Spring-Klein Chamber of Commerce: Spring-Klein Business Expo

The Spring-Klein Chamber of Commerce (SKCC) invites the community to attend the “Spring-Klein Business Expo,” on Thursday, July 21.  Nearly 100
area exhibitors from various industries will be there for business owners and the public to learn more about products and services of all kinds.

The schedule of mini-workshop topics for the day’s event includes Social Media Tools to Drive Clients to Your Business by Siva Yenneti of IT Vibes, Weight Loss through Ideal Protein by Dr. My Lin Nguyen of Zen Salon and Laser Spa, Hurricane Preparedness by Cypress Creek EMS, and Business
Recycling Practices by I Am Green Recycling.

A 32″ Samsung flat screen television, donated by Walmart, at FM 2920 and Kuykendahl, will be awarded as a door prize during the event.

Admission to the event is free to the public.  The Expo takes place from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Champion Life Centre, located at 3031 FM 2920 in Spring.

All businesses, non-profits and organizations in the Harris County area are invited to participate as vendors and attendees.  To donate a silent auction item or learn more about becoming a vendor, please contact Siboney Trevino-Toth at siboney_trevinototh@us.aflac.comor 713-206-7958.

The Business Expo vendor registration deadline is Friday, July 15, 2011.   For your convenience, the online link for easy registration and payment or you can submit it manually at our office at 20920 Kuykendahl #E (within the Texas Home Group Bldg.) using the downloadable registration form links below.

Business Expo Information Sheet

Business Expo Registration Form

Silent Auction Item Form – Donations Still Being Accepted

If you aren’t a vendor this year, mark your calendar to visit the Expo on July 21st from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 pm. Admission is free to the public.  Read below to see the latest on the event.  You don’t want to miss this!

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Explore Spring Texas is a locally owned and operated online city guide and business directory for Spring TX. There you can find all kinds of services – from restaurants and automobiles to shopping and home services. A online community resource for Spring & Klein TX, providing local news, real estate, jobs, calendar & events, free press releases, free classified ads, free garage sale ads, monthly photo contests, affordable advertising 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.

News Briefs July 5, 2010

Dear ExploreSpring Member, Hope you had a Happy and Safe 4th of July!!!!   Congratulations Jennifer, you your Winning Daddy and Me Photo!   Daddy and Me Post your FREE Garage sale, pet, jobs, and general classified ads.  Looking for something to do this weekend, check out Spring’s Calendar of Events. ExploreSpring has been busy updating back to school events on our community calendar.  We want your news, are you having a special event or have a special announcement, log in to your ExploreSpring.com Control Panel and post your news or Email us via our online form at http://www.explorespring.com/pages/SubmitNews.   Thank you for being a ExploreSpring Community member.  Editor  Enter our BFF Photo Contest for a chance to win a custom matching mug set featuring you and your best Friend! 2009 BFF Winning Photo: ME AND MY HUBBY! HE IS MY VERY BEST FRIEND

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

MEMORIAL HERMANN THE WOODLANDS SEEKING VOLUNTEER DRIVERS Are you looking for a way to give back to the community? The Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital Auxiliary has new openings for adult volunteer drivers of two new 6-person visitor transport carts that will conveniently start to pick up visitors in the campus’ parking lots and bring them to a hospital entrance. Posted on Jul 05, 2010 20:52pm by admin (Read More… | 634 bytes more) Appeals Court Upholds Jessica’s Law Statute. AUSTIN – The Third Texas Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of a Belton Little League coach who was sentenced to life in prison under the Texas version of Jessica’s Law. Posted on Jul 05, 2010 20:38pm by admin (Read More… | 2443 bytes more) Harris County Precinct 4’s Senior Adult Program Hosts a Red Hat Society “Do Dah Day” Harris County Precinct 4’s Senior Adult Program and Fun4Seniors present a Red Hat Society “Do Dah Day” Wednesday, July 21 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Humble Civic Center, 8233 Will Clayton Parkway. The afternoon event, especially for Red Hat Society members, features unique and alluring entertainment presented by The Rhythm of Magic. Posted on Jul 05, 2010 21:13pm by admin (Read More… | 1163 bytes more) Spring-Klein Chamber Celebrates Annual Christmas in July Gala with Special Guest Congressman Ted Poe  SKCC returns to Augusta Pines Banquet Hall for their third annual summer Christmas tradition in Spring, Texas The Spring-Klein Chamber of Commerce (SKCC) announced today that their annual Christmas in July Gala will be celebrated on Friday, July 31, 2010 at 6:30 p.m at the Augusta Pines Savannahs, 18 Augusta Pines in Spring, Texas. Congressman Ted Poe will speak at the event as the Chamber’s special guest for the evening. “We are so appreciative of the continued support that we have received from our representatives and the community,” said Toni Richard, president and co-founder of the SKCC. “The Christmas in July Gala is becoming somewhat of a tradition hear in Spring and to enjoy it again at Augusta Pines where it first began really brings it full circle.” Posted on Jun 11, 2010 17:39pm by admin (Read More… | 2225 bytes more)

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Interesting Comment from ExploreSpring.com Reader, What do you think?

There has been a lot of discussion about the Mexican flag incident at Klein Collins HS recently. An ExploreSpring.com reader sent me this email and I am curious as to what the readers of ExploreSpring.com think. The email reads as follows:

“I saw an article in the National News, that a school in your town had suspended a student for removing a Mexico Flag from being flown inside the school in a high place of honor.
My son lived in Spring for several years, and I have friends and relatives there, still – and I was shocked.

After all, if a school were to hang an American Flag that was, PHOTO WAS INCLUDED, I hate to tell you this, but the persons who did it would have been summarily executed as the Mexico Constitution demands. Except the police wouldn’t try too hard to rescue those folks from the mob that would “take care of it first” with govt blessings.

We understand many places in the USA have “SANCTUARY” attitudes towards Illegal Aliens – but it is hard to believe that they would go so far as to deliberately show the world they would rather belong to Mexico than to the USA.

Mexico would take a student who defended the Mexico flag from a foreign flag being flown disrespectfully in the place of the Mexican flag, and make a national hero of the student, but your local school administration has not seen fit to honor their own American citizenship.

I am wondering how the TOWN intends to respond to this.

Clearly, I do not want the school administration summarily executed as Mexico would do if that were a Mexico school, but just as clearly, I think it would be excruciatingly dangerous to have such unbalanced attitudes in the oversight of my own child’s or grandchildren’s education, and their physical safety for half the day, most of any given year.

In case anyone is interested, hanging the MEXICO flag is NOT just “honoring the illegal aliens over USA CITIZEN Hispanics or other Citizen students”, but actually goes much further, declaring Citizens of the USA to be of no consequence, not merely LESSER consequence, but most nations of the wold still legally and Constitutionally, have the same attitudes as Mexico that this would be Treason.

I would feel that would put my children and grandchildren into the center, as underage minors, in such a politically volatile hotspot that their very lives would be constantly in danger, and they would have no defense whatsoever from those who are supposed to be responsible for their care.

I am very concerned as a fellow Texan.

I want you to know that I have ALWAYS considered Spring to be one of the nicest communities in Texas, and always had before this considered family and friends in Spring to be fortunate in their beautiful surroundings.

I am in deep prayer for the safety for Spring, and hope that in these difficult times, that Spring enjoys an abiding security and steady course for a healthy and contented community.”

Klein ISD has issued a statement at the following link http://www.kleinisd.net/docs/53-KISD%20Statement%205-10-10.pdf.

What do you think?

Spring Texas News Highlights 1/22/10

Spring ISD Receives $50,000 Energy Savings Rebate

HOUSTON – The Spring ISD Board of Trustees accepted a rebate check worth $50,484.65 from CenterPoint Energy during the January board meeting. The rebate resulted from the district’s participation in the SCORE (Schools Conserving Resources)/City Smart Program.

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“Willy Wonka” Debuts in New Spring High Theater Jan. 28-30

Spring, TX. The Lion Players Theatre Company of Spring High School will present Roald Dahl’s “Willy Wonka” at 7 p.m. Jan. 28, 29 and 30. The family-oriented musical will be the debut performance in the school’s newly renovated theater, which was completely gutted during the summer of 2009 and reconstructed into a state-of-the-art performance space.

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Klein High UIL Teams Win UIL A.

Klein, TX. On January 16, the Klein High School UIL mathematics, number sense, calculator, computer science, science, current events, and social studies teams participated in UIL A competition hosted by Willis High School. Other schools participating were from the Klein, Conroe, Magnolia, Willis, and Bryan independent school districts. Klein High was awarded the top honors of the meet.

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KISD to Offer H1N1 Vaccination Clinics

Spring, tx. Klein ISD in partnership with Harris County Public Health & Environmental Services (HCPHES) will operate free H1N1 vaccination clinics for Klein students, staff, family members and the community at Krimmel Intermediate and Wunderlich Intermediate on Saturday, January 30, from 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

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KISD Students Selected for All-State Honors

Spring, TX. Membership in the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) All-State groups is one of the highest honors a student in Texas public schools can achieve. For this school year, 23 Klein ISD students have been selected to perform in one of these groups at the annual TMEA convention to be held in San Antonio February 10-13. Over 45,000 students participated in the elimination process with fewer than 2000 students selected for an all-state group.

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Nominate Your Favorites in the Best of Spring-Klein Awards – Best Breakfast

Spring, Texas. ExploreSpring.com is dedicated to Putting Everything Spring at Your Fingertips! In an effort to meet that objective, ExploreSpring.com wants to know where to find the best breakfast in the Spring-Klein area. We just finished nominatations in our Happy Hour Awards and commence voting tomorrow, we are now accepting nominations for the Best Breakfast Restaurant.

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Harris County Toll Road Authority’s Veteran Discount Tolling Program

Houston, TX. Effective December 18, 2009, Harris County Toll Road Authority will offer a discounted toll program to Disabled Veterans and Purple Heart recipients, as well as recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor.

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Register Now for Texas Stallions Track Club 2010 Season

Get ready for the 2010 Summer Track and Field Season with Spring/Klein’s Texas Stallions Spring, TX, December 17, 2009. – The track season is near, and the Texas Stallions Track Club is now taking early registrations for the 2010 season. We are excited about the new season. Registration is $130 and includes uniform, insurance, and Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and USA Track & Field (USATF) membership, medal for every runner, event selection, coed teams, positive coaching and more. Register by January 31, 2010 and save $10. For more information or to sign up, call 832.415.0568 or visit texasstallions.org to register online.

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Meet the Tigers at the 2nd Annual

Spring, Texas. Klein Collins Cross Country/Track Booster Club’s 2nd Annual “Junior Tiger Fun Run,” a one-mile fun run for youth in 1st – 6th grade, will be Saturday, January 30, 2010 at 8:00 a.m. The run will begin near the Klein Collins Track and follow around the KCHS campus.

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Nominate Your Favorites in the Best of Spring-Klein Awards – Best Breakfast

Spring, Texas. ExploreSpring.com is dedicated to Putting Everything Spring at Your Fingertips! In an effort to meet that objective, ExploreSpring.com wants to know where to find the best breakfast in the Spring-Klein area. We just finished nominatations in our Happy Hour Awards and commence voting tomorrow, we are now accepting nominations for the Best Breakfast Restaurant.

So visit Best of Spring-Klein tomorrow to vote for your favorite Happy Hour Spot, and to nominate your favorite Breakfast Restaurant. Voting and nominations begin on Monday and End on Friday.  Try and get at least 3 separate nominations to enhance your chances of being included in the Top 10.

Then by 8am Monday morning, you will be able to vote for your favorites if they made the top 10 list. You may vote only once in each category (we can tell if you try to stuff the ballot box) until Midnight, Friday. Let’s keep it fair: No voting for a place because you think the shop owner is hot or because your parents own the place. I’ll tally the votes and announce the winners the following Monday. Each week we will open up nominations for a new category and continue the process until the end of 2010. All winners will be features on the Best of Spring-Klein web site, have a logo to embed on their site recognizing them for their accomplishment and be included in the Best of 2010 magazine to be released at the beginning of 2011. More information will be release on it next month.

About ExploreSpring.com

Explore Spring Texas is a locally owned and operated online city guide and business directory for Spring TX. There you can find all kinds of services – from restaurants and automobiles to shopping and home services. A online community resource for Spring & Klein TX, providing local news, real estate, jobs, calendar & events, free press releases, free classified ads, free garage sale ads, monthly photo contests, affordable advertising 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.

Q and A: Baby Contest and Business Directory Listing

Question:

I would like to know how could I post my house cleaning business and what if any are the fees? I was really looking to see if there were any baby photos contests going on in the Spring, Texas 77379 area. That is how I came about this site. Thank you in advance for your help. -Linda

Answer:

To post your business on ExploreSpring.com please login to your account and go through our business directory user’s guide.  The cost for a basic annual business listing is only $10 per year. Also ExploreSpring.com hosts a annual baby photo contest in March.  Visit http://www.explorespring.com/pages/Contests in March to enter.

Researching my Brother, who passed away.

Question:
I am researching my Brother, who passed away, recently. i am looking for obituary, death records, cremation and burial information. Anything you can provide, directions or who to contact would help.

Answer:
I am sorry about your loss. Try the Harris County Clerk of Court online search for a death certificate. Their contact information is below:
The Harris County Clerk’s
BEVERLY KAUFMAN
HARRIS COUNTY CLERK
P.O. BOX 1525
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77251-1525

http://www.cclerk.hctx.net/index.htm

Also, you may try the Houston Chronicle for an obituary, it is the largest newspaper in the area.

MARK YOUR CALENDER FOR JULY 24, 2009

ANNOUNCING SPRING-KLEIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

2^ND ANNUAL CHRISTMAS IN JULY GALA

The Chamber’s vision is to be the primary resource and support of area economic development and quality of life. Spring-Klein Chamber of Commerce’s (SKCC) annual fundraiser, The Gala Dinner and Auction, helps make that vision a reality.

The Christmas in July Gala is the premier social event of the season in Spring-Klein and is a festive evening of philanthropy, fine food, and fun, and a celebration of SKCC’s commitment to excellence and community. Imagine!–a gala dinner and auction–is SKCC’s largest fundraiser. It is always a sell-out.

Rejoice with us and take pleasure in a sumptuous evening basking in the festively adorned Shady Oaks, feasting on a sumptuous buffet featuring traditional Christmas Carvery, dancing to the live music from Braid. Enjoy the witty, yet encouraging words of Commissioner Jerry Eversole, and be a part of history as we recognize Spring-Klein’s first Business of the Year with the presentation of the “TONI” Award.

 

Businesses and individuals donate generously to the live auction hosted by the funny and charming Mark Moore, TAL#15019 offering an array of special experiences- trips, dinners, and unique events and items. On auction night, 150 attendees—dressed to the nines—engage in friendly competitive bidding. The event is conceived and run by an extraordinary cadre of volunteers whose dedicated support for the Chamber’s business, education programs infuses the evening with a wonderful spirit of philanthropy and community.

Mark your calendar for July 24. Host a table, bring your friends, and get your seats early!

To purchase tickets, sponsorships, or advertising online please visit http://www.eventbee.com/view/christmas_in_july/event?eventid=56875. To purchase by mail or fax please download form here http://www.springkleinchamber.org/images/docs/brochure.pdf. If you need child care, event care is being provided by Alexander’s Academy, click here make your reservation now!

For more information, please contact Elle Carnes at 281-912-1107 or email info@explorespring.com , Carol Baker at (281) 376-0858 or email kan-do@swbell.net, or Holly Munsinger at (281) 353-4600 or email holly@houstonwahms.org.

How do we preserve Spring/Klein?

Doesn’t it seem like the Spring/Klein community is always fighting something. I haven’t been here long, but since I’ve been here there have been a couple of biggies that could affect the quality of this great community.

The latest is the low income housing project near Windrose, called Gosling Oaks. It has been stopped in the short term, but what about the long? To find out more visit Stop Gosling Oaks.

The first thing I remember was the Grand Parkway. This proposed highway, still on the books has been stalled but not stopped. It has already affected one neighborhood Lakes of Avalon Village. Here are a couple of links pertaining to this story. http://swamplot.com/tag/spring/, http://blogs.chron.com/springklein/2008/11/neighborhood_divide.html.

The problem with the Grand Parkway from what I can tell is that the zoning committee, who was aware of the plans to build the parkway years ago, did not reserve the land and prevent builders from building in the areas of the highway. Thereby creating problems for people who have now made there homes in its path unknowingly. There was a big movement here are some links http://mypeoplepc.com/members/chrisodonnell/stopthegrandparkway/, http://mypeoplepc.com/members/chrisodonnell/unitedtosaveourspring/id89.html, and http://corridornews.blogspot.com/2007/10/you-all-that-proposed-this-plan-you.html.

In 2004, a tar factory tried to co-locate its facilities with the cement plant next to the Villages of Northgate Crossing and behind Old Town Spring. I couldn’t find any links about it but I was at the town hall meeting where Representative Debbie Riddle brought in the county, and the builder. It appeared to the community that they used deceptive practices to post notices that were still within the letter of the law, but not the spirit of the law.

Last year, residents of Dove Meadows and Normandy Forest were not thrilled with the prospect of a bar being outside of their neighborhood, crime being the biggest concern. The bar did open and to my knowledge there haven’t been any problems, however, the community did not want it.

This is only what I know, but I have only been in Spring a few years. But rest assured that as the community continues to thrive, there will be more projects that the community may or may not agree with. There was a petition last year to get a line item on the ballot to incorporate Spring/Klein as it’s own city. This would provide for its own city government and as one item control its zoning.

Spring is a census-designated place (CDP) within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Houston, not its own city (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring,_Texas). It seems to me that we should form as a Township, City, town, or something that gives us the ability to control our fate.

Please read Why Sign the Spring-Klein Cityhood Petition?, New Petition to Incorporate Spring-Klein as a City.

To sign the petition visit http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/spring-klein-petition.

Week of May 23 News Highlights

Twin Creeks Student Takes the Gold!

LaKayla LaFrance and team score nine top six finishes at High Velocity Invitational!

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Mangum-Howell Center June Special Events Calendar

Mangum-Howell Center’s free intergenerational programs are part of Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner Jerry Eversole’s educational and recreational commitment to Harris County residents. Mangum-Howell Center is located in Doss Park at 2500 Frick Road, Houston 77038, west of Veterans Memorial Drive and south of Beltway 8. Center hours are Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Veteran’s Information Meeting to be Held at Lone Star College-Montgomery

New Post-9/11 GI Bill to Provide Educational Benefits for Current, Prospective Students An information session about the new Post-9/11 GI Bill will be held on Tuesday, June 2, 2009, at Lone Star College-Montgomery. The meeting will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Building A, Room 102.

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Mangum-Howell Center Ongoing June Calendar

Mangum-Howell Center’s free intergenerational programs are part of Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner Jerry Eversole’s educational and recreational commitment to Harris County residents. Mangum-Howell Center is located in Doss Park at 2500 Frick Road, Houston 77038, west of Veterans Memorial Drive and south of Beltway 8. Center hours are Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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YMCA Senior Open House and Bring a Friend Day

Celebrating National Senior Health & Fitness Day The Montgomery County YMCAs are opening its doors for free to seniors on May 27th celebrating National Senior Health & Wellness Day. The Open House will give seniors a chance to see and sample what the YMCA has to offer, whether it be exercise classes, social gatherings, volunteer opportunities or field trips.

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Basic Mediation Training Offered at Lone Star College-Montgomery

Beginning this fall, Lone Star College-Montgomery will launch a 40-hour Basic Mediation Training course, with the first offering September 9-14 (Monday-Friday) from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., and a second offering October 8-18 on consecutive Thursdays and Fridays from 2-8 p.m. and Saturdays from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. The cost of the training is $249 plus books. Both sessions will be facilitated by Brodrick W. Hill.

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YMCA Child Development Center Hosts Pre-Kindergarten Graduation

“Class of 2022” The South Montgomery County YMCA Child Development Center recently hosted their annual pre-kindergarten graduation ceremony. The young graduates were the 23rd class to graduate . . . The center opened in Fall of 1986. These children are the future graduates of the “Class of 2022”.

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