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  • Darla and Bob are always looking for news about Katy Texas and the surrounding areas. Please e-mail us at darla.dever@garygreene.com or robert.gilbert@garygreene.com with any news you may feel needs a forum!

May 2011 - Posts

Katy Texas VFW Selling Poppies at Several Locations
Earlier today I wrote another Blog about the Memorial Day celebration that Katy VFW had planned for Monday at the Katy Magnolia Cemetery in Katy. My earlier blog had pictures of the Veterans that were selling their poppies. I decided to visit the poppy Read More...
Katy Texas VFW Selling Poppies at Several Locations May 2011
Earlier today I wrote another Blog about the Memorial Day celebration that Katy VFW had planned for Monday at the Katy Magnolia Cemetery in Katy. My earlier blog had pictures of the Veterans that were selling their poppies. I decided to visit the poppy Read More...
Open Car Show in Katy Saturday May 21 at Firethorne Subdivision
aturday May 21, 2011 an open car show will be held in the Firethorne Community parking lot from 10 AM until 3 PM which is located at 28100 North Firethorne Rd. Katy, TX. The proceeds from this car show will be used by the Project Grad event from Katy Read More...
Sugar Land Town Square Hosting Island Party on Friday May 20, 2011
ocal Houston radio station 107.5 The Eagle will be holding Paradise on the Plaza on Friday May 20, 2011 from 7:30PM until 9:30PM at the Sugar Land Town Square. Sugar Land is maybe a 20 minute drive or so from Katy TX via Grand Parkway or 99. This event Read More...
Memorial Day Needs to be Reengergized
Memorial day is right around the corner and I think it is time to try to get people interested in what this day really stands for and how important it is for all of us to take the time to recognized all of our veterans. Monday May 30, 2011 is Memorial Read More...
Things a Home Buyer Should Never do After Signing a Contract
If you are home buyer after you sign the executed contract basically you should do nothing except obtain every piece of information and documents your lender requires. This also means to get those documents/data as soon as the lender asks for it!!! The Read More...
Three New Members Join Katy ISD School Board
The Katy ISD School Board held their election on Saturday May 14, 2011 and three new members were elected. This will amount to a major shake up of the board as the board is comprised of 7 members. The election found about 4,500 voters who actually voted Read More...
Rotary Club of Katy Sunrise will Host 8 TH Annual Run and Walk - Helping Veterans
The eighth annual Katy Sunrise Rotary Club 5 K run and 1 mile walk , stroll, or roll is scheduled for Saturday May 28, 2011. This event will begin the Memorial Day festivities and there will be new Charity beneficiaries. The 2011 run/walk will benefit Read More...
Support Our Armed Forces Overseas in Katy Texas !!!
Chick-fil-A located at 23860 Westheimer Parkway in Katy Texas will be hosting an event to support US armed forces overseas. This is a special family event where Chick-fil-A will be collecting various supplies that our soldiers overseas need desperately. Read More...
Katy Christian Ministries Expands Resale Shop
Katy Christian Ministries resale store at 5510 First St. is offering... Katy Christian Ministries expands resale shop - Houston Metro, TX Local News fwix.com Katy Christian Ministries resale store at 5510 First St. is offering more items for sale after Read More...
Slow Economic Recovery Produces Lowest Mortgage Rates
As we all painfully have seen the US economic recovery has slowed significantly this year and is moving in a much slower manner than expected by the US government. Unemployment, as I have mentioned in previous blogs, has gone up and the numbers of people Read More...
Stop Drivers From Speeding in Your Neighborhood
I do not know about your neighborhoods out there but I do know about Grand Lakes in Katy, Texas. There are way too many speeders through the neighborhood during the morning, noon hour and evening rush hour. These folks do not slow down even when school Read More...
Thirty Gas Cost Saving Tips
ee the link for gas saving ideas as shown on How to Advice.com. Some of these ideas are good and make sense but some are just dumb. While I read that gas prices the next few weeks should decline prices are still high and have become a problem for many Read More...
Restaurant Review Jason's Deli on Mason Road Katy, Texas
ason's Deli is located at 21953 Katy Freeway but is physically on Mason Road just after you turn off of I-10 ( about maybe one block)on the right hand side. Jason's Deli the company is celebrating 35 years of existence. We find that overall their Read More...
U.S. Economy Adds Jobs but Unemployment Ticks Back Up
The rise in the unemployment rate will surely get play in the headlines across the country, but a modest increase can be a reflection that more out-of-work Americans are growing optimistic about the labor market and renewing their search for a job after Read More...
Health Fair at Methodist Hospital West on Saturday May 14, 2011
Methodist Hospital West which is located at 18500 Katy Freeway at the Barker Cypress exit and close to Katy Texas will hold an open house and health fair on Saturday May 14, 2011 from 1-4 PM.. There will activities for the children such as family games Read More...
Happy Cinco de Mayo to All
Cinco de Mayo is not only May 5 each year but in certain parts of the US has significance to many citizens. Texas, Houston and Katy are areas where this day does have mean something to a lot of folks. I imagine this is true in California, New Mexico and Read More...
Ready to be fleeced? Many still clueless about mortgages
How can this be? Years after the subprime mortgage meltdown almost derailed the world economy, many Americans appear to be as clueless now about mortgages as they were in the bubble years. Read the Ready to be fleeced article in the Boston Globe Read More...
Roofing: Repair or Replace
We had a fluke hail storm during July, 2010 in Katy Texas. Our roof substained significant amount of damage and a local roofing company helped find the problem and worked with our insurance company to get us a new roof. All of the HOA's in the Katy Read More...
Remodeling Market Index Reaches Highest Level in Four Years
RISMEDIA, May 2, 2011—According to the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) Remodeling Market Index (RMI), the remodeling market is heading into recovery with an increase to 46.5 in the first quarter of 2011 from 41.5 in the fourth Read More...
Appliance Maintenance: Clothes Washer & Dryer
Is you washer and dryer running correctly? Are you wasting energy while doing your own laundry? Do you have a service contract which fixes the washer and dryer every time they break down or do you pay for the repairs out of your own pocket? Read this Read More...
Real Estate Outlook: Sales Across the Nation
The link I have included below is an article about home sales across the US and it is finally reflecting a positive indicator instead of a negative one. The market in Katy, Texas has not followed the national trends as number units sold have decreased Read More...
Mother's Day Gifts on a Shoestring
Mother's Day is Sunday, May 8. Do you have any idea what you will get your Mom, Wife, Mother-in-Law, Grand Mother or surrgate for one previosly mentioned individuals? I know you will find some type of card and maybe some flowers from the grocery store. Read More...