Missi Krause is a personal trainer at Greatwood Training Center…and the mother of five active kids between the ages of four and nineteen. She says, “Over the years St. Michael’s Emergency Room has taken excellent care of my husband, each of the kids, and me!” “One Saturday night I cut my finger really badly. My husband was flying in from a week in Alaska and he came from the airport to meet me at St. Michael’s. I must have been there less than thirty minutes total from the moment I walked in until they had me cleaned up, stitched up, and ready to go!”

FORT BEND ISD - Bush High School Fine Arts Department will present Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story, directed by Steve Carpentier. Performances will be held on January 31 and February 1, 2, and 4 at 7:00 p.m. in the Bush High School auditorium (6707 FM 1464, Richmond, 77407). Join the cast and crew as they present this classic Tony-award winning play.

Approximately 500 8th grade students sat quietly and politely, listening carefully to the first of eight speakers scheduled to speak to them throughout the day. Dressed in clothes appropriate for an interview, they looked mature and ready for the next step.

Fort Bend ISD will hold its District Spelling Bee on Saturday, February 9, from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 12:00 p.m., in Fort Settlement Middle School’s cafetorium (5440 Elkins Road, Sugar Land, 77479). The District event will name two Spelling Bee champions who will advance to the Houston PBS Spelling Bee, which will be held on Saturday, March 23. Come and support the District’s top spellers at this free event.

FORT BEND ISD - The Austin High School Fine Arts Department will perform Annie Get Your Gun, directed by Bradly Cummons and Jennifer Minor. Performances will be held on February 1 and 2 at 7:00 pm in the Stephen F. Austin High School Auditorium (3434 Pheasant Creek Drive, Sugar Land, 77498).

Building Character in Fort Bend ISD: Kindness

PennyWise Donation Drive Benefiting the Fort Bend County Women’s Center.

Tradicao Brazilian Steakhouse is celebrating the opening of new bar concept, Porto a fine liquor lounge. Plans to be next southwest Houston hot spot for happy hour patrons.