Friendswood Planning Movies in the Park Program

With a $6,000 donation from the Rotary Club of Friendswood, the city of Friendswood could start showing movies in its parks this summer.

City Council already has approved spending $3,500 to buy an inflatable screen measuring 15 feet by 20 feet, a projector, and other equipment needed to show the films.
The city owns a sound system that can be used for the showings, said James Toney, the city’s director of community services.
“This is awesome,” said Mayor David Smith, a rotary club member, who is the organization’s current treasurer. “I’m loving the possibilities.”

Funding for the venture originally was presented as part of the city’s current 2008-09 budget, Toney said. But City Council ended up cutting the money prior to its approval of the budget.
“It’s always been something on the back burner that council supported,” Toney said. “We just didn’t have the funds to add it into this year’s budget.”

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Area Sports Scores

Santa Fe girls advance in soccer playoffs

From staff reports
The Daily News
Published March 21, 2009

H.S. Baseball

Creek 6, Ball 0

Ryan Gunhouse pitched a one-hit shutout with five strikeouts and three walks.

Greg Olson hit a solo home run in the third inning.

Creek is 8-5 (2-0). Ball is 6-6 (0-2).

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Brook 13, Dickinson 3

Cody Whitley, Sencion Barajaz and Josh Honc each scored for the Gators (4-9, 0-2).

Zac Enger was tagged with the loss on the mound.

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Lake 10, Springs 2

J.R. Bethell and Matt Corbell each had home runs for the Falcons (9-5, 2-0).

Matt Brister took the loss for Springs (6-10, 0-2).

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Friendswood 12, Manvel 2

Alex Anastas hit a home run for the first-place Mustangs.

Jordan Johnson got the win for Friendswood (10-5-1, 3-0).

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Santa Fe 10, La Marque 0

Ryan Ewald struck out 12 and Taylor Terrasas hit a home run for Santa Fe (5-9, 1-2).

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Texas City 7, Angleton 2

Curry Sattig hit a 3-run homer for the Stings, who defeated the first-place Wildcats.

Steven Mott, Kyle Bulpitt and Renee Filoteo each drove in a run, while Tyler Iguess had two hits.

Matt Plitt got the win for Texas City (7-8-1, 2-1), allowing seven hits with five strikeouts.

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H.S. Softball

Creek 4, Springs 0

Katlyn Moulder allowed just one hit while striking out 13 for Creek (16-7, 3-1).

Springs drops to 8-6 on the season (2-2 district).

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Friendswoood 1, Dawson 0

Kelly Smith earned the win. She gave up three hits and struck out 14.

Friendswood (14-6-1, 2-2) scored in the first inning. Carrie Flores walked and moved to second on Aimee Konet’s single. Flores scored on a two-out error by the third baseman.

Caitlin Bennett had a double for the Lady Mustangs.

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Texas City 6, La Marque 0

Crystal Alaniz struck out 16 while recording the shutout for the Lady Stings (9-12, 2-2). Alaniz also had three hits and two RBIs, Cheyenne Cash drove in two, and Casey Oliver and Chelsea Huggins each had an RBI.

Jennifer May struck out seven but took the loss for La Marque (11-7, 1-3).

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H.S. Girls Soccer

Santa Fe 4, C.E. King 0

Visiting Santa Fe won its first playoff game since 2005.

Kat Hamric scored two goals and Kourtnee Leflet had two assists.

Mary Hunt and Ashley Kovacevich each scored one goal.

Goal keeper Tyler Steinbach made four saves.

The Lady Indians will play Houston Reagan at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Houston ISD’s Dyer Stadium.

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College Baseball

Galveston College 15, Blinn College 11 (10 innings)

On Wednesday in Brenham, Tyler Fiebrich hit two home runs and had five RBIs for Galveston.

Dan Lazarou was the winning pitch

May 9 Election Candidates File

Area cities and school districts will be holding elections May 9. Potential candidates had until Monday at 5 p.m. to file the proper paperwork to get themselves on the ballot.
Following is a list of who filed by the deadline. Incumbents are listed with an (i).


Alvin
District B
• Eileen Cross, 54, co-coordinator, office and disability services
• Charles Buckelew, 65, retired
• Gene Lyng, 81, retired
District C
• Jim Landriault, 47, sales manager (i)
At-large Position 1
• Charles Batty III, 30, funeral director (i)
• Ramiro Mondragon, 45, electrician
• Armando Cespedes III, 35, Realtor
Charter changes
• Permit city to establish economic development programs including grants and loans that are not inconsistent with authority granted to the city by state law.
• Require petitions for recall of an elected official to state a reason for the recall and to require the presenter of the petition to sign at the bottom of each page.
• Allow city council to re-appropriate budgeted revenues and expenses during emergencies resulting from natural or manmade disasters.
• Require an independent board of ethics and compliance and an ethics ordinance that is not required to duplicate and restate state law.


Alvin ISD
Position 1
• Pete Vincent, 70, retired from NASA (i)
Position 2
• Earl Humbird, 49, chemical plant operator (i)
Position 3
• Mark Patterson, 51, banking investor
• Tiffany Wennerstrom, 39, retired teacher


Brookside Village
Three at-large seats
• Don Jordan, 53, safety professional (i)
• Joe Milstead, 70, retired (i)
• Craig Bailey, 40, police officer (i)


Friendswood
Mayor
• David J. H. Smith, 48, real estate broker (i)
Position 1
• Michael E. Barker, 57, self-employed/sales (i)
Position 3
• Jim Hill, 66, self-employed (i)
Charter changes
• A measure to no longer require the city manager to reside within the city limits of Friendswood.
Bond election
• First proposition is for $3.1 million and would pay for improvements to city parks.
• Second proposition is for $6.5 million, of which $6 million would be spent for a new library at a yet-to-be-determined location. The remaining $500,000 would be used for turning the city’s existing library at 416 S. Friendswood Drive into a community center.


Hillcrest Village
Three at-large seats
• James Nash, 42, trade development (i)
• Adam Flores 38, accountant (i)
• Terrell Franzen, 68, retired


Manvel
Mayor
• Delores Martin, 74, (i)
Position 3
• Gary Garnett, 62, self employed (i)
Position 5
• Buddy Williams, 75, retired (i)


Pearland
Position 2
• Scott Sherman, 33, attorney
• Ben Carranza, 36, regulatory manager
• Tammy Dexter, 38, substitute teacher
• Manuel Gonzales, 36, attorney
Position 4
• Felicia Kyle, 39, attorney (i)
• Richard Oliver, 56, disabled
• Terence C. Norman, 43, attorney


Pearland ISD
Position 3
• Virgil Gant, 61, financial adviser
Position 4
• Ethan Crowell, 31, teacher
• Andrew Solomon, 43, law professor

STS-119 to Launch No Earlier Than Sunday

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:36:03 PM CDT

Space shuttle Discovery’s launch to the International Space Station now is targeted for no earlier than March 15. NASA managers postponed Wednesday’s planned liftoff due to a leak associated with the gaseous hydrogen venting system outside the external fuel tank. The system is used to carry excess hydrogen safely away from the launch pad.

Liftoff on March 15 would be at 7:43 p.m. EDT. The exact launch date is dependent on the work necessary to repair the problem. Managers will meet Thursday at 4 p.m. to further assess the troubleshooting plan.

Area Sports Scores

Chide, Robinson lead Lady Bucs to victory

From staff reports
The Daily News
Published March 4, 2009

Softball

Pasadena 5, La Marque 3

Jennifer May went 2-for-3 with two RBIs for La Marque (5-3). Alexis Guillen had one RBI, and Mikiesha Henson had a double.

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Clear Brook 10, Friendswood 0

Friendswood mustered two hits against its crosstown Class 5A rival.

Kelly Smith took the loss by allowing eight earned runs in seven innings.

Kelsey Eubanks and Caitlyn Garivey each had singles for the Lady Mustangs (8-3-1).

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O’Connell 19, Brazosport Christian 0 (3 inn.)

Cameron Chide and Lanie Robinson combined for a no-hitter in the Lady Bucs’ district opener.

Kaitlyn King was 4-for-4 with three RBIs and scored three runs. Katie Delgado was 3-for-4 with three RBIs and scored three runs. Katherine Hogan was 3-for-4 with two RBIs and scored two runs.

Abbey Laclede and Ally Delgado each scored two runs. Lacey Hayward had one RBI and scored two runs. O’Connell is 6-2.

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Baseball

Dickinson 5, Pasadena Dobie 1

The Gators scored four runs in the third inning to get the win.

Cody Whitley was the winning pitcher for Dickinson. He allowed two hits.