Coastal Prairie Quilt Guild presents its 2012 quilting and scrap booking show “Putting the Pieces Together” at the Stafford Centre, 105505 Cash Rd., Stafford, on Friday, September 7 from 10am-6pm, and on Saturday, September 8 from 10am-5pm. Tickets are $8.00 for both days. The show features 300+ stunning patchwork and appliqué quilts and scrapbook pages. [...]
By Karen Daniels At Monday night’s SMSD Board of Trustee meeting, the first for the new school year, it was announced that Ms. ShaMekka Pratt-Simmons, Board Secretary, had turned in her resignation. The only explanation given was “personal family reasons”. Ms. Pratt-Simmons became a Board Trustee in May 2009, filling an unexpired term. She was [...]
As London plays host to the world during the Summer Olympics, Academic Year in America (AYA) is looking for Stafford area families to play host to the world by welcoming an exchange student into their home for 4 to 6 weeks. This year, AYA is bringing hundreds of high school students age 15 to 18½ [...]
Fort Bend County Libraries’ Adult Services staff at Mamie George Branch Library, 320 Dulles Avenue in Stafford, will present free, introductory computer classes this month on using Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint. The classes will consist of a hands-on introduction to basic skills for people who would like to learn more about using these computer programs. [...]
Fort Bend County Libraries’ Mamie George Branch Library, 320 Dulles Avenue in Stafford, will celebrate this year’s Summer Reading Club with a Teen Movie Day on Monday, August 20, beginning at 5:30 pm. Based on the bestselling book by Laura Hillenbrand, this true story tells the tale of the unlikeliest of heroes during a time [...]
East Fort Bend Human Needs Ministry, Inc. will be hosting its monthly Food Fair on Thursday, July 26 from 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon in Stafford at 435 Stafford Run Rd. (off Ave. E, between Murphy Rd and Hwy 90). The Food Fair Program is open to anyone in need of food. Participants receive fresh [...]
Mamie George Branch Library, 320 Dulles Avenue in Stafford, will celebrate this year’s Summer Reading Club with a Teen Movie Day on Monday, July 23, beginning at 6:00 pm. This movie is rated PG. Edward Asner is the voice of Carl Fredrickson, an aging widower who recalls a promise he made to the girl he [...]
With plans already underway, organizers of the International Festival of Fort Bend (IFFB) recently met at the Sugar Land Branch Library. The annual event is set to take place at the Stafford Centre this fall with the City of Stafford serving as the major co-sponsor. Kick-off plans for the multi-ethnic celebration of cultural diversity in [...]
By Karen Daniels Next Wednesday, June 27, Stafford will hold a public hearing on the pros and cons of passing a public smoking ban. Whether you are for cleaner air quality or against increased government involvement, residents and business owners are encouraged to attend and give your thoughts and concerns at 7:00 pm at the [...]
Fort Bend Regional Council on Substance Abuse, Inc. (FBRC) is announcing it’s eighth annual Fort Bend Corporate Challenge bowling tournament to be held on Saturday, May 19. For this year’s tournament, FBRC invites area businesses, organizations and individuals to gather teams and have fun competing against each other for the winning crystal trophy. The tournament [...]
