This Week's Headlines

Redistricting may push back primaries

Annual cookoff set for May 3-6

High, vehicle still reported missing

Vehicle flips at Beamer, Hughes

SJC to help with financial aid

USCG breaks ground at Ellington

Ellington recycling continues

PISD hall of fame tickets sell out

BAHEP honors Cornyn

City of Houston brings BOPA back to Ellington March 24

Rep. Legler responds to ‘agreed to’
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Taylor receives highest legislative award

Interfaith Care Partners meet at St. Frances Cabrini

Revere new Healthcare Administration director

Cruz Texans’ biggest fan

Singles dance Feb. 18

Christian Women set Feb. 16 luncheon

Program combats drugged driving, workshops set

DAR meets Feb. 11

Sock hop at Park Manor

Chrysler donates five of the latest vehicle models to SJC for automotive training

Bush Wolf Scouts participate in Pinewood Derby

Ten Dobie DECA students advance to state competition

Dobie Band receives $50,000 grant

Brook Debate excels in Texas City

UIL ramps up District 22-5A competitiveness

Softball season openers set

Dobie swimmers off to regionals

Brook, Horns hit the top; Dobie girls in, Brook out

Dobie’s Jackson picks SMS football

JFD boys’ soccer team wins one, ties another

Dobie, Brook softball to open 2012 season

BHI eighth-grade girls unbeaten

Lady Horns’ soccer rolls New Caney 7-0

Local Libraries

Bracewell City Library
Located at 9002 Kingspoint, Bracewell is inside the Beltway east of Blackhawk. Included in its collection are books-on-tape, compact discs, magazines, large-print books, children's books-on-tape and books in Spanish.

The library offers a variety of services including telephone and in-house reference information, a public access catalog and children's storytimes.

Bracewell provides an outside bookdrop as well as telephone renewal at 832-Bracewell Library sketch393-2580. Self-service facilities available include word processors and a copy machine. The library catalog is available through www.Houstonlibrary.org.

For hours and special events visit Bracewell on the web at www.houstonlibrary.org/bracewell
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For information, call the library at 832-393-2580.

Harris County Parker Williams Library
The spacious 20,000-square-foot Harris County Parker Williams Branch Public Library at Scarsdale and Beamer opened in 1993. Regular seating for reading and study accommodates 125, and a separate meeting room seating 75 may be reserved by the public.

The online catalog is user friendly and can be accessed, along with various databases, from home computers at www.hcpl.net.

Books may be transferred from other branches at no charge. The library features a large Vietnamese collection as well as some Spanish titles and a large selection of videos in VHS and DVD format.

The library offers English as a second language classes as well as training for volunteer tutors interested in teaching adults basic literacy or ESL.

Free computer classes are offered monthly. Storytimes are every Wednesday for preschoolers and Thursday mornings for toddlers. Vietnamese story and learning times are presented Fridays and Saturdays. During the summer, the library sponsors a summer reading program and presents special programs.

Harris County library cards are free to Texas residents who provide proof of their current address. Library hours are Monday from 1 to 9 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday from 1 to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For information, call 281-484-2036.