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VOL 7 No. 43

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FORT BEND FAIR. BALANCED. INFORMATIVE. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2014

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Official newspaper of Fort Bend County, Missouri City & Sugar Land

Fifth Circuit lets Stafford police chief off the hook in lawsuit

By BARBARA FULENWIDER The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals handed down its decision on Stafford’s request to exclude the city, Stafford Police Officer Jesus Estrada and Police Chief Bonny Krahn out of a lawsuit filed against all three by the parents of a young man who died at the hands of Estrada.

The court handed down a 2-1 decision, allowing Krahn out of the case.

The court held that the plaintiffs, Steve and Pam Hobarrt, have no case against him. They chose to keep Officer Estrada and the city in the case.

The appeal the city made to the Fifth Circuit Court in New

Orleans was to refute a lower court judge’s refusal to grant immunity to Krahn and Estrada, who shot and killed Aaron Hobaart, the plaintiffs’ 19-yearold son on Feb. 18, 2009.

The case was initially filed in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, for the plaintiffs.

The civil suit states that the shooting death of their son

by Estrada occurred because the officer was not adequately trained to have answered the call for help.

The suit filed by the plaintiffs says Pam Hobart called 911 for help because she said her son was having an acute mental health crisis and need-

ed a Crisis Intervention Team (CIT).

Instead of sending a CIT, the suit says Estrada arrived and fatally shot Hobart when he could have used various nonlethal alternatives.

With that decision made by the court, Mayor Leonard Scarcella, who is a lawyer, said the next step will most likely be to go to trial in a Federal District Court in Houston.

The Fifth Circuit Court judges did not publish their decision, which, according to Scarcella, means from a legal standpoint the decision cannot be used as precedent.

City plans for Texas Parkway re-development; HCC re-location likely

By SESHADRI KUMAR The city of Missouri City is working on a new incentive program to help re-develop the Texas Parkway corridor.

The city’s executive director for economic development Joe Esch presented a preliminary plan to the city council at a recent meeting and the council has authorized the preparation of formal plan and policy.

There is already a project under consideration which may be the first participant in the program once the policy is adopted.

This program is one of a number of efforts in progress to assist with the development and redevelopment of Texas Parkway, according to Esch.

As a part of the plan to redevelop the Texas Parkway corridor, Esch also made a presentation Monday night on a “catalyst project,” namely re-location of the Houston Community College campus from Sienna Plantation to the vacant site adjoining the city hall. Fort Bend County is also a part of the discussion on the HCC project.

The goal of Texas Parkway revitalization is to attract a catalyst project that has a positive image and would be accepted in the area.

The project should attract capital investment,support surrounding area and the City, provide an anchor for additional development and investment, increase the temporary and or permanent population on Texas Parkway and create opportunity for events or activities.

The Texas Parkway and the adjoining areas have suffered

from low traffic. If there are more facilities and more people are moving through the area, then the scope for retail businesses increases.

To re-vitalize the area, both the temporary and permanent population in the area should be increased, according to Esch.

If there are more facilities, more activities and more festival-type events, the area would generate retail traffic.

That would attract small businesses to locate in the area.

The proposed incentive program addresses the question of how to bring in catalyst projects and how to incentivise small businesses to move in to the economically-depressed area.

The incentive program is based on performance, according to Esch.

Tax abatements and capture of sales tax to improve the area are already known measures. Cash incentives in the form of sales tax rebate could be another step to help small businesses.

The city will hold a meeting with businesses and reach out to the property owners.

The Texas Parkway incentive program will be applicable to a larger area including Texas Parkway up to Turtle Creek, Cartwright Road, and Murphy Road up to Lexington Boulevard.

The program is not intended to be a panacea, but is one of several elements in re-developing the area, Esch says.

One of the “catalyst” projects that would help generate traffic is the proposed re-location of Houston Community

On Monday, October 13, The Fort Bend ISD Board of Trustees met during a Special Called Meeting and unanimously approved the exchange and purchase of four parcels of land to be used for future FBISD schools and facilities.

The four parcels are located in two general areas including the Harvest Green Development near Travis High School and Sienna Plantation.

•Adjacent to Travis High School in the Harvest Green Development, FBISD exchanged 4.188 acres of property along the rapidly developing Grand Parkway corridor that is just north of the school, with a 12.981 acres site in the same development.

FBISD plans to use the nearly 13 acres to build an Agricultural

(AG) Facility for students in the west side of the District.

•Also, in the Harvest Green Development southwest of Travis High School, the Board approved the purchase of 16.678 acres to build a future elementary school.

•In Sienna Plantation, the District exchanged 14.997 acres in an area that is not in the immediate path of development for an alternative 15-acre site in Sienna Plantation closer to Ridge Point High School to build an elementary school. Because the new land is located in an area that is currently undergoing development, FBISD will benefit from infrastructure improvements that are already in the works.

•Adjacent to the new 15-acre elementary school site in Sienna

Lasting Summer Color that’s easy care and affordable as Maria Landis beautiful garden demonstrates. Fall is the perfect time to look for the “summer holes” in your garden. Quail Valley Garden Club’s Caladium Bulb Pre-sale is every October. Order by October 31 to save. No deposit, pay on delivery in March. Contact your favorite QV Garden Club Member, or contact Nancy Lindsay College from Sienna Plantaat 281 499-2047 or jaklind@comcast.net , Mary Chan at 281 437-7179 or manglauro@hotmail. tion to Texas Parkway. com. Proceeds benefit community projects of beautification and scholarships. We have a FAQ The open lots adjacent to guide of commonly asked questions that take some of the mystery out of ordering bulbs. http:// the city hall will be the locatraction.typepad.com/qvgc/caladium-bulb-faqs.html tion for the new HCC campus.

Right now, the Sienna campus is on the outskirts of the city.

HCC indicates existing and likely student base is along Texas Parkway and surrounding area including Houston and Stafford and HCC is planning a second building, for which funding has been approved and the design is nearly complete.

HCC’s existing site has deed restrictions limiting use and proceeds of sale from property and the city believes there is potential for developing 30 acres of land so long as the deed restrictions can be changed and there is a willing buyer for the property.

City has reached out to potential developers to explore interest in development of the vacant HCC property.

City staff has met with HCC Hope For Three, autism advocates, Fourth Annual Luncheon & Dazzling Desserts presented by and HCC board has voted in Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital raised over $14,000 for local families living with autism. favor of exploring the concept. About 100 supporters attended including State Rep. Rick Miller, Commissioner James PatterThe city, private developers son, Dee Koch, George Foundation Community Engagement, Quynh-Anh McMahan, George and HCC are working out a Foundation Grant Officer, Roberts Markel Weinberg Butler Hailey (RMWBH) Law Office, Joe possible deal to bring the new Marciano, Christopher Morales, Allison Wen and Honorary Chairs & Teen Huddle Co-Foundcampus to Texas Parkway. ers; Kirsten Overgaard and Joseph Buckle. Grant Manier, a young man living with autism, Dr. The city is a “risk-averse Temple Grandin’s protégé and Eco-Artist phenomenon, gave an inspiring presentation and showinvestor” and a not a develop- cased his large collection of one of a kind art pieces. Grant’s motto- “It’s not what I can’t do … er, Esch explains. The city is it’s what I can do that makes a difference.” For more information on autism resources, family promoting an environment for assistance or volunteer opportunities visit www.hopeforthree.org or call 1-800-317-0787. Above, economic development, for Dustin Fessler, LEFT, Carl Favre, Grant Manier, Jeff Roberts and Rahila Sultanali. job creation and for improving Photo: Mary Favre and Brenda Perry quality of life, he says.

“We are taking advantage of the market potential and help By SESHADRI KUMAR before the November election. and was in prison, has filed a grievlower the barriers to the entry Fort Bend County Commis- Healey is seeking re-election and ance that Healey and prosecutor of the private sector,” Esch sioners Court last week authorized Wilvin Carter, a Democrat, is run- Mark Hanna failed to inform the says. the county attorney to hire outside ning against him. defendant in a timely manner, the counsel to defend District Attorney It is learned that in the past 22 evidence that would have helped John Healey and other assistant dis- years only three formal grievances Estrada negate the conviction, retrict attorneys in grievances filed have been filed against attorneys sulting in his early release. against them with the State Bar of employed by Fort Bend County Estrada’s drug samples were tested by a forensic scientist who and none against Healey.

Plantation, the District also pur- Texas.

A total of six grievances have One of the complaints was be- was fired for using improper testing chased 31.914 acres to be used for a middle school. The land in been filed, two against Healey and ing alleged even at the time of the standards.

Healey allegedly delayed conHarvest Green was purchased four against other prosecutors in March primary, when Healey faced veying this information to the a Republican opponent. using money from the District’s Healey’s office.

The grievances are now believed Jacob Estrada of Rosenberg who defense. Healey had denied any general fund. The total amount is subject to the final survey, but to be “complaints”, and the attor- pleaded guilty on a drug charge wrongdoing. neys in question have to respond to it was estimated at $1,561,961.

The land in Sienna Plantation the allegations.

FORT BEND The Chief Disciplinary Counsel was purchased with money from the 2007 bond. That purchase conducts an investigation to deterwas estimated at $2,988,873, mine whether there is just cause 12551, Emily Court, Sugar Land, TX 77478 to believe the alleged professional subject to the final survey.

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 623, Sugar Land, TX 77487 The land that was swapped misconduct occurred. Based on www.fbindependent.com Seshadri Kumar in Harvest Green was initially its findings, the matter is either 281-980-6745 Publisher & Editor purchased in June of 2004, when presented to a grievance panel for the land for Travis HS was pur- dismissal or proceeds to litigation, Fort Bend Independent, (USPS 025-572) is published every chased. The West Side Agricul- according to the State Bar. Wednesday (for a subscription rate of $20 per year) by Fort Bend Healey said the counsel will vigtural Facility was a 2007 bond Independent, LLC.,12551,Emily Court, Sugar Land, Texas 77478. orously defend him and the prosproject.

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Now that the land has been ecutors and they will be vindicated.

POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Fort Bend Independent, Healey also pointed to the timsecured, the architectural design P.O. Box 623, Sugar Land, Tx 77487. ing of filing of the grievances just will be put out for bids.

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County hires counsel to defend prosecutors

Fort Bend ISD Board approves land deals

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Woman’s Club of Missouri City holds kick-off meeting

The Woman’s Club of Missouri City held its kick-off meeting for the new season in the home of Jane and Allen Owen.

The new president is Jean Shelledy. Her theme this year is “TEAM....Together, Everyone, Accomplishes, More.”

Jean states that as a TEAM, we can fulfill the objective of the Woman’s Club of Missouri City which is giving back to our community, to our students and to each other. The WCMC is one of the oldest social and civic clubs in Missouri City. The club has awarded $55,000 in scholarships since 1993. Other WCMC charitable donations for 2014 were The Butterfield Educational Foundation, The Historical Dew House, The First Tee Program at Quail Valley and Elkins High School and Habitat for Humanity.

The women also plan fun social events at their meetings. At the October meeting held at the Paint Party Place in Missouri City, members learned to paint a canvas of blue bonnets. They enjoyed showing their artistic talents in painting and had fun comparing their artwork with one another.

Pictured above is Delores Messer displaying her blue bonnet painting.

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100 years of Texas history come alive Oct. 25 Light the fire and sound the cannons! The 31st annual Texian Market Days Festival will be better than ever bringing more than 100 years of Texas history alive in one thrilling day of festivities.

Held at the picturesque, 480-acre George Ranch Historical Park, festival-goers can spend the day living and playing the way of their ancestors through interactive displays, games, historic home tours, culinary delights, livestock, cowboys, vintage vehicles, battle reenactments, plus much more from craft vendors and first-person costumed interpreters.

Come early and plan to spend the day experiencing activities for the entire family, including: •Preview historic weaponry such as Brown Bess Muskets, Kentucky Rifles and assorted period knives •Lively demonstrations, including cannon and cavalry drills; gunsmith; frontier survival and cornbread making •Meet the Park livestock – pigs, chickens, horses and longhorns •Vintage baseball games between the Houston Babies and Katy Combines •Watch an old-fashioned

medicine show selling a “magical elixir,” performed by The Tanners of the famous Dr. Bushrod’s Medicine Show •Discover the Cowboy Line Camp, a rustic shelter of refuge for ranch cowboys •View vintage vehicles such as a 1923 Model T Touring Car, a 1937 Ford Coupe, and more •Make corn husk dolls and watch pioneer food demonstrations •Plus much more!

More Than 100 Years of Interactive Texas History Journey throughout the Park and experience four generations of one family’s history through historic home tours and demonstrations.

The 1830s Jones Stock Farm will feature the Texas Revolution Era. Witness the Texians battle for independence from Mexican Soldados.

Explore their camps and visit with reenactors while admiring their historic weaponry on display.

Listen to period music, learn the ins and outs of frontier survival and herbal medicine, taste cornbread made over the open fire and find your inner pioneer child by making a corn husk figure.

A venture to the 1860s Ryon Prairie Home will present skirmishes between the Union and Confederate troops.

Feel the boom and smell the black powder in the air from cannon demonstrations, plus learn tales from soldiers on both sides of the Civil War. While touring the Ryon Home, learn about domestic life through wood-burning stove cooking demonstrations and tours of the home by costumed interpreters.

Try your hand at churning butter, participate in a oneroom schoolhouse experience, join the militia and enjoy live period music.

Then let your nose guide you behind the Ryon Home to Cookie’s Chuckwagon, featuring cooking methods used on the cattle drives such as using a dutch oven over the open fire. Discover the origin of the Chuckwagon and how vital it became to the success of cattle drives.

Cross the tranquil Dry Creek to the expansive 1890s Davis Victorian Mansion site, which includes the sharecropper’s farm, railcar and cowboy line camp.

Forge ahead to the blacksmith’s shop and learn a thing or two about his master techniques. Take in a vintage baseball game in the nearby field, and enjoy lively performances of an old-fashioned medicine show selling a “magical elixir” by The Tanners of the famous Dr. Bushrod’s Medicine Show. And before you bid the Mansion a proper “farewell,” submerse yourself in Victorian culture with an old-fashioned marionette show.

The Fort Bend Museum Docents will host tours at the home of the 1930s George Cattle Complex, where a rare glimpse at a variety of antique vehicles, including the Park’s 1927 Model, will be on display.

World War II reenactors will be on hand to discuss this global conflict and display impressive collections from War. A cowboy show at the pens followed by a cattle hygiene lesson at the dipping vat will showcase the working life of a ranch cowboy at its best.

Plan for a daylong adventure, and bring your camera and appetite, because you have to learn where you came from to appreciate where you are TODAY! Tickets are $15 for adults; $10 for children ages 5 to 15; Free for children 4 and under.

Texian Market Days Festival hours are 9 am to 5 pm on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014. The George Ranch Historical Park is located at 10215 FM 762 Rd, Richmond, Texas.

For more information, sponsorships and volunteering, visit www.TexianMarketDays. com or call (281) 343-0218.

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Seminar raises awareness of human trafficking

Human Trafficking is the fastest growing criminal industry in the world, second only to the Drug Trade.

According to the U.S. State Department, 600,000 to 800,000 people are trafficked across international borders every year.

More than 70% are female and half are children. The average age a teen enters the sex trade in the U.S. is 12 to 14 years old.

One out of three teen runaways are trafficked within 48 hours of leaving home. The National Human Trafficking Hotline receives more calls from Texas than any other state in the U.S. with Houston ranking number one among U.S cities.

Texas has 47,000 missing children cases, states the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Many are being sold in online sex ads.

According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, modern slavery is a 32 billion dollar a year business. It is booming due to international travel, wars, conflict, extreme poverty—and the internet.

These were a few of the many facts that were shared at a recent Human Trafficking Symposium held on October 4 at Sugar Creek Baptist Church in Sugar Land.

Hosted by women educators of East Fort Bend County Lambda Sigma Chapter of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International and Texas State Senator Joan Huffman of District 17, co-chair of the Joint Interim Committee to Study Human Trafficking, this event brought awareness to this human travesty and encouraged active support of stronger legis-

The Brightwater Garden Club will have its monthly meeting Monday, October 27, at 6:30 p.m in the Lakes of Brightwater Clubhouse located at 2410 Brightwater Drive in Missouri City.

Patty Chesson and Lisa Rogers, both Fort Bend master Gardeners and Certified Irrigation Efficiency Specialists, will help us understand our irrigation systems. For more information, call club president Nancy Hudson at 281-403-9269 or membership chair Diane Giltner at 281-499-0695.

Halloween Town in Sugar Land Town Square

The fun and frights of Halloween Town will return to Sugar Land Town Square on Sunday, Oct. 26, from 4-8 p.m. All little witches, superheroes, princesses and other creative characters are invited to bring their families, friends and pets for this evening of friendly surprises. Festive Halloween characters will roam Town Square inviting children to participate in several activity stations and attractions provided by local organizations and businesses. Admission is free to the community. Just remember, no blood or gruesome horror elements, as Halloween Town is for friendly ghosts, goblins and ghouls. Children and pets in their Halloween best are invited to enter Halloween Town’s costume contest . Hurry, because space in each category is limited. Be the first to sign up using the contest entry form at www.sugarlandtx.gov/halloweentown. For a printed form or for more information, call 281-275-2885.

Front row, L-R: Rachel Alvarez, YMCA International’s Trafficked Persons Assistance Program; Dr Paul Raffoul, Dean of the College of Social Work at the University of Houston; Texas Senator Joan Huffman; Ruthie Estes, The Delta Kappa Gamma Society (DKG) U.S. Forum.

Back row, L-R: Linda Russell, Lambda Sigma Legislative Chairman, DKG; Linda Morrison, Director of Development with Traffic911; “Cat” French, found and director of Elijah Rising; and Salethia Morris, Lambda Sigma president, DKG . lation against human traffickers.

The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International (DKG), founded in 1929 in Austin, Texas as an honorary professional organization of key women educators has over 40 chapters in the Greater Houston Area with a presence in 17 countries.

DKG established the United States Forum in 1986 to identify and select major issues affecting women, children, and education upon which the U.S. members may take action.

The U.S. Forum is dedicated to being an advocate for children by implementing actions which enable change and improvement in social institutions, systems, legislation, and practices that impose hardships or impacts negatively on individu-

als, groups or families.

Lambda Sigma’s legislative chairman, Linda Russell, spearheaded this awareness program. Refreshments were provided by several generous local businesses.

The panel of speakers kept attendees’ full attention as they shared stories of victims and exposed the underground sex industry.

Traffic911 prevents, rescues and restores domestic victims of underage sex trafficking.

Their work has led to multiple felony arrests, convictions and pleas.

The YMCA provides direct services to foreign born victims in Houston and focuses on empowering and helping them achieve self-sufficiency.

Elijah Rising is an outreach

ministry to combat modern-day slavery that equips a new breed of justice warrior for prayer, awareness, and intervention in the spirit of Isaiah 1:17.

Senator Huffman gave an update on the illegal crossing at the Texas border and the connection to human trafficking.

Dr. Paul Raffoul, Interim Dean of the College of Social Work at the University of Houston, acted as moderator.

To learn more, go to www. elijahrising.org, www.traffic911.org, www.ymcainternationalservices.org, and the National Human Trafficking Resource Center nhtrc@polarisproject.org, free hotline, available 24 hours a day, 888373-7888. Call 9-1-1 to report this crime; local law enforcement is trained to help.

receive a bonus check when school ends this year on Dec. 19.

The other half of the initiative is a retention incentive check that will be paid in midAugust to teachers who return to the district.

The SMSD tax rate dropped half a cent this year from last year’s rate on a balanced 201415 budget totaling $26,897,663.

This year’s budget is $107,910 more than last year’s.

Revenues are expected to be up by 3 percent to $33,543,061 and expenses by 4 percent over last year. The projected ending fund balance for the 2014-15 budget is $11,408,753.

The district’s tax rates from 1999 to 2005-6 increased and began dropping with the 200607 budget. Stafford MSD’s lowest tax rate over the past 15 years was in 2010. Since then the rates have slowly increased until this year.

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SMSD pays staff incentives out of surplus revenue

By BARBARA FULENWIDER The adopted annual Stafford Municipal Shcool District budget has a $288,000 overage in it for 2015 so $200,000 of that is going to be used for personnel incentives and the rest will go into the general fund.

The $200,000 will be used as an initiative to thank employees who show up every

day for work and for teachers who return to the district for the 2014-15 school year.

The roll out of that plan was announced by Supt. Robert Bostic at the Oct. 7 board meeting.

What the attendance incentive means for employees is those with perfect attendance during the fall semester will

Winners of the “I Write” Short-Story Contest Twelve Fort Bend ISD students are among 59 Distinguished Young Authors nationwide who will be recognized by READ3Zero, a Houston non-profit literacy organization, as winners of the 5th annual “I Write” short-story contest. Their literary works will be published in the I Write Short Stories by Kids, for Kids anthology.

FBISD’s student honorees and the campuses they represent include: Elementary School Level •Sugar Mill Elementary School – Samantha Bacani, Mary Evyn Cutshall, Yasmeen Feghali, Daniel Hoang, Haaniya Mehran, Aidan Perry, Keller Rivers, Chloe Williams Middle School Level •Hodges Bend Middle School – Izecke Noble •Sugar Land Middle School – Katherine Bacani, Benjamin Carpenter, Kurt Kauffman On Nov. 1, the students will be honored at an awards ceremony that will also include a “Meet and Greet” with the published authors and illustrators, a silent auction, a luncheon program and a book signing at the Hilton Americas in Downtown Houston.

Ft. Bend Optimist Club Sugar Land 32nd Annual 5K Run or 2K walk Sugar Land Memorial Park University @ Commowealth

Sunday • November 2, 2014 • 8:30 am Lots of Door Prizes & Raffle Items $25 per person entry fee The FUN RUN is a certified race and trophies are given for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in each age category. All proceeds and donations are given to the youth of our community.

Ft. Bend Optimist Club Sugar Land P. O. Box 17573 Sugar Land, TX 77496

Or go on-line at:

Fboptimist.org/run

THE STATE OF TEXAS CITATION BY PUBLICATION TO: STEVE KENDRICK D/B/A HOUSTON POOL AND REMODELING NOTICE: You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 a.m. on Monday next following the expiration of forty-two days from the date of issuance of this citation, same being December 01, 2014 a default judgment may be taken against you. Said answer may be filed by mailing same to: District Clerk’s Office,301 Jackson, Richmond, Texas 77469, or by bringing it to the office.

Our street address is 1422 Eugene Heimann Circle, Richmond TX 77 469.

We are located on the first floor of the Justice Center building. The case is presently pending before the 400TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of Fort Bend County sitting in Richmond, Texas, and was filed on MARCH 17, 2014. It bears cause number 14-DCV-213260 and is styled: Mark Voss vs Steve Kendrick D/B/A Houston Pool and Remodeling.

The name and address of the attorney for PLAINTIFF OR PETITIONER is: JENNIFER C CHIANG MITCHELL & DUFF LLC 210 MAIN STREET RICHMOND TX 77469 281-341-1718 The nature of the demands of said PLAINTIFF OR PETITIONER is as follows to-wit: PLAINTIFF, MARK VOSS, RESPECTFULLY PRAYS THAT THE DEFENDANT BE CITED TO APPEAR AND ANSWER HEREIN, AND THAT UPON A FINAL HEARING OF THE CAUSE, JUDGMENT BE ENTERED FOR THE PLAINTIFF AGAINST DEFENDANT FOR THE ECONOMIC AND ACTUAL DAMAGES REQUESTED HEREINABOVE IN AN AMOUNT IN EXCESS OF THE MINIMUM JURISDICTIONAL LIMITS OF THE COURT, TOGETHER WITH PREJUDGMENT AND POST JUDGMENT INTEREST AT THE MAXIMUM RATE ALLOWED BY LAW, ATTORNEY’S FEES, COSTS OF COURT, AND SUCH OTHER AND FURTHER RELIEF TO WHICH THE PLAINTIFF MAY BE ENTITLED AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, WHETHER PLED OR UNPLED. If this Citation is not served, it shall be returned unserved. Issued under my hand and seal of said Court, at Richmond, Texas on this the 15th day of October, 2014.

DISTRICT CLERK ANNIE REBECCA ELLIOTT Fort Bend County, Texas Deputy District Clerk Ariana C. Salazar 281-633-7634

THE STATE OF TEXAS CITATION BY PUBLICATION TO STEVE KENDRICK NOTICE: You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 a.m. on Monday next following the expiration of forty-two days from the date of issuance of this citation, same being December 01, 2014 a default judgment may be taken against you.

Said answer may be filed by mailing same to: District Clerk’s Office, 301 Jackson, Richmond, Texas 77469, or by bringing it to the office. Our street address is 1422 Eugene Heimann Circle, Richmond TX 77469. We are located on the first floor of the Justice Center building.

The case is presently pending before the 400TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of Fort Bend County sitting in Richmond, Texas, and was filed on MARCH 17, 2014. It bears cause number 14-DCV213260 and is styled: Mark Voss vs Steve Kendrick D/B/A Houston Pool and Remodeling The name and address of the attorney for PLAINTIFF OR PETITIONER is: JENNIFER C CHIANG MITCHELL & DUFF LLC 210 MAIN STREET RICHMOND TX 77 469 281-341-1718 The nature of the demands of said PLAINTIFF OR PETITIONER is as follows to-wit: PLAINTIFF, MARK VOSS, RESPECTFULLY PRAYS THAT THE DEFENDANT BE CITED TO APPEAR AND ANSWER HEREIN, AND THAT UPON A FINAL HEARING OF THE CAUSE, JUDGMENT BE ENTERED FOR THE PLAINTIFF AGAINST DEFENDANT FOR THE ECONOMIC AND ACTUAL DAMAGES REQUESTED HEREINABOVE IN AN AMOUNT IN EXCESS OF THE MINIMUM JURISDICTIONAL LIMITS OF THE COURT, TOGETHER WITH PREJUDGMENT AND POST JUDGMENT INTEREST AT THE MAXIMUM RATE ALLOWED BY LAW, ATTORNEY’S FEES, COSTS OF COURT, AND SUCH OTHER AND FURTHER RELIEF TO WHICH THE PLAINTIFF MAY BE ENTITLED AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, WHETHER PLED OR UNPLED. If this Citation is not served, it shall be returned unserved. Issued under my hand and seal of said Court, at Richmond, Texas on this the 15th day of October, 2014.

DISTRICT CLERK ANNIE REBECCA ELLIOTT Fort Bend County, Texas Deputy District Clerk Ariana C. Salazar 281-633-7634

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AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOODS Coach Ed Biles , one of a kind—III

By CAROLYN BOWDEN REPLACING A FOLK LEGEND: Biles joined the Oilers as defensive backfield coach under Sid Gillman. Within a year, Bum Phillips succeeded Gillman, and Biles, assumed the job of defensive coordinator. As a defensive strategist who believed in the 3-4 formation, Biles earned respect around the league as well as within the Oiler organization.

The General Manager said: “Eddie’s an extremely intelligent, aggressive and outgoing individual.” Biles diligently followed the press, read all the newspapers and flipped from station to station to monitor the news. On the road he was always the first Oiler up in the morning and always sat on the front seat of the bus where he could instruct the driver.

However, following Bum Phillips was like replacing Santa Claus. Instead of a jug-jawed, crew-cut extra from the cast of “McCloud”, the Oilers had a blue-shirted, blue-slacked, blue-tied coach with an intensity level that

matched a summer thermometer.

PREDICTIONS AS OILERS HEAD COACH: The Oilers were a younger team and the coaches were looking for intensity and enthusiasm.

Such as a more imaginative offense than one that had depended almost totally upon halfback Earl Campbell for its success. The team will be aggressive because the object of the game is “to win”. For example: on 4th down situations in midfield Biles would decide to go for a first down both times. He wasn’t concerned about his 4th down decisions because he had confidence in the team to make a half yard.

“The future, of course, lies in the draft, and Biles said: What the Oilers need most is speed…a running back with speed…a cornerback with speed…speed at any position, that’s what we are looking for.”

Predecessors Sid Gillman and Bum Phillips started rebuilding the Houston Oilers, and “new” head Coach Ed Biles said he planned to

Bowden complete the job. “Sid laid the foundation, and Bum put up the walls and added the roof”, said Biles, the Oilers’ 11th head coach in the team’s 21-year history. “Maybe I can put in the lights and add a few glamour things and get it finished.”

The question has been asked: “How did Ed Biles get the Gatlin Brothers to sing the National Anthem before the game with the New England Patriots?” Biles answered that question for me. “They wanted to be allowed in the Locker Room before Game time and

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I said okay, if they would sing the National Anthem. And, they did.”

As the head coach of the Oilers he knew football inside and out. He worked very hard.

He was respected by his players.

He was sincere, honest, dependable, reliable, true blue and one hell of a nice guy. But flamboyant, witty or funny like Bum, Biles was not. Full of quotable quotes, he was not.

“I’ve got to be Ed Biles,” he said.

“If I tried to be anyone else, I’d be a phony. I’m myself and the end result is that I can look at myself in the mirror.” The man genuinely cared about his team. He would put the youngsters in and let them learn. Knowing he may not be around when they mature to a winning team.

Biles knew that his performance would be measured against Phillips’. ”PRESSURE?” he asked.

“The only pressure I feel is to work hard and do the best possible job Ed Biles can do.

I don’t look at this as a matter of life and death. The bottom line is that I have a great deal of confidence in the football players on the squad right now and I believe that when the whistle blows, they will react in a way

NOTICE OF SALE STATE OF TEXAS

BY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE

§ § §

FORT BEND COUNTY

and issued pursuant to judgment decree(s) of the District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas, by the Clerk of said Court on said date, in the hereinafter numbered and styled suit(s) and to me directed and delivered as Sheriff or Constable of said County, I have on October 6, 2014, seized, levied upon, and will, on the first Tuesday in November, 2014, the same being the 4th day of said month, at 301 Jackson Street, William Travis Building, 1st Floor Meeting Room in the City of Richmond, between the hours of 10 o'clock a.m. and 4 o'clock p.m. on said day, beginning at 10:00 AM, proceed to sell for cash to the highest bidder all the right, title, and interest of the defendants in such suit(s) in and to the following described real estate levied upon as the property of said defendants, the same lying and being situated in the County of Fort Bend and the State of Texas, to-wit: Sale #

Cause # Judgment Date

Acct # Order Issue Date

Style of Case

FORT BEND COUNTY, ET AL VS. LTS 38 & 39, A. P. GEORGE SUBD, BORDEN'S ADDN, RICHMOND, MARIA S. VAZQUEZ AKA VOL 110, PG. 1* MARIA SANTOS VASQUEZ, ET AL

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06-DCV152145 10/18/11

352000000038090 1 SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

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11-DCV187693 07/17/12

005801095000090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. CARL 8 SPEARS, ET AL SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

12-DCV198465 02/13/13

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6

Legal Description

Adjudged Value

Estimated Minimum Bid

$42,690.00

$12,000.00

LTS 65 & 66 H. B. COLLINS S/D, U/R S/D, ISAAC MCGARY LEAGUE, ABST 58, CLK'S FILE# 2008002275*

$60,750.00

$13,500.00

005800800000090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. 8 JIMMY CANO, ET AL SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

TR. NO. 1: ABST 58, ISAAC MCGARY LEAGUE, 0.5 ACRE, MORE OR LESS, VOL 686, PG 908*

$10,500.00

12-DCV202375 10/24/13

640000026210090 FORT BEND INDEPENDENT 7 SCHOOL DISTRICT VS. OSMAR SEPTEMBER 23, C. CHEVEZ 2014

RIDGEWOOD ESTATES ADDN, LT 21, BLK 26, VOL 5, PGS 29A, 29B, 29C & 29D*

$164,940.00

$8,200.00

13-DCV203821 10/02/13

007100300000190 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. 8 CARLOS LARA PEDRAZA, AKA SEPTEMBER 23, CARLOS LARA, ET AL 2014

ELIZABETH POWELLL SURV, ABST 71, 1.000 ACRE MORE OR LESS, CLK'S# 2011080921*

$40,070.00

$3,600.00

13-DCV208902 08/15/14

400300000042090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. ABIEL HERITAGE HEIGHTS ACRES, LT 1 B 42, J. T. EDWARDS 1/4 LEAGUE, CANTU, AKA ABIEL CANTU ABST 23, CLK'S FILE # 9867181* SEPTEMBER 23, VAZQUEZ, ET AL 2014

that will make the fans proud”.

“When we moved here from New York it was like going from Hades to Heaven. This is one of the greatest cities in the world. We feel like we are natives.”

With this job comes a celebrity status. They are stopped in restaurants, recognized on the street, honored with events like celebrity guests at major fund raising events. “ I do not consider it an invasion of privacy. It is human nature to enjoy favorable recognition. But you have to realize, the public is recognizing the (head coach) position NOT you as an individual. Whoever is in the position receives the recognition.”

Biles never expected to be offered the head coaching job and he knew he was getting into a difficult situation.

The Oilers were one of the oldest teams in the league and most of their top players had already peaked. In addition to aging players, the team that Biles inherited was void of several high picks in upcoming drafts because they had been traded away. But despite his uneasiness, Biles accepted the offer and took over as the Houston head coach.

“There were only 28 of those jobs available at the time, and if someone offers you one, are you going to say, ‘No’?” remarks Biles.

“You might never get another chance.” Biles never lacked confidence and no one ever accused him of being insecure.

He felt unthreatened at following, or being compared to, the popular Phillips. “I know people loved Bum, I understand how they feel, I feel the same way.”

Biles is big on newspaper clippings. He carries one in his billfold that is so frayed and cracked from being refolded that you expect it to be an account of a speech by Abe Lincoln. (It is, in fact, in 2014, 42 years old.) In this photograph an attentive Joe Namath is

standing on the sideline of the New York Jets, listening to an assistant coach wearing a headset. The caption reads: “EDDIE BILES AND FRIEND.” The next day, Biles told a grinning Namath, “You may be a big man to the rest of the country, but in MY town you are just another guy named Joe.” BILES STEPS DOWN: The ’83 season proved to be Biles’ last. Amid a contract disagreement, Biles resigned six games into the campaign, and his 30 year coaching career came to an end.

After he announced his resignation, Biles spent some time talking to his players and then did every interview requested by the media. Some of his comments were: *No one forced me into this decision. * I felt like I was in the eye of a hurricane, the center of controversy, a punching bag,” referring to the constant criticism he had been subjected to.

“My family and I had had enough of that. * I just decided who needs it.

Life is too short. I just felt like whatever time I had left in life, I was going to enjoy. * If I made a mistake – and we all do that – it was that I violated the No. 1 rule of coaching,” a weary Biles said quietly. *You learn early in your career that it is an extremely difficult situation to replace someone who is a legend in everybody’s mind. It is always easier for the second guy who replaces the legend.” * Biles felt that he had done the best job he could, but then looked into the mirror and realized he was NOT the coach for the job. ( Looking back Biles said: “I regret not finishing the “rebuilding” of The Houston Oilers.” ) (To be continued: BILES PHILOSOPHY OF COACHING; Write to CVBNeighborhoods@aol.com about this column.)

FOUNDATION REPAIR

$74,060.00

$4,300.00

$3,100.00

(any volume and page references, unless otherwise indicated, being to the Deed Records, Fort Bend County, Texas, to which instruments reference may be made for a more complete description of each respective tract.) or, upon the written request of said defendants or their attorney, a sufficient portion of the property described above shall be sold to satisfy said judgment(s), interest, penalties, and cost; and any property sold shall be subject to the right of redemption of the defendants or any person having an interest therein, to redeem the said property, or their interest therein, within the time and in the manner provided by law, and shall be subject to any other and further rights to which the defendants or anyone interested therein may be entitled, under the provisions of law. Said sale to be made by me to satisfy the judgment(s) rendered in the above styled and numbered cause(s), together with interest, penalties, and costs of suit, and the proceeds of said sales to be applied to the satisfaction thereof, and the remainder, if any, to be applied as the law directs.

RECENT CHANGES IN THE PROPERTY TAX CODE NOW REQUIRE PURCHASERS OF TAX SALE PROPERTY TO HAVE A STATEMENT FROM THE FORT BEND COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR CERTIFYING THAT THE PERSON/FIRM/COMPANY PURCHASING PROPERTY AT A TAX SALE OWES NO DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAXES TO ANY TAXING ENTITY WITHIN THE COUNTY. YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE A TAX SALE DEED TO ANY PROPERTY YOU PURCHASE WITHOUT THIS CERTIFICATE. TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR FORT BEND COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR AT LEAST TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE SALE. Dated at Richmond, Texas, October 6, 2014

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Donald Lee Washburn, Deceased, were issued on October 13, 2014, in Cause No. 14-CPR026949, pending in the County Court at Law No. 3, Fort Bend County, Texas, to: Glenn Eldon Washburn III. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. c/o: Katherine M. Marinacci Hrbacek Martinez & Nestor, P.C. 130 Industrial Blvd., Suite 110 Sugar Land,Texas 77478 DATED the 14th day of October, 2014.

Hrbacek, Martinez & Nestor, P.C. Katherine M. Marinacci State Bar No. 24076998 kate@hrbacek.com 130 Industrial Boulevard, Suite 110 Sugar Land, Texas 77478 Telephone: (281 ) 240-2424 Facsimile: (281) 240-7089 Attorneys for Glenn Eldon Washburn III

City of Missouri City

Legal Notice The City of Missouri City, Texas is issuing a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for: City of Missouri City, Texas Comprehensive Plan Amendment RFQ # 055-15

Constable A. J. Dorr Fort Bend County, Texas By

Deputy

Notes: The Minimum Bid is the lesser of the amount awarded in the judgment plus interest and costs or the adjudged value.

However, the Minimum Bid for a person owning an interest in the property or for a person who is a party to the suit (other than a taxing unit), is the aggregate amount of the judgments against the property plus all costs of suit and sale. ALL SALES SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL TAXES DUE ON THE PROPERTY WHICH HAVE BEEN ASSESSED SINCE THE DATE OF THE JUDGMENT. For more information, contact your attorney or LINEBARGER GOGGAN BLAIR & SAMPSON, LLP., attorney for plaintiffs, at (713) 844-3576

The City of Missouri City, Texas is soliciting “Statement of Qualifications” for amendments to the City’s 2009 Comprehensive Plan, from a consulting firm or collaborative team with planning, revitalization, redevelopment, design, and implementation experience. The Comprehensive Plan will serve as the primary document for planning for the growth of the City of Missouri City, Texas. It is the goal of the City to update the Comprehensive Plan to reflect current development and market trends and to position the City for future land uses that best serves the City and its citizens. To achieve these objectives, the City proposes to retain the services of a qualified consultant firm or a collaborative team that demonstrates an understanding of state of the art planning concepts.

Qualifications will be accepted until 2:00 p.m. local time November 25, 2014, and publicly opened in the City Hall Council Chamber located at 1522 Texas Parkway, Missouri City, Texas 77489. Solicitation packages are available via free download from the Public Purchase website at www.publicpurchase.com.

Qualifications received must be sealed, marked on the outside of the package with the RFQ title and number as listed above, and the date of opening. Qualifications must be delivered to the attention of the Sealed Bid Box, City of Missouri City Purchasing Office, 1522 Texas Parkway, Missouri City, Texas 77489, prior to the acceptance deadline. Solicitation packages marked improperly and therefore misdirected may be disqualified.

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FORT BEND REAL ESTATE Anita Milne

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Brazos Landing SL•$567,000•5/41/2/2 5930BH

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Sienna Plantation MC•$880,000•4/4.1/3 34TT

Meadows Place•Blair Meadow•4/2/2

Richmond • Pine Mills • 4/2.5/2

$229,900

Pending NOTICE OF CONSTABLE’S SALE THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF FORT BEND By virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable 240TH DISTRICT COURT of FORT BEND County on the 6TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2014 by the Clerk thereof, in the case of FORT BEND COUNTY VS. JAIME ALEXANDER BLANCO, ET AL, in Cause# 12-DCV202610 and to me, as CONSTABLE directed and delivered, I will proceed to sell, at 10:00 0 ‘ Clock AM on the 4TH day of November, 2014, which is the first Tuesday of said month, at the William B. Travis Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 301 Jackson Street, Richmond Texas 77469-3108 of the Courthouse of said FORT BEND County, in the City of RICHMOND, Texas, the following described property, to wit: TRACT 1: CEO: 3280020070080901 LOT 8 IN BLOCK 7 OF FREEWAY MANOR, SECTION 2, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 20, PAGE 5 OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. Levied on the 6TH DAY OF OCTOBER as the property of JAIME ALEXANDER BLANCO, PRIME ACCEPTANCE CORP., AN ILLINOIS CORPORATION, AMEGY BANK, FKA SOUTHWEST BANK OF TEXAS to satisfy a judgment amounting to $2,889.17, representing delinquent taxes, penalties, interest, and attorney’s fees through the date of judgment, plus all costs of court, costs of sale, and post judgment penalties and interest recoverable by law in favor of CITY OF ROSENBERG, LAMAR CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND FORT BEND COUNTY. ALL BIDDERS MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION 34.015 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 6TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2014.

A.J. DORR Constable Precinct # 1 Fort Bend County, Texas E. DEWAYNE LOGAN Deputy Constable

NOTICE OF CONSTABLE’S SALE THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF FORT BEND By virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable 400TH DISTRICT COURT of FORT BEND County on the 2ND DAY OF OCTOBER, 2014 by the Clerk thereof, in the case of BRAZOS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT VS. LEO J. GUTIERREZ, ET AL, in Cause# 13-DCV-206338 and to me, as CONSTABLE directed and delivered, I will proceed to sell, at 10:00 0 ‘ Clock AM on the 4TH day of November, 2014, which is the first Tuesday of said month, at the William B. Travis Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 301 Jackson Street, Richmond Texas 77469-3108 of the Courthouse of said FORT BEND County, in the City of RICHMOND, Texas, the following described property, to wit: TRACT 1: GEO R45808 A TRACT OF LAND BEING 2.689 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, IN THE J. S. O’CONNER LEAGUE, ABSTRACT 66, FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN CLERK’S FILE NUMBER 2010034110 OF THE REAL PROPERTY RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. Levied on the 3RD DAY OF OCTOBER as the property of LEO J. GUTIERREZ, MARY ALICE GUTIERREZ to satisfy a judgment amounting to $3,537.25, representing delinquent taxes, penalties, interest, and attorney’s fees through the date of judgment, plus all costs of court, costs of sale, and post judgment penalties and interest recoverable by law in favor of BRAZOS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, FORT BEND COUNTY GENERAL FUND, FORT BEND COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT, FORT BEND COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT #3 AND FORT BEND COUNTY LATERAL ROAD AND FLOOD CONTROL. ALL BIDDERS MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION 34.015 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 3RD DAY OF OCTOBER, 2014.

LEGAL NOTICE REQUESTS FOR STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS Sealed Qualification Statements will be received in the Office of Gilbert D. Jalomo, Jr., County Purchasing Agent, Fort Bend County, William B. Travis Annex, 301 Jackson, Suite 201, Richmond, TX 77469 for the following until THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2014 AT 1:30 P.M. (CST). All submissions will then be opened in the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Travis Annex, 301 Jackson, Suite 201, Richmond, TX 77469 and the names of the firms made public. Submissions received after the specified time will be returned unopened. Solicitation and any and all addendums will be posted on Purchasing Agent’s website located at www.fortbendcountytx.gov Q15-032 – DESIGN/BUILD REPLACEMENT OF FAIRGROUNDS BLEACHERS A pre-SOQ conference will be conducted on Thursday, October 16, 2014 at 8:30AM (CST). The pre-SOQ conference will be held at the Fort Bend County Purchasing Department located in the Travis Annex at 301 Jackson, Suite 201, Richmond, Texas 77469.

A site visit will commence immediately following.

All respondents are encouraged to attend.

Fort Bend County reserves the right to reject any or all qualification statements received. .

Signed: Gilbert D. Jalomo, Jr., Purchasing Agent Fort Bend County, Richmond, Texas

ROB COOK Constable Precinct # 3 Fort Bend County, Texas M. SCHEIBEL Deputy Constable #1331

LEGAL NOTICE INVITATION TO BIDDERS Sealed Bids will be received in the Office of Gilbert D. Jalomo, Jr., County Purchasing Agent, Fort Bend County, Travis Annex, 301 Jackson, Suite 201, Richmond, TX 77469 for the following until THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2014 at 1:30 P.M. (CST). All bids will then be publicly opened and read in the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Travis Annex, 301 Jackson, Suite 201, Richmond, TX 77469. Bids received after the specified time will be returned unopened. Solicitation and any and all addendums will be posted on Purchasing Agent’s website located at www.fortbendcountytx. gov.

BID 15-034 – MOSQUITO CONTROL CHEMICALS Unit pricing is required; payment will be by check. Bonds are not required.

Fort Bend County reserves the right to reject any or all bids. .

Signed: Gilbert D. Jalomo, Jr., Purchasing Agent Fort Bend County, Richmond, Texas

LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION FORT BEND COUNTY The County Purchasing Agent of Fort Bend County will conduct a PUBLIC AUCTION for SURPLUS AND SALVAGE PROPERTY on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2014 at 10:00 AM. The auction will be held at the Fort Bend County Needville Purchasing satellite office located at 9110 Long Street, Needville, Texas.

Two auctions on same day. Each auction must be paid for separately.

1st auction items to be sold: (1) Ford Aerotech bus.

2nd auction items to be sold: 100+ Ford, Dodge and Chevrolet automobiles and pickup trucks, dump truck, Gradall, loader, 15’ batwing mower, lawn mowers, trailer, furniture, microwaves, office supplies, printers, typewriters, computers, metal shelving, filing cabinets, 4 wheelers, A/C units, miscellaneous IT equipment and miscellaneous patrol car equipment, etc.

Viewing of all items: Friday, October 24, 2014 from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM and Saturday, October 25, 2014 from 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM. Registration: Saturday, October 25, 2014 beginning at 8:00 AM. Auction Start Time: 10:00 AM beginning with buses and vans then vehicles followed immediately by surplus miscellaneous items.

Removal of Purchased Items: All items must be removed from auction site by 4:00 PM on auction day.

All sales are final. All purchases must be paid in full on the day of sale by credit card (Master Card and Visa only with fee), cash, personal check with a bank letter of guarantee, cashier’s check with a bank letter of guarantee, or company check with a bank letter of guarantee. Absolutely no checks accepted without a bank letter of guarantee.

Fort Bend County reserves the right to add or delete items from the auction.

Items offered for sale are sold as is where is and without warranty.

Signed: Gilbert D. Jalomo, Jr., Purchasing Agent Fort Bend County, Texas

$144,500

$149,900 $149,900 Telfair SL•$599,990•4/31/2/3 7627R

Meadows Place • Alston • 4/2/2

Mission Bend • Rancho Blanco • 3/2/1

$109,900

Meadows Place•River Meadow•3/2.5/2 Richmond•Orchard Stables• 5/4/3D

$179,000

$359,900

Reduced

Public Auction Fort Bend County Oct. 25, 10:00 A.M. 9110 Long St. Needville.

Pay by Cash, Cashiers Check, Visa, All checks require a Bank Letter of Guarantee, Cash buyers will be required to post a $500.00 deposit.

Selling first 2006 Ford Aerotech Bus 20 pass.

After that 58 Late Model Cars, 28 P. U. Trucks, Tractors, Fire Truck, Roll Off Trailer, Gradall, Fire Truck, miscellaneous Computers, Printers, Copy Machine, Office Furniture, Micro Waves, Air Cond., Air Compressor and much more.

Viewing Fri. Oct 24.

Ernie Croucher Auctioneers Tx. Licn.#7561 2122 Country Mile, Richmond 713-882-9578

NOTICE OF CONSTABLE’S SALE THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF FORT BEND By virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable 268TH DISTRICT COURT of FORT BEND County on the 2ND DAY OF OCTOBER, 2014 by the Clerk thereof, in the case of FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT VS. PAUL GOMEZ, ET AL, in Cause# 13DCV-205986 and to me, as CONSTABLE directed and delivered, I will proceed to sell, at 10:00 0 ‘ Clock AM on the 4TH day of November, 2014, which is the first Tuesday of said month, at the William B. Travis Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 301 Jackson Street, Richmond Texas 77469-3108 of the Courthouse of said FORT BEND County, in the City of RICHMOND, Texas, the following described property, to wit: TRACT 1: GEO 6600000040800907 LOT 8, BLOCK 4, ROSEDALE ADDITION, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 393 PAGE 86 OF THE DEED RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. Levied on the 7TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2014 as the property of PAUL J. GOMEZ, JR., MARIE C. GARZA, ROBERT GOMEZ, ANNETTE GOMEZ GARZA, PETE GOMEZ, JOHN JOE GOMEZ, ALICIA GOMEZ, PAUL GOMEZ, ISABELLA GOMEZ, DIANA ESCAMILLA RIVERA to satisfy a judgment amounting to $4,868.82, representing delinquent taxes, penalties, interest, and attorney’s fees through the date of judgment, plus all costs of court, costs of sale, and post judgment penalties and interest recoverable by law in favor of FOR BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, FORT BEND COUNTY GENERAL FUND, FORT BEND COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT, AND FORT BEND COUNTY LATERAL ROAD AND FLOOD CONTROL. ALL BIDDERS MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION 34.015 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 7TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2014.

ROB COOK Constable Precinct # 3 Fort Bend County, Texas M. SCHEIBEL Deputy Constable #1331

NOTICE OF CONSTABLE’S SALE THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF FORT BEND By virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable 268TH DISTRICT COURT of FORT BEND County on the 2ND DAY OF OCTOBER, 2014 by the Clerk thereof, in the case of FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL VS. PAULINE OGUZIE, in Cause# 09-DCV-176636 and to me, as CONSTABLE directed and delivered, I will proceed to sell, at 10:00 0 ‘ Clock AM on the 4TH day of November, 2014, which is the first Tuesday of said month, at the William B. Travis Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 301 Jackson Street, Richmond Texas 77469-3108 of the Courthouse of said FORT BEND County, in the City of RICHMOND, Texas, the following described property, to wit: TRACT 1 GEO: 9150010030150907/ 9150010030150 LOT FIFTEEN, BLOCK THREE OF WATERFORD, SECTION ONE, A REPLAT OF KINGSBRIDGE SECTION ONE, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 26, PAGE 16 OF MAP RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. Levied on the 3RD DAY OF OCTOBER as the property of PAULINE OGUZIE, NORTH WATERFORD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC. to satisfy a judgment amounting to $9,550.11 representing delinquent taxes, penalties, interest, and attorney’s fees through the date of judgment, plus all costs of court, costs of sale, and post judgment penalties and interest recoverable by law in favor of FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, KINGSBRIDGE MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT, WEST KEEGANS BAYOU IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, FORT BEND COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT, FORT BEND COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT #5 FORT BEND COUNTY GENERAL FUND AND FORT BEND COUNTY LATERAL ROAD AND FLOOD CONTROL. ALL BIDDERS MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION 34.015 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 3RD DAY OF OCTOBER, 2014.

ROB COOK Constable Precinct # 3 Fort Bend County, Texas M. SCHEIBEL Deputy Constable #1331

NOTICE TO BIDDERS PUBLIC WORKS SERVICE CENTER, MU 1302 The City of Sugar Land seeks bids for furnishing all labor, material, and equipment, and performing all work required for the following project in the City: CIP PROJECT NAME: CIP PROJECT NUMBER: LOCATION OF WORK:

Public Works Service Center MU1302 111 Gillingham Lane, Sugar Land, TX 77478

Drawings, specifications and contract documents on a compact disk may be obtained with a non-refundable payment of $50.00 from Huitt-Zollars, Inc. located at 1500 S. Dairy Ashford, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77077. Telephone (281) 496-0066.

Sealed bids, one (1) original and two (2) copies, shall be delivered to the City of Sugar Land, Office of the City Secretary, 2700 Town Center Boulevard North, Suite 122, Sugar Land, Texas, 77479, on or before Thursday, November 6, 2014 at 11:00 a.m., at which time bids will be publicly opened and read. Bids received after the opening date and time will not be considered.

A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting for all interested parties will be held at 9:00 a.m., Thursday, October 23, 2014, in the City Council Chamber, City of Sugar Land City Hall, 2700 Town Center Boulevard North, Sugar Land, Texas 77479.

For questions regarding this bid contact Gregory R. Wine, PE, LEED AP at HuittZollars, Inc. (Architect), (281) 496-0066. gwine@huitt-zollars.com before 5:00 p.m., Friday, October 31, 2014.

The City will award the contract as provided in the Invitation to Bid and give notice of the contract award within sixty (60) calendar days after the opening date and time.

Glenda Gundermann, TRMC, CMC City Secretary

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Commissioners Court of Fort Bend County, Texas has set a public hearing on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. for acceptance of the traffic control plan for installation of a multi-way stop at Benton Road at Reading Road, Precinct 1.

The hearing will be held in the Commissioners Courtroom at 401 Jackson Street, Second Floor, Richmond, Texas. You are invited to attend and state your approval or objection on this matter.

Submitted by, Dianne Wilson Fort Bend County Clerk NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALE NOTICE OF LEVY REAL PROPERTY Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and / or Order of Sale issued on the 4th day of September, 2014 by the 240TH Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause# 13-DCV-208009 in favor of the Plaintiff - Kingsbridge Community Association, Plaintiff, for the sum of $16,024.28 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and / or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. Therefore, on the 15TH day of September, 2014, I, Constable Rob Cook of Precinct Three Fort Bend County, have levied on and have seized all rights, title, interest, and claim to which the said Defendant(s) -Hasnin Mohammad Naqvi had of, in, or to the following described real property, and will offer for sale on the 4TH day of November, 2014 at 301 Jackson Street (Travis Building, 1ST floor), in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours often o’clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m., any and all rights, title, interests and claims which the above defendant had of, in, or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 3, BLOCK 1, KINGSBRIDGE PLACE, SECTION 2, A SUBDIVISION OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN SLIDE 2182/A AND 2182/B OF THE MAP RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS (THE PROPERTY) ALSO KNOWN AS 9610 WELDRIDGE DRIVE, SUGAR LAND, FORT BEND COUNTY, TX 77478.

ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: 160,050.00 Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affixed thereto. All sales are final.

Terms: Cash, Cashier’s Check, or Money Order Sale to be held at or about 10:00 A.M. Rob Cook, Constable Precinct Three Fort Bend County, Texas M. SCHEIBEL Deputy Constable #1331

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Commissioners Court of Fort Bend County, Texas has set a public hearing on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. for acceptance of the traffic control plan for King Lakes, Section 8, Precinct 3.

The hearing will be held in the Commissioners Courtroom at 401 Jackson Street, Second Floor, Richmond, Texas. You are invited to attend and state your approval or objection on this matter.

Submitted by, Dianne Wilson Fort Bend County Clerk NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALE NOTICE OF LEVY REAL PROPERTY Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and /or Order of Sale issued on the 15th day of September, 2014 by the 434TH Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause# 10-DCV-182394 in favor of the Plaintiff - HUNTERS GLEN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, for the sum of $3,160.75 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and /or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. Therefore, on the 29TH day of September, 2014, I, Constable Rob Cook of Precinct Three Fort Bend County, have levied on and have seized all rights, title, interest, and claim to which the said Defendant(s) -SABRINA FLANNIGAN had of, in, or to the following described real property, and will offer for sale on the 4TH day of November, 2014 at 301 Jackson Street (Travis Building, 1ST floor), in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours often o’clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m., any and all rights, title, interests and claims which the above defendant had of, in, or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 16, BLOCK 9,OF HUNTERS GLEN, SECTION 3, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AT VOLUME 20, PAGE 8 IN THE MAP OR PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: 91,500.00 Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affixed thereto. All sales are final.

Terms: Cash, Cashier’s Check, or Money Order Sale to be held at or about 10:00 A.M. Rob Cook, Constable Precinct Three Fort Bend County, Texas M. SCHEIBEL Deputy Constable #1331

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS POLICE / FIRE TRAINING FACILITY COURTS / POLICE FACILITY EXPANSION The City of Sugar Land seeks qualifications for performing all work required for the following project in the City: CIP PROJECT NAME:

LOCATION OF WORK:

Police/Fire Training Facility Schematic Engineering Design and Courts/Police Facility Expansion Schematic Engineering Design Sugar Land, TX, 77479

Plans, specifications, and documents may be obtained by registering at Public Purchase www.publicpurchase.com.

Sealed submittals, one (1) original and five (5) copies, shall be delivered to the City of Sugar Land, Office of the City Secretary, 2700 Town Center Boulevard North, Suite 122, Sugar Land, Texas, 77479, on or before 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 6, 2014, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read. Bids received after the opening date and time will not be considered.

For questions contact Jason Poscovsky CPPB, Contracts Manager at jposcovsky@ sugarlandtx.gov before 3:00 p.m. Thursday, October 30, 2014.

Notice of award of contract will be given by the City within one hundred and twenty (120) days following the date of submittals.

Glenda Gundermann, TRMC, CMC City Secretary

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Bench dedicated

The Leonetti Graphics Staff surrounding Donald’s wife Jenni in front of the Freedom Tree Seedling.

On a beautiful autumn Tuesday in October Missouri City (MC) paid tribute to one of its own, Donald J. Leonetti, who was tragically slain almost three months prior, with the dedication of a park bench in his name and the planting of a five year old Freedom Tree seedling in Ridgeview Park. This small park is located in Quail Valley, just off Highway 6, behind the offices of Leonetti Graphics, which was once a city fire station. MC Forester Paul Wierzbicki commented that he had never seen so many people at a parks dedication.

The crowd gathered included Leonetti’s wife, mother, sister, other family members, friends, employees as well as City Officials including the Mayor, City Manager, and Councilman Floyd Emery, as well as police officers, firefighters, city employees, and FBISD personnel.

Mayor Allen Owen said “Donald has his fingerprints all over Fort Bend County.”

For over 25 years, his company, Leonetti Graphics, has served Fort Bend Schools, a myriad of charitable organizations and countless local businesses by creating designs that shouted the adage “a picture is worth a thousand words.”

Like the legacy of the three hundred year old Freedom Tree Olympia, under which it is historically noted that the slaves of the Palmer Plantation were freed on Juneteenth, in accordance with the Emancipation Proclamation, Leonetti’s legacy lives on as his company still strives to create designs for Fort Bend Schools, businesses, and community organizations while continually giving back in countless ways. —LISA GLENN

Now Open And Looking For Agents In The Sugar Land Area!

Looking for a Broker in the Fort Bend area?

Call Ann or Bill: (281)240-HOME(4663) Or Email: stacy@stacymathews.com

NEWS Sugar Land presents Home Landscape Series: Conserving Water The City of Sugar Land is partnering with the Fort Bend County branch of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Fort Bend County Master Gardeners to present a water conservation workshop on Saturday, Oct. 25, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at the T.E. Harman Center, 226 Matlage Way. The $25 registration fee includes a rain barrel kit!

The hands-on, how-to workshop will provide an opportunity for participants to touch and feel water-conserving plants and hear from experts from the Fort Bend County Extension Service and Fort Bend Master Gardeners.

Boone Holliday, the Fort Bend County extension agent for horticulture, will discuss plant selection, planning and their importance to maximize a landscape’s beauty and reduce water use.

Fort Bend County Master Gardener specialists will discuss topics such as irrigation efficiency, managing water supplies and rainwater harvesting methods.

Doors open at 8 a.m. with the workshop beginning at 8:30 a.m. and ending at 12:30 p.m. To register, call (281) 633-7029.

Educational programs conducted by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service serve people of all ages regardless of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, religion, disability or national origin. Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary aids or services are required to contact Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service at (281) 342-3034 five working-days prior to the meeting so appropriate arrangements can be made.

The Texas A&M System, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the County Commissioners’ Court of Texas are cooperating. in this endeavor.

Jim Rice re-elected to Statewide Board

The Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) has reelected Jim Rice of Fort Bend ISD to a three-year term on the TASB Board of Directors, representing TASB Region 4G. Elected to the Fort Bend ISD Board of Trustees in 2010, Rice recently served as president and previously as secretary of the board.

Rice is Program Manager of Rice & Gardner Consultants, Inc., an engineering and construction management firm. An active member of the Boy Scouts of America, Rice serves on the Sam Houston Area Council Board of Directors; has served on the Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors since 2005; serves on the Board of Directors for Literacy Council of Fort Bend County; served for a two-year term on the Fort Bend Regional P16 Council; and is co-founder and past chair of the Board of Directors of Fort Bend Cares. Rice, a 2005 graduate of the Fort Bend Chamber’s Leadership Forum Class, studied architectural drafting at Massey Business College.

Rice TASB is a nonprofit association established in 1949 to serve local public school districts. School board members are the largest group of publicly elected officials in the state. The districts they represent serve approximately five million students.

Clements High School Theatre Department Hosts: A Spooktacular Haunted House!

Saturday, October 25, 2014 6 p.m.-9 p.m.

Black Box Theatre (CHS – 4200 Elkins) $3 Admission to Haunted House. Concessions and games offered for $1 each.

All ages invited!

Don’t miss out on this Haunting Good Time!

NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALE NOTICE OF LEVY REAL PROPERTY Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and / or Order of Sale issued on the 4th day of September, 2014 by the 434TH Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause# 10-DCV185543 in favor of the Plaintiff - PARK AT MISSION GLEN HOMEOWNERS Association, Plaintiff, for the sum of $9,374.02 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and / or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same.

Therefore, on the 29TH day of September, 2014, I, Constable Rob Cook of Precinct Three Fort Bend County, have levied on and have seized all rights, title, interest, and claim to which the said Defendant(s) -BUKOLA OLAIYA AND BERNARD EJIOGU had of, in, or to the following described real property, and will offer for sale on the 4TH day of November, 2014 at 301 Jackson Street (Travis Building, 1ST floor), in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours often o’clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m., any and all rights, title, interests and claims which the above defendant had of, in, or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 1, BLOCK 3,OF PARK MISSION GLEN, SECTION 3, AN ADDITION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN SLIDE 2397/A OF THE MAP/PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS AS MODIFIED

BY ANY SUPPLEMENTS THERETO OR REPLATS THEREOF. ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: 146,900.00 Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affixed thereto. All sales are final.

Terms: Cash, Cashier’s Check, or Money Order Sale to be held at or about 10:00 A.M. Rob Cook, Constable Precinct Three Fort Bend County, Texas M. SCHEIBEL Deputy Constable #1331

Outrageous Moon Over Buffalo Coming to Fort Bend Theatre Charlotte Hay has grandiose dreams of Hollywood while her husband, George, wants to remain onstage in their low-budget Buffalo productions in Award-Winning Fort Bend Theatre’s production of Ken Ludwig’s outrageous farce, Moon Over Buffalo. This zany comedy runs November 7 – 23, 2014 on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 3:00 p.m. at 2815 N. Main, Stafford, TX 77477. Tickets may be purchased online at www.fortbendtheatre.com and are only $17 for adults, $16 for students & seniors, and $14 for children.

For discounted group sales, please call (281) 208-3333.

Don’t miss this hilarious, campy comedy of errors!

Breakfast with Santa in Storybook Land

Come relive those endearing moments with your youngsters as Award-Winning Fort Bend Theatre hosts “Breakfast with Santa in Storybook Land” on Saturday, December 13, from 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. at Pappasito’s Cantina in Sugar Land. Join your favorite storybook characters including Frozen’s Elsa! Sing Christmas carols, enjoy a delicious breakfast and receive a keepsake photo taken with Santa or your favorite storybook character! This fundraising event for Fort Bend Theatre is sure to provide a wonderful holiday experience for you and your family. Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for children under 12 and are available online at www.fortbendtheatre.

NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALE NOTICE OF LEVY REAL PROPERTY Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and / or Order of Sale issued on the 13th day of August, 2014 by the 400TH Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause 10-DCV-185504 in favor of the Plaintiff - the Grove Community Association, Plaintiff, for the sum of $9,470.56 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and / or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same.

Therefore, on the 2nd day of September, 2014, I, Constable Rob Cook of Precinct Three Fort Bend County, have levied on and have seized all rights, title, interest, and claim to which the said Defendant(s) -SOUTHWEST CAPITAL INVESTMENT CORPORATION had of, in, or to the following described real property, and will offer for sale on the 4TH day of November, 2014 at 301 Jackson Street (Travis Building, 1ST floor), in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours often o’clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m., any and all rights, title, interests and claims which the above defendant had of, in, or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT FOUR, IN BLOCK NINE OF THE GROVE, SECTION THREE, A SUBDIVISION OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 24, PAGE 10 OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 2315 COUNTRY PLACE DRIVE, RICHMOND, TX 77406.

ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: 172,020.00 Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affixed thereto. All sales are final.

Terms: Cash, Cashier’s Check, or Money Order Sale to be held at or about 10:00 A.M. Rob Cook, Constable Precinct Three Fort Bend County, Texas M. SCHEIBEL Deputy Constable #1331

com or at the Fort Bend Theatre Box Office at 2815 N. Main, Stafford, TX 77477.

For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16) www.bibleliterature. com The State of Texas CITATION BY PUBLICATION DIVORCE TO: SULAIMAN OLASODE and to all whom it may concern, Respondent GREETINGS: You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 AM on the Monday next following the expiration of twenty (20) days after you were served this citation and petition, a default judgment may be taken against you. Said answer may be filed by mailing same to: District Clerk’s Office, 301 Jackson, Richmond, Texas 77469, or by bringing it to the office. Our street address is 1422 Eugene Heimann Circle, Richmond TX 77469. We are located on the first floor of the Justice Center building.

The ORIGINAL PETITION FOR DIVORCE of SHERIFAT OLAYEMI ILO, was filed in the 328th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas, August 06, 2014 against SULAIMAN OLASODE, being numbered 14-DCV-216733 and entitled IN THE MATTER OF THE MARRIAGE OF SHERIFAT OLAYEMI ILO AND SULAIMAN OLASODE AND IN THE INTEREST OF: SURAJ OLASODE AND SATTAR OLASODE. The suit requests DIVORCE. The court has authority in this suit to enter any judgment or decree dissolving the marriage and providing for the division of property which will be binding on you.

The Court has authority in this suit to enter any judgment or decree in the child(ren)’s interest which will be binding upon you, including the termination of the parent-child relationship, the determination of paternity and the appointment of a conservator with authority to consent to the child(ren)’s adoption.

Issued and given under my hand and seal of the said court in Richmond, Texas, on this 14th day of October, 2014.

Petitioner’s Attorney: SHERIFAT OLAYEMIILO 8407 CHANCELLORSVILLE LANE HOUSTON TX 77083 District Clerk Annie Rebecca Elliott, Fort Bend County, Texas

By Deputy District Clerk Michele Olguin 281-633-7649

PUBLIC NOTICE FORT BEND COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT FY 2014 CONSOLIDATED ACTION PLAN AMENDMENT Fort Bend County proposes to amend its approved FY 2014 Consolidated Action Plan. The Consolidated Plan regulations at 24 CFR 91.505 state that a jurisdiction shall amend its approved plan whenever it makes one of the following decisions: (1) To make a change in its allocation priorities or a change in the method of distribution of funds; (2) To carry out an activity, using funds from any program covered by the consolidated plan (including program income), not previously described in the action plan; or (3) To change the purpose, scope, location, or beneficiaries of an activity.

In addition, Fort Bend County has identified in its citizen participation plan the criteria it uses for determining what constitutes substantial amendments that are subject to a citizen participation process, in accordance with the County’s citizen participation plan. The definitions and/or criteria for what constitutes a substantial change for the purpose of amending the consolidated plan are as follows: (1) Purpose: The purpose is substantially changed if the overall purpose for which a project is funded changes. Changing a specific objective without changing the overall purpose of the project will not be considered a substantial change.

(2) Scope: The scope is substantially changed if the original estimated cost of the project is increased by twenty percent or more.

(3) Location: The location is substantially changed if the service area of a project changes from the original service area.

(4) Beneficiaries: The beneficiaries are substantially changed if there is a change in type or the number is increased by twenty percent or more.

The Fort Bend County FY 2014 Consolidated Plan Amendments are available for public review and comment. The public is encouraged to submit written comments by Monday, November 24, 2014 to Marilynn Kindell, Community Development Director, 301 Jackson, Suite 602, Richmond, Texas 77469. Comments will be incorporated into the Consolidated Action Plan Amendments, as appropriate.

FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS FY 2014 CONSOLIDATED PLAN AMENDMENTS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM Funds are available to be reprogrammed from: FY 2014 Needville Sanitary Sewer System Rehabilitation FY 2014 Kendleton Water Plant Generator Total Available To Be Reprogrammed

$220,000.00 $36,950.00 $256,950.00

Projects to be funded are: FY 2014 Arcola Sanitary Sewer System Evaluation and Rehabilitation $54,800.00 FY 2014 FB MUD 19 Water Distribution Improvements $50,000.00 FY 2014 Kendleton Sewer System Evaluation and Rehabilitation $68,400.00 FY 2014 Kendleton Lum Road Lift Station Rehabilitation $63,750.00 FY 2014 Rapid ReHousing/Homeless Prevention $20,000.00 Total Reprogrammed Amount $256,950.00

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AUTOMOBILE: Nissan Versa

By BARBARA FULENWIDER As the best-selling vehicle for four years in a row in the sub-compact segment, the Nissan Versa sedan could rest on its reputation for value, roominess and technology but doesn’t. Instead it continues to improve.

After the introduction of an all-new Versa Note hatchback for the 2014 model year, the 2015 Versa sedan got an extensive makeover including new front and rear fascias, more interior refinements, new grade level and packaging content.The starting price of $11,990 is unchanged, despite adding a refreshed exterior and interior along with standard Bluetooth Handsfree Phone System.

Versa sedan is the entry point for the Nissan sedan lineup. Most prominent of the changes to the 2015 Versa sedan is the new front end treatment anchored by larger headlights, a more substantial looking fascia and standard chrome plating on the grille.

The 2015 Versa also got new side mirror designs and a more dynamic rear fascia.

Other exterior design elements include a fixed roof antenna, available blacked-out B-pillars, chrome door handles and front fog lights.

For 2015, the Versa sedan offers five-passenger seating, a new center stack shape, revised meter display and a new, more substantial, steering wheel with standard audio and Bluetooth hands-free phone system controls. Versa Sedan S and S Plus grades feature an AM/FM/CD audio system

with standard auxiliary-in and radio data system.

Versa Sedan SV adds an outside temperature display, USB/iPod controls, upgraded fabric headliner and map light. The SL models include Nissan intelligent key with push button ignition and an AM/FM/CD/USB-iPod audio system with 5.0-inch display and NissanConnect with mobile apps.

All 2015 Versa sedans provide 90.2 cubic feet of interior room, and trunk volume is 14.9 cubic feet. A 60/40-split fold-down rear seat is standard on SV and SL models and provide even more cargo space.

Other available interior features are a trip computer with outside temperature display, power windows with driver’s one-touch down, speed-sensing auto door locks and remote trunk release lever. Also offered are SiriusXM Satellite Radio and rear view monitor.

The 2015 Versa sedan is powered by a 1.6-liter HR16DE 4-cylinder engine

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rated at 109 horsepower at 6,000 rpm and 107 lb-ft of torque at 4,400 rpm. The 1.6-liter engine is matched with either a 5-speed manual transmission, 4-speed automatic or a Xtronic with Dmode step shift programming.

Fuel economy is rated at 31 mpg city and 40 mpg highway.

Versa sedan models equipped with the 5-speed manual get 27 mpg city/36 mpg highway, while the 4-speed automaticequipped models are rated at 26 mpg city/35 mpg highway.

All Versa sedans have an independent MacPherson strut front suspension and torsion beam rear suspension,

four who had been together for three years and had seen and done things that were unthinkable and immoral. Yes, I said immoral. The director asked me if it was okay to look the other way while Tech Sgt. Brad Pitt shot a captured German soldier in the back because “…it’s our job to kill Krauts!” I wonder what Tech Sgt. Red H. would think; he died in 1980. David Ayer wrote “Training Day” and also pushed the moral envelope to the edge in that highly successful movie starring Academy Award winner Denzel Washington.

In this movie, Ayer then took me into a dramatic minefield in a conquered German apartment that caused me extreme tension and made me question our heroes’ lofty position in the Great War by the Greatest Generation. I’m giving you a heads-up about these gut-wrenching scenes with two German women who are confronted by these five U.S. soldiers who are far from home and have become emotionally numb. Ayer continuously walked a treacherous fine line and kept me anxious throughout this experience; I rolled up two napkins and were holding them tightly.

For many years, I’ve been reserved about my praise for Pitt because God apparently gave him a boatload of universally good looks and that seemed so unfair for the rest of us. But I think Brad Pitt is a great actor. There, I said it.

Don’t judge me.

Rock ‘n Roll.

Grade 92. Larry H.

ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: 127,870.00 Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affixed thereto. All sales are final.

Terms: Cash, Cashier’s Check, or Money Order Sale to be held at or about 10:00 A.M. Rob Cook, Constable Precinct Three Fort Bend County, Texas M. SCHEIBEL Deputy Constable #1331

NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALE NOTICE OF LEVY REAL PROPERTY Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and /or Order of Sale issued on the 11th day of September, 2014 by the 268TH Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause# 12-DCV-199021 in favor of the Plaintiff - BRIARGATE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, for the sum of $2,661.01 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and /or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same.

Therefore, on the 29TH day of September, 2014, I, Constable Rob Cook of Precinct Three Fort Bend County, have levied on and have seized all rights, title, interest, and claim to which the said Defendant(s) -DALY J. TATMON AND SHERIDA J. NAULS had of, in, or to the following described real property, and will offer for sale on the 4TH day of November, 2014 at 301 Jackson Street (Travis Building, 1ST floor), in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours often o’clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m., any and all rights, title, interests and claims which the above defendant had of, in, or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 2, BLOCK 4, OF BRIARGATE, SECTION 16, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AT SLIDE 1923A IN THE MAP OR PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS AND MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 15319 APPLERIDGE, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS 77489.

ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: 127,870.00 Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affixed thereto. All sales are final.

Terms: Cash, Cashier’s Check, or Money Order Sale to be held at or about 10:00 A.M. Rob Cook, Constable Precinct Three Fort Bend County, Texas M. SCHEIBEL Deputy Constable #1331

NOTICE OF SALE STATE OF TEXAS

BY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE

§ § §

FORT BEND COUNTY

and issued pursuant to judgment decree(s) of the District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas, by the Clerk of said Court on said date, in the hereinafter numbered and styled suit(s) and to me directed and delivered as Sheriff or Constable of said County, I have on September 29, 2014, seized, levied upon, and will, on the first Tuesday in November, 2014, the same being the 4th day of said month, at 301 Jackson Street, William Travis Building, 1st Floor Meeting Room in the City of Richmond, between the hours of 10 o'clock a.m. and 4 o'clock p.m. on said day, beginning at 10:00 AM, proceed to sell for cash to the highest bidder all the right, title, and interest of the defendants in such suit(s) in and to the following described real estate levied upon as the property of said defendants, the same lying and being situated in the County of Fort Bend and the State of Texas, to-wit: Sale #

Raw combat. This is one of the most realistic movies about WWII ever made.

Director/writer David Ayer started setting the tone of genuineness before the first scene. Listen for the radio chatter between various US soldiers before we are even introduced to the characters of the Sherman Tank crew or hear the first shot fired. And there are a lot of shots fired from many authentic World War II weapons.

Here are some of the guns that I could identify: M1 Garand, M1A1 Carbine (.30 cal), Colt M1911A1, Colt Commando, Smith and Wesson M&P, M1917 Revolver, M1A1 Thompson, Browning Heavy Machine Gun (.50 cal), Mk 2 Hand Grenade, and M2 Mortar.

Tech Sergeant Vernon L. “Red” Harrison could name more pistols and rifles. I thought about my father often during this movie. Daddy Red served from 1941-1945 as a tank mechanic in North Africa, Salerno/Italy, and finally France. Most of this story is about the five members of a tank crew led by Sgt. Wardaddy (Brad Pitt) and his brave comrades in arms as they trudge deep into Germany in April 1945.

Ayer made sure that the audience could smell and feel the inside of the cramped quarters of the Sherman Tank of our heroes. But this is not John Wayne’s war. This film was full of confusion, conflict, and courage. The newest and youngest member (Logan Lerman) of the squad had not seen any combat and was challenged by the other

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NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALE NOTICE OF LEVY REAL PROPERTY Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and /or Order of Sale issued on the 11th day of September, 2014 by the 268TH Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause# 13-DCV-208747 in favor of the Plaintiff - CHASEWOOD COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, for the sum of $2,661.01 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and /or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same.

Therefore, on the 29TH day of September, 2014, I, Constable Rob Cook of Precinct Three Fort Bend County, have levied on and have seized all rights, title, interest, and claim to which the said Defendant(s) -JANICE R. HICKS AND RAYMOND H. HICKS had of, in, or to the following described real property, and will offer for sale on the 4TH day of November, 2014 at 301 Jackson Street (Travis Building, 1ST floor), in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours often o’clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m., any and all rights, title, interests and claims which the above defendant had of, in, or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 27, BLOCK 4,OF CHASEWOOD SUBDIVISION, SECTION 2, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AT VOLUME 11, PAGE 2 IN THE MAP OR PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS.

Cause # Judgment Date

1

08-DCV166313 12/09/09

2

09-DCV169016 03/18/14

3

10-DCV178557 09/13/13

4

12-DCV197820 08/13/14

5

13-DCV205877 07/30/14

6

13-DCV211415 07/30/14

Acct # Order Issue Date

Style of Case

Legal Description

FORT BEND COUNTY VS. ALFRED FRENCH, AKA ALFARED RENEEL FRENCH, ET AL

BRIARGATE SEC 3, BLK 11, LT 9, VOL 9, PG 7*

FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT VS. ROBERT L. BOSLEY, ET UX

Adjudged Value

Estimated Minimum Bid

$120,350.00

$14,000.00

BRIARGATE, LTS 15-17, BLK 1, R/P, SEC 13, REC'D IN SLIDE# 783A*

$53,430.00

$38,500.00

730000004030091 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. JOE 0 PENA, ET AL SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

STAFFORD OAKS , TRACT 'C' OUT OF LT 4, VOL 255, PG 484 & VOL 369, PG 560*

$50,640.00

$14,400.00

591005025130090 7 SEPTEMBER 23, 2014 260201004040190 7 SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

QUAIL VALLEY EAST, LT 13, BLK 25, SEC 5, VOL 15, PG 3*

$20,000.00

$6,700.00

$115,840.00

$9,500.00

$167,190.00

$14,300.00

215003011090090 7 SEPTEMBER 23, 2014 215013001017090 7 SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

FORT BEND COUNTY VS. EQUATOR L. TURNER, ET AL

COLONIAL LAKES OFFICE FORT BEND COUNTY VS. PARK, CONDO UNIT # 401, BLDG SLEEPAID MEDICAL EQUIPMENT SERVICES, LLC, ET 4 OUT OF RSV A, BLK 1, PLAT # 20070107, CLK'S FILE #2007036095 AL IN THE CONDOMINIUM RECORDS & CLERK'S FILE# 2008099608 IN THE REAL PROPERTY RECORDS*

495002017230090 FORT BEND INDEPENDENT 7 SCHOOL DISTRICT VS. KENT SEPTEMBER 23, DOUGLAS CAVENDER 2014

THE MEADOWS, SEC 2, LT 23, BLK 17, SEC 2, VOL 7, PG 7*

(any volume and page references, unless otherwise indicated, being to the Deed Records, Fort Bend County, Texas, to which instruments reference may be made for a more complete description of each respective tract.) or, upon the written request of said defendants or their attorney, a sufficient portion of the property described above shall be sold to satisfy said judgment(s), interest, penalties, and cost; and any property sold shall be subject to the right of redemption of the defendants or any person having an interest therein, to redeem the said property, or their interest therein, within the time and in the manner provided by law, and shall be subject to any other and further rights to which the defendants or anyone interested therein may be entitled, under the provisions of law. Said sale to be made by me to satisfy the judgment(s) rendered in the above styled and numbered cause(s), together with interest, penalties, and costs of suit, and the proceeds of said sales to be applied to the satisfaction thereof, and the remainder, if any, to be applied as the law directs.

RECENT CHANGES IN THE PROPERTY TAX CODE NOW REQUIRE PURCHASERS OF TAX SALE PROPERTY TO HAVE A STATEMENT FROM THE FORT BEND COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR CERTIFYING THAT THE PERSON/FIRM/COMPANY PURCHASING PROPERTY AT A TAX SALE OWES NO DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAXES TO ANY TAXING ENTITY WITHIN THE COUNTY. YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE A TAX SALE DEED TO ANY PROPERTY YOU PURCHASE WITHOUT THIS CERTIFICATE.

TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR FORT BEND COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR AT LEAST TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE SALE. Dated at Richmond, Texas, September 29, 2014 Constable Rob Cook Fort Bend County, Texas By

Deputy

Notes: The Minimum Bid is the lesser of the amount awarded in the judgment plus interest and costs or the adjudged value.

However, the Minimum Bid for a person owning an interest in the property or for a person who is a party to the suit (other than a taxing unit), is the aggregate amount of the judgments against the property plus all costs of suit and sale. ALL SALES SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL TAXES DUE ON THE PROPERTY WHICH HAVE BEEN ASSESSED SINCE THE DATE OF THE JUDGMENT. For more information, contact your attorney or LINEBARGER GOGGAN BLAIR & SAMPSON, LLP., attorney for plaintiffs, at (713) 844-3576

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The Sugar Creek Country Club Women’s Association continues its longtime tradition of sponsoring their spectacular annual market, “Holiday Treasures”, on November 6 at the Sugar Creek Country Club, 420 Country Club Blvd., Sugar Land. The public is invited to shop from 10:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. for a $5 admission fee. The proceeds from this fee will be given to a local charity. Along with many returning vendors, a number of new vendors have been added for this year’s holiday shoppers. Among the many vendors will be Amici Italian Imports, Collectors Nest, O’Hurley’s Keepsakes, Baby Mine, Craft Diva, Marilyn Biles Collection and The Pearl Lady. Shoppers will be able to choose from a variety of items including jewelry, children’s toys, clothing, handbags, foods, specialty gift items, home deco selections and holiday decorations. Above, committee chairs Rootie Moore, left, Judy Childress, Amalie Hamizi, Patti Pearson, Helen Rosenthal, and Shirley Gordon.

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Vote to re-elect The Friends of the Arts Committee FUMC Missouri City presents in concert the Houston-based Omni Brass Quintet on Saturday, Oct. 25 at 4 p.m. The Omni Brass Quintet consists of four brass players and a percussionist. All five are both the inventors and performers of their unique musical perspective. The concert is free to the public.Email connections@fumcmc.org or FriendsoftheArts@comcast.net for more information.

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Free Flu Shot CliniC and Community Toy Drive

Join Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, the Exchange and Rotary Clubs and Toys for Tots in an effort to keep our community healthy and make our local children happy this holiday season.

Bring a new, unwrapped toy or children’s clothing item and you’ll receive a Free Flu Shot.

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houston Methodist Sugar land hospital Conference Center No appointments necessary. Must be 18 or older. The shot is formulated to provide protection against three different flu strains: H1N1, H3N2 and Influenza B. Call 281.275.0751 with questions.

Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital will be distributing a limited supply of the influenza vaccine to persons with no history of egg and/or latex allergy. Must be 18 or older. If you are pregnant, please visit your OB/GYN or primary care physician to have your vaccine administered.

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