December 12, 2012

The question is...

Why are these girls so cheery?

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WEDNESDAY VOLUME XVII NUMBER 50êêêê Section 1, 10 pages

December 12, 2012

See page 4 for this weeks Word Search & Crossword Puzzle!

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Gov. Perry Announces Layne Christensen Co. to Move Texas Headquarters to The Woodlands, Create 210 Jobs Weekly Gas Price

Texas, December 10Average retail gasoline prices in Texas have fallen 3.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.08/g yesterday. This compares with the national average that has fallen 4.8 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.34/g, according to gasoline price website TexasGasPrices.com.

Including the change in gas prices in Texas during the past week, prices yesterday were 0.4 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 9.1 cents per gallon lower than a month ago. The national average has decreased 12.2 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 5.5 cents per gallon higher than this day one year ago.

"The national average has continued to see a steady decline over the last week, and that trend will likely continue through this week at the very least," said G a s B u d d y. c o m S e n i o r Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan. "Last week, the Energy Information Administration reported one of the largest single week increases in gasoline inventories in my recent memory, which will likely contribute downward pressure to wholesale gasoline prices in the days and perhaps weeks ahead," DeHaan said.

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Index Your Community.....6, 7, 10 Commentary............................4 Devotional...........................5 Area Columnists.........2, 3, 6 Sports..................................8 Legals/Class........................9

AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry today announced Layne Christensen Co. is moving its global headquarters to The Woodlands, creating 210 jobs and $6.7 million in capital investment. $1.3 million from the Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) is being offered to finalize this headquarters move and job creation. Execution of a

state agreement is contingent upon finalization of local incentives.

“The Lone Star State continues to fuel the nation, providing the oil and gas products that keep America running and the job creation that has helped strengthen our economy,” Gov. Perry said.

“Our commitment to a skilled

workforce along with our low taxes, reasonable regulations and fair courts, are what companies like Layne Christensen are looking for as they expand their operations.”

Layne Christensen Co. is a global water management, construction and drilling company providing solutions for water, mineral and energy

challenges. Its customers include government agencies, investor-owned water utilities, heavy civil construction contractors, oil and gas companies and agribusiness. It is currently headquartered in Kansas.

“We are grateful for the interest and support of Gov. Perry, Lt. Gov. Dewhurst,

Speaker Straus, their respective staffs, and the Texas Enterprise Fund,” President and CEO Rene Robichaud said. “As the world energy capital, we believe that Houston will provide an outstanding foundation for both consolidating Layne’s global leadership team and expanding See New Jobs p. 8

Montgomery County Constable A message from the Precinct 1 Promotions Sheriff’s Office: The season between Thanksgiving and New Year’s is one of the deadliest and most dangerous times of the year due to an increase in impaired driving and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office is stepping up enforcement.

The message from the Sheriff’s Office is simple – You Drink & Drive. You lose, Just Don’t Do It! The Sheriff’s Office encourages anyone planning on drinking alcohol to be responsible and designate a sober driver.

If you drive impaired you will be arrested.

The message from the Sheriff’s Office is simple, Don’t Drink & Drive.

From left to right; Chief Deputy Mike Hatcher, Sgt. Stephen Closson, Lt. Tim Cade, Sgt. Tracy Traylor, Sgt. Jerry Serratt, Overtime patrols will begin Captain Rusty Fincher, Jacqueline De La Cruz, Constable Don Chumley.

See Drinking & Driving p. 8 M o n t g o m e r y C o u n t y Huntsville in a shoot-out.

Corporal Jerry Serratt was confidence in my employees Constable Precinct 1 Don Deputy De La Cruz has been promoted to Sergeant. Sergeant and those who have been Chumley held a Promotion and with the department for 4 years. Serratt has been with the promoted. I know they will Accommodation ceremony on Deputy Stephen Closson was department for 7 years. continue to lead this department November 29, 2012. promoted to Sergeant. Sergeant Sergeant Tim Cade was in providing the excellent Jacqueline De La Cruz Closson has been with the promoted to Lieutenant. service our community has received a Meritorious Medal department for 18 years.

Lieutenant Cade has been with come to expect from their for her heroic actions. Deputy Deputy Tracy Traylor was the department for 11 years.

Precinct 1 Constable DepartDe La Cruz was in a high speed promoted to Sergeant. Sergeant Constable Don Chumley ment.” pursuit that started in Montgom- Traylor has been with the said: ery County and ended in department for 9 years.

“I have a great deal of Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to a residence in the 16900 block of West Hammon, just west of Conroe around 5:00 PM Friday afternoon, December 7th about a shooting.

Willis, TX -- Texas Depart- sustaining, master-planned, Deputies arrived within ment of Aging and Disability integrated community where minutes and found that 51 yearServices Commissioner Jon adults with intellectual and old Marcus “Dale” Fisher had Weizenbaum and State Senator developmental disabilities can been shot and killed by a Robert Nichols toured New live, learn, work and grow neighbor. Deputies arrested Danville today to meet with emotionally, socially and Jaime Ryan Devita (DOB 4-23residents and administrators spiritually with their non1979) at the shooting scene for and to discuss services for disabled peers. Residents who murder. individuals with developmental qualify for Medicaid can Witnesses told deputies that disabilities. Kathy Sanders, receive support services, and Devita’s wife and children had founder of New Danville, New Danville provides a range been seen just before the helped organize the tour. of other programs including shooting but now could not be "New Danville is a special miniature horse therapy, found. When deputies entered place," said Senator Nichols. beekeeping and communitythe Devita’s home they found "The commitment and dedica- based instruction. the wife and children hiding. tion to serve Texans with unique Long term plans for New Inside the residence deputies needs is clearly evident, and I Danville include additional discovered in-door marijuana appreciate Commissioner Jon housing, a movie theater, a grow operation and guns within Weizenbaum taking the time to bowling alley and a tea room easy reach of the 2 and 4 yearcome see it for himself. When I with commercial kitchen that Disability Services Commissioner Jon Weizenbaum and State old children. first heard of New Danville, it will operate a bakery, cheese Senator Robert Nichols Pictured above with Kathy Sanders, During the investigation was merely dreams on a production and lunch service to founder of New Danville.

Major Crime investigators chalkboard, but Kathy Sanders the public.

New Danville and many others believed in receives no state dollars, but with a unique opportunity to continuing to work with determined that the victim those dreams and have executed operates through a collabora- consider how Texas makes Commissioner Weizenbaum arrived on his motorcycle at a their vision to make this facility tion of several community non- services available to individuals and Kathy Sanders to improve near-by residence of Devita to visit friends.

Fisher was a great success story." profits and companies. with intellectual disabilities," options for Texans with special New Danville is a self“New Danville presents us said Nichols. "I look forward to needs."

See Murder p. 10

Homicide West of Conroe

State officials tour New Danville

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Faison Everywhere & Hewett's Host Par 3 Shortknockers Faison Everywhere

By Sharon Faison Travel Consultant & ELITE Cruise Counselor

TIS THE SEASON - Jim and Marilyn Hewett saw Red when they hosted the infamous Par 3 Shortknockers Christmas Party. The Shortknockers are well known in Senior golfing circles for their esteemed play, both on and off the course.

Marilyn and Jim rolled out the proverbial Fatted Calf and the Red Carpet with their over the top affair. The entertaining Bar was definitely raised, and "Arriba, A Bajo, Al Centro, A Dentro - Salud!" was the mantra of the evening. See for yourself the Shortknockers at play.

DO I NEED A PASSPORT TO CRUISE ROUNDTRIP OUT OF GALVESTON? U.S. citizens on closed-loop cruises (cruises that begin and end fromthe same U.S. port) will be able to enter or depart the country with proof of

True Golf Hot Shots (Red Hot, except for Yellow Shirted Carl Seidule who obviously didn't get the Red memo!) citizenship, such as a government-issued birth certificate and laminated government issued picture ID, denoting photo, name and date of birth. Baptismal papers and hospital certificates of birth are n o t a c c e p t a b l e . Vo t e r Registration cards or Social

Security cards are not considered proof of citizenship.

I'll never forget when I applied for my first passport. I took all the relevant papers to the passport clerk at the post office. The clerk checked over my application form, photos, marriage license and other

The long and short of it - hosts' Jim & Marilyn Hewett

identification. All seemed in order until she came to my birth certificate. She handed it back to me and said, "This isn't any good. It is in your maiden name".

Gardening with Tom Gardening Tom Leroy County Extension Agent - Horticulture

When choosing fruit and nut trees for your yard, the thing you need to be aware of is what not to buy. Too often we must be concerned with what not to buy rather than what to buy.

When purchasing anything you should follow the rule "consumer beware", and buying fruit trees is no exception.

Many of the local garden centers and mail order houses are loaded with fruits and nuts not adapted to the southern climate. In this articles we will

Selecting Southern Fruits Varieties discuss what not to buy and why.

Most temperate climate fruits require a certain amount of chilling or cold in order to bloom, and therefore, fruit properly. In the south the chill requirement will range somewhere between 300 and 800 hours of chilling (that’s temperature between 32? and 45? F). This eliminates many of the northern varieties of fruits, such as the Red and Golden Delicious apples, Elberta peach and all of the sweet cherry varieties.

Another problem facing the

fruit growers in the gulf coast area is the problem of diseases.

The Bartlett pear is very susceptible to a disease called fire blight.

This disease eliminates its culture in all but the drier areas of Texas. The Thompson Seedless and Concord grapes have trouble with Pierces Disease, a virus like organism that will kill the grape in three to five years.

The heat of summer can also cause problems with other fruits and berries, these include boysenberries, currents and northern blueberries. The cold can be just as damaging to fruit

such as, some oranges, grapefruit, limes and avocados.

Apricots can be grown but you should only expect to get a crop every three or four years.

This fruit blooms so early that the flowers are usually knocked off by a late freeze.

Now that you know what not to grow it should not be difficult to determine what to grow. I have recently revised a list of recommended fruit and nut varieties for Montgomery County, Texas. If you’d like a copy of this list you can access it a t : http://www.gardeningwithtoml e r o y . c o m / w p content/uploads/2012/06/Fruits -and-Nuts-SelectionMontgomery-Co..pdf .

Save yourself some time and money by staring with correct varieties. It may be years before you realize your mistake so always check with your locate Extension Office for a list of the best varieties for your specific climate. This will greatly increase your chances of success. Fruit trees can be very productive and rewarding to

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Plum-Mariposa grow but you must do your homework to sure the varieties you select will grow in your backyard.

For more gardening information check out my new w e b s i t e a t : http://www.gardeningwithtoml eroy.com/ or “Ask the Plant D o c t o r a t :

http://www.gardeningwithtoml eroy.com/ask-the-doc/ .

Educational programs of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service are open to all citizens without regard to race, color, sex, disability, age or national origin.

Christmas Cheer at Camp Fun Quest Register now for Camp Fun Quest and join us as we celebrate the season with two holiday themed sessions. Camp Fun Quest will pack each day with fun for boys and girls (K6th grade) under the close supervision of trained Fun Quest staff (10:1camper/ staff ratio). Games, sports, field trips, crafts, skits, songs and special holiday themes will be a part of

each session. Campers bring their lunch and snack daily. The program operates from 9:00am to 4:00pm at the Oscar Johnson, Jr. Community Center, however children may be dropped off as early as 7:00am and picked up as late as to 6:30pm with no additional charge (pack extra snacks). Session 1 (Dec. 26-28) includes three days at $60 for residents and $75 for non-

residents. Session 2 (Dec.31, Jan 2-4, 7) includes five days at $90 for residents and $110 for non-residents.

A $10 nonrefundable deposit per session per camper is required to reserve your child’s place in camp.

Deposits are applied towards the balance, and all balances are due prior to the session beginning.

For more information call (936)522-3960.

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Comments According to Doc

It’s Time For A Laugh During These Tense Times Walden Happenings

By Doc Fennessy

The opinions expressed in editorial do not necessarily reflect those of MCN.

It has been said by the legendary television and radio personality Art Linkletter that “Kids say and do the strangest and funniest things!” I haven’t done a fun column like this in years because of the current and intense political, military and economic issues. We all need a laugh about now. It is Christmas time and we need to get “mentally loose!” Just for the fun of it let’s look at some “Kids Humor,” and I hope these will put a smile on your face, it sure did mine! Look out for the last story... it will knock your socks off!!!

A teacher asked her 6th grade class how many of them were President Obama fans. Not really knowing what an Obama fan is, but wanting to be liked by the teacher, all the kids raised their hands except for Little Johnny. The teacher asked Little Johnny why he has decided to be different... again.

Little Johnny said, “Because I'm not an Obama fan!” The teacher asked, “Why aren't you a fan of Obama?” Johnny said, “Because I'm a Republican.” The

teacher asked him why he's a Republican.

Little Johnny answered, “Well, my Mom's a Republican and my Dad's a Republican, so I'm a Republican.”

Annoyed by this answer, the teacher asked, “If your mom was a moron and your dad was an idiot, what would that make you?” With a big smile, Little Johnny replied, “That would make me an Obama fan!!”

Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge.

The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.

The winner was: A four-yearold child, whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman, who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his mother asked him what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy just said, “Nothing, I just helped him cry!”

Teacher Debbie Moon's first graders were discussing a picture of a family. One little boy in the picture had a different hair color than the other members. One of her students suggested that he was adopted.

A little girl said, “I know all about adoption, I was adopted.”

“What does it mean to be adopted?” asked another child. “'It means,” said the girl, “that

you grew in your mommy's heart instead of her tummy!”

On my way home one day, I stopped to watch a Little League base ball game that was being played in a park near my home.

As I sat down behind the bench on the first-base line, I asked one of the boys what the score was “We're behind 14 to nothing,” he answered with a smile. “Really,” I said. “I have to say you don't look very discouraged.” “Discouraged?” the boy asked with a puzzled look on his face.... “'Why should we be discouraged? We haven't been up to bat yet.”

Whenever I'm disappointed with my spot in life, I stop and think about little Jamie Scott.

Jamie was trying out for a part in the school play. His mother told me that he'd set his heart on being in it, though she feared he would not be chosen. On the day the parts were awarded, I went with her to collect him after school. Jamie rushed up to her, eyes shining with pride and excitement.

“Guess what, Mom,” he shouted, and then said those words that will remain a lesson to me ….

“I've been chosen to clap and cheer!”

To all those who love and care for children – this will put a smile on your face it – sure did mine. In God We Trust! BEER

BY SEVEN YEAR OLDS: A handful of 7 year old children

were asked “What they thought of beer”. Some interesting responses, but the last one is especially touching. “'I think beer must be good. My dad says the more beer he drinks the prettier my mom gets.” – {Tim, 7 years old}. “'Beer makes my dad sleepy and we get to watch what we want on television when he is asleep, so beer is nice”. – {Mellanie, 7 years old}.

“My Mom and Dad both like beer. My Mom gets funny when she drinks it and takes her top off at parties, but Dad doesn't think this is very funny.”

– {Grady, 7 years old}. “'My Mom and Dad talk funny when they drink beer and the more they drink the more they give kisses to each other, which is a good thing.” – {Toby, 7 years old}.

“My Dad gets funny on beer.

He is funny. He also wets his pants sometimes, so he shouldn't have too much. – {Sarah,7 years old}.

“My Dad loves beer. The more he drinks, the better he dances. One time he danced right into the pool.” – {Lilly, 7 years old}. “I don't like beer very much. Every time Dad drinks it, he burns the sausages on the barbecue and they taste disgusting.” – {Ethan, 7 years old}. “I give Dad's beer to the dog and he goes to sleep.” – {Shirley, 7 years old}. “'My Mom drinks beer and she says silly things and picks on my father. Whenever she drinks

beer she yells at Dad and tells him to go bury his bone down the street again, but that doesn't make any sense to me”. – {Jack, 7 years}.

DUMBEST KID IN TOWN? A young boy enters a barber shop and the barber whispers to his customer “This is the dumbest kid in town... watch while I prove it to you.” The barber puts a dollar bill in one hand and two quarters in the other, then calls the boy over and asks “Which do you want, son?”

The boy takes the quarters and leaves. “What did I tell you?” said the barber.

“That kid never learns!” Later, when the customer leaves, he sees the same young boy coming out of the ice ream store.

“Hey, son! May I ask you a question... why did you take the quarters instead of the dollar bill?” The boy licked his cone and replied “Because the day I take the dollar, the game's over!”

The kids filed back into class Monday morning. They were very excited. Their weekend assignment was to sell something, then give a talk on productive salesmanship.

Little Sally led off: “I sold girl scout cookies and I made $30 dollars,” she said proudly, “My sales approach was to appeal to the customer's civil spirit and I credit that approach for my obvious success.” “Very good,” said the teacher. Little Jenny

was next: “I sold magazines," she said, “I made $45 dollars and I explained to everyone that magazines would keep them up on current events.” “Very good, Jenny,” said the teacher. Oh! Oh! Eventually, it was Little Johnny's turn. The teacher held her breath .... Little Johnny walked to the front of the classroom and dumped a box full of cash on the teacher's desk. “$2,467,” he said. “$2,467!” cried the teacher, “What in the world were you selling Johnny?”

“Toothbrushes,” said Little Johnny.

“Toothbrushes,” echoed the teacher, “How could you possibly sell enough tooth brushes to make that much money?” “I found the busiest corner in town,” said Little Johnny, “I set up a free Dip & Chip stand, I gave everybody who walked by a free sample.

They all said the same thing, ‘Hey, this tastes like dog s#@t!”

Then I would say, “It is dog s#@t. Wanna’ buy a toothbrush? I used our President O b a m a ’s g o v e r n m e n t a l approach of giving you something shi#@y, but looks good, for free, and then making you pay to get the shi#@y taste out of your mouth!!!” The teacher was speechless ….

Little Johnny got 5 stars for his efforts, bless his heart. Folks, American ingenuity is still alive in our creative youth as THE BEAT GOES ON!!!

College’s Dec. 13 Poetry Reading Celebrates Emily Dickinson’s Birthday

Library Corner

CONROE (December 4, 2012) - Lone Star CollegeMontgomery’s Writers in Performance series wraps up its fall line-up with a special birthday celebration for Emily Dickinson featuring a lively reading of Emily Dickinson poems, on Thursday, December 13, at 3 p.m., in the Library Building (Building F).

The event is free and open to the public.

Various distinguished poets, including Alan Ainsworth, Sarah Cortez, Lyman Grant, and Janet McCann, will be reading D i c k i n s o n ’s p o e m s a n d discussing her works, Ainsworth teaches in the English department at Houston Community College-Central.

He has a bachelor’s degree from Rice University and a master’s and doctorate degree from the University of Houston.

Ainsworth’s poetry and prose have appeared in The Paris Review, The Atlantic Monthly, The American Book Review, The New England Review, ArtLies and other journals.

Cortez has numerous poems, essays, and short stories in journals and anthologies in the U.S. and Europe. Winner of the PEN Texas Literary Award in poetry, she is the author of the poetry collections How to Undress a Cop (Arte Publico Pr, 2000) and editor of many anthologies including the recent award-winning You Don’t Have a Clue: Latino Mystery Stories for Teens (Pinata Books, 2011).

Grant is a writer, teacher, and educational administrator living

The “hustle & bustle” of the Christmas season has arrived at the Stewart-West Branch Library! The Friends of the Library are holding their annual silent auction of table-top Christmas trees, wreaths, etc.

This special auction will run through December 10th at 5:30 PM. The winners of the auctioned items will be announced during the Christmas Open House which is on December 10th beginning at 3:00 PM and going till 6:00 PM. The open house will feature refreshments, door prizes, and a visit with Santa. Please be sure to bring your camera if you want to capture those special moments with Santa!

For December the showcases in the library feature “Christmas Around the World”. Be sure to stop in and see this wonderful collection of artifacts.

On Wednesday, December 19th, at 11:00 AM there will be a special presentation for children of all ages. Jean Kuecher’s Marionette Playhouse presents “Twas the Night Before Christmas”. Join Rudolph, Santa, Mrs. Claus and the Snow Queen at the North Pole as puppeteer Jean Kuecher shares a magical holiday story for all ages. This will be the only story time on this day, and the last story time for the year. The regular scheduled story times

in Austin. Currently, he serves as dean of the arts and humanities division at Austin Community College. His latest book of poems is Established Parameters (Lyman Grant, 2010).

McCann is a professor of English at Texas A&M University, where she has taught since 1969. Her poems have appeared in New York Quarterly, Southern Poetry Review, Poetry Australia, New Letters and other literary reviews and anthologies. She received a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship in 1989.

Following the event at LSCMontgomery, the birthday celebration will continue at The Corner Pub, located at 302 North Main in Conroe, for a gathering of poets celebration at 7 p.m. More than 20 of Texas’ finest published poets will be at the celebration, which will include readings, book sales and signings, a cake cutting and frivolities.

LSC-Montgomery’s Writers in Performance series is a reading program dedicated to bringing the most distinguished minds and their bright visions to the citizens of Montgomery County. Events are made possible by the partnership between the Montgomery County Literary Arts Council, LSC-Montgomery Library, the Conroe Commission on the Arts and Culture, Good Books in the Woods, LSC-Montgomery’s Academy for Lifelong Learning, and SWIRL, LSCMontgomery’s magazine of student art and writing.

For more information, contact Dave Parsons, adjunct professor of English at LSCMontgomery, at (936) 524-6537 o r David.M.Parsons@lonestar.ed <mailto:David.M.Parsons@lon estar.edu> ; or contact Cliff Hudder, professor of English at LSC-Montgomery, at (936) 2 7 3 - 7 3 9 9 o r Clifford.W.Hudder@LoneStar. e d u <mailto:Clifford.W.Hudder@L oneStar.edu> .

LSC-Montgomery is located at 3200 College Park Drive, one-half mile west of Interstate 45, between Conroe and The Woodlands. For more information about the college, call 936.273.7000, or visit www.LoneStar.edu/montgomer <http://www.LoneStar.edu/mo ntgomery> .

With 78,000 students in credit classes, and a total enrollment of more than 90,000, Lone Star College System is the largest institution of higher education in the Houston area and the fastest-growing community college system in the nation. Dr. Richard Carpenter is the chancellor of LSCS, which consists of six colleges including LSC-CyFair, LSCKingwood, LSC-Montgomery, LSC-North Harris, LSCTomball and LSC-University Park, five centers, LSCUniversity Center at Montgomery, LSC-University Center at University Park, Lone Star Corporate College, and LSCOnline. To learn more visit LoneStar.edu.

Friends of the C.B. Stewart-West Branch Library will resume on Wednesday, January 9, 2013.

“Read with the Dogs” will be Saturday, December 15th, from 10:00 AM – 12 noon. Trained therapy dogs provide a judgment-free environment for independent readers of all ages to practice their reading skills.

The next Lego Club will be Thursday, December 13th, at 5:00 pm. There are some new Lego accessories thanks to the generosity of the Friends of the Library. Be sure to come and express yourself by putting together a one-of-a-kind creation for display at the library.

The “In Stitches” group continues to meet every Tuesday from 10:00 AM – 12:00 noon. It doesn’t matter what your level of expertise is.

If you enjoy needlecraft projects such as knitting, crocheting, quilting, cross stitching, etc., come join in.

The next Family Matinee Movie is scheduled for Saturday, December 29th from 2:00 – 4:00 PM. A suspenseful kids’ spy movie will be showing. All movies are free and popcorn is included!

The Third Thursday Reading Group will be holding their annual Christmas party on December 20th from 1:30 – 2:30 PM. Titles to be considered for 2013 will be discussed

during this time.

Have you made any New Year’s resolutions? What about reading more books? Or, joining a reading group at the library?

The Men’s 1st Thursday Reading Group will be meeting again on January 3rd from 3:00 – 4:00 PM to discuss “The Third Gate” by Lincoln Child. Make plans to attend!

Don’t forget about the free computer classes offered at the library! Due to the Christmas holidays, the schedule will be somewhat revised. Please check at the Reference desk for more information about specific class topics, or call 936-788-8314, ext. 6294 to speak to Jeff.

Due to the popular response to the Friends’ $1.00 per bag of books book sale, the books were sold out and the special sale has come to an end. Donations of lightly used books are again being accepted.

Lots of new books, music, DVDs, and audio books on CDs are arriving in all areas of the library. Many of them are on display in their respective areas.

Stop by to browse and check out some to take home or for an upcoming road trip.

"May Peace be your gift at Christmas and your blessing all year through!" Author unknown.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU IN DECEMBER 2nd Marty Getz, Frank Shaw, Jacquelyn Smith & Jordon (Sweet Pea) Wilson.

4th Letitia Lorranine Burnitt, Gladys Scheffer Hightower & Jerome Smith 5th Mickey Mock, Daniel Kimich, Janet Smith, Brandi Branch & Jordan Taylor Westcott 7th Monica Barber & Hadley Hoyle German 8th Scott Deaton 9th Wayne Feldman & Anthony Van Simmons 10th Troy Deaton & Jerid Wright 11th Crissie Gillis 12th Patrick Moriarty, Ruth McMonahey, James Armour, Justin Dibbem, Rigina Spell 13th Jeanne Tingle 14th Dan Michalec & Jeason Ely, Russell Spell 15th Jared Dykes 16th Joyce Galloway & Yvonne Hogan 17th Kayla Bowen 19th Payton Ward, Jimmy Whitney, Doris Suber & Vivian Barfield 20th Karol Conley, Mozell Cash & Billie Sanders 21st Elizabeth Grimes & Cathy Wright 22nd Holly Moriarty, Ken Barrows & Lou Hazelett 24th Kevin Sanders 25th Jesus Christ, Suzie Mock, Merri West & Chase Edwards 26th Donald Non 27th Bertha Boyles & Jack Woods 28th Alma Hope & Ray Clopton 29th Linda Mock 31st Dorothy Evans & Ryan Deaton

Weather for the Lake Conroe area Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 31. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Thursday Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Thursday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Friday A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 57.

Saturday A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.

Saturday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Sunday Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

Sunday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Monday Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

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Reform the Tax System Capitol Comment Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison

Pundits, economists, politicians and Americans from every walk of life have been discussing the rapidly approaching fiscal cliff that the country is poised to go over on January 1st.

People are understandably both scared and frustrated.

Recently, I wrote about the effects of higher tax rates on the small businesses we depend on to create new jobs. Raising tax rates on these job creators would be bad for our ailing economy and depressing news for the more than 20 million Americans who are seeking full-time work.

Fortunately there’s a better way.

It has been proven time and again that lowering taxes for everyone results in higher revenues. If we enact lower, flatter tax rates for everyone, we would accomplish the goal of a fairer, simpler tax system, which would be a catalyst for

faster economic growth. Small businesses have historically invested in their companies and grown their businesses – resulting in increased hiring.

The facts about the effects of lower tax rates on economic growth seem to have been forgotten during the past four years. In fact, every major tax reduction program since the Kennedy Administration’s tax cuts has been followed by a substantial increase in revenue and solid economic growth.

During the Reagan administration, when income tax and capital gains tax rates were reduced dramatically, not only did our economy grow rapidly (more than double the rate of the previous four years), federal tax revenues increased by 60 percent. At the same time, the share of federal taxes paid by the top 10 percent of incomes increased.

Likewise, the 2003 Bush tax cuts were followed by 52 consecutive months of healthy economic growth and generated a massive increase in federal tax revenue. From 2004 to 2007, federal tax revenue increased by $780 billion (44 percent), the largest four-year increase in American history.

Four years after the start of the worst economic meltdown since the Great Depression, we are teetering on the verge of returning to recession, and the threat of higher taxes is partly to blame. Survey after survey of business owners and managers in the past year revealed that they are holding back on expansion and new hiring because they don’t know what to expect from Washington, and they’re afraid that much higher taxes are what’s coming.

Nevertheless, President Obama’s plan is to increase taxes by $1.6 trillion over the next decade with much of this new revenue to be taken from smaller businesses.

The president says he’s willing to talk about fundamental tax reforms … later. But he is insisting on immediate tax increases on small businesses and those who make more than $200,000 ($250,000 for joint filers).

Most Americans understand that raising taxes is bad for economic growth. Members of Congress understand this, too.

Earlier this year, Congress considered President Obama’s 2013 budget plan which was (no surprise) based on raising taxes

by about $1.6 trillion. The surprise was that not a single Member of Congress in either political party voted for the president’s budget.

The president is now trying to force a false choice on Congress and our country.

Either Congress votes to raise taxes right away on those making more than $200,000 – including small businesses – or he will allow higher taxes to take effect for everyone on January 1st. This would help to lock in historically high levels of federal spending for years to come. Unfortunately, it would also be a major setback for our real critical national priorities – the economy and out-of-control deficits.

There’s still time for the president and Congressional leaders to avoid taking the country over a financial cliff.

This is also the right moment for a fundamental restructuring of our tax system that will energize our economy. But the window of opportunity for boosting economic growth is closing quickly.

Hutchison, a Republican, is the senior U.S. senator from Texas.

This Story Exemplifies Gun Control As It Should Be! By “Doc” Fennessy It seems that there was a shooting in Butte, Montana.

Yep, Shotgun Preteen vs. Illegal Alien Home Invaders Butte, Montana November 5, 2006.

With this United Nations Gun Control proposal currently being batted about, this fo9llowing story is a good example of why we must preserve our gun ownership through the 2nd Amendment of the United States Constitution rather than let President Obama, his czar thugs and “political correct” Democrats on the lunacy fringe repeal the gun

ownership by private citizens and hunters. The following is a true story that has the essence of personal protection and saving your own life by gun ownership.

Ever wonder why good stuff in support of personal gun ownership never makes it on NBC, CBS, PBS, MSNBC, CNN or ABC news.... Two illegal aliens, Ralphel Resindez, 23 and Enrico Garza, 26, probably believed they would easily overpower a home-alone 11-year old Patricia Harrington after her father had left their two-story home. It seems the two crooks never learned two

things: they were in Montana and Patricia had been a clay shooting champion since she was nine. Patricia was in her upstairs room when the two men broke through the front door of the house. She quickly ran to her father's room and grabbed his 12 gauge Mossberg 500 shotgun. Resindez was the first to get up to the second floor only to be the first to catch a near point blank blast of buckshot from the 11-year-old's knee crouch aim. He suffered fatal wounds to his abdomen and genitals. When Garza ran to the foot of the stairs, he took a

blast to the left shoulder and staggered out into the street where he bled to death before medical help could arrive. It was found out later that Resindez was armed with a stolen 45 caliber handgun he took from another home invasion robbery. That victim, 50-year-old David Burien, was not so lucky. He died from stab wounds to the chest. Now that is Gun Control, and we need to keep this view of it alive AS THE BEAT GOES ON!!

Harvesting Rainwater: It’s Simply A Good Idea

By Kathy Turner Jones Water is life. Thousands of years ago, humans began purposefully capturing rainwater for drinking and irrigation where water was, or could quickly become, scarce. Some of our ancestors caught runoff in naturally occurring crevices and rock formations. Others modified those formations to be more efficient, even building rainwater catchments and delivery systems. Not that long ago even, water didn’t just “come out of the tap.” Many of our grandparents used “cis-

terns” to catch and store rainwater.

Today, as we become more aware of the value of conservation and the realization that our water demands will exceed supplies in the not-too-distant future, the practice of capturing rainfall is being rediscovered.

Rainwater harvesting not only provides a natural, soft water, devoid of minerals and chlorine, fluoride and other chemicals, it is also an immediate, alternate source of water that decreases the energy needed for water treatment and distribution,

which in turn conserves fossil fuels and saves on utility bills.

But how much rain can you expect to capture in Texas?

Most rainwater harvesting applications capture roof runoff. Simply directing a downspout to a pre-fabricated rain barrel readily found at any home and garden store can collect a surprising amount of water. Just how much? The simple answer is this: One inch of rain falling on one square foot of roof = 0.6233 gallons or about 600 gallons per inch of rain on 1,000 square feet

of roof.

Do your own calculation to estimate how much water you can expect to capture from your location and situation. Of course, you can only collect as much rain as you have the capacity for. But whether you install one barrel or 10, the water you collect will go a long way towards meeting your gardening needs.

Choosing a rain barrel: There are a variety of pre-fabricated rain barrels. Some are made to

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Devotional

Church Events

Union Grove Baptist Church adult choir will present the Christmas Musical, "Gather at the Manger". Join us on Sunday night, December 16 at 6:00 pm for the musical. A time of fellowship and a visit from Santa will follow the presentation. The church is located at 24830 FM 149, Richards, Texas, 8 miles east of Richards and 10 miles north of Montgomery. Please call (936) 851-2540 for info or further directions.

Surprise, Believe, Ponder Spreading the Word

Family Faith Church invites you to come and enjoy the true spirit of Christmas, "Home for Christmas", with Bill and Renee Morris. This wonderful Christmas spectacular will be one that

By Gail J. Box your whole family will enjoy, featuring world renowned television Gailbox@consolidated.net artists, Bill and Renee Morris.

Family Faith Church A surprise is always exciting Thursday, December 20th at 7:00pm and usually happens when 202 South Thomason you’re least ready for it. That’s Willis, TX 77378 what happened to me at a recent 936-291-9458 Christmas party.

One of my friends stepped up to me and said, “You would never, ever, guess what I’m about to give you.” And she stated it rightly. I couldn’t even guess. But I hardly believed what she handed me. It happened to be a DVD, which I had mentioned in Bible class weeks ago. I had borrowed the DVD to show that day in our last meeting. I also said I wanted to

buy one for myself – soon.

So there she stood, with the DVD called, “Indescribable”

by Louie Giglio. I was so delighted, but her story went on.

She told me she wasn’t looking for it, but it “happened” to be in a particular store and on sale, at that! I’m not sure, at that point, who was more joyful; the giver, or the recipient.

This is what made it hard for me to believe; that she heard and remembered just a small, wishful remark, that she kept that wish for several weeks in her heart and mind, that God led her to the very right store, and that she was so excited over presenting her surprise. Of course, I believed God had definitely ordered her steps – in detail – to grant a small wish.

Later, in quiet, I pondered the wonder of God to do this little miracle in my life. What a

God of wonder and of surprises of great detail. To “ponder” means to consider, to reflect, weigh, and meditate. I considered how precious the giver had been. Even she was excited about how God had led her every step to completion of her mission.

And so we come to Mary, who had a great surprise when God picked her as a young girl to bring His only Son to earth on that beautiful, holy night. It began when the angel, Gabriel, came to Mary, who was already engaged to Joseph. To say the angel surprised her would be an understatement. And to add more, his greeting puzzled her about her being favored of God. Luke says it this way: “But she was very perplexed at this statement, and kept pondering what kind of salutation this was.” Luke 1:29.

As the angel explained in detail, how the Lord’s birth would come about, then she believed. How do we know that? Mary said, “Behold, the bondslave of the Lord; may it be done to me according to your word.” Luke 1:38.

Then when Jesus was born and shepherds came to worship Him, again it says of Mary in Luke 2:19, “But Mary treasured all these things, pondering them in her heart.”

When we receive a surprise that is our heart’s wish, we can know that God’s hand may have been actively working out the details. Then we believe and ponder, as Mary did, on God’s kindness and love toward us.

And we know He loves us greatly.

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Sacred Heart Catholic, 109 N. Frazier, Conroe, 936-756-8186 St. Mary’s Catholic, FM 1774, Plantersville, 936-894-2223 7:45 Service

BAPTIST Heritage Baptist Church 13100 149 Rd.Suite 106 Montgomery, Texas 77356 St. Joseph’s Catholic, Phone: Pastor Bear 936 CR 213, Stoneham, 827-4447 936-894-2223 JEWISH Gary Chapel Baptist Church Congregation Beth PO Box 125, Montgomery, Shalom, 5125 Texas 77356, 5525 Spring Shadowbend Place, The Branch Road, MontgomWoodlands, ery. 713-478-1256, Sunday 281-362-1100 Bible Class 10:00 am, Worship Service at 11:00 LUTHERAN am.

Grace Lutheran (ELCA), Highway 105 W., Lake Faith Baptist Church Conroe, 936-588-1944 Meets at 464 McCaleb Rd. Living Savior Lutheran Sunday Morning Bible Church-LCMS 309 Pond Study 9:30 a.m. WorSt. Montgomery Texas ship Service 10:45 a.m. 77356 Church: 936-597Sunday Evening Wor8013 Email: ship 6:00 p.m. drbailes@livingsaviortexas .org Web : St. Beulah Baptist www.livingsaviortexas.org Church, located in Reverend David R. Bailes Dobbin, P.O. Box 112, - Pastor Montgomery, 77356 Benui Baptist Church, METHODIST Scott Ridge and FM Montgomery United 1097, Montgomery Methodist Church 22548 Highway 105 West Antioch Baptist, Montgomery, TX 77356 Dobbin, 936-597-5560 Phone: 936-597-6162 China Grove Baptist Sunday Worship: 8:30 Church, Willis, 936-767- a.m., 9:45 am., 11:00 a.m.

4744 Praise & Worship Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

Dacus Baptist, Dacus, Www.mumctex.org 936-597-5297 First Baptist Church, Richards United MethHwy 105 W., Montgom- odist Church ery, 936-597-4230 6639 FM 1696 Richards Worship Service 11 AM Honea Baptist Church, Sunday School 10AM FM 2854, Montgomery, Porter Chapel A.M.E. 936-588-1260 Zion Church, Jones Chapel Baptist, 1308 S. Hwy 1486, FM 2854, 936-756Dobbin, 2505 936-597-5331 or 936449-5983 Mt. Calvary Baptist, Old Hwy 105, 936-588- Living Way Church, 2330 2080 Longmire Rd, Conroe Mt. Sinai Baptist, 936-441-8875 Bethel Road, Montgomery, 936-597-4668 Hope Tabernacle Pastor David Whitaker Union Grove Baptist Meets at 18961 About 11 mi N of Freeport Dr MontgomMontgomery on FM ery 149 936.449.6794 Service 10:50, Sunday Thursday 7:30pm 9:45 Sunday School at 10:00am CATHOLIC Sunday Worship at

6:00pm COMMUNITY and INTERDENOMINATIO NAL WoodsEdge Community Church 19380 Hwy 105 Montgomery, TX 77356 Sun 10:30, & Wed 7:00 936-449-6900 April Sound Church, 67 ½ April Wind S., April Sound, 936-5882832 Lighthouse Fellowship Church, Montgomery, 936-5827700 Living Branch Church, Highway 105 W., Lake Conroe, 936-588-3400 N ew Beginning Bible Church, 19087 Mt. Pleasant Cemetary Rd, 936597-8921 Father’s House, Family Worship Center, Highway 105 W, Lake Conroe, 936-588-4660 Walden Community Church, 12400 Walden Rd, Walden, 936-582-6696 River of Life Church, 17156 FM 1097, Montgomery, 936-4494414 Cornerstone Church, 1011 W. Lewis, Conroe, 936-756-7792 Lakeside Bible Church, 18940 Freeport Drive Montgomery, 936-5821977

1500 N. Thompson, Conroe, 936-788-5364 St. J ames the A pos tle Epis copal, 1803 H ighland H ollow, Conroe, 936756-8831 The Grace Christian Outreach Center 2 5 2 9 3 Ti s d a l e R o a d , D o b b i n , Te x a s 936-689-3141 Mt. Pleasent Baptist Church F M 1 4 9 N . , M o n tg o m e r y, 9 3 6 - 4 4 9 6807 The Church @ Lake Conroe 1701 McCaleb Rd M o n t g o mery, TX 77316 936-588-4975 w w w. l a k e c h u r c h . c o m Sunday worship @ 1 0 : 0 0 a . m . Wed. activites 6:30-8pm N o r t h S h o r e Church 1 0 a m Wo r s h i p S e rvice 18501 Fm1097 West @ the Bentwater West Gate Entrance Pastor Lee Rushing Covenant Fellowship 302 N. Danville, Willis, Tx. 77378 936/890-8034 www.cfmlife.org Celebration Service 10am Sundays Youth Explosing 7pm Wednesdays Pastors Sean & Lori Jo Cook PRESBYTERIAN First Presbyterian Church of Conroe 2727 N. Loop 336 West Conroe, Texas 936-7568884 Sun. 8:30, 9:45 & 11:00 Sun Sch 9:45 & 11:00 Nursery provided

Church of St. John, retreat and wildlife center, 2615 St. Beulah Chapel Rd., Montgom- Church of Christ in Montgomery ery, 936-597-5757 301 Pond Street, Montgomery, TX. Fellowship of MontSunday Bible Class gomery 9:30 am Pastor Dale Talbert Worship - 10:30 am and Assistant Pastor 6:00 pm Brandon Parr Wednesday - 7:00 pm 12681 FM 149 Worship Service 10:45 Phone: 936-582-4855 Email: AM cofcmontgomery@consoli 936.597.3949 www.fellowshipofmontgo dated.net Web: mery.net www.cofcmontgomery.org Paul Praschnik, Minister EPISCOPAL St. Paul’s Traditional Episcopal,

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Crusin Cape Conroe

Local Cowboy Poet “Texans Mania” goes wedding for son Entertains DRT Chapter of Cape Conroe’s Fred Gibbs Cruisin’ Cape Conroe

By Dorotha Ruthstrom

Yep, you’d think you were at a tailgating party for a Texan football game when arriving at Community Center in Kema on Saturday, December 1st. But, no, the occasion was a wedding with groom (Damon Parrot Gibbs), bride (Renee Venegas), all attendants and most guests dressed up in their best Texan attire. “It was so unique,” said Judy Gibbs, “that reporters from both Channel 11 and 2 were present.”

Guests recorded their presence at Damon and Renee’s wedding by signing the registry which was a Texan jersey. They then witnessed the solemn wedding ceremony of the couple

with groom sporting a Texan tie and belt buckle, bride wearing a beveled Texan dress and custom Texan shoes and the officiating minister dressed as a referee.

After the outside wedding, the newly married couple and guests went inside to enjoy dancing and the wedding cake in shape of the Texan logo, Toro the bull. This sounds like a couple who knows how to take the stress out of an occasion that leaves many folks totally wrung out. Big congratulations to DAMON and RENEE. On December 4th, twentytwo Cape Conroe Ladies’ Society members enjoyed a Christmas luncheon on the Southern Empress. As the huge paddle wheeler cruised Lake Conroe, the ladies enjoyed a very tasty luncheon in the dining area and then went upstairs to enjoy music and dancing for remainder of cruise. The ladies then returned to the Cape Conroe

clubhouse for a gift exchange. It was a delightful day even though weather caused the cruise to be cut short 30 minutes. You really don’t want to try to dock that boat in high wind and that did happen after we were safely and smoothly off the water.

Christmas season in Cape Conroe kicked off with cookies and Santa at the clubhouse on S atu r d ay, D e ce m b er 8 t h .

Thanks POA for providing a delightful day for scores of excited children, some a little nervous, to share their wish list with Santa while enjoying cookies and punch. Occasion also provided opportunity for lots of photos that are probably finding their way on facebook as I write this article!

Have a great week one day at a time!

Send your Cape Conroe news to druthstrom@cebridge.net.

By Lady Dalton The members of the Montgomery Judge Nathaniel Hart Davis Chapter Daughters of the Republic of Texas were delightfully entertained by Montgomery’s Cowboy Poet, Kenny Lewis, at their annual Christmas party that was held in the home of Julia and Russell Cartwright, both since it appears almost certain descendants of Thomas Peter weather can and does affect how Cartwright, Jr. who settled in we feel, a relatively new field has Montgomery County before 1830 emerged, called biometeorology and is buried in the Texas – the study of how weather Historical Elizabeth Shaw affects our bodies. One German Cartwright Cemetery on Rabon study shows that as much as 25 Chapel road. All the members of percent of the human population DRT have proven their heritage is 'weather sensitive,' meaning back to The Republic of Texas weather changes tend to worsen time from 1836 to 1845 before some pre-existing health Texas became a State of the Union conditions. Even headaches are or before. Any persons interested being investigated – some in more information about joining researchers say migraine this lineage organization may headaches are linked to sudden contact Lady Dalton at 936-5881854. weather changes."

Weather Whys is a service of the Department of Atmospheric S c i e n c e s a t Te x a s A & M University.

Weather Whys:

Weather and Aches and Pains

Q: Can the weather affect how you feel?

A: For certain people, the answer is definitely yes, says Brent McRoberts of Texas A&M University. "Many people have said they can tell a change in the weather is about to happen because their joints or muscles start to ache," says McRoberts.

"This is likely due to a change in the barometric pressure, which often happens before a thunderstorm or in advance of a cold front. Damp weather is often associated with a low pressure system. A decrease in the air pressure decreases the tension in some large blood vessels, meaning they tend to expand.

When this happens, it tends to lead to increased discomfort in

joints and muscles. Also, we know that very rapid changes in temperature and humidity can make some people say they feel 'stiff and achy.' Many people who have arthritis say their joints are definitely affected by weather changes."

Q: So can any weather change be a health problem?

A: Probably so, he adds.

Some people like rainy days, which can bring muscle misery to others and even breathing trouble, and some people may enjoy cool, dry days, which can also bring aches and pains for some people, including increased sniffing. "The affects of weather on human health have not been the subject of much research," says McRoberts. "But

Kenny Lewis, a cowboy at heart, enjoys writing poems that reflect the early days of our Texas heritage and willingly gives programs to those interested in the Cowboy theme. He wasn’t raised in Montgomery County but discovered that he has early Montgomery roots with a direct family member that is buried in the Elizabeth S. Cartwright Cemetery. His poetry represents the life and times of the cowboy and his family, sometimes with reverence and sometimes with humor. He opened the program with the poem below that he dedicated to the DRT members everywhere.

Texas Daughters To pause in soft reflection, To remember those so dear, Who've come and gone before us Is why we've gathered here.

It's not to mourn their passing For who is really gone?

As long as we remember them Their legacy lives on.

Our strength lies in the memory Of a smile or caring touch.

And the thousand little moments That helped so very much.

The lessons learned through hardship, Through their suffering and despair, Were yet so freely passed to us With love and tender care.

Texas has her favorite sons Who've cast their bread upon the waters.

But each loaf was baked by the loving hands Of gallant Texas daughters.

Kenny Lewis April 10, 2011

DPS Program Saving Lives, Protecting Children

AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) today highlighted the success of the unparalleled Interdiction for the Protection of Children (IPC) program, which helps officers identify and recover missing or exploited children. In 2009, DPS launched the IPC program to teach troopers and officers how to identify, recognize, intervene and remove endangered children

without obvious signs of abuse being present.

“DPS identified and filled a law enforcement void with an invaluable program that trains officers to identify children in danger during traffic stops, i n c l u d i n g h u m a n t r a ff i c king,” said DPS Director Steven McCraw. “This program will continue to yield results and our officers will continue to protect

innocent children, save lives and stop predatory criminals from committing the most heinous crimes.”

IPC is a valuable program that provides sophisticated training to help law enforcement officers identify and recover missing or exploited children and arrest suspects for sexual assault of children, including possession of child pornography.

As a result of this training, DPS has made 20 criminal arrests and recovered 62 missing or exploited children since 2010. Since the program’s inception, DPS has provided the IPC training to its own officers as well as other law enforcement, including more than 2,600 officers in Texas and approximately 1,900 officers nationally and internationally outside of Texas. A variety of other groups interested in the protection of children have also attended the training.

Numerous organizations interested in the IPC program have requested and received presentations and classes from DPS about the training, including the Georgia Bureau of Investigations; Canadian Center for Child Protection Conference; University of Arkansas - Criminal Justice Institute; and Child Advocacy Center of Texas Conference.

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Lone Star College System Office of Technology Services recognized with national, state IT awards

HOUSTON (Dec 4, 2012) – Lone Star College System Office of Technology Services (OTS) has recently been named with four prestigious honors, including the 2012 Computer Laureate award from ComputerWorld magazine.

Under the leadership of Link Alander, vice chancellor, technology services/CIO, LSCS OTS was also named 2012 Digital Community Colleges Survey winner by eRepublic in the large college category for the use of “innovation in technology with a limited budget.”

Other recent recognition includes: LSCS recognition by Campus Technology magazine as a model of technology innovation and received the IT Infrastructure Award for its

private cloud. And LSCS was named Best in Texas by eRepublic‘s Center for Digital Government.

“I am proud to lead the office of technology for the Lone Star College System,” said Alander.

“We strive to improve information security by raising user awareness, maturing securityrelated business processes and setting up a continuous improvement process for information security.”

Colleges from 26 states participated in the 2012 Digital Community Colleges Survey by eRepublic.

LSCS, as the category winner, was one of only two colleges from Texas in the list. Houston Community College ranked fifth.

“This survey gives great

insight into the nation’s community colleges’ efforts to advance services to students through new technologies,” says Cathilea Robinett, executive vice president of eRepublic. “The winners in these categories have increased the number of computers and kiosks, automated labor-intensive processes, improved student portals and increased student online services and more. “ The Computer Laureate 2012 award from Computerworld was part of the Computerworld Honors Program that brings together the men, women, organizations and institutions around the world whose visionary applications of information technology promote positive social, economic and

educational change. A medallion inscribed with the program’s mission, “A Search for New Heroes” was presented to Alander at an awards gala earlier this year.

LSCS was ranked in the top 10 institutions in the nation by Campus Technology magazine as a model of technology innovation and received the IT Infrastructure Award for its private cloud.

Finally, LSCS was named Best in Texas by eRepublic ‘s Center for Digital Government.

The award is given to public leaders and agencies for their dedication and contribution to IT in Texas. Winners were selected based on a number of criteria, including collaboration among agencies, innovative use of

technology, economic benefits and bettering services, and business processes.

In addition to these accolades, LSCS OTS has also made huge strides in reducing the college’s carbon footprint over the past year, which saves energy, money and the planet. It began with design and construction of highdensity, green, state-of-the-art, data center to support 99.999 percent availability at the enterprise level.

The “green” data center allows the college to leverage private and hybrid cloud computing models, improving service delivery while reducing operational costs – resulting in $625,000 in cost savings from server virtualization and more than $3 million in construction

cost savings.

With 78,000 students in credit classes, and a total enrollment of more than 90,000, Lone Star College System is the largest institution of higher education in the Houston area and the fastestgrowing community college system in the nation. Dr. Richard Carpenter is the chancellor of LSCS, which consists of six colleges including LSC-CyFair, LSC-Kingwood, LSCM o n t g o m e r y, L S C - N o r t h Harris, LSC-Tomball and LSCUniversity Park, five centers, LSC-University Center at Montgomery, LSC-University Center at University Park, Lone Star Corporate College, and LSC-Online. To learn more visit LoneStar.edu.

how to become better friends and citizens to others.

Next week will be a VERY busy week at MES as "It's Beginning to look a lot like Christmas" in the hallways of the school. Festivities will include grade level parties, Polar Express activities & movie (certain grade levels), Christmas Around the World in 2nd grade and much, much more!

Stewart Creek Elementary The Stewart Creek Elementary Treble Makers Concert will be held on Tuesday December 11, 2012. Please join Director, Julie Kuhns and the SCE Treble Makers for an evening of beautiful and whimsical holiday music. Show time is at 6:30p.m. in the cafeteria auditorium of Stewart Creek Elementary.

Please arrive early for the best seating.

Montgomery Intermediate MIS Successfully sent out 22 care packages to military soldiers during our Holiday for Heroes project. Student Council members stuffed and packaged these boxes to ready them for shipping. Many thanks to all parents, students, faculty and the public who donated items for these packages!

The silent auction winners served their school by acting as the Principal and Assistant Principal for the Day. They did a fabulous job. It would be great if we could all maintain the energy level these 2 boys showed.

MIS Teachers & Staff will be

"treated" with Christmas goodies when the PTO presents a Teacher Christmas Cookie Walk on Tuesday, December 4th. Feel free to drop off any homemade cookie at the front office or the car rider line in the morning.

Direct any questions to mis5pto@gmail.com (PTO).

Montgomery Middle Language Arts students at MMS are participating in Macy's "BELIEVE" program. For every stamped letter to Santa they receive, Macy's will donate one dollar to the Make-a-Wish Foundation, and they are committed to donating up to one million dollars. Because this foundation makes wishes come true for terminally ill children, it is a cause 6th graders can relate to.

In addition to practicing their letter writing skills, our students will get the opportunity to do something to help others.

Montgomery Junior High It’s that time of year for the annual Christmas in Montgomery and the Montgomery Historical Society Cookie Walk fundraiser. The 21st annual Cookie Walk and the 35th Candlelight Home Tour will take place on Saturday, December 8th. Breakfast with Santa begins at 8a.m. and the Christmas Parade starts at 11a.m. The Cookie Walk will open at noon and the Historic Home Tour is from 4-8pm. Parents and students in Montgomery ISD are the event’s biggest supporters.

The Montgomery Historical Society is requesting that each MISD student bake and donate at least two to four dozen of their most beautiful holiday cookies.

The community loves to see the uniqueness and variety that come in on this special event.

What a great way to spend some family time making those old holiday recipes!

Montgomery High Congratulations to the following Interact Members for being chosen to attend the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards in January: Reid Ransom, Hannah Alfred, Linzy Kates, and Lilly Sullivan.

Last Thursday, Dalton Joyce led the Bears Purple Golf team to 1st place at High Meadow Ranch. Joyce won the tournament individually. Zach Weston, Matt Lamont and Aaron Nichols also received medals.

The Bears & Lady Bears swim teams continued their unbeaten dual meet streak last Thursday with a big victory over Caney Creek. The two teams combined to win 24 out of 24 events.

The Academic Decathlon team participated in a competition at Bryan High School where they dominated the four other teams by winning 57 of the 63 awards. This was one of Montgomery’s most impressive Academic Decathlon competitions in many years.

Go Bears!

MISD Campus News December 5th – December 11th, 2012

Lone Star Elementary It was a Winter Wonderland at LSE on Saturday, December 1st.

In spite of the unseasonably warm temperatures, there was snow and rainbows, and the holiday spirit was everywhere.

We all enjoyed the entertainment by the LSE Singing Stars as they sang our favorite holiday carols, and the Nutcracker dance routines performed by Backstage Dance Studio. It was great to see so many familiar and new faces from our community. We appreciate the support!

Lone Star Singing Stars will perform on Saturday, December 8th, at Bethlehem City, West Conroe Baptist Church from 6:30p.m. – 7:15 p.m. The Singing Stars Holiday Concerts will be held at LSE on December 10 at 9:30 a.m. and December 11

at 6:30 p.m.

Our 4th Grade Presidents League began their PAW Project on Monday, December 3rd, in support of the Montgomery County Animal Shelter. They will be accepting donations until Thursday, December 13th. Pet supplies, such as leashes, collars, toys, food and blankets are some of the items that they will be collecting. The Animal Shelter participated in Winter Wonderland on Saturday with their kittens, puppies, dogs and cats, and many of these pets are no longer homeless!

Madeley Ranch Elementary On Friday, our campus went through Shelter in Place and Lock Down drills. Everyone was on task and did a fantastic job.

Thanks to Montgomery's Finest

YMCA Offers A Variety Of Holiday Camps, Clinics And Family Activities

Amongst all the holiday excitement, shopping, decorating, cooking, baking and other activities associated with the holiday season, the YMCA has many holiday events and activities planned to assist you in your holiday plans, gift giving and keep the kids busy and active. From Adventure Camp to new “Try Me” clinics the holiday schedule is packed to keep kids and families engaged and give them the opportunity to try something new!

Dec. 15 & 16: Holiday Shopping Days: A holiday tradition at the South Montgomery County YMCA. We will watch your children, ages 18 months – 9 years, while you do your holiday shopping! Free and available for YMCA Facility members only. Dec. 15 and 16, Noon – 6pm. Registration is limited to one date per child. Pre-registration required.

Limited Space.

Dec. 21: Holiday Movie Under the Stars: Join the holiday fun at the Creekside YMCA Outdoor Adventure Center, Friday, Dec. 21st, 6:00pm. Holiday fun will include Caroling, S’Mores, & Hot Chocolate around the Campfire. The featured presentation is “Arthur Christmas”. Free Family Fun for YMCA Members and their Guests. For more information please call 832-698-1283. Don’t forget to bring your blanket, lawn chairs and picnic supper.

Dec. 22: Youth Basketball Skill Competition: Dribble, Dish & Swish is an exciting fitness and basketball skills competition for boys and girls, ages 7 – 12. Youth compete in a timed competition of dribbling, passing and shooting skills/technique. Qualifying participants will advance to compete at an area challenge at the Toyota Center in February. Open to the community, Dec. 22nd, 9:30am at the Shadowbend Y. Preregistration required.

Dec. 26 – 28: Holiday Adventure Camp: Holiday vacation begins December 26th for the school age children. Holiday break camp is available at the Creekside YMCA Outdoor Adventure Center for children ages 5 – 12 years. Each day is a special theme providing campers an opportunity to experience the fun of summer day camp. Outdoor activities will include hiking, archery, canoeing, treasure hunts, games, and more. Children experience a full day of camp fun! Holiday camp hours are 7:00am – 6:30pm and is available Dec. 26 – 28, Jan 2-4 and Jan. 7. All campers must be pre-register. For more information please call 832-698-1283.

Dec. 27: Holiday Climbing Wall Clinics: Young climbers will learn how to choose the appropriate harness and helmet, climbing techniques and play games. Parents must accompany climbers. The holiday climbing clinic is offered at the Branch Crossing YMCA for ages 5-9, Dec. 27 and Jan. 3, 2:30 – 3:30pm. Pre-registration required. For more information call 281-367-9622.

Dec. 27: Holiday Try Me Clinics: One hour clinics give kids the opportunity to try something new, learn new skills and improve current skills in the fields of dance and performing arts. All clinics meet at Shadowbend YMCA, Thursday or Friday, 4:005:30pm. For Students K-12th grade, clinics start Dec. 27th and include Hair & Make Up for Stage, Improvisation Workshop, Acting for Commercials, Dances from Footloose and more.

in helping to instruct all faculty on what to do in these situations.

Second grade mathematicians are hard at work. We are working on gathering data, taking surveys and creating graphs. Second graders at MRE worked in cooperative groups to create picture graphs. They asked a class of first graders their favorite holiday question and returned to class to work hard figuring data and creating picture graphs. They did an outstanding job and really impressed MRE! MRE is continuing to "fill buckets" this holiday season with our character trait of compassion. Each Monday we share students who have gone above and beyond to be compassionate and fill another student's bucket. Also, our parents receive communication regarding our monthly character trait with activities to reinforce the trait at home. We are also happy to be helping students through our Angel Tree program. All of our angel bears have been adopted; this is a blessing to the families we support.

Montgomery Elementary MES will have a visit from the man in the red outfit this week - No. . . . not Santa but Ronald McDonald!! Ronald will visit the school on Dec. 4th to share a message about not being a bully. The Anti-Bullying Program will instruct (and entertain) students about how to handle bullies and teach them

Pre-registration is required for all Holiday Clinics, Classes and Camps. To register, please stop by the South Montgomery County YMCAs, 6464 Creekside Forest Drive, 6145 Shadowbend Place or 8100 Ashlane Way in The Woodlands or register online at www.registerymca.org Struggling with last minute gift ideas? Give the gift that keeps on giving all year long . . . The gift of Health and Wellness. What a better way to show you care than a gift of good health, so easy to share. New YMCA Gift Cards of Health are available in the amount of your choice. A gift of health card can be redeemed for any Y Program or Membership!

At the YMCA – We’re All About You. Take that first step toward a healthy spirit, mind and body. The YMCA offers hope and help to families through programs that teach values, builds self esteem and reinforces our mission as well as the five core values of respect, responsibility, honesty, caring and faith. For more information call, 281-3679622 or visit www.ymcahouston.org/south-montgomery-county for a holiday schedule.

The Y: We're for youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.

Happy Holidays Don’t Forget to Place Your Holiday Ad to in the Annual MCN Holiday Edition Featuring Local Children’s “Letters to Santa”.

Every year around this time Montgomery County News offers an opportunity for you to promote your business to the community with a special holiday wish. With the support of your business we are able to publish local children’s letters to Santa during the week your ad is ran.

For more information please call 936-449-6397 or email ads@montgomerycountynews.net

Deadline Dec. 17th

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Texans Lay an Egg in Prime Time Losing to the Pats 42-14 James M. Rankin Published Book Author, Free Lance Writer & MCN Sports Writer

Foxborough Massachusetts: It has been said that the higher the expectations the bigger the disappointment. It was the biggest game of the season with two of the top AFC teams battling in Prime Time on Monday Night Football. It was an opportunity for the Houston Texans to declare to a national audience that they had arrived and to take their well deserved place on the top rung. However, fate is a fickle friend and had other plans for the Texans as the New England Patriots totally dominated the local boys that humbled and muted the fan base losing big time 42-14. The time of possession was almost identical for both teams, but the results were light years apart.

The Texans' stars were dimmed in the bright lights as Matt Schaub's performance was flat missing his targets he could not rally his troops to rise to the level necessary to secure the victory. He ended the day

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look like terra cotta; others are simply rigid plastic barrels in various styles and colors. All usually come with a hose bib at the bottom, a spigot and length of hose. Make sure that the opening at the top has a screen or grated cover to keep out mosquitoes or other critters. In the basic system, you simply place the barrel under a downspout.

Elevating the barrel on blocks will make it easier to place a container or watering can under the hose and spigot at the bottom of the barrel. Most barrels have an outlet in the back of the barrel to connect a hose to additional barrels for more storage capacity.

Connecting the modified downspout to the barrel: If your downspout runs to the ground,

nineteen (19) completions on thirty-two (32) attempts for two hundred and thirty-two (232) yards and an ill advised pass that was intercepted in the end zone. Texans' wide receiver Andre Johnson was well attended to by an average Patriots' secondary, but he did manage to catch eight (8) passes for ninety-five (95) yards. Texans' running back Arian Foster finally found the end zone in the middle of the third quarter with a one (1) yard run off the left tackle. He went for a dismal forty-six (46) yards on fifteen (15) carries against a charged up New England defense.

Texans' rookie linebacker Whitney Mercilus was the only one to get to Tom Brady to record a sack, and the Texans' secondary felt the lost of their key players in Jonathan Joseph and others.

Coach Bill Bilichick seems to have the Texans' head coach Gary Kubiak's number winning in both of the Texans' appearances in Foxborough on both sides of the ball. He bought back wide receiver Donte Stallworth back in the lineup the past week, and smoked the you can use a hacksaw to shorten it so the rainwater runs directly into the screened opening on the barrel. An inexpensive flexible downspout can also be purchased at any home improvement store if the shortened downspout does not line up with the barrel opening. If you don’t have a gutter system in place, one can be installed relatively easily. Even a short piece of guttering (as little as 10 or 12 feet) can produce a surprisingly large amount of water in a very short period of time. Make certain that you wear all of the appropriate safety equipment, such as gloves and glasses when modifying the downspout or constructing a gutter system.

Rainwater uses: You can use the collected rainwater for your garden and house plants, and for other non-potable uses such as flushing toilets. There are some

‘After the disappointing loss against the New England Patriots 42-14, this is the only thing that could cheer up the Texans' fans.' Photo by Rankin Images Texans' secondary on a sixtythree (63) yards touchdown pass. Patriots' quarterback Tom Brady was the golden boy with a golden arm with twenty-one (21) completions on thirty-five (35) attempts for two hundred

and ninety-six (296) yards and four (4) touchdown passes to break the backs of the Houston Texans.

In other AFC South action, the Indianapolis Colts defeated the Tennessee Titans 27-23, and

the Jacksonville Jaguars lose to the struggling New York Jets 17-10. The Houston Texans host the Indianapolis Colts at home in Reliant Stadium on Sunday. It will be an interesting game to see if the Texans rise to

the occasion or fold from this past Monday's defeat, so read all about it in your hometown paper.

homes in Texas that use ONLY rainwater for all of household water needs. All of these “indoor” applications require that plumbing codes and local rules and regulations be carefully followed, but it can be done. These applications will also require storage tanks larger than those found at the home and garden stores. And pumps may be required. Even so, tanks and related rainwater harvesting supplies can be easily found online.

Benefits: Whether you’re installing a 55-gallon barrel or a 2,500-gallon consolidated system, you’re helping the environment and your wallet by: * Reducing runoff to the local storm water collection system * Providing naturally softened water for your garden and delicate houseplants * Creating a backup source of water for times of drought * Reducing your water bill

* Delaying the cost of finding and developing alternate water supplies * Educating your neighbors and encouraging them to build their own rainwater collection

system.

Visit the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District web site at www.lonestargcd.org for more information on rainwater harvesting.

Kathy Turner Jones is the general manager at the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District. You may contact her at 936-494-3436 or at kjones@lonestargcd.org.

tragedy that comes from impaired driving could be prevented if everyone would take a few simple precautions.

Always follow these tips: * Be responsible and don’t risk driving drunk. You will be caught. * If you plan to drink, choose a designated driver before going out. * Take a taxicab, or ask a sober friend to drive you home. * Spend the night where the

activity is being held, not in the jail. * Report impaired drivers to law enforcement. * Always buckle up – it’s your best defense against an impaired driver. * Parents, be a good example: Don’t drink and drive and remind children to call if they’re ever in an uncomfortable situation. Teach them never to get into a car with someone who has been drinking.

quarters to our community reaffirms that The Woodlands area is uniquely positioned to provide the best business environment, from its vibrant economy to a superior quality of life.”

The Legislature created the TEF in 2003 and has reappropriated funding in every legislative session since then to help ensure the growth of Texas businesses and create more jobs throughout the state. TEF projects must be approved by the

governor, lieutenant governor and speaker of the House. The fund has since become one of the state’s most competitive tools to recruit and bolster business. To date, the TEF has invested more than $482 million and closed the deal on projects generating more than 64,914 new jobs and more than $17.4 billion in capital investment in the state.

For more information about t h e T E F, p l e a s e v i s i t http://www.texaswideopenforbu siness.com/incentivesfinancing/tef.php or http://www.governor.state.tx.us.

Drinking & Driving from page 1 soon and will continue into the New Year. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office will have deputies specifically designated to enforce impaired driving laws. The overtime is funded by a grant from the Texas Department of Transportation.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office wants to remind everyone that much of the

New Jobs from page 1 our operations, most notably our total water management solutions business for the oil & gas industry.”

"We are thrilled to welcome Layne Christensen as the newest member of The Woodlands area's corporate community,” The Woodlands Area Economic Development Partnership CEO Gil Staley said. "The decision to relocate their corporate head-

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And on the 1ST day of January, 2013 between the hours of 10:00 o’clock a.m. and 4:00 o’clock p.m., on the West side of the Montgomery County Courthouse, Conroe, Texas, I will offer for sale and will sell at public auction, for cash, all the rights, title and interest of Mohammad Ilyas, Defendant, in and to said property.

Witness my hand this the 8th day of November, 2012 BY: Sgt. R. Willingham # 8404 Kenneth Hayden, Constable Pct. 4, Montgomery County, Texas 21130 US Hwy 59 #C, New Caney, Tx. 77357, 281-577-8985 Published Dates: December 5, 12, 19, 2012

LEGAL NOTICE

Application has been made with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission for a WINE AND BEER RETAILER’S PERMIT by LAURA EICHELBERGER dba THE RITZY PECAN CAFÉ, to be located at 21149 EVA STREET, MONTGOMERY, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS 77316.

Published Date: December 5, 12, 2012

In compliance with (2303.157) of the Vehicle Storage Lot Facility Act, the following vehicles will be sold “as is” to the Public on Thursday December 13, 2012 at Stowes’ Wrecker Service 9:00 am to 10:00 am at 21587 Eva St. Montgomery, TX 77356 Vin# 1FAFP53U15A281444 Vin# 1B7FD14T7FS631947 Vin# JA4MR41H7PJ007657 Vin# 1FTEX15N7HKA53600 Vin# 1YVGE22C2T5549719 Vin# 1FMYU22X4WUD01932 Published Date: December 5 & 12, 2012 NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of JOHNNIE H. CARNEY, Deceased, were issued on November 8, 2012, in Cause No. 12-29,521-P, pending in the County Court at Law No. 2, MONTGOMERY County, Texas, to: LYNN E. CARNEY. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. c/o: Mr. James H. Hard, Jr. Attorney for the Executor 952 Echo Lane, Suite 220 Houston, Texas 77024 DATED the 6th day of December, 2012. /s/ James H. Hard Attorney for LYNN E. CARNEY State Bar No.: 08947000 952 Echo Lane, Suite 220 Houston, Texas 77024 Telephone: (713) 464-7755 Facsimile: (713) 464-5510 Published Date: December 12, 2012

HELP WANTED HELP WANTED

Cajun Ready Mix is now accepting applications for experienced Mixer Truck Drivers. Must have Class B CDL or better, have clean driving record, be at least 23 years of age, and be able to pass a DOT Drug Screen. Please apply in person at 12691 FM 149 Road, Montgomery, TX 77316.. 1/16

Cajun Ready Mix is now accepting applications for a Batchman for our Montgomery Plant. Must have computer experience, a Class B CDL and be able to pass a DOT Drug screen. Bilingual is a Plus! Please fax resume to 936-597-7344 or email to cajunreadymix@consolidated.net, or apply in person at 12691 FM 149 Rd., Montgomery, TX 77316.. 1/16

Cajun Ready Mix is now accepting applications for a Loader Operator. Must have knowledge of heavy equipment. Experience a Plus! Apply in person at 12691 FM 149 Road, Montgomery, TX 77316.. 1/16

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We offer organic pecans (natural and flavored) in 1 LB bags of halves and pieces. We sell mesquite and pecan wood chips and fire wood. We offer customized home décor items as wreaths and table pieces.

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Mr. Anthony Giampaolo 27314 West Balsam Fir Circle Montgomery, Texas 77386 All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

DATED the 6th day of December, 2012. /s/ J. James Luck Attorney for Estate Published Date: December 12, 2012 NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF THOMAS DOUGLAS THEIS, DECEASED Notice is hereby given that the original Letters of Independent Administration for the Estate of Thomas Douglas Theis were issued on November 29, 2012 in Cause No. 12-29,582-P pending in County Court at Law No. 2 of Montgomery County, Texas, to: Heather L. Snyder, Independent Administrator without bond of the estate, who resides in Spring, Harris County, Texas, and whose mailing address for claims is: Estate of Thomas Douglas Theis c/o: C. Boone Schwartzel Attorney at Law 1010 Lamar, Suite 1520 Houston, Texas 77002 All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

DATED this 10th day of December, 2012. /s/ C. Boone Schwartzel Attorney at Law State Bar No. 17870500 1010 Lamar, Suite 1520 Houston, Texas 77002 Tel. (713) 654-1133 Fax (713) 654-1188 Attorney for Independent Administrator Published Date: December 12, 2012 NOTICE TO CREDITORS

PUBLIC NOTICE AUTO AUCTION

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The residence of the Executor of such Estate is In Montgomery County, Texas, the post office address is:

LOT FORTY (40), IN BLOCK FIVE (5), TIMBERLINE ACRES, SECTION THREE (3), A SUBDIVISION OF 80 ACRES LOCATED IN THE N.S. SCHNITZ SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 699, OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 5, PAGE 291 OF THE MAP RECORDS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY,TEXAS, SAVE AND EXCEPT THE EAST 114.5 AND THE WEST 90 FEET OF LOT 40.

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Notice is hereby given that original Letters of Testamentary for the Estate of LORETTA E. GIAMPAOLO, Deceased, were issued on December 6, 2012, in Docket No. 12-26,601-P, pending in County Court At Law, Number Two of Montgomery County, Texas, to ANTHONY GIAMPAOLO.

By virtue of a Writ of Execution issued out of the County Court at Law #1 of Montgomery County, Texas, on a Judgment rendered on the 5th day of September, 2002, in the case of Soca Funding, L.L.C. Assignee Of Tariq Amin, Plaintiff, vs. Mohammad Ilyas, Defendants, Cause No. 001106827 in said court, judgment being in favor of Tariq Amin, Plaintiff as against Defendants, I did on the 2nd day of November, 2012 at 1:58 o’clock pm., levy upon the following-described property of Defendants: Mohammad Ilyas

2005 Ford Taurus 1985 Dodge Pick up 1993 mitsu Montero 1987 Ford Truck 1996 Mazda 626 1998 Ford Explorer

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Whirlpool side x side refrigerator, 27 cubic-foot., needs ice maker almond color runs good, $200.00. 713-203-4455

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Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of CHARLES MICHAEL STRICKLAND, Deceased, were issued on November 8, 2012, in Cause No. 12-29,517-P, pending in the County Court at Law No. TWO, Montgomery County, Texas, to: MARGARET STRICKLAND. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. c/o: Representative, Estate of CHARLES MICHAEL STRICKLAND 12673 Joos Road Willis, Texas 77378 DATED the 5th day of December, 2012. /s/ ALTON K. STEWART, JR. Attorney for MARGARET STRICKLAND State Bar No.: 19222000 402 W. Phillips Conroe, Texas 77301 Telephone: (936) 756-1196 Facsimile: (936) 756-1193 Published Date: December 12, 2012 NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Wanna Mae Polkinghorn McCorkell, Deceased, were issued on October 18, 2012, in Cause No. 12-29,435 P, pending in the County Court at Law NO.2, Montgomery County, Texas, to: Mitzi Lorraine Robinson.

All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. c/o: Mitzi Lorraine Robinson 43 Lush Meadow The Woodlands, Texas 77381 DATED the 11th day of December, 2012. /s/ Michele Malloy Attorney for Mitzi Lorraine Robinson State Bar No.: 12870300 2203 Timberloch Place, Suite 126 The Woodlands, TX 77380 Telephone: (281) 367-8007 Facsimile: (281) 363-4987 Published Date: December 12, 2012

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Going through town

By Nancy Jowers This year's parade was the biggest one yet! In fact there were so many participants we were wondering if there would be anyone in town to watch!

The parade route was different and worked out perfectly so that the end of the parade wasn't meeting the start of it!

Thanks to Shirley Schneider of the Sam Houston Memorial Funeral home, Eric Meier of the Montgomery Masonic Lodge and Willie Meirs (the awesome announcer), for all their help in making it run smoothly! And a big Thank You to the Montgomery Sheriff's Deputies who helped direct the traffic and keep the parade participants and spectators safe.

The Conroe parade did not allow horses in their parade this year, except for the Mounted division to patrol the area! I heard

Brittany Fennessy daughter of John Fennessy & Marcia Torney and Randy Dixon son of Randy & Phyllis Dixon were married on Sunday, December 9th at the Raven’s Lodge in the Huntsville State Park. Both Bride & Groom are employed by the Bentwater Resort in Montgomery County, Texas.

Some members of the YeeHaw Sisterhood: left - right, Anett Mier, Teresa Rawls, Rebecca Rawls, Nancy Jowers, Sallie Gillispie, and in front Sue Stacey with the Hit of the parade 'Tasha' the mini-horse. that was a huge disappointment for several of the parade goers! I guess next year the children and 'big' children who can't wait to see the

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horses, should come join us in Historic Montgomery where we still remember horses helped make this Great State of Texas!

San Jacinto Masonic Lodge present gifts to the TLC Food Pantry

Members of the San Jacinto Masonic Lodge #106 in Willis, Mr. Jim Jones and Mr. Doug Hall present Christmas presents to Brenda Michalak a volunteer at the TLC Food Pantry located at 110 West Montgomery Street in Willis.

The Masonic Lodge donates presents to be distributed throughout the community.

For more information on the TLC Food Pantry and how you can help brighten someone's day by giving, call TLC Food Pantry at (936) 856-8317.

Murder from page 1 confronted in the street by Devita and was shot during an argument with a shotgun one time in the chest killing him.

April Nicole Devita (DOB 5-8-1982) was arrested and taken to jail for endangering a child and the children were r e l e a s e d t o C h i l d r e n ’s Protective Services.

The investigation continued into the night by crime scene, homicide, and narcotic investigators. Additional charges are possible.

Information Source: Lt. Dan Norris Administrative Services – PIO #1 Criminal Justice Dr. – Conroe, Texas 77301 936-760-5871