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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2016

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Child Advocates and partners celebrate National Adoption Day Fort Bend County District Court Judges Ron Pope, Brenda Mullinix, and David Perwin finalized 15 adoptions including the adoptions of 3 children from the foster care system on Friday in celebration of National Adoption Day. The Fort Bend County District Courts joined courts across the country in opening their doors on National Adoption Day to complete adoptions and celebrate all families who adopt.

“This year’s National Adoption Day was a wonderful celebration” said Metoyer Martin, CASA program director and chair of the event. “It is always great to see the attorneys, CPS, Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteers and judges all work together to finalize the adoptions and ultimately give these children safe, permanent and loving homes. It is great to see them all settled in loving homes.”

In Fort Bend County, the District Courts, Child Advocates of Fort Bend (CAFB) and its partner agencies: Texas Department of Family Protective Services, Fort Bend Bar Association, Fort Bend County Attorney’s Office, Fort Bend Lawyers Care, the Fort Bend Court Team for Maltreated Infants and Toddlers, H.E.B., Bikers Against Child Abuse and the Rosenberg Exchange Club worked together to celebrate the joys of adoption and encourage more Ella Hope Jones and fourteen other children and families and individuals to give children permanent their families celebrated National Adoption Day homes through adoption. For more information as a part of Fort Bend County’s National Adoption visit www.cafb.org or call 281-341-9955. The next volunteer training session begins on Jan.30.

Day on Nov. 18.

Memorial Hermann Sugar Land earns national honor

Chamber CEO gets Community Impact Award

The Smart Financial Foundation’s leadership team gathered with Community Impact Award honorees following the 2016 Smart Financial Foundation luncheon on Monday, November 7, 2016.

Pictured left to right – Jason Deitz, Vice President of the Smart Financial Foundation; Community Impact award honoree Keri Schmidt, President/CEO of the Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce; Community Impact award honoree Linda Toyota, President of the Asian Chamber of Commerce; Tiffany Halfon, Director of Foundations at the Smart Financial Foundation; and Virginia Smith, President/CEO of the Smart Financial Foundation.

The Smart Financial Foundation recognized its 2016 Lifetime Achievement & Community Impact Award honorees at the Foundation’s Annual Fall Luncheon at the Junior League of Houston recently.

The 2016 honorees included: •Lifetime Achievement Award – Dr. Billy Reagan, former Superintendent for the Houston Independent School District (HISD), 1974 to 1986 •Community Impact Award – Keri Schmidt, President/CEO of the Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce •Community Impact Award –

Linda Toyota, President of the Asian Chamber of Commerce More than 200 community members, local businesses and civic leaders attended the 2016 Smart Financial Foundation Luncheon. Notable civic leaders at the luncheon included Pete Olson, U.S. Representative for Texas’ 22nd district; Himesh Ghandi, Mayor Pro Tem of Sugar Land; Vince Ryan, Harris County Attorney; Manuel Rodriguez, Jr., President of HISD Trustee District III; and Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, Houston Community College (HCC) Trustee.

The event was underwrit-

ten by Smart Financial Credit Union and the Maple Leaf sponsor was Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land. Oak Leaf sponsors included Allied Solutions, CHRISTUS Foundation for HealthCare, Smart Financial Resources and Wells Fargo.

Khambrel Marshall from Channel 2 KPRC served as the Master of Ceremonies and Stafford Municipal School District’s choir provided entertainment.

For more information, contact Tiffany Halfon, director of foundations at 713-407-1923 or thalfon@smartcu.org.

Sugar Land approves annexation of New Territory and Greatwood by end of 2017

Each morning Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital managers and directors participate in a safety huddle to address any operations concerns or anticipated issues.

Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital has been named a recipient of the 2016 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s highest Presidential honor for performance excellence. U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker made the announcement today recognizing Memorial Hermann Sugar Land for its outstanding commitment to sustainable excellence through innovation, improvement and visionary leadership.

“This recognition reaffirms what we set out to do each and every day and that is to provide the very highest level of safe, high quality health care to all of our patients,” says Greg Haralson, Senior Vice President and CEO of Memorial Hermann Sugar Land. “We’ve always seen our overarching strength as ‘family caring for family’ and this recognition doesn’t happen without the commitment and dedication of every member of the Memorial Hermann Sugar

Land family. I’m proud of our team and for the care we provide the residents of Sugar Land and Fort Bend County.”

Since the healthcare category was introduced in 1999, only 21 healthcare organizations nationwide have been awarded the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Memorial Hermann Sugar Land becomes the first Houston area hospital and the third in Texas to win the prestigious award.

“This year’s honorees are trailblazers in innovation, small business, health care and sustainable textiles. Their visionary leadership is helping to power the economy and increase our ability to compete globally,” said Secretary Pritzker. “The Commerce Department proudly supports these four outstanding organizations for their unwavering commitment to performance excellence and their dedication to always reaching higher.”

Nationally, more than 1,600

applications have been submitted since the program was established in 1987. To date, just 113 awards have been given in six sectors, education, healthcare, manufacturing, non-profit, service and small business.

“I am incredibly proud of the team at Memorial Hermann Sugar Land for achieving this national recognition for high quality and performance,” said Dr. Benjamin K. Chu, President and CEO of Memorial Hermann Health System. “This recognition is a testament to the unwavering commitment of our employees and affiliated physicians; it’s extremely gratifying to see our Memorial Hermann Sugar Land team, and their keen focus on delivering exceptional end-to-end-patient care experiences, celebrated on the national stage.”

The 2016 Baldrige Award will be presented at an April 2017 ceremony during the Quest for excellence conference in Baltimore Maryland.

The city of Sugar Land is set to annex Greatwood and New Territory on Dec. 12, 2017.

When finalized, Sugar Land will grow by more than 30 percent, from a current population of 87, 367 to more than 117,000 residents.

At its Nov. 15 meeting, Sugar Land City Council unanimously approved an ordinance to annex the Municipal Utility Districts (MUDs) in both areas.

City Council also voted to amend the City’s fiscal year 2017 budget to begin the preannexation work necessary to provide new residents with City services beginning Dec. 12, 2017.

The pre-annexation costs are funded by New Territory and Greatwood residents with money set aside during the last 10 years specifically for this purpose.

The process for the annexation of the Greatwood and New Territory MUDs began in November 2007 and is the result of years of thoughtful, deliberate planning; public input; and a strong partnership between the City and elected officials in the communities.

Strategic Partnership Agreements (SPAs) between the City and the Greatwood and New Territory MUDs provided contractual commitments for annexation and the provision of services to these non-City residents.

The agreements included a surcharge to Greatwood and New Territory residents for City-provided services that has been deposited into a fund to pay for annexation costs, including the retirement of remaining MUD debt.

Upon annexation, residents of New Territory and Greatwood will receive the same high-quality services as provided to existing Sugar Land residents, and most will experience an overall annual savings and increased services in areas such as public safety, zoning, traffic control, regulatory oversight, street/sidewalk repair and comprehensive planning.

Annexation will not increase costs, taxes or impact City services for current city residents.

“The City is very pleased that we will be able to welcome so many new residents next year and provide high

quality city services while still maintaining one of the lowest tax rates in the state,” said City Manager Allen Bogard.

“We are very excited to add these outstanding communities to the city. Greatwood and New Territory are premier communities with firstclass infrastructure; beautiful parks; carefully planned, well maintained neighborhoods; and quality retail and commercial areas that are consistent with Sugar Land’s commitment to excellence.

“These areas will only enhance the quality and beauty of our City, and I want to thank the leaders of both communities for years of dedicated work to plan for annexation.”

An extensive public outreach effort will be conducted during the next year that includes an explanation of City services, including important contacts and information about how to get involved.

This will include a combination of printed materials, online resources, social media and community presentations.

For more information, visit www.sugarlandtx.gov/annexation.

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Speakeasy has guests wanting to “Stay a Little Longer”

Fort Bend Christian Academy cast of Twelve Angry Jurors win State Championship The FBCA Theatre Department advanced, for the first time in school history, to the TAPPS One-Act Play Championship, and their outstanding performance earned them the title of State TAPPS One-Act Play Champions.

Kolton Kaminski received the Honorable Mention Cast Award and both Ethan Walker and Kelsey Brown received AllStar Cast Awards.

“I could not be more proud of this group of students and the hard work they put into making this play come to life,” Lana Thompson, Drama & Theatre Arts teacher said.

The cast performed Twelve Angry Jurors, a play about a jury forced to reconsider its nearly unanimous decision by the single dissenter who sows a seed of reasonable doubt.

The story begins after closing arguments have been presented in a homicide case, as the judge is giving his instructions to the jury. The twelve jurors must unanimously decide on a verdict of guilty or not guilty.

“They started this year with the goal to advance, and they came together to form a chemistry onstage that allowed them to fulfill that goal,” Thompson said.

“I am so incredibly grateful to have been a part of it all and watch them, step by step, create this world onstage that drew the audience in from the moment the play began.”

Without a dedicated theatre space on campus, the students had limited rehearsals on a real stage, but they did not let that hinder them.

“When we were awarded first place in state, it was a surreal experience,” student Levi Loveless said. “It never would have happened without our theatre teacher pushing us to become better actors and to really take this play seriously.”

Trees Across Sugar Land…greening our city one tree at a time

Sugar Land Heritage Flapper Girls do the Charleston in their dance routine at the November 10 Speakeasy. Pictured from front to back are: Front row: Cyndia Rodriquez, Second Row: Patti Martin-Stewart and Diana Collins, Third Row: Julia Michum, Vicki Latham, Yvette John. Looking on are Ira “Mugsy” Liebman and Ray “the Voice” Schilens. Photo by Randy Kozlovski.

The Sugar Land Heritage Foundation hosted its second annual Speakeasy party at Anson Aviation’s hangar on November 10.

Partygoers were treated with speakeasy cocktails and great food by Brick House Tavern + Tap, Chuy’s Mexican Food, Double Dave’s Pizza, Imperial BBQ, Mystic Dessert Bar, Off the Vine Bistro, and Safari Texas.

Guests were dazzled with exciting entertainment all evening. Featured performers were Gail Best, the jazz duo of Vel Lewis and Gianna Welling Nitzberg, Ron “ The Chairman of the Board” Bailey, and the incomparable Sugar Land Heritage Flapper Girls!

Adding to the ambiance were games of chance (a.k.a. casino) and music from the prohibition era. Also, making

its debut was the 2016 Christmas Ornament featuring the 1919 SLFD Fire Truck.

Attendees were given special opportunities to have their pictures taken with three authentic vehicles from the era and a 1930’s Stearman Biplane (provided by Texas Taildraggers). In addition, ladies were encouraged to kick up their heels by joining the Flapper Girls in a dance routine to the song New York, New York.

Sterling McCall Auto Group and its dealerships: Sterling McCall Nissan and Ft. Bend Toyota were the presenting sponsor. Imperial Market (developers of the Imperial Historic District) and Imperial – Johnson Development were the Games of Chance sponsors. Anson Aviation was the host sponsor. Other sponsors

included Paul & Jonee Barnett owners of Miracle Method, Ray Meyer / Paradigm Engineering, Corey Martin / Martin Mechanical, Stacy Bynes / Welcome Wagon, Becky Parmer / Medical Search, and Ron Bailey / PBK Architects.

Jake Messinger served as the auctioneer. The evening ended with a raffle drawing and many of the estimated 200+ clamoring for more!

Dennis Parmer, Executive Director of SLHF, said “It was a very fun and most unique party. We have received tremendous feedback from our guests, vendors, the performers, and our volunteers! We want to thank all of them for their attendance and support. We are evaluating dates for next year and hope to announce that date in the near future.”

Thank you, to my neighbors and friends in Precinct 1 who voted and supported my campaign for Commissioner. I look forward to working with everyone for a better future for Fort Bend County and Precinct 1.

The tree canopy in Sugar Land continues to grow thanks to the 94 Keep Sugar Land Beautiful volunteers that planted and mulched 150 five gallon native hardwoods during Trees Across Sugar Land on November 12. Keep Sugar Land Beautiful would like to thank the Apache Corporation Tree Grant Program that awarded KSLB the 150 trees we planted in Brazos River Park. Special thanks to the City of Sugar Land Parks Department for your partnership and support of this event. Thanks also go out to Whole Foods Market Sugar Land, Republic Services, and Lowes, for their contributions to the success of the event. Kudos to Baker Hughes, KSLB Youth Advisory Board, Clements Earth, Dulles Green, Travis Red Cross, Kempner, and Austin Student Council volunteers! It was a beautiful day to plant trees! Keep Sugar Land Beautiful thanks all partners and volunteers for your contributions to the success of our 11th annual Trees Across Sugar Land. Keep Sugar Land Beautiful is a 501c3 award winning nonprofit affiliate of Keep America Beautiful and Keep Texas Beautiful dedicated to educate and engage everyone to take responsibility for the environmental health of our community. For more information, please visit www.kslb.org.

Project Noel: 40-year holiday tradition

For more than 40 years, the Richmond State Supported Living Center (RSSLC) has been delighting visitors of all ages with Project Noel, a collection of holiday displays featuring favorites from Santa Claus to Rudolph.

These celebratory lighted displays again can be viewed on weekends starting Friday, Nov. 25, through Dec. 31.

Children who first saw the project blossom in the early 1970s now bring their children and grandchildren to see the more than 40 holiday scenes that adorn the 241acre SSLC campus, which is located at 2100 Preston in Richmond. This festive family outing is free and will be open from 6 to 9 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Santa and his elves will visit this event the first two weekends in December. Give Santa your wish list and have a picture made to remember the wonderful evening. Printed pictures will be available for $5 each – or you can bring your own camera.

Project Noel is provided in

partnership with the Volunteer Services Council (VSC) of the RSSLC. If your business or group would like to adopt an existing display for refurbishing or create a new display for next season, please contact the Community Relations office at 281-344-4335.

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AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOODS Toni Mamula – Wheelchair Chic II

By CAROLYN BOWDEN Sure enough, to her surprise, the students only had ďŹ rst day “whyâ€? questions about the wheelchair. Upon entering the class room their faces were puzzled, like they were thinking “Is this our teacher?â€? Toni immediately ashed her big smile which is always a “winnerâ€? in tense situations. Before the end of the ďŹ rst school day, the students were pushing her to lunch.

Children enjoy helping others and soon students felt special to be able to push the teacher’s wheel chair when Toni was leaving the classroom. Everyone wanted to be the “one chosen�. It quickly became an incentive that Toni used to encourage good study habits because they thought the wheel chair was “cool�.

Her teaching career took o and Toni attributes much of her success to the children who taught her about the true nature of people.

At the ďŹ rst open house, the parents assumed Toni had been in an accident. They viewed her as a competent professional teacher capable of teaching their children. Her fellow teachers quickly saw that her place in the classroom would not be an issue due to her “unique mode of transportationâ€?.

In fact, the wheelchair became an educational tool.

The students learned that differences can be important in a diverse society. She used her wheelchair to teach the students, empathy, understanding, and appreciation for all types of diversity. As for the teachers, two years after her arrival at the school, the teachers voted her Teacher of the Year!

A person who is a “little different� has many challenges.

Toni was fortunate because she began her career working with children who overlooked those dierences that she had considered to be stumbling blocks for being a “realâ€? teacher. For example: When teaching children, her wheelchair was an advantage. It put her at “eye level with her students, allowing her to be able to talk eye to eyeâ€? during the entire class time -- a real plus for any teacher.

Children can have challenging personal situations. Many children, while in elementary school are told they need eye glasses. Some react nega-

Toni Mamula tively and think they have a years every step she took was disability or they are now a battle, every day was a war. “dierentâ€?. Toni compared Without someone around to her “wheel chairâ€? to wearing do the little things that seem a pair of eye glasses. For ex- insigniďŹ cant to a normal perample, wearing eye glasses son, life can be stressful and does not make you “dier- frustrating.

Her “someone� was Mel. ent�. Instead it does just the opposite. It can help a person Through nine years of courtship followed by their marlead a more normal life.

Toni loved teaching and riage in 1974 Mel has been the was good at it, which gave her motivator and driving force in the conďŹ dence to advance into her life. “Just imagine what is reschool administration.

In 1984 Toni “wheeledâ€? quired after living an active into her ďŹ rst interview for an life, and then having to switch elementary principal position. to a cane, then a walker, and The interview committee con- ďŹ nally succumbing to a wheel sisted of nine men who were chair. What mental fortitude so serious that they appeared and strength of character it reto be angry! Her ďŹ rst reaction quires to take your life to your was, I need to ease the tension highest goal. But, Toni did in this room and so she blurt- it! Besides this, I believe her ed out: “This is worse than a personality and constant smile were that extra advantage she guillotine.â€?

Everyone laughed and used to make people believe immediately her outgoing in her.� Mel Mamula - Toni’s personality set the tone for husband Resources for this column the entire meeting. The ice was broken, and she felt “in are: Toni’s book: “WHEELcharge�. She did get the job CHAIR CHIC�; To Order and felt it was quite an accom- “WHEELCHAIR CHIC� in Hardback, Paperback or plishment.

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Grandchildren of the Sixties

By DR. EARL TILFORD College students in the streets protesting a Trump presidency are not so very dierent from the demonstrators who took over Columbia University in April 1968.

Nevertheless, what took place in less than three weeks back then did a lot to mold the present.

On April 9, 1968, at a memorial service for Martin Luther King, Jr., 20-yearold Mark Rudd, president of Columbia’s Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), grabbed the microphone to denounce Grayson L. Kirk, the university’s conservative president. Columbia bordered Harlem, where it had recently acquired land to build a new gymnasium.

Rudd accused Kirk of racism for building a gym to serve Columbia’s wealthy and predominantly white student body at Harlem’s expense. He also lambasted Columbia for supporting the war in Vietnam by acquiring grants from the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) to study military strategy.

For 20 days, Rudd channeled passion into idealism to fuse issues of race with frustrations over Vietnam.

On Tuesday, April 23, several hundred students seized the library. After venturing out and failing to bring down a fence around the gym construction site, some protestors returned to the library while others occupied the administration building.

Two days later, over a thousand students and o-campus supporters were ensconced in ďŹ ve university buildings. Protestors came together and then clustered around causes. Banners marked o various “liberated zones.â€?

The hardcore revolutionaries—advocating violence— wore red armbands. Those urging nonviolence wore green. Black Panthers hung Huey Newton posters. SDS favored images of Karl Marx, Che Guevara, and Vladimir Lenin.

On Thursday, April 25, black students and allies from Harlem demanded white occupiers leave the administration building. Mark Rudd and

SDS moved to Kirk’s oďŹƒce in the occupied library. On Monday night, April 29, over 1,000 New York City police swarmed the campus. By dawn, 720 students were in custody and 148 people were hospitalized.

Columbia marked the height of the “Sixties� movement. The Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) expelled whites in 1965.

The Black Panthers, founded in Alabama by SNCC the same year, morphed into a sexist and racist separatist movement.

After Columbia, Mark Rudd and student colleague Ted Gold split from SDS to found the radical and violent Weather Underground.

On March 6, 1970, Gold and two other Weathermen perished when a bomb they were making exploded prematurely.

Weather Underground leaders Mark Rudd, Bernadine Dohrn, and Bill Ayers went underground. Dohrn and Ayers eventually married.

Later they supported the political aspirations of Chicago activist Barack Obama.

Rudd became one of the charter members of the 2008 group, Progressives for Obama, the mission statement of which was written by SDS founder Tom Hayden.

Images of protesting students, police brutality, and Tom Hayden’s appeal for creating “two, three, many Columbias� mobilized young people on other campuses in the ‘60s. SDS went on to Chicago, where with Yippies and hippies, they sparked mayhem that contributed to putting Richard Nixon in the White House.

Radicals then captured the Democratic Party to support Senator George McGovern’s presidential candidacy leading to near political seppuku in 1972.

The May 1970 campus eruptions—protesting four deaths at Kent State—more closely resembles what’s happening now with the grandchildren of the Sixties generation. Then, as now, there indeed were “many Columbias.â€? What dierence did

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it—or does it—make?

Back then, not much. Columbia caved. It didn’t build the gym and cut o relations with IDA. In 1968, like most of American academe, Columbia was still conservative. But pressure on administrators was growing so that by June 1969, 80 major colleges and universities were seeking new presidents. Unable to stand up to demands issued by students and, increasingly by faculties, college and university administrators tried accommodation.

This allowed a generation of Sixties-inspired radicals to move into academia where they thrived while instilling their leftist ideological perspectives.

Only a handful of institutions, mostly in the South, held the line, at least for a while. Today only a few academically rigorous conservative colleges and universities remain: Grove City College, Hillsdale College, and Pepperdine University are among them.

America’s war in Vietnam ground along until January 1973. Richard Nixon’s troop withdrawals, made possible by massive bombing coupled to Henry Kissinger’s deft diplomacy, contributed far more to ending U.S. involvement than protestors ever did.

In the 1980s, the “68’ers� twice elected Ronald Reagan. Our kids are the helicopter parents who coddled the 20-somethings rioting today.

Columbia was the ďŹ rst real media-driven student protest event.

Sporadic, short-lived campus disturbances usually took place in college towns with limited media coverage. The Columbia unrest lasted three weeks.

The press honed in because it involved pampered white children from upper middle class to wealthy New York/ New England families. The New York Times covered it.

Major newspapers from Philadelphia to San Francisco dispatched reporters from their New York City oďŹƒces. Camera crews from the three TV networks rode the subway to Columbia to provide coverage.

The current children’s crusade will rock on through Inauguration Day 2017. Then the kids will return to school, maybe learn something, and hopefully grow up. —Dr. Earl Tilford is a military historian and fellow for the Middle East & terrorism with The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College.

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AUTOMOBILE: Jeep Renegade

By BARBARA FULENWIDER This year’s Jeep Renegade oers additional features that include the Beats premium audio system with nine speakers including 6.5-inch subwoofer and 506-watt ampliďŹ er for studio-quality sound.

For added safety and convenience, the Jeep Renegade oers rain-sensing wipers as standard on the Limited and Trailhawk models and optional on Latitude. The Renegade is available in Sport, Latitude, Limited and Trailhawk models.

The Jeep Renegade oers two 4x4 systems in its class.

Each can provide up to 1,475 lb.-ft. of the engine’s available torque to any one wheel, for optimal grip and traction. Jeep Active Drive is a full-time 4x4 system and Jeep Active Drive Low is a full-time 4x4 system with 20:1 crawl ratio. Both engage when 4x4 traction is needed.

The Renegade features the segment’s ďŹ rst disconnecting rear axle and power take-o unit, which provide more fuel economy. Both the 2.4-liter Tigershark engine with MultiAir2 and 1.4-liter MultiAir Turbo engine are paired to the segment’s ďŹ rst nine-speed automatic transmission, or with six-speed

manual transmission.

The 2.4 liter and 1.4-liter engines average 30 miles to the gallon. The 16-valve, 2.4-liter engine produces 180 horsepower and 175 lb.-ft. of torque and the 1.4-liter turbo four-cylinder engine makes 160 horsepower and 184 lb.-ft. of torque.

The Trailhawk is the Jeep model for those who want the most o-road capability because this model delivers.

It’s best-in-class Trail Rated 4x4 capability has the exclusive rock mode, increased ride height to 8.7 inches of ground clearance, skid plates, signature red front and rear tow hooks, 30.5 degree approach, 25.7 degree breakover and 34.3 degree departure angles.

Also, 17-inch wheels with on-road and o-road tires; up to 8.1 inches of wheel articulation; hill-descent control; up to 19 inches of water fording, and up to 2,000-lb. towing capability with 2.4-liter engine and available tow package.

Its new styling enables bestin-class approach and departure angles and panoramic views -- two available open-air roof panel systems that stow to provide passengers open-air freedom. The Renegade is the ďŹ rst Jeep SUV to integrate Koni’s

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frequency selective damping front and rear strut system for road-holding and handling.

Fore safety and entertainment there’s Uconnect Access, which directly calls local emergency-service dispatchers and for roadside assistance. It can also receive text messages, announce receipt of texts, identify senders and then “read� the messages aloud with Bluetoothequipped cell phones. Drivers can also use voice texting to keep their hands on the wheel.

Key features available on the Uconnect include a 5.0-inch or 6.5-inch touchscreen display, Bluetooth connectivity, radio

FBISD creates Local Innovation Committee In an eort to personalize Fort Bend ISD’s approach to student learning, the Fort Bend ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously to pursue a District of Innovation Designation following a public hearing on November 14. Following Monday’s action and in accordance with rules established by the Texas Education Agency, a Local Innovation Committee will be established to explore creative and innovative ways the District can better meet student needs.

Prior to the Board’s action, both FBISD administrators and trustees stressed that the committee, made up of various stakeholders, will drive the creation of a Local Innovation Plan. “We are excited about the possibilities that may exist through the District of Innovation distinction, giving us more local control and freeing us from some of the restrictions that currently keep our hands tied in meeting the needs of our students,â€? said Fort Bend ISD Board of Trustees President Kristin Tassin. “The committee, comprised of sta, students, parents and com-

munity members will drive the process‌ with opportunities for public input along the way. The beauty of the process is that the committee creates the plan, giving the community and teachers an opportunity to weigh in.�

Established by the 84th Texas Legislature, the DOI concept provides local communities the opportunity to decide how they can best deliver their District’s goals – moving away from mandated compliance to innovative possibilities. While many Texas plans have included exemptions from the mandatory school start date, the length of the school day and class-size ratios, Fort Bend ISD administrators and trustees told public hearing attendees that the outcomes of the process have not been predetermined and that the District is committed to transparency and collaboration in the process. The comments followed brief remarks made by teacher representatives and a community member, who expressed concerns about how the Local Innovation Plan could impact teachers’ contracts and work hours, and a lack

NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALE NOTICE OF LEVY REAL PROPERTY Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and I or Order of Sale issued on the 8th day of SEPTEMBER, 2016 by the 434TH DISTRICT Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause# 14-DCV218587 in favor of the PlaintiffWESTHEIMER LAKES PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, for the sum of$14,437.86 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and I or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. Therefore, on the 20th day of OCTOBER, 2016, 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) - RENE GUERRERO had of, in, or to the following described real property, and will offer for sale on the 6TH day of DECEMBER, 2016 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of ten 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 SEVENTEEN (17), IN BLOCK FOUR (4), OF CANYON GATE AT WESTHEIMER LAKES, SECTION ONE (1), A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED ON PLAT NO. 20050209, OF THE PLAT RECORDS FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 25531 CRESTON MEADOW DRIVE, RICHMOND, TX 77406 (PROPERTY)

NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALE NOTICE OF LEVY REAL PROPERTY Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and I or Order of Sale issued on the 7th day of OCTOBER, 2016 by the 434TH DISTRICT Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause# 12-DCV-199577 in favor of the Plaintiff - TOWNEWEST COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION, INC. Plaintiff, for the sum of $4,582.03 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and I or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. Therefore, on the 3RD day of NOVEMBER, 2016, 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)SHIRLEY SHUK-YEE LAO, AKA SHIRLEY CHEN, MAY-YEE LAO, AKA MAY L. LO, SHARON SHUN-YEE LAO, AKA SHARON SHUN-YEE YOONG, LARRY YING-LUM LAO AND PHILIP YING-FUN LAO had of, in, or to the following described real property, and will offer for sale on the 6TH day of DECEMBER, 2016 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas 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 FORTY-FIVE (45) IN BLOCK FOUR (04) OF TOWNEWEST, SECTION FIVE (05), REPLAT, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 29, PAGE 1, OF THE PLAT RECORDS FOR FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, AS MODIFIED BY ANY SUPPLEMENTS THERETO OR REPLATS THEREOF.

ADJUDGED/MARKET $329,540.00

VALUE:

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 BY: SERGEANT JOHN MORALES Deputy Constable #1307

ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: $89,330.00 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 BY: SERGEANT JOHN MORALES Deputy Constable #1307

of information.

Moving forward, the committee will be guided by a third-party facilitator and legal counsel. “We are committed to being thorough and transparent as the plan is developed, with continuous communication along the way,� said Dr. Charles Dupre, FBISD Superintendent of Schools.

Each member of the Board of Trustees has been asked to appoint three representatives to the Local Innovation Committee, while the superintendent will appoint nine. The committee will be comprised of various stakeholder groups, who will also consider input from a community survey. To become a District of Innovation, the District’s Academic Advisory Council, or AAC, would have to hold a public meeting and approve the Local Innovation Plan by a majority vote. Following AAC approval, the plan would then be presented to the Board of Trustees in another public meeting, with approval subject to a two-thirds majority vote.

data system capability, digital audio broadcast, HD Radio, digital media broadcasting, SiriusXM Radio, SiriusXM TraďŹƒc, SiriusXM Travel Link, USB port and auxiliary audio jack input.

The 2016 Jeep Renegade is available with up to 70 safety and security features, including the segment’s ďŹ rst availability of forward collision warningplus and lane departure warning-plus.

In addition, engineers added blind-spot monitoring. rear cross path detection rear backup camera with grid lines; electronic stability control with electronic roll mitigation and seven standard air bags.

The Renegade is surprisingly comfortable for in town driving.

It handles well, has more than suďŹƒcient leg and head room and arrived in eye catching solar yellow. The base price is $26,495 and with options the test drive Renegade Trailhawk came to $31,400. It’s a fun drive.

Woodru Local talent, Sherry Woodru from Richmond will entertain Loving Friends on Dec. 20, with registration at 5 p.m. Sherry is a singer, songwriter and a gifted musician who loves giving the gift of music to connect with people and make the world a brighter place. Loving Friends members will join Sherry in a sing a long of holiday music. Loving Friends is a social group of widows and widowers who want to move on after losing a spouse, not a grief support group. Reservations are required for the dinner meetings by calling 281-208-3124. Cost for dinner and entertainment is $24 with complimentary valet parking. Other membership activities include, monthly luncheons, games and book clubs.

For more details on Loving Friends, call 281-208-3124.

Anita Milne

Knowledgeable! Experienced!

Hardworking!

Competitive!

Action Oriented!

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281-413-9732 Beard Realty Group

Meadows Place•Blair Meadow• 4/2/2 Meadows Place • Brighton • 3/2/2

$224,500

NOTICE OF CONSTABLES SALE THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF FORT BEND By virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable 434TH DISTRICT COURT of FORT BEND County on the 21st day of October, 2016 by the Clerk thereof, in the case of FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT vs. RAQUEL ROSAS MEJlA, ET AL in Cause# 13-DCV-205989 and to me, as CONSTABLE directed and delivered, I will proceed to sell, at 10:00 0’ Clock AM on the 6th day of December, 2016, 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 said FORT BEND County, in the City of RICHMOND, Texas, the following described property, to wit: TRACT I: GEO: 2545020050 I 00907 LOT 10, BLOCK 5, CLARKE SPRINGS SUBDIVISION, SECTION 2, AS SHOWN BY THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN SLIDE NUMBER 2505 A AND B, MAP RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, MAP RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. Levied on the 21st day of October, 2016, as the property of RAQUEL ROSAS MEJIA SATURNINO MEJIA GRANDE VALLEY HOMES, LLC FIRST TENNESSEE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION to satisfy a judgment amounting to $18,140.24, 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, CITY OF HOUSTON AND FORT BEND COUNTY GENERAL FUND, FORT BEND COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT. ALL BIDDERS MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION 34.015 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 21st day of October, 2016.

G. Majors, Constable Precinct Two Fort Bend County

$183,000

SOLD

Richmond • Windswept • 4/2/2

$159,000 $159,000

SOLD

Meadows Place • Alston • 3/2.5/2 Meadows Place • River Meadow • 3/2/2 Meadows Place•Meadowdale•4/2/2

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$194,500 SOLD

$225,000 REDUCED

$239,490

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INDEPENDENT • NOVEMBER 23, 2016 • Page 6 CONSTABLE SALE Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and/or Order of Sale issued on September 29th, 2016, by the District Court 268th, of Fort Bend County, Texas in Cause #14DCV-216075 in favor of the plaintiff – Kingsbridge Community Association, Inc., plaintiff, for the sum of $ 6,107.90++++ costs as taxed on said execution and/or order of sale and further the sum of executing the same.

I have levied on October 13th, 2016 and will offer for sale on the 6th day of December, 2016 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of Ten O’clock A.M. and Four O’clock P.M., and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant (s) – Geraldine Randal, had of, in or to the following described Real Property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz: Legal Description: LOT TEN (10), IN BLOCK (2), OF KINGSBRIDGE PARK, SECTION ONE (1), A SUBDIVISION LYING PARTLY IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS AND PARTLY IN HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN SLIDE NO. 1226/B OF PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, AND FILM NO. 354145, OF THE MAP RECORDS OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 8822 DIAMOND LAKE LANE, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77083.

TERMS: CASH TIME: SALE TO BE HELD AT OR ABOUT 10:00 A.M. PLACE: 301 JACKSON ST., WILLIAM TRAVIS BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR MEETING ROOM, RICHMOND TEXAS 77469.

Gary Majors, Constable Fort Bend County Precinct Two By: Sgt. C. McRae Deputy Constable

CONSTABLE SALE Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and/or Order of Sale issued on September 29th, 2016, by the District Court 268th, of Fort Bend County, Texas in Cause #14DCV-216075 in favor of the plaintiff – Kingsbridge Community Association, Inc., plaintiff, for the sum of $ 2,281.54++++ costs as taxed on said execution and/or order of sale and further the sum of executing the same.

I have levied on October 13th, 2016 and will offer for sale on the 6th day of December, 2016 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of Ten O’clock A.M. and Four O’clock P.M., and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant (s) – Geraldine Randal, had of, in or to the following described Real Property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz: Legal Description: LOT TEN (10), IN BLOCK (2), OF KINGSBRIDGE PARK, SECTION ONE (1), A SUBDIVISION LYING PARTLY IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS AND PARTLY IN HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN SLIDE NO. 1226/B OF PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, AND FILM NO. 354145, OF THE MAP RECORDS OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 8822 DIAMOND LAKE LANE, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77083.

TERMS: CASH TIME: SALE TO BE HELD AT OR ABOUT 10:00 A.M. PLACE: 301 JACKSON ST., WILLIAM TRAVIS BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR MEETING ROOM, RICHMOND TEXAS 77469.

Gary Majors, Constable Fort Bend County Precinct Two By: Sgt. C. McRae Deputy Constable

FILM : Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Oh my goodness J. K. Rowling is a mere muggle.

Oops, the term for a normal human, not to be confused with wizards and witches in this movie is no longer “mugglesâ€? but “non-magâ€? as in non-magical. If you are a devoted Harry Potter fan, then you will notice many other subtle and huge dierences even though this ďŹ lm is billed as a spin-o of the eight gigantically successfully boywizard ďŹ lms set primarily at Hogwarts and Great Britain.

The biggest variation from the Harry Potter ďŹ lms derived from the seven books written

by J.K. is that there was not a book for us to read before we took the big-screen leap of faith on Fantastic Beasts without the blessed guidance PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Commissioners Court of Fort Bend County, Texas has set a public hearing at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 for replat of Weston Estates Partial Replat No 1, Precinct 1. The hearing will be held in the Commissioners Courtroom at 401 Jackson Street, Second Floor, Richmond, Texas.

Under state law, you the owner, have certain rights with respect to the proposed replat. Should you wish to exercise your right, you may be heard at the planned public hearing. You may contact Chris Kalkomey with Jones & Carter, Inc at CDKalkomey@ jonescarter.com for information prior to the hearing.

Submitted by, Laura Richard Fort Bend County Clerk CONSTABLE SALE Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and/or Order of Sale issued on September 09th, 2016, by the 240th JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, of Fort Bend County, Texas in Cause #14-DCV215141 in favor of the plaintiff – QUAIL RUN COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION, plaintiff, for the sum of $ 6,741.10++++ costs as taxed on said execution and/or order of sale and further the sum of executing the same.

I have levied on October 10th, 2016 and will offer for sale on the 6th day of December, 2016 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of Ten O’clock A.M. and Four O’clock P.M., and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant (s) – PATRICIA ANN FORD AND ALFRED FORD, had of, in or to the following described Real Property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz: Legal Description: LOT THREE (3), BLOCK NINE (9), OF QUAIL RUN SECTION ONE (1), A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT RECORDS THEREOF RECORDED UNDER PAGE NO.14 VOLUME NO. 22 OF THE MAP RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS AND MORE COMMONLY DESCRIBED AS 16614 QUAIL PARK DRIVE, MISSOURI CITY TX 77489-5704 TERMS: CASH TIME: SALE TO BE HELD AT OR ABOUT 10:00 A.M. PLACE: 301 JACKSON ST., WILLIAM TRAVIS BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR MEETING ROOM, RICHMOND TEXAS 77469.

Gary Majors, Constable Fort Bend County Precinct Two By: Sgt. C. McRae Deputy Constable

CONSTABLE’S NOTICE OF SALE Notice is hereby given, that by virtue of a certain Order of Sale issued by the clerk of the 434TH District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas on SEPT 30, 2016 in cause numbered 14-DCV219793 styled First Colony Community Services Association, Inc.. vs. CECIL A. ROSE, in which a judgment was rendered on MARCH 9, 2016 in favor of First Colony Community Services Association, Inc. for the sum of FifteenThousand Eight Hundred Fifty Dollars and Ninety Two Cents ($15850.92); plus fees for posting notice of sale, publishing, costs of suit rendered by the court, legal fees, and all costs of executing this Writ.

I have levied upon the below listed property on OCT 24, 2016 and will on DEC 6, 2016 Tuesday, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. proceed to sell for cash to the highest bidder, all the Right, Title, and Interest of CECIL A. ROSE to and in the following described Real Property LOT THIRTY-FOUR(34), IN BLOCK ONE(1) REPLAT OF WOODSTREAM,SECTION TWO(2) AN ADDITION, IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS,ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 31,PAGE 8 OF THE MAP RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS,MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 3306 FALLING BROOK COURT SUGAR LAND, TX 77479 The above sale to be made by me to satisfy the above described judgment in favor of First Colony Community Services Association, Inc. Plaintiff, and the proceeds applied to the satisfaction thereof.

CONSTABLE’S NOTICE OF SALE Notice is hereby given, that by virtue of a certain Order of Sale issued by the clerk of the 240TH District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas on OCT 10, 2016 in cause numbered 15-DCV- 228341 styled First Colony Community Services Association, Inc .. vs. JACQUELINE R. CAMACHO, in which a judgment was rendered on MAY 5, 2016 in favor of First Colony Community Services Association, Inc. for the sum of Seven Thousand One Hundred Thirty Three Dollars and Thirty Eight Cents ($7133.38); plus fees for posting notice of sale, publishing, costs of suit rendered by the court, legal fees, and all costs of executing this Writ. I have levied upon the below listed property on OCT 24, 2016 and will on DEC 6, 2016 Tuesday, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00p.m. proceed to sell for cash to the highest bidder, all the Right, Title, and Interest of JACQUELINE R. CAMACHO to and in the following described Real Property LOT THIRTY-FIVE(35), IN BLOCK TW0(2) OF FINAL PLAT OF OYSTER CREEK PLANTATION,SECTION TW0(2) A SUBDIVISION, IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS,ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN SLIDE NOS. I665/ A AND I665/B OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS,MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 435I BOBOLINK CIR MISSOURI CITY, TX 77459. The above sale to be made by me to satisfy the above described judgment in favor of First Colony Community Services Association, Inc. Plaintiff, and the proceeds applied to the satisfaction thereof.

LOCATION: FORT BEND COUNTY TRAVIS BLDG 1ST FLR MEETING ROOM 301 JACKSON RICHMOND, TX 77469 DATE: DEC 6, 2016 TIME: APPROX. 11:00 am BY: SGT M. KUTACH

LOCATION: FORT BEND COUNTY TRAVIS BLDG 1ST FLR MEETING ROOM 301 JACKSON RICHMOND, TX 77469 DATE: DEC 6, 2016 TIME: APPROX. 11:00 am BY: SGT M. KUTACH

TREVER J. NEHLS Constable Pct. 4 Fort Bend County, Texas

TREVER J. NEHLS Constable Pct. 4 Fort Bend County, Texas

of J.K.’s written word. Arguably, J.K. Rowling is the best story-teller since Shakespeare.

I’ve read all of her Harry Potter books.

But this is her ďŹ rst attempt at being a screenwriter. Apparently, it is not an automatic that a novelist can also pen a brilliant screenplay. Director David Yates did his part. The movie is fast-paced and beautiful with glorious costumes and music, but the story is disjointed and rambling.

The choice of Eddie Redmayne as the oppy-haired Newt Scamander turned out to be golden which gives me hope for the next four ďŹ lms.

Yes, you heard me; the money boys have already committed to four more Newt and the Beasts that are currently being called “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them� 2, 3, 4, and 5. Yates has signed on.

Our new hero, Newt Scamander, lands in New York in 1926 with a suitcase full of Fantastic Beasts created by the fertile mind of J. K. Rowling.

Problem: I didn’t think the beasts were fantastic. Sticky, gory, silly, useless, awkward, but not fantastic.

Having the 34 year-old Redmayne anchor the movie fresh from his Oscar win in “The Theory of Everything� (2014) was helpful and the other bignamed stars like Collen Ferrell as Graves, Jon Voight as Daddy Shaw, and a cameo of Johnny Depp as Grindelwald was smart, but the big winner is Dan Folger who soared as Jacob Kowalski, the non-mag schlepping through the magical world as the witness to the zany acts of the beasts as they escaped from Newt’s suitcase and terrorized Manhattan. “Should we obliviate him?�

The world has to see this movie because it’s too important to ignore, but the decision to see 2-5 should be a personal decision. I’m pulling for you, J. K., but you gotta pick it up a notch. Rock ‘n Roll.

Grade 79. Larry H. larryhmoviereviews.com

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&Ĺ˝ĆŒĆš ĞŜĚ ŽžžƾŜĹ?ƚLJ ĹšĆľĆŒÄ?Ĺš ϳϳϏϳ ,Ç Ç‡ ϲ ^ŽƾƚŚ DĹ?Ć?Ć?Ĺ˝ĆľĆŒĹ? Ĺ?ƚLJ͕ dĞdžĂĆ? ϳϳϰϹϾ ĎŽĎ´Ď­Í˜Ď°ĎľĎľÍ˜ĎŽĎ­ĎŻĎ­Í• Ğdžƚ ώϲϭ žĂĹ?ĹŻÍ— ÄžĆ?ůĨÄ?Ä?Ä?ΛĹ?žĂĹ?ĹŻÍ˜Ä?Žž City of Missouri City LEGAL NOTICE RFP # 17-108 Economic Development Consulting Services THIS IS A MANDATED PUBLICATION OF THE LEGAL NOTICE OPENING DATE OF December 20, 2016 AT 2:00 pm.

Request for Proposal for Economic Development and Plan Creation Consulting Services to the City of Missouri City RFP # 17-108 Economic Development Consulting Services RFP’s may be obtained from the State of Texas Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD) at http://esbd.cpa.state.tx.us/. Responses must be sealed, marked on the outside of the delivery envelope with the Bid name and number as listed above, and the date of opening.

Responses must be delivered to the attention of: Purchasing Manager City of Missouri City 1522 Texas Parkway Missouri City, TX 77489 prior to the acceptance deadline. Responses marked improperly and therefore misdirected may be disqualified.

Responses will be opened on December 20, 2016 at 2:00 pm.

Until final award of the Contract, the OWNER reserves the right to reject any or all Responses, to waive irregularities or technicalities, to re-advertise, or proceed to do the Work otherwise when in the best interests of the OWNER. No bid may be withdrawn during the 60 days following the bid opening date.

THE STATE OF TEXAS CITATION BY PUBLICATION 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 12, 2016 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 434TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of Fort Bend County sitting in Richmond, Texas, and was filed on October 14, 2016. It bears cause number 16-DCV-236301 and is styled: Gloria Garcia and Misael Duenez vs.

John Doe, Et AI. The name and address of the attorney for PLAINTIFF OR PETITIONER is: WILLIAM MADISON COLGIN, IV ATTORNEY AT LAW 2512 FIRST STREET HWY 36 ROSENBERG TX 77471 The nature of the demands of said Plaintiff/Petitioner is-as-follows to-wit: TO QUIET TITLE ON REAL PROPERTY, HEREAFTER REFERRED TO AS “THE PROPERTY�

FOR FURTHER CLARIFICATION, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: TRACT ONE PROPERTY ADDRESS: SOUTH POST OAK BOULEVARD, FRESNO, TEXAS 77545 PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: LOT 16 IN THE NORTH 1/2 OF BLOCK 37 OF MAGNOLIA PLACE, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 2, PAGE 6 OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS’ BEING MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS IN A DEED FROM DOROTHY E SORRELLS TO MRS. H. P. RUSSELL, DATED MARCH 7, 1942 AND RECORDED IN VOLUME 202, PAGE 200 OF THE DEED RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS; BEING THE SAME PROPERTY IDENTIFIED ON FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS TAX ROLLS AS ACCOUNT NO. 4600-00-037-1160-90 TRACT TWO PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1040 EVERGREEN STREET, FRESNO, TEXAS 77545-7674 PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: OIL CENTER SEC 1, SECTION 1, BLOCK C, LOT 12-12A MH ONLY REFER TO #1200, SERIAL #SV4050424, LABEL # RAD1208687 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 26th day of October, 2016.

DISTRICT CLERK ANNIE REBECCA ELLIOTT

By Deputy District Clerk Erica Rodriguez Fort Bend County,Texas Telephone: (281) 633-7612

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS The State Financial Accountability Rating for Fort Bend Independent School District 6:00 P.M. on December 12, 2016 In the Board Room of the FBISD Administration Building -FYJOHUPO #MWE t 4VHBS -BOE The purpose of this meeting is to discuss Fort Bend ISD’s rating on the State’s Financial Accountability System Public Encouraged to Attend

THE STATE OF TEXAS CITATION BY PUBLICATION TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS OF WILLIAM A. WOODS, DECEASED NO KNOWN ADDRESS 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 19, 2016 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 268TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of Fort Bend County sitting in Richmond, Texas, and was filed on February 05 , 2016. It bears cause number 16-DCV- 229799 and is styled: Laura Monroe vs Derrick B Woods and Gloria Kelly The name and address of the attorney for PLAINTIFF-PETITIONER is: GEORGE M. KUHN, JR II LAW OFFICES OF GEORGE M KUHN JR 1001 WEST LOOP SOUTH STE 700 HOUSTON TX 77027 713-840-017 4 The nature of the demands of said PLAINTIFF OR PETlTONER-is-as-follows to-wit: PLAINTIFF IS SEEKING AN EASEMENT ACROSS REAL PROPERTY CONSISTING OF TWO LOTS TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 22 ACRES OF LAND WHICH IS A PART OF A 62 1/2 ACRE TRACT OF LAND OUT OF THE C. FULSHEAR, A-29, FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, SAID 62 1/2 ACRES BEING DESCRIBED IN A DEED FROM ELSIE WOODS TO WILLIAM A WOODS DATED MAY 20, 1929 AND RECORDED IN VOLUME 126, AT PAGE 397 OF THE DEED RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS AND THE SAID 22.000 ACRES WHICH THE SUBJECT OF THIS DEED BEING LOT 1 (11 .000 ACRES) AND LOT 2 (11 .000 ACRES) AS SHOWN ON A MAP OF A SUBDIVISION OF THE PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED 62 1/2 ACRES, SAID MAP BEING FILED FOR RECORD UNDER INSTRUMENT NUMBER 13979 IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS AND SAID MAP BEING RECORDED IN VOLUME 138, AT PAGE 236 OF THE DEED RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. 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 3rd day of November, 2016.

DISTRICT CLERK ANNIE REBECCA ELLIOTT

By Deputy District Clerk Vanessa Vasquez Fort Bend County,Texas Telephone: (281) 341-3754

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