10-21-2020 Edition of the Fort Bend Star

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Oct. 16 that $296 million in grants from the state’s Public Safety Office would be directed toward a variety of public safety initiatives across the state.

Of that amount, $5,685,383.15 will go to various Fort Bend

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County entities or jurisdictions.

The funding was broken down into 12 categories: Addressing Violence Against Women, Bullet Resistant Vests, Homeland Security, Human Trafficking, Justice Assistance, Juvenile Justice and Truancy Prevention, Local Border Security (Border Star), SAFE Ready Facilities, Serving Victims of Crime, Specialty

Courts, Statewide Radio Infrastructure and Texas Anti-Gang.

The largest individual award with implications for the Fort Bend area was a $1.1 million grant to the Houston-Galveston Area Council for its Tri-County Tower project, with three proposed towers, including one in Manvel, which is aimed at improving public safety radio coverage for Fort Bend County, Har-

ris County and Brazoria County.

It was awarded from the Office of the Governor as a result of the Texas General Appropriations Act. Fort Bend County was awarded a grant of $182,607 for its Violence against Women Prosecutor and Investigator project from the Depart-

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One of the area’s bustling shopping centers is getting a facelift.

Lionstone Investments announced Oct. 14 that it has begun a multi-phase renovation of Sugar Land Town Square in partnership with the city. Sugar Landbased Planned Community Developers and Dallas-based Rebees, which co-manage the mixed-use retail center, are also partnering on the endeavor.

“The vision guiding the evolution of Sugar Land Town Square is to create a lively, walkable village filled with unique merchants, delightful surprises, outdoor communal areas, and authentic expressions of local culture,” Matt Ragan of Rebees said in a news release. “Sugar Land Town Square is the cultural and urban center of the City of Sugar Land, and it will soon honor this role by becoming as vibrant and future-leaning as the city itself."

Scheduled for completion by the middle of 2021, the project’s first phase is underway and will include new landscaping as well as revamped outdoor social spaces that will accommodate social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. There will also be new signage on storefronts as well as new tenants moving in that will join the recently-opened Mattison Avenue Salon & Spa and State Fare Kitchen.

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Poll workers assist a curbside voter Monday at the Missouri City Community Center. Fort Bend County voters have turned out at a record pace since polling locations opened on Oct. 13 (Photo by Stefan Modrich)

Fort Bend smashes turnout record for start of election

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Missouri City resident Brie Terry was among the first to arrive Monday morning at the Smart Financial Centre, Fort Bend County’s mega-polling site, after county voters turned out in record-setting numbers to begin early voting last week.

Through the first five days of early voting for the 2020 election, a record 117,000 votes have been cast. In the 2016 general election, 262,000 total voters cast their ballots in Fort Bend County.

“I try to vote early every election,” Terry said. “But this year it was probably more important because of (COVID-19). I thought that maybe because in

Many area residents have been among those in Fort Bend County making their way out to Fort Bend County voting centers. (Photo by Stefan Modrich)

elections. This followed the single-day high thus far of 25,776 votes on Friday. There also were 22,772 votes cast last Thursday, 20,384 last

Wednesday, Oct. 14 and more than 20,000 on Oct. 13, the first day of early voting.

Despite rain that blanketed the area Monday

morning, voters were undeterred and lined up in polling places across the county from Richmond’s George Memorial Library to Meadows Place City Hall. Several voters said upon exiting their polling site that the lines were minimal and moved quickly and efficiently.

One of them was Gloria Jorque, who has lived in Meadows Place since 2000 and has been a Fort Bend County resident for more than 30 years. She said she’s voted in every election since then, and she too is an early bird.

“I always vote early, and I like it,” Jorque said.

“There’s a lot of places to park. It’s easy. It was easy last year, and it’s even eas-

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Above is an artist's rendering of the planned Sugar Land Town Square upgrades.

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years past, early voting is not as busy or traditionally busy like it is on (Election Day) that it would be the same. And there’s been record turnout. Having the Smart Financial Centre has been helpful because (voters) can just walk right in and they have so many machines and you can get right back out.”

Terry said she normally doesn’t vote on the first day of early voting, and decided to wait until the following week after the check-in issue with the electronic poll books across the county Oct. 13 resulted in delays for many voters.

On Saturday, the county saw a record 22,772 voters, exceeding the early voting totals through the fifth day of early voting from the 2016 and 2018

After 42 consecutive years, The Arc of Fort Bend County is moving its “Best in the West” fundraiser online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The event is scheduled to run from Nov. 13-21 and feature a variety of items for silent auction and live auction bidding to benefit the group. Its mission, according to its website, is to “ensure opportunities for people with intellectual and related developmental disabilities to maximize their quality

of life within our community.”

“We’re pushing it, it’s all new to us,” The Arc’s CEO Laura LaVigne said.

“We’re used to doing one thing. We’ve never done a virtual (fundraising) event, but we’re trying our best.”

The coveted reserved parking space at First Colony Mall, tickets to the Indy 500, a week’s stay at a Galveston beach house and the ever-popular Kennedy Ranch hunt will all be on the auction block Nov. 21. A barbecue smoker and trailer is up for grabs in the Best in the West raffle.

Tickets ($20 each or six for $100) are available from event volunteers and at www.bestinthewest. givesmart.com.

The Arc’s roots run deep in Fort Bend County.

It was founded 52 years ago by parents looking for better opportunities for their children with special needs.

It has multiple advocacy arms, seeking to influence legislation that will benefit people with disabilities and also help them to find employment.

The pandemic has SEE ARC PAGE 6

Chance Geary smiles for a photo during a Special Olympics Basketball Tournament in 2019 with The Arc of Fort Bend.

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Check-in error causes delays on first day of early voting

By Stefan Modrich SMODRICH@FORTBENDSTAR.COM

Yonelly Gutierrez got up early last Tuesday, Oct. 13 to vote at Jones Creek Ranch Park in Richmond.

Her parents were in line ahead of her even before the polls opened at 8 a.m.

But Gutierrez was one of hundreds of Fort Bend County voters who experienced a delay of at least an hour because of a technical malfunction on the first day of early voting in Texas. According to Fort Bend County Elections Administrator John Oldham, the county’s electronic poll book check-in system was set to the incorrect date, and voters were unable to cast their ballots until the issue was resolved later that morning.

Gutierrez, the president of the University of Houston Hispanic Alumni Association, said she and her parents left frustrated after waiting for two hours without being able to vote.

Oldham said his staff identified the issue at

Voters stand in line outside Stafford City Hall last week. (Photo by Stefan Modrich)

7:20 a.m., and a team of county IT workers had to scramble to patch together a solution at each voting site on an individual basis.

Gutierrez said she wondered “how the poll location was chosen, published on the website, signs were put up at the location, yet voting machines weren’t checked the night before to ensure

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Oldham said the mishap was a result of human error, and not a mechanical issue with the voting machines, because the date isn’t readily visible in the device’s user interface.

“When we started setting our elections up, early voting was supposed to start (Oct. 18),” Oldham

said. “When the governor extended that, we never caught that because all of our testing is done in test mode and it doesn’t care when the start date is.”

By about 10:30 a.m., Oldham said most of the 30 early voting locations were back up and running.

Fort Bend County Judge KP George was one of several officials at the

ier now.”

The elimination of straight-ticket voting has been one downside of the process this year for those who share Janque’s desire to vote for every candidate of the same political party with a single punch.

Jan Doniero and her husband, Joey Doniero, of Barrington Place also said they liked the ease of straight-ticket voting, and have always preferred to vote early.

Joey, a Navy veteran who said he served in Vietnam, noted he was mostly in favor of straight-ticket voting, but also likes having the freedom to break from party lines.

“Sometimes you can go ahead and pick out a bad guy and not vote for him,” Joey said. “But if you did straight ticket, you’d have

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Trever Nehls, right, a candidate for Fort Bend County Sheriff, speaks to voters Monday outside Smart Financial Centre in Sugar Land. (Photo by Stefan Modrich)

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Jan said she’s a fan of the new voting machines, which notably lack the old arcade-game style wheel mouse that is spun by hand to make ballot selections.

“It’s a big difference,” Jan said. “There’s a stylus, and you just tap (the touch screen). I liked it better.”

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“Again, to emphasize, there is nothing wrong with our voting equipment,” Oldham said. “It was our check-in system.

If you can’t check people in, they can’t vote.”

Gutierrez said voters at her polling place were wearing their masks in line and remained socially distant.

“This is the first time I have waited more than 10-20 minutes to vote in Fort Bend in the 10 years I’ve voted,” Gutierrez said. “I know it’s a privilege not to wait long.”

While she would have preferred the familiarity and convenience of her home precinct, Gutierrez said she wants to make sure she won’t encounter the same issues next time.

“I still plan on voting early,” Gutierrez said.

“But I will go to another location although this location is literally right across from our house.”

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Missouri City’s official Twitter account said all of its locations, including the Missouri City Community Center, which was down earlier, were functional as of 4:30 p.m.

“I am extremely disappointed with the technical glitches that riddled Fort Bend County Election machines this morning,” George tweeted Oct. 13. “Those who are responsible will be held accountable. In an era where voter suppression is real, I will authorize a full investigation and call for accountability.”

George later announced in a tweet that early voting hours will be extended until 7 p.m. for all early voting days except for the last three days of early voting (Oct. 28-30), when polls close at 9 p.m.

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the first of which was 2004 (84,273 of 163,169 voters), followed by 2008 (154,178 of 202,822 voters) and 2016 (210,287 of 404,035), all of which were presidential election years.

The county has seen a turnout of at least 60 percent of registered voters in three of the last four completed election cycles going back to 2012.

Approximately 1.9 million Texans registered to vote since the 2016 general election, bringing the statewide totals to just shy of 17 million.

Neighboring Harris County and Galveston County have also seen record-breaking early voting numbers, as have the Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio and Austin areas.

Terry added that she’s been paying close attention to the Missouri City mayoral race between incumbent Yolanda Ford and challengers Robin Elackatt and Fred G. Taylor. She also said she’s been impressed by the high turnout not only in Fort Bend but across the Greater Houston area.

“Whether you’re Republican, Democrat, or Independent, or what have you, definitely, early voting is the way to go,” Terry said. “And good job to all the surrounding counties for getting out and voting early, because I think it’s important for people to exercise their right to vote.”

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Finding purpose in serving the most vulnerable I know you’re sick of the never-ending news cycles of our election season. They seem to blend together, don’t they? Rinse, repeat.

We have something of an antidote for you today in the form of a pair of stories of exemplary work being done in the community. The first comes from a pair of impressive young Ridge Point High School students, Alyssa Mack and Frankie Puych, for their creative solution to a problem many animals are facing during a time of limited human contact. So they appealed to their classmates and gathered a bunch of used household materials.

These items that had appeared to have outlived their useful purpose instead became dog toys thanks to

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their vision and selflessness.

I’m always inspired by examples of community service like this as it truly eliminates the barriers to entry to make an impact in a deeply meaningful way.

As I noted in the story, TaBorah Goffney, Missouri City’s animal services manager, said they are always looking for volunteers. If you’d like to help out, give them a call at 281-403-8707

to make an appointment before you stop by the facility, which is located near City Hall at 1923 Scanlin Rd. Equally important in its own way is the mission of The Arc, an advocacy group for special-needs children and adults which has an administrative office at 123 Brooks St. in Sugar Land.

To find out how you can participate in the group’s upcoming “Best in the West” virtual fundraiser, visit https://e.givesmart. com/events/iXp/.

You can also become a member or make a donation at The Arc’s website at https://arcoffortbend.org/.

It’s possible you already know someone who has Down syndrome or is on the autism spectrum, or another

intellectual or developmental disability. They may be your sibling, your child or your niece or nephew.

The World Bank estimates that 1 billion people, or 15 percent of the world’s population, have some form of a disability.

I’ve been fortunate in my own life to have been a regular Special Olympics volunteer, and competed athletically alongside some outstanding speedskaters as well as baseball and basketball players. I’ve had sled hockey players skate circles around me as I barely managed to stay upright in the sled — if you’ve never seen sled hockey, it’s required YouTube viewing, trust me.

These were truly formative experiences for me,

and seeing the positive, go-getter attitude that so many special-needs people possess is nothing but inspirational.

I frequently recall how humbling it was to have been in the presence of so many special-needs athletes who are not only elite in their own category of performance, but also outstanding human beings by every definition.

I also tapped into this sense of awe and admiration in my recent conversations with mothers of specialneeds children across the county.

It just goes to show that you never know where you’ll rekindle that spark of imagination and fuel your desire to see the world you

inhabit become a better place.

So how can you find your purpose, if you haven’t found it yet or you feel you’ve wavered from it? You might have to repurpose something that you didn’t realize held extraordinary value for another species, like the Ridge Point students did. Or like The Arc, you’re continuing to evolve the conversation around disability and pushing the limits of human capacity to grow in compassion and understanding.

There isn’t a right or wrong answer. There is only a journey, and a choice to embark in a positive direction. And when you do, I look forward to continuing to tell your stories.

Sugar Land's 'Food Truck Fridays' series kicking off

By Landan Kuhlmann LKUHLMANN@FORTBENDSTAR.COM

The city of Sugar Land is hosting the first of its "Food Truck Fridays" series this Friday, Oct. 23 from 6-8 p.m. Additional events will take place Oct. 30 and Nov. 6 at Sugar Land Memorial Park, 15300 University Blvd.

Attractions for the event, which is free and open to the public, will include on-site food trucks and entertainment. There will also be beer and wine

available for purchase through onsite vendors and sponsors.

Temperature and screening tests will be conducted at the entrance of the plaza prior to entry, and the city said masks will be required when not eating within designated food areas or when it's not possible to remain 6 feet away from non-family members.

For more information about Food Truck Fridays, community members can contact the Sugar Land Parks and Recreation De-

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They can also visit sugarlandtx.gov/specialevents or check SugarLandTX. gov/Fa l lFoodTr uck Fr idays for the latest event details including entertainment and food truck information.

The city of Sugar Land is hosting the first of three "Food Truck Fridays" events this coming Friday, Oct. 23 at Sugar Land Memorial Park. (Photo from Facebook)

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AMENDED ORDER FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 3, 2020 (ORDEN MODIFICADO ELECCION DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR INDEPENDIENTE FORT BEND EN 3 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2020)

By Proclamation of the Governor of the State of Texas, dated March 18, 2020, political subdivisions were authorized to postpone their May 2, 2020 elections to the November 3, 2020 uniform election date due to the state of disaster caused by the coronavirus COVID-19. (Por la Proclamaci6n del Gobernador del Estado de Texas, fechada el 18 de marzo de 2020, las subdivisior.ies politicas estan autorizadas a posponer sus elecciones del 2 de mayo de 2020 a la fecha de eleccion uniforme del 3 de noviembre de 2020 debido al estado de desastre causado por el coronavirus COVID-19).

On April 6, 2020, Fort Bend Independent School District exercised this authority and postponed until November 3, 2020 the Board of Trustees general election to elect one person for each position to serve the full terms of Trustee Positions 1, 4 and 5. (En 6 de abril de 2020, el Distrito Escolar lndependiente de Fort Bend esta ejerciendo esta autoridad para posponer hasta al 3 de noviembre de 2020 su eleccion general por la junta de sindicos para elegir una persona para que sirva los terminos completos de las puestos uno (1 ), cuatro (4) y cinco (5).)

Candidate filings submitted for the May 2, 2020 election will remain valid for the election and the candidate filing period is closed and will not be re-opened for the November 3, 2020 election. (Las presentaciones de candidatos presentadas para las elecciones del 2 de mayo de 2020 seguiran siendo validas para las elecciones celebradas y el perf odo de presentacion de candidates esta cerrada y no se volvera a abrir para las elecciones del 3 de noviembre de 2020.) The voter registration deadline for the November 3, 2020 election is October 5, 2020. (La fecha limite de inscripcion de votantes para las elecciones del 3 de noviembre de 2020 es el 5 de octubre de 2020.)

Early voting by personal appearance will be conducted October 13, 2020 - I October 30, 2020 as follows: (La votacion anticipada por comparecencia personal se realizara del 13 de octubre de 2020 al 30 de octubre de 2020, se llevara a cabo de tal manera.)

Main Early Voting Site (El Lugar Principal por: la Votaci6n Anticipada): Fort Bend ISD Administration, Building, 16431 Lexington Boulevard, Sugar Land, Texas 77479 And such other early voting polling places as may be designated or amended by the early voting clerk pursuant to Section 271.006 of the Texas Election Code, which may include, but are not limited to, the following (Y otros lugares de votacion para votacion anticipada que pueda designar o enmendar el secretario de votacion anticipada de conformidad con la Seccion 271.006 del Codigo Electoral de Texas, que pueden incluir, entre otros, los siguientes): Branch Early Voting Sites (Lugares de votacion anticipada): Missouri City Community Center 1522 Texas Parkway, Missouri City, TX Irene Stern Community Center 6920 Fulshear-Katy Rd., Fulshear, TX Fort Bend County Rosenberg Annex 4520 Reading Rd., Rosenberg, TX Fort Bend County Road & Bridge 37 43 School St., Needville, TX Four Corners Community Center 15700 Old Richmond Rd., Sugar Land, TX James Bowie Middle School 700 Plantation Dr., Richmond, TX First Colony Conference Center 3232 Austin Parkway, Sugar Land, TX Hightower High School 3333 Hurricane Lane, Missouri City, TX Lost Creek Park 3703 Lost Creek Blvd., Sugar Land, TX Meadows Place City Hall One Troyan Drive, Meadows Place, TX Sienna Branch Library 8411 Sienna Springs Blvd., Missouri City, TX Beasley City Hall 319 S. 3rd St., Beasley, TX Chasewood Clubhouse 7622 Chasewood Dr., Missouri City, TX Quail Valley Fund Office 3603 Glenn Lakes, Missouri City, TX Water Maintenance Facility 110 N. 8th St., Richmond, TX James Reese CT Center 12300 University Blvd. Sugar Land, TX Sugar Land Branch Library 550 Eldridge, Sugar Land, TX Sugar Land City Hall 2700 Town Center Blvd., Sugar Land, TX

Schedule for Main Early Voting Site (Horaria para el lugar principal de la Votacion Anticipada): Fort Bend ISO Administration Building - 16431 Lexington Boulevard, Sugar Land, Texas 77479

Day (Dia)

Date (Fecha)

Hours (Horas)

October 24 - 28, 2016 (Octubre 24 - 28, 2016)

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Saturday (Sabado)

October 29, 2016 (Octubre 29, 2016)

7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Sunday (Domingo)

October 30, 2016 (Octubre 30, 2016)

12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

October 31 – November 4, 2016 (Octubre 31 – Noviembre 4, 2016)

7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday - Friday (Lunes - Viernes)

Monday – Friday (Lunes - Viernes) Saturday (Sabado)

October 24, 2020 (Octubre 24, 2020)

8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Sunday (Domingo)

October 25, 2020 (Octubre 25, 2020)

CLOSED (CERRADO)

October 26 - 30, 2020 ( Octubre 26-30, 2020)

7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

(7:00 a.m. a 7:00 p.m.)

Monday- Friday (Lunes - Viernes) Applications to vote by mail should be mailed to: (Las aplicaciones para votar per correo deberan enviarse a):

John Oldham Fort Bend County Elections Administrator 301 Jackson St. Richmond, TX 77 469 Email: vote@fortbendcounty.tx.gov

Applications for a ballot by mail for voters that are voting by mail due to being over the age of 65 or due to disability will still be valid for the postponed election. Applications for a ballot by mail for voters who submitted the application based on expected absence from the county on May 2, 2020 will not be valid for the postponed election. (Las solicitudes de una boleta por correo para los votantes que votan por correo per ser mayores de 65 anos o por discapacidad seguiran siendo validas para la eleccion aplazada. Las solicitudes de votacion para los votantes que presentaron la solicitud en base a la ausencia esperada del condado del 2 de mayo de 2020 no seran validas para la eleccion pospuesta.)

Applications for ballots by mail must be received no later than the close of business on Friday, October 23, 2020. (Las solicitudes de boletas por correo deben recibirse a mas tardar el cierre de operaciones el 23 de octubre de 2020.)

Issued this the 17th day of August 2020.

(Emitada este día 17 de Agosto, 2020.)

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Travis records emotional first win of year

By Landan Kuhlmann LKUHLMANN@FORTBENDSTAR.COM

It’s already been a hectic football season for the Travis Tigers, despite playing just two games far.

First, COVID-19 forced an abrupt halt to spring workouts in March. Then the Tigers had their originally scheduled season opener, Oct. 8 against Richmond Foster, cancelled due to a positive test among the Foster team.

Later, after dropping a 3029 heartbreaker in a fill-in game against Montgomery Lake Creek, receivers coach Derwyn Lauderdale was killed in a shooting in Rosenberg on Oct. 10.

Last Friday, with “DL” decals on the back of their helmets and after honoring Lauderdale with a moment of silence before the opening kickoff, the Tigers channeled their emotions into a 41-28 win over the Heights Bulldogs at Hall Stadium in Mis-

souri City.

Junior quarterback Anthony Njoku found holes in the Bulldogs’ defense with relative ease in throwing for 307 yards and three touchdowns. Njoku also added two scores on the ground for Travis, which accumulated 444 total yards of offense.

Michael Samba caught two touchdown passes, while Jeremiah Ephran caught another.

In other area action, a pair of traditional playoff contenders remained the sole unbeaten teams in Fort Bend ISD. The Marshall Buffalos stampeded past the competition for a second consecutive week with a 60-0 win over Houston Northside last Friday night. Marshall improved to 3-0 on the season, winning its ninth consecutive regular-season game dating back to last season.

In true Marshall fashion, the run game was again strong for the Buffalos.

Travis offensive lineman Ryder Wall carries Derwyn Lauderdale's Southwest Baptist University helmet onto the field before the Tigers' Oct. 16 game against Heights, sporting a "DL" sticker on his helmet. The Tigers won 41-28 in their first game since Lauderdale, a first-year receivers coach, was killed Oct. 10. (Photo from Twitter)

Three different players scored touchdowns, with Jy’Adrian Wortham and Aaron McGowen rushing for two each and Runderick Dudley finding pay dirt for the fifth time on the young season.

Roland Harvey threw a touchdown each to Javion Matthews and Chris Marshall, who hauled in

two scoring tosses. On defense, Adari Haulcey had his third interception for a unit that forced three turnovers.

Elsewhere, the Willowridge Eagles (3-0) also stayed unbeaten with a 12-0 win over Waltrip last Thursday at Hall Stadium.

Quarterback Rufus Scott accounted for both touch-

downs with an 11-yard run and a 36-yard scoring strike to Kolby Cohen.

The Hightower Hurricanes (1-1) rebounded from a loss to Westfield by defeating The Woodlands 28-25 last Friday. Freshman quarterback Jered Sherman had his second consecutive multi-touchdown game, with one each rushing and passing.

Tailback Charles Shelling followed up a 152-yard outing against Westfield with two scores Friday.

Hightower held off a late charge from the Highlanders, recovering an onside kick with less than two minutes to go to seal the win.

A rundown of last week’s scores and this week’s games involving area teams is below.

Last Week’s Scores Travis 41, Heights 28 Conroe 47, Dulles 7 Willowridge 12, Waltrip 0 Marshall 60, Northside

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Fulshear 33, Clements 7 Hightower 28, The Woodlands 25 Grand Oaks 69, Austin 10 Katy Paetow 42, Kempner 7 Needville 28, Stafford 20 This Week’s Games Thursday Dulles vs. Bush, 6 p.m.

(Mercer Stadium) Ridge Point vs. Clements, 6 p.m. (Hall Stadium) Kempner at Rosenberg Terry, 7 p.m. (Traylor Stadium) Friday Stafford at West Columbia, 7 p.m.

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Ridge Point students donate toys to local animal shelter

By Stefan Modrich SMODRICH@FORTBENDSTAR.COM

Two Ridge Point High School students gathered toys for animals at the Missouri City animal shelter and were recognized for their efforts last Friday at the shelter.

In an Oct. 16 YouTube video posted to the city’s official channel, TaBorah Goffney, Missouri City’s animal services manager, and City Manager Odis Jones commended students Alyssah Mack and Timothy Peitsch for their role in collecting two large shopping bags’ worth of materials that were transformed into toys for animals.

“We all know that oftentimes for us animal-lovers, right, that pets are, you

know, family members,” Jones said last Friday in his address to the students. “Here we have a lot of family members that are in need. And the fact that you’re willing to take your time and effort and the other students as well to want to contribute to your communities where it’s very meaningful to not only me and the staff here, but in your community, certainly.”

Mack and Peitsch are both members of the school’s student council and co-chairs of the student council’s environment and energy committee.

The students created a donation program and gathered used T-shirts, socks and water bottles and gave them a second life as pet toys, Peitsch said.

From left to right, Ridge Point students Timothy Peitsch and Alyssah Mack, Missouri City Animal Services Manager TaBorah Goffney and City Manager Odis Jones hold dog toys the students made out of recycled materials. (Contributed photo)

“Since (COVID-19) started, we kind of felt bad for all these animals as they’re lacking human contact, and so we just tried to help them out as much as possible,” Peitsch said.

“Hopefully it can have an impact on the dogs’ lives.”

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Jones praised the students for their efforts and for encouraging their classmates to get involved in the initiative. In a phone interview Monday, he praised them for being “woke” and for being hyper-attentive to the needs and concerns of

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“I think it’s a really good thing to be tremendously caring and helpful to your community,” Jones said.

“Hats off, I just want to applaud y’all for doing that.

It’s one thing for adults who are not in school that have to do that but the fact that you are willing to contribute to the community at such a young age, I just think we’ve got to really follow that as a community.”

Goffney said she and the animal services and shelter staff were grateful for the students’ foresight in fulfilling a need that arose as a result of the pandemic.

“We definitely want to extend our warmest thanks to you guys for thinking of us during a time such as (COVID-19)” Goffney said.

“And thinking of the dogs

and what they have to go through as well. So we definitely give you our greatest thanks for taking your time out and doing this.”

Goffney added if the community is looking to get involved with the shelter, they are welcome to do so.

“If people are interested in volunteering with the shelter, that is a very real need for us,” Goffney said Monday.

“Hand-in-hand with the donations and the volunteering from the community, that is the best support that we can get from our citizens. I think that’s a great thing. It’s a completely symbiotic relationship. We need the volunteers just as much as they need the staff, and no one entity can do it on their own.”

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★ ARC FROM PAGE 1 presented the parents of children with developmental disabilities with a daunting challenge as much of the socialization and maturation that occurs with The Arc’s programming has come to a halt in its traditional inperson format.

Karri Axtell, a program director at The Arc and a licensed attorney, said one of her most important roles is to listen to parents who have been frustrated by virtual schooling that they felt didn’t meet their child’s educational needs in the spring and has set them further back behind in the fall. But the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) only mandates the education of people with special needs through high school graduation or age 22.

“The only thing you cannot get back for your clients is time,” Axtell said.

“Nobody can get back the lost year or two years plus, but those years keep on ticking by.”

That hasn’t stopped LaVigne, Axtell and the rest of their team from trying to find stimulating and educational outlets for them, however. LaVigne said The Arc has planned a plethora of virtual events, including a virtual nature walk at the Brazos Bend Nature Center, which is part of the George Ranch Historical Park in Richmond.

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The county also received an Emergency Operations Center Technology Sustainment of $58,860 and $313,444 for Regional Planners. It was awarded $116,495.30 for Management and Admin-

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in person as a source of excitement and social interaction for her son. It’s also an opportunity for her to engage with other parents in a more relaxed way, she said.

“It takes away that fear of meeting in person,” Bennett said. “You can get to know somebody a little bit and whenever they do open back up in person, I think that might be kind of nice, because it’s like, ‘Oh, I’ve seen your face before.’”

Becky Geary, a retired teacher, is the mother of Chance Geary, a 35-yearold man with Down syndrome. She said The Arc provided a training session for parents to help them understand their diagnosis and how to navigate school and a special education curriculum.

“Even though I knew what it was like as a teacher, and I knew what to expect, a parent, it was a different perspective,” Becky Geary said.

She said she’s considered moving to a smaller town as the area around her in Pecan Grove has continued to grow, but The Arc’s resources have proved irreplaceable.

“If I go somewhere else, there’s nothing for him,” Geary said. “He’d be sitting at home doing absolutely nothing.”

Geary said the Special Olympics and The Arc communities have helped form lasting bonds and friendships between parents of special-needs children. But now she can be a mentor and a sounding board for first-time parents as they begin their journey.

As a boy, Chance was a thrill-seeker, venturing out from home often, but always calmly getting to his intended destination through his keen sense of direction. While his athletic talent enabled a mischievous tendency to climb trees or roofs, he eventually matured to

an impressive degree of self-sufficiency, regularly helping out his mother around the house.

“Now that Chance is older, I can talk to the younger parents and be like, ‘I never thought he would reach that independent stage where he could stay at home by himself for a little bit,’ ” Geary said. “But we’re there. There is light at the end of the tunnel.

And we can share what we went through.”

Chance is a big hugger, one thing he’s certainly missed during the pandemic. But Geary said her son is an eternal optimist.

“They don’t see the bad in people,” Geary said.

“They just see good. And you look at life differently through them. I know some people who are stressed about having a child with special needs, and I’m like, ‘You know, one day you’re going to look back on this and realize this is the best thing that ever happened to you.’ ”

istration and $125,000 for Cyber Planning and Training. For Emergency Public Information System Sustainment, the county received $68,200.

Additionally, $123,500 in state funding from the Texas General Appropriations Act went to the county’s Felony and Misdemeanor Drug Court Program.

From the Department of Justice, five grants from the Criminal Justice Division and Victim Services were allocated to Fort Bend County, including $28,953 for an EMS Mental Health and Wellness Initiative and $47,658.41 for Infant Toddler Court: Healing the Youngest Victims.

The county’s IRIS Women’s Program received $119,848.98. A Victim Witness Staff Expansion initiative was awarded $101,154.58 and the Fort Bend County Women's Center garnered $964,855.15 for Expanding and Enhancing Victim Services.

Fort Bend ISD earned a

$400,000 grant from the Department of Justice for its Year 2: Expanding the Campus Victim Assistance Program for K-12 students.

Memorial Hermann’s Sugar Land Hospital was awarded $50,000 from the Texas General Appropriations Act to be applied toward the Sexual Assault Forensic Exam (SAFE) Ready Facilities Program.

The City of Stafford received $56,261.73 for a Crime Victims Liaison from the Department of Justice.

The City of Meadows Place received $37,889 for a License Plate Recognition Acquisition Project from the Texas General Appropriations Act and $28,707 for a Live Scan System Purchase from the Department of Justice.

"Nothing is more important than the safety and security of Texans, and this grant funding will strengthen our efforts to prevent and combat crime while also

supporting victims and survivors," Abbott said in a statement. "Protecting public safety requires a comprehensive approach, and each of these recipients play an essential role in keeping our communities safe. Texas thanks the hundreds of award recipients for serving their fellow Texans and for working to build a safer and stronger Texas."

Entities interested in seeking funds to support their public safety initiatives during the next grant cycle for the 2022 fiscal year should reach out to their local council of government to learn about region specific timelines and requirements.

The Public Safety Office posts funding opportunity announcements, timelines, and other requirements on the Office of the Governor's eGrants website.

designed to thrive in the next era of retail” in the nearly 800,000 square-foot retail center.

“This redesign will create dynamic and flexible spaces for a diversity of

uses and users to interact safely,” Lionstone COO Tom Paterson said.

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★ SQUARE FROM PAGE 1 release, the upgrades will “enrich the walking environment and add an array of exciting new merchants

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HERITAGE BAPTIST CHURCH • 281-403-4994 2223 FM1092 • Missouri City, TX 77459 John Strader , Senior Pastor Sunday Bible Study 9:30 am Sunday Worship 10:45 am 6:00 pm Wednesday 7:00 pm AWANA/Youth www.hbctx.org METHODIST CHURCH

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CHRIST CHURCH SUGAR LAND • 281-980-6888 A United Methodist Community 3300 Austin Parkway • Sugar Land, TX 77479 Sunday Worship in the Sanctuary Simple Service / Prayer & Communion: 8 am Contemporary: 9:15 am / Traditional: 10:30 am Modern: 10:30 am Sunday School for all ages available at 9:15 www.christchurchsl.org EPISCOPAL

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STAFFORD CHURCH OF CHRIST • 281-499-2507 402 Stafford Run Rd. -Stafford, 77477 SUNDAY: Bible Study: 9:30 a.m.

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FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH, LCMS 281-242-7729 800 Brooks St., Sugar Land Sunday: 8:00 am Traditional Worship 9:15 am Sunday School 10:30 am Contemporary Worship (Nursery Available) 4:00 pm Spirit of Life Worship PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

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Scripture of the week “The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”

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FBISD’s Rice named TASB president FBISD accepting applications the state to serve on the TASB board.

Rice, who serves in Position 3 in FBISD, has been a member of the district’s board of trustees since 2010 and previously served as FBISD’s board president and secretary.

He was elected to the TASB Board of Directors in 2012 and served as chair of its legislative committee during the 84th and 86th Texas Legislative sessions, according to FBISD.

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Fort Bend ISD announced last Friday that board member Jim Rice has been selected to serve as president of the Texas Association of School Board’s (TASB) board of directors for the 2020-21 term.

He was one of seven school administrators selected from the throughout

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for board leadership academy “This unique learning experience allows individuals to gain a better understanding of how a school board operates and works together to fulfill the district’s mission and ensure continued district growth and improvement,” FBISD board president Jason Burdine said.

To apply for the academy, community members can fill out an online form on the district’s website at (SPELL OUT URL FOR PRINT). There will be a $75 fee due upon notification of acceptance, which FBISD said would be sent via email on Nov. 3.

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Community members wanting to learn more about Fort Bend ISD operations can apply for the district’s leadership academy.

FBISD said in a news release that community members can send in applications for its Board Leadership Academy through Oct. 30. The five-month program will provide participants the chance for a behind-thescenes look at the systems and processes utilized in

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From January through May, academy participants will attend a half-day opening retreat as well as four training sessions on topics such as finance and budget, curriculum, teaching and learning. They must attend one FBISD regular board meeting and agenda review workshop of their choice.

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The city of Sugar Land is partnering with the Sugar Land Skeeters minor league baseball team to bring Halloween fun to its residents, even during the COVID-19 pandemic.

On Saturday, Oct. 31, the city’s Halloween Town event will take place at Constellation Field in Sugar Land from 4-8 p.m. Attractions for the whole family will include inflatables and trick or treating as well as a costume parade and more.

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Review: Napoli Express Pizza plays hits with new twists

By Stefan Modrich SMODRICH@FORTBENDSTAR.COM

Where do you go when you want to venture off the beaten path but still have a craving for the familiarity and dependability of your favorite comfort foods?

I hopped in my car, headed north on Highway 6 and ended up at Napoli Express Pizza in Sugar Land.

For those of you who have regularly read my column or follow me on Twitter, you may know that I originally hail from Chicago. But I promise you that unlike the newest hit Netflix series Emily in Paris, we will not be discussing the merits of deep dish from Lou Malnati’s here, and I’ll spare you the tiresome debate that usually follows anytime someone brings up pizza from the Midwest or the East Coast.

Napoli is perhaps better known to us stateside as Naples, but you won’t find the Neapolitan piz-

za that originates from Southwest Italy at Napoli Express.

And while I was a bit disappointed by that upon my first glance at the menu, I still decided to give it a chance. Napoli Express fulfilled a guilty pleasure of mine that I only rarely indulge with deep dish trips to Chicago, and it’s a pizza absolutely loaded with cheese. I acknowledge that it might not be for everyone, so if that is the case for you, I’ll circle back later to go over some other options.

I had the large Shrimp Alfredo pizza ($16.99), which at 16 inches is plenty for two people or maybe even good for a day or two of leftovers.

As mentioned, the cheese is a dominant factor here, but the dough and crust are appropriately thick enough at the foundation to absorb it. My only complaint about the Alfredo sauce is I could have used more of it, which would bring out the shrimp a bit more. I have to give them

pleasers that will likely appeal to both the diehard Italian food lover and more casual diners.

Always a good bet are the Chicken Marsala ($11.99), sautéed chicken breast in marsala wine sauce with mushrooms and served over spaghetti, and the Penne ala Napoli ($12.99) with its namesake noodles, Italian sausage, chicken, broccoli, mushrooms and fresh garlic, topped with Romano cheese.

Your Italian family dinner or date night at home won’t be complete without a dessert. On offer are chocolate mousse cake ($3.99), cannoli ($3.50 each), New York cheesecake ($3.25) and tiramisu ($4.50).

The Shrimp Alfredo Pizza from Napoli Express Pizza in Sugar Land is shown during a recent visit. (Photo by Stefan Modrich)

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credit for the concept, but it might be better served with a more traditional Neapolitan minimalist approach.

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Address: 10145 South Highway 6 #200, Sugar Land Dining Options: Takeout, delivery via Uber Eats Hours: 10:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 10:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday Entrée prices: $8.99$19.99 Kid-friendly: Yes Senior discount: No Healthy options: Penne Primavera ($10.99), Eggplant Parmesan ($9.99) Star of the show: Shrimp Alfredo Pizza

zas come in four sizes: small ($10.99) medium ($12.99) large ($16.99) or extra-large ($19.99) and multiple varieties. The New Halal Meat Lovers

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features beef, pepperoni, gyro meat, and mozzarella cheese and the Salciccia, featuring a hearty Italian sausage from Calabria, a region in the southernmost portion of Italy, along with mushrooms and mozzarella.

For the vegetarian crowd, the Mona Lisa (spinach, feta cheese, fresh tomatoes, mozzarella) and Four Cheese Pizza (mozzarella, provolone, parmesan, ricotta) and Margherita (pesto sauce, olive oil, garlic, tomatoes and mozzarella).

Napoli Express also has several classic crowd-

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NOVEMBER 12 FT. BEND/HARRIS RETIRED EDUCATORS ZOOM MEETING Ft. Bend/Harris Retired Educators next zoom meeting is Thursday morning, November 12th, at 10:00. The program speaker is Christina Tam from Ft. Bend Libraries. She will give a presentation on their many digital databases and multiple online resources. We look forward to all our members joining us. Paid members will receive their zoom invitation a week prior to the meeting. For further information email cmduvall@aol.com.

ONGOING DVD-BASED ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS WITH NO HOMEWORK REQUIRED Weekly class designed to help you understand and appreciate the Bible by giving you a better sense of the land and culture from which it sprang. The class meets at 9:45 am every Sunday at First Presbyterian of Sugar Land (502 Eldridge Rd.). For more information call 281-240-3195

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EXCHANGE, AmericaÕ s Service Club, always welcomes guests and is in search of new members! Various Fort Bend clubs exist and can accommodate early morning (7 a.m.), noon and evening meeting time desires. For more info, contact Mike Reichek, Regional Vice President, 281-575-1145 or mike@ reichekfinancial.com We would love to have you join us and see what we are all about!

MISSOURI CITY AARP CHAPTER 3801 Meets the second Monday of every month at 11:30 a.m., at 2701 Cypress Point Dr., Missouri City Rec Center. Lunch, education, and entertainment. All seniors over 50 invited.

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BECOME A FOSTER GRANDPARENT Volunteers are needed to be a role model, mentor and friend to children with exceptional needs in the community. Training, mileage reimbursement, tax-free monthly stipend if eligible. Call today to help change the world, one child at a time in Rosenberg. For more information, call 281-344-3515.

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AMERICAN LEGION 294 MEETING Meets the first Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Old Hickory Inn BBQ, 3334 FM 1092, just north of Highway 6 in Missouri City. For more information, please call 713376-7295.

ALZHEIMER’S CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP Caregivers of patients with AlzheimerÕ s disease or other related dementias are invited to attend the first Thursday of each month, 7-8:30 p.m. at St. JohnÕ s United Methodist Church, 400 Jackson St. in Richmond, across from the historic Fort Bend County Courthouse. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 713-314-1313 or 1-800272-3900.

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