Toy Donation

Rudy Chapa wanted to do something special for his 60th birthday this year. So in lieu of presents for himself, he asked friends and family to donate toys to the pediatric unit at Houston Northwest Medical Center.

The Lone Star College System may face a 5 percent cut to its state funding over the next two years. LSC officials were notified by the state legislative budget board that the college system may lose $3.1 million in funding in both the current fiscal year and next year because of a shortfall in state sales tax collections.

Residents who live in what has been dubbed the “Strack Road Corridor” exited the Klein school district board room in stunned silence recently after the board of trustees voted against an amended attendance zone package that would have rezoned their neighborhoods from Wunderlich to Kleb Intermediate School.

The Northwest Houston St. Patrick’s Day Parade committee is preparing for the parade, to be held on March 14. According to Ultimate Spring blogger Kim Jackson, they also teamed up with the Laff Spot Champions Comedy Club to host a dinner/comedy show on Feb. 25, benefiting Cypress Creek’s EMS Scholarship program.