By MCN Staff/Texas Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, CoushattiTraceChapter
The Montgomery County News and The CoushattiTraceChapterof
the Texas Society, DaughtersoftheAmerican Revolution, are pleased to announce that MCN Reporter/ColumnistRuben BorjasJr,wasnamedasthe Texas Society, Daughters o f t h e A m e r i c a n Revolution, Outstanding Veteran Volunteer for 2025. The announcement was made as part of the TSDARs 127th State Conference, National
Defense Banquet, at the HyattRegencyHotelatthe DFW airport on the r evening of March 14th Ruben was nominated by the Coushatti Trace Chapter for his numerous Veteran volunteering efforts in Montgomery County working with the VFW, as well as with
o o r TraceChapter a i Revolution, pleased n nc M wasnamed the Texas Daughters f h r 2025. The announcement as the at the Hyatt rpo n was ou tt Tra
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Being that Spring Break led into this event, many of our Teams were able to put in some extra timeonthewaterpreparing for this last Divisional Event of the Season. None more so than the newly crowned 2025-26 Anglers oftheyearJacobRileyand Brenner Kirklin. This pair brought in a nice limit of Bass tipping the scales at 17.29 pounds, landing in l b a squad a Fiddle.” that in
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The museum is excitedtoannouncethatits annual Eggtivities event will take place on Friday
April 3rd from 9:30am to 3:00pm and Saturday April4th,from10:00amto 2:00pm This two-day celebrationinvitesfamilies to explore the museum's
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Following them very closely and nailing down 5th place with 16 45 pounds was the Team of Tyler Gerbrecht and Zane Kibbey Thiswasthepairs' highest finish this season, whichwasanchoredbythe biggest fish caught by an MISD Angler at 6 19 pounds.
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Waylon Hasara and Chase Benton were the final piece of the Team being able to secure the the victory at Sam Rayburn
of creating boxes ensurethat each egg makes it
education alexhibits w h i l e participat ing in a variety of " e g g straordinar y " a r t projects. T h e event will feature a g u e s t appearance by the Easter Bunny, offering families a photo opportunity to capture Springtime memories Eggtivities guests can also enjoy the tradition of dyeing hardboiled eggs and creating bunnyboxestoensurethat each egg makes it home
They brought in the third third highesttotalforMISDwith 5fishweighinginat14.01 pounds, claiming 12th place.
safely Inthemuseum'sArt Bar,childrenareinvitedto create custom bunny masksasakeepsakeofthis specialday “Our Eggtivities celebrationisavibrantway to welcome Spring and all theenergyandcreativityit inspires,” stated Jennifer Kraus, the museum's Interim Executive
Director “This event brings our community together in a way that highlightsthebeautyofthe season while creating joyful, shared experiences forchildren.”
Aspecialstorytimewill take place at 11:00am on Friday, with a reading of “How to Catch the Easter Bunny” byAdamWallace.
safely Bar, are to create custom masksas keepsake this specialday u gt t es celebrationisa way to the and it inspires,” Kraus, the I ut v Director “This event brings our community together in a way that highlights the season while creating joyful, shared for storytime take place 11:00am on Friday, a of “How to Catch the Easter Bunny” by
In this adventurous story, find out how the Easter Bunny has a knack for staying hidden with his supersonic ears and lucky rabbit'sfeet! At1:00pmon1:00pm Friday, enjoy the story Bear Finds Eggs by Karma Wilson. From the beloved Bear series, Bear and his friends hunt for Mama Meadowlark's missing eggs, painting all the eggs they find with bright colors so they don't getlostagain.
On Saturday, April 4th at 11:00am, children can enjoy “There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick!” by Lucille Colandro In another version of the classic story about the old lady with an enormous appetite, this timesheswallowsachick, some straw, and other Easter delights…until she comes upon the Easter upon Bunny!
Wilson. Bear series and his Mama Meadowlark's eggs so Saturday, April at children can “There Was k b ll In of story the an timeshe a straw, delights…until upon the Eggtivities is both
Eggtivities is $6 per child,inadditiontogeneral admission, for both m
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All total, the top 3 TeamsfromMISDbrought 47.75poundsoffishtothe scales, claiming their 4th win of the Season out of 5 Divisional Tournaments fished. The total points for the Team was 499 points out of 500, easily outdistancingtherestofthe Division to claim an 11th T H S B A H o u s t o n Divisional Title out of 12 Seasons which they have competed, making sure theywouldnotbe“Second Fiddle”again.
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mandated court program that upon completion will expunge their record from the system Borjas was alsoamentortoVeteransin the Montgomery County jail Veterans Pod where Veterans resid
n confinement,awaitingtrial orprobation,orservingout t
w Veterans separate from the general population of prisoners on the MC jail campus. Ruben is a U.S. Army Veteran who served during the First Gulf War, O
court program upon completion will their from the system Borjas was alsoamentortoVeteransin the Montgomery jail Veterans Pod Veterans re i e in confinement,awaitingtrial probation, serving their sentence whil housed with fellow Veterans separate from the population prisoners on MC Ruben a U.S. Veteran served during the War, Op r tion Des rt S i
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News, he uses his pen to advocate for Veterans who’ve fallen on hard times Many of the Veterans he has helped suffered from PTSD, addiction, or have had mental health struggles, or untreatedtrauma.
f o t h Montg mery ounty News, he uses to for Veterans fallen Many of the Veterans has suffered PTSD, or have had trauma.
Ruben personally intercedes with local homeless Veterans in Conroe and Montgomery, givingofhisowntimeand money to ensure they can have a meal, or coordinate
Ruben personally intercedes with local homeless Veterans in Conroe and Montgomery, givingofhisowntimeand money to ensure they can have a meal, or coordinate
with others for a place to stay when the weather turnsrough.
with others for a place to stay when the weather turnsrough.
Borjas was crucial last year in the case of Vietnam Era Veteran helicopter pilot Larry Bates,alocalMontgomery Veteran who was wrongly threatened with eviction from an apart
nt complex in the city He worked
Borjas was crucial last year in the case of Vietnam Era Veteran helicopter pilot Larry Bates,alocalMontgomery Veteran who was wrongly threatened with eviction from n apartment complex in the city He worked with several Veterans organizations includingVFWPost12223
in Montgom
al Veterans organizations includingVFWPost12223 in Montgom
y nd Veterans and Patriot United in Huntsville in reviewing the evidence to best presented to the public, the actual facts of the case. His stories also included vital information to inform citizen apartment t nants strategiestobeinformedof tacticsofunrulyapartment c o m p a n i e s a n d intimidating managers who do not fully inform tenants of their rights
y and t Veterans and Patriot United in Huntsville in reviewing the evidence to best presented to the public, the actual facts of the case. His stories also included vital information to inform senior citizen apartment tenants strategiestobeinformedof tacticsofunrulyapartment c o m p a n i e s a n d intimidating managers who do not fully inform tenants of their rights
Followinghisfirststoryon Mr the Hopkins Law Firm in Conroe, John Paul Hopkins, contacted Ruben, and asked to meet with Mr Bates, taking on his case Pro-Bono. After numerouscourthearingsat theJustice thePeaceand County Court levels, Mr Bates won his case by the
Followinghisfirststoryon Mr Bates, the Hopkins Law Firm in Conroe, John Paul Hopkins, contacted Ruben, and asked to meet with Mr Bates, taking on his case Pro-Bono. After numerouscourthearingsat theJusticeofthePeaceand County Court levels, Mr Bates won his case by the
ruling of Judge Scharlene Valdez, County Court at Law #6 in Conroe, and Larry will no longer be subject to eviction by the whim of the apartment managerorthecompany
“Iwasthrilledtohave Ruben recognized at our National Defense Night,” said Coushatti Trace Corresponding Secretary Merrilee Gordon “We thank him for all of the support he provides to our local veterans and our community.”
ruling of Judge Scharlene Valdez, County Court at Law #6 in Conroe, and Larry will no longer be subject to eviction by the whim of the managerorthecompany “Iwasthrilledto Ruben at our National Defense Night,” said Coushatti Secretary Merrilee Gordon thank him for all of the support he provides to our veterans and our community.”
Each year TSDAR Chapters, from across Texas
Each year TSDAR Chapters, approximately 200 from across Texas
jurisdictions, and hold votes by the chapter for approval A chapter representative, in the case
jurisdictions, and votes by the chapter for A representative, in the case
of Coushatti Trace, Merrilee Gordon, worked with Ruben to create a packet of background information and Veteran accomplishments for consideration at the state level The completed packet was then submitted totheStateChairforDAR Service for Veterans, where the nominees were scrutinizedbyathreejudge panelviaapointsystemto choose the winner The State Chair then notified
of oushatti Trace, Merrilee worked Ruben to create packet of and Veteran accomplishments for consideration at the state level The completed packet was submitted totheStateChairfor for where the nominees were byathreejudge panelviaapointsystemto choose the winner The State Chair then notified
Coushatti RegentJan Cook that nominee had w
’s competition.
CoushattiTraceRegentJan Cook that their nominee had won this year’s competition.
Despite all work
Despite all the work
News,heisstillaDisabled Veteran, and routinely s
News,he stillaDisabled Veteran, and routinely
l obstructions, collateral damagefromhiscancerhe sufferedfrom28yearsago Borjas has since been h o s p i t a l i z e d approximately 80 times withoccurrencesgenerally ranging from 2 times per year, to more recently five hospitalvisitsin2025,with arecord9visitsin2019. In 2026, Ruben has had two separate hospitalizations, o
l obstruction on February 19-21, and February 22-
obstructions, collateral damagefromhiscancerhe sufferedfrom28 ago Borjas has since been h o s p i t a l i z e d approximately 80 times with generally ranging from 2 times per year, more five hospitalvisitsin2025,with arecord9 in2019. In 2026, Ruben had two separate hospitalizations, one fro a bowel obstruction on February 19-21, and February 22-
March2,whenRubenwas hospitalizedanddiagnosed w i t h D i a b e t i c Ketoacidosis, a life threateningBloodGlucose condition that resulted in thelossofupto10pounds of body fluid per day via water loss from fat and muscle cells. He lost 25 pounds before his blood sugar stabilized, and was able to consume a regular dietbeginningonFebruary 28th, being able to gain a fewpoundsbackbeforehis discharge on March 2nd. Coushatti Trace officials were aware of Mr Borjas’ hospitalization and were concerned that he would not be able to recover in time to attend the DFW to TSDARConference.
March2,whenRubenwas hospitalizedanddiagnosed w i t h D i a b e i c K to idosis, a life threateningBloodGlucose condition that in theloss upto10pounds of body per via water loss from fat and muscle cells. He lost 25 pounds before his blood sugar and was able to consume a regular dietbeginning February 28th, being a few back his discharge on March 2nd. Coushatti Trace officials were aware of Mr Borjas’ hospitalization and were concerned that he would not be able to recover in time to attend the TSDARConference.
“I enjoy my work with Veterans and the Montgomery County News so much, I never
“I enjoy my work with Veterans and the Montgomery County News so much, I never
even considered receiving a n a w a r d f o r m y endeavors,” said Ruben “To receive any state level award is a true honor, and it's satisfying to know that my work is making a difference and being recognized with Veterans a n d c i v i l i a n s i n MontgomeryCounty.”
even considered receiving a n a w a r d f o r m y endeavors,” said Ruben “To receive any state level award is a true honor, and it's satisfying to know that my work is making a difference and being recognized with Veterans a n d c i v i l i n s i n MontgomeryCounty.”
Mr Borjas’nameand nomination packet will be submitted to the National the Society Daughters of the American Revolution NSDAR, for further cons
deration The organization is deeply excited this year for the American 250 celebration honoringtheIndependence Day of Our Nation signed i n P h i
Borjas’name nomination packet be to the National Society Daughters Revolution NSDAR, for furt er on der ti n Th organization this year for the 250 Independence of Our signed i n P h i l d e l p h a on July 4th,
a d e l p h i a Pennsylvania, on July 4th, 1776.
ChapterMemberVisitsTheHistoric Menger
byEvaRaines
HotelInSanAntonio,Texas
During the week of February 9, 2026, Thomas Jefferson Stubbs 2523 Conroe, Texas Division, United Daughters of the
During the 9, 2026, 2523
Daughters of
by William and Mary Menger, to build a two story,50roomhotelinSan Antonio.Thehotelopened in February of 1859 and was a major stopping area on the Chisholm Trail. It has served as a meeting place for cattle barons with many cattle business deals taking place right in the hotel lobby The hotel was also known for the cuisine that was prepared by Mary Menger herself, shefeltthatitwasanadded appealforstayingthere.
Confederacy, chapter memberBeckieEndebrock and her husband, Don, stayed at the historic Menger Hotel in San Antonio.
BeckieEndebrock her the Hotel San Antonio. the about War Between States Menger very in almost from the start large number Confedersoldiers were in San Antonio The Menger
TheMengerHotelison the National Register of Historic Places and has been since 1977 An architectwashiredin1858
TheEndebrock'sfound the history about the War Between the States at Menger very interesting. The war started inApril of 1861inSouthCarolina,but almost from the start a large number of Confederate soldiers were stationed in San Antonio The Menger family opened up the hotel to aid the Confederatewareffortand they closed the hotel's guestrooms. They kept the dining room open, so to
the hotel's They open, feed personnel hadspace aside for wounded.
feed the army military personnelandhadspaceset aside to care for the wounded.
Prior to the War Between the States, none other than Robert E. Lee, servingatthattimewiththe 2nd Cavalry in Texas was inSanAntoniofromMarch 1856 to October 1857 During the war, San
Hotelison Register Historic and William roomhotel hotel in on the Chisholm as meeting for cattle for that Mary wasanadded stayingthere. War Between States, none other Lee, serving the 2nd Texas was in March 1856 During war, San
PETTALK MindOverMetal:
StayingWaryOf Metal-RelatedToxicities
A young puppy lies inside a metal crate resting on a blanket and chewingonatoy
A puppy lies inside metal crate resting on blanket and chewingonatoy
Petsencounteravariety of everyday risks, from outdoor threats like animals or parasites to physical dangers like vehicles or sharp objects and household toxins like plants or cleaners However, many owners may underestimate the invisible dangers — such as poisonous metals — that their pets could also come across in their daily lives.
Pets avariety of everyday risks, from outdoor threats like animals or parasites to physical dangers like vehicles or objects and toxins like pl nts or clea ers However, many owners may the invisible dangers — such as poisonous — that their pets also come across in their daily lives.
While metal poisoning is not highly common in small animals, there are several potential intoxications that can require emergency care and sometimes intensive intervention.
While metal poisoning is not highly common in small there are several potential intoxications that can require emergency care and sometimes intensive intervention.
Dr Christine Rutter, a clinical associate professor at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, discusses the health risks associated with different metals and howownerscankeeptheir petssafe.
Dr Christine Rutter, a clinical associate professor at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, discusses the health risks associated with different metals and howownerscankeeptheir petssafe.
ZincIntoxication
ZincIntoxication
AccordingtoRutter,the intoxication most commonly seen in the emergencydepartmentatTexas A&Misfromzinc,usually fromingestingapenny
AccordingtoRutter,the intoxication most commonly seen in the emergencydepartmentatTexas A&Misfromzinc,usually fromingesting
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c a i n Lanier was February in GeorgiaBattalion
of 1872 - 1873. He was a very gifted poetry writer and could play many musical instruments. He died September 7, 1881 at the age of 39 and is buried inLynn,NorthCarolina.
Corps signal lived during the 1872 a very gifted poetry musical instruments. He the 39 and buried "In great L r L S Antonio, His a with by
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the courtyard Menger was placed by Texas Division, Daughters Confederacy on February 1931 it reads...
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d San Antonio, Texas November 1872-April1873.Hissong was only living aloud, His work a singing with his hand".
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are copper-coated zinc discs,” Rutter
“Once ingested, the acids in the GI tract erode the and the which directly the or and absorbedintothe tract.”
1982 are copper-coated zinc discs,” Rutter said. “Once ingested, the acids in the GI tract erode the copper and expose the zinc, which directly irritates the esophagus or stomach wall and is absorbedintotheGItract.”
Many wire crates are made of zinc, so pets that tend to chew on crate bars may also be in danger of zinc toxicity; the same worry surrounds pets licking diaper creams and zinc-basedsunscreens.
Many wire crates are of so pets to bars also be in danger zinc toxicity; the same worry surrounds pets licking diaper and zinc-basedsunscreens.
lini l sign of intoxication can vary and include:
Lethargy
Pale mucous membranes(gums) Weakness
Collapsing Clinical signs of intoxication can vary and mayinclude:
Yellowingoftheskin
Yellowingof skin
Anorexia
Collapsing
Rutter notes that some petsmaynotshowclinical symptoms until they are severelyaffected.
Anorexia notes some petsmay showclinical symptoms until are affected.
GIirritationcaused by zinc can be severe and sometimes even requires surgical intervention Once veterinarian a or other metal rays, they can the fragment an endoscopeorsurgery
TheGIirritationcaused by zinc can be severe and sometimes even requires surgical intervention Once a veterinarian identifies a penny or other ingested metal with Xrays, they can remove the fragment with an endoscopeorsurgery
zinc can destabilize red blood cell and to rupture, meaning
“Thezinctoxicityitself can destabilize red blood cell membranes and cause them to rupture, meaning
thatpetsmayneed blood transfusion,” Rutter said.
“While the prognosis for zinc is usually good,petscanbe sick andrequirea ofcareto getthembacktohealth.”
thatpetsmayneedablood transfusion,” Rutter said. “While the prognosis for zinc toxicity is usually good,petscanbeverysick andrequirealotofcareto getthembacktohealth.”
Rutter suggests avoiding the use of diaper creams and zinc-based sunscreens on small animals,aspetsmaylickit off.
Rutter suggests avoiding the use of diaper creams zinc-based sunscreens on small animals,aspetsmaylickit off.
“The level of concern depends on the product, but it is in the pet’s best interest to avoid the risk altogether,”shesaid.
“The concern depends on the product, but it is in the pet’s best interest to the risk altogether,”
LeadIntoxication
LeadIntoxication
When pet low blood and a chronic course of illness, lead oneofthe things veterinarians consider
Whenapethaslowred blood cell counts and a chronic course of illness, leadpoisoningisoneofthe things veterinarians consider
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e exposed to by ingestingpaintchips;parts of painted objects, like toys; or made of lead, like fishing lures or ammunitionfragments.
Pets usually are exposed to lead by ingestingpaintchips;parts of painted objects, like toys; or objects made of lead, like fishing lures or ammunitionfragments.
“Pets typically have to ingestleadforittobecome toxic, meaning that pets are not at risk for lead intoxication due to retainedleadpellets,bullet fragments, or shotgun pellets remaining in the body,”Ruttersaid.“When apetistakentothevetwith agunshotwound,wedon’t go in surgically to remove thoseprojectilesunlesswe
“Pets have leadforittobecome toxic, meaning that pets are not at for n o i ati n u o retained pellets,bullet or body,”Rutter “When petistaken gunshotwound,we go in thoseprojectiles we
assessthat arecausing prolonged pain or other injury.”
assessthattheyarecausing prolonged pain or other injury.”
When veterinarians suspect lead intoxication, they will perform a complete blood count and bloodfilmevaluation.
fragments are usually on X-rays, b t h bs nc of fragments doesn’t out intoxication,” said. “Treatment focused on removing the source of intoxication, though other medicaltherapies— a blood transfusion — may benecessary.”
“Metal fragments are usually visible on X-rays, but the absence of fragments doesn’t rule out intoxication,” Rutter said. “Treatment is focused on removing the source of intoxication, though other medicaltherapies—likea blood transfusion — may benecessary.”
inests materials such antifoulingmarinepaint diet.
inests copper-containing materials such as antifoulingmarinepaintor ahigh-copperdiet.
certified the Association
Feed Control (AAFCO)are Rutter
“High content in a diet is uncommon unless dogs ntended f r other
“Foods certified by the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO)arefine,”Rutter said.“Highcoppercontent in a diet is uncommon unless dogs eat food intended for other species.”
explanation
Anotherexplanationfor intoxication is when an animal experiences a genetic error of copper metabolism.
exposure or genetic risk arenotindangerofcopper toxicity,butwedolookfor itinsomebreedsanddogs withchronichepatitis.”
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InvisibleDangers
Although metal intoxications are rare in small animals, owners should still be mindful of whattheirpetshaveaccess to and be prepared in case ofemergency
A ho gh m al intoxications are in small animals, owners should still mindful of whattheir haveaccess to and be in case ofemergency
“Prevention about possible, pets metals,” Rutter
your furry a new a vacation rental, anafternoonata friend’s house, owners shouldbeaware thelead threats associated with a datedspace.
Whether bringing your furry companion into a new home, a vacation rental,oranafternoonata friend’s house, owners shouldbeawareofthelead threats associated with a datedspace.
veterinarians suspect lead intoxication, they will perform a complete and bloodfilm of dogs such West terriers, and pinschers — are predisposed to copper disorders,”Ruttersaid. G ar
“Some breeds of dogs such as Labrador retrievers, West Highland white terriers, American cocker spaniels, and Doberman pinschers — are genetically predisposed to copper storage disorders,”Ruttersaid.
Leaded paint was bannedintheU.S.in1978, buttherearestillplentyof older homes and antique toys with lead paint present under newer paint layers,”Ruttersaid.
was banned theU.S.in1978, but arestillplenty older and antique toys lead paint present under newer paint layers,”
Home for lead are available for owners who test painted surfaces, paint chips, and any antique metalobjects.
Home testing kits for lead are available for owners who want to test painted surfaces, paint chips, and any antique metalobjects.
CopperIntoxication
Copperintoxicationcan occur when an animal
Copperintoxicationcan occur when an animal
Inaffecteddogs,copper In builds up in the body and causes inflammation and red blood cell destruction with signs of intoxication ranging from vague to severe.
In dogs,copper up in the body and causes inflammation and cell destruction signs of from vague to
testing, such blood count and blood suggest dysfunction bloodcellchanges,” said Definitive iag osis typ lly requires biopsy ost do it ou
“Blood testing, such as a complete blood count and blood chemistry may suggest liver dysfunction orredbloodcellchanges,” Rutter said Definitive diagnosis typically requires a tissue biopsy Most dogs without
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OPINION/EDITORIAL
Ihadaconversationthis pastweekwithmyadoptedmom Robin about the importance of home safety for people who reside by themselves, senior citizens or not; after a mutual friend of ours passed away at their
residence recently, a person who also resided alone and hadfallen. Wegottotalking about the aged population and the best options for notifyinglovedonesorother outlets,shouldwefallinour homesandnotbeabletoget
The Inflated Sense of Self-Importance that We Assign Ourselves in Life
backup. Severalideaswere bandied about, such as Life Alert the wireless button thatiswornatalltimes. The AmazonWi-Fi communicationdeviceAlexa,alsocame to mind, and we began naming pros and cons for both.
We both agreed that LifeAlertwasabittoobulky to constantly keep around your neck, and I’m not a necklace wearer, plus I got tinnitus, so I don’t wanna make things worse. I then suggestedanAmazonAlexa device, being an investor in the company; just kidding. Well, I am an investor, but I’m not gonna force you to buy one; I’ll leave that to socialists/democrats to command you. Buy, buy lol.
American uniform is all I can say and it goes a long way to providing early retirement funds to retire decades early, provided you have the discipline to look away from a nice chunk of change, and not be tempted to take a world tour Besides, I’ve traveled enough.
I’m of the mind that fears of Alexa listening to you are silly, because your h
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So what were the concerns about Alexa?
Mom argued about privacy concerns while I pressed home safety needs as the firstpriority IntheendIhad togetbacktappingthekeys tofinishanArts&Entertainmentcolumn,andyouknow me, when I get to thinking about something, I’m relentless. So afterwards I grabbed a ballpoint pen and alongsheetofnaturalpaper
hand towel roll that I use instead of paper towels, a habitIstartedduringCovid; and I went to town brainstorming.
The first question I asked: ‘For an average personorotherwise,dothey really think that there is someone at Amazon HQ who actually wants to hear your thoughts in your own house?’ Or worse yet, hear our farts, toots, burps; or more personally for me, my emesis (vomiting) episodes as I leave my house for the emergency room So believe me when I say ‘You’re not that important.’ Heck, ‘I’M NOT IMPORTANT!!!’ If I were important,Iwouldhavehotchicks bathingme(notthatitwould doanythingforme),myown privatenurse, a valet/driver, fulltimegardner,apersonal travelagent,apersonalchef, and a private plane with a privatepilot.
electronic devices that are capable of recording your unimportant voice. All you have to do is say if you fall, ‘Alexa, call 9-1-1,’ or call Billy or Susan Not to mention if you mistrust Alexa thinking she might record you. I’ve news for you, your smart phone has more of a capability of listening to you if someone wishesit. Areyougonnaget ridofthat? No. Becauseit will lessen the amount of importance that you already have.
Look, if you read me, and live by yourself, no one in power wants to listen to yourthoughts,oryoutalking to someone about recipes, chatting with friends, or playing games with the grandkids No one at Amazon, the FBI, CIA, or any other spy agency around the world, has enough manpower to monitor everyone’s Alexa device,norcellphone. It’s simply not possible, even with computers or AI. I once wrote down every terrorist keyword I could think of and spoke it to Alexa, stuff that would easily trigger an FBI visit should Amazon share the info. I even did something illegal in front ofAlexa, in threateningthelifeofachief executive. In jest of course, and in the meanest evil voice I could muster Nothinghappened. NoFBI, no Texas Rangers. No one came. Alexaisnotlistening to your unimportant conversations, nor mine Overcome that fear, and don’tletafearofsomething takeawayfromyoursafety
He doesn’t want a girl who talks about reality television, or what the Kardashian’s latest gimmicks are? He wants a womanwhoisseriousabout life, with career, goals, and retirement aims My nephew is looking for a common sense woman, age appropriate, one who is serious about growing together, possibly even startingafamily Hedoesn’t live paycheck-to-paycheck, in fact, he once went 21 weeks without depositing any funds, simply because his new company ‘didn’t have direct-deposit Thankfully he may have found an age appropriate girl, but it’s in early stages, andsheworksinMinnesota stilloncontractforsixmore months.
Girls need to start growing up and getting rid of their self-important shields,boystooneedtoget off the tech, read more, and allkidsneedtolearnhowto write in cursive, or they are gonnabeleftbehind.
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I say that all in jest, becauseI’veactuallybeenin situations where I knew I was being recorded, being listened too, by American enemies in Communist East Berlin. Incredibly the East Germans thought I was ‘Important ’ Can you believe that? Me, Important!! Yes, I might have projected an air of importanceasIescortedAmerican civilian contractors to East Berlin’s international restaurants, Moscow and Sofia, tailored to the Americanpalate. Whilethe onlyinterestthatIhadatthe timewassupplementingmy meager soldier’s pay with anything I could get my hands on, including reuniting East and West German couples in one of the only capitalist schemes in East Berlin. I was mad when I lost the memoirs I intended to publish, so do not keep important papers with your Playboy collection when moving from overseas. The power of the
Now, in Montgomery County, our home, with a population nearing 800,000 it appears that nearly 550,000-600,000ofusthink weareveryimportant. And lookingatsocialmedia,Isee a constant amount of the over-assumption of many people s inflated sense of theirownself-importance. I laugh Everyone is changing their profile pictures to show their last Botox adjustments, or their newest version of their mustaches, or haircuts, eyebrows breast enhancements or whatever At times, it’s unbearable, because there is so much T&AIcantake,andwomen have no qualms in letting it allhangout,tryingtoattract that rich man that will buy themeverything.
Well, I am that rich man, and quite frankly, I’m not impressed. I’d rather know a lady’s mind rather than her shapely facade Where are all the reserved ladiesoutthere? Ladiesthat wanttherespectmenwantto give them. Proper praise. Theoneswhomakeitfunby us guys guessing what s underthehood? Ofcourse, that’snotme,thatshipsailed a long time ago. I have a nephewinhismid-20s,who makes great money, and findswomenhisownageso boring and brain-dead that hehappilydatesolder more mature women. It runs in the family, and he’s right, I was a second father to him, and we spoke on serious topicsinhisformativeyears, Imeanreallydeepstuff,and
Many adults overrate their self-importance in Montgomery County I especially laugh at those who post their ‘his and her supercarsonsocialmediain adesperateattempttoinflate their self-importance I mean really? I’m not impressed. AndIdoubtthey have a garage for the dang things. Buying supercars, which is totally fine by the way isnotmyforte,because I want to see where I’m going in traffic. Yes I can afford one by getting a simple cashiers check. But getting in and out of these snake skin low vehicles is a chore Besides, the vast majorityofsupercarowners drive the dang speed limit, because they can t handle the true capabilities of the powerofthevehicle. Where isthefuninthat? Icancount on two or three fingers the amount of times a supercar hasleftmeinthedust. And for the vast majority of supercar owners I m leaving them in the dust Sayonara. So to recap, if you have to project your self-importance with an expensive car, or overseas trips; you are in fact, by definition‘notimportant’by any means. I mean it’s OK topostaphotoofacar,ora trip, but to be excessive aboutit,thenit’sabitmuch. And just to show how unimportant I am in The Woodlands. Last Tuesday weeks passed, before meetingmypublisherEricat Good Charlie’s for lunch. I hadthefiletlunch,andIwas impressed. GotryitonFM 1488. I was at my bank to
get $500 bucks to pay a personal assistant I finally snagged to help with my paperwork hoarding situation. I had just posted myselfinfrontofthebranch manager Ria, when area Socialite Ms. Pam P*l*nd walked in. The next thing I heard was Step aside Ruben, I need to get a 1099 from Ria.” I immediately recognized Ms. Pam’s level ofimportance,whichisatjet cruisingaltitude,andatonce I stepped back and properly genuflected to her showing my cessna level altitude of importance. I would have gone to my knees in proper messianic respect for Ms Pam’s importance, but my muscles were still recovering from my latest hospital stay I had seen John Wayne’s movie ‘Donovan’s Reef’ a day earlier on YouTube,andthoughtofthe encounter between Wayne’s character Guns Donovan and Elizabeth Allen’s, rich heiress’ Amelia Dedham; and I thought of Wayne’s yield saying to Allen’s important Dedham, Yes Ma’am, ThankYou Ma’am, Yes Ma’am,” in his importance dive, when Dedham was asking the expertise of theship’scaptainoftheboat that Donovan owned. The funnythingis,thatMs.Pam could have her personal assistantdownloadthe1099 from the bank's portal, and nothavemadethetripatall, but it was perfect karma for thiscolumn. Thenumberon the document for the accountant was much less than what we tip to great servers at fine dining facilities, since both Ms Pam and I are both big tippers. HeckatNorthItalia lastThursday Ispent$25on thevalet,finishingwithatip of a Grant, making sure no one touched my austere RX 350 Then I gave
thegirlshisagenevercaught up.
FOFF&RJOASupport
TexasHistory& GreaterArtsAlliance
byElaineCollings
Friends of the Flag Foundation Board Members of the Lone Star Monument and Texas Historical Flag Park,
DIANNE KEBODEAUX and CHARLOTTE BELIN
also representatives of the Rebel Joan Of Arc 2721
Chapter of the United
This year unfortunately the Greater Arts Alliance of Conroewillnotbeparticipating in the Conroe Spring Festival due to the high costs from the city, but the various Historical Organizations continuetheirvolunteerwork duringtheseTexasHighHoly DaysacrosstheGreatStateof Texas! FOFF President & SRT VP: MIKE WILSON, FOFF VP & SRT OFFICER: RON McANEAR, FOFF & S R T O F F I C E R : MARSHALL BROWN FOFF FLAGS MASTER & MONTGOMERY CO H I S T O R I C A L PRESERVATIONOFFICER: BERNIE SARGENT FOFF & DRT & RJOA OFFICER: LYN HOWARD, FOFF & DRT & RJOA OFFICER: ELAINE COLLINGS, FOFF & DRT & RJOA: DANEAN MYERS, FOFF OFFICER & DRT & RJOA: CINDY DITTRICH,
d members of the Friends of The Flags Foundation have continued their march of
Daughters of the Confederacy participated at last years Conroe Arts Festival to promote the significance of the Texas Battle Flags at the Texas Historical Flags Park, toeducatethepublicaboutthe Texas Revolution, and more Texas History Their booth andtableweredisplayedwith replicas of historic TX flags, andpicturesofthesehistorical flagswithdescriptionsofeach battle flag. Members spent time with children and their parents educating on the importance of the history of the Texas Revolution. This was another community outreach preformed by this group. Visitors to the booth wereprovidedwithfreeTexas History Activity Books and encouraged to share them with their Teachers, Family andFriends.
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important. The District Attorney’s office is very important. Jason Millsaps, the County Chief of Staff and Executive Director for the Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management is important
Some commissioners, county road crews, are all important. Basically if you areanessentialworkerwhen Montgomery County is facing its toughest times, youareimportant. Thatalso goes for medical personnel in and out of hospitals, jail personnel I’m sure I’m leaving out many who think theyareimportant,andsome may be, but if you need clarification as to determine your importance level? Emailme.
Thepeopleinthemore affluentareasarefullofselfimportant people, who quite frankly, are really not that important Because they have the means, they think theyhavearaisedawareness of self-importance. Sorry I have means and I don’t apply any of those selfimportantareastome. Thentherearethoseof self-importance who totally misreadtheunimportanceof their self-importance, and totally misunderstand the point I m talking about people high up in the pecking order of selfimportance(theuppercrust) inMontgomeryCounty,who claim they can command women by the flick of their wristtodothisorthat. One person is so self-important that they claim they can command10,15,20women at a time, to stop what they are doing drop their
Education across Texas throughMarchandintoApril, which will finalize at the Battle of San Jacinto! But neverDone!!
The Lone Star Flag was designed by Charles B Stewart in honor of our fight for TEXAS Independence and the City of Conroe - The County Seat of Montgomery County Texas which is the Birthplace of the Lone Star Flag.
TheTownofMontgomery TexasclaimstheHonorofthe Birthplace of the Lone Star Flag, which is where Dr Stewartlived.Montgomeryis a very old and Historical town.
At the Texas Historical Flags Park in Conroe, the Charles B Stewart Bronze Bust is displayed at the entrance of the Lone Star Texas Historical Flags Park, NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE NEXT DOOR VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK - WH
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S
SEPARATE PARK The centerpiece on the hill of the Lone Star Texas Historical
delicates, and bend over Now that self-importance boggles the mind. It’s sky high,headintheclouds,selfimportance. The power of that self-importance is important;tothem.
Theonlyquestionis,are theseladiesthataredropping everything for one powerful man's self-importance What are their hotness levels? Are they Epstein girls? Matureladies? 1-3s, or 8-10s? I doubt the latter forthemorequalityfacades, because the presentation of the self-important person wouldremindyouofHarvey Weinstein I don’t have enough stamina to satisfy one,muchless10-20ladies. Frankly, I’m not that important and don’t wanna be. Ihaveagenuinerespect for ladies, who want to be treated like the ladies they are,andnotberegardedasa plaything,byamanwithan
AREACHURCHES
One person say in his “Black Tie” that he wasn’t standing because he is Not from Texas!!! HOWRUDE! This isOffensivetoTexans!
It shames me and embarrasses me to see how manyTexansdon’tknowtheir Texas Pledge of Allegiance, or their fabulous Texas song! Theystammeraroundordon’t sing at all. What an embarrassment! And we wonder what is happening to our cultureandsociety? Iwasata High Society Function in Con
witnessed1/2theroomdidn’t even stand for the Singing of ourTexasSong! Ievenheard
I admit I might have been a little too selfimportant when I was younger, and now as a mature gentleman of as muchleisureasIcanstand. I profess my sin, and encourage all Montgomery County adults to reevaluate their given level of selfimportance I loathe my look, even though I know that some may like it a lot, I’d rather post pictures on FacebookofIV’sinmyarms that show my just desserts, and not how cute or un-cute myfaceis. Myfaceiswhat got me in trouble as a kid in Europeinthefirstplace. My employer assigned me as highly-important, and I bought it, like a gullible idiot, and now I’m a lowly professionalpatient. Andin retrospect,Imighthavebeen happierasatall-uglykid.
Well, your Friends of the Flag Foundation, Sons of the RepublicofTexas,Daughters of the Republic ofTexas, and Rebel Joan Of Arc United DaughtersoftheConfederacy -ARE!
Youcanbeasimportant or unimportant as you want, and there are others in your life that see you as very important to them. I just wanted to put a smile on someone’s face today For thosewhoneedit,pleaseget them some device to help themcallforhelpiftheyfall athome. I’vegotfiveiPads (Siri), 4 Alexa devices, so I’m covered, but I do worry about you. It’s serious out there and I can t take anotherfriend,orreader that dies alone in their house without dignity, without being able to fight for their life,insomeformoffashion. GodBless!!
Nowthereisasegment of inflated self-important people in Montgomery County that I DO NOT recommendanAlexadevice for: Drug dealers need privacy and don’t need to risk being listened to by Alexa. lol. Peoplecheating on their spouses need to be secretive and need to stay away fromAlexa. Spies, of course,needtoleadanAlexa free life. Local politicians who serve in Austin and in the county need to conduct their private smoke-filled back room deals and personal enrichment/private satisfaction schemes. They forsuredon’tneedtheearof Alexa hounding them Of courseIjest,butamIreally? It really does make you go hmm! Ruben can be reached at: ruben@montgomerycounty news.net
Idon’tknowhowIgot off on that tangent. But I want readers to know that if I‘m not important then
ON THE PROPERTY SOLD THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITYANDFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE. YOUHAVEBOUGHT THE PROPERTY“AS IS”. BUYERSARE FURTHERADVISED THATTHE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTYAT THIS CONSTABLE'S SALE MAY NOT EXTINGUISH ANY LIENS OR SECURITYINTERESTONTHEPROPERTY YOUHAVESIMPLYPURCHASEDWHATEVER INTERESTTHEDEFENDANTHADINTHEPROPERTY IFYOUHAVEANYQUESTIONS, YOUSHOULDCONSULTANATTORNEYOFYOURCHOICE.
Dates:March18,
andApril
Placedinmyhandsforservice,I,PhilipCashasConstablePrecinct1,MontgomeryCounty,Texas, th th didonthe18 dayofFebruary2026levyonREALpropertydescribedbelow andonthe7 dayof April2026,Iwillofferforsaleandsellat301N.MainStreet,Conroe,Texas77301(westsidecourt steps),, Conroe,Texas 77301, at approximately 10:00 a.m. for cash to the highest bidder all right, title,andinterestthatthesaiddefendant UnknownHeirsofJosephWarren,Deceased hadinthe propertydescribedbelow:
2. $14,579.81AttorneyFeesandExpenses
4. $438.00CourtCosts
5. $0.00JudgmentCredit
1. $2,542.58PrincipalSum ConstablePCT 1
PhilipCash
th NoticeisherebygiventhatbyacertainOrderofSaleissuedoutofthe284 JudicialDistrictCourtof th MontgomeryCounty,Texasonthe15 dayofJanuary,2026infavorofCommunityImprovement th Association of Shadow Bay, Inc. recovered a judgment in Cause No. 23-01-01256 in the 284 th Judicial District Court of Montgomery County, Texas on the 9 day of December, 2024, against UnknownHeirsofJosephWarren,Deceased. MontgomeryCounty,Texas
Montgomery County Texas on the
LOT 60 & 61, BLOCK 2, IN THE REPLAT OF SHADOW BAY, SECTION (1), A SUBDIVISIONOF87.507ACRESLOCATEDINNEILMARTINSURVEY,ABSTRACTNO. 26 AND THE WILLIAM WEIR SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 42, OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECIREDED IN CABINETC,SHEET172OFTHEAMPRECORDSOFMONTGOMERYCOUNTY,TEXAS
NOTE: ON THE PROPERTY SOLD THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITYANDFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE. YOUHAVEBOUGHT THE PROPERTY“AS IS”. BUYERSARE FURTHERADVISED THATTHE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTYAT THIS CONSTABLE'S SALE MAY NOT EXTINGUISH ANY LIENS OR SECURITYINTERESTONTHEPROPERTY YOUHAVESIMPLYPURCHASEDWHATEVER INTERESTTHEDEFENDANTHADINTHEPROPERTY IFYOUHAVEANYQUESTIONS, YOUSHOULDCONSULTANATTORNEYOFYOURCHOICE.
PublishedDates:March18,25,andApril1,2026
NOTICEOFCONSTABLESALE
BYVIRTUEOFAORDEROFSALEissuedoutofthe457thJudicialDistrictCourtofMontgomery County StateofTexas,inacertaincausenumbered25-04-06391onajudgmentrenderedinsaidcourt onthe18THdayofAugustA.D.2025anddirectedanddeliveredtomeasConstableofMontgomery CountyPrecinctNo.2ofMontgomeryCounty Texas.Ihaveonthe28THdayofJanuaryA.D.2026 levieduponandwillofferforsalebetweenthehoursprescribedbylawatapproximately10:00A.M. onthefirstTuesdayinAprilA.D.2026,itbeingthe7THofsaidmonthatpublicauctiontothehighest bidder, for cash in hand at the Courthouse steps of 301 N Main St. Conroe, TX 77301 of said Montgomery County Texas, all the right title and interest, if any which the defendant had on the 18THdayofAugustA.D.2025,oratanytimethereafter,ofandinthefollowingdescribedpropertyto wit:
LOT 13, BLOCK 1, LADERA CREEK SECTION 3, A SUBDIVISION IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY TEXAS,ACCORDINGTOTHEMAP/PLATTHEREOFRECORDEDINCABINETZ, SLIDE4764,MAPRECORDSOFMONTGOMERYCOUNTY,TEXAS(THE"PROPERTY").
1. $3,322.78PrincipalSum
2. $3,655.09AttorneyFees
3. Post-judgment interest at the rate of 7.5% per annum on the full amount of the judgmentawardedhereinfromthedatehereofuntilpaid.
TexasRulesofCivilProcedure643-goodsandchattelspledgedormortgagedassecurityforanydebt or contract may be levied upon and sold on execution against the person making the pledge, assignmentormortgagesubjectthereto;andthepurchasershallbeentitledtothepossessionwhenitis held by the pledgee, assignee or mortgagee, on complying with the conditions of the pledge, assignmentormortgage.
Placedinmyhandsforservice,I,PhilipCashasConstablePrecinct1,MontgomeryCounty Texas, th th didonthe17 dayofFebruary,2026levyonREALpropertydescribedbelow,andonthe7 dayof April,2026,Iwillofferforsaleandsellat301N.MainStreet,Conroe,Texas77301(westsidecourt steps),, Conroe,Texas 77301, at approximately 10:00 a.m. for cash to the highest bidder all right, title,andinterestthatthesaiddefendantEuryVargashadinthepropertydescribedbelow: THESTATEOFTEXAS *
ofApril2026,I will offer for sale and sell at 301 N. Main Street, Conroe,Texas 77301 (west side court steps),, Conroe, Texas77301,atapproximately10:00a.m.forcashtothehighestbidder,allright,title,andinterestthatthe saiddefendantAlbenVergarahadinthe
describedbelow: Notice is hereby given that by a
PrincipalSum
Fees
LOT TEN (10), BLOCK ONE (1) OF BENTWATER, SECTION TWENTY-FOUR (24), A SUBDIVISIONINMONTGOMERYCOUNTY,TEXAS,ACCORDINGTOTHEMAPORPLAT THEREOFRECORDEDINCABINETF,SHEET136-AOFTHEMAPAND/ORPLATRECORDS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 46 STANFORD COURTUNITNO.2032,MONTGOMERY TX77356(“PROPERTY”)
NOTE: ON THE PROPERTY SOLD THEREARE NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDINGBUTNOTLIMITEDTOTHEIMPLIEDWARRANTIESOFMERCHANTABILITYAND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. YOU HAVE BOUGHT THE PROPERTY “AS IS”. BUYERS ARE FURTHER ADVISED THAT THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY AT THIS CONSTABLE'S SALE MAYNOT EXTINGUISHANYLIENS OR SECURITYINTEREST ON THE PROPERTY YOUHAVESIMPLYPURCHASEDWHATEVERINTERESTTHEDEFENDANTHAD INTHEPROPERTY IFYOUHAVEANYQUESTIONS,YOUSHOULDCONSULTANATTORNEY OFYOURCHOICE. PublishedDates:March18,25,andApril1,2026
NoticeisherebygiventhatbyacertainOrderofSaleissuedoutoftheCountyCourtatLaw#6Judicial th Court of Montgomery County, Texas on the 16 day of January, 2026 in favor of Lone Star Elite Investment,LLC–FM149SeriesrecoveredajudgmentinCauseNo.24-11-18550,intheCountyCourt th atLaw#6JudicialCourtofMontgomeryCounty Texasonthe10 dayofMarch,2025,against Samuel Lancaster,Sr
Placedinmyhandsforservice,I,PhilipCashasConstablePrecinct1,MontgomeryCounty Texas,didon th th the18 dayofFebruary2026levyonREALpropertydescribedbelow andonthe7 dayofApril2026 I will offer for sale and sell at 301 N. Main Street, Conroe,Texas 77301 (west side court steps),, Conroe, Texas77301,atapproximately10:00a.m.forcashtothehighestbidder allright,title,andinterestthatthe saiddefendantSamuelLancaster,Sr hadinthepropertydescribedbelow:
Andforeclosureofalienonthefollowingdescribedproperty: AONE-HALF(1/2)UNDIVIDEDINTERESTINANDTOA5.00ACRETRACTOFLANDOUT OF THE SHANNON OWN TRACT IN MONTGOMERY COUNT, TEXAS, RECORDED IN VOLUME 176, PAGE 147, AND VOLUME 452, PAGE 265 OF THE DEED RECORDS OF MONTGOMERYCOUNTY,TEXAS th Witnessmyhandthis18 dayofFebruary,2026.
NOTE: ON THE PROPERTY SOLD THEREARE NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDINGBUTNOTLIMITEDTOTHEIMPLIEDWARRANTIESOFMERCHANTABILITYAND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. YOU HAVE BOUGHT THE PROPERTY “AS IS”. BUYERS ARE FURTHER ADVISED THAT THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY AT THIS CONSTABLE'S SALE MAYNOT EXTINGUISHANYLIENS OR SECURITYINTEREST ON THE PROPERTY YOUHAVESIMPLYPURCHASEDWHATEVERINTERESTTHEDEFENDANTHAD INTHEPROPERTY IFYOUHAVEANYQUESTIONS,YOUSHOULDCONSULTANATTORNEY OFYOURCHOICE. PublishedDates:March18,25andApril1,2026
NOTICEOFSALE
COUNTYOFMONTGOMERY §
5. $0.00JudgmentCredit LOT11,BLOCK49,WALDENONLAKECONROE,SECTIONNINE,ASUBDIVISIONIN MONTGOMERY COUNTY TEXAS,ACCORDING TO THE MAPOR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN CABINET B, SHEET 8A, OF THE MAP AND/OR PLAT RECORDS, MONTGOMERYCOUNTY,TEXAS.MORECOMMONLYKNOWNAS3234PINECHASE DR,MONTGOMERY,TX77356. 3. Interestonthetotaljudgementattherateof7.75%perannumfromthedateof judgementuntilpaid. Andforeclosureofalienonthefollowingdescribedproperty: PROPERTYDESCRIPTION:
TERMSANDCONDITIONSOFSALEANDTIME: th NoticeisherebygiventhatbyacertainOrderofSaleissuedoutofthe284 JudicialDistrictCourtof st Montgomery County,Texas on the 21 day of January, 2026 in favor ofWalden on Lake Conroe CommunityImprovementAssociation,Inc. recoveredajudgmentinCauseNo.24-09-14895,in th h the284 JudicialDistrictCourtofMontgomeryCounty,Texasonthe11 dayofJanuary,2025,against EuryVargas.
Witnessmyhandthisthe3rddayofMarch,2026. ByvirtueofanOrderofSaleissuedoutofthe284thJudicialDistrictCourtofMontgomery County, Texas, on a Judgment rendered on the 23rd day of July, 2025, in the case of Tavola CommunityAssociationInc.,Plaintiff,vs.KennethWayneBriggs,Ill,Defendant(s),CauseNo.2504-06198insaidcourt,judgmentbeinginfavorofTavolaCommunityAssociationInc,Plaintiffas against Defendant(s), I did on the 3rd Day of March, 2026 at 9:00 o'clock am., levy upon the following-describedpropertyofDefendant(s):KennethWayneBriggs,Ill.
By:/s/R.Crowder
LOTTHREE(3),BLOCK(2),OFTAVOLA,SEC.16,asubdivisioninMontgomeryCounty Texas, according to the map or plat thereof recorded in Cabinet Z, SHEETS 4523-4525 OF THE MAP Records,MontgomeryCounty Texas(the"Property").
th NoticeisherebygiventhatbyacertainOrderofSaleissuedoutofthe284 JudicialDistrictCourtof th Montgomery County Texas on the 12 day of February 2026 in favor ofApril Sound Property th Owners'Association, Inc. recovered a judgment in Cause No. 25-05-08685, in the 284 Judicial nd District Court of Montgomery County Texas on the 2 day of January 2026, against Nicholas DohemannandBrookeDohemann,jointlyandseverally
Placedinmyhandsforservice,I,PhilipCashasConstablePrecinct1,MontgomeryCounty,Texas, th th didonthe26 dayofFebruary2026levyonREALpropertydescribedbelow,andonthe7 dayof April2026 Iwillofferforsaleandsellat301N.MainStreet,Conroe,Texas77301(westsidecourt steps),, Conroe,Texas 77301, at approximately 10:00 a.m. for cash to the highest bidder, all right, title,andinterestthatthesaiddefendantNicholasDohemannandBrookeDohemann,jointlyand severallyhadinthepropertydescribedbelow:
3. Post-judgment interest at the rate of (7%) per annum on the total judgment, includingattorney'sfeesawardedherein,fromthedatethisjudgmentissigneduntil fullypaid.
LOT FOUR (4), BLOCK FIFTEEN (15), OF APRIL SOUND, SECTION SIX (6), A
SUBDIVISIONSITUATEDINMONTGOMERYCOUNTY,TEXAS,ACCORDINGTOTHE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN CABINET A, SHEET 139-A (FORMERLY COLUME11,PAGE63)OFTHEMAPRECORDSOFMONTGOMERYCOUNTY,TEXAS MORECOMMONLYKNOWNAS99APRILWINDDRIVENORTH,MONTGOMERY,TX 77356(“PROPERTY”)
anddeliveredtomeasConstableofMontgomery CountyPrecinctNo.2ofMontgomeryCounty Texas.Ihaveonthe12THdayofFebruaryA.D.2026 levieduponandwillofferforsalebetweenthehoursprescribedbylawatapproximately10:00A.M. onthefirstTuesdayinAprilA.D.2026,itbeingthe7THofsaidmonthatpublicauctiontothehighest bidder for cash in hand at the Courthouse steps of 301 N Main St. Conroe, TX 77301 of said Montgomery County, Texas, all the right title and interest, if any, which the defendant had on the 10THdayofJanuaryA.D.2025,oratanytimethereafter ofandinthefollowingdescribedproperty towit:
LOT 30, BLOCK 1, LADERA TRAILS SECTION 1, A SUBDIVISION IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN CABINETZ, SHEET7104, OFTHE MAPRECORDS OF MONTGOMERYCOUNTY TEXAS (THE"PROPERTY").
2. $1,993.15AttorneyFees
3.
CASHIER'SCHECKORMONEYORDERATTHECONCLUSIONOFSALE SALEWILLBEHELDATAPPROXIMATELY10:00A.M. NOTE: ON THE PROPERTY SOLD THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITYANDFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE. YOUHAVEBOUGHT THE PROPERTY“AS IS”. BUYERSARE FURTHERADVISED THATTHE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTYAT THIS CONSTABLE'S SALE MAY NOT EXTINGUISH ANY LIENS OR SECURITYINTERESTONTHEPROPERTY YOUHAVESIMPLYPURCHASEDWHATEVER INTERESTTHEDEFENDANTHADINTHEPROPERTY IFYOUHAVEANYQUESTIONS, YOUSHOULDCONSULTANATTORNEYOFYOURCHOICE.
Cash PublishedDates:March18,25andApril1,2026
NOTICEOFCONSTABLE'SSALE THESTATEOFTEXAS *
COUNTYOFMONTGOMERY *
th NoticeisherebygiventhatbyacertainOrderofSaleissuedoutofthe457 JudicialDistrictCourtof th Montgomery County, Texas on the 13 day of February, 2026 in favor ofApril Sound Property th Owners'Association, Inc. recovered a judgment in Cause No. 25-08-12393 in the 457 Judicial th DistrictCourtofMontgomeryCounty,Texasonthe30 dayofDecember,2025,againstKristiGail Hart.
Placedinmyhandsforservice,I,PhilipCashasConstablePrecinct1,MontgomeryCounty,Texas, th th didonthe26 dayofFebruary2026levyonREALpropertydescribedbelow andonthe7 dayof February2026,Iwillofferforsaleandsellat301N.MainStreet,Conroe,Texas77301(westside court steps),, Conroe, Texas 77301, at approximately 10:00 a.m. for cash to the highest bidder all right,title,andinterestthatthesaiddefendantKristiGailHarthadinthepropertydescribedbelow:
PROPERTYDESCRIPTION:
2. $4,918.50AttorneyFees
Post-judgment interest at the rate of 8.5% per annum on the full amount of the judgmentawardedhereinfromthedatehereofuntilpaid.
CourtCost
$1,000.00JudgmentCredit
TheabovepropertyisleviedonasthepropertyofCARLOSEMANUELPENAHENRIQUEZAND SHIRLEYJ.SILVAJIMENEZ,JOINTLYANDSEVERALLY andwillbesoldtosatisfyajudgment in the 457th Judicial District Court of Montgomery County, Texas rendered on the 10TH day of JanuaryA.D.2025infavorofLADERATRAILSCOMMUNITYASSOCIATIONandagainstthe said CARLOS EMANUELPENAHENRIQUEZAND SHIRLEYJ. SILVAJIMENEZ, JOINTLY ANDSEVERALLY
andthepurchasershallbeentitledtothepossessionwhenitis held by the pledgee, assignee or mortgagee, on complying with the conditions of the pledge, assignment or mortgage. Bidders must pre-register prior to the sale to bid on this property (Civil PracticeandRemediesCode34.0445)
3. Post-judgement interest at the rate of (7%) per annum on the total judgment, including attorney's fee awarded herein, from the date this judgment is signed until fullypaid.
4. $488.85CourtCosts
1. $1,920.36PrincipalSum LOTSEVEN(7),BLOCKFOUR(4),APRILSOUND,SECTIONONE,ASUBDIVISIONOF MONTGOMERY COUNTY TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF FILED IN CABINET A, SHEET 88B, FORMERLY IN VOLUME 10, PAGE 72, MAP RECORDS, MONTGOMERY, TEXAS MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 128 SPRINGS EDGEDR,MONTGOMERY,TX
BYVIRTUEOFAORDEROFSALEissuedoutofthe284thJudicialDistrictCourtofMontgomery County StateofTexas,inacertaincausenumbered24-11-17440onajudgmentrenderedinsaidcourt onthe11THdayofJanuaryA.D.2025anddirectedanddeliveredtomeasConstableofMontgomery CountyPrecinctNo.2ofMontgomeryCounty Texas.Ihaveonthe9THdayofMARCHA.D.2026 levieduponandwillofferforsalebetweenthehoursprescribedbylawatapproximately10:00A.M. on the first Tuesday inAPRILA.D. 2026, it being the 7TH of said month at public auction to the highestbidder,forcashinhandattheCourthousestepsof301NMainSt.Conroe,TX77301ofsaid Montgomery County, Texas, all the right title and interest, if any, which the defendant had on the 11THdayofJanuaryA.D.2025,oratanytimethereafter ofandinthefollowingdescribedproperty towit:
LOT101,INBLOCK1,INPINEWOODFORESTFINALPLAT,ASUBDIVISIONINTHECITY OF CONROE, MONTGOMERY COUNTY TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN CABINET Z, SHEET 182 OF THE MAP RECORDS OF MONTGOMERYCOUNTY,TEXAS.
1.
$2,248.65PrincipalSum
$3,911.03AttorneyFees
Interest on the total judgment from the date of judgment at the rate of 5% per annumcompoundedannuallyuntilpaid.
NOTE: ON THE PROPERTY SOLD THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITYANDFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE. YOUHAVEBOUGHT THE PROPERTY“AS IS”. BUYERSARE FURTHERADVISED THATTHE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTYAT THIS CONSTABLE'S SALE MAY NOT EXTINGUISH ANY LIENS OR SECURITYINTERESTONTHEPROPERTY YOUHAVESIMPLYPURCHASEDWHATEVER INTERESTTHEDEFENDANTHADINTHEPROPERTY IFYOUHAVEANYQUESTIONS, YOUSHOULDCONSULTANATTORNEYOFYOURCHOICE. PublishedDates:March18,25andApril1,2026
SALEWILLBEHELDATAPPROXIMATELY10:00A.M. NOTICEOFCONSTABLESALE BYVIRTUEOFAORDEROFSALEissuedoutofthe457thJudicialDistrictCourtofMontgomery County,StateofTexas,inacertaincausenumbered22-12-17461onajudgmentrenderedinsaidcourt onthe3RDdayofMarchA.D.2023anddirectedanddeliveredtomeasConstableofMontgomery County Precinct No. 2 of Montgomery County,Texas. I have on the 5TH day of MarchA.D. 2026 levieduponandwillofferforsalebetweenthehoursprescribedbylawatapproximately10:00A.M. onthefirstTuesdayinAprilA.D.2026,itbeingthe7THofsaidmonthatpublicauctiontothehighest bidder, for cash in hand at the Courthouse steps of 301 N Main St. Conroe, TX 77301 of said MontgomeryCounty Texas,alltherighttitleandinterest,ifany whichthedefendanthadonthe3RD dayofMarchA.D.2023,oratanytimethereafter,ofandinthefollowingdescribedpropertytowit: LOT 2, BLOCK 1, CAYDEN CREEK, SECTION 4, A SUBDIVISION IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN CABINETZ,SHEETNO(S).4943-4944-4945ANDAMENDEDINCABINETZ,SHEETNO(S). 5790-5791OFTHEMAPRECORDSOFMONTGOMERYCOUNTY,TEXAS.
TexasRulesofCivilProcedure643-goodsandchattelspledgedormortgagedassecurityforanydebt or contract may be levied upon and sold on execution against the person making the pledge, assignmentormortgagesubjectthereto;andthepurchasershallbeentitledtothepossessionwhenitis held by the pledgee, assignee or mortgagee, on complying with the conditions of the pledge, assignmentormortgage.
Bidders must pre-register prior to the sale to bid on this property (Civil Practice and Remedies Code 34.0445)
By virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable 457th Judicial District Court, th MontgomeryCounty Texas,onaJudgmentrenderedonthe29 dayofJanuary2025,inthecaseof NorthgroveMasterCommunity,Inc.Plaintiff,VS.ShemikaWilliamsHallandMillardF Hall,111, Defendant, (1).
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1520LakeFrontCircle,Suite900 TheWoodlands,TX77380
PublishedDates:March11,18,25,2026 281-364-4211
By virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable 457th Judicial District Court, th MontgomeryCounty Texas,onaJudgmentrenderedonthe11 dayofFebruary2025,inthecaseof Community Association of Harmony, Inc. Plaintiff, VS Felisita Theresa Campos and Guillermo AlexanderCampos,jointlyandseverallyDefendant,CauseNo.24-12-18914insaidcourt,judgment beinginfavorofCommunityAssociationofHarmony,IncPlaintiffasagainstDefendant,Ididonthe 5th day of March, 2026, at 4:15 o'clock p.m., levy upon the following-described property of Defendant: th
LOT11,BLOCK03,VIVACEATHARMONYSECTION2,ANADDITIONINMONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN THE MAPRECORDSOFMONTGOMERYCOUNTY TEXAS,UNDERCABINETZ,SHEETS58795880,AS MODIFIED BYANY SUPPLEMENTS THERETO OR REPLATS THEREOF, MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 2801 ANDANTE GREEN DR DR SPRING, TX 77386 (THE PROPERTY)andon7thdayofApril,2026,betweenthehoursof10:00o'clocka.m.and4:00o'clock p.m.,attheMontgomeryCountyCourthouselocatedat301NMainSt.,Conroe,Texas77301,Iwill offer for sale and will sell at public auction, for cash, all the rights, title and interest of Defendant Felisita Theresa Campos and Guillermo Alexander Campos, jointly and severally in and to said property
Crown Castle is proposing to install antennas on an existing 51.9-ft tall (including attachments) pole located at 8538 Grogans Mill Rd, Woodlands Twp. (Spring), Montgomery Co, TX 77381 (30° 10' 57.09" N, 95° 28'04.54" W). The project also includes associated fiber and electric conduits located within the associated utility right-of-way Public comments regarding potential effects from this project on historicpropertiesmaybesubmittedwithin30-daysfromthedateofthispublication to:L.Jimenez,Terracon,27WorldFairDr,Ste4,Somerset,NJ08873,908-546-6162or ljimenez@terracon.com
Pursuant to Chapter 59 of the Texas Property Code, TJO 10 X 10 Management, Ltd Managingpropertieslistedbelowwillholdapublicauctionofpropertybeingsoldtosatisfya landlord's lien The sale will begin on or about the time indicated at www.StorageTreasures.com Property will be sold to the highest bidder for cash. Depositforremovalandcleanupmaybetemporarilyrequired.Thesellerreservestheright torejectanybidandtowithdrawpropertyfromsale.Propertymaybesoldbyspace.General description or property being sold includes contents such as household/personal goods/misc.itemsinspacesoffollowingtenants.
By virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable 457th Judicial District Court, MontgomeryCounty Texas,onaJudgmentrenderedonthe28 dayofMarch2025,inthecaseofHarper's PreserveCommunityAssociation,Inc.Plaintiff,VS.MaximillianManuelGonzales&ElizabethRamirez Gonzales,jointlyandseverallyDefendant,CauseNo.24-07-11200insaidcourt,judgmentbeinginfavorof Harper'sPreserveCommunityAssociation,Inc.PlaintiffasagainstDefendant,Ididonthe5thdayofMarch 2026,at4:15o'clockp.m.,levyuponthefollowing-describedpropertyofDefendant:
PublishedDates:March11,18,25,2026 th DATEDat1520LakeFrontCircleSuite900,TheWoodlands,Texas,thisthe5 dayofMarch2026. LOT8,BLOCK1,OFHARPERSPRESERVE,SECTIONONE(1),ASUBDIVISIONOF74.476ACRES OUTOFTHERICHARDVINCESURVEY,A-583,MONTGOMERYCOUNTY,TEXAS,ANDBEING APARTIALREPLATOFWOODLAKEVILLAGESECTIONONE(1),ASRECORDEDINCABINET V, SHEET 95 OF THE MAP RECORDS AND ALSO INCLUDING PREVIOUSLY UNPLATTED ACREAGE;ACCORDINGTOTHEMAPORPLATTHEREOFRECORDEDINCABINETZ,SHEET 1921 OF THE MAP RECORDS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY TEXAS, MORE COMMONLY KNOWNAS8329GREENLEAFRIDGEWAYCONROE,TX77385.(THEPROPERTY)andon7 day ofApril,2026,betweenthehoursof10:00o'clocka.m.and4:00o'clockp.m.,attheMontgomeryCounty Courthouse located at 301 N Main St., Conroe,
By virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable 457th Judicial District Court, rd MontgomeryCounty Texas,onaJudgmentrenderedonthe23 dayofOctober2024,inthecaseof Harper's Preserve Community Association, Inc. Plaintiff, VS. Darin Odell Blocker and Demetria Blocker jointly and severally Defendant, Cause No. 24-05-06864 in said court, judgment being in favorofHarper'sPreserveCommunityAssociation,Inc.PlaintiffasagainstDefendant,Ididonthe 5th day of March 2026, at 4:15 o'clock p.m., levy upon the following described property of Defendant:
LOT SIXTY TWO (62) IN BLOCK (8) OF HARPERS PRESERVE SECTION (1 ) A
SUBDIVISION OF 74 476 ACRES OUT OF THE RICHARD VINCE SURVEY, A- 583, MONTGOMERY COUNTY TEXAS, AND BEING A PARTIAL REPLAT OF WOOD LAKE VILLAGE SECTION ONE (1), AS RECORDED IN CABINET V, SHEET 95 OF THE MAP RECORDSANDALSO INCLUDING PREVIOUSLYUNPLATTEDACREAGE,ACCORDING TOTHE MAPOR PLATTHEREOF RECORDED IN CABINETZ, SHEET1921 OFTHE MAP RECORDS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS COMMONLY KNOWN AS 8130 th SPREADWINGSTREET CONROE,TX77385.(THEPROPERTY)andon7 dayofApril,2026, between the hours of 10:00 o'clock a.m. and 4:00 o'clock p.m., at the Montgomery County Courthouselocatedat301NMainSt.,Conroe,Texas77301,Iwillofferforsaleandwillsellatpublic auction, for cash, all the rights, title and interest of Defendant Darin Odell Blocker and Demetria Blocker jointlyandseverally inandtosaidproperty
OnSaturday,March21, 2026broughtninechapters together to attend their District III annual meeting in Bryan, Texas The meeting was held at the spacious, lovely Phillips Event Center and was hostedbytheL.S.Ross100 BryanChapteroftheTexas Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy Those nine chapters that make up District III are Beaumont Dick Dowling 404, Bryan...L.S. Ross 100 (this charter chartered in 1897) Burkeville...Maj. Josephus Somerville Irvine 2664, Conroe...ThomasJefferson
Stubbs 2523, Humble Magnolia Rangers 2544, Huntsville J B
G o r d o n 3 3 9 Madisonville...McDonaldSloan 339 The Woodlands...Rebel Joan Of Arc
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ck Dowling 404 Beaumont, Vice Chair Cindy Davis, Maj. Josephus Somerville Irvine 2664 Burkeville, Secretary Clara Malak, J. B. Gordon 339 Huntsville and Treasurer Evelyn Miller, Rebel Joan Of Arc 2721TheWoodlands.
At this meeting, pledges to the flags are recited, the UDC Ritual is read,oldandnewbusiness are talked about and d
Reports are given by each chapter president as to whattheirchapterhasbeen doing. A very delicious meal was served at the Phillips Event Center and there was ample time for everyone to visit. Asilent auction is set up and the fundsmadefromthis,goto aworthyfunction,votedon
Alsoattendingwasthe Texas Division President GinaSmith,memberofthe Mid-Cities Bluebonnet 2429, Vice President Tina McCann member of the Gen Ben McCulloch 2435,RecorderofMilitary Service Awards Sheran WeiblememberoftheMaj. George B. Erath 2679 and RegistrarofSupplementals Jan Kimmel member of Charles Buchanan Harris 2531. The meeting also
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I Confederate Memorial Observance and it was presided over by Dena Lambert from the Dick Dowling 404 Chapter in Beaumont. The names of the States that the Confederacy was made up of, are calledoutandwhenastate name is called and those attending had an ancestor whofoughtfromthatstate, willstandinhonoroftheir ancestor At the close of thatobservance,thenasthe chapter names are called out, if a chapter had members that have passed away since September of 2025, those members will stand. The Stubbs chapter lost two members, Nelda
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member to attend the DistrictIIImeeting,forthe very first time Delise Henry enjoyed the outing and looks forward to the
RecentIncredibleMomentsThatIPersonallyWitnessed
byRubenBorjas,Jr
InmylifeI’vewitnessed someincrediblescenesthat bewilder the mind. Some includeimminentthreatsof death that missed by that much, to weird extrasensory perception incidents where I felt something in my mind only to find later thatitwastrue. WhenIwas a kid in Europe, there were timesIfeltIwasfloating,or when I self-hypnotized I would feel instant relief from sore muscles. I used those same techniques in pain avoidance, and to reducesensoryreceptorsto prolong gratification episodes. I’ve witnessed multiple peoples’ being freed from oppression by aggressive governments I’ve felt the warmth of the PresenceofAngelsinacold desert following the end of my war, as I begged God’s forgiveness for my transgressions I’ve had seizures, and at least one zombie incident, when the nurses explained to me things that I didn’t rememberdoing. Therehavebeen weird incidences of some family members in their final hours where people weresenttome(byGod)or a higher power one, who knew my friends and acquaintances, and with their arrival; people who I have never met, seemed to sooth me with the just the right words to accept the earthly changes of my relativesreadytocrossover to the next phase of their existence.
Just recently I looked at the tire pressure monitor onmycar,andInoticedthe passengersidereartirewas a pound or two lower than the other tires, so I decided to stop at the Montgomery DiscountTire store to have them investigate if it was a slow leak I’ve known store manager Ed Guerra sincetheplaceopened,and herunsacleanshopwitha bunch of great guys working for him After explaining the situation of my tire, and getting checked in, I looked about the room and noticed a number of Veterans so I begantochatthemup. One was aKoreanWarVeteran, another Vietnam, and another was younger and after the conversation died down, I settled with my reMarkable tablet at the counter overlooking the service bay, putting the
finishing touches on my ‘importance’OP-ED.
It was then I heard something odd from Discount Tire counter guy, Preston Rainer, who had assisted the 91 year old Korean War Veteran, Mr GeorgeH.,inkittingouthis car with four new roadworthy rounded driving implements.
“Don’t worry about paying Mr George,” said Rainer “A customer has already taken care of that foryou.”
My brow furrowed. ‘Whattheheck?,’Ithought to myself, as I turned around.
I mean, I write about giving gifts to homeless Veterans parents of newborns and toddlers, down and out non-druggie orboozypeople,andothers asmymooddictates. Since I started doing the practice about three years ago, the countisover3,000,perhaps 4 000 dollars That thousand I won in the lotterylastyearwasgonein a few weeks, so I’m probablyupto5plus.
Mr George’sreaction tobeinggiftedanewsetof tires was priceless The Korean War Veteran was awed and floored at the sametime,ashereturnedto his seat to reflect on what had just happened He called his wife trying to explain the incident to her, but she didn’t believe him. The total for the tires was north of $700 dollars, closer to 8, when it was all said and done; it’s a significant sum to many in MontgomeryCounty And just the day before, I wrote in my March 18th OP-ED column, where I expressed my wish for ‘People of Means in Montgomery County,’totakeonthetask of giving to others without expecting anything in
return.
It’s the complete opposite of politicians bringing home the bacon, and expecting to be lauded to the rafters by a gushing public during their legislativeupdates.lol. Likeheck if they are going to be giving tires to anyone via their own personal inflated wallet.
I had dinner with cousins at North Italia that eveningonTheWoodlands Waterway, telling them of the story, and they accused moiofbeingthemysterious tiregifter!
“Comeon,”Isaid.“It’s notmygame!,”turningthe headsofcustomersatafew nearbytables,oneofwhich contained a nice looking mother and her two children7-8,withthemom, payingafewmoreseconds attentiontome,thatshould have been appropriate; but withmyframehavingshed 20lbsweeksago,revealing more instances of my dangerous face that got me in so much trouble in Europe before my war, I could understand her motivations. Whileallthat was happening, a server approached my cousins boasting of being a new father of an 8 day old daughter and being frequent diners at NI, they know many of the staff by name.
I don’t know if the mysterious Scarlet Pimpernel tire gifter was my reader or not, and I’m certainly not taking any credit for his generous gift to theVeteran. In fact, my cousinswereamazedwhen I instinctively pulled out my wallet and dropped a Granttothenewdadserver asagifttohiskid.
“That’s my game,” I said to my family, again garnering another look from the mother with the
kids, but I wasn’t biting with returning a gander and when she ordered a pizza to go, that was my indicator that to think of returning any glances was not in my future My cousinsareabitquirkylike me,andwearecloserthan our actual blood families who live in Montgomery County While I pay for valetparkinginfrontofthe restaurant with a large tip, mycousinshappilyparkin the handicap section 700 feet away from the restaurant which for me defeats the purpose entirely And compared to my piddly few, they are considerably more well off than I, and I still live like a Kingnonetheless.
Mr George was still stunned with tears wanting to break through when I approachedhimathisseat. I reassured him, to believe thegiftwasanaturalchoice by a giving MC individual who appreciated his sacrifice to the nation in a troubledtime.
I told Mr George, “You are not a burden my GoodSir You’reahero.”
AndasGeorgeleftthe storeEdcameuptomeand reported that his techs couldn’tfindanyleakinthe tire, which I thought impossible I smiled thinking God works in mysterious ways Now when I check the tire pressures on my dash, the passenger side rear s pressure is equal to the others or a pound above. And it made me think, that with my life, and with all the associated hell pain andsufferingI’vehadtogo through; that perhaps God saved me for this moment, to be able to write for you. To express my thoughts to make people's lives better Andit’strulyanhonortobe able to do it and be recognized state wide for the purpose I prostrate myselfbeforeyou. Iadmit my faults My nonperfection. AndIprayyou smilewhenreadingmy‘be nice’pieces,ascomparedto my work when I’m ‘not so nice,’ which I write in all sincerity for righteousness tobeupheld.
AnothershortepisodeI wanted to relay, concerns a gentlemanwhomIconsider a True American Hero Retired Army Lt Col DavidHarrigan. Ahumble man, with a large and beautiful heart and mind,
maintaining a daredevil spirit that made him a legend in the Long-Range Reconnaissance Patrol, or ‘Ghost’ world, during the Vietnam conflict The LRRPsor‘Lurps,’werethe U S Army’s elite, with smallspecializedteamsthat wentbehindenemylinesto collectdownedpilotsusing stealth tactics, but also performed intel gathering, reconnaissance, coordinatingambushesontheenemy andtonsofotherstuff. The amazing thing about David was he was adopted by an American Army Signal Corps officer serving in occupied Japan, out of a French-Canadian Nun orphanageasafiveyearold in 1950. He came back to thestates,startedlivingand learning, and followed his adoptive father and mother (from Corpus Christi) on their military assignments including The Pentagon DavidwenttoTexasA&M, serving in the Corps of Cadets, and took to heart the experiences of the Vietnam Vets coming into the Corps; former enlisted guys who gave lectures on what to expect in the combat zone Harrigan foundhimselfinVietnamin 1968 and never looked back, retiring in 1993. He eventually found his real parents, a Japanese man with mild western features and a family; and his servantwomanmother He did meet his father and paternal siblings, who had blond hair, leaving him with the most traditional Japanese features, but looking at him today, he is totally American, with any Asianess about him a secondarythought.
I was driving back home on the 16th from Oklahoma a f t e r visiting my n e p h e w a n d h i s family that weekend at t h e i r homestead n e a r S t r o u d , Oklahoma I w a s approaching Moore, south of OKC on I35, when I got a call f r o m a Louisville, Kentucky
number It wasn’t a spam call and I was a little hesitant to pick it up, but I did. ItturnedouttobeaMr Denny Harrigan whose daughterCourtneyhadseen David s Veteran of the Week’column that I wrote and Montgomery County News posted in July of last year Denny called the newspaper offices asking for more information, so I wasnaturallythenextpoint of contact. Denny told me that he hadn’t seen his cousin since the family visited Louisville some 60 years ago, but in actuality, the last time they two met was 71 years ago, back in 1955,whenDavidwasjust 9yearsold.
It’strulyanincredible story,andwhenIgothome thatnightIwasabletotext Davidtobeexpectingacall from his cousin Denny from Louisville. The next day, the two were able to speak to one another and catch up on each other's lives since they were in elementaryschool. Denny his daughter Courtney, and theirfamiliesareplanninga triptovisitinthesummer These experiences in people around Montgomery County range from nil, to a few, to above average. I can go about trying to investigate what made me stop at Discount Tire, or why my tire was a point or two low as shown on my dash. Andaftertheincident everything is suddenly working perfectly, while Mr George feels like he was on an episode of ‘This is Your Life.’ All I can adviseistoliveyourlifeto thefullesteveryday Beas kindasyoupossiblycanto others,andneverletanyone stealyourjoy
This week's veteran is CharlieParada,whoserved in the United States Air Force from 1970 to 1990.
After graduating from After Houston's Mt Carmel High School in 1965, Charlie enrolled at Texas A&M University with hopes of someday being a pilot.Theeyeportionofhis physicalatBergstromAFB his senior year came up a little short for pilots, therefore, the Aggies gave Charlie two choices, Engineer or Navigator In 1970 he was commissioned as 2nd Lt. and sent off to Mather AFB for Navigation School In
1971 Char
was promoted to 1st Lt. and went to CastleAFB for B52 navigator and bombardier school and then to FairchildAFB for survival and POW training. The
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This week's is CharlieParada, served in the United States Air Force from 1970 to 1990. After graduating from Houston's Mt Carmel High School in 1965, Charlie enrolled at Texas A&M University with hopes someday being a pilot.Theeyeportion his physicalatBergstromAFB his senior up a little for pilots, therefore, the Aggies gave Charlie choices, Engineer or Navigator In 1970 he commissioned as 2nd Lt. sent off to Mather AFB for Navigation School In 1971 r w s promoted to 1st Lt. and went to CastleAFB for B52 navigator and bombardier school and then to FairchildAFB for survival and POW training. The B o e i g - 5 2
Stratofortress famously nicknamed the "BUFF" (BigUglyFatFella),isone ofthemostenduringicons of aviation history It has
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Stratofortress famously nicknamed the "BUFF" (BigUglyFatFella), one ofthemost icons of aviation history has outl sted ult ple generations of more advanced bombers and is currently being modernized flyfora century
A total of 744 B-52s were manufactured between 1952 and 1962 and are stillinservicetoday
generations of more of advanced bombers and is currently being modernizedtoflyforafullcentury A total of 744 B-52s were manufactured between 1952 and 1962 and 58 are stillinservicetoday
Serving in Vietnam (1972, 1973, & 1974)
Serving in Vietnam (1972, 1973, & 1974)
Charlie was a B-52 Navigation Officer and flew152combatmissions, 25 combat missions over North Vietnam. A typical B-52combatmissionwasa three aircraft formation, flying two minutes apart and lasting about 11 5 hours Departing from Guam, they flew North of the Philippine Islands to rendezvouswithaKC-135 refueling tanker which takes about 15 minutes to upload nearly 98 000 pounds of fuel. Combat missions for Charlie were over North & South Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. After dropping the payload,itwasalonghaul back to Guam. While later
Charlie was a B-52 Navigation Officer and flew152combatmissions, 25 combat missions over North Vietnam. A typical B-52combatmissionwasa three aircraft formation, flying two minutes apart and lasting about 5 hours Departing from Guam, they flew of the Philippine Islands to rendezvouswithaKC-135 refueling tanker which takes about 15 minutes to upload nearly 98 000 pounds of fuel. Combat missions for Charlie were over North & South Vietnam, and Laos. the payload,itwasalonghaul back to Guam. While later
stationed at Utapao Royal Thai Navy Air Base in Thailand, Charlie and his crewflewcombatmissions six days in a row, with the seventh day off These flights were about 8 5 hours in length. During these missions, in addition to his normal duties, Charlie would record the azimuth and location of each missile shot and he then turned this data into the intelligence debriefer Charlie's intel reporting wasthenusedbyotherU.S. military units to pinpoint and destroy enemy SAM (surface-to-air missile) sites. Charlie's plane was shotatseveraltimesduring these missions, but they always made it back to safety During several months in 1972, Charlie participated in the historically significant OPERATION
stationed at Utapao Base in Thailand, Charlie and his crewflew missions six days in a row, with the day off These about 8 hours in length. During missions, in addition his normal would the azimuth and of missile and he then turned this data intelligence debriefer Charlie's intel wasthenusedby units to pinpoint destroy enemy (surface-to-air sites. Charlie's several missions, but always it to During Charlie participated in the historic lly signi ic n OPERATION
LINEBACKER I Thesecontinuousbombing efforts conducted against North Vietnam were intendedtosloworhaltthe transportation of supplies andmaterialfromNorthto South Vietnam During these operations the U.S. lost 134 aircraft and 15 B52Bombers.Theseintense combat missions ultimately forced North Vietnamtonegotiatepeace talks April 21, 1972 Charlie was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross This prestigious medal is awarded to to military members who distinguish themselves by heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in an aerial flight Charlie's last combat mission was June of1973andhislastflightin theB-52wasJuneof1974. InOctober,1974,Charlie's dream of becoming a pilot came to fruition, when he started pilot training in the T-37 and later T-38 subsonic jets at Reese AFB.Aftergraduating2nd in his class, Charlie became an F-4 pilot. In 1978 he became an F-15 pilot and later F-15 instructor As a senior
IN A KER I These bombing conducted against were intendedto the transportation of supplies materialfromNorthto South Vietnam During operations the U.S. 134 aircraft and 15 BTheseintense ultimately forced North Vietnamto peace 1972 was awarded the Flying Cross This prestigious medal awarded to military members who distinguish themselves by heroism extraordinary a ve ent hile participating in an aerial flight last combat mission June of andhislastflightin theB-52wasJune 1974. In Charlie's dream of becoming a pilot came to fruition, when he started pilot training in the T-37 and T-38 subsonic at Reese AFB. 2nd in his Charlie became an F-4 pilot. In 1978 he became an F-15 pilot and later F-15 instructor a senior
Air Force, Charlie as squadroncommander officer, he over 40 and civilian instructors,24 aircraft and three staactively managed Anti-Satellite Medium to Air
was the USAF Asset all full scale sub targetdrones the U.S. Force in was flight engineer pilot for United Parcel Service (UPS). He two on B-727, the 17 as pilot B-757/767 & aircraft. lasteight flying was & total of 38.5 of “breathing
officer for the Air Force, Charlie served as a squadroncommanderand operations officer, he managed over 40 military and civilian flight and simulatorinstructors,24F15 aircraft and three flight simulators While stationed at the Pentagon (1984-1988), he was promoted to Lt. Col. and actively managed the Congressional approved Anti-SatelliteProgram,the F-15E Operational Test and Evaluation Program, the Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile (AMRAAM) Program and was the USAF Asset Manager for all full scale andsubscaletargetdrones worldwide. After retiring from the U.S.Air Force in 1990, Charlie was hired as a flight engineer and pilot for United Parcel Service (UPS). He spent two years asaFlightEngineeronthe B-727, and the next 17 years as Captain and pilot on B-757/767 & DC-8 aircraft.Hislasteightyears flying was mainly to Central & South America. Charlie had a total of 38.5 years of “breathing thin air”.
Near and dear to our heartshereinMontgomery County, Charlie had the distinct privilege of escorting a WWII Veteran to Washington DC on the lastHonorFlight(#5)from Montgomery, TX. Today, Charlie remains active in local politics, church, Rotary and community service, mainly Memory Park.
Near dear to our here County, Charlie privilege of escorting WWII Veteran to Washington DC on last Flight(#5)from TX. Today, remains active politics, church, and community Memory Park.
Good luck Charlie and congratulations being MCN's of the Week.
Good luck Charlie and congratulations on being MCN's Veteran of the Week.
