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The Tomball Rotary Club welcomed Joe Fauth III as their guest speaker, during their weekly luncheon Feb. 13. Fauth, a volunteer member of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo speakers committee, talked about the upcoming rodeo and volunteer opportunities for next year's rodeo. The Tomball Rotary Club meets every Wednesday, at noon, at the Tomball Community Center.

The Magnolia Rotary Club welcomed the February Students of the Month to their weekly luncheon, Feb. 12. Magnolia High School Principal Jeff Springer introduced the four Magnolia High School students to the Magnolia Rotary Club. Pictured are (from left) Shelby Allen, Jonathan Beilowitz, Michael Kosir and Michaela Miller.  The Magnolia Rotary Club meets every Tuesday, at noon, at the Celeste Graves Education Support Center.

The Tomball Rotary Club honored the February Students of the Month, during their weekly luncheon Feb. 13. Pictured (from left) are Tomball High School seniors Kyle Handler and Madelyn Jensen. Jensen plans to start her college career at Lone Star with plans to major in both cinema and special education, while Handler will head to the University of Texas, where he plans to study engineering.

The Tomball Lady Cougars basketball squad advanced to the 4A area championship game, after an undefeated run through District 22-4A competition and a mauling of Houston Austin in the bi-district round.

The Lady Cougars have rolled off 11 consecutive wins in cruising to a 27-6 overall record and number 15 4A state ranking.

Their first playoff game was at home against Houston Austin Feb. 11. The Lady Cougars ran to a 20-3 lead by the end of the first quarter and never looked back, as they rolled to a 59-20 win.

Tomball's Carissa Diaz led all scorers with 21 points on 10-21 shooting, while also grabbing nine rebounds. Senior Lexe Marks dropped in 12 points for the Lady Cougars, while senior Layna Waters added seven points and three assists.

The Lady Cougars traveled to Don Coleman Coliseum in Houston Feb. 15, to take on Foster in the Area Championship game. Results were not available at press time.

The Woodlands/Houston chapter of Therapy Pet Pals of Texas is looking for volunteers with calm, friendly and obedient dogs to provide pet therapy to elderly and ill people at local healthcare facilities. The non-profit organization will be taking reservations until Feb. 20 for the Feb. 27 qualifying and training class. For information, visit www.therapypetpals.org, and then call 512/347-1984 for pre-screening.