Free bike helmets for kids

180 helmets were distributed at the HEB Kingwood Market on Monday May 25th within two hours. This program was made possible by the Kingwood Service Association Public Safety Committee, Kingwood Positive Interaction Program and The Kingwood Rotary Club.

On hand to get the helmets out and to spread the word of the importance of bicycle helmet safety were Tom Hall - Kingwood Rotary, Robert Westover - Kingwood Service Association Public Safety Committee and Ray Anderson with the HPD PIP Program and KSA Treasurer.

The group encouraged bike riders to wear bike helmets and reminded parents that the law requires it for children.



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Kingwood Pops Anniversary Celebration.

Come celebrate the Kingwood Pops Orchestra’s 15th Anniversary at their concert May 22-23. Performances start at 7:30 p.m. at Nathaniel Center, located at 804 Russell Palmer Road in Kingwood.

This 2008-2009 season marks the 15th Anniversary of the KPO and they will honor this milestone by bringing back the favorites from over 55 concerts played since 1994 that their audiences love.

KPO will be have fun playing music from every genre: classical, pop standards, jazz, Broadway, TV and movies, swing, and even Big Band to include John Williams’ Adventures on Earth from ET, Phantom of the Opera, A Tribute to Duke Ellington and Bizet’s Carmen.

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Police Hunt Home invasion Robbers

By OBSERVER STAFF
Updated: 05.20.09
Harris County Sheriff’s Office investigators are looking for four men in connection with a home invasion at a residence in unincorporated Humble in the early morning hours of May 11.

The suspects reportedly falsely identified themselves as members of law enforcement when they crashed through the front door of a home in the 15000 block of Roche Rock, south of Humble city limits near Beltway 8, around 4:30 a.m. while the young couple and three small children were sleeping inside.

“They heard someone beating on the front door,” HCSO investigators said in a media address. “The front door was forced open and approximately four male suspects entered the residence, yielding pistols.”

The suspects were dressed in police gear and announced they were “police”. The suspects forced the victims in the living room where they were assaulted and bound with duct tape. The suspects demanded cash and took possession of several items before fleeing in a white Ford Crown Victoria.

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Atascocita residents pass tax referendum

Atascocita residents pass tax referendum

By STEFANIE THOMAS
Updated: 05.09.09
In voting for an Emergency Services District #46 tax referendum, Atascocita residents overwhelmingly approved a 3-cent tax increase Saturday to assist the Atascocita Volunteer Fire Department in its efforts to keep pace with the community’s tremendous growth.

“This is great news,” said AVFD spokesman Bob Kelshaw. “We are grateful to the community for all the support and want to say thank you. This will allow us to continue to provide a high standard of fire, EMS, and various other services to our residents.”

According to Kelshaw, a total of 178 voters cast their ballot in favor of the tax increase. Seventy-one voters opposed. For a home valued at $150,000, Kelshaw said, the referendum will mean a $3.75 per month increase in property taxes.

The additional funds will allow the AVFD to hire additional paid fire fighters and purchase apparatus as well as equipment. The construction of a fourth fire station in Eagle Springs is also under consideration.

John Coyle was re-elected as a board member for ESD #46 and Ray Richardson will serve as the newest ESD board member, Kelshaw said.


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KHS Swimmers help Community

Riverwood Middle School joined the Kingwood High School Swimming and Diving Team in their community service project for the 2008-2009 school year.

The students collected aluminum can pull tabs for the Ronald McDonald House in Houston, filling three containers. The charity recycles the pull tabs for cash to support the operations of the home-away-from-home for families with children undergoing treatment at the Texas Medical Center.

Pictured are:(front row from left)Michelle Biancardi, Kishan Patel, Caity Luhrs, Dannye Osburn and Sarah Haynie; (back row from left) Rachel Berude, Cami Luhrs, Evan Dalton, Kathryn Hartwig, Bobby Harrison, Tony Frey and Louis DeSioli.

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Go to college - give back to the community

By OBSERVER STAFF

Giving back to the community was not what they planned to do when they enrolled in Lone Star College-Kingwood’s project management class, but through a class project that’s just what they did.

Larry Hartley, professor for information and project management, said the class objective was to learn and apply current project management techniques and methodologies.

Students, divided into groups, are given the task of developing a project for an outside customer, preferably a nonprofit community group. They must research their client, develop a plan, make a proposal, come up with budgets and schedules, and then complete their project and give a presentation to the class and their customers.

Hartley said he was impressed by each team’s initiative, planning and work ethic.

“They all did a really good job.”

One team chose Volunteers for Animal Protection after hearing about the damage the agency received from Hurricane Ike. VAP’s mission is to rescue and find forever homes for abandoned, abused and neglected animals in Kingwood and its surrounding areas.

Team members Angel Medina, Jorge Cerda and Anastasia Bakhvalova helped to rebuild fences, clean up and spend time with the animals. In addition to their labors, they raised $150 to donate to the shelter. The team said it felt good to do something for someone else.

“This class was very goal-oriented,” Medina said. “It was a very useful class and we learned things to use in everyday life, as well as business.”

Hartley said he was particularly impressed by the team members who helped out the animal shelter.

“They contributed a lot of manual labor. The kids pitched in and cleaned up, built fences and brought in a lot of supplies for the pets.”

The next two teams both chose to help FamilyTime Crisis and Counseling Center. FamilyTime’s mission is to provide an outreach program and accessible services to families and individuals in crisis through counseling, crisis intervention, information and referral, and shelter.

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