By LEWIS SPEARMAN
CROSBY – Jake Hooker is signed to play the Crosby Fair & Rodeos April 30 Spring dance.
Roger Creager and Kevin Fowler, two of the locally top drawing national recording artists, signed to play the Rodeo Cook-Off the week before the Crosby Rodeo.
Local favorite Jake Hooker plays Texas Swing, a traditional Western Music that feature great dance music, Western Ballads and draws a large local crowd. This is the fourth time he has been called to play the Spring Dance based on crowd appeal.
The Crosby Fair & Rodeo Cook-off and Parade is nearly already at capacity and teams are advised to get to the Fair Office as soon as possible to reserve available spaces.
Roger Creager took the Texas music scene by storm with his first release and has garnered an ever-growing fan base where-ever college students gather. His songs resonate with the youth experience while making a thoughtful reminiscence with growing experiences.
Kevin Fowler is much like a modern, Texas based Hank Williams in style of play.
He reaches deep into the unique Texas mannerisms grabbing all the fun, devil-may-care attitude, poking fun against stupidity and his stage presence involves the entire crowd with the performance.
Johnna Ramirez will play June 10 before Roger Creager electrifies the stage.
He payed his dues in Nash ville. Ramirez, a local band, has a great range of play acumen can play like anybody including Marie Lavo. His brother is the drummer.
Phillip Griffin Band played in front of Kevin Fowler last year at the record setting Saturday concert, why mess with success? Griffin is a large local crowd gatherer between Dayton and Crosby gigs. Griffin plays a Texas Revolution style fitting well with rowdy, fun loving, Kevin Fowler.
His Aggie sound and substantial growth in musical ability has many talking of great potential for a big career. Rick Larkin head of the Cook-Off and Parade Committee indicates the Crosby Fair & Rodeo promotes local youth and education.
Funds garnered from these events are by the nonprofit entity put back into the community, supporting the Houston Shriner Hospital and Galveston Burn Center, Tough Enough to Wear Pink, breast cancer awareness initiative, Huffman Auction, Dayton Livestock Auction, Baytown Fair & Rodeo, Harris County Youth Expo; as well as, the highly touted substantial support for Crosby students in the Livestock show and Rodeo.
In addition to the traditional, exciting live and silent auction for the open to the general public event, this year the Spring Dance will have some unique innovations.
For the first time in years, the event will be held in front of the Rodeo office. Some fantastic hunting and fishing expeditions are going into the fair office at $150.
Individual tickets are $15.00 from any board member or at Crosby ACE Hardware. Parking will be in the North lot.
Posts published in “Day: March 3, 2011”
LIBERTY COUNTYA longtime chair of the South Liberty County Relay for Life, which benefits the American Cancer Society, died in an auto accident Feb. 26.
Last year, under Glover and fellow co-chairs Sandra Sterling and Candy Rucka, the Relay attracted hundreds of participants and raised in the neighborhood of $80,000.
According to authorities, Judith 9 (Judi) Pelt Glover was driving on SH 105 in Hardin County near Sour Lake around 6:55 p.m. when she apparently crossed over the center line.
Glovers vehicle struck an SUV that was in the oncoming lane head-on.
Glover, 67, of Sour Lake was born January 2, 1944, in Waco to James and Lindell Locklar.
Having grown up in Winnie, she graduated from East Chambers High School in 1962 and then from Sam Houston State University. Judi was active in her church at Hardin Baptist Church and volunteered for forty plus years with the American Cancer Society.
Survivors include her children, Tracey Pelt Brown and her husband Robert and Darrel Pelt and his wife Kim, both of Sour Lake; grandchildren, Aaron Brown, Reagan Brown, Brayden Pelt, and Keily Pelt all of Sour Lake; her dad of 64 years, Euel Dugat of Winnie; and her brother, Dennis Dugat and his wife Sarita of Winnie.
She was preceded in death by her father, James Locklar in 1944; and her mother, Lindell Dugat in 1994.
Funeral services were March 1, at Pine Ridge Baptist Church in Kountze with burial following at Pine Ridge Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made in Judis memory to Hardin Baptist Church, P.O. Box 314, Hardin, Tx. 77561 or American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 5144, Beaumont, Tx. 77726
By LEWIS SPEARMAN
CROSBY Oh, to slip the surly bounds of Earth with ones craft under ones own control, was a wish come true for a local man last Saturday as he made a list of things he would like to do as he faces Cancer and having decided not to undergo treatments again.
His daughter Connie summed it up concisely, My dad told me last year that on his bucket list was to build his own boat and to fly a plane. Im a hair dresser so when you when you sit in my chair you kind of tell me everything. About 2 weeks ago the doctor told us he has 6 months to live so we decided to make it happen.
My brother asked me then what would I do if he lives another 5 years, then what are you going to do?
According to Terry Dunham, This is a private field and his daughter found me on the internet and asked if we could take care of getting her dad a chance to pilot a plane. Im a Cancer survivor myself so whenever I get a chance to make something good happen for someone in that condition, I do my best to make it happen.
Wife Sharon made introductions to the Hite clan, Our sons, daughters, and grandchildren are all here for support, just a couple of our step sons could not make it.
In a few minutes conversation with Carl or his sons, Carl Jr., or Michael almost anyone feels right at home – the jokes flow and the observations are couched in humor. With young and old around there was a festive atmosphere to the airplane flight even if the overhanging clouds did not see fit to provide ideal flying visibility. Hite worked for a couple of papers back in the 1950s including the Conroe Courier, has the low key, down home affect mastered.
After a talk about worst case scenarios from Pilot Bossler, the daughter that arranged the flight and granddaughter Amy boarded the plane following Carl and the flight began.
Upon return, Hite stated, Flying is something I would do a lot more of if it was always like that. We went out to Hawaii and that was the worst trip I ever took, nothing but sitting for 7 or 8 hours and we did not have the best seats on the plane either.
Of the overcast flight itself he said, We went to Liberty then Mont Belvieu and took off again. We came back across Connies house, wiggled our wings there. Got a picture of her house, I told her I could have got that picture off of Google Earth and closer.
He smiled after the teasing, It was a good trip. I didnt land. It would have been ticklish but Id have tried it.
By GILBERT HOFFMAN Star-Courier
HIGHLANDS Stand Up for Pilot was the American patriotic theme that carried through most of the Community Fair that the Pilot Club held last Saturday, February 26.
The event at the Highlands Elementary School was the 13th year for this all-community celebration and fundraiser.
The all-day event opened at 10:30 a.m. with a patriotic song by Patricia Brockinton, presentation of the colors by the Crosby Jr. ROTC Color Guard, and introductions by Pilot Club president and Fair Chair Jana Jones, Miss Highlands Alli Little, and Jr. Miss Highlands Kendyll Reznicek.
Entertainment during the day was provided by Sparky of the Crosby Fire Department, singers Selena Shoemaker, Patricia Brockinton, and the Our Voice childrens chorus, dance numbers by Super Moms, and skating by Princes Roller Rink. Emcee for the event was Scott Cliff, and food was cooked by the Henderson Cook Team and served by the GCM students.
Door prizes were won by the following:
iPAD by Raymond Clements;
Pressure Washer by Bruce Filkins;
Gift Cards by Eric Raggio.
The Split the Pot was won by Brent Stallings.
Bicycles were won by Tori Gonzalez and Auggie Dilworth.
Outdoor games and exhibits were provided for children, including basket shoot and a new Spiderman moon walk.
Highlands Fire Department had equipment on display, and a booth inside, as well as the Higlands Heritage Project, Constable Mike Parson fingerprinting, Harris County Precinct 2, and many other commercial exhibits and crafts booths.
By BOBBY HORN JR. and LEWIS SPEARMAN
HIGHLANDSA Highlands pain management clinic was forced to discontinue operations following an investigation by the Texas Medical Board.
On Feb. 18 the Texas Medical Boards disciplinary panel temporarily suspended without notice the pain management certificate for The Oaks Medical Clinic Inc., 444 S. Main in Highlands.
Three other pain management clinics in Houston: the Imed Clinic, Inc; Preferred Medical Clinic and UMAT Clinic, also had their certificates suspended.
The board ordered the four clinics to discontinue operating as pain clinics until further notice.
Texas Medical Board Spokesperson Leigh Hopper said that on Aug. 20, 2010 the Board issued four pain management clinic certificates to Dr. Akili Graham, who claimed to be the owner and operator of the clinics.
On January 6, 2011, during an investigation of prescribing habits at the clinic, board staff obtained information that the clinics were not owned by Graham or any other physician, a violation of state law, Hopper said.
The investigation, she said, revealed that Danny A. Muhammed owns The Oaks Medical Clinic and the Imed Clinic. Durce Muhammed owns the Preferred Medical Clinic and Tamu Muhammad owns the UMAT Clinic.
Danny Muhammad, 40, also served as a Houston Police Department officer since 1997. A department spokesperson confirmed that he was suspended with pay in December after the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and Harris County District Attorneys office initiated an investigation. His current status with the department is relieved of duty.
Danny Muhammed, also known as Bro. Danny Muhammed, also serves as Life Skills Coach for Resurrection Zone, a personal development provider in Houston.
According to their website The Resurrection Zone is a program that was created to help those who need a second chance in life for whatever reason.
The website states that Danny holds a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice and has also served as a probation officer in Fort Bend and Harris County.
Durce Muhammed is listed as a Manhood Trainer/ WorkSkills Coach with Resurrection Zone. The RZ website also lists an affiliation with Graham.
A new state law went into effect Sept. 1, 2010 requiring registration and issuance of pain management clinic certificates.
The law was created to curtail so-called pill mills or clinics that use off-site doctors who write blank prescriptions to the clinics, which are then resold to the public.
Under the new law, a physician/medical director must own the pain clinic and works on-site at least a third of operating hours. Physicians and clinic employees must pass criminal background checks and have no prior disciplinary action or DEA license restrictions.
The DEA would not comment on whether they are investigating the four clinics as possible pill mills.