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Volunteers Needed For ‘Meals On Wheels’ Deliveries, To Make Blankets For Ill And Traumatized Children
Volunteer Fort Bend is looking for Katy-area residents who are interested in helping local civic and nonprofit organizations.
BRING SOME CHEER and good nutrition to homebound senior citizens by serving as a “Meals on Wheels” driver for a local United Way agency. Delivering hot lunches to these low-income shut-ins, you’ll help enable them to maintain their [...]
CAP Looking For A ‘Forever’ Home For Five-Year-Old Capri
12. July 2010
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This week, Citizens for Animal Protection is looking for a home for Capri, a five-year-old cross between a Powder Puff Chinese Crested and a Maltese.
“I came in with the name Arachi. Sounds like a spider or worse, so I had the staff change it to Capri, because that’s what it looks like I’m wearing,” Capri [...]
Cinco Ranch Night Readers To Discuss ‘The Razor’s Edge’
8. July 2010
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Fort Bend County Libraries is inviting booklovers to attend the next meeting of the Cinco Ranch Night Readers book club.
The meeting will take place Thursday, July 15, beginning at 7 p.m. in conference room 2 of the library.
The book to be discussed is “The Razor’s Edge,” written by W. Somerset Maugham.
Copies of the book are [...]
Pet of the Week – Brittany
5. July 2010
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This week, CAP is looking for a home for Brittany, a year-old Sloughi.
CAP representatives said the Sloughi hails from North Africa and dates back to antiquity and are often called Arabian Greyhounds. All are part of the “sight hound” group of dogs.
“Brittany didn’t get a fair shake with her previous owners. They got a new [...]
Volunteer Fort Bend Needs Hospital Volunteers In Katy, Mentors For At-Risk Youth
5. July 2010
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Volunteer Fort Bend is looking for Katy-area residents who are interested in helping local civic and nonprofit organizations.
A HOSPITAL IN KATY offers a variety of volunteer opportunities from which to choose. Assignments can include greeting patients and visitors at the information desk, serving as liaison between staff and patients, filing, answering the phone, or working [...]
Houston West Chamber To Host New And Prospective Member Social
1. July 2010
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The Houston West Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a special social event for new and prospective chamber members.
The chamber will host an ambassador and new or prospective member social on Thursday, Aug. 5 at Fleming’s, 788 West Sam Houston Parkway in the Town & Country Village.
Hours for the social will be 5 – 7 [...]
LaCenterra’s Redeemer Community Church To Hold July 4th Celebration
30. June 2010
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Redeemer Community Church in LaCenterra will celebrate Independence Day with a patriotic celebration on the church grounds.
The family-oriented event will include inflatables for kids, games for the entire family, drinks and desserts, door prizes and a costume contest.
The evening will be capped off by watching the fireworks display from nearby LaCenterra. People are encouraged to [...]
Fort Bend County Libraries To Close In Observance Of Independence Day
29. June 2010
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All branches of Fort Bend County Libraries will be closed July 3-5, in observance of Independence Day.
Regular library hours will resume on Tuesday, July 6.
The library system’s library is always available at www.fortbend.lib.tx.us for searching the catalog, renewing books or placing holds, downloading e-books or using the research databases.
For additional information, contact the public information [...]
Volunteers Needed To Rehabilitate Baby Birds, Be Advocates For Domestic Abuse Victims
28. June 2010
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Volunteer Fort Bend is looking for Katy-area residents who are interested in helping local civic and nonprofit organizations.
BABY BIRDS will be your focus when you volunteer in the avian section of a wildlife rehabilitation center near Hammerly and Beltway 8. Staff there will be happy to teach you all you need to know about the [...]
TUTS Announces Cast Of ‘Little Shop Of Horrors,’ Production Slated For Miller Outdoor Theater
25. June 2010
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Theatre Under The Stars has announced the cast for its upcoming production of the carnivorous cult classic, Little Shop of Horrors, the featured production for TUTS’ 43rd summer of free musicals at Miller Outdoor Theater.
Little Shop Of Horrors will play every evening July 13 – 18, with certain at 8:15 p.m. each night.
With show-stopping numbers [...]
Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital To Offer Fitness Boot Camp In July
23. June 2010
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If getting in better shape is at the top of your to-do list, you may want to consider signing up for the four-week Memorial Hermann Wellness Center Boot Camp scheduled for July.
The fitness boot camp will begin Monday, July 5 and run through Friday, July 30 at Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital.
The conditioning program will take [...]
Fulshear Night Readers’ Guild To Discuss ‘Isaac’s Storm’
22. June 2010
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The Fulshear Night Readers’ Guild will meet at Fort Bend County Libraries’ Bob Lutts Fulshear/Simonton Branch Library in Fulshear on Monday, June 28.
The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the library meeting room.
The book to be discussed in June is “Isaac’s Storm: A Man, A Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History” by Erik [...]
Pet of the Week – Spock
21. June 2010
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SPOCK – This week, CAP is looking for a home for Spock, a two-year-old male Skye Terrier.
A look at Spock’s photo tells more than mere words could ever say – he’s a fun-loving rag mop who needs a good home and loving family to share his life with.
According to an e-mail from Spock, his name [...]
12. July 2010
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