Archive for: April, 2011

Elkins VIPS honors teachers

The VIPS team at Elkins High School is joining thousands of communities across the country in celebrating PTA Teacher Appreciation Week this May 2-6. The special week honors the dedicated men and women who lend their passion and skills to educating children. The parent volunteers that make up the VIPS team at Elkins are planning [...]

Chamber’s Hispanic Business Division celebrating Cinco de Mayo at Legacy Ford

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The Central Fort Bend Chamber Alliance’s Hispanic Business Division (HBD) is marking its second anniversary with a Cinco de Mayo celebration. The celebration, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. May 5 at Legacy Ford, 27225 Southwest Freeway, Rosenberg. There will be food, beverages compliments of [...]

Terry Miller visits EE cummings grave in Boston

Photo shows the guest book Miller found from the 1960s.

Terry Miller, with Fort Bend Poets Group, recently visited ee cummings grave in Boston the week of April 18. When he arrived, it was difficult to find cummings’ grave, but as he rounded a rock wall, he spotted a robin on a low hanging branch. As he approached the branch the robin wouldn’t leave. Finally, [...]

Sugar Land 8 year old starts new business

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Lemonade Day is May 1 My name is Raquel, and I am 8 yrs. old.  This Sunday, May 1, is Lemonade Day. It’s a day that a Houston group made to encourage kids to start their own businesses by opening up a lemonade stand. My lemonade stand is called Panda’s Lemonade.  It’s fresh squeezed and [...]

Local agencies join forces to Fight Child Abuse

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In an effort to combat the injustices of child abuse and neglect, representatives from Child Advocates of Fort Bend’s Children’s Advocacy Center and officials from Waller County recently signed A Memorandum of Understanding, formalizing their commitment to work together on behalf of child victims. “Child Advocates of Fort Bend’s Children’s Advocacy Center helps to bring [...]

Texan Hyundai donates to Foster Pro Grad

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Foster Pro Grad received a  $500 donation from Texan Hyundai for their Pro Grad event. Shown in the photo from left to right: Brenda Kasuls, Chas Hays (GSM-Texan Hyundai), Rebecca Marcucci, Mike Carelli (Texan Hyundai), Jeff Smith (Texan Hyundai), Vicki Cortez-Grace, Mike Cole (Used Car Manager-Texan Hyundai), Nancy Raper and Kim Kelly.

Foster Pro Grad receives donation

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Foster Pro Grad received a $500 donation from Municipal District Services, LLC for their Pro Grad event. Shown in the photo for Municipal Districts Services from left to right: Brenda Kasuls, Rebecca Marcucci (owner of Municipal District Services, LLC and Pro-Grad Co-Chair) , Nancy Raper, Gene Tomas, Laura Marcucci, Kim Kelley, Lisa Regan.

Fort Bend ISD names 2011-2012 District Teachers of the Year

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Congratulations to Danielle Moss of Fleming Elementary School, who was named FBISD Elementary Teacher of the Year, and Yolanda Clarke of Travis High School, who was named FBISD Secondary Teacher of the Year at a special awards dinner on April 28. Danielle Moss is a fifth-grade English Language Arts teacher at Fleming Elementary. She has [...]

Maxey gets kudos for her articles

Hello Elsa, Group Homes & 8th Hole Lake Articles – Many thanks for writing and publishing. You need articles to publish and Quail Valley needs to have a lot of light shown on many activities that tax paying QV citizens have real concerns for and want positive changes made. The only way most changes that [...]

Anna Tarka joins Sienna Plantation Aquatics

Sienna Plantation Aquatics, a USA Swimming competitive swim team, has named Anna Tarka as its new Swim School Program Director and 8 & Under Coach. Tarka, who is the former Head Coach of the Strawberry Seals Swim Team in Mill Valley, CA as well as the Head Coach of Convent of the Sacred Heart High [...]

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