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Samaritans Class of 2021 Completes Project Weekly Gas Prices for CASA Child Advocates Celebrates (May 10, 2021) - Texas gas prices have risen 6.8 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.67/g t o d a y, a c c o r d i n g t o GasBuddy's daily survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Gas prices in Texas are 8.3 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.16/g higher than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Texas is priced at $2.35/g today while the most expensive is $3.49/g, a difference of $1.14/g. The lowest price in the state today is $2.35/g while the highest is $3.49/g, a difference of $1.14/g. The national average price of gasoline has risen 4.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.95/g today. The national average is up 10.0 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands $1.12/g higher than a year ago. Neighboring areas and their current gas prices: Midland Odessa$2.86/g, up 2.2 cents per gallon from last week's $2.84/g. San Antonio- $2.52/g, up 7.3 cents per gallon from last week's $2.44/g. Austin- $2.56/g, up 7.1 cents per gallon from last week's $2.49/g. "While average gas prices jumped last week as the nation continues to see COVID-19 recovery, all eyes are now on the Colonial Pipeline and the fact a cyberattack has completely shut all lines, leading to what could become a major challenge for fuel delivery," said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy. "The situation is growing more intense each day that passes without the pipeline restarting, and motorists are advised to show extreme restraint or exacerbate and prolong the challenges. If the pipeline returns to service in the next day or two, the challenges will be minimal, but if full restart doesn't happen by then, we're likely to see a slight rise in gas prices, but m o r e i m p o r t a n t l y, challenges for motorists needing fuel in Georgia, Tennessee, the Carolinas, Virginia, Northern Florida and surrounding areas. I'm hopeful the situation will quickly improve as multiple levels of government are involved, this may become a nightmare should it continue just ahead of the start of the summer driving season. GasBuddy will continue to watch the situation and update as necessary." SOURCE GasBuddy

4-part project includes life skills training event for teens, renovation of CPS visitation rooms, creation of an online resources directory for volunteers, and comprehensive disaster plan for organization

CONROE, Texas – Leadership Montgomery County (LMC) Class of 2021, comprised of 43 leaders in the County, selected a four-part initiative submitted by CASA Child Advocates of Montgomery County as their class project. Since last fall, the class has worked with CASA staff to complete the individual projects to benefit children in foster care in

Montgomery County. “We are so proud of this class and their d e d i c a t i o n t o accomplishing all four of these projects for CASA,” says Sarah Rhea, Leadership Montgomery C o u n t y ’s E x e c u t i v e Director. “Class projects allow class members to further develop their leadership skills while leaving a lasting legacy in the community. I can

assure you that each of these class members now has a special place in their heart for CASA and the difference they make in our community.” Rhea continues, “We are so grateful to CASA for giving the class this opportunity to be a part of its mission.” One of the projects the class took on was CASA’s “Game of Life” for teens in foster care. The event

was held in-person in 2019 but had to be postponed in 2020 due to the pandemic. In 2019, teens rotated through stations to learn various life skills to help prepare them to age out of the foster care system. CASA Child Advocates turned to LMC to innovate and transform the event for 2021, and the LMC team

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Rebel Joan Of Arc’s Annual Field Trip of Education and Honor: This Year to Galveston’s Bryan’s Museum and Old Historic Cemetery!

Index Community..........2, 3, 9, 10 Commentary............................4 Devotional..........................5 Legals.........................6, 7, 8 Business Directory...........10

Pictured Left To Right: Are Rebel Joan Of Arc Members, Roselane Polnick, Cynthia Connor, Karen Deberry, Jenny Lehr, Sherry Lockley, Evelyn Miller, Shelia Williamson, And Elaine Collings. Not Pictured but Attending, Ken Miller. See ROJA, page 2

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35 Years of Service in Magnolia M A G N O L I A , TEXAS: Society of Samaritans - SOS – will celebrate its 35th anniversary on Friday, June 18, at 6:30 p.m. at the M I S D E v e n t C e n t e r, 11659 FM 1488, Magnolia 77354. Founded in June 1986, SOS continues to grow and expand its services to the greater Magnolia community for neighbors needing e m e rg e n c y f i n a n c i a l assistance for rent or utilities, food, clothing, household furnishings and job assistance. The Event speaker for the night is Judge Wayne L. Mack, Justice of the Peace, Montgomery County, Precinct 1. The MC is Bruce E. Hillegeist, President, Greater Tomball Area Chamber of Commerce. Please join us as we celebrate 35 years of serving Southwest Montgomery County and our neighbors in need. We are excited to share the journey and future of SOS Ministries with those in our community who have been faithful to partner in an effort to make a difference in the lives of those less fortunate. Without the help of those in our community SOS would be unable to impact the lives of those less fortunate. Thank you for supporting the mission of Society of Samaritans. To purchase tickets for the Gala, contact Tammy Teale at Tammy@SocietyOfSama ritans.org, or 281-7263362, and for sponsorship or auction donor opportunities. ABOUT SOCIETY OF SAMARITANS Society of Samaritans Inc. (SOS) has served the Magnolia area for 35 years now, since 1986. We meet the needs of our community with respect and compassion. We share the love of Jesus Christ by providing food, clothing, emergency financial assistance, job services, and disaster recovery relief to residents of the Greater Magnolia area.? This is a community effort. The Society of Samaritans is simply an extension of the community in action, working together to assist people who are disabled, disadvantaged, or unable to meet all their needs. SOS partners with churches, government, and civic organizations to make this happen.

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Suggestions for Mindful Eating: Chicken Picatta Food for Thought Diana Anderson

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When it comes to boneless skinless chicken breasts, people tend to either love ‘em or hate ‘em. For those in the latter group, this chicken piccata recipe is here to convert you. A few simple steps create a dish every bit as good as restaurant versions, ready to serve alongside a towering green salad and a simple pasta or good loaf of crusty bread to soak up the sauce.

CASAfrom page 1 worked for more than 6 months to develop the curriculum and plan event logistics. The 2021 “Game of Life” was held on Saturday, April 10th, and included 11 LMC facilitators and 20 CASA s t a ff s p r e a d a c r o s s 7 residential treatment c e n t e r s ( RT C s ) a n d community buildings with more than 50 youth in attendance. The event was simulcast to the different locations using prerecorded videos and Zoom. Presenters covered topics including personal health, household management, job preparation, nutrition, financial literacy, vehicle ownership and legal matters. The LMC team also provided CASA with the videos, lesson plans, a resources list, facilitator

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This year, the Rebel Joan Of Arc Chapter went on their annual field trip for Education and to Honor, and Galveston’s Bryan’s Museum and their Old

A quick note on the Kosher salt technique: Lightly ½ cup all-purpose flour flouring the cutlets lets them brown quickly 3 Tbsp. extra-virgin without overcooking and helps thicken the sauce. olive oil, divided And if you don’t 4 cloves, smashed have capers at hand, now is the time to buy a big 1/3 cup dry white wine jar—your kitchen will never be the same. If you 1 Tbsp. drained capers, buy capers in brine, make sure to drain the liquid coarsely chopped before adding them to a 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter, recipe; and if your capers are packed in salt, give cut into pieces them a rinse and a soak in water for 15 minutes. 2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice Ingredients: Chopped parsley and lemon wedges (for 2 l a r g e s k i n l e s s , serving) boneless chicken breasts guide, and budget, ensuring the “Game of Life” can continue to grow in the years to come. The second project for the LMC class of 2021 included updates and upgrades to four visitation rooms and a conference room at the Child Protective Services (CPS) office in Conroe. The visitation rooms host parents and their children for regular, supervised visits while children are in foster care. The rooms, once bright and cheerful, were showing their age. The LMC team raised funds, planned themes, and worked with a local artist and muralist to complete the design updates on all of the CPS rooms, including a beach-themed room, a camping room, a flower garden room, and a jungle room. As a result of fundraising efforts, the group was also able to add flat screen televisions, Historic Cemetery were selected. The beautiful historic Bryan Museum, once an orphanage in the early 1900’s was home to Jewish and Protestant Children. Later the beautiful brick building was purchased and turned into a magnificent Texas

Preparation Step 1 Slice chicken breasts in half crosswise into 4 cutlets and lightly pound each piece between sheets of plastic wrap until an even thickness (about ½" thick or less). Season lightly with salt. Place flour in a medium shallow bowl. Working one at a time, place cutlets in bowl and toss to coat in flour. Knock off excess flour and transfer to a plate. Step 2 Heat 2 Tbsp. oil in a large skillet over mediumhigh. Working in batches if needed to avoid

overcrowding the pan, cook cutlets, without moving them, until deeply browned underneath, about 2 minutes. Turn over and cook on the other side just until chicken is nearly cooked through, about 30 seconds. Transfer to a clean plate. Step 3 Add garlic and remaining 1 Tbsp. oil to the skillet and cook, stirring often and reducing heat if needed to keep garlic from scorching, until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Add wine and capers and cook, swirling pan and scraping up any browned bits stuck to the bottom of skillet, until

liquid is almost completely evaporated, about 3 minutes. Add ½ cup water, followed by the butter. Swirl pan vigorously while butter melts to help it form an emulsion with water, about 1 minute. Step 4 Return chicken to skillet and simmer until chicken is cooked through and sauce is thick enough to coat a spoon, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir lemon juice into sauce, season with salt. Transfer chicken and sauce to a platter and top with parsley; serve with lemon wedges.

Blue-Ray DVD players, baby monitors, and a deep c l e a n o f t h e f a c i l i t y. Plaques will be posted in all of the rooms in recognition of those who donated items and funds. The third project for the class was the creation of an online resource directory for volunteer CASA Advocates to help them source needs while assigned to a child’s case. The LMC resource guide team worked tirelessly over many months to build a geo-responsive, searchable, resources website featuring more than 200 organizations across 30 categories, including housing assistance, tutoring, counseling, job preparation, crisis and assistance hotlines, and much more. CASA Child Advocates plans to launch the directory site for their volunteers in June, 2021. The fourth and final

project completed by the LMC class of 2021 was the assessment and development of a disaster recovery plan for CASA Child Advocates of Montgomery County to help the organization become better prepared for future potential disasters. The LMC team worked with CASA’s executive director to create a detailed, comprehensive, 30 page plan, and in late April, delivered 24 disaster plan manuals to the organization – one for every CASA staff member. “ L e a d e r s h i p Montgomery County’s donation of time, resources and expertise has been invaluable in allowing us to better serve children in care,” said CASA Executive Director, Ann Marie Ronsman. “The resources they created and improved upon will live on and positively impact the most vulnerable children

and families in our community for many years into the future.” Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) speak up for the best interests of children who have been removed from their home and are under the Court's jurisdiction. CASA’s goal is to continue to provide a court-appointed volunteer to serve as Guardian ad Litem for every child in the foster care system. For the past 29 years, CASA has been training volunteers, raising awareness in the community, and working to end the cycle of child abuse in Montgomery County. The LMC class of 2021 would like to thank The Howard Hughes C o r p o r a t i o n , Vo g t Engineering, Caldwell Companies, Michael Huffine of Silver Rock Productions, Judith Dollar of Jude Studios, Michelle

McGinnis of Friendly Web Consulting, Product Acuity Consulting, Lone Star Family Health Center, Conroe ISD & Conroe ISD Police Activity League, Montgomery County Food Bank, Texas CASA, and various private contributors. Their donations of time, funds, resources and support, made completion of the four individual projects possible. For more information about the Game of Life, CASA Resources Directory, or CASA Child Advocates of Montgomery County, visit the website at www.CASASpeaks4Kids. com or call (936) 4415437. Applications for the LMC Class of 2022 will open on June 1, 2021. To apply or more information about LMC, visit www.LMCTX.org.

Museum Collection of Texas History, famous Texas art, glorious Silver Saddles, and special Confederate section. The Docent lead tour was enjoyed by 9 attendees, who hated to leave, but had to visit the gift shop “and contribute to the Museums

funds”, before dashing off to the Famous Gaido’s Seafood Restaurant, on the Seawall. That was a celebratory delicious meal, where all relaxed and enjoyed the laughter and the Gulf waters view. Next on the Day’s Agenda was the Honoring of Confederate Ancestors in the Old Galveston Cemetery. The wind was at usual gail strength, as noted by the palm trees,

and the Cemetery was so welcoming with its fields of yellow Spring Flowers. The hunt began for 2 Members Confederate Soldiers, the Magruders a n d t h e Wa t e r s . T h e Chapter was determined to find and Honor them. Program Speaker, Roselane Magee Polnick, spoke on her Families hero, Sargent James P. Waters, of Texas Division Company I, CSA. Waters was born in

South Carolina in 1816, and settled in Galveston after the War Between the States. He died in Galveston in 1866 of Typhoid, as so many did. It was a Full Day of Education, Honor, Fun and Shopping! The greatest of these was to honor our Confederate Ancestors, and share the joy of the day with each other! Glorious Day!

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vouchers. 16,471 grocery carts were filled with 576 tons of food. 1,500 vouchers provided for clothing & household furnishing at the Giving Center. 195 job seekers received Job Assistance services resulting in 109 job offers.

www.SocietyOfSamarita nsTx.org In 2020, SOS ministries touched the lives of 77,709 neighbors! 1,050 received crisis assistance help with rent, utilities, and RX & gas

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Biden's Gamble: Will Pulling Troops Revive Extremist Threat? unavoidably will lose some intelligence leverage against the extremist threat, although he suggested the losses would be manageable. “The U.S. government’s ability to collect and act on threats will diminish. That’s simply a fact,” Burns said. "It is also a fact, h o w e v e r, t h a t a f t e r withdrawal, whenever that time comes, the CIA and all of our partners in the U. S. government will retain a suite of capabilities, some of it remaining in place, some of them that we will generate, that can help us to anticipate and contest any rebuilding effort.” There were 2,500 to 3,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan when Biden took office, the smallest number since early in the war. The number peaked at 100,000 during President Barack Obama’s first term. As U.S. war casualties have declined, so has the A m e r i c a n p u b l i c ’s attention. The war was barely mentioned during last year’s presidential contest and pulling the plug may prove politically popular. Yet worries remain. Stephen Biddle, a Columbia University professor who has advised U.S. commanders in Afghanistan, says it's possible al-Qaida could reestablish its base structure in Afghanistan once the Americans and their coalition partners leave. The Taliban in Afghanistan pledged in a February 2020 agreement with the Trump administration that they would not allow al-Qaida or other extremist groups to use Afghan territory to threaten the United States. But that deal may be imperiled by Biden's decision not to complete the withdrawal of forces by May 1, as the Trump

administration had promised. The bigger peril, Biddle said in an email exchange, is that the withdrawal could lead to the collapse of Afghan security forces and multisided civil warfare involving Taliban factions and others "in a morelethal version of the civil war of the 1990s.” “This would be a humanitarian disaster for Afghans — far w o r s e t h a n t o d a y ’s insurgency," he said. More broadly, the absence of U.S. forces in Afghanistan could lead to further instability in a region with two rival nuclear powers — Pakistan and India, which have insurgencies of their own to contend with. “This is already a dangerous part of the world; making it worse by allowing the collapse of the Afghan government is the biggest risk here,” Biddle said. At a previously pivotal moment in the war, Obama took a similar view. When he announced a surge of 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan in December 2009, he argued against trying to contain extremist threats in the AfghanistanPakistan region only with what the U.S. military calls “over-the-horizon” forces — troops and aircraft positioned beyond Afghan borders. “To abandon this area now — and to rely only on efforts against al-Qaida from a distance — would significantly hamper our ability to keep the pressure on al-Qaida and create an unacceptable risk of additional attacks on our homeland and our allies,” Obama said. So Obama went ahead with a troop buildup aimed at hitting the Taliban so hard that they would agree to negotiate a peace deal. It didn't work. The

The Players Theatre Company of The Owen Theatre In Conroe Has Opened Its -Season of Terrific Classic Broadway Shows

tions. For season or individual show tickets please call the Owen Theater Ticket Office daily between 3:00 and 6:00p.m. at: (936)-5394090. May 7 - “CABARET” Cabaret takes place from 1929-1930, a time when Berlin, in the midst of a post-World War I economic depression, is transitioning from a center of underground, avantgarde cultural epicenter to the beginnings of Hitler’s totalitarian regime and the rise of the Nazi Party. June 25, - “THE FOREIGNER” - The

Walden Happenings By Doc Fennessy The opinions expressed in this editorial do not necessarily reflect those of MCN.

Folk’s, President Joe Biden is stupid, and he actually believes that we the citizens are stupid, so he continually lies to us. Biden by nature it seems takes blind actions such as Executive Action with out any planning of the follow up of how that action effects the United States as a nation, the military, or its citizens. Presently, we are pulling our entire military program out of Afghanistan without President Biden leaving any evidence of negotiation, agreement or treaty to maintain the peace between Afghanistan citizens and the terrorist alQaida . Folks: This article was written by ROBERT BURNS a military investigative reporter with the Associated Press and was legally licensed through the Industry Dive Publisher Network. The article, “Biden's Gamble: Will Pulling Troops Revive Extremist Threat?,” - was published on April 14, 2021 in The Associated Press. All the words that follow in this article are the unabridged words of Author Robert Burns throughout the article. Robert Burns is a National Security Writer, writing with the Associated Press from Dec 1977 – to the present time for a period of 43 years 6 months. Folks, Author Robert Burns begins his timely article by saying that, “I have covered the U.S. military for most of the period since 1990, including the wars in Iraq

[By “Doc” Fennessy]. The Players Theatre Company began in 1967 as The Little Theatre of Conroe and produced shows on the Conroe High School stage and then in a former plumbing supply store at the corner of Galveston and Robertson Streets. In 1979 the group helped to clean and restore

and Afghanistan throughout the period of U.S. involvement. Have covered 10 secretaries of defense starting with Dick Cheney. Covered the reelection campaigns of President George H.W. Bush in 1992 and President Bill Clinton in 1996, and in 1998 I covered the Clinton White House. Winner of AP Gramling Journalism Award 2013.in 1996, and in 1998 I covered the Clinton White House. Winner of AP Gramling Journalism Award 2013. The Associated Press By Robert Burns retribution for 9/11. Then it was about shoring up a weak government and its weak army so that Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida could never again threaten the United States. Now it's about over. With bin BRUSSELS — At its start, America’s war in Afghanistan was about Laden long since dead and the United States not suffering another major attack, President Joe Biden is promising to end America’s longest war and move on to what he believes are bigger, more consequential challenges posed by a resurgent Russia and a rising China. Even so, by withdrawing the remaining few thousand U.S. troops in Afghanistan by the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Biden is taking a calculated risk that extremists in Afghanistan can be countered by U.S. and partner forces elsewhere in the region — and that he won’t become the president who underestimated the resilience and reach of extremists who still aim to attack the United States. CIA Director William Burns told Congress on We d n e s d a y t h e U . S .

The Crighton Theatre where they operated for nearly 30 years as The Crighton Players. In 2008, Joe Viser, Marty Craig and Jeff Baldwin, etc., moved around the corner to the newly constructed Rigby Owen Theatre. Since then, they exist as the Owen Theatres Resident Theatrical

Troupe named as The Players Theatre Company. After the splitting of the famous Crighton Players, Carolyn Corsano and Stephan Wong created the new Resident Theatre Troupe named “The Stage Right of Texas”. The following is the 2021-Season of the Players yearly produc-

Author Robert Burns is an internationally recognized investigative reporter that writes for several official military publications and also the Associated-Press. Taliban kept fighting. Even after President Donald Trump authorized a more muscular military approach to the Taliban in 2017. The hard-hit militant group did not give up. It agreed to negotiate with the Afghan government, but those talks have stalled. It's difficult to judge what has been gained in the 12 years since Obama escalated the war. Afghan security forces likely are stronger, although their resilience will be tested in the absence of U.S. support they grew to rely upon. The Afghan government has not strengthened its authority across the country, and the Pentagon argues that its intense focus on countering insurgents there and in the Middle East has been such a drain on resources that the U.S. is losing ground against China and Russia. The war has cost more than 2,300 U.S. lives and immeasurable suffering among Afghans since the United States invaded in October 2001. Ten years into the war, in May 2011, U.S. forces killed bin Laden in Pakistan, and for a short time it seemed possible that Washington would see an opening for ending the war. A few weeks after bin Laden's death, a young

American soldier at a dusty outpost in eastern Afghanistan asked visiting Defense Secretary Robert Gates what effect the al-Qaida leader's demise would have on the war, suggesting hope that it would hasten its end and allow troops to go home. “It is too early to tell,” Gates replied. Ten years later, Biden has decided the time has come, although for Afghans the war may be far from over. Robert Burns has reported on the war in Afghanistan since the 2001 U.S. invasion and has covered national security issues from Washington since 1990.AP writer Eric Tucker contributed to this report. This article was written b y R O B E RT B u r n s military investigative reporter with the Associated Press and was legally licensed through the Industry Dive publisher network. Biden to pull U.S. Afghanistan troops by 9/11 U.S. President Joe Biden [ has delivered his messages weeks ago] delivered remarks on Wednesday on his decision to withdraw the remaining U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021, 20 years to the day after al Qaeda's attacks triggered.

Foreigner is a fun, two-act comedy by American playwright Larry Shue. July 23, - “ALWAYS PAT S Y C L I N E , ” Always…Patsy Cline is more than a tribute to the legendary country singer who died tragically at age 30 in a plane crash in 1963. September 3, “MATILDA,” A modern day music theatre phenomenon, Matilda The Musical is the multiple Olivier Award-winning adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic. October 15, “ROPE” - Brandon wants excitement at any price.

He persuades his weakminded friend, Granillo, to assist him in the murder of a fellow undergraduate. December 3, - “A CHRISTMAS STORY” This musical, which received rave reviews on its Broadway run, is based on the movie classic that runs round-the-clock on television every Christmas season... For season or individual show tickets please call the Owen Theater Ti c k e t O ff i c e d a i l y between 3:00 and 6:00p.m. at: (936)-5394090.

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Texas State Senator

My Five Cents...

Robert Nichols

A monthly column from Sen. Robert Nichols by Sen. Robert Nichols, Senate District 3

At the end of this week, we'll only have three weeks left in this year's legislative session. These last three weeks are some of the most intense weeks, with long hours and lots of bills to read. A number of deadlines begin to crop up during this time. For example, May 26th is the last day for the Senate to consider all bills and joint resolutions, whether they originated in the House or Senate. We adjourn Sine Die, the last day of session, on May 31st.

Here are five things next with an added $3 happening around your billion. The $3 billion state: increase for the next biennium's budget brings it 1. Comptroller releases to a total of $116 billion update to Biennial Revenue available. These estimates Estimate do not include any federal funds available to the state, T h i s w e e k , Te x a s including any of the federal Comptroller Glenn Hegar coronavirus relief funds sent r e l e a s e d a n u p d a t e d to Texas. We're currently projection of the state funds hard at work hammering out available for the current the details of next bienbiennium and the next nium's budget and shoring biennium. Both estimates up the final touches on the increased, with the current current biennium's budget. biennium finishing with an The Comptroller's initial added $725 million and the estimate in January for this biennium had the state suffering a $1 billion shortfall due to the COVID19 pandemic. So, the updated estimates are welcome news.

Weather for the Lake Conroe area Wednesday Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 72. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Wednesday Night A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 59. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Thursday Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 78. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Thursday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Friday Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Friday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Saturday A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Saturday Night A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Sunday Showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Sunday Night A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Monday A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 84.

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2. Senate sends prescription drug price transparency bill to Governor's desk The Texas Senate voted unanimously to pass House Bill 1033 this week. Senator Kelly Hancock sponsored the legislation that would protect consumers from bad actors seeking to obscure prescription drug prices or increase prices for lifesaving medication. This bill requires pharmaceutical

companies to report the cost of prescription drugs, including the research and development costs, to the Texas Department of State Health Services annually. Manufacturers that do not comply will receive a penalty.

situations that may produce the same results, the Senate is urging the PUC to reduce the max rate that utilities and retail electric providers can be charged during a high system-wide offer cap.

4. Senate passes House Bill 139 to help military 3. Senate Resolution spouses, veterans asking PUC to lower price caps passes Senate When active duty military and their families This week the Texas move to one of the many Senate passed Senator bases in Texas, their spouses Schwertner's resolution that can have a difficult time asks the Public Utility transitioning their occupaCommission to significantly tional licenses from out of reduce the high system-wide state. One such barrier is offer cap and evaluate some licenses require the changes to the market licensee to be a resident of structure. Many Texans the state of Texas. House received massive electricity Bill 139 seeks to aid military bills after Winter Storm Uri spouses by expediting the hit. That was due to the PUC process for them to acquire issuing an order directing Te x a s r e s i d e n c y f o r ERCOT to start using the purposes of attaining an high system-wide offer cap occupational license or that raised the cap for energy educator certification. This p r i c e s t o $ 9 , 0 0 0 p e r provision will also apply to megawatt hour. This was the any military veterans who highest price cap in the have recently moved to nation and it remained in Texas and need their place for four days. Utilities residency expedited to get and retail electric providers an license. were charged at that rate and 5. Senate Bill 1063 would face billions of dollars in charges after the storm. In an allow students to take effort to avoid future personal finance class

Currently, high school students are required to take an economics course, but that course doesn't typically cover personal financial planning or financial liter acy. Th is s es s io n Senator Alvarado introduced legislation that would change that. Senate Bill 1063 would allow school districts to offer and high school students to take a hybrid course that would consist of both economics and personal financial literacy. Students taking this course would fulfill the existing economics credit requirement. This course would teach students about money, investing, securing wealth, and navigating other important financial matters. Many students graduate without an understanding of what investing means or what credit is or how it works. This class would give students the freedom financial literacy brings and empower them to be financially independent after graduation. Senate Bill 1063 passed the Senate unanimously and is currently working it's way through the House.

Fifth Circuit Rules: Local Officials Responsible For Enforcing State Election Law AUSTIN – Attorney General Paxton’s team convinced the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to reject a Texas Democratic Party lawsuit trying to reinstate “pop-up” voting, where Democrats opened temporary polling places to benefit their voters at the expense of all Texans.

The Democratic Party and its plaintiffs cannot sue to stop HB 1888, a bill passed to end this electioneering by requiring local election officials to keep temporary polling places open for longer hours so that all Texans, and not just preferred Democratic voters, could access them.

T h e F i f t h Circuit has directed the district court to dismiss the Democrats’ challenges. “Local officials are responsible for administering and enforcing election law as it pertains to polling places, and they must fulfill their duty in order to stave off voter fraud and ensure

that every legal vote cast by an eligible voter counts,” said Attorney General Paxton. “The Fifth Circuit correctly determined that local election officials and early voting clerks must enforce these laws, and I commend them for remanding this clearly partisan case for dismissal.”

Commissioner Miller Encourages Texans to Apply For Second Round of TDA’s Event Grant Funding Round one of TDA’s GO TEXAN Event Grants awarded over $170,000 to 37 grant recipients AUSTIN – Today, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller announced the Te x a s D e p a r t m e n t o f Agriculture (TDA) is currently accepting applications for round two of the GO TEXAN Event Grants, a program that provides funding to GO TEXAN partners that host public events to promote Te x a s p r o d u c t s a n d businesses. Cities, communities, and organizations are encouraged to apply for GO TEXAN Event Grant funding for events happening from May 1 thru the end of 2021. Applications must be submitted by May 15, 2021. “Everything in Texas might be bigger- but it’s also better,” Commissioner M i l l e r s a i d . “ Te x a s businesses make the best stuff on earth and our GO TEXAN partners are no exception. These folks dedicate a great deal of time and energy to handcraft and perfect their Texas made products. The GO TEXAN Event Grant awarded over $170,000 in the first round of funding. TDA is proud to support GO TEXAN partners in promoting their products, and in turn help build their business and their communities.” Round one of TDA’s Texas Event Grant awarded $170,090 to 37 grant recipients. GO TEXAN Event Grant funded events are listed below: * 2021 Chamber Chilifest & Classic Car Show

* 2021 Texas Spring Family Festival * 2021 ZestFest * Austin County Fair * BTV Club Market Conroe 11.2021 * BTV Club Market Cypress 10.2021 * BTV Club Market Kingwood 12.2021 * BTV Club Market Richmond 11.2021 * BTV Club Market Waco 11.2021 * BTV Club Market Woodlands 12.2021 * Butchermans Backs the Boobs * Buy Texas Market * Chicken Fried Steak Festival * Independence Day Celebration * Light a Path 2021 * Messina Hof Winery 37th annual Wine and Roses Festival 23021 * Midweek Mercantile and Music Series * Moo-La Fest * Outlaw Nation Houston Music & Arts Festival - McKinney * Outlaw Nation Houston Music & Arts Festival - Pearland * Outlaw Nation Houston Music & Arts Festival - SouthFork Ranch * Outlaw Nation Houston Music & Arts Festival - Conroe * Pasture to Plate Showdown & Shindig * Rockport-Fulton Seafair * Rusk Fair on the Square * Sealybration * Shrimp Cook-Off and Seafood Festival * Smithville Wingfest &

Chili Cook-A-Roo * Tarrant County Jr. Livestock Show and Youth Fair * Taste of Abilene: Food Art Beverage Music Gala * Te x a s B l u e b e r r y Festival * Te x a s C o u n t r y Reporter Festival * Texas Pumpkin Fest * Tri-State Fair & Rodeo * Twice as Fine as Texarkana Wine * Wild and Free on HWY 83 * Wine Walk "Candlelight is so grateful to be the recipient of the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Event Grant Program this year,” said Tara Gray, Development Director at Candlelight Ranch. “Our largest annual fundraiser, Light A Path, is slated for October 24th and this year we are holding a COVID friendly event. We anticipate 250 guests, and we will have GO TEXAN partners attend as well. The GO TEXAN Event Grant will allow us to grow and enhance programming at the Ranch and is instrumental in helping us raise needed funds to continue our mission and improve the lives of worthy children and families. Thank you so much for supporting us during our Light a Path annual event!" Candlelight Ranch provides educational and nature-based experiences for families and children of all abilities and needs to learn, explore, and heal. Programs at Candlelight Ranch have proven to

increase overall confidence and feelings of self-worth. The maximum reimbursable award amount will be up to $5,000 in approved, event-related expenses from T D A’ s G O T E X A N marketing program, pending funding allocations. Activities like conferences, fairs, tradeshows, and festivals are all encouraged to apply. Event funds can be used to assist with advertising costs, create additional collateral and increase attendance. By partnering with these events through grants, TDA aims to increase awareness for both the GO TEXAN Program and GO TEXAN partners. Since it’s creation in 1999, the Texas Department o f A g r i c u l t u r e ’s G O TEXAN program has been dedicated to identifying and supporting Texas-based businesses and connecting them with customers across the Lone Star State and around the world. The GO TEXAN program is dedicated to showcasing the diversity and quality of Texas-based businesses. Whether we are developing new sales and business o p p o r tu n i tie s f o r G O TEXAN Partners or encouraging consumers to look for the iconic GO TEXAN mark when making buying decisions, we will always strive to find new and meaningful ways to promote products and services that are Texas made and Texas proud. For more information on TDA’s GO TEXAN Event Grant funding, please click here.

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Devotional Gratitude, Appreciation, and Thankfulness as a Lifestyle Spreading the Word

By Gail J. Box Gailbox@consolidated.net

The dictionary describes “gratitude” as: “being thankful and ready to return kindness.” * It starts in the heart and flows freely into anyone doing any nice action toward another person. It is anyone who acknowledges a kind act or gives a gift to us. It means we’re grateful that the person who gives has thought about us in a loving way. One of the first to receive our gratitude

should be our God. Next would be our Savior, Jesus, and then, the Holy Spirit who helps us each day,.then the giver. The very breath we breathe comes from the Father. He loves us so much, that His grace lasts for our whole life…and then beyond. Here is our directive: “Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, by which we may offer to God an acceptable service with reverence and awe; for our God is a consuming fire.” Hebrews 12:28 – 29.

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ASSEMBLY OF First Baptist GOD Church, Cornerstone Hwy 105 W., Christian Assembly Montgomery, 936-597of God of Conroe, 4230 located at 100 Honea Baptist Mosswood Dr., Church, Conroe, Texas in front FM 2854, Montof River Plantation. gomery, 936-273-1755 936-588-1260 New Life Assembly Jones Chapel of God, Rabon Chapel Baptist, Road, Montgomery, FM 2854, 936-756936-588-3399 2505 Mt. Calvary BAPTIST Baptist, Church of the Old Hwy 105, 936Good Soldier (Baptist 588-2330 Affiliation), 1501 Mt. Sinai Baptist, North Frazier Bethel Road, (McKenzie's BBQ), Montgomery, 936-597Conroe, Texas, Phone: 4668 936-494-5775, Union Grove www.churchofthegood Baptist Church of soldier.org. Worship: Richards, Texas Sunday at 10:30am, About 11 mi N of Sunday School: 9:30 Montgomery on FM am 149 Heritage Baptist Sunday School all Church 19087 Lake ages 9:45 am, Church Mt. Pleasant Rd, Service 11:00 am, Montgomery 77356 Wednesday Bible Phone: Pastor Bear Study and Youth 936 448-4027 Group 6 pm Gary Chapel Baptist Church CATHOLIC PO Box 125, Sacred Heart Montgomery, Texas Catholic, 77356, 5525 Spring 109 N. Frazier, Branch Road, MontConroe, gomery. 713-478936-756-8186 1256, Sunday Bible St. Mary’s Class 10:00 am, Catholic, Worship Service at FM 1774, 11:00 am. Plantersville, Faith Baptist 936-894-2223 Church 7:45 Service Meets at 464 St. Joseph’s CathoMcCaleb Rd. lic, Sunday Morning CR 213, Stoneham, Bible Study 9:30 a.m. 936-894-2223 Worship Service 10:45 a.m. JEWISH Sunday Evening Congregation Beth Worship 6:00 p.m. Shalom, 5125 St. Beulah Baptist Shadowbend Place, Church, located in The Woodlands, Dobbin, P.O. Box 112, 281-362-1100 Montgomery, 77356 Benui Baptist LUTHERAN Church, Grace Lutheran Scott Ridge and FM (ELCA), 1097, Montgomery Highway 105 W., Antioch Baptist, Lake Conroe, 936-588Dobbin, 936-5971944 5560 Living Savior China Grove Lutheran ChurchBaptist Church, LCMS 309 Pond St. Willis, 936-767-4744 Montgomery 77356 Dacus Baptist, Church phone: 936Dacus, 597-8013 Web : 407-735-6403, www.livingsaviortexas dacusbaptist@consolid .org Pastor David R. ated.net Bailes. www.dacusbaptist.org

Now we come to “appreciation.” This word is almost the same as gratitude, but is used more like giving a gift to someone to show gratitude in a different way, as an offering. It’s like when the Wise Men brought their gifts to the Christ child. They appreciated the fact that God would send His only Son to all men on the earth to be a king. And so they brought Him their most important gifts on their very long journey. They came as ones who were kind enough to show appreciation from their hearts for God sending His Son to earth as a King.

Jesus walked about Jerusalem and the Galilee, talking, healing, and feeding the people who followed Him. He gave the men He picked out as His disciples, a great opportunity for them to travel. He was much appreciated by all who heard Him speak and were witnesses to His many miracles. Appreciate means to “esteem highly, and to raise in value.” * This last word is a picture of all three words together…being “thankful.” Thankfulness comes out of the heart of a Christian, naturally. I was allowed to minister

to many of the people in Mexico in past years. I so loved all of them. We, a team from the church, were invited by very poor people who lived in tents by railroad tracks, to come to one tent. They had all cooked us a wonderful meal and wanted to serve us after we had told them about the love of Jesus. Many had given their hearts to the Lord after our presentation. They fed us even with coffee and dessert at the end. All that was done came with great thankfulness from each one, even the children. All was done with great appreciation from us. God moved in a

special way in all of our hearts, and I will never forget their kindness to us. I can, even after all these years, close my eyes and still see the gratefulness in each heart. This brings me to my last few words for all… you can never, as hard as you try, out-give God. His blessings never cease. Follow this: “Give thanks to the Lord...For His lovingkindness is everlasting.” First Chronicles 16:34. *From The Oxford American Dictionary of Current English.

METHODIST Montgomery United Methodist Church 22548 Highway 105 West Montgomery, TX 77356 Phone: 936-5976162 Sunday Worship: 8:30 a.m., 9:45 am., 11:00 a.m. Praise & Worship Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Www.mumctex.org Richards United Methodist Church 6639 FM 1696 Richards Worship Service 11 AM Sunday School 10AM Porter Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church, 1308 S. Hwy 1486, Dobbin, 936-597-5331 or 936-449-5983 Living Way Church, 2080 Longmire Rd, Conroe 936-441-8875 Hope Tabernacle Pastor David Whitaker Meets at 18961 Freeport Dr Montgomery 936.582.7722 Thursday 7:30pm Sunday School at 10:00am Sunday Worship at 6:00pm Community And Interdenominational Lone Star Cowboy Church 21627 Eva St. Montgomery, TX 77356 (936) 597-5742 Pastors Randy & Darla Weaver Service Times: Sundays 8:30; 10:00 and 11:30am Mondays 7:00pm Livestream: Watch us live Sundays & Mondays @ live.lonestar.tv or go to the Lone Star Cowboy Church Facebook page and click on the Livestream link. Website: www.lonestar.tv Abundant Life Ministries Corner of FM 149 & FM 1097 W. Montgomery TX 77356 Prayer /Sunday School 9:30 am Sunday Service 11:30 am Wednesday

Pray/Bible Study 6:30 pm RiverStone Community Church 19380 Hwy 105 Ste. 500 Montgomery, TX 77356 Sun: 9:00 Kingdom Life, 10:30 Worship Wed: 6:30 p.m. RiverStoneCC.org April Sound Church, 67 ½ April Wind S., April Sound, 936588-2832 Lighthouse Fellowship Church, Montgomery, 936582-7700 Living Branch Church, Highway 105 W., Lake Conroe, 936-5883400 New Beginning Bible Church, 19087 Mt. Pleasant Cemetary Rd, 936597-8921 Father’s House, Family Worship Center, Highway 105 W, Lake Conroe, 936-5884660 Walden Community Church, 12400 Walden Rd, Walden, 936-582-6696 Services 9:30 and 11 a.m. WaldenChurch.com River of Life Church, 17156 FM 1097, Montgomery, 936-4494414 Cornerstone Church, 1011 W. Lewis, Conroe, 936-756-7792 Lakeside Bible Church, 18940 Freeport Drive Montgomery, 936582-1977 Church of St. John, retreat and wildlife center, 2615 St. Beulah Chapel Rd., Montgomery, 936-597-5757 Fellowship of Montgomery 12681 FM 149 Montgomery, TX 77356 (936) 597-3949 Senior Pastor Dale Talbert Service Times: Sundays at 9:30am & 11am / Wednesdays at 6:30pm for Children & Student Ministries Watch us live Sundays

@fellowshipofmontgo mery.online.church or follow us on Facebook @thefmchurch! www.thefmchurch.c om

302 N. Danville, Willis, Tx. 77378 936/890-8034 www.cfmlife.org Celebration Service 10am Sundays Youth Explosing 7pm Wednesdays Pastors Sean & Lori Jo Cook

EPISCOPAL St. James the Apostle Episcopal, 1803 Highland PRESBYTERIN Hollow, Conroe, 936First Presbyterian 756-8831 Church of Conroe The Grace Chris2727 N. Loop 336 tian Outreach Center West 25293 Tisdale Road, Conroe, Texas 936Dobbin, Texas 756-8884 936-689-3141 Sun. 9:00 & 11:00 Mt. Pleasent Sun Sch 10:00 Baptist Church Nursery provided FM 149 N., MontChurch of Christ in gomery, 936-449-6807 Montgomery The Church @ 301 Pond Street, Lake Conroe Montgomery, TX. 1701 McCaleb Rd Sunday Bible Class Montgomery, TX - 9:30 am 77316 Worship - 10:30 am 936-588-4975 and 6:00 pm www.lakechurch.com Wednesday - 7:00 Sunday worship @ pm 10:00 a.m. Wed. Phone: 936-582activites 6:30-8pm 4855 North Shore Email: Church cofcmontgomery@con 10 am Worship solidated.net Service Web: 18501 Fm1097 West @ the Bentwater West www.cofcmontgomery. org Gate Entrance Paul Praschnik, Pastor Cary Smith Minister Covenant Felloship

Union Grove Baptist Church of Richards Please join us: Sunday School Classes for all ages begins at 9:45AM Church Service at 11:00 AM Monday night Bible Study Discussion at 6:15 and Wednesday Bible Study as well as Youth group activities at 6:00PM All are welcome!

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NOTICE OF SALE STATE OF TEXAS § MONTGOMERY COUNTY §

BY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE

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 Sheriff or Constable of said County, I have on April 19, 2021, seized, levied upon, and will, on the first Tuesday in June, 2021, the same being the 1st day of said month, at 501 N. Thompson, 4th Floor, Suite 402, Conroe, Texas, 77301, 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:

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UTILITY DISTRICT; LAKE CONROE HILLS MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT STAND-BY FEES, MONTGOMERY COUNTY; MONTGOMERY COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT; MONTGOMERY COUNTY ESD 1 AND LONE STAR COLLEGE. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND ON May 6, 2021 /s/ Philip Cash CONSTABLE MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS By /s/ Stephen Closson, Deputy Published Dates: May 12, 19, 26, 2021 NOTICE OF SALE STATE OF TEXAS

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MONTGOMERY COUNTY § 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 Sheriff or Constable of said County, I have on May 3, 2021, seized, levied upon, and will, on the first Tuesday in June, 2021, the same being the 1st day of said month, at 501 N. Thompson, 4th Floor, Suite 402, Conroe, Texas, 77301, 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:

DATED at Conroe, Texas, May 3, 2021 /s/ Ryan Gable Constable Ryan Gable Montgomery County, Texas TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE, PLEASE CONTACT THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY By /s/ R. Gable TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR'S Deputy OFFICE AT LEAST TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE SALE. Notes The Minimum Bid is the lesser of the amount awarded in the judgment plus interest and costs or the Dated at Conroe, Texas, April, 22, 2021 adjudged value. However, the Minimum Bid for a person owning an interest in the property or for a /s/ Kenneth “Rowdy” Hayden person who is a party to the suit (other than a taxing unit), is the aggregate amount of the judgments Constable Kenneth "Rowdy" Hayden against the property plus all costs of suit and sale. ALL SALES SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION Montgomery County, Texas WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL TAXES DUE ON THE By /s/ Randy Crowder PROPERTY WHICH HAVE BEEN ASSESSED SINCE THE DATE OF THE JUDGMENT. For Deputy more information, contact your attorney or LINEBARGER GOGGAN BLAIR & SAMPSON, LLP., attorney for plaintiffs, at (936) 760-1410 Published Dates: May 12, 19, 26, 2021 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) 7601410 Published Dates: May 5, 12, 19, 2021

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By virtue of a Order Of Sale issued out of the Honorable 284th Judicial District Court, Montgomery County, Texas, on a Judgment rendered on the 27 day of October, 2020, ,in the case of Wyngate Townhomes at East Shore Owners Association, Plaintiff, vs. William C. McPheeters, For (1) $7,918.83 Amount due on assessment account (2) $5,172.50 Attorney's fees (3) Post Judgment Interest at the rate of five percent (5%) per annum on all amounts awarded in this Judgment from the date this Judgment is signed until fully paid (4) NOTICE OF CONSTABLES SALE $430.87 Court Cost (5) $3,470.00 Judgment Credit, Defendant, Cause No. 20-01-00869-CV in said court, judgment being in favor of Wyngate Townhomes at East Shore Owners THE STATE OF TEXAS Association, Plaintiff as against Defendant, I did on the 26 day of April 2021, at 11 :59 o'clock COUNTY OF MONTGOMERY a.m., levy upon the following-described property of Defendant: By virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable 284TH DISTRICT COURT of Lot (1 ), In Block Two (2), of Wyngate Terrace at East Shore, a subdivision in Montgomery County, Texas, according to the map of plat there recorded in Plat Cabinet Z, Sheet 145, of the MONTGOMERY County on May 6, 2021 by the Clerk thereof, in the case of Map Records of Montgomery County, Texas more commonly known as 6 Shell Port Square, Spring, Texas 77380. ; and on 1 day of June, 2021, between the hours of 10:00 o'clock a.m. LAKE CONROE HILLS MUNICIPAL vs. LAKE CONROE HILLS LTD, A and 4:00 o'clock p.m., at the Montgomery County Courthouse located at 501 N. Thompson DEFUNCT Suite 402, Conroe, Texas 77301, I will offer for sale and will sell at public auction, for cash, UTILITY DISTRICT TEXAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, ET AL all the rights, title and interest of William C. McPheeters, Defendant in and to said property.

in Cause# 20-07-08959 and to me, as CONSTABLE directed and delivered, I will proceed DATED at 1520 Lake Front Circle Suite 200, The Woodlands, Texas, this the 26 day of April, to sell, at 10:00 O'Clock AM on the 1st day of June, 2021, which is the first Tuesday of said 2021. month, at the Commissioner's Courtroom: 501 N. Thompson, 4th Floor (Suite 402), /s/ William Lang Conroe, Tx 77301 of said MONTGOMERY County, in the City of CONROE, Texas, the Deputy William Lang following described property, to wit: Ryan Gable – Constable Pct. 3 1520 Lake Front Circle Suite 200 TRACT 1: GEO: 0000120000701 The Woodlands, Texas 77380 2.2624 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS, KNOWN AS TRACT 7-B, ABSTRACT 12, 281-364-4211 THE TIMOTHY CUDE SURVEY, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS, AS SHOWN Published Dates: May 12, 19, 26, 2021 ON THE MAPS OF THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT, BEING DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: A ROUGHLY TRIANGULAR SHAPED TRACT BOUNDED ON THE SOUTH BY LAKE CONROE HILLS SECTION 2, BOUNDED ON Notice of Public Sale THE NORTHWEST BY LAKE CONROE HILLS SECTION 1 AND BOUNDED ON THE NORTHEAST BY THE OAK TREE ACRES SUBDIVISION SAVE AND EXCEPT Notice is hereby given that Sentry Self Storage at 30690 Aldine Westfield Rd, THE PORTION OF LAND EAST OF THE LOT 35 BOUNDARY WITHIN THE Spring, Tx 77386 will sell the contents of the storage units listed below at a public WOODEN FENCE AS SHOWN ON THE SURVEY ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT A AND auction to satisfy a landlord's lien (pursuant to Chapter 59 of the Texas Statutes – BEING APPROXIMATELY I, 715 SQUARE FEET. Property Code). The sale will take place at the website StorageTreasures.com on 5/26/2021 at 12:30 pm. The sale will be conducted under the guidance of Levied on May 6, 2021 as the property of Christopher Rosa (#16850) on behalf of the facility's management. Units may be available for viewing prior to the sale at StorageTreasures.com. Contents will be LAKE CONROE HILLS LTD, A DEFUNCT TEXAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP sold for cash only to the highest bidder. A 10% buyer's premium will be charged as THOMAS H. STEBBINS II well as a $50 cleaning deposit per unit. All sales are final. Seller reserves the right to withdraw the property at any time before the sale or to refuse any bids. The to satisfy a judgment amounting to $13,430.16, representing delinquent taxes, penalties, property to be sold is described as “general household items” unless otherwise interest, and attorney's fees through the date of judgment, plus all costs of court, costs of noted. Property includes the storage unit contents belonging to the following sale, and post judgment penalties and interest recoverable by law in favor of WILLIS tenants: Shemica Hardy – 2003, Jaguar, STY, SAJEA03V931M65032. INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT; LAKE CONROE HILLS MUNICIPAL Published Dates: May 5 and May 12, 2021

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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 April 15, 2021, seized, levied upon, and will, on the first Tuesday in June, 2021, the same being the 1st day of said month, at 501 N. Thompson, 4th Floor, Suite 402, Conroe, Texas, 77301, 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 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:

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County, Texas, I have on the 23rd day of April, 2021, seized, levied upon, and will, on the first Tuesday of June, 2021, the same being the 1st day of said month, at 501 N. Thompson, 4th Floor, Suite 402, Conroe, Texas, 77301 at 10 o'clock A.M. on said day, proceed to sell for cash to the highest bidder all the right, title and interest of the defendants in such suit 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: BEING LOT 33, BLOCK 2, OF SILVERSTONE, SECTION ONE (1), A SUBDIVISION IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN CABINET Q, SHEET 94 OF THE MAP RECORDS OF MONTGOMERY, TEXAS or upon the written request of said defendants or their attorneys, a sufficient portion thereof to satisfy the respective judgment, interest, penalties, attorney fees and costs; subject, however, to the right of the owners or other persons to redeem said property, in the manner provided by law, within two (2) years after the date on which the purchaser's deed is filed for record, provided, said property was the residence homestead of the property owner or was designated as agricultural use at the time the suit to collect the tax was filed, or six (6) months if said property was not the residence homestead and was not designated as agricultural use at the time the suit was filed to collect the tax, and 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 rendered in the above numbered and entitled cause, together with interest, penalties, attorney fees and costs of suit, and the proceeds of said sale to be applied to the satisfaction thereof, and the remainder, if any, to be applied as the law directs. Dated at Montgomery County, Conroe, Texas, this the 23 Day of April, 2021. Gene DeForest, Constable of Montgomery County Precinct No. 2 of Montgomery County, Texas By: C. Michael White Chief of Montgomery County Constable Precinct 2 of Montgomery County, Texas Published Dates: May 5, 12, 19, 2021

NOTICE OF SALE THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF MONTGOMERY

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BY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE DATED March 29, 2021 And issued pursuant to a judgment decree of the 284th Judicial District Court of Montgomery County, Texas, by the Clerk of said Court on said date in certain suits as follows:

Cause #20-01-00334-CV; Crockett Trace Homeowners Association Vs. Cathy L. McShan and to me directed and delivered as Constable of Montgomery County Precinct No. 2 of Montgomery County, Texas, I have on the 12th day of April, 2021, seized, levied upon, and will, on the first Tuesday of June, 2021, the same being the 1st day of said month, at 501 N. Thompson, 4th Floor, Suite 402, Conroe, Texas, 77301 at 10 o'clock A.M. on said day, proceed to sell for cash to the highest bidder all the right, title and interest of the defendants in such suit 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: LOT 21, BLOCK 6, OF CROCKETT TRACE, SECTION 1, A SUBDIVISION IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT CABINET O, AS SHEETS 157 THRU 162 OF THE MAP RECORDS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS or upon the written request of said defendants or their attorneys, a sufficient portion thereof to satisfy the respective judgment, interest, penalties, attorney fees and costs; subject, however, to the right of the owners or other persons to redeem said property, in the manner provided by law, within two (2) years after the date on which the purchaser's deed is filed for record, provided, said property was the residence homestead of the property owner or was designated as agricultural use at the time the suit to collect the tax was filed, or six (6) months if said property was not the residence homestead and was not designated as agricultural use at the time the suit was filed to collect the tax, and 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 rendered in the above numbered and entitled cause, together with interest, penalties, attorney fees and costs of suit, and the proceeds of said sale 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 CONSTABLE CONDUCTING THE SALE A WRITTEN STATEMENT ISSUED TO THE PURCHASER BY THE COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR 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 ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR'S OFFICE AT LEAST TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE Dated at Montgomery County, Conroe, Texas, this the 12th Day of April, 2021. SALE. Gene DeForest, Constable of Montgomery County Dated at Conroe, Texas, April 15, 2021 Precinct No. 2 of Montgomery County, Texas Constable Gene DeForest By: C. Michael White Montgomery County, Texas Chief Deputy, of Montgomery County By /s/ Mike White Constable Precinct 2 of Montgomery County, Texas Deputy Published Dates: May 5, 12, 19, 2021 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: May 5, 12, 19, 2021 NOTICE OF SALE (REAL PROPERTY) THE STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF MONTGOMERY §

NOTICE OF PUBLIC/ONLINE AUCTION Pursuant to Chapter 59 Texas Property Code, Town Creek Storage, which is located at 22852 HWY 105 Montgomery, Texas 77356 and will begin an online auction with storageauctions.com of contents to satisfy the landlord's lien. The sale will begin online on May 3rd, 2021 to May 25th, 2021 ending at 9:00AM Property will be sold to the highest bidder for cash only! The contents of these units contain mainly household goods. The contents must be removed from the property within 72 hours of the winning bid. The seller reserves the right to reject any bid or withdraw from the auction. Contents from the following tenants will be sold: Kristian Stone and Denise Chastun Published Dates: May 5 & 12 2021

By virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the 284th Judicial District Court of THE STATE OF TEXAS § Montgomery County, Texas, on a Judgment rendered on the 17th day of January, 2019, COUNTY OF MONTGOMERY § in the case of Oakhurst Community Association Inc. Plaintiff, vs. Susie Michelle Rivera, Defendant(s), Cause No.18-04-04774-CV in said court, judgment being in favor of NOTICE OF EXECUTION SALE Oakhurst Community Association Inc. Plaintiff, vs. Susie Michelle Rivera, Defendant(s), I did on the 26th Day of April, 2021 at 9:02 o'clock am., levy upon the By virtue of a Order Of Sale issued out of the Honorable 284th Judicial District following-described property of Defendant(s): Court, Montgomery County, Texas, on a Judgment rendered on the 12 day of September, 2019, ,in the case of Imperial Oaks Park Property Owners Association, Inc., Plaintiff, vs. Lot Fifteen (15), in Block Two (2), of Auburn Trails at Oakhurst Section Two (2), a Pedro Osorio, For (1) $3,788.11 principal sum (2) $2,500.00 attorney fees (3)3,788.11, subdivision of 13.78 acres of land located in the Mary Owens Survey, A-405 in together with interest thereon at the rate of 5.5% per annum from the date of judgment until Montgomery County, Texas according to the map or plat thereof recorded in Cabinet Z, paid; post-judgment interest at the rate of 5.5% per annum on the full amount of the sheet 1909, of the Map Records of Montgomery County, Texas. More commonly known judgment awarded herein from the date hereof until paid (4) $345.00 court costs (5) as 21434 Hunter Hart Drive, Porter, Texas 77365 $2,500.00 judgment credit, Defendant, Cause No. 19-01-00572-CVin said court, judgment being in favor of Imperial Oaks Park Property Owners Association, Inc., Plaintiff as against and on the 1st day of June, 2021 between the hours of 10:00 o'clock a.m. and Defendant, I did on the 8 day of April 2021, at 11 :55 o'clock a.m., levy upon the following4:00 o'clock p.m., at 501 North Thompson, Suite 402 Conroe, Texas 77301 Montgomery described property of Defendant: County, Conroe, Texas, I will offer for sale and will sell at public auction, for cash, all Lot 48, In Block 1, Of Imperial Oaks Park, Section One (1 ), A Subdivision In Montgomery the rights, title and interest of Susie Michelle Rivera, Defendant(s), in and to said County, Texas, According To The Map Or Plat Thereof Recorded In Cabinet J, Sheet(S) 195 property. Of The Map Records Of Montgomery County, Texas (The "Property"). ; and on 1 day of June, 2021, between the hours of 10:00 o'clock a.m. and 4:00 o'clock p.m., at the Witness my hand this the 26th day of April, 2021. Montgomery County Courthouse located at 501 N. Thompson Suite 402, Conroe, Texas Deputy Randy Crowder #8443 77301, I will offer for sale and will sell at public auction, for cash, all the rights, title and Kenneth Hayden, Constable Pct. 4 interest of Pedro Osorio, Defendant in and to said property. 21130 US Hwy 59 #C DATED at 1520 Lake Front Circle Suite 200, The Woodlands, Texas, this the 8 day New Caney, TX. 77357 of April, 2021. 281-577-8985 /s/ William Lang, 83031 Published Dates: May 5, 12, 19, 2021 Deputy William Lang Ryan Gable -Constable Pct. NOTICE OF SALE 3 1520 Lake Front Circle, Suite 200 The Woodlands, TX 77380 THE STATE OF TEXAS ) 281-364-4211 COUNTY OF MONTGOMERY ) Published Dates: May 12, 19, 26, 2021 BY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE DATED April 8, 2021 And issued pursuant to a judgment decree of the 284th Judicial District Court of Montgomery County, Texas, by the Clerk of said Court on said date in certain suits as follows: Cause #18-02-01889; Propel Financial Services, LLC, as Agent and Attorney in Fact for Propel Funding National 1, LLC. Et Al Vs. Lavern Smith, Et Al; and to me directed and delivered as Constable of Montgomery County Precinct No. 2 of Montgomery

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NOTICE OF SALE STATE OF TEXAS

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BY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE

and issued pursuant to judgment decree(s) of the District Court of Montgomery County, Texas, by the Clerk of said Court on date, in the hereinafter numbered and styled suit(s) and to me directed and delivered as Sheriff or Constable of said County, I have the on 4/28/21, seized, levied upon, and will, on the first Tuesday in June, 2021, the same being the 1st day of said month, at 501 N. Thompson, 4th Floor, Suite 402, Conroe, Texas, 77301, 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 CONSTABLE CONDUCTING THE SALE A WRITTEN STATEMENT ISSUED TO THE PURCHASER BY THE COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR 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 AT AX 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, 4/28/21 /s/ Phillip Cash Constable Philip Cash Montgomery County, Texas By /s/ Stephen Closson Deputy Notes: The Minimum Bid is the lesser of the amount awarded in the judgment plus interest and costs or the adjudged value. However, the Minimum Bid for a person owning an interest in the property or for a person who is a party to the suit (other than a taxing unit), is the aggregate amount of the judgments against the property plus all costs of suit and sale. ALL SALES SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL TAXES DUE ON THE PROPERTY WHICH HAVE BEEN ASSESSED SINCE THE DATE OF THE JUDGMENT. For more information, contact your attorney or LINEBARGER GOGGAN BLAIR & SAMPSON, LLP., attorney for plaintiffs, at (936) 760-1410 Published Dates: May 12, 19, 26, 2021 CITATION BY PUBLICATION Application to Determine Heirship CLERK OF THE COURT ATTORNEY OF RECORD OR PERSON FILING CAUSE MARK TURNBULL LIZA A GREENE P.O. BOX 959 1800 ST JAMES PL STE 620 CONROE, TX 77305 HOUSTON TX 77056 THE STATE OF TEXAS TO: The unknown heirs of the ESTATE OF: Jeffery Allen Carruthers, Deceased GREETING: You are commanded to appear and answer to the Application to Determine Heirship filed by Jeffery Allen Carruthers, 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 the November 17, 2020. The file number of said matter being: 20-40380-P The style being: ESTATE OF: Jeffery Allen Carruthers 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, this 14th day of January, 2021. (SEAL County Court at Law #2) 1/14/2021 4:25:17 PM MARK TURNBULL, COUNTY CLERK MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS /s/ Eloisa Salinas Eloisa Salinas, Deputy Published Date: May 12, 2021 STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF MONTGOMERY NOTICE OF ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF JOHNNY PATRICK BLAKE Notice is hereby given that original Letters of Testamentary for the Estate of JOHNNY PATRICK BLAKE, Deceased, were issued on April 15, 2021, in Cause No. 21-40927-P, pending in the Probate Court of Montgomery County, Texas, to KAREN KAY BLAKE, Independent Executrix. The address for mailing of claims is: KAREN KAY BLAKE, Independent Executrix c/o Larry L. Foerster Darden, Fowler & Creighton, L.L.P. 414 W. Phillips, Suite 100 Conroe, Texas 77301 All persons having claims against the estate, which is currently being administered, are required to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. DATED this 6th day of May, 2021. /s/ Larry L. Foerster Larry L. Foerster, Attorney for KAREN KAY BLAKE, Independent Executrix Published Date: May 12, 2021

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BY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE

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 Sheriff or Constable of said County, I have on April 16, 2021, seized, levied upon, and will, on the first Tuesday in June, 2021, the same being the 1st day of said month, at 501 N. Thompson, 4th Floor, Suite 402, Conroe, Texas, 77301, 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:

ESTATE OF RAY BOOKS DURAN, DECEASED

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CAUSE NO. 21-40878-P IN COUNTY COURT AT LAW N0.2 MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS Notice to Creditors

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of RAY BROOKS DURAN, Deceased, were issued on May 6, 2021, in Cause No. 21-40878-P, pending in County Court, Montgomery County, Texas, to: JUDY DURAN POWELL c/o Mollie Cohn Lambert PLLC P.O. Box 490 Cleveland, Texas, 77328 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. All persons having claims should address them in care of the representative at the address stated above. DATED the 6th day of May, 2021. /s/ Mollie C. Lambert MOLLIE COHN LAMBERT PLLC P.O. Box 490 Cleveland, Texas 77328 Telephone: 281-592-5243 Facsimile: 281-592-5244 ATTORNEY FOR THE EXECUTOR Published Date: May 12, 2021

ESTATE OF MAY LOIS DURAN, DECEASED

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CAUSE NO. 21-40879-P IN COUNTY COURT AT LAW N0.2 MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS Notice to Creditors

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of MAY LOIS DURAN, Deceased, were issued on May 6, 2021, in Cause No. 21-40879-P, pending in County Court, Montgomery County, Texas, to: JUDY DURAN POWELL c/o Mollie Cohn Lambert PLLC P.O. Box 490 Cleveland, Texas, 77328 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. All persons having claims should address them in care of the representative at the address stated above. DATED the 6th day of May, 2021. /s/ Mollie C. Lambert MOLLIE COHN LAMBERT PLLC P.O. Box 490 Cleveland, Texas 77328 Telephone: 281-592-5243 Facsimile: 281-592-5244 ATTORNEY FOR THE EXECUTOR Published Date: May 12, 2021

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Community Third Coast Organic Foods Debuts, Pouring Deliciousness On Salads Conroe, TX– Six longtime Montgomery County residents have recently launched Third Coast Organic Foods, a certified organic food manufacturing business, offering a v a r i e t y o f s u g a r- f r e e organic wine vinaigrette salad dressings. These delicious and healthy vinaigrettes come in five flavors: Raspberry Wine, Lemon Mustard, Classic Red Wine, Balsamic Italian, and Haute Pepper. By design, they are very light in texture and taste, so they w o n ’t o v e r w h e l m t h e natural flavors of the salad’s ingredients. Each is made with organic and non-GMO ingredients, with no sugar added. The family, a brother and sister with their respective spouses and adult children, not quite ready to completely retire, had an idea that was springboarded when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. At the time, brother John Massey was ready to reduce his work schedule to part-time while his wife Therisa was ready to embrace her retirement after 32 years in education. J o h n ’s s i s t e r, K a t h y Sanders and her husband Steve both had retired several years earlier from their respective professions. While restricted

from traveling and local outings due to COVID-19, the family members saw an opportunity to keep active while pursuing a love of great food and created a line of healthy, organic sugar-free food products with all the taste and none of the guilt. Armed with two decades of food manufacturing knowledge plus healthcare, non-profit and education experience, they delved into starting Third Coast Organic Foods early last year. With a company slogan of “To Your Health!”, the family members are excited to have created these delicious, highquality natural food products to help people enjoy a healthier lifestyle. Organic products do not contain any toxic chemicals (such as synthetic pesticides, arseniccontaining herbicides, chemical food additives such as flavorings, color and preservatives, antibiotics, synthetic hormones, and industrial solvents). In addition to the absence of artificial chemicals, "organic" means not genetically engineered (Non-GMO), and having not used ionizing irradiation, which can cause freeradicals and the removal of vitamins. The USDA organic seal found on all

Pictured from left are the family members currently involved in operations for Third Coast Organic Foods: Jimmy Bounds, Jr. – Production Helper; Steve Sanders – Partner/Production; Kathy (Massey) Sanders – Partner/Production; Julia Massey – Spokesperson; Therisa Massey – Partner/Production; John L. Massey, Jr. – Partner/Production; and Alvin “Gerald” Morris, Jr. – Filmmaker.

certified organic products ensures that the food is ‘whole’ and automatically Non-GMO. Partner Kathy Sanders notes, “I have thoroughly enjoyed creating this new business with my family over the past year. It was a tedious year-long process to obtain our USDA Organic Certification but we did it! Within that year

we successfully produced a product ready to market. We a r e p r o u d o f o u r delicious dressings, which are lovingly packaged by hand, and we can’t wait to see where the future takes us.” Following the initial online e-commerce, Sanders said the group aims to diversify their offerings, such as gift

packages, marinades, and sugar-free cocktail mixers, and eventually have a presence in local farmer’s markets and area grocers. The family-owned organic food manufacturing plant operates from their newly-developed commercial kitchen located in south Conroe, in the northeast area of I-45 and Hwy. 242 just north of

The Woodlands. For more information and to order products, visit ThirdCoastOrganicFoods. com. Also, check them out on F a c e b o o k a t https://www.facebook.co m/thirdcoastorganicfoods and Instagram at https://www.instagram.co m/thirdcoastorganicfoods/

New SHSU Scholarship Honors Alumna’s Journey to Teaching Sam Houston State University President, Alisa W h i t e , h e l p e d N B C ’s TODAY show, along with reporter Jenna Bush H a g e r, h o n o r a f e l l o w Bearkat on National Teacher ’s Day. Wanda Smith’s story of perseverance was featured on the national morning television show, and White was there to share a surprise scholarship announcement from Brenham, Texas. “Wanda is an inspiration to us all at Sam Houston State,” White said. “She is truly a worthy person for such an honor, and we are

excited to share her love of teaching with future Bearkats.” Inspired by Smith’s determination to become a teacher, Stacey Edmonson, Dean of the College of Education, and her team, created The Wanda Smith ‘Make a Difference’ Scholarship. The award will go to a first-generation Sam Houston State student, pursuing a career in teaching. After pushing through college while working two jobs and raising a family, Smith crossed the commencement stage in 2010,

and became a teacher at Brenham Elementary School, where she was once a custodian and bus monitor. Edmonson believes Smith’s achievement in earning the degree and career she always wanted, has the power to truly ‘make a difference’ by motivating others. “The new scholarship we have established in Wanda’s name will provide support to other Sam Houston State students following their passion to become a teacher,” Edmonson said. “I hope it encourages others

with the same dream (at any point in their life) to finally take that step forward, just like Wanda did.” The College of E d u c a t i o n o ff e r s a B S degree in Education that leads to state teacher certification. Candidates can specialize in special education, bilingual education or a number of other areas. A broad range of masters and doctoral level programs offer opportunities for those looking to take the next step in their career, many of these are offered online.

The Friends of the Charles B. Stewart Library need your shoes! The Friends of the Charles B. Stewart Library (FOL) need your shoes! We will be conducting a community wide shoe fundraiser May 15 - July 14 to assist the library with programs, equipment, and materials that are not currently supported by county funds. A collection box to accept gently used and new shoes will be at the entrance to the library. The FOL hopes to raise money for the library, and by doing so, we also assist families in developing nations. We challenge you to clean out your closets, donate your shoes, and support your library! 202 Bessie Price Owen Drive, Montgomery, Texas.

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Community The Daughters Of The Republic Of Texas, Judge Nathaniel Hart Davis Chapter, Install New Officers For The 2021-2023 Term During the recent meeting of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Judge Nathaniel Hart Davis Chapter in Montg o m e r y, h e l d a t t h e Heritage Museum of Montgomery County Strake-Gray Oilfield House, members and prospective members enjoyed a great celebration as they honored Shelly Lane (President 2016-2021). Shelly Lane also served as the DRT Assistant District Six Representative. Special guest, Peggy Townsend, DRT District Six Representative performed the beautiful installation Ceremony. The Judge Nathaniel Hart Davis DRT chapter is looking forward to welcoming many new members due to the great job that Suzanne

Reese has done as Registrar for many years. Shelly Lane presented her board with a lovely handpainted Bluebonnet glass goblet with candy thanking them for their service to the c h a p t e r. M s . L a n e presented Jenny Lehr, the new president, with the chapter’s Gold President’s Pin, while the chapter honored Shelly Lane with the Judge Nathaniel Hart Davis DRT Past Presidents pin. Lane was praised by the members for the amazing job she has done as President for the past Six years. As the new President, Mrs Lehr shared her vision for the c h a p t e r, w h i c h w i l l i n c l u d e m a n y fundraising activities and new ideas for service to the community.

PHOTO L TO R: Shelly Lane (outgoing President - 2016-2021); Paula Dossett (Charles B Stewart chapter Children of the Republic of Texas Co-Sponsor); Elaine Collings (Chaplain); Danean Myers (Registrar); Kay Pontious (Historian); Cheryl Bolt (Secretary/Treasurer); Pat Spackey (Vice President), Jenny Lehr (President) and Peggy Townsend (DRT District Six Representative. Not Pictured: Deanna Mathieson (Charles B. Stewart Chapter Children of the Republic of Texas Co-Sponsor) and Joy Montgomery (Assistant Registrar).

Emme Loman Of RISD Signs To Play Volleyball For Arlington Baptist University

Richards I.S.D. Senior Emme Loman signed today to play volleyball for Arlington Baptist University where she will be attending this fall. Emme has been one of the top players for the Lady Panther Varsity Volleyball Team in Richards for all four years of high school and next year she will be very much missed. But we wish her well playing at the university level next year. We know she is going to do great! Congratulations to Emme Loman on a job well done!

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