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Sugar Land’s got samba!
Many VIPs at new restaurant in town There’s another first on the books for the City of Sugar Land, and this week it’s the opening of Tucanos Brazilian Grill over at First Colony Mall. Jacquie Chaumette, Dennis Parmer, Lucia Street, Doug and Susie Goff, Amy Mitchell, Doug Earle, Bridget Yeung…they were there, and many other VIPs welcoming
the new restaurant this Monday. It’s the 8th in the U.S. owned by a Coloradobased company. The others are in Albuquerque, Boise, Colorado Springs, Newport News (that’s in Virginia), Provo and Salt Lake City in Utah, and St. Charles. The fun, tropical atmosphere felt in part like a Brazilian carnival celebration, and the food was also as eventful with a parade of salads, never ending meats and other delights! Chris Hill, formerly with the Skeeters and now a Strategic Enterprises Executive Director at MMI, which helped promote the event, greeted guests along with other restaurant principals. A novel touch at this restaurant opening were the charity voting ballots placed at each table. Fort Bend Family Promise, the Fort Bend Education Foundation, and the Fort Bend Junior Service League will probably soon find out which will have received the most votes as they may each get a funding hand from the new restaurant company. Voting, but the way, is still open until July 11th and can be done on the restaurant’s website. Got samba? Sugar Land now does!
Carnival time in Sugar Land!
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Dr. John Novak (left) and his daughter, Jenny, visit with Tucanos Manager Josh Jackson at the VIP guest celebration.
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Fort Benders Fred Campbell, Robert Adolphus, and Linda and Charles Bell joined in the Tucanos opening celebration.
Bring your e-reader questions to Sugar Land Branch Library Do you have a new Kindle or Nook™, but you’re not sure how to use it? Are you shopping for a mobile reading device, and would like more information on the different options? Fort Bend County Libraries’ Sugar Land Branch Library will have E-Reader Questionand-Answer sessions every Tuesday in July, from 11:45 am to 1:00 pm, in the Conference Room of the library,
located at 550 Eldridge. Library staff will be available at these come-and-go sessions to answer questions about different types of e-readers, using the library’s online digital library, and downloading e-books. The sessions are free and open to the public. Reservations are not required. For more information, call the branch library at 281-238-2140 or the library’s Public Information Office at 281-341-2677.
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Music in the Plaza Come to Sugar Land Town Square for Music in the Plaza, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Enjoy an evening in the Plaza filled with live music and dancing!
SATURDAY, JUNE 22
Music in the Plaza There will be music in the Plaza, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Enjoy live music by 33 & 1/3 RPM! This local favorite will be performing a variety of classic rock, pop and R&B hits!
SATURDAY/SUNDAY JUNE 22, 23
Emergency radio communications Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Communications to host emergency radio communications demonstration Sat., 6/22 & Sun. 6/23, 1 p.m., both days, Richmond Fire Training Field, 260 Clay Road, Richmond. BBQ available 4-6 p.m., on Saturday. Open to public. Info at 713-502-5896.
MONDAY, JUNE 24
Flood insurance special meeting Learn how your property may be impacted by new changes to FEMA’s Flood Insurance Program Special Guest Speaker:Carl Watts FEMA, Region 6 Monday, June 24, 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m., U of H Sugar Land - Brazos Hall, 14004 University Blvd. Light breakfast will be served Seating limited. Call Perri D’Armond at 281-340-1906 or email pdar-
mond@fortbendcounty.org Sponsored by the Greater Fort Bend EDC. Hurricane preparedness & homeowner insurance seminar The Teal Run HOA is sponsoring a Hurricane Preparedness and Homeowner Insurance seminar for the subdivision, Teal Run, and its neighboring communities. This event will be presented by the Texas Department of Insurance, Monday, June 24, 6:00 p.m., at M. R. Massey Administration Building, 1570 Rabb Road, Fresno. This event is intended to inform residents on how to protect their assets and prepare their homes for hurricane season. Please R.S.V.P to RegisterNowFresnoTX@ gmail.com.
FRIDAY, JUNE 28
Dancing Under the Stars Break out your dancing shoes and head to the Plaza for Dancing Under The Stars, 7:30-9 p.m. The professionals from Fred Astaire Dance Studio will be on-hand to teach you all of the right moves! Social Security benefits seminar Need help with medicare insurance: Part B; Part D costs; deductibles; & donut hole? A free seminar will be held Friday, June 28, George Memorial Library, Main Room, 1001 Golfview Dr., Richmond, 10 a.m. Call 281-743-2543 for more information.
ONGOING
Oyster Creek Rotary Club meets The Oyster Creek Rotary Club meets every Friday at noon @ The Quail Valley Centre(Golf Club) , 2880 LaQuinta, Missouri City. All are welcome to come. For Information contact Cindy Fauvelle,713-829-0550 or cindyfauvelle@yahoo.com. Fitness in the Plaza Fridays, from 9-11 a.m., June 7, 14, 21, 28. Join us each Friday morning for Fitness in the Plaza featuring FREE Boot Camp with Jon Hood of Fleet Physique and Zumba with a professional instructor! Boot Camp is from 9-10 a.m. followed by Zumba from 10-11 a.m. Beat the heat at Gattitown Beat the heat at Gattitown with indoor Laser Tag, Go Karts and much more. Plus enjoy Gatti’s signature pizza buffet for just $3.99 (plus $1.89 bottomless drinks), Monday – Thursday all summer long.Great for groups & birthdays. Recovers is Posible Bring Everyone in the Zone peer group are offered the 2nd & 4th Thursday each month, 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m., United Way Bldg., 10435 Greenbough Dr. Stafford. For more info 409-550-0538 or www. recovery-is-possible.com. Exchange Club of Fort Bend meets The Exchange Club of Fort Bend meets every Wednesday, noon, Sweetwater Country Club, 4400 Palm Royal Blvd., Sugar Land. For more information call Mike Reichek at 281-575-1145 or mike@ reichekfinancial.com. Support group for caregivers NAMI Fort Bend (an affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness)would like to invite you to a Support Group for caregivers on the second and fourth Thursday of every month. These meetings are free and open to anyone who is giving care and support to a family member who is suffering from mental illness. These are caregiver ONLY meetings and are held at St. Laurence Catholic Church in Sugar Land, in the Social Concerns Conference Room from 7:00 to 8:30 pm. Al-Anon Support Group Does someone have a drinking problem? Weekly, 1 hour meetings every Saturday night, 8 p.m., Lamplighters, 2425 FM 1092, (Murphy Road) in the Baytown Seafood strip center. Last Saturday of month the meetings are held at Denny’s Hwy.6 near Murphy Rd. Call Jill 281-416-9005.
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Interested about breastfeeding? Mothers wishing to find out more about breastfeeding are invited to attend a meeting of La Leche League of Fort Bend every second Monday at 7pm at Memorial Hermann Sugarland Hospital or every third Monday at 10:30am at St. Theresa Catholic Church Family Life Center. Babies are always welcome at meetings. For more info call Erin: 281-325-0618, Laura: 281-277-4989, Lisa: 281-7107171, Briana: brianavalencia@gmail.com
UPCOMING
Family CERT day camp Ft. Bend Co. Family CERT Day Camp is a free fun, interactive, hands-on 5 day course designed to prepare your family to respond to disasters & emergencies. Ages 10 & up welcome. Camp 1 July 8-12; Camp 2 July 15-19. For more info call 281-238-3428.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
29th Annual Commercial Heifer Sale Fort Bend County Fair 29th Annual Commercial Heifer sale will be held Saturday, September 28, Beef Cattle Clinic registration 9:00 a.m.; Beef Cattle Clinic 9:30 a.m.; Commercial Heifer Viewing 11:00 a.m.; Heifer Auction Reception 12:00 Noon; Sale begins at 1:00 p.m.; Heifer to be picked up Sunday, Sept 29, 8:30 am – 10 am.