Happy New Year From The East Montgomery County Historical Society

The East Montgomery County Historical
Society wishes all a Happy New Year for
2010-



As the present meets with the future,
including the details of way back when.

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Mary Elizabeth Rumsey

East Montgomery County

Three Dance Venues

Three Dance Venues:

1. Dancing With the Stars.

2. So You Think You Can Dance.

3. YoungArts Week in Miami.
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Robbie Moore, from Porter, has the ability-
To dance his way to thousands of dollars in awards,
good luck from all of East Montgomery County.


Mary Elizabeth Rumsey
East Montgomery County

COME MEET THE CANDIDATES!

JOIN US FOR A CANDIDATE FORUM AND TAKE A MOMENT TO MEET AND SPEAK TO THE CANDIDATES OF THE MARCH 2nd ELECTION.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1st, 6:30 p.m. — 9:00 p.m.

THE NEW CANEY HIGH SCHOOL
LARGE AUDITORIUM
EAGLE DRIVE OFF LOOP 494

NEW CANEY, TX 77357
REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED

SPONSORED BY:
CONCERNED CITIZENS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY







FOR INFORMATION CALL 281-354-4590

Santa Claus Is Coming To East Montgomery County Texas

Santa Claus is coming to town-


And oh, how surprised he'll be when he

gets a good look around.




Starting in Granderland, and Fostoria,

East Montgomery County-

Has always been the interesting place

to be.




Landing in Splendora, Santa sets his

eyes on the trees, especially the pine-

And then he hones in on the East

Montgomery County Development,

Center, where the new Senior Citizen

building is what he will find.






The perfect addition, a building for so

many activities to take place-

Santa then heads further down the road,

with a smile on his face.




Patton Village and Roman Forest, are

decorated to the max-

Santa stops for a moment to deliver

his gifts, and to re-adjust in his sled,

those heavy sacks.




The Roman Forest Special Committee

has been working hard on their

fundraiser event-

To ensure that there is a Fourth of July

Firework Show 2010, where much local

family fun is spent.




And then Santa suddenly notices some

forest that has been cleared-

It makes him sad, as a matter of fact

he gets downright teared.




Until he realizes that the dinosaur park is

going right there in the middle of New

Caney-

And all is okay as he says what a grand

affair, this will be.




And then he hovers over the EMCID building,

and drops a few packages here as far as

he can see-

This is the place where Sawmill Festival 2009

was held by the Chamber of Commerce of

East Montgomery County, and the East

Montgomery County Historical Society won

the first place trophy.




Onto Porter, the last town, but of course, but not

the least-

And he stops in to see the Porter Fire Department,

and admires the new fire training center, where

safety training has been increased.




The future East County Museum is still there, and

he knows that one day it will reside in a new place-

As Santa reflects on all that the East Montgomery

County Historical Society has done, it puts a smile

on his face.





As he leaves the county he shouts out loud,"A very

Merry Christmas to the East Montgomery County

residents, a "unique" Texas county-

In 2010, may you continue to grow, and may you

continue your good works of preserving the history of

exactly how it used to be."




Mary Elizabeth Rumsey

East Montgomery County

Snowballs In East Montgomery County

In East Montgomery County the snow began to fall-


And for dessert, we had a snowball.

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Mary Elizabeth Rumsey

East Montgomery County

The East Montgomery County Historical Society Meeting For December 2009

The East Montgomery County Historical Society Meeting for December 2009 will be Tuesday December 8th, at 7 p.m. Meet and greet is at 6:30 p.m. Our meetings are located at the R.B. Tullis Library in New Caney, and are every second Tuesday of the month.







Join us in preserving our history.



We will have a Christmas dinner for the December meeting of the Society. It will be Tuesday, December 8th at the R B Tullis, Library on the 59 Hwy access road just north of Community Drive, from 6:30 to 9 p.m.. The turkey will be furnished but side dishes and desserts are welcome. To add to the festivities everyone is asked to tell what your favorite Christmas gift was and why it was your favorite. This can be one you received or one you gave. Please join us for this wonderful time of fellowship.
Written by Barbara Hamilton/Historian



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East Montgomery County Historical Society Garage Sale

The East Montgomery County Historical Society will be hosting a

garage sale at the future East County Museum next to the Porter

Fire Station on Saturday, December 5th, from 9a.m.-4 p.m.

Proceeds will go to restoring our Old Community Building,

which will serve to benefit our community, as a museum.

Three Good Things About Being 102 Years Old

Three good things about being 102 years old:




1. You know a lot.



2. You've learned a lot.



3. You get to eat shrimp and french fries on your birthday.

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That is what Abbie Lee Pace, from Patton Village said-

Now presiding in Porter, at Caring Hands, giving gardening

tips, enjoying life, striving straight ahead.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY ABBIE LEE PACE!!

 
 
 
Mary Elizabeth Rumsey
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Three Ways To Keep Up With Next Year

Three ways to keep up with next year:




1. Pray.



2. Write a few notes.



3. Order a calendar.

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Mom's Time Out at St. John of the Cross,

in New Caney, has pocket ones for sale-

Fits in the purse, and with its use, to keep

up, one cannot fail.


Mary Elizabeth Rumsey
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Three Things That The Splendora High School Library In East Montgomery County Does To Entice New Readers

Three things that the Splendora High School Library In East


Montgomery County does to entice new readers:



1. Naming the library's goldfish.



2. Tootsie Roll guessing contest.



3. Chess table added.

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The book trailer competition is the latest one-

Let's give librarian Rhea Young and librarian aide

Karen Kimmons, a big hand, for a great and creative

ongoing job done.

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Mary Elizabeth Rumsey
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Three Things About Hunter Clift Of Splendora

Three things about Hunter Clift of Splendora:




1. He is a senior at Splendora High School.



2. He recently attained Eagle Scout.



3. He made wooden benches for Peach Creek

Elementary School's music room.

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He will go far no doubt-

This Splendora High School

Eagle Scout.

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Mary Elizabeth Rumsey

East Montgomery County

Three Things About Hunter Clift Of Splendora

Three things about Hunter Clift of Splendora:




1. He is a senior at Splendora High School.



2. He recently attained Eagle Scout.



3. He made wooden benches for Peach Creek

Elementary School's music room.

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He will go far no doubt-

This Splendora High School

Eagle Scout.

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Mary Elizabeth Rumsey
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Three Things About The First Fundraiser Regarding The Dinosaur Park Coming To East Montgomery County

Three things about the first fundraiser regarding the Dinosaur Park coming to East Montgomery County:


1. It will be on December 8.


2. Location will be the East Montgomery County Improvement

District Complex.

3. Hours are social hour at 6 p.m., dinner at 7, and the program

begins at 7:30.

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The developers, Dr. Matt Gardner and 'Dino' Don Lessem, about the

theme park and museum, will have much to say-

$75 per person, to R.S.V.P., call 281-354-4419, before Dec. 2, to

get your reservation underway.

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Mary Elizabeth Rumsey

East Montgomery County

Three Things That Young People From East Montgomery County Do

Three things that young people from
East Montgomery County do:



1. Become police officers and firemen.



2. Travel in space.



3. Create logos.

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Addison Weigand is the one from East Montgomery
County-


Who designed the winning logo for the Family Time
Crisis and Counseling Center's Hearts of Gold gala,
which will be held in January.





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Mary Elizabeth Rumsey
East Montgomery County

The East Montgomery County Historical Society Wraps Up 2009

Well, The East Montgomery County Historical Society


Meetings in 2009, are wrapping up for the year-

And an interesting one we had, is the message that

is quite clear.





HIGHLIGHT OF THE YEAR



Kati Thornton, a senior at Splendora High School,

was presented with a check for $100 at our April 14th

meeting, for the creation of our logo, for The East

Montgomery County Historical Society.









During March, we listened to Judge Metts, Justice of

the Peace, Precinct 4-

Talk about his family history, the Town of Security,

and so much more.







In April, Lonnie Needham spoke all about the Needham's

family history-

A family that lived off of Northpark, before it was paved,

and has deep roots in East Montgomery County.









May, brought us Mr. Monte Lane and Mr. Roy Roy Harris,

the former heavyweight boxer, from Grangerland/Cut 'n"

Shoot-

These two had interesting stories, without dispute.







June, was highlighted by Mr. Larry Spasic, from the San

Jacinto Battleground-

A speaker coming from where much Texas history can be

found.









July, was the month that our Historian Barbara Hamilton,

did so well and perfectly-

"Ways to Display and Share Family History".









In August, Precinct 4 Constable Rowdy Hayden-

Gave us details, about his family, from way back when.





In September, Kameron Searle, gave us the history of

Montgomery County, The Lake Creek Settlement-

Much time digging into the past, was time well spent.









October, brought Jerry Blunt and Ford family member

Elbert Ford-

Very local history, during our meeting, was revealed

and soared.







November, brought us Mr. and Mrs. Rayford Duke, Rayford

a descendant of Jeremiah Profit Duke and Mary Elizabeth

Tullis Duke, in grand East Montgomery County style-

We learned much from them, as they chatted with us for a

while.




R. B. Tullis was the brother of

Mary Elizabeth Tullis Duke.





Join us in 2010, as we begin anew-

As much more history in East

Montgomery County,there is to acrue.







Mary Elizabeth Rumsey

East Montgomery County

Porter Firefighter In Need

Lieutenant Larry Weaver (of Porter Fire Department) son Brandon is 11, he is in the hospital and needs a heart/lung transplant, and has been in the hospital for several weeks. Our fire fighters have been teaming up to take over shifts to help cover Larry's shift so that he not only has funds but keeps his insurance without having to take a leave of absence. All three of "my Chiefs'" went up there a week ago to check on how things were going and Larry has been at the hospital day in day out. Anyhow, his house was purchased as a shell home and basically has not had any work done and has gotten worse as times as gone along, time and money have been spent on the child and his medical expenses. The fire men have been working on his house and repairing it or building it so to speak. The family is in need of everything from furniture, dishes, bedding, towels, money, etc. To the best of my knowledge Chief Teverbaugh has been the person most involved in a large portion of the remodeling. If you can pass this along, or if you have any furniture, or anything that you can donate, we will pick it up from wherever need be. We need everything fixtures, dishes, you name it and if you would like to help please let us know. Diann Wilck Office Administrator281-354-6666 Office281-354-2043 Faxdwilck@porterfire.com

East Montgomery County Historical Society November Meeting 2009

Speakers at the November 10th meeting of the East Montgomery County Historical Society will be genealogy researchers and residents of Splendora, Mr. and Mrs. Rayford Duke. Rayford is a direct descendant of Jeremiah Profit Duke and Mary Elizabeth Tullis, an early pioneer family of Splendora. The meeting will be held at the R. B. Tullis Library on Hwy 59 access road north of Community Drive. R.B. Tullis, for whom the library was named, was the older brother of Mary Elizabeth Tullis Duke. Meet and Greet will start at 6:30 p.m. with the meeting beginning at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come and learn more of this pioneer family.

-Written by Barbara Hamilton, EMCHS Historian-

Three Successful Golf Tournaments

Three successful golf tournaments:

1. Masters.

2. U.S. Open.

3. The Community Chamber of Commerce of East Montgomery

County Golf Tournament.

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At Oakhurst Golf Club, much success there was to be-

With a delicious lobster dinner, and many generous folksoff to tee.

Mary Elizabeth Rumsey

Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times

EMCHS Garage Sale Held

The East Montgomery County Historical Society hosted a
garage sale at the future East County Museum next to the Porter
Fire Station Saturday Sept 26, from 9a.m.- 4 p.m. Proceeds went
to restoring our Old Community Building, which will serve to
benefit our community, as a museum.



Mary Elizabeth Rumsey
East Montgomery County

Three Things That The New Caney And Splendora Students Learned While Participating In The 24th Annual East Montgomery County Fair And Rodeo

Three things that the New Caney and Splendora students

learned while participating in the 24th annual East

Montgomery County Fair and Rodeo held at Bull SallasPark:

1. They learned to take care of their animals.

2. They learned the art of sportsmanship.

3. They learned how to handle responsibility.

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Congratulations to everyone-

In East County we are all proud for a job well done..

MER

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Three Things About Nia Ramirez

Three things about Nia Ramirez:

1. She is a sophomore at Splendora High School.

2. She is active in her youth group at St. John of the Cross Catholic Church.

3. She was recently selected to participate in Nationals' 2009 Miss

Jr. Teen Houston pageant competition.

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May she forge ahead with her dream-

Of pursuing a college degree to becomea model/stylist, full steam.

MER

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Three Things About The New Caney Garden Club

Three things about the New Caney Garden Club:

1. It recently held its first meeting of the season.

2. It plans to visit other gardens, and take side trips.

3. The club meets on the third Tuesday of each month

at 9:30 a.m. at A. V. "Bull" Sallas Park.

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Gardening is rewarding and just as fun as it can be-

Especially when you join this club, here in East Mongtomery County..

MER

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Three Places To Find A Camel

Three places to find a camel:

1. Australia.

2. Middle East.

3. New Caney.
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"Animal Parties" is the place to see-
Patrick, the 11 year old camel who resides in East Montgomery County..

MER
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Three Things That The New Caney High School Honor Society Has Been Up To Lately

Three things that the New Caney High School Honor Society has been up to lately:

1. Making good grades.

2. Setting a good example.

3. Ensuring that the troops of Chaos Company, First Battalion,

67th Armored Regiment in Iraq spent more time talking with

family members during the summer.

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Money collected in the individual classrooms for a good reason-

For our troops calling home is always in season.

MER

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Three Things About Porter High School

Three things about Porter High School:

1. It will open in the fall of 2010.

2. It will consist of grades 9-11 that year.

3. There are two community town hall-style

meetings scheduled later this month to discuss

the transition for students who will attend in

the 2010-2011 school year.

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Monday, Sept. 21, at New Caney High School Annex Bldg.

in the LGI room, at 6:30 p.m., an open house night too-

And Thursday, Sept. 24, at the Sixth Grade Campus at 6:30 p.m.,

a second meeting to follow through..

MER

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Three That Were Born on Sept 9

Three that were born on Sept 9:

1. Brian De Palma-Director. (1940)

2. Betsy Drake-Actress. (1923)

3. Robert L. Crippen-Astronaut. (1937)
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Happy Birthday from all of East MontgomeryCounty-
Robert L. Crippen, a graduate of New Caney High School, in New Caney..

MER
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The East Montgomery County Chamber Cookbooks Have Arrived

The EMC Chamber Cookbooks have arrived and are ready

for you to purchase and pickup at the Chamber office.

These cookbooks feature the best recipes of the families

in East Montgomery County. They are very nice and make

great holiday gifts. Order one for all the great cooks in your family.

Cost $20 Each ( if you submitted a recipe, the cost is $15 )
Hardback, with over 300 recipes.
History of EMC, Historical photos of the area.
Glossary, Cooking Tips, Measurement Conversions and more.

Three Things On The Menu For The Monthly Community Chamber Of Commerce Of East Montgomery County September Luncheon

Three things on the menu for the monthly Community Chamberof Commerce of East Montgomery County September Luncheon:

1. Entree.

2. Dessert.

3. Teachers.

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The Chamber recognized all "Teachers of the Year" which in your

local Observer one can see-

A proud moment for everyone to share in East MontgomeryCounty..

Mary Elizabeth Rumsey

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Three Times To Go To College

Three times to go to college:

1. Right after high school.

2. Later on in life.

3. During high school.

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The Early College High School Program at

Splendora High in East MontgomeryCounty-

This year entails 66 freshmen students receiving

laptops and beginning their journey

towards an associate degree.

Mary Elizabeth Rumsey

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Three Things To Do On September 19 At Roman Forest City Park

Three things to do on September 19 at Roman Forest City Park:

1. Take the kids to play.

2. Shop at the community yard sale.

3. Help to benefit the Roman Forest 2010 Fourth of July Fireworks.

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We must support and assert-

A year long effort.

Mary Elizabeth Rumsey

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