2000 Olympic Gold Medalist Laura Wilkinson made her debut in Beijing on Wednesday night in the women’s platform preliminary. She progressed to the semi’s in5th place against contender’s half her age. Though she struggled a bit tonight she is safely thru to the finals!
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A recent article posted in the Houston Chronicles identifies Lakes of Avalon Village, a Spring, Texas neighborhood as potentially being on the chopping block to accommodate the four-lane tollway that is planned to be built. Though the Grand Parkway project has been on the books for about 25 years, its completion through Spring has been in the planning stages since about 2003 and has been the subject of much debate.
The biggest travesty here is that the builder was aware of the planned highway and built the neighborhood anyway. The 2nd travesty is that the county fails to adequately zone the unicorporated areas of Harris county to protect such disasters from happening. The homeowner is treated egregiously and results in a breach of public trust!
This is why I support the petition for Spring-Klein cityhood. Spring needs to be its own city, so it can control it’s zoning, schools, law enforcement and more. I don’t know if we can stop the Grand Parkway or not. However, if we ban together, we can form our own government we can protect what is left of Spring. To read the Houston Chronicle article in full, please read Spring residents learn subdivision is in tollway’s path — and wonder why they weren’t told
Set your DVR’s to record tomorrow from 11:30am – 1:00pm to catch Spring’s own Laura Wilkinson in the preliminaries of the Women’s 10m platform. Laura is a highly accomplished diver and two time olympian. Lets show our support our home girl.
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Back to School It’s back to school time! Back to school activities begin this week. Please check the community calendar do find your schools events. Tax Free Weekend is August 15 -17. The 1st day of school is August 25, 2008!
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The ExploreSpring.com and Houston Work at Home Mom’s Mommy & Me Photo Contest ends on August 31, 2008. So upload your favorite photo of you and your child for a chance to win a $35 Visa Gift Card and other valuable prizes from ExploreSpirng.com. If you don’t have children, then logon an VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE TODAY! Houston Work at Home Mom’s is the proud sponsor of our August Mommy & Me Photo Contest. HoustonWAHMs is a networking organization for those who are currently or striving to maintain either a full or part time work-at-home business. If you would like to Sponsor a photo contest and be featured here e-mail info@explorespring.comfor more information. Community Invited to Spring ISD Virtual School Showcase Aug. 16
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Skye Chosen as Spring TX Cutest Pet in ExploreSpring.com Monthly Photo Contest.
winner in its month-long Spring TX Cutest Pet Photo Contest. The event attracted 7 entrants, each of which had the chance to be voted on by the general public. Pictures were entered and displayed online at the ExploreSpring.com website throughout the month of July. Votes were cast online, by registered users of ExploreSpring.com.
In the end, the picture that garnered the most votes was recorded as the winner. Earning top billing for July 2008 was “Skye,” owned by Michelina Fedele. As Spring’s Cutestet Pet contest winner, Skye won a 2 day stay with Pets Are Inn and an ExploreSpring.com Personalized Dog Bowl, and for her owner, a personalized ExploreSpring.com T-shirt with a picture of the winning photo on it.
Spring’s August photo contest is already underway with our Mommy & Me Photo Contest co-Sponsored by Houston Work-At-Home Moms honoring the relationship between a mother and her child(ren). Mom’s and children of all ages are eligible for entry and a chance to win a $35 Visa Gift Card. To enter please visit www.explorespring.com/pages/Photo_Contest.com and upload your picture today!
ExploreSpring.com is currently seeking sponsors immediately for 2008, and welcome businesses of all sizes to participate. For more information please email Elle at info ( @ ) explorespring dot com or call (281) 912-1107.
About Pets Are Inn North Houston
Pets Are Inn is a unique pet lodging alternative for those who may feel uncomfortable leaving their furry family member at a kennel or with friends or relatives. The staff at Pets Are Inn screens private homes to care for your pet as in a way their accustomed to. They also provide convenient round-trip pickup and delivery of your pet. The company Web site is located at http://www.petsareinn.com.
About ExploreSpring.com
Explore Spring Texas is a locally owned and operated online city guide and business directory for Spring TX. Here you can find all kinds of services – from restaurants and automobiles to shopping and home services. A online community guide and business directory for Spring Klein TX, providing local news, real estate, jobs, advertising, calendar, events and more.ExploreSpring.com provides a central online location 24 hours a day to find information relevant to the Spring TX Community. The web site is located at http://www.explorespring.com.
The first day of school is around the corner, and on August 25, all Spring Schools will be back in session. Spring, Klein, and Conroe ISD have all published their back to school events in one form or another. To help the parents get ready ExploreSpring has consolidated all of the Back 2 School information for you on one calendar. From tax free weekend to orientations, to textbook pickup, ExploreSpring, has pulled all the information together for you on one resource. So check out August’s calendar to see what your local Spring elementary, intermediate, junior high, or high school is doing, so you don’t miss a beat!
About ExploreSpring.com
Explore Spring Texas is a locally owned and operated online city guide and business directory for Spring TX. Here you can find all kinds of services – from restaurants and automobiles to shopping and home services. A online community guide and business directory for Spring Klein TX, providing local news, real estate, jobs, advertising, calendar, events and more.ExploreSpring.com provides a central online location 24 hours a day to find information relevant to the Spring TX Community. The web site is located at http://www.explorespring.com.
According to a recent press release, Starbucks morning drinkers can save $2 off an afternoon caffine fix if they bring in their receipt from their morning puchase after 2 pm. “Looking to bring more value-seeking consumers through its doors for a late-afternoon caffeine fix, Starbucks Corp. said it will now offer its morning customers any iced grande beverage for $2 after 2 p.m.”
So if you are a Starbucks lover, here’s a chance to save a few bucks on your daily caffine fix. To read the article in its entirety click here.
Faith Chapel Assembly of God would like to invite the community to a fun-filled festival
Faith Chapel Assembly of God would like to invite the community to a fun-filled festival on September 27, 2008. The Faith Chapel Festival is a fundraiser for Project Destiny, a ministry that helps women here in the U.S. and around the world (for more information, visit http://www.stxagwm.org/projectdestiny.htm). Starting at 9:00 a.m., there will be a yard sale, crafts for sale including fleece blankets with pillows, handmade jewelry, and gift baskets, a delicious bake sale as well as concessions and fun games for the kids! There will also be a team horseshoe tournament, single elimination, $10 per team. Please join us at 5824 Louetta Road in Spring. We’re the church in the trees and we’ll be there til 1:00 p.m.!
This event and many others can be found on Spring’s community calendar visit Spring online Today!
Spring, Texas – The Spring-Klein Chamber of Commerce (SKCC) announced its first ever School House Rock Back to School Drive. The event to be held at the Crabby Daddy Steakhouse on Thursday, August 14, 2008 from 5pm to 7 pm will collect school supplies for less fortunate children in our community. Crabby Daddy Restaurant is located at 25186 1-45 North, 1 block east on Rayford Rd, in Suite 4G, The Woodlands, TX 77386. So come on out and mix and mingle with business colleagues while helping our community’s children return to school with the supplies they need for a good start this school year!
For a list of needed items and details on this event, please e-mail the Spring-Klein Chamber of Commerce at info@springkleinchamber.org.
This event and many others can be found on Spring’s community calendar visit Spring online Today!
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