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VOLUME 122, NUMBER 172 ROSENBERG-RICHMOND, TEXAS
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FORT BEND BASEBALL LEAGUE
Lamar secures berth in play-offs; see Sports
Good Afternoon
Fort Bend Journal
Around the Bend
Obituaries
Today’s Scripture
Fireworks rescheduledRosenberg’s Fourth of July fireworks
show, postponed by hazardous weather, has been rescheduled for nightfall on Thursday, Sept. 25, at Seabourne Park, the city announced. The event is free and open to the public.
Mega Sports Camp Registration is underway for MEGA
Sports Camp for ages 5-6 — taking place 5-8 p.m. daily through Wednesday at Great Oaks Baptist Church, located at 7101 FM 2759 in Richmond. The camp includes food, fun and fellowship. For more infor-mation, call 281-343-5884 or 281-343-1246.
Bridge every WednesdayBridge is played at 1 p.m. each
Wednesday at Faith United Methodist Church, 4600 FM 359 in Richmond. It is open to all Fort Bend County bridge players. For more information, email [email protected].
AARP Chapter 1772AARP Chapter 1772 will meet Thurs-
day, July 24, at the Rosenberg Conven-tion Center for a noon pot-luck dinner and games.
‘Aladdin Jr.’ on stageFort Bend Theatre is staging Disney’s
“Aladdin Jr.” at 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays and 10 a.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays through July 24 at 2815 N. Main in Stafford. For more information, call 281-208-3333.
Day, night ESL classesLamar CISD’s Project LEARN, a fam-
ily literacy program, offers English as a Second Language (ESL) classes for people in the district — day and evening classes, plus early childhood classes for children ages 0-3 while their parents at-tend class during the day. For more in-formation, call 832-223-0421.
‘Les Miserables’ musicalThe Fort Bend Theatre will present
the musical “Les Misérables” at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 1-2, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 3, at the Stafford Centre. For tickets, visit fortbendtheatre.com.
When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I’m beginning to believe it. — Clarence Darrow
Rosenberg Police Department 911 dispatcher Lee Meyen giving 911 tips on Facebook. Her latest: If you call 911, even by mistake, don’t hang up the phone ...
Also, Dr. Larry Wilkinson and Bryan McAuley attending Saturday’s museum lecture on Reconstruction ... Barbara Downer hoping husband Brett gets home at a decent hour to mark their 24th anniversary ... Moni-ca Garner touting her zumba classes on Facebook.
Richard Allen Frenzel Sr., 71Knighton infantRokki Ford Roberts, 67Ruben Viveros, 66
I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content.
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HERALD STAFF
The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a high-tech scam and is asking residents to be wary of it.
There are several examples of resi-dents who have received calls on their cell phones from persons representing
themselves as official county employees, according to 240th District Judge Thom-as R. Culver III.
One resident was duped into paying $1,500 with a cash card, said Culver.
The caller falsely claimed that the resident had ran a red light and that the incident was caught on camera.
The scammer told the resident that if she paid the fine over the phone he would have the matter dismissed, said Culver.
Another incident involved a scammer who convinced a resident that they had to pay money for missing a jury sum-mons, said Culver.
Culver emphasized that the county doesn’t handles a jury summons that way. Even if someone misses a day of jury duty, they are not fined, he said.
The judge said he doesn’t know how the scammers are getting the phone numbers.
The Sheriff’s Office is investigating the incidents.
Scammers claim traffic, jury offenses
HERALD STAFF
It may be summer, but it’s already time for the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District to look ahead to the 2014-15 school year — and the system’s 2014-15 budget.
The latest step was a report to LCISD trustees from Chief Financial Officer Jill Ludwig on current-year budget matters and details on the 2014-2015 budget pro-cess.
Ludwig discussed legislative topics and the status of budget development at the trustees’ regular monthly meeting.
The tax collections report was also re-viewed.
Collections have approached 99 percent for the 2013-14 roll, Ludwig said. Total pay-ments for 2013-14 are $894,995.
Also, the district has received a num-ber of substantial donations, according to Trustee President Julie Thompson.
Here are some she mentioned: ■ The Adolphus Parent Teacher Or-
ganization donated $21,875 for a concrete slab at Adolphus Elementary School.
■ The Campbell Parent Teacher As-sociation donated $56,826 to purchase library related materials, an obstacle course structure and math and science equipment for Campbell Elementary School.
■ Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation donated $3,685 from a grant to purchase gardening and science materi-als for McNeill Elementary School.
Trustees also approved performance appraisal policies for evaluating teachers and localized policy manuals as present-ed by the Texas Association of School Boards.
Superintendent Dr. Thomas Randle said the policies are customized to pro-vide a framework to enforce legal policies and district guidelines.
Trustees also approved renovations for Huggins, Pink and Seguin elementary schools and other facilities via a contract with VLK Architects. The work is funded by a November 2011 bond referendum.
Trustees also approved design develop-ment plans for the satellite transportation center, also funded within the 2011 refer-endum.
LCISD talks money, projects
HERALD STAFF
The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association — the largest and old-est livestock organization based in Texas — will host a Ranch Gathering in Rosen-berg on Tuesday.
The gathering will be held at the Fort Bend County Fairgrounds.
It will feature a legislative update and law enforcement news.
Also, at 4 p.m., Jason Cleere, a Texas A&M University associate professor and extension beef battle specialist, will give a live cattle demonstration.
The association has more than 16,400 beef cattle operations, ranching fami-lies and business members who manage 4 million head of cattle on 79.5 million acres of range and pasture land primarily in Texas and Oklahoma.
Registration for Tuesday’s gathering will begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by a free beef dinner.
The event is free and open to the public and anyone interested in joining the Tex-as and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Asso-ciation can do so during the event.
Those who join will receive gate sign courtesy of Bayer Animal Health and New Holland Agriculture.
For information about the association, including a membership application, visit tscra.org or call 800-242-7820.
HERALD STAFF
Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls is seeking belated travel authorization for a trip to Lexington, Ky. to view a heli-copter, according to the Fort Bend County Commissioners’ Court agenda.
The meeting during which this and other agenda items will be considered is at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Fort Bend County Courthouse.
No other detail was available on the July 14 trip by Nehls though the depart-ment, in 2013, espoused the benefits of having a helicopter for certain operations.
In other action, commissioners will consider approving numerous engineer-ing plats including: City of Missouri City fire station in Precinct 1; River’s Edge subdivision in Precinct 1; Bonrbook Plan-tation North in Precinct 1; Gastro Texas Surgery in Precinct 3; Cinco Ranch South-
west Primrose in Precinct 3; and others.Commissioners will also consider
a $181,667 invoice from Crain Group, LLC, for construction services at the new library administration building as well as a $23,600 invoice for founda-tion repairs at the Bud O’Shieles Com-munity Center.
Several toll road authority agenda items will be considered, including an implementation agreement between the county and TransCore, LP, for tolling seg-ments of the Fort Bend Parkway and the Westpark Tollway.
An engineering services agreement will be considered between the county and Reynolds, Smith and Hills, Inc.
Commissioners will consider accept-ing a $27,384 grant from Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation for the purchase of automated external defibrillators.
Commissioners will also consider a tax
abatement agreement with Kobelco Weld-ing of American, Inc., in Precinct 2.
In other action commissioners will consider action on an agreement for the SH 36A Development Corridor Business Plan between the county and the Texas Economics & Management Systems, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $55,000.
The agreement involves the Port of Freeport and other transportation hubs in Texas.
Commissioners will also take action on an invoice transmittal to Fort Bend Coun-ty Engineering Recycling Center for miss-ing/stolen cash totaling $550.
In other action, commissioners will consider an agreement with the Crain Group, LLC, for construction services at the William B. Travis Building for an amount not to exceed $568,629.
This is for expansion work on the fourth floor of the structure.
BY MARQUITA [email protected]
Two years ago he picked up his paintbrush and anxiety rush through his body.
“What if I can’t do it?” he thought.What if he lost his talent, his style,
his touch? What would he do then?Still Charles Weiss, knew he’d be OK
because even if he did take a 15 year hi-atus from it, painting courses through his veins.
So when he decided to rediscover his passion, Weiss sat in his art studio in his Pecan Grove home that he shares with his wife and children and put the brush to the canvas.
The colors merged, the image formed and his hands found their rhythm.
Once the painting was completed, he posted a photo of the painting online and waited with baited breath for the response — and it was encouraging.
“People kept commenting and it felt good,” Weiss said with a smile.
Oh, yeah — he was back.
Coming onto the sceneSince his return to painting, Weiss,
54, has started to make a name for him-self around Fort Bend County.
His debut into the Fort Bend art realm came last September and Octo-ber when Weiss showcased a special collection of his art at the Fort Bend County Museum called “A Moment in Time in Fort Bend.”
It was a collection of realism paint-ings of historic buildings and familiar places around the county.
Many of the paintings are of build-ings from the mid 1800s to the early 1900s, including the Beasley chapel, the Moore Home, the McNabb House and Imperial Sugar.
“The project took me up and down Highway 90 from Sugar Land to Rosen-berg and served as what I like to think of as an intimate introduction into the place I call home,” Weiss said. “Over about an 18-month period, I worked to capture images that were true to the look and feel of the history of Fort Bend County.”
The collection, he said, represents
Fort Bend over a 150 year period, cov-ering images from agriculture to law and order, and from historic homes to entertainment.
“I moved to Fort Bend County five and a half years ago from Virginia. The Moment in Time series gave me an opportunity to get to know the area from a unique perspective,” Weiss explained. “I have taken hundreds of photos, many of the same location from different vantage points as a way of getting to know every side of the building or image.”
Additionally, as part of the painting process he also researched the history of his images.
“From a historical perspective, we are living in times where so many won-derful buildings — and I am not neces-sarily talking about Fort Bend County — have been demolished for the sake of building bigger and better. I hope in some small way, these images will help preserve a moment in time of life in our County long after I am gone.”
Painter fulfills his passion
HERALD PHOTO By MARQUITA GRIFFIN
Charlie Weiss of Richmond returned to painting two years ago.New Orleans street scene among his works
SEE PAINTER, PAGE 8
Cattle event set Tuesday
Is sheriff getting a helicopter?
HERALD STAFF
NEEDVILLE – The first day of school for all campuses within the Needville Independent School Dis-trict is Monday, Aug. 25.
Parents are urged to register their children in advance at their respec-tive campuses, said Curtis Rhodes, superintendent.
“This will save any delay on the first day of school,” said Rhodes. “All campus offices are open for new- stu-
dent registration.”Busses will operate on the first day
of school with the same schedule as the 2013-14 school year.
“Therefore, your child can expect to board their bus at approximately the same time as last year,” said Rhodes.
Lunches will be served the first day of school. They are $2.50 at the elementary, middle school and junior high with a $2.60 price tag at Need-ville High School.
Students who were on free or re-
duced lunch and breakfast programs will also be served for a limited time. A limited breakfast will be served on the first day of school.
Handbooks will be distributed at the beginning of school and will in-clude the new dress code.
“Students in all grade levels are reminded to read their student hand-books very carefully in an effort to fully educate themselves on the prop-er attire for attending school,” said Rhodes.
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Today in HistoryBy THE aSSoCIaTEd PRESS
Today is Monday, July 21, the 202nd day of 2014. There are 163 days left in the year.Today’s Highlights in History:
On July 21, 1944, American forc-es landed on Guam during World War II, capturing it from the Jap-anese some three weeks later. The Democratic national convention in Chicago nominated Sen. Har-ry S. Truman to be vice presi-dent.
On this date:In 1773, Pope Clement XIV is-
sued an order suppressing the So-ciety of Jesus, or Jesuits. (The So-ciety was restored by Pope Pius VII in 1814.)
In 1861, during the Civil War, the first Battle of Bull Run was fought at Manassas, Virginia, re-sulting in a Confederate victory.
In 1925, the so-called “Monkey Trial” ended in Dayton, Tennes-see, with John T. Scopes found guilty of violating state law for teaching Darwin’s Theory of Evo-lution. (The conviction was later overturned on a technicality.)
In 1930, President Herbert Hoover signed an executive order establishing the Veterans Admin-istration (later the U.S. Depart-ment of Veterans Affairs).
In 1949, the U.S. Senate ratified the North Atlantic Treaty.
In 1959, the NS Savannah, the first nuclear-powered merchant ship, was christened by first lady Mamie Eisenhower at Camden, New Jersey.
In 1961, Capt. Virgil “Gus” Grissom became the second American to rocket into a sub-or-bital pattern around the Earth, flying aboard the Liberty Bell 7.
In 1972, the Irish Republican Army carried out 22 bombings in Belfast, Northern Ireland, killing nine people and injuring 130 in what became known as “Bloody Friday.”
In 1973, Israeli agents in Lille-hammer, Norway, killed Ahmed Bouchikhi, a Moroccan waiter, in a case of mistaken identity, appar-ently thinking he was an official with Black September, the group that attacked Israel’s delegation at the 1972 Munich Olympics and killed 11 athletes.
In 1980, draft registration be-gan in the United States for 19- and 20-year-old men.
In 1994, Britain’s Labor Party elected Tony Blair its new leader, succeeding the late John Smith. Former Senate Republican leader Hugh Scott died in Falls Church, Virginia, at age 93.
In 1999, Navy divers found and recovered the bodies of John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife, Carolyn, and sister-in-law, Lauren Bes-sette, in the wreckage of Kenne-dy’s plane in the Atlantic Ocean off Martha’s Vineyard. Advertis-ing executive David Ogilvy died in Bonnes, France, at age 88.
Ten years ago: President George W. Bush sketched out a second-term domestic agenda, telling campaign donors he would shift focus to improving high school education and expanding access to health care. Academy Award-winning composer Jerry Goldsmith died in Beverly Hills, California, at age 75. Richard Bloch, co-founder of H&R Block, the world’s largest tax preparer, died in Kansas City, Missouri, at age 78.
Five years ago: The Senate voted to terminate further produc-tion of the Air Force’s topline F-22 fighter jets. Prosecutors in Cam-bridge, Massachusetts, dropped a disorderly conduct charge against prominent black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr., who was arrest-ed by a white officer at his home near Harvard University after a report of a break-in. John “Mar-maduke” Dawson, a longtime Grateful Dead collaborator and co-founder of New Riders of the Purple Sage, died in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico at 64. Taco Bell mascot Gidget the Chihuahua died in Santa Clarita, California, at 15.
One year ago: Belgium’s King Albert abdicated after a 20-year reign; his son Philippe took over as the fractured nation’s seventh king. Phil Mickelson won the British Open, shooting a 5-under 66 to match the best round of the tournament and win his first clar-et jug. Britain’s Chris Froome won the 100th Tour de France.
Today’s Birthdays: Singer Kay Starr is 92. Movie director Norman Jewison is 88. Former Attorney General Janet Reno is 76. Actress Patricia Elliott is 72. Actor David Downing is 71. Actor Edward Herrmann is 71. Actor Leigh Lawson is 69. Ac-tor Wendell Burton is 67. Actor Art Hindle is 66. Singer Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) is 66. Cartoonist Garry Trudeau is 66. Comedian-actor Robin Williams is 63.
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NATION WORLD STATETot dies in foster care
HUNTINGTON — Officials say a 2-month-old girl has died at an East Texas home as her foster mother ran an errand and left several other adults to watch the baby.
Teen in go-kart diesFORT WORTH — A
14-year-old died after her go-kart crashed during an autocross. Police say it’s un-clear if the girl lost control for medical or mechanical reasons.
Cabin has smokeAUSTIN — A Southwest
Airlines jet bound for Dallas safely returned to Austin after reports of smoke in the cab-in. Southwest Flight 4625 re-turned just minutes after take-off Sunday.
Kerry bound for MideastWASHINGTON — Secre-
tary of State John Kerry is making a renewed push for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, leaving Monday for another trip to the Middle East.
James Garner diesNEW YORK — Fans and col-
leagues alike are mourning the death of film and TV actor James Garner (“Maverick,” “The Rockford Files”), who has died at age 86.
Sharks spur tourismCHATHAM, Mass. — As
sightings of great white sharks mount off Cape Cod, shark T-shirts are everywhere, “Jaws” has been playing in theaters and boats are taking more tourists out.
UN vote on crash setUNITED NATIONS — The
U.N. Security Council will vote Monday on an Australia-pro-posed resolution demanding international access to the Ukraine plane crash site and a cease-fire.
Hospital reportedly hitGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Is-
raeli tank shells struck a hospi-tal in Gaza on, a health official at the facility said. The official said the shells killed at least four people and wounded 60.
Clashes kill 47CAIRO — Clashes between
rival Libyan militias fighting for control of the international airport in the capital, Tripoli, killed 47 people in a 24-span of fighting, Libya’s Health Minis-try said.
Area Birthdays
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Note: The deadline for Area Birth-days is 9 a.m. Monday through Friday, and 4 p.m. Friday for the weekend edition. Any birthdays called in after that will go in the following day.
Brazos Crossing ChorusThe Brazos Crossing Chorus,
which performs in a cappella harmony, has rehearsals at 7 p.m. each Monday at Calvary Baptist Church, 4111 Airport Blvd. Wom-en who like to sing are invited to come to any rehearsal. For more information, contact Debbie Thomas at 281-750-2022 or [email protected].
Happy Cousins danceThe Happy Cousins Dance
Club will feature Donnie Wavra performing at its dance from 8-11:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, at the American Legion hall in Rosen-berg. For more information, call Norbert Scotka, president, at 281-342-2785.
Texas German SocietyThe Fort Bend Chapter of the
Texas German Society will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12, at the Al-bert George Branch Library, 9230 Gene St. in Needville. For more information, call 281-342-8243.
Terry High orientationB.F. Terry High School is hold-
ing its freshman orientation, Fish
Camp, from 9 a.m.-noon Wednes-day, Aug. 13, starting in Graeber Auditorium. Parents are welcome. For more information, call 832-223-3400.
Ranger Reveille setB.F. Terry High School will have
Ranger Reveille for sophomores, juniors and seniors from 8 a.m.-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12, and Thursday, Aug. 14. Stu-dents can pick up schedules, apply for parking permits and visit with counselors. For more information, call 832-223-3400.
Wallis Dance ClubThe Wallis Dance Club will have
a public dance from 8-11:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, at Post 200. The Fabulous Four will perform. For more information, call Steve Muz-ny at 979-478-2494 or Charley Janik at 979-478-6226.
Blessing of the ChildrenFriendship Church, 4640 Rich-
mond Foster Road, will host its annual “Blessing of the Children” at its 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. services Sunday, Aug. 24. Students, teachers and administrators will be prayed
for as they return to school.
Lamar Class of ‘74 soughtThe Lamar Consolidated High
School Class of 1974’s 40th class re-union will take place Sept. 20 start-ing with a 6 p.m. meet-and-greet at the Swinging Door restaurant. To receive an invitation or registra-tion form, send your address and email to [email protected]. On Facebook, follow the “LCHS 1974 Class Reunion” page.
Lamar Class of ’75 soughtMembers of the Lamar Class
of 1975 are being sought for a re-union in 2015. Alumni are asked to provide their address, phone num-ber and email address to Alice Martinez Compton at [email protected] or 713-705-2030 — or Paul “Dub” Marsala at [email protected] or 281-468-9184. Classmates may also join the Face-book page Lamar Mustangs Class of ‘75 40th Reunion.
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A discussion-heavy workshop on spending is on the table for Rosenberg City Council when council members convene Tues-day at 6 p.m.
The budget for fiscal year 2015 will be among the primary top-ics.
Joyce Vasut, the city’s executive director of administration ser-vices, will present the highlights of the proposed FY2015 budget.
City Council will be given the opportunity to review and discuss the proposed budget on two occa-sions, during Tuesday’s workshop and again on Aug. 9.
After the two workshops, the proposed budget will
be put to public hearings on Aug. 19 and 26 before it goes back to the council for approval.
Along with FY 2015 budget dis-cussions, the council will converse about the city’s current property tax rate and the projected tax rate for FY 2015.
The city’s debt service obliga-tions will be discussed by council when tackling the debt service fund, water/wastewater fund, the civic center fund, and the Rosen-berg Development Corp.
Vasut will provide an overview of Rosenberg’s current debt and the projected impact of future debt.
The council will also discuss the general budgets for the Rosenberg Development Corp. and the corpo-ration’s FY 2015 projects budget.
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Dana Deats mans the grill during the pancake fundraiser Saturday at the Mamie George Community Center.
Short stack coming up
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From left, Josh Crick, Lillie Ramires and Adele Litchfield talk during a down period at Saturday’s pancake fundraiser.
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Jeanette Washington takes a break from cooking pancakes to eat one during the Pancake Fundraiser held at the Mamie George Com-munity Center. This one is served up by Dana Deats.
Taking a pancake break
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Terri Bieber, left, explains the center’s donation process to Hanh and Hannah Nguyen during a tour of the Mamie George Community Cen-ter on Saturday.
Inquiring about donations
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From left, Ramona Rosales, Samuel Schomer, Orelia Schomer, and Alejandra Chavarria converse after eating a breakfast of pancakes and sausage links.
Breakfast with friends
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Pablo Garcia III, left, is assisted in the Mamie George Community Center’s gift shop by staff member Rosie Alaniz. The gift shop offers items at discount prices.
Gift shop
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Norma Locker, left, and Helen Torres sat at the entrance of the Ma-mie George Community Center to assist attendees of the pancake fundraiser on Saturday.
Manning the door
Pancake fundraiser at Mamie George Community Center
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A cat’s sleep habitsIs the feline Shere Khan of this world?
Under the dome? Under the dumb!
Olson bill addresses placement issues Shere Khan, my cat, slept something like 21 straight hours from Saturday morning into Sunday morning.
He’s my tabby named after the Bengal tiger in the Walt Dis-ney movie, Jungle Book.
Khan, as I call him, is a gray and black-striped male I ad-opted some months ago from the Ro s e n b e r g Animal Shel-ter.
Khan was at least five pounds lighter in those days.
His other hobby is eating. He gets hungry whenever he sees me.
There are other colors on his coat, and more than a striped de-sign given by nature. But for the life of me, no matter how closely I study him, I cannot come up with the colors or design.
Back to my original point, I’m not sure there is anything Sheer Khan likes more than sleep.
If so, it’s lying in the grass in the back yard for hours at a time, or in similar fashion, lying on the cement patio in the front of the house.
On the front patio/porch he is a type of guard, I’d say. It would be a stretch, but I’d say it.
He wouldn’t stop a mouse
from entering, let alone a person who means harm, but just being there is important, I guess.
I’m not quite sure if Khan is my pet or I am his.
The attitude I get borders on toleration. No … come to think of it, toleration is the right word.
Maybe with a tinge of bore-dom thrown in. Shere Khan might be bored with life. I’m not positive.
If I pet him, as he lies there be-tween one of his marathon naps, he looks up with those green and brown eyes with a gaze that seems to say: “___________”
That’s right, it says nothing. It’s a message that only a cat’s eyes can convey.
A dog has no chance at this gaze.
But the look from an awoken feline – especially my Khan – is a wordless message that emanates from an astronomical black hole somewhere or from an infinite void in the atmosphere of the space-time continuum.
Just big words to say it’s not from this world. OK?
So I press on. Samuel, my youngest son, does the same with Shere Khan.
This little game between peo-ple and cats is one my kid and I play with Shere Khan on a regu-lar basis. We study Khan. We are cat scientists. We are catologists. Google it. That’s what we are.
Samuel takes as much delight in trying to raise Shere Khan’s interest in life as I do.
And that’s because we love Shere Khan. He’s a lovable, sleepy head.
If Samuel or I continue to pet Khan, especially during one of these marathon sleep sessions, Khan’s eyes say something more.
He doesn’t really appreciate science all that much nor our de-votion and love.
Lying on the living room car-pet, the same square foot he has been in since almost the same hour the prior day, Khan raises his head slowly, gazes at me and says: “Seriously?”
He continues, albeit briefly.“Are you seriously waking
me up to tell me you love me?”Another explanation to equiv-
ocate that gaze would be: “I hate you.” but I’m an optimist, not a pessimist, and I think my cat ap-preciates the food and water.
Almost as quickly as I deci-pher that gaze, Khan lays his head back down on that same carpet and re-enters dream world. I admire the ease with which my cat can fall asleep.
I wonder if there are any cats that have insomnia? I doubt it.
After 21 hours of sleep, Khan awoke briefly on Sunday. He ate some food, checked out the backyard for about one hour, maybe two.
But he returned to his favor-ite foot of carpet and began an-other sleep session.
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There is a TV series about an entire town trapped un-der a giant, mysterious crys-tal-clear dome that appears out of the blue one day.
The dome is impenetrable; no one can get in, no one can get out. Who made the dome? A l i e n s ? God? A su-p e r- s e c re t branch of the U.S. gov-e r n m e n t ? No one knows. It’s a mystery.
No one under the dome can c o m m u n i -cate with the outside world and vice versa, except by put-ting your hands against it and looking soulfully at people on the other side while your mouth flaps silently. No radio, no TV, no voice, no smart- or dumb-phones.
I suppose they could write things on pieces of paper and show it to people on the out-side and vice versa, or bring by some lip-readers or find people on both sides who know American sign language, but no one inside or outside the dome seems to know how to do anything but text, which is now useless.
Besides, what would you say? “We’re trapped under a big dome and can’t get out”? Most people can figure that out without anyone telling them.
Stephen King wrote this, and he has written some of
the most creepy, chilling and terrifying books ever, so it’s a puzzlement how the only mys-terious thing about this show is why anyone watches it.
Even if you can get past the unappealing, stereotypical, cartoonish characters, life un-der the dome makes no sense.
Where does their food come from? Where does their gar-bage go? Where does the gas for their cars come from? Why doesn’t their air run out? Why don’t they have smog? Why isn’t it as hot as a greenhouse in there? Why is the grass green with no rain? Why does no one under the dome have a sense of humor?
Even in the darkest days of World War II, we had Bill Mauldin cartoons and Bob Hope. Rather than some kind of eerie, cosmic, sci-fi thrill-er, this is more like “The Young and the Restless” un-der glass with soap opera-ish plot lines.
Pretty soon I expect to find out the bad guy is really the evil twin of the good guy who is tied up in a room some-where, and that three hus-bands ago one of characters was abducted by aliens, but since she’s had amnesia for the last five years, she forgot all about it.
One of the promotional spots for this show bragged that it’s perfect for summer viewing.
What does that mean? That we wouldn’t watch this show if it were on in the winter?
Do network executives think our brains go soft in the summer and then hard-en when the cold weather re-
turns?Do people who live in the
South have different TV brains than those in the North?
“Would you even consider watching ‘Under the Dome’ in the winter?”
“I think not, my good man, the only thing we watch in the winter is ‘Masterpiece The-ater.’”
But maybe the climate does change our brains.
I’ve heard the most popular show in Norway is the “Yule Log.” But then, its only com-petition was “Norway’s Sad-dest Home Videos.”
This could have been a won-derful show and a gigantic hit if King had changed one little thing: if the dome appeared over the Kardashians’ home while all the housewives from Orange County, Atlanta, New Jersey and everywhere else just happened to be visiting that day. And just by coinci-dence, the Bachelor and the Bachelorette, Gordon Ramsay, all the people who were ever on “Survivor” and “Big Broth-er” as well as a few of the most egotistical but completely untalented contestants from “American Idol.”
Now that would be a show. And in this version, the food does run out, the garbage starts to smell, and maybe the air starts to get a little thin.
Tune in next week to find out what happens when there’s nothing for the Kar-dashians to buy.
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Call it a preemptive effort to stay ahead of the federal government on a volatile issue.
What happens if the so-called “border children” — the flood of un-accompanied minors from Central America who are illegally enter-ing the United States from Mexico — are given placement, temporary or otherwise, in locations in Texas and beyond?
U.S. Rep. Pete Olson, R-Texas — whose 22nd Congressional District includes Fort Bend County — has introduced a bill that would give lo-cal municipalities a voice in the de-cision-making process of where to host these children.
No cities in Olson’s congressional district have been asked about hous-ing these young aliens. Olson’s bill provides a framework, however, in case that would happen.
Mayors of Rosenberg, Fulshear, Meadows Place, Simonton and Mis-souri City stood in support in of Ol-son’s bill as a press event.
The legislation is H.R. 5138, or the Our Community, Our Choice Act.
It would require the U.S. Depart-ment of Health and Human Services to conduct a public hearing 90 days after selecting a potential location to house the children.
HHS would also have to consider input from state and local officials before issuing grants to house the children.
Olson says his bill would “give a voice to the communities that will be most directly impacted” by the issue.
The comments by area mayors il-lustrated their support of the legis-lation:
--Rosenberg Mayor Vincent Mo-rales Jr.: “This bill would give us an opportunity to start looking at what effects it’s going to have on housing, the school district and, really, the safety of our taxpayers. ... I want to be sure that there isn’t any undue burden on our local taxpayers or ser-vices.”
--Fulshear Mayor Tommy Kuyken-dall: “Community leaders should be informed about the possibility of housing unaccompanied alien minors, and be required to consent before Health and Human Services places them within or near a com-munity.”
Ultimately, the federal government might place these undocumented children where it sees fit. Olson’s bill, however, gives cities some shoul-der room to express their needs and concerns — and has merit for that reason.
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There’s nothing new about politicians using their offices to enhance their power. The word “gerrymander” was coined in 1812 after Massachusetts Gov. Elbridge Gerry signed a bill creating a leg-islative district that resembled a salamander.
But gerrymandering, which shields lawmakers from any sort of political accountability, is a major contributor to the current paralysis in Washington. And a Florida state judge, Terry Lewis, has struck a small but useful blow against that gridlock.
In a case brought by the League of Women Vot-ers of Florida, Lewis wrote a blistering opinion that tossed out two Congressional districts: one protecting a conser-vative white Republican, the other a liberal black Democrat. These contorted constituencies, he wrote, “made a mockery” of a con-stitutional amendment, approved by Florida voters in 2010, that mandates fair districts that don’t favor one party over the other.
This week, Republican leaders decided not to appeal the ruling, which could reverberate far be-yond Florida if and when other maps in other states are subjected to the same kind of legal scrutiny.
Many factors combine to make today’s Congress one of the least productive — and most unpopu-lar — in history. But distorted dis-tricts are clearly one of the most damaging causes.
To their credit, Republicans have placed a higher priority on local elections than the Demo-crats, and that effort gave them control of the redistricting pro-cess in many states. As Judge
Lewis wrote, however, they’ve also abused that power to undermine the popular will.
One result has been to inflate Republican gains in the House. In 2012, Democratic candidates for Congress won 1.4 million more votes nationwide than Republi-cans, yet gained 33 fewer seats. In Ohio, a state President Obama won twice, the GOP held a 12-to-4 edge in House members. In Penn-sylvania, another Obama strong-hold, the Republican advantage was 13-to-5.
Yes, Democrats used their lever-age to win extra seats in states like Illinois and Maryland. But over-all, estimates Christopher Ingra-ham in the Washington Post, “the Democrats are under-represented by about 18 seats in the House” — just enough to give Republicans the majority.
The second impact of gerry-mandering is on lawmakers once they come to Washington. Most are in such secure districts that they never have to pay attention to minority voices; their only real fear is being attacked in a primary as not pure or rigid enough. In that climate, compromise becomes vir-tually impossible.
As Obama predicted in The New Republic after the last elec-tion: “There are going to be a whole bunch of initiatives where I can get more than 50 percent support of the country, but I can’t get enough votes out of the House of Representatives to actually get something passed.”
That proved correct. Just look at the issue of immigration. In the Senate, where lawmakers have to run statewide and cannot ma-nipulate their constituencies, 14 Republicans backed reform. One reason: Those Republicans had to pay attention to a broader range of voters — including Hispanics — in states like Arizona, Tennes-see and Illinois.
Few House Republicans face the same pressures and incen-
tives. As a result, immigration re-form never even came to a vote in that chamber.
Democrats can be co-conspira-tors here. In many southern states, Florida included, they reached a bargain with the GOP that pro-duced two kinds of districts: safe Republican seats dominated by whites, and safe Democratic seats dominated by blacks. Minority representation rose, but the total number of Democratic seats fell sharply.
The result was “district-level segregation,” notes the Post, and the demise of the conservative white Democrats who once played the critical role of dealmaker on Capitol Hill.
One answer to the “mockery” Judge Lewis describes is to take the district-drafting power away from politicians and give it to a nonpartisan citizens’ commis-sion. Seven states do that now, and the example of California is en-couraging and instructive.
That state was so gerryman-dered that after the 2000 census, only one Congressional seat out of 53 changed party hands over the next decade. After a commission redrew the lines following the 2010 census, one-fourth of the districts became competitive — a much healthier outcome.
The other answer lies with the courts. Traditionally, they have been very reluctant to resolve political disputes, and that’s a good thing. Elections have con-sequences and winners have rights.
But in a healthy democracy, so do losers. In a healthy democracy, judges like Terry Lewis have to defend dissent. If House members are insulated from criticism, if they are protected from account-ability, if they never fear defeat, the whole system collapses.
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Richard Allen Frenzel, Sr.
Mr. Frenzel went home, with his family at his side, to be with The Lord on July 18, 2014. He was 71 years old. He is preceded in death by his daughter, Brandy, and his parents, Oliver and Olga Frenzel, son-in-law, Mark Norwood, and his brother in law, Eugene Barta. We know he is extremely happy to be reunited with again in a much better place.
Mr. Frenzel is survived by his four children, Renee Norwood Todd and her husband, Kenny; Richard Frenzel, Jr. and his wife, Diane; Michelle Stephenson, and Elaine Hargrove, and his sister, Carol Barta.
He has 14 grandchildren: Am-ber Norwood, Ashley Norwood, Lindsey Norwood, Haley Nor-wood, Miranda Norwood, Ryan Todd, and Tori Todd, David “Bud-dy” Frenzel, Heather, Joshua, Zachary, Jacob and Shea Stephen-son; Sean, Alex and Jessica Har-grove. He also has 13 great grand-children and three nephews, Tim Barta, Steve Barta and Danny Barta.
Mr. Frenzel will be laid to rest between his mother and daughter at a graveside service at Green-lawn Memorial Park in Rosenberg on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at 2:00 P.M.
Knighton infantFuneral services for Baby
Knighton are pending with Her-nandez Funeral Home.
Rokki Ford RobertsRokki Ford Roberts, 67, of Hous-
ton, TX, passed away on Sunday, the 13th of July 2014, doing what he loved, flying his glider.
He was born on the 26th of No-vember 1946, in Cam eron, Texas, the son of Henry Ford Roberts and Virginia Leath Roberts.
He received his Bachelor of Sci-ence degree in 1970 and his Doctor of Jurisprudence in 1972 from the University of Houston and prac-ticed law in Houston until his re-tirement in 2007.
He was a United States Army veteran having served his country in the 4th Infantry in Vietnam in 1967.
He was a gifted and avid pilot and enjoyed flying his sailplane and Carbon Cub airplane. He received both his private pilot’s license and glider license in 1971. He was an accomplished cross country glider pilot, having flown numerous 500 kilometer flights and was working toward his 1,000 kilometer flight. He had received both his Silver and Diamond Glid-er Badges and was a past National Champion in motor gliders.
He loved and supported his Uni-
versity of Houston Cougars, rare-ly missing a foot ball game, wheth-er at home or away.
He was preceded in death by his father, Henry Ford Roberts, Aunts Pearl Dreyer, Stacy Robertson Young, and Kathryn Belman. Rok-ki was a very loving husband and is survived by his adoring wife, Kathy Hager Roberts; mother, Vir-ginia “Ginger” Leath Coccaro of San Antonio; sister, Faith Roberts Kellar of San Antonio; brother, Frank Isaac and wife, Alice Ann of Union, Washington; niece, Gay Nord and husband Stan of San Antonio; nephew, Drew Kellar; wife, Heather and daughters, Oliv-ia and Amelia of New Braunfels. He is survived by brother and sister in laws, Sue Stewart and Dewayne Phillips, Kim and Bobby Howard, all of Haskell, and Stan-ley and Brenda Hager of Weinert. He is also survived by his lifelong friends, John Craig Wallace of Cameron, Kathy Gann of Rich-mond, David Coggins of Pasade-na, Al Heath of Katy, and many other friends and family.
Per his wishes, he will be cre-mated and there will be no ser-vices.
In lieu of customary re mem-brances, contributions in Rokki’s memory may be di rected to the Greater Houston Soaring Associ-ation, 13999 FM 1887, Hempstead, TX 77445; or the University of Houston, c/o Cougar Pride, 3100 Cullen Blvd., Suite 2400, Houston, TX 77204.
Ruben ViverosFuneral services for Ruben
Viveros, 66, of Rosenberg, Texas, are pending with Hernandez Fu-neral Home.
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There’s no shortage of activity at Wharton County Junior College — and through a new electronic newsletter, students, faculty and the general public can now stay abreast of these noteworthy hap-penings by checking their inbox.
The e-newsletter is The Pioneer.“New programs, collaborative
projects and numerous events occur at WCJC on a nearly daily basis,” said WCJC Director of Marketing and Communications Zina Carter.
“We want to share this informa-tion with everyone in our service
area and believe The Pioneer will be an effective way to do that.”
The inaugural issue was emailed to faculty, elected officials, local educators and media outlets. It was also linked to the college’s website and Facebook pages.
Upcoming issues of The Pio-neer will be released quarterly.
Marketing and Communi-cations Coordinator Benjamin Sharp oversees the project.
Each issue will focus on the lat-est news from the college’s four campuses: Wharton, Bay City, Sugar Land and Richmond.
The newsletter can be found on the college’s website — wcjc.edu — and on the college’s Facebook page.
To subscribe to The Pioneer, individuals can click on the “Join Our Mailing List” which can be found at the bottom left of each issue. There is no charge to sub-scribe.
“Anyone interested in what’s going on at WCJC should sub-scribe to The Pioneer,” Carter said. “It’s a free service and a real-ly great way to get a glimpse into all that the college has to offer.”
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Sweetwater Division W L T GB Lamar 9 1 0 -- Stratford 9 2 1 .5 Bush 4 5 1 4.5 Ridge Point White 2 7 1 6.5 Ridge Point Purple 1 9 2 8
Oyster Creek Division W L T GB Needville 7 3 1 -- Bellaire 5 3 1 1 Clements 5 5 0 2 Stratford 4 6 1 3 Spring Woods 1 9 2 6
Brazos River Division W L T GB Bellaire 8 2 2 -- Travis Black 8 2 0 -- Clements 5 5 1 3 Travis Red 3 5 1 4 Ridge Point Purple 2 8 0 6 Ridge Point White 0 6 0 6
LAKE OLYMPIA Division American League W L T GB Kempner 10 1 0 -- Foster Gold 9 3 0 1.5 Stratford 7 2 2 2 Elkins 6 5 0 4 Travis 5 5 1 4.5 Ridge Point Purple 5 5 1 4.5 Strake Jesuit Green 4 6 1 5.5 Bellaire 2 8 0 7.5 Spring Woods 0 11 0 10
National League W L T GB Clements 11 1 0 -- George Ranch 10 1 0 .5 Ridge Point White 6 4 0 4 Dulles 7 5 0 4 Strake Jesuit White 3 7 1 7 Needville 2 8 0 8 Foster White 1 7 1 8 Austin 2 9 0 8.5
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Brazos River Division Clements at Travis Red, 6 & 8
Oyster Creek Division lamar vs. Stratford, Spring Woods, 6 Bellaire at needville, 7
Lake Olympia Division Strake Jesuit White at George Ranch, 7 Ridge Point White at Foster White, 8
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HOYLAKE, England — Rory McIlroy completed a wire-to-wire victory Sunday in the Brit-ish Open to capture the third leg of the career Grand Slam.
McIlroy led by six shots go-ing into the final round and never let anyone closer than two shots. He closed with a 1-under 71 for a two-shot victo-ry over Sergio Garcia and Rick-ie Fowler.
Garcia put up the biggest fight. He was two shots behind when he left a shot in the pot bunker right of the 15th green and made bogey. Birdies on two
of the last three holes were not enough to catch McIlroy.
McIlroy won the 2011 U.S. Open and the 2012 PGA Cham-pionship. He joins Jack Nick-laus and Tiger Woods as the only players with three differ-ent majors at age 25 or younger.
Rypien takes celebrity eventSTATELINE, Nev. — Mark
Rypien beat out Jeremy Roe-nick and Annika Sorenstam to win the weather-delayed Amer-ican Century Celebrity Golf Championship on Sunday.
Rypien took the title for the
first time since winning the in-augural event in 1990.
Rypien ran away from Roe-nick and Sorenstam, putting up big Stableford points on his back nine, going 5 under for a record-breaking third-round to-tal of 33 points and 76 through-out the three-day event at Edge-wood Tahoe Golf Course.
Teen wins Marathon ClassicSYLVANIA, Ohio — Seven-
teen-year-old Lydia Ko broke free from a late tie with So Yeon Ryu, hitting a wedge to 4 feet for birdie on the 72nd hole
on Sunday to win the Marathon Classic.
She became the youngest player to top $1 million in ca-reer earnings on the LPGA Tour.
Franklin starts strongLOS ANGELES — Olympi-
an Missy Franklin won the 200-meter freestyle and fin-ished second in the 100 back-stroke on the final night of the Los Angeles Invitational on Sunday.
Franklin won in 1 minute, 58.38 seconds, well ahead of
Kylie Palmer of Australia, who touched second in 1:58.90.
In the 100 back, Olympian Elizabeth Pelton beat Franklin, winning in 1:00.57. Franklin, a teammate of Pelton at Califor-nia, finished in 1:00.70. Mik-ka Sheridan of Australia was third in 1:02.20.
Olympian Matt Grevers won the 100 back in 54.00, lowering his own meet record set in 2011. Ashley Delaney of Australia also went under Grevers’ old mark in taking second at 54.03.
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Briefs: McIlroy completes wire-to-wire finish by winning British Open
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The Texas High School Coaches As-sociation (THSCA) on Tuesday will host its annual All-star football game, featuring the state’s brightest stars playing in their final high school foot-ball game.
Fort Bend County will be well-rep-resented, as former Terry quarterback Kishawn McClain was named to the team and will play at the Alamodome at 7 p.m.
Joining MClain in the contest will be East Bernard’s Grant Aschenbeck.
McClain becomes just the second Terry player to participate in the game, joining Harry Wright, Jr. in 1988. He’s the first Lamar CISD player to make
the roster since Foster’s Joey Mbu was named in 2011. George Ranch has never had a player on the roster while Lamar Consolidated has had eight, as Chuck Obi last made the team for the Mustangs in 2008.
The South head coach, who will di-rect both McClain and Aschenbeck, is El Campo’s Bob Gillis. The North squad will be led by Cedar Hill’s Joey McGuire.
The game will be televised on Fox Sports Southwest and tickets are on sale for $10 each.
The THSCA will also hold an All-star basketball game at 7 p.m. Monday at the Alamo Convocation Center. This game, too, will be aired on Fox Sports Southwest.
No Fort Bend County players made
the 12-person South roster, coached by Cibolo Steele’s Lonny Hubbard. The North team will be helmed by San An-gelo Central’s Jaime Boswell.
The two events are held in conjunc-tion with the annual THSCA Conven-tion and Coaching School.
This year’s event runs from July 20-23 and will feature lectures by former college and current high school coach-es in baseball, football, basketball, vol-leyball, track, soccer, wrestling, power-lifting, softball and golf.
Former coaches set to speak at the convention include former Texans defensive coordinator Wade Phillips, former Baylor coach Grant Teaff, for-mer New Mexico State head coach Hal Mumme and former Texas A&M head coach R.C. Slocum.
AMERICAN LEAGUEAll Times Central
East W L Pct GBBaltimore 53 44 .546 —new york 50 47 .515 3Toronto 51 48 .515 3Tampa Bay 47 53 .470 7½Boston 46 52 .469 7½Central W L Pct GBdetroit 54 41 .568 —Cleveland 50 48 .510 5½Kansas City 48 49 .495 7Chicago 47 52 .475 9Minnesota 44 53 .454 11West W L Pct GBoakland 61 37 .622 —los angeles 59 38 .608 1½Seattle 52 46 .531 9Houston 41 58 .414 20½Texas 39 59 .398 22
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Sunday’s Gamesn.y. yankees 3, Cincinnati 2Toronto 9, Texas 6Boston 6, Kansas City 0Houston 11, Chicago White Sox 7Tampa Bay 5, Minnesota 3l.a. angels 6, Seattle 5oakland 10, Baltimore 2
Monday’s GamesTexas (Mikolas 0-2) at n.y. yankees (Greene 2-0), 6:05 p.m.Baltimore (B.norris 7-6) at l.a. angels (Shoe-maker 7-2), 9:05 p.m.n.y. Mets (niese 5-4) at Seattle (Elias 7-8), 9:10 p.m.
Tuesday’s GamesHouston at oakland, 9:05 p.m.
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Lamar’s summer team clinched at least second place in the Sweetwater Division with a 9-6 victory over second place Stratford in Fort Bend Baseball League action over the week-end.
With the win, Lamar im-proved to 9-1 with just two games remaining in the sum-mer league season. Stratford, Lamar’s likely opponent in the championship game, fell to 9-2-1.
Caleb Carrell contributed to the win both offensive and de-fensively. He went 2-for-3 at the plate with an RBI, while going the distance on the hill for La-
mar.Lamar took a 4-0 lead in the
first inning. Singles by Ryan Gonzalez, Carrell and Mark Atkins scored Gonzalez, and both Carrell and Atkins raced around to score when Anthony Lentini reached on an error.
After Robert Gonzalez sin-gled, Jose Vasquez (2-for-3, RBI) reached on another Stratford error, plating Lentini.
Lamar extended its margin to 7-0 in the bottom of the third. Anthony Escalante singled and scored after base hits by Lentini and Kyle Stoddard. After Deon-te Anderson was hit by a pitch to load the bases, Beau Day (2-for-2, RBI) also was plunked, forcing in Lentini. Ryan Gon-zalez recorded a walk to bring
home Vasquez.Stratford scored four in the
top of the fourth to trim the defi-cit to 7-4. But Lamar answered with solo runs in the bottom of the fourth and fifth innings.
In the fourth, Atkins walked, stole second and raced in on Lentini’s fielder’s choice.
Then in the fifth, Vasquez singled, stole both second and third and scored on Anderson’s RBI single to right-center field.
Lamar closed out the game in the seventh when Ryan Gonza-lez tagged out a Stratford base runner for the final out.
Lamar travels to Butler Sta-dium in Houston Monday night to face Bush, then plays host to Stratford Tuesday night in the regular season finale.
Fort Bend Baseball League
Lamar clinches playoff berth with 9-6 win
Lamar pitcher Caleb Carrell went the distance. He also added two hits at the plate.
Dual effortAnthony Lentini (left) congratulates Kyle Stoddard after scoring a run.
Home greeting
The Skeeters 18U softball team closed out the season by capturing first place at the Sealybration Stars and Strikes Tournament held in Sealy. Pictured, front row from left, are Brianna Reza, Emily Otto, Erin Spivey and Jordan Schumann; back row: Sam Vasquez, Vana Snyder, Olivia Aprea, Mary Jo Stavinoha, Amber Honsaker, Michelle Carr and Ainsley Otto.
Season success
Terry’s McClain to play in THSCA All-star football game
BY GARY [email protected]
Victoria Southwest struggled to remain alive, while the Pearland East All-stars roared into Tuesday night’s championship game at the Texas East Little League tourna-ment held in Tyler.
Victoria Southwest was routed by Pearland East in the opener, 11-3, but came back to edge Bridge City in a slug fest, 18-15, in the elimination bracket.
Pearland East followed up its first win with a 5-1 victory over Rose Capital East, a Tyler-based All-star team that opened the tourney with a hard-fought 3-2 tri-
umph over Bridge City.Monday night’s game features
Victoria Southwest taking on Rose Capital East in the elimina-tion bracket final.
In the 9/10-year-old tourna-ment, Section IV winner Sweeny lose both of its first two games to be eliminated from the tourna-ment.
The 10/11-year-old tourney saw Section IV champ Lake Jackson also struggle, dropping both of its first two games to be sidelined.
The Junior and Senior League tourneys saw Houston-area teams Post Oak and West University ad-vance to their respective champi-onship rounds.
Kishawn McClain
Texas East State All-stars
Pearland East unbeaten as Victoria Southwest struggles in early rounds
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The Rosenberg Police Depart-ment law incident report is as follows.
July 1705:59:18 Traffic Stop, 5500
block of Reading Rd05:39:52 Traffic Stop, Avenue I
& Ward St05:30:31 Traffic Stop, Avenue
M & 4th St05:28:38 Traffic Stop, Avenue
H & Lane Dr05:11:18 Traffic Stop, 900 block
of Blume Rd05:02:34 Traffic Stop, Lane Dr
& Avenue H04:53:49 Traffic Stop, 4800
block of Avenue H04:11:08 Traffic Stop, Avenue I
& Reading Rd04:02:25 Subject Stop, Reading
Rd & Town Center Blvd03:58:54 Traffic Stop, Old Rich-
mond Rd & Rawson Dr03:50:08 Subject Stop, 300
block of Lane Dr03:44:50 In House, 900 block of
Cole Ave03:30:01 Traffic Stop, 1000
block of Lane Dr03:25:40 Suspicious Vehicle,
2000 block of Avenue A01:15:27 Subject Stop, 3300
block of Avenue H00:56:25 In House, 1100 block
of Desert Springs Ln00:42:29 Suspicious Vehicle,
28300 block of Us 59 SB Frontage00:32:23 Warrant Service, 5100
block of Avenue H00:29:13 Traffic Stop, 3100
block of First St; Chevron
00:19:15 Subject Stop, Avenue R & Louise
00:14:05 Traffic Stop, 1800 block ofAvenue H
00:08:54 Subject Stop, Avenue G & 3rd St
23:56:46 Subject Stop, 5100 block of Avenue H; Old Kro-ger
23:41:02 Subject Stop, Bernie Ave & First St
23:25:33 Traffic Stop, Callen-der St & West St
23:23:44 Traffic Stop, 27200 block of US 59
23:10:19 Alarm Burglary, 1107 Juniper River Ct
22:59:57 Traffic Stop, Moray Dr & Jervis Dr
22:53:15 Traffic Stop, 26000 block of Us 59 SB
22:51:33 Traffic Stop, Town Village Blvd & Town Centre
22:48:21 Traffic Stop, 2100 block of First St
22:44:21 Traffic Stop, Avenue I & Damon St
22:39:40 Traffic Stop, 27200 block of Us Hwy 59
22:32:14 Traffic Stop, Avenue I & Macarthur St
22:27:41 Traffic Stop, Mons Ave & First St
22:23:35 Traffic Stop, Walger Ave & Houston St
22:20:35 Traffic Stop, Wilson Dr & Avenue H
22:20:03 Traffic Stop, 3rd St & Avenue C
22:06:42 Traffic Stop, Avenue H & First St
22:05:26 Traffic Stop, Avenue I & Reading Rd
22:03:05 Traffic Stop, Avenue H & Herndon Dr
21:54:55 Traffic Stop, Damon St & Avenue H
21:54:23 Traffic Stop, Divin Dr & Town Center Blvd
21:42:32 Welfare Check, 1300 block of Mahlmann St
21:42:47 Disturbance, 400 block of 4th St
21:31:11 Traffic Stop, Horace Mann Ave & Avenue I
21:29:09 Subject Stop, 1000 block of Lane Dr; Victoria Gar-den
21:06:38 Suspicious Vehicle, 3500 block of Rychlik Dr
20:59:15 Subject Stop, 1000 block of Lane Dr; Victoria Gar-den
20:57:14 Welfare Check, 7th St near Avenue C
20:48:24 Traffic Stop, Lane Dr & Woodrow Dr
20:40:49 Traffic Stop, Us 59 SB Frontage & Louise
20:35:10 Traffic Stop, Louise & Mons Ave
20:32:19 Traffic Stop, 7th St & Avenue I
20:17:59 Subject Stop, Airport Ave & Louise
20:07:57 Traffic Stop, 4700 Av-enue N
19:43:46 911 Hang Up, 26000 block of Southwest Fwy
19:39:47 Flagged Down, 24900 block of Commercial Dr
19:35:12 Traffic Stop, Town Center Blvd & Hannover Blvd
19:34:42 Traffic Stop, 24900 block of Commercial Dr
19:24:06 Traffic Stop, Reading
Rd & Vista Dr18:58:26 Traffic Stop, 1500
block of Avenue H18:51:19 Traffic Compliant,
Houston St near Avenue D18:50:00 Noise Complaint, 1811
City Hall Dr18:28:15 Traffic Stop, 3500
block of Avenue H18:01:09 Narcotics Complaint,
26000 block of US 59 SB17:47:21 Open Door, 1100 block
of 4th St17:39:16 Traffic Stop, Damon
St & Avenue H17:23:28 Traffic Stop, 1000
block of Lawrence St17:22:53 Traffic Stop, 3300
block of Fm 221817:22:13 Traffic Stop, First St
& Leaman Ave17:15:21 Traffic Complaint,
3700 block of Avenue H17:11:20 Traffic Stop, 2000
block of First St17:08:36 Assist Other Agency,
U.S. 90A W16:55:46 Traffic Stop, West-
wood Dr & Lane Dr16:49:23 Suspicious Vehicle,
23900 block of Commercial Dr16:46:00 Subject Stop, 3rd St &
Avenue D16:40:54 Traffic Control, 25000
block of Southwest Fwy16:36:39 Traffic Stop, Avenue I
& E Stadium16:29:43 Traffic Stop, Avenue I
& Mahlmann St16:18:11 Suspic Person, 5100
block of Avenue H16:00:04 Forgery/Fraud, 1200
block of Celaya Ct
15:54:41 CPS Referrals, 3100 block of Vista Dr
15:51:04 Traffic Control, Southwest Fwy & Fm 2218
15:48:38 Welfare Check, 7500 block of Summerdale Dr
15:46:02 Welfare Check, 700 block of Blume Rd
15:47:41 Disturbance, 8200 block of Silent Deep Dr
15:38:47 Traffic Stop, 1900 block of J Meyer Rd
15:34:23 Warrant Service, 26000 block of US 59 SB
15:32:46 Stalled Vehicle, Read-ing Rd & Avenue I
15:24:47 Theft, 1000 block of Lane Dr
14:32:27 Business Check, 1900 block of 4th St
14:11:16 Warrant Service, 900 block of Spur 10; Parole Office
13:52:21 Animal Call, 1800 block of Avenue H
13:49:41 Disturbance, 800 block of 7th St
12:39:28 Warrant Service, 900 block of Spur 10; Parole Office
12:25:31 Minor Accident, FM 2977 & Rohan Rd
11:23:11 Traffic Complaint, 1000 block of 4th St
11:22:59 Traffic Complaint, 4200 block of Highway 36
11:13:28 Traffic Complaint, 5500 block of Avenue N
10:29:46 Meals On Wheels, 2100 block of 4th St
10:19:55 Traffic Stop, 5700 block of Reading Rd
09:43:43 Traffic Stop, 5300 block of Reading Rd
09:06:05 Alarm Burg, 2700
block of Mercantile Dr08:32:30 Subject Stop, 2100
block of Avenue H08:05:25 Fleet Minor, 2000
block of FM 35907:56:52 Stalled Vehicle, Ave-
nue H & Lane Dr07:05:41 Hold-Up Alarm, 1100
block of Desert Oasis Ln06:13:15 Subject Stop, Avenue
H & Alamo St05:49:48 Traffic Stop, 26200
block of US 5905:47:13 Traffic Stop, 3400
block of Avenue I05:37:56 Traffic Stop, 26000
block of Southwest Fwy05:35:58 Traffic Stop, 1300
block of First St05:12:04 Traffic Stop, 2700
block of Mercantile Dr04:46:24 Alarm Burglary, 600
block of Park Place Blvd04:00:01 Traffic Stop, 3100
block of First St03:17:11 Traffic Stop, 2600
block of First St02:44:08 Disturbance, US 59 &
SH 3601:49:53 Property Check, 26000
block of US 59 SB01:30:21 Traffic Stop, Louise &
Airport Ave01:11:58 Traffic Stop, 3300
block of Avenue H01:02:39 Traffic Stop, 3900
block of Avenue I00:38:51 911 Hang-up, 23700
block of Commercial Dr00:27:52 Fleet Minor, 4th St &
Avenue G00:13:11 Subject Stop, 5th St &
Avenue H
Rosenberg Police Report
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When the exhibit opened it pulled in nearly 60 guests.
“Although I completed 15 paint-ings associated with the Moment in Time series, I still have a list of a few additional images that I plan to paint,” Weiss said.
Becoming an artistAs a child growing up in Lynch-
burg, Virginia, Weiss remembers being exposed early on to the arts.
“I have great memories of my parents taking me on numerous trips to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Virginia and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.,” he said. “It was there that I was introduced to a creative world, laying the founda-tion of a deep appreciation of the visual arts.”
His parents weren’t his only early muses, though, the era of his childhood also played a dominant role in influencing Weiss.
“Culturally, I am a product of the late 60s and 70s and I like that,” Weiss said. “Music and art from particularly those decades im-
pacted my perception and views. Those years produced some of the most fascinating times in modern history.”
In-your-face issues of the time include women’s rights, racial tension, the drug scene, the war in Vietnam and political unrest.
All of that “created a very rev-olutionary and to a degree unset-tling time; the music and art re-flected that turmoil,” Weiss said.
Weiss also notes that he was reared in a “ traditional, Southern, Nixon-supporting, conservative family with parents that had deep roots in the Great Depression.”
“Because of the strong influ-ences of the era combined with a conservative upbringing, my ap-preciation and overall tolerance for life is very broad,” he said.
That tolerance, he added, can be found in his works.
When it comes to his works, specifically his portraits, Weiss said he understands viewers like to be able to recognize people, but he pushes himself to reach beyond just recreating a look.
“The spaces the subjects inhab-
it are often undefined, providing an atmosphere that allows for un-certainty of emotional state,” he said. “The subjects retain their in-tegrity and yet a sense of intimacy is evoked.”
The public had a chance to view some of said works in April during an opening at Imperial Arts Gallery in Rosenberg.
Weiss’ paintings were exhib-ited alongside another painter, Sebastian Tristan, in the “Pop Goes the Art,” an Urban Ink show, which is dedicated to pay-ing homage to the art of graffiti, pop art and fusion of techniques and media that give a high-ener-gy urban vibe.
Weiss has also exhibited his works at a number of galleries in Virginia including the Lynchburg Fine Arts Center, Lynchburg Art Gallery, Sweet Briar Women’s College and the Central Virginia Community College.
The public can also view some of his works at CharlesWeissArt.net, which he launched around the time of his “A Moment in Time in Fort Bend” series.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
PAINTER: Many of his works shown locally
BY MARQUITA [email protected]
Lamar Consolidated ISD’s Com-mon Threads is gearing up for its back-to-school drive earlier this year by hosting a fair this week-end that pools the resources of not only Common Threads but the Texas Children’s Health Plan and the Children’s Dentistry of Texas as well.
For more than a decade, Com-mon Threads, LCISD’s much-need-ed clothing assistance program, has held its annual clothing drive at the beginning of every school year to assist families with getting their children ready for school.
Last year, Common Threads assisted more than 3,300 students with uniforms and non-uniform clothing, backpacks, school sup-plies, socks, shoes and hygien-ic products. But families need more than just clothes to prepare their children for school, said Jill Duban, the program’s director.
“This time, we decided to part-ner to offer more resources to our parents,” she said of the nonprof-it’s annual back-to-school drive.
During this drive, families will get free backpacks, school supplies for LCISD students, as well as den-tal screenings and vaccination shots as long as they bring vacci-
nation records.Clothes, however, will only be
distributed to families who are registered with the nonprofit. Families who qualify can pick up their child’s uniforms during the event or pick up a voucher for a future date.
This event, dubbed Hope on the Brazos Back-To-School Fair, will be held from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at Common Threads’ headquarters at 710 Houston St. in Richmond.
“We’re expecting more than 1,000 people to attend,” Duban said, adding that around 2,000 in-vitations to the event were sent out recently.
In addition to screenings and vaccinations, Hope on the Bra-zos will feature door prizes, face painting, popcorn and music for the children in attendance. Duban also said tables and vendors will be on hand to offer valuable in-formation on programs and orga-nizations like WIC, AccessHealth and the Texana Center.
“Every year we have parents ask us about these programs or that organization so we thought it would be a good idea to have a lot of resources available,” she said.
There will also be a table dedi-cated to information on LCISD’s free and reduced-price lunch pro-
gram.Although Common Threads’
back-to-school drive is tradition-ally held in August, right before the start of school, Duban said she hopes breaking tradition and starting earlier will benefit the parents more.
“Each year, we try to make it better and better,” she said. “I’m hoping that having the drive in July will allow parents a little more time to get what they need.”
Volunteers neededDuban said Common Threads
is always in need of volunteers, but in light of the back-to-school season, even more are required to serve the nonprofit’s families.
Upcoming volunteer opportuni-ties include:
■ Tuesday from 1-5 p.m. ■ Wednesday from 1-5 p.m. ■ Thursday from 1-5 p.m. ■ Saturday from 7:30 a.m.-
2 p.m.Following the Hope on the Bra-
zos event, Duban said Common Threads will also have two weeks’ worth of clothing distributions for its families so volunteers will be needed next month as well.
For more information con-tact Jill Duban at 832- 223-0342 or [email protected].
Hope on the Brazos Back-To-School Fair set; volunteers still needed
BY MARQUITA [email protected]
The homemade card written in the student’s scrawled penman-ship radiated appreciation:
“From heart, thanks a lot for all the hard work so that we could get shoes. And you motivate us to go further. Thanks a lot.”
It was one of many cards from students who participated in Fort Bend County Department of So-cial Services’ “Walk with Pride” shoe program last year.
For the past two decades, the de-partment has hosted this program
to allow children of low-income families the chance to receive a pair of shoes from participating Payless Shoe Stores with the help of a volunteer who works with the children one-on-one.
In previous years, the program as-sisted up to 1,100 children on one day.
The program works by giving eligible children a voucher that will allow them the opportunity to pick out a new pair of shoes at a participating Payless Shoe store.
The next “Walk with Pride” event is scheduled for 7-11 a.m. Aug. 17 and registration is open.
To determine eligibility, the
following information must be provided:
■ Proof of Fort Bend County residency.
■ ID card or driver’s license. ■ Social Security Card. ■ Proof of income.
Donations neededThe staff encourages dona-
tions, which are tax-deductible.Donations may be mailed to
Fort Bend Social Services, 301 Jackson St., Richmond, TX 77469.
For more information contact Anna Gonzales, director of social services, at 281-238-3506.
Walk With Pride puts shoes on feet
HERALD STAFF
Several “shots fired” calls re-ceived by Richmond police over the weekend were most likely left-over fireworks, police said.
No injuries resulted and no incidents required investigation, said Master SGT. Lowell Neinast.
Those calls were made by resi-dents on George Street, including two on Saturday morning just after midnight, as well as one on Rocky Falls Street later in the day.
The department did investigate several theft calls at the Wal Mart on FM 1640 on Friday, according to the call-in summary.
The department responded to a harassment incident on Thomp-son Road just before midnight on Friday as well as several traffic complaints and investigations through the weekend.
The department saw no major incidents over the weekend, said Neinast.
Shots fired were actually fireworks
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APPLICATION HAS BEEN MADE WITH THE TEXAS ALCO-HOLIC BEVER-AGE COMMIS-SION FOR A BREWPUB LI-CENSE (BP) AND WINE AND BEER RETAILER'S PERMIT (BG) BY BAA BAA BREWHOUSE LLC DBA BAA BAA BREWHOUSE LLC, TO BE LO-CATED AT 32501-E GOR-DON SIDE RD, FULSHEAR, FORT BEND COUNTY, 77441, TEXAS. OWNERS AND PARTNERS OF SAID LIMITED
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PERMIT NO. WQ0014194001APPLICATION AND PRELIMI-NARY DECISION. Aqua Texas, Inc., 1106 Clayton Lane, Suite 400 West, Austin, Texas 78723, has applied to the Texas Commission on En-vironmental Quality (TCEQ) for a major amendment to TPDES Permit No. WQ0014194001 to authorize relocation of the ex-isting discharge point to an un-named drainage tributary. The current permit authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 225,000 gal-lons per day. TCEQ received this application on December 30, 2013. The facility is located at on Wa-ter House Court Approximately three miles southwest of the in-tersection of Farm-to-Market Road 359 and Farm-to-Market Road 1093 in Fort Bend County, Texas 77485. The treated effluent is discharged to an unnamed tributary; thence the Brazos River Below Nava-sota River in Segment No. 1202 of the Brazos River Ba-sin. The unclassified receiving water uses are minimal aquatic life use for the unnamed tribu-tary. The designated uses for Segment 1202 are high aquatic life uses, public water supply and primary contact recreation. In accordance with § 307.5 and the TCEQ implementation pro-cedures (January 2003) for the Texas Surface Water Quality Standards, an antidegradation review of the receiving waters was performed. A Tier 1 an-tidegradation review has pre-liminarily determined that exist-ing water quality uses will not be impaired by this permit ac-tion. Numerical and narrative
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criteria to protect existing uses will be maintained. A Tier 2 re-view has preliminarily deter-mined that no significant degra-dation of water quality is ex-pected in the Brazos River Be-low Navasota River, which has been identified as having high aquatic life use. Existing uses will be maintained and pro-tected. The preliminary deter-mination can be reexamined and may be modified if new in-formation is received.The TCEQ Executive Director has completed the technical re-view of the application and pre-pared a draft permit. The draft permit, if approved, would es-tablish the conditions under which the facility must operate. The Executive Director has made a preliminary decision that this permit, if issued, meets all statutory and regula-tory requirements. The permit application, Executive Direc-tor's preliminary decision, and draft permit are available for viewing and copying at the Fort Bend County Public Library, Bob Lutts Fulshear/Simonton Branch, 8100 Farm-to-Market Road 359 South, Fulshear, Texas. This link to an elec-tronic map of the site or facil-ity's general location is pro-vided as a public courtesy and not part of the application or notice. For exact location, re-fer to application.http://www.tceq.texas.gov/as-sets/public/hb610/index.html?lat=29.655277&lng=-95.928888&zoom=13&type=rPUBLIC COMMENT / PUBLIC MEETING. You may submit public comments or request a public meeting on this ap-plication. The purpose of a public meeting is to provide the opportunity to submit com-ments or to ask questions about the application. TCEQ will hold a public meeting if the Executive Director determines that there is a significant de-gree of public interest in the application or if requested by a local legislator. A public meet-ing is not a contested case hearing.OPPORTUNITY FOR A CON-TESTED CASE HEARING.After the deadline for submit-ting public comments, the Ex-ecutive Director will consider all timely comments and prepare a response to all relevant and material, or significant public comments. Unless the appli-cation is directly referred for
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a contested case hearing, the response to comments will be mailed to everyone who submitted public com-ments and to those persons who are on the mailing list for this application. If com-ments are received, the mail-ing will also provide instruc-tions for requesting recon-sideration of the Executive Director's decision. A con-tested case hearing is a legal proceeding similar to a civil trial in state district court. TO REQUEST A CONTESTED CASE HEARING, YOU MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS IN YOUR REQUEST: your name, address, phone number; applicant's name and proposed permit num-ber; the location and dis-tance of your property/activi-ties relative to the proposed facility; a specific descrip-tion of how you would be ad-versely affected by the facil-ity in a way not common to the general public; and, the statement "[I/we] request a contested case hearing." If the request for contested case hearing is filed on be-half of a group or associa-tion, the request must desig-nate the group's representa-tive for receiving future cor-respondence; identify an in-dividual member of the group who would be ad-versely affected by the pro-posed facility or activity; pro-vide the information dis-cussed above regarding the affected member's location and distance from the facility or activity; explain how and why the member would be affected; and explain how the interests the group seeks to protect are relevant to the group's purpose. Following the close of all appli-cable comment and request periods, the Executive Director will forward the application and any requests for reconsidera-tion or for a contested case hearing to the TCEQ Commis-sioners for their consideration at a scheduled Commission meeting.The Commission will only grant a contested case hearing on disputed issues of fact that are relevant and material to the Commission's decision on the application. Further, the Com-mission will only grant a hear-ing on issues that were raised in timely filed comments that
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were not subsequently with-drawn. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AC-TION. The Executive Director may issue final approval of the application unless a timely con-tested case hearing request or request for reconsideration is filed. If a timely hearing re-quest or request for reconsid-eration is filed, the Executive Director will not issue final ap-proval of the permit and will for-ward the application and re-quest to the TCEQ commis-sioners for their consideration at a scheduled Commission meeting.MAILING LIST. If you submit public comments, a request for a contested case hearing or a reconsideration of the Execu-tive Director's decision, you will be added to the mailing list for this specific application to re-ceive future public notices mailed by the Office of the Chief Clerk. In addition, you may request to be placed on: (1) the permanent mailing list for a specific applicant name and permit number; and/or (2) the mailing list for a specific county. If you wish to be placed on the permanent and/or the county mailing list, clearly specify which list(s) and send your request to TCEQ Of-fice of the Chief Clerk at the address below.All written public comments and public meeting requests must be submitted to the Of-fice of the Chief Clerk, MC 105, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, TX 78711-3087 or electronically at www.tceq.texas.gov/abou t/comments.html within 30 days from the date of news-paper publication of this no-tice.AGENCY CONTACTS AND INFORMATION. If you need more information about this permit application or the per-mitting process, please call TCEQ Office of Public Assis-tance, Toll Free, at 1-800-687-4040. Si desea in-formación en Español, puede llamar al 1-800-687-4040. General information about TCEQ can be found at our web site at www.TCEQ.texas.gov.Further information may also be obtained from Aqua Texas, Inc. at the address stated above or by calling Mr. Abel Bautista at (281) 651-0367 Ex-tension 54119. Issuance Date: July 10, 2014
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INVITATION TO BIDDERSSealed Bids, in duplicate, ad-dressed to Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District (MUD) No. 58, Attention: Board of Di-rectors, will be received at the office of Brown & Gay Engi-neers, Inc., 10777 Westheimer, Suite 400, Houston, TX 77042, until 2:30 p.m. Local Time, Monday, August 4, 2014, and then publicly opened and read for the furnishing of all material, equipment, labor and supervi-sion necessary or incidental to “Construction of Silver Ranch Section Eleven Water, Sanitary Sewer, and Storm Sewer Facilities for Fort Bend County MUD No. 58, Fort Bend County, Texas.”Scope of Work of the Contract includes:1. Approx. 3,700 LF of 4-inch through 8-inch water lines and all appurtenances2. Approx. 3,700 LF of 8-inch through 12-inch sanitary sewer and all appurtenances3. Approx. 350 LF of 8-inch force main and all appurte-nances4. Approx. 3,000 LF of 24-inch through 54-inch storm sewer pipe and all appurtenances3. Approx. 250 LF of 7 foot x 6 foot storm sewer box and all appurtenancesBids received after the closing time will be returned unopened. There will be no pre-bid confer-ence associated with this pro-ject.Copies of the bidding docu-ments may be obtained from www.CivcastUSA.com: search 2460-00. Bidders must register on this website in order to view and/or download specifications, plans, soils report and environ-mental reports for this project. There is NO charge to view or download documents.Each Bid must be accompa-nied by a bid bond or a certified or cashier's check, acceptable to the Owner, in an amount not less than 5 percent of the total amount bid. The Owner re-serves the right to reject any or all Bids.
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The Rosenberg Railroad Muse-um is about to break ground on a scale-model garden railroad on the museum grounds.
When it is complete, it will be a depiction of historic Rosenberg and the surrounding areas of Richmond and beyond — com-plete with a Brazos River water feature, loops, tunnels, bridges, trestles and miniature buildings.
The groundbreaking will take place at 9:30 a.m. Thursday.
After the ceremony, visitors can take a tour of the museum at dis-count rates — $4 for adults, $3 for seniors, $2 for children and free for kids under 2.
“The Garden Railroad project
has been a dream of the Rosenberg Railroad Museum for many years and the Museum is very close to making that dream a reality,” said Ratha Liladrie, executive director.
“Through tireless efforts of the volunteers, staff and the board of directors, the museum has raised enough funds to break ground for Phase I of the project,” she said.
The museum is now fundrais-ing for Phase II to complete the Garden Railroad.
Businesses that contribute can have their business memorialized on a miniature billboard, rail car, engine or building based on the level of their sponsorship.
“The Garden Railroad will be a
tremendous asset to the Museum and will attract more visitors, in turn funding the Museum’s ed-ucational programs,” Liliadrie said. “RRM is fortunate to have the guidance and support of Hous-ton area ‘G’ Gaugers who are gen-erously donating their time and expertise to keep the project on track.”
For more information, or to volunteer, visit rosenbergRRmu-seum.org.
The museum is a 501©3 non-profit organization and dona-tions are tax-deductible.
The Rosenberg Railroad Mu-seum has been in existence for 12 years and had nearly 12,000 visi-
tors last year.The Museum’s collection in-
cludes a fully refurbished private rail car, a red caboose, a replica of the Rosenberg Train Depot that houses train artifacts and the original Rosenberg Switch Tower.
In addition, the Education Sta-tion features a model train layout in HO scale and hosts summer programs that teach model rail-roading, art, photography and badge workshops for Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts.
For more information, visit www.rosenbergRRmuseum.org or email ratha.liladrie@rosenbergr-rmuseum or call 281.633.2846.
Railroad museum to add garden railroadThe outdoor railroad at the Rosenberg Railroad Museum will evoke local rail lines.
Preview of the layout
There’s always time to be patriotic — as Rosenberg has demonstrated, rescheduling its rained-out Fourth of July fireworks show for Sept. 25 — and as Ann and Mike Kidda of Greatwood show with their patriotic apparel.
Showing their patriotism
Members of the Greatwood Geysers 13-14 girls swim team set records in the medley and freestyle relays. From left are Madison Shook, Madison Kent, Head Coach Derek Zerber, Kate Hartman and Charlotte Johansen.
Record-setting swimmers
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry plans to activate the Texas National Guard, he’ll announce at a 2 p.m. Tuesday news conference in Aus-tin, state Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hino-josa, D-McAllen, said.
Hinojosa did not have details of the effort, but an internal memo from another state official’s office said the governor planned to call about 1,000 National Guard troops to the Rio GrandeValley — at a cost of about $12 million per month.
National Guard troops are ex-pected to enter the area gradually, building up to 1,000 after about a month, the memo said.
The National Guard troops will join the Texas Department of Public Safety in its recent surge to combat human smuggling and drug trafficking amid the influx of mostly Central Americans illegal-ly crossing the Rio Grande.
Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, and Texas House Speaker Joe Straus announced the $1.3 million per week effort last month.
State leaders approved funding for extra DPS troopers to fill in gaps in Border Patrol coverage in the Valley as the federal authori-ties were overwhelmed with an in-
flux of children and families from Central America.
The state officials feared Mexi-can drug cartels might exploit the situation to move their own drugs and human contraband while Bor-der Patrol attention was turned elsewhere.
Hinojsoa said Perry’s move smacked of political gamesman-ship.
“All these politicians coming down to border, they don’t care about solving the problem, they just want to make a political point,” he said.
State officials denied the move amounted to a militarization of the border.
“This is not a militarization of the border,” the memo states. “The DPS and the National Guard are working to keep any drug and human trafficking south of (U.S. Highway) 83 and with the goal of keeping any smuggling from en-tering major highways to trans-port East/West/and North.”
DPS officials want to send Na-tional Guard troops into western areas of the Valley and the ranch lands further north, according to the memo.
Perry may send National Guard troops to border
