Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Armand Bayou Nature Center volunteers will hold the 28th annual Martyn Farm Fall Festival, Nov. 14-15, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors to the festival will see volunteers dressed in period costume make syrup from sugar cane, churn butter, prepare cheese, bail hay and make soap. A wide variety of other demonstrators, vendors and entertainers will also be on hand.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
More than 1,200 Channelview voters came to the polls and cast their votes in support of the 2009 bond referendum.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Pasadena has received $2 million from the federal government for communication equipment, including a new radio tower. The money is part of $1.7 billion awarded to communities throughout Texas and the United States as part of the 2009 Homeland Security Grant Program.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Those delectable aromas emanating from the Deer Park High School-South Campus are not what's cooking for lunch in the school cafeteria, although the cafeteria food is pretty good. It's the work of budding chefs in the kitchen of the new culinary arts program at the school.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Emma's Hugs, a nonprofit organization started by Baytown residents Christy and Kelvin Dunham, has launched its Web site, www.emmashugs.com.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
High school students in Pasadena and Deer Park have a new resource for exploring career options, Roadtrip Nation Experience. The program, with its green recreational vehicle, was at Deer Park High School's south campus Nov. 2 to kick off a new initiative for Texas high schools.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Dawn Kubisz gathers her thoughts with ease but wrestles to form the words. Her fingers splay and bend out of turn, so writing is not an alternative. Regardless, about two years ago, Kubisz sat down at a typewriter and completed a 40-page nonprofit application. Six weeks later, it was approved, and A New Dawn Pet Adoption was born.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Growing up isn't easy, but doing so while struggling with pediatric multiple sclerosis is even harder. Lindsay Clark, 17, knows from experience. “It's not like I can go to my friends and say ‘are you going through this?' because they're not,” Clark said.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
This weekend the Dominican Sisters of Houston will host an arts and crafts sale featuring hundreds of items, from knitted vests to holiday decorations to the sisters' homemade marmalade. The jam is a labor of love with an intriguing lineage.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Pasadena drivers whose cars get towed without their consent will pay more now for the unwanted service. But these upset motorists may be less likely than in the past to think their towed vehicles have been stolen.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
A $3.5 million project to restore Sylvan Beach in La Porte is on pace to finish next month, officials said. By the end of the year, visitors to the beach on Galveston Bay at Fairmont Parkway will have access to about 2,000 feet of shoreline, from just north of the Sylvan Beach Park Pavilion to the park's northern boundary, La Porte Economic Development Coordinator Stacey Osborne said.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Carl Rentz believes in giving away items he has no use for, like a $50,000 Texans VIP Suite Weekend package he recently won in a lottery that will now be auctioned off to raise money for student scholarships during the 14th Annual San Jacinto College Foundation Golf Tournament.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Red Ribbon Week is the oldest and largest drug prevention campaign in the country focusing on fifth graders. Although the start and end dates can vary slightly on the different campuses, Red Ribbon Week generally takes place the last full week in October, with the weekends before and following the last full week included as appropriate celebration dates.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Channelview High School drama students will descend upon area homes collecting canned and dry goods for the needy during the ninth annual Trick or Treat so Tots Can Eat, Halloween food drive on Saturday, Oct. 31.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Baytown's $11 million Pirates Bay Water Park is halfway through construction, and city officials said the project is ahead of schedule. With the opening of the new park on the horizon, the city has begun preparations for a job recruitment campaign. About 60 new positions will be created in conjunction with the water park, including a new aquatics coordinator to oversee the facility.
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