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OakBend Medical to
sponsor 2008 Surf’s Up

OakBend Medical Center signed on to be the presenting sponsor of Surf’s Up, School’s Out, with the Triumphs benefitting the Lamar Educational Awards Foundation (L.E.A.F.). 

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Could you be Sugar Land’s next Superstar?
Sugar Land Town Square is gearing up to kick off its third-annual Sugar Land Superstar competition this summer.
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Fort Bend Boys Choir holding
Spring Concert on May 17
Celebrate the spring season and upcoming summer vacation by attending the Fort Bend Boys Choir’s Spring Concert! An annual event, this concert will be held on Saturday, May 17th, 7:00 p.m. at Williams Trace Baptist Church in Sugar Land.
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Houston Symphonic Band will
close FUMC season concert
The Friends of the Arts Committee of the First United Methodist Church, Missouri City will close its season with a performance by the Houston Symphonic Band. Conductor Robert.
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Retired teachers attend
55th annual state convention
Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) members of the Fort Bend/Harris unit recently returned from the 55th annual state convention in El Paso.
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Westminster Concert Bell
Choir will perform May 15
The Westminster Concert Bell Choir from Westminster Choir College of Rider University will perform on Thursday, May 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the Christ United Methodist Church in Sugar Land.
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Sugar Land residents win medals
in 2008 Houston Senior Olympics
Long time Sugar Land residents, Dr. Khalid Razvi (66), a geophysicist, his brother, Mahmood Razvi (75), an engineer and sister-inlaw Zakia Razvi (72), won twenty one (21) medals in the Houston Senior Olympics held in Houston in March /April 2008.
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Bangkok Chef will have you
coming back again and again
One of the only similarities between the greater Houston area and Bangkok, Thailand would be the traffic and hot weather. Now it’s time to add one more to that short list.
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Sienna Family Fit Fun Run set for April
Scanlan Oaks Elementary of Sienna Plantation hosts the 4th Annual Sienna Family Fit Fun Run on Saturday, April 5, (Rain Date: April 12).
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CASA Gala imagines the places we will go
Child Advocates of Fort Bend (CAFB) invites you to join in the mischief and imagine the place we will go – Seuss style on April 12, at the Sugar Land Town Square Marriott as the 8th Annual CASA Gala for the Children travels to the fanciful land of Seuss.
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Annual Crawfish Festival set for April 12
Oyster Creek Rotary Club’s 28th Annual Crawfish Festival is scheduled for Saturday, April 12, 2008 beginning at 5 PM at the Stafford Centre Convention Center, 10505 Cash Road.
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Justice For All Luncheon draws crowd
On February 29 Fort Bend Lawyers Care held its 2nd annual “Justice for All” luncheon presented by The West Law to honor its many volunteers.
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Second Mile Mission Center’s
fundraiser to be held April 4
Dr. Richard Blackaby, author and inspirational speaker will keynote Second Mile Mission Center’s 4th annual fundraising dinner on Friday, April 4 at Marriott Town Square in Sugar Land.
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St. Laurence Ladies Guild
sets first annual Spring Fling
The Ladies Guild will be hosting it’s first annual Spring Fling on March 29!
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YMCA Partners Campaign
“Blasts Off” in Fort Bend County
With 100 volunteers and supporters on hand Thursday, January 31st , the three YMCAs of Fort Bend County officially kicked off their annual Partners fundraising campaign.
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Young musical virtuosos to perform
The Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Guest Conductor, HÈctor Ag¸ero, Jr., Director of Orchestras and Chamber Music HSPVA (High School for the Performing and Visual Arts).
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It’s time to Boogie at the Women’s
Center gala “Pirates & Parrots”
Event co-chair Carole Albers, FBCWC manager Liz Moreno, presenting sponsors KK & Scott West of The West Law Firm, and event co-chair Roberta Avery and their committees have gone “over board” in preparing for the 1,000 plus guests expected to attend Boogie 2008.
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“Envisioning Sugar Land Video”
wins statewide PR award

Scott Young, left, and Steve Stewart, at work in the studio on the musical score for the “Envisioning Sugar Land” video for the City of Sugar Land’s recent State of the City Address.
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Get Ready to Ride!
We promise to provide you with a quality ride whether you are training for that all-important BP MS 150 or just wanting a great day with friends. The Schlumberger Education Expedition ride begins at Hightower High School and winds throughout quiet streets and into the countryside, before looping back home.
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Applications being accepted for contest
High school teenage girls living in Fort Bend Co. between the ages of 15 and 19 are invited to participate in the 2nd Annual Miss Fort Bend Hispanic Heritage Forum Queen contest.
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Miss Texas USA to compete
in 2008 Miss USA competition
Crystle Stewart will represent Texas at the 57th ANNUAL MISS USA competition; to be broadcast live from the Theatre for the Performing Arts located at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on April 11.
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Holy Cross Sugar Land announces new
Rector and exciting vision for the Church
Holy Cross Episcopal Church in Sugar Land has called the Rev. Scott Allan Thompson, to lead the congregation as rector.
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Sons of American Revolution elect new president
“Sugar Land resident, Tom Meinecke, has been elected to serve as President of the Alexander Hodge Chapter of The Sons of the American Revolution for the 2008 year.
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Fort Bend Panhellenic to hold designer jean sale
A designer jean sale will be held on Saturday, March 1 from noon until 5pm at the Christ United Methodist Church gym on Austin Parkway, across from First Colony Middle School.
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Marek receives the “Czernin Palace”
Bronze Memorial Medal
Raymond Snokhous, Honorary Consul General of the Czech Republic presented the “Czernin Palace” Memorial Medal and Certificate to Marvin J. Marek recently at the Texas Czech Heritage Center Czech Christmas Choir Concert.
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“Giveakidaflag” at KISD FFA Rodeo Parade
The Greater Katy Exchange Club www.KatyExchangeClub.com members and Volunteers will hand out 2500-3000 small American flags prior to the Katy KISD FFA Rodeo Parade.
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Hadassah 2008 Women of
Courage to host benefit luncheon
Debbie Levine and Carolyn Plessner, co-chairs of the Houston Chapter of Hadassah’s 2008 “Women of Courage” luncheon honoring Joan Alexander and Karol Musher.
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