Montgomery County News, January 20, 2021

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Texas Gretchen Riley is Awarded 2021 Is Off To Weekly the Vice Chancellor’s Gas Prices Award in Excellence for A Busy Public Service in Forestry Start!

Texas, TX, January 18Gasoline prices in Texas have risen 7.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.09/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 13,114 stations in Texas.

This compares with the national average that has increased 4.2 cents per gallon versus last week to $2.38/g, according to GasBuddy.

Average gasoline prices on January 18 in Texas have ranged widely over the last five years: $2.24/g in 2020, $1.94/g in 2019, $2.28/g in 2018, $2.14/g in 2017 and $1.67/g in 2016.

Including the change locally during the past week, prices yesterday were 14.9 cents per gallon lower than a year ago and are 18.4 cents per gallon higher than a month ago.

The national average has increased 15.6 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 17.4 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.

Areas near Texas and their current gas price climate: Midland Odessa$2.27/g, up 5.1 cents per gallon from last week's $2.22/g.

San Antonio- $1.99/g, up 7.6 cents per gallon from last week's $1.92/g.

Austin- $2.04/g, up 5.4 cents per gallon from last week's $1.99/g.

"Gas prices have jumped to yet another multi-month high as crude oil price rise amidst perceived improvement in the COVID-19 pandemic, which continues to pump prices up as demand shows renewed signs of recovery," said Patrick DeHaan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy. "In addition, with rumors swirling that President-elect Biden plans to cancel approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, which would cut off reliable Canadian oil to the U.S., oil prices may see additional pressure in the coming days. For now, the upward trend in gas prices may slow from the sharp rise in the last week, but motorists shouldn't expect much of a break from rising gas prices, which now stand less than twenty cents from their year-ago levels."

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COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M Forest Service’s Gretchen Riley received the 2020 Vice Chancellor’s Award in Excellence for Public Service in Forestry today.

The Vice Chancellor’s Award in Excellence is the highest employee award given by Texas A&M AgriLife, and Riley received this award for her diverse and extraordinary contributions to the Texas A&M Forest Service and to the state and people of Texas.

“Gretchen personifies public service and excellence,” said Tom Boggus, State Forester and Director of Texas A&M Forest Service. “She is one of those people we rely upon as our ‘go to’ expert and understands the power of partnerships and relationships as she is known across our agency, our state, and the nation.”

During her 10-year career with Texas A&M Forest Service, Riley has served in multiple roles.

She started as a Staff F o r e s t e r, b u t q u i c k l y became involved in projects throughout the agency. A certified arborist and forester, Riley operates as a member of the Urban Forest Strike Team. She

also ensures that conservation values of working forest easements are maintained and coordinates the state's Champion Tree Program.

In 2015, Riley coauthored the book Famous Trees of Texas, Centennial Edition, 2015, which tells the stories of 101 trees throughout the state, and in 2019, she was called in to evaluate the Brazos County Courthouse Cedar: a 178-year-old tree that was structurally unstable, and threatening the integrity of the historic courthouse. She even led the development of a recently released smartphone application called My Tree ID, which helps users identify 475 different species of tree.

Riley's rank and reputation has climbed through the years by consistently performing exemplary work and making key contributions to urban and community forestry programs throughout the state.

"Gretchen's technical forestry skills are tremendous, both in the field and office," said Hughes Simpson, the Department Head of Forest Systems for Texas A&M Forest Service. "She has

truly left her mark on this agency and the profession in general."

Today, Riley coordinates the Forest Legacy Program and serves as the Partnership Coordinator for the Urban and Community Forestry Program for the Texas A&M Forest Service. In this role, she provides leadership to numerous,

critical agency initiatives ranging from land conservation (Forest Legacy) to public health (Healthy Trees, Healthy Lives) to community tree assessments (Urban FIA, Urban Tree Canopy).

Riley has also made significant connections

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CASA Child Advocates Announces Next Executive Director THE WOODLANDS, Texas (January 13, 2021) – The Board of CASA Child A d v o c a t e s o f Montgomery County has selected Ann Marie Ronsman, the current Training Director, as its next Executive Director.

Ronsman will succeed Ann McAlpin, who is retiring at the end of January after nearly 10 years leading the organization.

Ronsman first joined C A S A C h i l d Advocates—Montgomery C o u n t y ’s o n l y organization appointed by the court to advocate for abused and neglected children—as a volunteer Advocate in 2014.

Ronsman took on the role of CASA Training Director in early 2018, and is also a Trust Based Relational Intervention Practitioner through Texas Christian University. In addition to overseeing both new volunteer

training and continuing education efforts for the organization for the past 3 years, she has also spearheaded many CASA initiatives, including Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) education for CPS, the Montgomery County District Attorney’s office, and numerous other community organizations.

Ronsman is well known in Montgomery and Harris Counties as an expert on the impact of childhood trauma, with a passion for the mission of CASA to positively impact children’s lives in the foster care system.

“We appreciate the leadership, vision, and guidance that Ann McAlpin has provided CASA during her time here,” said James Pung, Chairman of the CASA Board of Directors.

“CASA Child Advocates of Montgomery County w a s a v e r y d i ff e r e n t organization 10 years ago

when Ann took the reins, and she has been

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2021 is just getting started, and Montgomery County PCT 4 Constable Hayden and his Deputies have begun the year the same way they ended 2020…serving East Montgomery County by gathering up warrants, arresting drunk drivers, taking narcotics off the streets, assisting other agencies and engaging the community.

PCT 4 Deputies were still patrolling neighborhoods and responding to calls as celebrating citizens said goodbye to 2020. And in just the first 48 hours of the new year alone, PCT 4 logged 6 Narcotics arrests, 6 DWIs, another for Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle (stolen pickup truck recovered), and collected a couple on outstanding warrants. You can actually see a more extensive list of the arrests made by PCT 4 in our new bi-weekly blotter that will begin publishing on Monday, January 18.

Deputies patrolling in and around local retail stores through the East Montgomery County Improvement District’s Safe Shopper Program continued to provide security to consumers and businesses through proactive policing a n d v i s i b i l i t y. R a p i d responses to calls, as well as working relationships with employees, led to multiple arrests for theft (among o t h e r c h a rg e s ) , n o t t o mention the overall deterrent a patrol unit rolling through a parking lot provides.

The PCT 4 specialty units have also been very busy so far in January, especially K9 Kodiak. He has been deployed multiple times on traffic stops, as well as to assist with the location and apprehension of multiple suspects. These arrests included a warrant service for Continuous Sexual Assault of a Child, a vehicle theft suspect who ran from MCSO Deputies on foot, and the driver in a vehicle pursuit that began in Splendora. The Special Response Team (SRT) also assisted the Texas Rangers in apprehending a murder suspect from Polk County last week.

Being deployed alongside Deputies and the other specialty units already this year has been the newly formed Drone Team. The Drone Team consists of 10 unmanned aircraft licensed Deputies, along with the newest member of the PCT 4 family, Eagle 1. The addition of the Drone Team and Eagle 1 will allow PCT 4 to offer protection from a higher level to EMC. Look for information coming soon on the specifics of this invaluable asset. Already the drone has been used as over-watch of arrests of suspects selling temporary license plates online as well as the apprehension of several wanted suspects, including one in Cleveland, TX from a murder in the

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Suggestions for Mindful Eating: Choices in Meat Food for Thought Diana Anderson

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Suggestions for Mindful Eating: Choices in Meat Never before have there been so many choices to make at the grocery store.

It is difficult to weigh the costs for each one against the benefits to be had. We all have come to realize that food choices greatly impact our health but navigating the maze of those choices can be overwhelming.

Today I want to look at some of the decisions to be made at the meat counter.

For the most part when you buy meat you don’t know where it comes from or what the animals have eaten beforehand.

What animals eat before they turn into meat have a bigger effect than you might think. It changes how healthy and nutritious meat can be.

Many health bloggers love to talk about how much healthier grass-fed meat is. They claim that it’s not only healthy but also good for the planet. Is it true or is it just hype?

Grass fed and grass finished are not the same thing. All cows are fed grass when they are first born.

They have a diet of their mother’s milk and grass.

Grass finished means that cows eat grass their whole life.

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Livingston PD jurisdiction.

Just last week an attempt to locate was broadcast on

our police radios; it stated a vehicle had been stolen in Cleveland, TX and the vehicle was still occupied

There are now an actual definition of what grass fed means. The USDA says that to be grass fed, animals have to eat grass and forage only after weaning off their mother’s milk. It doesn’t say how much food has to be grass. Other foods like hay and other forage are allowed.

Is grass better for cows?

You probably think about cows roaming on hills on a farm. Grass is a bit h e a l t h i e r. G r a i n i s described as cake or ice cream for cows. Though, like with people, cows shouldn’t only eat grain.

They should have a more balanced diet.

Too much grain can cause pH levels in cows to become too acidic. That can make cows pretty sick.

As for grass fed being better for the planet, it’s a bit of a toss-up. Meat, in general, isn’t great for the planet because cattle create methane, which is a harsh greenhouse gas. Some people believe you should eat less meat to help with climate change.

In the US, cows are fed grains more than grass.

After young cows wean from their mothers, they move to a feedlot. Feedlots are called concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs).

Grains will cause animals to get fat quickly.

The grains are usually made from soy or corn. Animals do get a little bit of grass, but it’s mostly grains.

To get the animals as big as possible, they are given

antibiotics and growth hormones.

This means that when you have that meat, you are exposed to the diet and drugs the animals have had as well. An axiom is “you are what you eat, ate”.

Grass-fed animals tend to have less fat than grain fed. This can also mean that grass-fed meat has fewer calories. The fatty acids are different too. * Grass-fed meat has less monounsaturated fat than grain-fed meat. * Grass-fed and grain fed meat have close to the same amount of omega-6 fatty acids. * Grass-fed can have five times as omega-3. * Grass-fed meat has around twice the amount of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) as grain fed beef. * Both grass and grain fed meat are filled with nutrients. They have B12, B3, B6, iron, selenium, and zinc. * Grass-fed meat has more Vitamin A and E. You would think that grass-fed and organic are the same thing. They aren’t.

All grass-fed meat is organic, but not all organic is grass-fed.

With organic meat, animals can be fed organic grain. Though, organic meat isn’t pumped with antibiotics and growth hormones.

Now let’s look for a bit at chicken labels. There are a lot of different labels when it comes to buying eggs. What do they all mean and what is the best?

Free-range is all about chickens being outside for around half their life. It doesn’t have any rules about what the chickens eat or how much time they get outside. As long as they have access to the outdoors, they can be called freerange.

Being outside is important because they get fresh air, sunshine, and can interact with other chickens.

Also, there are no specific size specifications to be considered free range.

Cage-free sounds good on paper, but it’s not as free as you think. Yes, they aren’t in cages, but they are all in a single space. Very similar to caged chickens, there is little room for the chickens to stretch their wings.

Cage-free does allow more natural behavior, stronger bones, and more feathers.

Free range eggs make healthier eggs than cagefree. This is due to having less stress because they go outside. They tend to have less cholesterol, saturated fat, more vitamin A, more omega 3, more vitamin E, and more beta-carotene.

The term organic is often associated with quality of life for chickens, but that’s not always the case. The organic label is earned by following specific standards set by the government. It means that chemicals are not put in the chickens and they have some access to the outdoors.

As mentioned before, free range doesn’t equal organic.

These labels focus more on how the food is made, not the taste of the product.

Organic food has a small amount more of nutritional value.

The most significant difference is personal preference. If you prefer to have your eggs from chickens that are outside more than not, then you want free range. If you don’t want any chemicals in your eggs, then go with organic.

Not to be too be p r e a c h y, b u t c a g e d chickens do not have a good life. Caged production is the most common way to get eggs. These places are known as factory farms.

Caged chickens are packed into cages and are very unsanitary. Because of these conditions, they get sick more often and are more stressed out, which means that they need to be pumped with antibiotics.

Around average, six chickens will share the same cage. They also rarely go outside.

While free range doesn’t disclose what they eat, they at least get to go outside. You’d also like to think that free range chickens are treated to better food than caged chickens.

Pigs/pork are a weirdly different story. For all the pork eaten in the U.S. there is a surprisingly little choice. No labels to indicate differences in the

feeding or raising of the pigs. No organic or free roaming distinctions to be had. The only time I’ve seen a designation was “heritage”.

Heritage breed is different than your average pig. They have natural “oldworld” genetics that slows their maturation process and causes them to get fine marbling and flavor.

They tend to be raised more humanely and are thought to be better for the environment. Also, heritage pigs tend to be pastured raised. This type of raising tends to be healthier, though not all pasture raised is heritage.

To b e c o n s i d e r e d heritage, a pig needs: * True Genetic Breed—meaning that it mates with the same breed. * Endangered Breed—The breed is or has been endangered. * Long History in the US—the breed has been breeding since 1925. * P u r e b r e d Status—must be registered as purebred animals. * Meat has to be sold as heritage. * M a n a g i n g Practices—raising the pigs according to their breed.

This means what their diet is, letting them outside anytime, and no chemicals.

The big grocery stores don’t offer this option. A f a r m e r ’s m a r k e t o r a delivery service like Butcher Box is the most reliable source if this is important to you.

by a small child. Shortly after a phone call came in to our dispatch stating someone had just walked up to their car, saying “there is a kid in that car”, pointing to a car in the parking lot of a day care, t h e n r a n a w a y. O u r deputies were first on scene and quickly identified the vehicle as the one stolen from Cleveland.

The Deputy quickly went to the aid of the small child, consoling her and immediately got Cleveland PD enroute to the location with the parents. Shortly after the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office located the suspect hiding under some bushes nearby; both agencies quickly took the suspect in custody and

turned him over to Cleveland PD for the prosecution of aggravated kidnapping and unauthorized use of a

motor vehicle charges.

Through the use of both previously learned and newly acquired skills and/or tools, the Office of

Constable Kenneth “Rowdy” Hayden will continue to serve the East Montgomery County area to the best of its ability.

A&M Forest Service, Riley will continue to foster those working relationships to help cultivate and expand natural resources, and the forestry profession, throughout the state of Texas.

“I wouldn’t be able to accomplish anything without others,” said Riley. “Just as a forest managed for multiple use tends to be more sustainable than one managed for a single purpose, so does my work intersect with the work of others; we move forward faster, easier, better when we do so together.”

Looking toward the future, Riley says she is excited to continue her work on the “Healthy Trees, Healthy Lives” initiative and the multistate Urban Tree Improvement Project: both of which are collaborative efforts leveraging longterm expertise and involving stakeholders across the country.

“ Wo r k i n g f o r T F S never has a dull moment,” said Riley. “It is a dynamic, changing world and we are right there, building local capacity and providing assistance, regardless.

Technology capabilities are constantly evolving and I’m looking forward to adapting new technology to new initiatives and projects in order to better meet the needs of Texans.”

Meritorious work is awarded through 18 categories by the Vice Chancellor’s Awards in Excellence (VCAIE) Program, which recognizes outstanding achievements by personnel of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension S e r v i c e , Te x a s A & M Forest Service, and the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory.

Award from page 1 within AgriLife, Texas A&M University System, and private foundations to advance the Healthy Trees, Healthy Lives public health initiative. Earlier this year, she received a grant from the USDA Forest Service to expand the Texas A&M Forest Service urban tree improvement program, an initiative to develop quality tree seedlings that can thrive in harsh urban environments.

“Partnership development is critical to the success of any agency,” said Simpson. “Gretchen excels in this role, establishing effective relationships with federal, state, corporate, non-profit and local partners.”

As an established and critical leader at Texas

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Comments According to Doc

The Perversion of Science - According To Ben Shaperio Walden Happenings

By Doc Fennessy The opinions expressed in this editorial do not necessarily reflect those of MCN.

Although the scientific community has created functional miracles’ government and numerous states has taken the initiative to recategorize the coronavirus -19, the anti-virus has changed the injection priority from the aged to the racial priority first, to black, brown, Asian category preference first for injections. This raises the question not only of the aged not being first, but where does it put the injection priorities for medical personal the military the police the firemen, and all other public community service providers.

The distribution of the medical “Anti-Virus” medicine should be left to an appropriate government agency and leave THE “POLITICS OUT OF IT!’’ It seems that many states have placed the distribution of the Coronavirus-19 as a social bias and racial priority rather than agefactor and medical treatment personal and police and fireman service protection.

Folks, is this what the phony “Black Lives Matter” group did to pressurize the “gutless” individual state Public Health Services to utilize the racial factor rather than the scientific age factor.

Opinion writer Ben Shapiro has this to say about the situation!

This weeks article is

by Ben Shapiro, (Ben

Shapiro@benshapiro), published on December 23rd in the Sunday family humor review.

Ben Shapiro is host of "The Ben Shapiro Show" and editorin-chief of DailyWire.com.

He is The New York Times best-selling author of "Bullies."

He is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School and lives with his wife and two children in Los Angeles.

All of the words in the following text are the unabridged words of Ben Shapiro throughout the article.

In reference to the perversion of science that is actively being utilized throughout the United States, author Ben Shapiro has this to say with this text.

“America’s scientists are essentially miracle workers. Within mere months, they have developed highly effective vaccines for COVID-19.

By year’s end, millions of Americans will have received their first doses.

We should begin to see death rates from COVID drop precipitously in the coming weeks as more and more Americans gain immunity from the virus.

Yet never has there been a larger gap between America’s scientists and America’s public health professionals. Science is supposed to guide the decision-making for both groups. Yet public health professionals have consistently failed to utilize science as their lodestar, instead sacrificing their credibility on the altar of intersectional politics.

Throughout the summer, public health professionals ignored

perfectly obvious dangers surrounding mass protests over alleged racial injustice; many of those top health professionals suggested that the risks of racism in American society amounted to a health problem all their own.

Throughout the pandemic, public health officials have caved to the political incentive toward overbroad lockdown policies, simultaneously exempting themselves from the rules.

Now we learn that public health officials pushed for vaccine distribution not based on health risk but on racial factors. As the U.K.’s Daily Mail reported this week: Every US state has been advised to consider ethnic minorities as a critical and vulnerable group in their vaccine distribution plans, according to Centers for Disease Control guidance.

As a result, half of the n a t i o n ’s s t a t e s h a v e outlined plans that now prioritize black, Hispanic and indigenous residents over white people in some way.

This insanity is rooted in eugenic concerns.

“Older populations are whiter,” public health “ e x p e r t ” D r. H a r a l d Schmidt of the University of Pennsylvania told The New York Times in early December. “Society is structured in a way that enables them to live longer.

Instead of giving additional health benefits to those who already had more of them, we can start to level the playing field a bit.”

In other words, a disproportionate number

Popular radio and television political authority Ben Shapiro speaks out about Public Health prioritizing anti-virus immunization on racial status rather than Ben Shapiro@benshapiro age in numerous states! of white people survive to old age; we should, therefore, give vaccines to younger, less vulnerable nonwhite citizens in “essential industries” and let Grandma die.

Not only is this obviously racist; it happens to engender policy that kills more black people in absolute terms. Age is a far better predictor of COVID vulnerability than race: As Dr. Gbenga Ogedegbe of the New York University Grossman School of Medicine found, infected patients die at the same rate regardless of race.

This means that if

you give tranches of the vaccine to patients based on racial concerns rather than age concerns, the most vulnerable… ib lack and L a t i n o p o p u l ations—elderly blacks and Latinos—are more likely to die so that younger blacks and Latinos can receive a vaccine for a disease to which they are probably 10 times less vulnerable.

This is the price of social justice thinking. By treating people as members of racial groups rather than as individuals, and by prioritizing race above age, more black and brown

people die in absolute terms, even if the overall proportionality of black and brown deaths drops versus white deaths.

“Equitable” statistical outcome has become a higher goal than actually saving lives.

That’s absurd and tragic. And it should undermine our trust in our public health officials. So, trust the scientists when they root their decisions in science. But doubt them at the top of your lungs when they start proclaiming that they are experts on morality.

Montgomery County Power Station Achieves Commercial Operation The plant will provide clean, affordable and reliable energy to Entergy Texas customers THE WOODLANDS, Texas – The state-of-the-art Montgomery County Power Station achieved commercial operation on Jan. 1, providing another source of reliable and clean energy to a growing southeast Texas.

“We are excited to announce that the Montgomery County Power Station achieved commercial operation and is serving customers well ahead of schedule,” said Sallie Rainer, president and CEO of Entergy Texas, Inc. “The plant will not only meet our customers’ needs today by improving reliability and resulting in substantial customer savings, but it also prepares our region for future growth.”

The 993-megawatt power station utilizes new technology that provides a cleaner and more efficient source of power. Because of the plant’s high efficiency, it is projected to result in significant savings to

customers over its life.

Construction on the facility in Willis began in 2018, and the plant officially reached commercial operation well ahead of its originally scheduled completion date.

In total, construction of the plant resulted in approximately 1,000 onsite employees and created a significant economic impact on the local area, with millions spent with local vendors. Ongoing operations of the plant will employ 31 people.

“Thank you to the Public Utility Commission, state and local stakeholders, for their partnership and support to bring this modern and efficient plant to our region,” said Rainer.

The completion of the Montgomery County Power Station is the latest step in Entergy Texas’ plan to modernize infrastructure to better serve customers.

Over the next three years, Entergy Texas is investing $2.1 billion in new

generation, transmission and distribution upgrades to meet growing demand, replace aging infrastructure and improve service to customers across southeast Texas.

About Entergy Texas Entergy Texas, Inc. provides electricity to approximately 461,000 customers in 27 counties.

Entergy Corporation is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. Entergy owns and operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric g e n e r a t i n g c a p a c i t y, including 8,000 megawatts of nuclear power. Entergy delivers electricity to 2.9 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.

Entergy has annual revenues of $11 billion and approximately 13,600 employees.

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Texas State Senator

My Five Cents...

Robert Nichols

A monthly column from Sen. Robert Nichols

by Sen. Robert Nichols, Senate District 3

The Legislature has ended its first week of session. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the Senate has decided to recess until January 26th.

However, we will still be working hard in the meantime on legislation for Senate District 3.

Here are five things happening around your state:

This week, the 87th legislature gaveled in for session. Though opening day looked a bit different than usual, with fewer guests in the gallery, on the floor, and throughout the building, we’re excited to start the important work on behalf of Senate District 3.

The Texas Senate also decided on the rules that will govern the chamber 1. The Texas Legisla- for at least the first 60 days. ture begins the 87th There are several changes Legislative Session due to the ongoing

Weather for the Lake Conroe area Wednesday A 20 percent chance of showers after noon.

Cloudy, with a high near 66. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 58.

Thursday A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 72.

Thursday Night A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 62.

Friday Showers likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.

Saturday Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.

Saturday Night A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Sunday A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 72.

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COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 precautions include mandatory testing for anyone going onto the floor of the senate or to a committee hearing and twice weekly testing for all staff. The Senate also changed the number of votes required to bring a bill up for a vote on the floor. Instead of requiring 3/5ths of the membership to bring a bill up, the body will now require 5/9ths of the members to vote to bring up a bill.

2. Texas was the top corporate move destination in 2020 Texas ranked number one in corporate relocations last year, according to Allied Van Lines, a major moving firm. Houston and Austin were the top two c i t i e s i n Te x a s t h a t businesses were relocating to. The top locations businesses were coming from were California, Chicago, Phoenix, and Washington, DC. Some major companies that recently moved their headquarters to Texas include Oracle, Hewlett Packard, and CBRE. Texas’ business-friendly climate is one reason many companies cited for their

moves and I hope to see as we move through those with certain health conditions. The state of that continue. session: Texas has vaccinated more 3. Timeline for Session * March 12th – This is people than any other state the last day bills can be in the nation and will begin As the Texas Constitu- filed in the House and receiving a larger allotment of doses starting in tion requires, the legisla- Senate. * May 31st – This is the F e b r u a r y. F o r m o r e ture has convened for the next 140 days. The reason last day of regular session, information about the we meet every other year is which also happens to be COVID-19 vaccine and vaccine provider informabecause the framers of our Memorial Day. * June 20th – This is the t i o n p l e a s e v i s i t state constitution envisioned a citizen legislature last day the Governor can https://tdem.texas.gov/cov that could not infringe too sign or veto bills passed id-19/. much on citizens’ lives by during the regular legisla5. Comptroller meeting more frequently. tive session. announces the Biennial Though many years have 4. Vaccine Hubs and Revenue Estimate passed since our founding, our framers vision lives on. vaccine rollout The Comptroller has The Department of released his Biennial Several provisions in our state constitution are State Health Services has Revenue Estimate. The related to ensuring we announced 28 vaccination BRE projects an estimate value the time we are given hubs that are meant to of the state’s revenue over to legislate and focus our streamline a large-scale the next two years. The attention on only the most vaccination effort cur- BRE projected that the pressing issues. One such rently being undertaken by state will have $112.5 provision is that no the state. These vaccina- billion available for legislation can be fully tion hubs will have the general-purpose spending. passed in the first 60 days capability to vaccinate That’s down 0.4% from the of session. The only 100,000 people. The state last biennium. It also exception is if the Gover- is set to receive almost o u t l i n e d t h e c l o s i n g nor designates a specific 200,000 doses of the balance of the last twobill as emergency legisla- vaccine. A little over year budget. While the tion. If there’s a piece of 158,000 doses of the coronavirus pandemic l e g i s l a t i o n y o u f e e l vaccine will go to these took a toll on our economy, strongly about, please be hubs, the other roughly the impact was not as sure to contact us. Our 38,000 doses will go to s e v e r e a s o r i g i n a l l y office phone number is providers across the state. thought. The ending Currently, the hubs are balance for the 2020-2021 (512) 463-0103. prioritizing frontline balance will be close to a Here are some impor- healthcare workers, people negative $1 billion. tant dates to keep in mind who are 65 and older, and

Texas First State To Administer 1 Million COVID-19 Vaccines Texas First State To Administer 1 Million COVID-19 Vaccines AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) today announced that that State of Texas has administered more than 1 million doses of the C O V I D - 1 9 v a ccine—making Texas the national leader in vaccinations. This milestone comes exactly one month to the day after the first doses arrived at vaccine

providers in the state on December 14. According to the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data, the Lone Star State has administered more doses than any other state.

Among the top 20 states for doses distributed, Texas ranks number one for percentage of doses administered.

“Texas is leading the way for our nation once again,” said Governor Abbott. “This is the

biggest vaccination effort we have ever undertaken, and it would not be possible without the dedication and tireless efforts of our healthcare workers. We still have a long road ahead of us, but Texans continue to prove that we are up to this challenge.”

Voluntary vaccination continues throughout the state for front-line health care workers, residents at nursing homes and assisted living facilities,

and Texans over 65 or with a chronic medical condition to aid in reducing hospitalizations and protect the health of those in these vulnerable p o p u l a t i o n s . Te x a s receives more vaccine from the federal government each week and expects the weekly amount to increase in the future. The State of Texas will continue to swiftly distribute these vaccines to reduce hospitalizations and save lives.

TSSWCB Receives Additional Funding from USDA-NRCS to Address Feral Swine in Texas TSSWCB Receives Additional Funding from USDA-NRCS to Address Feral Swine in Texas TEMPLE—The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced it is awarding approximately $1.5 million to the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board (TSSWCB) to fund three additional pilot projects to control feral swine in Texas.

These projects are a part of the Feral Swine Control Pilot Program (FSCPP), which is a joint effort between USDANatural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to help address issues that feral swine pose to agriculture, ecosystems as well as human and animal health.

Feral swine cause a high level of economic, biologic and natural

resource damage. The species are also a threat to Texas waterways and ecosystems as the population of the feral swine rapidly increase.

Texas is a private-land state, with 83% of its land mass in family-owned farms, ranches and forests. Consequently, providing learning opportunities to landowners about effective management strategies remains crucial to the success of abating damages associated with feral swine.

TSSWCB will work in partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture – Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), United States Department of Agriculture – Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), local Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs), Texas A&M Natural resources Institute (NRI),

t h e Te x a s Wi l d l i f e Damage Management Association (TWDMA) and Texas Farm Bureau to administer the FSCPP. Landowners in the project areas may be eligible for assistance from technicians to trap feral swine on their property. Pilot projects consist of three fundamental elements, the removal of feral swine by APHIS, restoration efforts supported by NRCS and assistance to producers for feral swine control.

The FSCPP will consist of a smart trap loan program, educational and outreach activities, as well as hiring trapping technicians to assist landowners.

This round of funding will focus on three additional project areas in the following counties: Dallam, Hartley, Nueces, San Patricio, Bee, Williamson and Milam.

“TSSWCB is proud to

be a part of this effort to control feral swine in Texas alongside our partners in conservation.

We are excited to expand the project efforts to new areas in the state covering over 3 million acres to protect agriculture and Texas’ natural resources,” said Liza Parker, Project Coordinator.

Through the first and second rounds of funding, there will be a total of 34 active projects across 12 states for the life of the 2018 Farm Bill. Projects are planned to conclude at the end of September 2023.

The first round of funding covered the Canadian River Watershed, Upper Leon River Watershed and the Upper Red River Watershed that e n c o m p a s s H a r t l e y, Oldham, Potter, Eastland, Comanche, Erath, Hardeman, Wilbarger, Wi c h i t a , a n d C l a y Counties in Texas.

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Encouraging Words Are Like Medicine To The Soul silent and a time to speak.” Ecclesiastes 3:1a and 7b.

Thinking of different people in our lives, we actually desire to be in the company of friends who live life as it comes with an attitude of loving God, Jesus, and others.

I think there is no other book to read that is more encouraging than God’s word. Of course, there are some incidents in the Old Testament where He pronounced judgment on evil people.

However, there are many

times where His encouraging words give us love and peace amidst the storms of life.

When Jesus came into the world, He came as one of us to help us learn how to speak to the Father and each other. He went throughout Galilee teaching, preaching, and healing all the people. At one point, He was teaching a crowd of many people. I have always loved these beautiful words, called “The Beatitudes.” He spoke to tell all the people how God would bless them

concerning their actions and reactions in everyday life: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they

shall be called sons of God. Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are you when people shall insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. You are the salt of the earth; Matthew 5: 313a If any are familiar

with what Jesus spoke of here, then stop for a moment and find yourself in one of more of these blessings Jesus spoke about. Know that our God is familiar with our many persecutions which come upon the world. And don’t forget…GOD is our Champion!

Let’s make this our prayer for this week: “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my rock a n d m y R e d e e m e r. ” Psalm 19:14.

Take-A-Hold

One of the things that I believe impresses God is the passion by which we live life. When our passion becomes directed at the purpose for which we were created, that is when we find extreme success, as well as peace in our lives. There have been many people who have gone through life shooting from the hip, so to speak, never really taking aim at what they were designed or created to do.

In the horse world, there is an incredible variety of types and breeds of horses.

Even in the quarter horse world we have horses that were bred for specific

purposes and events. Why would we take a Clydesdale that was bred to pull a load, and make a roping horse out of him?

Why would we take an Arabian that was bred for endurance and hook him up to a hay wagon to pull a load? Likewise, we as individuals were born and bred and created for a specific purpose.

How do we know that purpose? The creator, who is the master of the universe, actually sees a small sparrow when he falls to the ground. He knows every flower by name, and catches every tear that falls from our

face. If He cares that much for birds and flowers and tears, how much more would He want to reveal to us our reason for being? In this coming year, my challenge to you is to read the most powerful book, inspired by the creator of this universe, the Bible.

Also, if you are interested in your reason for being, I would strongly suggest a conversation with your creator daily through a simple thing we call prayer. Matthew 6:33 says “If you will seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, all of the other things will be added unto you.” Sounds like a

deal that is too good to refuse. Take-a-hold and don’t let go for anything because that will reveal your eternal dwelling place.

Pastor Randy Weaver Lone Star Cowboy Church 21627 Eva St. Montgomery, TX 77356 (936) 597-5742 Service Times: Sundays 8:30; 10:00 and 11:30am Mondays 7:00pm Livestream: Watch us live Sundays & Mondays @ lonestar.tv or go to the Lone Star Cowboy Church Facebook page and click on the Livestream link.

Sunday Worship: 8:30 a.m., 9:45 am., 11:00 a.m.

Praise & Worship Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

Www.mumctex.org Richards United Methodist Church 6639 FM 1696 Richards Worship Service 11 AM Sunday School 10AM Porter Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church, 1308 S. Hwy 1486, Dobbin, 936-597-5331 or 936449-5983 Living Way Church, 2080 Longmire Rd, Conroe 936-441-8875 Hope Tabernacle Pastor David Whitaker Meets at 18961 Freeport Dr Montgomery 936.582.7722 Thursday 7:30pm Sunday School at 10:00am Sunday Worship at 6:00pm Community And Interdenominational Lone Star Cowboy Church 21627 Eva St. Montgomery, TX 77356 (936) 597-5742 Pastors Randy & Darla Weaver Service Times: Sundays 8:30; 10:00 and 11:30am Mondays 7:00pm Livestream: Watch us live Sundays & Mondays @ live.lonestar.tv or go to the Lone Star Cowboy Church Facebook page and click on the Livestream link.

Website: www.lonestar.tv Abundant Life Ministries Corner of FM 149 & FM 1097 W. Montgomery TX 77356 Prayer /Sunday School 9:30 am Sunday Service 11:30 am Wednesday Pray/Bible Study 6:30 pm RiverStone Community Church 19380 Hwy 105 Ste. 500 Montgomery, TX 77356 Sun: 9:00 Kingdom Life, 10:30 Worship Wed: 6:30 p.m.

RiverStoneCC.org April Sound Church,

936-689-3141 67 ½ April Wind S., April Sound, 936-588Mt. Pleasent Baptist PRESBYTERIN 2832 Church First Presbyterian FM 149 N., MontgomLighthouse FellowChurch of Conroe ery, 936-449-6807 ship Church, 2727 N. Loop 336 The Church @ Lake Montgomery, 936-582West Conroe 7700 Conroe, Texas 9361701 McCaleb Rd Living Branch 756-8884 Montgomery, TX Church, Sun. 9:00 & 11:00 77316 Highway 105 W., Lake Sun Sch 10:00 936-588-4975 Conroe, 936-588-3400 Nursery provided www.lakechurch.com New Beginning Bible Church of Christ in Sunday worship @ Church, Montgomery 10:00 a.m. Wed. activites 19087 Mt. Pleasant 301 Pond Street, 6:30-8pm Cemetary Rd, 936-597Montgomery, TX. North Shore Church 8921 Sunday Bible Class 10 am Worship Service Father’s House, 9:30 am 18501 Fm1097 West Family Worship Center, Worship - 10:30 am @ the Bentwater West Highway 105 W, Lake and 6:00 pm Gate Entrance Conroe, 936-588-4660 Wednesday - 7:00 pm Pastor Cary Smith Walden Community Phone: 936-582-4855 Church, Covenant Felloship Email: 12400 Walden Rd, 302 N. Danville, cofcmontgomery@consol Walden, 936-582-6696 Willis, Tx. 77378 idated.net Services 9:30 and 11 936/890-8034 Web: a.m. www.cfmlife.org www.cofcmontgomery.or WaldenChurch.com Celebration Service g River of Life Church, 10am Sundays Paul Praschnik, Youth Explosing 7pm 17156 FM 1097, Minister Wednesdays Montgomery, 936-4494414 Pastors Sean & Lori Jo Cornerstone Church, Cook 1011 W. Lewis, Conroe, 936-756-7792 Lakeside Bible Church, 18940 Freeport Drive Montgomery, 936-5821977 Church of St. John, retreat and wildlife center, 2615 St. Beulah Chapel Rd., Montgomery, 936-597-5757 Fellowship of Montgomery 12681 FM 149 Montgomery, TX 77356 (936) 597-3949 Senior Pastor Dale Talbert Service Times: Sundays at 9:30am & 11am / Wednesdays at 6:30pm for Children & Student Ministries Watch us live Sundays @fellowshipofmontgome ry.online.church or follow us on Facebook @thefmchurch! www.thefmchurch.com

Spreading the Word

By Gail J. Box Gailbox@consolidated.net

Wo r d s h e a r d a n d spoken follow us all through our life. Usually first words from a child are treasured as being the recognition of those who take care of them. I like how Ecclesiastes says it…

“There is an appointed time for everything…A time to be

by: Pastor Randy Weaver Philippians 3:12-14 says, “Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for

which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.”

I Cor. 1:27 adds, “But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty.”

In life, it is a wise person who knows when and what to take-a-hold of and what to turn loose of.

Area Churches This Devotional and Directory page is made possible by these businesses ASSEMBLY OF GOD Cornerstone Christian Assembly of God of Conroe, located at 100 Mosswood Dr., Conroe, Texas in front of River Plantation. 936-273-1755 New Life Assembly of God, Rabon Chapel Road, Montgomery, 936588-3399

Church, FM 2854, Montgomery, 936-588-1260 Jones Chapel Baptist, FM 2854, 936-7562505 Mt. Calvary Baptist, Old Hwy 105, 936588-2330 Mt. Sinai Baptist, Bethel Road, Montgomery, 936-597-4668 Union Grove Baptist Church of Richards, Texas About 11 mi N of Montgomery on FM 149 Sunday School all ages 9:45 am, Church Service 11:00 am, Wednesday Bible Study and Youth Group 6 pm

BAPTIST Church of the Good Soldier (Baptist Affiliation), 1501 North Frazier (McKenzie's BBQ), Conroe, Texas, Phone: 936-494-5775, www.churchofthegoodsol dier.org. Worship: Sunday at 10:30am, Sunday School: 9:30 am CATHOLIC Heritage Baptist Sacred Heart CathoChurch 19087 Lake Mt. lic, Pleasant Rd, Montgomery 109 N. Frazier, 77356 Conroe, Phone: Pastor Bear 936 936-756-8186 448-4027 Gary Chapel Baptist St. Mary’s Church Catholic, PO Box 125, MontFM 1774, gomery, Texas 77356, Plantersville, 5525 Spring Branch 936-894-2223 Road, Montgomery. 7137:45 Service 478-1256, Sunday Bible St. Joseph’s Catholic, Class 10:00 am, Worship CR 213, Stoneham, Service at 11:00 am.

936-894-2223 Faith Baptist Church Meets at 464 McCaleb JEWISH Rd. Congregation Beth Sunday Morning Bible Shalom, 5125 Study 9:30 a.m. Worship Shadowbend Place, The Service 10:45 a.m.

Woodlands, Sunday Evening 281-362-1100 Worship 6:00 p.m.

St. Beulah Baptist LUTHERAN Church, located in Grace Lutheran Dobbin, P.O. Box 112, (ELCA), Montgomery, 77356 Highway 105 W., Lake Benui Baptist Conroe, 936-588-1944 Church, Living Savior Scott Ridge and FM Lutheran Church1097, Montgomery LCMS 309 Pond St. Antioch Baptist, Montgomery 77356 Dobbin, 936-597-5560 Church phone: 936-597China Grove Baptist 8013 Web : Church, Willis, 936-767- www.livingsaviortexas.or 4744 g Pastor David R. Bailes.

Dacus Baptist, Dacus, 407-735-6403, METHODIST dacusbaptist@consolidate Montgomery United d.net Methodist Church www.dacusbaptist.org 22548 Highway 105 First Baptist Church, West Hwy 105 W., MontMontgomery, TX gomery, 936-597-4230 77356 Honea Baptist Phone: 936-597-6162

EPISCOPAL St. James the Apostle Episcopal, 1803 Highland Hollow, Conroe, 936-756-8831 The Grace Christian Outreach Center 25293 Tisdale Road, Dobbin, Texas

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THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF MONTGOMERY *

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Notice is hereby given that by a certain Order of Sale issued out of the 284th Judicial District Court of Montgomery County, Texas on the 1ST day of December, 2020, in favor of Summerwood Civic Association recovered a judgment in Cause No. 19-09-12079-CV, in the 284th Judicial District Court of Montgomery County, Texas on the 3rd day of February, 2021, against Norma L. Bravo.

Placed in my hands for service, I, Philip Cash as Constable Precinct 1, Montgomery County, Texas, did on the 7th day of January, 2021 levy on REAL property described below, and on the 2nd day of February, 2021, I will offer for sale and sell at 501 N. Thompson, 4th Floor, Suite 402, Conroe, Texas 77301, at approximately 10:00 a.m. for cash to the highest bidder, all right, title, and interest that the said defendant Norma L. Bravo had in the property described below:

Pursuant to Chapter 59 of the Texas Property Code, TJO 10 X 10 Management, Ltd Managing properties listed below will hold a public auction of property being sold to satisfy a landlord's lien. The sale will begin on or about the time indicated at www.SelfStorageAuction.com .Property will be sold to highest bidder for cash.

Deposit for removal and cleanup may be temporarily required. Seller reserves the right to reject any bid and to withdraw property from sale. Property may be sold by the space.

Property being sold includes contents in spaces of following tenants, with brief description of contents in each space.

Wednesday, February 10, 2021 12:00 pm Magnolia Parkway Storage @ 18015 FM 1488, Magnolia, TX 77354

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PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: 1. $1,580.96 Amount due on assessment account 2. $5,795.43 Attorney Fees 3. Interest on the total Judgment of delinquent assessments only, from the date of judgment at the rate of 5% per annum compounded annually until paid.

4. $324.00 court costs 5. $0.00 judgment credit And foreclosure of a lien on the following described property: Lot 16, Block 1, of Summer Wood, Section Two, a subdivision of 11.658 acres of land in the Francis J. Cook Survey, A-118, of Montgomery County, Texas according to the map or plat thereof on file in Cabinet Z, Sheet 589 of the Map Records of Montgomery County, Texas.

Sean Walker: misc. items. Brian Turner: misc. items.

Published Dates: January 20 and 27, 2021 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR FLUID INJECTION WELL PERMIT DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC, 5320 Legacy Drive, Plano, Texas 75024, is applying to the Railroad Commission of Texas for to amend a permit to dispose fluid into a formation productive of oil and gas.

The applicant proposes to dispose fluid into the Frio, Vicksburg, Jackson Shale, Whitsett, McElroy, Caddell, Moody's Branch, Cockfield, Main Conroe Sands formations, Conroe Field Unit, Well Number 1111. The proposed disposal well is located 6.6 miles SE of Conroe, TX, in the Conroe Field located in Montgomery County. Fluid will be disposed into strata in the subsurface depth interval from 2150 to 5680 MD.

Witness my hand this 7th day of January, 2021.

LEGAL AUTHORITY: Chapter 27 of the Texas Water Code, as amended, Title 3 of the Texas Natural Resources Code, as amended, and the Statewide Rules of the Oil and Gas Division of the Railroad Commission of Texas.

Philip Cash Constable PCT. 1 Montgomery County, Texas By: S. Closson Sergeant TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE AND TIME: CASHIER'S CHECK OR MONEY ORDER AT THE CONCLUSION OF SALE SALE WILL BE HELD AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 A.M. NOTE: ON THE PROPERTY SOLD THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. YOU HAVE BOUGHT THE PROPERTY “AS IS”. BUYERS ARE FURTHER ADVISED THAT THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY AT THIS CONSTABLE'S SALE MAY NOT EXTINGUISH ANY LIENS OR SECURITY INTEREST ON THE PROPERTY. YOU HAVE SIMPLY PURCHASED WHATEVER INTEREST THE DEFENDANT HAD IN THE PROPERTY. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU SHOULD CONSULT AN ATTORNEY OF YOUR CHOICE. Published Dates: January 13, 20, 27, 2021

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Johnny Wayne Cooke aka Johnie Wayne Cooke, Deceased, were issued on December 30, 2020, in Cause No. 2040279-P, pending in the County Court at Law No. TWO, Montgomery County, Texas, to: Teresa L. Bowers.

All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

Teresa L. Bowers, Independent Executor c/o: Thomas F. Dunn, Attorney at Law The Dunn Law Office, PLLC 110 N. Crockett St., Ste 2 Granbury, TX 76048 Dated the 14th day of January, 2021. /s/ Thomas F. Dunn Thomas F. Dunn SBN: 06253300 Attorney for Teresa L. Bowers The Dunn Law Office, PLLC 110 N. Crockett St., Ste 2, Granbury, TX 76048 Telephone: (817) 459-0000; Facsimile: (817) 459-0002 E-mail: tomdunn@dunnlawpllc.net Published Date: January 20, 2021 Notice to Creditors Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of SANDRA JANE BIRD LITTLE, Deceased, were issued on December 31, 2020, in Cause No. 20-40355-P pending in the County Court at Law No. 2 of Montgomery County, Texas, to STUART TODD MILITZER. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. c/o: Stuart Todd Militzer 1420 Danbury Drive Mansfield, TX 76063 DATED the 14th day of January, 2021 Kris L. Landrith Attorney for Independent Executor State Bar No.: 11867500 601 West Abram Arlington, Texas 76010 Telephone: (817) 226 1100 Facsimile: (817) 226 2727

kris@lkattorneys.com Published Date: January 20, 2021 NOTICE OF AUTO AUCTION NOTIFICATION TO OWNER Last known owner of: 2006 Scion TC: COLOR- black: VIN# jtkde177360078513; towed from 19395 Wells Road, Conroe TX 77306 on 08/16/2020 The item is being stored at Zone 3 Impound, 19600 Old Sandpit Road, New Caney, TX 77357 (281) 689-7705 You have the right to claim the item no later than the 20th day after this posting on payment of: A. Towing, preservation and storage charge B. Garage keeper's fees under SECTION 683.0.2 FAILURE TO DO SO IS A WAIVER OF ALL RIGHTS, TITLE AND INTEREST IN THE ITEM AND CONSENT TO THE SALE OF THE ITEM AT A PUBLIC AUCTION. Published Date: January 20, 2021

Requests for a public hearing from persons who can show they are adversely affected or requests for further information concerning any aspect of the application should be submitted in writing within fifteen days of publication, to the Environmental Services Section, Oil and Gas Division, Railroad Commission of Texas, P.O. Box 12967, Austin, Texas 78711 (Telephone 512/463-6792).

Published Date: January 20, 2021 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR FLUID INJECTION WELL PERMIT DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC, 5851 Legacy Circle, Suite 1200, Plano, Texas 75024, is applying to the Railroad Commission of Texas for a permit to inject fluid into a formation productive of oil and gas.

The applicant proposes to inject fluid into the Miocene, Frio, Vicksburg, Whitsett, McElroy, Caddell, Moody's Branch, Cockfield, Yegua, and Main Conroe formations, Conroe Field Unit, Well Numbers, 1115 & 3105. The proposed injection wells are located as follows: CFU 1115 is 7.44 miles and CFU 3105 is 7.3 miles SE of Conroe, TX, in the Conroe Field located in Montgomery County. Fluid will be injected into strata in the subsurface depth interval from 2230-5115'.

LEGAL AUTHORITY: Chapter 27 of the Texas Water Code, as amended, Title 3 of the Texas Natural Resources Code, as amended, and the Statewide Rules of the Oil and Gas Division of the Railroad Commission of Texas.

Requests for a public hearing from persons who can show they are adversely affected or requests for further information concerning any aspect of the application should be submitted in writing within fifteen days of publication, to the Environmental Services Section, Oil and Gas Division, Railroad Commission of Texas, P.O. Box 12967, Austin, Texas 78711 (Telephone 512/463-6792).

Published Date: January 20, 2021 Notice to Creditors Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary, for the estate of GARY ANDERSON, Deceased, were issued on January 4, 2021 in Cause No 20-40343-P, pending in the County Court at Law No. 2 of Montgomery County, Texas, to BRIAN ANDERSON. Claims may be presented in care of the Independent Executor's attorney, addressed as follows: Mitch Mitchell, Gauntt Koen Binney & Kidd, LLP, 25700 I45 North, Suite 130, Spring, Texas 77386.

All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

DATED the 13th day of January 2021.

Published Date: January 20, 2021 Notice to Creditors Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary, for the estate of LINDA M. ANDERSON, Deceased, were issued on January 4, 2021 in Cause No 20-40344-P, pending in the County Court at Law No. 2 of Montgomery County, Texas, to BRIAN ANDERSON. Claims may be presented in care of the Independent Executor's attorney, addressed as follows: Mitch Mitchell, Gauntt Koen Binney & Kidd, LLP, 25700 I45 North, Suite 130, Spring, Texas 77386.

All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

DATED the 13th day of January 2021.

Published Date: January 20, 2021 NOTICE OF AUTO AUCTION NOTIFICATION TO OWNER Last known owner of: 2004 Honda Motorcycle VIN#: 1HFSC43074A401778; green and red in color; towed on 11/13/2020 from the 15695 Hwy 595 @ Creekwood, Splendora, TX 77327 The item is being stored at Countyline Towing: 15695 Hwy 59, Splendora, TX 77372; 281-689-1125 You have the right to claim the item no later than the 201h day after this posting on payment of: A. Towing, preservation and storage charge B. Garage keeper's fees under SECTION 683.0.2 FAILURE TO DO SO IS A WAIVER OF ALL RIGHTS, TITLE AND INTEREST IN THE ITEM AND CONSENT TO THE SALE OF THE ITEM AT A PUBLIC AUCTION. Published Date: January 20, 2021 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that original Letters of Administration for the Estate of David Christopher Tucker, Deceased, were issued on the 12th day of January 2021, in Cause No. 20-40136P, pending in County Court at Law No. 2, Montgomery County, Texas, to: Lauren A. Tucker All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. c/o: Steven C. Earl Stilwell, Earl & Apostolakis, LLP 1400 Woodloch Forest Drive, Ste. 590 The Woodlands, TX 77380 DATED the 13th day of January 2021.

By /s/ Steven C. Earl Steven C. Earl TBN: 24002028 1400 Woodloch Forest Drive, Ste. 590 The Woodlands, Texas 77380 Telephone: (281) 419-6200 Facsimile: (281) 419-0250 www.woodlandstxlawfirm.com Published Date: January 20, 2021

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Community Market Street Announces Non-Profit Partners For 2021 Change For Charity Program THE WOODLANDS, TX – Four Montgomery County charities will benefit from the thousands of dollars in change inserted in Market Street’s voluntary parking meters throughout the year as the shopping, dining and entertainment destination announces the beneficiaries of the 2021 Change for Charity program: Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Assistance League of Montgomery County and

CASA from page 1 instrumental in shaping CASA into the lifechanging organization that it is today in serving 100% of the children of our community who come through our court system.”

In concurrence with Mr. Pung, the CASA Child Advocates Board and staff members also acknowledge the remarkable impact and efforts of the departing Executive Director. McAlpin’s 10year oversight of and dedication to CASA Child Advocates of Montgomery

YES to YOUTH. The Woodlands Car Club also generously raises money for the Change for Charity recipients throughout the year at their events, held the first Sunday of each month. Their contributions coupled with the amount donated to Market Street's 68 parking meters make up the total amount given to a selected charity each quarter.

“As the needs in our community have grown exponentially over the past year, we are honored to be able to impact lives through our Change for Charity program,” says Noemi Gonzalez, marketing director at Market Street.

“Our shoppers, along with The Woodlands Car Club attendees, have contributed more than $250,000 to the Change for Charity program since its inception.”

The program’s first-

q u a r t e r b e n e f i c i a r y, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, is dedicated to raising funds to help find a cure for leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

LLS is the leading source of free blood cancer information, education and support for patients, families and healthcare professionals.

The second quarter beneficiary, NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is a grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.

NAMI Greater Houston assists the Harris, Fort Bend and Montgomery County areas.

Assistance League of Montgomery County, the third quarter beneficiary, operates a thrift shop in Conroe that is staffed

entirely by volunteers who donated more than 50,000 hours of their time annually. The organization is made up of more than 240 volunteers who transform lives and strengthen community in Montgomery County.

Market Street’s Change for Charity fourthquarter beneficiary, YES to YOUTH, is a division of Montgomery County Youth Services. Their mission is to strengthen the emotional and mental health development of

youth and families by providing crisis intervention, counseling and suicide prevention services. Their emergency youth shelter helps abused, battered, sex-trafficked, homeless and at-risk youth.

County has resulted in the organization achieving the milestone of serving every child in foster care for the past 6 years, strengthening community partnerships throughout Montgomery County and across the state of Texas, and a stronger organizational backbone from which the local nonprofit will continue to grow. During her tenure, 2,925 children’s lives were changed by 783 volunteers, a lasting testament to her tireless efforts.

“Furthermore, the Board has great confidence in Mrs. Ronsman’s ability to carry the torch and build upon what Ann McAlpin

and her team have accomplished,” Mr. Pung said.

“The decision to promote from within is the right choice for CASA after almost 2 years of succession planning discussions, while also considering external candidates through this process. Mrs. Ronsman knows the organization well and has exhibited great leadership both in her current role and in previous professional roles in the medical industry.”

Prior to joining CASA Child Advocates of M o n t g o m e r y C o u n t y, Ronsman, a registered nurse, worked in adult

medical oncology, child abuse, hospital administration and nursing education.

She was formerly a Nurse Consultant for the Department of Family and Protective Services as well.

“I appreciate the Board’s confidence in me, and am grateful for the opportunity to lead this exceptional organization.

We a r e c o m m i t t e d t o continuing to provide volunteer Advocates for every child in care in Montgomery County,” Ronsman said. “I look forward to our ongoing leadership in the implementation of trauma informed care for children

as well as improving outcomes for teenagers in the child welfare system.

As Executive Director, Ronsman will work closely with staff and the CASA Child Advocates Board to ensure the organization will continue to adapt to serve children and families through the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak and beyond. One of her first acts as director will be to oversee the CASA Child Advocates upcoming Benefit Concert on March 6—its largest fundraising event of the year. She will also direct the continued expansion of TBRI education, improving

outcomes for teens in care, and initiatives to move Montgomery County toward a shared understanding of the impact of childhood trauma.

Ann Marie and her husband, Matt, live with their five children (three of whom are adopted) in Montgomery.

For more information about CASA Child Advocates of Montgomery C o u n t y, b e c o m i n g a volunteer Advocate, or to make a donation, visit the w e b s i t e a t www.CASASpeaks4Kids. com or call (936) 4415437.

Conroe Art League Launches Online Benefit Art Auction

BRADY BRIEFING: THE WOODLANDS, TX - The attacks on the U.S. Capitol this month were devastating. And make no mistake – they were attacks. While I fully support the First Amendment and every American’s right to protest peacefully, these violent actions were unacceptable and un-American, and I implore all to remember that violence overshadows the message of justice. We as a nation are better than this. We as a nation must be better than this.

Despite the assault that Wednesday, our democracy refused to be disrupted, and Congress voted to certify Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States. Due to a positive COVID-19 diagnosis, I was unable to be present on the House floor and could not participate in the vote.

However, as your Representative in Congress, I feel it is my responsibility to share with you how I would have voted, and to explain why.

If I were able to participate in the Joint Session, I would have r e m a i n e d t r u e to the conservative constitutional principles of states’ rights, limited Congressional power over

presidential elections, and the Electoral College by accepting the Electoral College votes as legally certified by each state.

Article II of the Constitution and the 12th Amendment are clear. As angry as we may be about this election, we do even more harm if we weaken the Constitution, allow Congress to seize more power to choose future presidents, and undermine the Electoral College. If either party in Congress can simply ignore the elected slate of a state for political reasons, aren’t we replacing 150 million votes with 535 in Congress? Doesn’t that change “We the People” to “We the Congress”?

Democrats in the past have blatantly attempted to use Congress to overturn elections and the will of the American people, and we cannot allow these aggressive actions and power grabs to continue.

Similarly, I do not support any efforts to impeach President Trump o r i n v o k e t h e 25thAmendment. In fact, those calling for these actions in response to President Trump’s rhetoric are themselves e n g a g i n g i n

actions that are equally irresponsible and could well incite further violence. Neither party should place a desire for vengeance above the best interests of the country. This most recent Impeachment effort is only more rhetoric without action, and it will only succeed in driving our nation further apart.

Instead, both parties must come together to unite our country so that we may heal, grow stronger, and address the problems we are facing together.

I am proud to have worked side-by-side with President Trump to enact historic tax reform, free and fair trade with Mexico and Canada, the repeal of the ObamaCare mandate and taxes, a ban on surprise medical bills, and the first reform of the IRS in two decades. His policy achievements have lifted working families across America. Now, we must move forward to focus on the tasks facing our nation; defeating COVID19, rebuilding our economy and getting back to normal as quickly as possible. I am committed to working with my colleagues in Congress and President-Elect Biden to do just that.

CONROE, TX - The Conroe Art League (CAL) has launched the 5th Annual “12 x 12” Art Auction, with viewing of the works and bidding available online. The 12 x 12 Art Auction is a presentation of original works by CAL artists on 12-inch square wooden surfaces. All proceeds from the auction benefit the Conroe Art League’s Student Awards Show for Montgomery County high school seniors.

In addition to the on line presence, all of the works will be available for viewing at the Gallery at the Madeley Building during the month of February, with bidding concluding at 11:45 p.m.

February 26.

“This year for the first time bidding will be conducted entirely online,” said Kerry Conkling, chair of the event. “Viewing of the works is now available, and we have already received some early bids.

Bidding begins at $35 for each work, or the works may be purchased immediately online or in person for $200.”

A “Select 12”, a dozen works chosen by a judge, have been set aside with special pricing. Opening bid for the Select 12 starts at $100 with bid increases in $5 increments.

Instructions and link to the “12 x 12” auction may be found on the CAL w e b s i t e , www.ConroeArtLeague.

com.

“A special feature allows bidders to set a proxy bid for all of the pieces,” Conkling said.

“That is you may instruct the online auction site to automatically increase your bid by $5 up to your maximum amount. This feature allows you the convenience of not having to continually check to determine if you have been out bid.”

Conroe Art League promotes art in the community, providing educational classes and w o r k s h o p s , o ff e r i n g opportunities for shared art experiences, providing scholarships for art education, and sponsor-

ing exhibits in the CAL gallery and throughout t h e c o m m u n i t y. F o r information about classes, exhibits and membership, visit ConroeArtLeague.com or visit The Gallery at the Madeley Building Tuesday through Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The Conroe Art League is located at 127 Simonton Street in the historic arts district in downtown Conroe. CAL is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, Texas Commission on the Arts and the Conroe Convention and Visitors Bureau and is a member of the Greater Conroe Arts Alliance.

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Community Montgomery County Republican Women Install New Officers Montgomery County Republican women install new officers for the 2021 year!

During the recent meeting of the Montgomery County Republican Women’s club, newly elected Officers for the 2021 year were installed. Debra Coffey, speaker for the meeting who is a Representative

for the Texas Federation of Republican Women performed the installation ceremony.

Photo L to R: Barbara Eddleman (2nd Vice President/ Membership); Lory Kaye (Treasurer); Lindsey Kasprzak (Corresponding Secretary); Bette Moss (Recording Secretary); Susanne

A d a m s ( 1 s t Vi c e President/Programs) and Alice Melancon (President), Guest Speaker Debra Coffey, (Texas Federation of Republican Women) and Mary Lea Kirk (Past President)

Obituary

Eugene Shoemaker Eugene Shoemaker was born on September 26, 1952 in Montgomery, TX and went to be with the Lord on Monday, January 18, 2021 at the age of 68.

He was a celebrated Montgomery local, on the football team in high school, and a war veteran.

Eugene trained at Fort Polk, LA in 1972 as a member of E-2-2, 4th

Platoon and went on to serve his country for twenty-two years in the United States Army.

Eugene is survived by his sister Arzalia Shoemaker Portley, brother Charles Elmer Shoemaker, his five children and his many beloved grandchildren.

Eugene’s legacy will live on in Montgomery, TX through the love of

his dear family who made it known how special he was, and how important his memory will always be to them.

No funeral arrangements have been made at this time, but family is hoping to schedule a service in Arlington, TX with military funeral honors.

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