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High fashion hit Katy and LaCenterra
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LaCenterra Fashion Show, Presented by:
enTouch. The event attracted several hundred
people to enjoy two high style fashion
shows, one including local Katy Community
Leaders. Patrons were able to walk the red
carpet, enjoy delicious bites and drinks from
LaCenterra restaurants, live art and music.
Mixed Greens on Fridays
11:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m.
KCAM
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Arts Museum (KCAM) and the guest emcee
for the evening was Katrina Katsarelis,
Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of Katy
Magazine. Special thanks to the sponsors
of the event: Aurea Salon & Spa by Aveda,
BMW of West Houston, Emmanuel Salon,
enTouch, Frontier Title, Scout & Molly’s,
Sephora and The Grand at LaCenterra.
Oct 17
Howl-O-Ween Dog Walk,
8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Costume Contest & Expo
23501 Cinco Ranch Blvd
$25 donation per dog.
One-mile dog walk, canine
costume contest with
big prizes, Pet expo with
vendors. Plus, adoptable
pups from CAP and more.
All proceeds go to the
homeless pets at the CAP
shelter. Register now at
http://bit.ly/1ibBKYM.
Oct 23 & 24
Celebrations Gift Market
Fri 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Sat 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
The Great Southwest
Equestrian Center
2501 S. Mason Rd.
200 unique vendors.
Admission and parking
is free. For more
information visit www.
celebrationsgiftmarket.com.
Oct 27
Family Night
Trick or Treat
5:30 p.m. –7:30 p.m.
Chick-Fil-A Katy Mills
25601 Nelson Way
Kids can get ready for
Halloween by decorating
their very own treat bags
with all kinds of fun craft
supplies at Chick-fil-A Katy
Mills.
Oct 30
Halloween Movie Night
Begins at Dusk
Cane Island- Amenity
Village
2100 Cane Island
Pkwy.
Bring your lawn chairs and
come to Cane Island for a
special Halloween Movie
Screening. Enjoy popcorn
and other treats while you
watch the movie.
Send Community
Calendar submissions to
[email protected]
Gale Muskiet, President/Founder of MoMs
USA and Ann Hodge, President/CEO of Katy
Area Chamber of Commerce are shown
drawing the winning raffle ticket at the Katy
Rice Harvest Festival.
Ann Hodge, President/CEO of Katy Area
Chamber of Commerce, drew the winning ticket for the Mothers of Military Serving (MoMS
USA) raffle. The winner received a Rustic Patio Set made by a Vietnam Marine Veteran to
help supplement his income. Proceeds go help
MoMs USA continue shipping care packages
to our US Military overseas. MoMs USA ships
care packages all year long to all branches of
the U.S. Military. For more information on
MoMS, go to http://www.momsofusa.com.
Photo by Alex Santiago
Photo by Wilfred Wong
Photo by Wilfred Wong
Katy Community Leader models included Sam Schultz, owner of Country Park Portraits,
Dana Garnett, Sr. Vice President of Development and Construction, Vista Equities Group
and Kerry Gilbert, President of Kerry R. Gilbert & Associates.
Katy Development Authority and Sueba USA
Corporation Finalize Partnership to Develop
Boardwalk District
The City of Katy is pleased to announce that the
Katy Development Authority has taken a key step
forward in the development of the Boardwalk District
(as shown in the accompanying rendering) by entering
into an agreement with Sueba USA Corporation for the
evelopment of a 22-acre parcel located adjacent to Katy
Mills Mall.
Sueba USA Corporation intends to use the parcel
to construct a high quality mixed-use development
consisting of loft living space, retail and restaurant
facilities, and a public plaza. Sueba USA Corporation’s
development will be a strong addition to the Boardwalk
District which will also include a convention center,
hotel, and restaurant row, all anchored by an 89-acre
nature park with a central lake, boardwalks, nature
preserves, and a 2-mile walking trail system. Construction
of the nature park will commence this winter with an
anticipated completion and public opening by the end
of 2016. Katy Development Authority and Sueba USA
Corporation are excited to be joint participants in the
construction of the Boardwalk District — a project that
will provide Katy residents and visitors an additional
first class development to live, work and play.
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Volume 26 | Number 20
Pumpkin Patch
Fest
The Seven Lakes Orchestra
Parent Association will hold
its 10th annual Pumpkin Patch
Fest fund-raiser from 9 a.m. to
4 p.m. Saturday, October 24th
at Seven Lakes High School
located at 9251 S. Fry Road.
Activities will include
a hayride, food, games
and prizes, face painting,
moonwalks
and
other
inflatables, a rock climbing
wall, and a pumpkin launcher.
Enjoy live music performed by
the Seven Lakes High School
Orchestras.
For more information call
281-237-2923.
Health Fair at
Senior Center
The Fussell Senior Center
in Katy will host a Health
Fair/Open House from 9 a.m.
to noon on Tuesday, October
27th.
Guest speakers will include
Dr. Asif Ali at noon and Katy
Police Chief Bill Hastings at
12.45 p.m. The Fussell Senior
Center is located at 5370 East
Fifth Street in Katy.
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Saturday, Oct. 31 from 9:00
a.m. to Noon. at the City of
Katy Dog Park (5414 Franz
Road.) Admission is one bag or
can of dog food per dog to be
donated to a local shelter.
Game Day at
Cane Island
The Cinco Ranch High
School Music Department
presents the annual Veteran’s
Day Gala on November 11,
2015, at 7:30 p.m. in the
CRHS Performance Arts
Center. “Battle Hymn of
the Republic”, “Salute to the
Armed Forces”, “America”,
and “God Bless America” are
some of the songs that will be
performed to honor the men
and women who have served
in our Armed Forces. All
Veterans and their families
are invited to this event.
Admission is FREE.
There will be outdoor
showings of the Katy High
School football games at
Katy’s fastest growing
master planned community,
Cane Island. The October
17th game will be shown
at the David Weekley
model home located at
2334 Karankawa Trail.
The game on October 24th
will be at the Trendmaker
model located at 7314
Settlers Way. You bring the
lawn chairs, Cane Island
will provide the popcorn.
Katy ISD Surpasses State and
National Average SAT Scores
The Katy ISD 2015 graduating class surpassed the
state and national average SAT scores in all subject areas:
Critical Reading, Mathematics and Writing. Furthermore,
Katy ISD graduates increased the mean scores in Critical
Reading for the third consecutive year, and the mean
scores in Writing for the second consecutive year. At
the state and national levels, mean scores declined in all
three subject areas.
This year, a total of 3,265 students participated in SAT
testing, an increase of 147 students from 2014.
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Volume 26| Number 20
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October 16, 2015 | Page 3
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produce the best possible outcomes for his patients.
Dr. Le is board certified in internal medicine and board eligible
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Volume 26 | Number 20
FRESHNESS IS THE NAME OF THE GAME AT PDQ
School Nurse Receives
House Call from Doctor
Local Fast Casual Chicken Restaurant Dedicated to Quality
PDQ, which stands for People Dedicated to Quality,
is Katy’s newest fast casual restaurant that specializes
in providing customers fresh food fast. Famous for their
scrumptious hand-breaded chicken tenders, fresh handcut fries, delectable hand-tossed salads and deliciously
creamy hand-spun milkshakes, PDQ offers a fresh and
flavorful experience.
Although PDQ is also frequently referred to as “Pretty
Darn Quick,” the fast casual restaurant prides itself on
the quality control that goes into the food preparation.
With no microwaves or freezers onsite, PDQ only uses
the freshest ingredients. All menu items are made to order
and are served in two minutes or under. The fresh-cut
fries are cut in-store from fresh whole potatoes, and the
twelve signature dipping sauces and salad dressings are
made daily in-house to guarantee quality and freshness.
While many are drawn to the
famous crispy chicken tenders, the
menu features a variety of options
that cater to everyone. The high
quality fresh chicken, which comes in
tender meals, sandwiches and salads,
can also be grilled. Or customers
may substitute turkey. The handtossed salads are made with fresh
local produce and can be paired with
delicious homemade salad dressings.
Customers enjoy topping off a meal
with a hand-spun milkshake. With a
variety of flavors, PDQ also offers
seasonal specials. During October,
the seasonal shake is apple pie.
PDQ is dedicated to providing topflight customer service. Guests are
immediately greeted as soon as they
walk through the door. For customers
that opt for the drive-thru, they give their order to a PDQ
employee face-to-face rather than talking into a voice
box to ensure that the same, high-quality service is
provided for those who are on the go. What stands out
the most about PDQ, besides their mouthwatering fresh
food and top-of-the-line customer service, is their open
kitchen, which allows guests to see the food preparation
from start to
finish.
New
to
the
Texas
market, PDQ
is
actively
involved
in
giving
back to the
community.
Throughout
the month of
October, PDQ is joining forces with the National Breast
Cancer Foundation (NBCF) to raise funds and awareness
to fight breast cancer. Anyone who purchases a $6 PDQ
“Shake Out Cancer” t-shirt will receive a free 14 oz.
milkshake. In addition, if guests wear the shirt
back to PDQ anytime during October, they will
receive a free milkshake with the purchase of
any combo meal. For every t-shirt and milkshake
purchased throughout the month, PDQ will
donate a portion of the proceeds to NBCF. PDQ
is excited to collaborate with NBCF to help
the strong and amazing women who have been
diagnosed with Breast Cancer fight this terrible
disease.
With the holidays approaching, now is the time
to start thinking about catering options. Whether
ordering tender platters for NFL Sundays, or
other delicious menu items for corporate holiday
events or family gatherings, PDQ is available to
provide catering services seven days a week.
PDQ also has a food truck that is available for
larger events.
PDQ is continuing to expand in the Texas
market, with the Cinco Ranch location being the
second of four Houston-area locations to open in 2015.
Boasting 4,300 square feet, the Cinco Ranch location
can accommodate up to 140 diners with counter and
table seating as well as an outdoor patio.
PDQ is located at 23703 Cinco Ranch Boulevard.
Phone 281.786.3239. Open daily 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.
www.eatpdq.com.
MRHS Maverick
March-a-Thon
FWA Student Places Third in
Spartan Classic
The Morton Ranch Mighty
Maverick Marching Band will
hold its March-A-Thon on
November 7th from 9 a.m. to
noon and again at 1:30 p.m. to
3 p.m.
The event will raise money
to support the Morton Ranch
band program. Donations of
all sizes accepted. For the
parade route, personal concert
information and song choices
for requests visit www.
mrhsband.org.
Faith West Academy’s
Jonathan
Rightmire,
ninth grader, took third
place at the Novice
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
at this year’s “Spartan
Classic” tournament held
at Cypress Lakes High
School. In the two-day
tournament it was Seven
Lakes that prevailed
taking 1st and 2nd place
honors.
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October is
Breast Cancer
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Dr. Darren D. Molina, Texas Children’s Hospital RN, Lisa
Hughes, FWA Nurse, Stella Gomez, and Erin Fernandez
(Sports Medicine Outreach - Texas Children’s HospitalWest Campus).
Recently, a Faith West Academy cheerleader
fell from the top of the pyramid during a routine
cheer practice. Spotters broke her fall, but she
took a hard landing on her head. Her mother
requested that school nurse, Stella Gomez,
examine her for a possible concussion. Nurse
Gomez quickly recognized symptoms of a
concussion (dizziness, headache, and fatigue)
and strongly recommended that she be taken to
her doctor immediately.
The doctor referred her to a specialist at Texas
Children’s Hospital Sports Medicine Program
at the West Campus. With a few tests, it was
confirmed that the cheerleader did indeed have
a concussion. Dr. Daren D. Molina was then
able to make the proper treatment for this young
cheerleader. “I see this kind of injury at least
five times a week,” said Molina. “Most head
injuries referred to me are for football and soccer
players.*”
The importance of concussion awareness
prompted Dr. Molina’s “FWA House Call” to
compliment Nurse Gomez, FWA nurse for the past
six years, for her decisive action in diagnosing
the injury. FWA requires all student athletes and
coaches to take an online training course in the
prevention and diagnosing of concussions.
*Cheerleading has the 10th-highest concussion
rate of the 20 sports for high school athletes as
sited in a 2012 report printed in the American
Journal of Sports Medicine.
Ask the
Expert –
Jonathan Rightmire
Sugar Land
Garden Club
The Sugar Land Garden
Club presents “Redesigning
the Southern Landscape
– Results of a Research
Project” by Dr. William
Welch, Professor and Texas
AgriLife Extension Service
Landscape
Horticulturist,
Texas A&M University; at St.
Basil Hall (formerly Knights
of Columbus Hall), 702
Burney Road, Sugar Land;
program 10 a.m.
As a Professor and
Texas AgriLife Extension
Service Horticulturist, Dr.
Welch provides educational
information and programs
for county extension agents,
nursery professionals, and
civic groups, as well as
the general public. He has
served on the Board of the
Texas Garden Clubs, Inc. as
Landscape Design Chairman
for the past 30 plus years. Dr.
Welch has recently served as
horticultural consultant for
the Hermann Park Gardens
in Houston Texas. He is the
author of numerous books and
is a contributing editor for the
HORTICULTURE UPDATE,
Texas AgriLife Extension
Service newsletter.
The program is free
and open to the public.
For more info:
www.
sugarlandgardenclub.org.
Choosing a
Funeral Home
or Cemetery
• A funeral home or cemetery that
adheres to the law by providing you
with a clear, itemized list of prices
for merchandise and services offered
and chosen.
Look for a provider that will
help you plan every detail of a
personal, memorable tribute.
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making final arrangements?
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Katy Funeral Home
Q: What should I look for when
choosing a funeral home or cemetery?
A: The funeral home or cemetery you
choose help you design a meaningful
memorial that truly celebrates the
life it represents. Whether you are
in need of immediate assistance or
interested in learning more about
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good reputation within your local
and business community and with
grounds, roads and buildings that are
in good physical condition.
• A full-service provider that can provide a range of funeral and cemetery
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local funeral provider. They are a good
source of information for funeral,
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Sherry Ahart-Davies is the Location Manager
at Katy Funeral Home, a member of the Dignity
Memorial® network serving the Greater Houston
community and families nationwide. Originally
from St. Louis, Sherry has more than 20 years of
experience providing families with compassionate
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Katy Sports
Volume 26| Number 20
The Katy News
October 16, 2015 | Page 5
By Tom Behrens
© The Katy News 2015
By Tom Behrens
“It Wasn’t Pretty, But We Won” – Coach Dave Meadows, Morton Ranch
In a battle between two neighborhood high school football
teams, Morton Ranch and Mayde Creek, the Mavericks
came out on top, 21-20 at Rhodes Stadium Friday evening.
Both teams were more than hungry for a win to bolster up
their seasons. Morton Ranch came in the game with a 1-4
overall record; Mayde Creek was winless.
“It wasn’t a pretty game,” said Maverick Head Coach,
Dave Meadows, “but it was a good one to win; sometimes
you have to win them ugly like that.”
Why was it an ugly win, Coach?
“We just weren’t sharp, but we played very hard,”
explained Meadows. “They (Mayde Creek) played very
hard. It was kind of like a heavy weight boxing match…a
lot of blows struck, hard hitting going on, and fighting for
every inch, every yard.
“We felt like we should have done some things better
than we did, but you have to attribute that to Mayde Creek,”
continued Meadows. “I’m sure the team thought the same
thing. My hat is off to Mayde Creek. They played their
hearts out and so did our kids.”
Part of the Mavericks’ offensive success can be attributed
to a great game by #22, senior running back, Dartavious
Dixon. Dixon has 709 yards rushing for the season and five
touchdowns.
Meadows, in his opinion, believes that Dixon is the best
running back in district 19-6A. Dixon returned a Mayde
Creek punt for 90 yards and a TD, plus several other good
runs for significant yardage.
“First, I want to thank God for that run,” said Dixon in a
post game interview. “It wasn’t really me. He took control,
and I scored. Our blockers put hits on some the Mayde
Creek defenders, and I scored. It was all a team effort,
Morton Ranch’s #11 Darreus Bryant looks ahead for an opening. The Mavericks won 21-20.
coming together. We fought…all of us gave a
supreme effort throughout the game.”
Early in the first quarter, the Mavericks had
driven down to within the Rams’ five yard
line, and had four downs to cross the goal
line, but the Rams held.
“We should have scored,” said Dixon. “We
practice goal line situations all the time. I was
kind of disappointed we didn’t pull through
and score.”
On the very first play of the second quarter
Maverick quarterback, #16, Nic Hernandez
connected with receiver, #10 Austin
Richardson for a 32 yard touchdown pass.
“I was hoping he would throw the ball to
me because I was wide open. Please throw the
ball,” said Richardson.
“The line had collapsed and I had to step up
Mayde Creeks #11, Jaylen Brown, gets some line blocking as he take it to the outside
and throw the ball,” said Hernandez. “I saw
picking up some yardage for the Rams.
him running down the sideline and I hit him
with a pass.”
According to
Hernandez
the pass is a
Check
out
Texan
Live
By Tom Behrens
designed play
All varsity games played at Rhodes Stadium, as well as and not just
It won’t be too much longer and it will be playoff time again all boys and girls sports playoff games, are being streamed a desperation
for both volleyball and football. At press time the girls are into to televisions, computers, iPads, smart phones and other throw.
“The
their second “go-around” in district, and boys are into the final four electronic devices. The broadcast will continue through result
was
weeks of their regular season schedule.
halftime shows, allowing friends and families of band just what we
It’s Cinco Ranch, Seven Lakes, Taylor and Katy in that order and dance team members to view their performances.
expected,” said
in volleyball. Cinco Ranch Lady Cougars haven’t been beaten yet
According to KISD Marketing and Advertising Co- H e r n a n d e z .
in District 19-6A with only four games left to play. According to coordinator, Laurie Mitchell, to conform with UIL rules, R i c h a r d s o n
the stats on Max Preps, Maggie O’Connell of Seven Lakes leads athletic events will begin to broadcast one hour after the scored
again
the district in hitting, kills and blocks. Sophie Mitchell of Taylor event ends. In addition all games will be archived for scored for the
leads in assists, Jacque Lozier in serving aces and Juliana Ansley later play. For more information go to http://texanlive. Rams in the
of Cinco Ranch in digs.
fourth quarter.
com.
In football, once again it’s the Katy Tigers in command of the
PAT was low and
district with an undefeated season, but in district, Katy, Cinco
failed, leaving
Ranch and Strake Jesuit are all undefeated. Seven Lakes, Tompkins
the score at 21and Morton Ranch are all battling it out for the fourth spot. This
20 with 10:07
could get really interesting before it’s all over.
According to the latest Texas Football standings at left in the game.
Get out to the games and watch some of the action. If you can’t press time, the Katy Tigers are in second place behind
Head Coach,
make it out, don’t forget to check out the information on Texan Allen. Cedar Hill is third. The remaining top 10 teams:
Mike Rabe in
Live and see the games on your electronic devices.
#4 Euless Trinity; #5 Cibolo Steele; # 6 Spring a post game
Westfield: # 7 Lake Travis; #8 Converse Judson; #9 interview said
Austin Westlake; and #10 Dickinson. USA Today has his team played
pretty good in
Katy at #14 nationally.
several aspects
of the Ram
game.
“You
The Lady Rams finished ahead of Bellville for the team title,
could see the
and division title ahead of Giddings at the Caldwell Invitational
improvement;
Cross Country meet.
the
guys’
Mayde Creek girls’ times: Alessa King 12:28, Emely Aleman
Registration is open for the 2015-2016 Lady Cavs High attitude has been
and Lexi Torbit 12:43, Ysatis Gonzalez 12:48, Julissa Jimenez School Lacrosse. Practices are on Wednesdays 5:30- good, and they
12:59, Hiede Tiliakos 13:02, Paulette Low 13:10, Dru Tiliakos 7:00 p.m. and Saturdays 9:30-11:30 a.m.. Beginning in get better every
13:30 and Vanina Diaz 13:11
February there will be numerous tournaments to prep for week. They go
Mayde Creek boy’s times: Christian Sanchez 16.24, John the spring session. More information can be found at
out there with
Gomez 16:33, Adam Abusnineh 16:54, Daniel Montiel 17:00,
Katycavalierlacrosse.sportngin.com/register/ focus, and they
David Fernandez, Brent Burnside 20:10, and David Liu 20:22. form/488031823
really deserve
Coming Soon Playoffs!
Can’t Make It to the Games?
Texas Football Standings
Mayde Creek Girls and Boys
Win Caldwell Invitational
Lady Cavaliers High School
Lacrosse Registration Open
a win. but mistakes in special teams
this week gave us some problems, just
small mistakes that turned out to be a
big impact on the game.
“We gave up a fake punt in a
situation where it was pretty obvious,”
continued Rabe. “We had a punt
return on us. They ran a reverse on us
in a regular formation that we knew
about. Our coverage wasn’t very good
on kickoffs. We had an opportunity to
recover an on-side kick, and got on it
a little too soon, missed an extra point
that would have tied the game at 21
and quite possibly would forced the
game into overtime.”
The Ram goal line stand against
the Mavericks in the first quarter was
big.
“I thought the defense showed a lot
of character right there. They bowed
their backs and had a nice goal line
stance. I thought the whole defensive
unit played good. We moved (#-23),
Damon Bryant, senior tight end, back
over to defense and he did really well.
Linebacker, Calvin Laskey, (#12),
has been playing well all year. Jaylen
Brown (#11) at Linebacker did well,
the defensive line held their ground. I
think our defensive unit, overall played
their best game of the year tonight.”
Brown is a double threat. He not
only is a linebacker on defense, but
alternates with Anthony Alcoser,
#7, quarterback on Ram running
situations. Brown scored the first TD
for the Rams in the first quarter and
Rams’ last score in the fourth quarter.
Brown recently received an offer
from Western Michigan University to
play for them next year.
Next week, the Mavericks of Morton
Ranch take on the Katy Tigers. Coach
Meadows says his team has learned a
couple things from the Mayde Creek
game that should help them with
Katy.
“Our defense grew up some tonight;
we struggled the last two or three
weeks. The last two times when they
(Mayde Creek) had the ball in do or
die situations, our defense did a great
job stopping them. Our kids had to
fight hard for every inch and came
out victorious. That has to be a plus.
Sometime you only learn how to win a
fight, by being in a fight.”
Mayde Creek’s next opponent is
Tompkins, with the Rams hoping to
post their first victory of the year.
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