Montgomery County News, October 16, 2024

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the east to the Lutheran

There were plenty of quilts, cars, and people

h a n g i n g a r o u n d Montgomery this past weekend, as residents and visitors had their choice to attend the ‘Montgomery Quilt Walk’ in Historic Montgomery, or the Montgomery Lake Conroe Centennial Lions Club ‘2ndAnnual Lions Crusin’ CarShowinWalden. Both events were great

successes,andshowedthat Montgomery is a great place for entertainment, whether it be dining, boating, music, veterans, history resorting, quilts or cars; and its annual events like the quilt and car show that are the life’s blood of MontgomeryandTheLake CreekSettlement. Historic Montgomery was adorned with quilts all over and on both sides of Liberty Street from FernlandHistoricalParkin

There and a i n o n residents the ‘Montgomery in on y, he Annual in wer a and Montgomery for boating, its life’s Montgomery Lake adorned with all on sides t S r t m in

Imagination was on comfort NorthCarolina. s r mountains western Bartholet ofTodd

Imagination was on display earlier this month in response to Hurricane Helene relief as the daughter of a Conroe furniture store owner, leapedintoactionintrying toprovidesomecomfortto the storm ravaged citizens ofNorthCarolina. Thelate S e p t e m b e r s t o r m devastated low-lying areas surrounded by mountains in the western part of the state Sarah Bartholet Gwin,thedaughterofTodd Bartholet, owner of B a

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ver Plantation Drive, was troubledbythesufferingof North Carolina residents and the extensive damage toproperty nottomention the horrendous loss of life assoc

hurricane.

Gwin was on social

Church in the west, offering quilts lovers and visitors alike the opportunitytostrollaround and enjoy the sites Everywhere you looked

quilts were ha

the lovers v i ke h e i you q re h g showing intomaking several

ng, showing the love, energy, time, and teamwork that and goesintomakingthemultilayered textile, composed of several layers of fabric. Mostquiltstakeacoupleof dozen hours to complete, but sometimes, the most

elaborate patterns take hundreds of hours, and yearstofinish.

HM has several shops dedicated to the craft, and offer enthusiasts the supplies and materials needed to create the beautiful works of art and comfort. There are also several Quilt Guilds in the area, of which the Montgomery Guild the ‘Montgomery Lone Stars’

has several shops dedicated to craft, and offer the supplies materials ne d to re t he beautiful and comfort. There also several the a a f w c he Montgomery the ‘Montgomery Stars’

media reviewing images and videos of the destructionofthestatethat makes80%oftheproducts

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ARememberableGameforthe HistoryBook,TexansPoundthe Patriots41-21

how changed; especially, F o franchise, 4) mediocrity twentyyear the Texans, against contest game many the statistic. The decisively shocked for the New England historically a road game

score was historically the highest in a road game for theTexans.

game brokeout

It is amazing how time has changed; especially, in the NFL The once dominantfranchise,the(14) New England Patriots, has fallen into the cellar of mediocrity In the twentytwo(22)yearhistoryofthe Houston Texans, the team hasneverwonaroadgame against the Patriots. This contest was a game of many firsts starting with the shattering of that statistic. The Texans won decisively41-21toashellshocked stadium for the New England fans. The

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are very active, and gift quilts to Veterans and othersonseveraloccasions throughouttheyear T h e #MontgomeryQuiltWalk wasputtogetherbytheCity of Montgomery, Threaded Lines,andtheMontgomery Quilt Company Over its weekend run, thousands of quilters and non-crafters visited, flocking to see the displays of modern and hand-sewn quilts that showcase the charm of our little piece of The World. Therewerealsovendorsin select areas, with a quilt a raffle, and demonstrations on quilting And the And weather played its part to sunny perfection and not beingoverlyaggressive.

are very active, and gift quilts to Veterans and othersonseveraloccasions throughout year T h e #MontgomeryQuiltWalk wasputtogetherbytheCity of Montgomery, Threaded Lines,and Montgomery Quilt Company Over its weekend run, thousands of quilters and non-crafters visited, flocking see the displays of modern and hand-sewn quilts that showcase the charm of our little piece The World. Therewere vendorsin select areas, with a quilt raffle, and demonstrations on quilting the weather played its part to sunny and not beingoverlyaggressive.

The Texans' running gamefinallybrokeoutwith over one hundred and ninety (190) yards that included two (2) long runs from Joe Mixon and DameonPierce.Thoseruns were the longest for the Texans since Coach Ryans tookoverthereins. Witha strong run attack, Texans' quarterback C J Stroud shined bright with twenty (20)completionsonthirtyone (31) attempts for two hundred and ninety-two (292) yards with three (3) touchdown passes and one (1) interception. However, the interception was a deflectedpassthathittight end Schultz in the chest in the endzone. He should

long runs Joe Mixon runs the longest tookover reins. With run quarterback C shined bright completions (31) and ninety-two (292) yards with three touchdown passes (1) However, interception Schultz in endzone. He

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DellisbecomingafavoritetargetforC.J.Stroud intheTexans’victoryovertheNewEnglandPatriots 41-21.”

The star for theTexans'

pro football and is a tremendous asset for the team. Defensive back Eric Murry was a standout with four (4) solo tackles and three(3)assistsandhadan interception that added to themomentousvictory

that s the way the Montgomery Lone Stars guildfeelaswell.

he way th Montgomery Stars guildfeelaswell.

“We have about 30 volunteers to help us make quilts and over the last year, we have awarded about 100 quilts to 0 s deserving Veterans who have been honorably discharged,” said Diana Martinez, a group leader with the program. “It’s not a gift. It’s the largest nonmilitaryawardthatisgiven nationally to OurVeterans. And they are meant to be used. If it gets damaged, we will make immediate repairs.”

have about 30 volunteers to help us make quilts and over the last year, we have awarded about 100 quilts to deserving who have been honorably discharged,” said Diana Martinez, a leader with program. “It’s not a gift. It’s the largest nonmilitary that given nationally to OurVeterans. And they are meant be used. If it gets damaged, we make immediate repairs.”

The Montgomery Lone Stars have delivered quilts all over the United States, withonequiltevengoingas far as Guam, being deliveredoveraZoomcall. Martinez noted that for thosewishingtonominatea

The Montgomery Lone Stars have delivered quilts all over the United States, with as far a Guam, being deliveredover Zoomcall. Martinez noted that for thosewishing a

Stars Quilt Guild also held a Quilt of Valor presentation for deserving Veterans who served Our Country in Wartime and Peace. A ofValoris awarded to Veterans and sometimes active duty Service Members, who are nominated by members of the guild or public. The Quilt of Valor Foundation was started by Catherine Roberts,wholosthersonin Iraq,anddreamt asoldier hunched over his cot needing to be comforted from his gut wrenching emotions To her, ‘Quilts Healing,’ and

Stars Quilt Guild also held a Quilt of Valor presentation for deserving Veterans who served Our Country in Wartime and Peace. AQuiltofValoris awarded to Veterans and sometimes active duty Service Members, who are nominated by members of the guild or public. The Quilt of Valor Foundation was started by Catherine Roberts,wholosthersonin Iraq,anddreamtofasoldier hunched over his cot needing to be comforted from his gut wrenching emotions To her, ‘Quilts=Healing,’ and

Veteran, they should go to the national Quilt of Valor website. So far the group hasgivenalmost300quilts toVeterans.

Veteran, they should to the national Quilt of Valor website. So far the group hasgiven 300quilts toVeterans.

“I’ve been to a lot of places, and done a lot of things in my time,” said Daniell Poole an Army officer for 29 years, who was one of the Veterans to one receiveaquilt.“AndIthink it is important to note that about6%ofthepopulation haveprovidedprotectionof the freedoms for the other 93% of the American population.”

to a lot of places, and done a lot of things in my time,” said Daniell an Army officer for 29 who was of the Veterans to receiveaquilt.“AndIthink it is important to note that about6%ofthepopulation haveprovidedprotectionof the freedoms for other 93% of the American population.”

the quilters were doing thing in HM,

While the quilters were doing their thing in HM,

have caught the ball. With Nico Collins' injury, Texans wide receivers StefonDiggsandTankDell teamed up to catch two (2) touchdown passes and collectively had one hundred and thirty-four (134)yardsreceiving.

have ball. With Nico injury, Texans wide receivers Stefon andTankDell teamed catch two (2) touchdown and collectively had one hundred thirty-four (134) receiving.

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was LinebackerWillAnderson, Jr who dominated the Patriots all day with tough physical play recording three (3) sacks with six (6) solotacklesalongwithtwo (2) assists. He played all

across the way in the Lake Creek Settlement, the Montgomery Lake Conroe Centennial Lions Club ‘2ndAnnual Lions Crusin’ CarShowwasbeingheldat the Walden Country Club. The event started last year with 20 cars taking advantage of the cooler weather that October offers This year, there were nearly 40 cars that made the show, inviting residents of Walden and beyond to come and pay homage to the great automobile craftsmanship on display Lions member JanJessenrespondedtothe call for a fundraising event last year and jumped into action. The monies raised go to support the organizations charities, such as the St Jude’s CancerCenter,TexasLions Camp, Crisis Assistance Center-Conroe the New LEO Club (Lions related) atLakeCreekHighSchool, andothers.

the way in Settlement, the Montgomery Conroe Lions Annual Crusin’ Showwasbeingheldat Walden Country Club. The event started year with 20 cars tak ng of the weather that offers This year, nearly 40 cars made the show, residents of Walden and beyond to come and ho age to h gr at display Lions JanJessenrespondedto for fundraising event year and jumped into action. The monies raised go to support th organizations charities, as the St Jude’s Center,Texas Camp, the New LEO Club (Lions atLakeCreek School,

“It is such a beautiful day, and we have gorgeous cars,” said organizerfor and a Wisconsin tran plant We a e fortunate that came together well, the raised will be given to people who needit.”

“It is such a beautiful day, and we have so many gorgeous cars,” said Jan Jessen,organizerforthecar show, and a Wisconsin transplant We are fortunate that everything came together so well, and the funds raised will be given to the people who reallyneedit.”

FromalatemodelRolls Royce to a 1966 Dodge Coronet, and even one of HenryFord’searlymodels, therewereplenty carsto see The owners were happy to show off their horseless carriages, and answered many questions from car connoisseurs and novices alike. The LCHS LEOClub abooth,and were showing off their Leadership, Experience, and Opportunity skills They are Alpha members, which focuses their social and individual

FromalatemodelRolls Royce to a 1966 Dodge Coronet, and even one of HenryFord’searlymodels, therewereplentyofcarsto see The owners were happy to show off their horseless carriages, and answered many questions from car connoisseurs and novices alike. The LCHS LEOClubhadabooth,and were showing off their Leadership, Experience, and Opportunity skills They are Alpha members, which focuses on their social and individual

d e v e l o p m e n t opportunities, and is so important for members between 12 and 18 years old.

On teams, Ka'imi an extrapointthatwaspushed outovertheforty yard due an unsportsmanlike penalty a Texan touchdown.Hewas (2) for for the day with of eleven (11) points Steven Sims, Jr good day with outstanding punt and returns a total fifty-five(55)yards putting the in scoring

On special teams, Ka'imiFairbairnmissedan extrapointthatwaspushed outovertheforty(40)yard due to an unsportsmanlike penalty after a Texan touchdown.Hewastwo(2) for three (3) for the day with a total of eleven (11) points Texans Steven Sims, Jr had a good day with an outstanding punt and kickoff returns for a totaloffifty-five(55)yards putting the Texans in scoringposition.

The for Texans' defens ve un t w s Anderson, Jr dominated the day with recording with is a asset for Defensive Eric was a standout (4) tackles three assistsand an the

The team is looking poised, and the players are

confident in themselves whichshowsonthefieldof play Thewordsthatshould beheededtoaretostaythe courseandnevertakeyour eyesofftheprize.

other South Divisional a against Tennessee theChicago

After six (6) NFL season, a gameleadandareon topoftheirdivision.

In other AFC South Divisional play, the IndianapolisColtsclutched a close one against the Tennessee Titans 20-17, andtheChicagoBearsbeat the Jacksonville Jaguars 35-16. After six (6) weeks in the NFL season, the HoustonTexanshaveatwo (2)gameleadandareonthe topoftheirdivision.

on the (4-2) Bay

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The (5-1) Houston Texans take on the (4-2) Green Bay Packers in Lambeau Field next week, so read all about your hometown team in your hometownpaper

The team is the players themselves the that to stay your

d e v e l o p m e n t opportunities, and is so important for members between 12 and 18 years old. For

I really enjoyed the 2007 Porsche 911,” said Walden resident Bruce Reed, who was enjoying the car show “I appreciate the Lions Club for their ingenuity to hold such a wonderful event on the lake.”

I really enjoyed the 2007 Porsche 911,” said Walden Bruce Reed, was enjoying the car show “I appreciate the Lions Club for their ingenuity to hold such a wonderful the lake.”

The Montgomery Lake Conroe Centennial Lions Clubisrelativelynew,only being recently chartered, and is separate from the Montgomery Lions Club.

The Montgomery Lake Conroe Lions Clubisrelativelynew,only being recently chartered, and is separate the Montgomery Lions Club.

their own local concerns, Lions support global concerns in service as: vision, the environment, TheTexas for children with physical designed introduce philosophy to dealing with

Besides the next event will be their ‘Texas Camp Chili Cook-Off,’ sponsored by the MLCCLC, will be on November 16th Gates open at

Besides their own local concerns, Lions support global concerns in service areas such as: vision, hunger, the environment, childhood cancer and diabetes. TheTexas Lions Camp is for children with physical disabilities, designed to introduce the "Can Do" philosophy to children dealing with specialmedicalconditions. Besides the car show, the next event will be their ‘Texas Lions Camp Chili Cook-Off,’ sponsored by the MLCCLC, which will be on November 16th Gates open at 11:30am at

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NominatingVeterans& Service Members for a QuiltofValor:QOVF.org

Search the Quilt of Valor Foundation for ‘Montgomery Lone Stars’ orinput‘83846’

Nominating Service Members a Search the Valor Foundation Stars’ or ‘83846’

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TakingTheSting OutOfScorpions

A brown and white French bulldog with a bandaged paw lying on a hardwoodfloor

A brown and white French bulldog a bandaged paw lying a hardwood

Scorpions are commonly found in Texas and much of the southwestern United States, meaning thatbothpeopleandpetsin these areas are at risk of being stung While most scorpion stings aren’t dangerous for dogs and cats, it’s important for pet owners to be on the watch fortherareoccasionthata seriousstingdoesoccur

Dr Lance Wheeler, a clinical assistant professor attheTexasA&MCollege of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, sheds light on how pet owners can recognize a sting, what to do if one happens, and how to preventfutureincidents.

SpottingtheSigns

slowly because the leg hurts or feels strange Wheeler explains that many pets don’t actually feel pain from the sting itself but instead experience a sensation similar to a limb falling asleep, whichcausesthemtolimp.

Afterward, Wheeler said it’s common for the pettostartcoughing,based onhispersonalexperience treatingscorpionstings.

“If there’s lameness, sudden swelling and known scorpions in the area,thenI’dbesuspicious and I would bring them in toaveterinarian,”Wheeler said.

slowly the leg feels strange Wheeler explains many pets feel pain from the sting but instead ence sensation to limb whichcausesthemtolimp. Wheeler said common for petto coughing,based onhis experience scorpionstings. there’s lameness, sudden scorpions in area, I’dbesuspicious and I would them in to veterinarian,” are commonly in Texas and much the southwestern United meaning thatbothpeople petsin these areas are at risk of being stung While most scorpion stings aren’t dangerous for dogs and cats, it’s for pet owners to be on the watch forthe a seriousstingdoesoccur Lance Wheeler, a clinical professor attheTexas College of Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences, sheds light pet owners can recognize a sting, to do one happens, how to preventfutureincidents.

Recognizing a scorpion stinginpetscanbetricky

While in seem emphasizes that reactions especially areas where areprevalent.

Whilescorpionstingsin pets may seem alarming, Wheeler emphasizes that severe reactions are rare, especially in the areas where less venomous speciesareprevalent.

signsofastingandseeking timely veterinary care can make all the difference in ensuring your pet’s safety andcomfort.

signs astingandseeking timely care can make all the difference in ensuring your pet’s safety andcomfort.

What’sNext

If you suspect that your pet has been stung by a scorpion, quick action can help ensure that they remain comfortable and avoid any potential complications.

If suspect that your pet has been stung by a scorpion, quick can help that they remain comfortable and a oid y p ten ial complications.

“If suspects a sting, tojust in,”

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any pain or discomfort the animal may be experiencing,”Wheelersaid.

pain or the may experiencsaid.

Keeping Your Pets Scorpion-Free

The best way to protect yourpetsfromscorpionsis bypreventingstingsinthe first place. Taking preventive measures not only protects your pets but also lowers the chance of a human family member beingstung.

The way to protect yourpetsfrom is bypreventing inthe first place. preventive not only protects your pets also lowers of a human member beingstung. Pets Scorpion-Free

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services that target scorpions, which can help reduce the risk for both petsandhumans.”

Another effective way to prevent scorpion stings fromoccurringisbyusing a blacklight to find and safelyremovethem.

“If an owner suspects a sting,it’sbesttojustbring themin,”Wheeleradvises. “Most scorpions are benign, so we might not needtotreatasting,butit’s important to make that distinction with a physical exam.”

“If you live in a scorpion-heavy area, I suggest looking into pest control options, ” Wheeler recommends. “Many pest control companies offer

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“Scorpions nocturnal, sheltered and becoming light can used help in the as causes them to

“Scorpions are nocturnal,remainingshelteredin the daytime and becoming active at night,” Wheeler said. “Ultraviolet light can be used to help find scorpions in the environment, as it causes them to fluoresce.”

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In some cases a veterinarianmayprescribe medication to make the animal more comfortable.

In the end, while scorpion stings may seem

scary,mostencountersturn out to be harmless. With a bit of attentiveness and preventiveaction,petscan stay safe and scorpionfree.

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In en il scary, turn out be With a bit of attentiveness and preventive can stay safe scorpionfree.

“Dependingon species of theywillhave different that cause different signs in thoseaffected.” scorpion stinginpetscanbetricky

“There are a wide variety of symptoms ” Wheeler explained “Dependingonthespecies ofscorpion,theywillhave different venoms that cause different signs in thoseaffected.”

are a wide variety symptoms ” Wheeler plained

Most often, a scorpion the pet might suddenly limp, hold its up, or move

Most often, when a scorpion sting occurs, the pet might suddenly limp, hold its leg up, or move

“InTexas,scorpionscan be seen year-round, with sightings peaking during the hottest and driest months, typically from July to August,” Wheeler said. “However, in my 4plus years of working at a small animal ER, I have never seen a dangerous or life-threatening scorpion envenomation in a dog or cat.”

Still, recognizing the

scorpionscan be seen year-round, with peaking during the hottest and months, typically to August,” “However, my years of at animal ER, I never seen a dangerous life-threatening envenomation in a cat.” recognizing

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OPINION/EDITORIAL

Ruben’s Montgomery Musings

This column may upset some. Andquitefrankly,I don’t care about Democratsfeelings,butitneeded tobewritten.

The Silent Passage of Columbus Day 2024

Did you notice that Columbus quietly slipped bythis weekend? And no one is doubting that Indigenous people, or Native Americans, have made with theircultureandhistory,to our society Some would even argue American Indianshad toughertime the enslaved that came to American Andyes,Iagree,a of recognition for the First Americans should be set aside, but it doesn’t

Did you notice that Columbus quietly slipped bythispastweekend? And no one is doubting that Indigenous people, or Native Americans, have made a contribution with theircultureandhistory,to our society Some would even argue American Indianshadatoughertime than the enslavedAfricans that came to American shores. Andyes,Iagree,a day of recognition for the First Americans should be set aside, but it doesn’t

Weather for the Lake Conroe area

Wednesday

Mostlysunny,withahighnear72. Northeastwind10to15mph,with gustsashighas25mph.

Clear,withalowaround43.East windaround5mph.

Sunny,withahighnear74.East windaround5mph.

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need to replace Columbus Day SocialistDemocrats, justliketheircounterparts, Josef Stalin to mimic of those evil men, in rewriting or reworking American history suit theirneeds.

need to replace Columbus Day SocialistDemocrats, justliketheircounterparts, Josef Stalin and Adolf Hitler, love to mimic the cruelty of those evil men, in rewriting or reworking American history to suit theirneeds.

Hitler,Stalin,Mao,Kim Il-sung, and Saddam Hussein,allrecreatedtheir histories as they wanted themtopromotetheirown gloriousness, or cover-up their mistakes Even BarackObama’sstorywas suppressed about his true upbringings. Joe Biden has told many whoppers, and I’m not talking about the hamburger Kamala Harris claims she worked at McDonald’s that no one can find, and knows what That’s what Socialist Democrats do They lie to people. They trick people. Especially the ones they didn t educateproperlyinthe place. Those who do not think critically, with that that they consider bad; well, it should all disappear And theirdumbconstituentsfall forit. Stalinhad people murdered retouched to simply erase themfromexistence.

Hitler Stalin,Mao,Kim Il-sung, and Saddam Hussein,allrecreatedtheir histories as they wanted themtopromotetheirown gloriousness, or cover-up their mistakes Even BarackObama’sstorywas suppressed about his true upbringings. Joe Biden has told many whoppers, and I’m not talking about the hamburger Kamala Harris claims she worked at McDonald’s that no one can find, and who knows what else. That’s what Socialist Democrats do They lie to people. They trick people. Especially the ones they didn’t educateproperlyinthefirst place. Those who do not think critically, with ideas that history that they consider bad; well it should all disappear And theirdumbconstituentsfall forit. Stalinhadphotosof people he murdered retouched to simply erase themfromexistence.

And that’s what we Socialist Democrats the statues like Confederate soldiers, when they should added an right the history both sidesandallowedpeopleto think for themselves. no Socialist Democrats would erase it, any Democrat criticallythinks never follow their bent policies. That’s why Democrat never their ‘property’ or think for selves And there were Blackslaveholdersaswell, bothsideshadskinin game.

And that’s what we see with Socialist Democrats disappearing the statues of people, like Confederate soldiers, when they should have added an ‘Enslaved Peoples’ Memorial’ right beside it. It would have told the history of both sidesandallowedpeopleto think for themselves. But no, Socialist Democrats would rather erase it, because any Democrat whocriticallythinkswould never knowingly follow their bent policies. That’s why the Democrat slave holders of the South never allowed their ‘property’to read or think for themselves And there were Blackslaveholdersaswell, sobothsideshadskininthe game.

SocDems try to keep theirpeoplefat,dumb,and happy And Blacks are now finding that the Democrat Party has been keeping them in Intellectual Slavery for the last

SocDems try to theirpeoplefat,dumb,and happy And Blacks finding that Democrat them in tual Slavery for the last

Itreallycanbethestory ofanyurbanBlackfamily Imean,whodoesn’thavea matriarch with medical problems? A daughter withmaritalproblems? Or anotherdaughterwitha… comingofageissue. It’sa spot-on representation of where occasional loud sounds such as a car backfiring, or a gunshot may cause a momentary panic The Ensemble Theatre in MidtownHouston, had a wonderful presentation of Zora Howard’s one-act play, Stew a story of three generations of Tucker women who come together prepping for an annual church function It’s a wonderful play to start off The Ensemble s

hundred And the onesthatcanreadandthink for themselves; well they’re my favorite Black Conservative influencers now have millions of subscribers One of my new favs Charleston White, it to Black Dems, he doesn’t even have an officialchannel YT He may use the N-word a bit too much, but he grew up that way White says he supports, Luther King Jr, God, and Donald Trump; and not particularlyinthatorder.” Andhe is so point with his messaging, flabbergasts him. White the pictures Trump with the Black Community with big too, that over the the moment Trumpran for was immediately labeled a racist.

hundred years. And the onesthatcanreadandthink for themselves; well they’re pissed, and my and favorite Black Conservative influencers now have millions of subscribers One of my new favs, Charleston White, takes it to Black Dems, and he doesn’t even have an officialchannelonYT He may use the N-word a bit too much, but he grew up that way White says he supports, “Martin Luther King Jr, God, and Donald Trump; and not particularlyinthatorder.” Andhe is so on point with his messaging, that it flabbergasts those interviewing him. White recalls all the pictures of Donald Trump with the Black Community, with big names too, that have been taken over the decades; but the momentDonaldTrumpran for President, he was immediately labeled a racist.

Columbus the U.S. dates to 1792. when a young America started to realize the importance of Christopher Columbus,inbringingThe World little closer together you consideritgoodorbad,it’s still history, and deserves to

Columbus Day in the U.S. dates back to 1792. when a young America started to realize the importance of Christopher Columbus,inbringingThe World a little closer together Andwhetheryou consideritgoodorbad,it’s still history and deserves toberemembered.

Two hundred years later, in the 1990s, when Socialist Democrat Elitists, started looking at the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima, as a bad thing; without even thinking if the scheduled Invasion of Japan (Operation Downfall), would have killed their own ancestors, of which there were 800,000 deathsprojectedbyPacific Allied Command. The madness of their ‘what if scenarios further invited other Socialist Democrat Elitists across the country to uncreatively think, and and so started the drive with erasinghistory

SomeNativeAmericans may see Columbus Day as a controversial holiday But when Socialist Elitists go around renaming the Washington Redskins, and the Cleveland Indians AndthesamegoesforAunt Jemima, Uncle Ben,

Two hundred years later, in the when Socialist e ocrat Elitists, started at the bombing of Hiroshima, as a bad thing; without even if the scheduled Invasion of Japan (Operation Downfall), would killed their of which there were 800,000 deathsprojectedbyPacific Allied Command. The madness of their ‘what if’ scenarios further invited other Socialist Democrat Elitists across the country to so started the drive erasinghistory SomeNativeAmericans may see Columbus Day as a controversial holiday But when Socialist Elitists go around renaming the Washington the Indians Andthesamegoes Jemima, Ben,

48thSeason,anditrunsthe gamut of emotions and smellsgoodtoo!

TheplaystartsasMama (Jo Anne Davis-Jones) begins her early morning routine in the kitchen, setting the kettle to the heat,whilebreakingoutin religious song affirming herfaithintheAlmighty A presumedgunshotisheard behind the house, sending the kitchen into turmoil with the other women of the house funneling in to see what the heck is going on? Sisters Lillian (Lakeisha Rochelle) and baseballbatwieldingNelly (Tyne Jeanae), trailed by Lillian’s daughter Lil’ Mama (Tabitha Clay) round out the cast. The madness is wonderful, and is so mindful of real life families all holding

Cream of Rastus, a n d e v e n M r s Butterworth Native Americans now Blacks are not being thoughtabout. another form abortion. And when you look at visual advertising just 36 months ago,whetherit TV Cable, onYouTube,you get proportions, that think the populace of the country is 90%, while the Native American population all White men effeminate, and LBGTcrowdtakes up tenpercent.

Cream of Wheats’ Rastus, a n d e v e n M r s Butterworth Native Americans, and now Blacks are not being thoughtabout. It’sanother form of abortion. And when you look at visual advertising just 36 months ago,whetheritwasonTV, Cable,oronYouTube,you get distorted proportions, thatwouldmakeyouthink the Black populace of the country is 90%, while the Native American population is non-existent, all White men are effeminate, andtheLBGTcrowdtakes uptheothertenpercent.

Instead of robbing Columbus of his day, Native Americans should have to Thanksgiving, which they already do, with ‘Native American Heritage Day,’ that helps recognize their greatest in helpingthe migrants of 1620 survive that first Winter That, along with the Navajo Talkers, Jim Sacheen Littlefeather, Jimi Hendrix, which history wecanallget with.

Instead of robbing Columbus of his day, Native Americans should have a day closer to Thanksgiving, which they already do, with ‘Native American Heritage Day,’ that helps recognize their greatest achievement in helpingtheillegalmigrants of 1620 survive that first Winter That, along with the Navajo Code Talkers, Jim Thorpe, Sacheen Littlefeather, and Jimi Hendrix, which is history wecanallgetalongwith.

So with schools in over a dozen states ignoring Columbus, they forget to realize that if it were not Columbus, it would have been someone else, like Amerigo Vespucci. And even in our beloved Montgomery County, our school districts command Columbusless Fall Breaks’orsimple‘Student Holidays’ that convenientlyavoidtheissue. So Isay,‘SaveColumbus.’ If

over a dozen states ignoring Columbus, to realize that if it were not Columbus, it would have been someone like Amerigo Vespucci. And even in our beloved Montgomery County, our school districts command Columbusl s ll Breaks’orsimple‘Student Holidays’ conveniently theissue. So Isay,‘Save If

conversations at the same time, and talking over one another You can’t make heads or tails of what is being said, but the beauty of the scene makes you smilethatatleastyouknow theyareallsafe.

Then tragedy!! Oh know! It’s not what you think. It’s the stew It’s been stewed to death!! Overcooked And you know how mamas’ are? Always going on about their pots needing to be in pristine condition. Nelly throws away the ruined stew and with everyone speaking at the same time, the quadrilogue is indecipherable, but the good thing is that a new stew is restarted. Then.theoddest thinghappens. Smell. The waftingofthesearingmeat hitstheaudience. Itwasan

Texas can save ‘Merry Christmas,’ we should make an effort to put Columbus Day back on school calendars, and that should go for ‘Christmas Break’aswell.

make an effort to Columbus Day back on school calendars, for ‘Christmas

Our students need to learnaboutColumbus,just as they should learn about Texas,U.S.,andthehistory of the World. If we don’t learn history, we are doomedtorepeatit. Idon’t want to see new regimes recreated in the Communist light again, where light government backed media have the power to cancel you or send you to jail for meaningless crimes That’s what we have seen during the Biden Regime, which has brought us which closer to Hardcore Socialism (which I consider Communism) morethaneverbefore.

Our students need learnabout as they should learn about Texas,U.S.,andthehistory of the World. If we don’t learn history, we are doomedtorepeatit. Idon’t want to see recreated in the nist light again, where government backed media have the power to cancel you send you to jail for meaningless crimes That’s we seen during the Biden Regime, which has brought us loser o H rd or So ia ism (whic I Communism) morethanever

Christopher Columbus is just another swipe by Socialist to disassociate risk from our society They want us neutered, bowing to their will. Well,it'snothappeningtome. Tryandtakemy guns. Try and my voice. Mywords. not happening. And I will fight for your Rights as well That’s why the Presidential year soimportant. Ifwe can save Columbus Day, wewillbeabletosaveOur Freedomsaswell.

Christopher Columbus is just another swipe by Socialist Democrats to disassociate risk from our society They want us neutered, bowing to their will. Well,it'snothappeningtome. Tryandtakemy guns. Try and take my voice. Mywords. It’snot happening. And I will fight for your Rights as well That’s why the Presidential election this yearissoimportant. Ifwe can save Columbus Day, wewillbeabletosaveOur Freedomsaswell.

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incrediblefirstforme,and another reminder that I needed to eat something after the show But it shows the brilliance of Zora Howard’s intentions in interjecting reality into the story It’s a real story that affects so many families. Andifyoulook atitdifferently eachfamily memberisaningredientin theirownfamilial‘stew.’

And hats off to the set designer (Winifred Sowell), and the technical crews for all the working partsonstage. Thekitchen faucet worked The refrigerator and stove worked Everything on stage was perfect I’ve never been disappointed with an Ensemble Theatre

tragedy!! Oh know! what think. It’s stew stewed to Overcooked you know how mamas’ are? Always on about needing to be in pristine condition. the stew at quadrilogue is the stew Then.the Smell. thesearing theaudience. firstforme,and reminder I to eat show But shows of Howard’s in interjecting into story It’s story that affects so And youlook atit eachfamily memberisaningredient theirownfamilial‘stew.’ Theplay Mama (Jo Davis-Jones) begins her early morning routine in kitchen, setting to the heat,while out religious song affirming herfaith theAlmighty A presumed isheard behind the house, sending the kitchen into turmoil with the other the house see heck is on? S

quite frankly I don’t think I will be. That’s how confident I am inthe thatthetheater maintains. I digress, but I thought it was that important to mention at this

set, and quite frankly I don’t think I ever will be. That’s how confident I am intheteamthatthetheater maintains. And I digress, but I thought it was that important to mention it at thisjunction.

And as we get into the ‘meat’of the presentation, pun intended; we are privilegedtobefliesonthe wall in this little, some might say ‘kitchen sink drama,’ as we learn of everyone s struggles in life Mama’s syncope episode worries Lillian, who has her own troubles withherunfeelinghusband J.R. Nellytoo,isalittle faint like Mama, but it’s because she has a bun in the oven. And even Lil’ Mama has her issues with acting on stage, and a realizationthatherparents' marriage is on the rocks. There are other issues too, like Lillian not visiting enoughtoseeherMama.

And as we get into the ‘meat’ the presentation, pun intended; we are privilegedtobefliesonthe wall in this little, might say ‘kitchen sink drama,’ as we learn of s struggles life Mama’s syncope episode worries Lillian, has her own withherunfeelinghusband J.R. Nellytoo,is little faint like Mama, it’s because she has a in the oven. And even Mama has her issues with acting on stage, and realizationthather marriage is on the rocks. There are other issues too, like Lillian not visiting enoughtoseeherMama.

Howard delights the audience with touching, heart-stirring moments of dialogue between family membersthatpullthescab offthewound,inwhichthe actors capture most sincerely,andsetthestage for the ending. Jo Anne Davis-Jonesplayedamost excellent ‘Mama ’ She made you laugh and cry, and showed us convincingly that family is not only blood, but also gets underthesubdermallayers ofourskinsometimes,but we must always maintain that unconditional love Her entertaining gestures brought over the top laughter to the forefront, and her command of

Shakespeare’s ‘Richard III,’showedwherehertrue talentlies. Thespeechshe recitesasQueenElizabeth, inthegriefofhermurdered sons, invites some of the sons, audience to inquire into premonition, and how so many urban mothers are faced with the same lamentations in their own

s performance was genius,

all one.

awesomeness, all rolled intoone.

Director Morris, goes bold in this production. planted theseeds,andgrew cast to liking, bringing t

Director Eileen Morris, really goes bold in this production. She planted theseeds,andgrewthecast to her liking, bringing real

s of ‘Lillian,’ shows strong woman, to deal with potential dam burst in Lillian’s son, Junior, mentioned in and is nearby never ppear on tage Rochelle, arguably has the in the play, having character is fighting for onmultiple daughter son sister, husband, gentleman in The she displays in explaining the of marriage to nail-biting, and garners every bit attention the audience to offer Rochelle s performance magical remark.

s portrayal of ‘Lillian,’ shows a strong woman, having to deal with a potential dam burst in her life. Lillian’s son, Junior, is mentioned in the play and is nearby but never appears on stage Rochelle, arguably has the most important role in the play, having a character that is fighting for sanity onmultiplefrontswithher mother daughter son sister, husband, and a mystery gentleman in her life The passion she displays in explaining the reality of her marriage to Mama is nail-biting, and garners every bit of attention the audience has to offer Rochelle s performance was magical andworthyofremark.

The younger actors, Tyne Jeanae, who plays Nelly; and Tabitha Clay who portrays Lil’ Mama; reallyputin‘A efforts,and their hard work paid off. 25-year-old Jeanae, really seized the role of 17-yearoldNelly,andbringstothe forefront the of

Howard delights the audience with touching, heart-stirring moments of dialogue family membersthatpullthescab offthewound,inwhichthe actors c pture mo t sincerely, setthestage for the ending. Jo Anne Davis-Jonesplayedamost excellent ’ She made laugh and cry, and showed convincingly that family is not only blood, but also gets underthesubdermallayers ofourskinsometimes, we always maintain that unconditional Her entertaining gestures brought the top laughter to the forefront, and her command of Shakespeare’s III,’showedwherehertrue talentlies. Thespeechshe recitesasQueenElizabeth, inthegriefofher invites some of the to inquire into premonition, and how so mothers are faced with the same lamentations in their lives D vis-Jones performance was genius, nd

The younger actors, Tyne Jeanae, who plays Nelly; and Tabitha Clay who portrays Lil’ Mama; reallyputin‘A efforts,and their hard work paid off. 25-year-old Jeanae, really seized the role of 17-yearoldNelly,andbringstothe forefront the issue of

teenage sex, pregnancy, and the initial conflict that goes along with the admission Abortion is thrown into the mix, and Jeanae shows the limits of her craft with her emotions. She is comfortable in her part, and mingled with the audience even before the play began Clay’s ‘Lil’ Mam ’ representsthehopeforthe futureinthefamily,willing to embrace her Shakespearean role though presenting with initial doubts. Hercharacterwas the closest to the audience onstage,andshenailedit. Lil’ Mama grew from a sleepy kid begging for a few minutes shut-eye at sun-up, to life thrust at her whether she liked it or not. It was one of those days where you grow up quickly, where happenings are irrevocable,andadjustmentstolife are needed to continue on its

teenage sex, pregnancy, and the initial conflict that goes along with the admission Abortion is thrown into the mix, and Jeanae shows the limits of her craft with her emotions. She is comfortable in her part, and mingled with the audience even before the play began Clay’s ‘Lil’ Mama’ representsthehopeforthe futureinthefamily,willing to embrace her Shakespearean role though presenting with initial doubts. Hercharacterwas the closest to the audience onstage,andshenailedit. Lil’ Mama grew from a sleepy kid begging for a few minutes shut-eye at sun-up, to having life thrust at her whether she liked it or not. It was one of those days where you grow up quickly, where happenings are irrevocable,andadjustmentstolife are needed to continue on itsjourney

Thecast so together, and drew in audience from the start, grabbing hold never letting I was amazed

Thecastworkedsowell together, and drew in the audience from the start, grabbing hold and never letting go. I was amazed

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with so many lines each character had and how they belted them out with accuracy and passion Prop designer Eileen Dyer did her part to bring the stage to life with real veggies that needed to be

with many each character had, how they them with accuracy and passion Prop designer Dyer did part to bring the stage real veggies that needed to be

chopped to bring the stew to life, and the little things inthekitchenthatshowit’s inhabited; along with a coffee cup that had to be placed, just so. Costume designer Macy Lynn, was precise in choosing the right costumes for characters, attire usually worn in the midst of close family

y mornings. Lighting, Kris

designer,AdrianWashington each showed their worth in setting the mood with their talents. In fact, all the production staff were essential to the success of Stew, and I thankallofthem.

to bring the life, and the little thekitchenthat it’s along with a cup had to just so. Macy was in the ig co tum s f r attire usually in the midst of close amily on Satur y mornings. Lighting, Kris h lp , an Sound AdrianWashingeach showed their in setting the mood with their In fact, the production staff were essential to the of Stew, and I thankall

Zora Howard’s ‘Stew,’ shows the audience that familiesdealwithstressors at all levels of the householdunit. Itissensitiveto the pressing issues, and

Zora Howard’s ‘Stew,’ the dealwith at all levels the holdunit. Itissensitiveto the pressing issues,

raises you to elation, with presumed tragedy at the end. Ibelievetheintentof thepresentationistogrow and learn from others' mistakes To make our own lives better To challenge our children, making them better to be stewards of the community, and staying away from parenthood at 17. I highly recommend ‘Stew’ asatestamenttoafamily’s challengeatlivinglife.

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ByvirtueofanOrderofSaleissuedoutofthe284thJudicialDistrictCourtofMontgomery County,Texas, on a Judgment rendered on the 29th day of July 2020, in the case of Summer Hills CommunityImprovementAssociation,Plaintiff,vs.YeseniaMartinez,Defendant(s),CauseNo.2005-05242 in said court, judgment being in favor of Summer Hills Community Improvement th Association, Plaintiff as against Defendant(s), I did on the 11 Day of September 2024 at 10:00 o'clockam.,levyuponthefollowing-describedpropertyofDefendant(s):YeseniaMartinez.

Lot 70, in Section I, of Summer Hills, a recorded subdivision in Montgomery County, Texas, according to the map or plat thereof recorded in Cabinet C at Sheet 118 of the Map Records of MontgomeryCounty Texas.andonthe5thdayofNovember2024betweenthehoursof10:00o'clock a.m. and 4:00 o'clock p.m., at 501 NorthThompson, Suite 402 Conroe,Texas 77301 Montgomery County Conroe,Texas,Iwillofferforsaleandwillsellatpublicauction,forcash,alltherights,title andinterestofYeseniaMartinez,Defendant(s),inandtosaidproperty

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DATEDSeptember18,2024,andissuedpursuanttoajudgmentdecree(s)ofthe6!51DistrictCourt of Harris County, Texas, by the Clerk of said Court; on December 14, 2015, to me directed and delivered, and as Constable of Montgomery County I have on the 18th day of September 2024, seized,leviedupon,andwillonthefirstTuesdayinNovember,2024,thesamebeingthe5thdayof said month, at the Courthouse door of said County, in the City of Conroe, Texas, beginning at or about10:00a.m.,onsaidday,withinlegalhoursof10:00a.m.and4:00p.m.asprescribedbylaw proceedtosellforcashtothehighestbidderalltheright,titleandinterestofthedefendantsinsuch suitinandtothefollowingdescribedrealestatelevieduponasthepropertyofsaiddefendants,the samelyingandbeingsituatedintheCountyofMontgomery,andtheStateofTexas,to-wit: SuitNo.2015-28563;

1)17858FM1314Rd.,PropertyID:17629.LegalDescription:S943100-VillageWoods, Lot 17, ACRES 1.339. & 17858 FM 1314 Rd. Property ID: 172631, Legal Description: Village Woods,Lot18 2) 18409 Old Houston Rd., Property ID: 307555, Legal Description: Old HoustonAcres 01,Block1,Lot15,ACRES6.911

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KennethHayden,ConstablePrecinct4 MontgomeryCounty,TX

PublishedDates:October16,23,30,2024

Atthetimethesalebegins,allbiddersatthesalemustberegisteredwiththeofficerwhoconductsthe sale. THESTATEOFTEXAS * NOTICEOFCONSTABLE'SSALE COUNTYOFMONTGOMERY *

th NoticeisherebygiventhatpursuanttoacertainOrderofSaleissuedoutofthe284 JudicialDistrict Court of Montgomery County Texas on the 24th day of July at the request of FNA2019-1, LLC pursuanttojudgmentforforeclosureofdelinquenttaxliensdatedthe27thdayofOctober,2023in Cause No. 23-05-07084 styled FNA 2019-1, LLC, Plaintiff(s) VS. DERIK BOLANOS, JOSE BOLANOSAND ROBERTO BOLANOS, ETAL, Defendants, placed in my hands for service, I, PhilipCashasConstablePrecinct1,MontgomeryCounty Texas,didonthe19thdayofSeptember, 2024levyontherealpropertydescribedbelow,andonthe5thdayofNovember,2024,Iwillofferfor sale and sell at 301 N. Main Street, Conroe,Texas 77301 (west side court steps), at approximately 10:00a.m.forcashtothehighestbidder allright,title,andinterestthatthedefendantsinsaidsuithad insaidproperty,towit:

LEGALDESCRIPTION:BEING0.269ACREOFLANDINTHEP.J.WILLISSURVEY,A-610, MONTGOMERY COUNTY TEXAS, SAID 0.269 ACRE TRACT BEING OUT OF THE JOSE FONSECA AND WIFE, MARIA CARMAN TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED BY DEED RECORDED UNDER COUNTY CLERK'S FILE NUMBER 2002-001615, MONTGOMERY COUNTY REAL PROPERTY RECORDS, SAID 0.269 ACRE BEING OUT OF BLOCK 8, NORTHWOODACRES,ASUBDIVISION MAP OR WHICH IS RECORDED IN VOLUME 5, PAGE 148, MONTGOMERY COUNTY MAP RECORDS, SAID 0.269 ACRE BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS IN WARRANTY DEED WITH VENDOR'SLIENDATEDAPRIL23,2009ANDRECORDEDMAY21,2009ASINSTRUMENT NO.2009-043844,OFFICIALPUBLICRECORDS,MONTGOMERYCOUNTY,TEXAS,FROM JOSE DE JESUS FONSECA AND MARIE CARMAN FONSECA TO JOSE ANTONIO BOLANOS,DERIKEMMANUELBOLANOS,ANDROBERTOBOLANOS.

The proceeds from the sale will be dispersed to satisfy the amounts awarded in said judgment, including $30,515.97 plus post judgment penalties and interest, $80.00 in court costs and all other costsofsuit,andcostsofsale,toallplaintiff(s)andinterveningplaintiff(s),minusanyoffsetsdueto partialpaymentsmadethereon.ThejudgmentinterestrateapplicabletoFNA2019-1,LLCis18%. Thepenaltiesandinterestthatapplytotaxingunitswhowereinterveningplaintiff(s)aresetforthin Tex.TaxCodeSecs.33.01,33.07and33.08.

Witnessmyhandthis19thdayofSeptember,2024.

ConstablePCT 1

MontgomeryCounty,Texas PhilipCash By:/s/S.Closson

S.Closson,Sergeant

TERMSANDCONDITIONSOFSALEANDTIME:

CASHIER'SCHECKORMONEYORDERATTHECONCLUSIONOFSALE

SALEWILLBEHELDATAPPROXIMATELY10:00A.M.NOTE:ONTHEPROPERTYSOLD THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITEDTOTHEIMPLIEDWARRANTIESOFMERCHANTABILITYANDFITNESSFORA

PARTICULAR PURPOSE. YOU HAVE BOUGHT THE PROPERTY "AS IS". BUYERS ARE FURTHERADVISED THATTHE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTYATTHIS CONSTABLE'S SALEMAYNOTEXTINGUISHANYLIENSORSECURITYINTERESTONTHEPROPERTY YOUHAVESIMPLYPURCHASEDWHATEVERINTERESTTHEDEFENDANTHADINTHE PROPERTY IFYOUHAVEANYQUESTIONS,YOUSHOULDCONSULTANATTORNEYOF YOURCHOICE.

PublishedDates:October16,23,30,2024

Caney,TX.77357 281-577-8985

PublishedDates:October16,23,30,2024

NOTICEOFCONSTABLESSALE

COUNTYOFMONTGOMERY

By virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable 284th JUDICIALDISTRICT COURT of MONTGOMERYCounty Texas; Cause# 23-05-06879 in a Judgment rendered on the 20thdayofNovember,2023,whereasinStyleHomeTaxSolutions,LLCPlaintiffagainstCharles ThackerandLisaThacker Defendant.Ididlevyonthe30thdayofSeptember 2024at12:31o'clock p.m.uponthefollowingdescribed"property"ofDefendant:

24213GlenwoodBlvd,Hockley,Texas77447TaxAccountNo.5337-00-00900

LOT SEVEN (7), IN BLOCK TWO (2), OF GLENWOOD ESTATES, A SUBDIVISION IN MONTGOMERYCOUNTY, TEXAS,ACCORDING TO THE MAPOR PLATTHEREOFRECORDED IN CABINET D, SHEET 9AOFTHE MAPRECORDS OF MONTGOMERYCOUNTY,TEXAS.

CAD DESCRIPTION: S533700 - Glenwood Estates, Block 2, Lot 7, SERIAL #CW2014806TXA, TITLE #MH00462600, LABEL# NTA1572648, ACRES 2, MODEL 32LIB32644AH12

Andonthe5thdayofNovember 2024,at10:00o'clocka.m.;whichisthefirstTuesdayof said month, on the Courthouse Steps located at 301 N Main Street, Conroe, Texas 77301 of said MONTGOMERYCounty Texas in the City of CONROE; I will proceed to sell at the time of the public auction for cash, all the rights, title and interest of Charles Thacker and Lisa Thacker, Defendantinandtosaidproperty representinginterestandcostsofsuit,togetherwithlegalfeesand commissionsthroughthedateofjudgment,plusallcostsofcourt,costsofsale,andpostjudgment penaltiesandinterestrecoverablebylawinfavorofHomeTaxSolutions,LLC.

ALL BIDDERS MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION 34 015 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTYTAXCODE.

THESTATEOFTEXAS ConstableChrisJones-Pct.5

GIVENUNDERmyhandonthe20thdayofSeptember 2024,

DATEDthis24thdayofSeptember,2024;at19100UnityParkDrive,Magnolia,Texas.

By:/s/ChrisJones

CONSTABLECHRISJONES,PCT 5MONTGOMERYCOUNTYTEXAS

By:/s/AshtonHedrick

InvestigatorAshtonHedrick-#8510 (281)259-6493

19100UnityParkDrive

Magnolia,Texas77355

PublishedDates:October16,23,30,2024

THESTATEOFTEXAS § COUNTYOFMONTGOMERY § NOTICEOFEXECUTIONSALE By virtue of a Order Of Sale issued out of the Honorable 457th Judicial District Court, Montgomery County Texas, on a Judgment rendered on the 8th day ofApril, 2024, in the case of CommunityAssociationofHarmony,Inc,Plaintiff,VS.HermanE.ScottII.1.$2,231.73Principal Sum.2.$4,595.66AttorneysFees.3.Interestonallamountsawardedinthisjudgementattherateof 7.5% per annum from the date of this judgement until paid in full.4. $374.00 Court Cost 5. $0.00 judgement credit. Defendant, Cause No. 23-12-19118 in said court, judgment being in favor of CommunityAssociation of Harmony Inc, Plaintiff as against Defendant, I did on the 25th day of September2024,at12:00o'clockpm.,levyuponthefollowing-describedpropertyofDefendant: LOT TWENTY FIVE (25), IN BLOCK THREE (3), OF ALLEGRO AT HARMONY SECTION3,ASUBDIVISIONINMONTGOMERYCOUNTY TEXAS,ACCORDINGTOTHE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN CABINET Z, SHEET4698, MAP RECORDS OF MONTGOMERYCOUNTY TEXAS;andonthe5thdayofNovember 2024,betweenthehoursof 10:00o'clocka.m.and4:00o'clockp.m.,attheMontgomeryCountyCourthouselocatedat301N. Main St, Conroe,Texas 77301, I will offer for sale and will sell at public auction, for cash, all the rights,titleandinterestofHermanE.ScottIIDefendantinandtosaidproperty th DATEDat1520LakeFrontCircleSuite900,TheWoodlands,Texas,thisthe25 dayofSeptember 2024.

By:/s/JohnGVasquez

DeputyJohnGVasquez

RyanGable-ConstablePct.3 1520LakeFrontCircle,Suite900

TheWoodlands,TX77380 281-364-4211 PublishedDates:October16,23,30,2024

COUNTYOFMONTGOMERY §

THESTATEOFTEXAS § NOTICEOFEXECUTIONSALE

By virtue of a Order Of Sale issued out of the Honorable 457 Judicial District Court, Montgomery County Texas, on a Judgment rendered on the 20th day of May 2024, in the case of Imperial Oaks Park property Owners Association, Inc, Plaintiff, VS. Michelle Dione Martin Defendant, Cause No. 24-01-00457 in said court, judgment being in favor of Imperial Oaks Park propertyOwnersAssociation,PlaintiffasagainstDefendant,Ididonthe25thdayofSeptember2024, at1:15o'clockp.m.,levyuponthefollowing-describedpropertyofDefendant: LOT TWENTY-NINE (29), IN BLOCK TWO (2), OF IMPERIAL OAKS VILLAGE,

SECTION2,ASUBDIVISIONINMONTGOMERYCOUNTY TEXAS,ACCORDINGTOTHE MAPORPLATTHEREOFRECORDEDINCABINETH,SHEET96-BOFTHEMAPRECORDS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY TEXAS MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 1607 STONEHAVENVILLAGECIRCLE,SPRING,TEXAS77386(THEPROPERTY)andon5thday of November 2024, between the hours of 10:00 o'clock a.m. and 4:00 o'clock p.m., at the MontgomeryCountyCourthouselocatedat301NMainSt.,Conroe,Texas77301,Iwillofferforsale and will sell at public auction, for cash, all the rights, title and interest of Michelle Dione Martin Defendantinandtosaidproperty

th DATED at 1520 Lake Front Circle Suite 200,TheWoodlands,Texas, this the 25 day of September2024.

RyanGable-ConstaPct.3 1520LakeFrontCircle,Suite200 TheWoodlands,TX77380 281-364-4211

PublishedDates:October16,23,30,2024

By:/s/JohnGVasquez DeputyJohnGVasquez THESTATEOFTEXAS § NOTICEOFEXECUTIONSALE COUNTYOFMONTGOMERY § By virtue of a Order Of Sale issued out of the Honorable 2841h

between the hours of 10:00 o'clock a.m. and 4:00 o'clock p.m., at the Montgomery County Courthouselocatedat301N.MainSt.Conroe,Texas77301,Iwillofferforsaleandwillsellatpublic

auction,forcash,alltherights,titleandinterestofEdwardKwori,Defendantinandtosaidproperty th

DATEDat1520LakeFrontCircleSuite900,TheWoodlands,Texas,thisthe25 dayofSeptember, 2024.

By:/s/JohnGVasquez

DeputyJohnGVasquez

1520LakeFrontCircle,Suite900 RyanGable-ConstablePct.3 TheWoodlands,TX77380 281-364-4211

PublishedDates:October16,23,30,2024

COUNTYOFMONTGOMERY

BEING

PARTOFA30.00ACRETRACTOFLAND,MOREORLESS,BARTLEYMURRAYSURVEY

ABSTRACT343, MONTGOMERYCOUNTY,TEXAS,AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS IN THE DEED RECORDED UNDER COUNTY CLERK'S FILE NUMBER 979-01-2456 IN THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF MONTGOMERYCOUNTY,TEXAS.

LeviedonOctober11,2024@1:59pmasthepropertyof

NANCYMAYEILAND

ByvirtueofanOrderofSaleissuedoutoftheHonorable284THDISTRICT COURTof MONTGOMERYCountyonOctober9,2024bytheClerkthereof,inthecaseof

MAGNOLIAINDEPENDENTSCHOOLDISTRICTVS, EVANS, JOYCE OLIVIAPETTY ET AL

inCause#22-07-09346andtome,asCONSTABLEdirectedanddelivered,Iwillproceedtosell,at 10:00 0' ClockAM on the 5th day of November 2024, which is the first Tuesday of said month, through online bidding at https://montgomerytexas realforeclose com as authorized by the commissioner's court of MONTGOMERY County pursuant to Section 34.0l(a-1) of the Texas PropertyTaxCode,thefollowingdescribedproperty,towit:

TRACTI:GEO:0058800500600

ATRACT OF LAND BEING 2.252 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, IN THE SOLOMON BROWN SURVEY ABSTRACT5, MONTGOMERYCOUNTY KNOWNAS LOT3, BLOCK 2, HOLLY SPRINGS, SECTION #5, BEING DESCRIBED BYMETESAND BOUNDS IN VOLUME 991, PAGE636OFTHEDEEDRECORDSOFMONTGOMERYCOUNTYTEXAS.

LeviedonOctober11,2024@2:00pmasthepropertyof NOTICEOFCONSTABLESSALE THESTATEOFTEXAS

JOANLUCILLEEVANSDUNCAN,ASHEIRTOJOYCEOLIVIAPETTYEVANS

tosatisfyajudgmentamountingto$9,336.99,representingdelinquenttaxes,penalties,interest,and attorney'sfeesthroughthedateofjudgment,plusallcostsofcourt,costsofsale,andpostjudgment penalties and interest recoverable by law in favor of MAGNOLIA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL

DISTRICT MONTGOMERY COUNTY; MONTGOMERY COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT; MONTGOMERY COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT # 10 AND LONE STAR COLLEGESYSTEMDISTRICT

GIVENUNDERMYHANDONOctober11,2024 By:/s/ChrisJones CHRISJONES,CONSTABLEMONTGOMERYCOUNTY,TEXAS By:/s/RyanJohnston

PublishedDates:October16,23,30,2024 Lt.RyanJohnston

NOTICEOFCONSTABLESSALE THESTATEOFTEXAS COUNTYOFMONTGOMERY

ByvirtueofanOrderofSaleissuedoutoftheHonorable284THDISTRICT COURTof MONTGOMERYCountyonOctober9,2024bytheClerkthereof,inthecaseof MAGNOLIAINDEPENDENTSCHOOLDISTRICTVS.TORRES,JOSEREYESHERNANDEZ, ETAL

inCause#22-07-09628andtome,asCONSTABLEdirectedanddelivered,Iwillproceedtosell,at 10:00 O'ClockAM on the 5th day of November 2024, which is the first Tuesday of said month, through online bidding at https://montgomerytexas realforeclose com as authorized by the commissioner's court of MONTGOMERY County pursuant to Section 34.0l(a-l) of the Texas PropertyTaxCode,thefollowingdescribedproperty,towit:

TRACT1:GEO:0057600602500

LOT 13, BLOCK 37, HAZY HOLLOW EAST ESTATES, SECTION 6, MONTGOMERY COUNTY TEXAS BEING 0 5413 ACRES MORE OR LESS MORE PARTICULARLY

DESCRIBEDINCLERK'SFILENUMBER2013117812OFTHEREALPROPERTYRECORDS OFMONTGOMERYCOUNTYTEXAS.

LeviedonOctober11,2024@2:0lpmasthepropertyof JOSEREYESHERNANDEZ-TORRES

MARIAYADIRAACOSTA-ZAPATA

tosatisfyajudgmentamountingto$22,663.16,representingdelinquenttaxes,penalties,interest,and attorney'sfeesthroughthedateofjudgment,plusallcostsofcourt,costsofsale,andpostjudgment penalties and interest recoverable by law in favor of MAGNOLIA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, MONTGOMERY COUNTY; MONTGOMERY COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT; MONTGOMERY COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT # 10 AND LONE STAR COLLEGESYSTEMDISTRICT

By:/s/ChrisJones

CHRISJONES,CONSTABLEMONTGOMERYCOUNTYTEXAS

By:/s/RyanJohnston

Lt.RyanJohnston

PublishedDates:October16,23,30,2024

THESTATEOFTEXAS NOTICEOFCONSTABLESSALE COUNTYOFMONTGOMERY

ByvirtueofanOrderofSaleissuedoutoftheHonorable284THDISTRICT COURTof MONTGOMERYCountyonOctober9.2024bytheClerkthereof,inthecaseof

MAGNOLIAINDEPENDENTSCHOOLDISTRICTvs.PALMER,GARYD.,ETAL

inCause#23-05-07154andtome,asCONSTABLEdirectedanddelivered,Iwillproceedtosell,at 9:00O'ClockAMonthe5thdayofNovember 2024,whichisthefirstTuesdayofsaidmonth,through online bidding at https://montgomery.texas.realforeclose.com as authorized by the commissioner's courtofMONTGOMERYCountypursuanttoSection34.0l(a-l)oftheTexasPropertyTaxCode,the followingdescribedproperty towit:

TRACT1:LOTS27AND28,BLOCK3,DOGWOODHILLS.SECTION2,ASUBDIVISIONIN MONTGOMERY COUNTY TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN CABINET A SHEET 177 COUNTY CLERK'S FILE NO 359012 OF MONTGOMERYCOUNTY,TEXAS,BEINGFORMERLYRECORDEDINVOLUME12,PAGE 64, OF THE MAP RECORDS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY TEXAS, AND THE MOBILE HOMETHEREON.GEO:0040350208200

LeviedonOctober11,2024@2:00pmasthepropertyof

GARYD.PALMER,(DECEASED)

MARIAPALMER,(DECEASED)

tosatisfyajudgment

amountingto$11,807.85,representingdelinquenttaxes,penalties,interest,and attorney'sfeesthroughthedateofjudgment,plusallcostsofcourt,costsofsale,andpostjudgment penalties and interest recoverable by law in favor of MAGNOLIA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, MONTGOMERY COUNTY; MONTGOMERY COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT; MONTGOMERY COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT # 10 AND LONE STAR COLLEGESYSTEMDISTRICT

GIVENUNDERMYHANDONOctober11,2024@2:00pm.

CHRISJONES,CONSTABLEMONTGOMERYCOUNTYTEXAS

By:/s/RyanJohnston

Lt.RyanJohnston

PublishedDates:October16,23,30,2024

tosatisfyajudgmentamountingto$38,984.30,representingdelinquenttaxes,penalties,interest,and attorney'sfeesthroughthedateofjudgment,plusallcostsofcourt,costsofsale,andpostjudgment penalties and interest recoverable by law in favor of TOMBALL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, MONTGOMERY COUNTY; MONTGOMERY COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT; MONTGOMERY COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT# 10 AND LONE STAR COLLEGESYSTEMDISTRICT

GIVENUNDERMYHANDONOctober11,2024@1:59pm

By:/s/RyanJohnston

Lt.RyanJohnston

PublishedDates:October16,23,30,2024

NOTICEOFCONSTABLESSALE

THESTATEOFTEXAS COUNTYOFMONTGOMERY

ByvirtueofanOrderofSaleissuedoutoftheHonorable284THDISTRICT COURTof MONTGOMERYCountyonOctober9,2024bytheClerkthereof,inthecaseof

MAGNOLIAINDEPENDENTSCHOOLDISTRICTvs.SAILORS,ERICW

inCause#22-07-08803andtome,asCONSTABLEdirectedanddelivered,Iwillproceedtosell,at 10:00 O'ClockAM on the 5th day of November 2024, which is the first Tuesday of said month, through online bidding at https://montgomerytexas realforeclose com as authorized by the commissioner's court of MONTGOMERY County pursuant to Section 34.0l(a-1) of the Texas PropertyTaxCode,thefollowingdescribedproperty towit:

TRACT1:GEO:0090200815000

LOT 317, STAGECOACH FARMS, SECTION 8, LOCATED IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS,BEING0.40ACRES,MOREORLESS.

LeviedonOctober11,2024@2:00pmasthepropertyof

ERICW SAILORS

BRANDIR.EMERSON

tosatisfyajudgmentamountingto$3,920.57,representingdelinquenttaxes,penalties,interest,and attorney'sfeesthroughthedateofjudgment,plusallcostsofcourt,costsofsale,andpostjudgment penalties and interest recoverable by law in favor of MAGNOLIA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT;CITYOFSTAGECOACHMONTGOMERYCOUNTY;MONTGOMERYCOUNTY HOSPITALDISTRICT; MONTGOMERYCOUNTYEMERGENCYSERVICES DISTRICT# 10 ANDLONESTARCOLLEGESYSTEM.

GIVENUNDERMYHANDONOctober11,2024@2:00PM

By:/s/RyanJohnston

Lt.RyanJohnston

PublishedDates:October16,23,30,2024

NOTICEOFCONSTABLESSALE

THESTATEOFTEXAS

COUNTYOFMONTGOMERY

ByvirtueofanOrderofSaleissuedoutoftheHonorable284THDISTRICT COURTof MONTGOMERYCountyonOctober14,2024bytheClerkthereof,inthecaseof

WILLISINDEPENDENTSCHOOLDISTRICTVS.BLACK,B.E.,ETAL

inCause#23-05-07263andtome,asCONSTABLEdirectedanddelivered,Iwillproceedtosell,at 10:00 O'ClockAM on the 5th day of November, 2024, which is the first Tuesday of said month, through online bidding at https://rnontgornerytexas realforeclose com as authorized by the commissioner's court of MONTGOMERY County pursuant to Section 34.0l(a-l) of the Texas Prope1tyTaxCode,thefollowingdescribedproperty,towit:

TRACT 1: LOT 69, BLOCK 11, WALNUT COVE, SECTION l, A SUBDIVISION IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN CABINET C, SHEET 181-B OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTYTEXAS.GEO:0094620149130

LeviedonOctober14,2024asthepropertyof

B.E.BLACK,(DECEASED)

JOANNBLACK,(DECEASED)

LYNDA MARIE BLACK INDIVfDUALLY AND AS HEIR TO B. E. BLACK AND JO ANN BLACK,DECEASED

MARCY TOLLEFSBOL, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS HEIR TO B. E. BLACK AND JO ANN BLACK,DECEASED JEANNIESLOUCH,INDIVIDUALLYANDASHEIRTOB.E.BLACKANDJOANNBLACK, DECEASED

tosatisfyajudgmentamountingto$15,979.43,representingdelinquenttaxes,penalties,interest,and attorney'sfeesthroughthedateofjudgment,plusallcostsofcourt,costsofsale,andpostjudgment penalties and interest recoverable by law in favor of WILLIS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT MONTGOMERY COUNTY; MONTGOMERY COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT; LONESTARCOLLEGESYSTEMDISTRICTANDMONTGOMERYCOUNTYEMERGENCY SERVICESDISTRICT#01.

GIVENUNDERMYHANDONOctober14,2024

By:/s/PhilipCash

PHILIPCASH,CONSTABLEMONTGOMERYCOUNTY,TEXAS By:/s/StephenClosson

STEPHENCLOSSON,Deputy

PublishedDates:October16,23,30,2024

NOTICEOFCONSTABLESSALE

THESTATEOFTEXAS COUNTYOFMONTGOMERY

ByvirtueofanOrderofSaleissuedoutoftheHonorable284THDISTRICT COURTof MONTGOMERYCountyonOctober14,2024bytheClerkthereof,inthecaseof

WILLISINDEPENDENTSCHOOLDISTRICTVS.MARTINEZ,MARIAD.

inCause#23-05-07151andtome,asCONSTABLEdirectedanddelivered,Iwillproceedtosell,at 10:00 O' ClockAM on the 5th day of November, 2024, which is the first Tuesday of said month, through online bidding at https://montgomerytexas realforeclose com as authorized by the commissioner's court of MONTGOMERY County pursuant to Section 34.0l(a-l) of the Texas PropertyTaxCode,thefollowingdescribedproperty towit:

TRACT2:LOT731,CONSISTINGOF2.4755ACRESOFLAND,MOREORLESS,OFROYAL FORESTESTATES,SECTION1ANUNRECORDEDSUBDIVISION,OUTOFTHEJOSEM.DE

LAGARZASURVEY ABSTRACT15,LOCATEDINMONTGOMERYCOUNTY TEXASAND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN A DEED RECORDED UNDER CLERK'S

FILENO.2009052408OFTHEOFFICIALRECORDSOFMONTGOMERYCOUNTY,TEXAS. GEO:0084700032900

TRACTI:LOT730,CONSISTINGOF2.5760ACRESOFLAND,MOREORLESS,OFROYAL FORESTESTATES,SECTION1ANUNRECORDEDSUBDIVISION,OUTOFTHEJOSEM.DE LAGARZASURVEY ABSTRACT15,LOCATEDINMONTGOMERYCOUNTY TEXASAND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN A DEED RECORDED UNDER CLERK'S FILENO.2009052408OFTHEOFFICIALRECORDSOFMONTGOMERYCOUNTY TEXAS. GEO:0084700032800

LeviedonOctober14,2024asthepropertyof MARIAD.MARTINEZ

DISTRICT MONTGOMERY COUNTY; MONTGOMERY COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT; LONESTARCOLLEGESYSTEMDISTRICTANDMONTGOMERYCOUNTYEMERGENCY SERVICESDISTRICT#01.

GIVENUNDERMYHANDONOctober14,2024

By:/s/PhilipCash

PHILIPCASH,CONSTABLEMONTGOMERYCOUNTYTEXAS

By:/s/StephenClosson STEPHENCLOSSON,Deputy

PublishedDates:October16,23,30,2024

NOTICEOFCONSTABLESSALE THESTATEOFTEXAS

COUNTYOFMONTGOMERY

ByvirtueofanOrderofSaleissuedoutoftheHonorable284THDISTRICTCOURTof

MONTGOMERYCountyonOctober14,2024bytheClerkthereof,inthecaseof

WILLIS INDEPENDENT SCHOOLDISTRICTVS. NELSON, NANCYG.ALSO KNOWNAS SIEGEL,NANCYG.

inCause#22-05-05932andtome,asCONSTABLEdirectedanddelivered,Iwillproceedtosell,at 10:00 O'ClockAM on the 5th day of November 2024, which is the first Tuesday of said month, through online bidding at https://montgomerytexas realforeclose com as authorized by the commissioner's court of MONTGOMERY County pursuant to Section 34.0l(a-l) of the Texas PropertyTaxCode,thefollowingdescribedproperty,towit:

TRACT1:GEO:0069370000110

LOT1OFLYNDONHEIGHTSSUBDIVISION,ASUBDIVISIONOFA6.86ACRETRACTOF LAND BEING PARTOFA8.53ACRETRACTCONVEYED C.A. JOHNSON DESCRIBED IN VOLUME 489, PAGE 444 OF THE DEED OF RECORDS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS, IN THE JAMES ELKINS SURVEY A-198, A PLAT OF SAME RECORDED IN VOLUME7,PAGE299OFTHEMAPRECORDSOFMONTGOMERYCOUNTY,TEXAS.

LeviedonOctober14,2024asthepropertyof

NANCYG.NELSONAKANANCYG.SIEGEL

tosatisfyajudgmentamountingto$7,459.72,representingdelinquenttaxes,penalties,interest,and attorney'sfeesthroughthedateofjudgment,plusallcostsofcourt,costsofsale,andpostjudgment penalties and interest recoverable by law in favor of WILLIS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT; CITY OF WILLIS MONTGOMERY COUNTY; MONTGOMERY COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT; LONE STAR COLLEGE SYSTEM DISTRICTAND MONTGOMERY COUNTYEMERGENCYSERVICESDISTRICT#01.

GIVENUNDERMYHANDONOctober14,2024

By:/s/PhilipCash

PHILIPCASH,CONSTABLEMONTGOMERYCOUNTYTEXAS

By:/s/StephenClosson STEPHENCLOSSON,Deputy

PublishedDates:October16,23,30,2024

THESTATEOFTEXAS

NOTICEOFCONSTABLESSALE COUNTYOFMONTGOMERY

TH By virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable 284 DISTRICT COURT of MONTGOMERY MONTGOMERYCountyonOctober14,2024bytheClerkthereof,inthecaseof WILLISINDEPENDENTSCHOOLDISTRICTVS.WOOD,DEVINWAYNE

inCause#22-04-05316andtome,asCONSTABLEdirectedanddelivered,Iwillproceedtosell,at 10:00 O' ClockAM on the 5th day of November, 2024, which is the first Tuesday of said month, through online bidding at https://montgomerytexas realforeclose com as authorized by the commissioner's court of MONTGOMERY County pursuant to Section 34.0l(a-l) of the Texas PropertyTaxCode,thefollowingdescribedproperty,towit:

TRACT1:GEO:0003130109100

0.34 ACRES OF LAND IN ABSTRACT 313, THE GEORGE W LONIS SURVEY CALLED TRACT90ONTHEPROPERTYTAXROLL,BEINGTHEPROPERTYDESCRIBEDINADEED RECORDEDINVOLUME1003PAGES74-76OFTHEDEEDRECORDSOFMONTGOMERY COUNTY,TEXAS.

LeviedonOctober14,2024asthepropertyof DEVINWAYNEWOOD

tosatisfyajudgmentamountingto$15,334.63,representingdelinquenttaxes,penalties,interest,and attorney'sfeesthroughthedateofjudgment,plusallcostsofcourt,costsofsale,andpostjudgment penalties and interest recoverable by law in favor of WILLIS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT; CITY OF WILLIS MONTGOMERY COUNTY; MONTGOMERY COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT; MONTGOMERY COUNTY ESD #1 AND LONE STAR COLLEGE SYSTEM.

GIVENUNDERMYHANDONOctober14,2024

By:/s/PhilipCash

By:/s/StephenClosson

PublishedDates:October16,23,30,2024

THESTATEOFTEXAS

PHILIPCASH,CONSTABLEMONTGOMERYCOUNTYTEXAS STEPHENCLOSSON,Deputy NOTICEOFCONSTABLESSALE COUNTYOFMONTGOMERY

ByvirtueofanOrderofSaleissuedoutoftheHonorable284THDISTRICT COURTof MONTGOMERYCountyonOctober14,2024bytheClerkthereof,inthecaseof

WILLISINDEPENDENTSCHOOLDISTRICTVS.PITTMAN,KATHYLYNN,ETAL

inCause#23-05-07523andtome,asCONSTABLEdirectedanddelivered,Iwillproceedtosell,at 11:34O'ClockAMonthe27thdayofSeptember,2024,whichisthefirst Tuesdayofsaidmonth, through online bidding at https://montgomerytexas realforeclose com as authorized by the commissioner's court of MONTGOMERY County pursuant to Section 34.0l(a-1) of the Texas PropertyTaxCode,thefollowingdescribedprope1ty,towit:

TRACT 1: LOTS 52, 53, 58, 59, and 60, BLOCK 4, WALNUT COVE, SECTION 2, A SUBDIVISIONINMONTGOMERYCOUNTY TEXAS,ACCORDINGTOTHEMAPORPLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN CABINET C, SHEET 182-B OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY TEXAS AND THE MOBILE HOME THEREON GEO: 0094620229000

LeviedonOctober14,2024

KATHYLYNNPITTMAN

TAMMIECASILLASAKATAMMIELEONIACASILLAS

EIGHT (8),

LAKES,

THIRTY-FOUR (34) OF

SUBDIVISION OF

ACRES, SITUATED IN THE G.W LONIS SURVEY,A-313AND IN THE SAMUEL LINDLEY SURVEY, A-23 OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN CABINET A, SHEET 18 (FORMERLYVOLUME9,PAGE36)OFTHEMAPRECORDSOFMONTGOMERYCOUNTY TEXAS,ANDBEINGMOREPARTICULARLYDESCRIBEDINADEEDRECORDEDINTHE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY TEXAS UNDER CLERK'S FILENUMBER2005-052373.GEO:002l600895000

GUILLERMINAA.GALICIA

GIVENUNDERMYHANDONOctober14,2024

By:/s/PhilipCash

PHILIPCASH,CONSTABLEMONTGOMERYCOUNTY,TEXAS

LeviedonOctober14,2024asthepropertyof By:/s/StephenClosson tosatisfyajudgmentamountingto$28,897.96,representingdelinquenttaxes,penalties,interest,and attorney'sfeesthroughthedateofjudgment,plusallcostsofcourt,costsofsale,andpostjudgment penaltiesandinterestrecoverablebylawinfavorofWILLISINDEPENDENTSCHOOLDISTRICT MONTGOMERY COUNTY; MONTGOMERY COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT; MONTGOMERYCOUNTYEMERGENCYANDLONESTARCOLLEGESYSTEMDISTRICT

PublishedDates:October16,23,30,2024 STEPHENCLOSSON,Deputy

COUNTYOFMONTGOMERY

ByvirtueofanOrderofSaleissuedoutoftheHonorable284THDISTRICT COURTof MONTGOMERYCountyonOctober14,2024bytheClerkthereof,inthecaseof

WILLISINDEPENDENTSCHOOLDISTRICTVS. THOMPSON,PATRICIAA.ALSO

KNOWNASPRITZEN,PATRICIA

THOMPSONTRUSTANDASTHE THESTATEOFTEXAS A.,INDIVIDUALLYANDAS TRUSTEEOFTHELYDIAA. NOTICEOFCONSTABLESSALE

SOLEHEIROF

LYDIAA.THOMPSON

inCause#22-03-03567andtome,asCONSTABLEdirectedanddelivered,Iwillproceedtosell,at 10:00 O' ClockAM on the 5th day of November, 2024, which is the first Tuesday of said month, through online bidding at https://montgomerytexas realforeclose com as authorized by the commissioner's court of MONTGOMERY County pursuant to Section 34.0l (a-1) of the Texas PropertyTaxCode,thefollowingdescribedproperty towit:

TRACTI1:GEO:0092330001900 LOT NINETEEN (19), IN BLOCK ONE (1), OF TEXAS NATIONAL, SECTION ONE (1), A SUBDIVISIONINMONTGOMERYCOUNTY,TEXAS,ACCORDINGTOTHEMAPORPLAT

THEREOF RECORDED IN CABINET A SHEET 189 OF THE MAP RECORDS OF MONTGOMERYCOUNTY,TEXAS.

LeviedonOctober14,2024asthepropertyof

PATRICIAA.THOMPSONA/K/APATRICIAA.PRITZEN

tosatisfyajudgmentamountingto$29,890.01,representingdelinquenttaxes,penalties,interest,and attorney'sfeesthroughthedateofjudgment,plusallcostsofcourt,costsofsale,andpostjudgment penalties and interest recoverable by law in favor of WILLIS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT; TEXAS NATIONAL MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT, MONTGOMERY COUNTY;MONTGOMERYCOUNTYHOSPITALDISTRICT;MONTGOMERYCOUNTYESD #1ANDLONESTAR.

GIVENUNDERMYHANDONOctober14,2024 PHILIPCASH,CONSTABLEMONTGOMERYCOUNTYTEXAS STEPHENCLOSSON,Deputy

By:/s/PhilipCash

By:/s/StephenClosson

PublishedDates:October16,23,30,2024

NOTICEOFRATECHANGEREQUEST

On October 7, 2024, EntergyTexas, Inc. (“ETI”) filed an application for aTransmission Cost Recovery Factor (“TCRF”) with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (“Commission”or“PUC”). TheapplicationwasassignedPUCDocketNo.57162. The proposedTCRFisrequestedinaccordancewiththePublicUtilityRegulatoryAct§36.209 and16TAC§25.239. ATCRFallowsautilitytorecoveritsreasonableandnecessarycosts that have occurred since the end of the test year in the utility's last base rate case for transmissioninfrastructureimprovementandchangesinwholesaletransmissionchargesto theelectricutilityunderatariffapprovedbyafederalregulatoryauthority Initsrequested amendment, ETI is seeking recovery of costs for transmission capital investments it incurredfromJanuary1,2022throughJune30,2024. ETIalsoseekstorecoverapproved transmissionchargesthatarenototherwisebeingrecoveredthroughrates.

The proposed TCRF as amended would result in total TCRF retail revenues of approximately$9.7milliononanannualbasis,whichwouldbea0.79%increaseinETI's annualizednon-fuelrevenuerequirementascomparedtorevenuesapprovedinDocketNo. 53719,ETI'smostrecentbaseratecase,anda0.50%increaseinETI'soverallannualized revenuerequirementincludingfuelcostsascomparedtosuchrevenues. Theimpactofthe ratechangeonvariouscustomerclasseswillvaryfromtheoverallimpactdescribedinthis notice.

The effective date of the proposed rate change would be the date that a Commission order adopting the proposedTCRF is issued. ETI has requested that, if no hearingisrequested,theCommissionadoptanorderapprovingtheproposedTCRFator beforeitscurrentlyscheduledopenmeetingonDecember19,2024. AllcustomersinETI's Texasretailrateclassesareaffectedbythisrequest.

Personswithquestionsorwhowantmoreinformationonthisfilingmaycontact ETI at Entergy Texas, Inc.,Attn: Customer Service—2024TCRF Case, 350 Pine Street, Beaumont, Texas 77701, email tcr@entergy.com, or call 1-866-981-2602 during normal business hours. A complete copy of this application is available for inspection at the addresslistedabove.

TheCommissionhasassignedDocketNo.57162tothisproceeding. Personswho wish to intervene in or comment upon these proceedings should notify the Public Utility CommissionofTexas(commission)assoonaspossible,asaninterventiondeadlinewillbe imposed. ArequesttointerveneorforfurtherinformationshouldbemailedtothePublic Utility Commission of Texas, P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326. Further informationmayalsobeobtainedbycallingthePublicUtilityCommissionat(512)9367120or(888)782-8477. Hearing-andspeech-impairedindividualswithtexttelephones (TTY)maycontactthecommissionat(512)936-7136.

JACKMARTINAKAJACKIENEDMARTINAKAJACKNEDMARTIN,(DECEASED)

SARAHLYNNMARTINAKASLYNMARTINAKALYNNMARTIN,(DECEASED)

tosatisfyajudgmentamountingto$15,870.63,representingdelinquenttaxes,penalties,interest,and attorney'sfeesthroughthedateofjudgment,plusallcostsofcourt,costsofsale,andpostjudgment penaltiesandinterestrecoverablebylawinfavorofWILLISINDEPENDENTSCHOOLDISTRICT MONTGOMERYCOUNTY; MONTGOMERYCOUNTYHOSPITALDISTRICT; LONE STAR COLLEGE SYSTEM DISTRICTAND MONTGOMERY COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT#01.

GIVENUNDERMYHANDONOctober14,2024

By:/s/PhilipCash PHILIPCASH,CONSTABLEMONTGOMERYCOUNTYTEXAS asthepropertyof

By:/s/StephenClosson

STEPHENCLOSSON,Deputy

PublishedDates:October16,23,30,2024

InCause#22-07-09709andtome,asCONSTABLEdirectedanddelivered,Iwillproceedtosell,

The deadline for intervention in the proceeding is 45 days after the date the applicationwasfiledwiththecommission. Therefore,ETIhasrequestedthatthedeadline be November 21, 2024 and a letter requesting intervention should be received by the Commission by that date. Instructions for electronic filing via the “PUC Filer” on the Commission's website can be found here: https://interchange puc texas gov/filer InstructionsforusingthePUCFilerareavailableat:https://ftp.puc.texas.gov/public/puctinfo/industry/filings/E-Filing Instructions pdf Once you obtain a tracking sheet associatedwithyourfilingfromthePUCFiler,youmayemailthetrackingsheetandthe document you wish to file to: centralrecords@puc.texas.gov For assistance with your electronic filing, please contact the Commission's Help Desk at (512) 936-7100 or helpdesk@puc.texas.gov You can review materials filed in this docket on the PUC Interchangeat:http://interchange.puc.texas.gov/. PublishedDates:October16,23,30andNovember6,2024

OnSeptember30,2024,EntergyTexas,Inc.(“EntergyTexas”)filedanApplicationwith thePublicUtilityCommissionofTexas(“Commission”)toreconcileitseligiblefuel andpurchasedpowercostsincurredduringtheperiodofApril1,2022toMarch31, 2024(“ReconciliationPeriod”). ThisfilingwasmadepursuanttoSection36.203ofthe TexasUtilitiesCodeand16TexasAdministrativeCode§25.236. TheCommissionhas assignedDocketNo.57134totheApplication.

InitsApplication,EntergyTexasseekstoreconcileapproximately$1.61billionoffuel andpurchasedpowerexpensesincurredduringtheReconciliationPeriodtogenerate andpurchaseelectricenergyforitsretailcustomers. Inthisreconciliationproceeding ETIseeksCommissionreviewofEntergyTexas'eligiblefuelandpurchasedpower expensesincurredduringtheReconciliationPeriodandadeterminationtheywere reasonableandnecessarytoserveretailcustomers.

EntergyTexas'sunder-recoverybalancefortheReconciliationPeriodtotals approximately$30.0 million,whichincludesinterestexpenseontheunder-recovered amounts. EntergyTexasdoesnotseektoimplementafuel-relatedrefundorsurcharge ofitseligiblefuelcostsinthiscase. EntergyTexasproposestorollanyendingfuel balanceresultingfromthisproceedingforwardtoserveasthebeginningbalanceforthe nextreconciliationperiod.

AllcustomersandclassesofcustomersreceivingretailelectricservicefromEntergy TexaswhoseelectricserviceratesincludechargespursuanttoRateScheduleFF(fixed fuelfactor)willbeaffectedbytheApplication. ThisApplicationhasnoeffecton EntergyTexas'non-fuelrates.

Personswithquestionsorwhowantmoreinformationonthispetitionmaycontact EntergyTexasatAttn: CustomerService—FuelReconciliation,350PineStreet, Beaumont,Texas77701,orcall1-866-981-2602duringnormalbusinesshours. A completecopyofthispetitionisavailableforinspectionattheaddresslistedaboveor byemailattcr@entergy.com.

Personswhowishtoformallyparticipateinthisproceeding,orwhowishtoexpress theircommentsconcerningthispetitionshouldcontactthePublicUtilityCommissionof Texas,OfficeofCustomerProtection,P.O.Box13326,Austin,Texas78711-3326,or call(512)936-7120ortoll-freeat(888)782-8477. Hearing-andspeech-impaired individualswithtexttelephones(“TTY”)maycall(512)936-7136oruseRelayTexas (toll-free)1-800-735-2989.

Adeadlineforinterventionwillbeestablishedforthisproceeding. Allcommunications shouldrefertoDocketNo.57134.

PublishedDates:October9,16,2024

CITATION BYPUBLICATION

FOR PROPOSALS

REQUEST

MidSouthElectricCo-opissolicitingproposalsforfeeder hazardmitigationandemergency right-of-way clearing. The work will be performed in MidSouth's service territory which includesGrimes,Montgomery Madison,Walker BrazosandWallercounties.Toreceivea Vendor Information Packet, contact Shan Sullivan, Electric Operations Manager at 936825-5194 or at Qualified vendors selected will be offered a ssullivan@mselectric.com

2025 contract for work that will be drawn in compliance with applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations, including but not limited to those pertaining to equal employment opportunity MidSouth Electric Co-op encourages minority business firms to submit proposals. MidSouth Electric Co-op reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposalsand/orwaiveany/allirregularities.Allproposalsmustbesubmittedviaemail to Shan Sullivan at no later than Friday, November 15, ssullivan@mselectric.com 2024at5:00pm.

PublishedDates:October16,23,2024

REQUESTFOR PROPOSALS

MidSouth Electric Co-op is soliciting proposals for energized and de-energized power line construction and storm restoration, including overhead and underground installation. The work will be performed in MidSouth's service territory which includes Grimes, Montgomery, Madison, Walker, Brazos and Waller counties.To receive a Vendor Information Packet, contact Shan Sullivan, Electric Operations Manager, at 936-8255194 or at . Qualified vendors selected will be offered a 2025 ssullivan@mselectric.com contract for work that will be drawn in compliance with applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations, including but not limited to those pertaining to equal employment opportunity. MidSouth Electric Co-op encourages minority business firms to submit proposals. MidSouth Electric Co-op reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals and/or waive any/all irregularities.All proposals must be submitted via email to Shan Sullivan at no later than Friday, November 15, 2024 at ssullivan@mselectric.com 5:00 pm.

Published Dates: October 16, 23, 2024

NOTICETOCREDITORS

NoticeisherebygiventhatoriginalLettersTestamentaryfortheEstateofMichaelLouis Chaiken, Deceased, were issued on September 30, 2024, in Cause No. 24-47135-P, pending in the ProbateCourtNo.One(1),MontgomeryCounty Texas,to:NicholasJeramyChaiken. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are requiredtopresentthemtotheundersignedwithinthetimeandinthemannerprescribedbylaw c/o: C. Jason Lindamood, Lindamood Law Firm, PLLC, 1095 Evergreen Circle, Suite 200, The Woodlands,TX77380

DATEDthe10thdayofOctober,2024.

/s/C.JasonLindamood

StateBarNo.:24041339

1095EvergreenCircle,Suite200

TheWoodlands,TX77380

Telephone:(832)791-3333Facsimile:(713)554-2120

Email:jason@lindamoodlawfirm.com

AttorneyforNicholasJeramyChaiken

PublishedDate:October16,2024

L.BRANDONSTEINMANN ANDREWJBOLTON

CLERKOFTHECOURT ATTORNEYOFRECORD CONROETX77305 THEWOODLANDSTX77380

GREETING: 18-37162-P

NOTICETOCREDITORS

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF ROBERT SHAWN EMERICK as Independent ExecutoroftheEstateofJamesR.Emerick,Deceased.PendingintheProbateCourtNumberOne MontgomeryCounty CauseNo.24-47083-P

TO: The unknown heirs of the ESTATE OF: NORA FRANCES HAMILTON-MYERS, Deceased

You are commanded to appear and answer to the Amended Application to Determine Heirshipfiledby

CharlesRaderMyers,atorbefore10O'clockA.M.ofthefirstMondayaftertheexpirationof Ten(10)days from the date of Publication of this Citation, before the Honorable Probate Court #1 of Montgomery County attheCourthouseinConroe,Texas.SaidapplicationwasfiledonMarch14,2024.

Thefilenumberofsaidmatterbeing:18-37162-P AMENDEDAPPLICATION TO DETERMINE HEIRSHIP POBOX959 21WATERWAYAVENUESTE.300 THE STATE OF TEXAS

Thestylebeing:ESTATEOF:NORAFRANCESHAMILTON-MYERS

Thenatureofsaidproceedingbeingsubstantiallyasfollows,towit: Determine who the heirs and only heirs of the decedent are and their respective sharesandinterestsinthisestate;thatnoappraisersbeappointed;andforallother relieftowhichapplicantmaybeentitled.

GivenundermyhandandsealofsaidCourtinConroe,Texasonthisthe8thdayofOctober 2024. (SEAL,ProbateCourt#1) L.BrandonSteinmann,CountyClerk

/s/BrandiDuron 10/8/20248:35:29AM MontgomeryCounty Texas BrandiDuron,DeputyClerk PublishedDate:October16,2024

BYPUBLICATION

THIRDAMENDEDAPPLICATION TO DETERMINE HEIRSHIPWITHIN ADMINISTRATION 23-45153-P

CLERKOFTHECOURT ATTORNEYOFRECORD

L.BRANDONSTEINMANN LEIGHHUNTGOODSON

CONROETX77305 TYLERTX75702 POBOX959 115WFERGUSONSTREET

THE STATE OF TEXAS

TO: The unknown heirs of the ESTATE OF:ANNAJERGER MCIVER, Deceased; Everett Edwin Jerger

GREETING:

You are commanded to appear and answer to the Third amendedApplication to Determine Heirship WithinAdministration filed by Marcie Parker and Laura G. Jones, at or before 10 O'clockA.M. of the first Monday after the expiration ofTen (10) days from the date of Publication of this Citation, before the Honorable Probate Court #1 of Montgomery County, at the Courthouse in Conroe,Texas. Said application was filed on July 03, 2024.

The file number of said matter being: 23-45153-P

The style being: ESTATE OF:ANNAJERGER MCIVER

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.

th Given under my hand and seal of said Court in Conroe,Texas on this the 9 day of October, 2024.

(SEAL, Probate Court NO. 1) L. Brnadon Steinmann, County Clerk

By: /s/ Kiarra Flores 10/9/2024 2:10:49 PM Kiarra Flores, Deputy Clerk

TOALLPERSONSINTERESTEDINTHEABOVEESTATE:WHEREAS,onOctober2, 2024, in the Probate Court Number One Montgomery County, Texas, Robert Shawn Emerick qualifiedastheIndependentExecutoroftheEstateofJamesR.EmerickDeceased.Noticeishereby giventhatoriginalLettersTestamentaryonthisestateweregrantedandthisistonotifyallpersons having claims against said estate to present the same to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law Any person indebted to said estate is hereby notified to pay same to the undersigned. ROBERT SHAWN EMERICK, Independent Executor of the Estate of James R. Emerick,Deceased.C/oMurphy&Vickers,P.C.270NLoop1604Esuite200SanAntonio,Texas 78232.

th DATEDthisthe10 dayofOctober,2024.

PublishedDate:October16,2024

NOTICETOCREDITORS

NoticeisherebygiventhatoriginalLettersTestamentaryfortheEstateofPATRICIAANN CAMPBELL,Deceased,wereissuedonOctober10,2024;inCauseNo.24-46946-P pendinginThe Probate Court No. One (1) of Montgomery County, Texas, to: TRACY LEE CAMPBELL STRANGE.

ClaimsmaybepresentedincareoftheExecutoroftheestateaddressedasfollows: 213SevenPinesDrive Willis,Texas77378

TracyLeeCampbellStrange Montgomery County Texas Published Date: October 16, 2024

All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are requiredtopresentthemwithinthetimeandinthemannerprescribedbylaw StateBarNo.24055722

DATEDthe10thdayofOctober 2024 By:/s/EricaJackson AttorneyfortheEstate

PublishedDate:October16,2024

NOTICETOCREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of CarlA. Sides Deceased,wereissuedonOctober2,2024,inCauseNo.24-47171-P pendingintheProbateCourt No.One,MontgomeryCounty,Texas,to:JanetSides.AllpersonshavingclaimsagainstthisEstate whichiscurrentlybeingadministeredarerequiredtopresentthemtotheundersignedwithinthetime andinthemannerprescribedbylaw c/o:KevinA.Forsberg 15899Highway105West

AttorneyatLaw

DATEDthe10thdayofOctober,2024

Montgomery,TX 77356 /s/KEVINAFORSBERG

StateBarNo.:24009204

AttorneyforJanetSides 15899Highway105West

Montgomery TX 77356

Telephone:(936)588-6226

Facsimile:(936)588-6229

E-mail:kevin@forsberglaw.net

PublishedDate:October16,2024

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furnituremadeinAmerica. It was at her son’s football gameonOctober4th,when she thought about empty trucks going back to North Carolina post delivery of furniture at the Conroe storeeveryweek.

She contactedBrett Rudisill, owner Rudisill Logistics, whose company freight fromVirginiato and

residents who understand understand thesufferingbroughtonby our own hurricanes and simply want to assist those inneed. Theoutpouringof lovebyGod-lovingTexans for other suffering Americanshasbeeninspiring.

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0% o l furnituremadeinAmerica. It football gameon 4th,when she empty trucks back North Carolina post delivery of furniture at Conroe store w

ShethencontactedBrett Rudisill, owner of Rudisill Logistics, Inc whose company carries freight fromVirginiatoTexas,and whoresidesnearAsheville, North Carolina, one of the most hard-hit areas from H

ne Bartholet told Rudisill if she can raise the supplies fromMontgomeryCounty, can he assist in getting them to North Carolina She wanted to avoid gathering supplies but not have transportation commitments and just havestuffpiledupinsome warehouse.

who nearAsheville, North Carolina, of the most hard-hit areas from Hurri ane e ene Bartholet told Rudisill if she raise supplies fromMontgomeryCounty, can in getting them to North She to avoid gathering supplies but not hav t ansportati n commitments and just havestuffpiledupinsome warehouse.

“If you can get me the supplies, I will get it to the people who need it,” said an emotional Rudisill to Bartholet.

Gwin to Helene Driveat store 5th

a distributedonsocial it its And with full support of uncle Bret and Robin Bartholet they manyotherfamily members, employvolunteers, have working days organizing, boxing wrapping pallets

Gwinstartedtoorganize the Hurricane Helene ReliefDriveatthestoreon October 5th She published a flier that was flier distributedonsocialmedia, and it made its way in all directions. And with the full support of her father, her uncle Bret and grandmother Robin Bartholet theyandmanyotherfamily members, friends, employees, and volunteers, have been working tirelessly for days organizing, boxing and wrapping pallets of

“WhenIleftthestoreon Saturday (Oct. 12th), they had enough supplies in the warehouse and along the building to fill at least two 40’containers,” said Larry Foerster Chairman of the

u pl es tha c n b just days, from gomery citizens areas has overwhelming. Supporters been asked to sign Texas Flag to first the “Ihadnoearthly would people that thousands of miles Bartholet. “In seen the the best people in M

citizens wanting to help fellowAmericans.”

citizens help fellowAmericans.”

Saturday (Oct. enough along the building to fill containers,” said Larry M gomery Cou y Historical possible there aneed

shipped to North Carolina thisweek. Injusttendays, the response from Montgomery County citizens and other areas has been overwhelming. Supporters have been asked to sign a Texas Flag that will be fastened to the first pallet out of the truck when the suppliesarrive. “Ihadnoearthlyideaof themagnitudeofthepeople that would come and support people that were were thousands of miles away,” said Bartholet. “In all this I’ve seen some of the best of the best people in of

The experience has Sarah emotional seen fixed diapers and other toiletries. A young the wife a lineman, the clothes her husband they go to someone could use them. lady doll that survived Katrina. Sarah stories appeared

The experience has madeSarahveryemotional at times She has seen single moms on fixed income donate diapers and other toiletries. A young widow, the wife of a lineman, brought the clothes of her husband with the hope that they would go to someone who could use them. One lady brought her precious rag doll that had survived Hurricane Katrina. Sarah reports so many heartwarming stories of people that appeared at the store withsuppliesandwantedto help.

Businesses have responded. Feedand Supply in donated 12,000 feed for thehorses. animalsare beingused supplies intoremotemountainareas where have washed out One unidentified customer six large generators and assorted electrical cords

Montgomery County Historical Commission “Andit’spossiblethatthere willbeaneedforadditional tractor-trailers as further suppliesaregathered.”

residents who understand on own simply to assist outpouring lovebyGod-loving suffering hasbeeninspiring. the supplies, I will get the people it,” said an to

The Bartholet family can tell so many of our Mo t m Coun y

Businesses too have responded. K&PFeedand Supply in Aldine donated 12,000 pounds of feed for thehorses. Theanimalsare beingusedtopacksupplies intoremotemountainareas where roads have washed out One unidentified customer delivered six large new generators and assorted electrical cords The Bartholet family can tell so many stories of our Montgomery County

are very much needed by first responders in the area with trees andpower

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Carolina. Asecondloadis scheduled to leave on

Monetary donations were also received, and Bartholetwasabletomake very good deals on gas powered chainsaws, which are very much needed by first responders in the area with many downed trees andpowerlines.

Wednesday Bartholet Home Furnishings old-world furniture, custom bedding accessories from numerous North Carolinasuppliers.

Wednesday afternoon Bartholet Home Furnishings offers old-world furniture, artwork, custom bedding & accessories from numerous North Carolinasuppliers. also wasabletomake very good deals on gas

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OfficersLefttoRight:

2024-2026
CorrespondingSecretary:ElaineCollings,Chaplain:LynHoward,Historian:Anita Stevens,MilitaryServiceAwards:CynthiaConnors,Treasurer:KatherineTaglienti, RecordingSecretary:SheliaWilliamson,Registrar(temporarily)DaneanMyers, 2ndVP:DonnaSummers,President:JennyLehr.(NotPictured,1stVP:Charlotte Lehr Belin),TX.Div.Pres:LouannRubel.
RobinBartholetandher sonBret,withthe RaggedyAnndoll
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