| This is my last newsletter of the year. We launched the Fort Bend County newsletter on Aug. 9. I have written approximately 40 introductory entries for it since, and at the end of each one, I ask for feedback. I owe many gilt-edged thank-you cards for all the story ideas and suggestions that have come my way. Thank you to Sharon Watson, scoutmaster for Scouts BSA Troop 638G, for telling me about a remarkable young lady who became an Eagle Scout within three years. A female Eagle Scout is rare because Scouts BSA, previously known as the Boy Scouts of America, only opened to girls in February 2019. Most scouts need five years or more to reach the coveted rank of Eagle; Elizabeth Ratterree did it in three, and that was in the middle of a pandemic. Tammy Marino reached out about her son Dean, a musically gifted Sugar Land teen who performs regularly at benefit concerts. On Nov. 22, the 16-year-old took part in WhyHunger's Hungerthon 2022 at Sugar Land Town Square. Vijay Pollod from the Indian community organization Maheshwari Mahasabha of North America (MMNA) told me about a huge, colorful convention in late November that drew participants from all over the world. Thanks also for story ideas that came from Doug Adolph from the city of Sugar Land, Jacqueline Preston and Vera Nereyda from the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office and Wesley Wittig from the county's district attorney's office. We wish all our readers happy holidays and a wonderful, prosperous 2023. May your homes sparkle with laughter, love, and goodwill. |
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