Pasadena News Archives

Today is Friday, Oct. 23, the 296th day of 2009. There are 69 days left in the year.

The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has designated Memorial Hermann’s Memorial Family Medicine Residency and its medical office, the Physicians at Sugar Creek, as a Recognized Medical Home. They are the only residency program and medical practice in Texas to receive this designation. “The award is given to those practices that can show that they provide the elements of a medical home that result in outstanding care,” said Dr. David Bauer, Memorial Family Medicine Residency Program Director. “Our utilization of electronic health records, implementation of secure messaging, and chronic disease management were just some of the components that captured the attention of the judges and influenced our overall score.”

Annual Family Fall Festival Join the fun from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Activities include: * Radio Disney * Health & wellness information for kids and adults * Doll/Teddy bear hospital - bring your broken doll or teddy bear for a checkup * H-E-B fun and activities * Petting zoo * Pumpkin decorating* * Face painting * Lots of games and activities* * Complimentary Subway® lunch* * American Heart Association and Habitat for Humanity information booths * Bring a new, unwrapped gift to donate to Toys for Tots * while supplies last

This year, hundreds of thousands of people will hear the words "You have cancer," and there's a good chance that some of them will be people we know and love. To help make sure those with cancer see another birthday, we are getting "Pinked For A Cause" for our 90th birthday. Help us celebrate Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.’s 90th Anniversary by helping raise $90,000 for the American Cancer Society through “Pinked For A Cause” on Oct. 30, 2009! During this one day, firm-wide event, Fulbright will accept donations and raise cancer awareness. Join Fulbright and Memorial Hermann on October 30, 2009 from 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. at any of these locations: Fulbright Tower - 1301 McKinney 1 Houston Center - 1221 McKinney 2 Houston Center - 909 Fannin The Shops at Houston Center - 1200 McKinney Memorial Hermann - 6411 Fannin

PASADENA, Texas - On Sunday, a Pasadena teen received a big honor for teaching people in her community how to make the best of life.

All these are available at Massage Heights Houston's newest retreat, Massage Heights Pasadena , located at 5661 Fairmont Pkwy, Suite 100, Pasadena, Texas 77505.

INDUSTRIAL: Clay Allied Technology, with Timothy Clay serving as trustee, has purchased a 25,979-square-foot building at 2200 Texas 225 in Pasadena from Crevco.

The Roberta & Riley Show Presented by Memorial Hermann Sports Medicine Institute airs on 790 AM The Sports Animal every Saturday from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Join Roberta Anding, RD and Dan Riley as they discuss hot topics and answer listeners’ questions in the areas of nutrition, fitness, and wellness. Roberta and Dan provide science based information in an educational and entertaining format.

Join KPRC Local 2 Sports Director Randy McIlvoy for an interactive forum with special guest Acting LPGA Commissioner Marty Evans. The LPGA Tour Championship presented by Rolex, being held at The Houstonian Golf & Country Club in Richmond, Texas, features the world’s top 120 LPGA players competing for their share of the $1.5 million purse. Doors open at 7 a.m. and breakfast is served at 7:30 a.m. Program starts promptly at 8 a.m. Tickets for this Friday Sports Forum are $125 per person and include breakfast, McIlvoy’s interactive forum and two weekly grounds passes to the LPGA Tour Championship presented by Rolex, valued at $120. These passes are good for admission to the tournament grounds every day of play, Nov. 18 to 22, and will be available before the tournament begins. An official commemorative tournament poster, a parking pass and a goodie bag are also included. Space is limited to 100 so register early at fridaysportsforum.org or by calling 281.725.LOGO (5646). Deadline to register is Monday, Nov. 9.

Harris County officials say a Pasadena businessman is refusing to clean up toxic sludge, which they claim is posing a health risk to several neighborhoods, KPRC Local 2 reported Monday.

Click to enlarge photo. Scott-Macon hosted the grand opening of its new Dallas facility, located at 2525 Irving, Blvd., Sept.

Great-tailed grackles, common grackles and European starlings are gathering in great numbers in urban areas this fall.

Where: Fishlips Bar & Grill, 1517 18th St. Tickets: $30 Information: vallitix.com or 322-5200. Country singer Johnny Lee never planned to be a country singer.

Sometime early Saturday, a sinkhole opened up at the intersection of Club Place and West Liddell Drive in Gwinnett County, Ga.

Posted By Eagle_Eye 14 hours, 40 minutes ago in News A Pasadena, Texas, woman outdid the rabbit scene in "Fatal Attraction" by stealing her ex's pet goldfish, frying them up in a pan, and eating them.

Get ready for the Annual Family Fall Festival Adults 5K and Kids K, starts at 8:30 a.m. For more information and to register, go to http://www.memorialherman.org/fallfestival Annual Family Fall Festival Join the fun from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Activities include: * Radio Disney * Health & wellness information for kids and adults * Doll/Teddy bear hospital - bring your broken doll or teddy bear for a checkup * H-E-B fun and activities * Petting zoo * Pumpkin decorating* * Face painting * Lots of games and activities* * Complimentary Subway® lunch* * American Heart Association and Habitat for Humanity information booths * Bring a new, unwrapped gift to donate to Toys for Tots

Before coming to Houston ISD, Josiah Franklin worked in the Austin, Klein, Clear Creek and Pasadena school districts.

The family of a Pasadena woman who police say was slain after her birthday party is asking for help finding her killer.