About Katy's Cinco Ranch

Green Opportunities in Katy Texas

On Saturday January 28, 2012 there are two Green opportunities in Katy Texas. The first is a recycling “Drive Through” event being held at McMeans Junior High School. The McMeans Student Council wants to get more community involvement in the whole avenue of saving the planet and using recycling as a start. They are looking for anything type of paper product be brought to the school’s teacher parking lot from 9:00 A. M. until 11: 00 A. M. Student Council members will be in attendance to take all the papers goods you bring with you and hey promise you will not have to even get out of your car. McMeans Junior High School is located at 21000 Westheimer Parkway Katy, Texas 77450. If you want more information about McMeans go to their web site.

An electronics recycling drive will take place also on Saturday January 28, 2012 which is being sponsored by the group Keep Katy Beautiful which is an imitative of the City of Katy. The event will be held at Harvest Plaza in Old Katy located at 5701 Third Street Katy Texas. CompuCycle will be running the electronics collection. CompuCycle is Houston’s first R2 certified electronics recycling company and is also recognized by the EPA. Items listed for collecting include but are not limited to old computers, hard drives, printers, LCD screens, memory chips, old phones and cell phones, fax machines, small kitchen appliances and batteries. However, CompuCycle will not take vacuum cleaners, refrigerators, washing machines, weed eaters, TV’s larger than 27 in.

Here we are Katy a golden opportunity to clean out the garage and get rid of a bunch of junk that is collecting dirt and help to recycle unused items. All of this recycling efforts help to keep our neighborhoods clean and are Green activities.

Arc of Katy holds membership meeting

The Arc of Katy will hold its first general membership meeting for year on Tuesday January 10, 2012 at the Cinco Ranch Branch Library Katy Texas. The Arc of Katy is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to help intellectually and developmentally disabled individuals in the Katy ISD.

The guest speaker at this meeting will be Sheri Talbot who is Director of Authority and Admissions at Texana Center. Texana is the local mental retardation authority for a six county area including Fort Bend and Waller county.

Ms. Talbot will discuss in her talk the decisions and impact of the 82 ND Texas Legislature actions on the Texas budget will have on services for intellectually and developmental disability citizens. She plans to include what parents, advocates and interested parties can do to affect change for the next meeting of the Texas Legislature.

The meeting is available to the general public and will begin at 7:00 P. M. in the Meeting Room of the Cinco Ranch Branch Library, located at 2620 Commercial Center Blvd. Katy Texas.

If you or family member is disabled and has been affected negatively by the recent budget cuts made by the Texas Legislature then this is a very important meeting to attend.

Introductory Computer Classes at Cinco Ranch library

The Cinco Ranch Branch library which is part of the Fort Bend County library system will hold introductory computer classes during January 2012. This is the continuing of a significant trend by both the Harris County Library system and Fort bend Library system of holding free training that is needed by the he general public. These classes will be hands-on introduction to basic skills for folks who want to broaden their personal skill sets.

‘Google Tools” class will begin at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday January 17, 2012 in the computer lab.

The “MS Word Survival Basics” class for 2007 version will begin at 10A.M. on Tuesday January 24, 2012 in the computer lab.

These classes are free as I mentioned above but seating is very limited. Reservations are required. One can register by going to www.fortbend.lib.tx.us and click on calendar. After getting to the calendar select Cinco Ranch Library and find the specific program. Participants can also register by calling the library at 281-395-1311 or by physically visiting the library. I am publishing my blog early so folks can get themselves registered for the classes they want to attend.

I have in the past and will continue in the future to write articles about educational opportunities in the Katy and surrounding areas. I firmly all of us should continue to learn new skills each year of our lives and many these basic skill sets being taught by the local libraries are needed by many folks in our community.

What is an Empanada? As my dad likes to say “its like an apple pie from McDonald’s, but with stuff in it”. Yep, that sums it up. But let’s get a better definition from Wikipedia:

“An empanada is a stuffed bread or pastry baked or fried in many countries in Latin America, Southern Europe and parts of Southeast Asia. The name comes from the verb empanar, meaning to wrap or coat in bread. Empanada is made by folding a dough or bread patty around the stuffing. The stuffing can consist of a variety of meats, cheese, huitlacoche, vegetables or fruits among others.”

And let me tell you, they are awesome. I recently ate at the, The Original Marini’s Empanada House in Katy. And I can’t wait to go back. Their specialty is Empanadas like the name says. They have Empanadas(Menu) with meat, vegetables, cheese and dessert ones. And each Empanada is between $1.85 to $3.25, which means they are a great meal and at a great price. I was very impressed by the friendly service and quality ingredients. As an example in their Peanut Butter Cup Desert Empanada they stuff it with Ghirardelli chocolate. My personal favorite Empanada’s are the Italian, Texas barbecue and for dessert the Peanut Butter Cup.

If you love great food and want something different, you need to run to The Original Marini’s Empanada House. You won’t regret it!

They have two locations:

3522 Mason Rd, #100, Katy 77450. 281-392-8153. Closed Mondays

10001Westheimer Rd #2570, Houston 77042 713-266-2729. Closed Sundays

As realtors, we are out driving around all the time... I'm posting this lost pet link in hopes that someone has seen this wonderful dog. I know the family is heartbroken....

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