home instead of to Austin.

This year, Travis was ranked in the top 10 all season, and was considered by some to be one of the best hitting teams in the nation.

The Tigers advanced to the region final where they won the first game of the three-game series. They lost the next two games and, like Deer Park last year, they went home instead of to Austin.

Having seen it up close and personal, can Travis 2018 emulate Deer Park 2017 and end up in Austin next June?

Stay tuned.

(Photos by Bill McCaughey)

Travis’ Dominic Cox ties the score in the top of the seventh inning against Deer Park.

Deer Park’s Jordan Phillips scores the winning run to advance to the state tournament over Fort Bend Travis.

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DAILY PROMOTIONS Margarita & Dollar Dog Monday: Dollar hot dogs and discounted margaritas.

Those with a military ID get in free Two for Tuesday: Buy one field box ticket and get one field box ticket free, half proiced groups Kids in Free Wednesday: Kids (12 and under) get in free Thirsty Thursday: $2 beer and sodas Fireworks Friday: Postgame fireworks shows Saturday Giveaway: Giveaways or a postgame concert Sunday Funday: Autographs and giveaways, pregame catch on the field, postgame Kids Run the Bases (Dr. Larry Caldwell)

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Andy Wilkins watches as a hit goes foul during a recent game for the Sugar Land Skeeters at Constellation Field. He has been the hot hitter for the team in the last week with a pair of homers and five runs-batted-in.

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Former Sugar Land Skeeter Jeremy Barfield is on a hot streak with Portland (Maine) of the Eastern League.

In his first eleven games with the Sea Dogs, his batting average is .318 with four home runs and seven runs-batted-in.

“The biggest difference between the Skeeters and the Sea Dogs is the age of the players. Most of the guys here are younger. One of my teammates is 20. There are a few Atlantic League veterans I have come across already,” Barfield said.

“Also, the pitchers throw a lot harder here. That doesn’t necessarily make them any better.

It’s just a lot more velocity here.”

Barfield has been keeping up with the Skeeters.

“I hope they can persevere through the rough stretch of their schedule and successfully defend our title,” Barfield said.

“It seems like Andy Wilkins is swinging it extremely well. I have definitely been following the guys. I miss them all.”

Also on the Sea Dogs are Jake Cosart of Clear Creek

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Cosart, a reliever, has a 2.50 earned run average in 15 games and two saves. Dahlstrand has a 4-1 record in seven starts and a 5.26 earned run average.

LAST WEEK The Skeeters ended play on Sunday with a 22-22 record.

They are in third place in the Freedom Division, three games behind the Lancaster Barnstormers.

This past week the Skeeters went 3-3, taking two out of three at Long Island and one out of three at Somerset. The Skeeters continue on the road at Lancaster for three games before returning to Constellation Field for a six game home stand with Southern Maryland beginning Friday.

Andy Wilkins is hitting .414 in his last seven games with four doubles, two home runs and five runs-batted-in. Josh Prince is hitting .353 and Hector Olivera is .316 for the past seven games.

Brett Marshall pitched 13 innings last week giving up

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An honest repair shop will always say “no” to saving deductibles. Your insurance policy is a contract between you and your insurance Chuck Charlton carrier. It basically says that if you have a collision loss, you are responsible for the first portion of repairs (your deductible) and the insurance company will pay the rest. If the final repair cost is less, you’re still responsible for the predetermined deductible amount. Any reduction should correctly go back to the insurance company. There are legitimate ways to reduce your cost. An appearance allowance (credit towards your deductible usually for minor cosmetic repairs not completed) is one way but must be consulted with your insurance company. Be wary of the repair shop that offers to save you your deductible. Are they completing all repairs or is your safety being jeopardized with an inadequate repair?

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just one earned run, while Jake Hale gave up just two earned runs in 13 and 1/3 innings.

STANDINGS As of Sunday night in the Freedom Division, the Skeeters were in third place behind the Lancaster Barnstormers (24-19) and Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (22-21) and ahead of the York Revolution (17-25). The Patriots lead the Liberty Division, followed by the Bridgeport Bluefish (25-20), Long Island Ducks (21-23) and New Britain Bees (16-27).

SCHEDULE To reduce travel expenses, each Atlantic League of Professional Baseball Clubs (ALPB) team is only visiting Sugar Land twice during the season.

The Skeeters will host each team for a six-game series and a four-game series at Constellation Field this season, with the exception of Bridgeport and Long Island, who will come down for a seven-game series and a three-game series.

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Some fortunate teens will receive inheritances from grandparents and may have legal rights over that property at the time of attaining age 18. Other teens may have nothing more than a pet, a car or a music collection. However, specifying what they want done with the pet and to whom they want to receive their items of personal property can be important personal decisions.

Finally, young adults are often receptive to parental suggestions that reinforce their notion of independence. Accordingly, parents can suggest, as circumstances merit, that their young adult children open a bank account in their name, meet with a stockbroker or financial planner, and meet with an attorney to prepare a will.

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Many people today are not aware of a great travel insurance program that covers you anywhere you die in the world. With so many people traveling now a days and the tragedies that unfor- Stephanie Salcedo tunately are happening in today’s world.

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This schedule format means the Skeeters will have longer road trips. They are currently finishing a 12-game road trip. The Skeeters will have a 10-game road trip beginning June 30, a seven-game road trip beginning July 20, an 11-game road trip beginning Aug. 3, a seven-game road trip beginning Aug. 21, and a six-game road trip beginning Sept. 5.

TRANSACTIONS Manager Gary Gaetti has picked up a pair of players from York for players to be named later. Joining the Skeeters are right-handed pitcher Julio DePaula and infielder Bryan Pounds. Two players were picked up by the Skeeters only to by called (Photo by Joe Southern)

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Skeeters pitcher Brett Marshall delivers a pitch during a recent game at Constellation Field. Marshall is currently 4-2 with a 5.03 ERA. up almost immediately. Josh Outman went to Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican Baseball League and Ryan Jackson went to the Tacoma Rainiers, the AAA affiliate of the Seattle Mariners. Recently signed by the Skeeters are Hector Olivera and Scott Maine.

SKEETER OF THE WEEK Andy Wilkins is hitting .414 in his last seven games with four doubles, two home runs and five runs-batted-in, raising his average for the season to .324. That output earns him the Fort Bend Star’s Skeeter of the Week honors.

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Coach Williams believes success in the other sports improves his football program.

“The basketball and track teams’ success has had a great impact on the football program. Number 1, we are a family. We root for every program, every sport and every student-athlete to be successful. A lot of track and basketball athletes also play football.

We want our athletes to play multiple sports,” Williams said. “Overall, this was an incredible year for Marshall. I really enjoyed seeing so many of our student-athletes have success at such a high level.”

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their individual sport, more times than not that equals success,” Nichols said. “The football team’s success gave our program great incentive.

Our players wanted to do as well or better than their friends who were in other sports. We have had a competitive program since the opening of the school and we always talk about being the group to set the bar as high as possible so that the next class will have to meet or exceed what was accomplished.”

Coach Williams, in addition to coaching football, is the Marshall athletic coordinator and oversees all of the Marshall sports.

“The success our teams had last year was positive for the teams and the school. And our hope is the best is yet to come. Sometimes there is a negative label out there about these kids and our school, but I can honestly tell you, that is the furthest from the truth,” Williams said. “We have incredible kids here and they deserve the best! We try very hard to spread the great news of Marshall High School athletics.”

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The Missouri City Juneteenth Celebration Foundation’s (MCJCF) annual weeklong celebration from June 12-18 will once again recognize community leaders who go above and beyond to give back to the “Show Me City” and all Fort Bend communities.

During the fall of 2002, District B Councilmember Don Smith organized residents, business owners, and stakeholders within Missouri City to launch the annual Juneteenth tradition.

As a result of their collaboration, a family-driven, four-day celebration of purpose and substance was launched.

Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19 that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. Learn more about the history of the Juneteenth celebration on the MCJCF at http://bit. ly/2rsEhTw. Below is a list of events taking place during the 2017 Juneteenth celebration:

specialized food vendors. At dusk, Houston Community College will present a family-friendly movie on a giant screen. The film will be announced at a later date.

MONDAY, JUNE 12 Missouri City Juneteenth Celebration Foundation Scholarship Golf Tournament The annual MCJCF Scholarship Golf Tournament is scheduled at the Quail Valley Golf Course, 2880 La Quinta Dr. The tournament will begin at 8 a.m. This is a time for all golfers to enjoy a round of golf, win prizes and awards.

All funds raised help provide scholarships for deserving Fort Bend County students.

The admission is $100 for individuals and $400 for a team of four.

Community Art Exhibit “It Takes a Village” The Community Art Exhibit “It Takes a Village” event will be curated by fabric artist Carolyn Crump at the Missouri City Community Center in the City Hall Complex, 1522 Texas Pkwy. from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The art exhibit is open to the public and admission is free.

THURSDAY, JUNE 15 Annual Community Service Awards Gala The Annual Community Service Awards Gala will be held at the City Centre at Quail Valley, 2880 La Quinta Dr. from 7-9:30 p.m.

The event will recognize outstanding individuals within the Missouri City/Fort Bend County area. This year’s keynote speaker is Texas Southern University President Dr. Austin Lane. Tickets are $100 for individual seats and $1,000 for a table.

FRIDAY, JUNE 16 Family Funday in the Park “Funday in the Park” begins at 4 p.m. and is a free event open to the general public at Hunters Glen Park, 1340 Independence Blvd. The event will include activities for all including carnival-themed games, bounce houses, face painting, crafts tables and more; the event will also include

SATURDAY, JUNE 17 “One Mile of Smiles” Parade The MCJCF presents the “One Mile of Smiles” Parade once again along Texas Parkway (FM 2234) at Court Road beginning at 7 p.m. The parkway will be closed for the parade beginning at 5:30 p.m. until the parade is over.

There will be local marching bands, civic groups, corporations, floats, dignitaries and much more celebrating Juneteenth. To participate in the parade, see the parade route map, or see the parade staging site map, visit www. mcjcf.com.

Battle of the Bands – High School Battle of the Bands will begin right after the “One Mile of Smiles” Parade. The competition will be held at Hunters Glen Park, 1340 Independence Blvd. This is a friendly competition giving each winner bragging rights.

The even is free and open to the public.

Festival Under the Stars MCJCF is bringing it back with legendary R&B funk band Lakeside in concert along with soul-jazz flutist Althea Rene. The festival will be held at Hunters Glen Park, 1340 Independence Blvd. from 4-11 p.m. Bring the family, neighbors, and friends to enjoy an evening under the stars. This is a free event and is open to the general public.

SUNDAY, JUNE 18 Father’s Day Cookout For the first time, the MCJCF will host a Father’s Day cook-out with a full day of events and activities for the family at Hunter’s Glen Park, 1340 Independence Blvd. beginning at 1 p.m.; a carnival will later begin at 4 p.m. The new event is open to the general public and is a free.

For more information about this year’s events, visit www.mcjcf.com or call 281-816-6441.

Residents interested in volunteering for this year’s Juneteenth events can contact Missouri City Media Relations Specialist Cory Stottlemyer at 281-4038532 or at cstottlemyer@ missouricitytx.gov.

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H MONEY, FROM PG 1 training them to balance checkbooks. Working at the credit union they have noticed some things. Understanding privacy is important said Pickett.

“The students have to learn their personal information is private. Kids leave their receipts on the ATM. They will come in with their friends and their friends are like, how much money you got?” noted Pickett.

Some of the students have jobs and checking accounts.

“For those students we of-

fer minor savings and smart scholar accounts for 14- to 17-year-olds. They don’t have to have a job,” said Montgomery.

“This helps them get a better idea of how to run with their finances. Some are really keeping up with it, others not so much,” noted Montgomery.

Montgomery started as a teller in the Conroe location, then spent nine years in Sugar Land. Now she is the branch team lead. When the high school branch is closed, she returns to Sugar Land to train juniors for the summer.

She said she will miss her current students. Pickett plans

to travel to Tennessee where she will continue her education at either Fisk University or Tennessee State University where she will study computer science and mass communications.

Alvarez will attend the University of Texas at San Antonio where she will study real estate finance and development.

So, what has she learned during this internship?

“They teach us to plan ahead and save. I didn’t have this knowledge before,” Alvarez said.

Added Pickett, “going off to college I’m trying to save as

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much as possible. I know hard times are sure to follow. But to tell you the truth, sometimes I don’t care and I take out $5 for the vending machine,” said the senior.

Montgomery said the more students know, “the better they are able to make good decisions like, ‘don’t do payday loans,’” she said. Alvarez said learning to save for college was the best message. The students also got a kick out of the videos from financial guru Dave Ramsey that the school received through a grant.

“In most schools you don’t get a lot of financial literacy.

It is very limited,” said Montgomery. Stafford and Lamar high schools have a college and career center. They also push vocational schools, marketing and Money Matters classes.

“Every single thing in there is something you need to know.

It’s important because I know how hard it is when you don’t have money. I don’t want these kids to make bad judgment calls because they don’t have all the options,” said Montgomery.

Financial literacy is being able to manage your money.

“You know your expenses, your income and you are able to do a budget. It gives you a

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better foundation so that when you are signing up for a car, you know the rate and the payments,” she said.

In an upcoming class called “Mad Money,” the students receive actual life lessons as they receive scenarios and financial profiles and are temporarily placed in situations where they have to show their thought processes and decision making skills when it comes to finances.

So what is the takeaway for students?

“You might want to slow down and think,” suggested Pickett.

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LEARN FLORAL DESIGN

University Branch Library will host floral design at 6:30 p.m., in Meeting Room 1 of the library, 14010 University Blvd in Sugar Land, on the UH campus. Free and open to the public.

For more information, call 281-633-5100 or 281-633-4734.

SATURDAY, JUNE 10 STORY SPINNERS WRITING CLUB Hosted by George Memorial Library, 1001 Golfview in Richmond from 2-4 p.m. in Room 2C. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 281-342-4455 or 281-6334734.

FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH

Staff from Fort Bend County Libraries’ Genealogy and Local History Department presents Family-History Research: Naturalization Records from 10-11 a.m., in the computer lab at George Memorial Library, located at 1001 Golfview in Richmond. The program is free and open to the public. Seating is limited, however, and reservations are required. To register online at www.fortbend.lib.tx.us, click on Events, select George Memorial, and find the program. Participants may also register by calling the library at 281-341-2608.

APOLLO, PART I - TO THE MOON & BACK

NASA launched Apollo 11 to the moon on July 16, 1969. What exactly did it take to accomplish this successful, historymaking mission? Hear a behind-the-scenes account from retired physicist F. Don Cooper, one of the NASA scientists who helped make that dream a reality, at a special program at Fort Bend County Libraries’ Sienna Branch Library, 8411 Sienna Springs Blvd. in Missouri City, in the meeting room.

The program will be divided into two parts. “Apollo, Part I – To the Moon & Back” will take place from 1-2 p.m. The second half of the program, “Apollo, Part II – Saturn Vehicle Guidance Equations,” will take place from 2-3 p.m. The public has a choice of attending the entire program or the individual sessions. The program is free and open to the public. For more information, call the Sienna Branch Library at 281-238-2900 or 281-633-4734.

ANGELS SURVIVING CANCER

Angels Surviving Cancer, Inc. is hosting its 5th Praying for a Cure prayer breakfast. Visit angelssurvivingcancer.net for more information, or call 281-912-5195.

LIBRARIES’ COLLEGE FAIRS

Three of the county’s libraries will hold college fairs this summer. The Missouri City Branch Library, June 10, 2-4 p.m.

The University Branch Library, Thursday, June 22, 1-3 p.m. and the Cinco Ranch Library, Friday June 23, from 1-3 p.m.

For more information, call 281-633-4734.

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FBWC PennyWise Resale Store – Richmond, 10 a.m. to noon.

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MONDAY, JUNE 12 MARKETING WITH SOCIAL MEDIA

Sienna Branch Library will present this program at 7 p.m. in the Computer Lab of the library, located at 8411 Sienna Springs Blvd in Missouri City. Free and open to the public.

Reservations are required. Visit www.fortbend.lib.tx.us, click on Events and select Sienna Branch, or call 281-238-2952.

TEXAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY

The Express Children’s Theatre will perform at the First Colony Branch Library at 2 p.m., 2121 Austin Parkway, Sugar Land. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 281-238-2800 or 281-633-4734.

TUESDAY, JUNE 13 LEARN TO USE A 3D PRINTER

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George Memorial Library, 1001 Golfview in Richmond, will host demonstrations. “Introduction to Thingiverse” at 10 a.m. Learn how to use the website to search for and download design files to print 3D objects. “Introduction to Tinkercad” on Tuesday, June 20, 10 a.m. Learn how to use the online program to create objects for 3D printing. Free and open to the public. Reservations are required. Visit www.fortbend.lib.tx.us, click on Events, select George Memorial Library, and find the program or call 281-3412604.

Fort Bend 4-H will hold introductory robotics classes at Fort Bend County Libraries. Free and open to youth in 3rd through 8th grades.

Lego EV3 kits will be utilized. Choose the class nearest you and reserve your spot online at agrilife.org/ftbend4h. There is a limit of 14 youths per class. University Library on July 6. Sienna Library on July 13. Cinco Ranch Library on July 20.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14 SOAP-POWERED BOAT RACES

At Mamie George Branch Library, 320 Dulles Avenue in Stafford, 2-4 p.m. Reservations are not required for this comeand-go activity. The terrariums program will take place on Wednesday, June 28, from 2-3 p.m. Registration is required.

Visit www.fortbend.lib.tx.us, click on Events, select Mamie George, and find the program, or call 281-238-2880.

YOUNG ADULT PROGRAMS

The First Colony Branch Library will present three program: Java for Beginners – Wednesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to noon in the Conference Room. #LitClubFC Young Adult Book Club meets Thursday, June 22, at 4:30 p.m. in the conference room. Robotics Rescue Mission for children in grades 8-12 meets Saturday, June 24, at 1 p.m. in the meeting room. The First Colony Branch Library is located at 2121 Austin Parkway in Sugar Land. Visit www.fortbend.lib.tx.us, or call 281-238-2800 for more information.

SATURDAY, JUNE 17 “RUMPELSTILTSKIN”

To kick off this year’s Summer Reading Club at Fort Bend County Libraries, which takes place from June to August, The Magik Theatre will perform “Rumpelstiltskin” at the First Colony Branch Library at 2 p.m., in the meeting room of the library, located at 2121 Austin Parkway in Sugar Land. The Summer Reading Club and the performance are free and open to the public. For more information, call the First Colony Branch Library at 281-238-2800 or 281-633-4734.

2B1 PRE-MARRIAGE PREP

The next 2B1 Pre-Marriage Prep meeting will be held at George Memorial Library, 1001 Golfview Dr. Richmond, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Engaged couples, who attend the class, will receive $60 off their Texas marriage license and will learn to love for life. Visit pitcherministries.org or call 832-945-5323 to register.

MONDAY, JUNE 19 THE ARC’S GOLF CLASSIC

Join The Arc at Weston Lakes Country Club in Fulshear at 10:30 a.m., for the 23rd annual Golf Classic. Following 18 holes of golf, the “Yeah, I Do” BBQ team will serve the meal during the live auction. Register on line at www.arcoffortbend.org or call The Arc office. Not a golfer? Come for the barbecue dinner and auction at 5 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28 MAKING THE COLLEGE APPLICATION EASIER

University Branch Library will present this seminar at 7 p.m., in Meeting Room 2 of the library, located at 14010 University Blvd in Sugar Land, on the UH campus. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 281-633-5100 or 281-6334734.

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Fort Bend Pets Alive is partnering with Half Price Books in Sugar Land to find homes for shelter cats and to promote literacy among young readers. School aged children are invited to come read to a cat, receive a “I read to a cat” bookmark and to be eligible to adopt a cat for 50 perecent off that day. Held 1:30- 4:30 p.m. the first Saturday of every month at 3203 Hwy 6 S, Sugar Land.

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BOOK OF MORMON STUDY GROUP

Free study sessions focusing on the sermons and teachings of the Book of Mormon prophets - King Benjamin, Nephi, Alma, and Jacob about the Savior Jesus Christ begins at 7:00 PM on Thursday nights at 14555 Lexington Blvd, Sugar Land, TX 77478. Call (713) 371-8979 for more information. See www.mormon.org.

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Does someone have a drinking problem? Weekly, one hour meetings every Saturday night, 8 p.m., Lamplighters, 2425 FM 1092, (Murphy Road) in the Baytown Seafood strip center. Last Saturday of month the meetings are held at Denny’s Hwy.6 near Murphy Rd. Call Dorothy 281-416-3711.

AARP MISSOURI CITY CHAPTER #3081 MONTHLY MEETING

Monthly meeting at Missouri City Recreation/Tennis Center. 2701 Cypress Point Dr., Missouri City. Second Monday of every month. 11:15 a.m., 1 p.m. Fun/Food/Fellowship/Learning. Contact Buddy or Barbara 713-859-5920 or 281-499-3345.

OYSTER CREEK ROTARY CLUB MEETS

The Oyster Creek Rotary Club meets every Friday at noon at The Quail Valley Centre(Golf Club), 2880 LaQuinta, Missouri City. All are welcome to come. For Information contact Bike Baker, 281-770-0060, thealchemist65@yahoo.com.

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HUNTING HELPS RAISE FUNDS FOR PETS Jennifer Waggoner, human resource manager of Hunting Energy Services in Stafford, saw a posting in her neighborhood asking for shoe donations for Fort Bend Pets Alive fundraising event. She immediately contacted their representatives with the offer to have a shoe drive challenge at her place of business to support their efforts. Janet Starr and Claudine Vass of Fort Bend Pets Alive had no idea how committed and competitve the employees of Hunting could be. To their astonishment, Hunting employees presented them with 900 pairs of shoes totaling almost 1100 pounds. Waggoner attributes their success to the friendly competitive nature of the employees coupled with their compassion to support the needs of their community. The shoes are used to raise funds for Fort Bend Pets Alive, which supports all the animal shelters of Fort Bend County.

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