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Single game tickets for Sugar Land Skeeters go on sale March 17 Single game tickets for all 70 home games of the Sugar Land Skeeters 2012 Inaugural Season, including tickets for the Historic Opening Weekend of April 27-29 will go on sale starting Saturday, March 17 at the Skeeters Pro Shop, Sugar Land Town Square, 16160 City Walk. From 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 17 the limited number of remaining tickets for the four home games of Opening Weekend (Thursday April 26,
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Friday April 27, Saturday April 28, and Sunday April 29) will be available ONLY IN PERSON at the Skeeters Pro Shop during the day long celebration of MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL coming to Houston. Enjoy the sounds of Sugarland Brass Company, a six piece rock ‘n’ roll, old standards, Motown, blues, soul & R&B band, as they perform throughout the day to keep fans entertained in Sugar Land Town Square. Fans will also be treated to fresh coffee courtesy of Starbucks and donuts. Skeeters Manager Gary Gaetti and members of the team Josh Pressley, Trey Rackel, Eric Krebs, Ben Harrison and Colton Pitkin for the FIRST player appearance of
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the Field and Team Autograph Session, and Discount Hitch will be giving away Skeeters t-shirts to the first 2000 fans. Fans are encouraged to get to the ticket office in Sugar Land Town Square early on Saturday as only a limited number of tickets remain for Opening Weekend. Those who are the first through the door will have their choice of the best available seats. Fans are asked not to start camping out for tickets before Friday, March 16 at 5 p.m. Prices for Skeeters tickets are as follows: • FREE: As part of the “Kids Get in Free” program sponsored by Memorial Hermann, children 12 and under who wear their youth sports jersey Saturday, March 17 will receive a free Lawn Seating Ticket for the game of their choice, excluding Opening Day and based on availability. • FREE: Children 3 and under will be admitted to the ballpark in a parent’s lap. $8 - per game for 70-game season ticket packages (reserved armchair seating) • $10 - per game for 8-game packages (reserved
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the season. They will be signing autographs and taking pictures with fans along with the team’s mascots Swatson and Moe. For fans that cannot make it to the Pro Shop in person on Saturday 10 am to 5 pm, tickets to the remaining 66 Skeeters Home games will be available for purchase online at www. SugarLandSkeeters.com starting at 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 17. Tickets ordered online will have a $1 service charge and may be printed at home. Orders by phone will begin at 9 a.m. on Monday, March 19 by calling 281.240.HITS (4487). The Skeeters promotional schedule starts off with a boom literally as three dates of Opening Weekend will end with a Gala Fireworks Show. On their way into Constellation Field on April 27, fans will receive the 2012 magnetic schedule from Republic Services. On Saturday, April 28 the first 2,000 fans will receive a Skeeters Piggy Bank, presented by Wells Fargo, and after the game all kids are welcome onto the field for the first postgame Kids Run the Bases of the 2012 season. Sunday, April 29, is first ever pregame Catch on
Fort Bend Theatre will begin registration for our annual Musical Theatre Summer Camps on March 12th for members and April 16th for non-members. Give your child the fun and memorable opportunity to learn stage and acting techniques while working on a show! Classes run weekly and offer something for everyone, including The Wizard of Oz, Beauty in the Beast, Willy Wonka, Mulan,
and more. June and July camps run Mon-Fri 1-5pm, with a performance on the last day of class. Specific August camps run Mon-Fri mornings from 8:30-12:30 and afternoons from 1:30-5:30 with a performance on the last day of classes. Space is limited and fills quickly, to become a member or register call (281) 208-3333. Visit www.fortbendtheatre. com for more information on classes and registration.
Fort Bend Theatre holds auditions for The Fantasticks on Thursday, March 15 Fort Bend Theatre will be holding auditions for The Fantasticks on Thursday, March 15 at 2815 N Main Street, Stafford, from 7pm-9pm. Directed by Chris Tennison, show dates are May 11-June 10 (Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 3pm). To date, it is the world’s longest running show still in its original theater, the world’s longest running musical and the longest running show in American theatre history. The Fantasticks is a classic, charming and very comedic storyline about a parental ploy to make their two teenage children fall in love...and whether their young love will survive the longing to explore the big world beyond. Roles are available for teenagers and adults. Characters include two teenagers in love, two meddling fathers, a Spanish conquistador, a mute, an Indian and an old actor. Auditioners should bring their sheet music or
accompaniment cd (with no vocal please) and be prepared to sing. Please bring your headshot or a recent photo and resume.
armchair seating) • $12 - per game for single game tickets (reserved armchair seating) • Lawn Seating - $8 per game • $1 discount available on single game tickets for seniors 60 and older, military personal with I.D. and children under
12. All discounts will be available exclusively online. • Additional Discounts are available for Groups and Nonprofit Fundraising Programs. A full schedule of all 70 Skeeters home games is available online at www. SugarLandSkeeters.com.
E E Obituary E E
COX Julian Barclay Cox, age 92, of Sugar Land, passed away on Sunday, March 4, 2012. He was born December 22, 1919 in East Point, Georgia, to Will Skidmore Cox, Jr. and Vera Beatrice Anderson. Julian has one brother, Will Skidmore Cox, III, and a sister, Alice Rosine Cox, now Mrs. Warren Wilson. Julian grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, where he attended public school and graduated from Boys High School in 1938. He was employed by the Federal Government in the U.S. Army Depot at Conley, Georgia. In 1943, Julian was inducted into the United States Navy, and took his basic training at the U.S. Naval Station in Newport, Rhode Island. After graduating from basic training ,Julian was sent to Houston, to serve in the Port Directors Office, where they monitored shipping in the Gulf of Mexico. He met and then married Dorothy Elkins on July 8, 1944. Later he served on the U.S. Trego and U.S. Ariel in the Atlantic Theater, with a rank of Storekeeper, 2nd Class. While in the service his first son, Gary Barclay Cox was born on June 30, 1945, in Eagle Lake, Texas. At the end of the war, Julian moved his bride and son Gary, to Atlanta, Georgia, where he resumed his employment with the Government, this time in the Transportation Department, scheduling the return of deceased veterans for reburial in the Southeastern United States. In 1949, the family moved to Texas, where Julian enrolled in the University of Houston. He was a member and President of Phi Theta Kappa Fraternity, he and the fraternity participated in
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the Frontier Days Celebration. Julian graduated in 1952 with a BA Degree in Business Administration. On June 29, 1953 a second son, Timothy Elkins Cox was born in Houston, Texas. Julian was employed in the retail business in Houston, for Sears, Roebuck and Co., Joskes, and Weiners Department stores, before joining the Small Business Administration in 1962. He retired in 1981. Julian was a member of the Sons of the Confederate Veterans, Albert Sidney Johnston Chapter, Camp # 67-Houston. A life long Methodist, Julian was a member of Sugar Land First United Methodist Church. Survivors include his Wife, Dorothy; Son, Gary B Cox & wife LaQuita, Son, Tim E Cox & wife Laurie; Grandchildren, Michael B Cox DC, Michelle L Cox, David L Cox & wife Sam(antha), Diana Castellano & husband Danny, Denise Sletten; Great Grandchildren, Stoli Jane Cox, Alice Cox, Mia Castellano, Katrina Sletten, Alyssa Lawson; Sister, Rosine Wilson; and a host of relatives and friends A Celebration of Julian’s life was held Saturday, March 10, 2012, at Sugar Land First United Methodist Church. The family would like to thank Julian’s Home Care Helpers, Oma Johnson and Brenda Cunningham; Hospice care nurses, Becky Jacobson and Melissa Rause; and Dr. Shiva Satish for all of their compassionate care. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to, Sugar Land First United Methodist Church, 431 Eldridge Rd., Sugar Land, TX 77478.
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HERITAGE BAPTIST CHURCH • 281-403-4994 MURPHY RD. CHURCH OF CHRIST • 281-261-5216 2223 FM1092 • Missouri City, TX 77459 Dr. Charles Murphy, Pastor Sunday Bible Study 9:30am - 6:00pm Sunday Worship 10:45am - 7:00pm Wednesday: 7:00pm Bible Study / AWANA "A Place To Call Home" - www.hbctx.org METHODIST CHURCH
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15590 Voss Road • Sugar Land • www.slcoc.org Sunday Worship Services: 7:00am • 10am • 5pm Bible Study (all ages): Sun. 9am & Wed. 7pm 3300 Austin Parkway • Sugar Land, TX 77479 Tuesday Seniors' Bible Study: 10am Sunday Worship: 8:15am - 9:45am - 11:05am the hub - 11:00am LUTHERAN CHURCH Sunday School for all ages - 9:45am FISHERS OF MEN LUTHERAN CHURCH (LCMS) • 281-242-7711 www.cumcsl.org
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NEW HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH (ELCA) • 281-499-7611 1424 FM 1092 Rd., Missouri City, 77459 Worship w/Holy Communion: 8:00 & 10:30 am Education hour for all ages: 9:15am www.newhopelc.org NON DENOMINATIONAL
FREEDOM CHURCH • 281-240-1055 121 Wood ST. • Sugar Land, TX 77498 Sunday Worship: 11:00am www.facebook.com/freedomchurchintl Pastor - Bryan Eggenbeger
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