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VOLUME 127, NUMBER 9 ROSENBERG-RICHMOND, TEXAS
AND TEXAS COASTER
www.fbherald.com 75 CENTS
HIGH SCHOOLFOOTBALL
Needville nets 8 on all-dis-
trict first team; see Sports
“You’ll never get ahead of anyone as
long as you try to get even with him.” —
Lou Holtz
Janie Warstler-Vera, feeling proud
and wishing son, Katy police officer
Reggie Rodriguez, a safe National Law
Enforcement Day...
Fulshear resident Sabrina Dawn
Nielsen earning a degree from Baylor
University last fall. Richmond residents
Carlos Gamino Jr., Gwendolyn El-
lie-Christine McCoy, and Nathan M.
Stricker joining Nielsen on stage... Hai-
ley Willey moving into her first apart-
ment, located across the street from the
Johnson Space Center... Lily Castillo
of Richmond excited to be named to the
Dean’s List for the 2018 fall semester at
the University of New England...
Emerick Ernest Dworaczyk, 84Noemi Palmarez Garrett, 72 Joel Eugene Morrow, 77Argenis Ivan Serrano, 28Rosendo Cruz Jr., 60
“You got to look on the bright side,
even if there ain’t one.”
— Dashiell Hammett, American author
(born 1894, died this date in 1961)
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2019
Get ahead, not even
All who believed were together and
had all things in common.
Acts 2:44
Good Afternoon
Fort Bend Journal
Around the Bend
Obituaries
Today’s Scripture
Thought for Today
Lions Club stew fundraiserNeedville Lions Club will hold its
annual stew lunch Sunday, Jan. 13,
from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Old
Firehouse. Tickets are $8 for all-you-
can-eat dine-in, or $8 for take-out. Only
300 tickets will be sold and there will
be limited tickets at the door. Purchase
tickets early. Contact Susan Wallis at
281-344-7858 or contact any Lions Club
member. Also, tickets can be placed on
hold for pick up on Sunday.
Meet the ArtistA retrospective for artist Cisco
Tucker will be held from 5-7 p.m. Feb.
15 at BR Vino, 1917 Ave. G in Rosen-
berg.
Cowboy Church chili benefitTexas Cowboy Church will hold
its annual Chili Supper fundraiser
on Friday, Feb. 1, from 5-9 pm, at the
Rosenberg Civic Center, 3825 SH 36
South. A big bowl of chili with all the
fixings, tea and dessert for only $10.
There will be good country and gospel
music, live and silent auction items,
gift card raffle tree, 50/50 split and
much more. To donate auction items
please call 281-239-0725. Tickets avail-
able at the door.
Public danceThe Happy Cousins Dance Club will
host its monthly dance on Saturday,
Jan. 12, at the American Legion Hall on
SH36 in Rosenberg. Al Sulak & Country
Sounds will provide the dance music.
The public is invited. For more infor-
mation, call 281-232-3531.
Filing for the Rosenberg mayor’s
race and at-large council positions 1
and 2 begins Jan. 16.
Deadline to file for the three posi-
tions is Feb. 15. Candidates may file
at City Hall, located at 2110 Fourth
St., between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Monday-Thursday or 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Fridays.
Filing for Rosenberg city races begins Jan. 16
BY AVERIL [email protected]
The Rosenberg Development Corp. has
found a location to break ground on its
new building.
But after RDC member and Mayor Bill
Benton expressed his hesitance over con-
struction of a building, one board mem-
ber thinks Benton is against the project as
a campaign ploy.
On Tuesday, the RDC agreed that the
proposed location for a new building
would be at the corner of Fairgrounds
Boulevard and SH 36, a location owned by
the city.
Board member Teresa Bailey said the
RDC has been looking for its own build-
ing for at least 10 years.
“We’ve been meeting and talking about
this building ever since I was appointed to
the board,” she said. “We need a separate
building for the RDC. It needs to be in a
prominent location.
“The sooner the better.”
The RDC currently meets at the Rosen-
berg Civic and Convention Center, located
at 3825 SH 36.
Board member and Rosenberg City
Council member Richard Olson agreed.
“I don’t think we should delay this any
more,” Olson said.
However, Benton wanted to pump the
brakes.
“I don’t see the urgency in this right
now,” he told the board. “I would respect-
fully ask the board to hit the pause button.
“There is an easy answer for this and
it’s not rushing in. I understand y’all have
BY TYLER [email protected]
At Tuesday’s Development Corpora-
tion of Richmond meeting, board mem-
bers discussed seeking $4 million in
funding from the remaining $90 million
the federal Economic Development Ad-
ministration Disaster Recovery Grant
program.
According to Economic Development
Director Cameron Goodman said the Eco-
nomic Development Administration has
made more than $587 million available to
communities to recover from hurricanes
Harvey, Maria and Irma.
He also noted that 20 percent matching
funds would be required, which adds up
to $800,000.
“The city of Richmond and DCR staff
have worked together to identify potential
infrastructure projects that would be eli-
gible to receive funding from this federal
grant opportunity,” Goodman said.
He said that the grant funding would
be used toward constructing roadways,
a lift station, waterline extension and de-
tention ponds.
He believes the city and the DCR will
work to get the application submitted
within the next month in order to make
sure it’s in before the remaining funds are
committed.
The Richmond City Commission will
consider approving the DCR to apply for
the grant funding at the next commission
meeting, Goodman said.
Another topic of discussion was imple-
menting a new way to showcase the city’s
historic downtown district with a Mov-
ies on Morton Street event, according to
Goodman.
He said the event will be open to the
public at no cost and is intended to pro-
vide a “one of a kind atmosphere for mov-
ie goers” and hopes to attract new visitors
to the downtown area.
Movies on Morton Street will be held
on the first Friday of every month, start-
ing in March.
In the upcoming Citizens Newslet-
ter, city officials will provide a complete
schedule of film dates and movie titles,
Goodman noted.
He said the exact location of the event
has yet to be determined, but outside City
Hall or somewhere inside along Morton
Street is under consideration.
The prospective downtown mural was
also discussed, but board members were
not asked to take action, Goodman said.
Development Corp. of Richmond seeks $4 million in Harvey recovery funds
BY TYLER [email protected]
Think the name of a local legend should be conferred on
one of the five new Lamar Consolidated ISD schools coming
online?
How about a former president or perhaps a former athlete
who has done numerous charitable events in the area?
Now is the chance to submit a name.
LCISD is currently accepting nominations for the names of
the district’s three new elementary schools, junior high school
and high school.
Nominations must be completed and returned to the office
of the Chief of Staff Mike Rockwood no later than Monday,
Feb. 4.
The office is located at 3911 Ave. I in Rosenberg, but the nom-
inations can also be sent to the office via email at communica-
There are certain requirements involved in the process.
According to board policy, for a school to be named after a
person, the following must apply:
• The nominee may be deceased or living and shall have at-
tained prominence locally or nationally, with local prominence
taking precedence, in the fields of education, science, art,
statesmanship, political science or military achievement.
• The nominee may have been an early Texas pioneer or an
outstanding president of the United States.
LCISD seeks names for 5 new campuses
‘I don’t see the urgency
in this right now. I would
respectfully ask the board
to hit the pause button.’ — Bill Benton
‘I think you’re using
(this building) as an elec-
tion ploy. I’ve been sitting
here discussing this for so
many damn years.’ — Teresa Bailey
St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1208 Fifth
St. in Rosenberg, will host a blood drive
on Sunday, Feb. 24 from 9:15 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. at the church with help from the
Gulf Coast Regional Blood Drive hosted
by Call the church office at 281-341-7500 or
go online to giveblood.org to schedule an
appointment.
RDC selects site for new buildingNot everyone on Rosenberg Development Corp. board excited about building plans
SEE RDC, PAGE 10
HERALD FILE PHOTOS
n RDC awards $50,000 grant
to Master Naturalists.
Story, Page 10.
PHOTO COURTESY OF NEEDVILLE ISD
Needville Middle School students helped collect food donated by students and staff members at all four NISD campuses last month. The food was delivered to the Needville Ministerial Alliance’s Community Food Bank to help area families. Front row, from left, are Landon House, Cale Zwahr and James Schreck; back row: Colton Krobot and Corben Blaschke.
A generous act
SEE HARVEY FUNDS, PAGE 10
SEE LCISD, PAGE 10
St. Paul Lutheran plans blood drive for Feb. 24
Fort Bend County Libraries will
present a special program on “The His-
tory of Fort Bend County” on Saturday,
Jan. 12, from 10- 11 a.m., in Room 2C at
George Memorial Library, located at 1001
Golfview in Richmond.
Created in 1837, Fort Bend County is
deeply rooted in Texas history. In this
program, Carol Beauchamp, a long-time
staff member in the library’s Genealo-
gy and Local History Department, will
talk about the early days of the county,
from its inception through the mid-1900s.
Visitors can hear about the people and
events that made Fort Bend County what
it is today. Beauchamp share details on
the colonization of the county, Imperial
Sugar, Terry’s Texas Rangers, and the
Jaybird-Woodpecker War.
The program is free and open to
the public. For more information, call
George Memorial Library at 281-342-4455.
Fort Bend County history is topic of library program
The Fort Bend County Master Gardeners will hold its annual Citrus and Fruit Tree Sale fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 9, from 9 a.m. to noon in the George Pavilion at the Fort Bend County Fairgrounds in Rosenberg.
Citrus and Fruit Tree Sale scheduled
Needville Youth Fair kick-off scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 20
The Needville Youth Fair benefit will
kickoff on Sunday, Jan. 20, at 11 a.m. at the
Knight’s of Columbus Hall, SH 36 in Need-
ville. Roast beef dinner is $10 per plate pre-
sale. Queen candidates will be introduced.
Live auction, bake sale and raffle planned.
Tickets available at Amegy Bank, New
First National Bank, Prosperity Bank, da-
mon Farm and Feed, and any NYF board
member or at www.needvilleyouthfair.com.
