Conroe News

According to their website, Friends of Texas Wildlife is a group of trained and permitted volunteers who provide care for injured, displaced and orphaned wildlife in Montgomery and North Harris Counties. We support the rehabilitation of native Texas wildlife and promote co-existence of wildlife and people through education.

They are a non-profit organization that is able to save Texas wildlife through individual donations of time as well as financially. They are always accepting volunteers, however on Saturday January 28th they will offer an informational class on becoming a wildlife rehabilitator at 1pm.

Attendees will be given information on volunteering and those who chose to become animal rehabilitators will be paired with a mentor as they go through this specialized training.

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A mandatory recycling program launched on Monday, October 11, 2010 in the city of Conroe and families are truly excited to have this opportunity to make a difference in their city and local environments!

Sue Dufor, owner of a local printing company, has embraced recycling for many years and has been separating recyclable material from regular trash for a while in preparation for the new recycling program. “Our hope is that other families will follow our lead and prepare themselves for the mandatory recycling program,” she explains.

The city is very serious about the new program and strongly encourages residents to place recyclable items in the appropriate bins. If not in compliance, residents have the possibility of facing a Class C misdemeanor fine of up to $500.

The recycling program has been set in place with the hopes of making the community more eco-active and making the world a cleaner, better place to live.

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The Conroe Independent School District is joining an initiative that will address the future water needs of the entire Montgomery County area.

According to the county, the school district is one of the top 200 water consumers in Montgomery County and as a result of the school board vote on May 18, they will be joining a contract with the San Jacinto River Authority to meet a countywide mandate that will reduce the use of groundwater by up to 30 percent by the year 2016.

The plan will be paid for via pump fees, expected to add about $2 per 1,000 gallons used to all water bills in the Montgomery County by 2016.

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He may look, talk and walk like Elvis, but this is none other than Donny Edwards, and Conroe residents can catch his live performance, ‘A tribute to Elvis’ at Crighton Theatre in Conroe on Saturday January 30 and Sunday January 31. This local theatre has been serving the community with performances for all ages and tastes and was recently recognized with the “Ultimate Venue-Outside the Loop” award by the Houston Chronicle for offering performances for all tastes in the arts.

Impersonating Elvis may be a niche, but it’s an unexpected one that has served Donny Edwards well. He is a Texas native who never planned on being an Elvis impersonator, but with a look and a voice so similar to Elvis’ the persona eventually took shape. “My look is very similar to Elvis’ and it’s naturaI. I vocally have a very similar tone and for the last few years, things have really skyrocketed for me,” Edwards said. “As a kid, I loved going into my room and singing Elvis songs, but l liked everyone else, too. I never cared for guys who did Elvis.”

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As part of President Obama’s American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, a $3.2 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Energy was issued to Montgomery County as a means for improving energy efficiency in county buildings. The grant is part of a larger block grant “available to cities, counties, territories and tribes across the nation to support energy audits and energy efficiency retrofits in residential and commercial buildings, develop and implement advanced building codes and inspections, and create financial incentive programs for energy efficiency improvements.”

Montgomery County has already proven itself in this regard by committing to the initiative of reducing energy consumption and water use by 5% since 2004, and has remodeled its buildings to use more energy conservative alternatives. The effort was worth it and the county won several awards and saved thousands of dollars in energy costs.

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