Montgomery County News, February 2, 2022

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HCA Houston Mass Rally in Montgomery Texas Healthcare Weekly County Kept Safe Thanks to Conroe Hosts Spring ISD Gas Prices Local, State & Federal Partners Students for

(January 31, 2022) Average gasoline prices in Texas are unchanged in the last week, averaging $2.99/g t o d a y, a c c o r d i n g t o GasBuddy's survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 11.3 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 87.5 cents per gallon higher than a year ago.

According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Texas was priced at $2.34/g yesterday while the most expensive was $3.79/g, a difference of $1.45/g. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $2.34/g while the highest was $3.79/g, a difference of $1.45/g.

The national average price of gasoline has risen 2.9 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.34/g today. The national average is up 6.8 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 92.8 cents per gallon higher than a year ago, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million weekly price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country.

Neighboring areas and their current gas prices: Midland Odessa- $3.08/g, down 5.7 cents per gallon from last week's $3.13/g.

San Antonio- $2.94/g, up 3.2 cents per gallon from last week's $2.90/g.

Austin- $2.98/g, up 6.0 cents per gallon from last week's $2.92/g.

“The price of oil pushed into territory unseen in over seven years as WTI crude hit $88 per barrel, which continues to drag gasoline prices higher. With continued concerns over geopolitical tensions and crude oil supply, the small yet noticeable increases are likely to continue," said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. "The only factor keeping gas prices from rising more substantially is that gasoline demand remains low as winter storms keep motorists closer to home.

Once the weather starts to turn and warm gradually, we'll lose the only restraint to larger price increases."

GasBuddy is the authoritative voice for gas prices and the only source for station-level data spanning nearly two decades. Unlike AAA's once daily survey and the Lundberg Survey, updated once every two weeks based on a small fraction of U.S. gasoline stations, GasBuddy's survey updates 288 times every day from the most diverse list of sources covering nearly 150,000 stations nationwide, the most comprehensive and up-to-date in the country. GasBuddy data is accessible at http://prices.GasBuddy.com.

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Tour of AIRLife Air Ambulance

Sheriff Rand Henderson would like to extend his sincere appreciation to all of the agencies and departments who came together to ensure the success and safety of the “Save America” rally on January 29, 2022. This event was the largest public gathering ever in Montgomery County. The cooperation in this joint effort resulted in an event that was safe and successful for all involved.

As expected, the citizens of Montgomery County, and our guests, demonstrated how to professionally and peacefully assemble on a grand scale.

The citizens of Montgomery County can be proud their law enforcement agencies came together as force multipliers and have shown themselves to be role models for public safety services in the State and across our country.

Special thanks to the

below agencies who assisted at this event.

Montgomery County Constable’s Office – Pct.1 Montgomery County Constable’s Office – Pct.2 Montgomery County Constable’s Office – Pct.3 Montgomery County Constable’s Office – Pct.4 Montgomery County Constable’s Office – Pct.5 Montgomery County Fire Marshal’s Office Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security

H o u s t o n , Te x a s (January 24, 2021) - HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe hosted 21 high school s t u d e n t s o n T h u r s d a y, January 20, for a tour of their air ambulance service.

The tour was designed to expose students to the care chain, which extends beyond the emergency medical series. Students learned about career paths to becoming a flight clinician, helicopter safety and operations and the role C o n r o e P o l i c e helicopters and flight crews Department provide in the healthcare C o n r o e F i r e care industry.

Department Montgomery County Hospital District Harris County Sheriff’s Office Spring ISD PD Houston PD US Secret Service Atascosita Fire Department Wo o d l a n d s F i r e Department North Montgomery County Fire

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“Students had a chance to learn how the EMS providers work directly with our air ambulance services,” said Jared Lee, director of business development, medical transport for HCA Houston Healthcare AIRLife. “Many students aren’t aware of different career paths within the medical field. Our goal was to plant a seed that can inspire a future air clinician.”

H C A H o u s t o n H e a l t h c a r e ’s A I R L i f e helicopters operate 24/7, staffed with highly trained flight nurses, paramedics and skilled pilots. One AIRLife helicopter is based at HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland and another at HCA Healthcare Houston Healthcare Conroe. HCA Houston Healthcare AIRLife air ambulance also operates the city’s first advanced mobile training ambulance and patient simulator, two programs designed to enhance highlevel adult and pediatric trauma care.

The tour included a hands-on tour of HCA H o u s t o n H e a l t h c a r e ’s mobile simulation ambulance, a dynamic, next-generation EMS training center and portable classroom on wheels. The mobile education lab is equipped with adult, child and infant mannequins capable of simulating a wide variety of trauma and medical emergencies, including airway blockages, pediatric seizures, newborn resuscitation, breech deliveries and other highrisk scenarios.

THE WOODLANDS, TX (January 28, 2022) – Live music at Market Street is back as the Spring Community................2, 3, 8 Concert Series lineup Commentary.......................3, 4 features artists performing Devotional..........................5 To p 4 0 , j a z z , L a t i n , Legals.............................6, 7 country, cover favorites and more, every Thursday, Business Directory.............8 March 17 through May 12

from 6:00 – 8:30 p.m.

Sponsored by Sewell Automotive, Market S t r e e t ’s 2 0 2 2 S p r i n g Concert Series is free and open to the public. Guests are invited to bring blankets and lawn chairs and sit back, relax, and enjoy the performances.

• March 17 – St. Patrick’s Day – wear green and celebrate with British invasion and Beatles cover songs from The Fab 5 • March 24 – Guitarist Chad Ware provides fun country and rock tunes • March 31 – A mix of

Top 40 country hits, 70’s and 80’s rock from Mo Jiles Band • April 7 – Popular hits from cover band Breakfast at Tiffany’s • April 14 – The Fuse

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“The experience was amazing and the instructor was so knowledgeable,” Jeiry Galvan, a student at Spring ISD. As a mobile training center, the mobile simulation ambulance can be set up at any Houstonarea EMS facility to provide a comprehensive experience for students and adults.

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Suggestions for Mindful Eating: A Dinner-Worthy Salad

Food for Thought Diana Anderson

and prevents all the fillings from falling out.

If you want to get a piece of flank steak big enough for two meals, consider the second one Thai Beef Salad t o b e L oaded Steak Serves 4 Quesadillas. * 1 (1-pound) flank steak Just about anything * Salt goes when it comes to * 2 tablespoons lime making quesadillas. But juice when I’m after a meal* 2 tablespoons fish worthy option that’s sauce guaranteed to satisfy all * 1 teaspoon sesame the hungry eaters around oil the table, nothing beats a * 1 tablespoon brown loaded steak quesadilla. sugar Inspired by fajitas, * 1/2 teaspoon grated these quesadillas are ginger packed with thin slices of * 1 Thai red chile flank steak, charred p e p p e r, s e e d e d a n d peppers and onions, and minced plenty of melty cheese, * 1 cup thinly sliced plus some guac and salsa cucumber for topping. * 1/2 red bell pepper, Building Blocks thinly sliced These are the four key * 1/2 cup roughly components of a really chopped cilantro good steak quesadilla: * 1/4 cup thinly sliced Tortillas: Use 10-inch mint (often labeled “burrito* 1/4 cup thinly sliced size”) flour tortillas. shallot (about 1 shallot) They’re big enough to * 1 bag coleslaw mix hold all the fillings for Preheat grill to l o a d e d m e a l-worthy medium-high heat. quesadillas.

I LOVE the Season the steak with salt, and grill, covered, uncooked ones in the until medium-rare (130 refrigerated section of degrees F), about 6 to 8 most groceries.

Cheese: Monterey minutes. Transfer steak to Jack, mild cheddar, or a plate, tent loosely with combination of the two foil, and let rest for 5 are our top picks for their minutes. great meltability.

Steak: These quesadillas call for flank or skirt steak that’s seasoned with ground cumin, salt, and pepper and seared on the stovetop, then cut into thin slices.

Vegetables: Here we use sliced onion and bell pepper for some fajita vibes, but all veggies are fair game. Just be sure to cut them into bite-sized pieces and give them a quick sauté to soften their bite and cook off any liquid before assembling the quesadilla.

How to Make Steak Quesadillas Steak quesadillas come together in four simple steps.

1. Cook the steak: Season the steak with ground cumin, salt, and pepper. Sear in a hot skillet on the stovetop.

Set aside to rest, then cut into thin slices or bitesized pieces.

2 . C o o k t h e vegetables: Sauté onion and bell pepper in the same skillet until softened and lightly charred around the edges.

3 . A s s e m b l e quesadillas: Sprinkle shredded cheese over half of a tortilla. Top with sliced steak, peppers and onions, and more cheese.

Fold the tortilla in half over the filling. Repeat with the remaining tortillas.

4. Cook quesadillas: Brush a thin layer of oil over the skillet. Cook the quesadillas over medium-low heat until the cheese is mostly melted. Flip and cook on the other side. Each side will cook in one to two minutes.

T h e B e s t Wa y t o Assemble a Steak Quesadilla Use a single tortilla and fold around the filling instead of sandwiching it between two tortillas. When assembled this way, the quesadilla is easier to flip

• May 12 – Mango Punch finishes the series with a versatile mix of everything from Top 40 and country to salsa, m e r e n g u e , vallenato and cumbia Market Street, the area’s premier shopping, dining, and entertainment destination, with more than 70 retailers and restaurants, is located in The Woodlands at 9595 Six Pines Drive.

About Market Street

Market Street – The Woodlands is a 560,000 square foot outdoor lifestyle mixed-use property located in The Wo o d l a n d s , T e x a s , approximately 25 miles north of Houston across from the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. The grocery anchored property contains 375,000 square feet of street level retail, combined with 115,000 square feet of Class A office space and a 70 room

70,000 square foot Hyatt Centric hotel in addition to 21 restaurants and e a t e r i e s . Tr a d e m a r k Property Company manages the project, including development, leasing and property management services.

Market Street is owned by a joint venture between an affiliate of Trademark Property Company and Institutional Mall Investors.

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Here’s an easy dinner worthy recipe to kick off February. It’s satisfying during the coldest month of winter and is oddly a salad. It’s salty, sweet, and sour with a hint of spice, the traditional flavors that round out a Thai dish. It’s easy to pull together and will have more flavor than any bagged Thai salad you’ll find at the supermarket.

It uses a flank steak, and this can easily be a leftover. Just don’t slice the part you intend for the salad until time for its preparation.

Notice how little oil the salad dressing uses.

Concert from page 1 delivers a variety of party rock hits • April 21 – Eagles tribute music from the Texas Eagles • April 28 – Highenergy Top 40 and classic hits from JoiLux Band • May 5 – A variety of upbeat Latin favorites from Yelba

Meanwhile, whisk lime juice, fish sauce, sesame oil, brown sugar, ginger, and chile in a large bowl. Add cucumber, red pepper, cilantro, mint, shallot, and coleslaw and toss well.

Thinly slice steak against the grain and add to salad.

Tasty Tips Substitute sliced red onion for shallot.

Substitute 1/4 teaspoon red chile flakes for Thai red chile pepper.

To e n s u r e e v e n cooking, allow your steak to stand at room temperature for 15 to 30 minutes before grilling.

Steak Quesadillas Serves 4 * 1 medium yellow onion * 1 medium red bell pepper, preferably red, orange, or yellow * 16 ounces Monterey Jack or mild cheddar cheese, or a combination * 1 pound flank or skirt steak * 1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt, divided * 1 teaspoon ground cumin * 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more for seasoning * 2 tablespoons vegetable or canola oil, divided, plus more for the pan * 4 (10-inch) flour tortillas (burrito-sized) For Serving * Sour cream or plain Greek yogurt * Tomato salsa * Guacamole Thinly slice the onion.

Core, seed, and thinly slice the bell pepper.

Grate the cheese on the large holes of a box grater (about 5 cups).

Pat the steak dry with paper towels, then season all over with 1 teaspoon of the kosher salt, the ground cumin, and black pepper. Cut the skirt steak crosswise into 2 to 3 pieces to fit in the skillet if needed.

Heat 1 tablespoon of the vegetable oil in a 12inch cast-iron skillet or heavy frying pan over medium-high heat until just starting to smoke.

Working in 2 batches if needed, place the steak in the pan and cook undisturbed for 1 minute.

Flip and continue to cook, flipping every minute, until both sides have a nice char, and the steak registers 130 degrees F for medium-rare, about 4 minutes total, or 140 degrees F for medium, about 6 to 8 minutes total.

Transfer the steak to a

clean cutting board, loosely cover with aluminum foil, and let rest while you cook the peppers and onions.

Reduce the heat to medium and add the remaining 1 tablespoon vegetable oil to the skillet. Add the onion, the remaining 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt, and a few grinds black pepper.

Cook, stirring o c c a s i o n a l l y, u n t i l softened and lightly charred around the edges, about 5 minutes. Transfer the onions and peppers to a bowl. Wipe the skillet clean.

Thinly slice the steak across the grain or dice.

Place the cooked flour tortillas on a work surface. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of the shredded cheese onto one half of each tortilla, leaving a 1/2inch border from the edge. Divide the steak, peppers, and onions over the cheese. Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the steak and vegetables.

Fold each tortilla in half over the filling and gently press down.

Brush the skillet with a thin layer of vegetable oil. Add 2 quesadillas to the pan and cook over medium-low heat until the cheese is mostly melted, and the bottoms are browned, 1 to 2 minutes. Flip with a thin metal spatula and cook until the cheese is melted, and the second side is browned.

Transfer the quesadillas to a cutting board. Brush the skillet with more oil and repeat cooking the remaining quesadillas. Cut the quesadillas into wedges.

Serve with sour cream, salsa, and guacamole if desired.

Recipe Notes The steak, peppers, and onions can be cooked up to one day in advance and refrigerated in separate airtight containers. When ready to prepare the quesadillas, thinly slice the steak and let sit at room temperature for 10 minutes.

Refrigerate leftovers in an airtight container for up to four days.

information on Market Street, visit https://shopatmarketstreet .com.

A b o u t Tr a d e m a r k Property Company Trademark Property Company is a full-service real estate firm focused on investments, development and institutional services of experiential, mixed-use and daily needs properties.

In its 29 years of business, Fort Worth, Texas-based Trademark has invested in, developed or redeveloped 21 million square feet of mixed-use, multifamily and retail assets worth $4.5 billion.

Trademark’s experienced

team of more than 185 employees is currently responsible for a 16property portfolio totaling approximately 10.5 million square feet of mixed-use and retail projects across the c o u n t r y. A l e a d e r i n navigating the changing mixed-use real estate landscape, Trademark’s purpose is to be extraordinary stewards, enhance communities and enrich lives. For more information, visit www.trademarkproperty.c om or interact on Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram.

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Weekly Columns

Keeping Data Collectors At Bay A weekly column by Kent Pendleton TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION Nowadays, our actions are tracked, digitized, commoditized and analyzed by the everpresent and arguably useful technology that has shaped the past three decades.

The machines are always watching. It’s not intrusive and it’s almost never monitored by a person. Sometimes it’s convenient and many are unbothered by it, but it’s everywhere. For example: Smartphones are constantly tracking our locations; nearly everything you look at on the internet – shopping, news stories, social media – is saved, cross-referenced and shared; data collected by your fitness tracker could be used to infer facts about your health and private habits; and everpresent cameras are seemingly on every corner.

Some convenience store fridges even track your eyes.

Realistically, perfect privacy isn’t possible unless you live off the grid, but even then, there are limits. There are things you can do, however, to lessen your exposure without having to completely withdraw from the modern world.

Digital privacy starts with data security It bears repeating: Locking down your accounts is the most important thing you can do to keep your information away from prying eyes, preserving your privacy and your financial s e c u r i t y. B y u s i n g complex passwords and changing them regularly, you guard against targeted attacks and limit your exposure to broader attacks against data collectors. Security experts recommend you

use a password manager to keep this from becoming a chore. If you must write down passwords, keep them safe, not in the drawer next to your computer.

You should also turn on multifactor authentication for all your accounts, where possible. That makes logging in require two or more forms of identification, like a code sent via text or email message, in addition to your username and password.

Be mindful, and willing to buy The business model for most free services on the internet involves the collecting and selling of user information. Consider shifting your email to a paid provider. You can also switch to a web search engine whose ideas about your personal privacy align with yours.

Trim your apps

Privacy activists recommend using companies’ websites instead of their apps on your mobile device to avoid giving away more personal information than you would prefer. Fortun a t e l y, m o s t n e w smartphones will now ask if you want a certain app to have access to things like your contact list, the microphone and the camera.

Oatmeal raisin, shortbread or tracking?

You may have noticed that websites are now regularly asking you about your cookie preferences.

Clearly, this isn’t about chocolate chips.

A cookie is a small file downloaded to your device that acts like a personal ID card. In some cases, it is used to remember the items in your shopping cart or whether you prefer to stay logged in. Cookies create a more

convenient and streamlined web experience.

While a cookie can only be read by the website that created it, things like ads, social media commenting and other parts of the page are usually hosted on other sites than the page you are visiting, and they all may be collecting information from you.

Some cookies are essential for the web to work in the ways we’ve become accustomed.

Others are only used to track you. Though it can be a nuisance every time you visit a new website, you should adjust the settings to match your privacy expectations. To have those protections, you must opt out of being tracked.

Kent Pendleton, AAMS® Financial Advisor 936-297-8267 14375 Liberty St, Ste 109, Montgomery, TX

Pets Can Develop Cataracts As They Age, And Dogs Are Especially Prone

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Jan. 28, 2022 — Just as humans may develop vision loss or impairments, our animal friends also can experience issues such as cataracts as they age.

The term cataract refers to an opacity of the lens within the eye, causing both a discomfort and a loss of vision.

While all species are susceptible to developing cataracts, Dr. Lucien Vallone, a clinical professor at the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, says cataracts are most often found in dogs and horses and less frequently in cats.

The most common and noticeable sign of cataracts is a cloudy, white pupil. Other warning signs of vision loss can include running into walls, clumsier movement, and

less spacial awareness.

Because the severity of pet cataracts ranges from a small inconvenience that causes little or no vision issues to affecting the entire lens and resulting in b l i n d n e s s , Va l l o n e encourages pet owners to pursue evaluation with a veterinarian if there are any concerns of cataract or vision issues in their pet.

“It can be difficult to predict whether a small cataract will progress to a large one,” Vallone said.

“Veterinary ophthalmologists generally recommend periodic eye exams to identify if a cataract is present and to then track progression.”

Cataract severity and treatment varies greatly from patient to patient.

Some cases can be treated with topical therapies such as eyedrops. While this form of treatment will not reverse or repair damaged

vision, it can ease any discomfort or inflammation caused by the cataract.

If cataracts progress too far, however, surgery can be done to restore lost vision in pets.

The majority of c a t a r a c t s a r e c o n s equences of inherited genetic mutations. While many of these mutations have been found in certain breeds of dogs, they are not necessarily present in the entire population.

Vallone said it is tough to accurately pinpoint which breeds develop cataracts, due to the major variations within a breed around the globe.

Owners who acquire their dogs from breeders should ask the breeder if annual Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) exams have been performed within their breeding program.

“The OFA organizes breeding soundness examinations with ophthalmologists that are intended to help responsible breeders avoid breeding dogs affected by cataracts,” Vallone said.

“If breeding soundness steps were not taken prior to adoption, or a dog was adopted from a shelter, the best strategy an owner can take is to schedule regular (annual) evaluations with

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A key element to pets living a full and happy life comes from their ability to clearly see both their owners and the world

around them.

Although cataracts have the potential of putting a cloudy haze on an animal’s happy life, by staying observant to the well-being of their animal

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companions, pet owners can catch conditions like cataracts early so that their pet can be treated as soon as possible.

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Texas State Senator

Robert Nichols Monday, January 31 is the last day to register to vote in the March primary elections. To register, simply complete an voter registration application available online through the Secretary of State's website, fill it out with the necessary information, and return it to your county e l e c t i o n o ff i c e . T h e website to view this information is w w w. Vo t e Te x a s . g o v.

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My Five Cents...

A weekly column from Sen. Robert Nichols

by Sen. Robert Nichols, Senate District 3 exemptions. A few new laws of note include:

must be completed and returned at least 30 days - House Bill 531 before the upcoming requires landlords to election date. provide notice to renters if the dwelling they are Here are five things leasing lies within a 100happening around your year floodplain or has state: flooded in the preceding 5 years before or at the 1. New laws now in execution of the lease; effect as of January 1 - House Bill 2730 makes improvements to As of the beginning of the Landowner's Bill of this year, 23 new state laws Rights and the eminent went into effect, most of domain process; which deal with certain tax - House Bill 3961 requirements or tax- requires long-term care facilities to post information about the office of the state long-term care ombudsman on their websites. The ombudsman advocates for resident rights and helps protect quality of life and quality Wednesday of care for residents; A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after - Senate Bill 794 - This law exempts homestead noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly taxes for veterans who are cloudy, with a high near 71. South wind 5 to 10 100 percent disabled; mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

- Senate Bill 911 allows food service Wednesday Night establishments that also Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low hold mixed beverage around 39. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph becompermits to be classified as ing southwest in the evening. Winds could gust restaurants if alcohol sales are 60 percent or less of as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is sales.

90%.

Weather for the Lake Conroe area

Thursday Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm.

Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 34 by 5pm. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Friday Partly sunny, with a high near 39.

Friday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Saturday Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.

Saturday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Sunday Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.

Sunday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Monday Sunny, with a high near 54.

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Last month, the Texas Workforce Commission announced $10.3 million in Jobs and Education for Texans grants that went to Community, Technical, and State Colleges and Independent School Districts across the state.

Of that, $1.45 million was awarded to East Texas institutions. Five ISDs, including Burkeville ISD, Center ISD, ColdspringOakhurst ISD, Elkhart ISD, and West Sabine ISD, received between $189,000 and $328,000 grants to help purchase and install equipment to provide training in the occupations of welder, cutter, solder, and brazer.

Lamar State College Orange was also a recipient of an award totaling over $208,000 for the purchase and installment of equipment for training healthcare practitioners and technical occupations.

These grants will enable area education entities to provide targeted training for our communities that will lead to employment opportunities in highdemand industries.

3. Texas State Hospitals

and SSLC offering hiring employment. Texas now bonuses has over 13 million jobs.

The state passed preThe Texas Health and pandemic record employHuman Services Commis- ment levels in November sion is offering up to and that number continued $5,000 in bonuses for to grow in December. c e r t a i n h e a l t h c a r e Meanwhile, the unemploypositions at state supported ment rate fell to 5 percent. living centers (SSLCs) and These numbers are signs of state hospitals across the a strong economy that state. Positions that are continues to grow despite eligible for a hiring bonus the ongoing pandemic. included registered nurses Texas business owners and (RN), licensed vocational employees are resilient and nurses (LVN), psychiatric f o c u s e d o n m o v i n g nursing assistants (PNA), forward. and direct support profes5. OSHA withdraws sionals (DSP). New RNs can qualify for $5,000 C O V I D - 1 9 v a c c i n e bonuses, eligible LVN mandate for large employhires could receive $3,500, ers and DSPs and PNAs may The US Department of qualify for a $2,500 hiring bonus. State supported Labor's Occupational living centers provide Safety and Health Adminresidential services for istration (OSHA) withpeople with intellectual drew the vaccination and and developmental testing emergency disabilities, while state temporary standard for hospitals provide inpatient businesses with 100 or psychiatric care for adults, more employees this week. children, and adolescents. The standard was supposed State hospitals and state to go into effect earlier this supported living centers m o n t h a n d r e q u i r e d serve some of our most business with 100 employvulnerable Texans and the ees or more to ensure their people who work there employees were fully deserve the utmost praise. v a c c i n a t e d a g a i n s t COVID-19 or were 4. Texas reaches new r e g u l a r l y t e s t e d f o r e m p l o y m e n t h i g h , COVID-19 and wearing masks. The withdrawal unemployment drops comes after the US Texas reached a new Supreme Court blocked the record employment high implementation of the last month, breaking pre- standard in a ruling earlier pandemic records for this month.

Paxton Launches 9th Border-Crisis Lawsuit Against Biden, Marking 20th Lawsuit Since Inauguration Day

AUSTIN –Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that he, along with seven other state attorneys general, filed a Montgomery County News lawsuit against the Biden Phone (936) 449-6397 Fax (936)597-6395 Administration for its E-mail: news@montgomerycountynews.net abuse of the Central web; http://www.montgomerycountynews.net American Minors (CAM) Publisher: M. Ryan West Refugee and Parole Editor: Monte West Program.

Account Executive: Camilla Blum, M. Ryan The CAM program West provides certain aliens in Photography: Monte West, Wade Stultz, Bobby the United States the Strader, Lance Bridges ability to secure protected R e p o r t e r s / C o n t r i b u t i n g Wr i t e r s : D o c status after entering the Fennessey, Carol Fennessey, Gail Box, Margie Barlow, Kim West, Sharon Faison, Dortha Ruthstrom, Megan West Stultz, Narcissa Martin Boulware, Gary Curran, Students and Staff of MISD, and friends of Montgomery County News. ©Copyrights, Montgomery County News, Montgomery, Texas 2017-2018 Montgomery County News is a weekly, locally owned and operated newspaper and is published by Montgomery County News at 14375 Liberty St. PO Box 1, Montgomery, TX 77356.

Telephone number 936-449-6397, Fax 936-597-6395.

2. Texas Workforce Commission awards Jobs and Education for Texans grants to 5 East Texas ISDs, Lamar State College Orange

country illegally. Then, the aliens can petition the government to bring in extended family members from Honduras, El Salvador, or Guatemala.

There is no authority in federal law for this sort of program.

“The Biden Administration has sown nothing but disaster for our country through its illegal, unconstitutional immigration policies,” Attorney General Paxton said.

“Biden’s latest round of flagrant law-breaking includes his Central American Minors Program, which has contributed significantly to many states being forced to take in even more aliens. My fellow attorneys general and I are suing to stop it.”

In addition to its abuse of the CAM program, the Biden Administration has, since it came to power a year ago, attempted to

freeze deportations, stop border wall construction, cease arrests and deportations of broad categories of aliens, and terminate the Remain-in-Mexico program. Attorney General Paxton has sued Biden on all these matters—and more.

The states joining Te x a s a r e A r k a n s a s , Alaska, Florida, Indiana, Missouri, Montana, and Oklahoma.

Deputy Laci Seaton Received “CIT Deputy Of The Quarter” Award

On Tuesday, January 25, 2022, in Montgomery County Commissioners Court, Precinct One Mental Health Deputy Laci Seaton received “CIT Deputy of the Quarter” Award from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Dr. Brenda LaVar, President of the Board of Directors for the Greater Houston Area, presented Deputy Seaton with the award stemming from an incident in June of 2021. Deputy Seaton responded to a citizen with suicidal thoughts and behaviors in the Willis area who was barricaded inside a bathroom with weapons. Deputy Seaton utilized her specialized training in Mental Health and Deescalation tech-

niques to connect with the female and was able to get her to respond to deputies on scene.

The dedication of Deputy Seaton ultimately lead to the successful resolution of the incident without any force used.

Deputy Seaton is a member of the Precinct One Mental Health and Crisis Intervention Team lead by Lieutenant Brian Luly, which the Montgomery County Commissioners Court unanimously voted to increase to 24 full time Deputy positions. This division is tasked by the Court to provide mental health services to those in crisis throughout all of Montgomery County.

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Devotional Spreading the Word

By Gail J. Box Gailbox@consolidated.net

Everyone’s life is a story. Even reading our Bible, we find many, many stories that have happened over thousands of years or more. I am so grateful that God wanted a history of “His-story written down for all people to know how He loves us and longs to be with us one day. I like the way this familiar scripture is put in “The Message” Bible: “This is how much God loved the world: He gave His Son, His one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed: by

WRITING IS IMPORTANT - FOR HISTORY AND ENCOURAGEMENT believing in Him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life.”

John 3: 16.

Everyone of us has a different life story.

We were born into a family picked out just for our life. Several years ago, my grandson saw a book in my bookcase called, “Grandmother’s Journal.” He told me then that I should write “my Story” in the journal so he could remember all the fun times we had. So, I am slowly working on that. I hope this will be an encouragement to each of you as a valuable memory within your family, also.

If it’s too hard for you to write or type, get a place

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gomery, 936-597-4230 Honea Baptist Church, FM 2854, Montgomery, 936-588-1260 Jones Chapel Baptist, FM 2854, 936-7562505 Mt. Calvary Baptist, Old Hwy 105, 936588-2330 Mt. Sinai Baptist, Bethel Road, MontBAPTIST gomery, 936-597-4668 Church of the Good Union Grove Baptist Soldier (Baptist AffiliaChurch of Richards, tion), 1501 North Texas Frazier (McKenzie's About 11 mi N of BBQ), Conroe, Texas, Montgomery on FM Phone: 936-494-5775, 149 www.churchofthegoodso Sunday School all ldier.org. Worship: ages 9:45 am, Church Sunday at 10:30am, Service 11:00 am, Sunday School: 9:30 am Wednesday Bible Study Heritage Baptist and Youth Group 6 pm Church 19087 Lake Mt. Pleasant Rd, MontgomCATHOLIC ery 77356 Sacred Heart Phone: Pastor Bear Catholic, 936 448-4027 109 N. Frazier, Gary Chapel Baptist Conroe, Church 936-756-8186 PO Box 125, MontSt. Mary’s gomery, Texas 77356, Catholic, 5525 Spring Branch FM 1774, Road, Montgomery.

Plantersville, 713-478-1256, Sunday 936-894-2223 Bible Class 10:00 am, 7:45 Service Worship Service at St. Joseph’s Catho11:00 am. lic, Faith Baptist CR 213, Stoneham, Church 936-894-2223 Meets at 464 McCaleb Rd. JEWISH Sunday Morning Congregation Beth Bible Study 9:30 a.m.

Shalom, 5125 Worship Service 10:45 Shadowbend Place, The a.m.

Woodlands, Sunday Evening 281-362-1100 Worship 6:00 p.m.

St. Beulah Baptist LUTHERAN Church, located in Grace Lutheran Dobbin, P.O. Box 112, (ELCA), Montgomery, 77356 Highway 105 W., Benui Baptist Lake Conroe, 936-588Church, 1944 Scott Ridge and FM Living Savior 1097, Montgomery Lutheran ChurchAntioch Baptist, LCMS 309 Pond St. Dobbin, 936-597Montgomery 77356 5560 China Grove Baptist Church phone: 936-5978013 Web : Church, Willis, 936www.livingsaviortexas.o 767-4744 rg Pastor David R. Dacus Baptist, Dacus, Bailes.

407-735-6403, dacusbaptist@consolidat METHODIST ed.net Montgomery United www.dacusbaptist.org Methodist Church First Baptist 22548 Highway 105 Church, West Hwy 105 W., MontASSEMBLY OF GOD Cornerstone Christian Assembly of God of Conroe, located at 100 Mosswood Dr., Conroe, Texas in front of River Plantation. 936273-1755 New Life Assembly of God, Rabon Chapel Road, Montgomery, 936-588-3399

on your phone that might keep those special stories alive and tell them. There is one thing you can be mindful of as you write (or talk). God knows you, loves you, and through His daily words for you, His encouragement is to share your good thoughts with everyone.

It would be a very sad world if we didn’t have those faithful scribes, many years ago, who hadn’t had a means to write down God’s and Jesus’ words as they performed miracles for us to know who they really were and what they accomplished for all of us.

On one of our

trips to Israel, many years ago, we stopped first in Cairo, Egypt, and were privileged to go to a small factory where they still made paper out of Papyrus leaves. It’s an ancient practice still used for artwork and writing by scribes. And as far as paper goes, it’s much more lasting than what we use today. God knew that, of course!

In each one of us, God writes His-Story.

Every life is different.

Everyone has had different experiences to share with others. And it’s never too late to write a book with your thoughts on paper, on computer, or in cell phone form. Just

Montgomery, TX RiverStoneCC.org April Sound 77356 Phone: 936-597-6162 Church, Sunday Worship: 67 ½ April Wind S., April Sound, 9368:30 a.m., 9:45 am., 588-2832 11:00 a.m. Praise & Lighthouse FellowWorship ship Church, Sunday School: 9:45 Montgomery, 936a.m.

582-7700 Www.mumctex.org Living Branch Richards United Church, Methodist Church Highway 105 W., 6639 FM 1696 Lake Conroe, 936-588Richards Worship Service 11 3400 New Beginning Bible AM Sunday School 10AM Church, Porter Chapel A.M.E. 19087 Mt. Pleasant Zion Church, Cemetary Rd, 936-5971308 S. Hwy 1486, 8921 Dobbin, Father’s House, 936-597-5331 or 936Family Worship 449-5983 Center, Living Way Church, Highway 105 W, 2080 Longmire Rd, Lake Conroe, 936-588Conroe 4660 936-441-8875 Walden Community Hope Tabernacle Church, Pastor David 12400 Walden Rd, Whitaker Walden, 936-582-6696 Meets at 18961 Services 9:30 and 11 Freeport Dr Montgoma.m. ery WaldenChurch.com 936.582.7722 River of Life Thursday 7:30pm Church, Sunday School at 17156 FM 1097, 10:00am Montgomery, 936-449Sunday Worship at 4414 6:00pm Cornerstone Community And Church, Interdenominational 1011 W. Lewis, Lone Star Cowboy Conroe, Church 936-756-7792 21627 Eva St. Lakeside Bible Montgomery, TX Church, 77356 18940 Freeport Drive (936) 597-5742 Montgomery, 936Pastors Randy & 582-1977 Darla Weaver Church of St. John, Service Times: retreat and wildlife Sundays 8:30; 10:00 and center, 11:30am Mondays 2615 St. Beulah 7:00pm Chapel Rd., MontgomLivestream: Watch us ery, 936-597-5757 live Sundays & MonFellowship of days @ live.lonestar.tv Montgomery or go to the Lone Star 12681 FM 149 Cowboy Church Montgomery, TX Facebook page and click 77356 (936) 597-3949 on the Livestream link.

Senior Pastor Dale Website: Talbert www.lonestar.tv Service Times: Abundant Life Sundays at 9:30am & Ministries Corner of 11am / Wednesdays at FM 149 & FM 1097 W. Montgomery TX 77356 6:30pm for Children & Student Ministries Prayer /Sunday School Watch us live Sun9:30 am Sunday Service days 11:30 am Wednesday Pray/Bible Study 6:30 @fellowshipofmontgom ery.online.church or pm RiverStone Commu- follow us on Facebook @thefmchurch! nity Church www.thefmchurch.co 19380 Hwy 105 Ste. m 500 Montgomery, TX EPISCOPAL 77356 St. James the Sun: 9:00 Kingdom Apostle Episcopal, Life, 10:30 Worship 1803 Highland Wed: 6:30 p.m.

think of this…how many times have you read a thought, a book, or a written prayer that has helped you to get through a problem or has given you a good idea? As a last thought, Peter tells us this: “The end of all things is near; therefore, be of sound judgment and sober spirit for the purpose of prayer.

Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins. Be hospitable to one another without complaint. As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the

manifold grace of God. First Peter 4: 7 – 10.

I want to be sure to encourage more of God’s people to write down some of the special things that God has and will place in your thoughts and heart, to consider writing your own book or devotional, and many other experiences of your life with Jesus….lived out as you grow in Him. You will spend wonderful times in prayer and in recalling stories which could help someone in need as they see how the Lord has helped you through the tough trials and happy times.

Try it. You’ll like it!

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NO. 21-06-08771 § IN THE DISTRICT COURT § § § 457m JUDICIAL DISTRICT V. § § R&K SHAU( ENT, INC. (a/k/a RAND K § TRANSFERRED FROM COUNTY SHAIKH ENT INC.), SULEMAN BHIMANI § COURT AT LAW NUMBER TWO (2) and THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, § DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY § INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE § Defendants. § MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS

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TO: R&K Sham. Ent, Inc. (a/Ida R and K Shaikh Ent Inc.), Defendant, and to all whom it may concern: You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. You are hereby notified that on the 18th day of February, 2022, at 9:00 A.M. in the Commissioners Courtroom, located in the Alan B. Sadler Commissioners Court Building 501 N. Thompson, Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas, the Special Commissioners, Bob Bagley, Robert Casey and Dorothy Woodall, will meet and proceed to hear the evidence from all parties hereto so as to enable them to fix the value of and assess the damages occasioned by the condemnation of the subject properly generally described as "Being a 0.0391 acre (1,702 square foot (Sq. Ft.)) tract of land located in the J. Eberly Survey, Abstract No. 193, Montgomery County, Texas, being out of and a pmt of a called 0.5169 acre tract of land, as deeded to Rand K Shaik Ent. Inc., and recorded in Montgome1y County Clerk's File Number (M.C.C.F. No.) 2003-150519."

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NEW CANEY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT Plaintiff,

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Pursuant to a resolution of its governing body under Section 34.0S(c), Property Tax Code, Montgomery County has requested a public re-sale by my office of certain properties previously foreclosed and bid off to the taxing units in the suits described below. Therefore, I will on March 1, 2022, Pursuant to Texas Tax Code 34.01 and as further provided in the Resolution adopted by the Commissioners Court of Montgomery County, Texas on July 27, 2021 and recorded as instrument number 2021105114 in the Official Public Records of Montgomery County, Texas, tax sales in Montgomery County shall be conducted as an ONLINE AUCTION at the following URL: https://montgomery.texas.realforeclose.com. Beginning March 1, 2022, the Montgomery County Constables will no longer conduct LIVE tax sale auctions. The Montgomery County Constables will continue conducting live auctions for execution sales, if any are scheduled in a given month, between the hours of 10:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. on said day, beginning at 10:00 A.M., proceed to sell for cash to the highest bidder and in the manner provided by Section 34.05(d), Property Tax Code, all of the right, title and interest of the taxing units, acquired through each of the suits listed below, in and to the following described real estate being situated in Montgomery County, Texas, to wit: Chief Deputy C. Michael White, By /s/ C. Michael White, Date 1-25-22

The petition of New Caney Municipal Utility District, Plaintiff, was filed against R&K Shaik Ent Inc, (a/le/a Rand K Shaikh Ent Inc) Defendant, on June 23, 2021, in the County Court at Law, #2 of Montgomery County, Texas, transferred to the 457th Judicial District Court of Montgomery County on August 6 2021, and is numbered 2 l -06-08771, and entitled New Caney Municipal Utility District v. R&K Shaik Ent, Inc. (a/k/a R and K Shaikh Ent Inc.), Suleman Bhimani and the United States of America, Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service. This lawsuit is to acquire an easement through eminent domain and the hearing referenced above is to determine the fair market value of the easement and any damages to the remainder if any.

The casement being acquired is generally described as "Being a 0.0391 acre (1,702 square foot (Sq. Ft.)) tract of land located in the J. Eberly Survey, Abstract No. 193, Montgomery County, Texas, being out of and a part of a called 0.5169 acre tract of land, as deeded to R and K Shaik Ent. Inc., and recorded in Montgomery County Clerk's File Number (M.C.C.F. No.) 2003-150519." /s/ Bob Bagley Bob Bagley, Special Commissioner /s/ Robert Casey Robert Casey, Special Commissioner /s/ Dorothy Woodall Dorothy Woodall, Special Commissioner Issued and given under my hand and seal of said Court at Conroe, Texas, this the 28th day of December, 2021 (SEAL District Court of Montgomery County, Texas) Melisa Miller Clerk of the 457th Judicial District Court Montgomery County, Texas By; /s/ Rebecca Manning Rebecca Manning, Deputy 12/28/2021 2:44:53 PM Published Dates: January 12, 19, 26 and February 2, 2022

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE The following vehicles will be auctioned by the Montgomery County Precinct 4 Constable Kenneth "Rowdy" Hayden at Melvin's Towing impound located at 23643 Roberts Road, Ste 50, New Caney, TX 77357, 832-955-8699 on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at 8:30am. In accordance with the Texas Abandoned Motor Vehicle Act, Article #4477-9A Published Date: February 2, 2022

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BY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE

Notes: All sales are without warranty, expressed or implied. Specifically, there is no warranty as to title or physical condition (including the condition or existence of any improvements). The sales are subject to any rights of redemption as provided by law.

All volume and page references in the legal description refer to the records of the County Clerk of Montgomery County. All prospective bidders should make their own investigation of the title held by the taxing entities and the value of the property. Prospective bidders are encouraged to consult their attorney. Prospective bidders should not rely on the "Adjudged Value" as representing the actual value of the property or any information regarding the property contained in the records of the Montgomery County Appraisal District .

Payment must be made in cash or by cashiers check. All sales are final.

All Sales subject to cancellation without prior notice.

THE PROPERTY MAY BE SUBJECT TO CLAIMS BY THE TAXING ENTITIES FOR POST-JUDGMENT TAXES. TAX SALE PURCHASERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CHECK WITH THE TAXING ENTITIES FOR OTHER TAXES THAT MAY BE DUE ON PROPERTY. PURCHASERS OF TAX SALE PROPERTY MUST PRESENT TO THE CONSTABLE CONDUCTING THE SALE A WRITTEN STATEMENT ISSUED TO THE PURCHASER BY THE COUNTY TAX ASSESSORCOLLECTOR STATING THAT THE PURCHASER OWES NO DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAXES TO THE COUNTY AND THAT THERE ARE NO KNOWN OR REPORTED DELINQUENT TAXES OWED BY THE PURCHASER TO ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT OR CITY WITHIN THE COUNTY. STATE LAW FURTHER PROHIBITS THE CONSTABLE FROM DELIVERING A TAX DEED TO ANY PURCHASER WHO FAILS TO PRESENT TO THE OFFICER THE REQUIRED WRITTEN STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR. TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE. PLEASE CONTACT THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY TAX ASSESSORCOLLECTOR'S OFFICE AT LEAST TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE SALE.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE The following vehicles will be auctioned by the Montgomery County Precinct 4 Constable Kenneth "Rowdy" Hayden at New Caney Impound & Services LLC impound located at 23642 Roberts Rd, Ste 100, New Caney, TX 77357, 713-4676863 on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at 8:30am. In accordance with the Texas Abandoned Motor Vehicle Act, Article #4477-9A. Published Date: February 2, 2022

and issued pursuant to judgment decree(s) of the District Court of Montgomery 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 Constable of said County, I have on December 28, 2021, seized, levied upon and will, on the first Tuesday in March, 2022, the same being the 1st day of said month, Pursuant to Texas Tax Code 34.01, and as further provided in the Resolution adopted by the Commissioners Court of Montgomery County, Texas on July 27, 2021 and recorded as instrument number 2021105114 in the Official Public Records of Montgomery County, Texas, tax sales in Montgomery County shall be conducted as an ONLINE AUCTION at the following URL: https://rnontgomery.texas.realforeclose.com . Beginning March 1, 2022, the Montgomery County Constables will no longer conduct LIVE tax sale auctions. The Montgomery County Constables will continue conducting live auctions for execution sales, if any are scheduled in a given month, 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 Montgomery and the State of Texas, to-wit:

(any volume and page references, unless otherwise indicated, being to the Deed Records, Montgomery 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.

PURCHASERS OF TAX SALE PROPERTY MUST PRESENT TO THE CONST ABLE CONDUCTING THE SALE A WRITTEN STATEMENT ISSUED TO THE PURCHASER BY THE COUNTY TAX ASSESSORCOLLECTOR STATING THAT THE PURCHASER OWES NO DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAXES TO THE COUNTY AND THAT THERE ARE NO KNOWN OR REPORTED DELINQUENT TAXES OWED BY THE PURCHASER TO ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT OR CITY WITHIN THE COUNTY. STATE LAW FURTHER PROHIBITS THE CONSTABLE FROM DELIVERING A TAX DEED TO ANY PURCHASER WHO FAILS TO PRESENT TO THE OFFICER THE REQUIRED WRITTEN STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR. TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE, PLEASE CONTACT THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY TAX ASSESSORCOLLECTOR'S OFFICE AT LEAST TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE SALE. Dated at Conroe, Texas, December 28, 2021 Constable Gen DeForest Montgomery County, Texas By /s/ C. Michael White Chief Deputy C. Michael White 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 (936) 760-1410 Published Dates: February 2, 9, 16, 2022

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NOTICE OF CONSTABLES SALE THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF MONTGOMERY By virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5, out of Montgomery County, TX on 16th day of December 2021 by the Clerk thereof, in the case of Pallida LLC, Successor in Interest of Pharia LLC

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Betty Bray S.

Cause #11613JC and to me, as CONSTABLE directed and delivered, I will proceed to sell, at 10:00 O'clock AM on the 1st day of March, 2022, which is the first Tuesday of said month, at the Montgomery County Commissioner's Courtroom: 501 N. Thompson, 4th Floor (Suite 402), Conroe, TX 77301 or ordered under Texas Property Code 51.002 and sales under Texas Tax Code 34.01 will take place on the Montgomery County, TX Courthouse steps at 301 N. Main, Conroe, TX 77301, and the following described property: ADDRESS: DUNLAVEY W T -LEGAL DESCRIPTION: ABSTRACT AREA 6 (MAGNOLIA) A0168 -DUNLAVEY W T, TRACT 14-A & UNO 1/7 INT IN LAKE (0.6AC), ACRES 2.244 PARCEL/ID#: R40205 0168-00-01430 Levied on 31ST day of January 2022, at 9: 15am as the property of: Betty Bray S. to satisfy judgment recovered on the 7th day of August 2012, representing Pallida LLC, Successor in Interest of Pharia through the date of judgment, plus all costs of court, costs of sale, and post judgment penalties and interest recoverable by law.

ALL BIDDERS MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION 34.015 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE. GIVEN UNDER my hand on the 14th day of January 2022, at 19100 Unity Park Drive, Magnolia, Texas. /s/ Chris Jones by RLS By: /s/ Ashton Hedrick, 8520 Published Dates: February 2, 9, 16, 2022

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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE of property to satisfy landlords lien. Sale e n d s 1 1 : 4 5 a m t h e 2 1 s t d a y o f F e b r u a r y, 2 0 2 2 a t www.selfstorageauction.com . Cleanup deposit required. Seller reserves the right to withdraw property at any time before the sale. Unit items sold as-is to highest bidder for cash. All spaces contain general household goods and furniture and as noted.

Property includes the contents of spaces of the following tenants: Lindsey Smitherman, Tiffany A. Sagredo.

Magno9lia Parkway Storage, 18015 Farm To Market Rd 1488, Magnolia, Tx 77354 Published Dates: February 2, 9, 2022 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of NASHOBA ILABANO, Deceased, were issued on January 27, 2022, in Cause No. 21-41844P, pending in The Probate Court No. Two (2) of Montgomery County, Texas, to: KAYLA ALLEN. Claims may be presented in care of the Executrix of the estate addressed as follows: c/o: George D. Gordon 307 N. San Jacinto Conroe, Texas 77301 All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

DATED the 27th day of January, 2022 By: /s/ George D. Gordon Attorney for the Estate State Bar No. 08197000 Published Date: February 2, 2022 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that original Letters for the Estate of Larry Ronald Brecheisen Deceased, were issued on January 5, 2022, in Cause No. 21-41908-P, pending in the County Court at Law No. TWO, Montgomery County, Texas, to: Sharion Dea DeGroat.

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: Kevin A. Forsberg Attorney at Law 15899 Highway 105 West Montgomery, TX 77356 DATED the 26th day of January 2022 /s/ KEVIN A FORSBERG Attorney for Sharion Dea DeGroat State Bar No.: 24009204 15899 Highway 105 West Montgomery, TX 77356 Telephone: (936) 588-6226 Facsimile: (936) 588-6229 E-mail: kevin@forsberglaw.net Published Date: February 2, 2022

Clerk of the Court Melisa Miller P.O Box 2985 Conroe, Texas 77305

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CITATION BY PUBLICATION – CIVIL Cause Number: 21-07-09147-CV Attorney Requesting Service Robert Prim 26310 Oak Ridge Dr Suite 12 The Woodlands TX 77380 THE STATE OF TEXAS

NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: "You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney does not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 a.m. on the Monday next following the expiration of forty-two days after the date of issuance of this citation and petition, a default judgment may be taken against you."

To: Monarch Vision Investment Group, LLC You are hereby commanded to appear by filing a written answer to the Plaintiff's Original Petition to Quiet Title at or before 10:00 A.M. of the Monday next after the expiration of fortytwo days after the date of issuance of this citation the same being Monday, the 7th day of February, 2022 before the 457th Judicial District Court of Montgomery County, Texas at the Courthouse of said County in Conroe, Texas. Said Plaintiff's Original Petition to Quiet Title was filed in said court on this the 30th day of June, 2021, in this case, numbered 21-0709147-CV on the docket of said court.

The names of the parties to the cause are as follows: Jody Tompkins are Plaintiffs and Monarch Vision Investment Group, LLC are Defendants A brief statement of the nature of this suit is as follows, to wit: COMES NOW, Jody Tompkins, Plaintiff, and files this Original Petition to Remove Cloud from Title against Defendants Monarch Vision Investment Group, LLC and Jeff Brown, as trustee for Defendant Monarch Vision Investment Group, LLC Plaintiff Tompkins purchased a property legally known as LOT(S) FOUR (4) AND FIVE (5), IN BLOCK FIVE (5), PLAT OF MONTGOMERY TRACE, SECTION ONE (l), A SUBDIVISION IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS ACCORDING TO MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN CABINET 1, SHEET(S) 104 AND 105 OF THE MAP OR PLAT RECORDS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS. (the “Property”) secured by a deed of trust on May 31, 2010. as is more fully shown by Plaintiff's Original Petition to Quiet Title on file in this suit.

The officer executing this writ shall promptly serve the same according to requirements of law, and the mandates thereof, and make due as the law directs.

Issued and given under my hand and the Seal of said Court, at office in Conroe Texas, this on this the 22nd day of December, 2021.

(SEAL, District Court of Montgomery County, Texas) Melisa Miller, District Clerk Montgomery County, Texas By: Rebecca Manning Rebecca Manning 12/22/2021 9:02:28 AM Published Dates: January 12, 19, 26 and February 2, 2022

Notice of Public Sale

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that original Letters for the Estate of Novella Jones Deceased, were issued on 5th day of January, 2022, in Cause No. 20-39365-P, pending in the County Court at Law No. TWO, Montgomery County, Texas, to: Jarroll Hubbard.

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: Kevin A. Forsberg Attorney at Law 15899 Highway 105 West Montgomery, TX 77356 DATED the 26th day of January 2022 /s/ KEVIN A FORSBERG Attorney for Jarroll Hubbard State Bar No.: 24009204 15899 Highway 105 West Montgomery, TX 77356 Telephone: (936) 588-6226 Facsimile: (936) 588-6229 E-mail: kevin@forsberglaw.net Published Date: February 2, 2022 CITATION BY PUBLICATION TO DETERMINE HEIRSHIP 22-42448-P CLERK OF THE COURT ATTORNEY OF RECORD MARK TURNBULL KAREN M TAYLOR PO BOX 959 20501 KATY FWY STE 217 CONROE TX 77305 KATY TX 77450 THE STATE OF TEXAS TO: The unknown heirs of the ESTATE OF: LAJEAN DORSETT, Deceased GREETING: You are commanded to appear and answer to the Application to Determine Heirship filed

by Bartlett Lee Brown, at or before 10 O'clock A.M. of the first Monday after the expiration of Ten (10) days from the date of Publication of this Citation, before the Honorable County Court at Law #2 of MONTGOMERY County, at the Courthouse in Conroe, Texas. Said application was filed on January 18, 2022.

The file number of said matter being: 22-42448-P The style being: ESTATE OF: LAJEAN DORSETT The nature of said proceeding being substantially as follows, to wit: Determine who the heirs and only heirs of the decedent are and their respective shares and interests in this estate; that no appraisers be appointed; and for all other relief to which applicant may be entitled.

GIVEN under my hand and seal of said Court in CONROE, Texas, on this the 24th day of January, 2022.

(SEAL County Court at Law #2) MARK TURNBULL, COUNTY CLERK MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS /s/ Terrell Mizell Terrell Mizell, Deputy Clerk 1/24/2022 4:34:23 PM Published Date: February 2, 2022

Pursuant to Chapter 59 of the Texas Property Code, TJO 10 X 10 Management, Ltd Managing properties listed below will hold a public auction of property being sold to satisfy a landlord's lien.

T he sale will be gin on or about the time indicated at www.SelfStorageAuction.com .Property will be sold to highest bidder for cash. Deposit for removal and cleanup may be temporarily required. Seller reserves the right to reject any bid and to withdraw property from sale. Property may be sold by the space.

Property being sold includes contents in spaces of following tenants, with brief description of contents in each space.

Wednesday, February 16, 2022 12:00 pm Valley Ranch Self Storage @ 21910 Valley Ranch Crossing Dr. Porter, TX 77365.

www.SelfStorageAuction.com Lacey Reyes: misc. items.

Published Date: January 26, and February 2, 2022 NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALE

BY VIRTUE OF A ORDER OF SALE issued out of the 457th Judicial District Court of Montgomery County, State of Texas, in a certain cause numbered 19-11-15381-CV on a judgment rendered in said court on the 26th day of June AD. 2021 and directed and delivered to me as Constable of Montgomery County Precinct No. 2 of Montgomery County, Texas. I have on the 31st day of January AD. 2022 levied upon and will offer for sale between the hours prescribed by law at approximately 10:00 AM. on the first Tuesday in March AD. 2022, it being the 1st of said month at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash in hand at 501 N. Thompson, 4th Floor, Suite 402, Conroe, Texas 77301 of said Montgomery County, Texas, all the right title and interest, if any, which the defendant had on the 26th day of June AD. 2021, or at any time thereafter, of and in the following described property to wit: LOT ONE (1), IN BLOCK ONE (1), OF CROCKETT TRACE, SECTION ONE (1), A SUBDIVISION IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED MAP AND OR PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN CABINET 0, SHEET 157, OF THE MAP RECORDS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS. The above property is levied on as the property of W & NGP, LLC and will be sold to satisfy a judgment in the 457th Judicial District Court of Montgomery County, Texas rendered on the 26th day of June AD. 2021 in favor of Crockett Trace Homeowners Association and against the said W & NGP, LLC. FOR THE PRINCIPAL, INTEREST AND ALL COSTS ACCRUING BY VIRTUE OF SAID SUIT THE TOTAL SUM. Texas Rules of Civil Procedure 643-goods and chattels pledged or mortgaged as security for any debt or contract may be levied upon and sold on execution against the person making the pledge, assignment or mortgage subject thereto; and the purchaser shall be entitled to the possession when it is held by the pledgee, assignee or mortgagee, on complying with the conditions of the pledge, assignment or mortgage.

Bidders must pre-register prior to the sale to bid on this property (Civil Practice and Remedies Code 34.0445)

PUBLIC NOTICE GIVEN UNDER MY HAND on this Date 31st of January AD. 2022 Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District Gene Deforest, Constable Public Hearings on Permit Applications, Special Hearing, and Montgomery County Precinct 2 Montgomery County, Texas By /s/ C. Mike White Regular Board Meeting.

C. Mike White, Chief Deputy 6:00 PM, Tuesday, February 8, 2021 Montgomery County Constable Precinct 2 Montgomery County, Texas 655 Conroe Park North Drive Published Dates: February 2, 9, 16, 2022 Conroe, TX 77303 Published Date: February 2, 2022 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Mariano S. Alaniz, Deceased, were issued on January 27, 2022, in Cause No. 21-42195-P, pending in the County Court at Law No. 2, Montgomery County, Texas, to: Marla Alaniz Goulis.

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: Gina A. Price, Attorney at Law, 101 Simonton, Conroe, TX 77301.

DATED the 27 day of February, 2, 2022. /s/ Gina A. Price Attorney for Marla Alaniz Goulis State Bar No.: 16287350 101 Simonton Conroe, TX 77301 Telephone: (936) 756-5511 Facsimile: (936) 441-5745 E-mail: gaprice@priceandprice-law.com Published Date: February 2, 2022

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Community Conroe Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy Attended the Texas Division Forum in Bryan, Texas On Saturday, January 29, 2022, six members of the Thomas Jefferson Stubbs 2523, Conroe chapter of the United D a u g h t e r s o f the Confederacy attended the Texas Division Forum in Bryan, Texas. There were 135 ladies from all over the great state of Texas attending this Forum.

This years guest s p e a k e r w a s Te r e s a Roane, of Richmond, Virginia.

Her talk was titled HISTORY 101...The real c a u s e o f t h e Wa r Between the States.

After many years of study and research, she gives many details and facts surrounding the truisms of the War Between the States.

Ms. Roane spoke with such enthusiasm and knowledge on the subject, that at the conclusion of her talk, she was given a standing ovation.

The Texas Division members had a project

which was collecting socks for soldiers. The count for the socks donated came to 3,100 pairs, and one of the objectives of the UDC is benevolent. We send packages to soldiers on a regular basis.

The Children of the Confederacy were also at Forum, many different fund raisers were held that day. A little of $2,300.00 was given to the CoC for their scholarship fund and convention fees.

There were also short informative sessions held during the day, so that members can ask questions, receive paperwork, etc., concerning the different offices of the UDC. The objectives of the UDC are...Historical, Educational. Benevolent, Memorial and Patriotic.

The Thomas Jefferson Stubbs 2523 Conroe c h a p t e r w a s c h a rtered...25 October 1986 and opened with three real daughters, another

left to right...Nelda McGuire, Schelle Taylor, Ann McKey, Sherry McKey, Jaime Pierce & Beckie Endebrock To get information contact Carolyn Jamail at real daughter was found passed, but their stories many years later, sadly all would keep you wanting about our chapter and carjam735@gmail.com what is needed to join, four of these ladies have to hear more.

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Photo 2: Spring ISD students gather alongside HCA Houston Healthcare’s mobile simulation ambulance during their outdoor tour.

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