Archive for: October, 2011

Annual contest helps students support their FFA chapters

Area students will once again have the opportunity to win cash donations for their FFA chapter or high school as Monsanto Company – on behalf of Deltapine® cotton – and Plains Cotton Growers, Inc. partner to present the Deltapine Cotton Commercial Contest. The contest will highlight the regional cotton industry and how cotton is used. [...]

Bush High School presents a Production of Pygmalion

Bush High School will present a production of George Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion” on October 28, 29, and 31, at 7:00 pm in the Bush High Auditorium, 6707 FM 1464 in Richmond. Ticket prices are $5 in advance and $8 at the door for students, and $8 in advance and $10 at the door for adults. [...]

Aubrey Davis to speak at Congregation Beth El November 5

Author/storyteller Aubrey Davis will be the special guest presenter at Congregation Beth El, 7:00 p.m., Saturday, November 5. Thanks to Houston JCC for bringing Aubrey to town as part of the 39th annual Jewish Books and Arts Fair. Before becoming a storyteller and author, Aubrey Davis worked as a logger, farmer, salesman and teacher. In [...]

Missouri City Weekly Crime Report

• #111021466 Harassment 153Xx E Westwood Cir, Missouri City, TX Oct 14, 2011 At 12:26 AM • #111021469 Dwi 15Xx S Main St, Missouri City, TX Oct 14, 2011 At 2:20 AM • #111021472 Suspicious Vehicle 15Xx Willow Mill Dr, Missouri City, TX Oct 14, 2011 At 5:59 AM • #111021473 Alarm – Burglary 33Xx [...]

Sugar Land Weekly Crime Report

BEAT 1 10/15/11-12:00 11-6359 – 200 block of Lakeview Dr Burglary – bicycle stolen from open garage Report Taken 10/15/11-20:00 11-6374 – 1130 Eldridge Rd – Food Town Theft – subject concealed merchandise while checking out Arrested 10/15/11-23:30 11-6376 – 13400 W Airport Blvd Resist – subject resisted arrest during traffic stop Arrested 10/17/11-00:46 11-6396 [...]

A Richmond teacher recently attended a one-day teacher workshop on teaching the plays of William Shakespeare

Julie McGuane, who teaches English at George Ranch High School, participated in the workshop, which offered teachers the opportunity to work closely with leading scholars, studying the historical and cultural contexts of Shakespeare’s plays and the dramatic conventions central to his work. The workshop faculty included distinguished literary scholars, including James N. Loehlin, Elizabeth Richmond-Garza [...]

Brazos Bend Guardianship Services launches Volunteer Guardian Angel Program

Brazos Bend Guardianship Services (BBGS) has launched a Volunteer Guardian Angel Program thanks to a very generous donation from the Fort Bend Teen Service League.  A Volunteer Guardian Angel will be paired with one of our clients in our Corporate Guardianship Program.  These are incapacitated Fort Bend County residents that might live in a nursing [...]

Intersection closures necessitated by FM 2218 Widening Project

Beginning Friday, October 28, 2011, the Texas Department of Transportation will close all west side street intersections along FM 2218 from Airport Avenue to Town Center Boulevard in order to switch FM 2218 traffic onto new lanes and reconstruct the existing intersections to conform with the newly constructed portions of roadway. This work is part [...]

Terry High graduates earn highest FFA degree

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Zachary Barta and Matthew March (both Terry High School Class of 2010) recently received their FFA American Degrees during ceremonies at Lucas Oil Field in Indianapolis. The American FFA Degree is the highest level of achievement available to an FFA member. Before submitting an application for the American FFA Degree, a student must have received [...]

Ray students & staff walk and raise funds for diabetes research 

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Ray Elementary students participated in the annual, “School Walk for the American Diabetes Association” October 14, collecting $3,487 for diabetes research. Diabetes is the 7th-deadliest disease and more than 23.6 million Americans children and adults have this disease that affects the way the body uses food.
Walking to help end diabetes are Mindy Kucera, Malerie Badillo, [...]

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