Caregivers or those who will become caregivers in the near future for a loved one, do not want to miss the Fort Bend Museum Docents program, Saturday, May 11, at the Gus George Academy, 1521 Eugene Heimann Circle, Richmond. Mix and mingle begins at 9:30 a.m. with program and business meeting to follow at 10:00 a.m. [...]
Congratulations to Fort Bend ISD’s 2013 Bilingual and ESL Teachers of the Year. They are: Walter Valenzuela of Holley Elementary School, Bilingual Teacher of the Year; Leyla Halimi of Clements High School, Secondary ESL Teacher of the Year; and Lily Monroe of Fleming Elementary School, Elementary ESL Teacher of the Year. They were selected from [...]
Early voting thru May 4, election Sat. May 11 By B.K. Carter There hasn’t been a lot of hot politicking this year it seems to me. Of course, I’ve been waylaid by my health so maybe it has been a lot hotter than I think. The candidates have thankfully left me alone but I still [...]
By Elsa Maxey Frank Simpson, 48, former city manager of Missouri City between 2004 – 2011, and newly named city manager of College Station, died this past Saturday of what is reported to have been a heart attack. Simpson had been city manager of College Station for less than a month. After four years as [...]
By Karen Daniels For the second year in a row, The City of Meadows Place will participate in Family Night at Constellation Field to watch the Sugar Land Skeeters play ball against the Lancaster Barnstormers on Saturday, May 4 at 6:05pm. Fifty tickets have been sold so far for this event for families to get [...]
Austin High School’s black team placed fourth in the C division (grades 9-12) and Sartartia Middle School’s team finished second in the B division (grades 6-9) at the Gulf Coast Region Science Olympiad competition held March 23 at Lone Star College – CyFair. These two teams will join a team from Clements High School in [...]
Sheriff Troy Nehls to be keynote speaker The service to honor all the fallen law enforcement officials across Fort Bend County has been scheduled for Thursday, May 2 at 6 p.m. at the Peace Officers’ Memorial in front of the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff’s spokesman Bob Haenel said, “Each year, the Fort Bend [...]
FCST swimmers enjoyed a visit with Olympic Gold Medalist Garrett Weber-Gale Sunday, April 14. Garrett was on the gold medal winning 4×100 Meter Freestyle relay with Michael Phelps, often labeled one of the best Olympic moments ever. Weber-Gale joined FCST for a day to work on stroke technique, racing strategy, share some Olympic moments, and his passion [...]
Despite very chilly nights and windy days the first weekend in March marked the 5th annual Orienteering weekend campout for the Clements High School NJROTC Unit. Ninety cadets participated in the event at Stephen F. Austin State Park in San Felipe, TX. The weekend started off with the cadets pitching 27 tents and a dining-fly. [...]
Laughs and illusions – that sums up the Thursday, May 2 program for the Sugar Creek Women’s Association. The entertainment will combine the magic of Trixie Bond with the comedy and magic of Becky Blaney. Trixie has performed throughout the world, including three times at the White House. She has served as president of the [...]
